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(A) the Committee on Ways and Means of
the House of Representatives;
(B) the Committee on Education and
Labor of the House of Representatives;
(C) the Committee on Agriculture of the
House of Representatives;
(D) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives;
(E) the Committee on Finance of the Sen-
ate;
(F) the Committee on Labor and Human
Resources of the Senate; and
(G) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri-
tion, and Forestry of the Senate.
(c) ADVISORY BOARD ON WELFARE INDICATORS.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an
Advisory Board on Welfare Indicators (in this sub-
section referred to as the ‘‘Board’’).
(2) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall be com-
posed of 12 members with equal numbers to be ap-
pointed by the House of Representatives, the Senate,
and the President. The Board shall be composed of
experts in the fields of welfare research and welfare
statistical methodology, representatives of State and
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local welfare agencies, and organizations concerned
with welfare issues.
(3) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy occurring in the
membership of the Board shall be filled in the same
manner as the original appointment for the position
being vacated. The vacancy shall not affect the
power of the remaining members to execute the du-
ties of the Board.
(4) DUTIES.—Duties of the Board shall in-
clude—
(A) providing advice and recommendations
to the Secretary on the development of indica-
tors of the rate at which and, to the extent fea-
sible, the degree to which, families depend on
income from welfare programs and the duration
of welfare receipt; and
(B) providing advice on the development
and presentation of annual reports required
under subsection (d).
(5) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—Members of the
Board shall not be compensated, but shall receive
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsist-
ence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies
under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United
States Code, for each day the member is engaged in
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the performance of duties away from the home or
regular place of business of the member.
(6) DETAIL
OF
FEDERAL
EMPLOYEES.—The
Secretary shall detail, without reimbursement, any
of the personnel of the Department of Health and
Human Services to the Board to assist the Board in
carrying out its duties. Any detail shall not interrupt
or otherwise affect the civil service status or privi-
leges of the Federal employee.
(7) 
VOLUNTARY
SERVICE.—Notwithstanding
section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the
Board may accept the voluntary services provided by
a member of the Board.
(8) TERMINATION OF BOARD.—The Board shall
be terminated at such time as the Secretary deter-
mines the duties described in paragraph (4) have
been completed, but in any case prior to the submis-
sion of the first report required under subsection
(d).
(d) ANNUAL WELFARE INDICATORS REPORT.—
(1) PREPARATION.—The Secretary shall pre-
pare annual reports on welfare receipt in the United
States.
(2) COVERAGE.—The report shall include anal-
ysis of families and individuals receiving assistance
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under means-tested benefit programs, including the
program of aid to families with dependent children
under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the food stamp program
under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011
et seq.), and the Supplemental Security Income pro-
gram under title XVI of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1381 et seq.), or as general assistance under
programs administered by State and local govern-
ments.
(3) CONTENTS.—Each report shall set forth for
each of the means-tested benefit programs described
in paragraph (2)—
(A) indicators of—
(i) the rate at which and, to the ex-
tent feasible, the degree to which, families
depend on income from welfare programs,
and
(ii) the duration of welfare receipt;
(B) trends in indicators;
(C) predictors of welfare receipt;
(D) the causes of welfare receipt;
(E) patterns of multiple program receipt;
(F) such other information as the Sec-
retary deems relevant; and
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(G) such recommendations for legislation,
which shall not include proposals to reduce eli-
gibility levels or impose barriers to program ac-
cess, as the Secretary may determine to be nec-
essary or desirable to reduce—
(i) the rate at which and the degree to
which families depend on income from wel-
fare programs, and
(ii) the duration of welfare receipt.
(4) SUBMISSION.—The Secretary shall submit
such a report not later than 3 years after the date
of the enactment of this section and annually there-
after, to the committees specified in subsection
(b)(3)(C). Each such report shall be transmitted
during the first 60 days of each regular session of
Congress.
(e) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the
‘‘Welfare Indicators Act of 1994’’.
SEC. 233. NEW HOPE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and
Human Services (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall provide for a demonstration project for a
qualified program to be conducted in Milwaukee, Wiscon-
sin, in accordance with this section.