and shall be available for disbursement upon order
of the Chairperson.
(g) PROCEDURE.—
(1) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet not less
than twice annually at the call of the Chairperson,
or of at least 3 permanent members.
(2) NOTICE OF DECISIONS.—The Chairperson
shall provide the Board with advance notice of any
action that the Chairperson intends to take under
this title.
(3) POWER OF BOARD MAJORITY TO OVERRULE
CHAIRPERSON.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of this title, a majority of the members of the
Board with respect to a matter may overrule any de-
cision or nullify any action of the Chairperson under
this title with respect to the matter.
(h) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—The Chairperson shall
transmit annually to the Congress a report containing a
detailed statement of the activities of the Board during
the year covered by the report.
SEC. 
402. 
APPLICATION 
TO 
IMPLEMENT 
ASSISTANCE
PLANS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any entity that is receiving or is
eligible to receive funds or other assistance under an eligi-
ble Federal program and desires to reform any number
of such programs may submit to the Chairperson an appli-
cation that contains the following:
(1) ASSISTANCE
PLAN.—An assistance plan
that sets forth the following:
(A) GEOGRAPHIC AREA.—The geographic
area to which the plan applies and the rationale
for so defining the area.
(B) RECIPIENTS.—The particular groups
of individuals, by age, service needs, economic
circumstances, or other defining factors, who
are to receive services and benefits under the
plan.
(C) OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE CRI-
TERIA.—Specific objectives and criteria for
measuring levels of performance, a description
of how such objectives and levels of perform-
ance are expected to be achieved, a description
of how such criteria are to be used to measure
performance, and a system for the comprehen-
sive evaluation of the impact of the plan on par-
ticipants, the community, and program costs.
(D) COVERED
PROGRAMS.—The eligible
Federal programs through which assistance is
to be improved in accordance with the plan, and
the specific benefits that are to be provided
under the plan pursuant to the program or pro-
grams, including criteria for determining eligi-
bility for benefits under the plan, the services
available, the amounts and form (such as cash,
in-kind contributions, or financial instruments)
of non-service benefits.
(E) SOURCES OF NON-FEDERAL FUNDS.—
A description of the sources of all non-Federal
funds that are to be used to carry out the pro-
gram or programs referred to in subparagraph
(D).
(F) FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABIL-
ITY.—Fiscal control and related accountability
procedures that are to apply under the plan.
(G) CONSENT
OF
QUALIFIED
ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—Written consent from each qualified
organization for which consent is required
under section 403(e)(2)(B).
(H) APPROVAL OF AFFECTED STATE AND
LOCAL PUBLIC ENTITIES.—A written statement,
from each State or local public entity to which
the Federal funds or assistance would otherwise
be provided under the program or programs,
that the entity approves of the proposal and will
cooperate in the implementation of the proposal
by the applicant.
(2) ASSURANCES.—
(A) PROVISION OF PLAN TO AFFECTED OR-
GANS OF GOVERNMENT IN THE STATE.—Assur-
ances that a copy of the plan has been provided
to all affected organs of government in the geo-
graphic area referred to in paragraph (1)(A).
(B) CONSULTATION WITH PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP COMMITTEE.—Assurances that a
committee established under section 405 has
participated in the development of the plan.
(3) REQUEST FOR AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT
PLAN.—A request that the Chairperson authorize
the applicant to implement the plan, and waive the
application of any Federal statutory or regulatory
requirement to the extent necessary to enable such
implementation.
(4) OTHER INFORMATION.—Any other informa-
tion the Chairperson may require to approve the ap-
plication.
(b) OPTION TO SUBMIT STREAMLINED APPLICATION
TO IMPLEMENT ASSISTANCE PLAN REFORMING 3 OR
FEWER PROGRAMS.—Any entity that is receiving or is eli-
gible to receive funds or other assistance under an eligible
Federal program and desires to reform 3 or fewer such
programs may submit to the Chairperson an application
that contains the following:
(1) ASSISTANCE
PLAN.—An assistance plan
that sets forth the eligible Federal programs through
which assistance is to be improved in accordance
with the plan.
(2) APPROVAL
OF
AFFECTED
ENTITIES.—A
written statement, from each non-Federal officer or
entity to which the Federal funds or assistance
would otherwise be provided (either directly or
through intervening levels of grantees or other re-
cipients) under the program or programs, that such
other officer or entity approves of the plan and will
cooperate in the implementation of the plan by the
entity.
(3) PROVISIONS OF LAW TO BE WAIVED.—A list
of the provisions of law or regulation which prevent
the entity from implementing the plan.
(4) REQUEST FOR AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT
PLAN.—A request that the Chairperson authorize
the applicant to implement the plan, and waive the
application of any Federal statutory or regulatory
requirement to the extent necessary to enable such
implementation.