decreasing funding to, imposing new terms and conditions
on, or making changes in the classes of recipients or other
grantees or contractors which provide and support the de-
livery of legal assistance. This subsection shall not pre-
clude the staff of the Corporation from imposing, without
notice and comment, specific conditions on a grant to an
individual recipient or other grantee, or on a contract with
a recipient or other contractor, that are not applicable to
other such recipients, grantees, or contractors if the condi-
tions relate specifically to a prior determination that the
recipient, grantee, or contractor has not complied with the
provisions of this title or the rules, regulations, guidelines,
or instructions issued under this title.’’.
SEC. 24. REPROGRAMMING PROVISIONS.
Section 1008 (42 U.S.C. 2996h) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
‘‘(f) The Corporation may not promulgate rules, reg-
ulations, guidelines, or instructions under this title unless
the Corporation has so notified the Committees on Appro-
priations and on the Judiciary of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committees on Appropriations and on
Labor and Human Resources of the Senate at least 15
days before final publication of the rules, regulations,
guidelines, or instructions, and has given such committees
an opportunity to comment on such rules, regulations,
guidelines, or instructions.’’.
SEC. 25. 12-MONTH GRANTS.
Section 1010 (42 U.S.C. 2996i) is amended by add-
ing to the end the following:
‘‘(e) All grants and contracts made pursuant to sec-
tions 1006(a) (1) and (3) for calendar years 1993, 1994,
1995, and 1996 shall be made for a period of at least
12 months, except for any grant to a new program com-
mencing operations after the beginning of the applicable
calendar year.’’.
SEC. 26. ESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL PRIORITIES.
Section 1007(a) (42 U.S.C. 2996f(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)(C)(i) by striking ‘‘goals es-
tablished by the Corporation’’ and inserting ‘‘the
principles of section 1001 of this title and any goals
established by law’’; and
(2) by adding after paragraph (11) (as added
by section 8(2) of this Act) the following:
‘‘The procedures adopted pursuant to paragraph (2)(C)(i)
shall require the governing or policy bodies of recipients
and other grantees and contractors of the Corporation to
review annually the priorities that are determined in ac-
cordance with such procedures, and periodically analyze
the legal needs of clients in the area served by each such
recipient, grantee, or contractor to take into account new
or changing circumstances of such clients. As part of such
analysis, each such recipient, grantee, or contractor shall
seek comments and information from clients, the orga-
nized bar, and program staff, as well as other parties with
relevant information concerning client needs, including
community groups, private attorneys participating in the
private attorney involvement plans of the recipient, grant-
ee, or contractor, and human services agencies. In the case
of support entities, their governing or policy bodies shall
also periodically analyze the advocacy, support, and co-
ordination needs of recipients served by the support
entity.’’.
SEC. 27. STAFF ATTORNEYS.
Section 1002(7) (42 U.S.C. 2996a(7)) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(7) ‘staff attorney’ means an attorney who—
‘‘(A) is employed by a recipient organized
in whole or in part for the provision of legal as-
sistance to eligible clients under this title, and
‘‘(B) receives more than one-half of his or
her annual professional salary from the pro-
ceeds of a grant or contract from the Corpora-
tion to such recipient.’’.
SEC. 28. STUDY ON LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO OLDER AMERI-
CANS.
The Legal Services Corporation shall conduct a study
to determine the extent and effectiveness of legal assist-
ance provided to older Americans by recipients and other
grantees and contractors under the Legal Services Cor-
poration Act. The Corporation shall submit to the Con-
gress, not later than 6 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, a report on the study, together with any
recommendations that the Corporation has on ways to im-
prove the provision of such legal assistance to older Ameri-
cans.
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