(i) A program carried out under part
B of title II of the Domestic Volunteer Serv-
ice Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5011–5012).
(ii) A program carried out under part
C of title II of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5013).
(C) LOW-INCOME
ENERGY
ASSISTANCE.—
The program under the Low-Income Energy As-
sistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.).
(D) COMMUNITY
SERVICES.—A program
carried out under the Community Services Block
Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.).
(E) CHILD CARE.—A program carried out
under the Child Care and Development Block
Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.), as
amended by this Act.
(3) RESTRICTING ELIGIBILITY FOR HIGHER EDU-
CATION PROGRAMS AND JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS TO
CERTAIN LAWFUL RESIDENT ALIENS.—An alien who
is lawfully present in the United States is not eligible
for any of the following programs unless the alien is
a lawful resident alien (as defined in subsection
(b)(2)) and meets the conditions described in para-
graph (1) of subsection (b):
(A) HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—
(i) The program of basic educational
opportunity grants under subpart 1 of part
A of title IV of the Higher Education Act
of 1965.
(ii) The program of Federal supple-
mental education opportunity grants under
subpart 3 of part A of title IV of the Higher
Education Act of 1965.
(iii) The program of grants to States
for State student incentives under subpart 4
of part A of title IV of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965.
(iv) The program of Federal student
loans (Stafford loans) under part B of title
IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
(v) The program of Federal work-study
under part C of title IV of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965.
(vi) The direct student loan program
under part D of title IV of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965.
(vii) The Federal Perkins loan pro-
gram under part E of title IV of the Higher
Education Act of 1965.
(viii) All graduate programs under
title IX of the Higher Education Act of
1965.
(B) JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS.—
(i) The program of training for dis-
advantaged adults under part A of title II
of the Job Training Partnership Act (29
U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).
(ii) The program of training for dis-
advantaged youth under part C of such Act
(29 U.S.C. 1641 et seq.).
(iii) The Job Corps program under
part B of title IV of such Act (29 U.S.C.
1692 et seq.).
(iv) A summer youth employment and
training program under part B of title II
of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1630 et seq.).
(4) LEGAL ALIENS ELIGIBLE FOR HOMELESS AS-
SISTANCE
AND
NUTRITION
ASSISTANCE.—An alien
who is lawfully present in the United States is not
ineligible for any of the following programs on the
basis of alienage:
(A) HOMELESS ASSISTANCE.—The program
for emergency food and shelter grants under title
III of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331 et seq.).
(B) NUTRITION ASSISTANCE.—
(i) The family nutrition block grant
program under subtitle B of title II of this
Act.
(ii) The school-based nutrition block
grant program under subtitle C of title II
of this Act.
(b) ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS FOR LEGAL ALIENS TO
QUALIFY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING PRO-
GRAMS.—
(1) NATURALIZATION
APPLICATION
FILED
OR
MILITARY SERVICE.—An alien meets the conditions of
this paragraph if the alien—
(A) has fulfilled the residence requirements,
and has an application pending, for naturaliza-
tion under the Immigration and Nationality
Act; or
(B)(i) is a veteran (as defined in section
101 of title 38, United States Code) with a dis-
charge characterized as an honorable discharge,
(ii) is on active duty (other than active
duty for training) in the Armed Forces of the
United States, or
(iii) is the spouse or unmarried dependent
child of an individual described in clause (i) or
(ii).
(2) LAWFUL
RESIDENT
ALIEN
DEFINED.—As
used in this section, the term ‘‘lawful resident alien’’
means any of the following:
(A) LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTS.—An
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence
(as defined in section 101(a)(20) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act).
(B) REFUGEES.—An alien admitted as a
refugee under section 207 of such Act.
(C) ASYLEES.—An alien granted asylum
under section 208 of such Act.
(D) WITHHOLDING OF DEPORTATION.—An
alien whose deportation has been withheld under
section 243(h) of such Act.
(E) PAROLEES.—An alien who has been pa-
roled into the United States under section
212(d)(5) of such Act over a period of at least 1
year.
(c) EXCEPTIONS.—
(1) TIME-LIMITED EXCEPTION FOR REFUGEES.—
Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) shall not
apply to an alien described in subsection (b)(2)(B)
until 5 years after the date of the alien’s arrival into
the United States.
(2) CERTAIN
LONG-TERM, PERMANENT
RESI-
DENT, AGED ALIENS.—Paragraphs (2) and (3) of sub-
section (a) shall not apply to an alien who—
(A) has been lawfully admitted to the Unit-
ed States for permanent residence;
(B) is at least 76 years of age; and
(C) has resided in the United States for at
least 5 years.
(3) ONE-YEAR
CURRENT
RESIDENT
EXCEP-
TION.—Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) shall
not apply to the eligibility of an alien for a program
referred to in either such paragraph until 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this Act if, on such date
of enactment, the alien is residing in the United
States and is eligible for the program.
SEC. 302. NOTIFICATION.
Each Federal agency that administers a program re-
ferred to in this title shall, directly or through the States,
post information and provide general notification to the
public and program recipients of the requirements concern-
ing alien eligibility for any such program pursuant to this
title.
SEC. 303. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Section 301 shall not be construed to apply to nation-
als of the United States, as defined in section 101(a)(22)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(22)).
TITLE 
IV—OTHER 
REPEALERS
AND 
CONFORMING 
AMEND-
MENTS
SEC. 401. REPLACEMENT OF THE JOBS PROGRAM WITH
MANDATORY WORK REQUIREMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part F of title IV of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 681–687) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘PART F—MANDATORY WORK REQUIREMENTS
‘‘SEC. 481. MANDATORY WORK REQUIREMENTS.
‘‘(a) PARTICIPATION RATE REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT APPLICABLE TO ALL FAMI-
LIES RECEIVING ASSISTANCE.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State that is operat-
ing a program funded under part A for a fiscal
year shall achieve the following minimum par-
ticipation rate for the fiscal year with respect to
all families receiving assistance under the State
program funded under part A:
The minimum
‘‘If the fiscal year is:
participation rate is:
1996 ...........................................................................................
1997 ...........................................................................................
1998 ...........................................................................................
1999 ...........................................................................................
2000 ...........................................................................................
2001 ...........................................................................................
2002 ...........................................................................................
2003 or thereafter .....................................................................
50.
‘‘(B) PRO RATA REDUCTION OF PARTICIPA-
TION RATE DUE TO CASELOAD REDUCTIONS NOT
REQUIRED
BY
FEDERAL
LAW.—The minimum
participation rate otherwise in effect under sub-
paragraph (A) for a fiscal year shall be reduced
by a percentage equal to the percentage (if any)
by which the number of families receiving assist-
ance during the fiscal year under the State pro-
gram funded under part A is less than the num-
ber of families that received aid under the State
plan approved under part A of this title (as in
effect before the effective date of this part) during
the fiscal year immediately preceding such effec-
tive date, except to the extent that the Secretary
determines that the reduction in the number of
families receiving such assistance is required by
Federal law.
‘‘(C) PARTICIPATION RATE.—For purposes
of this paragraph:
‘‘(i) AVERAGE
MONTHLY
RATE.—The
participation rate of a State for a fiscal
year is the average of the participation
rates of the State for each month in the fis-
cal year.
‘‘(ii) 
MONTHLY
PARTICIPATION
RATES.—The participation rate of a State
for a month is—
‘‘(I) the number of families receiv-
ing cash assistance under the State
program funded under part A which
include an individual who is engaged
in work activities during the month;
divided by
‘‘(II) the total number of families
receiving cash assistance under the
State program funded under part A
during the month which include an in-
dividual who has attained 18 years of
age.
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT
APPLICABLE
TO
2-PARENT
FAMILIES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State that is operat-
ing a program funded under part A for a fiscal
year shall achieve the following minimum par-
ticipation rate for the fiscal year with respect to
2-parent families receiving assistance under the
State program funded under part A:
The minimum
‘‘If the fiscal year is:
participation rate is:
1996 ...........................................................................................
1997 ...........................................................................................
1998 or thereafter .....................................................................
90.
‘‘(B) PARTICIPATION RATE.—For purposes
of this paragraph:
‘‘(i) AVERAGE
MONTHLY
RATE.—The
participation rate of a State for a fiscal
year is the average of the participation
rates of the State for each month in the fis-
cal year.
‘‘(ii) 
MONTHLY
PARTICIPATION
RATES.—The participation rate of a State
for a month is—
‘‘(I) the number of 2-parent fami-
lies receiving cash assistance under the
State program funded under part A
which include at least 1 adult who has
participated in job search or been en-
gaged in a work activity described in
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of sub-
section (b)(2) for an average of at least
35 hours per week during the month,
not more than 8 hours per week of
which is attributable to participation
in job search; divided by
‘‘(II) the total number of 2-parent
families 
receiving 
cash 
assistance
under the State program funded under
part A during the month.
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
‘‘(1) ENGAGED.—A recipient is engaged in work
activities for a month in a fiscal year if the recipient
is making progress in such activities for at least the
following minimum average number of hours per
week during the month:
The minimum average
‘‘If the fiscal year is:
number of hours is:
1996 ...................................................................................................
1997 ...................................................................................................
1998 ...................................................................................................
1999 ...................................................................................................
2000 ...................................................................................................
2001 ...................................................................................................
2002 ...................................................................................................
2003 or thereafter .............................................................................
35.
‘‘(2) WORK ACTIVITIES.—The term ‘work activi-
ties’ means—
‘‘(A) unsubsidized employment;
‘‘(B) subsidized private sector employment;
‘‘(C) subsidized public sector employment or
work experience only if sufficient private sector
employment is not available;
‘‘(D) on-the-job training;
‘‘(E) job search and job readiness assistance;
‘‘(F) education directly related to employ-
ment, in the case of a recipient who—
‘‘(i) has participated or is participat-
ing in an activity referred to in subpara-
graph (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E); or
‘‘(ii) has not attained 20 years of age,
and has not received a high school diploma
or a certificate of high school equivalency;
‘‘(G) job skills training directly related to
employment, in the case of a recipient who has
participated or is participating in an activity
referred to in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D),
or (E); or
‘‘(H) at the option of the State, satisfactory
attendance at secondary school, in the case of an
individual who—
‘‘(i) has not completed secondary
school; and
‘‘(ii) is a dependent child, or a head of
household who has not attained 20 years of
age.
‘‘(c) PENALTIES.—
‘‘(1) AGAINST INDIVIDUALS.—
‘‘(A) APPLICABLE TO ALL FAMILIES.—The
State shall ensure that the amount of cash assist-
ance paid under the State program funded under
part A to a recipient of assistance under the pro-
gram who refuses to be engaged in work activi-
ties required under this section shall be less than
the amount of cash assistance that would other-
wise be paid to the recipient under the program,
subject to such good cause and other exceptions
as the State may establish.
‘‘(B) APPLICABLE
TO
2-PARENT
FAMI-
LIES.—The State shall reduce the amount of cash
assistance otherwise payable to a 2-parent fam-
ily for a month under the State program funded
under part A with respect to an adult in the
family who has not participated in job search or
been engaged in work activities referred to in
subsection (a)(2)(B)(ii)(I) for the minimum pe-
riod set forth in such subsection, pro rata with
respect to any period during the month for which
the adult has not so participated in job search
or been so engaged in such work activities.
‘‘(C) LIMITATION
ON
FEDERAL
AUTHOR-
ITY.—The Secretary may not regulate the con-
duct of States under this paragraph or enforce
this paragraph against any State.
‘‘(2) AGAINST STATES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary deter-
mines that a State to which a grant is made
under part A for a fiscal year has failed to com-
ply with subsection (a) for the fiscal year, the
Secretary shall reduce by not more than 5 per-
cent the amount of the grant otherwise payable
to the State under such part for the immediately
succeeding fiscal year.
‘‘(B) PENALTY
BASED
ON
SEVERITY
OF
FAILURE.—The Secretary shall impose reduc-
tions under subparagraph (A) based on the de-
gree of noncompliance.
‘‘(d) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—In complying with
this section, each State that operates a program funded
under part A is encouraged to assign the highest priority
to requiring families that include older preschool or school-
age children to be engaged in work activities.
‘‘SEC. 482. RESEARCH, EVALUATIONS, AND NATIONAL STUD-
IES.
‘‘(a) RESEARCH.—The Secretary may conduct re-
search on the effects, costs, and benefits of State programs
funded under part A.
‘‘(b) DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF INNOVATIVE
APPROACHES TO EMPLOYING WELFARE RECIPIENTS.—The
Secretary may assist States in developing, and shall evalu-
ate, innovative approaches to employing recipients of cash
assistance under programs funded under part A. In per-
forming such evaluations, the Secretary shall, to the maxi-
mum extent feasible, use random assignment to experi-
mental and control groups.
‘‘(c) STUDIES OF WELFARE CASELOADS.—The Sec-
retary may conduct studies of the caseloads of States operat-
ing programs funded under part A.
‘‘(d) DISSEMINATION
OF INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary shall develop innovative methods of disseminating
information on any research, evaluations, and studies con-
ducted under this section, including the facilitation of the
sharing of information and best practices among States and
localities through the use of computers and other tech-
nologies.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 402(a)(9)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
602(a)(9)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘(including ac-
tivities under part F)’’.
(2) Section 402(a) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended by striking paragraph
(19).
(3) Section 402(a)(44)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
602(a)(44)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘, part D, and
part F’’ and inserting ‘‘and part D’’.
(4) Section 403 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 603) is
amended by striking subsections (k) and (l), except
that subparagraph (A) of such section 403(l)(3) shall
remain in effect for purposes of applying any reduc-
tion in payment rates required by such subparagraph
for any of the fiscal years specified in such subpara-
graph.
(5) Section 407(b)(1)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
607(b)(1)(B)) is amended—
(A) by striking clauses (i) and (v) and re-
designating clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) as clauses
(i), (ii), and (iii), respectively;
(B) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause
(ii) (as so redesignated); and
(C) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of clause
(iii) (as so redesignated) and inserting a period.
(6) Section 407(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 607(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I)) is amended by striking
‘‘(including any activity authorized under section
402(a)(19) or under part F)’’.
(7) Section 407(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
607(b)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraph (C).
(8) Section 407(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 607(c))
is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘(A) where’’ and inserting
‘‘where’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘, and (B)’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘part F’’.
(9) Section 407(d)(1)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
607(d)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘, or in which
such individual participated in a program under
part F’’.
(10) Section 407(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
607(e)) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘in participating in a
program under part F and’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘participate in or’’;
and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘both
part F and’’.
(11) Section 417 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 617) is
amended by striking ‘‘, part D, and part F’’ and in-
serting ‘‘and part D’’.
(12) Section 471(a)(8)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
671(a)(8)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘(including ac-
tivities under part F)’’.
(13) Section 1108 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1308)
is amended—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or, in the
case of part A of title IV, section 403(k)’’; and
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘(exclu-
sive of any amounts on account of services and
items to which, in the case of part A of such
title, section 403(k) applies)’’.
(14) Section 1115(b)(2)(A) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1315(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘, and
402(a)(19) (relating to the work incentive program)’’.
(15) Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(I) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1396a(a)(19)(A)(i)(I)) is amended by striking
‘‘, or considered by the State to be receiving such aid
as authorized under section 482(e)(6)’’.
(16) Section 51(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by striking subparagraph
(B).
SEC. 402. AMENDMENTS TO LAWS RELATING TO CHILD PRO-
TECTION BLOCK GRANT.
(a) ABANDONED INFANTS ASSISTANCE.—
(1) REPEALER.—The Abandoned Infants Assist-
ance Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 670 note) is repealed.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 421(7)
of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42
U.S.C. 5061(7)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(7) the term ‘boarder baby’ means an infant
who is medically cleared for discharge from an acute-
care hospital setting, but remains hospitalized because
of a lack of appropriate out-of-hospital placement al-
ternatives;’’.
(b) CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT.—
(1) REPEALER.—The Child Abuse Prevention
and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) is re-
pealed.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Victims of
Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601 et seq.) is
amended—
(A) in section 1402—
(i) in subsection (d)—
(I) by striking paragraph (2);
and
(II) by redesignating paragraphs
(3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3),
respectively; and
(ii) by striking subsection (g); and
(B) by striking section 1404A.
(c) ADOPTION OPPORTUNITIES.—The Child Abuse Pre-
vention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978
(42 U.S.C. 5111 et seq.) is repealed.
(d) CRISIS NURSERIES.—The Temporary Child Care
for Children with Disabilities and Crisis Nurseries Act of
1986 (42 U.S.C. 5117 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in the title heading by striking ‘‘AND CRI-
SIS NURSERIES’’;
(2) in section 201 by striking ‘‘and Crisis Nurs-
eries’’;
(3) in section 202—
(A) by striking ‘‘provide: (A) temporary’’
and inserting ‘‘to provide temporary’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘children, and (B)’’ and all
that follows through the period and inserting
‘‘children.’’;
(4) by striking section 204; and
(5) in section 205—
(A) in subsection (a)—
(i) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ‘‘or
204’’; and
(ii) in paragraph (2)—
(I) by striking subparagraph (D);
and
(II) by redesignating subpara-
graph (E) as subparagraph (D);
(B) by striking subsection (b)(3); and
(C) in subsection (d)—
(i) by striking paragraph (3); and
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (4)
and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respec-
tively.
(e) AMENDMENT TO THE MISSING CHILDREN’S AS-
SISTANCE ACT.—The Missing Children’s Assistance Act is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘TITLE IV—MISSING CHILDREN
‘‘SHORT TITLE
‘‘SEC. 401. This title may be cited as the ‘Missing Chil-
dren’s Assistance Act of 1995’.
‘‘FINDINGS
‘‘SEC. 402. The Congress hereby finds that—
‘‘(1) each year thousands of children are ab-
ducted or removed from the control of a parent having
legal custody without such parent’s consent, under
circumstances which immediately place them in grave
danger;
‘‘(2) many of these children are never reunited
with their families;
‘‘(3) often there are no clues to the whereabouts
of these children;
‘‘(4) many missing children are at great risk of
both physical harm and sexual exploitation;
‘‘(5) in many cases, parents and local law en-
forcement officials have neither the resources nor the
expertise to mount expanded search efforts;
‘‘(6) abducted children are frequently moved
from one locality to another, requiring the coopera-
tion and coordination of local, State, and Federal law
enforcement efforts;
‘‘(7) on frequent occasions, law enforcement au-
thorities quickly exhaust all leads in missing children
cases, and require assistance from distant commu-
nities where the child may be located; and
‘‘(8) Federal assistance is urgently needed to co-
ordinate and assist in this interstate problem.
‘‘DEFINITIONS
‘‘SEC. 403. For the purpose of this title—
‘‘(1) the term ‘missing child’ means any individ-
ual less than 18 years of age whose whereabouts are
unknown to such individual’s legal custodian if—
‘‘(A) the circumstances surrounding such
individual’s disappearance indicate that such in-
dividual may possibly have been removed by an-
other from the control of such individual’s legal
custodian without such custodian’s consent; or
‘‘(B) the circumstances of the case strongly
indicate that such individual is likely to be
abused or sexually exploited; and
‘‘(2) the term ‘Administrator’ means the Admin-
istrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention.
‘‘DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATOR
‘‘SEC. 404. (a) The Administrator shall—
‘‘(1) issue such rules as the Administrator con-
siders necessary or appropriate to carry out this title;
‘‘(2) make such arrangements as may be nec-
essary and appropriate to facilitate effective coordina-
tion among all federally funded programs relating to
missing children (including the preparation of an an-
nual comprehensive plan for facilitating such coordi-
nation);
‘‘(3) provide for the furnishing of information
derived from the national toll-free telephone line, es-
tablished under subsection (b)(1), to appropriate enti-
ties;
‘‘(4) provide adequate staff and agency resources
which are necessary to properly carry out the respon-
sibilities pursuant to this title; and
‘‘(5) not later than 180 days after the end of
each fiscal year, submit a report to the President,
Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the
President pro tempore of the Senate—
‘‘(A) containing a comprehensive plan for
facilitating cooperation and coordination in the
succeeding fiscal year among all agencies and or-
ganizations with responsibilities related to miss-
ing children;
‘‘(B) identifying and summarizing effective
models of Federal, State, and local coordination
and cooperation in locating and recovering miss-
ing children;
‘‘(C) identifying and summarizing effective
program models that provide treatment, counsel-
ing, or other aid to parents of missing children
or to children who have been the victims of ab-
duction;
‘‘(D) describing how the Administrator sat-
isfied the requirements of paragraph (4) in the
preceding fiscal year;
‘‘(E) describing in detail the number and
types of telephone calls received in the preceding
fiscal year over the national toll-free telephone
line established under subsection (b)(1)(A) and
the number and types of communications re-
ferred to the national communications system es-
tablished under section 313;
‘‘(F) describing in detail the activities in
the preceding fiscal year of the national resource
center and clearinghouse established under sub-
section (b)(2);
‘‘(G) describing all the programs for which
assistance was provided under section 405 in the
preceding fiscal year;
‘‘(H) summarizing the results of all research
completed in the preceding year for which assist-
ance was provided at any time under this title;
and
‘‘(I)(i) identifying each clearinghouse with
respect to which assistance is provided under sec-
tion 405(a)(9) in the preceding fiscal year;
‘‘(ii) describing the activities carried out by
such clearinghouse in such fiscal year;
‘‘(iii) specifying the types and amounts of
assistance (other than assistance under section
405(a)(9)) received by such clearinghouse in such
fiscal year; and
‘‘(iv) specifying the number and types of
missing children cases handled (and the number
of such cases resolved) by such clearinghouse in
such fiscal year and summarizing the cir-
cumstances of each such case.
‘‘(b) The Administrator, either by making grants to
or entering into contracts with public agencies or nonprofit
private agencies, shall—
‘‘(1)(A) establish and operate a national 24-hour
toll-free telephone line by which individuals may re-
port information regarding the location of any miss-
ing child, or other child 13 years of age or younger
whose whereabouts are unknown to such child’s legal
custodian, and request information pertaining to pro-
cedures necessary to reunite such child with such
child’s legal custodian; and
‘‘(B) coordinating the operation of such telephone
line with the operation of the national communica-
tions system established under section 313;
‘‘(2) establish and operate a national resource
center and clearinghouse designed—
‘‘(A) to provide to State and local govern-
ments, public and private nonprofit agencies,
and individuals information regarding—
‘‘(i) free or low-cost legal, restaurant,
lodging, and transportation services that
are available for the benefit of missing chil-
dren and their families; and
‘‘(ii) the existence and nature of pro-
grams being carried out by Federal agencies
to assist missing children and their fami-
lies;
‘‘(B) to coordinate public and private pro-
grams which locate, recover, or reunite missing
children with their legal custodians;
‘‘(C) to disseminate nationally information
about innovative and model missing childrens’
programs, services, and legislation; and
‘‘(D) to provide technical assistance and
training to law enforcement agencies, State and
local governments, elements of the criminal jus-
tice system, public and private nonprofit agen-
cies, and individuals in the prevention, inves-
tigation, prosecution, and treatment of the miss-
ing and exploited child case and in locating and
recovering missing children; and
‘‘(3) periodically conduct national incidence
studies to determine for a given year the actual num-
ber of children reported missing each year, the num-
ber of children who are victims of abduction by
strangers, the number of children who are the victims
of parental kidnapings, and the number of children
who are recovered each year; and
‘‘(4) provide to State and local governments,
public and private nonprofit agencies, and individ-
uals information to facilitate the lawful use of school
records and birth certificates to identify and locate
missing children.
‘‘(c) Nothing contained in this title shall be construed
to grant to the Administrator any law enforcement respon-
sibility or supervisory authority over any other Federal
agency.
‘‘GRANTS
‘‘SEC. 405. (a) The Administrator is authorized to
make grants to and enter into contracts with public agen-
cies or nonprofit private organizations, or combinations
thereof, for research, demonstration projects, or service pro-
grams designed—
‘‘(1) to educate parents, children, and commu-
nity agencies and organizations in ways to prevent
the abduction and sexual exploitation of children;
‘‘(2) to provide information to assist in the locat-
ing and return of missing children;
‘‘(3) to aid communities in the collection of ma-
terials which would be useful to parents in assisting
others in the identification of missing children;
‘‘(4) to increase knowledge of and develop effec-
tive treatment pertaining to the psychological con-
sequences, on both parents and children, of—
‘‘(9) to establish or operate statewide clearing-
houses to assist in locating and recovering missing
children.
‘‘(b) In considering grant applications under this title,
the Administrator shall give priority to applicants who—
‘‘(1) have demonstrated or demonstrate ability
in—
‘‘(A) locating missing children or locating
and reuniting missing children with their legal
custodians;
‘‘(B) providing other services to missing
children or their families; or
‘‘(C) conducting research relating to miss-
ing children; and
‘‘(2) with respect to subparagraphs (A) and (B)
of paragraph (1), substantially utilize volunteer as-
sistance.
The Administrator shall give first priority to applicants
qualifying under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph
(1).
‘‘(c) In order to receive assistance under this title for
a fiscal year, applicants shall give assurance that they will
expend, to the greatest extent practicable, for such fiscal
year an amount of funds (without regard to any funds re-
ceived under any Federal law) that is not less than the
amount of funds they received in the preceding fiscal year
from State, local, and private sources.
‘‘CRITERIA FOR GRANTS
‘‘SEC. 406. (a) In carrying out the programs author-
ized by this title, the Administrator shall establish—
‘‘(1) annual research, demonstration, and service
program priorities for making grants and contracts
pursuant to section 405; and
‘‘(2) criteria based on merit for making such
grants and contracts.
Not less than 60 days before establishing such priorities and
criteria, the Administrator shall publish in the Federal
Register for public comment a statement of such proposed
priorities and criteria.
‘‘(b) No grant or contract exceeding $50,000 shall be
made under this title unless the grantee or contractor has
been selected by a competitive process which includes public
announcement of the availability of funds for such grant
or contract, general criteria for the selection of recipients
or contractors, and a description of the application process
and application review process.
‘‘(c) Multiple grants or contracts to the same grantee
or contractor within any 1 year to support activities having
the same general purpose shall be deemed to be a single
grant for the purpose of this subsection, but multiple grants
or contracts to the same grantee or contractor to support
clearly distinct activities shall be considered separate grants
or contractors.
‘‘AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
‘‘SEC. 407. To carry out the provisions of this title,
there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may
be necessary for fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and
2000.’’.
(f) FAMILY SUPPORT CENTERS.—Subtitle F of title
VII of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 11481–11489) is repealed.
(g) INVESTIGATION
AND PROSECUTION
OF CHILD
ABUSE CASES.—Subtitle A of title II of the Victims of
Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13001–13004) is re-
pealed.
TITLE V—RELATED PROVISIONS
SEC. 501. REQUIREMENT THAT DATA RELATING TO THE IN-
CIDENCE 
OF 
POVERTY 
IN 
THE 
UNITED
STATES BE PUBLISHED AT LEAST EVERY 2
YEARS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, to the extent
feasible, produce and publish for each State, county, and
local unit of general purpose government for which data
have been compiled in the then most recent census of popu-
lation under section 141(a) of title 13, United States Code,
and for each school district, data relating to the incidence
of poverty. Such data may be produced by means of sam-
pling, estimation, or any other method that the Secretary
determines will produce current, comprehensive, and reli-
able data.
(b) CONTENT; FREQUENCY.—Data under this sec-
tion—
(1) shall include—
(A) for each school district, the number of
children age 5 to 17, inclusive, in families below
the poverty level; and
(B) for each State and county referred to in
subsection (a), the number of individuals age 65
or older below the poverty level; and
(2) shall be published—
(A) for each State, county, and local unit of
general purpose government referred to in sub-
section (a), in 1996 and at least every second
year thereafter; and
(B) for each school district, in 1998 and at
least every second year thereafter.
(c) AUTHORITY TO AGGREGATE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—If reliable data could not oth-
erwise be produced, the Secretary may, for purposes
of subsection (b)(1)(A), aggregate school districts, but
only to the extent necessary to achieve reliability.
(2) INFORMATION RELATING TO USE OF AUTHOR-
ITY.—Any data produced under this subsection shall
be appropriately identified and shall be accompanied
by a detailed explanation as to how and why aggre-
gation was used (including the measures taken to
minimize any such aggregation).
(d) REPORT TO BE SUBMITTED WHENEVER DATA IS
NOT TIMELY PUBLISHED.—If the Secretary is unable to
produce and publish the data required under this section
for any State, county, local unit of general purpose govern-
ment, or school district in any year specified in subsection
(b)(2), a report shall be submitted by the Secretary to the
President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, not later than 90 days before the start of
the following year, enumerating each government or school
district excluded and giving the reasons for the exclusion.
(e) CRITERIA RELATING TO POVERTY.—In carrying
out this section, the Secretary shall use the same criteria
relating to poverty as were used in the then most recent
census of population under section 141(a) of title 13, United
States Code (subject to such periodic adjustments as may
be necessary to compensate for inflation and other similar
factors).
(f) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall consult with
the Secretary of Education in carrying out the requirements
of this section relating to school districts.
(g) DEFINITION.—For the purpose of this section, the
term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Health and
Human Services.
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2000.
SEC. 502. DATA ON PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AND OUT-
COMES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall produce data
relating to participation in programs authorized by this
Act by families and children. Such data may be produced
by means of sampling, estimation, or any other method that
the Secretary determines will produce comprehensive and
reliable data.
(b) CONTENT.—Data under this section shall include,
but not be limited to—
(1) changes in participation in welfare, health,
education, and employment and training programs,
for families and children, the duration of such par-
ticipation, and the causes and consequences of any
changes in program participation;
(2) changes in employment status, income and
poverty status, family structure and process, and chil-
dren’s well-being, over time, for families and children
participating in Federal programs and, if appro-
priate, other low-income families and children, and
the causes and consequences of such changes; and
(3) demographic data, including household com-
position, marital status, relationship of householders,
racial and ethnic designation, age, and educational
attainment.
(c) FREQUENCY.—Data under this section shall reflect
the period 1993 through 2002, and shall be published as
often as practicable during that time, but in any event no
later than December 31, 2003.
(d) DEFINITION.—For the purpose of this section, the
term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Health and
Human Services.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$2,500,000 in fiscal year 1996, $10,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 1997 through 2002, and $2,000,000 for fiscal year
2003.
TITLE VI— GENERAL EFFECTIVE
DATE; PRESERVATION OF AC-
TIONS, 
OBLIGATIONS, 
AND
RIGHTS
SEC. 601. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and
the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on Octo-
ber 1, 1995.
SEC. 602. APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS AND REPEALERS.
An amendment or repeal made by this Act shall not
apply with respect to—
(1) powers, duties, functions, rights, claims, pen-
alties, or obligations applicable to financial assistance
provided before the effective date of amendment or re-
peal, as the case may be, under the Act so amended
or so repealed; and
(2) administrative actions and proceedings com-
menced before such date, or authorized before such
date to be commenced, under such Act.
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