from taxation under section 501(a) of such 
Code; and 
‘‘(B) described in paragraph (1) or (2) of 
section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986. 
‘‘(11) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘Secretary’ 
means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
‘‘(12) SERVICE AREA.—The term ‘service area’ 
means the unique geographic area which the State 
has designated as the area to be served by an eligi-
ble entity with funding under section 679(a)(1). 
‘‘(13) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means any of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the United 
States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, or the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
‘‘SEC. 674. AUTHORIZATION OF COMMUNITY SERVICES 
BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
is authorized to carry out a community services block 
grant program and to make grants through the program, 
under sections 675 and 676, to States to support local 
community action plans carried out by eligible entities to 
reduce poverty in the communities served by such entities. 
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‘‘(b) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.—The Secretary is 
authorized to carry out other community programs de-
scribed in section 690. 
‘‘(c) UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, 
COST PRINCIPLES, AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1981 (Public Law 97–35) or of sec-
tion 75.101(d)(1), part 75 of title 45, Code of Federal 
Regulations, funds authorized to be appropriated under 
this subtitle shall be subject to all subparts of the uniform 
administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit re-
quirements for Federal awards as adopted in regulations 
promulgated by the Secretary to implement the Uniform 
Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit 
Requirements under part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal 
Regulations, or any corresponding similar regulation (in-
cluding part 75 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, 
or any corresponding similar regulation), except for provi-
sions on termination, withholding and suspension of funds, 
as well as all other Federal laws and regulations related 
to intergovernmental financial transactions and to admin-
istration of federally funded grants and cooperative agree-
ments between States and nonprofit organizations, or local 
governments, as applicable. 
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‘‘SEC. 675. GRANTS TO TERRITORIES. 
‘‘(a) APPORTIONMENT.—The Secretary shall appor-
tion the amount reserved under section 691(c)(1) for each 
fiscal year on the basis of need to eligible jurisdictions, 
among Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin 
Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall make a grant to 
each eligible jurisdiction to which subsection (a) applies 
for the amount apportioned under subsection (a). 
‘‘SEC. 676. ALLOTMENTS AND GRANTS TO STATES. 
‘‘(a) ALLOTMENTS IN GENERAL.—From the amount 
appropriated under section 691(a) for each fiscal year and 
remaining after the Secretary makes the reservations re-
quired by section 691(c), the Secretary shall allot to each 
eligible State, subject to section 677, an amount that 
bears the same ratio to such remaining amount as the 
amount received by the State for fiscal year 1981 under 
section 221 of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 bore 
to the total amount received by all States for fiscal year 
1981 under such section, except as provided in subsection 
(b). 
‘‘(b) MINIMUM ALLOTMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall allot to 
each State not less than 1⁄2 of 1 percent of the 
amount appropriated under section 691(a) for such 
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fiscal year and remaining after the Secretary makes 
the reservations required by section 691(c). 
‘‘(2) 
YEARS
WITH
GREATER
AVAILABLE 
FUNDS.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if the 
amount appropriated under section 691(a) for a fis-
cal year and remaining after the Secretary makes 
the reservations required by section 691(c) exceeds 
$900,000,000, no State shall receive under this sec-
tion less than 3⁄4 of 1 percent of the remaining 
amount. 
‘‘(c) GRANTS AND PAYMENTS.—Subject to section 
677, the Secretary shall make grants to eligible States for 
the allotments described in subsections (a) and (b). The 
Secretary shall make payments for the grants in accord-
ance with section 6503(a) of title 31, United States Code. 
The Secretary shall allocate the amounts allotted under 
subsections (a) and (b) quarterly, notify the States of their 
respective allocations and make each State’s quarterly al-
location amount available for expenditure by the State no 
later than 30 days after the start of the fiscal quarter for 
which the Secretary is allocating the funds. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘State’ 
does not include Guam, American Samoa, the United 
States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands. 
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‘‘SEC. 677. PAYMENTS TO INDIAN TRIBES. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) INDIAN.—The term ‘Indian’ means a 
member of an Indian tribe or tribal organization. 
‘‘(2) INDIAN
TRIBE
OR
TRIBAL
ORGANIZA-
TION.—The term ‘Indian tribe or tribal organiza-
tion’ means a tribe, band, or other organized group 
recognized in the State in which the tribe, band, or 
group resides, or considered by the Secretary of the 
Interior, to be an Indian tribe or an Indian organi-
zation for any purpose. 
‘‘(b) RESERVATION.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATION.—Paragraph (2) shall apply 
only if, with respect to any State, the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) receives a request from the governing 
body of an Indian tribe or tribal organization 
within such State that assistance under this 
subtitle be made available directly to such tribe 
or organization; and 
‘‘(B) determines that the members of such 
Indian tribe or tribal organization would be bet-
ter served by means of grants made directly to 
such tribe or organization to provide benefits 
under this subtitle. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall reserve 
from amounts allotted to a State under section 676 
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for a fiscal year, not less than the amount that bears 
the same ratio to the State allotment for the fiscal 
year as the population of all eligible Indians for 
whom a determination has been made under para-
graph (1) bears to the population of all individuals 
eligible for assistance through a grant made under 
section 676 to such State. 
‘‘(c) AWARDS.—The amount reserved by the Sec-
retary on the basis of a determination made under sub-
section (b)(1)(B) shall be made available by grant to the 
Indian tribe or tribal organization serving the Indians for 
whom the determination has been made under subsection 
(b)(1)(B). 
‘‘(d) PLAN.—In order for an Indian tribe or tribal 
organization to be eligible for a grant award for a fiscal 
year under this section, the tribe or organization shall sub-
mit to the Secretary a plan for such fiscal year that meets 
such criteria as the Secretary may prescribe by regulation. 
‘‘(e) ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT 
SYSTEM.—The Secretary may implement alternative re-
quirements for tribal implementation of the requirements 
of section 686(a). 
‘‘SEC. 678. STATE PLANS AND APPLICATIONS; COMMUNITY 
ACTION PLANS AND APPLICATIONS. 
‘‘(a) STATE LEAD AGENCY.— 
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‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—The chief executive officer 
of a State desiring to receive a grant under section 
675 or 676 shall designate, in an application sub-
mitted to the Secretary under subsection (b), an ap-
propriate State agency that agrees to comply with 
the requirements of paragraph (2), to act as a lead 
agency for purposes of carrying out State activities 
under this subtitle. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES OF STATE LEAD AGENCIES.—The 
State lead agency— 
‘‘(A) shall be authorized by the chief exec-
utive officer to convene State agencies and co-
ordinate information and activities funded 
under this subtitle; 
‘‘(B) shall develop the State plan to be 
submitted to the Secretary under subsection 
(b), which shall be based primarily on the com-
munity action plans of eligible entities, sub-
mitted to the State as a condition of receiving 
funding under this subtitle; 
‘‘(C) in conjunction with the development 
or revision of the State plan as required under 
subsection (b)— 
‘‘(i) shall hold at least one hearing in 
the State on the proposed plan or proposed 
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revised plan, to provide to the public an 
opportunity to comment on the public 
record on the proposed use and distribu-
tion of funds under the plan; and 
‘‘(ii) not less than 15 days prior to 
the hearing, shall distribute notice of the 
hearing and a copy of the proposed plan or 
plan revision statewide to the public and 
directly to the chief executive officer and 
the chairperson of the board of each of the 
eligible entities (or designees) and other 
community services network organizations; 
and 
‘‘(D) not less often than every 3 years, in 
conjunction with the development of the State 
plan, shall hold at least 1 legislative hearing. 
‘‘(b) STATE APPLICATION FOR STATE PROGRAM AND 
STATE PLAN.—Beginning with the first fiscal year fol-
lowing the transition period described in section 3 of the 
Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act of 
2021, to be eligible to receive a grant under section 675 
or 676, a State shall prepare and submit to the Secretary 
for approval an application containing a State plan cov-
ering a period of not more than 2 fiscal years. The applica-
tion shall be submitted not later than 60 days prior to 
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the beginning of the first fiscal year covered by the plan, 
and shall contain such information as the Secretary shall 
require, including— 
‘‘(1) a description of the manner in which funds 
made available through the grant under section 675 
or 676 will be used to carry out the State activities 
described in section 679(b) and the State’s commu-
nity action plans; 
‘‘(2) a description summarizing the community 
action plans of the eligible entities serving the State; 
‘‘(3) an assurance that the State and all eligible 
entities in the State will participate in a perform-
ance 
measurement 
system 
under 
section 
686(a)(1)(A); 
‘‘(4) a plan for the State’s oversight of eligible 
entities; 
‘‘(5) an assurance that the State will pay eligi-
ble entities in advance consistent with the Uniform 
Guidance; 
‘‘(6) an assurance that no eligible entity in the 
State that received, in the previous fiscal year, fund-
ing through a grant made under section 675 or 676 
will have such funding withheld, nor reduced below 
the proportional share of funding the entity received 
from the State in the previous fiscal year, nor elimi-
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nated, nor its designation as an eligible entity termi-
nated, unless, after providing the affected entity (or 
entities, as applicable) with notice and an oppor-
tunity for a hearing on the record, the State deter-
mines that cause exists for such withholding, reduc-
tion, or elimination of funding or for termination of 
designation, subject to review by the Secretary as 
provided in subsection (c) of section 684; and, in the 
case of failure of an eligible entity to comply with 
the terms of a corrective action plan relating to cor-
rection of a serious deficiency, except according to 
the procedures set forth in subsection (b) of section 
684. For purposes of this subsection, the term 
‘cause’ means— 
‘‘(A) the failure of an eligible entity to 
comply with the terms of a corrective action 
plan relating to correction of a serious defi-
ciency as described in subsection 684(b); or 
‘‘(B) a statewide proportional distribution 
of funds provided through a community services 
block grant under this subtitle to respond to— 
‘‘(i) the results of the most recently 
available census or other appropriate de-
mographic data; 
‘‘(ii) severe economic dislocation; or 
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‘‘(iii) the designation of an eligible en-
tity to serve a geographic area that has 
been unserved for at least the previous 5 
years; 
‘‘(7) an assurance that each eligible entity serv-
ing the State has established procedures that permit 
a low-income individual or organization to petition 
for adequate representation of such individuals or 
organizations, respectively, on the board of the eligi-
ble entity; and 
‘‘(8) a description of outcome measures to be 
used to measure State and eligible entity perform-
ance in achieving the goals of the State plan and the 
community action plans, respectively. 
‘‘(c) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall notify the chief 
executive officer of each State submitting an application 
containing a State plan under this section, of the approval, 
disapproval, or approval in part, of the application, within 
45 days after receiving the application. In the event of 
a full or partial disapproval, the Secretary’s notification 
shall include a description of changes necessary for final 
approval. In the event of a partial approval, the Secretary 
may allow grantee use of funds for activities included in 
the portions of the plan which the Secretary has approved. 
In the event a State application fails to be approved in 
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whole or in part before the end of the third month of the 
period covered by such plan the Secretary may award 
funding directly to eligible entities and other community 
services network organizations in the State (other than the 
State itself) as specified in section 684(a)(5)(B). 
‘‘(d) PUBLIC INSPECTION.—Each plan and revision 
to a State plan prepared under this section shall be dis-
tributed for public inspection and comment. A hearing on 
such plan or revision shall be held as required under sub-
paragraphs (C) and (D) of subsection (a)(2), but a State 
application for merger, combination, or privatization of en-
tities under section 680(b) shall not be considered a revi-
sion. 
‘‘(e) ELIGIBLE ENTITY APPLICATION AND COMMU-
NITY ACTION PLAN.—Beginning with the first fiscal year 
following the transition period described in section 3 of 
the Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act 
of 2021, to be eligible to receive a subgrant under section 
679(a), each eligible entity shall prepare and submit to 
the State an application containing a community action 
plan or plans covering a period of not more than 2 fiscal 
years. Such application shall be submitted in a reasonable 
and timely manner as required by the State. The applica-
tion shall contain information on the intended implemen-
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tation of the eligible entity’s activities, including dem-
onstrating how the activities will— 
‘‘(1) meet needs identified in the most recent 
comprehensive community needs assessment which 
has been conducted within the past 3 years and 
which may be coordinated with community needs as-
sessments conducted for other programs; and 
‘‘(2) achieve the purposes of this subtitle 
through programs, projects, and services. 
‘‘SEC. 679. STATE AND LOCAL USES OF FUNDS. 
‘‘(a) STATE SUBGRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES AND 
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A State that receives a 
grant under section 675 or 676 shall use not less 
than 90 percent to make subgrants to eligible enti-
ties that enable the entities to implement programs, 
projects, and services for a purpose described in sec-
tion 672. 
‘‘(2) OBLIGATIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) DATE
OF
OBLIGATION.—The State 
shall obligate the funds for subgrants described 
in paragraph (1) not later than the later of— 
‘‘(i) the 30th day after the date on 
which the State receives from the Sec-
retary a notice of funding availability for 
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the State’s application under section 678; 
or 
‘‘(ii) the first day of the State pro-
gram year for which such funds are to be 
expended under the State application. 
‘‘(B) 
AVAILABILITY.—The 
State 
shall 
make available to eligible entities for expendi-
ture the funds for subgrants described in para-
graph (1) not later than 30 days after receiving 
notice from the Secretary of the State’s quar-
terly allocation under section 676(c). Funds al-
located to eligible entities through subgrants 
made under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year 
shall be available for obligation by the eligible 
entity during that fiscal year and the suc-
ceeding fiscal year. 
‘‘(b) STATEWIDE ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) USE OF REMAINDER.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State that receives 
a grant under section 675 or 676 shall, after 
carrying out subsection (a), use the remainder 
of the grant funds for activities described in the 
State’s application under section 678(b) as de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) and for adminis-
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trative expenses subject to the limitations in 
paragraph (2). 
‘‘(B) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE.—After applying subsection (a), the State 
may use the remaining grant funds for the pur-
poses of— 
‘‘(i) providing to eligible entities train-
ing and technical assistance and resources 
to respond to statewide or regional condi-
tions that create economic insecurity, in-
cluding, but not limited to, emergency con-
ditions; 
‘‘(ii) supporting professional develop-
ment activities for eligible entities that en-
hance the skills of their local personnel (in-
cluding members of the board of directors 
of such entities) in organizational manage-
ment, service delivery, and program devel-
opment and management, giving priority to 
activities carried out through partnerships 
of such entities with institutions of higher 
education; 
‘‘(iii) supporting information and com-
munication resources for the comprehen-
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sive community needs assessments de-
scribed in section 678(e)(1); 
‘‘(iv) supporting performance meas-
urement systems consistent with the re-
quirements of section 686; 
‘‘(v) promoting coordination and co-
operation among eligible entities in the 
State, including supporting activities of a 
statewide association of community serv-
ices network organizations; 
‘‘(vi) providing training and technical 
assistance and resources to assist eligible 
entities in building and using evidence de-
signed to reduce poverty conditions, includ-
ing entities participating in or proposing to 
participate in the Community Action Inno-
vations Program established under section 
682(a)(2); and 
‘‘(vii) supporting efforts of eligible en-
tities to identify and respond to physical 
and behavioral health challenges (including 
substance use disorders) experienced by 
low-income individuals, families, and com-
munities. 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE CAP.— 
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‘‘(A) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts re-
maining after the required funding for sub-
grants described under subsection (a)(1), a 
State shall not spend more than 5 percent of its 
grant under section 675 or 676 for administra-
tive expenses. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘administrative expenses’— 
‘‘(i) means the costs incurred by the 
State’s lead agency for carrying out plan-
ning and management activities, including 
monitoring, oversight, and reporting as re-
quired by this Act; and 
‘‘(ii) does not include the cost of ac-
tivities conducted under paragraph (1)(B) 
other than monitoring. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITY USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible 
entity that receives a subgrant under subsection (a)(1) 
shall use the subgrant funds to carry out a community 
action plan that shall include— 
‘‘(1) programs, projects, and services that pro-
vide low-income individuals and families with oppor-
tunities— 
‘‘(A) to identify and develop strategies to 
remove obstacles and solve problems that block 
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access to opportunity, economic stability, and 
achievement of self-sufficiency; 
‘‘(B) to secure and retain meaningful em-
ployment at a family supporting wage; 
‘‘(C) to secure an adequate education, im-
prove literacy and language skills, and obtain 
job-related skills; 
‘‘(D) to make effective use of available in-
come and build assets; 
‘‘(E) to obtain and maintain adequate 
housing and a safe and healthy living environ-
ment; 
‘‘(F) to address health needs and improve 
health and well-being; 
‘‘(G) to obtain emergency materials or 
other assistance to meet immediate individual 
or community urgent needs and prevent greater 
or more prolonged economic instability; and 
‘‘(H) to achieve greater participation in 
community affairs; and 
‘‘(2) activities that develop and maintain— 
‘‘(A) partnerships for the purpose of ad-
dressing community, economic, and social con-
ditions of poverty and promoting healthy com-
munities, between the eligible entity and— 
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‘‘(i) State and local public entities; 
and 
‘‘(ii) private partners, including state-
wide and local businesses, associations of 
private employers, and private charitable 
and civic organizations; 
‘‘(B) linkages with public and private orga-
nizations for coordinating initiatives, services, 
and investments so as to avoid duplication, and 
maximize the effective use of community re-
sources for creating economic opportunity, in-
cluding developing lasting social and economic 
assets; and 
‘‘(C) new investments in the community to 
reduce the incidence of poverty, including devel-
oping lasting social and economic assets. 
‘‘SEC. 680. ELIGIBLE ENTITIES AND TRIPARTITE BOARDS. 
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION AND REDESIGNATION OF ELIGI-
BLE ENTITIES IN UNSERVED AREAS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If any geographic area of a 
State is not, or ceases to be, served by an eligible 
entity, the State lead agency may, in consultation 
with local officials and organizations representing 
the area, solicit one or more applications and des-
ignate a new community action agency to provide 
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programs, projects, and services to the area, that 
is— 
‘‘(A) a community action agency that is a 
private, nonprofit organization and that is geo-
graphically located in an area within reasonable 
proximity of, or contiguous to, the unserved 
area that is already providing similar programs, 
projects, and services, and that has dem-
onstrated financial capacity to manage and ac-
count for Federal funds; or 
‘‘(B) if no community action agency de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) is available, a pri-
vate, nonprofit organization (which may include 
an eligible entity) that is geographically located 
in, or is in reasonable proximity to, the 
unserved area and that is capable of providing 
a broad range of programs, projects, and serv-
ices designed to achieve the purposes of this 
subtitle as stated in section 672. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—In order to serve as the 
eligible entity for the service area, an entity de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall agree to ensure that 
the governing board of directors of the entity will 
meet the requirements of subsection (c). 
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‘‘(3) COMMUNITY.—A service area referred to 
in this subsection or a portion thereof shall be treat-
ed as a community for purposes of this subtitle. 
‘‘(b) MERGER, COMBINATION, OR PRIVATIZATION OF 
ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If an eligible entity receiv-
ing subgrant funds makes a determination described 
in paragraph (2) and notifies the State, the State— 
‘‘(A) shall assist in developing a plan for 
implementing such merger, combination, or pri-
vatization, including a budget for transitional 
costs not to exceed 2 years in duration; 
‘‘(B) in the case of a merger or combina-
tion, shall provide to the merged or combined 
entity an amount of funding under section 
679(a)(1) equal to the sum of amounts the 
merged or combined entities each received 
under section 679(a)(1) immediately prior to 
the merger or combination. 
‘‘(2) COVERED MERGER, COMBINATION, OR PRI-
VATIZATION.—This subsection applies when— 
‘‘(A) 2 or more eligible entities determine 
that the geographic areas of a State that they 
serve can be more effectively served under com-
mon control or shared management; or 
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‘‘(B) a public organization that is an eligi-
ble entity determines that the area it serves can 
be more effectively served if it becomes a pri-
vate, nonprofit organization. 
‘‘(3) PLANS.—A State may establish require-
ments for merger, combination, or privatization 
plans and for a determination that the merged, com-
bined, or privatized entity, or entities, will be capa-
ble of conducting a broad range of programs, 
projects, and services designed to achieve the pur-
poses of this subtitle as stated in section 672 con-
sistent with the comprehensive needs assessments 
for the areas served. 
‘‘(4) STATE DETERMINATION.—If a State de-
termines that a merged, combined, or privatized en-
tity or entities will be capable of conducting a broad 
range of programs, projects, and services as speci-
fied in subsection (b)(3) above, it shall designate the 
merged, combined, or privatized entity or entities to 
serve the area(s) in question without soliciting appli-
cations from other entities. 
‘‘(c) TRIPARTITE BOARDS.— 
‘‘(1) PRIVATE, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) BOARD.—In order for a private, non-
profit organization to be considered to be an eli-
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gible entity for purposes of section 673(6), the 
entity shall be governed by a tripartite board of 
directors described in subparagraph (C) that 
fully participates in the development, planning, 
implementation, oversight, and evaluation of the 
programs, projects, and services carried out or 
provided through the subgrant made under sec-
tion 679(a)(1) and all activities of the entity. 
‘‘(B) SELECTION.—The members of the 
board referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be 
selected by the private, nonprofit organization. 
‘‘(C) COMPOSITION OF BOARD.—The board 
shall be composed so as to assure that— 
‘‘(i) 1⁄3 of the members of the board 
are elected public officials holding office on 
the date of selection, or their representa-
tives (but if an elected public official 
chooses not to serve, such official may des-
ignate a representative to serve as the vot-
ing board member); 
‘‘(ii)(I) not fewer than 1⁄3 of the mem-
bers are persons chosen in accordance with 
democratic selection procedures adequate 
to assure that the members referred to in 
this clause are representative of low-income 
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individuals and families in the service area; 
and 
‘‘(II) each member who is a represent-
ative of low-income individuals and families 
and is also selected to represent a specific 
geographic area under subclause (I) resides 
in such area; and 
‘‘(iii) the remainder of the members 
may be comprised of representatives from 
business, industry, labor, religious, edu-
cational, charitable, or other significant 
private groups in the community. 
‘‘(D) 
EXPERTISE.—The 
eligible 
entity 
shall ensure that the members of the board in-
clude, or have direct access to, individuals with 
expertise in financial management, accounting, 
and law. 
‘‘(E) COMPLIANCE WITH TAX-EXEMPT AND 
OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—The board of a pri-
vate, nonprofit organization shall ensure that 
the board operates and conducts activities 
under 
the 
subgrant 
made 
under 
section 
679(a)(1) in a manner that complies with— 
‘‘(i) the requirements for maintaining 
tax-exempt status under section 501(a) of 
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the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 
U.S.C. 501(a)) regarding the governance 
of charities under section 501(c)(3) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 
501(c)(3)); and 
‘‘(ii) applicable requirements of State 
nonprofit corporation law. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) BOARD.—In order for a local public 
(governmental) entity to be considered to be an 
eligible entity for purposes of section 673(6), 
the entity shall ensure that the programs, 
projects, and services carried out or provided 
through the subgrant made under section 
679(a)(1) are administered under the super-
vision of a tripartite board described in sub-
paragraph (C) that fully participates in the de-
velopment, planning, implementation, oversight, 
and evaluation of such programs, projects, and 
services. 
‘‘(B) SELECTION.—The members of the 
board referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be 
selected by the local public entity. 
‘‘(C) COMPOSITION OF BOARD.—The board 
shall be composed so as to assure that— 
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‘‘(i) not more than 1⁄3 of the members 
of the board are employees or officials, in-
cluding elected officials, of the unit of gov-
ernment in which the organization is lo-
cated; 
‘‘(ii)(I) not fewer than 1⁄3 of the mem-
bers are persons chosen in accordance with 
democratic selection procedures adequate 
to assure that the members referred to in 
this clause are representative of low-income 
individuals and families in the service area; 
and 
‘‘(II) each member who is a represent-
ative of low-income individuals and families 
and is also selected to represent a specific 
geographic area under subclause (I) resides 
in such area; and 
‘‘(iii) the remainder of the members 
may be comprised of representatives from 
business, industry, labor, religious, edu-
cational, charitable, or other significant 
private groups in the community. 
‘‘(D) EXPERTISE.—The organization shall 
ensure that the members of the board include 
or have direct access to individuals with exper-
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tise in financial management, accounting, and 
law. 
‘‘(E) COMPLIANCE WITH STATE REQUIRE-
MENTS AND POLICY.—The board of a public or-
ganization shall ensure that the board operates 
in a manner that complies with State require-
ments for open meetings, financial trans-
parency, and State open records policy. 
‘‘(3) SAFEGUARD.—Neither the Federal Gov-
ernment nor a State or local government shall re-
quire a religious organization to alter its form of in-
ternal governance, except (for purposes of adminis-
tration of the community services block grant pro-
gram) as provided in section 680(c). 
‘‘(d) OPERATIONS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD.— 
The duties of a board described in paragraph (1) or (2) 
of subsection (c) shall include— 
‘‘(1) in the case of a board for a private, non-
profit organization that is an eligible entity, having 
legal and financial responsibility for administering 
and overseeing the eligible entity, including making 
proper use of Federal funds; 
‘‘(2) establishing terms for officers and adopt-
ing a code of ethical conduct, including a conflict of 
interest policy for board members; 
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‘‘(3) participating in each comprehensive com-
munity needs assessment, developing and adopting 
for the corresponding eligible entity an agency-wide 
strategic plan, and preparing the community action 
plan for the use of funds under this subtitle; 
‘‘(4) approving the eligible entity’s operating 
budget; 
‘‘(5) reviewing all major policies of the eligible 
entity, including conducting (for private, nonprofit 
organizations that are eligible entities) and partici-
pating in (for local public entities that are eligible 
entities) annual performance reviews of the eligible 
entity’s chief executive officer (or individual holding 
an equivalent position); 
‘‘(6) conducting assessments of the eligible enti-
ty’s progress in carrying out programmatic and fis-
cal provisions in the community action plan, and in 
taking any corrective action; and 
‘‘(7) adopting (for private, nonprofit organiza-
tions that are eligible entities) and reviewing (for 
local public entities that are eligible entities) per-
sonnel policies and procedures, including policies and 
procedures for hiring, annual evaluation, compensa-
tion, and termination, of the eligible entity’s chief 
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executive officer (or individual holding a similar po-
sition). 
‘‘SEC. 681. OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SERVICES. 
‘‘(a) OFFICE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish an Office of Community Services in the De-
partment to carry out the functions of this subtitle. 
‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.—The Office shall be headed by 
a Director (referred to in this section as the ‘Direc-
tor’). 
‘‘(b) GRANTS, CONTRACTS, 
AND
COOPERATIVE 
AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary, acting through the Direc-
tor, shall carry out the functions of this subtitle through 
grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements. 
‘‘SEC. 682. TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND RE-
LATED ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘(a) ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) use amounts reserved under section 
691(c)(2) for training, technical assistance, 
planning, evaluation, and performance measure-
ment, as described in this section and in sec-
tions 684 and 686, to assist States, eligible en-
tities, and other community services network 
organizations in— 
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‘‘(i) building and using evidence de-
signed to reduce poverty conditions, includ-
ing through development and dissemina-
tion of information about clearinghouses 
and other resources that identify relevant 
evidence-based initiatives, for use in con-
nection with the Community Action Inno-
vations Program established under para-
graph (2); 
‘‘(ii) carrying out professional develop-
ment activities that expand the capacity of 
eligible entities; 
‘‘(iii) carrying out performance meas-
urement, reporting, and data collection ac-
tivities related to programs, projects, and 
services carried out under this subtitle; and 
‘‘(iv) correcting programmatic defi-
ciencies, including such deficiencies of eli-
gible entities; and 
‘‘(B) distribute the amounts reserved 
under section 691(c)(2)(A) through grants, con-
tracts, or cooperative agreements with entities, 
organizations, and associations described in 
subsection (b) for— 
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‘‘(i) professional development for key 
community services network organization 
personnel; 
‘‘(ii) activities to improve community 
services network organization program, fi-
nancial management, compliance, and gov-
ernance practices (including practices re-
lated to performance management informa-
tion systems); 
‘‘(iii) activities that train community 
services network organizations and their 
staff and board members to effectively ad-
dress the needs of low-income families and 
communities through place-based strategies 
that address local causes and conditions of 
poverty through coordinated investment 
and integrated service delivery; and 
‘‘(iv) activities that train community 
services network organizations in building 
and using evidence designed to reduce pov-
erty conditions and that support effective 
administration of funds under the Commu-
nity Action Innovations Program estab-
lished under paragraph (2). 
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‘‘(2) 
INNOVATIVE
AND
EVIDENCE-BASED 
PROJECTS TO REDUCE POVERTY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
use amounts reserved under section 691(c)(3) 
for a Community Action Innovations Program 
to— 
‘‘(i) award grants, contracts, or coop-
erative agreements to eligible entities, their 
associations, or consortia of such entities 
or associations, to facilitate innovation and 
use of evidence-based practice (as defined 
in section 673(7)) designed to reduce pov-
erty conditions, including through whole 
family approaches that create opportunities 
for, and address the needs of, parents and 
children together; and 
‘‘(ii) disseminate results for public 
use. 
‘‘(B) PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall 
award funds from its Community Action Inno-
vations Program for projects to enable— 
‘‘(i) replication and/or expansion of in-
novative practices with demonstrated evi-
dence of effectiveness, with priority given 
to those with the strongest evidence base 
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as determined through a broad review of 
available studies; and/or 
‘‘(ii) testing of innovative practices to 
determine their effectiveness, with priority 
given to those incorporating rigorous, inde-
pendent evaluation to further build the evi-
dence base. 
‘‘(C) USE OF FUNDS.—The funds reserved 
for use under this paragraph may be used by 
grantees for resources or activities necessary to 
replicate, expand, or test innovative and evi-
dence-based practices, including costs of train-
ing and technical assistance, evaluation, data 
collection, and technology. 
‘‘(D) EXPENSES.—The funds reserved for 
use under this paragraph may be used for rea-
sonable expenses of grantees, associated with 
administration of projects and dissemination of 
their results. 
‘‘(E) AWARDS
AND
OBLIGATION.—The 
Secretary shall award and obligate funds re-
served for projects under this paragraph during 
the first program year for which the funds are 
appropriated. Grant funds awarded under this 
paragraph shall remain available for expendi-
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ture by the grantee for up to 36 months after 
the date of award by the Secretary, unless a 
longer period of availability is approved by the 
Secretary based on extenuating circumstances 
and demonstrated evidence of effectiveness. 
‘‘(F) MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.—In the 
case of innovative projects that are funded in 
part by funds authorized under a Federal law 
(other than this subtitle), that includes require-
ments for matching the Federal funds with 
non-Federal funds, funds made available for use 
under this paragraph may be deemed to be non- 
Federal funds for purposes of the requirements 
of such law. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND AS-
SOCIATIONS.—Eligible entities, organizations, and associa-
tions described in this subsection shall include eligible en-
tities and other community services network organizations 
(and their partners, including institutions of higher edu-
cation), with demonstrated expertise in providing training 
for individuals and organizations on methods of effectively 
addressing the needs of low-income families and commu-
nities. 
‘‘(c) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROC-
ESS.—The process for determining the training and tech-
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nical assistance to be carried out under this section 
shall— 
‘‘(1) ensure that the needs of eligible entities 
and programs relating to improving program quality 
(including quality of financial management prac-
tices) are addressed to the maximum extent feasible; 
and 
‘‘(2) incorporate mechanisms to ensure respon-
siveness to local needs, including an ongoing proce-
dure for obtaining input from the national and State 
networks of eligible entities. 
‘‘SEC. 683. STATE MONITORING OF ELIGIBLE ENTITIES. 
‘‘In order to determine whether eligible entities re-
ceiving subgrants under this subtitle meet performance 
goals, administrative standards, financial management re-
quirements, and other requirements under this subtitle, 
the State shall conduct the following reviews of eligible 
entities: 
‘‘(1) A full onsite review of each eligible entity 
at least once during each 3-year period. 
‘‘(2) An onsite review of each newly designated 
eligible entity immediately after the completion of 
the first year in which such entity receives funds 
through the community services block grant program 
under this subtitle. 
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‘‘(3) Followup reviews, including onsite reviews 
scheduled in a corrective action plan (including re-
turn visits), within a calendar quarter for eligible en-
tities with programs, projects, or services that fail to 
meet the State’s performance criteria, standards, fi-
nancial management requirements, and other signifi-
cant requirements established under this subtitle. 
‘‘(4) Other reviews as appropriate, including re-
views of eligible entities with programs, projects, and 
services that have had other Federal, State, or local 
grants (other than assistance provided under this 
subtitle) terminated for cause. 
‘‘SEC. 684. EVALUATIONS; CORRECTIVE ACTION; WITH-
HOLDING, REDUCTION, OR ELIMINATION OF 
FUNDING. 
‘‘(a) EVALUATIONS
OF
STATES
BY
THE
SEC-
RETARY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall con-
duct, in not fewer than 1⁄3 of the States in each fis-
cal year, evaluations (including investigations) of 
State compliance with this subtitle, including re-
quirements relating to the use of funds received 
under this subtitle, and especially with respect to 
compliance with the requirements of State plans 
submitted under section 678(b) and the uniform ad-
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ministrative requirements, cost principles, and audit 
requirements described in section 674(c) as applied 
to funds received under this subtitle, including, but 
not limited to, advance payment of such funds to eli-
gible entities, consistent with the Uniform Guidance. 
‘‘(2) REPORT TO STATES.—The Secretary shall 
submit to each State evaluated, and make available 
to the public, a report containing— 
‘‘(A) the results of such evaluation; and 
‘‘(B)(i) recommendations for improvements 
designed to enhance the benefit and impact of 
the activities carried out with such funds; and 
‘‘(ii) in the event a serious deficiency is 
found regarding a State’s compliance with this 
subtitle, including requirements relating to the 
use of funds received under this subtitle, a pro-
posed corrective action plan. 
‘‘(3) STATE
RESPONSE.—Not later than 45 
days after receiving a report under paragraph (2)— 
‘‘(A) a State that received recommenda-
tions under paragraph (2)(B)(i) shall submit to 
the Secretary and make available to the public 
a plan of action in response to the recommenda-
tions; and 
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‘‘(B) a State that received a proposed cor-
rective action plan under paragraph (2)(B)(ii) 
shall agree to implement the corrective action 
plan proposed by the Secretary or propose to 
the Secretary and make available to the public 
a different corrective action plan, developed by 
the State in a timely manner that the State will 
implement upon approval by the Secretary. 
‘‘(4) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—The Secretary 
shall submit the results of the evaluations annually, 
as part of the report submitted by the Secretary in 
accordance with section 686(b)(2). 
‘‘(5) ENFORCEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) REDUCTION
OR
ELIMINATION
OF 
FUNDING.—If the Secretary determines, in a 
final decision on the basis of an evaluation con-
ducted under this section, that a State fails to 
meet the requirements of this subsection, the 
Secretary may, after providing adequate notice 
and an opportunity for a hearing, initiate pro-
ceedings to reduce or eliminate the amount of 
funding apportioned and allocated to the State 
as described in section 675 or 676, as applica-
ble (and, if necessary, de-obligate such fund-
ing). 
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‘‘(B) DIRECT
AWARDS
TO
OTHER
ENTI-
TIES.— 
‘‘(i) REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION OF 
STATE
FUNDING; 
LACK
OF
APPROVED 
STATE PLAN.—If the Secretary reduces or 
eliminates funding to a State under sub-
paragraph (A), the Secretary shall award 
funding directly, in the amount by which 
funding to the State was reduced or elimi-
nated, as provided under clauses (ii) and 
(iii) below. If, for a particular fiscal year, 
a State plan is not approved by the Sec-
retary in accordance with section 678(c), 
the Secretary may award funding directly, 
in the amount the State would have re-
ceived had the plan been approved, as pro-
vided under clauses (ii) and (iii) below. 
‘‘(ii) DIRECT FUNDING TO ELIGIBLE 
ENTITIES.—In the event funding specified 
in section 679(a)(1) is reduced or elimi-
nated due to the Secretary’s reduction or 
elimination of funding under subparagraph 
(A) or if the Secretary chooses to award 
funding directly due to the lack of an ap-
proved State plan as authorized in clause 
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(i) above, the Secretary shall award finan-
cial assistance in the amount of such re-
duced or eliminated funding, or in the 
amount the State would have received had 
a State plan been approved, directly (by 
grant or cooperative agreement) to affected 
eligible entities (provided that any such en-
tity has not had its funding under this 
subtitle eliminated or its designation as an 
eligible entity terminated by the State in 
accordance with subsections (b) and (c) of 
section 684) to carry out the activities de-
scribed in section 679(c); in awarding such 
funding, the Secretary shall ensure that 
each such affected eligible entity receives 
the same proportionate share of funding 
under section 679(a)(1) that it received in 
the prior fiscal year. 
‘‘(iii) STATEWIDE
FUNDS.—In the 
event funding specified in section 679(b) is 
reduced or eliminated due to the Sec-
retary’s reduction or elimination of funding 
under subparagraph (A) or if the Secretary 
chooses to award funding directly due to 
the lack of an approved State plan as au-
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thorized in clause (i) above, the Secretary 
shall award amounts equal to the amounts 
of such reduced or eliminated funds, or to 
the amounts the State would have received 
had a State plan been approved, directly 
by grant or cooperative agreement to com-
munity services network organizations in 
the State (other than the State itself) for 
the purposes specified in section 679(b)(1). 
‘‘(iv) REDUCTION.—In the case of di-
rect funding as provided in this subpara-
graph (B), the Secretary shall reduce fund-
ing the State would otherwise have re-
ceived under section 675 or 676 (and, if 
necessary, de-obligate such funding) for 
the appropriate fiscal year by an amount 
equal to the financial assistance provided 
directly by the Secretary to such eligible 
entities and community services network 
organizations. 
‘‘(6) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
The Secretary, through the Department’s own em-
ployees or contractors (rather than under grants, 
contracts, or cooperative agreements issued under 
section 682), shall provide training and technical as-
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sistance to States with respect to the development or 
implementation of the States’ corrective action 
plans. 
‘‘(b) DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY FAIL-
URE TO COMPLY.— 
‘‘(1) CORRECTIVE ACTION BY ELIGIBLE ENTI-
TIES.—If the State determines, on the basis of a re-
view pursuant to section 683 or section 685, that 
there is a serious deficiency regarding an eligible en-
tity’s compliance with this subtitle, the State shall 
inform the entity of the serious deficiencies that 
shall be corrected and provide technical assistance 
for the corrective action. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE
ENTITY
CORRECTIVE
ACTION 
PLANS.—An eligible entity that is found to have a 
serious deficiency under paragraph (1) shall develop, 
in a timely manner, a corrective action plan that 
shall be subject to the approval of the State, and 
that shall specify— 
‘‘(A) the deficiencies to be corrected; 
‘‘(B) the actions to be taken to correct 
such deficiencies; and 
‘‘(C) the timetable for accomplishment of 
the corrective actions specified. 
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‘‘(3) FINAL
DECISION.—If the State deter-
mines, on the basis of a final decision in a review 
conducted under section 683, that an eligible entity 
fails to comply with the terms of a corrective action 
plan under paragraph (2) relating to correction of a 
serious deficiency for the eligible entity, the State 
may, after providing adequate notice and an oppor-
tunity for a hearing, initiate proceedings to withhold, 
reduce, or eliminate the funding provided under sec-
tion 679(a)(1) to the eligible entity (including, in the 
case of elimination of funding, terminating the des-
ignation under this subtitle of the eligible entity) un-
less the entity corrects the serious deficiency. 
‘‘(c) REVIEW.—A State’s decision to withhold, re-
duce, or eliminate funding, or to terminate the designation 
of an eligible entity (or eligible entities, as applicable) may 
be reviewed by the Secretary. Upon request by a commu-
nity services network organization, the Secretary shall re-
view such a determination. The review shall be completed 
not later than 60 days after the Secretary receives from 
the State all necessary documentation relating to the de-
termination. 
‘‘(d) DIRECT ASSISTANCE.—Whenever the Secretary 
determines that a State has violated the State plan de-
scribed in section 678(b) (including, but not limited to, 
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the assurance described in section 678(b)(6)) and the 
State has withheld, reduced, or eliminated the funding 
provided under section 679(a) to any eligible entity or en-
tities or terminated the eligible entity designation of any 
eligible entity or entities prior to the completion of the 
State proceedings described in section 678(b)(6) (includ-
ing, where applicable, the proceedings required by sub-
section (b) of this section 684) and the Secretary’s review 
as required by subsection (c) of this section 684, the Sec-
retary may provide financial assistance under this subtitle 
to the affected eligible entity or entities directly until the 
violation is corrected by the State. In such a case, the Sec-
retary may reduce funding the State would otherwise have 
received under section 675 or 676 (and, if necessary, de- 
obligate such funding) for the appropriate fiscal year by 
an amount equal to the financial assistance provided di-
rectly by the Secretary to such eligible entity or entities. 
‘‘SEC. 685. STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL CONTROLS AND AU-
DITS. 
‘‘(a) FISCAL CONTROLS, PROCEDURES, AUDITS, AND 
INSPECTIONS.—A State that receives funds under this 
subtitle shall— 
‘‘(1) establish fiscal control and fund account-
ing procedures necessary to assure the proper dis-
bursal of, and accounting for, Federal funds paid to 
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the State under this subtitle, including procedures 
for monitoring the funds provided under this sub-
title; 
‘‘(2) in accordance with subsections (b) and (c), 
prepare, not less than once each year, an audit of 
the expenditures of the State of amounts received 
under this subtitle; and 
‘‘(3) make appropriate books, documents, pa-
pers, and records available to the Secretary and the 
Comptroller General of the United States, or any of 
their duly authorized representatives, for examina-
tion, copying, or mechanical reproduction on or off 
the premises of the appropriate entity upon a rea-
sonable request for the items. 
‘‘(b) INDEPENDENT ENTITY.—Subject to subsection 
(c), each audit required by subsection (a)(2) shall be con-
ducted by an entity independent of any agency admin-
istering activities or services under this subtitle and shall 
be conducted in accordance with generally accepted ac-
counting principles. 
‘‘(c) SINGLE AUDIT REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any audit under this sub-
section shall be conducted in the manner and to the 
extent provided in chapter 75 of title 31, United 
States Code (commonly known as the ‘Single Audit 
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Act Amendments of 1984’) except in the event a se-
rious financial deficiency is identified. 
‘‘(2) SERIOUS FINANCIAL DEFICIENCY.—In the 
event that such a deficiency is identified, the Sec-
retary shall order— 
‘‘(A) an audit conducted as described in 
subsection (a); or 
‘‘(B) an audit of each of the accounts in-
volved, in accordance with subsections (b) and 
(d). 
‘‘(d) SUBMISSION OF COPIES.—Not later than 30 
days after the completion of each such audit in a State, 
the chief executive officer of the State shall submit copies 
of such audit, at no charge, to any eligible entity that was 
the subject of the audit, to the legislature of the State, 
and to the Secretary. 
‘‘(e) REPAYMENTS.—If the Secretary, after review of 
the audit, finds that a State has not expended an amount 
of funds in accordance with this subtitle, the State shall 
immediately use an amount of State funds equal to the 
amount of improperly expended funds for the original pur-
poses for which the grant funds were intended. 
‘‘(f) RESPONSE
TO COMPLAINTS.—The Secretary 
shall respond in an expeditious manner to complaints of 
a substantial or serious nature that a State has failed to 
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use grant funds received under section 675 or 676 or to 
carry out State activities under this subtitle in accordance 
with the provisions of this subtitle. 
‘‘(g) INVESTIGATIONS.—Whenever the Secretary de-
termines that there is a pattern of complaints regarding 
failures described in subsection (f) or a complaint of a se-
rious deficiency concerning any State, the Secretary shall 
conduct an investigation of the use of the funds received 
under this subtitle by such State in order to ensure com-
pliance with the provisions of this subtitle. 
‘‘SEC. 686. ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
‘‘(a) STATE ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Beginning with the 
first fiscal year following the transition period 
described in section 3 of the Community Serv-
ices Block Grant Modernization Act of 2021, 
each State that receives funds under this sub-
title shall participate, and shall ensure that all 
eligible entities in the State participate, in a re-
sults-oriented performance measurement system 
that the Secretary is satisfied meets the re-
quirements of section 689(b)(1). 
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‘‘(B) SUBCONTRACTORS.—The State may 
elect to have subcontractors of the eligible enti-
ties under this subtitle participate in the re-
sults-oriented performance measurement sys-
tem. If the State makes that election, references 
in this section to eligible entities shall be con-
sidered to include such subcontractors. 
‘‘(C) ELIGIBLE ENTITY REPORTS.—Eligi-
ble entities shall provide the results measured 
by their performance measurement system and 
such other reports as the State may require. 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each State receiving 
funds under this subtitle shall annually prepare, and 
submit to the Secretary by March 31 of each year, 
a report on the performance of the State and eligible 
entities in the State, including achievement with re-
spect to performance measurements that were used 
by community service network organizations in the 
State for the prior year. Each State shall also in-
clude in the report— 
‘‘(A) an accounting of the expenditure of 
funds received by the State through the com-
munity services block grant program, including 
an accounting of funds spent on administrative 
or indirect costs by the State and the eligible 
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entities and funds spent by the eligible entities 
on local programs, projects, and services; 
‘‘(B) information on the number and char-
acteristics of participants served under this sub-
title in the State, based on data collected from 
the eligible entities; 
‘‘(C) a summary describing the training 
and technical assistance offered by the State 
under subparagraph (B) of section 679(b)(1) 
during the year covered by the report; 
‘‘(D) information on the total budget and 
activities of the eligible entities receiving sub-
grants from the State under this subtitle, in-
cluding local and private resources available for 
a purpose described in section 672; and 
‘‘(E) a report on the manner in which the 
State and eligible entities and other recipients 
of funds under this subtitle have implemented 
results-oriented management practices based on 
their performance measurement systems. 
‘‘(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) CONTENTS.—Not later than September 30 
of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall, directly or by 
grant or contract, prepare a report including— 
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‘‘(A) the information included in the State 
annual reports under subsection (a)(2) for the 
preceding fiscal year; 
‘‘(B) a report on the performance of the 
Department in the preceding fiscal year regard-
ing carrying out critical roles and responsibil-
ities under this subtitle, including with regard 
to timeliness in apportioning and allotting ap-
propriated funds to States, approvals or notifi-
cations to States concerning State plans and 
plan revisions, monitoring of States and imple-
mentation of State corrective action plans, and 
implementation of the requirements of the uni-
form administrative requirements, cost prin-
ciples, and audit requirements described in sec-
tion 674(c) with respect to funds appropriated 
and activities conducted under this subtitle by 
the Department, the States, and other grantees; 
‘‘(C) a description of the training and tech-
nical assistance activities funded by the Sec-
retary under section 682 and the results of 
those activities; and 
‘‘(D) a report on the Community Action 
Innovations Program authorized under section 
682(a)(2), including a description of training 
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and technical assistance funded by the Sec-
retary, the rationale for projects that received 
support, a description of funded activities and 
their results, and a summary of ways in which 
the Program has expanded use of evidence- 
based practice or contributed to building the 
evidence base designed to reduce poverty condi-
tions. 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION.—The Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Education and Labor of the 
House of Representatives and to the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Sen-
ate the report described in paragraph (1) and any 
recommendations the Secretary may have with re-
spect to such report. 
‘‘(3) ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEM FOR REPORTS 
TO
STATES
AND
ELIGIBLE
ENTITIES.—The Sec-
retary, through the Department’s own employees or 
contractors (rather than under grants, contracts, or 
cooperative agreements issued under section 682), 
shall provide technical assistance, including support 
for the development and maintenance of an elec-
tronic data system for the reports under this section, 
to the States and eligible entities to enhance the 
quality and timeliness of reports submitted under 
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this subtitle. The system shall be coordinated and 
consistent with the data systems established for 
other programs of the Department that are managed 
by eligible entities, including all programs of the Ad-
ministration for Children and Families or successor 
administrative units in which the office is located. 
‘‘SEC. 687. LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS. 
‘‘(a) CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES.— 
‘‘(1) LIMITATIONS.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (2) and in section 690, grants or sub-
grants made under this subtitle may not be used by 
the State, or by any other person with which the 
State makes arrangements to carry out a purpose 
described in section 672, for the purchase or im-
provement of land, or the purchase, construction or 
permanent improvement of any building or other fa-
cility. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the 
limitation contained in paragraph (1) upon a State 
request for such a waiver if the Secretary finds 
that— 
‘‘(A) the request describes extraordinary 
circumstances to justify the purchase or im-
provement of land, or the purchase, construc-
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tion, or permanent improvement of any building 
or other facilities; and 
‘‘(B) permitting the waiver will contribute 
to the ability of the State and eligible entities 
to carry out a purpose described in section 672 
at substantially reduced costs. 
‘‘(b) POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) TREATMENT AS A STATE OR LOCAL AGEN-
CY.—For purposes of chapter 15 of title 5, United 
States Code, any entity that assumes responsibility 
for planning, developing, and coordinating activities 
under this subtitle and receives assistance under this 
subtitle shall be deemed to be a State or local agen-
cy. For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) of sec-
tion 1502(a) of such title, any entity receiving as-
sistance under this subtitle shall be deemed to be a 
State or local agency. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITIONS.—A program, project, or 
service assisted under this subtitle, and any indi-
vidual employed by, or assigned to or in, such a pro-
gram, project, or service (during the hours in which 
the individual is working on behalf of the program, 
project, or service) shall not engage in— 
‘‘(A) any partisan or nonpartisan political 
activity or any political activity associated with 
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a candidate, or contending faction or group, in 
an election for public or party office; or 
‘‘(B) any activity to provide voters or pro-
spective voters with transportation to the polls 
or similar assistance in connection with any 
such election. 
‘‘(3) REGISTRATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated to carry out this subtitle may be used to con-
duct voter registration activities. Nothing in this 
subtitle prohibits entities receiving assistance under 
this subtitle from making its facilities available dur-
ing hours of operation for use by nonpartisan orga-
nizations to increase the number of eligible citizens 
who register to vote in elections for Federal office. 
‘‘(c) NONDISCRIMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—No person shall, on the 
basis of race, color, national origin, or sex, be ex-
cluded from participation in, be denied the benefits 
of, or be subjected to discrimination under, any pro-
gram, project, or service funded in whole or in part 
with funds made available under this subtitle. Any 
prohibition against discrimination on the basis of 
age under the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 
U.S.C. 6101 et seq.) or with respect to an otherwise 
qualified individual with a disability as provided in 
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section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 794), or title II of the Americans with Dis-
abilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12131 et seq.), shall 
also apply to any such program, project, or service. 
‘‘(2) ACTION
OF
SECRETARY.—Whenever the 
Secretary determines that a State that has received 
a payment under this subtitle has failed to comply 
with paragraph (1) or an applicable regulation, the 
Secretary shall notify the chief executive officer of 
the State and shall request that the officer secure 
compliance. If within a reasonable period of time, 
not to exceed 60 days, the chief executive officer 
fails or refuses to secure compliance, the Secretary 
is authorized to— 
‘‘(A) refer the matter to the Attorney Gen-
eral with a recommendation that an appropriate 
civil action be instituted; 
‘‘(B) exercise the powers and functions 
provided by title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), the Age Dis-
crimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101 et 
seq.), section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), or title II of the Ameri-
cans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12131 et seq.), as may be applicable; or 
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uated for their effectiveness. Funding for such evaluations 
shall be provided as a stated percentage of the assistance 
or through a separate grant awarded by the Secretary spe-
cifically for the purpose of evaluation of a particular activ-
ity or group of activities. 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall compile 
an annual report containing a summary of the evaluations 
required under subsection (b) and a listing of all activities 
assisted under this section. The Secretary shall annually 
submit the report to the chairperson of the Committee on 
Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and 
the chairperson of the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. 
‘‘SEC. 691. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this subtitle (not including section 
690)— 
‘‘(1) $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2026; and 
‘‘(2) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
years 2027 through 2031. 
‘‘(b) DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out section 690 such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2022 through 
2031. 
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‘‘(c) RESERVATIONS BY THE SECRETARY.—Of the 
amounts appropriated under subsection (a) for each fiscal 
year, the Secretary shall reserve— 
‘‘(1) 1⁄2 of 1 percent for carrying out section 
675 (relating to grants to territories); 
‘‘(2) 2 percent for activities authorized in sec-
tion 682(a)(1), of which— 
‘‘(A) not less than 50 percent of the 
amount reserved by the Secretary under this 
paragraph shall be awarded through grants, 
contracts, or cooperative agreements to entities, 
organizations, and associations described in sec-
tion 682(b), for the purpose of carrying out ac-
tivities described in section 682(a)(1)(B); and 
‘‘(B) the remainder of the amount reserved 
by the Secretary under this paragraph may be 
awarded through grants, contracts, or coopera-
tive agreements to entities, organizations, or co-
operative agreements to entities, organizations, 
or associations described in section 682(b) or 
other entities with demonstrated expertise in 
providing training for individuals and organiza-
tions on methods of effectively addressing the 
needs of low-income families and communities; 
and 
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‘‘(3) 1 percent for the Community Action Inno-
vations Program authorized in section 682(a)(2). 
‘‘SEC. 692. REFERENCES. 
‘‘Any reference in any provision of law to the poverty 
line set forth in section 624 or 625 of the Economic Op-
portunity Act of 1964 shall be construed to be a reference 
to the poverty line defined in section 673 of this subtitle. 
Any reference in any provision of law to the poverty line 
defined in section 673(2) of the Community Services 
Block Grant Act as in effect immediately before the effec-
tive date of this subtitle shall be construed to be a ref-
erence to the poverty line defined in section 673(9) of this 
subtitle. Except as otherwise provided, any reference in 
any provision of law to any community action agency des-
ignated under title II of the Economic Opportunity Act 
of 1964 shall be construed to be a reference to an entity 
eligible to receive funds under the community services 
block grant program.’’. 
SEC. 3. TRANSITION PERIOD. 
(a) TRANSITION PERIOD.—The Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall expeditiously announce a tran-
sition period for the implementation of any changes in reg-
ulations, procedures, and reporting requirements of the 
Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et 
seq.) as amended by this Act, from the regulations, proce-
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dures, and reporting requirements of the Community 
Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.) as in 
effect immediately before the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(b) UNIFORM
ADMINISTRATIVE
REQUIREMENTS, 
COST PRINCIPLES, AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS; FED-
ERAL TRAINING.—The transition period shall include— 
(1) a schedule for implementation of require-
ments relating to adoption of the uniform adminis-
trative requirements, cost principles, and audit re-
quirements described in section 674(c) of the Com-
munity Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901) 
as amended by this Act; and 
(2) the availability of Federal training for 
States and eligible entities regarding compliance 
with new requirements under the Community Serv-
ices Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.) as 
amended by this Act. 
(c) TIMING.—The transition period described in this 
section— 
(1) may not extend later than the date that is 
3 months prior to the start of the second fiscal year 
after the date of enactment of the Community Serv-
ices Block Grant Modernization Act of 2021; and 
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