,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bacc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #ag1 #bjba,mr4 ,van ,hollen 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,casey1 and ,mr4 ,menendez7 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 category of spending on children means-- 7,i7 spending on children that is discretionary appropriations2 7,,ii7 spending on children under an entitlement authority2 7,,iii7 spending on children that is a tax expenditure2 7,,iv7 spending on children that is discretionary appropriations or under an entitlement authority2 or 7,v7 spending on children that is discretionary appropriations1 under an entitlement authority1 or a tax expenditure2 7iii7 the term child means an individual under #ai years of age2 7iv7 the term discretionary appropriations-- 7,i7 has the meaning given that term in section #bej of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ijj72 and 7,,ii7 includes amounts appropriated under ,acts making supplemental appropriations and continuing resolutions2 7v7 the term ,federal spending includes all outlays and tax expenditures2 7vi7 the term key indicator includes information relating to the outlays or tax expenditures described in subclause 7,i71 7,,ii71 7,,iii71 7,,iv71 or 7,v7 of clause 7vii72 and 7vii7 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 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 data2 and 7,v7 tax expenditures that have1 as a core goal1 the improvement of the health1 education1 welfare1 or general well-being of children4 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 children that includes1 separately for each category of spending on children1 information and data1 including the amount of the change in spending on children for each category of spending on children4 7,c7 ,annual reports on spending ,as soon as is practicable after the date on which the ,director completes an analysis of the budget of the ,president1 the ,director shall submit to ,congress a report that includes information and data regarding spending on children separately for each category of spending on children1 including-- 7i7 the amount of spending on children for each category of spending on children2 and 7ii7 the share of ,federal spending constituted by spending on children for each category of spending on children4 7,d7 ,annual reports on the budget of the ,president ,as soon as is practicable after the date on which the ,director completes an analysis of the budget of the ,president1 the ,director shall submit to ,congress a report on the budget of the ,president that includes information and data regarding spending on children separately for each category of spending on children 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 year1 including-- 7i7 for the prior fiscal year1 the amount of and share of ,federal spending constituted by each category of spending on children2 7ii7 for the current fiscal year1 the estimated amount of and share of ,federal spending constituted by each category of spending on children2 7iii7 for the fiscal year for which the budget of the ,president is submitted1 the amount of and share of ,federal spending constituted by each category of spending on children under the budget of the ,president2 and 7iv7 for the fiscal year after the fiscal year described in clause 7iii71 the amount of and share of ,federal spending constituted by each category of spending on children under the budget of the ,president4 7,e7 ,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