This document comprises a bill introduced in the U.S. Senate to provide Federal aid to urban schools determined to be most in need of financial assistance. The proposed legislation, which, if enacted is to be called the "Urban Schools of America (USA) Act of 1991," also allocates funds for research in urban education. The purpose of the Act is to accomplish the following: (1) assist urban schools in meeting national education goals; (2) improve the educational and social well-being of urban public school children; (3) close the achievement gap between urban and non-urban school children, while improving the achievement level of all children nationally; (4) renovate and repair urban school buildings and facilities; (5) conduct coordinated research on urban education problems, solutions, and promising practices; (6) improve the nation's global economic and educational competitiveness by improving its urban schools; (7) encourage community, parent, and business collaboration in the improvement of urban schools; and (8) review regulations the simplification of which might improve the achievement of urban school children. The bill includes 18 findings by Congress and is divided into the following major sections: Title I, "Urban School Improvement"; Title II, "School Building Repair and Renovation"; Title III, "Urban School Research"; and Title IV, "General Provisions." (AF)