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        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.
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, 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 redesignated, 
    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 
    ``subchapter'' 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).''.

SEC. 105. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.

    (a) Allocation and Use of Funds for Quality Improvement._Section 
640(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 9835(a)(3)) is amended_
        (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as subparagraphs 
    (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 necessary 
    to address a demonstrated need for such activities.
    ``(ii) As used in clause (i), the term `adjusted prior year 
appropriation' 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 non-
    English 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,'';
            (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 paragraph 
    (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;
        ``(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 full-
    working-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).''.
    (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 
programs 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:
        ``(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).
    (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 services, 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; and
            ``(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_

                    ``(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_
            ``(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 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 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;
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 low-
    income 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
        ``(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 pursuant 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 Comprehensive 
        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._
            (A) Part E of title II of the Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert 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 striking 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
        ``(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 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 
    development 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
            ``(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 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 of any administrative standards of 
    conduct applicable to the employees of the agency to which they are 
    assigned.
        ``(8) Regulations._The Secretary shall promulgate regulations 
    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, demonstration, 
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_
        ``(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 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._
        (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_
        (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;
        (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 
    subsections (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 one-half 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 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 democratic 
            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.''.
    (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 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 
        provide 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 education 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 authorized 
    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 Guidelines._The 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall promulgate 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 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.''.

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.''.
    (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 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 subparagraphs 
    (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 energy-related 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_
            ``(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_
                (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.
        ``(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 Low-Income 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.);
        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
                ``(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
        (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_
        ``(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 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
                ``(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 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:
        ``(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 community-based 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;
                ``(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
        ``(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.`