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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4250

To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1995 through 1998 to carry

out the Head Start Act and the Community Services Block Grant Act,

and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 19, 1994

Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself, Ms. MOLINARI, Mr. FORD of Michigan, Mr.

GOODLING, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. MILLER of California, and

Mr. CASTLE) introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to

the Committees on Education and Labor and Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1995 through

1998 to carry out the Head Start Act and the Community Services Block Grant Act, and for other purposes.

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

3 TITLE I—HEAD START

4 PROGRAMS

5 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN TITLE; TABLE OF

6 CONTENTS.

7 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the

8 ‘‘Head Start Act Amendments of 1994’’.
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1 (b) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise specifically

2 provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal

3 is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a repeal

4 of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be con5 sidered to be made to a section or other provision of the

6 Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.)

7 (c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of

8 this Act is as follows:

TITLE I—HEAD START PROGRAMS

Sec. 101. Short title; references in title; table of contents.

Sec. 102. Definitions.

Sec. 103. Services.

Sec. 104. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 105. Allocation of funds.

Sec. 106. Report.

Sec. 107. Designation.

Sec. 108. Monitoring and quality assurance.

Sec. 109. Enhanced parent involvement and transition coordination with

schools.

Sec. 110. Facilities and administrative requirements.

Sec. 111. Participation.

Sec. 112. Initiative on families with infants and toddlers.

Sec. 113. Appeals, notice, and hearing.

Sec. 114. Goals and priorities for training and technical assistance.

Sec. 115. Staff qualifications and development.

Sec. 116. Research, demonstrations, evaluation.

Sec. 117. Announcements and evaluations.

Sec. 118. Reports.

Sec. 119. Repeals.

Sec. 120. Consultation with the corporation for national and community service.

Sec. 121. Study of benefits for Head Start employees.

Sec. 122. State dependent care development programs.

Sec. 123. Reauthorization of Child Development Associate Scholarship Assistance Act of 1985.

Sec. 124. Technical and conforming amendments.

Sec. 125. Effective date; application of amendments.

TITLE II—COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT AMENDMENTS

Sec. 201. Short title and references.

Sec. 202. Authorizations of appropriations.

Sec. 203. Discretionary authority of secretary.

Sec. 204. Community food and nutrition.

Sec. 205. Instructional activities for low-income youth.
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Sec. 206. Amendment to Stewart B. Mckinney Homeless Assistance Act.

Sec. 207. Amendments to the Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1986.

Sec. 208. Effective date.

TITLE III—LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE

AMENDMENTS

Sec. 301. Short title and references.

Sec. 302. Statement of purpose.

Sec. 303. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 304. Emergency funds.

Sec. 305. Authorized uses of funds.

Sec. 306. Targeting of assistance to households with high home energy burdens.

Sec. 307. Clarification of audit requirement.

Sec. 308. Use of Department of Energy weatherization rules to achieve program consistency.

Sec. 309. Matters to be described in annual application.

Sec. 310. Report of funds available for obligation.

Sec. 311. Miscellaneous and technical amendments.

Sec. 312. Sense of the Congress regarding appropriations for LIHEAP.

Sec. 313. Effective date.

TITLE IV—COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY RESOURCE PROGRAMS

Sec. 401. Community-based family resource programs.

Sec. 402. Federal Council on Children, Youth, and Families.

Sec. 403. Family Resource Act.

1 SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.

2 Section 637 (42 U.S.C. 9832) is amended—

3 (1) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5);

4 (2) by adding after paragraph (11) the follow5 ing:

6 ‘‘(12) The term ‘family literacy services’ means

7 services and activities that include interactive lit8 eracy activities between parents and their children,

9 training for parents on techniques for being the pri10 mary teacher of their children and full partners in

11 the education of their children, parent literacy train12 ing (including training in English as a second lan13 guage), and early childhood education.
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1 ‘‘(13) The term ‘Indian tribe’ means any tribe,

2 band, nation, pueblo, or other organized group or

3 community of Indians, including any Native village

4 described in section 3(c) of the Alaska Native

5 Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(c)) or estab6 lished pursuant to such Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et

7 seq.), that is recognized as eligible for the special

8 programs and services provided by the United States

9 to Indians because of their status as Indians.’’;

10 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), (8),

11 (9), (10), (11), (12), and (13) as paragraphs (7),

12 (8), (9), (13), (5), (6), (4), and (10), respectively;

13 and

14 (4)(A) by transferring paragraph (4), as so re15 designated, and inserting the paragraph after para16 graph (3);

17 (B) by transferring paragraphs (5) and (6), as

18 so redesignated, and inserting the paragraphs after

19 paragraph (4), as so redesignated;

20 (C) by transferring paragraph (10), as so redes21 ignated, and inserting the paragraph after para22 graph (9), as so redesignated;

23 (D) by inserting after paragraph (10), as so re24 designated, the following:
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1 ‘‘(11) The term ‘local educational agency’ has

2 the meaning given such term in the Elementary and

3 Secondary Education Act of 1965.

4 ‘‘(12) The term ‘migrant Head Start program’

5 means a Head Start program that serves families

6 who are engaged in agricultural work and who have

7 changed their residence from one geographical loca8 tion to another in the preceding 2-year period.’’; and

9 (E) by adding at the end the following:

10 ‘‘(14) The term ‘State educational agency’ has

11 the meaning given such term in the Elementary and

12 Secondary Education Act of 1965.’’.

13 SEC. 103. SERVICES.

14 Section 638(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 9833(a)(1)) is amended

15 by striking ‘‘health, nutritional, educational, social, and

16 other services’’ and inserting ‘‘health, education, parental

17 involvement, nutritional, social, and other services’’.

18 SEC. 104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

19 Section 639 (42 U.S.C. 9834) is amended—

20 (1) in subsection (a), by striking all that follows

21 ‘‘subchapter’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be

22 necessary for fiscal years 1995, 1996, 1997, and

23 1998.’’; and

24 (2) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and in25 serting the following:
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1 ‘‘(b) From the amount appropriated under subsection

2 (a), the Secretary shall make available—

3 ‘‘(1) $35,000,000 for each of the fiscal years

4 1995 through 1998 to—

5 ‘‘(A) carry out the Head Start Transition

6 Project Act; and

7 ‘‘(B) carry out activities authorized under

8 section 642(d); and

9 ‘‘(2) not more than $2,000,000 for fiscal year

10 1995, and such sums as may be necessary for each

11 of the fiscal years 1996 through 1998, to carry out

12 longitudinal research under section 649(e).’’.

13 SEC. 105. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.

14 (a) ALLOCATION AND USE OF FUNDS FOR QUALITY

15 IMPROVEMENT.—Section 640(a)(3) (42 U.S.C.

16 9835(a)(3)) is amended—

17 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and

18 (B) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively;

19 (2) by striking ‘‘(3)(C)’’ and all that follows

20 through ‘‘quality improvement activities:’’ and in21 serting the following:

22 ‘‘(3)(A)(i) In order to provide assistance for activities

23 specified in subparagraph (C) directed at the goals speci24 fied in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall reserve, from

25 the amount (if any) by which the funds appropriated
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1 under section 639(a) for a fiscal year exceed the adjusted

2 prior year appropriation, a share equal to the sum of—

3 ‘‘(I) 25 percent of such excess amount; and

4 ‘‘(II) any additional amount the Secretary may

5 find necessary to address a demonstrated need for

6 such activities.

7 ‘‘(ii) As used in clause (i), the term ‘adjusted prior

8 year appropriation’ means, with respect to a fiscal year,

9 the amount appropriated pursuant to section 639(a) for

10 the preceding fiscal year, adjusted to reflect the percent11 age change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban

12 Consumers (issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics)

13 during such preceding fiscal year.

14 ‘‘(B) Funds reserved under this paragraph (referred

15 to in this paragraph as ‘quality improvement funds’) shall

16 be used to accomplish any or all of the following goals:

17 ‘‘(i) Ensuring that Head Start programs meet

18 or exceed performance standards pursuant to section

19 641A(a)(1)(A).

20 ‘‘(ii) Ensuring that such programs have ade21 quate qualified staff, and that such staff are fur22 nished adequate training.

23 ‘‘(iii) Ensuring that salary levels and benefits

24 are adequate to attract and retain qualified staff for

25 such programs.
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1 ‘‘(iv) Using salary increases to improve staff

2 qualifications, and to assist with the implementation

3 of career development programs, for the staff of

4 Head Start programs.

5 ‘‘(v) Improving community-wide strategic plan6 ning and needs assessments for such programs.

7 ‘‘(vi) Ensuring that the physical environments

8 of Head Start programs are conducive to providing

9 effective program services to children and families.

10 ‘‘(vii) Making such other improvements in the

11 quality of such programs as the Secretary may des12 ignate.

13 ‘‘(C) Quality improvement funds shall be used to

14 carry out any or all of the following activities:’’;

15 (3) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated in

16 paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following:

17 ‘‘(vii) Such other activities as the Secretary

18 may designate.’’; and

19 (4) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated in

20 paragraph (1)—

21 (A) in clause (i)—

22 (i) in the matter preceding subclause

23 (I), by striking ‘‘for the first, second, and

24 third fiscal years for which funds are so re25 served’’; and
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1 (ii) in subclause (II), by inserting

2 ‘‘and Indian and migrant Head Start pro3 grams,’’ after ‘‘States,’’;

4 (B) by striking clauses (ii) and (iii);

5 (C) in clause (iv)—

6 (i) by striking ‘‘To be expended’’ and

7 all that follows, through ‘‘reserved, funds’’

8 and inserting ‘‘Funds’’;

9 (ii) by striking ‘‘clause (ii)’’ the first

10 place it appears and inserting ‘‘clause (i)’’;

11 (iii) by inserting before the period at

12 the end of the first sentence, ‘‘, for expend13 iture for activities specified in subpara14 graph (C)’’; and

15 (iv) by striking the second sentence;

16 (D) in clause (vi), by striking ‘‘paragraphs

17 (2), (4), and (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)

18 or (4)’’; and

19 (E) by striking clause (v) and redesignat20 ing clauses (iv) and (vi) as clauses (ii) and (iii),

21 respectively.

22 (b) FUNDS SET-ASIDE.—Section 640(a) (42 U.S.C.

23 9835(a)) is amended—
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1 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘through (5).’’

2 and inserting ‘‘through (4), and subject to para3 graphs (5) and (6).’’;

4 (2) in paragraph (2)—

5 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking

6 ‘‘1990’’ and inserting ‘‘1994’’; and

7 (B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting

8 ‘‘(including payments for all costs (other than

9 compensation of Federal employees) of reviews

10 of Head Start agencies and programs under

11 section 641A(c), and of activities related to the

12 development and implementation of quality im13 provement plans under section 641A(d)(2))’’

14 after ‘‘Secretary’’;

15 (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘paragraph

16 (5)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph

17 (4)’’;

18 (4) by striking paragraph (4), and redesignat19 ing paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (4) and

20 (7), respectively;

21 (5) in paragraph (4), as redesignated in para22 graph (4), by striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject

23 to section 639(b), the’’; and

24 (6) by adding after paragraph (4), as redesig25 nated in paragraph (4), the following:
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1 ‘‘(5)(A) From amounts reserved and allotted pursu2 ant to paragraph (4), the Secretary shall reserve such

3 sums as may be necessary to award the collaboration

4 grants described in subparagraph (B).

5 ‘‘(B) From the reserved sums, the Secretary may

6 award a collaboration grant to each State to facilitate col7 laboration regarding activities carried out in the State

8 under this subchapter, and other activities carried out in,

9 and by, the State that are targeted to low-income children

10 and families.

11 ‘‘(C) A State that receives a grant under subpara12 graph (B) shall—

13 ‘‘(i) appoint an individual to serve as a State li14 aison between—

15 ‘‘(I) agencies and individuals carrying out

16 Head Start programs in the State;

17 ‘‘(II) the State educational agency and

18 local educational agencies; and

19 ‘‘(III) other agencies and entities carrying

20 out programs serving low-income children and

21 families;

22 ‘‘(ii) involve the State Head Start Association

23 in the selection of the individual, and involve the as24 sociation in determinations relating to the ongoing

25 direction of the collaboration;
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1 ‘‘(iii) ensure that the individual holds a position

2 with sufficient authority and access to ensure that

3 the collaboration described in subparagraph (B) is

4 effective and involves a range of State agencies; and

5 ‘‘(iv) ensure that the collaboration described in

6 subparagraph (B) involves coordination of Head

7 Start services with health care, welfare, child care,

8 education, libraries, and national service activities,

9 and activities relating to children with disabilities.

10 ‘‘(D) As used in this paragraph, the term ‘low-in11 come’, used with respect to children or families, shall not

12 be considered to refer only to children or families that

13 meet the low-income criteria prescribed pursuant to sec14 tion 645(a)(1)(A).

15 ‘‘(6) From amounts reserved and allotted pursuant

16 to paragraphs (2) and (4), the Secretary shall use, for

17 grants for programs described in section 645A(a), a por18 tion of the combined total of such amounts equal to 3 per19 cent for fiscal year 1995, 4 percent for each of fiscal years

20 1996 and 1997, and 5 percent for fiscal year 1998, of

21 the amount appropriated pursuant to section 639(a).’’.

22 (c) CONSIDERATIONS FOR ALLOCATION OF FUNDS

23 FOR PROGRAM EXPANSION.—Section 640(g) (42 U.S.C.

24 9835(g)) is amended—
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘(g)(1)’’;

2 and

3 (2) by adding at the end the following:

4 ‘‘(2) For the purpose of expanding Head Start pro5 grams, in allocating funds to an applicant within a State,

6 from amounts allotted to a State pursuant to subsection

7 (a)(4), the Secretary shall take into consideration—

8 ‘‘(A) the quality of the applicant’s programs

9 (including Head Start and other child care or child

10 development programs) in existence on the date of

11 the allocation, including, in the case of Head Start

12 programs in existence on the date of the allocation,

13 the extent to which such programs meet or exceed

14 performance standards and other requirements

15 under this subchapter;

16 ‘‘(B) the applicant’s capacity to expand services

17 (including, in the case of Head Start programs in

18 existence on the date of the allocation, whether the

19 applicant accomplished any prior expansions in an

20 effective and timely manner);

21 ‘‘(C) the extent to which the applicant has un22 dertaken community-wide strategic planning and

23 needs assessments involving other community orga24 nizations serving children and families (including or25 ganizations serving families in whose homes English
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1 is not the language customarily spoken) and involv2 ing consultation with the State agency that admin3 isters early childhood development and education

4 programs;

5 ‘‘(D) the numbers of eligible children in each

6 community who are not participating in a Head

7 Start program; and

8 ‘‘(E) the concentration of low-income families in

9 each community.

10 ‘‘(3) In determining the amount of funds reserved

11 pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(2)

12 to be used for expanding Head Start programs under this

13 subchapter, the Secretary shall take into consideration, to

14 the extent appropriate, the factors specified in paragraph

15 (2).’’.

16 (d) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 640(h) (42

17 U.S.C. 9835(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘Each Head Start

18 program may’’ and inserting ‘‘Financial assistance pro19 vided under this subchapter may be used by each Head

20 Start program to’’.

21 (e) COMPENSATION; REGULATIONS; PRIORITY.—Sec22 tion 640 (42 U.S.C. 9835) is amended by adding at the

23 end the following:

24 ‘‘(j) Any agency that receives financial assistance

25 under this subchapter to improve the compensation of
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1 staff who provide services under this subchapter shall use

2 the financial assistance to improve the compensation of

3 such staff, regardless of whether the agency has the ability

4 to improve the compensation of staff employed by the

5 agency who do not provide Head Start services.

6 ‘‘(k) Regulations issued by the Secretary that require

7 a certain number of hours of service to be provided to chil8 dren in Head Start programs shall include such flexibility

9 as will permit Head Start agencies to satisfy such require10 ment through one or more of a variety of techniques, in11 cluding adjustments to the length of a daily session or to

12 the number of days of service.

13 ‘‘(l) The Secretary shall require by regulation that

14 migrant Head Start programs give priority to eligible chil15 dren of migrant families whose work requires them to relo16 cate most frequently.’’.

17 SEC. 106. REPORT.

18 Section 640A (42 U.S.C. 9835a) is repealed.

19 SEC. 107. DESIGNATION.

20 (a) INDIAN RESERVATIONS.—Section 641(b) (42

21 U.S.C. 9836(b)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘Indian

22 reservation’’ the following: ‘‘(including Indians in any area

23 designated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs as a near-res24 ervation area)’’.
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1 (b) DESIGNATION OF AGENCIES.—Section 641(c) (42

2 U.S.C. 9836(c)) is amended—

3 (1) by striking paragraphs (2) through (4);

4 (2) in the first sentence—

5 (A) by inserting ‘‘(subject to paragraph

6 (2))’’ before ‘‘, the Secretary shall give prior7 ity’’; and

8 (B) by striking ‘‘unless’’ and all that fol9 lows through the end of subparagraph (A) and

10 inserting the following: ‘‘unless the Secretary

11 makes a finding that the agency involved fails

12 to meet program, financial management, and

13 other requirements established by the Sec14 retary.’’;

15 (3) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as para16 graph (2);

17 (4) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated—

18 (A) by striking ‘‘except that, if’’ and in19 serting ‘‘If’’; and

20 (B) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ and

21 inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’;

22 (5) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding any other pro23 vision of this paragraph’’ and inserting the follow24 ing:
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1 ‘‘(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of

2 this subsection’’; and

3 (6) by aligning the margins of paragraph (2)

4 with the margins of paragraph (3).

5 (c) CONSIDERATIONS IN DESIGNATING NEW HEAD

6 START AGENCIES.—Section 641(d) (42 U.S.C. 9836(d))

7 is amended—

8 (1) in the first sentence, by striking all that

9 precedes ‘‘then the Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘If no

10 entity in a community is entitled to the priority

11 specified in subsection (c),’’;

12 (2) by striking the second sentence;

13 (3) in the third sentence—

14 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),

15 by striking ‘‘and subject to the preceding sen16 tence’’; and

17 (B) in paragraph (4), to read as follows:

18 ‘‘(4) the plan of such applicant—

19 ‘‘(A) to seek the involvement of parents of

20 participating children in activities designed to

21 help such parents become full partners in the

22 education of their children;

23 ‘‘(B) to afford such parents the oppor24 tunity to participate in the development, con-
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1 duct, and overall performance of the program

2 at the local level;

3 ‘‘(C) to offer (directly or through referral

4 to local entities, such as public and school li5 braries and entities carrying out Even Start

6 programs under part B of chapter 1 of title I

7 of the Elementary and Secondary Education

8 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2741 et seq.)) to such

9 parents—

10 ‘‘(i) family literacy services; and

11 ‘‘(ii) parenting skills training;

12 ‘‘(D) at the option of such applicant, to

13 offer (directly or through referral to local enti14 ties) to such parents—

15 ‘‘(i) parental social self-sufficiency

16 training;

17 ‘‘(ii) substance abuse counseling; or

18 ‘‘(iii) any other activity designed to

19 help such parents understand the impor20 tance of their involvement in the education

21 of their children and to help such parents

22 become full partners in the education of

23 their children; and

24 ‘‘(E) to provide, with respect to each par25 ticipating family, a family needs assessment
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1 that includes consultation with such parents

2 about the benefits of parent involvement and

3 about the activities described in subparagraphs

4 (C) and (D) in which such parents may choose

5 to become involved (taking into consideration

6 their specific family needs, work schedules, and

7 other responsibilities);’’;

8 (4) in paragraph (7)—

9 (A) by striking ‘‘non-English language

10 children’’ and inserting ‘‘non-English language

11 background children and their families’’; and

12 (B) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;

13 (5) by striking paragraph (8); and

14 (6) by redesignating paragraph (9) as para15 graph (8).

16 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 641 (42

17 U.S.C. 9836) is amended—

18 (1) by striking subsection (f); and

19 (2) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub20 section (f).

21 SEC. 108. MONITORING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE.

22 The Act is amended by inserting after section 641

23 (42 U.S.C. 9836) the following:
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1 ‘‘SEC. 641A. QUALITY STANDARDS; MONITORING OF HEAD

2 START AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS.

3 ‘‘(a) QUALITY STANDARDS.—

4 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARDS.—The

5 Secretary shall establish by regulation standards ap6 plicable to Head Start agencies, programs, and

7 projects under this subchapter, including—

8 ‘‘(A) performance standards with respect

9 to services required to be provided, including

10 health, education, parental involvement, nutri11 tional, social, transition-to-elementary-school,

12 and other services;

13 ‘‘(B) administrative and financial manage14 ment standards;

15 ‘‘(C) standards relating to the condition

16 and location of facilities for such agencies, pro17 grams, and projects; and

18 ‘‘(D) such other standards as the Sec19 retary finds to be appropriate.

20 ‘‘(2) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.—The regula21 tions promulgated under this subsection shall estab22 lish the minimum levels of overall accomplishment

23 that a Head Start agency shall achieve in order to

24 meet the standards specified in paragraph (1).
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1 ‘‘(3) CONSIDERATIONS IN DEVELOPING STAND2 ARDS.—In developing the regulations required under

3 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—

4 ‘‘(A) consult with experts in the fields of

5 child development, early childhood education,

6 family services (including linguistically, cul7 turally, and developmentally appropriate serv8 ices to non-English language background chil9 dren and their families) administration, and fi10 nancial management, and with persons with ex11 perience in the operation of Head Start pro12 grams;

13 ‘‘(B) take into consideration—

14 ‘‘(i) past experience with use of the

15 standards in effect under this subchapter

16 on the date of enactment of this section;

17 ‘‘(ii) changes over the period since the

18 date of enactment of this subchapter in the

19 circumstances and problems typically fac20 ing children and families served by Head

21 Start agencies;

22 ‘‘(iii) developments concerning best

23 practices with respect to child development,

24 children with disabilities, family services,
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1 program administration, and financial

2 management;

3 ‘‘(iv) projected needs of expanding

4 Head Start programs;

5 ‘‘(v) changes in the population of chil6 dren who are eligible to participate in

7 Head Start programs, including the lan8 guage background and family structure of

9 such children; and

10 ‘‘(vi) the need for, and state-of-the-art

11 developments relating to, local policies and

12 activities designed to ensure that children

13 participating in Head Start programs

14 make a successful transition to public

15 schools; and

16 ‘‘(C)(i) not later than 1 year after the date

17 of enactment of this section, review and revise

18 as necessary the performance standards in ef19 fect under 651(b) on the day before the date of

20 enactment of this section; and

21 ‘‘(ii) ensure that any such revisions in the

22 performance standards will not result in the

23 elimination of or any reduction in the scope or

24 types of health, education, parental involve25 ment, nutritional, social, or other services re-
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1 quired to be provided under such standards as

2 in effect on November 2, 1978.

3 ‘‘(4) STANDARDS RELATING TO OBLIGATIONS

4 TO DELEGATE AGENCIES.—In developing standards

5 under this subsection, the Secretary shall describe

6 the obligations of a Head Start agency to an agency

7 (referred to in this subchapter as the ‘delegate agen8 cy’) to which the Head Start agency has delegated

9 responsibility for providing services under this sub10 chapter and determine whether the Head Start

11 agency complies with the standards. The Secretary

12 shall consider such compliance during the review de13 scribed in subsection (c)(1)(A) and in determining

14 whether to renew financial assistance to the Head

15 Start agency under this subchapter.

16 ‘‘(b) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.—

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after

18 the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary,

19 in consultation with representatives of Head Start

20 agencies and with experts in the fields of child devel21 opment, family services, and program management,

22 shall develop methods and procedures for measuring,

23 annually and over longer periods, the quality and ef24 fectiveness of programs operated by Head Start
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1 agencies (referred to in this subchapter as ‘perform2 ance measures’).

3 ‘‘(2) DESIGN OF MEASURES.—The performance

4 measures developed under this subsection shall be

5 designed—

6 ‘‘(A) to assess the various services provided

7 by Head Start programs and, to the extent the

8 Secretary finds appropriate, administrative and

9 financial management practices of such pro10 grams;

11 ‘‘(B) to be adaptable for use in self-assess12 ment and peer review of individual Head Start

13 agencies and programs; and

14 ‘‘(C) for other program purposes as deter15 mined by the Secretary.

16 ‘‘(3) USE OF MEASURES.—The Secretary shall

17 use the performance measures developed pursuant to

18 this subsection—

19 ‘‘(A) to identify strengths and weaknesses

20 in the operation of Head Start programs na21 tionally and by region; and

22 ‘‘(B) to identify problem areas that may

23 require additional training and technical assist24 ance resources.
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1 ‘‘(c) MONITORING OF LOCAL AGENCIES AND PRO2 GRAMS.—

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to determine

4 whether Head Start agencies meet standards estab5 lished under this subchapter with respect to pro6 gram, administrative, financial management, and

7 other requirements, the Secretary shall conduct the

8 following reviews of designated Head Start agencies,

9 and of the Head Start programs operated by such

10 agencies:

11 ‘‘(A) A full review of each such agency at

12 least once during each 3-year period.

13 ‘‘(B) A review of each newly designated

14 agency immediately after the completion of the

15 first year such agency carries out a Head Start

16 program.

17 ‘‘(C) Followup reviews including prompt

18 return visits to agencies and programs that fail

19 to meet the standards.

20 ‘‘(D) Other reviews as appropriate.

21 ‘‘(2) CONDUCT OF REVIEWS.—The Secretary

22 shall ensure that reviews described in subparagraphs

23 (A) through (C) of paragraph (1)—

24 ‘‘(A) are performed, to the maximum ex25 tent practicable, by employees of the Depart-
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1 ment of Health and Human Services who are

2 knowledgeable about Head Start programs and

3 the diverse needs of eligible children and their

4 families; and

5 ‘‘(B) are supervised by such an employee

6 at the site of such Head Start agency.

7 ‘‘(d) CORRECTIVE ACTION; TERMINATION.—

8 ‘‘(1) DETERMINATION.—If the Secretary deter9 mines, on the basis of a review pursuant to sub10 section (c), that a Head Start agency designated

11 pursuant to section 641 fails to meet the standards

12 described in subsection (c), the Secretary shall—

13 ‘‘(A) inform the agency of the deficiencies

14 that shall be corrected;

15 ‘‘(B) with respect to each identified defi16 ciency, require the agency—

17 ‘‘(i) to correct the deficiency imme18 diately; or

19 ‘‘(ii) at the discretion of the Secretary

20 (taking into consideration the seriousness

21 of the deficiency and the time reasonably

22 required to correct the deficiency), to com23 ply with the requirements of paragraph (2)

24 concerning a quality improvement plan;

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1 ‘‘(C) initiate proceedings to terminate the

2 designation of the agency unless the agency cor3 rects the deficiency.

4 ‘‘(2) QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN.—

5 ‘‘(A) AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.—In

6 order to retain a designation as a Head Start

7 agency under this subchapter, a Head Start

8 agency that is the subject of a determination

9 described in paragraph (1) (other than an agen10 cy able to correct a deficiency immediately)

11 shall—

12 ‘‘(i) develop in a timely manner, ob13 tain the approval of the Secretary regard14 ing, and implement a quality improvement

15 plan that specifies—

16 ‘‘(I) the deficiencies to be cor17 rected;

18 ‘‘(II) the actions to be taken to

19 correct such deficiencies; and

20 ‘‘(III) the timetable for accom21 plishment of the corrective actions

22 specified; and

23 ‘‘(ii) eliminate each deficiency identi24 fied, not later than the date for elimination

25 of such deficiency specified in such plan
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1 (which shall not be later than 1 year after

2 the date the agency received notice of the

3 determination and of the specific deficiency

4 to be corrected).

5 ‘‘(B) SECRETARIAL RESPONSIBILITY.—Not

6 later than 30 days after receiving from a Head

7 Start agency a proposed quality improvement

8 plan pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Sec9 retary shall either approve such proposed plan

10 or specify the reasons why the proposed plan

11 cannot be approved.

12 ‘‘(3) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—

13 The Secretary shall provide training and technical

14 assistance to Head Start agencies with respect to

15 the development or implementation of such quality

16 improvement plans to the extent the Secretary finds

17 such provision to be feasible and appropriate given

18 available funding and other statutory responsibil19 ities.

20 ‘‘(e) SUMMARIES OF MONITORING OUTCOMES.—Not

21 later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, the

22 Secretary shall publish a summary report on the findings

23 of reviews conducted under subsection (c) and on the out24 comes of quality improvement plans implemented under

25 subsection (d), during such fiscal year.’’.
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1 SEC. 109. ENHANCED PARENT INVOLVEMENT AND TRANSI2 TION COORDINATION WITH SCHOOLS.

3 Section 642 (42 U.S.C. 9837) is amended—

4 (1) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol5 lows:

6 ‘‘(b) In order to be so designated, a Head Start agen7 cy shall also—

8 ‘‘(1) establish effective procedures by which

9 parents and area residents concerned will be enabled

10 to directly participate in decisions that influence the

11 character of programs affecting their interests;

12 ‘‘(2) provide for their regular participation in

13 the implementation of such programs;

14 ‘‘(3) provide technical and other support needed

15 to enable parents and area residents to secure on

16 their own behalf available assistance from public and

17 private sources;

18 ‘‘(4) seek the involvement of parents of partici19 pating children in activities designed to help such

20 parents become full partners in the education of

21 their children, and to afford such parents the oppor22 tunity to participate in the development, conduct,

23 and overall performance of the program at the local

24 level;

25 ‘‘(5) offer (directly or through referral to local

26 entities, such as entities carrying out Even Start
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1 programs under part B of chapter 1 of title I of the

2 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

3 (20 U.S.C. 2741 et seq.)), to parents of participat4 ing children, family literacy services and parenting

5 skills training;

6 ‘‘(6) at the option of such agency, offer (di7 rectly or through referral to local entities), to such

8 parents, parental social self-sufficiency training, sub9 stance abuse counseling, or any other activity de10 signed to help such parents become full partners in

11 the education of their children;

12 ‘‘(7) provide, with respect to each participating

13 family, a family needs assessment that includes con14 sultation with such parents about the benefits of

15 parent involvement and about the activities described

16 in paragraphs (4) through (6) in which such parents

17 may choose to be involved (taking into consideration

18 their specific family needs, work schedules, and

19 other responsibilities);

20 ‘‘(8) establish procedures to seek reimburse21 ment, to the extent feasible, from other agencies for

22 services for which any such other agency is respon23 sible, which are provided to a Head Start participant

24 by the Head Start agency;
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1 ‘‘(9) consider providing services to assist young2 er siblings of children participating in its Head Start

3 program to obtain health services from other

4 sources; and

5 ‘‘(10) perform community outreach to encour6 age individuals previously unaffiliated with Head

7 Start programs to participate in its Head Start pro8 gram as volunteers.’’;

9 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘schools that

10 will subsequently serve children in Head Start pro11 grams,’’; and

12 (3) by adding after subsection (c) the following:

13 ‘‘(d)(1) Each Head Start agency shall carry out the

14 actions specified in this subsection, to the extent feasible

15 and appropriate in the circumstances (including the extent

16 to which such agency is able to secure the cooperation of

17 parents and schools) to enable children to maintain the

18 developmental gains achieved in Head Start programs and

19 to build upon such gains in further schooling.

20 ‘‘(2) The Head Start agency shall take steps to co21 ordinate with the local educational agency (as defined in

22 section 1471(12) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu23 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2891(12)) serving the com24 munity involved and with schools in which children partici-
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1 pating in a Head Start program operated by such agency

2 will enroll following such program, including—

3 ‘‘(A) developing and implementing a systematic

4 procedure for transferring, with parental consent,

5 Head Start program records for each participating

6 child to the school in which such child will enroll;

7 ‘‘(B) establishing channels of communication

8 between Head Start staff and their counterparts in

9 the schools (including teachers, social workers, and

10 health staff) to facilitate coordination of programs;

11 ‘‘(C) conducting meetings involving parents,

12 kindergarten or elementary school teachers, and

13 Head Start program teachers to discuss the devel14 opmental and other needs of individual children;

15 ‘‘(D) organizing and participating in joint tran16 sition-related training of school staff, Head Start

17 staff, and parents;

18 ‘‘(E) providing transportation and using facili19 ties; and

20 ‘‘(F) on the request of the local educational

21 agency, providing noneducational services to such

22 children.

23 ‘‘(3) In order to promote the continued involvement

24 of parents of children who participate in Head Start pro-
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1 grams in the education of their children upon transition

2 to school, the Head Start agency shall—

3 ‘‘(A) provide training to such parents—

4 ‘‘(i) to inform such parents about their

5 rights and responsibilities concerning the edu6 cation of their children; and

7 ‘‘(ii) to enable such parents to understand

8 and work with schools in order to communicate

9 with teachers and other school personnel, to

10 support the school work of their children, and

11 to participate as appropriate in decisions relat12 ing to the education of their children; and

13 ‘‘(B) take other actions, as appropriate and fea14 sible, to support the active involvement of such par15 ents with schools, school personnel, school-related or16 ganizations, and public libraries.

17 ‘‘(4) The Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary

18 of Education, shall—

19 ‘‘(A) evaluate the effectiveness of the projects

20 and activities funded under the Head Start Transi21 tion Project Act (42 U.S.C. 9855 et seq.);

22 ‘‘(B) disseminate to Head Start agencies infor23 mation (including information from the evaluation

24 required by subparagraph (A)) on effective policies
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1 and activities relating to the transition of children

2 from Head Start programs to public schools; and

3 ‘‘(C) provide technical assistance to such agen4 cies to promote and assist such agencies to adopt

5 and implement such effective policies and activi6 ties.’’.

7 SEC. 110. FACILITIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIRE8 MENTS.

9 Section 644 (42 U.S.C. 9839) is amended—

10 (1) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘guidelines,

11 instructions,’’;

12 (2) in subsection (f)—

13 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking

14 ‘‘640(a)(3)(A)(v)’’ and inserting

15 ‘‘640(a)(3)(C)(v)’’; and

16 (B) by adding at the end the following:

17 ‘‘(3) Upon a determination by the Secretary that

18 suitable facilities are not otherwise available to Indian

19 tribes to carry out Head Start programs, and that the lack

20 of suitable facilities will inhibit the operation of such pro21 grams, the Secretary, in the discretion of the Secretary,

22 may authorize the use of financial assistance, from the

23 amount reserved under section 640(a)(2)(A), to make pay24 ments for the purchase of facilities owned by such tribes.
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1 The amount of such a payment for such a facility shall

2 not exceed the fair market value of the facility.’’; and

3 (3) by adding at the end the following:

4 ‘‘(g) In all personnel actions of the American Indian

5 Programs Branch of the Head Start Bureau of the Ad6 ministration for Children and Families, the Secretary shall

7 give the same preference to individuals who are members

8 of an Indian tribe as the Secretary gives to a preference

9 eligible, as described in section 2108(3)(C) of title 5 of

10 the United States Code. The Secretary shall take such ad11 ditional actions as may be necessary to promote recruit12 ment of such individuals for employment in the Adminis13 tration.’’.

14 SEC. 111. PARTICIPATION.

15 Section 645 (42 U.S.C. 9840) is amended by adding

16 at the end the following:

17 ‘‘(d)(1) An Indian tribe that—

18 ‘‘(A) operates a Head Start program;

19 ‘‘(B) enrolls as participants in the program all

20 children in the community served by the tribe (in21 cluding a community with a near-reservation des22 ignation, as defined by the Bureau of Indian Af23 fairs) from families that meet the low-income cri24 teria prescribed under subsection (a)(1)(A); and
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1 ‘‘(C) has the resources to enroll additional chil2 dren in the community who do not meet the low-in3 come criteria;

4 may enroll such additional children in a Head Start pro5 gram, in accordance with this subsection, if the program

6 predominantly serves children who meet the low-income

7 criteria.

8 ‘‘(2) The Indian tribe shall enroll the children in the

9 Head Start program in accordance with such requirements

10 as the Secretary may specify by regulation promulgated

11 after consultation with Indian tribes.

12 ‘‘(3) In providing services through a Head Start pro13 gram to such children, the Indian tribe may not use funds

14 that the Secretary has determined, in accordance with sec15 tion 640(g)(3), are to be used for expanding Head Start

16 programs under this subchapter.’’.

17 SEC. 112. INITIATIVE ON FAMILIES WITH INFANTS AND

18 TODDLERS.

19 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Act is amended by add20 ing after section 645 (42 U.S.C. 9840) the following:

21 ‘‘SEC. 645A. PROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES WITH INFANTS AND

22 TODDLERS.

23 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make

24 grants, in accordance with this section for—
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1 ‘‘(1) programs providing family-centered serv2 ices for low-income families with very young children

3 designed to promote the development of the children,

4 and to enable their parents to fulfill their roles as

5 parents and to move toward self-sufficiency; and

6 ‘‘(2) provision of training and technical assist7 ance to entities carrying out programs, and evalua8 tion of programs, that were supported under the

9 Comprehensive Child Development Act (42 U.S.C.

10 9881 et seq.), as in effect on the day before the date

11 of enactment of this section.

12 ‘‘(b) SCOPE AND DESIGN OF PROGRAMS.—In carry13 ing out a program described in subsection (a), an entity

14 receiving assistance under this section shall—

15 ‘‘(1) provide, either directly or through referral,

16 early, continuous, intensive, and comprehensive child

17 development and family support services that will

18 enhance the physical, social, emotional, and intellec19 tual development of participating children;

20 ‘‘(2) ensure that the level of services provided

21 to families responds to their needs and cir22 cumstances;

23 ‘‘(3) promote positive parent-child interactions;

24 ‘‘(4) provide services to parents to support their

25 role as parents and to help the families move toward
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1 self-sufficiency (including educational and employ2 ment services as appropriate);

3 ‘‘(5) coordinate services with services provided

4 by programs in the State and programs in the com5 munity to ensure a comprehensive array of services

6 (such as health and mental health services);

7 ‘‘(6) ensure formal linkages with local Head

8 Start programs in order to provide for continuity of

9 services for children and families;

10 ‘‘(7) in the case of a Head Start agency that

11 operates a program and that also provides Head

12 Start services through the age of mandatory school

13 attendance, ensure that children and families partici14 pating in the program receive such services through

15 such age; and

16 ‘‘(8) meet such other requirements concerning

17 design and operation of the program described in

18 subsection (a) as the Secretary may establish.

19 ‘‘(c) PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE.—Persons

20 who may participate in programs described in subsection

21 (a)(1) include—

22 ‘‘(1) pregnant women; and

23 ‘‘(2) families with children under age 3 (or

24 under age 5, in the case of children served by an en25 tity specified in subsection (e)(3));
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1 who meet the income criteria specified for families in sec2 tion 645(a)(1).

3 ‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE SERVICE PROVIDERS.—To be eligible

4 to receive assistance under this section, an entity shall

5 submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in

6 such manner, and containing such information as the Sec7 retary may require. Entities that may apply to carry out

8 activities under this section include—

9 ‘‘(1) entities operating Head Start programs

10 under this subchapter;

11 ‘‘(2) entities that, on the day before the date of

12 enactment of this section, were operating—

13 ‘‘(A) Parent-Child Centers receiving finan14 cial assistance under section 640(a)(4), as in ef15 fect on such date; or

16 ‘‘(B) programs receiving financial assist17 ance under the Comprehensive Child Develop18 ment Act, as in effect on such date; and

19 ‘‘(3) other public entities, and nonprofit private

20 entities, capable of providing child and family serv21 ices that meet the standards for participation in pro22 grams under this subchapter and meet such other

23 appropriate requirements relating to the activities

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1 ‘‘(e) TIME-LIMITED PRIORITY FOR CERTAIN ENTI2 TIES.—

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts allotted

4 pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (4) of section

5 640(a), the Secretary shall provide financial assist6 ance in accordance with paragraphs (2) through (4).

7 ‘‘(2) PARENT-CHILD CENTERS.—The Secretary

8 shall make financial assistance available under this

9 section for each of fiscal years 1995, 1996, and

10 1997 to any entity that—

11 ‘‘(A) complies with subsection (b); and

12 ‘‘(B) received funding as a Parent-Child

13 Center pursuant to section 640(a)(4), as in ef14 fect on the day before the date of enactment of

15 this section, for fiscal year 1994.

16 ‘‘(3) COMPREHENSIVE CHILD DEVELOPMENT

17 CENTERS.—

18 ‘‘(A) In the case of an entity that received

19 a grant for fiscal year 1994 to operate a project

20 under the Comprehensive Child Development

21 Act, the Secretary—

22 ‘‘(i) shall make financial assistance

23 available under this section, in a com24 parable amount and scope to the assistance

25 provided for fiscal year 1994, for the dura-
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1 tion of the project period specified in the

2 grant award to such entity under such Act;

3 and

4 ‘‘(ii) shall permit such entity, in car5 rying out activities assisted under this sec6 tion, to serve children from birth through

7 age 5.

8 ‘‘(B) In the case of an entity that received

9 a grant for fiscal year 1989 to operate a project

10 under the Comprehensive Child Development

11 Act, the Secretary shall make assistance avail12 able under this section for each of fiscal years

13 1995, 1996, and 1997 to any entity that com14 plies with subsection (b).

15 ‘‘(4) EVALUATIONS, TRAINING, AND TECHNICAL

16 ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall make financial

17 assistance available under this section as necessary

18 to provide for the evaluation of, and furnishing of

19 training and technical assistance to, programs speci20 fied in paragraph (3)(A).

21 ‘‘(f) SELECTION OF OTHER GRANT RECIPIENTS.—

22 From the balance remaining of the portion specified in

23 section 640(a)(6), after making grants to the eligible enti24 ties specified in subsection (e), the Secretary shall award

25 grants under this subsection on a competitive basis to ap-
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1 plicants meeting the criteria specified in subsection (d)

2 (giving priority to entities with a record of providing early,

3 continuous, and comprehensive childhood development and

4 family services).

5 ‘‘(g) DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding grants to eligible

6 applicants under this section, the Secretary shall—

7 ‘‘(1) ensure an equitable national geographic

8 distribution of the grants; and

9 ‘‘(2) award grants to applicants proposing to

10 serve communities in rural areas and to applicants

11 proposing to serve communities in urban areas.

12 ‘‘(h) SECRETARIAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—

13 ‘‘(1) GUIDELINES.—Not later than September

14 30, 1994, the Secretary shall develop program

15 guidelines concerning the content and operation of

16 programs assisted under this section—

17 ‘‘(A) in consultation with experts in early

18 childhood development, experts in health, and

19 experts in family services; and

20 ‘‘(B) taking into consideration the knowl21 edge and experience gained from other early

22 childhood programs, including programs under

23 the Comprehensive Child Development Act, and

24 from migrant Head Start programs that serve

25 a large number of infants and toddlers.
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1 ‘‘(2) STANDARDS.—Not later than December

2 30, 1994, the Secretary shall develop and publish

3 performance standards for programs assisted under

4 this section, and a grant announcement based on the

5 guidelines developed under paragraph (1).

6 ‘‘(3) MONITORING, TRAINING, TECHNICAL AS7 SISTANCE, AND EVALUATION.—In order to ensure

8 the successful operation of programs assisted under

9 this section, the Secretary shall use funds from the

10 balance described in subsection (f) to monitor the

11 operation of such programs, evaluate their effective12 ness, and provide training and technical assistance

13 tailored to the particular needs of such programs.’’.

14 (b) CONSOLIDATION.—In recognition that the Com15 prehensive Child Development Centers Act has dem16 onstrated positive results, and that its purposes and func17 tions have been consolidated into section 645A of the

18 Head Start Act, the Comprehensive Child Development

19 Centers Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 9801 note) and the Com20 prehensive Child Development Act (42 U.S.C. 9881 et

21 seq.) are repealed.

22 SEC. 113. APPEALS, NOTICE, AND HEARING.

23 (a) MEDIATION AND HEARING FOR DISPUTES WITH

24 DELEGATE AGENCIES.—Section 646(a) (42 U.S.C.

25 9841(a)) is amended—
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1 (1) at the end of paragraph (2), by striking

2 ‘‘and’’;

3 (2) at the end of paragraph (3), by striking the

4 period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

5 (3) by adding at the end the following:

6 ‘‘(4) the Secretary shall develop and publish

7 procedures (including mediation procedures) to be

8 used in order to—

9 ‘‘(A) resolve in a timely manner conflicts

10 potentially leading to adverse action between—

11 ‘‘(i) recipients of financial assistance

12 under this subchapter; and

13 ‘‘(ii) delegate agencies or Head Start

14 Parent Policy Councils; and

15 ‘‘(B) avoid the need for an administrative

16 hearing.’’.

17 (b) TERMINATION OF DESIGNATION NOT STAYED

18 PENDING APPEAL.—Section 646 (42 U.S.C. 9841) is

19 amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the fol20 lowing:

21 ‘‘(b) In prescribing procedures for the mediation de22 scribed in subsection (a)(4), the Secretary shall specify—

23 ‘‘(1) the date by which a Head Start agency en24 gaged in a conflict described in subsection (a)(4) will
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1 notify the appropriate regional office of the Depart2 ment of the conflict;

3 ‘‘(2) a reasonable period for the mediation;

4 ‘‘(3) a timeline for an administrative hearing, if

5 necessary, to resolve the conflict; and

6 ‘‘(4) a timeline by which the person conducting

7 the administrative hearing shall issue a decision

8 based on the hearing.

9 ‘‘(c) In any case in which a termination, reduction,

10 or suspension of financial assistance under this subchapter

11 is upheld in an administrative hearing under this section,

12 such termination, reduction, or suspension shall not be

13 stayed pending any judicial appeal of such administrative

14 decision.

15 ‘‘(d)(1) The Secretary shall by regulation specify a

16 process by which an Indian tribe may identify and estab17 lish an alternative agency, and request that the alternative

18 agency be designated under section 641 as the Head Start

19 agency providing services to the tribe, if—

20 ‘‘(A) the Secretary terminates financial assist21 ance under section 646 to the only agency that was

22 receiving financial assistance to provide Head Start

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1 ‘‘(B) the tribe would otherwise be precluded

2 from providing such services to the members of the

3 tribe.

4 ‘‘(2) The regulation required by this subsection shall

5 prohibit such designation of an alternative agency that in6 cludes an employee who—

7 ‘‘(A) served on the administrative staff or pro8 gram staff of the agency described in paragraph

9 (1)(A); and

10 ‘‘(B) was responsible for a deficiency that—

11 ‘‘(i) relates to the performance standards

12 or financial management standards described in

13 section 641A(a)(1); and

14 ‘‘(ii) was the basis for the termination of

15 financial assistance described in paragraph

16 (1)(A);

17 as determined by the Secretary after providing the

18 notice and opportunity described in subsection

19 (a)(3).’’.

20 SEC. 114. GOALS AND PRIORITIES FOR TRAINING AND

21 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

22 Section 648 (42 U.S.C. 9843) is amended—

23 (1) in the section heading to read as follows:

24 ‘‘TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING’’;

25 (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘Head

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1 Start programs, in accordance with the process, and

2 the provisions for allocating resources, set forth in

3 subsections (b) and (c). The Secretary shall provide,

4 either directly or through grants or other arrange5 ments,’’;

6 (3)(A) by redesignating the final sentence of

7 subsection (a), as amended by paragraph (2), as

8 subsection (e);

9 (B) by transferring such subsection to the end

10 of the section; and

11 (C) by indenting such subsection and aligning

12 the margins of such subsection with the margins of

13 subsection (d);

14 (4) by striking subsections (b) and (c);

15 (5) by inserting after subsection (a) the follow16 ing:

17 ‘‘(b) The process for determining the technical assist18 ance and training activities to be carried out under this

19 section shall—

20 ‘‘(1) ensure that the needs of local Head Start

21 agencies and programs relating to improving pro22 gram quality and to program expansion are ad23 dressed to the maximum extent feasible; and

24 ‘‘(2) incorporate mechanisms to ensure respon25 siveness to local needs, including an ongoing proce-
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1 dure for obtaining input from the individuals and

2 agencies carrying out Head Start programs.

3 ‘‘(c) In allocating resources for technical assistance

4 and training under this section, the Secretary shall—

5 ‘‘(1) give priority consideration to activities to

6 correct program and management deficiencies identi7 fied through reviews pursuant to section 641A(c)

8 (including the provision of assistance to local pro9 grams in the development of quality improvement

10 plans under section 641A(d)(2));

11 ‘‘(2) address the training and career develop12 ment needs of classroom staff (including instruction

13 for providing services to children with disabilities)

14 and nonclassroom staff, including home visitors and

15 other staff working directly with families, including

16 training relating to increasing parent involvement

17 and services designed to increase family literacy and

18 improve parenting skills;

19 ‘‘(3) assist Head Start agencies and programs

20 in conducting and participating in communitywide

21 strategic planning and needs assessment;

22 ‘‘(4) assist Head Start agencies and programs

23 in the development of sound management practices,

24 including financial management procedures; and
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1 ‘‘(5) assist in efforts to secure and maintain

2 adequate facilities for Head Start programs.’’; and

3 (6) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the

4 following:

5 ‘‘Special consideration shall be given to entities that have

6 demonstrated effectiveness in educational programming

7 for preschool children that includes components for paren8 tal involvement, care provider training, and developmen9 tally appropriate related activities.’’.

10 SEC. 115. STAFF QUALIFICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT.

11 The Head Start Act is amended by inserting after

12 section 648 (42 U.S.C. 9843) the following:

13 ‘‘SEC. 648A. STAFF QUALIFICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT.

14 ‘‘(a) CLASSROOM TEACHERS.—

15 ‘‘(1) DEGREE REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary

16 shall ensure that not later than September 30, 1996,

17 each Head Start classroom in a center-based pro18 gram is assigned one teacher who has—

19 ‘‘(A) a child development associate (CDA)

20 credential that is appropriate to the age of the

21 children being served in center-based programs;

22 ‘‘(B) a State-awarded certificate for pre23 school teachers that meets or exceeds the re24 quirements for a child development associate

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1 ‘‘(C) an associate, a baccalaureate, or an

2 advanced degree in early childhood education;

3 or

4 ‘‘(D) a degree in a field related to early

5 childhood education with experience in teaching

6 preschool children and a State-awarded certifi7 cate to teach in a preschool program.

8 ‘‘(2) WAIVER.—On request, the Secretary shall

9 grant a 180-day waiver of the requirements of para10 graph (1) with respect to an individual who—

11 ‘‘(A) is first employed after September 30,

12 1996, by a Head Start agency as a teacher for

13 a Head Start classroom;

14 ‘‘(B) is enrolled in a program that grants

15 any credential, certificate, or degree specified in

16 subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of para17 graph (1); and

18 ‘‘(C) will receive such credential under the

19 terms of such program not later than 180 days

20 after beginning employment as a teacher with

21 such agency.

22 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not

23 grant more than one such waiver with respect to

24 such individual.

25 ‘‘(b) MENTOR TEACHERS.—
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1 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION; FUNCTION.—For purposes of

2 this subsection, the term ‘mentor teacher’ means an

3 individual responsible for observing and assessing

4 the classroom activities of a Head Start program

5 and providing on-the-job guidance and training to

6 the Head Start program staff and volunteers, in

7 order to improve the qualifications and training of

8 classroom staff, to maintain high quality education

9 services, and to promote career development, in

10 Head Start programs.

11 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—In order to assist Head

12 Start agencies in establishing positions for mentor

13 teachers, the Secretary shall—

14 ‘‘(A) provide technical assistance and

15 training to enable Head Start agencies to estab16 lish such positions;

17 ‘‘(B) give priority consideration, in provid18 ing assistance pursuant to subparagraph (A), to

19 Head Start programs that have substantial

20 numbers of new classroom staff, that are expe21 riencing difficulty in meeting applicable edu22 cation standards, or that lack staff able to com23 municate in the languages of participating chil24 dren and their families;
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1 ‘‘(C) encourage Head Start programs to

2 give priority consideration for such positions to

3 Head Start teachers at the appropriate level of

4 career advancement in such programs; and

5 ‘‘(D) promote the development of model

6 curricula, designed to ensure the attainment of

7 appropriate competencies by individuals work8 ing, or planning to work, in the field of early

9 childhood development and family services.

10 ‘‘(c) FAMILY SERVICE WORKERS.—In order to im11 prove the quality and effectiveness of staff providing in12 home and other services (including needs assessment, de13 velopment of service plans, family advocacy, and coordina14 tion of service delivery) to families of children participat15 ing in Head Start programs, the Secretary, in coordina16 tion with concerned public and private agencies and orga17 nizations examining the issues of standards and training

18 for family service workers, shall—

19 ‘‘(1) review and, as necessary, revise or develop

20 new qualification standards for Head Start staff

21 providing such services;

22 ‘‘(2) promote the development of model curric23 ula (on subjects including parenting training and

24 family literacy) designed to ensure the attainment of

25 appropriate competencies by individuals working or
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1 planning to work in the field of early childhood and

2 family services; and

3 ‘‘(3) promote the establishment of a credential

4 that indicates attainment of the competencies and

5 that is accepted nationwide.

6 ‘‘(d) HEAD START FELLOWSHIPS.—

7 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may establish

8 a program of fellowships, to be known as ‘Head

9 Start Fellowships’, in accordance with this sub10 section. The Secretary may award the fellowships to

11 individuals, to be known as ‘Head Start Fellows’,

12 who are staff in local Head Start programs or other

13 individuals working in the field of child development

14 and family services.

15 ‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The fellowship program estab16 lished under this subsection shall be designed to en17 hance the ability of Head Start Fellows to make sig18 nificant contributions to programs authorized under

19 this subchapter, by providing opportunities to ex20 pand their knowledge and experience through expo21 sure to activities, issues, resources, and new ap22 proaches, in the field of child development and fam23 ily services.

24 ‘‘(3) ASSIGNMENTS OF FELLOWS.—
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1 ‘‘(A) PLACEMENT SITES.—Fellowship posi2 tions under the fellowship program may be lo3 cated (subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C))—

4 ‘‘(i) in agencies of the Department of

5 Health and Human Services administering

6 programs authorized under this subchapter

7 (in national or regional offices of such

8 agencies);

9 ‘‘(ii) in local Head Start agencies and

10 programs;

11 ‘‘(iii) in institutions of higher edu12 cation;

13 ‘‘(iv) in public or private entities and

14 organizations concerned with services to

15 children and families; and

16 ‘‘(v) in other appropriate settings.

17 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION FOR FELLOWS OTHER

18 THAN HEAD START EMPLOYEES.—A Head

19 Start Fellow who is not an employee of a local

20 Head Start agency or program may be placed

21 only in a fellowship position located in an agen22 cy or program specified in clause (i) or (ii) of

23 subparagraph (A).

24 ‘‘(C) NO PLACEMENT IN LOBBYING ORGA25 NIZATIONS.—Head Start Fellowship positions
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1 may not be located in any agency whose pri2 mary purpose, or one of whose major purposes,

3 is to influence Federal, State, or local legisla4 tion.

5 ‘‘(4) SELECTION OF FELLOWS.—Head Start

6 Fellowships shall be awarded on a competitive basis

7 to individuals (other than Federal employees) se8 lected from among applicants who are working, on

9 the date of application, in local Head Start pro10 grams or otherwise working in the field of child de11 velopment and children and family services.

12 ‘‘(5) DURATION.—Head Start Fellowships shall

13 be for terms of 1 year, and may be renewed for a

14 term of 1 additional year.

15 ‘‘(6) AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES.—From

16 amounts appropriated under this subchapter and al17 lotted under section 640(a)(2)(D), the Secretary is

18 authorized to make expenditures of not to exceed

19 $1,000,000 for any fiscal year, for stipends and

20 other reasonable expenses of the fellowship program.

21 ‘‘(7) STATUS OF FELLOWS.—Except as other22 wise provided in this paragraph, Head Start Fellows

23 shall not be considered to be employees or otherwise

24 in the service or employment of the Federal Govern25 ment. Head Start Fellows shall be considered to be
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1 employees for purposes of compensation for injuries

2 under chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code.

3 Head Start Fellows assigned to positions located in

4 agencies specified in paragraph (3)(A)(i) shall be

5 considered employees in the executive branch of the

6 Federal Government for the purposes of chapter 11

7 of title 18, United States Code, and for purposes of

8 any administrative standards of conduct applicable

9 to the employees of the agency to which they are as10 signed.

11 ‘‘(8) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall pro12 mulgate regulations to carry out this subsection.

13 ‘‘(e) MODEL STAFFING PLANS.—Not later than 1

14 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the

15 Secretary, in consultation with appropriate public agen16 cies, private agencies, and organizations and with individ17 uals with expertise in the field of children and family serv18 ices (including services to non-English language back19 ground children and their families), shall develop model

20 staffing plans to provide guidance to local Head Start

21 agencies and programs on the numbers, types, responsibil22 ities, and qualifications of staff required to operate a Head

23 Start program.’’.
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1 SEC. 116. RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATIONS, EVALUATION.

2 Section 649 (42 U.S.C. 9844) is amended to read as

3 follows:

4 ‘‘SEC. 649. RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND EVALUA5 TION.

6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—

7 ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT; GENERAL PURPOSES.—

8 The Secretary shall carry out a continuing program

9 of research, demonstration, and evaluation activities,

10 in order to—

11 ‘‘(A) foster continuous improvement in the

12 quality of the Head Start programs under this

13 subchapter and in their effectiveness in ena14 bling participating children and their families to

15 succeed in school and otherwise; and

16 ‘‘(B) use the Head Start programs to de17 velop, test, and disseminate new ideas and ap18 proaches for addressing the needs of low-income

19 preschool children (including children with dis20 abilities) and their families and communities,

21 and otherwise to further the purposes of this

22 subchapter.

23 ‘‘(2) PLAN.—The Secretary shall develop, and

24 periodically update, a plan governing the research,

25 demonstration, and evaluation activities under this

26 section.
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1 ‘‘(b) CONDUCT OF RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATION,

2 AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary, in order

3 to conduct research, demonstration, and evaluation activi4 ties under this section—

5 ‘‘(1) may carry out such activities directly, or

6 through grants to, or contracts or cooperative agree7 ments with, public or private entities;

8 ‘‘(2) shall, to the extent appropriate, undertake

9 such activities in collaboration with other Federal

10 agencies, and with non-Federal agencies, conducting

11 similar activities;

12 ‘‘(3) shall ensure that evaluation of activities in

13 a specific program or project is conducted by per14 sons not directly involved in the operation of such

15 program or project;

16 ‘‘(4) may require Head Start agencies to pro17 vide for independent evaluations;

18 ‘‘(5) may approve, in appropriate cases, com19 munity-based cooperative research and evaluation ef20 forts to enable Head Start programs to collaborate

21 with qualified researchers not directly involved in

22 program administration or operation; and

23 ‘‘(6) may collaborate with organizations with

24 expertise in inclusive educational strategies for pre25 schoolers with disabilities.
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1 ‘‘(c) CONSULTATION AND COLLABORATION.—In car2 rying out activities under this section, the Secretary

3 shall—

4 ‘‘(1) consult with—

5 ‘‘(A) individuals from relevant academic

6 disciplines;

7 ‘‘(B) individuals who are involved in the

8 operation of Head Start programs and individ9 uals who are involved in the operation of other

10 child and family service programs; and

11 ‘‘(C) individuals from other Federal agen12 cies, and individuals from organizations, in13 volved with children and families, ensuring that

14 the individuals described in this subparagraph

15 reflect the multicultural nature of the children

16 and families served by the Head Start pro17 grams and the multidisciplinary nature of the

18 Head Start programs;

19 ‘‘(2) whenever feasible and appropriate, obtain

20 the views of persons participating in and served by

21 programs and projects assisted under this sub22 chapter with respect to activities under this section;

23 and

24 ‘‘(3) establish, to the extent appropriate, work25 ing relationships with the faculties of institutions of
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1 higher education, as defined in section 1201(a) of

2 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.

3 1141(a)), located in the area in which any evalua4 tion under this section is being conducted, unless

5 there is no such institution of higher education will6 ing and able to participate in such evaluation.

7 ‘‘(d) SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES.—The research, dem8 onstration, and evaluation activities under this subchapter

9 shall include components designed to—

10 ‘‘(1) permit ongoing assessment of the quality

11 and effectiveness of the programs under this sub12 chapter;

13 ‘‘(2) contribute to developing knowledge con14 cerning factors associated with the quality and effec15 tiveness of Head Start programs and in identifying

16 ways in which services provided under this sub17 chapter may be improved;

18 ‘‘(3) assist in developing knowledge concerning

19 the factors that promote or inhibit healthy develop20 ment and effective functioning of children and their

21 families both during and following participation in a

22 Head Start program;

23 ‘‘(4) permit comparisons of children and fami24 lies participating in Head Start programs with chil25 dren and families receiving other child care, early
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1 childhood education, or child development services

2 and with other appropriate control groups;

3 ‘‘(5) contribute to understanding the character4 istics and needs of population groups eligible for

5 services provided under this subchapter and the im6 pact of such services on the individuals served and

7 the communities in which such services are provided;

8 ‘‘(6) provide for disseminating and promoting

9 the use of the findings from such research, dem10 onstration, and evaluation activities; and

11 ‘‘(7) promote exploration of areas in which

12 knowledge is insufficient, and that will otherwise

13 contribute to fulfilling the purposes of this sub14 chapter.

15 ‘‘(e) LONGITUDINAL STUDIES.—In developing prior16 ities for research, demonstration, and evaluation activities

17 under this section, the Secretary shall give special consid18 eration to longitudinal studies that—

19 ‘‘(1) examine the developmental progress of

20 children and their families both during and following

21 participation in a Head Start program, including the

22 examination of factors that contribute to or detract

23 from such progress;

24 ‘‘(2) examine factors related to improving the

25 quality of the Head Start programs and the prepa-
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1 ration the programs provide for children and their

2 families to function effectively in schools and other

3 settings in the years following participation in such

4 a program; and

5 ‘‘(3) as appropriate, permit comparison of chil6 dren and families participating in Head Start pro7 grams with children and families receiving other

8 child care, early childhood education, or child devel9 opment services, and with other appropriate control

10 groups.

11 ‘‘(f) OWNERSHIP OF RESULTS.—The Secretary shall

12 take necessary steps to ensure that all studies, reports,

13 proposals, and data produced or developed with Federal

14 funds under this subchapter shall become the property of

15 the United States.’’.

16 SEC. 117. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVALUATIONS.

17 Section 650 (42 U.S.C. 9845) is repealed.

18 SEC. 118. REPORTS.

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 651 (42 U.S.C. 9846) is

20 amended—

21 (1) by striking the section heading and all that

22 follows through subsection (f) and inserting:

23 ‘‘SEC. 651. REPORTS.’’;

24 (2) by striking ‘‘(g)’’;
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1 (3) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘evaluations

2 conducted under section 641(c)(2)’’ and inserting

3 ‘‘monitoring conducted under section 641A(c)’’; and

4 (4)(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para5 graph (11);

6 (B) by striking the period at the end of para7 graph (12) and inserting a semicolon; and

8 (C) by adding after paragraph (12) the follow9 ing:

10 ‘‘(13) a summary of information concerning the

11 research, demonstration, and evaluation activities

12 conducted under section 649, including—

13 ‘‘(A) a status report on ongoing activities;

14 and

15 ‘‘(B) results, conclusions, and rec16 ommendations, not included in any previous re17 port, based on completed activities; and

18 ‘‘(14) a study of the availability and delivery of

19 Head Start programs to Indian children living on

20 and near Indian reservations and to children of mi21 grant and seasonal farmworkers, including estimates

22 of the percentages of such children being served by

23 Head Start programs.’’.

24 (b) REDESIGNATION.—Section 651 is redesignated as

25 section 650.
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1 SEC. 119. REPEALS.

2 Sections 651A and 652 (42 U.S.C. 9846a and 9847)

3 are repealed.

4 SEC. 120. CONSULTATION WITH THE CORPORATION FOR

5 NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.

6 The Act is amended by adding at the end the follow7 ing:

8 ‘‘SEC. 657A. CONSULTATION WITH THE CORPORATION FOR

9 NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.

10 ‘‘The Secretary shall consult with the Chief Executive

11 Officer of the Corporation for National and Community

12 Service regarding the dissemination of information about

13 the Corporation’s programs, to programs that receive

14 funds under this subchapter.’’.

15 SEC. 121. STUDY OF BENEFITS FOR HEAD START EMPLOY16 EES.

17 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Health and Human

18 Services shall conduct a study regarding the benefits avail19 able to individuals employed by Head Start agencies under

20 the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.).

21 (b) REPORT.—

22 (1) PREPARATION.—The Secretary shall pre23 pare a report, containing the results of the study,

24 that—

25 (A) describes the benefits, including health

26 care benefits, family and medical leave, and re-
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1 tirement pension benefits, available to such in2 dividuals; and

3 (B) includes recommendations for increas4 ing the access of the individuals to benefits, in5 cluding access to a retirement pension program.

6 (2) SUBMISSION.—The Secretary shall submit

7 the report to the appropriate committees of Con8 gress.

9 SEC. 122. STATE DEPENDENT CARE DEVELOPMENT PRO10 GRAMS.

11 Section 670A of the State Dependent Care Develop12 ment Grants Act (42 U.S.C. 9871) is amended by striking

13 ‘‘are authorized to be appropriated’’ and all that follows

14 and inserting ‘‘is authorized to be appropriated

15 $13,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.’’.

16 SEC. 123. REAUTHORIZATION OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT AS17 SOCIATE SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE ACT OF

18 1985.

19 Section 606 of the Child Development Associate

20 Scholarship Assistance Act of 1985 (42 U.S.C. 10905) is

21 amended by striking ‘‘$1,500,000’’ and all that follows

22 and inserting ‘‘to carry out this title such sums as may

23 be necessary for fiscal year 1995.’’.
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1 SEC. 124. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

2 (a) HEAD START TRANSITION PROJECT ACT.—Sec3 tion 133(a) of the Head Start Transition Project Act is

4 amended by striking ‘‘639(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘639(b)’’.

5 (b) SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—Section

6 1924(d)(3)(A)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.

7 1396r–5(d)(3)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘sections

8 652 and 673(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 673(2)’’.

9 SEC. 125. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMEND10 MENTS.

11 (a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This title, and the amend12 ments made by this title, shall take effect on the date of

13 enactment of this title.

14 (b) APPLICATION.—The requirements of this title

15 and the amendments made by this title shall not apply

16 to Head Start agencies and other recipients of financial

17 assistance under the Head Start Act with respect to fiscal

18 years ending before October 1, 1994.

19 TITLE II—COMMUNITY SERV20 ICES BLOCK GRANT AMEND21 MENTS

22 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCES.

23 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the

24 ‘‘Community Services Block Grant Amendments of 1994’’.

25 (b) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise expressly

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1 is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of,

2 a section or other provision, the reference shall be consid3 ered to be made to a section or other provision of the Com4 munity Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et

5 seq.).

6 SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

7 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—Sub8 section (b) of section 672 (42 U.S.C. 9901(b)) is amended

9 to read as follows:

10 ‘‘(b) There are authorized to be appropriated

11 $525,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may

12 be necessary for each of fiscal years 1996 through 1998,

13 to carry out this subtitle.’’.

14 (b) STATE ALLOCATIONS.—Section 674 (42 U.S.C.

15 9903) is amended—

16 (1) by redesignating subsections (a), (b) and (c)

17 as subsections (b), (c) and (d), respectively; and

18 (2) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so re19 designated), the following:

20 ‘‘(a)(1) Of the amounts appropriated for a fiscal year

21 pursuant to section 672(b), the Secretary may reserve not

22 less than one-half of 1 percent and not more than 1 per23 cent for training, technical assistance, planning, and eval24 uation activities related to programs or projects carried

25 out under this subtitle. Such activities may be carried out
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1 by the Secretary directly or through grants, contracts, or

2 cooperative agreements.

3 ‘‘(2) The process for determining the technical assist4 ance and training activities to be carried out under this

5 section shall—

6 ‘‘(A) ensure the needs of local community ac7 tion agencies, community development corporations

8 and community action programs relating to improv9 ing program quality are addressed to the maximum

10 extent feasible; and

11 ‘‘(B) incorporate mechanisms to ensure respon12 siveness to local needs, including an ongoing proce13 dure for obtaining input from the community action

14 State and national network as well as community de15 velopment corporation national and State organiza16 tions.

17 ‘‘(3) In allocating resources for technical assistance

18 and training under this section, the Secretary shall—

19 ‘‘(A) assist community action agencies, commu20 nity development corporations and community action

21 programs in the development of sound management

22 practices, including financial management practices;

23 and

24 ‘‘(B) consistent with the availability of funds,

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1 community development corporations, community ac2 tion agencies and programs.’’.

3 (c) APPLICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS.—

4 (1) FORM AND ASSURANCES.—Section 675(a)

5 (42 U.S.C. 9904(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or

6 significant amendments thereof’’ before ‘‘shall con7 tain assurances’’.

8 (2) USE OF FUNDS.—Section 675(c)(1) (42

9 U.S.C. 9904(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘use the

10 funds available under this subtitle’’ and inserting

11 ‘‘ensure that, at its discretion and consistent with

12 agreements with the State, each recipient of funds

13 available under this subtitle will use such funds’’.

14 (3) ASSURED ACTIVITIES.—Section

15 675(c)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 9904(c)(1)(B)) is amended

16 by inserting ‘‘homeless individuals and families, mi17 grants, and’’ before ‘‘the elderly poor’’.

18 (4) STATE RESPONSIBILITIES.—Section

19 675(c)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 9904(c)(2)(B)) is amended

20 to read as follows:

21 ‘‘(B) if less than 100 percent of the allotment

22 is expended under subparagraph (A), provide assur23 ances that with respect to the remainder of the allot24 ment a reasonable amount shall be used for—
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1 ‘‘(i) providing training and technical assist2 ance to those entities in need of such assistance

3 and such activities will not be considered ad4 ministrative expenses;

5 ‘‘(ii) coordinating State-operated programs

6 and services targeted to low-income children

7 and families with services provided by eligible

8 entities funded under this subtitle, including

9 outposting appropriate State or local public em10 ployees into entities funded under this subtitle

11 to ensure increased access to services provided

12 by such State or local agencies;

13 ‘‘(iii) supporting statewide coordination

14 and communication among eligible entities;

15 ‘‘(iv) administrative expenses at the State

16 level, including monitoring activities, but not

17 more than $55,000 or 5 percent of its allotment

18 under section 674; and

19 ‘‘(v) considering the distribution of funds

20 under this subtitle within the State to deter21 mine if such funds have been targeted to the

22 areas of greatest need.’’.

23 (5) TRIPARTITE BOARD.—Section 675(c)(3) (42

24 U.S.C. 9904(c)(3)) is amended—
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1 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A),

2 (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), re3 spectively;

4 (B) by striking the comma after ‘‘provide

5 assurances that’’ and inserting ‘‘(A)’’; and

6 (C) by adding at the end the following:

7 ‘‘and

8 ‘‘(B) in the case of a public organization receiv9 ing funds under this subtitle, such organization ei10 ther establish—

11 ‘‘(i) a board of which at least one-third of

12 the members are persons chosen in accordance

13 with democratic selection procedures adequate

14 to assure that they are representative of the

15 poor in the area served; or

16 ‘‘(ii) another mechanism specified by the

17 State to assure low-income citizen participation

18 in the planning, administration, and evaluation

19 of projects for which such organization has

20 been funded;’’.

21 (d) COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY PLAN.—Section

22 675(c) (42 U.S.C. 9904(c)) is amended—

23 (1) in paragraph (11)—
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1 (A) by redesignating clauses (i) through

2 (iii) of subparagraph (A) as items (aa) through

3 (cc), respectively;

4 (B) by realigning the margin of the sen5 tence beginning with ‘‘For purposes of’’ so as to

6 align with subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1);

7 (C) by striking ‘‘For purposes of’’ and in8 serting ‘‘(A) For purposes of’’;

9 (D) by striking ‘‘(A) a statewide’’ and in10 serting ‘‘(i)(I) a statewide’’;

11 (E) by striking ‘‘(B) the failure’’ and in12 serting ‘‘(ii) the failure’’;

13 (F) by inserting immediately before para14 graph (12) the following:

15 ‘‘(B) for purposes of making a determina16 tion with respect to a termination, the term

17 ‘cause’ includes the material failure of an eligi18 ble entity to comply with the terms of its agree19 ment and community action plan to provide

20 services under this subtitle;’’.

21 (2) in paragraph (12) by striking the period

22 and inserting a semicolon; and

23 (3) by inserting after paragraph (12) the fol24 lowing:
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1 ‘‘(13) secure from each eligible entity as a con2 dition to its receipt of funding under this subtitle a

3 community action plan (which shall be available to

4 the Secretary for inspection) that includes—

5 ‘‘(A) a community needs assessment (in6 cluding food needs);

7 ‘‘(B) a description of the service delivery

8 system targeted to low-income individuals and

9 families in the service area;

10 ‘‘(C) a description of how linkages will be

11 developed to fill identified gaps in services

12 through information, referral, case manage13 ment, and followup consultations;

14 ‘‘(D) a description of how funding under

15 this Act will be coordinated with other public

16 and private resources; and

17 ‘‘(E) a description of outcome measures to

18 be used to monitor success in promoting self19 sufficiency, family stability, and community

20 revitalization; and

21 ‘‘(14) provide assurances that cost and account22 ing standards of the Office of Management and

23 Budget shall apply to a recipient of funds under this

24 subtitle.’’.
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1 (e) PUBLIC INSPECTIONS OF PLANS.—Section

2 675(d)(2) (42 U.S.C. 9904(d)(2)) is amended by inserting

3 ‘‘or revision’’ after ‘‘Each plan’’.

4 (f) AUDITS.—The last sentence of section 675(f) (42

5 U.S.C. 9904(f)) is amended by inserting before ‘‘to the

6 legislature’’ the following: ‘‘to the eligible entity at no

7 charge,’’.

8 (g) EVALUATION INVOLVING WAIVERS.—Section

9 675(h) (42 U.S.C. 9904(h)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(in10 cluding any State that received a waiver under Public Law

11 98–139)’’ after ‘‘States’’.

12 SEC. 203. DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.

13 (a) TRAINING AND ACTIVITIES.—Section 681(a) (42

14 U.S.C. 9910(a)) is amended—

15 (1) in the matter preceeding paragraph (1), by

16 striking ‘‘to provide for—’’ and all that follows

17 through ‘‘(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘to provide for’’; and

18 (2) by striking ‘‘special emphasis programs

19 for—’’ and all that follows through paragraph (3),

20 and inserting the following:

21 ‘‘a Community Initiative Program, awarded on a competi22 tive basis, to fund private, nonprofit community develop23 ment corporations for purposes of planning and carrying

24 out community and economic development activities in
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1 economically distressed areas and in rural areas, as de2 scribed in subsection (c).’’.

3 (b) COMMUNITY INITIATIVE PROGRAM.—Subsection

4 (b) of section 681 (42 U.S.C. 9910) is amended to read

5 as follows:

6 ‘‘(b) COMMUNITY INITIATIVE PROGRAM.—

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—

8 ‘‘(A) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVI9 TIES.—Economic development activities under

10 this section shall be designed to address the

11 economic needs of low-income individuals and

12 families by creating employment and business

13 development opportunities.

14 ‘‘(B) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary

15 shall exercise the authority provided under sub16 paragraph (A) in consultation with other rel17 evant Federal officials.

18 ‘‘(C) GOVERNING BOARDS.—Each commu19 nity development corporation receiving funds

20 under this section shall be governed by a board

21 that shall consist of residents of the community

22 and business and civic leaders and shall have as

23 a principal purpose planning, developing or

24 managing community development projects.
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1 ‘‘(D) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.—In

2 providing assistance or entering into other ar3 rangements under this section, the Secretary

4 shall take into consideration the geographic dis5 tribution of funds among States and the rel6 ative proportion of funding among rural and

7 urban areas.

8 ‘‘(2) RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AC9 TIVITIES.—Rural community development activities

10 under this section shall include—

11 ‘‘(A) grants to private, nonprofit corpora12 tions that provide assistance to rural low-in13 come families in home repair and in planning

14 and developing low-income rural rental housing

15 units;

16 ‘‘(B) grants to multistate, regional private,

17 nonprofit organizations that provide training

18 and technical assistance to small, rural commu19 nities in meeting their community facility needs;

20 and

21 ‘‘(C) grants to nonprofit private organiza22 tions that provide assistance for migrants and

23 seasonal farmworkers.’’.
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1 SEC. 204. COMMUNITY FOOD AND NUTRITION.

2 Subsection (d) of section 681A (42 U.S.C. 9910a(d))

3 is amended to read as follows:

4 ‘‘(d) There are authorized to be appropriated

5 $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may

6 be necessary for each of fiscal years 1996 through 1998,

7 to carry out this section.’’.

8 SEC. 205. INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR LOW-INCOME

9 YOUTH.

10 The Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.) is amended—

11 (1) by redesignating sections 682 and 683 as

12 sections 683 and 684, respectively; and

13 (2) by inserting after section 681 the following:

14 ‘‘SEC. 682. NATIONAL OR REGIONAL PROGRAMS DESIGNED

15 TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES

16 FOR LOW-INCOME YOUTH.

17 ‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of

18 Health and Human Services is authorized to make a grant

19 to an eligible service provider to administer national or

20 regional programs to provide instructional activities for

21 low-income youth. In making such a grant, the Secretary

22 shall give a priority to eligible service providers that have

23 a demonstrated ability to operate such a program.

24 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—

25 ‘‘(1) Any instructional activity carried out by

26 an eligible service provider receiving a grant under
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1 this subsection shall be carried out on the campus

2 of an institution of higher education (as defined in

3 section 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act) and

4 shall include—

5 ‘‘(A) access to the facilities and resources

6 of such an institution;

7 ‘‘(B) an initial medical examination and

8 follow-up referral or treatment, without charge,

9 for youth during their participation in such ac10 tivity;

11 ‘‘(C) at least one nutritious meal daily,

12 without charge, for participating youth during

13 each day of participation;

14 ‘‘(D) high quality instruction in a variety

15 of sports (that shall include swimming and that

16 may include dance and any other high quality

17 recreational activity) provided by coaches and

18 teachers from institutions of higher education

19 and from elementary and secondary schools (as

20 defined in sections 1471(8) and 1471(21) of the

21 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of

22 1965); and

23 ‘‘(E) enrichment instruction and informa24 tion on matters relating to the well-being of

25 youth, to include educational opportunities and
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1 study practices, education for the prevention of

2 drugs and alcohol abuse, health and nutrition,

3 career opportunities and family and job respon4 sibilities.

5 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS.—A national private non6 profit organization, a coalition of such organizations, or

7 a private nonprofit organization applying jointly with a

8 business concern shall be eligible for a grant under this

9 subsection if—

10 ‘‘(1) the applicant has demonstrated experience

11 in operating a program providing instruction to low12 income youth;

13 ‘‘(2) the applicant shall contribute amounts in

14 cash or fairly evaluated in kind of no less than 25

15 percent of the amount requested;

16 ‘‘(3) the applicant shall use no funds from a

17 grant authorized under this section for administra18 tive expenses; and

19 ‘‘(4) the applicant agrees to comply with the

20 regulations or program guidelines promulgated by

21 the Secretary of Health and Human Services for use

22 of funds made available by this grant.

23 ‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS PROCESS.—Eligible service pro24 viders may submit to the Secretary of Health and Human
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1 Services, for approval, an application in such form at such

2 time as the Secretary deems appropriate.

3 ‘‘(e) PROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS OR PROGRAM

4 GUIDELINES.—The Secretary of Health and Human Serv5 ices shall promulgate regulations or program guidelines to

6 ensure funds made available under a grant made under

7 this section are used in accordance with the intentions of

8 this Act.

9 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

10 is authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for each fis11 cal year 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998 for grants to carry

12 out this section.’’.

13 SEC. 206. AMENDMENT TO STEWART B. MCKINNEY HOME14 LESS ASSISTANCE ACT.

15 The last section of subtitle D of title VII of the Stew16 art B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.

17 11646) is amended—

18 (1) by striking ‘‘SEC. 751’’ and by inserting

19 ‘‘SEC. 754.’’, and

20 (2) by striking ‘‘1991’’ and all that follows

21 through ‘‘1993’’, and inserting ‘‘1995, 1996, 1997,

22 and 1998’’.
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1 SEC. 207. AMENDMENTS TO THE HUMAN SERVICES REAU2 THORIZATION ACT OF 1986.

3 Section 408 of the Human Services Reauthorization

4 Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 9901b) is amended—

5 (1) in subsection (a) by adding at the end the

6 following:

7 ‘‘(3) Initial and subsequent grant awards may fully

8 fund projects for periods of up to 3 years.’’;

9 (2) in subsection (b)(1)(B) by striking ‘‘After

10 the first fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘After the first

11 funding period.’’;

12 (3) by amending subsection (c)—

13 (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as

14 follows:

15 ‘‘(1) In addition to the grant programs described in

16 subsection (a), the Secretary may make grants to commu17 nity action agencies for the purpose of enabling such agen18 cies to demonstrate new approaches to dealing with the

19 problems associated with urban gangs or similar antisocial

20 activities of urban youth. Demonstrations shall include

21 such activities as peer counseling, mentoring, development

22 of job skills, assistance with social skills, antigang edu23 cation, family literacy, parenting skills, and other services

24 designed to assist at-risk youth to continue their edu25 cation, to secure meaningful employment, or to pursue
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1 other productive alternatives to joining gangs or engaging

2 in any other form of anti-social activity.’’; and

3 (B) by amending paragraph (4) to read as

4 follows:

5 ‘‘(4) Such grants made under this subsection on a

6 competitive basis shall be based on an annual competition

7 determined by the Secretary. Grants made under this sub8 section shall not exceed $500,000.’’; and

9 (4) by amending subsection (h) to read as fol10 lows:

11 ‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—(1)

12 There are authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for

13 fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be necessary for

14 fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998, to carry out this sec15 tion.

16 ‘‘(2) Of the amounts appropriated for this section not

17 less than 30 percent shall be used to carry out the pro18 grams authorized under subsection (c).

19 ‘‘(3) In addition to sums which are required to carry

20 out the evaluation, reporting, and dissemination of results

21 under subsections (a), (c), (d), and (f), the Secretary is

22 authorized to reserve up to 2 percent of the amounts ap23 propriated pursuant to subparagraphs (1) and (2) for ad24 ministration of the program as well as for planning and

25 technical assistance.’’.
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1 SEC. 208. EFFECTIVE DATE.

2 This title, and the amendments made by this title,

3 shall take effect on October 1, 1994.

4 TITLE III—LOW-INCOME HOME

5 ENERGY ASSISTANCE AMEND6 MENTS

7 SECTION 301. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCES.

8 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the

9 ‘‘Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Amendments of

10 1994’’.

11 (b) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise expressly

12 provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal

13 is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of,

14 a section or other provision, the reference shall be consid15 ered to be made to a section or other provision of the Low16 Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C.

17 8621 et seq.).

18 SEC. 302. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

19 Section 2602(a) (42 U.S.C. 8621(a)) is amended to

20 read as follows:

21 ‘‘(a) In order to assist low-income households, par22 ticularly those that pay a high proportion of their income

23 for home energy, both in meeting their immediate home

24 energy needs, and in attaining the capacity to meet such

25 needs independently in the future, the Secretary of Health
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1 and Human Services may make grants to States for pro2 grams and activities consistent with this title.’’.

3 SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

4 (a) AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED.—Section 2602 (42

5 U.S.C. 8621) is amended—

6 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘this title’’

7 and all that follows through the end of the first sen8 tence and inserting ‘‘this title, $2,000,000,000 for

9 fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be nec10 essary for each of fiscal years 1996 through 1999.’’;

11 and

12 (2) in the last sentence of subsection (c)—

13 (A) by striking ‘‘July 1’’ and inserting

14 ‘‘October 1’’; and

15 (B) by striking ‘‘for which’’ and inserting

16 ‘‘following the year in which’’.

17 (b) INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR LEVERAGING NON18 FEDERAL SOURCES.—Subsection (d) of section 2602 (42

19 U.S.C. 8621(d)) is amended to read as follows:

20 ‘‘(d) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry

21 out section 2607A, $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal

22 years 1995 and 1996, and such sums as may be necessary

23 for each of the fiscal years 1997 through 1999.’’.
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1 SEC. 304. EMERGENCY FUNDS.

2 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section

3 2602 (42 U.S.C. 8621), as amended by section 303, is

4 amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

5 ‘‘(e) There is authorized to be appropriated in each

6 fiscal year for payments under this title, in addition to

7 amounts appropriated for distribution to all the States in

8 accordance with section 2604 (other than subsection (g)),

9 $600,000,000 to meet the additional home energy assist10 ance needs of one or more States arising from a natural

11 disaster or other emergency. Funds appropriated pursuant

12 to this subsection are hereby designated to be emergency

13 requirements pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Bal14 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,

15 except that such funds shall be made available only after

16 the submission to Congress of a formal budget request by

17 the President (for all or a part of the appropriation pursu18 ant to this subsection) that includes a designation of the

19 amount requested as an emergency requirement as defined

20 in such Act.’’.

21 (b) HOME ENERGY.—Section 2603 (42 U.S.C.

22 8622(3)) is amended—

23 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3),

24 (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (2), (4), (5),

25 (6), (7), (8), and (9), respectively;
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1 (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so re2 designated, the following:

3 ‘‘(1) The term ‘energy burden’ means the ex4 penditures of the household for home energy divided

5 by the income of the household.’’; and

6 (3) by inserting before paragraph (4), as so re7 designated, the following:

8 ‘‘(3) The term ‘highest home energy needs’

9 means the home energy requirements of a household

10 determined by taking into account both the energy

11 burden of such household and the unique situation

12 of such household that results from having members

13 of vulnerable populations, including very young chil14 dren and the frail older individuals.’’.

15 (c) ALLOTMENT OF EMERGENCY FUNDS.—Section

16 2604 (42 U.S.C. 8623) is amended by adding at the end

17 thereof the following:

18 ‘‘(g) Notwithstanding subsections (a) through (f), the

19 Secretary may allot amounts appropriated pursuant to

20 section 2602(e) to one or more than one State. In deter21 mining to which State or States additional funds may be

22 allotted, the Secretary shall take into account the extent

23 to which a State was affected by the emergency or disas24 ter, the availability to an affected State of other resources

25 under this or any other program, and such other factors
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1 as the Secretary determines relevant. The Secretary shall

2 notify Congress of the proposed allotment pursuant to this

3 subsection before releasing the allotted funds.’’.

4 SEC. 305. AUTHORIZED USES OF FUNDS.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 2605(b)

6 (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:

7 ‘‘(1) use the funds available under this title

8 to—

9 ‘‘(A) conduct outreach activities and pro10 vide assistance to low income households in

11 meeting their home energy costs, particularly

12 those that pay a high proportion of household

13 income for home energy, consistent with para14 graph (5);

15 ‘‘(B) intervene in energy crisis situations;

16 ‘‘(C) provide low-cost residential weather17 ization and other cost-effective energy-related

18 home repair; and

19 ‘‘(D) plan, develop, and administer the

20 State’s program under this title including

21 leveraging programs,

22 and the State agrees not to use such funds for any

23 purposes other than those specified in this title;’’.
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1 (b) ENCOURAGED REDUCED HOME ENERGY

2 NEEDS.—Section 2605(b) (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)) is amend3 ed—

4 (1) in paragraph (9)(B), by inserting before the

5 semicolon the following: ‘‘(except for the costs of the

6 activities described in paragraph (16))’’;

7 (2) in paragraph (15), by striking the period

8 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

9 (3) by inserting after paragraph (15) the fol10 lowing:

11 ‘‘(16) subject the use of such funds to the re12 quirements of paragraph (9)(A) if it uses such funds

13 to provide services that encourage and enable house14 holds to reduce their home energy needs and thereby

15 the need for energy assistance, including needs as16 sessments, counseling, and assistance with energy

17 vendors.’’.

18 SEC. 306. TARGETING OF ASSISTANCE TO HOUSEHOLDS

19 WITH HIGH HOME ENERGY BURDENS.

20 (a) HOUSEHOLD INCOME.—Section 2605(b)(2)(B)

21 (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(2)(B)) is amended by striking the

22 matter following clause (ii) and inserting the following:

23 ‘‘except that a State may not exclude a house24 hold from eligibility in a fiscal year solely on

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1 less than 110 percent of the poverty level for

2 such State, but the State may give priority to

3 those households with the highest home energy

4 costs or needs in relation to household in5 come;’’.

6 (b) OUTREACH ACTIVITIES.—Section 2605(b)(3) (42

7 U.S.C. 8624(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘are made

8 aware’’ and inserting ‘‘and households with high home en9 ergy burdens, are made aware’’.

10 (c) ASSISTANCE LEVELS.—Section 2605(b)(5) (42

11 U.S.C. 8624(b)(5)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or needs’’

12 after ‘‘highest energy costs’’.

13 (d) STATE PLAN.—Section 2605(c)(1) (42 U.S.C.

14 8624(c)(1)) is amended—

15 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and

16 (F) as subparagraphs (F) and (H), respectively; and

17 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol18 lowing:

19 ‘‘(E) describes any steps that will be taken (in

20 addition to those necessary to carry out the assur21 ance contained in paragraph (5) of subsection (b))

22 to target assistance to households with high home

23 energy burdens;’’.

24 SEC. 307. CLARIFICATION OF AUDIT REQUIREMENT.

25 Section 2605 (42 U.S.C. 8624) is amended—
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1 (1) in subsection (b)(10), by striking ‘‘and pro2 vide that’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘and

3 provide that the State will comply with chapter 75

4 of title 31, United States Code (commonly known as

5 the ‘Single Audit Act’);’’; and

6 (2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘at least every

7 two years’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘in ac8 cordance with chapter 75 of title 31, United States

9 Code.’’.

10 SEC. 308. USE OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WEATHERIZA11 TION RULES TO ACHIEVE PROGRAM CON12 SISTENCY.

13 Section 2605(c)(1)(D) (42 U.S.C. 8624(c)(1)(D)) is

14 amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end

15 thereof the following: ‘‘, including any steps the State will

16 take to address the weatherization and energy-related

17 home repair needs of households that have high home en18 ergy burdens, and describes any rules promulgated by the

19 Department of Energy for administration of its Low In20 come Weatherization Assistance Program which the State,

21 to the extent permitted by the Secretary to increase con22 sistency between federally assisted programs, will follow

23 regarding the use of funds provided under this title by

24 the State for such weatherization and energy-related home

25 repairs and improvements’’.
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1 SEC. 309. MATTERS TO BE DESCRIBED IN ANNUAL APPLI2 CATION.

3 Section 2605(c)(1) (42 U.S.C. 8624(c)(1)) is amend4 ed—

5 (1) in subparagraph (F) (as so redesignated by

6 section 306(d) of this Act)—

7 (A) by striking ‘‘and (13)’’ and inserting

8 ‘‘(13), and (15)’’; and

9 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end thereof;

10 and

11 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (F) (as so

12 redesignated by section 306(d) of this Act), the fol13 lowing:

14 ‘‘(G) states, with respect to the 12-month pe15 riod specified by the Secretary, the number and in16 come levels of households which apply and the num17 ber which are assisted with funds provided under

18 this title, and the number of households so assisted

19 with—

20 ‘‘(i) one or more members who has at21 tained 60 years of age;

22 ‘‘(ii) one or more members who were dis23 abled; and

24 ‘‘(iii) one or more young children; and’’.

25 SEC. 310. REPORT OF FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR OBLIGATION.

26 Section 2607(a) (42 U.S.C. 8628(a)) is amended—
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1 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after the subsection des2 ignation; and

3 (2) by adding at the end thereof the following:

4 ‘‘(2) Each State shall notify the Secretary, not later

5 than 2 months prior to the close of a fiscal year, of the

6 amount (if any) of its allotment for such year that will

7 not be obligated in such year, and, if such State elects

8 to submit a request described in subsection (b)(2), such

9 State shall submit such request at the same time. The Sec10 retary shall make no payment under paragraph (1) to a

11 State for a fiscal year unless the State has complied with

12 this paragraph with respect to the prior fiscal year.’’.

13 SEC. 311. MISCELLANEOUS AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—

15 (1) TREATMENT OF HOUSEHOLDS.—Section

16 2605(b)(7)(D) (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(7)(D)) is amend17 ed to read as follows:

18 ‘‘(D) ensure that the provision of vendored

19 payments remains at the option of the State in

20 consultation with local grantees and may be

21 contingent on vendors taking appropriate meas22 ures to alleviate the energy burdens of eligible

23 households, including providing for compacts

24 between suppliers and individuals eligible for

25 benefits under this title that seek to reduce
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1 home energy costs, minimize the risks of home

2 energy crisis, and encourage regular payments

3 by individuals receiving financial assistance for

4 home energy costs;’’.

5 (2) INCENTIVE PROGRAM.—Section 2607A(e)

6 (42 U.S.C. 8626a(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘July

7 31, of each year’’ and inserting ‘‘2 months after the

8 close of the fiscal year during which the State pro9 vided leveraged resources to eligible households, as

10 described in subsection (b)’’.

11 (3) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—

12 Section 2609A(a) is amended by striking

13 ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$250,000’’.

14 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—

15 (1) Section 2602 (42 U.S.C. 8621) is amend16 ed—

17 (A) in subsection (b)—

18 (i) by inserting ‘‘(other than section

19 2607A)’’ after ‘‘to carry out the provisions

20 of this title’’; and

21 (ii) by striking the second period at

22 the end thereof; and

23 (B) in subsection (c)(1) by striking ‘‘Act’’

24 and inserting ‘‘title’’.
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1 (2) Section 2603(2) (42 U.S.C. 8622(2)) is

2 amended—

3 (A) by striking ‘‘(2) the’’ and inserting

4 ‘‘(2) The’’; and

5 (B) by striking the semicolon at the end

6 thereof and inserting a period.

7 (3) Section 2604 (42 U.S.C. 8223) is amend8 ed—

9 (A) in subsection (b)(1) by inserting ‘‘of

10 the United States’’ after ‘‘Virgin Islands’’; and

11 (B) in subsection (c)(3)(ii) by striking ‘‘ap12 plication’’ and inserting ‘‘applications’’.

13 (4) The sentence that immediately precedes

14 paragraph (15) of section 2605(b) (42 U.S.C.

15 8624(b)) is transferred so as to appear as a flush

16 sentence immediately after paragraph (16).

17 (5) Section 2605(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(3))

18 is amended by striking ‘‘handicapped’’ and inserting

19 ‘‘disabled’’.

20 (6) Section 2607A(c)(2) (42 U.S.C.

21 8626a(c)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘.0008 per22 cent’’ and inserting ‘‘0.08 percent’’.

23 (7) Section 2610(a) (42 U.S.C. 8629(a)) is

24 amended—
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1 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking the semi2 colon after ‘‘used’’ and inserting a semicolon

3 after ‘‘title’’; and

4 (B) in paragraph (5)—

5 (i) by striking ‘‘handicapped’’ and in6 serting ‘‘disabled’’; and

7 (ii) by inserting before the semicolon

8 at the end thereof ‘‘or include young chil9 dren’’.

10 SEC. 312. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING APPRO11 PRIATIONS FOR LIHEAP.

12 (a) FINDINGS.—(1) Seventy-seven percent of the over

13 25 million households that were eligible for the Low-In14 come Home Energy Assistance Program (hereinafter re15 ferred to as ‘‘LIHEAP’’) in fiscal year 1992 did not re16 ceive assistance due to a lack of funds.

17 (2) Recent economic distress has caused significant

18 unemployment, which has resulted in a greater need for

19 energy assistance than ever before.

20 (3) More than 66 percent of LIHEAP household re21 cipients have an annual income that is below the poverty

22 level.

23 (4) Forty-three percent of all LIHEAP eligible house24 holds include children.
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1 (5) LIHEAP eligible households with children spend

2 approximately 16 percent of their annual incomes on home

3 energy costs, which is more than 4 times greater than that

4 paid by the average household in the United States, and

5 far beyond their means.

6 (6) Approximately 40 percent of LIHEAP household

7 recipients are comprised of elderly or disabled persons.

8 (7) LIHEAP is an essential, long-term Federal pro9 gram that is crucial to the well-being of impoverished

10 American families and their children.

11 (8) Congress appropriated $1,475,000,000 for

12 LIHEAP for fiscal year 1995.

13 (9) The Department of Energy predicts that the costs

14 of residential fuels will increase at a pace greater than

15 inflation.

16 (b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of

17 the Congress that—

18 (1) the maintenance of LIHEAP should be a

19 high priority in order to enable the working poor,

20 the disabled, and the low-income elderly, who all de21 pend on LIHEAP, to meet their energy costs and

22 needs;

23 (2) all appropriations made for LIHEAP for

24 fiscal year 1995 should be expended; and
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1 (3) expenditures for LIHEAP for fiscal year

2 1996 should ensure the provision of services at or

3 above the level provided in fiscal year 1995.

4 SEC. 313. EFFECTIVE DATE.

5 The amendments and repeals made by this title shall

6 become effective on October 1, 1994.

7 TITLE IV—COMMUNITY-BASED

8 FAMILY RESOURCE PROGRAMS

9 SEC. 401. COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY RESOURCE PRO10 GRAMS.

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 933 of the Claude Pepper

12 Young Americans Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12339) is

13 amended to read as follows:

14 ‘‘SEC. 933. COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY RESOURCE PRO15 GRAMS.

16 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to

17 promote a systemic approach to prevention through the

18 promotion of innovative funding mechanisms for networks

19 of comprehensive family resource services provided

20 through collaborative approaches, including public-private

21 partnerships.

22 ‘‘(b) AUTHORITY.—The Commissioner shall make

23 grants to States on a formula basis for the purpose of—

24 ‘‘(1) establishing and expanding statewide net25 works of community-based family resource pro-
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1 grams, including funds for the initial costs of provid2 ing specific family resource services, that ensure

3 family involvement in the design and operation of

4 family resource programs which are responsive to

5 the unique and diverse strengths of children and

6 families;

7 ‘‘(2) promoting child abuse and neglect preven8 tion activities;

9 ‘‘(3) promoting the establishment and operation

10 of State trust funds or other mechanisms for inte11 grating child and family services funding streams in

12 order to provide flexible funding for the development

13 of community-based family resource programs;

14 ‘‘(4) establishing or expanding community15 based collaboration to foster the development of a

16 continuum of preventive services for children and

17 families, which are family-centered and culturally18 relevant; and

19 ‘‘(5) encouraging public and private partner20 ships in the establishment and expansion of family

21 resource programs.

22 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS.—A State is eligible

23 for a grant under this section for any fiscal year if—

24 ‘‘(1) such State has established or maintained

25 in the previous fiscal year—
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1 ‘‘(A) a trust fund, including appropriations

2 for such fund; or

3 ‘‘(B) any other mechanism that pools

4 State, Federal, and private funds for integrat5 ing child and family service resources; and

6 ‘‘(2) such trust fund or other funding mecha7 nism includes (in whole or in part) provisions mak8 ing funding available specifically for a broad range

9 of child abuse and neglect prevention activities and

10 family resource programs.

11 ‘‘(d) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts appropriated for

13 a fiscal year to provide grants under this section

14 shall be allotted, among eligible States in each fiscal

15 year so that—

16 ‘‘(A) 50 percent of the total amount appro17 priated for such fiscal year is allotted among

18 each State based on the number of children

19 under the age of 18 residing in each State, ex20 cept that each State shall receive not less than

21 $100,000; and

22 ‘‘(B) the remaining 50 percent of the total

23 amount appropriated for such fiscal year is al24 lotted in an amount equal to 25 percent of the

25 total amount allocated by each such State to
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1 the State’s trust fund or other mechanism for

2 integrating family resource services in the fiscal

3 year prior to the fiscal year for which the allot4 ment is being determined.

5 ‘‘(e) EXISTING GRANTS.—A State that has a grant

6 in effect on the date of enactment of this section under

7 the Family Resource and Support Program or the Tem8 porary Child Care and Crisis Nurseries Program shall

9 continue to receive funds under such Programs, subject

10 to the original terms under which such funds were grant11 ed, through the end of the applicable grant cycle.

12 ‘‘(f) APPLICATION.—No grant may be made to any

13 eligible State under this section unless an application is

14 prepared and submitted to the Secretary at such time, in

15 such manner, and containing or accompanied by such in16 formation as the Commissioner determines to be essential

17 to carry out the purposes and provisions of this section,

18 including—

19 ‘‘(1) a description of the agency designated by

20 the Chief Executive Officer of the State to admin21 ister the funds provided under this section and as22 sume responsibility for implementation and oversight

23 of the family resource programs and other child

24 abuse and neglect prevention activities, and an as25 surance that the agency so designated—
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1 ‘‘(A) is the trust fund advisory board or an

2 existing quasi-public organization with inter3 disciplinary governance that pools State, Fed4 eral, and private funds for family resource pro5 grams or integrating child and family service

6 resources; or

7 ‘‘(B) with respect to a State without a

8 trust fund mechanism or quasi-public organiza9 tion that meets the requirements of subpara10 graph (A), is an existing State agency, or other

11 public, quasi-public, or nonprofit private agency

12 responsible for the development and implemen13 tation of a statewide network of community14 based family resource programs;

15 ‘‘(2) assurances that the agency designated

16 under paragraph (1) can demonstrate the capacity

17 to fulfill the purposes described in subsection (a),

18 and shall have—

19 ‘‘(A) a demonstrated ability to work with

20 other State and community-based agencies, to

21 provide training and technical assistance; and

22 ‘‘(B) a commitment to parental participa23 tion in the design and implementation of family

24 resource programs;
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1 ‘‘(3) an assurance that the State has an inter2 agency process coordinated by the agency designated

3 in paragraph (1) for effective program development

4 that—

5 ‘‘(A) does not duplicate existing processes

6 for developing collaborative efforts to better

7 serve children and families;

8 ‘‘(B) provides a written plan for the estab9 lishment of a network of family resource pro10 grams publicly available; and

11 ‘‘(C) involves appropriate personnel in the

12 process, including—

13 ‘‘(i) parents and prospective partici14 pants in family resource programs, includ15 ing respite care programs;

16 ‘‘(ii) staff of existing programs provid17 ing family resource services, including staff

18 of Head Start programs and community

19 action agencies that provide such services;

20 ‘‘(iii) representatives of State and

21 local government such as social service,

22 health, mental health, education, employ23 ment, economic development agencies, and

24 organizations providing community services

25 activities;
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1 ‘‘(iv) representatives of the business

2 community;

3 ‘‘(v) representatives of general pur4 pose local governments;

5 ‘‘(vi) representatives of groups with

6 expertise in child abuse prevention, includ7 ing respite and crisis care;

8 ‘‘(vii) representatives of local commu9 nities in which family resource programs

10 are likely to be located; and

11 ‘‘(viii) other individuals with expertise

12 in the services that the family resource and

13 support programs of the State intend to

14 offer;

15 ‘‘(4) a description of the current family re16 source programs operating in the State, the current

17 unmet need for the services provided under such

18 programs, including the need for building increased

19 capacity to provide specific family resource services,

20 including respite care, and the intended scope of the

21 State family resource program, the population to be

22 served, the manner in which the program will be op23 erated, and the manner in which such program will

24 relate to other community services and public agen25 cies;
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1 ‘‘(5) evidence that Federal assistance received

2 under this section—

3 ‘‘(A) has been supplemented with non4 Federal public and private assistance, including

5 a description of the projected level of financial

6 commitment by the State to develop a family

7 resource program; and

8 ‘‘(B) will be used to supplement and not

9 supplant other State and local public funds ex10 pended for family resource programs;

11 ‘‘(6) a description of the core services, as re12 quired by this section, and other support services to

13 be provided by the program and the manner in

14 which such services will be provided, including the

15 extent to which either family resources, centers,

16 home visiting, or community collaboratives will be

17 used;

18 ‘‘(7) a description of any public information ac19 tivities the agency designated in paragraph (1) will

20 undertake for the purpose of promoting family sta21 bility and preventing child abuse and neglect, includ22 ing child sexual abuse;

23 ‘‘(8) an assurance that the State will provide

24 funds for the initial startup costs associated with

25 specific family resource services, including respite
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1 services, and a description of the services to be fund2 ed;

3 ‘‘(9) assurances that the State program will

4 maintain cultural diversity;

5 ‘‘(10) a description of the guidelines for requir6 ing parental involvement in State and local program

7 development, policy design, and governance and the

8 process for assessing and demonstrating that paren9 tal involvement in program development, operation,

10 and governance occurs;

11 ‘‘(11) a description of the State and commu12 nity-based interagency planning processes to be uti13 lized to develop and implement family resource pro14 grams;

15 ‘‘(12) a description of the criteria that the

16 State will utilize for awarding grants for local pro17 grams so that they meet the requirements of sub18 section (g);

19 ‘‘(13) a plan for providing training, technical

20 assistance, and other assistance to local communities

21 in program development;

22 ‘‘(14) a description of the methods to be uti23 lized to evaluate the implementation and effective24 ness of the family resource programs within the

25 State;
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1 ‘‘(15) a description of proposed actions by the

2 State that will reduce practical and regulatory bar3 riers to the provision of comprehensive services to

4 families, including family resource programs; and

5 ‘‘(16) an assurance that the State will provide

6 the Secretary with reports, at such time and con7 taining such information as the Secretary may re8 quire.

9 ‘‘(g) LOCAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State that receives a

11 grant under this section shall use amounts received

12 under such grant to establish local family resource

13 programs that—

14 ‘‘(A) undertake a community-based needs

15 assessment and program planning process

16 which involves parents, and local public and

17 nonprofit agencies (including those responsible

18 for providing health, education, employment

19 training, Head Start and other early childhood,

20 child welfare, and social services);

21 ‘‘(B) develop a strategy to provide com22 prehensive services to families to meet identified

23 needs through collaboration, including public24 private partnerships;
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1 ‘‘(C) identify appropriate community-based

2 organizations to administer such programs lo3 cally;

4 ‘‘(D) provide core services, and other serv5 ices directly or through contracts or agreements

6 with other local agencies; and

7 ‘‘(E) involve parents in the development,

8 operation, and governance of the program.

9 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding local grants

10 under this section, a State shall give priority to pro11 grams serving low-income communities and pro12 grams serving young parents or parents with young

13 children and shall ensure that such grants are equi14 tably distributed among urban and rural areas.

15 ‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section:

16 ‘‘(1) COMMUNITY REFERRAL SERVICES.—The

17 term ‘community referral services’ means services to

18 assist families in obtaining community resources, in19 cluding respite services, health and mental health

20 services, employability development and job training

21 and other social services.

22 ‘‘(2) FAMILY RESOURCE PROGRAM.—The term

23 ‘family resource program’ means a program that of24 fers community-based services that provide sustained

25 assistance to families at various stages in their de-
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1 velopment. Such services shall promote parental

2 competencies and behaviors that will lead to the

3 healthy and positive personal development of parents

4 and children through—

5 ‘‘(A) the provision of assistance to build

6 family skills and assist parents in improving

7 their capacities to be supportive and nurturing

8 parents;

9 ‘‘(B) the provision of assistance to families

10 to enable such families to use other formal and

11 informal resources and opportunities for assist12 ance that are available within the communities

13 of such families; and

14 ‘‘(C) the creation of supportive networks to

15 enhance the childbearing capacity of parents

16 and assist in compensating for the increased so17 cial isolation and vulnerability of families.

18 ‘‘(3) FAMILY RESOURCE SERVICES.—The term

19 ‘family resource services’ means—

20 ‘‘(A) core services that must be provided

21 directly by the family resource program under

22 this section, including—

23 ‘‘(i) education and support services

24 provided to assist parents in acquiring

25 parenting skills, learning about child devel-
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1 opment, and responding appropriately to

2 the behavior of their children;

3 ‘‘(ii) early developmental screening of

4 children to assess the needs of such chil5 dren and to identify the types of support

6 to be provided;

7 ‘‘(iii) outreach services;

8 ‘‘(iv) community referral services; and

9 ‘‘(v) follow-up services; and

10 ‘‘(B) other services, which may be provided

11 either directly or through referral, including—

12 ‘‘(i) early care and education (such as

13 child care and Head Start);

14 ‘‘(ii) respite care;

15 ‘‘(iii) job readiness and counseling

16 services (including skill training);

17 ‘‘(iv) education and literacy services;

18 ‘‘(v) nutritional education;

19 ‘‘(vi) life management skills training;

20 ‘‘(vii) peer counseling and crisis inter21 vention, and family violence counseling

22 services;

23 ‘‘(viii) referral for health (including

24 prenatal care) and mental health services;

25 and
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1 ‘‘(ix) substance abuse treatment.

2 ‘‘(4) INTERDISCIPLINARY GOVERNANCE.—The

3 term ‘interdisciplinary governance’ includes govern4 ance by representatives from communities and rep5 resentatives from existing health, mental health,

6 education, employment and training, child welfare,

7 and other agencies within the State.’’.

8 ‘‘(5) RESPITE SERVICES.—The term ‘respite

9 services’ means short-term care services provided in

10 the temporary absence of the regular caregiver (par11 ent, other relative, foster parent, adoptive parent,

12 guardian) to children who meet one or more of the

13 following categories:

14 ‘‘(A) The children are in danger of abuse

15 or neglect.

16 ‘‘(B) The children have experienced abuse

17 or neglect.

18 ‘‘(C) The children have disabilities, or

19 chronic or terminal illnesses.

20 Services provided within or outside the child’s home

21 shall be short-term care, ranging from a few hours

22 to a few weeks of time, per year, and be intended

23 to enable the family to stay together and to keep the

24 child living in the child’s home and community.’’.
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1 (b) DEFINITION.—Section 926(7) of such Act (42

2 U.S.C. 12332(7)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, and other

3 caretakers’’ after ‘‘parents’’.

4 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section

5 934 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12340) is amended—

6 (1) in paragraph (1) of subsection (a), to read

7 as follows:

8 ‘‘(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to

9 carry out section 931 such sums as may be nec10 essary for each of the fiscal years 1995 through

11 1998.’’; and

12 (2) in subsection (d), to read as follows:

13 ‘‘(h) COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY RESOURCE PRO14 GRAMS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry

15 out section 933, $75,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and

16 such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years

17 1996 through 1998.’’.

18 (d) REPEAL OF EXISTING PROGRAMS.—

19 (1) COMMUNITY-BASED CHILD ABUSE AND NE20 GLECT PREVENTION GRANTS.—Title II of the Child

21 Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C.

22 5116 et seq.) is repealed effective October 1, 1995.

23 (2) EMERGENCY CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION

24 SERVICES GRANTS.—Sec. 107A of the Child Abuse
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1 Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a–1)

2 is repealed effective October 1, 1995.

3 (3) TEMPORARY CHILD CARE AND CRISIS NURS4 ERIES.—The Temporary Child Care for Children

5 with Disabilities and Crisis Nurseries Act of 1986

6 (42 U.S.C. 5117 et seq.) is repealed effective Octo7 ber 1, 1995.

8 SEC. 402. FEDERAL COUNCIL ON CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND

9 FAMILIES.

10 Section 918 of the Claude Pepper Young Americans

11 Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12314) is amended—

12 (1) in subsection (k)—

13 (A) in paragraph (3), by striking out

14 ‘‘and’’ at the end thereof;

15 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking out the

16 period and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon;

17 and

18 (C) by adding at the end thereof the fol19 lowing:

20 ‘‘(6) identify program regulations, practices,

21 and eligibility requirements that impede coordination

22 and collaboration and make recommendations for

23 their modifications or elimination; and

24 ‘‘(7) develop recommendations for creating

25 jointly funded programs, unified assessments, eligi-
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1 bility, and application procedures, and confidentiality

2 protections that facilitate information sharing.’’;

3 (2) in subsection (o), by striking ‘‘1991 through

4 1994’’ and inserting ‘‘1995 through 1998’’; and

5 (3) in subsection (p), by striking ‘‘1995’’ and

6 inserting ‘‘1998’’.

7 SEC. 403. FAMILY RESOURCE ACT.

8 (a) NATIONAL CENTER.—Section 958(b)(3) of the

9 Claude Pepper Young Americans Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.

10 12353(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘model’’.

11 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section

12 960 of the Claude Pepper Young Americans Act of 1990

13 (42 U.S.C. 12355) is amended—

14 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘$2,300,000’’

15 and all that follows through the end thereof and in16 serting ‘‘$2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years

17 1995 through 1998.’’; and

18 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘$700,000’’

19 and all that follows through the end thereof and in20 serting ‘‘$1,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such

21 sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal

22 years 1996 through 1998.’’.

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