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relatives are determined to be capable of provid-
ing a safe nurturing environment for the child or
where such relatives comply with the State child
protection standards.
‘‘(C) VISITATION CENTERS.—The Secretary
may award grants to public or private nonprofit
entities to assist such entities in the establish-
ment or operation of supervised visitation cen-
ters where there is documented, highly suspected,
or elevated risk of child sexual, physical, or emo-
tional abuse where, due to domestic violence,
there is an ongoing risk of harm to a parent or
child.’’;
(3) in subsection (c), by striking paragraphs (1)
and (2); and
(4) by adding at the end thereof the following
new subsection:
‘‘(d) EVALUATION.—In making grants for demonstra-
tion projects under this section, the Secretary shall require
all such projects to be evaluated for their effectiveness.
Funding for such evaluations shall be provided either as
a stated percentage of a demonstration grant or as a sepa-
rate grant entered into by the Secretary for the purpose of
evaluating a particular demonstration project or group of
projects.’’.
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SEC. 1119. STATE GRANTS FOR PREVENTION AND TREAT-
MENT PROGRAMS.
Section 107 (42 U.S.C. 5106a) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘SEC. 107. GRANTS TO STATES FOR CHILD ABUSE AND NE-
GLECT PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PRO-
GRAMS.
‘‘(a) DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION GRANTS.—The
Secretary shall make grants to the States, based on the pop-
ulation of children under the age of 18 in each State that
applies for a grant under this section, for purposes of assist-
ing the States in improving the child protective service sys-
tem of each such State in—
‘‘(1) the intake, assessment, screening, and inves-
tigation of reports of abuse and neglect;
‘‘(2)(A) creating and improving the use of multi-
disciplinary teams and interagency protocols to en-
hance investigations; and
‘‘(B) improving legal preparation and represen-
tation, including—
‘‘(i) procedures for appealing and respond-
ing to appeals of substantiated reports of abuse
and neglect; and
‘‘(ii) provisions for the appointment of a
guardian ad litem.
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‘‘(3) case management and delivery of services
provided to children and their families;
‘‘(4) enhancing the general child protective sys-
tem by improving risk and safety assessment tools
and protocols, automation systems that support the
program and track reports of child abuse and neglect
from intake through final disposition and informa-
tion referral systems;
‘‘(5) developing, strengthening, and facilitating
training opportunities and requirements for individ-
uals overseeing and providing services to children and
their families through the child protection system;
‘‘(6) developing and facilitating training proto-
cols for individuals mandated to report child abuse or
neglect;
‘‘(7) developing, strengthening, and supporting
child abuse and neglect prevention, treatment, and re-
search programs in the public and private sectors;
‘‘(8) developing, implementing, or operating—
‘‘(A) information and education programs
or training programs designed to improve the
provision of services to disabled infants with life-
threatening conditions for—
‘‘(i) professional and paraprofessional
personnel concerned with the welfare of dis-
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abled infants with life-threatening condi-
tions, including personnel employed in child
protective services programs and health-care
facilities; and
‘‘(ii) the parents of such infants; and
‘‘(B) programs to assist in obtaining or co-
ordinating necessary services for families of dis-
abled infants with life-threatening conditions,
including—
‘‘(i) existing social and health services;
‘‘(ii) financial assistance; and
‘‘(iii) services necessary to facilitate
adoptive placement of any such infants who
have been relinquished for adoption; or
‘‘(9) developing and enhancing the capacity of
community-based programs to integrate shared lead-
ership strategies between parents and professionals to
prevent and treat child abuse and neglect at the
neighborhood level.
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—In order for a
State to qualify for a grant under subsection (a), such State
shall provide an assurance or certification, signed by the
chief executive officer of the State, that the State—
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‘‘(1) has in effect and operation a State law or
Statewide program relating to child abuse and neglect
which ensures—
‘‘(A) provisions or procedures for the report-
ing of known and suspected instances of child
abuse and neglect;
‘‘(B) procedures for the immediate screen-
ing, safety assessment, and prompt investigation
of such reports;
‘‘(C) procedures for immediate steps to be
taken to ensure and protect the safety of the
abused or neglected child and of any other child
under the same care who may also be in danger
of abuse or neglect;
‘‘(D) provisions for immunity from prosecu-
tion under State and local laws and regulations
for individuals making good faith reports of sus-
pected or known instances of child abuse or ne-
glect;
‘‘(E) methods to preserve the confidentiality
of all records in order to protect the rights of the
child and of the child’s parents or guardians, in-
cluding methods to ensure that disclosure (and
redisclosure) of information concerning child
abuse or neglect involving specific individuals is
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made only to persons or entities that the State
determines have a need for such information di-
rectly related to the purposes of this Act;
‘‘(F) requirements for the prompt disclosure
of all relevant information to any Federal, State,
or local governmental entity, or any agent of
such entity, with a need for such information in
order to carry out its responsibilities under law
to protect children from abuse and neglect;
‘‘(G) the cooperation of State law enforce-
ment officials, court of competent jurisdiction,
and 
appropriate 
State 
agencies 
providing
human services;
‘‘(H) provisions requiring, and procedures
in place that facilitate the prompt expungement
of any records that are accessible to the general
public or are used for purposes of employment or
other background checks in cases determined to
be unsubstantiated or false, except that nothing
in this section shall prevent State child protec-
tive service agencies from keeping information on
unsubstantiated reports in their casework files to
assist in future risk and safety assessment; and
‘‘(I) provisions and procedures requiring
that in every case involving an abused or ne-
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glected child which results in a judicial proceed-
ing, a guardian ad litem shall be appointed to
represent the child in such proceedings; and
‘‘(2) has in place procedures for responding to
the reporting of medical neglect (including instances
of withholding of medically indicated treatment from
disabled infants with life-threatening conditions),
procedures or programs, or both (within the State
child protective services system), to provide for—
‘‘(A) coordination and consultation with in-
dividuals designated by and within appropriate
health-care facilities;
‘‘(B) prompt notification by individuals
designated by and within appropriate health-
care facilities of cases of suspected medical ne-
glect (including instances of withholding of
medically indicated treatment from disabled in-
fants with life-threatening conditions); and
‘‘(C) authority, under State law, for the
State child protective service system to pursue
any legal remedies, including the authority to
initiate legal proceedings in a court of competent
jurisdiction, as may be necessary to prevent the
withholding of medically indicated treatment
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from disabled infants with life threatening con-
ditions.
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 2
years after the date of enactment of this section, the State
shall provide an assurance or certification that the State
has in place provisions, procedures, and mechanisms by
which individuals who disagree with an official finding of
abuse or neglect can appeal such finding.
‘‘(d) STATE PROGRAM PLAN.—To be eligible to receive
a grant under this section, a State shall submit every 5
years a plan to the Secretary that specifies the child protec-
tive service system area or areas described in subsection (a)
that the State intends to address with funds received under
the grant. Such plan shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, be coordinated with the plan of the State for child
welfare services and family preservation and family sup-
port services under part B of title IV of the Social Security
Act and shall contain an outline of the activities that the
State intends to carry out using amounts provided under
the grant to achieve the purposes of this Act, including the
procedures to be used for—
‘‘(1) receiving and assessing reports of child
abuse or neglect;
‘‘(2) investigating such reports;
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‘‘(3) protecting children by removing them from
dangerous settings and ensuring their placement in a
safe environment;
‘‘(4) providing services or referral for services for
families and children where the child is not in danger
of harm;
‘‘(5) providing services to individuals, families,
or communities, either directly or through referral,
aimed at preventing the occurrence of child abuse and
neglect;
‘‘(6) providing training to support direct line
and supervisory personnel in report-taking, screening,
assessment, decision-making, and referral for inves-
tigation; and
‘‘(7) providing training for individuals man-
dated to report suspected cases of child abuse or ne-
glect.
‘‘(e) RESTRICTIONS RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE
SERVICES.—Programs or projects relating to child abuse
and neglect assisted under part B of title IV of the Social
Security Act shall comply with the requirements set forth
in paragraphs (1) (A) and (B), and (2) of subsection (b).
‘‘(f) ANNUAL STATE DATA REPORTS.—Each State to
which a grant is made under this part shall annually work
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with the Secretary to provide, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, a report that includes the following:
‘‘(1) The number of children who were reported
to the State during the year as abused or neglected.
‘‘(2) Of the number of children described in
paragraph (1), the number with respect to whom such
reports were—
‘‘(A) substantiated;
‘‘(B) unsubstantiated; and
‘‘(C) determined to be false.
‘‘(3) Of the number of children described in
paragraph (2)—
‘‘(A) the number that did not receive serv-
ices during the year under the State program
funded under this part or an equivalent State
program;
‘‘(B) the number that received services dur-
ing the year under the State program funded
under this part or an equivalent State program;
and
‘‘(C) the number that were removed from
their families during the year by disposition of
the case.
‘‘(4) The number of families that received pre-
ventive services from the State during the year.
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‘‘(5) The number of deaths in the State during
the year resulting from child abuse or neglect.
‘‘(6) Of the number of children described in
paragraph (5), the number of such children who were
in foster care.
‘‘(7) The number of child protective service work-
ers responsible for the intake and screening of reports
filed in the previous year.
‘‘(8) The agency response time with respect to
each such report with respect to initial investigation
of reports of child abuse or neglect.
‘‘(9) The response time with respect to the provi-
sion of services to families and children where an al-
legation of abuse or neglect has been made.
‘‘(10) The number of child protective service
workers responsible for intake, assessment, and inves-
tigation of child abuse and neglect reports relative to
the number of reports investigated in the previous
year.
‘‘(g) ANNUAL REPORT BY THE SECRETARY.—Within
6 months after receiving the State reports under subsection
(f), the Secretary shall prepare a report based on informa-
tion provided by the States for the fiscal year under such
subsection and shall make the report and such information
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available to the Congress and the national clearinghouse for
information relating to child abuse.’’.
SEC. 1120. REPEAL.
Section 108 (42 U.S.C. 5106b) is repealed.
SEC. 1121. MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS.
Section 110 (42 U.S.C. 5106d) is amended by striking
subsection (c).
SEC. 1122. DEFINITIONS.
Section 113 (42 U.S.C. 5106h) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2);
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (10)
as paragraphs (1) through (8), respectively; and
(3) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), to
read as follows:
‘‘(2) the term ‘child abuse and neglect’ means, at
a minimum, any recent act or failure to act on the
part of a parent or caretaker, which results in death,
serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or
exploitation, or an act or failure to act which pre-
sents an imminent risk of serious harm;’’.
SEC. 1123. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 114(a) (42 U.S.C. 5106h(a)) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—
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‘‘(1) GENERAL AUTHORIZATION.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out this title,
$100,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, and such sums as
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1997
through 2000.
‘‘(2) DISCRETIONARY ACTIVITIES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts appro-
priated for a fiscal year under paragraph (1),
the Secretary shall make available 331⁄3 percent
of such amounts to fund discretionary activities
under this title.
‘‘(B) DEMONSTRATION
PROJECTS.—Of the
amounts made available for a fiscal year under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary make available
not more than 40 percent of such amounts to
carry out section 106.’’.
SEC. 1124. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Title I (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) is amended by adding
at the end thereof the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 115. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act shall be con-
strued—
‘‘(1) as establishing a Federal requirement that
a parent or legal guardian provide a child any medi-
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cal service or treatment against the religious beliefs of
the parent or legal guardian; and
‘‘(2) to require that a State find, or to prohibit
a State from finding, abuse or neglect in cases in
which a parent or legal guardian relies solely or par-
tially upon spiritual means rather than medical
treatment, in accordance with the religious beliefs of
the parent or legal guardian.
‘‘(b) STATE REQUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding sub-
section (a), a State shall, at a minimum, have in place
authority under State law to permit the child protective
service system of the State to pursue any legal remedies,
including the authority to initiate legal proceedings in a
court of competent jurisdiction, to provide medical care or
treatment for a child when such care or treatment is nec-
essary to prevent or remedy serious harm to the child, or
to prevent the withholding of medically indicated treatment
from children with life threatening conditions. Case by case
determinations concerning the exercise of the authority of
this subsection shall be within the sole discretion of the
State.’’.
SEC. 1125. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.
Section 1404A of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42
U.S.C. 10603a) is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘1402(d)(2)(D) and (d)(3)’’ and
inserting ‘‘1402(d)(2)’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘section 4(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 109’’.
Subtitle 
B—Community-Based
Child Abuse and Neglect Preven-
tion Grants
SEC. 1131. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.
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 AND SUP-
PORT GRANTS
‘‘SEC. 201. PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY.
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this Act to sup-
port State efforts to develop, operate, expand and enhance
a network of community-based, prevention-focused, family
resource and support programs that are culturally com-
petent and that coordinate resources among existing edu-
cation, vocational rehabilitation, disability, respite, health,
mental health, job readiness, self-sufficiency, child and fam-
ily development, community action, Head Start, child care,
child abuse and neglect prevention, juvenile justice, domes-
tic violence prevention and intervention, housing, and other
human service organizations within the State.
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‘‘(b) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall make grants
under this title on a formula basis to the entity designated
by the State as the lead entity (hereafter referred to in this
title as the ‘lead entity’) for the purpose of—
‘‘(1) developing, operating, expanding and en-
hancing Statewide networks of community-based, pre-
vention-focused, family resource and support pro-
grams that—
‘‘(A) offer sustained assistance to families;
‘‘(B) provide early, comprehensive, and ho-
listic support for all parents;
‘‘(C) promote the development of parental
competencies and capacities, especially in young
parents and parents with very young children;
‘‘(D) increase family stability;
‘‘(E) improve family access to other formal
and informal resources and opportunities for as-
sistance available within communities;
‘‘(F) support the additional needs of fami-
lies with children with disabilities; and
‘‘(G) decrease the risk of homelessness;
‘‘(2) fostering the development of a continuum of
preventive services for children and families through
State and community-based collaborations and part-
nerships both public and private;
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‘‘(3) financing the start-up, maintenance, expan-
sion, or redesign of specific family resource and sup-
port program services (such as respite services, child
abuse and neglect prevention activities, disability
services, mental health services, housing services,
transportation, adult education, home visiting and
other similar services) identified by the inventory and
description of current services required under section
205(a)(3) as an unmet need, and integrated with the
network of community-based family resource and sup-
port program to the extent practicable given funding
levels and community priorities;
‘‘(4) maximizing funding for the financing,
planning, community mobilization, collaboration, as-
sessment, information and referral, startup, training
and technical assistance, information management,
reporting and evaluation costs for establishing, oper-
ating, or expanding a Statewide network of commu-
nity-based, prevention-focused, family resource and
support program; and
‘‘(5) financing public information activities that
focus on the healthy and positive development of par-
ents and children and the promotion of child abuse
and neglect prevention activities.
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‘‘SEC. 202. ELIGIBILITY.
‘‘A State shall be eligible for a grant under this title
for a fiscal year if—
‘‘(1)(A) the chief executive officer of the State has
designated an entity to administer funds under this
title for the purposes identified under the authority of
this title, including to develop, implement, operate,
enhance or expand a Statewide network of commu-
nity-based, prevention-focused, family resource and
support programs, child abuse and neglect prevention
activities and access to respite services integrated
with the Statewide network;
‘‘(B) in determining which entity to designate
under subparagraph (A), the chief executive officer
should give priority consideration to the trust fund
advisory board of the State or an existing entity that
leverages Federal, State, and private funds for a
broad range of child abuse and neglect prevention ac-
tivities and family resource programs, and that is di-
rected by an interdisciplinary, public-private struc-
ture, including participants from communities; and
‘‘(C) such lead entity is an existing public,
quasi-public, or nonprofit private entity with a dem-
onstrated ability to work with other State and com-
munity-based agencies to provide training and tech-
nical assistance, and that has the capacity and com-
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mitment to ensure the meaningful involvement of par-
ents who are consumers and who can provide leader-
ship in the planning, implementation, and evaluation
of programs and policy decisions of the applicant
agency in accomplishing the desired outcomes for such
efforts;
‘‘(2) the chief executive officer of the State pro-
vides assurances that the lead entity will provide or
will be responsible for providing—
‘‘(A) a network of community-based family
resource and support programs composed of
local, collaborative, public-private partnerships
directed by interdisciplinary structures with bal-
anced representation from private and public
sector members, parents, and public and private
nonprofit service providers and individuals and
organizations experienced in working in partner-
ship with families with children with disabil-
ities;
‘‘(B) direction to the network through an
interdisciplinary, collaborative, public-private
structure with balanced representation from pri-
vate and public sector members, parents, and
public sector and private nonprofit sector service
providers; and
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wide network of community-based, prevention-fo-
cused, family resource and support programs,
through innovative, interagency funding and
interdisciplinary service delivery mechanisms;
and
‘‘(D) will integrate its efforts with individ-
uals and organizations experienced in working
in partnership with families with children with
disabilities and with the child abuse and neglect
prevention activities of the State, and dem-
onstrate a financial commitment to those activi-
ties.
‘‘SEC. 203. AMOUNT OF GRANT.
‘‘(a) RESERVATION.—The Secretary shall reserve 1
percent of the amount appropriated under section 210 for
a fiscal year to make allotments to Indian tribes and tribal
organizations and migrant programs.
‘‘(b) ALLOTMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Of the amounts appro-
priated for a fiscal year under section 210 and re-
maining after the reservation under subsection (a),
the Secretary shall allot to each State lead entity an
amount equal to—
‘‘(A) the State minor child amount for such
State as determined under paragraph (2); and
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‘‘(B) the State matchable amount for such
State as determined under paragraph (3).
‘‘(2) 
STATE
MINOR
CHILD
AMOUNT.—The
amount determined under this paragraph for a fiscal
year for a State shall be equal to an amount that
bears the same relationship to 50 percent of the
amounts appropriated and remaining under para-
graph (1) for such fiscal year as the number of chil-
dren under 18 residing in the State bears to the total
number of children under 18 residing in all States,
except that no State shall receive less than $250,000.
‘‘(3) STATE MATCHABLE AMOUNT.—The amount
determined under this paragraph for a fiscal year for
a State shall be equal to—
‘‘(A)(i) 50 percent of the amounts appro-
priated and remaining under paragraph (1) for
such fiscal year; divided by
‘‘(ii) 50 percent of the total amount that all
States have directed through the respective lead
agencies to the purposes identified under the au-
thority of this title for the fiscal year, including
foundation, corporate, and other private funding,
State revenues, and Federal funds, as determined
by the Secretary; multiplied by
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‘‘(B) 50 percent of the total amount that the
State has directed through the lead agency to the
purposes identified under the authority of this
title for such fiscal year, including foundation,
corporate, and other private funding, State reve-
nues, and Federal funds.
‘‘(c) ALLOCATION.—Funds allotted to a State under
this section shall be awarded on a formula basis for a 3-
year period. Payment under such allotments shall be made
by the Secretary annually on the basis described in sub-
section (a).
‘‘SEC. 204. EXISTING AND CONTINUATION GRANTS.
‘‘(a) EXISTING GRANTS.—Notwithstanding the enact-
ment of this title, a State or entity that has a grant, con-
tract, or cooperative agreement in effect, on the date of en-
actment of this title, under the Family Resource and Sup-
port Program, the Community-Based Family Resource Pro-
gram, the Family Support Center Program, the Emergency
Child Abuse Prevention Grant Program, or the Temporary
Child Care for Children with Disabilities and Crisis Nurs-
eries Programs 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.
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‘‘(b) CONTINUATION GRANTS.—The Secretary may
continue grants for Family Resource and Support Program
grantees, and those programs otherwise funded under this
Act, on a noncompetitive basis, subject to the availability
of appropriations, satisfactory performance by the grantee,
and receipt of reports required under this Act, until such
time as the grantee no longer meets the original purposes
of this Act.
‘‘SEC. 205. APPLICATION.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A grant may not be made to a
State under this title unless an application therefore is sub-
mitted by the State to the Secretary and such application
contains the types of information specified by the Secretary
as essential to carrying out the provisions of section 202,
including—
‘‘(1) a description of the lead entity that will be
responsible for the administration of funds provided
under this title and the oversight of programs funded
through the Statewide network of community-based,
prevention-focused, family resource and support pro-
grams which meets the requirements of section 202;
‘‘(2) a description of how the network of commu-
nity-based, prevention-focused, family resource and
support programs will operate and how family re-
source and support services provided by public and
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private, nonprofit organizations, including those
funded by programs consolidated under this Act, will
be integrated into a developing continuum of family
centered, holistic, preventive services for children and
families;
‘‘(3) an assurance that an inventory of current
family resource programs, respite, child abuse and ne-
glect prevention activities, and other family resource
services operating in the State, and a description of
current unmet needs, will be provided;
‘‘(4) a budget for the development, operation and
expansion of the State’s network of community-based,
prevention-focused, family resource and support pro-
grams that verifies that the State will expend an
amount equal to not less than 20 percent of the
amount received under this title (in cash, not in-
kind) for activities under this title;
‘‘(5) an assurance that funds received under this
title will supplement, not supplant, other State and
local public funds designated for the Statewide net-
work of community-based, prevention-focused, family
resource and support programs;
‘‘(6) an assurance that the State network of com-
munity-based, prevention-focused, family resource and
support programs will maintain cultural diversity,
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and be culturally competent and socially sensitive
and responsive to the needs of families with children
with disabilities;
‘‘(7) an assurance that the State has the capac-
ity to ensure the meaningful involvement of parents
who are consumers and who can provide leadership in
the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the
programs and policy decisions of the applicant agen-
cy in accomplishing the desired outcomes for such ef-
forts;
‘‘(8) a description of the criteria that the entity
will use to develop, or select and fund, individual
community-based, prevention-focused, family resource
and support programs as part of network develop-
ment, expansion or enhancement;
‘‘(9) a description of outreach activities that the
entity and the community-based, prevention-focused,
family resource and support programs will undertake
to maximize the participation of racial and ethnic
minorities, new immigrant populations, children and
adults with disabilities, homeless families and those
at risk of homelessness, and members of other under-
served or underrepresented groups;
‘‘(10) a plan for providing operational support,
training and technical assistance to community-
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‘‘(2) develop a strategy to provide, over time, a
continuum of preventive, holistic, family centered
services to children and families, especially to young
parents and parents with young children, through
public-private partnerships;
‘‘(3) provide—
‘‘(A) core family resource and support serv-
ices such as—
‘‘(i) parent education, mutual support
and self help, and leadership services;
‘‘(ii) early developmental screening of
children;
‘‘(iii) outreach services;
‘‘(iv) community and social service re-
ferrals; and
‘‘(v) follow-up services;
‘‘(B) other core services, which must be pro-
vided or arranged for through contracts or agree-
ments with other local agencies, including all
forms of respite services to the extent practicable;
and
‘‘(C) access to optional services, including—
‘‘(i) child care, early childhood develop-
ment and intervention services;
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‘‘(ii) services and supports to meet the
additional needs of families with children
with disabilities;
‘‘(iii) job readiness services;
‘‘(iv) educational services, such as scho-
lastic tutoring, literacy training, and Gen-
eral Educational Degree services;
‘‘(v) self-sufficiency and life manage-
ment skills training;
‘‘(vi) community referral services; and
‘‘(vii) peer counseling;
‘‘(4) develop leadership roles for the meaningful
involvement of parents in the development, operation,
evaluation, and oversight of the programs and serv-
ices;
‘‘(5) provide leadership in mobilizing local pub-
lic and private resources to support the provision of
needed family resource and support program services;
and
‘‘(6) participate with other community-based,
prevention-focused, family resource and support pro-
gram grantees in the development, operation and ex-
pansion of the Statewide network.
‘‘(b) PRIORITY.—In awarding local grants under this
title, a lead entity shall give priority to community-based
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programs serving low income communities and those serv-
ing young parents or parents with young children, and to
community-based family resource and support programs
previously funded under the programs consolidated under
the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act Amend-
ments of 1995, so long as such programs meet local program
requirements.
‘‘SEC. 207. PERFORMANCE MEASURES.
‘‘A State receiving a grant under this title, through
reports provided to the Secretary, shall—
‘‘(1) demonstrate the effective development, oper-
ation and expansion of a Statewide network of com-
munity-based, prevention-focused, family resource and
support programs that meets the requirements of this
title;
‘‘(2) supply an inventory and description of the
services provided to families by local programs that
meet identified community needs, including core and
optional services as described in section 202;
‘‘(3) demonstrate the establishment of new respite
and other specific new family resources services, and
the expansion of existing services, to address unmet
needs identified by the inventory and description of
current services required under section 205(a)(3);
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‘‘(4) describe the number of families served, in-
cluding families with children with disabilities, and
the involvement of a diverse representation of families
in the design, operation, and evaluation of the State-
wide network of community-based, prevention-focused,
family resource and support programs, and in the de-
sign, operation and evaluation of the individual com-
munity-based family resource and support programs
that are part of the Statewide network funded under
this title;
‘‘(5) demonstrate a high level of satisfaction
among families who have used the services of the com-
munity-based, prevention-focused, family resource and
support programs;
‘‘(6) demonstrate the establishment or mainte-
nance of innovative funding mechanisms, at the State
or community level, that blend Federal, State, local
and private funds, and innovative, interdisciplinary
service delivery mechanisms, for the development, op-
eration, expansion and enhancement of the Statewide
network of community-based, prevention-focused, fam-
ily resource and support programs;
‘‘(7) describe the results of a peer review process
conducted under the State program; and
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‘‘(8) demonstrate an implementation plan to en-
sure the continued leadership of parents in the on-
going planning, implementation, and evaluation of
such community based, prevention-focused, family re-
source and support programs.
‘‘SEC. 208. NATIONAL NETWORK FOR COMMUNITY-BASED
FAMILY RESOURCE PROGRAMS.
‘‘The Secretary may allocate such sums as may be nec-
essary from the amount provided under the State allotment
to support the activities of the lead entity in the State—
‘‘(1) to create, operate and maintain a peer re-
view process;
‘‘(2) to create, operate and maintain an infor-
mation clearinghouse;
‘‘(3) to fund a yearly symposium on State sys-
tem change efforts that result from the operation of
the Statewide networks of community-based, preven-
tion-focused, family resource and support programs;
‘‘(4) to create, operate and maintain a comput-
erized communication system between lead entities;
and
‘‘(5) to fund State-to-State technical assistance
through bi-annual conferences.
‘‘SEC. 209. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘For purposes of this title:
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‘‘(1) CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.—The term
‘children with disabilities’ has the same meaning
given such term in section 602(a)(2) of the Individ-
uals with Disabilities Education Act.
‘‘(2) COMMUNITY
REFERRAL
SERVICES.—The
term ‘community referral services’ means services pro-
vided under contract or through interagency agree-
ments to assist families in obtaining needed informa-
tion, mutual support and community resources, in-
cluding respite services, health and mental health
services, employability development and job training,
and other social services through help lines or other
methods.
‘‘(3) CULTURALLY COMPETENT.—The term ‘cul-
turally competent’ means services, support, or other
assistance that is conducted or provided in a manner
that—
‘‘(A) is responsive to the beliefs, inter-
personal styles, attitudes, languages, and behav-
iors of those individuals and families receiving
services; and
‘‘(B) has the greatest likelihood of ensuring
maximum participation of such individuals and
families.
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‘‘(4) FAMILY
RESOURCE
AND
SUPPORT
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘family resource and support pro-
gram’ means a community-based, prevention-focused
entity that—
‘‘(A) provides, through direct service, the
core services required under this title, includ-
ing—
‘‘(i) parent education, support and
leadership services, together with services
characterized by relationships between par-
ents and professionals that are based on
equality and respect, and designed to assist
parents in acquiring parenting skills, learn-
ing about child development, and respond-
ing appropriately to the behavior of their
children;
‘‘(ii) services to facilitate the ability of
parents to serve as resources to one another
(such as through mutual support and par-
ent self-help groups);
‘‘(iii) early developmental screening of
children to assess any needs of children, and
to identify types of support that may be
provided;
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‘‘(iv) 
outreach 
services 
provided
through voluntary home visits and other
methods to assist parents in becoming
aware of and able to participate in family
resources and support program activities;
‘‘(v) community and social services to
assist families in obtaining community re-
sources; and
‘‘(vi) follow-up services;
‘‘(B) provides, or arranges for the provision
of, other core services through contracts or agree-
ments with other local agencies, including all
forms of respite services; and
‘‘(C) provides access to optional services, di-
rectly or by contract, purchase of service, or
interagency agreement, including—
‘‘(i) child care, early childhood develop-
ment and early intervention services;
‘‘(ii) self-sufficiency and life manage-
ment skills training;
‘‘(iii) education services, such as scho-
lastic tutoring, literacy training, and Gen-
eral Educational Degree services;
‘‘(iv) job readiness skills;
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‘‘(v) child abuse and neglect prevention
activities;
‘‘(vi) services that families with chil-
dren with disabilities or special needs may
require;
‘‘(vii) community and social service re-
ferral;
‘‘(viii) peer counseling;
‘‘(ix) referral for substance abuse coun-
seling and treatment; and
‘‘(x) help line services.
‘‘(5) NATIONAL
NETWORK
FOR
COMMUNITY-
BASED FAMILY RESOURCE PROGRAMS.—The term
‘network for community-based family resource pro-
gram’ means the organization of State designated en-
tities who receive grants under this title, and includes
the entire membership of the Children’s Trust Fund
Alliance and the National Respite Network.
‘‘(6) OUTREACH SERVICES.—The term ‘outreach
services’ means services provided to assist consumers,
through voluntary home visits or other methods, in
accessing and participating in family resource and
support program activities.
‘‘(7) RESPITE
SERVICES.—The term ‘respite
services’ means short term care services provided in
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the temporary absence of the regular caregiver (par-
ent, other relative, foster parent, adoptive parent, or
guardian) to children who—
‘‘(A) are in danger of abuse or neglect;
‘‘(B) have experienced abuse or neglect; or
‘‘(C) have disabilities, chronic, or terminal
illnesses.
Such services shall be provided within or outside the
home of the child, 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 home and community
of the child.
‘‘SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this title, $108,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996
through 2000.’’.
SEC. 1132. REPEALS.
(a) TEMPORARY CHILD CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH
DISABILITIES AND CRISIS NURSERIES ACT.—The Tem-
porary Child Care for Children with Disabilities and Crisis
Nurseries Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 5117 et seq.) is repealed.
(b) FAMILY SUPPORT CENTERS.—Subtitle F of title
VII of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 11481 et seq.) is repealed.
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Subtitle C—Family Violence
Prevention and Services
SEC. 1141. REFERENCE.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in
this subtitle an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section
or other provision of the Family Violence Prevention and
Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10401 et seq.).
SEC. 1142. STATE DEMONSTRATION GRANTS.
Section 303(e) (42 U.S.C. 10420(e)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘following local share’’ and in-
serting ‘‘following non-Federal matching local share’’;
and
(2) by striking ‘‘20 percent’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘private sources.’’ and inserting ‘‘with re-
spect to an entity operating an existing program
under this title, not less than 20 percent, and with re-
spect to an entity intending to operate a new pro-
gram under this title, not less than 35 percent.’’.
SEC. 1143. ALLOTMENTS.
Section 304(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 10403(a)(1)) is amended
by striking ‘‘$200,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$400,000’’.
SEC. 1144. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 310 (42 U.S.C. 10409) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘80’’ and in-
serting ‘‘70’’; and
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following
new subsections:
‘‘(d) GRANTS
FOR
STATE
COALITIONS.—Of the
amounts appropriated under subsection (a) for each fiscal
year, not less than 10 percent of such amounts shall be used
by the Secretary for making grants under section 311.
‘‘(e) 
NON-SUPPLANTING
REQUIREMENT.—Federal
funds made available to a State under this title shall be
used to supplement and not supplant other Federal, State,
and local public funds expended to provide services and ac-
tivities that promote the purposes of this title.’’.
Subtitle D—Adoption Opportunities
SEC. 1151. REFERENCE.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in
this subtitle an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section
or other provision of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treat-
ment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5111
et seq.).
SEC. 1152. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
Section 201 (42 U.S.C. 5111) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
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(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘50 percent between
1985 and 1990’’ and inserting ‘‘61 percent
between 1986 and 1994’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘400,000 children at
the end of June, 1990’’ and inserting
‘‘452,000 as of June, 1994’’; and
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘local’’
and inserting ‘‘legal’’; and
(C) in paragraph (7), to read as follows:
‘‘(7)(A) currently, 40,000 children are free for
adoption and awaiting placement;
‘‘(B) such children are typically school aged, in
sibling groups, have experienced neglect or abuse, or
have a physical, mental, or emotional disability; and
‘‘(C) while the children are of all races, children
of color and older children (over the age of 10) are
over represented in such group;’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘conditions, by—’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘providing a mechanism’’
and inserting ‘‘conditions, by providing a mech-
anism’’; and
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A)
through (C), as paragraphs (1) through (3), re-
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spectively and by realigning the margins of such
paragraphs accordingly.
SEC. 1153. INFORMATION AND SERVICES.
Section 203 (42 U.S.C. 5113) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking the last sen-
tence;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (6), to read as follows:
‘‘(6) study the nature, scope, and effects of the
placement of children in kinship care arrangements,
pre-adoptive, or adoptive homes;’’;
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(7)
through (9) as paragraphs (8) through (10), re-
spectively; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (6), the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(7) study the efficacy of States contracting with
public or private nonprofit agencies (including com-
munity-based and other organizations), or sectarian
institutions for the recruitment of potential adoptive
and foster families and to provide assistance in the
placement of children for adoption;’’; and
(3) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (2)—
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(i) by striking ‘‘Each’’ and inserting
‘‘(A) Each’’;
(ii) by striking ‘‘for each fiscal year’’
and inserting ‘‘that describes the manner in
which the State will use funds during the 3-
fiscal years subsequent to the date of the ap-
plication to accomplish the purposes of this
section. Such application shall be’’; and
(iii) by adding at the end thereof the
following new subparagraph:
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall provide, directly or by grant
to or contract with public or private nonprofit agencies or
organizations—
‘‘(i) technical assistance and resource and refer-
ral information to assist State or local governments
with termination of parental rights issues, in recruit-
ing and retaining adoptive families, in the successful
placement of children with special needs, and in the
provision of pre- and post-placement services, includ-
ing post-legal adoption services; and
‘‘(ii) other assistance to help State and local gov-
ernments replicate successful adoption-related projects
from other areas in the United States.’’.
SEC. 1154. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 205 (42 U.S.C. 5115) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘$10,000,000,’’
and all that follows through ‘‘203(c)(1)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$20,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, and such sums
as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1997
through 2000 to carry out programs and activities
authorized’’;
(2) by striking subsection (b); and
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection
(b).
Subtitle E—Abandoned Infants
Assistance Act of 1986
SEC. 1161. REAUTHORIZATION.
Section 104(a)(1) of the Abandoned Infants Assistance
Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 670 note) is amended by striking
‘‘$20,000,000’’ and all that follows through the end thereof
and inserting ‘‘$35,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1995
and 1996, and such sums as may be necessary for each of
the fiscal years 1997 through 2000’’.
Subtitle F—Reauthorization of
Various Programs
SEC. 1171. MISSING CHILDREN’S ASSISTANCE ACT.
Section 408 of the Missing Children’s Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 5777) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘To’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN GEN-
ERAL.—’’
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(2) by striking ‘‘and 1996’’ and inserting ‘‘1996,
and 1997’’; and
(3) by adding at the end thereof the following
new subsection:
‘‘(b) EVALUATION.—The Administrator shall use not
more than 5 percent of the amount appropriated for a fiscal
year under subsection (a) to conduct an evaluation of the
effectiveness of the programs and activities established and
operated under this title.’’.
SEC. 1172. VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE ACT OF 1990.
Section 214B of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990
(42 U.S.C. 13004) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘and 1996’’
and inserting ‘‘1996, and 1997’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘and 1996’’
and inserting ‘‘1996 and 1997’’.
TITLE XII—REDUCTIONS IN FED-
ERAL 
GOVERNMENT 
POSI-
TIONS
SEC. 1201. REDUCTIONS.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section:
(1) APPROPRIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.—The term
‘‘appropriate effective date’’, used with respect to a
Department referred to in this section, means the date
on which all provisions of this Act that the Depart-
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ment is required to carry out, and amendments and
repeals made by this Act to provisions of Federal law
that the Department is required to carry out, are ef-
fective.
(2) COVERED ACTIVITY.—The term ‘‘covered ac-
tivity’’, used with respect to a Department referred to
in this section, means an activity that the Depart-
ment is required to carry out under—
(A) a provision of this Act; or
(B) a provision of Federal law that is
amended or repealed by this Act.
(b) REPORTS.—
(1) CONTENTS.—Not later than December 31,
1995, each Secretary referred to in paragraph (2)
shall prepare and submit to the relevant committees
described in paragraph (3) a report containing—
(A) the determinations described in sub-
section (c);
(B) appropriate documentation in support
of such determinations; and
(C) a description of the methodology used in
making such determinations.
(2) SECRETARY.—The Secretaries referred to in
this paragraph are—
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture;
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(B) the Secretary of Education;
(C) the Secretary of Labor;
(D) the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development; and
(E) the Secretary of Health and Human
Services.
(3) RELEVANT COMMITTEES.—The relevant Com-
mittees described in this paragraph are the following:
(A) With respect to each Secretary described
in paragraph (2), the Committee on Government
Reform and Oversight of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate.
(B) With respect to the Secretary of Agri-
culture, the Committee on Agriculture and the
Committee on Economic and Educational Op-
portunities of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry of the Senate.
(C) With respect to the Secretary of Edu-
cation, the Committee on Economic and Edu-
cational Opportunities of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Labor and
Human Resources of the Senate.
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(D) With respect to the Secretary of Labor,
the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Labor and Human Re-
sources of the Senate.
(E) With respect to the Secretary of Hous-
ing and Urban Development, the Committee on
Banking and Financial Services of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
(F) With respect to the Secretary of Health
and Human Services, the Committee on Eco-
nomic and Educational Opportunities of the
House of Representatives, the Committee on
Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, the
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Finance
of the Senate.
(4) REPORT ON CHANGES.—Not later than De-
cember 31, 1996, and each December 31 thereafter,
each Secretary referred to in paragraph (2) shall pre-
pare and submit to the relevant Committees described
in paragraph (3), a report concerning any changes
with respect to the determinations made under sub-
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section (c) for the year in which the report is being
submitted.
(c) DETERMINATIONS.—Not later than December 31,
1995, each Secretary referred to in subsection (b)(2) shall
determine—
(1) the number of full-time equivalent positions
required by the Department (or the Federal Partner-
ship established under section 771) headed by such
Secretary to carry out the covered activities of the De-
partment (or Federal Partnership), as of the day be-
fore the date of enactment of this Act;
(2) the number of such positions required by the
Department (or Federal Partnership) to carry out the
activities, as of the appropriate effective date for the
Department (or Federal Partnership); and
(3) the difference obtained by subtracting the
number referred to in paragraph (2) from the number
referred to in paragraph (1).
(d) ACTIONS.—Not later than 30 days after the appro-
priate effective date for the Department involved, each Sec-
retary referred to in subsection (b)(2) shall take such actions
as may be necessary, including reduction in force actions,
consistent with sections 3502 and 3595 of title 5, United
States Code, to reduce the number of positions of personnel
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of the Department by at least the difference referred to in
subsection (c)(3).
(e) CONSISTENCY.—
(1) EDUCATION.—The Secretary of Education
shall carry out this section in a manner that enables
the Secretary to meet the requirements of this section
and section 776(i)(2).
(2) LABOR.—The Secretary of Labor shall carry
out this section in a manner that enables the Sec-
retary to meet the requirements of this section and
section 776(i)(2).
(3) HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.—The Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall carry out
this section in a manner that enables the Secretary
to meet the requirements of this section and section
1202.
(f) CALCULATION.—In determining, under subsection
(c), the number of full-time equivalent positions required
by a Department to carry out a covered activity, a Sec-
retary referred to in subsection (b)(2), shall include the
number of such positions occupied by personnel carrying
out program functions or other functions (including budg-
etary, legislative, administrative, planning, evaluation, and
legal functions) related to the activity.
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(g) GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REPORT.—Not
later than July 1, 1996, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall prepare and submit to the committees
described in subsection (b)(3), a report concerning the deter-
minations made by each Secretary under subsection (c).
Such report shall contain an analysis of the determinations
made by each Secretary under subsection (c) and a deter-
mination as to whether further reductions in full-time
equivalent positions are appropriate.
SEC. 1202. REDUCTIONS IN FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and
Human Services shall reduce the Federal workforce within
the Department of Health and Human Services by an
amount equal to the sum of—
(1) 75 percent of the full-time equivalent posi-
tions at each such Department that relate to any di-
rect spending program, or any program funded
through discretionary spending, that has been con-
verted into a block grant program under this Act and
the amendments made by this Act; and
(2) an amount equal to 75 percent of that por-
tion of the total full-time equivalent departmental
management positions at each such Department that
bears the same relationship to the amount appro-
priated for the programs referred to in paragraph (1)
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as such amount relates to the total amount appro-
priated for use by each such Department.
(b) REDUCTIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices shall take such actions as may be necessary, including
reductions in force actions, consistent with sections 3502
and 3595 of title 5, United States Code, to reduce the full-
time equivalent positions within the Department of Health
and Human Services—
(1) by 245 full-time equivalent positions related
to the program converted into a block grant under the
amendment made by section 101(b); and
(2) by 60 full-time equivalent managerial posi-
tions in the Department.
SEC. 1203. REDUCING PERSONNEL IN WASHINGTON, DC,
AREA.
In making reductions in full-time equivalent positions,
the Secretary is encouraged to reduce personnel in the
Washington, DC, area office (agency headquarters) before
reducing field personnel.
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TITLE XIII—MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
SEC. 1301. EXPENDITURE OF FEDERAL FUNDS IN ACCORD-
ANCE WITH LAWS AND PROCEDURES APPLI-
CABLE TO EXPENDITURE OF STATE FUNDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, any funds received by a State under the provi-
sions of law specified in subsection (b) shall be expended
only in accordance with the laws and procedures applicable
to expenditures of the State’s own revenues, including ap-
propriation by the State legislature, consistent with the
terms and conditions required under such provisions of law.
(b) PROVISIONS OF LAW.—The provisions of law speci-
fied in this subsection are the following:
(1) Part A of title IV of the Social Security Act
(relating to block grants for temporary assistance to
needy families).
(2) Section 25 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977
(relating to the optional State food assistance block
grant).
(3) The Child Care and Development Block
Grant Act of 1990 (relating to block grants for child
care).
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SEC. 1302. ELIMINATION OF HOUSING ASSISTANCE WITH
RESPECT TO FUGITIVE FELONS AND PROBA-
TION AND PAROLE VIOLATORS.
(a) ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE.—The United States
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 6(l)—
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by inserting immediately after para-
graph (6) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(7) provide that it shall be cause for immediate
termination of the tenancy of a public housing tenant
if such tenant—
‘‘(A) is fleeing to avoid prosecution, or cus-
tody or confinement after conviction, under the
laws of the place from which the individual flees,
for a crime, or attempt to commit a crime,
which is a felony under the laws of the place
from which the individual flees, or which, in the
case of the State of New Jersey, is a high mis-
demeanor under the laws of such State; or
‘‘(2) is violating a condition of probation or pa-
role imposed under Federal or State law.’’; and
(2) in section 8(d)(1)(B)—
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(A) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(B) in clause (iv), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding after clause (iv) the following
new clause:
‘‘(v) it shall be cause for termination of
the tenancy of a tenant if such tenant—
‘‘(I) is fleeing to avoid prosecu-
tion, or custody or confinement after
conviction, under the laws of the place
from which the individual flees, for a
crime, or attempt to commit a crime,
which is a felony under the laws of the
place from which the individual flees,
or which, in the case of the State of
New Jersey, is a high misdemeanor
under the laws of such State; or
‘‘(II) is violating a condition of
probation or parole imposed under
Federal or State law;’’.
(b) PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO LAW ENFORCE-
MENT AGENCIES.—Section 28 of the United States Housing
Act of 1937, as added by section 504(c) of this Act, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
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‘‘(b) EXCHANGE
OF INFORMATION WITH LAW EN-
FORCEMENT AGENCIES.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, each public housing agency that enters into
a contract for assistance under section 6 or 8 of this Act
with the Secretary shall furnish any Federal, State, or local
law enforcement officer, upon the request of the officer, with
the current address, Social Security number, and photo-
graph (if applicable) of any recipient of assistance under
this Act, if the officer—
‘‘(1) furnishes the public housing agency with the
name of the recipient; and
‘‘(2) notifies the agency that—
‘‘(A) such recipient—
‘‘(i) is fleeing to avoid prosecution, or
custody or confinement after conviction,
under the laws of the place from which the
individual flees, for a crime, or attempt to
commit a crime, which is a felony under the
laws of the place from which the individual
flees, or which, in the case of the State of
New Jersey, is a high misdemeanor under
the laws of such State; or
‘‘(ii) is violating a condition of proba-
tion or parole imposed under Federal or
State law; or
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‘‘(iii) has information that is necessary
for the officer to conduct the officer’s official
duties;
‘‘(B) the location or apprehension of the re-
cipient is within such officer’s official duties;
and
‘‘(C) the request is made in the proper exer-
cise of the officer’s official duties.’’.
SEC. 1303. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING ENTERPRISE
ZONES.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that:
(1) Many of the Nation’s urban centers are
places with high levels of poverty, high rates of wel-
fare dependency, high crime rates, poor schools, and
joblessness;
(2) Federal tax incentives and regulatory re-
forms can encourage economic growth, job creation
and small business formation in many urban centers;
(3) Encouraging private sector investment in
America’s economically distressed urban and rural
areas is essential to breaking the cycle of poverty and
the related ills of crime, drug abuse, illiteracy, welfare
dependency, and unemployment;
(4) The empowerment zones enacted in 1993
should be enhanced by providing incentives to in-