S. 2000

One Hundred Third Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE SECOND SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,

the twenty-fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-four

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Human Services Amendments

of 1994’’.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.

Sec. 2. 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.

Sec. 119. Repeals.

Sec. 120. Study of benefits for Head Start employees.

Sec. 121. Ready to learn program reauthorization.

Sec. 122. State dependent care development programs.

Sec. 123. Consultation with the Corporation for National and Community Service.

Sec. 124. Reauthorization of Child Development Associate Scholarship Assistance

Act of 1985.

Sec. 125. Technical and conforming amendments.

Sec. 126. Study of full-day and full-year Head Start programs.

Sec. 127. Effective date and application.

TITLE II—COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT AMENDMENTS

Sec. 201. Short title and references.

Sec. 202. Authorizations of appropriations.

Sec. 203. Discretionary authority of Secretary.

Sec. 204. Community food and nutrition.

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

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

Sec. 208. Effective date.

TITLE III—LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE AMENDMENTS

Sec. 301. Short title and references.

Sec. 302. Statement of purpose.

Sec. 303. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 304. Emergency funds.

Sec. 305. Authorized uses of funds.

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

Sec. 307. Clarification of audit requirement.

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

consistency.

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

Sec. 310. Report of funds available for obligation.

Sec. 311. Miscellaneous and technical amendments.

Sec. 312. 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. Community-based family resource programs.

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

Sec. 403. Family Resource Act.

TITLE I—HEAD START PROGRAMS

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN TITLE.

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the ‘‘Head Start

Act Amendments of 1994’’.

(b) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise specifically provided,

whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in

terms of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other

provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section

or other provision of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.).

SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.

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

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

(2) by striking paragraph (9) and inserting the following

new paragraph:

‘‘(9) The term ‘poverty line’ means the official poverty line

(as defined by the Office of Management and Budget)—

‘‘(A) adjusted to reflect the percentage change in the

Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers, issued

by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, occurring in the 1-

year period or other interval immediately preceding the

date such adjustment is made; and ‘‘(B) adjusted for family size.’’; (3) by adding after paragraph (11) the following new paragraphs: ‘‘(12) The term ‘family literacy services’ means services

and activities that include interactive literacy activities between

parents and their children, training for parents on techniques

for being the primary teacher of their children and full partners

in the education of their children, parent literacy training

(including training in English as a second language), and early

childhood education.

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

pueblo, or other organized group or community of Indians,
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including any Native village described in section 3(c) of the

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(c)) or

established pursuant to such Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.),

that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and

services provided by the United States to Indians because of

their status as Indians.’’;

(4) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), and (13) as paragraphs (7), (8), (9), (14), (5), (6), (4),

and (10), respectively; and (5)(A) by transferring paragraph (4), as so redesignated, and inserting the paragraph after paragraph (3); (B) by transferring paragraphs (5) and (6), as so redesig- nated, and inserting the paragraphs after paragraph (4), as

so redesignated; (C) by transferring paragraph (10), as so redesignated, and inserting the paragraph after paragraph (9), as so redesignated; and

(D) by inserting after paragraph (10), as so redesignated, the following: ‘‘(11) The term ‘local educational agency’ has the meaning given such term in the Elementary and Secondary Education

Act of 1965.

‘‘(12) The term ‘migrant Head Start program’ means a Head Start program that serves families who are engaged

in agricultural work and who have changed their residence

from one geographical location to another in the preceding

2-year period. ‘‘(13) The term ‘mobile Head Start program’ means the provision of Head Start services utilizing transportable equipment set up in various community-based locations on a routine,

weekly schedule, operating in conjunction with home-based

Head Start programs, or as a Head Start classroom.’’.

SEC. 103. SERVICES.

Section 638(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 9833(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘health, nutritional, educational, social, and other services’’ and

inserting ‘‘health, education, parental involvement, nutritional,

social, and other services’’.

SEC. 104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

(1) in subsection (a), by striking all that follows ‘‘sub- chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for

fiscal years 1995 through 1998.’’; and (2) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the following:

‘‘(b) From the amount appropriated under subsection (a), the

Secretary shall make available— ‘‘(1) $35,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1995 through

1998 to—

‘‘(A) carry out the Head Start Transition Project Act;

and

‘‘(B) carry out activities authorized under section

642(d); and

‘‘(2) not more than $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and

such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years

1996 through 1998, to carry out longitudinal research under

section 649(e).’’.
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SEC. 105. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.

(a) ALLOCATION AND USE OF FUNDS FOR QUALITY IMPROVE- MENT.—Section 640(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 9835(a)(3)) is amended—

(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as subpara- graphs (C) and (D), respectively; (2) by striking ‘‘(3)(C)’’ and all that follows through ‘‘quality improvement activities:’’ and inserting the following:

‘‘(3)(A)(i) In order to provide assistance for activities specified in subparagraph (C) directed at the goals specified in subparagraph

(B), the Secretary shall reserve, from the amount (if any) by which

the funds appropriated under section 639(a) for a fiscal year exceed

the adjusted prior year appropriation, a share equal to the sum

of—

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

‘‘(II) any additional amount the Secretary may find nec- essary to address a demonstrated need for such activities.

‘‘(ii) As used in clause (i), the term ‘adjusted prior year appro- priation’ means, with respect to a fiscal year, the amount appropriated pursuant to section 639(a) for the preceding fiscal year,

adjusted to reflect the percentage change in the Consumer Price

Index for All Urban Consumers (issued by the Bureau of Labor

Statistics) during such preceding fiscal year.

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

paragraph as ‘quality improvement funds’) shall be used to accomplish any or all of the following goals:

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

performance standards pursuant to section 641A(a)(1)(A).

‘‘(ii) Ensuring that such programs have adequate qualified

staff, and that such staff are furnished adequate training,

including developing skills in working with children with nonEnglish language background, when appropriate.

‘‘(iii) Ensuring that salary levels and benefits are adequate

to attract and retain qualified staff for such programs.

‘‘(iv) Using salary increases to improve staff qualifications,

and to assist with the implementation of career development

programs, for the staff of Head Start programs. ‘‘(v) Improving community-wide strategic planning and

needs assessments for such programs. ‘‘(vi) Ensuring that the physical environments of Head Start

programs are conducive to providing effective program services

to children and families.

‘‘(vii) Making such other improvements in the quality of

such programs as the Secretary may designate.

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

any or all of the following activities:’’;

(3) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated in paragraph (1),

by adding at the end the following new clause:

‘‘(vii) Such other activities as the Secretary may designate.’’;

and

(4) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated in paragraph (1)—

(A) in clause (i)—

(i) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking ‘‘for the first, second, and third fiscal years for

which funds are so reserved’’; and

(ii) in subclause (II), by inserting ‘‘geographical

areas specified in subsection (a)(2)(B) and Indian and

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

(C) in clause (iv)—

(i) by striking ‘‘To be expended’’ and all that follows, through ‘‘reserved, funds’’ and inserting ‘‘Funds’’;

(ii) by striking ‘‘clause (ii)’’ the first place it appears

and inserting ‘‘clause (i)’’;

(iii) by inserting before the period at the end of

the first sentence, ‘‘, for expenditure for activities specified in subparagraph (C)’’; and

(iv) by striking the second sentence;

(D) in clause (vi), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (2), (4),

and (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2) or (4)’’; and

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

(iv) and (vi) as clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively.

(b) FUNDS SET-ASIDE.—Section 640(a) (42 U.S.C. 9835(a)) is

amended—

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

‘‘through (4), and subject to paragraphs (5) and (6).’’;

(2) in paragraph (2)—

(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘1990’’ and inserting ‘‘1994’’; and

(B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘(including payments for all costs (other than compensation of Federal

employees) of reviews of Head Start agencies and programs

under section 641A(c), and of activities related to the development and implementation of quality improvement plans

under section 641A(d)(2))’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’;

(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘paragraph (5)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph (4)’’; (4) by striking paragraph (4), and redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (4) and (7), respectively; (5) in paragraph (4), as redesignated in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to section 639(b), the’’;

and

(6) by adding after paragraph (4), as redesignated in para- graph (4), the following new paragraphs:

‘‘(5)(A) From amounts reserved and allotted pursuant to paragraph (4), the Secretary shall reserve such sums as may be necessary to award the collaboration grants described in subparagraph

(B).

‘‘(B) From the reserved sums, the Secretary may award a

collaboration grant to each State to facilitate collaboration regarding

activities carried out in the State under this subchapter, and other

activities carried out in, and by, the State that are designed to

benefit low-income children and families.

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

shall—

‘‘(i) appoint an individual to serve as a State liaison

between—

‘‘(I) agencies and individuals carrying out Head Start

programs in the State; and

‘‘(II) agencies (including local educational agencies) and

entities carrying out programs serving low-income children

and families;

‘‘(ii) involve the State Head Start Association in the selection of the individual, and involve the association in determinations relating to the ongoing direction of the collaboration;
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‘‘(iii) ensure that the individual holds a position with sufficient authority and access to ensure that the collaboration

described in subparagraph (B) is effective and involves a range

of State agencies; and

‘‘(iv) ensure that the collaboration described in subparagraph (B) involves coordination of Head Start services with

health care, welfare, child care, education, and national service

activities, family literacy services, and activities relating to

children with disabilities.

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

with respect to children or families, shall not be considered to

refer only to children or families that meet the low-income criteria

prescribed pursuant to section 645(a)(1)(A).

‘‘(6) From amounts reserved and allotted pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (4), the Secretary shall use, for grants for programs

described in section 645A(a), a portion of the combined total of

such amounts equal to 3 percent for fiscal year 1995, 4 percent

for each of fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and 5 percent for fiscal

year 1998, of the amount appropriated pursuant to section 639(a).’’.

(c) CONSIDERATIONS FOR ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR PROGRAM

EXPANSION.—Section 640(g) (42 U.S.C. 9835(g)) is amended—

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

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

‘‘(2) For the purpose of expanding Head Start programs, in

allocating funds to an applicant within a State, from amounts

allotted to a State pursuant to subsection (a)(4), the Secretary

shall take into consideration—

‘‘(A) the quality of the applicant’s programs (including Head

Start and other child care or child development programs)

in existence on the date of the allocation, including, in the

case of Head Start programs in existence on the date of the

allocation, the extent to which such programs meet or exceed

performance standards and other requirements under this subchapter;

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

in the case of Head Start programs in existence on the date

of the allocation, whether the applicant accomplished any prior

expansions in an effective and timely manner);

‘‘(C) the extent to which the applicant has undertaken

community-wide strategic planning and needs assessments

involving other community organizations and public agencies

serving children and families (including organizations serving

families in whose homes English is not the language customarily spoken);

‘‘(D) the extent to which the family and community needs

assessment of the applicant reflects a need to provide fullworking-day or full calendar year services;

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

who are not participating in a Head Start program; and

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

community.

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

to subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(2) to be used for

expanding Head Start programs under this subchapter, the Secretary shall take into consideration, to the extent appropriate, the

factors specified in paragraph (2).’’.
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(d) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 640(h) (42 U.S.C. 9835(h))

is amended by striking ‘‘Each Head Start program may’’ and inserting ‘‘Financial assistance provided under this subchapter may be

used by each Head Start program to’’. (e) COMPENSATION.—Section 640 (42 U.S.C. 9835) is amended

by adding at the end the following new subsections: ‘‘(j) Any agency that receives financial assistance under this subchapter to improve the compensation of staff who provide services under this Act shall use the financial assistance to improve

the compensation of such staff, regardless of whether the agency

has the ability to improve the compensation of staff employed

by the agency who do not provide Head Start services. ‘‘(k)(1) The Secretary shall allow center-based Head Start pro- grams the flexibility to satisfy the total number of hours of service

required by the regulations in effect on the date of enactment

of the Human Services Amendments of 1994, to be provided to

children in Head Start programs so long as such agencies do not— ‘‘(A) provide less than 3 hours of service per day;

‘‘(B) reduce the number of days of service per week; or

‘‘(C) reduce the number of days of service per year. ‘‘(2) The provisions of this subsection shall not be construed

to restrict the authority of the Secretary to fund alternative program

variations authorized under section 1306.35 of title 45 of the Code

of Federal Regulations in effect on the date of enactment of the

Human Services Amendments of 1994.

‘‘(l) With funds made available under section 640(a)(2) to

migrant Head Start programs, the Secretary shall give priority

to migrant Head Start programs that serve eligible children of

migrant families whose work requires them to relocate most frequently.’’.

SEC. 106. REPORT.

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

SEC. 107. DESIGNATION.

(a) INDIAN RESERVATIONS.—Section 641(b) (42 U.S.C. 9836(b))

is amended by inserting after ‘‘Indian reservation’’ the following:

‘‘(including Indians in any area designated by the Bureau of Indian

Affairs as near-reservation)’’.

(b) DESIGNATION OF AGENCIES.—Section 641(c) (42 U.S.C.

9836(c)) is amended—

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

(2) in the first sentence—

(A) by inserting ‘‘(subject to paragraph (2))’’ before ‘‘, the Secretary shall give priority’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘unless’’ and all that follows through the end of subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:

‘‘unless the Secretary makes a finding that the agency

involved fails to meet program, financial management, and

other requirements established by the Secretary.’’;

(3) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as paragraph (2);

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

(A) by striking ‘‘except that, if’’ and inserting ‘‘If’’;

and

(B) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’;

(5) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of

this paragraph’’ and inserting the following:
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‘‘(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection’’; and

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

margins of paragraph (3).

(c) CONSIDERATIONS IN DESIGNATING NEW HEAD START AGENCIES.—Section 641(d) (42 U.S.C. 9836(d)) is amended—

(1) in the first sentence, by striking all that precedes ‘‘then

the Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘If no entity in a community

is entitled to the priority specified in subsection (c),’’;

(2) by striking the second sentence;

(3) in the third sentence—

(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking

‘‘and subject to the preceding sentence’’;

(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, including Even

Start programs under part B of chapter 1 of title I of

the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20

U.S.C. 2741 et seq.),’’ after ‘‘preschool programs’’; and

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

‘‘(4) the plan of such applicant—

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

children in activities designed to help such parents become

full partners in the education of their children;

‘‘(B) to afford such parents the opportunity to participate in the development, conduct, and overall performance

of the program at the local level;

‘‘(C) to offer (directly or through referral to local entities, such as entities carrying out Even Start programs

under part B of chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary

and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2741

et seq.), public and school libraries, and family support

programs) to such parents— ‘‘(i) family literacy services; and

‘‘(ii) parenting skills training; ‘‘(D) at the option of such applicant, to offer (directly or through referral to local entities) to such parents— ‘‘(i) training in basic child development;

‘‘(ii) assistance in developing communication skills;

‘‘(iii) opportunities for parents to share experiences

with other parents;

‘‘(iv) substance abuse counseling; or

‘‘(v) any other activity designed to help such parents become full partners in the education of their

children; and

‘‘(E) to provide, with respect to each participating family, a family needs assessment that includes consultation

with such parents about the benefits of parent involvement

and about the activities described in subparagraphs (C)

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

involved (taking into consideration their specific family

needs, work schedules, and other responsibilities);’’;

(4) in paragraph (7)—

(A) by striking ‘‘non-English language children’’ and

inserting ‘‘non-English language background children and

their families’’; and

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

(5) by striking paragraph (8); and

(6) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (8).
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(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 641 (42 U.S.C. 9836)

is amended—

(1) by striking subsection (f); and

(2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f).

SEC. 108. MONITORING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE.

The Act is amended by inserting after section 641 (42 U.S.C.

9836) the following new section:

‘‘SEC. 641A. QUALITY STANDARDS; MONITORING OF HEAD START AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS.

‘‘(a) QUALITY STANDARDS.—

‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARDS.—The Secretary shall

establish by regulation standards applicable to Head Start

agencies, programs, and projects under this subchapter,

including—

‘‘(A) performance standards with respect to services

required to be provided, including health, education, parental involvement, nutritional, social, transition activities

described in section 642(d), and other services;

‘‘(B) administrative and financial management standards;

‘‘(C) standards relating to the condition and location

of facilities for such agencies, programs, and projects; and

‘‘(D) such other standards as the Secretary finds to

be appropriate.

‘‘(2) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.—The regulations promulgated under this subsection shall establish the minimum levels

of overall accomplishment that a Head Start agency shall

achieve in order to meet the standards specified in paragraph

(1).

‘‘(3) CONSIDERATIONS IN DEVELOPING STANDARDS.—In developing the regulations required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— ‘‘(A) consult with experts in the fields of child development, early childhood education, child health care, family

services (including linguistically and culturally appropriate

services to non-English language background children and

their families), administration, and financial management,

and with persons with experience in the operation of Head

Start programs; ‘‘(B) take into consideration—

‘‘(i) past experience with use of the standards in

effect under this subchapter on the date of enactment

of this section;

‘‘(ii) changes over the period since the date of enactment of this Act in the circumstances and problems

typically facing children and families served by Head

Start agencies;

‘‘(iii) developments concerning best practices with

respect to child development, children with disabilities,

family services, program administration, and financial

management;

‘‘(iv) projected needs of an expanding Head Start

program;

‘‘(v) guidelines and standards currently in effect

or under consideration that promote child health serv-
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ices, and projected needs of expanding Head Start programs;

‘‘(vi) changes in the population of children who

are eligible to participate in Head Start programs,

including the language background and family structure of such children; and

‘‘(vii) the need for, and state-of-the-art developments relating to, local policies and activities designed

to ensure that children participating in Head Start

programs make a successful transition to public

schools; and

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

of this section, review and revise as necessary the performance standards in effect under section 651(b) on the day

before the date of enactment of this section; and

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

standards will not result in the elimination of or any reduction in the scope or types of health, education, parental

involvement, nutritional, social, or other services required

to be provided under such standards as in effect on November 2, 1978.

‘‘(4) STANDARDS RELATING TO OBLIGATIONS TO DELEGATE

AGENCIES.—In developing standards under this subsection, the

Secretary shall describe the obligations of a Head Start agency

to an agency (referred to in this subchapter as the ‘delegate

agency’) to which the Head Start agency has delegated responsibility for providing services under this subchapter and determine whether the Head Start agency complies with the standards. The Secretary shall consider such compliance during the

review described in subsection (c)(1)(A) and in determining

whether to renew financial assistance to the Head Start agency

under this subchapter.

‘‘(b) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date

of enactment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation

with representatives of Head Start agencies and with experts

in the fields of child development, family services, and program

management, shall develop methods and procedures for measuring, annually and over longer periods, the quality and effectiveness of programs operated by Head Start agencies (referred

to in this subchapter as ‘performance measures’).

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

developed under this subsection shall be designed— ‘‘(A) to assess the various services provided by Head

Start programs and, to the extent the Secretary finds

appropriate, administrative and financial management

practices of such programs;

‘‘(B) to be adaptable for use in self-assessment and

peer review of individual Head Start agencies and programs; and

‘‘(C) for other program purposes as determined by the

Secretary.

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

performance measures developed pursuant to this subsection—

‘‘(A) to identify strengths and weaknesses in the operation of Head Start programs nationally and by region;

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‘‘(B) to identify problem areas that may require additional training and technical assistance resources.

‘‘(c) MONITORING OF LOCAL AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS.—

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

Start agencies meet standards established under this subchapter with respect to program, administrative, financial

management, and other requirements, the Secretary shall conduct the following reviews of designated Head Start agencies,

and of the Head Start programs operated by such agencies:

‘‘(A) A full review of each such agency at least once

during each 3-year period.

‘‘(B) A review of each newly designated agency immediately after the completion of the first year such agency

carries out a Head Start program.

‘‘(C) Followup reviews including prompt return visits

to agencies and programs that fail to meet the standards.

‘‘(D) Other reviews as appropriate.

‘‘(2) CONDUCT OF REVIEWS.—The Secretary shall ensure

that reviews described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of

paragraph (1)—

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

by employees of the Department of Health and Human

Services who are knowledgeable about Head Start programs;

‘‘(B) are supervised by such an employee at the site

of such Head Start agency; and

‘‘(C) are conducted by review teams that shall include

individuals who are knowledgeable about Head Start programs and, to the maximum extent practicable, the diverse

(including linguistic and cultural) needs of eligible children

and their families.

‘‘(d) CORRECTIVE ACTION; TERMINATION.— ‘‘(1) DETERMINATION.—If the Secretary determines, on the basis of a review pursuant to subsection (c), that a Head Start

agency designated pursuant to section 641 fails to meet the

standards described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall— ‘‘(A) inform the agency of the deficiencies that shall

be corrected;

‘‘(B) with respect to each identified deficiency, require

the agency—‘‘(i) to correct the deficiency immediately; or

‘‘(ii) at the discretion of the Secretary (taking into

consideration the seriousness of the deficiency and the

time reasonably required to correct the deficiency), to

comply with the requirements of paragraph (2) concerning a quality improvement plan; and

‘‘(C) initiate proceedings to terminate the designation

of the agency unless the agency corrects the deficiency.

‘‘(2) QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN.—

‘‘(A) AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.—In order to retain a

designation as a Head Start agency under this subchapter,

a Head Start agency that is the subject of a determination

described in paragraph (1) (other than an agency able

to correct a deficiency immediately) shall—

‘‘(i) develop in a timely manner, obtain the

approval of the Secretary regarding, and implement

a quality improvement plan that specifies—
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‘‘(I) the deficiencies to be corrected;

‘‘(II) the actions to be taken to correct such

deficiencies; and

‘‘(III) the timetable for accomplishment of the

corrective actions specified; and

‘‘(ii) eliminate each deficiency identified, not later

than the date for elimination of such deficiency specified in such plan (which shall not be later than 1

year after the date the agency received notice of the

determination and of the specific deficiency to be corrected).

‘‘(B) SECRETARIAL RESPONSIBILITY.—Not later than 30

days after receiving from a Head Start agency a proposed

quality improvement plan pursuant to subparagraph (A),

the Secretary shall either approve such proposed plan or

specify the reasons why the proposed plan cannot be

approved.

‘‘(3) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary

shall provide training and technical assistance to Head Start

agencies with respect to the development or implementation

of such quality improvement plans to the extent the Secretary

finds such provision to be feasible and appropriate given available funding and other statutory responsibilities.

‘‘(e) SUMMARIES OF MONITORING OUTCOMES.—Not later than

120 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall

publish a summary report on the findings of reviews conducted

under subsection (c) and on the outcomes of quality improvement

plans implemented under subsection (d), during such fiscal year.’’.

SEC. 109. ENHANCED PARENT INVOLVEMENT AND TRANSITION

COORDINATION WITH SCHOOLS.

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

(1) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: ‘‘(b) In order to be so designated, a Head Start agency shall

also—

‘‘(1) establish effective procedures by which parents and

area residents concerned will be enabled to directly participate

in decisions that influence the character of programs affecting

their interests;

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

implementation of such programs; ‘‘(3) provide technical and other support needed to enable

parents and area residents to secure on their own behalf available assistance from public and private sources;

‘‘(4) seek the involvement of parents of participating children in activities designed to help such parents become full

partners in the education of their children, and to afford such

parents the opportunity to participate in the development, conduct, and overall performance of the program at the local level;

‘‘(5) offer (directly or through referral to local entities,

such as entities carrying out Even Start programs under part

B of chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary

Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2741 et seq.)), to parents

of participating children, family literacy services and parenting

skills training;

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

referral to local entities), to such parents—
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‘‘(A) training in basic child development;

‘‘(B) assistance in developing communication skills;

‘‘(C) opportunities to share experiences with other parents;

‘‘(D) substance abuse counseling;

‘‘(E) regular in-home visitation; or

‘‘(F) any other activity designed to help such parents

become full partners in the education of their children;

‘‘(7) provide, with respect to each participating family, a

family needs assessment that includes consultation with such

parents about the benefits of parent involvement and about

the activities described in paragraphs (4) through (6) in which

such parents may choose to be involved (taking into consideration their specific family needs, work schedules, and other

responsibilities);

‘‘(8) consider providing services to assist younger siblings

of children participating in its Head Start program to obtain

health services from other sources; and

‘‘(9) perform community outreach to encourage individuals

previously unaffiliated with Head Start programs to participate

in its Head Start program as volunteers.’’;

(2) in subsection (c)—

(A) by striking ‘‘schools that will subsequently serve

children in Head Start programs,’’; and

(B) by inserting ‘‘, including Even Start programs under

part B of chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2741 et seq.),’’ after

‘‘other programs’’; and

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

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

specified in this subsection, to the extent feasible and appropriate

in the circumstances (including the extent to which such agency

is able to secure the cooperation of parents and schools) to enable

children to maintain the developmental gains achieved in Head

Start programs and to build upon such gains in further schooling. ‘‘(2) The Head Start agency shall take steps to coordinate

with the local educational agency serving the community involved

and with schools in which children participating in a Head Start

program operated by such agency will enroll following such program, including— ‘‘(A) developing and implementing a systematic procedure

for transferring, with parental consent, Head Start program

records for each participating child to the school in which

such child will enroll;

‘‘(B) establishing channels of communication between Head

Start staff and their counterparts in the schools (including

teachers, social workers, and health staff) to facilitate coordination of programs;

‘‘(C) conducting meetings involving parents, kindergarten

or elementary school teachers, and Head Start program teachers to discuss the developmental and other needs of individual

children; and

‘‘(D) organizing and participating in joint transition-related

training of school staff and Head Start staff.

‘‘(3) A Head Start agency may take steps to coordinate with

the local educational agency serving the community involved and
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with schools in which children participating in a Head Start program operated by such agency will enroll following such program,

including—

‘‘(A) collaborating on the shared use of transportation and

facilities; and

‘‘(B) exchanging information on the provision of

noneducational services to such children.

‘‘(4) In order to promote the continued involvement of the

parents of children that participate in Head Start programs in

the education of their children upon transition to school, the Head

Start agency shall—

‘‘(A) provide training to the parents—

‘‘(i) to inform the parents about their rights and responsibilities concerning the education of their children; and

‘‘(ii) to enable the parents to understand and work

with schools in order to communicate with teachers and

other school personnel, to support the school work of their

children, and to participate as appropriate in decisions

relating to the education of their children; and

‘‘(B) take other actions, as appropriate and feasible, to

support the active involvement of the parents with schools,

school personnel, and school-related organizations.

‘‘(5) The Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Education, shall—

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

funded under the Head Start Transition Project Act (42 U.S.C.

9855 et seq.);

‘‘(B) disseminate to Head Start agencies information (including information from the evaluation required by subparagraph (A)) on effective policies and activities relating to the

transition of children from Head Start programs to public

schools; and

‘‘(C) provide technical assistance to such agencies to promote and assist such agencies to adopt and implement such

effective policies and activities.’’.

SEC. 110. FACILITIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS.

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

(1) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘guidelines, instructions,’’;

(2) in subsection (f)—

(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘640(a)(3)(A)(v)’’ and inserting ‘‘640(a)(3)(C)(v)’’; and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(3) Upon a determination by the Secretary that suitable facilities are not otherwise available to Indian tribes to carry out Head

Start programs, and that the lack of suitable facilities will inhibit

the operation of such programs, the Secretary, in the discretion

of the Secretary, may authorize the use of financial assistance,

from the amount reserved under section 640(a)(2)(A), to make payments for the purchase of facilities owned by such tribes. The

amount of such a payment for such a facility shall not exceed

the fair market value of the facility.’’; and

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

‘‘(g)(1) Upon a determination by the Secretary that suitable

facilities (including public school facilities) are not otherwise available to Indian tribes, rural communities, and other low-income

communities to carry out Head Start programs, that the lack of
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suitable facilities will inhibit the operation of such programs, and

that construction of such facilities is more cost effective than purchase of available facilities or renovation, the Secretary, in the

discretion of the Secretary, may authorize the use of financial

assistance under this subchapter to make payments for capital

expenditures related to facilities that will be used to carry out

such programs. The Secretary shall establish uniform procedures

for Head Start agencies to request approval for such payments,

and shall promote, to the extent practicable, the collocation of

Head Start programs with other programs serving low-income children and families.

‘‘(2) Such payments may be used for capital expenditures

(including paying the cost of amortizing the principal, and paying

interest on, loans) such as expenditures for—

‘‘(A) construction of facilities that are not in existence on

the date of the determination;

‘‘(B) major renovation of facilities in existence on such

date; and

‘‘(C) purchase of vehicles used for programs conducted at

the Head Start facilities.

‘‘(3) All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or

subcontractors in the construction or renovation of facilities to

be used to carry out Head Start programs shall be paid wages

at not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the

locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance

with the Act of March 3, 1931, as amended (40 U.S.C. 276a et

seq., commonly known as the ‘Davis-Bacon Act’).

‘‘(h) In all personnel actions of the American Indian Programs

Branch of the Head Start Bureau of the Administration for Children

and Families, the Secretary shall give the same preference to

individuals who are members of an Indian tribe as the Secretary

gives to a disabled veteran, as defined in section 2108(3)(C) of

title 5, United States Code. The Secretary shall take such additional

actions as may be necessary to promote recruitment of such individuals for employment in the Administration.’’.

SEC. 111. PARTICIPATION.

Section 645 (42 U.S.C. 9840) is amended—

(1) in subsection (c)—

(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘may provide’’

and all that follows and inserting ‘‘shall be permitted to

provide more than 1 year of Head Start services to eligible

children (age 3 to compulsory school attendance) in the

State.’’; and

(B) by striking the second sentence; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

‘‘(d)(1) An Indian tribe that—

‘‘(A) operates a Head Start program;

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

in the community served by the tribe (including a community

with a near-reservation designation, as defined by the Bureau

of Indian Affairs) from families that meet the low-income criteria prescribed under subsection (a)(1)(A); and

‘‘(C) has the resources to enroll additional children in the

community who do not meet the low-income criteria;
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may enroll such additional children in a Head Start program,

in accordance with this subsection, if the program predominantly

serves children who meet the low-income criteria.

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

Start program in accordance with such requirements as the Secretary may specify by regulation promulgated after consultation

with Indian tribes.

‘‘(3) In providing services through a Head Start program to

such children, the Indian tribe may not use funds that the Secretary

has determined, in accordance with section 640(g)(3), are to be

used for expanding Head Start programs under this subchapter.’’.

SEC. 112. INITIATIVE ON FAMILIES WITH INFANTS AND TODDLERS.

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

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

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants, in accordance with the provisions of this section for—

‘‘(1) programs providing family-centered services for lowincome families with very young children designed to promote

the development of the children, and to enable their parents

to fulfill their roles as parents and to move toward self-sufficiency; and

‘‘(2) provision of training and technical assistance to entities

carrying out programs, and evaluation of programs, that were

supported under the Comprehensive Child Development Act

(42 U.S.C. 9881 et seq.), as in effect on the day before the

date of enactment of this section.

‘‘(b) SCOPE AND DESIGN OF PROGRAMS.—In carrying out a program described in subsection (a), an entity receiving assistance

under this section shall—

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

continuous, intensive, and comprehensive child development

and family support services that will enhance the physical,

social, emotional, and intellectual development of participating

children;

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

responds to their needs and circumstances;

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

‘‘(4) provide services to parents to support their role as

parents and to help the families move toward self-sufficiency

(including educational and employment services as appropriate);

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

in the State and programs in the community to ensure a

comprehensive array of services (such as health and mental

health services);

‘‘(6) ensure formal linkages with local Head Start programs

in order to provide for continuity of services for children and

families;

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

a program and that also provides Head Start services through

the age of mandatory school attendance, ensure that children

and families participating in the program receive such services

through such age; and
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‘‘(8) meet such other requirements concerning design and

operation of the program described in subsection (a) as the

Secretary may establish.

‘‘(c) PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE.—Persons who may

participate in programs described in subsection (a)(1) include—

‘‘(1) pregnant women; and

‘‘(2) families with children under age 3 (or under age 5,

in the case of children served by an entity specified in subsection (e)(3));

who meet the income criteria specified for families in section

645(a)(1).

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

assistance under this section, an entity shall submit an application

to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing

such information as the Secretary may require. Entities that may

apply to carry out activities under this section include—

‘‘(1) entities operating Head Start programs under this

subchapter;

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

of this section, were operating—

‘‘(A) Parent-Child Centers receiving financial assistance under section 640(a)(4), as in effect on such date;

or

‘‘(B) programs receiving financial assistance under the

Comprehensive Child Development Act, as in effect on such

date; and

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

capable of providing child and family services that meet the

standards for participation in programs under this subchapter

and meet such other appropriate requirements relating to the

activities under this section as the Secretary may establish.

‘‘(e) TIME-LIMITED PRIORITY FOR CERTAIN ENTITIES.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts allotted pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (4) of section 640(a), the Secretary shall provide

financial assistance in accordance with paragraphs (2) through

(4).

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

financial assistance available under this section for each of

fiscal years 1995, 1996, and 1997 to any entity that— ‘‘(A) complies with subsection (b); and

‘‘(B) received funding as a Parent-Child Center pursu- ant to section 640(a)(4), as in effect on the day before

the date of enactment of this section, for fiscal year 1994.

‘‘(3) COMPREHENSIVE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.— ‘‘(A) In the case of an entity that received a grant

for fiscal year 1994 to operate a project under the Comprehensive Child Development Act, the Secretary—

‘‘(i) shall make financial assistance available under

this section, in a comparable amount and scope to

the assistance provided for fiscal year 1994, for the

duration of the project period specified in the grant

award to such entity under such Act; and

‘‘(ii) shall permit such entity, in carrying out activities assisted under this section, to serve children from

birth through age 5.

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

for fiscal year 1989 to operate a project under the Com-
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prehensive Child Development Act, the Secretary shall

make assistance available under this section for each of

fiscal years 1995, 1996, and 1997 to any entity that complies with subsection (b).

‘‘(4) EVALUATIONS, TRAINING, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—

The Secretary shall make financial assistance available under

this section as necessary to provide for the evaluation of, and

furnishing of training and technical assistance to, programs

specified in paragraph (3)(A).

‘‘(f) SELECTION OF OTHER GRANT RECIPIENTS.—From the balance remaining of the portion specified in section 640(a)(6), after

making grants to the eligible entities specified in subsection (e),

the Secretary shall award grants under this subsection on a

competitive basis to applicants meeting the criteria specified in

subsection (d) (giving priority to entities with a record of providing

early, continuous, and comprehensive childhood development and

family services).

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

under this section, the Secretary shall—

‘‘(1) ensure an equitable national geographic distribution

of the grants; and

‘‘(2) award grants to applicants proposing to serve communities in rural areas and to applicants proposing to serve

communities in urban areas.

‘‘(h) SECRETARIAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—

‘‘(1) GUIDELINES.—Not later than September 30, 1994, the

Secretary shall develop program guidelines concerning the content and operation of programs assisted under this section—

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

development, experts in health, and experts in family services; and

‘‘(B) taking into consideration the knowledge and

experience gained from other early childhood programs,

including programs under the Comprehensive Child Development Act, and from migrant Head Start programs that

serve a large number of infants and toddlers.

‘‘(2) STANDARDS.—Not later than December 30, 1994, the

Secretary shall develop and publish performance standards for

programs assisted under this section, and a grant announcement based on the guidelines developed under paragraph (1).

‘‘(3) MONITORING, TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND

EVALUATION.—In order to ensure the successful operation of

programs assisted under this section, the Secretary shall use

funds from the balance described in subsection (f) to monitor

the operation of such programs, evaluate their effectiveness,

and provide training and technical assistance tailored to the

particular needs of such programs.’’.

(b) CONSOLIDATION.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—In recognition that the Comprehensive

Child Development Centers Act has demonstrated positive

results, and that its purposes and functions have been consolidated into section 645A of the Head Start Act, the Comprehensive Child Development Centers Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 9801

note) and the Comprehensive Child Development Act (42 U.S.C.

9881 et seq.) are repealed.

(2) REPEALS.—
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(A) Part E of title II of the Augustus F. HawkinsRobert T. Stafford Elementary and Secondary School

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

is repealed.

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

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

(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 638 of the Head Start

Act (42 U.S.C. 9833) is amended—

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

(2) by striking subsection (b).

SEC. 113. APPEALS, NOTICE, AND HEARING.

(a) MEDIATION FOR DISPUTES WITH DELEGATE AGENCIES, AND

HEARING.—Section 646(a) (42 U.S.C. 9841(a)) is amended—

(1) at the end of paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’;

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

and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

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

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

(including mediation procedures) to be used in order to—

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

leading to adverse action between—

‘‘(i) recipients of financial assistance under this

subchapter; and

‘‘(ii) delegate agencies or Head Start Parent Policy

Councils; and

‘‘(B) avoid the need for an administrative hearing on

an adverse action.’’.

(b) TERMINATION OF DESIGNATION NOT STAYED PENDING

APPEAL.—Section 646 (42 U.S.C. 9841) is further amended by strik- ing subsection (b) and inserting the following new subsection: ‘‘(b) In prescribing procedures for the mediation described in subsection (a)(4), the Secretary shall specify— ‘‘(1) the date by which a Head Start agency engaged in a conflict described in subsection (a)(4) will notify the appropriate regional office of the Department of the conflict; and ‘‘(2) a reasonable period for the mediation.

‘‘(c) The Secretary shall also specify— ‘‘(1) a timeline for an administrative hearing, if necessary,

on an adverse action; and

‘‘(2) a timeline by which the person conducting the administrative hearing shall issue a decision based on the hearing.

‘‘(d) In any case in which a termination, reduction, or suspension of financial assistance under this subchapter is upheld in

an administrative hearing under this section, such termination,

reduction, or suspension shall not be stayed pending any judicial

appeal of such administrative decision.

‘‘(e)(1) The Secretary shall by regulation specify a process by

which an Indian tribe may identify and establish an alternative

agency, and request that the alternative agency be designated under

section 641 as the Head Start agency providing services to the

tribe, if—

‘‘(A) the Secretary terminates financial assistance under

section 646 to the only agency that was receiving financial

assistance to provide Head Start services to the Indian tribe;

and
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‘‘(B) the tribe would otherwise be precluded from providing such services to the members of the tribe.

‘‘(2) The regulation required by this subsection shall prohibit such designation of an alternative agency that includes an employee

who—

‘‘(A) served on the administrative staff or program staff of the agency described in paragraph (1)(A); and ‘‘(B) was responsible for a deficiency that— ‘‘(i) relates to the performance standards or financial management standards described in section 641A(a)(1); and ‘‘(ii) was the basis for the termination of financial

assistance described in paragraph (1)(A); as determined by the Secretary after providing the notice and

opportunity described in subsection (a)(3).’’.

SEC. 114. GOALS AND PRIORITIES FOR TRAINING AND TECHNICAL

ASSISTANCE.

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

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

‘‘TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING’’;

(2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘Head Start programs, including’’ and inserting ‘‘Head Start programs, in accordance

with the process, and the provisions for allocating resources,

set forth in subsections (b) and (c). The Secretary shall provide,

either directly or through grants or other arrangements,’’; (3)(A) by redesignating the final sentence of subsection (a), as amended by paragraph (2), as subsection (e); (B) by transferring such subsection to the end of the section;

and

(C) by indenting such subsection and aligning the margins of such subsection with the margins of subsection (d); (4) by striking subsections (b) and (c);

(5) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsections:

‘‘(b) The process for determining the technical assistance and

training activities to be carried out under this section shall—

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

and programs relating to improving program quality and to

program expansion are addressed to the maximum extent feasible; and

‘‘(2) incorporate mechanisms to ensure responsiveness to

local needs, including an ongoing procedure for obtaining input

from the individuals and agencies carrying out Head Start

programs.

‘‘(c) In allocating resources for technical assistance and training

under this section, the Secretary shall—

‘‘(1) give priority consideration to activities to correct program and management deficiencies identified through reviews

pursuant to section 641A(c) (including the provision of assistance to local programs in the development of quality improvement plans under section 641A(d)(2));

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

of classroom staff (including instruction for providing services

to children with disabilities) and nonclassroom staff, including

home visitors and other staff working directly with families,

including training relating to increasing parent involvement
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and services designed to increase family literacy and improve

parenting skills; ‘‘(3) assist Head Start agencies and programs in conducting and participating in communitywide strategic planning and

needs assessment;

‘‘(4) assist Head Start agencies and programs in developing full-working-day and full-calendar-year programs where

community need is clearly identified and making the transition

to such programs, with particular attention to involving parents

and programming for children throughout a longer day; ‘‘(5) assist Head Start agencies in better serving the needs of families with very young children; ‘‘(6) assist Head Start agencies and programs in the devel- opment of sound management practices, including financial

management procedures; ‘‘(7) assist in efforts to secure and maintain adequate facilities for Head Start programs; and ‘‘(8) assist Head Start agencies in developing innovative program models, including mobile and home-based programs.’’;

and

(6) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Special consideration shall be given to entities that have demonstrated effectiveness in educational programming for preschool

children that includes components for parental involvement, care

provider training, and developmentally appropriate related activities.’’.

SEC. 115. STAFF QUALIFICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT.

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

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

‘‘(a) CLASSROOM TEACHERS.— ‘‘(1) DEGREE REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall ensure that not later than September 30, 1996, each Head Start classroom in a center-based program is assigned one teacher who

has—

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

that is appropriate to the age of the children being served

in center-based programs; ‘‘(B) a State-awarded certificate for preschool teachers

that meets or exceeds the requirements for a child development associate credential;

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

degree in early childhood education; or ‘‘(D) a degree in a field related to early childhood education with experience in teaching preschool children

and a State-awarded certificate to teach in a preschool

program.

‘‘(2) WAIVER.—On request, the Secretary shall grant a 180-

day waiver of the requirements of paragraph (1) with respect

to an individual who—

‘‘(A) is first employed after September 30, 1996, by

a Head Start agency as a teacher for a Head Start classroom;

‘‘(B) is enrolled in a program that grants any credential,

certificate, or degree specified in subparagraph (A), (B),

(C), or (D) of paragraph (1); and
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‘‘(C) will receive such credential under the terms of

such program not later than 180 days after beginning

employment as a teacher with such agency.

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

one such waiver with respect to such individual.

‘‘(b) MENTOR TEACHERS.—

‘‘(1) DEFINITION; FUNCTION.—For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘mentor teacher’ means an individual responsible for observing and assessing the classroom activities of

a Head Start program and providing on-the-job guidance and

training to the Head Start program staff and volunteers, in

order to improve the qualifications and training of classroom

staff, to maintain high quality education services, and to promote career development, in Head Start programs.

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

in establishing positions for mentor teachers, the Secretary

shall—

‘‘(A) provide technical assistance and training to enable

Head Start agencies to establish such positions;

‘‘(B) give priority consideration, in providing assistance

pursuant to subparagraph (A), to Head Start programs

that have substantial numbers of new classroom staff, that

are experiencing difficulty in meeting applicable education

standards, or that lack staff of a similar cultural background to that of the participating children and their families;

‘‘(C) encourage Head Start programs to give priority

consideration for such positions to Head Start teachers

at the appropriate level of career advancement in such

programs; and ‘‘(D) promote the development of model curricula,

designed to ensure the attainment of appropriate competencies of mentor teachers in Head Start programs. ‘‘(c) FAMILY SERVICE WORKERS.—In order to improve the quality

and effectiveness of staff providing in-home and other services

(including needs assessment, development of service plans, family

advocacy, and coordination of service delivery) to families of children

participating in Head Start programs, the Secretary, in coordination

with concerned public and private agencies and organizations

examining the issues of standards and training for family service

workers, shall—

‘‘(1) review and, as necessary, revise or develop new qualification standards for Head Start staff providing such services; ‘‘(2) promote the development of model curricula (on subjects including parenting training and family literacy) designed

to ensure the attainment of appropriate competencies by

individuals working or planning to work in the field of early

childhood and family services; and

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

indicates attainment of the competencies and that is accepted

nationwide.

‘‘(d) HEAD START FELLOWSHIPS.—

‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may establish a program

of fellowships, to be known as ‘Head Start Fellowships’, in

accordance with this subsection. The Secretary may award

the fellowships to individuals, to be known as ‘Head Start

Fellows’, who are staff in local Head Start programs or other
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individuals working in the field of child development and family

services.

‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The fellowship program established under

this subsection shall be designed to enhance the ability of

Head Start Fellows to make significant contributions to programs authorized under this subchapter, by providing

opportunities to expand their knowledge and experience

through exposure to activities, issues, resources, and new

approaches, in the field of child development and family services.

‘‘(3) ASSIGNMENTS OF FELLOWS.—

‘‘(A) PLACEMENT SITES.—Fellowship positions under the

fellowship program may be located (subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C))—

‘‘(i) in agencies of the Department of Health and

Human Services administering programs authorized

under this subchapter (in national or regional offices

of such agencies);

‘‘(ii) in local Head Start agencies and programs;

‘‘(iii) in institutions of higher education;

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

concerned with services to children and families; and

‘‘(v) in other appropriate settings.

‘‘(B) LIMITATION FOR FELLOWS OTHER THAN HEAD START

EMPLOYEES.—A Head Start Fellow who is not an employee

of a local Head Start agency or program may be placed

only in a fellowship position located in an agency or program specified in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A).

‘‘(C) NO PLACEMENT IN LOBBYING ORGANIZATIONS.—

Head Start Fellowship positions may not be located in

any agency whose primary purpose, or one of whose major

purposes, is to influence Federal, State, or local legislation.

‘‘(4) SELECTION OF FELLOWS.—Head Start Fellowships shall

be awarded on a competitive basis to individuals (other than

Federal employees) selected from among applicants who are

working, on the date of application, in local Head Start programs or otherwise working in the field of child development

and children and family services.

‘‘(5) DURATION.—Head Start Fellowships shall be for terms

of 1 year, and may be renewed for a term of 1 additional

year.

‘‘(6) AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES.—From amounts appropriated under this subchapter and allotted under section

640(a)(2)(D), the Secretary is authorized to make expenditures

of not to exceed $1,000,000 for any fiscal year, for stipends

and other reasonable expenses of the fellowship program.

‘‘(7) STATUS OF FELLOWS.—Except as otherwise provided

in this paragraph, Head Start Fellows shall not be considered

to be employees or otherwise in the service or employment

of the Federal Government. Head Start Fellows shall be considered to be employees for purposes of compensation for injuries

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

Fellows assigned to positions located in agencies specified in

paragraph (3)(A)(i) shall be considered employees in the executive branch of the Federal Government for the purposes of

chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code, and for purposes
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of any administrative standards of conduct applicable to the

employees of the agency to which they are assigned. ‘‘(8) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall promulgate regula- tions to carry out this subsection.

‘‘(e) MODEL STAFFING PLANS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary, in consultation

with appropriate public agencies, private agencies, and organizations and with individuals with expertise in the field of children

and family services, shall develop model staffing plans to provide

guidance to local Head Start agencies and programs on the numbers, types, responsibilities, and qualifications of staff required to

operate a Head Start program.’’.

SEC. 116. RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATIONS, EVALUATION.

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

‘‘SEC. 649. RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND EVALUATION.

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT; GENERAL PURPOSES.—The Secretary shall carry out a continuing program of research, demonstration, and evaluation activities, in order to—

‘‘(A) foster continuous improvement in the quality of the Head Start programs under this subchapter and in

their effectiveness in enabling participating children and

their families to succeed in school and otherwise; and

‘‘(B) use the Head Start programs to develop, test, and disseminate new ideas and approaches for addressing

the needs of low-income preschool children (including children with disabilities) and their families and communities

(including demonstrations of innovative noncenter-based

program models such as home-based and mobile programs),

and otherwise to further the purposes of this subchapter.

‘‘(2) PLAN.—The Secretary shall develop, and periodically update, a plan governing the research, demonstration, and

evaluation activities under this section.

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

ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary, in order to conduct research, dem- onstration, and evaluation activities under this section—

‘‘(1) may carry out such activities directly, or through grants to, or contracts or cooperative agreements with, public or private entities;

‘‘(2) shall, to the extent appropriate, undertake such activities in collaboration with other Federal agencies, and with

non-Federal agencies, conducting similar activities; ‘‘(3) shall ensure that evaluation of activities in a specific

program or project is conducted by persons not directly involved

in the operation of such program or project; ‘‘(4) may require Head Start agencies to provide for independent evaluations;

‘‘(5) may approve, in appropriate cases, community-based

cooperative research and evaluation efforts to enable Head

Start programs to collaborate with qualified researchers not

directly involved in program administration or operation; and ‘‘(6) may collaborate with organizations with expertise in

inclusive educational strategies for preschoolers with disabilities.

‘‘(c) CONSULTATION AND COLLABORATION.—In carrying out

activities under this section, the Secretary shall—
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‘‘(1) consult with—

‘‘(A) individuals from relevant academic disciplines;

‘‘(B) individuals who are involved in the operation of

Head Start programs and individuals who are involved

in the operation of other child and family service programs;

and

‘‘(C) individuals from other Federal agencies, and

individuals from organizations, involved with children and

families, ensuring that the individuals described in this

subparagraph reflect the multicultural nature of the children and families served by the Head Start programs and

the multidisciplinary nature of the Head Start programs;

‘‘(2) whenever feasible and appropriate, obtain the views

of persons participating in and served by programs and projects

assisted under this subchapter with respect to activities under

this section; and

‘‘(3) establish, to the extent appropriate, working relationships with the faculties of institutions of higher education,

as defined in section 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act

of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a)), located in the area in which any

evaluation under this section is being conducted, unless there

is no such institution of higher education willing and able

to participate in such evaluation.

‘‘(d) SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES.—The research, demonstration, and

evaluation activities under this subchapter shall include components designed to—

‘‘(1) permit ongoing assessment of the quality and effectiveness of the programs under this subchapter; ‘‘(2) contribute to developing knowledge concerning factors

associated with the quality and effectiveness of Head Start

programs and in identifying ways in which services provided

under this subchapter may be improved; ‘‘(3) assist in developing knowledge concerning the factors

that promote or inhibit healthy development and effective functioning of children and their families both during and following

participation in a Head Start program; ‘‘(4) permit comparisons of children and families participating in Head Start programs with children and families receiving

other child care, early childhood education, or child development

services and with other appropriate control groups; ‘‘(5) contribute to understanding the characteristics and

needs of population groups eligible for services provided under

this subchapter and the impact of such services on the individuals served and the communities in which such services are

provided;

‘‘(6) provide for disseminating and promoting the use of

the findings from such research, demonstration, and evaluation

activities; and

‘‘(7) promote exploration of areas in which knowledge is

insufficient, and that will otherwise contribute to fulfilling the

purposes of this subchapter.

‘‘(e) LONGITUDINAL STUDIES.—In developing priorities for

research, demonstration, and evaluation activities under this section, the Secretary shall give special consideration to longitudinal

studies that—

‘‘(1) examine the developmental progress of children and

their families both during and following participation in a Head
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Start program, including the examination of factors that

contribute to or detract from such progress;

‘‘(2) examine factors related to improving the quality of

the Head Start programs and the preparation the programs

provide for children and their families to function effectively

in schools and other settings in the years following participation

in such a program; and

‘‘(3) as appropriate, permit comparison of children and families participating in Head Start programs with children and

families receiving other child care, early childhood education,

or child development services, and with other appropriate control groups.

‘‘(f) OWNERSHIP OF RESULTS.—The Secretary shall take necessary steps to ensure that all studies, reports, proposals, and

data produced or developed with Federal funds under this subchapter shall become the property of the United States.’’.

SEC. 117. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVALUATIONS.

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

SEC. 118. REPORTS.

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

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

through subsection (f) and inserting:

‘‘SEC. 651. REPORTS.’’;

(2) by striking ‘‘(g)’’;

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

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

under section 641A(c)’’; and

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

(B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (12)

and inserting a semicolon;

(C) by adding after paragraph (12) the following new paragraphs:

‘‘(13) a summary of information concerning the research,

demonstration, and evaluation activities conducted under section 649, including—

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

‘‘(B) results, conclusions, and recommendations, not

included in any previous report, based on completed activities; and

‘‘(14) a study of the delivery of Head Start programs to

Indian children living on and near Indian reservations, to children of Alaskan Natives, and to children of migrant and seasonal farmworkers.’’.

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

650.

SEC. 119. REPEALS.

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

SEC. 120. STUDY OF BENEFITS FOR HEAD START EMPLOYEES.

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

conduct a study regarding the benefits available to individuals

employed by Head Start agencies under the Head Start Act (42

U.S.C. 9831 et seq.).

(b) REPORT.—
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(1) PREPARATION.—The Secretary shall prepare a report,

containing the results of the study, that—

(A) describes the benefits, including health care benefits, family and medical leave, and retirement pension benefits, available to such individuals;

(B) includes recommendations for increasing the access

of the individuals to benefits, including access to a retirement pension program; and

(C) addresses the feasibility of participation by such

individuals in the Federal Employees’ Retirement System

under chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code.

(2) SUBMISSION.—The Secretary shall submit the report

to the appropriate committees of Congress.

SEC. 121. READY TO LEARN PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION.

(a) TRANSFER.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Part G of title IV of the Elementary

and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 3161 et seq.)—

(A) is amended by redesignating sections 4701 through

4708 as sections 471 through 478;

(B) is transferred to the General Education Provisions

Act (20 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.);

(C) is redesignated as part F of such Act; and

(D) is inserted after part E of such Act.

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

(A) Section 471(a) of the General Education Provisions

Act (as transferred and added by paragraph (1)) is

amended—

(i) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary

of Education (hereafter referred to in this subchapter

as the ‘Secretary’)’’; and

(ii) by striking ‘‘4702(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘472(b)’’.

(B) Section 474 of the General Education Provisions

Act (as transferred and added by paragraph (1)) is amended

by striking ‘‘4701 or 4703’’ and inserting ‘‘471 or 473’’.

(C) Section 475 of the General Education Provisions

Act (as transferred and added by paragraph (1)) is

amended—

(i) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘4701’’ and inserting ‘‘471’’; and

(ii) in subsection (b)—

(I) by striking ‘‘4702(a)’’ in paragraph (1) and

inserting ‘‘472(a)’’; and

(II) by striking ‘‘4703(3)’’ in paragraph (1) and

inserting ‘‘473(3)’’.

(D) Section 476(a) of the General Education Provisions

Act (as transferred and added by paragraph (1)) is amended

in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘4703(1)(C)’’ and inserting

‘‘473(1)(C)’’.

(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Section 472(b)(1) of the General Education Provisions Act (as transferred and added by subsection (a)(1))

is amended by striking ‘‘, nongovernmental entity’’ and inserting

‘‘entity (including public telecommunications entities)’’.

(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 476(a) of the

General Education Provisions Act (as transferred and added by

subsection (a)(1)) is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘$25,000,000 for fiscal year 1993’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000 for fiscal year 1995’’; and

(2) by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 1994.’’ and inserting ‘‘for

each of fiscal years 1996 and 1998.’’.

SEC. 122. STATE DEPENDENT CARE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.

Section 670A of the State Dependent Care Development Grants

Act (42 U.S.C. 9871) is amended by striking ‘‘are authorized to

be appropriated’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘is authorized

to be appropriated $13,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.’’.

SEC. 123. CONSULTATION WITH THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL

AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.

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

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

AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.

‘‘The Secretary shall consult with the Chief Executive Officer

of the Corporation for National and Community Service regarding

the dissemination of information about the Corporation’s programs,

to programs that receive funds under this subchapter.’’.

SEC. 124. REAUTHORIZATION OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE

SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1985.

Section 606 of the Child Development Associate Scholarship

Assistance Act of 1985 (42 U.S.C. 10905) is amended by striking

‘‘$1,500,000’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘to carry out this

title such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1995.’’.

SEC. 125. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

(a) HEAD START TRANSITION PROJECT ACT.—Section 133(a) of

the Head Start Transition Project Act is amended by striking

‘‘639(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘639(b)’’.

(b) SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—Section 1924(d)(3)(A)(i) of the Social

Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r–5(d)(3)(A)(i)) is amended by striking

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

SEC. 126. STUDY OF FULL-DAY AND FULL-YEAR HEAD START PROGRAMS.

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

conduct a study of the extent to which Head Start programs are

addressing the need for Head Start services during a full working

day or full calendar year among eligible low-income families with

preschool children.

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

to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources

of the Senate not later than January 31, 1997, containing the

results of the study, including— (1) the number of eligible children in need of full-day or

full-year Head Start programs; (2) the number of full-day, full-year Head Start programs

and the number of children served in such program and those

provided full-day or full-year services through cooperative

arrangements with other funding sources;

(3) a description of promising models currently employed

by Head Start programs for meeting such needs both directly

and through arrangements with other service providers;
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(4) a description of the barriers to meeting the need for

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

(5) recommendations on how the barriers could be eliminated in order to meet the needs of children and families

served.

SEC. 127. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICATION.

(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This title, and the amendments made

by this title, shall take effect on the date of enactment of this

title.

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

amendments made by this title shall not apply to Head Start

agencies and other recipients of financial assistance under the

Head Start Act until October 1, 1994.

TITLE II—COMMUNITY SERVICES

BLOCK GRANT AMENDMENTS

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCES.

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

Services Block Grant Amendments of 1994’’.

(b) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise expressly provided,

whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in

terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision,

the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other

provision of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C.

9901 et seq.).

SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—Subsection (b) of section 672 (42 U.S.C. 9901(b)) is amended to read as follows:

‘‘(b) There are authorized to be appropriated $525,000,000 for

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

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

of this subtitle.’’.

(b) STATE ALLOCATIONS.—Section 674 (42 U.S.C. 9903) is

amended—

(1) by redesignating subsections (a), (b) and (c) as sub- sections (b), (c) and (d), respectively; and (2) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so redesignated),

the following new subsection:

‘‘(a)(1) Of the amounts appropriated for a fiscal year pursuant to section 672(b), the Secretary may reserve not less than onehalf of 1 percent and not more than 1 percent for training, technical

assistance, planning, evaluation, and data collection activities

related to programs or projects carried out under this subtitle.

Such activities may be carried out by the Secretary through grants,

contracts, or cooperative agreements with eligible entities or with

organizations or associations whose membership is composed of

eligible entities or agencies that administer programs for eligible

entities.

‘‘(2) The process for determining the technical assistance and

training activities to be carried out under this section shall—

‘‘(A) ensure the needs of community action agencies and

programs relating to improving program quality, including
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financial management practices, are addressed to the maximum

extent feasible; and

‘‘(B) incorporate mechanisms to ensure responsiveness to

local needs, including an ongoing procedure for obtaining input

from the community action State and national network.

(c) APPLICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS.—

(1) FORM AND ASSURANCES.—Section 675(a) (42 U.S.C.

9904(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or significant amendments

thereof’’ before ‘‘shall contain assurances’’.

(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Section 675(c)(1) (42 U.S.C. 9904(c)(1))

is amended by striking ‘‘use the funds available under this

subtitle’’ and inserting ‘‘ensure that, at its discretion and

consistent with agreements with the State, each recipient of

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

(3) ASSURED ACTIVITIES.—Section 675(c)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C.

9904(c)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘homeless individuals

and families, migrants, and’’ before ‘‘the elderly poor’’.

(4) STATE RESPONSIBILITIES.—Section 675(c)(2)(B) (42

U.S.C. 9904(c)(2)(B)) is amended to read as follows:

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

under subparagraph (A), provide assurances that with respect

to the remainder of the allotment a reasonable amount shall

be used for—

‘‘(i) providing training and technical assistance to those

entities in need of such assistance and such activities will

not be considered administrative expenses;

‘‘(ii) coordinating State-operated programs and services

targeted to low-income children and families with services

provided by eligible entities funded under this subtitle,

including outposting appropriate State or local public

employees into entities funded under this subtitle to ensure

increased access to services provided by such State or local

agencies;

‘‘(iii) supporting statewide coordination and communication among eligible entities;

‘‘(iv) administrative expenses at the State level, including monitoring activities, but not more than $55,000 or

5 percent of its allotment under section 674; and

‘‘(v) considering the distribution of funds under this

subtitle within the State to determine if such funds have

been targeted to the areas of greatest need.’’.

(5) TRIPARTITE BOARD.—Section 675(c)(3) (42 U.S.C.

9904(c)(3)) is amended—

(A) by inserting ‘‘selected by the community action

agency or nonprofit private organization and’’ after ‘‘board

will be’’;

(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C)

as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively;

(C) by striking the comma after ‘‘provide assurances

that’’ and inserting ‘‘(A)’’; and

(D) by inserting before the semicolon at the end thereof

‘‘, and (B) in the case of a public organization receiving

funds under this subtitle, such organization either

establish—

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

members are persons chosen in accordance with demo-
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cratic selection procedures adequate to assure that they

are representative of the poor in the area served; or

‘‘(ii) another mechanism specified by the State to

assure low-income citizen participation in the planning,

administration, and evaluation of projects for which

such organization has been funded;’’.

(6) REGULATIONS.—The next to last sentence of section

675(c) (42 U.S.C. 9904(c)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘The

Secretary may prescribe procedures only for the purpose of

assessing the effectiveness of eligible entities in carrying out

the purposes of this subtitle.’’.

(d) COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN.—Section 675(c) (42 U.S.C.

9904(c)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (11)—

(A) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iii) of subparagraph (A) as items (aa) through (cc), respectively;

(B) by realigning the margin of the sentence beginning

with ‘‘For purposes of’’ so as to align with subparagraph

(A) of paragraph (1);

(C) by striking ‘‘For purposes of’’ and inserting ‘‘(A)

For purposes of’’;

(D) by striking ‘‘(A) a statewide’’ and inserting ‘‘(i)

a statewide’’;

(E) by striking ‘‘(B) the failure’’ and inserting ‘‘(ii)

the failure’’;

(F) by inserting immediately before paragraph (12)

the following:

‘‘(B) for purposes of making a determination with

respect to a termination, the term ‘cause’ includes the

material failure of an eligible entity to comply with the

terms of its agreement and community action plan to provide services under this subtitle;’’.

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

a semicolon; and

(3) by inserting after paragraph (12) the following new

paragraphs: ‘‘(13) secure from each eligible entity as a condition to

its receipt of funding under this Act a community action plan

(which shall be available to the Secretary for inspection) that

includes—

‘‘(A) a community needs assessment (including food needs);

‘‘(B) a description of the service delivery system targeted to low-income individuals and families in the service

area;

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

to fill identified gaps in services through information, referral, case management, and followup consultations;

‘‘(D) a description of how funding under this Act will

be coordinated with other public and private resources;

and

‘‘(E) a description of outcome measures to be used

to monitor success in promoting self-sufficiency, family

stability, and community revitalization; and

‘‘(14) provide assurances that cost and accounting standards

of the Office of Management and Budget shall apply to a

recipient of funds under this subtitle.’’.
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(e) PUBLIC INSPECTIONS OF PLANS.—Section 675(d)(2) (42 U.S.C.

9904(d)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or revision’’ after ‘‘Each plan’’.

(f) AUDITS.—The last sentence of section 675(f) (42 U.S.C.

9904(f)) is amended by inserting before ‘‘to the legislature’’ the

following: ‘‘to the eligible entity at no charge,’’.

(g) EVALUATION INVOLVING WAIVERS.—Section 675(h) (42 U.S.C.

9904(h)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(including any State that received

a waiver under Public Law 98–139)’’ after ‘‘States’’ the last place

it appears.

SEC. 203. DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.

(a) TRAINING AND ACTIVITIES.—Section 681(a) (42 U.S.C.

9910(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘to provide for—’’ and all that

follows through the end thereof and inserting the following: ‘‘to

provide for ongoing activities of national or regional significance

related to the purposes of this subtitle, with special emphasis on—

‘‘(1) a Community Initiative Program, awarded on a

competitive basis, to fund private, nonprofit community development corporations for purposes of planning and carrying out

community and economic development activities in economically

distressed areas and in rural areas, as described in subsection

(c);

‘‘(2) grants to support the design, development, and widespread availability of interactive information technology among

the nationwide network of Community Service Block Grant

eligible entities, State administrators, national associations and

organizations, and program recipients to promote electronic

communication and access to program information that would

enhance the effective delivery of social services; and ‘‘(3) grants to nonprofit private organizations that provide

assistance for migrants and seasonal farmworkers.’’.

(b) COMMUNITY INITIATIVE PROGRAM.—Subsection (b) of section

681 (42 U.S.C. 9910) is amended to read as follows:

‘‘(b) COMMUNITY INITIATIVE PROGRAM.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— ‘‘(A) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.—Economic

development activities under this section shall be designed

to address the economic needs of low-income individuals

and families by creating employment and business development opportunities.

‘‘(B) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall exercise the authority provided under subparagraph (A) in consultation

with other relevant Federal officials.

‘‘(C) GOVERNING BOARDS.—Each community development corporation receiving funds under this section shall

be governed by a board that shall consist of residents

of the community and business and civic leaders and shall

have as a principal purpose planning, developing, or managing low-income housing or community development

projects.

‘‘(D) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.—In providing assistance or entering into other arrangements under this section, the Secretary shall take into consideration the

geographic distribution of funds among States and the

relative proportion of funding among rural and urban areas.

‘‘(E) RESERVATION.—Of the amounts made available

to carry out this section, the Secretary may reserve not
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to exceed 1 percent for each fiscal year to make grants

to private nonprofit organizations or to enter into contracts

with private nonprofit or for profit organizations to provide

technical assistance to aid community development corporations in developing or implementing projects funded under

this section and to evaluate projects funded under this

section.

‘‘(2) RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.—Rural

community development activities under this section shall

include—

‘‘(A) grants to private, nonprofit corporations that pro- vide assistance to rural low-income families in home repair

and in planning and developing low-income rural rental

housing units; and ‘‘(B) grants to multistate, regional private, nonprofit organizations that provide training and technical assistance

to small, rural communities in meeting their community

facility needs.’’.

SEC. 204. COMMUNITY FOOD AND NUTRITION.

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

to read as follows:

‘‘(d) There are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for

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

of fiscal years 1996 through 1998, to carry out this section.’’.

SEC. 205. INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR LOW-INCOME YOUTH.

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

(1) by redesignating sections 682 and 683 as sections 683

and 684, respectively; and

(2) by inserting after section 681 the following:

‘‘SEC. 682. NATIONAL OR REGIONAL PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR LOW-INCOME

YOUTH.

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

Services is authorized to make a grant to an eligible service provider

to administer national or regional programs to provide instructional

activities for low-income youth. In making such a grant, the Secretary shall give a priority to eligible service providers that have

a demonstrated ability to operate such a program.

‘‘(b) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—

‘‘(1) Any instructional activity carried out by an eligible

service provider receiving a grant under this subsection shall

be carried out on the campus of an institution of higher education (as defined in section 1201(a) of the Higher Education

Act) and shall include—

‘‘(A) access to the facilities and resources of such an

institution;

‘‘(B) an initial medical examination and follow-up referral or treatment, without charge, for youth during their

participation in such activity; ‘‘(C) at least one nutritious meal daily, without charge,

for participating youth during each day of participation;

‘‘(D) high quality instruction in a variety of sports

(that shall include swimming and that may include dance

and any other high quality recreational activity) provided

by coaches and teachers from institutions of higher edu-
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cation and from elementary and secondary schools (as

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

and Secondary Education Act of 1965); and ‘‘(E) enrichment instruction and information on matters

relating to the well-being of youth, to include educational

opportunities and study practices, education for the prevention of drugs and alcohol abuse, health and nutrition, career

opportunities and family and job responsibilities. ‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS.—A national private nonprofit

organization, a coalition of such organizations, or a private nonprofit

organization applying jointly with a business concern shall be

eligible for a grant under this subsection if— ‘‘(1) the applicant has demonstrated experience in operating a program providing instruction to low-income youth; ‘‘(2) the applicant shall contribute amounts in cash or fairly evaluated in kind of no less than 25 percent of the amount

requested; ‘‘(3) the applicant shall use no funds from a grant author- ized under this section for administrative expenses; and ‘‘(4) the applicant agrees to comply with the regulations or program guidelines promulgated by the Secretary of Health

and Human Services for use of funds made available by this

grant.

‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS PROCESS.—Eligible service providers may submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, for approval,

an application in such form at such time as the Secretary deems

appropriate. ‘‘(e) PROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS OR PROGRAM GUIDE- LINES.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall promul- gate regulations or program guidelines to ensure funds made available under a grant made under this section are used in accordance

with the intentions of this Act.

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

to be appropriated $15,000,000 for each fiscal year 1995, 1996,

1997, and 1998 for grants to carry out this section.’’.

SEC. 206. AMENDMENT TO STEWART B. MCKINNEY HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT.

The last section of subtitle D of title VII of the Stewart B.

McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11646) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘SEC. 751.’’ and by inserting ‘‘SEC. 754.’’,

and

(2) by striking ‘‘1991’’ and all that follows through ‘‘1993’’, and inserting ‘‘1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998’’.

SEC. 207. AMENDMENTS TO THE HUMAN SERVICES REAUTHORIZATION

ACT OF 1986.

Section 408 of the Human Services Reauthorization Act of

1986 (42 U.S.C. 9901b) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a) by adding at the end the following:

‘‘(3) Initial and subsequent grant awards may fully fund projects

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

year’’ and inserting ‘‘After the first funding period’’;

(3) by amending subsection (c)—

(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:

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

(a), the Secretary may make grants to community action agencies
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for the purpose of enabling such agencies to demonstrate new

approaches to dealing with the problems caused by entrenched,

chronic unemployment and lack of economic opportunities for urban

youth. Demonstrations shall include such activities as peer counseling, mentoring, development of job skills, assistance with social

skills, community services, family literacy, parenting skills,

opportunities for employment or entrepreneurship, and other services designed to assist such at-risk youth to continue their education, to secure meaningful employment, to perform community

service, or to pursue other productive alternatives within the

community.’’; and

(B) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:

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

basis shall be based on an annual competition determined by the

Secretary. Grants made under this subsection shall not exceed

$500,000.’’; and

(4) by amending subsection (h) to read as follows:

‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—(1) There are authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such

sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998,

to carry out this section.

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

than 30 percent and not more than 40 percent shall be used to

carry out the programs authorized under subsection (c).

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

evaluation, reporting, and dissemination of results under subsections (a), (c), (d), and (f), the Secretary is authorized to reserve

up to 2 percent of the amounts appropriated pursuant to subparagraphs (1) and (2) for administration of the program as well as

for planning and technical assistance.’’.

SEC. 208. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This title, and the amendments made by this title, shall take

effect on October 1, 1994.

TITLE III—LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY

ASSISTANCE AMENDMENTS

SECTION 301. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCES.

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the ‘‘Low-Income

Home Energy Assistance Amendments of 1994’’. (b) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise expressly provided,

whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in

terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision,

the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other

provision of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981

(42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.).

SEC. 302. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

Subsection (a) of section 2602 (42 U.S.C. 8621(a)) is amended

to read as follows:

‘‘(a) The Secretary is authorized to make grants, in accordance

with the provisions of this title, to States to assist low-income

households, particularly those with the lowest incomes, that pay

a high proportion of household income for home energy, primarily

in meeting their immediate home energy needs.’’.
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SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED.—Section 2602 (42 U.S.C. 8621) is

amended—

(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘this title’’ and all that

follows through the end of the first sentence and inserting

‘‘this title, $2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995 through

1999.’’; and

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

(A) by striking ‘‘July 1’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1’’;

and

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

the year in which’’.

(b) INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR LEVERAGING NON-FEDERAL

SOURCES.—Subsection (d) of section 2602 (42 U.S.C. 8621(d)) is

amended to read as follows:

‘‘(d) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section

2607A, $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997,

and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years

1998 and 1999.’’.

SEC. 304. EMERGENCY FUNDS.

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 2602 (42

U.S.C. 8621) as amended by section 303, is further amended by

adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:

‘‘(e) There are authorized to be appropriated in each fiscal

year for payments under this title, in addition to amounts appropriated for distribution to all the States in accordance with section

2604 (other than subsection (g)), $600,000,000 to meet the additional

home energy assistance needs of one or more States arising from

a natural disaster or other emergency. Funds appropriated pursuant

to this subsection are hereby designated to be emergency requirements pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget

and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, except that such funds

shall be made available only after the submission to Congress

of a formal budget request by the President (for all or a part

of the appropriation pursuant to this subsection) that includes

a designation of the amount requested as an emergency requirement

as defined in such Act.’’.

(b) HOME ENERGY.—Section 2603 (42 U.S.C. 8622(3)) is

amended—

(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6),

and (7) as paragraphs (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9), respectively;

(2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated),

the following new paragraph:

‘‘(1) The term ‘energy burden’ means the expenditures of

the household for home energy divided by the income of the

household.’’; and

(3) by inserting before paragraph (4) (as so redesignated),

the following new paragraph:

‘‘(3) The term ‘highest home energy needs’ means the home

energy requirements of a household determined by taking into

account both the energy burden of such household and the

unique situation of such household that results from having

members of vulnerable populations, including very young children, individuals with disabilities, and frail older individuals.’’.
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(c) ALLOTMENT OF EMERGENCY FUNDS.—Section 2604 (42 U.S.C.

8623) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new

subsection:

‘‘(g) Notwithstanding subsections (a) through (f), the Secretary

may allot amounts appropriated pursuant to section 2602(e) to

one or more than one State. In determining to which State or

States additional funds may be allotted, the Secretary shall take

into account the extent to which a State was affected by the emergency or disaster, the availability to an affected State of other

resources under this or any other program, and such other factors

as the Secretary determines relevant. The Secretary shall notify

Congress of the allotment pursuant to this subsection prior to

releasing the allotted funds.’’.

SEC. 305. AUTHORIZED USES OF FUNDS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 2605(b) (42 U.S.C.

8624(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:

‘‘(1) use the funds available under this title to—

‘‘(A) conduct outreach activities and provide assistance

to low income households in meeting their home energy

costs, particularly those with the lowest incomes that pay

a high proportion of household income for home energy,

consistent with paragraph (5);

‘‘(B) intervene in energy crisis situations;

‘‘(C) provide low-cost residential weatherization and

other cost-effective energy-related home repair; and

‘‘(D) plan, develop, and administer the State’s program

under this title including leveraging programs,

and the State agrees not to use such funds for any purposes

other than those specified in this title;’’.

(b) ENCOURAGED REDUCED HOME ENERGY NEEDS.—Section

2605(b) (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (9)(B), by inserting before the semicolon the following: ‘‘(except for the costs of the activities described

in paragraph (16))’’; (2) in paragraph (15), by striking the period and inserting

‘‘; and’’; and

(3) by inserting after paragraph (15) the following new

paragraph: ‘‘(16) use up to 5 percent of such funds, at its option,

to provide services that encourage and enable households to

reduce their home energy needs and thereby the need for energy

assistance, including needs assessments, counseling, and assistance with energy vendors, and report to the Secretary concerning the impact of such activities on the number of households

served, the level of direct benefits provided to those households,

and the number of households that remain unserved.’’.

SEC. 306. TARGETING OF ASSISTANCE TO HOUSEHOLDS WITH HIGH

HOME ENERGY BURDENS.

(a) HOUSEHOLD INCOME.—Section 2605(b)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C.

8624(b)(2)(B)) is amended by striking the matter following clause

(ii) and inserting the following:

‘‘except that a State may not exclude a household from

eligibility in a fiscal year solely on the basis of household

income if such income is less than 110 percent of the

poverty level for such State, but the State may give priority
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to those households with the highest home energy costs

or needs in relation to household income;’’.

(b) OUTREACH ACTIVITIES.—Section 2605(b)(3) (42 U.S.C.

8624(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘are made aware’’ and inserting

‘‘and households with high home energy burdens, are made aware’’. (c) ASSISTANCE LEVELS.—Section 2605(b)(5) (42 U.S.C.

8624(b)(5)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or needs’’ after ‘‘highest energy

costs’’.

(d) STATE PLAN.—Section 2605(c)(1) (42 U.S.C. 8624(c)(1)) is

amended—

(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as subpara- graphs (F) and (H), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(E) describes any steps that will be taken (in addition to those necessary to carry out the assurance contained in

paragraph (5) of subsection (b)) to target assistance to households with high home energy burdens;’’.

SEC. 307. CLARIFICATION OF AUDIT REQUIREMENT.

Section 2605 (42 U.S.C. 8624) is amended—

(1) in subsection (b)(10), by striking ‘‘and provide that’’

and all that follows and inserting ‘‘and provide that the State

will comply with the provisions of chapter 75 of title 31, United

States Code (commonly known as the ‘Single Audit Act’);’’;

and

(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘at least every two years’’

and all that follows and inserting ‘‘in accordance with chapter

75 of title 31, United States Code.’’.

SEC. 308. USE OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WEATHERIZATION RULES

TO ACHIEVE PROGRAM CONSISTENCY.

Section 2605(c)(1)(D) (42 U.S.C. 8624(c)(1)(D)) is amended by

inserting before the semicolon at the end thereof the following:

‘‘, including any steps the State will take to address the weatherization and energy-related home repair needs of households that have

high home energy burdens, and describes any rules promulgated

by the Department of Energy for administration of its Low Income

Weatherization Assistance Program which the State, to the extent

permitted by the Secretary to increase consistency between federally

assisted programs, will follow regarding the use of funds provided

under this title by the State for such weatherization and energyrelated home repairs and improvements’’.

SEC. 309. MATTERS TO BE DESCRIBED IN ANNUAL APPLICATION.

Section 2605(c)(1) (42 U.S.C. 8624(c)(1)) is amended—

(1) in subparagraph (F) (as so redesignated by section 306(d) of this Act)—

(A) by striking ‘‘and (13)’’ and inserting ‘‘(13), and (15)’’; and

(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end thereof; and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (F) (as so redesignated by section 306(d) of this Act), the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(G) states, with respect to the 12-month period specified

by the Secretary, the number and income levels of households

which apply and the number which are assisted with funds

provided under this title, and the number of households so

assisted with—
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‘‘(i) one or more members who has attained 60 years

of age;

‘‘(ii) one or more members who were disabled; and

‘‘(iii) one or more young children; and’’.

SEC. 310. REPORT OF FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR OBLIGATION.

Section 2607(a) (42 U.S.C. 8628(a)) is amended—

(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after the subsection designation; and

(2) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

‘‘(2) Each State shall notify the Secretary, not later than 2

months prior to the close of a fiscal year, of the amount (if any)

of its allotment for such year that will not be obligated in such

year, and, if such State elects to submit a request described in

subsection (b)(2), such State shall submit such request at the same

time. The Secretary shall make no payment under paragraph (1)

to a State for a fiscal year unless the State has complied with

this paragraph with respect to the prior fiscal year.’’.

SEC. 311. MISCELLANEOUS AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—

(1) TREATMENT OF HOUSEHOLDS.—Section 2605(b)(7)(D) (42

U.S.C. 8624(b)(7)(D)) is amended to read as follows:

‘‘(D) ensure that the provision of vendored payments

remains at the option of the State in consultation with

local grantees and may be contingent on unregulated vendors taking appropriate measures to alleviate the energy

burdens of eligible households, including providing for

agreements between suppliers and individuals eligible for

benefits under this Act that seek to reduce home energy

costs, minimize the risks of home energy crisis, and encourage regular payments by individuals receiving financial

assistance for home energy costs;’’.

(2) INCENTIVE PROGRAM.—Section 2607A(e) (42 U.S.C.

8626a(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘July 31, of each year’’ and

inserting ‘‘2 months after the close of the fiscal year during

which the State provided leveraged resources to eligible households, as described in subsection (b)’’.

(3) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section

2609A(a) is amended by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting

‘‘$250,000’’.

(b) CRITERIA AND REPORT.—Section 2605(b) (42 U.S.C. 8624(b))

is amended by adding at the end the following:

‘‘Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment

of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Amendments of 1994,

the Secretary shall develop model performance goals and measurements in consultation with State, territorial, tribal, and local

grantees, that the States may use to assess the success of the

States in achieving the purposes of this title. The model performance

goals and measurements shall be made available to States to be

incorporated, at the option of the States, into the plans for fiscal

year 1997. The Secretary may request data relevant to the development of model performance goals and measurements.’’.

(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—

(1) Section 2602 (42 U.S.C. 8621) is amended—

(A) in subsection (b), as amended by section 303 of

this Act—
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(i) by inserting ‘‘(other than section 2607A)’’ after

‘‘to carry out the provisions of this title’’; and

(ii) by striking the second period at the end thereof;

and

(B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘Act’’ and inserting

‘‘title’’.

(2) Section 2603(2) (42 U.S.C. 8622(2)) is amended—

(A) by striking ‘‘the’’ in paragraph (2) and inserting

‘‘The’’; and

(B) by striking the semicolon at the end thereof and

inserting a period.

(3) Section 2604(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 8623(b)(1)) is amended

by inserting ‘‘of the United States’’ after ‘‘Virgin Islands’’.

(4) The sentence that immediately precedes paragraph (15)

of section 2605(b) (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)) is transferred so as to

appear as a flush sentence immediately after paragraph (16).

(5) Section 2605(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(3)) is amended

by striking ‘‘handicapped’’ and inserting ‘‘disabled’’.

(6) Section 2607A(c)(2) (42 U.S.C. 8626a(c)(2)) is amended

by striking ‘‘.0008 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘0.08 percent’’.

(7) Section 2610(a) (42 U.S.C. 8629(a)) is amended—

(A) in paragraph (2), by striking the semicolon after

‘‘used’’ and inserting a semicolon after ‘‘title’’; and

(B) in paragraph (5)—

(i) by striking ‘‘handicapped’’ and inserting ‘‘disabled’’; and

(ii) by inserting before the semicolon at the end

thereof ‘‘or include young children’’.

SEC. 312. RESIDENTIAL ENERGY ASSISTANCE CHALLENGE OPTION

(R.E.A.CH.).

The Act is amended by inserting after section 2607A the following:

‘‘SEC. 2607B. RESIDENTIAL ENERGY ASSISTANCE CHALLENGE OPTION

(R.E.A.CH.).

‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Residential Energy Assistance Challenge (in this section referred to as ‘R.E.A.Ch.’) program

is to—

‘‘(1) minimize health and safety risks that result from

high energy burdens on low-income Americans;

‘‘(2) prevent homelessness as a result of inability to pay

energy bills;

‘‘(3) increase the efficiency of energy usage by low-income

families; and

‘‘(4) target energy assistance to individuals who are most

in need.

‘‘(b) FUNDING.—

‘‘(1) ALLOCATION.—For each of the fiscal years 1996 through

1999, the Secretary may allocate not more than 25 percent

of the amount made available pursuant to section 2602(d) for

such fiscal year to a R.E.A.Ch. fund for the purpose of making

incentive grants to States that submit qualifying plans that

are approved by the Secretary as R.E.A.Ch. initiatives. States

may use such grants for the costs of planning, implementing,

and evaluating the initiative.
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‘‘(2) RESERVATION.—The Secretary shall reserve from any

funds allocated under this subsection, funds to make additional

payments to State R.E.A.Ch. programs that—

‘‘(A) have energy efficiency education services plans

that meet quality standards established by the Secretary

in consultation with the Secretary of Energy; and

‘‘(B) have the potential for being replicable model

designs for other programs.

States shall use such supplemental funds for the implementation and evaluation of the energy efficiency education services.

‘‘(c) CRITERIA.—

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than May 31, 1995, the Secretary shall establish criteria for approving State plans required

by subsection (a), for energy efficiency education quality standards described in subsection (b)(2)(A), and for the distribution

of funds to States with approved plans.

‘‘(2) DOCUMENTATION.—Notwithstanding the limitations of

section 2605(b) regarding the authority of the Secretary with

respect to plans, the Secretary may require a State to provide

appropriate documentation that its R.E.A.Ch. activities conform

to the State plan as approved by the Secretary.

‘‘(d) FOCUS.—The State may designate all or part of the State,

or all or part of the client population, as a focus of its R.E.A.Ch.

initiative.

‘‘(e) STATE PLANS.—

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State plan shall include each of

the elements described in paragraph (2), to be met by State

and local agencies.

‘‘(2) ELEMENTS OF STATE PLANS.—Each State plan shall

include—

‘‘(A) an assurance that such State will deliver services

through community-based nonprofit entities in such State,

by—

‘‘(i) awarding grants to, or entering into contracts

with, such entities for the purpose of providing such

services and payments directly to individuals eligible

for benefits; or

‘‘(ii) if a State makes payments directly to eligible

individuals or energy suppliers, making contracts with

such entities to administer such programs, including—

‘‘(I) determining eligibility;

‘‘(II) providing outreach services; and

‘‘(III) providing benefits other than payments;

‘‘(B) an assurance that, in awarding grants or entering

into contracts to carry out its R.E.A.Ch. initiative, the

State will give priority to organizations that—

‘‘(i) are described in section 673 of the Community

Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(1)), except

where significant geographic portions of the State are

not served by such entities;

‘‘(ii) the Secretary has determined have a record

of successfully providing services under the LowIncome Home Energy Assistance Program; and

‘‘(iii) receive weatherization assistance program

funds under part A of title IV of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6863 et seq.);
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except that a State may not require any such entity to

operate a R.E.A.Ch. program;

‘‘(C) an assurance that, subject to subparagraph (D),

each entity that receives a grant or enters into a contract

under subparagraph (A)(i) will provide a variety of services

and benefits, including—

‘‘(i) payments to, or on behalf of, individuals

eligible for residential energy assistance services and

benefits under section 2605(b) for home energy costs;

‘‘(ii) energy efficiency education;

‘‘(iii) residential energy demand management services, including any other energy related residential

repair and energy efficiency improvements in coordination with, or delivered by, Department of Energy

weatherization assistance programs at the discretion

of the State;

‘‘(iv) family services, such as counseling and needs

assessment, related to energy budget management,

payment plans, and related services; and

‘‘(v) negotiation with home energy suppliers on

behalf of households eligible for R.E.A.Ch. services and

benefits;

‘‘(D) a description of the methodology the State and

local agencies will use to determine—

‘‘(i) which households will receive one or more

forms of benefits under the State R.E.A.Ch. initiative;

‘‘(ii) the cases in which nonmonetary benefits are

likely to provide more cost-effective long-term outcomes

than payment benefits alone; and ‘‘(iii) the amount of such benefit required to meet

the goals of the program;

‘‘(F) a method for targeting nonmonetary benefits;

‘‘(G) a description of the crisis and emergency assistance activities the State will undertake that are designed

to—

‘‘(i) discourage family energy crises;

‘‘(ii) encourage responsible vendor and consumer

behavior; and

‘‘(iii) provide only financial incentives that encourage household payment;

‘‘(H) a description of the activities the State will undertake to—

‘‘(i) provide incentives for recipients of assistance

to pay home energy costs; and ‘‘(ii) provide incentives for vendors to help reduce

the energy burdens of recipients of assistance;

‘‘(I) an assurance that the State will require each entity

that receives a grant or enters into a contract under this

section to solicit and be responsive to the views of individuals who are financially eligible for benefits and services

under this section in establishing its local program;

‘‘(J) a description of performance goals for the State

R.E.A.Ch. initiative including—

‘‘(i) a reduction in the energy costs on participating

households over one or more fiscal years;

‘‘(ii) an increase in the regularity of home energy

bill payments by eligible households; and
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‘‘(iii) an increase in energy vendor contributions

towards reducing energy burdens of eligible households;

‘‘(K) a description of the indicators that will be used

by the State to measure whether the performance goals

have been achieved;

‘‘(L) a demonstration that the plan is consistent with

section 2603, paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (7), (9), (10),

(11), (12), (13), and (14) of section 2605(b), subsections

(d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j) of section 2605, and section

2606 of this title;

‘‘(M) an assurance that benefits and services will be

provided in addition to other benefit payments and services

provided under this title and in coordination with such

benefit payments and services; and

‘‘(N) an assurance that no regulated utility covered

by the plan will be required to act in a manner that

is inconsistent with applicable regulatory requirements.

‘‘(g) COST OR FUNCTION.—None of the costs of providing services

or benefits under this section shall be considered to be an administrative cost or function for purposes of any limitation on administrative costs or functions contained in this title.’’.

SEC. 313. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING APPROPRIATIONS

FOR LIHEAP.

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:

(1) Seventy-seven percent of the over 25 million households

that were eligible for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance

Program (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘LIHEAP’’) in fiscal year

1992 did not receive assistance due to a lack of funds.

(2) Recent economic distress has caused significant

unemployment, which has resulted in a greater need for energy

assistance than ever before.

(3) More than 66 percent of LIHEAP household recipients

have an annual income that is below the poverty level.

(4) Forty-three percent of all LIHEAP eligible households

include children.

(5) LIHEAP eligible households with children spend

approximately 16 percent of their annual incomes on home

energy costs, which is more than 4 times greater than that

paid by the average household in the United States, and far

beyond their means.

(6) Approximately 40 percent of LIHEAP household recipients are comprised of elderly or disabled persons.

(7) Congress appropriated $1,475,000,000 for LIHEAP for

fiscal year 1995.

(8) The Department of Energy predicts that the costs of

residential fuels will increase at a pace greater than inflation.

(b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Congress

that—

(1) the maintenance of LIHEAP should be a high priority

in order to enable low-income households, especially the working poor, the disabled, and the low-income elderly, who all

depend on LIHEAP, to meet their energy costs and needs;

(2) all appropriations made for LIHEAP for fiscal year

1995 should be expended; and
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(3) expenditures for LIHEAP for fiscal year 1996 should

ensure the provision of services at the level provided in fiscal

year 1995.

SEC. 314. EFFECTIVE DATE.

The amendments and repeals made by this title shall become

effective on October 1, 1994.

TITLE IV—COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY

RESOURCE PROGRAMS

SEC. 401. COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY RESOURCE PROGRAMS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and

Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116 et seq.) is amended to read as

follows:

‘‘TITLE II—COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY

RESOURCE PROGRAMS

‘‘SEC. 201. COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY RESOURCE PROGRAMS.

‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this title is to assist each State

to develop and implement, or expand and enhance, a comprehensive,

statewide system of family resource services through innovative

funding mechanisms and collaboration with existing education,

vocational rehabilitation, health, mental health, employment and

training, child welfare, and other social services agencies within

the State.

‘‘(b) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall make grants to States

on a formula basis for the purpose of—

‘‘(1) establishing and expanding statewide networks of

community-based family resource programs, including funds

for the initial costs of providing specific family resource services,

that ensure family involvement in the design and operation

of family resource programs which are responsive to the unique

and diverse strengths of children and families; ‘‘(2) promoting child abuse and neglect prevention activities;

‘‘(3) promoting the establishment and operation of State

trust funds or other mechanisms for integrating child and family services funding streams in order to provide flexible funding

for the development of community-based family resource programs;

‘‘(4) establishing or expanding community-based collaboration to foster the development of a continuum of preventive

services for children and families, which are family-centered

and culturally competent;

‘‘(5) encouraging public and private partnerships in the

establishment and expansion of family resource programs; and

‘‘(6) increasing and promoting interagency coordination

among State agencies, and encouraging public and private partnerships in the establishment and expansion of family resource

programs.

‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS.—A State is eligible for a grant

under this section for any fiscal year if—
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‘‘(1) such State has established or maintained in the previous fiscal year—

‘‘(A) a trust fund, including appropriations for such

fund; or

‘‘(B) any other mechanism that pools State, Federal,

and private funds for integrating child and family service

resources; and

‘‘(2) such trust fund or other funding mechanism includes

(in whole or in part) provisions making funding available

specifically for a broad range of child abuse and neglect prevention activities and family resource programs.

‘‘(d) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts appropriated for a fiscal year

to provide grants under this section shall be allotted to the

designated lead agencies of eligible States in each fiscal year

so that—

‘‘(A) 50 percent of the total amount appropriated for

such fiscal year is allotted among each State based on

the number of children under the age of 18 residing in

each State, except that each State shall receive not less

than $100,000; and

‘‘(B) the remaining 50 percent of the total amount

appropriated for such fiscal year is allotted in an amount

equal to 25 percent of the total amount allocated by each

such State to the State’s trust fund or other mechanism

for integrating family resource services in the fiscal year

prior to the fiscal year for which the allotment is being

determined.

‘‘(2) ALLOCATION.—Funds identified by the State for the

purpose of qualifying for incentive funds under paragraph (1)(B)

shall be allocated through the mechanism used to determine

State eligibility under subsection (c) and shall be controlled

by the lead agency described in subsection (f)(1).

‘‘(e) EXISTING GRANTS.—A State or entity that has a grant

in effect on the date of enactment of this section under the Family

Resource and Support Program or the Emergency Child Abuse

Prevention Grants Program shall continue to receive funds under

such Programs, subject to the original terms under which such

funds were granted, through the end of the applicable grant cycle.

‘‘(f) APPLICATION.—No grant may be made to any eligible State

under this section unless an application is prepared and submitted

to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing

or accompanied by such information as the Secretary determines

to be essential to carry out the purposes and provisions of this

section, including—

‘‘(1) a description of the agency designated by the Chief

Executive Officer of the State to administer the funds provided

under this section and assume responsibility for implementation and oversight of the family resource programs and other

child abuse and neglect prevention activities, and an assurance

that the agency so designated—

‘‘(A) is the trust fund advisory board, or an existing

organization created by executive order or State statute

that is not an existing State agency, that has interdisciplinary governance, including participants from communities,

and that integrates family resource services and leverages
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State, Federal, and private funds for family resource programs; or

‘‘(B) with respect to a State without a trust fund mechanism or other organization that meets the requirements

of subparagraph (A), is an existing State agency, or other

public, quasi-public, or nonprofit private agency responsible

for the development and implementation of a statewide

network of community-based family resource programs;

‘‘(2) assurances that the agency designated under paragraph (1) can demonstrate the capacity to fulfill the purposes

described in subsection (a), and shall have—

‘‘(A) a demonstrated ability to work with other State

and community-based agencies, to provide training and

technical assistance;

‘‘(B) a commitment to parental participation in the

design and implementation of family resource programs;

‘‘(C) the capacity to promote a statewide system of

family resource programs throughout the State; and

‘‘(D) the capacity to exercise leadership in implementing effective strategies for capacity building, family and

professional training, and access to, and funding for, family

resource services across agencies;

‘‘(3) an assurance that the State has an interagency process

coordinated by the agency designated in paragraph (1) for effective program development that—

‘‘(A) does not duplicate existing processes for developing

collaborative efforts to better serve children and families;

‘‘(B) provides a written strategic plan for the establishment of a network of family resource programs (publicly

available and funded through public and private sources)

that identifies specific measurable goals and objectives;

‘‘(C) involves appropriate personnel in the process,

including—

‘‘(i) parents (including parents of children with

disabilities) and prospective participants in family

resource programs, including respite care programs;

‘‘(ii) staff of existing programs providing family

resource services, including staff of Head Start programs and community action agencies that provide

such services;

‘‘(iii) representatives of State and local government

such as social service, health, mental health, education,

vocational rehabilitation, employment, economic development agencies, and organizations providing community services activities;

‘‘(iv) representatives of the business community;

‘‘(v) representatives of general purpose local

governments;

‘‘(vi) representatives of groups with expertise in

child abuse prevention, including respite and crisis

care;

‘‘(vii) representatives of local communities in which

family resource programs are likely to be located;

‘‘(viii) representatives of groups with expertise in

providing services to children with disabilities; and
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‘‘(ix) other individuals with expertise in the services that the family resource programs of the State

intend to offer; and

‘‘(D) coordinates activities funded under this title

with—

‘‘(i) the State Interagency Coordinating Council,

established under part H of the Individuals with

Disabilities Education Act;

‘‘(ii) the advisory panel established under section

613(a)(12) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1413(a)(12));

‘‘(iii) the State Rehabilitation Advisory Council

established under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973;

‘‘(iv) the State Development Disabilities Planning

Council, established under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act;

‘‘(v) the Head Start State Collaboration project;

‘‘(vi) the State Advisory group designated in the

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of

1974; and

‘‘(vii) other local or regional family service councils

within the State, to the extent that such councils exist;

‘‘(4) an inventory and description of the current family

resource programs operating in the State, the current unmet

need for the services provided under such programs, including

the need for building increased capacity to provide specific

family resource services, including respite care, and the

intended scope of the State family resource program, the population to be served, the manner in which the program will

be operated, and the manner in which such program will relate

to other community services and public agencies; ‘‘(5) evidence that Federal assistance received under this

section—

‘‘(A) has been supplemented with non-Federal public

and private assistance, including a description of the projected level of financial commitment by the State to develop

a family resource network; and ‘‘(B) will be used to supplement and not supplant other

State and local public funds expended for family resource

programs;

‘‘(6) a description of the core services, as required by this

section, and other support services to be provided by the program and the manner in which such services will be provided,

including the extent to which either family resources, centers,

home visiting, or community collaboratives will be used;

‘‘(7) a description of any public information activities the

agency designated in paragraph (1) will undertake for the purpose of promoting family stability and preventing child abuse

and neglect, including child sexual abuse;

‘‘(8) an assurance that the State will provide funds for

the initial startup costs associated with specific family resource

services, including respite services, and a description of the

services to be funded;

‘‘(9) assurances that the State program will maintain cultural diversity and be culturally competent;

‘‘(10) a description of the guidelines for requiring parental

involvement in State and local program development, policy
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design, and governance and the process for assessing and demonstrating that parental involvement in program development,

operation, and governance occurs;

‘‘(11) a description of the State and community-based interagency planning processes to be utilized to develop and implement family resource programs;

‘‘(12) a description of the criteria that the State will utilize

for awarding grants for local programs so that they meet the

requirements of subsection (g);

‘‘(13) a description of the outreach and other activities

the program will undertake to maximize the participation of

racial and ethnic minorities, persons with limited English proficiency, individuals with disabilities, and members of other

underserved or underrepresented groups in all phases of the

program;

‘‘(14) a plan for providing training, technical assistance,

and other assistance to local communities in program development and networking activities;

‘‘(15) a description of the methods to be utilized to evaluate

the implementation and effectiveness of the family resource

programs within the State;

‘‘(16) a description of proposed actions by the State that

will facilitate the changing of laws, regulations, policies, practices, procedures, and organizational structures, that impede

the availability or provision of family resource services; and

‘‘(17) an assurance that the State will provide the Secretary

with reports, at such time and containing such information

as the Secretary may require.

‘‘(g) LOCAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State that receives a grant under

this section shall use amounts received under such grant to

establish local family resource programs that—

‘‘(A) undertake a community-based needs assessment

and program planning process which involves parents, and

local public and nonprofit agencies (including those responsible for providing health, education, vocational rehabilitation, employment training, Head Start and other early

childhood, child welfare, and social services);

‘‘(B) develop a strategy to provide comprehensive services to families to meet identified needs through collaboration, including public-private partnerships;

‘‘(C) identify appropriate community-based organizations to administer such programs locally;

‘‘(D) provide core services, and other services directly

or through contracts or agreements with other local agencies;

‘‘(E) involve parents in the development, operation,

and governance of the program; and

‘‘(F) participate in the development and maintenance

of a statewide network of family resource programs.

‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding local grants under this section,

a State shall give priority to programs serving low-income

communities and programs serving young parents or parents

with young children and shall ensure that such grants are

equitably distributed among urban and rural areas.

‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section:
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‘‘(1) CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.—The term ‘children with

disabilities’ has the meaning given such term in section

602(a)(2) of Individuals With Disabilities Education Act.

‘‘(2) COMMUNITY REFERRAL SERVICES.—The term ‘community referral services’ means services to assist families in

obtaining community resources, including respite services,

health and mental health services, employability development

and job training and other social services.

‘‘(3) CULTURALLY COMPETENT.—The term ‘culturally competent’ means services, supports, or other assistance that is

conducted or provided in a manner that—

‘‘(A) is responsive to the beliefs, interpersonal styles,

attitudes, languages, and behaviors of those individuals

receiving services; and

‘‘(B) has the greatest likelihood of ensuring maximum

participation of such individuals.

‘‘(4) FAMILY RESOURCE PROGRAM.—The term ‘family

resource program’ means a program that offers communitybased services that provide sustained assistance and support

to families at various stages in their development. Such services

shall promote parental competencies and behaviors that will

lead to the healthy and positive personal development of parents and children through—

‘‘(A) the provisions of assistance to build family skills

and assist parents in improving their capacities to be

supportive and nurturing parents;

‘‘(B) the provision of assistance to families to enable

such families to use other formal and informal resources

and opportunities for assistance that are available within

the communities of such families; and

‘‘(C) the creation of supportive networks to enhance

the childrearing capacity of parents and assist in compensating for the increased social isolation and vulnerability of families.

‘‘(5) FAMILY RESOURCE SERVICES.—The term ‘family

resource services’ means—

‘‘(A) core services that must be provided directly by

the family resource program under this section, including— ‘‘(i) education and support services provided to

assist parents in acquiring parenting skills, learning

about child development, and responding appropriately

to the behavior of their children;

‘‘(ii) early developmental screening of children to

assess the needs of such children and to identify the

types of support to be provided;

‘‘(iii) outreach services;

‘‘(iv) community referral services; and

‘‘(v) follow-up services; and

‘‘(B) other services, which may be provided either

directly or through referral, including—

‘‘(i) early care and education (such as child care

and Head Start);

‘‘(ii) respite services;

‘‘(iii) job readiness and counseling services (including skill training);

‘‘(iv) education and literacy services;

‘‘(v) nutritional education;
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‘‘(vi) life management skills training;

‘‘(vii) peer counseling and crisis intervention, and

family violence counseling services;

‘‘(viii) referral for health (including prenatal care)

and mental health services;

‘‘(ix) substance abuse treatment; and

‘‘(x) services to support families of children with

disabilities that are designed to prevent inappropriate

out-of-the-home placement and maintain family unity.

‘‘(6) INTERDISCIPLINARY GOVERNANCE.—The term ‘interdisciplinary governance’ includes governance by representatives

from communities and representatives from existing health,

mental health, education, vocational rehabilitation, employment

and training, child welfare, and other agencies within the State.

‘‘(7) OUTREACH SERVICES.—The term ‘outreach services’

means services provided to ensure (through home visits or

other methods) that parents and other caretakers are aware

of and able to participate in family resource program activities.

‘‘(8) RESPITE SERVICES.—The term ‘respite services’ means

short-term care services provided in the temporary absence

of the regular caregiver (parent, other relative, foster parent,

adoptive parent, guardian) to children who meet one or more

of the following categories:

‘‘(A) The children are in danger of abuse or neglect.

‘‘(B) The children have experienced abuse or neglect.

‘‘(C) The children have disabilities, or chronic or terminal illnesses.

Services provided within or outside the child’s home shall be

short-term care, ranging from a few hours to a few weeks

of time, per year, and be intended to enable the family to

stay together and to keep the child living in the child’s home

and community.

‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized

to be appropriated to carry out this title, $50,000,000 for fiscal

year 1995.’’. (b) REPEAL OF EXISTING PROGRAMS.— (1) FAMILY RESOURCE AND SUPPORT GRANTS.—Section 933

of the Claude Pepper Young Americans Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.

12339) is repealed.

(2) EMERGENCY CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION SERVICES

GRANTS.—Section 107A of the Child Abuse Prevention and

Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a–1) is repealed.

SEC. 402. FEDERAL COUNCIL ON CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 918 of the Claude Pepper Young

Americans Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12314) is amended—

(1) in subsection (k)—

(A) in paragraph (3), by striking out ‘‘and’’ at the

end thereof;

(B) in paragraph (4), by striking out the period and

inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and

(C) by adding at the end thereof the following new

paragraphs:

‘‘(6) identify program regulations, practices, and eligibility

requirements that impede coordination and collaboration and

make recommendations for their modifications or elimination;

and
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‘‘(7) develop recommendations for creating jointly funded

programs, unified assessments, eligibility, and application

procedures, and confidentiality protections that facilitate

information sharing.’’;

(2) in subsection (o), by striking ‘‘1991 through 1994’’ and

inserting ‘‘1995 through 1998’’; and

(3) in subsection (p), by striking ‘‘1995’’ and inserting

‘‘1998’’.

(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 934 of such

Act (42 U.S.C. 12340) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1) of subsection (a), to read as follows:

‘‘(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out

sections 931 and 932 such sums as may be necessary for each

of the fiscal years 1995 through 1998.’’; and

(2) by striking subsection (d).

SEC. 403. FAMILY RESOURCE ACT.

(a) NATIONAL CENTER.—Section 958(b)(3) of the Claude Pepper

Young Americans Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12353(b)(3)) is amended

by striking ‘‘model’’.

(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 960 of the

Claude Pepper Young Americans Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12355)

is amended—

(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘$2,300,000’’ and all that

follows through the end thereof and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000 for

each of the fiscal years 1995 through 1998.’’; and

(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘$700,000’’ and all that

follows through the end thereof and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000 for

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

of the fiscal years 1996 through 1998.’’.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.