text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Focus on Children Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. STUDIES AND REPORTS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE RELATING 
                TO THE IMPACT OF LEGISLATION ON SPENDING ON CHILDREN.
  
      Section 202(g) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 
  602(g)) is amended--
              (1) in the heading, by inserting ``and Reports to 
          Congress'' after ``Studies''; and
              (2) by adding at the end the following:
              ``(3) Spending on children studies and reports.--
                      ``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph--
                              ``(i) the term `budget of the President' 
                          means the budget of the President submitted to 
                          Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
                          United States Code;
                              ``(ii) the term `child' means an individual 
                          under 19 years of age;
                              ``(iii) the term `key indicator' includes 
                          information relating to the outlays described 
                          in subclause (I), (II), (III), or (IV) of 
                          clause (iv); and
                              ``(iv) the term `spending on children' 
                          includes--
                                      ``(I) outlays under an entitlement 
                                  authority that go directly to children;
                                      ``(II) outlays for a Federal 
                                  program or initiative that, consistent 
                                  with the mission of the program or 
                                  initiative, delivers services 
                                  exclusively to children;
                                      ``(III) outlays for a Federal 
                                  program or initiative that, while not 
                                  serving children directly, has as a 
                                  core mission goal the improvement of 
                                  the health, education, welfare, or 
                                  general well-being of children; and
                                      ``(IV) for a Federal program or 
                                  initiative that delivers services to 
                                  both children and adults, the portion 
                                  of outlays under the program or 
                                  initiative attributable to providing 
                                  benefits for children, based on the 
                                  best available data.
                      ``(B) Studies.--At the request of the Chairman or 
                  Ranking Member of a committee of the Senate or the 
                  House of Representatives, the Director shall, to the 
                  extent practicable, conduct a study of a bill, joint 
                  resolution, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or 
                  conference report containing changes in spending on 
                  children.
                      ``(C) Annual reports on spending.--Not later than 
                  15 days after the last day of each fiscal year, the 
                  Director shall submit to Congress a report that 
                  includes--
                              ``(i) information and data regarding 
                          spending on children under appropriation Acts, 
                          including continuing resolutions, for that 
                          fiscal year;
                              ``(ii) information and data regarding 
                          spending on children under an entitlement 
                          authority for that fiscal year;
                              ``(iii) the share of Federal spending that 
                          constitutes spending on children under 
                          appropriation Acts, including continuing 
                          resolutions, for that fiscal year; and
                              ``(iv) the share of Federal spending that 
                          constitutes spending on children under an 
                          entitlement authority for that fiscal year.
                      ``(D) Annual reports on the budget of the 
                  president.--Not later than 15 days after the date on 
                  which the President submits to Congress the budget of 
                  the President for a fiscal year, the Director shall 
                  submit to Congress a report on the budget of the 
                  President that includes, for the prior fiscal year, the 
                  current fiscal year, the fiscal year for which the 
                  budget of the President is submitted, and the ensuing 
                  fiscal year--
                              ``(i) a summary of the total amount of the 
                          appropriations or new obligational authority 
                          and outlays requested for spending on children;
                              ``(ii) an estimate of the level of spending 
                          on children;
                              ``(iii) an estimate of the share of Federal 
                          spending that constitutes spending on children; 
                          and
                              ``(iv) an estimate of the date on which 
                          Federal spending on children will be less than 
                          outlays for interest on the public debt.
                      ``(E) Warning reports.--
                              ``(i) In general.--At the discretion of the 
                          Director, 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 children.
                              ``(ii) Contents of warning reports.--The 
                          Director may include in a report issued under 
                          clause (i) a list of possible budgetary options 
                          that may be used by Congress in order to 
                          prevent such an imbalance between outlays for 
                          interest on the public debt and spending on 
                          children.
                      ``(F) Open data and transparency.--
                              ``(i) In general.--The Director shall 
                          publish all of the reports and studies required 
                          under this paragraph in a publicly accessible 
                          format, including through--
                                      ``(I) the dashboard described in 
                                  clause (ii); and
                                      ``(II) the open data portal 
                                  described in clause (iii).
                              ``(ii) Dashboard.--The Director shall 
                          develop and maintain on an Internet website 
                          available to the public a tool (commonly 
                          referred to as a `dashboard') that--
                                      ``(I) highlights the key indicators 
                                  identified in the reports and studies 
                                  required under this paragraph; and
                                      ``(II) uses visualization tools to 
                                  assist the public in understanding 
                                  trends in spending on children over 
                                  periods of time.
                              ``(iii) Open data portal.--The Director 
                          shall develop and maintain an Internet website 
                          available to the public that--
                                      ``(I) provides raw quantitative 
                                  data relating to spending on children 
                                  contained in reports and studies 
                                  required under this paragraph;
                                      ``(II) provides that data in a 
                                  widely-accessible file format that 
                                  allows the public to analyze the data; 
                                  and
                                      ``(III) categorizes that data by 
                                  budget account.''.
target: Focus on Children Act  This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to produce studies and reports regarding federal spending on children. The CBO must provide:  studies of legislation containing changes in spending on children, upon the request of a congressional committee;  an annual report regarding spending on children; and an annual report on the President's budget request for spending on children.   The CBO may provide a warning report to Congress regarding a fiscal year in which outlays for interest on the public debt will exceed spending on children.  The CBO must also develop and maintain a public website that includes:    the reports and studies required by this bill,   a dashboard containing key indicators and visualization tools to assist the public in understanding trends in spending on children, and   an open data portal that contains quantitative data on federal spending on children.  
feat_title: Focus on Children Act