103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2000

AMENDMENTS
In the House of Representatives, U. S.

April 28, 1994.

Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 2000) entitled ‘‘An Act 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’’,

do pass with the following

AMENDMENTS:

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the

3 ‘‘Human Services Amendments of 1994’’.

4 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this

5 Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

TITLE I—HEAD START PROGRAMS

Sec. 101. Short title; references in title.

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.
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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. Study of full-day and full-year Head Start programs.

Sec. 123. State dependent care development programs.

Sec. 124. Reauthorization of Child Development Associate Scholarship Assistance

Act of 1985.

Sec. 125. Technical and conforming amendments.

Sec. 126. 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.

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. Residential energy assistance challenge option (R.E.A.Ch.).

Sec. 313. Sense of the Congress regarding appropriations for LIHEAP.

Sec. 314. Effective date.

TITLE IV—COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY RESOURCE PROGRAMS

Sec. 401. Short title.

Sec. 402. Community-based family support and family resource programs.

Sec. 403. Federal Council on Children, Youth, and Families.

Sec. 404. Family Resource Act.

1 TITLE I—HEAD START

2 PROGRAMS

3 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN TITLE.

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

5 ‘‘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 of,

4 a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered

5 to be made to a section or other provision of the Head Start

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

7 SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.

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

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

10 (2) by adding after paragraph (11) the follow11 ing:

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

13 services and activities that include interactive literacy

14 activities between parents and their children, training

15 for parents on techniques for being the primary teach16 er of their children and full partners in the education

17 of their children, parent literacy training (including

18 training in English as a second language), and early

19 childhood education.

20 ‘‘(13) The term ‘Indian tribe’ means any tribe,

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

22 community of Indians, including any Native village

23 described in section 3(c) of the Alaska Native Claims

24 Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(c)) or established

25 pursuant to such Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), that
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1 is recognized as eligible for the special programs and

2 services provided by the United States to Indians be3 cause of their status as Indians.’’;

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

5 (9), (10), (11), (12), and (13) as paragraphs (7), (8),

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

7 (4)(A) by transferring paragraph (4), as so re8 designated, and inserting the paragraph after para9 graph (3);

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

11 so redesignated, and inserting the paragraphs after

12 paragraph (4), as so redesignated;

13 (C) by transferring paragraph (10), as so redes14 ignated, and inserting the paragraph after paragraph

15 (9), as so redesignated;

16 (D) by inserting after paragraph (10), as so re17 designated, the following:

18 ‘‘(11) The term ‘local educational agency’ has the

19 meaning given such term in the Elementary and Sec20 ondary Education Act of 1965.

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

22 means a Head Start program that serves families

23 who are engaged in agricultural work and who have

24 changed their residence from one geographical loca25 tion to another in the preceding 2-year period.’’; and
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1 (E) by adding at the end the following:

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

3 the meaning given such term in the Elementary and

4 Secondary Education Act of 1965.’’.

5 SEC. 103. SERVICES.

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

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

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

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

10 SEC. 104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

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

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

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

15 1998.’’; and

16 (2) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and in17 serting the following:

18 ‘‘(b) From the amount appropriated under subsection

19 (a), the Secretary shall make available—

20 ‘‘(1) $35,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1995

21 through 1998—

22 ‘‘(A) to carry out the Head Start Transi23 tion Project Act; and

24 ‘‘(B) to carry out activities authorized

25 under section 642(d); and
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1 ‘‘(2) not more than $2,000,000 for fiscal year

2 1995, and such sums as may be necessary for each of

3 the fiscal years 1996 through 1998, to carry out longi4 tudinal research under section 649(e).’’.

5 SEC. 105. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.

6 (a) ALLOCATION AND USE OF FUNDS FOR QUALITY

7 IMPROVEMENT.—Section 640(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 9835(a)(3))

8 is amended—

9 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B)

10 as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively;

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

12 through ‘‘quality improvement activities:’’ and insert13 ing the following:

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

15 specified in subparagraph (C) directed at the goals specified

16 in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall reserve, from the

17 amount (if any) by which the funds appropriated under

18 section 639(a) for a fiscal year exceed the adjusted prior

19 year appropriation, a share equal to the sum of—

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

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

22 find necessary to address a demonstrated need for

23 such activities.

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

25 year appropriation’ means, with respect to a fiscal year,
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1 the amount appropriated pursuant to section 639(a) for the

2 preceding fiscal year, adjusted to reflect the percentage

3 change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consum4 ers (issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics) during such

5 preceding fiscal year.

6 ‘‘(B) Funds reserved under this paragraph (referred to

7 in this paragraph as ‘quality improvement funds’) shall be

8 used to accomplish any or all of the following goals:

9 ‘‘(i) Ensuring that Head Start programs meet or

10 exceed performance standards pursuant to section

11 641A(a)(1)(A).

12 ‘‘(ii) Ensuring that such programs have ade13 quate qualified staff, and that such staff are furnished

14 adequate training, including developing skills in

15 working with children with non-English language

16 background, when appropriate.

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

18 are adequate to attract and retain qualified staff for

19 such programs.

20 ‘‘(iv) Using salary increases to improve staff

21 qualifications, and to assist with the implementation

22 of career development programs, for the staff of Head

23 Start programs.

24 ‘‘(v) Improving community-wide strategic plan25 ning and needs assessments for such programs.
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1 ‘‘(vi) Ensuring that the physical environments of

2 Head Start programs are conducive to providing ef3 fective program services to children and families, in4 cluding, where appropriate, services to families with

5 very young children.

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

7 quality of such programs as the Secretary may des8 ignate.

9 ‘‘(C) Quality improvement funds shall be used to carry

10 out any or all of the following activities:’’;

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

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

13 ‘‘(vii) Such other activities as the Secretary may

14 designate.’’; and

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

16 paragraph (1)—

17 (A) in clause (i)—

18 (i) in the matter preceding subclause

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

20 third fiscal years for which funds are so re21 served’’; and

22 (ii) in subclause (II), by inserting

23 ‘‘geographical areas specified in subsection

24 (a)(2)(B) and Indian and migrant Head

25 Start programs,’’ after ‘‘States,’’;
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1 (B) by striking clauses (ii) and (iii);

2 (C) in clause (iv)—

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

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

5 and inserting ‘‘Funds’’;

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

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

8 (iii) by inserting before the period at

9 the end of the first sentence, ‘‘, for expendi10 ture for activities specified in subparagraph

11 (C)’’; and

12 (iv) by striking the second sentence;

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

14 (2), (4), and (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)

15 or (4)’’; and

16 (E) by striking clause (v) and redesignating

17 clauses (iv) and (vi) as clauses (ii) and (iii), re18 spectively.

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

20 9835(a)) is amended—

21 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘through (5).’’

22 and inserting ‘‘through (4), and subject to paragraphs

23 (5) and (6).’’;

24 (2) in paragraph (2)—
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1 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking

2 ‘‘1990’’ and inserting ‘‘1994’’; and

3 (B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘(in4 cluding payments for all costs (other than com5 pensation of Federal employees) of reviews of

6 Head Start agencies and programs under section

7 641A(c), and of activities related to the develop8 ment and implementation of quality improve9 ment plans under section 641A(d)(2))’’ after

10 ‘‘Secretary’’;

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

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

13 (4)’’;

14 (4) by striking paragraph (4), and redesignating

15 paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (4) and (7),

16 respectively;

17 (5) in paragraph (4), as redesignated in para18 graph (4), by striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject

19 to section 639(b), the’’; and

20 (6) by adding after paragraph (4), as redesig21 nated in paragraph (4), the following:

22 ‘‘(5)(A) From amounts reserved and allotted pursuant

23 to paragraph (4), the Secretary shall reserve such sums as

24 may be necessary to award the collaboration grants de25 scribed in subparagraph (B).
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1 ‘‘(B) From the reserved sums, the Secretary may

2 award a collaboration grant to each State to facilitate col3 laboration between State governments and Head Start pro4 grams regarding activities carried out in the State under

5 this subchapter, and other activities carried out in, and by,

6 the State that are designed to benefit low-income children

7 and families.

8 ‘‘(C) A State that receives a grant under subparagraph

9 (B) shall—

10 ‘‘(i) appoint an individual to serve as a State li11 aison between—

12 ‘‘(I) agencies and individuals carrying out

13 Head Start programs in the State;

14 ‘‘(II) the State educational agency and local

15 educational agencies; and

16 ‘‘(III) other agencies and entities carrying

17 out programs serving low-income children and

18 families;

19 ‘‘(ii) involve the State Head Start Association in

20 the selection of the individual, and involve the asso21 ciation in determinations relating to the ongoing di22 rection of the collaboration;

23 ‘‘(iii) ensure that the individual holds a position

24 with sufficient authority and access to ensure that the
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1 collaboration described in subparagraph (B) is effec2 tive and involves a range of State agencies; and

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

4 subparagraph (B) involves coordination of Head

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

6 education, libraries, and national service activities,

7 and activities relating to children with disabilities.

8 ‘‘(D) As used in this paragraph, the term ‘low-income’,

9 used with respect to children or families, shall not be consid10 ered to refer only to children or families that meet the low11 income criteria prescribed pursuant to section 645(a)(1)(A).

12 ‘‘(6) From amounts reserved and allotted pursuant to

13 paragraphs (2) and (4), the Secretary shall use, for grants

14 for programs described in section 645A(a), a portion of the

15 combined total of such amounts equal to 3 percent for fiscal

16 year 1995, 4 percent for each of fiscal years 1996 and 1997,

17 and 5 percent for fiscal year 1998, of the amount appro18 priated pursuant to section 639(a).’’.

19 (c) CONSIDERATIONS FOR ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR

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

21 9835(g)) is amended—

22 (1) by striking ‘‘(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘(g)(1)’’; and

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

24 ‘‘(2) For the purpose of expanding Head Start pro25 grams, in allocating funds to an applicant within a State,
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1 from amounts allotted to a State pursuant to subsection

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

3 ‘‘(A) the quality of the applicant’s programs (in4 cluding Head Start and other child care or child de5 velopment programs) in existence on the date of the

6 allocation, including, in the case of Head Start pro7 grams in existence on the date of the allocation, the

8 extent to which such programs meet or exceed per9 formance standards and other requirements under

10 this subchapter;

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

12 (including, in the case of Head Start programs in ex13 istence on the date of the allocation, whether the ap14 plicant accomplished any prior expansions in an ef15 fective and timely manner);

16 ‘‘(C) the extent to which the applicant has un17 dertaken community-wide strategic planning and

18 needs assessments involving other community organi19 zations serving children and families (including orga20 nizations serving families in whose homes English is

21 not the language customarily spoken) and involving

22 consultation with the State agency that administers

23 early childhood development and education programs;

24 ‘‘(D) the extent to which the applicant has iden25 tified a need to provide full-working-day or full cal-
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1 endar year services based on a family and community

2 needs assessment consistent with the preceding para3 graph;

4 ‘‘(E) the numbers of eligible children in each

5 community who are not participating in a Head

6 Start program; and

7 ‘‘(F) the concentration of low-income families in

8 each community.

9 ‘‘(3) In determining the amount of funds reserved pur10 suant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(2) to

11 be used for expanding Head Start programs under this sub12 chapter, the Secretary shall take into consideration, to the

13 extent appropriate, the factors specified in paragraph (2).’’.

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

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

16 program may’’ and inserting ‘‘Financial assistance pro17 vided under this subchapter may be used by each Head

18 Start program to’’.

19 (e) COMPENSATION; REGULATIONS; PRIORITY.—Sec20 tion 640 (42 U.S.C. 9835) is amended by adding at the

21 end the following:

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

23 under this subchapter to improve the compensation of staff

24 who provide services under this subchapter shall use the fi25 nancial assistance to improve the compensation of such
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1 staff, regardless of whether the agency has the ability to im2 prove the compensation of staff employed by the agency who

3 do not provide Head Start services.

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

5 a certain number of hours of service to be provided to chil6 dren in Head Start programs shall include such flexibility

7 as will permit Head Start agencies to satisfy such require8 ment through one or more of a variety of techniques, includ9 ing adjustments to the length of a daily session or to the

10 number of days of service.

11 ‘‘(l) With funds made available under section

12 640(a)(2) to migrant Head Start programs, the Secretary

13 shall give priority to migrant Head Start programs that

14 serve eligible children of migrant families whose work re15 quires them to relocate most frequently.’’.

16 SEC. 106. REPORT.

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

18 SEC. 107. DESIGNATION.

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

20 U.S.C. 9836(b)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘Indian res21 ervation’’ the following: ‘‘(including Indians in any area

22 designated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs as near-reserva23 tion)’’.

24 (b) DESIGNATION OF AGENCIES.—Section 641(c) (42

25 U.S.C. 9836(c)) is amended—
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1 (1) by striking paragraphs (2) through (4);

2 (2) in the first sentence—

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

4 (2))’’ before ‘‘, the Secretary shall give priority’’;

5 and

6 (B) by striking ‘‘unless’’ and all that follows

7 through the end of subparagraph (A) and insert8 ing the following: ‘‘unless the Secretary makes a

9 finding that the agency involved fails to meet

10 program, financial management, and other re11 quirements established by the Secretary.’’;

12 (3) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as para13 graph (2);

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

15 (A) by striking ‘‘except that, if’’ and insert16 ing ‘‘If’’; and

17 (B) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ and in18 serting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’;

19 (5) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding any other pro20 vision of this paragraph’’ and inserting the following:

21 ‘‘(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sub22 section’’; and

23 (6) by aligning the margins of paragraph (2), as

24 so redesignated, with the margins of paragraph (3).
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1 (c) CONSIDERATIONS IN DESIGNATING NEW HEAD

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

3 amended—

4 (1) in the first sentence, by striking all that pre5 cedes ‘‘then the Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘If no entity

6 in a community is entitled to the priority specified

7 in subsection (c),’’;

8 (2) by striking the second sentence;

9 (3) in the third sentence—

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

11 by striking ‘‘and subject to the preceding sen12 tence’’;

13 (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, in14 cluding Even Start programs,’’ after ‘‘preschool

15 programs’’; and

16 (C) in paragraph (4), to read as follows:

17 ‘‘(4) the plan of such applicant—

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

19 participating children in activities designed to

20 help such parents become full partners in the

21 education of their children;

22 ‘‘(B) to afford such parents the opportunity

23 to participate in the development, conduct, and

24 overall performance of the program at the local

25 level;
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1 ‘‘(C) to offer (directly or through referral to

2 local entities, such as public and school libraries

3 and entities carrying out Even Start programs

4 under part B of chapter 1 of title I of the Ele5 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

6 (20 U.S.C. 2741 et seq.)) to such parents—

7 ‘‘(i) family literacy services; and

8 ‘‘(ii) parenting skills training;

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

10 offer (directly or through referral to local enti11 ties) to such parents—

12 ‘‘(i) parental social self-sufficiency

13 training;

14 ‘‘(ii) substance abuse counseling;

15 ‘‘(iii) training in nonpunitive dis16 cipline techniques that are age appropriate,

17 consistent, and positive for the child;

18 ‘‘(iv) training in basic child develop19 ment;

20 ‘‘(v) assistance in developing commu21 nication skills;

22 ‘‘(vi) opportunities for parents to share

23 experiences with other parents, or

24 ‘‘(vii) any other activity designed to

25 help such parents understand the impor-
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1 tance of their involvement in the education

2 of their children and to help such parents

3 become full partners in the education of

4 their children; and

5 ‘‘(E) to provide, with respect to each par6 ticipating family, a family needs assessment that

7 includes consultation with such parents about

8 the benefits of parent involvement and about the

9 activities described in subparagraphs (C) and

10 (D) in which such parents may choose to become

11 involved (taking into consideration their specific

12 family needs, work schedules, and other respon13 sibilities);’’;

14 (4) in paragraph (7)—

15 (A) by striking ‘‘non-English language chil16 dren’’ and inserting ‘‘non-English language

17 background children and their families’’; and

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

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

20 (6) by redesignating paragraph (9) as para21 graph (8).

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

23 U.S.C. 9836) is amended—

24 (1) by striking subsection (f); and
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1 (2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection

2 (f).

3 SEC. 108. MONITORING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE.

4 The Act is amended by inserting after section 641 (42

5 U.S.C. 9836) the following:

6 ‘‘SEC. 641A. QUALITY STANDARDS; MONITORING OF HEAD

7 START AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS.

8 ‘‘(a) QUALITY STANDARDS.—

9 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARDS.—The Sec10 retary shall establish by regulation standards appli11 cable to Head Start agencies, programs, and projects

12 under this subchapter, including—

13 ‘‘(A) performance standards with respect to

14 services required to be provided, including

15 health, education, parental involvement, nutri16 tional, social, transition-to-elementary-school,

17 and other services;

18 ‘‘(B) administrative and financial manage19 ment standards, including standards that ad20 dress recordkeeping and file maintenance prac21 tices;

22 ‘‘(C) standards relating to the condition

23 and location of facilities for such agencies, pro24 grams, and projects;
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1 ‘‘(D) standards for the provision of services

2 to families with very young children; and

3 ‘‘(E) such other standards as the Secretary

4 finds to be appropriate.

5 ‘‘(2) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.—The regulations

6 promulgated under this subsection shall establish the

7 minimum levels of overall accomplishment that a

8 Head Start agency shall achieve in order to meet the

9 standards specified in paragraph (1).

10 ‘‘(3) CONSIDERATIONS IN DEVELOPING STAND11 ARDS.—In developing the regulations required under

12 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—

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

14 child development, early childhood education,

15 child health care, family services (including lin16 guistically, culturally, and developmentally ap17 propriate services to non-English language back18 ground children and their families), administra19 tion, and financial management, and with per20 sons with experience in the operation of Head

21 Start programs;

22 ‘‘(B) take into consideration—

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

24 standards in effect under this subchapter on

25 the date of enactment of this section;
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1 ‘‘(ii) changes over the period since the

2 date of enactment of this subchapter in the

3 circumstances and problems typically fac4 ing children and families served by Head

5 Start agencies;

6 ‘‘(iii) developments concerning best

7 practices with respect to child development,

8 children with disabilities, family services,

9 program administration, and financial

10 management;

11 ‘‘(iv) guidelines and standards cur12 rently in effect or under consideration that

13 promote child health services, and projected

14 needs of expanding Head Start programs;

15 ‘‘(v) changes in the population of chil16 dren who are eligible to participate in Head

17 Start programs, including the language

18 background and family structure of such

19 children; and

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

21 developments relating to, local policies and

22 activities designed to ensure that children

23 participating in Head Start programs

24 make a successful transition to public

25 schools; and
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1 ‘‘(C)(i) not later than 1 year after the date

2 of enactment of this section, review and revise as

3 necessary the performance standards in effect

4 under section 651(b) on the day before the date

5 of enactment of this section; and

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

7 performance standards will not result in the

8 elimination of or any reduction in the scope or

9 types of health, education, parental involvement,

10 nutritional, social, or other services required to

11 be provided under such standards as in effect on

12 November 2, 1978.

13 ‘‘(4) STANDARDS RELATING TO OBLIGATIONS TO

14 DELEGATE AGENCIES.—In developing standards

15 under this subsection, the Secretary shall describe the

16 obligations of a Head Start agency to an agency (re17 ferred to in this subchapter as the ‘delegate agency’)

18 to which the Head Start agency has delegated respon19 sibility for providing services under this subchapter

20 and determine whether the Head Start agency com21 plies with the standards. The Secretary shall consider

22 such compliance during the review described in sub23 section (c)(1)(A) and in determining whether to

24 renew financial assistance to the Head Start agency

25 under this subchapter.
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1 ‘‘(b) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.—

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

3 the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, in

4 consultation with representatives of Head Start agen5 cies and with experts in the fields of child develop6 ment, family services, and program management,

7 shall develop methods and procedures for measuring,

8 annually and over longer periods, the quality and ef9 fectiveness of programs operated by Head Start agen10 cies (referred to in this subchapter as ‘performance

11 measures’).

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

13 measures developed under this subsection shall be de14 signed—

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

16 by Head Start programs and, to the extent the

17 Secretary finds appropriate, administrative and

18 financial management practices of such pro19 grams;

20 ‘‘(B) to be adaptable for use in self-assess21 ment and peer review of individual Head Start

22 agencies and programs; and

23 ‘‘(C) for other program purposes as deter24 mined by the Secretary.
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1 ‘‘(3) USE OF MEASURES.—The Secretary shall

2 use the performance measures developed pursuant to

3 this subsection—

4 ‘‘(A) to identify strengths and weaknesses in

5 the operation of Head Start programs nationally

6 and by region; and

7 ‘‘(B) to identify problem areas that may re8 quire additional training and technical assist9 ance resources.

10 ‘‘(c) MONITORING OF LOCAL AGENCIES AND PRO11 GRAMS.—

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to determine wheth13 er Head Start agencies meet standards established

14 under this subchapter with respect to program, ad15 ministrative, financial management, and other re16 quirements, the Secretary shall conduct the following

17 reviews of designated Head Start agencies, and of the

18 Head Start programs operated by such agencies:

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

20 least once during each 3-year period.

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

22 agency immediately after the completion of the

23 first year such agency carries out a Head Start

24 program.
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1 ‘‘(C) Followup reviews including prompt re2 turn visits to agencies and programs that fail to

3 meet the standards.

4 ‘‘(D) Other reviews as appropriate.

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

6 shall ensure that reviews described in subparagraphs

7 (A) through (C) of paragraph (1)—

8 ‘‘(A) are performed, to the maximum extent

9 practicable, by employees of the Department of

10 Health and Human Services who are knowledge11 able about Head Start programs and the diverse

12 (including linguistic and cultural) needs of eligi13 ble children and their families; and

14 ‘‘(B) are supervised by such an employee at

15 the site of such Head Start agency.

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

17 ‘‘(1) DETERMINATION.—If the Secretary deter18 mines, on the basis of a review pursuant to subsection

19 (c), that a Head Start agency designated pursuant to

20 section 641 fails to meet the standards described in

21 subsection (b), the Secretary shall—

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

23 that shall be corrected;

24 ‘‘(B) with respect to each identified defi25 ciency, require the agency—
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1 ‘‘(i) to correct the deficiency imme2 diately; or

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

4 (taking into consideration the seriousness of

5 the deficiency and the time reasonably re6 quired to correct the deficiency), to comply

7 with the requirements of paragraph (2) con8 cerning a quality improvement plan; and

9 ‘‘(C) initiate proceedings to terminate the

10 designation of the agency unless the agency cor11 rects the deficiency.

12 ‘‘(2) QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN.—

13 ‘‘(A) AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.—In order

14 to retain a designation as a Head Start agency

15 under this subchapter, a Head Start agency that

16 is the subject of a determination described in

17 paragraph (1) (other than an agency able to cor18 rect a deficiency immediately) shall—

19 ‘‘(i) develop in a timely manner, ob20 tain the approval of the Secretary regard21 ing, and implement a quality improvement

22 plan that specifies—

23 ‘‘(I) the deficiencies to be cor24 rected;
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1 ‘‘(II) the actions to be taken to

2 correct such deficiencies; and

3 ‘‘(III) the timetable for accom4 plishment of the corrective actions

5 specified; and

6 ‘‘(ii) eliminate each deficiency identi7 fied, not later than the date for elimination

8 of such deficiency specified in such plan

9 (which shall not be later than 1 year after

10 the date the agency received notice of the de11 termination and of the specific deficiency to

12 be corrected).

13 ‘‘(B) SECRETARIAL RESPONSIBILITY.—Not

14 later than 30 days after receiving from a Head

15 Start agency a proposed quality improvement

16 plan pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Sec17 retary shall either approve such proposed plan or

18 specify the reasons why the proposed plan cannot

19 be approved.

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

21 The Secretary shall provide training and technical

22 assistance to Head Start agencies with respect to the

23 development or implementation of such quality im24 provement plans to the extent the Secretary finds such
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1 provision to be feasible and appropriate given avail2 able funding and other statutory responsibilities.

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

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

5 Secretary shall publish a summary report on the findings

6 of reviews conducted under subsection (c) and on the out7 comes of quality improvement plans implemented under

8 subsection (d), during such fiscal year.’’.

9 SEC. 109. ENHANCED PARENT INVOLVEMENT AND TRANSI10 TION COORDINATION WITH SCHOOLS.

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

12 (1) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol13 lows:

14 ‘‘(b) In order to be so designated, a Head Start agency

15 shall also—

16 ‘‘(1) establish effective procedures by which par17 ents and area residents concerned will be enabled to

18 directly participate in decisions that influence the

19 character of programs affecting their interests;

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

21 the implementation of such programs;

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

23 to enable parents and area residents to secure on their

24 own behalf available assistance from public and pri25 vate sources;
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1 ‘‘(4) seek the involvement of parents of partici2 pating children in activities designed to help such

3 parents become full partners in the education of their

4 children, and to afford such parents the opportunity

5 to participate in the development, conduct, and over6 all performance of the program at the local level;

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

8 entities, such as entities carrying out Even Start pro9 grams under part B of chapter 1 of title I of the Ele10 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20

11 U.S.C. 2741 et seq.)), to parents of participating chil12 dren, family literacy services and parenting skills

13 training;

14 ‘‘(6) at the option of such agency, offer (directly

15 or through referral to local entities), to such parents,

16 parental social self-sufficiency training, substance

17 abuse counseling, training in nonpunitive discipline

18 techniques that are age appropriate, consistent, and

19 positive for the child, training in basic child develop20 ment, assistance in developing communication skills,

21 opportunities for parents to share experiences with

22 other parents, regular in-home visitation for families

23 at risk of child abuse and neglect, or any other activ24 ity designed to help such parents become full partners

25 in the education of their children;
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1 ‘‘(7) provide, with respect to each participating

2 family, a family needs assessment that includes con3 sultation with such parents about the benefits of par4 ent involvement and about the activities described in

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

6 may choose to be involved (taking into consideration

7 their specific family needs, work schedules, and other

8 responsibilities);

9 ‘‘(8) establish procedures to seek reimbursement,

10 to the extent feasible, from other agencies for services

11 for which any such other agency is responsible, which

12 are provided to a Head Start participant by the

13 Head Start agency;

14 ‘‘(9) consider providing services to assist younger

15 siblings of children participating in its Head Start

16 program to obtain health services from other sources;

17 and

18 ‘‘(10) perform community outreach to encourage

19 individuals previously unaffiliated with Head Start

20 programs to participate in its Head Start program

21 as volunteers.’’;

22 (2) in subsection (c)—

23 (A) by striking ‘‘schools that will subse24 quently serve children in Head Start pro25 grams,’’; and
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1 (B) by inserting ‘‘, including Even Start

2 programs,’’ after ‘‘other programs’’; and

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

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

5 actions specified in this subsection, to the extent feasible and

6 appropriate in the circumstances (including the extent to

7 which such agency is able to secure the cooperation of par8 ents and schools) to enable children to maintain the devel9 opmental gains achieved in Head Start programs and to

10 build upon such gains in further schooling.

11 ‘‘(2) The Head Start agency shall take steps to coordi12 nate with the local educational agency (as defined in the

13 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) serving

14 the community involved and with schools in which children

15 participating in a Head Start program operated by such

16 agency will enroll following such program, including—

17 ‘‘(A) developing and implementing a systematic

18 procedure for transferring, with parental consent,

19 Head Start program records for each participating

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

21 ‘‘(B) establishing channels of communication be22 tween Head Start staff and their counterparts in the

23 schools (including teachers, social workers, and health

24 staff) to facilitate coordination of programs;
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1 ‘‘(C) conducting meetings involving parents, kin2 dergarten or elementary school teachers, and Head

3 Start program teachers to discuss the developmental

4 and other needs of individual children;

5 ‘‘(D) organizing and participating in joint tran6 sition-related training of school staff, Head Start

7 staff, and parents;

8 ‘‘(E) providing transportation and using facili9 ties; and

10 ‘‘(F) on the request of the local educational agen11 cy, providing noneducational services to such chil12 dren.

13 ‘‘(3) In order to promote the continued involvement of

14 parents of children who participate in Head Start pro15 grams in the education of their children upon transition

16 to school, the Head Start agency shall—

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

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

19 rights and responsibilities concerning the edu20 cation of their children; and

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

22 and work with schools in order to communicate

23 with teachers and other school personnel, to sup24 port the school work of their children, and to
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1 participate as appropriate in decisions relating

2 to the education of their children; and

3 ‘‘(B) take other actions, as appropriate and fea4 sible, to support the active involvement of such par5 ents with schools, school personnel, and school-related

6 organizations.

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

8 of Education, shall—

9 ‘‘(A) evaluate the effectiveness of the projects and

10 activities funded under the Head Start Transition

11 Project Act (42 U.S.C. 9855 et seq.);

12 ‘‘(B) disseminate to Head Start agencies infor13 mation (including information from the evaluation

14 required by subparagraph (A)) on effective policies

15 and activities relating to the transition of children

16 from Head Start programs to public schools; and

17 ‘‘(C) provide technical assistance to such agen18 cies to promote and assist such agencies to adopt and

19 implement such effective policies and activities.’’.

20 SEC. 110. FACILITIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIRE21 MENTS.

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

23 (1) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘guidelines, in24 structions,’’;

25 (2) in subsection (f)—
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1 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking

2 ‘‘640(a)(3)(A)(v)’’ and inserting

3 ‘‘640(a)(3)(C)(v)’’; and

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

5 ‘‘(3) Upon a determination by the Secretary that suit6 able facilities are not otherwise available to Indian tribes

7 to carry out Head Start programs, and that the lack of

8 suitable facilities will inhibit the operation of such pro9 grams, the Secretary, in the discretion of the Secretary,

10 may authorize the use of financial assistance, from the

11 amount reserved under section 640(a)(2)(A), to make pay12 ments for the purchase of facilities owned by such tribes.

13 The amount of such a payment for such a facility shall

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

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

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

17 Programs Branch of the Head Start Bureau of the Admin18 istration for Children and Families, the Secretary shall give

19 the same preference to individuals who are members of an

20 Indian tribe as the Secretary gives to a preference eligible,

21 as described in section 2108(3)(C) of title 5 of the United

22 States Code. The Secretary shall take such additional ac23 tions as may be necessary to promote recruitment of such

24 individuals for employment in the Administration.’’.
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1 SEC. 111. PARTICIPATION.

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

3 at the end the following:

4 ‘‘(d)(1) An Indian tribe that—

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

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

7 children in the community served by the tribe (in8 cluding a community with a near-reservation des9 ignation, as defined by the Bureau of Indian Affairs)

10 from families that meet the low-income criteria pre11 scribed under subsection (a)(1)(A); and

12 ‘‘(C) has the resources to enroll additional chil13 dren in the community who do not meet the low-in14 come criteria;

15 may enroll such additional children in a Head Start pro16 gram, in accordance with this subsection, if the program

17 predominantly serves children who meet the low-income cri18 teria.

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

20 Head Start program in accordance with such requirements

21 as the Secretary may specify by regulation promulgated

22 after consultation with Indian tribes.

23 ‘‘(3) In providing services through a Head Start pro24 gram to such children, the Indian tribe may not use funds

25 that the Secretary has determined, in accordance with sec-
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1 tion 640(g)(3), are to be used for expanding Head Start

2 programs under this subchapter.’’.

3 SEC. 112. INITIATIVE ON FAMILIES WITH INFANTS AND

4 TODDLERS.

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Act is amended by adding

6 after section 645 (42 U.S.C. 9840) the following:

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

8 TODDLERS.

9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants,

10 in accordance with this section for—

11 ‘‘(1) programs providing family-centered services

12 for low-income families with very young children de13 signed to promote the development of the children,

14 and to enable their parents to fulfill their roles as

15 parents and to move toward self-sufficiency; and

16 ‘‘(2) provision of training and technical assist17 ance to entities carrying out programs, and evalua18 tion of programs, that were supported under the Com19 prehensive Child Development Act (42 U.S.C. 9881 et

20 seq.), as in effect on the day before the date of enact21 ment of this section.

22 ‘‘(b) SCOPE AND DESIGN OF PROGRAMS.—In carrying

23 out a program described in subsection (a), an entity receiv24 ing assistance under this section shall—
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1 ‘‘(1) provide, either directly or through referral,

2 early, continuous, intensive, and comprehensive child

3 development and family support services that will en4 hance the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual

5 development of participating children;

6 ‘‘(2) ensure that the level of services provided to

7 families responds to their needs and circumstances;

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

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

10 role as parents and to help the families move toward

11 self-sufficiency (including educational and employ12 ment services as appropriate);

13 ‘‘(5) coordinate services with services provided by

14 programs in the State and programs in the commu15 nity (including transition-to-school programs and

16 linkages with programs of other agencies, including

17 local educational agencies serving families with in18 fants and toddlers) to ensure a comprehensive array

19 of services (such as health and mental health services);

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

21 Start programs in order to provide for continuity of

22 services for children and families;

23 ‘‘(7) in the case of a Head Start agency that op24 erates a program and that also provides Head Start

25 services through the age of mandatory school attend-
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1 ance, ensure that children and families participating

2 in the program receive such services through such age;

3 and

4 ‘‘(8) meet such other requirements concerning de5 sign and operation of the program described in sub6 section (a) as the Secretary may establish.

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

8 who may participate in programs described in subsection

9 (a)(1) include—

10 ‘‘(1) pregnant women; and

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

12 under age 5, in the case of children served by an en13 tity specified in subsection (e)(3));

14 who meet the income criteria specified for families in sec15 tion 645(a)(1).

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

17 to receive assistance under this section, an entity shall sub18 mit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such

19 manner, and containing such information as the Secretary

20 may require. Entities that may apply to carry out activi21 ties under this section include—

22 ‘‘(1) entities operating Head Start programs

23 under this subchapter;

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

25 enactment of this section, were operating—
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1 ‘‘(A) Parent-Child Centers receiving finan2 cial assistance under section 640(a)(4), as in ef3 fect on such date; or

4 ‘‘(B) programs receiving financial assist5 ance under the Comprehensive Child Develop6 ment Act, as in effect on such date; and

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

8 entities, capable of providing child and family serv9 ices that meet the standards for participation in pro10 grams under this subchapter and meet such other ap11 propriate requirements relating to the activities under

12 this section as the Secretary may establish.

13 ‘‘(e) TIME-LIMITED PRIORITY FOR CERTAIN ENTI14 TIES.—

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts allotted pur16 suant to paragraphs (2) and (4) of section 640(a), the

17 Secretary shall provide financial assistance in accord18 ance with paragraphs (2) through (4).

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

20 shall make financial assistance available under this

21 section for each of fiscal years 1995, 1996, and 1997

22 to any entity that—

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

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

25 Center pursuant to section 640(a)(4), as in effect
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1 on the day before the date of enactment of this

2 section, for fiscal year 1994.

3 ‘‘(3) COMPREHENSIVE CHILD DEVELOPMENT

4 CENTERS.—

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

6 a grant for fiscal year 1994 to operate a project

7 under the Comprehensive Child Development Act,

8 the Secretary—

9 ‘‘(i) shall make financial assistance

10 available under this section, in a com11 parable amount and scope to the assistance

12 provided for fiscal year 1994, for the dura13 tion of the project period specified in the

14 grant award to such entity under such Act;

15 and

16 ‘‘(ii) shall permit such entity, in car17 rying out activities assisted under this sec18 tion, to serve children from birth through

19 age 5.

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

21 a grant for fiscal year 1989 to operate a project

22 under the Comprehensive Child Development Act,

23 the Secretary shall make assistance available

24 under this section for each of fiscal years 1995,
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1 1996, and 1997 to any entity that complies with

2 subsection (b).

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

4 ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall make financial as5 sistance available under this section as necessary to

6 provide for the evaluation of, and furnishing of train7 ing and technical assistance to, programs specified in

8 paragraph (3)(A).

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

10 From the balance remaining of the portion specified in sec11 tion 640(a)(6), after making grants to the eligible entities

12 specified in subsection (e), the Secretary shall award grants

13 under this subsection on a competitive basis to applicants

14 meeting the criteria specified in subsection (d) (giving pri15 ority to entities with a record of providing early, continu16 ous, and comprehensive childhood development and family

17 services).

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

19 applicants under this section, the Secretary shall—

20 ‘‘(1) ensure an equitable national geographic dis21 tribution of the grants; and

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

23 serve communities in rural areas and to applicants

24 proposing to serve communities in urban areas.

25 ‘‘(h) SECRETARIAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—
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1 ‘‘(1) GUIDELINES.—Not later than September

2 30, 1994, the Secretary shall develop program guide3 lines concerning the content and operation of pro4 grams assisted under this section—

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

6 childhood development, experts in health, and ex7 perts in family services; and

8 ‘‘(B) taking into consideration the knowl9 edge and experience gained from other early

10 childhood programs, including programs under

11 the Comprehensive Child Development Act, and

12 from migrant Head Start programs that serve a

13 large number of infants and toddlers.

14 ‘‘(2) STANDARDS.—Not later than December 30,

15 1994, the Secretary shall develop and publish per16 formance standards for programs assisted under this

17 section, and a grant announcement based on the

18 guidelines developed under paragraph (1).

19 ‘‘(3) MONITORING, TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSIST20 ANCE, AND EVALUATION.—In order to ensure the suc21 cessful operation of programs assisted under this sec22 tion, the Secretary shall use funds from the balance

23 described in subsection (f) to monitor the operation of

24 such programs, evaluate their effectiveness, and pro-
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1 vide training and technical assistance tailored to the

2 particular needs of such programs.’’.

3 (b) CONSOLIDATION.—(1) In recognition that the Com4 prehensive Child Development Centers Act has dem5 onstrated positive results, and that its purposes and func6 tions have been consolidated into section 645A of the Head

7 Start Act, the Comprehensive Child Development Centers

8 Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 9801 note) and the Comprehensive

9 Child Development Act (42 U.S.C. 9881–9887) are repealed

10 by paragraph (2).

11 (2)(A) Part E of title II of the Augustus F. Hawkins12 Robert T. Stafford Elementary and Secondary School

13 Amendments of 1988 (Public Law 100–297; 102 Stat. 325)

14 is repealed.

15 (B) Subchapter F of chapter 8 of subtitle A of title

16 VI of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (Pub17 lic Law 97–35; 42 U.S.C. 9801 note, et seq.) is repealed.

18 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 638 of the

19 Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9833) is amended—

20 (1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘(a)’’; and

21 (2) by striking subsection (b).

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 pro7 cedures (including mediation procedures) to be used

8 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 follow20 ing:

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

23 services to the Indian tribe; and

24 ‘‘(B) the tribe would otherwise be precluded from

25 providing such services to the members of the tribe.
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1 ‘‘(2) The regulation required by this subsection shall

2 prohibit such designation of an alternative agency that in3 cludes an employee who—

4 ‘‘(A) served on the administrative staff or pro5 gram staff of the agency described in paragraph

6 (1)(A); and

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

8 ‘‘(i) relates to the performance standards or

9 financial management standards described in

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

11 ‘‘(ii) was the basis for the termination of fi12 nancial assistance described in paragraph

13 (1)(A);

14 as determined by the Secretary after providing the

15 notice and opportunity described in subsection

16 (a)(3).’’.

17 SEC. 114. GOALS AND PRIORITIES FOR TRAINING AND

18 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

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

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

21 ‘‘TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING’’;

22 (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘Head Start

23 programs, including’’ and inserting ‘‘Head Start pro24 grams, in accordance with the process, and the provi25 sions for allocating resources, set forth in subsections
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1 (b) and (c). The Secretary shall provide, either di2 rectly or through grants or other arrangements,’’;

3 (3)(A) by redesignating the final sentence of sub4 section (a), as amended by paragraph (2), as sub5 section (e);

6 (B) by transferring such subsection to the end of

7 the section; and

8 (C) by indenting such subsection and aligning

9 the margins of such subsection with the margins of

10 subsection (d);

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

12 (5) by inserting after subsection (a) the follow13 ing:

14 ‘‘(b) The process for determining the technical assist15 ance and training activities to be carried out under this

16 section shall—

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

18 agencies and programs relating to improving pro19 gram quality and to program expansion are ad20 dressed to the maximum extent feasible; and

21 ‘‘(2) incorporate mechanisms to ensure respon22 siveness to local needs, including an ongoing proce23 dure for obtaining input from the individuals and

24 agencies carrying out Head Start programs.
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1 ‘‘(c) In allocating resources for technical assistance

2 and training under this section, the Secretary shall—

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

4 correct program and management deficiencies identi5 fied through reviews pursuant to section 641A(c) (in6 cluding the provision of assistance to local programs

7 in the development of quality improvement plans

8 under section 641A(d)(2));

9 ‘‘(2) address the training and career development

10 needs of classroom staff (including instruction for

11 providing services to children with disabilities) and

12 nonclassroom staff, including home visitors and other

13 staff working directly with families, including train14 ing relating to increasing parent involvement and

15 services designed to increase family literacy and im16 prove parenting skills;

17 ‘‘(3) assist Head Start agencies and programs in

18 conducting and participating in communitywide

19 strategic planning and needs assessment;

20 ‘‘(4) assist Head Start agencies and programs in

21 developing full-working-day and full-calendar-year

22 programs and making the transition to such pro23 grams, with particular attention to involving parents

24 and programming for children throughout a longer

25 day;
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1 ‘‘(5) assist Head Start agencies in better serving

2 the needs of families with very young children;

3 ‘‘(6) assist Head Start agencies and programs in

4 the development of sound management practices, in5 cluding financial management procedures; and

6 ‘‘(7) assist in efforts to secure and maintain ade7 quate facilities for Head Start programs.’’; and

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

9 following:

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

11 demonstrated effectiveness in educational programming for

12 preschool children that includes components for parental in13 volvement, care provider training, and developmentally ap14 propriate related activities.’’.

15 SEC. 115. STAFF QUALIFICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT.

16 The Head Start Act is amended by inserting after sec17 tion 648 (42 U.S.C. 9843) the following:

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

19 ‘‘(a) CLASSROOM TEACHERS.—

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

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

22 each Head Start classroom in a center-based program

23 is assigned one teacher who has—
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1 ‘‘(A) a child development associate (CDA)

2 credential that is appropriate to the age of the

3 children being served in center-based programs;

4 ‘‘(B) a State-awarded certificate for pre5 school teachers that meets or exceeds the require6 ments for a child development associate creden7 tial;

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

9 advanced degree in early childhood education; or

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

11 childhood education with experience in teaching

12 preschool children and a State-awarded certifi13 cate to teach in a preschool program.

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

15 grant a 180-day waiver of the requirements of para16 graph (1) with respect to an individual who—

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

18 1996, by a Head Start agency as a teacher for

19 a Head Start classroom;

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

21 any credential, certificate, or degree specified in

22 subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph

23 (1); and

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

25 terms of such program not later than 180 days
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1 after beginning employment as a teacher with

2 such agency.

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

4 more than one such waiver with respect to such indi5 vidual.

6 ‘‘(b) MENTOR TEACHERS.—

7 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION; FUNCTION.—For purposes of

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

9 individual responsible for observing and assessing the

10 classroom activities of a Head Start program and

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

12 Head Start program staff and volunteers, in order to

13 improve the qualifications and training of classroom

14 staff, to maintain high quality education services,

15 and to promote career development, in Head Start

16 programs.

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

18 Start agencies in establishing positions for mentor

19 teachers, the Secretary shall—

20 ‘‘(A) provide technical assistance and train21 ing to enable Head Start agencies to establish

22 such positions;

23 ‘‘(B) give priority consideration, in provid24 ing assistance pursuant to subparagraph (A), to

25 Head Start programs that have substantial
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1 numbers of new classroom staff, that are experi2 encing difficulty in meeting applicable education

3 standards, or that lack staff able to communicate

4 in the languages of participating children and

5 their families;

6 ‘‘(C) encourage Head Start programs to

7 give priority consideration for such positions to

8 Head Start teachers at the appropriate level of

9 career advancement in such programs; and

10 ‘‘(D) promote the development of model cur11 ricula, designed to ensure the attainment of ap12 propriate competencies by individuals working,

13 or planning to work, in the field of early child14 hood development and family services.

15 ‘‘(c) FAMILY SERVICE WORKERS.—In order to im16 prove the quality and effectiveness of staff providing in17 home and other services (including needs assessment, devel18 opment of service plans, family advocacy, and coordination

19 of service delivery) to families of children participating in

20 Head Start programs, the Secretary, in coordination with

21 concerned public and private agencies and organizations

22 examining the issues of standards and training for family

23 service workers, shall—
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1 ‘‘(1) review and, as necessary, revise or develop

2 new qualification standards for Head Start staff pro3 viding such services;

4 ‘‘(2) promote the development of model curricula

5 (on subjects including parenting training and family

6 literacy) designed to ensure the attainment of appro7 priate competencies by individuals working or plan8 ning to work in the field of early childhood and fam9 ily services; and

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

11 that indicates attainment of the competencies and

12 that is accepted nationwide.

13 ‘‘(d) HEAD START FELLOWSHIPS.—

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

15 a program of fellowships, to be known as ‘Head Start

16 Fellowships’, in accordance with this subsection. The

17 Secretary may award the fellowships to individuals,

18 to be known as ‘Head Start Fellows’, who are staff in

19 local Head Start programs or other individuals work20 ing in the field of child development and family serv21 ices.

22 ‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The fellowship program estab23 lished under this subsection shall be designed to en24 hance the ability of Head Start Fellows to make sig25 nificant contributions to programs authorized under
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1 this subchapter, by providing opportunities to expand

2 their knowledge and experience through exposure to

3 activities, issues, resources, and new approaches, in

4 the field of child development and family services.

5 ‘‘(3) ASSIGNMENTS OF FELLOWS.—

6 ‘‘(A) PLACEMENT SITES.—Fellowship posi7 tions under the fellowship program may be lo8 cated (subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C))—

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

10 Health and Human Services administering

11 programs authorized under this subchapter

12 (in national or regional offices of such agen13 cies);

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

15 programs;

16 ‘‘(iii) in institutions of higher edu17 cation;

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

19 organizations concerned with services to

20 children and families; and

21 ‘‘(v) in other appropriate settings.

22 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION FOR FELLOWS OTHER

23 THAN HEAD START EMPLOYEES.—A Head Start

24 Fellow who is not an employee of a local Head

25 Start agency or program may be placed only in
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1 a fellowship position located in an agency or

2 program specified in clause (i) or (ii) of sub3 paragraph (A).

4 ‘‘(C) NO PLACEMENT IN LOBBYING ORGANI5 ZATIONS.—Head Start Fellowship positions may

6 not be located in any agency whose primary

7 purpose, or one of whose major purposes, is to

8 influence Federal, State, or local legislation.

9 ‘‘(4) SELECTION OF FELLOWS.—Head Start Fel10 lowships shall be awarded on a competitive basis to

11 individuals (other than Federal employees) selected

12 from among applicants who are working, on the date

13 of application, in local Head Start programs or oth14 erwise working in the field of child development and

15 children and family services.

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

17 be for terms of 1 year, and may be renewed for a term

18 of 1 additional year.

19 ‘‘(6) AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES.—From

20 amounts appropriated under this subchapter and al21 lotted under section 640(a)(2)(D), the Secretary is au22 thorized to make expenditures of not to exceed

23 $1,000,000 for any fiscal year, for stipends and other

24 reasonable expenses of the fellowship program.
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1 ‘‘(7) STATUS OF FELLOWS.—Except as otherwise

2 provided in this paragraph, Head Start Fellows shall

3 not be considered to be employees or otherwise in the

4 service or employment of the Federal Government.

5 Head Start Fellows shall be considered to be employ6 ees for purposes of compensation for injuries under

7 chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code. Head Start

8 Fellows assigned to positions located in agencies spec9 ified in paragraph (3)(A)(i) shall be considered em10 ployees in the executive branch of the Federal Govern11 ment for the purposes of chapter 11 of title 18, United

12 States Code, and for purposes of any administrative

13 standards of conduct applicable to the employees of

14 the agency to which they are assigned.

15 ‘‘(8) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall pro16 mulgate regulations to carry out this subsection.

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

18 after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary,

19 in consultation with appropriate public agencies, private

20 agencies, and organizations and with individuals with ex21 pertise in the field of children and family services (includ22 ing services to non-English language background children

23 and their families), shall develop model staffing plans to

24 provide guidance to local Head Start agencies and pro25 grams on the numbers, types, responsibilities, and quali-
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1 fications of staff required to operate a Head Start pro2 gram.’’.

3 SEC. 116. RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATIONS, EVALUATION.

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

5 follows:

6 ‘‘SEC. 649. RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND EVALUA7 TION.

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—

9 ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT; GENERAL PURPOSES.—The

10 Secretary shall carry out a continuing program of re11 search, demonstration, and evaluation activities, in

12 order to—

13 ‘‘(A) foster continuous improvement in the

14 quality of the Head Start programs under this

15 subchapter and in their effectiveness in enabling

16 participating children and their families to suc17 ceed in school and otherwise; and

18 ‘‘(B) use the Head Start programs to de19 velop, test, and disseminate new ideas and ap20 proaches for addressing the needs of low-income

21 preschool children (including children with dis22 abilities) and their families and communities,

23 and otherwise to further the purposes of this sub24 chapter.
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1 ‘‘(2) PLAN.—The Secretary shall develop, and

2 periodically update, a plan governing the research,

3 demonstration, and evaluation activities under this

4 section.

5 ‘‘(b) CONDUCT OF RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATION, AND

6 EVALUATION ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary, in order to con7 duct research, demonstration, and evaluation activities

8 under this section—

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

10 through grants to, or contracts or cooperative agree11 ments with, public or private entities;

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

13 such activities in collaboration with other Federal

14 agencies, and with non-Federal agencies, conducting

15 similar activities;

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

17 a specific program or project is conducted by persons

18 not directly involved in the operation of such pro19 gram or project;

20 ‘‘(4) may require Head Start agencies to provide

21 for independent evaluations;

22 ‘‘(5) may approve, in appropriate cases, commu23 nity-based cooperative research and evaluation efforts

24 to enable Head Start programs to collaborate with
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1 qualified researchers not directly involved in program

2 administration or operation; and

3 ‘‘(6) may collaborate with organizations with ex4 pertise in inclusive educational strategies for pre5 schoolers with disabilities.

6 ‘‘(c) CONSULTATION AND COLLABORATION.—In carry7 ing out activities under this section, the Secretary shall—

8 ‘‘(1) consult with—

9 ‘‘(A) individuals from relevant academic

10 disciplines;

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

12 operation of Head Start programs and individ13 uals who are involved in the operation of other

14 child and family service programs; and

15 ‘‘(C) individuals from other Federal agen16 cies, and individuals from organizations, in17 volved with children and families, ensuring that

18 the individuals described in this subparagraph

19 reflect the multicultural nature of the children

20 and families served by the Head Start programs

21 and the multidisciplinary nature of the Head

22 Start programs;

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

24 the views of persons participating in and served by
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1 programs and projects assisted under this subchapter

2 with respect to activities under this section; and

3 ‘‘(3) establish, to the extent appropriate, working

4 relationships with the faculties of institutions of high5 er education, as defined in section 1201(a) of the

6 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a)),

7 located in the area in which any evaluation under

8 this section is being conducted, unless there is no such

9 institution of higher education willing and able to

10 participate in such evaluation.

11 ‘‘(d) SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES.—The research, dem12 onstration, and evaluation activities under this subchapter

13 shall include components designed to—

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

15 and effectiveness of the programs under this sub16 chapter;

17 ‘‘(2) contribute to developing knowledge concern18 ing factors associated with the quality and effective19 ness of Head Start programs and in identifying ways

20 in which services provided under this subchapter may

21 be improved;

22 ‘‘(3) assist in developing knowledge concerning

23 the factors that promote or inhibit healthy develop24 ment and effective functioning of children and their
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1 families both during and following participation in a

2 Head Start program;

3 ‘‘(4) permit comparisons of children and families

4 participating in Head Start programs with children

5 and families receiving other child care, early child6 hood education, or child development services and

7 with other appropriate control groups;

8 ‘‘(5) contribute to understanding the characteris9 tics and needs of population groups eligible for serv10 ices provided under this subchapter and the impact of

11 such services on the individuals served and the com12 munities in which such services are provided;

13 ‘‘(6) provide for disseminating and promoting

14 the use of the findings from such research, demonstra15 tion, and evaluation activities; and

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

17 knowledge is insufficient, and that will otherwise con18 tribute to fulfilling the purposes of this subchapter.

19 ‘‘(e) LONGITUDINAL STUDIES.—In developing prior20 ities for research, demonstration, and evaluation activities

21 under this section, the Secretary shall give special consider22 ation to longitudinal studies that—

23 ‘‘(1) examine the developmental progress of chil24 dren and their families both during and following

25 participation in a Head Start program, including
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1 the examination of factors that contribute to or de2 tract from such progress;

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

4 quality of the Head Start programs and the prepara5 tion the programs provide for children and their fam6 ilies to function effectively in schools and other set7 tings in the years following participation in such a

8 program; and

9 ‘‘(3) as appropriate, permit comparison of chil10 dren and families participating in Head Start pro11 grams with children and families receiving other

12 child care, early childhood education, or child devel13 opment services, and with other appropriate control

14 groups.

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

16 take necessary steps to ensure that all studies, reports, pro17 posals, and data produced or developed with Federal funds

18 under this subchapter shall become the property of the Unit19 ed States.’’.

20 SEC. 117. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVALUATIONS.

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

22 SEC. 118. REPORTS.

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

24 amended—
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1 (1) by striking the section heading and all that

2 follows through subsection (f) and inserting:

3 ‘‘SEC. 651. REPORTS.’’;

4 (2) by striking ‘‘(g)’’;

5 (3) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘evaluations

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

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

8 (4)(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para9 graph (11);

10 (B) by striking the period at the end of para11 graph (12) and inserting a semicolon; and

12 (C) by adding after paragraph (12) the follow13 ing:

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

15 research, demonstration, and evaluation activities

16 conducted under section 649, including—

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

18 and

19 ‘‘(B) results, conclusions, and recommenda20 tions, not included in any previous report, based

21 on completed activities; and

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

23 Head Start programs to Indian children living on

24 and near Indian reservations and to children of mi25 grant and seasonal farmworkers, including estimates
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1 of the percentages of such children being served by

2 Head Start programs.’’.

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

4 section 650.

5 SEC. 119. REPEALS.

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

7 are repealed.

8 SEC. 120. CONSULTATION WITH THE CORPORATION FOR

9 NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.

10 The Act is amended by adding at the end the following:

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

12 NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.

13 ‘‘The Secretary shall consult with the Chief Executive

14 Officer of the Corporation for National and Community

15 Service regarding the dissemination of information about

16 the Corporation’s programs, to programs that receive funds

17 under this subchapter.’’.

18 SEC. 121. STUDY OF BENEFITS FOR HEAD START EMPLOY19 EES.

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

21 Services shall conduct a study regarding the benefits avail22 able to individuals employed by Head Start agencies under

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

24 (b) REPORT.—
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1 (1) PREPARATION.—The Secretary shall prepare

2 a report, containing the results of the study, that—

3 (A) describes the benefits, including health

4 care benefits, family and medical leave, and re5 tirement pension benefits, available to such indi6 viduals; and

7 (B) includes recommendations for increas8 ing the access of the individuals to benefits, in9 cluding access to a retirement pension program.

10 (2) SUBMISSION.—The Secretary shall submit

11 the report to the appropriate committees of Congress.

12 SEC. 122. STUDY OF FULL-DAY AND FULL-YEAR HEAD START

13 PROGRAMS.

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

15 Services shall conduct a study of the extent to which Head

16 Start programs are addressing the need for child care serv17 ices during a full working day or full calendar year among

18 eligible low-income families with preschool children.

19 (b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall prepare and submit

20 a report to the Committee on Education and Labor of the

21 House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and

22 Human Resources of the Senate not later than January

23 1996, containing the results of the study that—

24 (1) describes the number of full-day, full-year

25 Head Start programs and the number of children
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1 served in such program or provided full-day or full2 year services through arrangements with other service

3 providers;

4 (2) compares the number of children in full-day

5 or full-year Head Start programs with the need for

6 full-day or full-year care among such families;

7 (3) identifies the barriers to meeting the need for

8 full-day, full-year care among such families;

9 (4) describes promising models currently em10 ployed by Head Start programs for meeting such

11 needs both directly and through arrangements with

12 other service providers; and

13 (5) makes recommendations on how the child

14 care needs of families with children enrolled in Head

15 Start programs may be addressed.

16 SEC. 123. STATE DEPENDENT CARE DEVELOPMENT PRO17 GRAMS.

18 Section 670A of the State Dependent Care Develop19 ment Grants Act (42 U.S.C. 9871) is amended by striking

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

21 and inserting ‘‘is authorized to be appropriated

22 $13,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.’’.
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1 SEC. 124. REAUTHORIZATION OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT AS2 SOCIATE SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE ACT OF

3 1985.

4 Section 606 of the Child Development Associate Schol5 arship Assistance Act of 1985 (42 U.S.C. 10905) is amended

6 by striking ‘‘$1,500,000’’ and all that follows and inserting

7 ‘‘to carry out this title such sums as may be necessary for

8 fiscal year 1995.’’.

9 SEC. 125. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

10 (a) HEAD START TRANSITION PROJECT ACT.—Section

11 133(a) of the Head Start Transition Project Act is amended

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

13 (b) SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—Section 1924(d)(3)(A)(i)

14 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r–5(d)(3)(A)(i))

15 is amended by striking ‘‘sections 652 and 673(2)’’ and in16 serting ‘‘section 673(2)’’.

17 SEC. 126. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMEND18 MENTS.

19 (a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This title, and the amend20 ments made by this title, shall take effect on the date of

21 enactment of this title.

22 (b) APPLICATION.—The requirements of this title and

23 the amendments made by this title shall not apply to Head

24 Start agencies and other recipients of financial assistance

25 under the Head Start Act with respect to fiscal years ending

26 before October 1, 1994.
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1 TITLE II—COMMUNITY SERVICES

2 BLOCK GRANT AMENDMENTS

3 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCES.

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

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

6 (b) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise expressly pro7 vided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is ex8 pressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section

9 or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be

10 made to a section or other provision of the Community

11 Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.).

12 SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

13 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—Subsection

14 (b) of section 672 (42 U.S.C. 9901(b)) is amended to read

15 as follows:

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

17 $525,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may

18 be necessary for each of fiscal years 1996 through 1998, to

19 carry out this subtitle.’’.

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

21 9903) is amended—

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

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

24 (2) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so re25 designated), the following:
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1 ‘‘(a)(1) Of the amounts appropriated for a fiscal year

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

3 less than one-half of 1 percent and not more than 1 percent

4 for training, technical assistance, planning, and evaluation

5 activities related to programs or projects carried out under

6 this subtitle. Such activities may be carried out by the Sec7 retary directly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative

8 agreements.

9 ‘‘(2) The process for determining the technical assist10 ance and training activities to be carried out under this

11 section shall—

12 ‘‘(A) ensure the needs of eligible entities relating

13 to the improving program quality are addressed to

14 the maximum extent feasible; and

15 ‘‘(B) incorporate mechanisms to ensure respon16 siveness to local needs, including an ongoing proce17 dure for obtaining input from the community action

18 State and national network as well as community de19 velopment corporation national and State organiza20 tions.

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

22 and training under this section, the Secretary shall—

23 ‘‘(A) assist eligible entities in the development of

24 sound management practices, including financial

25 management practices; and
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1 ‘‘(B) consistent with the availability of funds, re2 spond to the training requests and concerns of com3 munity development corporations, community action

4 agencies and programs.’’.

5 (c) APPLICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS.—

6 (1) FORM AND ASSURANCES.—Section 675(a) (42

7 U.S.C. 9904(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or signifi8 cant amendments thereof’’ before ‘‘shall contain assur9 ances’’.

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

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

12 funds available under this subtitle’’ and inserting

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

14 agreements with the State, each recipient of funds

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

16 (3) ASSURED ACTIVITIES.—Section 675(c)(1)(B)

17 (42 U.S.C. 9904(c)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting

18 ‘‘homeless individuals and families, migrants, and’’

19 before ‘‘the elderly poor’’.

20 (4) STATE RESPONSIBILITIES.—Section

21 675(c)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 9904(c)(2)(B)) is amended to

22 read as follows:

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

24 expended under subparagraph (A), provide assurances
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1 that with respect to the remainder of the allotment a

2 reasonable amount shall be used for—

3 ‘‘(i) providing training and technical as4 sistance to those entities in need of such assist5 ance and such activities will not be considered

6 administrative expenses;

7 ‘‘(ii) coordinating State-operated programs

8 and services targeted to low-income children and

9 families with services provided by eligible enti10 ties funded under this subtitle, including

11 outposting where appropriate State or local pub12 lic employees into entities funded under this sub13 title to ensure increased access to services pro14 vided by such State or local agencies;

15 ‘‘(iii) supporting statewide coordination

16 and communication among eligible entities;

17 ‘‘(iv) administrative expenses at the State

18 level, including monitoring activities, but not

19 more than the greater of $55,000 or 5 percent of

20 its allotment under section 674; and

21 ‘‘(v) considering the distribution of funds

22 under this subtitle within the State to determine

23 if such funds have been targeted to the areas of

24 greatest need.’’.
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1 (5) TRIPARTITE BOARD.—Section 675(c)(3) (42

2 U.S.C. 9904(c)(3)) is amended—

3 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A),

4 (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respec5 tively;

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

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

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

9 ‘‘and

10 ‘‘(B) in the case of a public organization receiv11 ing funds under this subtitle, such organization either

12 establish—

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

14 the members are persons chosen in accordance

15 with democratic selection procedures adequate to

16 assure that they are representative of the poor in

17 the area served; or

18 ‘‘(ii) another mechanism specified by the

19 State to assure low-income citizen participation

20 in the planning, administration, and evaluation

21 of projects for which such organization has been

22 funded;’’.

23 (d) COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY PLAN.—Section

24 675(c) (42 U.S.C. 9904(c)) is amended—

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

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

3 (iii), respectively;

4 (B) by realigning the margin of the sentence

5 beginning with ‘‘For purposes of’’ so as to align

6 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) 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 eligible

18 entity to comply with the terms of its agreement

19 and community action plan to provide services

20 under this subtitle;’’.

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

22 inserting a semicolon; and

23 (3) by inserting after paragraph (12) the follow24 ing:
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1 ‘‘(13) secure from each eligible entity as a condi2 tion 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 management,

13 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 self-suf19 ficiency, family stability, and community revi20 talization; and

21 ‘‘(14) provide assurances that cost and account22 ing standards of the Office of Management and Budg23 et shall apply to a recipient of funds under this sub24 title.’’.
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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 legis6 lature’’ the following: ‘‘to the eligible entity at no charge,’’.

7 (g) EVALUATION INVOLVING WAIVERS.—Section

8 675(h) (42 U.S.C. 9904(h)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(in9 cluding any State that received a waiver under Public Law

10 98–139)’’ after ‘‘States’’ the last place it appears.

11 SEC. 203. DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.

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

13 U.S.C. 9910(a)) is amended—

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

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

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

17 (2) by striking ‘‘special emphasis programs for—

18 ’’ and all that follows through paragraph (3), and in19 serting the following:

20 ‘‘a Community Initiative Program, awarded on a competi21 tive basis, to fund private, nonprofit community develop22 ment corporations for purposes of planning and carrying

23 out community and economic development activities in eco24 nomically distressed areas and in rural areas, as described

25 in subsection (c).’’.
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1 (b) COMMUNITY INITIATIVE PROGRAM.—Subsection (b)

2 of section 681 (42 U.S.C. 9910) is amended to read as fol3 lows:

4 ‘‘(b) COMMUNITY INITIATIVE PROGRAM.—

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—

6 ‘‘(A) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVI7 TIES.—Economic development activities under

8 this section shall be designed to address the eco9 nomic needs of low-income individuals and fami10 lies by creating employment and business devel11 opment opportunities.

12 ‘‘(B) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall

13 exercise the authority provided under subpara14 graph (A) in consultation with other relevant

15 Federal officials.

16 ‘‘(C) GOVERNING BOARDS.—Each commu17 nity development corporation receiving funds

18 under this section shall be governed by a board

19 that shall consist of residents of the community

20 and business and civic leaders and shall have as

21 a principal purpose planning, developing or

22 managing community development projects.

23 ‘‘(D) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.—In pro24 viding assistance or entering into other arrange25 ments under this section, the Secretary shall take
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1 into consideration the geographic distribution of

2 funds among States and the relative proportion

3 of funding among rural and urban areas.

4 ‘‘(2) RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVI5 TIES.—Rural community development activities

6 under this section shall include—

7 ‘‘(A) grants to private, nonprofit corpora8 tions that provide assistance to rural low-income

9 families in home repair and in planning and de10 veloping low-income rural rental housing units;

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

12 nonprofit organizations that provide training

13 and technical assistance to small, rural commu14 nities in meeting their community facility needs;

15 and

16 ‘‘(C) grants to nonprofit private organiza17 tions that provide assistance for migrants and

18 seasonal farmworkers.’’.

19 SEC. 204. COMMUNITY FOOD AND NUTRITION.

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

21 is amended to read as follows:

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

23 $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may

24 be necessary for each of fiscal years 1996 through 1998, to

25 carry out this section.’’.
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1 SEC. 205. INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR LOW-INCOME

2 YOUTH.

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

4 (1) by redesignating sections 682 and 683 as sec5 tions 683 and 684, respectively; and

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

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

8 TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES

9 FOR LOW-INCOME YOUTH.

10 ‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Health

11 and Human Services is authorized to make a grant to an

12 eligible service provider to administer national or regional

13 programs to provide instructional activities for low-income

14 youth. In making such a grant, the Secretary shall give a

15 priority to eligible service providers that have a dem16 onstrated ability to operate such a program.

17 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—

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

19 an eligible service provider receiving a grant under

20 this subsection shall be carried out on the campus of

21 an institution of higher education (as defined in sec22 tion 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act) and shall

23 include—

24 ‘‘(A) access to the facilities and resources of

25 such an institution;
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1 ‘‘(B) an initial medical examination and

2 follow-up referral or treatment, without charge,

3 for youth during their participation in such ac4 tivity;

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

6 without charge, for participating youth during

7 each day of participation;

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

9 of sports (that shall include swimming and that

10 may include dance and any other high quality

11 recreational activity) provided by coaches and

12 teachers from institutions of higher education

13 and from elementary and secondary schools (as

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

15 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of

16 1965); and

17 ‘‘(E) enrichment instruction and informa18 tion on matters relating to the well-being of

19 youth, to include educational opportunities and

20 study practices, education for the prevention of

21 drugs and alcohol abuse, health and nutrition,

22 career opportunities and family and job respon23 sibilities.

24 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS.—A national private non25 profit organization, a coalition of such organizations, or a
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1 private nonprofit organization applying jointly with a

2 business concern shall be eligible for a grant under this sub3 section if—

4 ‘‘(1) the applicant has demonstrated experience

5 in operating a program providing instruction to low6 income youth;

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

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

9 percent of the amount requested;

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

11 grant authorized under this section for administrative

12 expenses; and

13 ‘‘(4) the applicant agrees to comply with the reg14 ulations or program guidelines promulgated by the

15 Secretary of Health and Human Services for use of

16 funds made available by this grant.

17 ‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS PROCESS.—Eligible service pro18 viders may submit to the Secretary of Health and Human

19 Services, for approval, an application in such form at such

20 time as the Secretary deems appropriate.

21 ‘‘(e) PROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS OR PROGRAM

22 GUIDELINES.—The Secretary of Health and Human Serv23 ices shall promulgate regulations or program guidelines to

24 ensure funds made available under a grant made under this
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1 section are used in accordance with the intentions of this

2 Act.

3 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

4 authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for each fiscal

5 year 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998 for grants to carry out

6 this section.’’.

7 SEC. 206. AMENDMENT TO STEWART B. MCKINNEY HOME8 LESS ASSISTANCE ACT.

9 The last section of subtitle D of title VII of the Stewart

10 B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11646)

11 is amended—

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

13 ‘‘SEC. 754.’’, and

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

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

16 and 1998’’.

17 SEC. 207. AMENDMENTS TO THE HUMAN SERVICES REAU18 THORIZATION ACT OF 1986.

19 Section 408 of the Human Services Reauthorization

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

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

22 following:

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

24 fund projects for periods of up to 3 years.’’;
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1 (2) in subsection (b)(1)(B) by striking ‘‘After the

2 first fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘After the first fund3 ing period’’;

4 (3) by amending subsection (c)—

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

6 follows:

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

8 subsection (a), the Secretary may make grants to commu9 nity action agencies for the purpose of enabling such agen10 cies to demonstrate new approaches to dealing with the

11 problems associated with urban gangs or similar antisocial

12 activities of urban youth. Demonstrations shall include such

13 activities as peer counseling, mentoring, development of job

14 skills, assistance with social skills, antigang education, fam15 ily literacy, parenting skills, and other services designed to

16 assist at-risk youth to continue their education, to secure

17 meaningful employment, or to pursue other productive al18 ternatives to joining gangs or engaging in any other form

19 of anti-social activity.’’; and

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

21 follows:

22 ‘‘(4) Such grants made under this subsection on a com23 petitive basis shall be based on an annual competition de24 termined by the Secretary. Grants made under this sub25 section shall not exceed $500,000.’’; and
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1 (4) by amending subsection (h) to read as fol2 lows:

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

4 There are authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for fis5 cal year 1995, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal

6 years 1996, 1997, and 1998, to carry out this section.

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

8 less than 30 percent shall be used to carry out the programs

9 authorized under subsection (c).

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

11 out the evaluation, reporting, and dissemination of results

12 under subsections (a), (c), (d), and (f), the Secretary is au13 thorized to reserve up to 2 percent of the amounts appro14 priated pursuant to subparagraphs (1) and (2) for admin15 istration of the program as well as for planning and tech16 nical assistance.’’.

17 SEC. 208. EFFECTIVE DATE.

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

19 shall take effect on October 1, 1994.
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1 TITLE III—LOW-INCOME HOME

2 ENERGY ASSISTANCE AMEND3 MENTS

4 SECTION 301. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCES.

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

6 ‘‘Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Amendments of

7 1994’’.

8 (b) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise expressly pro9 vided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is ex10 pressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section

11 or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be

12 made to a section or other provision of the Low-Income

13 Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et

14 seq.).

15 SEC. 302. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

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

17 read as follows:

18 ‘‘(a) In order to assist low-income households, particu19 larly those with the lowest incomes that pay a high propor20 tion of their income for home energy, both in meeting their

21 immediate home energy needs, and in attaining the capac22 ity to meet such needs independently in the future, the Sec23 retary of Health and Human Services may make grants

24 to States for programs and activities consistent with this

25 title.’’.
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1 SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

2 (a) AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED.—Section 2602 (42 U.S.C.

3 8621) is amended—

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

5 all that follows through the end of the first sentence

6 and inserting ‘‘this title, $2,000,000,000 for fiscal

7 year 1995, and such sums as may be necessary for

8 each of fiscal years 1996 through 1999.’’; and

9 (2) in subsection (c)—

10 (A) in paragraph (1)—

11 (i) by striking ‘‘(1)’’;

12 (ii) by striking ‘‘July 1’’ and inserting

13 ‘‘October 1’’; and

14 (iii) by striking ‘‘for which’’ and in15 serting ‘‘following the year in which’’; and

16 (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3);

17 (b) INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR LEVERAGING NON-FED18 ERAL SOURCES.—Subsection (d) of section 2602 (42 U.S.C.

19 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 years

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

23 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 assistance

10 needs of one or more States arising from a natural disaster

11 or other emergency. Funds appropriated pursuant to this

12 subsection are hereby designated to be emergency require13 ments pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced

14 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, except

15 that such funds shall be made available only after the sub16 mission to Congress of a formal budget request by the Presi17 dent (for all or a part of the appropriation pursuant to

18 this subsection) that includes a designation of the amount

19 requested as an emergency requirement as defined in such

20 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), (6),

25 (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 expend4 itures of the household for home energy divided by the

5 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’ means

9 the home energy requirements of a household deter10 mined by taking into account both the energy burden

11 of such household and the unique situation of such

12 household that results from having members of vulner13 able populations, including very young children, indi14 viduals with disabilities, and frail older individ15 uals.’’.

16 (c) ALLOTMENT OF EMERGENCY FUNDS.—Section

17 2604 (42 U.S.C. 8623) is amended by adding at the end

18 thereof the following:

19 ‘‘(g) Notwithstanding subsections (a) through (f), the

20 Secretary may allot amounts appropriated pursuant to sec21 tion 2602(e) to one or more than one State. In determining

22 to which State or States additional funds may be allotted,

23 the Secretary shall take into account the extent to which

24 a State was affected by the emergency or disaster, the avail25 ability to an affected State of other resources under this
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1 or any other program, and such other factors as the Sec2 retary determines relevant. The Secretary shall notify Con3 gress of the proposed allotment pursuant to this subsection

4 before releasing the allotted funds.’’.

5 SEC. 305. AUTHORIZED USES OF FUNDS.

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 2605(b)

7 (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:

8 ‘‘(1) use the funds available under this title to—

9 ‘‘(A) conduct outreach activities and pro10 vide assistance to low income households in meet11 ing their home energy costs, particularly those

12 with the lowest incomes that pay a high propor13 tion of household income for home energy, con14 sistent with paragraph (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;’’.

24 (b) ENCOURAGED REDUCED HOME ENERGY NEEDS.—

25 Section 2605(b) (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)) is amended—
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1 (1) in paragraph (14) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the

2 end;

3 (2) in paragraph (15), by striking the period

4 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

5 (3) by inserting after paragraph (15) the follow6 ing:

7 ‘‘(16) use such funds, at its option, to provide

8 services that encourage and enable households to re9 duce their home energy needs and thereby the need for

10 energy assistance, including needs assessments, coun11 seling, and assistance with energy vendors.’’.

12 SEC. 306. TARGETING OF ASSISTANCE TO HOUSEHOLDS

13 WITH HIGH HOME ENERGY BURDENS.

14 (a) HOUSEHOLD INCOME.—Section 2605(b)(2)(B) (42

15 U.S.C. 8624(b)(2)(B)) is amended by striking the matter

16 following clause (ii) and inserting the following:

17 ‘‘except that a State may not exclude a household

18 from eligibility in a fiscal year solely on the

19 basis of household income if such income is less

20 than 110 percent of the poverty level for such

21 State, but the State may give priority to those

22 households with the highest home energy costs or

23 needs in relation to household income;’’.

24 (b) OUTREACH ACTIVITIES.—Section 2605(b)(3) (42

25 U.S.C. 8624(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘are made
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1 aware’’ and inserting ‘‘and households with high home en2 ergy burdens, are made aware’’.

3 (c) ASSISTANCE LEVELS.—Section 2605(b)(5) (42

4 U.S.C. 8624(b)(5)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or needs’’ after

5 ‘‘highest energy costs’’.

6 (d) STATE PLAN.—Section 2605(c)(1) (42 U.S.C.

7 8624(c)(1)) is amended—

8 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F)

9 as subparagraphs (F) and (H), respectively; and

10 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol11 lowing:

12 ‘‘(E) describes any steps that will be taken (in

13 addition to those necessary to carry out the assurance

14 contained in paragraph (5) of subsection (b)) to tar15 get assistance to households with high home energy

16 burdens;’’.

17 SEC. 307. CLARIFICATION OF AUDIT REQUIREMENT.

18 Section 2605 (42 U.S.C. 8624) is amended—

19 (1) in subsection (b)(10), by striking ‘‘and pro20 vide that’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘and

21 provide that the State will comply with chapter 75 of

22 title 31, United States Code (commonly known as the

23 ‘Single Audit Act’);’’; and

24 (2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘at least every

25 two years’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘in ac-
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1 cordance with chapter 75 of title 31, United States

2 Code.’’.

3 SEC. 308. USE OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WEATHERIZA4 TION RULES TO ACHIEVE PROGRAM CONSIST5 ENCY.

6 Section 2605(c)(1)(D) (42 U.S.C. 8624(c)(1)(D)) is

7 amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end thereof

8 the following: ‘‘, including any steps the State will take to

9 address the weatherization and energy-related home repair

10 needs of households that have high home energy burdens,

11 and describes any rules promulgated by the Department of

12 Energy for administration of its Low Income Weatheriza13 tion Assistance Program which the State, to the extent per14 mitted by the Secretary to increase consistency between fed15 erally assisted programs, will follow regarding the use of

16 funds provided under this title by the State for such weath17 erization and energy-related home repairs and improve18 ments’’.

19 SEC. 309. MATTERS TO BE DESCRIBED IN ANNUAL APPLICA20 TION.

21 Section 2605(c)(1) (42 U.S.C. 8624(c)(1)) is amend22 ed—

23 (1) in subparagraph (F) (as so redesignated by

24 section 306(d) of this Act)—
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘and (13)’’ and inserting

2 ‘‘(13), and (15)’’; and

3 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end thereof;

4 and

5 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (F) (as so

6 redesignated by section 306(d) of this Act), the follow7 ing:

8 ‘‘(G) states, with respect to the 12-month period

9 specified by the Secretary, the number and income

10 levels of households which apply and the number

11 which are assisted with funds provided under this

12 title, and the number of households so assisted with—

13 ‘‘(i) one or more members who has attained

14 60 years of age;

15 ‘‘(ii) one or more members who were dis16 abled; and

17 ‘‘(iii) one or more young children; and’’.

18 SEC. 310. REPORT OF FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR OBLIGATION.

19 Section 2607(a) (42 U.S.C. 8628(a)) is amended—

20 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after the subsection des21 ignation; and

22 (2) by adding at the end thereof the following:

23 ‘‘(2) Each State shall notify the Secretary, not later

24 than 2 months prior to the close of a fiscal year, of the

25 amount (if any) of its allotment for such year that will
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1 not be obligated in such year, and, if such State elects to

2 submit a request described in subsection (b)(2), such State

3 shall submit such request at the same time. The Secretary

4 shall make no payment under paragraph (1) to a State for

5 a fiscal year unless the State has complied with this para6 graph with respect to the prior fiscal year.’’.

7 SEC. 311. MISCELLANEOUS AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—

9 (1) TREATMENT OF HOUSEHOLDS.—Section

10 2605(b)(7)(D) (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(7)(D)) is amended

11 to read as follows:

12 ‘‘(D) ensure that the provision of vendored

13 payments remains at the option of the State in

14 consultation with local grantees and may be con15 tingent on vendors taking appropriate measures

16 to alleviate the energy burdens of eligible house17 holds, including providing for compacts between

18 suppliers and individuals eligible for benefits

19 under this title that seek to reduce home energy

20 costs, minimize the risks of home energy crisis,

21 and encourage regular payments by individuals

22 receiving financial assistance for home energy

23 costs;’’.

24 (2) INCENTIVE PROGRAM.—Section 2607A(e) (42

25 U.S.C. 8626a(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘July 31, of
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1 each year’’ and inserting ‘‘2 months after the close of

2 the fiscal year during which the State provided lever3 aged resources to eligible households, as described in

4 subsection (b)’’.

5 (3) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—

6 Section 2609A(a) is amended by striking ‘‘$500,000’’

7 and inserting ‘‘$250,000’’.

8 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—

9 (1) Section 2602 (42 U.S.C. 8621) is amended—

10 (A) in subsection (b), as amended by section

11 303 of this Act—

12 (i) by inserting ‘‘(other than section

13 2607A)’’ after ‘‘to carry out the provisions

14 of this title’’; and

15 (ii) by striking the second period at the

16 end thereof; and

17 (B) in subsection (c)(1) by striking ‘‘Act’’

18 and inserting ‘‘title’’.

19 (2) Section 2603(2) (42 U.S.C. 8622(2)), as

20 amended by section 304 of this Act, is amended—

21 (A) by striking ‘‘(4) the’’ and inserting ‘‘(4)

22 The’’; and

23 (B) by striking the semicolon at the end

24 thereof and inserting a period.

25 (3) Section 2604 (42 U.S.C. 8223) is amended—
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1 (A) in subsection (b)(1) by inserting ‘‘of the

2 United States’’ after ‘‘Virgin Islands’’; and

3 (B) in subsection (c)(B)(3)(ii) by striking

4 ‘‘application’’ and inserting ‘‘applications’’.

5 (4) The sentence that immediately precedes para6 graph (15) of section 2605(b) (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)) is

7 transferred so as to appear as a flush sentence imme8 diately after paragraph (16).

9 (5) Section 2605(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(3)) is

10 amended by striking ‘‘handicapped’’ and inserting

11 ‘‘disabled’’.

12 (6) Section 2607A(c)(2) (42 U.S.C. 8626a(c)(2))

13 is amended by striking ‘‘.0008 percent’’ and inserting

14 ‘‘0.08 percent’’.

15 (7) Section 2610(a) (42 U.S.C. 8629(a)) is

16 amended—

17 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking the semi18 colon after ‘‘used’’ and inserting a semicolon

19 after ‘‘title’’; and

20 (B) in paragraph (5)—

21 (i) by striking ‘‘handicapped’’ and in22 serting ‘‘disabled’’; and

23 (ii) by inserting before the semicolon at

24 the end thereof ‘‘or include young children’’.
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1 (c) CRITERIA AND REPORT.—Section 2605(b) (42

2 U.S.C. 8624(b)), as amended by subsection (b) of this sec3 tion, is amended by adding at the end the following:

4 ‘‘The Secretary shall develop performance goals and meas5 urements in consultation with State, tribal, and local

6 grantees, that the States may use to assess their success in

7 achieving the purposes of this title and shall, beginning in

8 1996, make such goals and measurements available together

9 with the model plan required by paragraph (3). Not later

10 than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this sen11 tence, the Secretary shall report to the committees of the

12 House of Representatives and of the Senate that have juris13 diction of this title, on the manner in which, and the degree

14 to which State and local energy assistance programs carried

15 out under this title are meeting the purposes of this title

16 and on any improvements or changes necessary to acceler17 ate the achievement of these goals. The Secretary may not

18 require additional program or client data to be collected

19 by grantees for such report.’’.

20 SEC. 312. RESIDENTIAL ENERGY ASSISTANCE CHALLENGE

21 OPTION (R.E.A.CH.).

22 The Act is amended by inserting after section 2607A

23 the following:
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1 ‘‘SEC. 2607B. RESIDENTIAL ENERGY ASSISTANCE CHAL2 LENGE OPTION (R.E.A.CH.).

3 ‘‘(a) For fiscal year 1996, and each subsequent fiscal

4 year, the Secretary shall allocate not less than 5 percent

5 of the amount appropriated under section 2607A for such

6 fiscal year to a Residential Energy Assistance Challenge

7 Fund for the purpose of making challenge grants to States

8 that submit qualifying plans that are approved by the Sec9 retary for a Residential Energy Assistance Challenge (in

10 this section referred to as ‘R.E.A.Ch.’) initiative in such

11 State. States may use such grants—

12 ‘‘(1) for the costs of planning, implementing, and

13 evaluating the initiative; and

14 ‘‘(2) for the costs of achieving performance goals

15 including the long-term reduction of the energy bur16 den program dependency of households eligible for, or

17 receiving, energy assistance under this title, and those

18 goals set out in subsection (b) of the initiative estab19 lished by the States and approved by the Secretary.

20 ‘‘(b) The Secretary shall establish criteria for approv21 ing State plans required by subsection (a). Such criteria

22 shall require such plans to include the following goals:

23 ‘‘(1) To minimize health and safety risks that re24 sult from high energy burdens on low-income Ameri25 cans.
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1 ‘‘(2) To prevent homelessness as a result of in2 ability to pay energy bills.

3 ‘‘(3) To increase the efficiency of energy usage by

4 low-income families.

5 ‘‘(4) To target energy assistance to those most in

6 need.

7 ‘‘(5) To encourage eventual energy self-suffi8 ciency for low-income persons.

9 ‘‘(c)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary

10 may not approve a State plan submitted under such sub11 section unless such plan includes provisions acceptable to

12 the Secretary with respect to each of the required program

13 elements specified in subsection (d).

14 ‘‘(2) The Secretary may require a State to provide ap15 propriate documentation that its R.E.A.Ch. activities con16 form to the State plan as approved by the Secretary.

17 ‘‘(3) Subject to approval by the Secretary, a State plan

18 may include benefits and services in addition to those re19 quired program elements specified in subsection (d) that are

20 consistent with the purpose of this title and the R.E.A.Ch.

21 Challenge Option.

22 ‘‘(4) A State may designate all or part of the State,

23 or all or part of the client population, as the focus of its

24 R.E.A.Ch. initiative.
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1 ‘‘(d) Each State plan submitted under subsection (a)

2 shall include the following:

3 ‘‘(1)(A) An assurance that such State will pro4 vide R.E.A.Ch. services will be delivered through com5 munity-based nonprofit entities in such State by—

6 ‘‘(i) making grants to or contracts with

7 such entities for the purpose of providing such

8 services and benefits directly to individuals eligi9 ble for such services and benefits; or

10 ‘‘(ii) if a State makes payments directly to

11 eligible individuals or energy suppliers, making

12 contracts with such local entities to administer

13 such programs, including determining eligibility,

14 providing outreach services, and providing

15 noncash benefits.

16 ‘‘(B) An assurance that in making grants or

17 contracts to carry out such R.E.A.Ch. initiative,

18 States shall give priority in selecting organizations

19 described in section 673 of the Community Services

20 Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(1)); organizations

21 which the Secretary has determined have a record of

22 successfully providing energy services under this title;

23 and organizations that receive weatherization assist24 ance program funds under this title, except that a
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1 State may not require any such entity to operate a

2 R.E.A.Ch. initiative program.

3 ‘‘(2) An assurance that all entities that receive

4 grants or contracts under paragraph (1)(A) will pro5 vide a program of services and benefits that includes,

6 at a minimum—

7 ‘‘(A) payments to or on behalf of individ8 uals eligible for residential energy assistance

9 services and benefits pursuant to section 2605(b)

10 for home energy costs;

11 ‘‘(B) home-energy-demand-management

12 services, such as residential weatherization en13 ergy education and other energy-related home re14 pair which services to be provided jointly with

15 existing Department of Energy weatherization

16 assistance programs;

17 ‘‘(C) counseling and needs assessment on en18 ergy budget management, payment plans, and

19 related services; and

20 ‘‘(D) advocacy on behalf of households eligi21 ble for R.E.A.Ch. services and benefits before

22 home energy suppliers and State or local energy

23 regulatory officials.

24 ‘‘(3) A description of the methodology the State

25 will use to determine—
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1 ‘‘(A) which households will receive 1 or

2 more forms of benefits under the State R.E.A.Ch.

3 initiative; and

4 ‘‘(B) the cases in which nonmonetary bene5 fits are likely to provide more cost-effective long6 term outcomes than monetary benefits alone.

7 ‘‘(4) A method for targeting nonmonetary bene8 fits that is not inconsistent with the requirements of

9 section 2605.

10 ‘‘(5) A description of the crisis and emergency

11 assistance activities the State will carry out to dem12 onstrate that such assistance provided under this sec13 tion is designed to discourage crises, to encourage re14 sponsible vendor and consumer behavior, and to pro15 vide no financial incentive that discourages household

16 payment.

17 ‘‘(6) A description of the activities the State will

18 carry out to provide incentives for recipients of such

19 assistance to pay home energy costs and for respon20 sible vendor behavior. If such plan contains provi21 sions for direct payments to vendors, such plan shall

22 describe efforts such State will carry out—

23 ‘‘(A) to encourage regular payments by in24 dividuals or households receiving financial as25 sistance for home energy costs;
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1 ‘‘(B) to provide for compacts or covenants

2 between suppliers of home energy and individ3 uals eligible for services and benefits under this

4 title that reduce home energy costs and minimize

5 the risk of home energy crisis;

6 ‘‘(C) to ensure that local entities providing

7 services and benefits under this title have staff

8 who are charged with ensuring responsible ven9 dor behavior; and

10 ‘‘(D) to ensure that direct payments to ven11 dors is at the option of the State and local pro12 viders and may be contingent on vendors taking

13 appropriate measures to alleviate the energy bur14 dens of eligible households.

15 ‘‘(7) Information and assurances demonstrating

16 that R.E.A.Ch. services and benefits will be targeted

17 to—

18 ‘‘(A) households with high energy burdens;

19 and

20 ‘‘(B) individuals with acute health or safety

21 vulnerability including small children, frail

22 older individuals, and individuals with tem23 porary energy-related emergencies.

24 ‘‘(8)(A) A detailed description of the financial

25 standards that will be applied for determining eligi-
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1 bility for R.E.A.Ch. services and benefits. Such stand2 ards shall require that the highest level of assistance

3 under this section will be furnished to households that

4 have highest energy burdens.

5 ‘‘(B) An assurance that such State will require

6 entities providing R.E.A.Ch. services or benefits to es7 tablish priorities for providing services to individuals

8 residing in its service area consistent with the pur9 poses of the State R.E.A.Ch. initiative.

10 ‘‘(9)(A) An assurance that such State has con11 ducted public hearings, after giving notice in public

12 media and by mail to all subgrantees, (DOE/WAP)

13 subgrantees, and community action agencies, with re14 spect to the provisions of such plan and before sub15 mitting such plan to the Secretary for approval.

16 ‘‘(B) A summary of comments received at such

17 public hearing.

18 ‘‘(C) An assurance that such plan and any revi19 sion thereof submitted to the Secretary will be made

20 available for public inspection in such a manner as

21 will facilitate timely and meaningful review of, and

22 comment.

23 ‘‘(10) An assurance that the State will require

24 entities that receive funds under this section to take

25 appropriate measures to solicit the views of individ-
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1 uals who are financially eligible for benefits and serv2 ices under this section in establishing its local service

3 priorities.

4 ‘‘(11) A description of specific performance goals

5 for the State R.E.A.Ch. initiative and a description

6 of the indicators that will be used to measure whether

7 such performance goals have been achieved. Such per8 formance goals shall include 1 or more of the follow9 ing and such other goals as the Secretary may re10 quire:

11 ‘‘(A) To increase in the affordability of en12 ergy over 1 or more fiscal years.

13 ‘‘(B) To increase the regularity of home en14 ergy bill payments by eligible households.

15 ‘‘(C) To increase energy vendor contribu16 tions toward the costs of home energy on behalf

17 of eligible individuals and households.

18 ‘‘(D) To decrease the incidence of homeless19 ness and health and safety risks resulting from

20 high household energy burdens.

21 ‘‘(e)(1) The Secretary may waive on request adminis22 trative cost ceilings and carryover requirements otherwise

23 applicable to the first 3 years of the operation of a

24 R.E.A.Ch. program’s operations.
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1 ‘‘(2) None of the costs of providing services or benefits

2 required under this subsection shall be considered to be an

3 administrative cost or function for purposes of any limita4 tion on such administrative cost or functions contained in

5 this title.

6 ‘‘(3) In verifying income eligibility for purposes of sub7 section this section, the State may apply procedures and

8 policies consistent with procedures and policies used by the

9 State agency administering programs under part A of title

10 IV of the Social Security Act, under title XX of the Social

11 Security Act, under the Community Services Block Grant

12 program, under any other provision of law which carries

13 out programs which were administered under the Economic

14 Opportunity Act of 1964 before the date of the enactment

15 of this section, or under other income assistance or service

16 programs (as determined by the State).

17 ‘‘(4) Neither a State nor a local provider of services

18 or benefits shall be required to provide services or benefits

19 to an individual or household if such provision is inconsist20 ent with State or local priorities.

21 ‘‘(5) If a State chooses to pay home energy suppliers

22 directly, the State plan shall include procedures identified

23 in section 2605 of this title.’’.
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1 SEC. 313. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING APPRO2 PRIATIONS FOR LIHEAP.

3 (a) FINDINGS.—(1) Seventy-seven percent of the over

4 25 million households that were eligible for the Low-Income

5 Home Energy Assistance Program (hereinafter referred to

6 as ‘‘LIHEAP’’) in fiscal year 1992 did not receive assist7 ance due to a lack of funds.

8 (2) Recent economic distress has caused significant un9 employment, which has resulted in a greater need for energy

10 assistance than ever before.

11 (3) More than 66 percent of LIHEAP household recipi12 ents have an annual income that is below the poverty level.

13 (4) Forty-three percent of all LIHEAP eligible house14 holds include children.

15 (5) LIHEAP eligible households with children spend

16 approximately 16 percent of their annual incomes on home

17 energy costs, which is more than 4 times greater than that

18 paid by the average household in the United States, and

19 far beyond their means.

20 (6) Approximately 40 percent of LIHEAP household

21 recipients are comprised of elderly or disabled persons.

22 (7) LIHEAP is an essential, long-term Federal pro23 gram that is crucial to the well-being of impoverished Amer24 ican families and their children.

25 (8) Congress appropriated $1,475,000,000 for

26 LIHEAP for fiscal year 1995.
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1 (9) The Department of Energy predicts that the costs

2 of residential fuels will increase at a pace greater than in3 flation.

4 (b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the

5 Congress that—

6 (1) the maintenance of LIHEAP should be a

7 high priority in order to enable the working poor, the

8 disabled, and the low-income elderly, who all depend

9 on LIHEAP, to meet their energy costs and needs;

10 (2) all appropriations made for LIHEAP for fis11 cal year 1995 should be expended; and

12 (3) expenditures for LIHEAP for fiscal year

13 1996 should ensure the provision of services at or

14 above the level provided in fiscal year 1995.

15 SEC. 314. EFFECTIVE DATE.

16 The amendments and repeals made by this title shall

17 become effective on October 1, 1994.

18 TITLE IV—COMMUNITY-BASED

19 FAMILY RESOURCE PROGRAMS

20 SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

21 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Family Resource and

22 Support Act of 1994’’.
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1 SEC. 402. COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY SUPPORT AND FAM2 ILY RESOURCE PROGRAMS.

3 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to sup4 port systems change activities designed to assist each State

5 to develop and implement, or expand and enhance, a fam6 ily-centered and family-directed, comprehensive, statewide

7 system of family support and family resource services in

8 collaboration with existing education, vocational rehabilita9 tion, health, mental health, employment and training, child

10 welfare, and other social services agencies within the State.

11 (b) AUTHORITY.—The Commissioner shall make

12 grants to States for the purpose of—

13 (1) establishing and expanding statewide a sys14 tem of community-based family support and family

15 resource programs, including funds for the initial

16 costs of providing specific family resource services,

17 that ensure family involvement in the design and op18 eration of family support and family resource pro19 grams which are responsive to the unique and diverse

20 strengths of children and families;

21 (2) ensuring the active involvement of families of

22 children with disabilities in the planning, develop23 ment, implementation and evaluation of such a state24 wide system;

25 (3) promoting child abuse and neglect prevention

26 activities;
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1 (4) promoting the establishment and operation of

2 State trust funds or other mechanisms for integrating

3 child and family services funding streams in order to

4 provide flexible funding for the development of com5 munity-based family support and family resource

6 programs;

7 (5) establishing or expanding community-based

8 collaboration to foster the development of a continuum

9 of preventive services for children and families, which

10 are family-centered and culturally competent;

11 (6) increasing and promoting interagency co12 ordination among State agencies, and encouraging

13 public and private partnerships in the establishment

14 and expansion of family support and family resource

15 programs; and

16 (7) facilitating the changing of laws, regulations,

17 policies, practices, procedures, and organizational

18 structures, which impede the availability or provision

19 of family support and family resource services.

20 (c) ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS.—A State is eligible for

21 a grant under this section for any fiscal year if—

22 (1) such State has established or maintained in

23 the previous fiscal year—

24 (A) a trust fund, including appropriations

25 for such fund; or
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1 (B) any other mechanism for integrating

2 family resource services funded by Federal,

3 State, or private sources; and

4 (2) such trust fund or other funding mechanism

5 includes (in whole or in part) provisions making

6 funding available specifically for a broad range of

7 child abuse and neglect prevention activities and fam8 ily support and family resource programs.

9 (d) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts appropriated for a

11 fiscal year to provide grants under this section shall

12 be allotted, among eligible States in each fiscal year

13 so that—

14 (A) 50 percent of the total amount appro15 priated for such fiscal year is allotted among

16 each State based on the number of children

17 under the age of 18 residing in each State, except

18 that each State shall receive not less than

19 $1,000,000, and each territory shall receive not

20 more than $100,000; and

21 (B) the remaining 50 percent of the total

22 amount appropriated for such fiscal year is al23 lotted in an amount equal to 25 percent of the

24 total amount allocated by each such State to the

25 State’s trust fund or other mechanism for inte-
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1 grating family resource services in the fiscal year

2 prior to the fiscal year for which the allotment

3 is being determined.

4 (2) MINIMUM GRANT AMOUNT.—If the amount

5 appropriated for any fiscal year is less than

6 $50,400,000, grants shall be awarded on a competi7 tive basis with no grantee receiving less than

8 $1,000,000.

9 (3) AWARD PERIOD.—Grants made on a com10 petitive basis shall be awarded for a period of 3 years

11 and shall be calculated in the manner described in

12 paragraph (1).

13 (4) GRANTS TO TERRITORIES.—From amounts

14 appropriated to carry out this section for any fiscal

15 year, the Commissioner shall pay to each territory

16 that has an application approved under this section

17 not more than $100,000.

18 (e) EXISTING GRANTS.—A State that has a grant in

19 effect on the date of enactment of this section under the

20 Family Resource and Support Program shall continue to

21 receive funds under such Program, subject to the original

22 terms under which such funds were granted, through the

23 end of the applicable grant cycle.

24 (f) APPLICATION.—No grant may be made to any eligi25 ble State under this section unless an application is pre-
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1 pared and submitted to the Commissioner at such time, in

2 such manner, and containing or accompanied by such in3 formation as the Commissioner determines to be essential

4 to carry out the purposes and provisions of this section, in5 cluding—

6 (1) a description of the agency designated by the

7 Chief Executive Officer of the State to administer the

8 funds provided under this section and assume respon9 sibility for implementation and oversight of the fam10 ily support and family resource programs and other

11 child abuse and neglect prevention activities, and an

12 assurance that the agency so designated—

13 (A) is the trust fund advisory board or an

14 existing quasi-public organization with inter15 disciplinary governance that pools State, Fed16 eral, and private funds for family support and

17 family resource programs or integrating child

18 and family service resources; or

19 (B) with respect to a State without a trust

20 fund mechanism or quasi-public organization

21 that meets the requirements of subparagraph (A),

22 is an existing State agency, or other public,

23 quasi-public, or nonprofit private agency respon24 sible for the development and implementation of
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1 a statewide network of community-based family

2 support and family resource programs;

3 (2) assurances that the agency designated under

4 paragraph (1) can demonstrate the capacity to fulfill

5 the purposes described in subsection (a), and shall

6 have—

7 (A) a demonstrated ability to work with

8 other State and community-based agencies, to

9 provide training and technical assistance;

10 (B) a commitment to parental participa11 tion in the design and implementation of family

12 support and family resource programs;

13 (C) the capacity to promote a statewide sys14 tem of family support and family resource pro15 grams throughout the State; and

16 (D) the capacity to exercise leadership in

17 implementing effective strategies for capacity

18 building, family and professional training, and

19 access to and funding for family support and

20 family resource services across agencies;

21 (3) an assurance that the lead entity will coordi22 nate the activities funded through a grant made

23 under this section with the activities carried out by

24 councils within the State, including the following

25 councils:
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1 (A) the State Interagency Coordinating

2 Council, established under part H of the Individ3 uals with Disabilities Education Act;

4 (B) the advisory panel established under

5 section 613(a)(12) of the Individuals with Dis6 abilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1413(a)(12));

7 (C) the State Rehabilitation Advisory Coun8 cil, established under the Rehabilitation Act of

9 1973;

10 (D) the State Development Disabilities

11 Planning Council, established under the Devel12 opmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of

13 Rights Act; and

14 (E) other local or regional family support

15 councils within the State, to the extent that such

16 councils exist;

17 (4) an assurance that the lead agency will ac18 tively coordinate with the councils referred to in

19 Paragraph (3) in carrying out the development and

20 implementation, or expansion and enhancement of, a

21 family-centered and family-directed, comprehensive,

22 statewide system of family support and family re23 source services;

24 (5) an assurance that the State has an inter25 agency process coordinated by the agency designated
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1 in paragraph (1) for effective program development

2 that—

3 (A) does not duplicate existing processes for

4 developing collaborative efforts to better serve

5 children and families;

6 (B) provides a written plan for the estab7 lishment of a network of family support and

8 family resource programs publicly available; and

9 (C) involves appropriate personnel in the

10 process, including—

11 (i) parents and prospective partici12 pants in family support and family re13 source programs, including respite care pro14 grams;

15 (ii) staff of existing programs provid16 ing family support and family resource

17 services, including staff of Head Start pro18 grams and community action agencies that

19 provide such services;

20 (iii) representatives of State and local

21 government such as social service, health,

22 mental health, education, vocational reha23 bilitation, employment, economic develop24 ment agencies, and organizations providing

25 community services activities;
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1 (iv) representatives of the business

2 community;

3 (v) representatives of general purpose

4 local governments;

5 (vi) representatives of groups with ex6 pertise in child abuse prevention, including

7 respite and crisis care;

8 (vii) representatives of local commu9 nities in which family support and family

10 resource programs are likely to be located;

11 (viii) representatives of groups with ex12 pertise in providing services to children

13 with disabilities; and

14 (ix) other individuals with expertise in

15 the services that the family resource and

16 support programs of the State intend to

17 offer;

18 (6) a description of the current family support

19 and family resource programs operating in the State,

20 the current unmet need for the services provided

21 under such programs, including the need for building

22 increased capacity to provide specific family resource

23 and family support services, including respite care,

24 and the intended scope of the State family support

25 and family resource program, the population to be
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1 served, the manner in which the program will be op2 erated, and the manner in which such program will

3 relate to other community services and public agen4 cies;

5 (7) evidence that Federal assistance received

6 under this section—

7 (A) has been supplemented with non-Fed8 eral public and private assistance, including a

9 description of the projected level of financial

10 commitment by the State to develop a family

11 support and family resource program; and

12 (B) will be used to supplement and not sup13 plant other State and local public funds ex14 pended for family support and family resource

15 programs;

16 (8) a description of the core services, as required

17 by this section, and other support services to be pro18 vided by the program and the manner in which such

19 services will be provided, including the extent to

20 which either family resources, centers, home visiting,

21 or community collaboratives will be used;

22 (9) an assurance that the lead agency will ensure

23 that the amount of Federal funds spent on respite

24 care services within the State during the previous fis25 cal year shall be maintained;
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1 (10) a description of any public information ac2 tivities the agency designated in paragraph (1) will

3 undertake for the purpose of promoting family stabil4 ity and preventing child abuse and neglect, including

5 child sexual abuse;

6 (11) an assurance that the State will provide

7 funds for the initial startup costs associated with the

8 development of 1 respite program annually in the

9 State, as well as other specific family resource serv10 ices, and a description of the services to be funded;

11 (12) an assurance that the State program will

12 maintain cultural diversity and be culturally com13 petent;

14 (13) a description of the outreach and other ac15 tivities the program will undertake to maximize the

16 participation of racial and ethnic minorities, persons

17 with limited-English proficiency, individuals with

18 disabilities, and members of other underserved or

19 underrepresented groups in all phases of the program;

20 (14) a description of the guidelines for requiring

21 parental involvement in State and local program de22 velopment, policy design, and governance and the

23 process for assessing and demonstrating that parental

24 involvement in program development, operation, and

25 governance occurs;
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1 (15) a description of the State and community2 based interagency planning processes to be utilized to

3 develop and implement family support and family re4 source programs;

5 (16) a description of the criteria that the State

6 will utilize for awarding grants for local programs so

7 that they meet the requirements of subsection (g);

8 (17) a plan for providing training, technical as9 sistance, and other assistance to local communities in

10 program development;

11 (18) a description of the methods to be utilized

12 to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of the

13 family support and family resource programs within

14 the State;

15 (19) a description of proposed actions by the

16 State that will reduce practical and regulatory bar17 riers to the provision of comprehensive services to

18 families, including family support and family re19 source programs; and

20 (20) an assurance that the State will provide the

21 Commissioner with reports, at such time and contain22 ing such information as the Commissioner may re23 quire.

24 (g) LOCAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—A State that receives a grant

2 under this section shall use amounts received under

3 such grant to establish local family support and fam4 ily resource programs that—

5 (A) undertake a community-based needs as6 sessment and program planning process which

7 involves parents, and local public and nonprofit

8 agencies (including those responsible for provid9 ing health, education, vocational rehabilitation,

10 employment training, Head Start and other

11 early childhood, child welfare, and social serv12 ices);

13 (B) develop a strategy to provide com14 prehensive services to families to meet identified

15 needs through collaboration, including public16 private partnerships;

17 (C) identify appropriate community-based

18 organizations to administer such programs lo19 cally;

20 (D) provide core services, and other services

21 directly or through contracts or agreements with

22 other local agencies; and

23 (E) involve parents in the development, op24 eration, and governance of the program.
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1 (2) PRIORITY.—In awarding local grants under

2 this section, a State shall give priority to programs

3 serving low-income communities and programs serv4 ing young parents or parents with young children

5 and shall ensure that such grants are equitably dis6 tributed among urban and rural areas.

7 (h) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section:

8 (1) CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.—The term

9 ‘‘children with disabilities’’ has the meaning given

10 such term in section 602(a)(1) of the Individuals with

11 Disabilities Education Act.

12 (2) COMMISSIONER.—The term ‘‘Commissioner’’

13 means the Commissioner of the Administration on

14 Children, Youth, and Families.

15 (3) COMMUNITY REFERRAL SERVICES.—The term

16 ‘‘community referral services’’ means services to assist

17 families in obtaining community resources, including

18 respite care services, health and mental health serv19 ices, employability development and job training and

20 other social services.

21 (4) CULTURALLY COMPETENT.—The term ‘‘cul22 turally competent’’ means services, supports, or an23 other assistance that is conducted or provided in a

24 manner that—
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1 (A) is responsive to the beliefs, interpersonal

2 styles, attitudes, language, and behaviors of those

3 individuals receiving services; and

4 (B) has the greatest likelihood of ensuring

5 maximum participation of such individuals.

6 (5) FAMILY-CENTERED AND FAMILY-DIRECTED.—

7 The term ‘‘family-centered and family-directed’’

8 means, with respect to a service or program, that the

9 service or program—

10 (A) facilitates the full participation, choice,

11 and control by families in—

12 (i) decisions relating to the supports

13 that will meet the priorities of the family;

14 and

15 (ii) the planning, development, imple16 mentation, and evaluation of the statewide

17 system of family support and family re18 source services for families;

19 (B) responds to the needs of the entire fam20 ily in a timely and appropriate manner; and

21 (C) is easily accessible to and usable by

22 families.

23 (6) FAMILY SUPPORT.—The term ‘‘family sup24 port’’—
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1 (A) means supports, resources, services, and

2 other assistance provided to families of children

3 with disabilities that are designed to—

4 (i) support families in the efforts of

5 such families to raise their children with

6 disabilities in the family home;

7 (ii) strengthen the role of the family as

8 primary caregiver;

9 (iii) prevent inappropriate out-of-the10 home placement and maintain family

11 unity; and

12 (iv) reunite families with children with

13 disabilities who have been placed out of the

14 home, whenever appropriate; and

15 (B) may include—

16 (i) service coordination that includes

17 individualized planning and brokering for

18 services with families in control of decision

19 making;

20 (ii) goods and services, which may in21 clude specialized diagnosis and evaluation,

22 adaptive equipment, respite care (in and

23 out of the home), personal assistance serv24 ices, homemaker or chore services, behav25 ioral supports, assistive technology services
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1 and devices, permanent or future planning,

2 home and vehicle modifications and repairs,

3 equipment and consumable supplies, trans4 portation, recreation and leisure activities,

5 specialized nutrition clothing, counseling

6 services and mental health services for fam7 ily members, family education or training

8 services, communication services, crisis

9 intervention, day care, child care and

10 camps, supports and services for integrated

11 and inclusive community activities, parent

12 or family member support groups, peer sup13 port, sitter service or companion service,

14 and education aids and toys; and

15 (iii) financial-assistance, which may

16 include discretionary cash subsidies, allow17 ances, voucher or reimbursement systems,

18 low-interest loans, or lines of credit.

19 (7) FAMILY SUPPORT AND FAMILY RESOURCE

20 PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘family support and family re21 source program’’ means a program that offers com22 munity-based services that provide sustained assist23 ance to families at various stages in their develop24 ment. Such services shall promote parental com25 petencies and behaviors that will lead to the healthy
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1 and positive personal development of parents and

2 children through—

3 (A) the provision of assistance to build fam4 ily skills and assist parents in improving their

5 capacities to be supportive and nurturing par6 ents;

7 (B) the provision of assistance to families to

8 enable such families to use other formal and in9 formal resources and opportunities for assistance

10 that are available within the communities of

11 such families; and

12 (C) the creation of supportive networks to

13 enhance the child-rearing capacity of parents

14 and assist in compensating for the increased so15 cial isolation and vulnerability of families.

16 (8) FAMILY RESOURCE SERVICES.—The term

17 ‘‘family resource services’’ means—

18 (A) core services that must be provided di19 rectly, or by referral or contract, by the family

20 support and family resource program under this

21 section, including—

22 (i) education and support services pro23 vided to assist parents in acquiring

24 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 children

5 and to identify the types of support to be

6 provided;

7 (iii) respite care services which are

8 available 24 hours per day and every cal9 endar day of the year;

10 (iv) outreach services;

11 (v) community referral services; and

12 (vi) follow-up services; and

13 (B) other services, which may be provided

14 either directly or through referral, including—

15 (i) early care and education (such as

16 child care and Head Start);

17 (ii) respite care;

18 (iii) job readiness and counseling serv19 ices (including skill training);

20 (iv) education and literacy services, in21 cluding English as a second language and

22 family literacy services;

23 (v) nutritional education;

24 (vi) life management skills training;
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1 (vii) peer counseling and crisis inter2 vention, and family violence counseling

3 services;

4 (viii) referral for health (including

5 prenatal care) and mental health services;

6 and

7 (ix) substance abuse treatment.

8 (9) FAMILY-CENTERED AND FAMILY-DIRECTED.—

9 The term ‘‘family-centered and family-directed’’

10 means, with respect to a service or program, that the

11 service or program—

12 (A) facilitates the full participation, choice,

13 and control by families in—

14 (i) decisions relating to the supports

15 that will meet the priorities of the family;

16 and

17 (ii) the planning, development, imple18 mentation, and evaluation of the statewide

19 system of family support for families;

20 (B) responds to the needs of the entire fam21 ily in a timely and appropriate manner; and

22 (C) is easily accessible to and usable by

23 families.

24 (10) INTERDISCIPLINARY GOVERNANCE.—The

25 term ‘‘interdisciplinary governance’’ includes govern-
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1 ance by representatives from communities and rep2 resentatives from existing health, mental health, edu3 cation, vocational rehabilitation, employment and

4 training, child welfare, and other agencies within the

5 State.

6 (11) RESPITE CARE SERVICES.—The term ‘‘res7 pite care services’’ means short-term care services pro8 vided in the temporary absence of the regular

9 caregiver (parent, other relative, foster parent, adop10 tive parent, guardian) to children who meet one or

11 more of the following categories:

12 (A) The children are in danger of abuse or

13 neglect.

14 (B) The children have experienced abuse or

15 neglect.

16 (C) The children have disabilities, or chron17 ic or terminal illnesses.

18 Services provided within or outside the child’s home

19 shall be short-term care, ranging from a few hours to

20 a few weeks of time, per year, and be intended to en21 able the family to stay together and to keep the child

22 living in the child’s home and community.

23 (i) STRATEGIC PLAN.—

24 (1) IN GENERAL—Not later than 1 year after the

25 date on which assistance is received by a State under
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1 this section, the lead agency of the State, shall pre2 pare and submit to the Commissioner, a strategic

3 plan designed to achieve the purposes and policy of

4 this section.

5 (2) CONTENTS.—The strategic plan shall in6 clude—

7 (1) a statement of the mission, philosophy,

8 values, and principles of the statewide system of

9 family support and family resources in the

10 State;

11 (2) a statement of family-centered outcomes

12 to be achieved by the statewide system of family

13 support and family resources;

14 (3) specific goals and objectives for develop15 ing and implementing, or expanding and im16 proving, the system for providing family support

17 and family resource services, and for achieving

18 the family-centered outcomes;

19 (4) systemic approaches for accomplishing

20 the objectives and achieving the family-centered

21 outcomes, including interagency coordination

22 and cooperation that builds upon state-of-the-art

23 practices and research findings;

24 (5) a description of the specific programs,

25 projects, and activities funded under this section
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1 and the manner in which the programs, projects,

2 and activities accomplish the objectives and

3 achieve the family-centered outcomes;

4 (6) a description of an ongoing quality im5 provement or quality enhancement system, which

6 utilizes information from ongoing measurements

7 of the extent to which family-centered outcomes

8 are achieved, to improve the system;

9 (7) a description of the eligibility criteria to

10 be used to carry out programs, projects, and ac11 tivities under this section that includes all eligi12 ble families;

13 (8) an analysis of the extent to which fam14 ily support and family resource services for an

15 individual family is defined as a benefit and not

16 as income; and

17 (9) a description of the plan to conduct an

18 annual evaluation of the statewide system of

19 family support and family resources.

20 (j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are

21 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section,

22 $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and such sums as may be

23 necessary for fiscal years 1996 and 1997.
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1 (k) REPEAL OF EXISTING PROGRAM.—Section 933 of

2 the Claude Pepper Young Americans Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.

3 12339) is repealed.

4 SEC. 403. FEDERAL COUNCIL ON CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND

5 FAMILIES.

6 Section 918 of the Claude Pepper Young Americans

7 Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12314) is amended—

8 (1) in subsection (k)—

9 (A) in paragraph (3), by striking out ‘‘and’’

10 at the end thereof;

11 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking out the

12 period and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon;

13 and

14 (C) by adding at the end thereof the follow15 ing:

16 ‘‘(5) identify program regulations, practices, and

17 eligibility requirements that impede coordination and

18 collaboration and make recommendations for their

19 modifications or elimination; and

20 ‘‘(6) develop recommendations for creating joint21 ly funded programs, unified assessments, eligibility,

22 and application procedures, and confidentiality pro23 tections that facilitate information sharing.’’;

24 (2) in subsection (o), by striking ‘‘1991 through

25 1994’’ and inserting ‘‘1995 through 1998’’; and
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1 (3) in subsection (p), by striking ‘‘1995’’ and in2 serting ‘‘1998’’.

3 SEC. 404. FAMILY RESOURCE ACT.

4 (a) NATIONAL CENTER.—Section 958(b) of the Claude

5 Pepper Young Americans Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12353(b))

6 is amended—

7 (1) in paragraph (3)—

8 (A) by striking ‘‘model’’; and

9 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;

10 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at

11 the end and inserting a semicolon; and

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

13 ‘‘(5) develop and maintain a system for dissemi14 nating information about all types of respite care op15 tions;

16 ‘‘(6) develop and provide an array of training

17 and technical assistance activities to establish and

18 maintain quality respite care options;

19 ‘‘(7) engage in a variety of evaluation and re20 search activities to identify effective models of respite

21 care services, examine the effects of respite care serv22 ices on family functioning, and to develop simple

23 evaluation models for use by local respite care service

24 programs.’’.
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1 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section

2 960 of the Claude Pepper Young Americans Act of 1990

3 (42 U.S.C. 12355) is amended—

4 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘$2,300,000’’

5 and all that follows through the end thereof and in6 serting ‘‘$2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1995

7 through 1998.’’; and

8 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘$700,000’’ and

9 all that follows through the end thereof and inserting

10 ‘‘$1,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as

11 may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1996

12 through 1998.’’.

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to authorize

appropriations to carry out the Head Start Act, the Community Services Block Grant Act, and the Low-Income

Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, and for other purposes.’’.

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