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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3030

To amend the Community Service Block Grant Act to provide for quality 

improvements. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 5, 2003

Mr. OSBORNE (for himself, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. UPTON, and Mr. 

WILSON of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL

To amend the Community Service Block Grant Act to 

provide for quality improvements.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Improving the Commu5 nity Services Block Grant Act of 2003’’. 

6 SEC. 2. COMMUNITY SERVICE BLOCK GRANT ACT AMEND7 MENTS. 

8 The Community Service Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 

9 9901 note) is amended as follows: 

10 (1) In section 672—
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1 (A) in paragraph (1)—

2 (i) by striking ‘‘neighborhood-based’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘community-based’’; and 

4 (ii) by inserting ‘‘the support of 

5 strong and healthy families’’ after ‘‘low-in6 come communities,’’; 

7 (B) in paragraph (2)(A) by inserting be8 fore the semicolon at the end ‘‘in order to pro9 mote self-sufficiency’’; and 

10 (C) in paragraph (2)(E)(i) by striking 

11 ‘‘neighborhood’’ and inserting ‘‘community’’. 

12 (2) Section 673(1)(A)(i) is amended to read as 

13 follows: 

14 ‘‘(i) that meets the criteria of section 

15 210 of the Economic Opportunity Act of 

16 1964, or under the provisions described in 

17 section 676A (including an organization 

18 serving migrant or seasonal farmworkers 

19 that is so described or designated); and’’. 

20 (3) In section 674(a) by striking ‘‘1999 through 

21 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2004 through 2009’’. 

22 (4) In section 675C—

23 (A) in subsection (a)(3)(A), by striking 

24 ‘‘Beginning on October 1, 2000, a’’ and insert25 ing ‘‘A’’; and 
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1 (B) in subsection (b)(1)(F), by striking 

2 ‘‘neighborhood-based’’ and inserting ‘‘commu3 nity-based’’. 

4 (5) In section 676(b)—

5 (A) by striking ‘‘Beginning with fiscal year 

6 2000, to’’ and inserting ‘‘To’’; 

7 (B) in paragraph (1), by adding the fol8 lowing new subparagraph: 

9 ‘‘(D) initiatives to improve economic condi10 tions and mobilize new resources in rural areas 

11 to eliminate obstacles to the self-sufficiency of 

12 families and individuals in rural communities;’’; 

13 (C) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking 

14 ‘‘youth development programs that support’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘youth development programs, 

16 which may include mentoring programs that 

17 support’’; 

18 (D) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘commu19 nity and neighborhood-based’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘community-based’’; 

21 (E) by amending paragraph (8) to read as 

22 follows: 

23 ‘‘(8) an assurance that, beginning in fiscal year 

24 2005, the State will give priority to an entity that 

25 received funding on the date of enactment of this 
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1 Act that fulfills the grantee determined goals in sec2 tion 678E(b). If no entity in a community is entitled 

3 to such a priority then the State may designate an 

4 entity from among qualified applicants in such a 

5 community;’’; 

6 (F) by adding the following new paragraph 

7 (and redesignating the subsequent paragraphs 

8 accordingly): 

9 ‘‘(9) an assurance that the lowest performing of 

10 existing grantees, as determined by the State, will be 

11 replaced with other eligible entities;’’; 

12 (G) in paragraph (10) (as so redesignated 

13 by this Act) by striking ‘‘and community orga14 nizations’’ and inserting ‘‘and community-based 

15 organizations’’; and 

16 (H) in paragraph (11) (as so redesignated 

17 by this Act) by striking ‘‘community organiza18 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘community-based organi19 zation’’. 

20 (6) In section 676(c)(2) by striking ‘‘plan, or’’ 

21 and all that follows through the final period and in22 serting ‘‘plan, to meet a State requirement, as de23 scribed in section 678C(a), or to meet the grantee 

24 determined goals as described in 678E(b).’’. 
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1 (7) In section 678A(a)(1)(A) by inserting ‘‘and 

2 dissemination regarding best practices’’ after ‘‘train3 ing,’’. 

4 (8) In section 678C(a) by striking ‘‘(including 

5 performance objectives)’’. 

6 (9) In section 678C(b)—

7 (A) by striking ‘‘Secretary shall’’ in the 

8 second sentence and inserting ‘‘Secretary may’’; 

9 and 

10 (B) by striking ‘‘Chairperson of the Com11 mittee on Education’’ and all that follows 

12 through ‘‘Human Resources of the Senate’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘appropriate Congressional commit14 tees’’. 

15 (10) In section 678E—

16 (A) by redesignating subsection (b) as (c); 

17 and 

18 (B) by inserting after subsection (a), the 

19 following new subsection: 

20 ‘‘(b) LOCAL GRANTEE ACCOUNTABILITY AND RE21 PORTING REQUIREMENTS.—

22 ‘‘(1) GRANTEE DETERMINED GOALS.—In order 

23 to be designated as an eligible entity and to receive 

24 a grant under this subtitle, a grantee shall establish 
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1 grantee determined goals for reducing poverty in the 

2 community, including goals for—

3 ‘‘(A) leveraging community resources; 

4 ‘‘(B) fostering coordination of Federal, 

5 State, local, private, and other assistance; and 

6 ‘‘(C) promoting community involvement. 

7 ‘‘(2) DEMONSTRATION THAT GOALS WERE

8 MET.—In order to receive a grant subsequent to the 

9 initial grant provided following the date of enact10 ment of this subtitle, the grantee shall demonstrate 

11 to the State that it has met the goals described in 

12 paragraph (1).’’. 

13 (11) In section 678E(c) (as so redesignated by 

14 this Act)—

15 (A) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘begin16 ning after September 30, 1999’’; and 

17 (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘Com18 mittee on Education’’ and all that follows 

19 through ‘‘Human Resources of the Senate’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘appropriate Congressional commit21 tees’’. 

22 (12) In section 680(a)—

23 (A) in paragraph (3)(B) by inserting be24 fore the final period the following ‘‘, including 

25 water and wastewater facility needs’’; and 
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1 (B) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘neigh2 borhood-based’’ and inserting ‘‘community3 based’’. 

4 (13) In section 680(c) by striking ‘‘Chairperson 

5 of the Committee on Education’’ and all that follows 

6 through ‘‘Human Resources of the Senate’’ and in7 serting ‘‘appropriate Congressional committees’’. 

8 (14) In section 681—

9 (A) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘Com10 mittee on Education’’ and all that follows 

11 through ‘‘Human Resources of the Senate’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘appropriate Congressional commit13 tees’’; and 

14 (B) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘1999 

15 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2004 through 

16 2009’’. 

17 (15) In section 682—

18 (A) in subsection (b)(5)—

19 (i) by inserting ‘‘to improve academic 

20 achievement’’ after ‘‘study practices’’; and 

21 (ii) by striking ‘‘the well-being of 

22 youth,’’ and inserting ‘‘the well-being of 

23 youth (which may be accomplished through 

24 mentoring),’’
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1 (B) in subsection (g) by striking ‘‘1999 

2 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2004 through 

3 2009’’.

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