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specific programs relating to the objectives of the 
project including, as appropriate, jobs programs and 
programs serving children and families. 
‘(4) RECORDS, REPORTS, AND
AUDITS.—An 
agreement to maintain such records, make such re-
ports, and cooperate with such reviews or audits as 
the Secretary may find necessary for purposes of 
oversight of project activities and expenditures. 
‘(5) COOPERATION WITH SECRETARY’S OVER-
SIGHT AND EVALUATION.—An agreement to cooper-
ate with the Secretary’s evaluation of projects as-
sisted under this section, by means including afford-
ing the Secretary access to the project and to 
project-related records and documents, staff, and cli-
ents. 
‘(d) CONSIDERATIONS IN AWARDING GRANTS.— 
‘(1) DIVERSITY
OF
PROJECTS.—In awarding 
grants under this section, the Secretary shall seek to 
achieve a balance among entities of differing sizes, 
entities in differing geographic areas, entities in 
urban and in rural areas, and entities employing dif-
fering methods of achieving the purposes of this sec-
tion, including working with the State agency re-
sponsible for the administration of part D to help fa-
thers satisfy child support arrearage obligations.
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‘(2) PREFERENCE
FOR
PROJECTS
SERVING 
LOW-INCOME FATHERS.—In awarding grants under 
this section, the Secretary may give preference to 
applications for projects in which a majority of the 
clients to be served are low-income fathers. 
‘(e) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Grants for a project under 
this section for a fiscal year shall be available for a 
share of the cost of such project in such fiscal year 
equal to— 
‘(A) up to 80 percent (or up to 90 percent, 
if the entity demonstrates to the Secretary’s 
satisfaction circumstances limiting the entity’s 
ability to secure non-Federal resources) in the 
case of a project under subsection (b); and 
‘(B) up to 100 percent, in the case of a 
project under subsection (c). 
‘(2) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The non-Federal 
share may be in cash or in kind. In determining the 
amount of the non-Federal share, the Secretary may 
attribute fair market value to goods, services, and 
facilities contributed from non-Federal sources.
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‘SEC. 
444. 
MULTICITY, 
MULTISTATE 
DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECTS. 
‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants 
under this section for fiscal years 2006 through 2010 to 
eligible entities (as specified in subsection (b)) for 2 
multicity, multistate projects demonstrating approaches to 
achieving the objectives specified in section 441(b)(1). One 
of the projects shall test the use of married couples to 
deliver program services. 
‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity eligible for a 
grant under this section must be a national nonprofit fa-
therhood promotion organization that meets the following 
requirements: 
‘(1) EXPERIENCE
WITH
FATHERHOOD
PRO-
GRAMS.—The organization must have substantial ex-
perience in designing and successfully conducting 
programs that meet the purposes described in sec-
tion 441. 
‘(2) 
EXPERIENCE
WITH
MULTICITY, 
MULTISTATE PROGRAMS AND GOVERNMENT COORDI-
NATION.—The organization must have experience in 
simultaneously conducting such programs in more 
than 1 major metropolitan area in more than 1 
State and in coordinating such programs, where ap-
propriate, with State and local government agencies 
and private, nonprofit agencies (including commu-
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nity-based and religious organizations), including 
State or local agencies responsible for child support 
enforcement and workforce development. 
‘(c) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—In order to be 
eligible for a grant under this section, an entity must sub-
mit to the Secretary an application that includes the fol-
lowing: 
‘(1) QUALIFICATIONS.— 
‘(A) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—A demonstration 
that the entity meets the requirements of sub-
section (b). 
‘(B) OTHER.—Such other information as 
the Secretary may find necessary to dem-
onstrate the entity’s capacity to carry out the 
project, including the entity’s ability to provide 
the non-Federal share of project resources. 
‘(2) PROJECT DESCRIPTION.—A description of 
and commitments concerning the project design, in-
cluding the following: 
‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A detailed description 
of the proposed project design and how it will 
be carried out, which shall— 
‘(i) provide for the project to be con-
ducted in at least 3 major metropolitan 
areas;
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‘(ii) state how it will address each of 
the 4 objectives specified in section 
441(b)(1); 
‘(iii) demonstrate that there is a suffi-
cient number of potential clients to allow 
for the random selection of individuals to 
participate in the project and for compari-
sons with appropriate control groups com-
posed of individuals who have not partici-
pated in such projects; and 
‘(iv) demonstrate that the project is 
designed to direct a majority of project re-
sources to activities serving low-income fa-
thers (but the project need not make serv-
ices available on a means-tested basis). 
‘(B) OVERSIGHT, EVALUATION, AND
AD-
JUSTMENT
COMPONENT.—An agreement that 
the entity— 
‘(i) in consultation with the evaluator 
selected pursuant to section 445, and as 
required by the Secretary, will modify the 
project design, initially and (if necessary) 
subsequently throughout the duration of 
the project, in order to facilitate ongoing 
and final oversight and evaluation of
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project operation and outcomes (by means 
including, to the maximum extent feasible, 
random assignment of clients to service re-
cipient and control groups), and to provide 
for mid-course adjustments in project de-
sign indicated by interim evaluations; 
‘(ii) will submit to the Secretary re-
vised descriptions of the project design as 
modified in accordance with clause (i); and 
‘(iii) will cooperate fully with the Sec-
retary’s ongoing oversight and ongoing and 
final evaluation of the project, by means 
including affording the Secretary access to 
the project and to project-related records 
and documents, staff, and clients. 
‘(3) ADDRESSING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT 
AND
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE.—A description of how 
the entity will assess for the presence of, and inter-
vene to resolve, domestic violence and child abuse 
and neglect, including how the entity will coordinate 
with State and local child protective service and do-
mestic violence programs. 
‘(4) ADDRESSING
CONCERNS
RELATING
TO 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND SEXUAL ACTIVITY.—A com-
mitment to make available to each individual partici-
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pating in the project education about alcohol, to-
bacco, and other drugs, and about the health risks 
associated with abusing such substances, and infor-
mation about diseases and conditions transmitted 
through substance abuse and sexual contact, includ-
ing HIV/AIDS, and to coordinate with providers of 
services addressing such problems, as appropriate. 
‘(5) COORDINATION
WITH
SPECIFIED
PRO-
GRAMS.—An undertaking to coordinate, as appro-
priate, with State and local entities responsible for 
the programs funded under parts A, B, and D of 
this title, programs under title I of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 (including the One-Stop de-
livery system), and such other programs as the Sec-
retary may require. 
‘(6) RECORDS, REPORTS, AND
AUDITS.—An 
agreement to maintain such records, make such re-
ports, and cooperate with such reviews or audits (in 
addition to those required under the preceding provi-
sions of paragraph (2)) as the Secretary may find 
necessary for purposes of oversight of project activi-
ties and expenditures. 
‘(d) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Grants for a project under 
this section for a fiscal year shall be available for up
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to 80 percent of the cost of such project in such fis-
cal year. 
‘(2) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The non-Federal 
share may be in cash or in kind. In determining the 
amount of the non-Federal share, the Secretary may 
attribute fair market value to goods, services, and 
facilities contributed from non-Federal sources. 
‘SEC. 445. EVALUATION. 
‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, directly or by con-
tract or cooperative agreement, shall evaluate the effec-
tiveness of service projects funded under sections 443 and 
444 from the standpoint of the purposes specified in sec-
tion 441(b)(1). 
‘(b) 
EVALUATION
METHODOLOGY.—Evaluations 
under this section shall— 
‘(1) include, to the maximum extent feasible, 
random assignment of clients to service delivery and 
control groups and other appropriate comparisons of 
groups of individuals receiving and not receiving 
services; 
‘(2) describe and measure the effectiveness of 
the projects in achieving their specific project goals; 
and 
‘(3) describe and assess, as appropriate, the im-
pact of such projects on marriage, parenting, domes-
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tic violence, child abuse and neglect, money manage-
ment, employment and earnings, payment of child 
support, and child well-being, health, and education. 
‘(c) EVALUATION REPORTS.—The Secretary shall 
publish the following reports on the results of the evalua-
tion: 
‘(1) An implementation evaluation report cov-
ering the first 24 months of the activities under this 
part to be completed by 36 months after initiation 
of such activities. 
‘(2) A final report on the evaluation to be com-
pleted by September 30, 2013. 
‘SEC. 446. PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. 
‘The Secretary is authorized, by grant, contract, or 
cooperative agreement, to carry out projects and activities 
of national significance relating to fatherhood promotion, 
including— 
‘(1) COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF IN-
FORMATION.—Assisting States, communities, and 
private entities, including religious organizations, in 
efforts to promote and support marriage and respon-
sible fatherhood by collecting, evaluating, developing, 
and making available (through the Internet and by 
other means) to all interested parties information re-
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garding approaches to accomplishing the objectives 
specified in section 441(b)(1). 
‘(2) MEDIA CAMPAIGN.—Developing, promoting, 
and distributing to interested States, local govern-
ments, public agencies, and private nonprofit organi-
zations, including charitable and religious organiza-
tions, a media campaign that promotes and encour-
ages involved, committed, and responsible fatherhood 
and married fatherhood. 
‘(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Providing tech-
nical assistance, including consultation and training, 
to public and private entities, including community 
organizations and faith-based organizations, in the 
implementation of local fatherhood promotion pro-
grams. 
‘(4) RESEARCH.—Conducting research related 
to the purposes of this part. 
‘SEC. 447. NONDISCRIMINATION. 
‘The projects and activities assisted under this part 
shall be available on the same basis to all fathers and ex-
pectant fathers able to benefit from such projects and ac-
tivities, including married and unmarried fathers and cus-
todial and noncustodial fathers, with particular attention 
to low-income fathers, and to mothers and expectant 
mothers on the same basis as to fathers.
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‘SEC. 448. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; RES-
ERVATION FOR CERTAIN PURPOSE. 
‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 
through 2010 to carry out the provisions of this part. 
‘(b) RESERVATION.—Of the amount appropriated 
under this section for each fiscal year, not more than 15 
percent shall be available for the costs of the multicity, 
multicounty, multistate demonstration projects under sec-
tion 444, evaluations under section 445, and projects of 
national significance under section 446.’. 
‘‘(b) INAPPLICABILITY OF EFFECTIVE DATE PROVI-
SIONS.—Section 116 shall not apply to the amendment 
made by subsection (a) of this section.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 2 of such 
Act is amended in the table of contents by inserting 
after the item relating to section 116 the following 
new item: 
‘‘Sec. 117. Fatherhood program.’’. 
SEC. 8120. STATE OPTION TO MAKE TANF PROGRAMS MAN-
DATORY PARTNERS WITH ONE-STOP EMPLOY-
MENT TRAINING CENTERS. 
Section 408 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
608) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) STATE OPTION TO MAKE TANF PROGRAMS 
MANDATORY PARTNERS WITH ONE-STOP EMPLOYMENT