IIB 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5129 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 16, 2022 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions 
AN ACT 
To amend the Community Services Block Grant Act to 
reauthorize and modernize the Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Community Services 
Block Grant Modernization Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION. 
Subtitle B of title VI of the Omnibus Budget Rec-
onciliation Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘Subtitle B—Community Services 
Block Grant Program 
‘‘SEC. 671. SHORT TITLE. 
‘‘This subtitle may be cited as the ‘Community Serv-
ices Block Grant Act’. 
‘‘SEC. 672. PURPOSES. 
‘‘The purposes of this subtitle are— 
‘‘(1) to reduce poverty in the United States by 
supporting the activities of community action agen-
cies and other community services network organiza-
tions that improve the economic security of low-in-
come individuals and families and create new eco-
nomic opportunities in the communities where they 
live; and 
‘‘(2) to accomplish the purposes described in 
paragraph (1) by— 
‘‘(A) strengthening community capabilities 
for identifying poverty conditions and opportu-
nities to alleviate such conditions; 
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‘‘(B) empowering residents of the low-in-
come communities served to respond to the 
unique problems and needs in their commu-
nities through their maximum feasible partici-
pation in advising, planning, and evaluating the 
programs, projects, and services funded under 
this subtitle; 
‘‘(C) using innovative community-based ap-
proaches that produce a measurable impact on 
the causes and effects of poverty, including 
whole family approaches that create opportuni-
ties for, and address the needs of, parents and 
children together; 
‘‘(D) coordinating Federal, State, local, 
and other assistance, including private re-
sources, related to the reduction of poverty so 
that resources can be used in a manner respon-
sive to local needs and conditions; and 
‘‘(E) broadening the resources directed to 
the elimination of poverty, so as to promote 
partnerships that include— 
‘‘(i) private, religious, charitable, and 
neighborhood-based organizations; and 
‘‘(ii) individuals, businesses, labor or-
ganizations, 
professional 
organizations, 
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and other organizations engaged in ex-
panding opportunities for all individuals. 
‘‘SEC. 673. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this subtitle: 
‘‘(1) AGENCY-WIDE
STRATEGIC
PLAN.—The 
term ‘agency-wide strategic plan’ means a plan that 
has been adopted by an eligible entity in the pre-
vious 5 years and establishes goals that include 
meeting needs identified by the entity in consultation 
with residents of the community through a process 
of comprehensive community needs assessment. 
‘‘(2) POVERTY LINE.—The term ‘poverty line’ 
means the poverty guideline calculated by the Sec-
retary from the most recent data available from the 
Bureau of the Census. The Secretary shall revise the 
poverty line annually (or at any shorter interval the 
Secretary determines to be feasible and desirable). 
The required revision shall be accomplished by mul-
tiplying the official poverty thresholds from the Bu-
reau of the Census by the percentage change in the 
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers 
during the annual or other interval immediately pre-
ceding the time at which the revision is made. 
‘‘(3) COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY.—The term 
‘community action agency’ means an eligible entity 
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(which meets the requirements of paragraph (1) or 
(2), as appropriate, of section 680(c)) that delivers 
multiple programs, projects, and services to a variety 
of low-income individuals and families. 
‘‘(4) COMMUNITY
ACTION
PLAN.—The term 
‘community action plan’ means a detailed plan, in-
cluding a budget, that is adopted by an eligible enti-
ty, for expenditures of funds appropriated for a fis-
cal year under this subtitle for the activities sup-
ported directly or indirectly by such funds. 
‘‘(5) COMMUNITY SERVICES NETWORK ORGANI-
ZATION.—The term ‘community services network or-
ganization’ means any of the following organizations 
funded under this subtitle: 
‘‘(A) A grantee. 
‘‘(B) An eligible entity. 
‘‘(C) A Tribal grantee. 
‘‘(D) An association with a membership 
composed primarily of grantees, eligible entities, 
Tribal grantees, or associations of grantees, eli-
gible entities, or Tribal grantees. 
‘‘(6) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘Department’ 
means the Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices. 
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‘‘(7) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means an entity— 
‘‘(A) that is an eligible entity described in 
section 673(1) of the Community Services 
Block Grant Act (as in effect immediately be-
fore the date of the enactment of the Commu-
nity Services Block Grant Modernization Act of 
2022) as of the day before such date of enact-
ment, or has been designated by the process de-
scribed in section 680(a) (including an organi-
zation serving migrant or seasonal farmworkers 
that is so described or designated); and 
‘‘(B) that has a tripartite board described 
in paragraph (1) or (2), as appropriate, of sec-
tion 680(c). 
‘‘(8) EVIDENCE-BASED
PRACTICE.—The term 
‘evidence-based practice’ means an activity, strategy, 
or intervention that— 
‘‘(A) demonstrates a statistically signifi-
cant effect on improving relevant outcomes 
based on at least one well-designed and well-im-
plemented experimental or quasi-experimental 
study, or at least one well-designed and well-im-
plemented correlational study with statistical 
controls for selection bias, and includes ongoing 
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efforts to examine the effects of such activity, 
strategy, or intervention; or 
‘‘(B) demonstrates a rationale based on 
high-quality research findings or positive eval-
uation that such activity, strategy, or interven-
tion is likely to improve relevant outcomes, and 
includes ongoing efforts to examine the effects 
of such activity, strategy, or intervention. 
‘‘(9) GRANTEE.—The term ‘grantee’ means a 
recipient of a grant under section 675 or 676. 
‘‘(10) PRIVATE, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.— 
The term ‘private, nonprofit organization’ means a 
domestic organization that is— 
‘‘(A) described in section 501(c)(3) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt 
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 
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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, Puerto 
Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States 
Virgin Islands, or the Commonwealth of the North-
ern Mariana Islands. 
‘‘(14) TRIBAL
GRANTEE.—The term ‘Tribal 
grantee’ means an Indian Tribe or Tribal organiza-
tion, as defined in section 677(a), that receives a 
grant under section 677(c). 
‘‘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. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.—The Secretary is 
authorized to carry out other community programs de-
scribed in section 690. 
‘‘SEC. 675. GRANTS TO TERRITORIES. 
‘‘(a) APPORTIONMENT.—The Secretary shall appor-
tion the amount reserved under section 691(c)(1) for each 
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fiscal year on the basis of need, based on the most recent 
applicable data available from the Bureau of the Census 
to account for poverty, to eligible jurisdictions among 
Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Is-
lands, 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). 
‘‘(c) PLANS
FOR
APPORTIONMENT
TO
TERRI-
TORIES.—No later than six months after the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall make publicly available the 
Department’s plan for apportioning funds among terri-
tories, including factors that contribute to the calculation 
of need and methodology for calculating the apportion-
ment for each territory. The Secretary must make publicly 
available any updates or changes to this plan no less fre-
quently than any time new applicable data are available 
from the Bureau of Census. 
‘‘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 
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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 
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. 
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The Secretary shall allocate the amounts allotted under 
subsections (a) and (b) on a quarterly basis at a minimum, 
notify the States of their respective allocations, and make 
each State’s first allocation amount in a fiscal year avail-
able for expenditure by the State no later than 30 days 
after receipt of an approved apportionment from the Of-
fice of Management and Budget and, for subsequent allo-
cation amounts in the fiscal year, not later than 30 days 
after the start of the period 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. 
‘‘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. 
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‘‘(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 
in such State that assistance under this subtitle 
be made available directly to such Indian Tribe 
or Tribal organization; and 
‘‘(B) determines that the members of such 
Indian Tribe or Tribal organization would be 
better served by means of grants made directly 
to such Indian Tribe or Tribal organization to 
provide benefits under this subtitle. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall reserve 
from amounts allotted to a State under section 676 
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 in that 
particular State for whom a determination has been 
made under paragraph (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 
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Indian Tribe or Tribal organization serving the Indians 
for whom the determination has been made under sub-
section (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 Indian Tribe or Tribal organi-
zation shall submit to the Secretary a plan for such fiscal 
year that meets such criteria as the Secretary may pre-
scribe by regulation. 
‘‘(e) ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT 
SYSTEM.—The Secretary may implement alternative re-
quirements for implementation by an Indian Tribe or 
Tribal Organization of the requirements of section 686(a). 
‘‘SEC. 678. STATE PLANS AND APPLICATIONS; COMMUNITY 
ACTION PLANS AND APPLICATIONS. 
‘‘(a) STATE LEAD AGENCY.— 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(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) may revise an existing State plan for 
submission to the Secretary, if considered a 
major revision under criteria established by the 
Secretary in regulations required under section 
689(a)(1)); 
‘‘(D) in conjunction with the development 
or revision of the State plan as required under 
subsection (b)— 
‘‘(i) shall hold at least 1 hearing in 
the State on the proposed plan or a pro-
posed major revision to a plan to provide 
to the public an opportunity to comment 
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on the public record on the proposed use 
and distribution of funds under the plan; 
‘‘(ii) not less than 15 days before the 
hearing, shall distribute notice of the hear-
ing and a copy of the proposed plan or 
major 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 organi-
zations; and 
‘‘(iii) in the case of any proposed plan 
revision, without regard to whether it is a 
major revision, shall notify and distribute a 
copy of the proposed revision statewide di-
rectly to the chief executive officer and the 
chairperson of the board of each of the eli-
gible entities (or designees) and other com-
munity services network organizations, be-
fore submission of such proposed revision 
to the Secretary; and 
‘‘(E) at least every 3 years, in conjunction 
with the development of the State plan, shall 
hold at least 1 legislative hearing. 
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‘‘(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 
2022, 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 before the 
beginning of the first fiscal year covered by the plan, and 
shall contain such information as the Secretary shall re-
quire, 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; 
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‘‘(5) an assurance that the State will make pay-
ments to eligible entities in accordance with section 
679(a)(2); 
‘‘(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 funding reduced below the proportional 
share of funding the entity received from the State 
in the previous fiscal year, or eliminated, or its des-
ignation as an eligible entity terminated, unless, 
after providing the affected entity (or entities, as ap-
plicable) with notice and an opportunity for a hear-
ing on the record, the State determines that cause 
exists for the reduction or elimination of funding or 
for termination of such designation, subject to re-
view by the Secretary as provided in section 684(c); 
and— 
‘‘(A) in the case of failure of an eligible en-
tity to comply with the terms of a corrective ac-
tion plan relating to correction of a serious defi-
ciency, except according to the procedures set 
forth in section 684(b); and 
‘‘(B) for purposes of this subsection, the 
term ‘cause’ means— 
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‘‘(i) the failure of an eligible entity to 
comply with the terms of a corrective ac-
tion plan relating to correction of a serious 
deficiency 
as 
described 
in 
subsection 
684(b); or 
‘‘(ii) a statewide proportional distribu-
tion of funds provided through a commu-
nity services block grant under this subtitle 
to respond to— 
‘‘(I) the results of the most re-
cently available census or other appro-
priate demographic data; 
‘‘(II) severe economic dislocation; 
or 
‘‘(III) the designation of an eligi-
ble entity 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; 
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‘‘(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; 
‘‘(9) an assurance that the State will develop a 
policy on board vacancies in accordance with section 
680(c)(3) and provide guidance to assist eligible en-
tities in filling board vacancies; 
‘‘(10) an assurance that the State and the eligi-
ble entities in the State will coordinate, and estab-
lish linkages between, governmental and other social 
services programs to assure the effective delivery of 
such services to low-income individuals and to avoid 
duplication of such services, and a description of 
how the State and the eligible entities will coordinate 
the provision of employment and training activities, 
as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act, in the State and in commu-
nities with entities providing activities through state-
wide and local workforce development systems under 
such Act; 
‘‘(11) an assurance that the State will provide 
on its website— 
‘‘(A) a warning notice to caution individ-
uals that services under this subtitle are pro-
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vided at no cost and that any questions regard-
ing services provided under this subtitle should 
be directed to the State’s community services 
block grant coordinator; 
‘‘(B) a warning notice about verified scams 
or fraudulent activities related to the programs 
administered under this subtitle; and 
‘‘(C) information to direct individuals who 
believe they have been solicited for such a scam, 
fraudulent activity, or any form of payment to 
contact the Department of Health and Human 
Services’ (HHS) Fraud Hotline; and 
‘‘(12) a description of how the State, and eligi-
ble entities in the State, will coordinate with other 
programs related to meeting critical household needs 
that address the purposes of this subtitle, including 
with resources that reduce the burden of energy and 
water utility costs. 
‘‘(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, not 
later than 60 days after receiving the application. In the 
event of a full or partial disapproval, the Secretary’s noti-
fication shall include a description of changes necessary 
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for final approval. In the event of a partial approval, the 
Secretary may allow grantee use of funds for activities in-
cluded in the portions of the plan which the Secretary has 
approved. In the event a State application fails to be ap-
proved in whole or in part before the end of the third 
month of the period covered by such plan the Secretary 
may award funding as specified in section 684(a)(5)(B). 
‘‘(d) PUBLIC INSPECTION.—Each plan and major re-
vision to a State plan prepared under this section shall 
be distributed for public inspection and comment. A hear-
ing on such plan or major revision shall be held as re-
quired under subparagraphs (C) and (D) of subsection 
(a)(2), but a State application for merger, combination, 
or privatization of entities under section 680(b) shall not 
be considered a major revision. 
‘‘(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 2022, 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-
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tion shall contain information on the intended implemen-
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 in the previous 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. 
‘‘(f) TRANSPARENCY.—Each eligible entity shall 
make available to the public on the eligible entity’s 
website, the entity-wide strategic plan, community needs 
assessment, and community action plan. 
‘‘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.— 
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‘‘(C) AVAILABILITY.—Funds allocated 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 succeeding 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-
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 emergency conditions; 
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‘‘(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-
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 of 
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effectiveness in reducing poverty condi-
tions, including entities participating in or 
proposing to participate in the Community 
Action Innovations Program established 
under section 682(a)(2); 
‘‘(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; 
‘‘(viii) analyzing the distribution of 
funds made available under this subtitle 
within the State to determine if such funds 
have been targeted to the areas of greatest 
need; 
‘‘(ix) providing support to eligible en-
tities to identify and respond to food inse-
curity by assisting them in their efforts— 
‘‘(I) to provide nutritious foods 
to low-income individuals, families, 
and communities; and 
‘‘(II) to support practices that 
promote healthy living; and 
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‘‘(x) providing support to eligible enti-
ties to address the needs of veterans, par-
ticularly homeless veterans. 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE CAP.— 
‘‘(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— 
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‘‘(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 
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 (including be-
havioral health needs) and improve health and 
well-being; 
‘‘(G) to obtain emergency materials or 
other assistance to meet immediate and urgent 
needs (which may include needs that arise due 
to a national or public health emergency), in-
cluding to meet the collective needs of a com-
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munity, and prevent greater or more prolonged 
economic instability; 
‘‘(H) to secure and identify assistance re-
lated to reducing energy expenses and reducing 
energy consumption; and 
‘‘(I) 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, including through prevention and 
mitigation of trauma, between the eligible entity 
and— 
‘‘(i) State and local public entities; 
‘‘(ii) private partners, including state-
wide and local businesses, associations of 
private employers, and private charitable 
and civic organizations; 
‘‘(iii) if appropriate, entities and orga-
nizations that support innovative commu-
nity-based approaches and research driven 
responses to poverty; and 
‘‘(iv) institutions of higher education, 
including Historically Black Colleges and 
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Universities, Tribal colleges and univer-
sities, and minority-serving institutions; 
‘‘(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. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBILITY CRITERION.— 
‘‘(1) Subject to paragraph (2), 200 percent of 
the poverty line shall be used as a criterion of eligi-
bility for services, assistance, or resources provided 
directly to individuals or families through the com-
munity services block grant program established 
under this subtitle. 
‘‘(2) A State or Tribal grantee may establish 
procedures to ensure that a participant in a pro-
gram, project, or service funded under this subtitle 
remains eligible to participate as long as the partici-
pant is successfully progressing toward achievement 
of the goals of the program, project, or service, re-
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gardless of the income eligibility criteria used to de-
termine the participant’s initial eligibility. 
‘‘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 
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 in reasonable 
proximity of, or contiguous to, the unserved 
area and that is already providing similar pro-
grams, projects, and services, and that has 
demonstrated financial capacity to manage and 
account 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 
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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). 
‘‘(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. 
‘‘(4) INTERIM DESIGNATION.—If no entity that 
meets the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) is 
available for designation as a permanent eligible en-
tity, the State may designate a private, nonprofit 
agency (or public agency if a private, nonprofit is 
not available) on an interim basis for no more than 
1 year while the State completes a selection process 
for a permanent eligible entity that meets the re-
quirements of paragraphs (1) and (2). An agency 
designated on an interim basis shall be capable of 
providing programs, projects, and services designed 
to achieve the purposes of this subtitle as stated in 
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section 672 and have demonstrated financial capac-
ity to manage and account for Federal funds, and 
may be designated as a permanent eligible entity 
only if, by the time of permanent designation, it 
meets all the requirements of paragraphs (1) and 
(2). 
‘‘(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 before the 
merger or combination. 
‘‘(2) COVERED MERGER, COMBINATION, OR PRI-
VATIZATION.—This subsection applies when— 
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‘‘(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 
‘‘(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 community needs as-
sessments 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 paragraph (3), it shall designate the merged, 
combined, or privatized entity or entities to serve the 
area(s) in question without soliciting applications 
from other entities. 
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‘‘(c) TRIPARTITE BOARDS.— 
‘‘(1) PRIVATE, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) BOARD.—In order for a private, non-
profit organization to be considered to be an eli-
gible entity for purposes of section 673(7), 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); 
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‘‘(ii) not fewer than 1⁄3 of the mem-
bers are persons chosen in accordance with 
democratic selection procedures adequate 
to assure that such members are rep-
resentative of low-income individuals and 
families in the service area; and if selected 
to represent a specific geographic area, 
such member resides in that area; and 
‘‘(iii) the remainder of the members 
may be comprised of representatives from 
business, industry, labor, religious, edu-
cational, charitable, or other significant 
groups and interests in the community. 
‘‘(D) 
EXPERTISE.—The 
eligible 
entity 
shall ensure that the members of the board are 
provided resources, which may include con-
tracted services with individuals and organiza-
tions with expertise in financial management, 
accounting, and law, to support the work of the 
board. 
‘‘(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 
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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 
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 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(7), 
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. 
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‘‘(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— 
‘‘(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) not fewer than 1⁄3 of the mem-
bers are persons chosen in accordance with 
democratic selection procedures adequate 
to assure that such members are rep-
resentative of low-income individuals and 
families in the service area; and if selected 
to represent a specific geographic area, 
such member resides in that area; and 
‘‘(iii) the remainder of the members 
may be comprised of representatives from 
business, industry, labor, religious, edu-
cational, charitable, or other significant 
groups and interests in the community. 
‘‘(D) 
EXPERTISE.—The 
eligible 
entity 
shall ensure that the members of the board are 
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provided resources, which may include con-
tracted services with individuals and organiza-
tions with expertise in financial management, 
accounting, and law, to support the work of the 
board. 
‘‘(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) BOARD VACANCIES.—To fulfill the require-
ments under this section, an eligible entity shall fill 
a board vacancy not later than 6 months after such 
vacancy arises. In the event that an eligible entity is 
unable to fill a board vacancy in the 6-month period, 
the entity shall certify to the State that it is making 
a good faith effort to fill the vacancy and shall re-
ceive 1 additional 6-month period to fill such va-
cancy. 
‘‘(4) 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-
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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; 
‘‘(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 such that— 
‘‘(A) for private, nonprofit organizations 
that are eligible entities, a review includes con-
ducting annual performance reviews of the eligi-
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ble entity’s chief executive officer (or individual 
holding an equivalent position); and 
‘‘(B) for local public entities that are eligi-
ble entities, a review includes participating in 
annual performance reviews of the eligible enti-
ty’s chief executive officer (or individual holding 
an equivalent position); 
‘‘(6) performing oversight of the eligible entity 
to include— 
‘‘(A) conducting assessments of the eligible 
entity’s progress in carrying out programmatic 
and financial provisions in the community ac-
tion plan; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of any required corrective 
action, reviewing the eligible entity’s plans and 
progress in remedying identified deficiencies; 
and 
‘‘(7) concerning personnel policies and proce-
dures— 
‘‘(A) in the case of private, nonprofit orga-
nizations that are eligible entities, adopting per-
sonnel policies and procedures, including for 
hiring, annual evaluation, compensation, and 
termination, of the eligible entity’s chief execu-
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tive officer (or individual holding a similar posi-
tion); and 
‘‘(B) in the case of local public entities 
that are eligible entities, reviewing personnel 
policies and procedures, including for hiring, 
annual evaluation, compensation, and termi-
nation, of the eligible entity’s chief executive of-
ficer (or individual holding a similar position). 
‘‘(e) CONFLICT OF INTEREST.—In establishing the 
conflict of interest policy described in subsection (d)(2), 
a board shall ensure that such policy— 
‘‘(1) requires a board member to recuse 
themself from any discussion, deliberations, and 
votes relating to any contract or transaction from 
which the following would receive a direct financial 
benefit from the eligible entity: 
‘‘(A) such board member; 
‘‘(B) the immediate family member of such 
board member; or 
‘‘(C) an organization or a business from 
which such board member, or an immediate 
family of such board member, receives a direct 
financial benefit; 
‘‘(2) prohibits a board member from receiving 
compensation for serving on the board from the eli-
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gible entity other than for reasonable expenses, ex-
cept that a board member’s receipt of an economic 
benefit from the eligible entity because such member 
is eligible to receive benefits and services under this 
subtitle shall not be considered to be compensation 
for purposes of this subsection; and 
‘‘(3) ensures all activities funded under this 
subtitle are conducted free of personal or family fa-
voritism. 
‘‘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— 
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‘‘(A) use amounts reserved under section 
691(c)(2) for training, technical assistance, 
planning, assessment, and performance meas-
urement, as described in this section and in sec-
tions 684 and 686, to assist States, eligible en-
tities, Tribal grantees, and other community 
services network organizations in— 
‘‘(i) building and using evidence of ef-
fectiveness in reducing poverty conditions, 
including through development and dis-
semination of information about clearing-
houses and other resources that identify 
relevant evidence-based initiatives, for use 
in connection with the Community Action 
Innovations Program established under 
paragraph (2); 
‘‘(ii) carrying out professional develop-
ment activities that expand the capacity of 
eligible entities and Tribal grantees; 
‘‘(iii) carrying out performance meas-
urement, data collection, and reporting ac-
tivities related to programs, projects, and 
services carried out under this subtitle; and 
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‘‘(iv) correcting programmatic defi-
ciencies, including such deficiencies of eli-
gible entities or Tribal grantees; and 
‘‘(B) distribute the amounts reserved 
under section 691(c)(2)(A) through grants, con-
tracts, or cooperative agreements with eligible 
entities, Tribal grantees, and other community 
services network organizations described in sub-
section (b) for— 
‘‘(i) professional development for key 
community services network organization 
personnel; 
‘‘(ii) activities to improve community 
services network organization programs, 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 
(including 
health 
inequities) 
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through coordinated investment and inte-
grated service delivery; and 
‘‘(iv) activities that train community 
services network organizations in building 
and using evidence of effectiveness in re-
ducing poverty conditions and that support 
effective administration of funds under the 
Community Action Innovations Program 
established under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(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, 
Tribal grantees, and other community 
services network organizations, including 
consortia of such entities, grantees, or or-
ganizations to facilitate innovation and use 
of evidence-based practice designed to re-
duce poverty conditions, including through 
whole family approaches that create oppor-
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tunities for, and address the needs of, par-
ents and children together; and 
‘‘(ii) disseminate results for public 
use, including analysis of best practices in 
poverty reduction. 
‘‘(B) PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall 
award funds from its Community Action Inno-
vations Program for projects to enable— 
‘‘(i) replication or expansion of inno-
vative practices with demonstrated evi-
dence of effectiveness, with priority given 
to those with the strongest evidence base 
as determined through a broad review of 
available studies; 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 
awardees for resources or activities necessary to 
replicate, expand, or test innovative and evi-
dence-based practices, including costs of train-
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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 awardees, 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-
ture by the awardee not later than 36 months 
after the date of award by the Secretary, unless 
a longer period of availability is approved by 
the 
Secretary 
based 
on 
extenuating 
cir-
cumstances and demonstrated evidence of effec-
tiveness. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES, TRIBAL GRANTEES, AND 
OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES NETWORK ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—Eligible entities, Tribal grantees, and other com-
munity services network organizations referred to in sub-
section (a)(1)(B) shall include such entities, grantees, and 
organizations (and their partners, including institutions of 
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higher education) with demonstrated expertise in pro-
viding training for individuals and organizations on meth-
ods of effectively addressing the needs of low-income fami-
lies and communities and, if appropriate, expertise in 
Tribal issues. 
‘‘(c) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROC-
ESS.—‘The process for determining the training and tech-
nical assistance to be carried out under subsection (a)(1) 
shall— 
‘‘(1) ensure that the needs of eligible entities, 
Tribal grantees, and programs relating to improving 
program quality (including quality of financial man-
agement practices) 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: 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(3) Followup reviews, including onsite reviews 
scheduled in a corrective action plan (including re-
turn visits), in a calendar quarter for eligible entities 
with programs, projects, or services that fail to meet 
the State’s performance criteria, standards, financial 
management requirements, or other significant re-
quirements 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. 
‘‘(5) In conducting reviews, including as re-
quired by paragraph (1), a State may conduct a re-
mote (including virtual) review of an eligible entity 
in extraordinary circumstances if approved by the 
Secretary on a case-by-case basis. 
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‘‘SEC. 684. ASSESSMENTS; CORRECTIVE ACTION; REDUC-
TION OR ELIMINATION OF FUNDING. 
‘‘(a) ASSESSMENTS
OF
STATES
BY
THE
SEC-
RETARY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall con-
duct, in not fewer than 1/5 of the States in each fis-
cal year, assessments (including investigations) of 
State compliance with this subtitle, including re-
quirements relating to the use of funds received 
under this subtitle, requirements applicable to State 
plans submitted under section 678(b), and require-
ments of section 679(a)(2). 
‘‘(2) REPORT TO STATES.—The Secretary shall 
submit to each State assessed, and make available to 
the public on the Department’s website, a report 
containing— 
‘‘(A) the results of such assessment; 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. 
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‘‘(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 
on the State lead agency’s website a plan of ac-
tion in response to the recommendations; and 
‘‘(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 
on the State lead agency’s website 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 assessments 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 based on an assessment conducted 
under this section, that a State fails to meet 
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