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nation, impact, and outcomes of social services, ben-
efits, and other poverty reduction and economic op-
portunity programs, in collaboration with experts in 
the field, non-governmental organizations, and other 
governments; 
(3) work with Federal agencies to oversee, co-
ordinate, and integrate the implementation of the 
National Plan or Strategy, including consultation 
with independent non-governmental policy experts 
and service provider groups engaged in serving low- 
income persons, children and households, State and 
local government officials who administer or direct 
policy for anti-poverty programs, and with as many 
groups that directly represent low-income people, 
such as public housing tenants’ associations, or 
other similar groups; and 
(4) resolve any disputes that arise between Fed-
eral agencies relating to the National Plan to reduce 
poverty in half in ten years or other matters within 
the responsibility of the Office. 
SEC. 2005. CONSULTATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director may consult and ob-
tain recommendations from, as needed, such Presidential 
and other advisory entities such as consultation with inde-
pendent non-governmental policy experts and service pro-
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vider groups engaged in serving low-income persons, chil-
dren, and households; State and local government officials 
who administer or direct policy for anti-poverty programs, 
and groups made up of low-income people, such as public 
housing tenants’ associations, or other similar groups as 
the Director determines will assist in carrying out the mis-
sion of the Office, including, but not limited to— 
(1) the Administration for Children and Fami-
lies (ACF); 
(2) the Administration on Aging (AoA); 
(3) the Department of Agriculture (USDA); 
(4) the Bankruptcy Courts; 
(5) the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protec-
tion; 
(6) the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA); 
(7) the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); 
(8) the Bureau of the Census; 
(9) the Center for Nutrition Policy and Pro-
motion; 
(10) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Serv-
ices (formerly the Health Care Financing Adminis-
tration); 
(11) the Commission on Civil Rights; 
(12) the Office of Community Planning and 
Development; 
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(13) the Consumer Financial Protection Bu-
reau; 
(14) the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Jus-
tice and Delinquency Prevention; 
(15) the Corporation for National and Commu-
nity Service; 
(16) the Council of Economic Advisers; 
(17) the Department of Agriculture (USDA); 
(18) the Department of Commerce (DOC); 
(19) the Department of Defense (DOD); 
(20) the Department of Education (ED); 
(21) the Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS); 
(22) the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development (HUD); 
(23) the Department of Justice (DOJ); 
(24) the Department of Labor (DOL); 
(25) the Department of the Treasury; 
(26) the Department of Transportation (DOT); 
(27) the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); 
(28) the Disability Employment Policy Office; 
(29) the Domestic Policy Council; 
(30) the Drug Enforcement Administration 
(DEA); 
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(31) the Economic Development Administra-
tion; 
(32) the Economic Research Service; 
(33) the English Language Acquisition Office; 
(34) the Equal Employment Opportunity Com-
mission (EEOC); 
(35) the Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity; 
(36) the Federal Bureau of Prisons; 
(37) the Federal Housing Finance Board; 
(38) the Federal Labor Relations Authority; 
(39) the Federal Trade Commission (FTC); 
(40) the Food and Nutrition Service; 
(41) the Indian Health Service; 
(42) the Interagency Council on Homelessness; 
(43) the Internal Revenue Service (IRS); 
(44) the Legal Services Corporation; 
(45) the National AIDS Policy Office; 
(46) the National Credit Union Administration; 
(47) the National Economic Council; 
(48) the National Institutes of Health (NIH); 
(49) the National Labor Relations Board; 
(50) the Occupational Safety & Health Admin-
istration (OSHA); 
(51) the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB); 
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(52) the Office of Refugee Resettlement; 
(53) the Office of Policy Development and Re-
search (Housing and Urban Development Depart-
ment); 
(54) the Small Business Administration (SBA); 
(55) the Social Security Administration (SSA); 
(56) the Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration; 
(57) the Veterans’ Employment and Training 
Service; and 
(58) the Women’s Bureau (Labor Department). 
(b) NATIONAL STRATEGY.—In developing and updat-
ing the National Strategy the Executive Director shall 
consult with the Domestic Policy Council, the National 
Economic Council, and, as appropriate, hold regional pub-
lic hearings around the country to collect information and 
feedback from the public on their efforts and experience 
for the development and updating of the National Strategy 
and make this information available to the public. 
SEC. 2006. REPORTS TO CONGRESS AND THE PUBLIC. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Chair of the Federal Inter-
agency Working Group on Reducing Poverty shall submit 
an annual report to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees describing the activities, ongoing projects, and plans 
of the Federal Government designed to meet the goals and 
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objectives of the National Strategy on Poverty. The report 
shall include an accounting of the savings to the Govern-
ment from any increased efficiencies in the delivery of 
services, any savings from reducing the numbers of Ameri-
cans living in poverty and reductions in the demand for 
need-based services and benefits for which persons living 
in and near poverty are eligible, as well as an accounting 
of any increase in revenue collections due to the numbers 
of persons who become gainfully employed and pay taxes 
into the Treasury instead of drawing benefits and services 
from it. 
(b) NATIONAL
ACADEMY
OF
SCIENCES
WORK-
SHOP.—Within 90 days after funds are made available to 
carry out this title, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall contract with the National Academy of 
Sciences (hereinafter in this subsection referred to as the 
‘‘NAS’’) to initiate a workshop series to provide necessary 
background information to enable the Working Group on 
Reducing Poverty to develop and finalize its plan. 
(1) The NAS shall convene a steering com-
mittee to organize, plan, and conduct a public work-
shop on what is known about the economic and so-
cial costs of poverty, including, but not limited to 
the following: 
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(2) The NAS steering committee shall organize, 
plan, and conduct a second public workshop on what 
is known about the economic and social costs and 
benefits of a variety of programs and strategies to 
reduce and prevent poverty. It shall take account of 
such issues as the following: 
(A) Short-term versus long-term effects, 
including budget implications. 
(B) 
Effects 
for 
different 
population 
groups, such as children, the elderly, immi-
grants, long-term single-parent families, dis-
placed older workers, young people with large 
loans, people in areas of concentrated poverty 
and other social ills (e.g., Indian reservations, 
some inner city areas, some rural areas). 
(C) Effects by depth of poverty and near- 
poverty (e.g., income to poverty ratios of less 
than 50 percent, less than 100 percent, less 
than 200 percent). 
This second workshop shall be convened within 9 
months of receipt of a contract, the papers posted 
immediately, and a summary released by the end of 
month 12. 
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(c) REPORT.—The relevant sections of the report 
shall be posted on each agency’s website on the plans and 
impacts specific to their agency. 
(d) PUBLIC REPORT.—A version of each report sub-
mitted under this section shall be made available to the 
public. 
(e) LEGISLATIVE LANGUAGE.—The Working Group 
on Reducing Poverty shall submit, as necessary, legislative 
language, including specific legislative recommendations to 
the Congress of the United States towards achieving the 
national goals. 
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