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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3918 

To establish programs to improve family economic security by breaking the 

cycle of multigenerational poverty, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 24, 2022 

Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Ms. COLLINS) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To establish programs to improve family economic security 

by breaking the cycle of multigenerational poverty, and 

for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘Two-Generation Economic Empowerment Act of 2022’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings; purposes. 

Sec. 3. Definitions. 


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TITLE I—INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC MOBILITY 

Sec. 101. Interagency Council on Economic Mobility. 

Sec. 102. Information displayed on Council website. 

Sec. 103. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE II—2-GENERATION PROGRAM 

Sec. 201. Programs. 

Sec. 202. General provisions. 

TITLE III—PERFORMANCE PARTNERSHIP PILOT PROGRAM 

Sec. 301. Definitions. 

Sec. 302. Performance partnership pilots. 

Sec. 303. Reporting; evaluations. 

Sec. 304. Applicability to existing performance partnership pilots. 

1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES. 

2 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) Almost half, or 40 percent, of children in 

4 the United States are from low-income families, and 

5 at least 60 percent of Black, Hispanic, and Native 

6 American children live in low-income families. 

7 (2) Individuals caught in multigenerational pov8 erty tend to lack the support needed to move beyond 

9 day-to-day situations, make long-term financial 

10 plans, and support the community around them. 

11 (3) Twenty-five percent of children in the 

12 United States live in single-caregiver households, 

13 and 69 percent of children who live in such house14 holds are from low-income families. 

15 (4) Many of the services and systems that are 

16 intended to help low-income families are fragmented, 

17 with approaches that address the needs of caregivers 

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1 proaches often leave either the caregiver or the child 

2 behind and dim the family’s chance at success. 

3 (5) In 2015, the Department of Agriculture es4 timated that more than 9,200,000 individuals in the 

5 United States are from low-income families that re6 side more than 1 mile from a supermarket, and 

7 2,100,000 of such individuals do not have access to 

8 a car. 

9 (6) Healthy communities have a variety of com10 ponents, including— 

11 (A) safe, sustainable, accessible, and af12 fordable transportation options that enable— 

13 (i) children to commute to and from 

14 school safely; and 

15 (ii) caregivers to seek work outside of 

16 their community; 

17 (B) housing that is affordable, high-qual18 ity, socially integrated, and location-efficient; 

19 (C) access to quality schools, parks and 

20 other recreational facilities, child care, libraries, 

21 financial services, and resources for other daily 

22 needs; and 

23 (D) support for healthy behavioral develop24 ment of children and adolescents. 

25 (7) Economic research demonstrates— 


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1 (A) a 13-percent return on investment in 

2 high-quality early childhood programs for a 

3 child for each year of the child’s life; and 

4 (B) that a college degree obtained by a 

5 caregiver is expected to double the caregiver’s 

6 income. 

7 (8) For families who have an annual income of 

8 $25,000, or less, and have young children, a $3,000 

9 increase in such annual income during the years of 

10 early childhood for such children yields a 17-percent 

11 increase in earnings for those children when those 

12 children become adults. 

13 (9) A successful 2-generation program will— 

14 (A) improve family economic security by 

15 creating opportunities for, and addressing the 

16 needs of, caregivers and children simulta17 neously, which can be measured in outcomes for 

18 both caregivers and children; 

19 (B) seek the input of caregivers who are 

20 served by the program and ensure their per21 spectives and experience inform the design of 

22 the program; 

23 (C) break the cycle of multigenerational 

24 poverty and create a cycle of family prosperity; 

25 and 


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1 (D) foster and develop healthy commu2 nities. 

3 (10) The return on investment in education for 

4 children and their caregivers is high. Early childhood 

5 education programs help children develop new skills 

6 and prepare them for grade school. A caregiver’s 

7 level of educational attainment is the best predictor 

8 of a child’s success. Higher education opens the door 

9 to a stable career with a family-sustaining wage, 

10 providing opportunities for families to break the 

11 cycle of multigenerational poverty. 

12 (11) Work-family supports (such as paid family 

13 leave and access to high-quality child care), and eco14 nomic supports (such as affordable housing, trans15 portation, financial education and asset-building, tax 

16 credits, child care subsidies, student financial aid, 

17 health insurance, assistance under the temporary as18 sistance for needy families program under part A of 

19 title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 

20 et seq.), and food assistance), that encourage, sup21 port, and reward work provide a scaffold as care22 givers pursue the skill-building activities and edu23 cation that lead to better jobs and longer-term fi24 nancial stability. 


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1 (12) Postsecondary education, such as commu2 nity college associate degrees and credentials, and 

3 employment pathways, such as workforce develop4 ment training and workforce partnerships, can build 

5 skills leading to high-demand jobs and opportunities 

6 for advancement that increase employment rates and 

7 income for caregivers. 

8 (13) Social capital is a key success factor of the 

9 2-generation approach and builds on the strength 

10 and resilience of families, bolstering the aspirations 

11 caregivers have for their children and for themselves. 

12 For individuals living in certain regions, the lack of 

13 community development contributes to a lack of eco14 nomic mobility and a lack of multigenerational suc15 cess. 

16 (14) Physical and mental health have a major 

17 impact on the ability of a family to thrive. There is 

18 a well-documented correlation between poor health 

19 and poor family finances, with poor health causing 

20 poor family finances and poor family finances caus21 ing poor health. Improved physical health and health 

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1 onstrating an improved social competence and en2 gagement in schooling. Meanwhile, social isolation of 

3 children is associated with a higher rate of abuse 

4 and neglect of children. 

5 (15) All of the 50 several States and the Dis6 trict of Columbia have actively mobilized around 2- 

7 generation approaches, which link and align social 

8 services, education, and job training to address the 

9 needs of 2 generations at the same time and give 

10 families the tools they need to succeed. 

11 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to improve 

12 family economic security by breaking the cycle of 

13 multigenerational poverty, and to create a cycle of family 

14 prosperity, including through developing 2-generation pro15 grams that involve initiatives of the Federal Government, 

16 States, local governments, and Tribal governments and 

17 initiatives of the private sector. 

18 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

19 In this Act: 

20 (1) 2-GENERATION APPROACH.—The term ‘‘2- 

21 generation approach’’ means the approach to break22 ing the cycle of multigenerational poverty by improv23 ing family economic security through the implemen24 tation of programs, with measurable outcomes, that 

25 create opportunities for, and address the needs of, 


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1 caregivers and children simultaneously. Such ap2 proach may include intentional coordination between 

3 separate programs for adults and for children, such 

4 as a Head Start program carried out under the 

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

6 (2) 2-GENERATION PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘2- 

7 generation program’’ means— 

8 (A) a program established under section 

9 201(a); or 

10 (B) any other program that takes the 2- 

11 generation approach, including the Head Start 

12 program under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 

13 9831 et seq.), the maternal, infant, and early 

14 childhood home visiting program under section 

15 511 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 711), 

16 and other such programs carried out by Fed17 eral, State, local, Tribal, or private nonprofit 

18 entities. 

19 (3) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 

20 meaning given such term in section 551 of title 5, 

21 United States Code. 

22 (4) CAREGIVER.—The term ‘‘caregiver’’ means 

23 an individual, such as a parent, adoptive parent, fos24 ter parent, grandparent, other relative, or guardian, 

25 raising a child. 


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1 (5) COUNCIL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Council 

2 agency’’ means an agency listed in section 

3 101(c)(1)(A) or included under section 

4 101(c)(3)(A)(ii). 

5 (6) DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS.—The 

6 term ‘‘discretionary appropriations’’ has the mean7 ing given such term in section 250(c) of the Bal8 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

9 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900(c)). 

10 (7) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

11 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 

12 meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the 

13 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 

14 (8) MULTIGENERATIONAL POVERTY.—The term 

15 ‘‘multigenerational poverty’’ means pervasive poverty 

16 transferred from caregivers to their children through 

17 structural and systematic factors. 

18 (9) SCHOOL READINESS.—The term ‘‘school 

19 readiness’’ means the development of— 

20 (A) physical well-being and motor skills; 

21 (B) social and emotional skills; 

22 (C) approaches to learning; 

23 (D) language skills (including early literacy 

24 and early numeracy); and 

25 (E) cognition and general knowledge. 


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1 (10) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 

2 the several States of the United States, the District 

3 of Columbia, and each commonwealth or territory of 

4 the United States. 

5 (11) VULNERABLE POPULATION.—The term 

6 ‘‘vulnerable population’’ means a population con7 sisting of individuals who, as determined by the ap8 plicable lead agency under section 202(a)— 

9 (A) are economically disadvantaged; 

10 (B) are historically underrepresented, such 

11 as racial or ethnic minorities; 

12 (C) are low-income children; 

13 (D) are elderly; 

14 (E) are homeless; 

15 (F) are reentering a community after in16 carceration; 

17 (G) are individuals with a disability, as de18 fined in section 3 of the Americans with Dis19 abilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102); 

20 (H) are veterans, as defined in section 101 

21 of title 38, United States Code; 

22 (I) are infected with the human immuno23 deficiency virus (HIV); or 


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1 (J) have any other chronic health condi2 tion, including a severe mental illness or sub3 stance use disorder. 

4 TITLE I—INTERAGENCY COUN5 CIL ON ECONOMIC MOBILITY 

6 SEC. 101. INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC MOBIL7 ITY. 

8 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 

9 the Federal Government an interagency council to be 

10 known as the ‘‘Interagency Council on Economic Mobility’’ 

11 (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Council’’) to carry out the 

12 objectives under subsection (b) and the 2-generation ap13 proach, including by providing guidance and technical as14 sistance and addressing questions pertaining to 2-genera15 tion programs and other programs engaging in efforts to 

16 break the cycle of multigenerational poverty. 

17 (b) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the Council are 

18 each of the following: 

19 (1) Establish an accountable and effective 

20 structure for interagency collaboration, and using 

21 Federal authorities, to promote family-sustaining ca22 reers and economic mobility for low-income people of 

23 the United States. 

24 (2) Establish an ongoing system of coordination 

25 among and within agencies or organizations related 


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1 to programs aimed at breaking the cycle of 

2 multigenerational poverty. 

3 (3) Identify knowledge gaps, research needs, 

4 and policy and program deficiencies associated with 

5 multigenerational poverty. 

6 (4) Identify best practices of programs, includ7 ing 2-generation programs, and methodologies to 

8 break the cycle of multigenerational poverty. 

9 (c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

10 (1) COMPOSITION.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall be 

12 composed of at least 1 designee from each of 

13 the following: 

14 (i) The Office of Management and 

15 Budget. 

16 (ii) The Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

17 (iii) The Department of Agriculture. 

18 (iv) The Department of Education. 

19 (v) The Department of Health and 

20 Human Services. 

21 (vi) The Department of Housing and 

22 Urban Development. 

23 (vii) The Department of Justice. 

24 (viii) The Department of Labor. 


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1 (ix) The Department of Transpor2 tation. 

3 (x) The Department of the Treasury. 

4 (xi) The Department of Veterans Af5 fairs. 

6 (xii) The Corporation for National 

7 and Community Service. 

8 (xiii) The Domestic Policy Council. 

9 (xiv) The National Economic Council. 

10 (xv) The White House Office of 

11 Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partner12 ships, established by Executive Order 

13 14015 (86 Fed. Reg. 10007; relating to 

14 the establishment of a White House Office 

15 of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partner16 ships). 

17 (xvi) The Council on Economic Advi18 sors. 

19 (xvii) The Social Security Administra20 tion. 

21 (B) CORE MEMBERSHIP.—From the des22 ignees under subparagraph (A), the Council 

23 shall have a core set of Council members to 

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1 grams. Such core set of Council members shall 

2 be composed of each designee from the fol3 lowing: 

4 (i) The Department of Agriculture. 

5 (ii) The Department of Education. 

6 (iii) The Department of Health and 

7 Human Services. 

8 (iv) The Department of Housing and 

9 Urban and Development. 

10 (v) The Department of Justice. 

11 (vi) The Department of Labor. 

12 (2) DESIGNATION.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—The head of each 

14 Council agency shall designate at least 1 em15 ployee described in subparagraph (B) of such 

16 agency to serve as a member of the Council. 

17 (B) RESPONSIBILITIES.—An employee de18 scribed in this subparagraph shall be a senior 

19 employee of the agency whose responsibilities 

20 relate to policies, procedures, and economics 

21 with respect to family well-being. 

22 (3) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE-CHAIRPERSON.— 

23 (A) CHAIRPERSON.— 

24 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Chairperson of 

25 the Council (referred to in this section as 


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1 the ‘‘Chairperson’’) shall be the Secretary 

2 of Health and Human Services, or a des3 ignee of such Secretary. 

4 (ii) ADDITIONAL COUNCIL COMPOSI5 TION SELECTION.—In addition to the 

6 membership described in paragraph (1)(A), 

7 the Chairperson may include the heads of 

8 other Federal agencies as members of the 

9 Council as appropriate. 

10 (B) VICE CHAIRPERSON.—The Vice Chair11 person of the Council (referred to in this sec12 tion as the ‘‘Vice-Chairperson’’) shall be a des13 ignee from the set of core members under para14 graph (1)(B), except clause (iii) of such para15 graph, as selected by the Chairperson. 

16 (d) DUTIES.— 

17 (1) STRATEGIC PLAN TO END AND PREVENT

18 MULTIGENERATIONAL POVERTY AND CREATE A

19 CYCLE OF FAMILY PROSPERITY.—Not later than 18 

20 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

21 Council shall develop, make available for public com22 ment, and submit to the President and Congress, a 

23 strategic plan to end and prevent multigenerational 

24 poverty and create a cycle of family prosperity. Such 

25 plan shall include activities that align with the 2- 


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1 generation approach and are consistent with the ob2 jectives under subsection (b). The Council shall up3 date such plan annually. 

4 (2) IMPLEMENTING AND ADVISING 2-GENERA5 TION PROGRAMS.—The Council shall— 

6 (A) provide guidance to entities in devel7 oping and implementing 2-generation programs 

8 and other efforts taking the 2-generation ap9 proach; 

10 (B) establish and institutionalize coordina11 tion among Council agencies by— 

12 (i) holding regular leadership meet13 ings; 

14 (ii) establishing interagency commu15 nication mechanisms; 

16 (iii) forming working groups to ad17 vance policy objectives; 

18 (iv) information sharing, particularly 

19 on programs and policies; and 

20 (v) collaborating on priority activities 

21 of the Council, technical assistance, and 

22 guidance on coordinating the efforts of 2- 

23 generation programs; 

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1 sociated with multigenerational poverty through 

2 developing a learning and research agenda that 

3 identifies key research questions and data gaps 

4 and potential opportunities for Federal, State, 

5 and local organizations to answer such research 

6 questions; 

7 (D) identify best practices of programs, in8 cluding 2-generation programs, and methodolo9 gies to break the cycle of multigenerational pov10 erty, through reviewing, summarizing, and dis11 seminating using the Council website, evidence 

12 specifically related to programs, policies, and 

13 practices, with the purpose of addressing or re14 ducing multigenerational poverty; 

15 (E) advise relevant agencies on specific 

16 programmatic and policy matters related to 2- 

17 generation programs; 

18 (F) provide relevant subject matter exper19 tise to each lead agency under section 202(a); 

20 and 

21 (G) identify and address issues that may 

22 influence the implementation of 2-generation 

23 programs. 


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1 (3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Council may 

2 provide technical assistance to grantees of Federal 

3 programs through— 

4 (A) identifying barriers for 2-generation 

5 programs that require waivers to Federal statu6 tory, regulatory, or administrative requirements 

7 and providing recommendations to Congress re8 garding waivers to such statutory requirements; 

9 (B) addressing statutory, regulatory, or 

10 administrative barriers to grantees of Federal 

11 programs collaborating to carry out a 2-genera12 tion program and making recommendations to 

13 Congress to address legislative barriers to such 

14 collaboration; 

15 (C) gathering and compiling stakeholder 

16 input on effective 2-generation approaches; 

17 (D) identifying resources to support 2-gen18 eration programs; and 

19 (E) providing resources with respect to the 

20 2-generation approach to 2-generation pro21 grams and the public in the form of briefs, tool22 kits, or other forms of technical assistance. 

23 (4) STAKEHOLDER CONVENING.— 

24 (A) ADVICE ON ADDRESSING

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1 person, on behalf of the Council, shall identify 

2 and invite individuals from diverse entities, in3 cluding advocates, individuals or families experi4 encing poverty, individuals from nonprofit and 

5 faith-based organizations, small businesses, and 

6 philanthropic organizations, and researchers 

7 from institutions of higher education, to provide 

8 the Council with advice and knowledge per9 taining to addressing multigenerational poverty. 

10 (B) BEST PRACTICES AND INFORMATION

11 GATHERING.—The Council shall have the au12 thority to convene stakeholders across programs 

13 carrying out or supporting the 2-generation ap14 proach for the purpose of sharing best practices 

15 and gathering information on such programs. 

16 Such stakeholders shall include experts with re17 spect to the 2-generation approach and may in18 clude representatives from philanthropic organi19 zations, Federal, State, and local governments, 

20 nonprofit organizations, and the private sector. 

21 (C) EXEMPTION FROM FACA.—The Fed22 eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 

23 shall not apply to any group convened by the 

24 Council to provide advice to the Council. 

25 (5) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 


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1 (A) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 1 

2 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 

3 and annually thereafter, the Council shall pre4 pare and submit to Congress a report that in5 cludes information on the progress and results 

6 of each 2-generation program established under 

7 section 201(a) in achieving the appropriate 

8 quantitative levels for the outcomes described in 

9 section 201(b) that each program is designed to 

10 achieve. 

11 (B) BIANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 

12 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 

13 and every 2 years thereafter, the Council shall 

14 prepare and submit to Congress a report that 

15 includes— 

16 (i) the objectives of the Council; 

17 (ii) information on the overall 

18 progress of the Council in ending and pre19 venting multigenerational poverty; and 

20 (iii) legislative policy recommenda21 tions, including addressing any needs for 

22 greater legislative authority to meet the ob23 jectives of this Act. 

24 (6) AVAILABLE FUNDING.—Not later than 90 

25 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each 


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1 Council agency shall identify, document, and submit 

2 to the Chairperson a list of funding sources that 

3 could support 2-generation programs in achieving 

4 the appropriate quantitative levels for the outcomes 

5 described in section 201(b). 

6 SEC. 102. INFORMATION DISPLAYED ON COUNCIL WEBSITE. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall ensure that the 

8 information listed in subsection (b) is made available to 

9 the public and displayed on the official website of the 

10 Council. 

11 (b) INFORMATION.—The information listed in this 

12 subsection is each of the following: 

13 (1) The national strategic plan required under 

14 section 101(d)(1). 

15 (2) Information on 2-generation programs, in16 cluding— 

17 (A) the outcomes described in section 

18 201(b) that each program established under 

19 section 201(a) is designed to achieve, and the 

20 appropriate quantitative levels for achieving 

21 such outcomes; 

22 (B) national partners consisting of private 

23 and government entities participating in (or in24 terested in participating in), including by fund25 ing, a 2-generation program; 


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1 (C) a description of the 2-generation pro2 gram described in title III, including detailed 

3 information on the performance partnership pi4 lots approved under section 302(a), the discre5 tionary appropriations used to carry out such 

6 program, and any waivers issued under section 

7 202(d) with respect to such program; and 

8 (D) a description of any 2-generation pro9 gram established under section 201(a)(2). 

10 (3) Each report, including the data contained in 

11 each such report, that— 

12 (A) the Council submits to Congress under 

13 section 101(d)(5); 

14 (B) the Comptroller General of the United 

15 States submits under section 303(c); and 

16 (C) is submitted to the Council under sec17 tion 303(d). 

18 (4) Information describing the best practices 

19 (as determined by the Council) of the 2-generation 

20 programs, and other programs engaging in efforts to 

21 break the cycle of multigenerational poverty and cre22 ate a cycle of family prosperity, to enable interested 

23 entities to emulate such best practices in any efforts 

24 to end or prevent multigenerational poverty. 


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1 SEC. 103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 There are authorized to be appropriated for each of 

3 fiscal years 2023 through 2027 such sums as may be nec4 essary to carry out this title. 

5 TITLE II—2-GENERATION 

6 PROGRAM 

7 SEC. 201. PROGRAMS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall establish, as 2- 

9 generation programs, each of the following: 

10 (1) The 2-generation performance partnership 

11 pilot program described in title III. 

12 (2) Such other 2-generation programs in ac13 cordance with this title. 

14 (b) OUTCOME MEASURES.— 

15 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Council shall estab16 lish clearly defined outcome measures for each 2- 

17 generation program established under subsection (a) 

18 and the appropriate quantitative levels for achieving 

19 such outcomes. 

20 (2) PRIMARY OUTCOMES.—Each 2-generation 

21 program established under subsection (a) shall be 

22 designed to achieve primary outcomes consisting of 

23 both of the following: 

24 (A) Improved academic achievement of 

25 children and increased earning potential of 

26 caregivers, including enhanced— 


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1 (i) school readiness of children from 

2 birth through age 5; and 

3 (ii) educational or skill attainment of 

4 caregivers, including through enrollment in 

5 an apprenticeship program. 

6 (B) Two or more of the following out7 comes: 

8 (i) Improved financial stability of fam9 ilies, including increased financial capa10 bility of, and savings for, caregivers and 

11 children, achieved through increased earn12 ing potential and enhanced financial deci13 sion-making skills of caregivers and chil14 dren. 

15 (ii) Increased access for caregivers 

16 and children to programs that foster 

17 healthy caregiver-child relationships. 

18 (iii) Increased opportunities for all 

19 family members to participate in programs 

20 that address the mental health needs of 

21 caregivers and children. 

22 (iv) Improved education of caregivers 

23 and children on obesity prevention and nu24 trition, and a subsequent reduction in 


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1 rates of obesity and related diseases among 

2 caregivers and children. 

3 (v) Improved maternal and child 

4 health, including social and emotional 

5 health and development of mothers and 

6 children. 

7 (vi) Additional outcomes that reflect 

8 other indicators of family prosperity, suc9 cess, and stability, such as stable housing, 

10 as identified by the Council for children 

11 and caregivers. 

12 (3) COST-EFFECTIVE OUTCOMES.—In achieving 

13 the primary outcomes described in paragraph (2), 

14 each 2-generation program established under sub15 section (a) shall make better use of budgetary re16 sources to seek enhanced outcomes that are most 

17 cost-effective for regions, communities, or vulnerable 

18 populations. 

19 SEC. 202. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 

20 (a) LEAD AGENCIES.— 

21 (1) 2-GENERATION PERFORMANCE PARTNER22 SHIP PILOT PROGRAM.—The Department of Health 

23 and Human Services shall be the lead agency for the 

24 purpose of carrying out the 2-generation program 

25 described in title III. 


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1 (2) OTHER NEWLY ESTABLISHED 2-GENERA2 TION PROGRAMS.—The Director of the Office of 

3 Management and Budget shall, in collaboration with 

4 the Council, designate a lead agency from among the 

5 Council agencies for the purpose of carrying out any 

6 other 2-generation program established as described 

7 in section 201(a)(2). 

8 (b) AGENCY HEAD DETERMINATIONS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—A Council agency may par10 ticipate (directly or by providing discretionary appro11 priations that have been appropriated to such agen12 cy) in a 2-generation program established under sec13 tion 201(a) only upon providing a written deter14 mination by the head of such agency to the applica15 ble lead agency under subsection (a), subject to 

16 paragraph (3), based on the best available informa17 tion, transferring resources to participate in such 

18 program will not— 

19 (A) result in such Council agency reducing 

20 any services (funded in whole or in part by the 

21 discretionary appropriations of such agency) 

22 that such agency provided prior to participating 

23 in the 2-generation program; and 

24 (B) otherwise adversely affect vulnerable 

25 populations that are recipients of such services. 


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1 (2) CONSIDERATION.—In making the deter2 mination under paragraph (1), the head of the 

3 Council agency may take into consideration the dis4 cretionary appropriations that will be used in the 2- 

5 generation program. 

6 (3) SUBMISSION TO FULL COUNCIL.—In the 

7 case that the Council agency seeking to participate 

8 in a 2-generation program established under section 

9 201(a) is the applicable lead agency under sub10 section (c), the Council agency shall submit the writ11 ten determination required under paragraph (1) to 

12 the Council. 

13 (c) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.— 

14 (1) 2-GENERATION ACCOUNT.—The applicable 

15 lead agency under subsection (a) may establish an 

16 account for the purpose of carrying out a 2-genera17 tion program established under section 201(a), al18 lowing multiple Council agencies participating in the 

19 2-generation program to combine discretionary ap20 propriations for the purpose of carrying out the 2- 

21 generation program. 

22 (2) TRANSFERS.—Subject to the written ap23 proval of the Director of the Office of Management 

24 and Budget and paragraph (4), the head of each 

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1 gram established under section 201(a) may transfer 

2 discretionary appropriations of the agency to the ac3 count established under paragraph (1), to be used 

4 for such 2-generation program. 

5 (3) AVAILABILITY.— 

6 (A) PURPOSES.—Subject to the waiver au7 thority under subsection (d), the discretionary 

8 appropriations transferred under paragraph (2) 

9 shall remain available for the same purposes for 

10 which the appropriations were originally appro11 priated. 

12 (B) OBLIGATION BY THE FEDERAL GOV13 ERNMENT.—The discretionary appropriations 

14 transferred under paragraph (2) shall remain 

15 available for obligation by the Federal Govern16 ment for the period for which such appropria17 tions were permitted to remain available, as of 

18 the day before the date of the transfer. 

19 (4) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 30 

20 days prior to transferring any discretionary appro21 priations under paragraph (2), the head of the 

22 Council agency transferring the appropriations shall 

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1 atives, the Committee on Appropriations of the Sen2 ate, and other appropriate committees of Congress. 

3 (d) WAIVER AUTHORITY.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—To reduce administrative 

5 burdens (including application and reporting re6 quirements) and subject to other provisions of this 

7 Act (but notwithstanding subsection (c)(3)(A)), the 

8 head of a Council agency participating in a 2-gen9 eration program established under section 201(a) 

10 may waive (in whole or in part) the application, sole11 ly with respect to discretionary appropriations used 

12 in such 2-generation program, of any statutory, reg13 ulatory, or administrative requirement that such 

14 agency head— 

15 (A) is authorized to waive (in accordance 

16 with the terms and conditions of the Federal 

17 law authorizing such appropriations); or 

18 (B) would not otherwise be authorized to 

19 waive, but for the application of this subsection. 

20 (2) LIMITATIONS.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—An agency head de22 scribed in paragraph (1) shall not waive any re23 quirement related to nondiscrimination, wage 

24 and labor standards, or allocation of funds to 

25 State or sub-State levels. 


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1 (B) REQUIREMENTS.—For the waiver of 

2 any statutory, regulatory, or administrative re3 quirement described in paragraph (1)(B), an 

4 agency head described in paragraph (1) shall— 

5 (i) prior to granting the waiver, sub6 mit to the applicable lead agency under 

7 subsection (a) a written determination, 

8 with respect to the discretionary appropria9 tions described in paragraph (1), that the 

10 granting of such waiver for purposes of the 

11 2-generation program— 

12 (I) is consistent with the statu13 tory purposes of the Federal program 

14 for which such discretionary appro15 priations were appropriated and the 

16 other provisions of this section, as 

17 well as the written determination by 

18 such agency head under subsection 

19 (b)(1); 

20 (II) is necessary to achieve the 

21 appropriate quantitative levels for the 

22 outcomes described in section 201(b) 

23 that the program is designed to 

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1 than is necessary to achieve such lev2 els; and 

3 (III) will result in— 

4 (aa) realizing efficiencies by 

5 simplifying reporting burdens or 

6 reducing administrative barriers 

7 with respect to such discretionary 

8 appropriations; or 

9 (bb) increasing the ability of 

10 individuals to obtain access to 

11 services that are provided 

12 through such discretionary ap13 propriations; and 

14 (ii) provide at least 60 days of ad15 vance written notice to the Committee on 

16 Appropriations of the House of Represent17 atives, the Committee on Appropriations of 

18 the Senate, and other appropriate commit19 tees of Congress. 

20 (e) PROHIBITED USE OF ASSESSMENT FOR YOUNG

21 CHILDREN.—To participate in a 2-generation program es22 tablished under section 201(a), an entity shall provide an 

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1 viding services to such children, by engaging in activities 

2 that include— 

3 (1) assessing such children or programs in a 

4 manner that provides or leads to any reward or 

5 sanction for any individual child, teacher, early 

6 childhood education program, as defined in section 

7 103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

8 U.S.C. 1003), or school; 

9 (2) using a single method for assessing the ef10 fectiveness of a program serving such children as the 

11 primary or only method for assessing such program; 

12 or 

13 (3) evaluating such children for any purpose 

14 other than to— 

15 (A) improve instruction or classroom envi16 ronment; 

17 (B) target high-quality, evidence-based 

18 professional development; 

19 (C) determine the need for health (includ20 ing mental health), disability, or family support 

21 services; 

22 (D) inform the quality improvement proc23 ess for such programs at the State level; 

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1 information to the caregivers of children partici2 pating in such program; or 

3 (F) provide research conducted as part of 

4 a national evaluation. 

5 TITLE III—PERFORMANCE 

6 PARTNERSHIP PILOT PROGRAM 

7 SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS. 

8 In this title: 

9 (1) LEAD AGENCY.—The term ‘‘lead agency’’ 

10 means the Department of Health and Human Serv11 ices. 

12 (2) PERFORMANCE PARTNERSHIP PILOT.—The 

13 term ‘‘performance partnership pilot’’ means a 

14 project that— 

15 (A) seeks to identify, through a demonstra16 tion, cost-effective strategies for providing serv17 ices at the State, regional, or local level; 

18 (B) involves 2 or more Federal programs 

19 (administered by one or more Federal agen20 cies)— 

21 (i) with related policy goals; and 

22 (ii) at least one of which is adminis23 tered (in whole or in part) by a State, local 

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1 (C) carries out the 2-generation approach 

2 by achieving the outcomes described in section 

3 201(b), including making better use of budg4 etary resources to seek enhanced outcomes that 

5 are cost-effective for regions, communities, or 

6 vulnerable populations; and 

7 (D) consistent with this title, allows— 

8 (i) an entity participating in the 

9 project to combine multiple sources of 

10 funding acquired by the entity; and 

11 (ii) multiple entities participating in 

12 the project to combine sources of funding 

13 acquired by the entities. 

14 SEC. 302. PERFORMANCE PARTNERSHIP PILOTS. 

15 (a) APPROVAL OF PILOTS.—In accordance with title 

16 II and this title, the lead agency shall approve not more 

17 than 5 performance partnership pilots under the program 

18 described in this title, by entering into performance part19 nership agreements under subsection (c). 

20 (b) USE OF DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS.— 

21 Subject to section 202 and subsections (a) and (c), a 

22 Council agency may use discretionary appropriations ap23 propriated to such agency to participate in one or more 

24 of the approved performance partnership pilots. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—A Council agency may use 

2 discretionary appropriations to participate in a per3 formance partnership pilot only in accordance with 

4 the terms of a performance partnership agreement, 

5 described in paragraph (3), that is entered into be6 tween— 

7 (A) subject to paragraph (2), the lead 

8 agency on behalf of each Council agency partici9 pating in such pilot; and 

10 (B) a representative of each State, local 

11 government, or Tribal government that has ap12 plied for participation in such pilot, in accord13 ance with application procedures established by 

14 the lead agency. 

15 (2) LIMITATION.—The lead agency may only 

16 enter into an agreement under paragraph (1) upon 

17 receiving, from the head of each Council agency to 

18 be participating in such pilot, a written concurrence 

19 to enter into such agreement, including an agree20 ment that such Council agency will comply with all 

21 requirements under this Act for participating in 

22 such pilot. 

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1 graph (1) shall specify, at a minimum, each of the 

2 following: 

3 (A) The length of such agreement, which 

4 shall end not later than 5 fiscal years after the 

5 date of enactment of this Act. 

6 (B) The Federal programs and federally 

7 funded services that are involved in such pilot. 

8 (C) The discretionary appropriations that 

9 are being used in the performance partnership 

10 pilot (by the respective Federal account identi11 fier, and the total amount from such account 

12 that is being used in such pilot), and the period 

13 of availability for obligation by the Federal Gov14 ernment of such funds. 

15 (D) The non-Federal funds that are being 

16 used in such pilot, by source (which may in17 clude private funds and governmental funds) 

18 and by amount. 

19 (E) The State, local, or Tribal programs 

20 that are involved in such pilot. 

21 (F) The populations to be served by such 

22 pilot. 

23 (G) The cost-effective Federal oversight 

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1 ability for the use of the discretionary appro2 priations in such pilot. 

3 (H) The cost-effective State, local, or Trib4 al oversight procedures that will be used for the 

5 purpose of maintaining the necessary level of 

6 accountability for the use of the discretionary 

7 appropriations in such pilot. 

8 (I) The outcomes described in section 

9 201(b) that such pilot is designed to achieve 

10 and the appropriate quantitative levels for 

11 achieving such outcomes. 

12 (J) The appropriate, reliable, and objective 

13 outcome-measurement methodology that will be 

14 used in carrying out such pilot, to determine 

15 the success of such pilot in achieving any out16 come, and the appropriate quantitative level for 

17 achieving such outcome, specified under sub18 paragraph (I). 

19 (K) Any statutory, regulatory, or adminis20 trative requirements related to a Federal man21 datory program that are barriers to achieving 

22 any outcome or level specified under subpara23 graph (I). 

24 (L) In a case in which, during the course 

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1 not achieving the appropriate quantitative levels 

2 for the outcomes specified under subparagraph 

3 (I)— 

4 (i) any consequence that will result 

5 from the failure to achieve such levels, with 

6 respect to the discretionary appropriations 

7 that are being used in such pilot; and 

8 (ii) the corrective actions that will be 

9 taken to increase the likelihood that such 

10 pilot, upon completion, will have achieved 

11 such levels. 

12 (M) The design of a comparison population 

13 group for purposes of comparing the outcomes 

14 specified under subparagraph (I) for individuals 

15 participating in such pilot with similar individ16 uals who did not participate in such pilot. 

17 (d) COORDINATORS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The lead agency shall award 

19 not more than $100,000 to each performance part20 nership pilot approved under this section to fund 

21 staff to lead coordination for such performance part22 nership pilot. 

23 (2) AMOUNT.—The amount of each award 

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1 tional Employment and Wage Statistics of the Bu2 reau of Labor Statistics for an occupation deter3 mined by the Secretary of Labor to be comparable 

4 to the position of a coordinator of a performance 

5 partnership pilot approved under this section for the 

6 locality in which the coordinator will be hired. 

7 (3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

8 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

9 this subsection such sums as may be necessary for 

10 each fiscal year. 

11 SEC. 303. REPORTING; EVALUATIONS. 

12 (a) STATE, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OR TRIBAL GOV13 ERNMENT REPORTS.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

15 the first day of each fiscal year, a State, local gov16 ernment, or Tribal government participating (in 

17 whole or in part) in a performance partnership pilot 

18 shall submit a report to the lead agency. 

19 (2) CONTENTS.—The report under paragraph 

20 (1) shall include information on— 

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1 garding the comparison population group de2 scribed in section 302(c)(3)(M); and 

3 (B) the discretionary appropriations, and 

4 any other funds, used to carry out such per5 formance partnership pilot. 

6 (b) COUNCIL AGENCY REPORTS.—Not later than 120 

7 days after the first day of each fiscal year, each Council 

8 agency participating in a performance partnership pilot 

9 shall submit a report to the lead agency in such manner 

10 and containing such information about the performance 

11 partnership pilot as the lead agency may require. 

12 (c) EVALUATION BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 

14 the United States shall, annually for 6 fiscal years 

15 after the date of enactment of this Act, conduct an 

16 evaluation of the 2-generation program described in 

17 this title, which shall include information describ18 ing— 

19 (A) the criteria used by the lead agency to 

20 approve performance partnership pilots; 

21 (B) the States, local governments, and 

22 Tribal governments that participated in any 

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1 (C) how each such State, local government, 

2 and Tribal government used funds received 

3 under such performance partnership pilot; 

4 (D) the success of each performance part5 nership pilot in achieving the appropriate quan6 titative levels for the outcomes the pilot is de7 signed to achieve under section 302(c)(3)(I); 

8 and 

9 (E) the ability of each performance part10 nership pilot to be replicated or expanded to 

11 serve more families. 

12 (2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 90 days after 

13 the first day of each fiscal year, the Comptroller 

14 General of the United States shall submit a report 

15 containing the evaluation conducted under para16 graph (1) to the lead agency and the Council. 

17 (d) LEAD AGENCY REPORT TO THE COUNCIL.—Not 

18 later than 180 days after the first day of each fiscal year, 

19 the lead agency shall submit a report to the Council that 

20 evaluates the information provided in the reports under 

21 subsections (a), (b), and (c). The Council shall include 

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1 SEC. 304. APPLICABILITY TO EXISTING PERFORMANCE 

2 PARTNERSHIP PILOTS. 

3 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to apply to 

4 any performance partnership pilot authorized under any 

5 of the following: 

6 (1) Section 526 of the Departments of Labor, 

7 Health and Human Services, and Education, and 

8 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public 

9 Law 113–76). 

10 (2) Section 524 of the Departments of Labor, 

11 Health and Human Services, and Education, and 

12 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public 

13 Law 113–235). 

14 (3) Section 525 of the Departments of Labor, 

15 Health and Human Services, and Education, and 

16 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public 

17 Law 114–113). 

18 (4) Section 525 of the Departments of Labor, 

19 Health and Human Services, and Education, and 

20 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public 

21 Law 115–31). 

22 (5) Section 525 of the Departments of Labor, 

23 Health and Human Services, and Education, and 

24 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public 

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1 (6) Section 524 of the Department Health and 

2 Human Services Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public 

3 Law 115–245). 

4 (7) Section 524 of the Departments of Labor, 

5 Health and Human Services, and Education, and 

6 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public 

7 Law 116–94). 

8 (8) Section 524 of the Departments of Labor, 

9 Health and Human Services, and Education, and 

10 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public 

11 Law 116–260). 

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