,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #aghj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #aa1 #bjai,ms4 ,harris 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 and ,mr4 ,casey7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,budget ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd to provide for studies and reports relating to the impact of legislation on spending on children1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,focus on ,children ,act4 #b4 ,studies and reports of the ,congressional ,budget ,office relating to the impact of legislation on spending on children ,section #bjb7;g7 of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fjb7;g77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the heading1 by inserting and reports to ,congress after ,studies2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,spending on children studies and reports 7,a7 ,definitions ,in this paragraph-- 7i7 the term budget of the ,president means the budget of the ,president submitted to ,congress under section #aaje7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code2 7ii7 the term child means an individual under #ai years of age2 7iii7 the term key indicator includes information relating to the outlays described in subclause 7,i71 7,,ii71 7,,iii71 or 7,,iv7 of clause 7iv72 and 7iv7 the term spending on children includes-- 7,i7 outlays under an entitlement authority that go directly to children2 7,,ii7 outlays for a ,federal program or initiative that1 consistent with the mission of the program or initiative1 delivers services exclusively to children2 7,,iii7 outlays for a ,federal program or initiative that1 while not serving children directly1 has as a core mission goal the improvement of the health1 education1 welfare1 or general well-being of children2 and 7,,iv7 for a ,federal program or initiative that delivers services to both children and adults1 the portion of outlays under the program or initiative attributable to providing benefits for children1 based on the best available data4 7,b7 ,studies ,at the request of the ,chairman or ,ranking ,member of a committee of the ,senate or the ,house of ,representatives1 the ,director shall1 to the extent practicable1 conduct a study of a bill1 joint resolution1 amendment1 amendment between the ,houses1 or conference report containing changes in spending on children4 7,c7 ,annual reports on spending ,not later than #ae days after the last day of each fiscal year1 the ,director shall submit to ,congress a report that includes-- 7i7 information and data regarding spending on children under appropriation ,acts1 including ,acts making supplemental appropriations and continuing resolutions1 for that fiscal year2 7ii7 information and data regarding spending on children under an entitlement authority for that fiscal year2 7iii7 the share of ,federal spending that constitutes spending on children under appropriation ,acts1 including ,acts making supplemental appropriations and continuing resolutions1 for that fiscal year2 and 7iv7 the share of ,federal spending that constitutes spending on children under an entitlement authority for that fiscal year4 7,d7 ,annual reports on the budget of the ,president ,not later than #ae days after the date on which the ,president submits to ,congress the budget of the ,president for a fiscal year1 the ,director shall submit to ,congress a report on the budget of the ,president that includes1 for the prior fiscal year1 the current fiscal year1 the fiscal year for which the budget of the ,president is submitted1 and the ensuing fiscal year-- 7i7 a summary of the total amount of the appropriations or new obligational authority and outlays requested for spending on children2 7ii7 an estimate of the level of spending on children2 7iii7 an estimate of the share of ,federal spending that constitutes spending on children2 and 7iv7 an estimate of the date on which ,federal spending on children will be less than outlays for interest on the public debt4 7,e7 ,warning reports 7i7 ,in general ,at the discretion of the ,director1 the ,director may provide a warning report to ,congress regarding a fiscal year in which outlays for interest on the public debt will exceed spending on children4 7ii7 ,contents of warning reports ,the ,director may include in a report issued under clause 7i7 a list of possible budgetary options1 including1 if appropriate1 the inclusion of reconciliation directives under section #caj in the concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year1 that may be used by ,congress in order to prevent such an imbalance between outlays for interest on the public debt and spending on children4 7,f7 ,open data and transparency 7i7 ,in general ,the ,director shall publish all of the reports and studies required under this paragraph in a publicly accessible format1 including through-- 7,i7 the dashboard described in clause 7ii72 and 7,,ii7 the open data portal described in clause 7iii74 7ii7 ,dashboard ,the ,director shall develop and maintain on an internet website available to the public a tool 7commonly referred to as a dashboard7 that-- 7,i7 highlights the key indicators identified in the reports and studies required under this paragraph2 and 7,,ii7 uses visualization tools to assist the public in understanding trends in spending on children over periods of time4 7iii7 ,open data portal ,the ,director shall develop and maintain an internet website available to the public that-- 7,i7 provides raw quantitative data relating to spending on children contained in reports and studies required under this paragraph2 7,,ii7 provides that data in a widely accessible file format that allows the public to analyze the data2 and 7,,iii7 categorizes that data by budget account4 4