103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 886
To provide mandate relief and assistance to State and local governments,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 16, 1993
Mr. CLINGER (for himself, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr.
HORN, Mr. ZIMMER, Mr. MCCANDLESS, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. HOBSON, Mr.
GUNDERSON, Mr. ZELIFF, Mr. THOMAS of Wyoming, Mr. BARTLETT of
Maryland, and Mr. MICA) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred jointly to the Committees on Government Operations and Rules
A BILL
To provide mandate relief and assistance to State and local
governments, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mandate and Commu-
nity Assistance Reform Act’’.
SEC. 2. UNFUNDED FEDERAL MANDATE DEFINED.
In this Act, the term ‘‘unfunded Federal mandate’’
means a requirement established under a Federal statute
or regulation—
(1) that a State or local government, or both,
undertake a specific activity or provide a service
meeting minimum national standards; and
(2) for which the Federal Government does not
provide sufficient funds to undertake such activity or
provide such service.
TITLE I—TERMINATION OR SUS-
PENSION OF UNFUNDED FED-
ERAL MANDATES; CONSOLI-
DATION AND SIMPLIFICATION
OF PLANNING AND REPORT-
ING REQUIREMENTS
SEC. 101. TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF UNFUNDED
FEDERAL MANDATES; CONSOLIDATION AND
SIMPLIFICATION OF PLANNING OR REPORT-
ING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) GENERAL
RULE.—An unfunded Federal
mandate shall terminate or be suspended, or a plan-
ning or reporting requirement of a mandate shall be
consolidated or simplified, respectively, if—
(A) the Commission on Unfunded Federal
Mandates established under title II includes in
its final report under section 202(d) a rec-
ommendation pursuant to paragraph (2)(A),
(B), or (C) of that section that the unfunded
Federal mandate should terminate or be sus-
pended, or that the planning or reporting re-
quirement be consolidated or simplified; and
(B) a joint resolution disapproving all rec-
ommendations included in the final report is
not enacted in accordance with section 102 be-
fore the end of the 60-day period beginning on
the date of the submittal of that final report.
(2) COMPUTATION OF PERIOD.—The days on
which either House of the Congress is not in session
because of an adjournment of more than 3 days to
a day certain shall be excluded in the computation
of the 60-day period under subsection (a).
(b) APPLICATION.—A termination or suspension, or
a consolidation or simplification of a planning or reporting
requirement, respectively, of an unfunded Federal man-
date under this title shall apply in accordance with the
final recommendation for that termination, suspension,
consolidation, or simplification in the final report of the
Commission.
SEC. 102. CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF COMMIS-
SION FINAL REPORT.
(a) TERMS OF THE RESOLUTION.—For purposes of
section 101(a)(1)(B), the term ‘‘joint resolution’’ means
only a joint resolution which is introduced within 20 days
after submittal of a final report to the Congress under
section 202(d)—
(1) which does not have a preamble;
(2) the matter after the resolving clause of
which is as follows: ‘‘That the Congress disapproves
the recommendations in the final report of the Com-
mission on Unfunded Federal Mandates as submit-
ted 
to 
the 
Congress 
on
——————————————’’, the blank spaces
being appropriately filled in;
(3) the title of which is as follows: ‘‘Joint reso-
lution disapproving the recommendations of the
Commission on Unfunded Federal Mandates.’’; and
(4) which is introduced only by the Chairman
or ranking minority party Member of the Committee
on Government Operations in the House of Rep-
resentatives, or by the Chairman or ranking minor-
ity party member of the Committee on Govern-
mental Affairs in the Senate.
(b) CONSIDERATION.—(1) On or after the third day
after the date on which the committee to which such a
resolution is referred has reported such a resolution, it is
in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect
has been disagreed to) to move to proceed to the consider-
ation of the resolution (but only on the day after the cal-
endar day on which a Member announces to the House
concerned the Member’s intention to do so). All points of
order against the resolution (and against consideration of
the resolution) are waived. The motion is highly privileged
in the House of Representatives and is privileged in the
Senate and is not debatable. The motion is not subject
to amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or to a motion
to proceed to the consideration of other business. A motion
to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to
or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to pro-
ceed to the consideration of the resolution is agreed to,
the respective House shall immediately proceed to consid-
eration of the joint resolution without intervening motion,
order, or other business, and the resolution shall remain
the unfinished business of the respective House until
disposed of.
(2) Debate on the resolution, and on all debatable
motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be lim-
ited to not more than 5 hours in the House of Representa-
tives, and not more than 10 hours in the Senate, which
shall be divided equally between those favoring and those
opposing the resolution. An amendment to the resolution
is not in order. A motion further to limit debate is in order
and not debatable. A motion to postpone, or a motion to
(B) With respect to a resolution described in
subsection (a) of the House receiving the resolu-
tion—
(i) the procedure in that House shall be
the same as if no resolution had been received
from the other House; but
(ii) the vote on final passage shall be on
the resolution of the other House.
(2) Upon disposition of the resolution received from
the other House, it shall no longer be in order to consider
the resolution that originated in the receiving House.
(d) RULES OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE.—This sec-
tion is enacted by Congress—
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of
the Senate and House of Representatives, respec-
tively, and as such it is deemed a part of the rules
of each House, respectively, but applicable only with
respect to the procedure to be followed in that
House in the case of a resolution described in sub-
section (a), and it supersedes other rules only to the
extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional
right of either House to change the rules (so far as
relating to the procedure of that House) at any time,
in the same manner, and to the same extent as in
the case of any other rule of that House.
TITLE II—COMMISSION ON UN-
FUNDED 
FEDERAL 
MAN-
DATES
SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission which shall be
known as the ‘‘Commission on Unfunded Federal Man-
dates’’ (in this title referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’).
SEC. 202. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.
(a) STUDY AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Commis-
sion shall—
(1) investigate and review the role of unfunded
Federal mandates in relations among local, State,
and Federal governments;
(2) study and make recommendations to the
Congress regarding—
(A) the termination of those mandates that
are duplicative, or obsolete, or that lack prac-
tical utility;
(B) the temporary suspension of those
mandates that compound the fiscal difficulties
of State and local governments during periods
immediately following 2 consecutive quarters of
decline in real Gross National Product, and for
which suspension may be lifted immediately fol-
lowing 2 consecutive quarters of growth in real
Gross National Product;
(C) the consolidation or simplification of
planning or reporting requirements for man-
dates in order to reduce duplication and facili-
tate compliance by State and local governments;
(D) the establishment of common Federal
definitions or standards to be used by State and
local governments in complying with unfunded
mandates that use different definitions or
standards for the same terms or principles;
(E) a process by which State and local
governments can participate in meeting national
domestic objectives without the burden created
by unfunded Federal mandates, including the
development of suggestions for funding the
Federal mandates imposed after the date of the
enactment of this Act on State and local
governments;
(3) include in its final report recommendations
that the Federal Government relieve financial bur-
dens on State and local governments by decreasing
the operating, administrative, and financial respon-
sibilities of State and local governments for one or
more federally mandated programs which require
that Federal funding be augmented by non-Federal
funds; and
(4) include in its final report recommendations
that State or local governments assume increased
operating, or administrative responsibilities for one
or more programs which, as of the date of enact-
ment of this Act, are fully or partially funded, oper-
ated, or administered by the Federal Government
but which the Commission determines would be op-
erated or administered more effectively and effi-
ciently by States and localities.
In making recommendations under paragraphs (3) and
(4), the Commission shall ensure that implementation of
those recommendations will result in a net decrease in
obligations and outlays by each unit of State and local
government.
(b) CRITERIA.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall estab-
lish criteria for making recommendations under sub-
section (a)(2) (A), (B), and (C).
(2) SUBMISSION OF PROPOSED CRITERIA.—Not
later than 60 days after the Commission is con-
vened, the Commission shall submit to the Commit-
tee on Government Operations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Governmental
Affairs of the Senate proposed criteria under this
subsection, and thereafter provide a period of 30
days for those committees to comment on and rec-
ommend changes in the criteria.
(3) FINAL CRITERIA.—Not later than 45 days
after the date of the submittal of proposed criteria,
the Commission shall—
(A) consider comments and recommenda-
tions received under paragraph (2);
(B) adopt and incorporate any of those
recommendations the Commission determines
will aid the Commission in carrying out its du-
ties; and
(C) issue final criteria under this sub-
section.
(c) PRELIMINARY REPORT.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 630 days
after the completion of appointment of the members
of the Commission, the Commission shall—
(A) prepare and publish a preliminary re-
port on its activities under this title, including
preliminary recommendations pursuant to sub-
section (a)(2);
(B) publish in the Federal Register a no-
tice of availability of the preliminary report;
and
(C) provide copies of the preliminary re-
port to the public upon request.
(2) PUBLIC HEARINGS.—The Commission shall
hold public hearings on the preliminary rec-
ommendations contained in the preliminary report of
the Commission under this subsection.
(d) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after
the date of the publication of the preliminary report under
subsection (c), the Commission shall submit to the Con-
gress and the President a final report on the findings, con-
clusions, and recommendations of the Commission, includ-
ing final recommendations pursuant to subsection (a)(2)
(A), (B), and (C) and subsection (a)(3) and (4).
SEC. 203. MEMBERSHIP.
(a) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Commission shall be
composed of 8 members appointed by the President,
by and with the advise and consent of the Senate,
from individuals who possess extensive leadership ex-
perience in and knowledge of State and local govern-
ment and intergovernmental relations.
(2) LIMITATION.—An individual who is a Mem-
ber or employee of the Congress may not be ap-
pointed or serve as a member of the Commission.
(b) WAIVER OF LIMITATION ON EXECUTIVE SCHED-
ULE POSITIONS.—Appointments may be made under this
section without regard to section 5311(b) of title 5, United
States Code.
(c) POLITICAL AFFILIATION.—Not more than 4
members of the Commission may be of the same political
party.
(d) TERMS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the Com-
mission shall be appointed for the life of the Com-
mission.
(2) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Commission
shall be filled in the manner in which the original
appointment was made.
(e) BASIC PAY.—
(1) RATES OF PAY.—Members of the Commis-
sion shall serve without pay.
(2) PROHIBITION OF COMPENSATION OF FED-
ERAL
EMPLOYEES.—Members of the Commission
who are full-time officers or employees of the United
States may not receive additional pay, allowances, or
benefits by reason of their service on the Commis-
sion.
(f) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member of the Com-
mission shall receive travel expenses, including per diem
in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702
and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
(g) CHAIRPERSON.—The President shall designate a
member of the Commission as Chairperson at the time of
the appointment of that member.
(h) MEETINGS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2),
the Commission shall meet at the call of the Chair-
person or a majority of its members.
(2) FIRST
MEETING.—The Commission shall
convene its first meeting by not later than 45 days
after the date of the completion of appointment of
the member of the Commission.
(3) QUORUM.—A majority of members of the
Commission shall constitute a quorum but a lesser
number may hold hearings.
SEC. 204. DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF COMMISSION; EXPERTS
AND CONSULTANTS.
(a) DIRECTOR.—The Commission shall, without re-
gard to section 5311(b) of title 5, United States Code,
have a Director who shall be appointed by the Commis-
sion. The Director shall be paid at the rate of basic pay
payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule.
(b) STAFF.—With the approval of the Commission,
and without regard to section 5311(b) of title 5, United
States Code, the Director may appoint and fix the pay
of such staff as is sufficient to enable the Commission to
carry out its duties.
(c) APPLICABILITY
OF CERTAIN CIVIL SERVICE
LAWS.—The Director and staff of the Commission may
be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5,
United States Code, governing appointments in the com-
petitive service, and may be paid without regard to the
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53
of that title relating to classification and General Schedule
pay rates, except that an individual so appointed may not
receive pay in excess of the annual rate of basic pay
payable for GS–18 of the General Schedule.
(d) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Commission
may procure temporary and intermittent services of ex-
perts or consultants under section 3109(b) of title 5,
United States Code.
(e) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon request
of the Director, the head of any Federal department or
agency may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the
personnel of that department or agency to the Commission
to assist it in carrying out its duties under this title.
SEC. 205. POWERS OF COMMISSION.
(a) HEARINGS
AND SESSIONS.—The Commission
may, for the purpose of carrying out this title, hold hear-
ings, sit and act at times and places, take testimony, and
receive evidence as the Commission considers appropriate.
(b) POWERS OF MEMBERS AND AGENTS.—Any mem-
ber or agent of the Commission may, if authorized by the
Commission, take any action which the Commission is
authorized to take by this section.
(c) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Commission
may secure directly from any department or agency of the
United States information necessary to enable it to carry
out this title. Upon request of the Chairperson of the Com-
mission, the head of that department or agency shall fur-
nish that information to the Commission.
(d) MAILS.—The Commission may use the United
States mails in the same manner and under the same con-
ditions as other departments and agencies of the United
States.
(e) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—Upon
the request of the Commission, the Administrator of Gen-
eral Services shall provide to the Commission, on a reim-
bursable basis, the administrative support services nec-
essary for the Commission to carry out its duties under
this title.
(f) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Commission may,
subject to appropriations, contract with and compensate
government and private agencies or persons for property
and services used to carry out its duties under this title.
SEC. 206. TERMINATION.
The Commission shall terminate 90 days after sub-
mitting its final report pursuant to section 202(d).
SEC. 207. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Com-
mission $12,000,000 to carry out this title.
TITLE III—INTEGRATED
FEDERAL ASSISTANCE
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Community Assistance
Improvement Act of 1992’’.
SEC. 302. PURPOSE.
The purposes of this title are the following:
(1) To encourage the integration of Federal
grant programs by local governments, when such in-
tegration would further the goals and objectives of
the grant programs integrated.
(2) To enable more efficient use of Federal,
State, and local resources.
(3) To enable local governments to adapt pro-
grams of Federal assistance to the particular needs
of low-income citizens and the operating practices of
recipients, by drawing upon appropriations available
from more than one Federal program.
(4) To enable recipients of Federal assistance
to more effectively target resources toward areas of
significant need for low-income citizens, by integrat-
ing programs and program funds across existing
Federal assistance categories.
SEC. 303. PROVISION OF FEDERAL ASSISTANCE IN ACCORD-
ANCE WITH APPROVED INTEGRATED ASSIST-
ANCE PLAN.
(a) PAYMENTS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, amounts available to
a local government under a covered Federal assistance
program included in an approved integrated assistance
plan shall be provided to and used by the local government
in accordance with that approved integrated assistance
plan.
(b) ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS.—An individual or
family that is eligible for benefits or services under a Fed-
eral program that is a covered Federal assistance program
included in an approved integrated assistance plan may
receive those benefits only in accordance with the plan.
SEC. 304. APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF INTEGRATED
ASSISTANCE PLAN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—An eligible local government may
submit to the Interagency Review Council in accordance
with this section an application for approval of an inte-
grated assistance plan.
(b) CONTENTS
OF APPLICATION.—An application
submitted under this section shall include—
(1) a proposed integrated assistance plan that
complies with subsection (c);
(2) certification by each official who has respon-
sibility under State or local law for administering as-
sistance that is provided to the local government (di-
rectly or through intervening grantees or other re-
cipients) under a covered Federal assistance pro-
gram under the plan, that the official approves and
will assist in implementing the plan;
(3) certification by the chief executive of the
local government, and such additional assurances as
may be required by the Interagency Review Council
(which shall include certification from the Attorney
General of the State of the applicant), that—
(A) the local government has the ability
and authority to implement the proposed plan,
either directly or through contractual or other
arrangements, throughout the geographic area
in which the proposed plan is intended to apply;
(B) amounts are available from non-Fed-
eral sources to pay the non-Federal share of
any covered Federal assistance programs under
the proposed plan; and
(C) low income individuals and families
that reside in that geographic area participated
in the development of the proposed plan;
(4) comments on the proposed plan prepared
under subsection (d) by the Governor of the State
of the local government; and
(5) any other information the Interagency Re-
view Council may require to approve the proposed
plan.
(c) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—An integrated assistance
plan submitted by a local government under this section
shall include the following:
(1) GEOGRAPHIC AREA.—The geographic area
to which the plan applies and the rationale for so de-
fining the area.
(2) RECIPIENTS.—The particular groups of in-
dividuals, by age, service needs, economic cir-
cumstances, or other defining factors, who will re-
ceive services and benefits under the plan.
(3) GOALS
AND
PERFORMANCE
CRITERIA.—
Specific goals and measurable performance criteria,
how the plan is expected to attain those goals and
criteria, how performance will be measured, and a
system for the comprehensive evaluation of the im-
pact of the plan on participants, the community, and
program costs.
(4) PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION.—Elements that
will assist individuals and families who will receive
benefits under the plan to participate actively in de-
veloping both long- and short-range plans for bene-
fits provided under the plan and in deciding other
matters, including—
(A) the scope of services necessary and de-
sired to meet the full range of the individual’s
or family’s needs,
(B) the choice of provider, and
(C) any other choices affecting the service
design for that individual or family.
(5) COVERED
FEDERAL
ASSISTANCE
PRO-
GRAMS.—The eligible Federal assistance programs
to be included as covered Federal assistance pro-
grams under the plan and the specific benefits that
will be provided under the plan pursuant to those
programs, including criteria for determining eligi-
bility for benefits under the system, the services
available, the amounts and form (such as cash, in-
kind contributions, or financial instruments) of non-
service benefits, and any other descriptive informa-
tion the Interagency Review Council considers nec-
essary to approve the plan.
(6) 
FEDERAL
REQUIREMENTS
TO
BE
WAIVED.—Any Federal statutory or regulatory re-
quirement applicable under a covered Federal assist-
ance program under the plan, the waiver of which is
necessary in order to implement the plan.
(7) FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY.—
Fiscal control and related accountability procedures
applicable under the plan.
(8) SOURCES OF NON-FEDERAL FUNDS.—A de-
scription of the sources of all non-Federal funds that
are required to carry out covered Federal assistance
programs under the plan.
(9) OTHER INFORMATION.—Any other informa-
tion the Interagency Review Council may require to
approve the plan.
(d) PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING.—
(1) SUBMISSION TO GOVERNOR—To apply for
approval of an integrated assistance plan, a local
government shall submit a completed application
under this section to the Governor of the State in
which the local government is located.
(2) SUBMISSION BY GOVERNOR.—A Governor
who receives an application from a local government
under paragraph (1) shall, by not later than 30 days
after the date of that receipt—
(A) prepare comments on the proposed in-
tegrated assistance plan included in the applica-
tion; and
(B) submit the application and comments
to the Interagency Review Council.
SEC. 305. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF INTEGRATED ASSIST-
ANCE PLANS.
(a) REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.—Upon receipt of an
application for approval of an integrated assistance plan
under this title, the Interagency Review Council shall—
(1) review the application and plan in a timely
fashion;
(2) approve or disapprove the plan within 45
days after receipt of the application;
(3) notify the applicant local government in
writing of that approval or disapproval by not later
than 15 days after the date of that approval or dis-
approval; and
(4) in the case of any disapproval of a plan, in-
clude a written justification of the reasons for dis-
approval in the notice of disapproval sent to appli-
cant governments.
(b) APPROVAL.—
(1) REQUIREMENTS.—The Interagency Review
Council may approve an integrated assistance plan
for which an application is submitted under this
title, or any part of such a plan, if a majority of
members of the Council determines that—
(A) the plan (or part) will improve the ef-
fectiveness and efficiency of providing benefits
under covered Federal programs under the plan
by reducing administrative rigidity, duplication,
and unnecessary expenditures;
(B) the applicant local government has
adequately considered, and the plan appro-
priately addresses, any effect that administra-
tion of each covered Federal program under the
plan (or part) will have on administration of the
other covered Federal programs under that
plan;
(C) the applicant local government has or
is developing data bases, planning, and evalua-
tion processes that are adequate for implement-
ing the plan;
(D) implementation of the plan will ade-
quately achieve the purposes of this title and of
each covered Federal assistance program under
the plan;
(E) the plan and the application for ap-
proval of the plan comply with the requirements
of this title;
(F) the plan is adequate to ensure that in-
dividuals and families that receive benefits
under covered Federal assistance programs
under the plan will continue to receive benefits
under the plan that meet the needs intended to
be met under the program; and
(G) the level of those benefits will not be
reduced for any individual or family.
(2) 
LIMITATION.—The 
Interagency 
Review
Council may not approve an integrated assistance
plan under this title if implementation of the plan
would result in any increase in the total amount of
obligations or outlays of discretionary appropriations
or direct spending under covered Federal assistance
programs under the plan, over the amounts of such
obligations and outlays that would occur under those
programs without implementation of the plan.
(3) APPROVAL IN WHOLE OR IN PART.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Interagency Re-
view Council may approve an integrated assist-
ance plan under this section, or any part of the
plan.
(B) DISAPPROVAL OF PART OF PLAN RE-
QUIRED.—The 
Interagency 
Review 
Council
shall disapprove a part of an integrated assist-
ance plan if a majority of the Council dis-
approves that part of the plan based on a fail-
ure of the part to comply with paragraph (1).
(4) PERIOD OF PLAN.—In approving an inte-
grated assistance plan under this section, the Inter-
agency Review Council shall specify the period dur-
ing which the plan is effective. No plan shall be ef-
fective after the date of the termination of effective-
ness of this title under section 311(a).
(5) ELIGIBILITY
UNDER
FEDERAL
PROGRAMS
NOT
AFFECTED.—Disapproval by the Interagency
Review Council of an integrated assistance plan sub-
mitted by a local government under this title shall
not affect the eligibility of the local government or
of any individual for benefits under any Federal
program.
(c) MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Interagency Review
Council may not approve an integrated Federal as-
sistance plan unless the local government which ap-
plies for that approval enters into a memorandum of
understanding under this subsection with the Inter-
agency Review Council.
(2) TERMS.—A memorandum of understanding
under this subsection shall specify all understand-
ings that have been reached by the Interagency Re-
view Council and the local government regarding the
approval and implementation of the integrated as-
sistance plan that is the subject of the memoran-
dum, including with respect to—
(A) all requirements under covered Federal
assistance programs that are to be waived by
the Interagency Review Council pursuant to
section 306(b);
(B) the total amount of Federal funds that
will be provided as benefits under or used to ad-
minister the plan, or a mechanism for determin-
ing that amount, including specification of the
total amount of Federal funds that will be pro-
vided or used under each covered Federal
assistance program;
(C) the sources of all non-Federal funds
that will be provided as benefits under or used
to administer the plan;
(D) measurable performance criteria that
will be used during the term of the plan to de-
termine the extent to which the goals and per-
formance levels of the plan are achieved; and
(E) the data to be collected to make that
determination.
(d) LIMITATION.—The Interagency Review Council
may not, as a condition of approval of an integrated assist-
ance plan or with respect to the implementation of an ap-
proved integrated assistance plan, establish any confiden-
tiality requirement which would impede the exchange of
information needed for the design or provision of benefits
under the plan or conflict with existing law.
SEC. 306. IMPLEMENTATION OF APPROVED INTEGRATED
ASSISTANCE PLANS.
(a) PAYMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION IN ACCORD-
ANCE WITH PLAN.—Notwithstanding any other law, any
benefit which, under an eligible Federal assistance pro-
gram, is required to be provided to or administered by a
State or local government official shall be paid or adminis-
tered in the manner specified in an approved integrated
assistance plan if the certification of that official is in-
cluded in the application for approval of the plan pursuant
to section 304(b)(2).
(b) WAIVER OF REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Interagency Review Council
may waive any requirement applicable under Federal
law to the administration of, or provision of benefits
under, any eligible Federal assistance program that
is a covered Federal assistance program under an
approved integrated assistance plan, if that waiver
is—
(A) reasonably necessary for the implemen-
tation of the plan; and
(B) approved by a majority of members of
the Interagency Review Council.
(2) FINDING REQUIRED.—The Interagency Re-
view Council may not waive a requirement under
this subsection unless the Council finds that waiver
of the requirement will not result in a reduction in
services or benefits for any individual or family that
is eligible for benefits under a covered Federal
assistance program.
(3) LIMITATIONS.—The Interagency Review
Council may not waive under this subsection any re-
quirement—
(A) established by statute or regulation
under—
(i) title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.);
(ii) section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.);
(iii) title IX of the Education Amend-
ments of 1972 (86 Stat. 373 et seq.);
(iv) the Age Discrimination Act of
1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.); or
(B) for payment of a non-Federal share of
funding of an activity under a covered Federal
assistance program.
(c) EVALUATION AND TERMINATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—A local government, in ac-
cordance with regulations to be issued by the Inter-
agency Review Council, shall—
(A) submit such reports on and cooperate
in such audits of the implementation of its ap-
proved integrated assistance program as the
Interagency Review Council may require; and
(B) pursuant to regulations to be issued by
the Interagency Review Council periodically
evaluate the effect that implementation of the
plan has had on—
(i) individuals who receive benefits
under the plan;
(ii) communities where those individ-
uals live; and
(iii) costs of administering covered
Federal assistance programs under the
plan.
(2) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days
after the end of the 1-year period beginning on the
date of the approval by the Interagency Review
Council of an approved integrated assistance plan of
a local government, and annually thereafter, the
local government shall submit to the Interagency Re-
view Council a report on the principal activities and
achievements under the plan during the period cov-
ered by the report, and comparing those achieve-
ments to the goals and measurable performance cri-
teria included in the plan pursuant to section
304(c)(3).
(3) TERMINATION OF PLAN.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Interagency Re-
view Council, after consultation with the head
of each Federal agency responsible for admin-
istering a covered Federal assistance program
under an approved integrated assistance plan of
a local government, determines that—
(i) the local government has substan-
tially failed to achieve the goals and per-
formance criteria included in the plan pur-
suant to section 304(c)(3); and
(ii) in consideration of any experiences
gained in implementation of the plan,
those goals and criteria are sound;
the Interagency Review Council may terminate
the effectiveness of the plan.
(B) TIMING.—In terminating the effective-
ness of an approved integrated assistance plan
under this paragraph, the Interagency Review
Council shall allow a reasonable period of time
for appropriate Federal, State, and local agen-
cies to resume administration of Federal pro-
grams that were covered Federal assistance
programs under the plan.
(d) FINAL REPORT; EXTENSION OF PLANS.—
(1) FINAL REPORT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—
Not later than 45 days after the end of the effective
period of an approved integrated assistance plan of
a local government, or at any time that the local
government determines that the plan has dem-
onstrated its worth and proven to be a superior way
to provide benefits under covered Federal assistance
programs under the plan, the local government shall
submit a final report on its implementation of the
plan (including a full evaluation of the successes and
shortcomings of the plan and the effects of that im-
plementation on individuals who receive benefits
under those programs) to the Interagency Review
Council.
(2) EXTENSION
OF
PLAN.—The Interagency
Review Council may extend the effective period of an
approved integrated assistance plan for such period
as may be appropriate, based on the report of a local
government under paragraph (1).
SEC. 307. COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—A local government which ap-
plies for approval of an integrated assistance plan under
this title shall establish a Community Advisory Committee
in accordance with this section.
(b) FUNCTIONS.—A Community Advisory Committee
shall advise a local government in the development and
implementation of its integrated assistance plan, including
with respect to—
(1) conducting public hearings;
(2) representing the interest of low income indi-
viduals and families; and
(3) reviewing and commenting on all commu-
nity policies, programs, and actions under the plan
which affect low income individuals and families,
with the purpose of assuring maximum coordination
and responsiveness of the plan in providing benefits
under the plan to those individuals and families.
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The membership of a Community
Advisory Committee shall—
(1) consist of—
(A) low income individuals, who shall—
(i) comprise at least one-third of the
membership, and
(ii) include minority individuals who
are participants or who qualify to partici-
pate in eligible Federal assistance pro-
grams;
(B) representatives of low income individ-
uals and families;
(C) representatives of services provider or-
ganizations;
(D) persons with leadership experience in
the private and voluntary sectors;
(E) local elected officials; and
(F) the general public; and
(2) include individuals and representatives of
community organizations who will help to enhance
the leadership role of the local government in devel-
oping an integrated assistance plan.
(d) OPPORTUNITY FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT BY
COMMITTEE.—Before submitting an application for ap-
proval of a final proposed integrated assistance plan for
approval under this title, a local government shall submit
the plan for review and comment by a Community Advi-
sory Committee established by the local government.
SEC. 308. TECHNICAL AND OTHER ASSISTANCE.
(a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Interagency Review
Council may provide, or direct that the head of a
Federal agency provide, technical assistance to a
local government in developing information nec-
essary for the design or implementation of an inte-
grated assistance plan for which approval is applied
for under this title.
(2) REQUEST
AND
ASSURANCES.—Assistance
may be provided under this subsection only upon re-
ceipt of a request from a local government that in-
cludes, in accordance with requirements to be estab-
lished by the Interagency Review Council—
(A) a description of the nature of the inte-
grated assistance plan the local government
proposes to develop;
(B) the groups of individuals to whom ben-
efits will be provided under covered Federal as-
sistance programs under the plan; and
(C) such assurances as the Interagency
Review Council may require that—
(i) in the development of the applica-
tion to be submitted under this title for ap-
proval of the plan, the local government
will provide adequate opportunities to par-
ticipate to—
(I) low income individuals and
families that will receive benefits
under covered Federal assistance pro-
grams under the plan; and
(II) governmental agencies that
administer those programs; and
(ii) the plan will be developed only
after considering fully—
(I) needs expressed by those indi-
viduals and families;
(II) community priorities; and
(III) available governmental re-
sources in the geographic area to
which the plan will apply.
(b) DETAILS TO COUNCIL.—At the request of the
Chairman of the Interagency Review Council and with the
approval of the Secretary of a department, staff of the
department may be detailed to the Interagency Review
Council on a nonreimbursable basis.
SEC. 309. INTERAGENCY REVIEW COUNCIL.
(a) COMPOSITION.—There is established the Inter-
agency Review Council, which shall be comprised of—
(1) an individual appointed by the Secretary of
Agriculture;
(2) an individual appointed by the Attorney
General of the United States;
(3) an individual appointed by the Secretary of
Education;
(4) an individual appointed by the Secretary of
Health and Human Services;