‘‘(C) using innovative community-based ap-
proaches that produce a measurable impact on 
the causes and effects of poverty, including two- 
generation approaches that create opportunities 
for, and address the needs of, parents and chil-
dren 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; 
‘‘(ii) individuals, businesses, labor or-
ganizations, 
professional 
organizations, 
and other organizations engaged in ex-
panding opportunities for all individuals; 
and 
‘‘(iii) local government leaders. 
‘‘SEC. 673. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this subtitle: 
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‘‘(1) COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY.—The term 
‘community action agency’ means an eligible entity 
(which meets the requirements of paragraph (1) or 
(2), as appropriate, of section 680(c)) that is a pub-
lic charity and that delivers multiple programs, 
projects, or services to a variety of low-income indi-
viduals and families. 
‘‘(2) COMMUNITY
ACTION
PROGRAM
PLAN.— 
The term ‘community action program plan’ means a 
detailed plan, including a budget, that is adopted by 
an eligible entity, for expenditures of funds appro-
priated for a fiscal year under this subtitle for the 
activities supported directly or indirectly by such 
funds. 
‘‘(3) COMMUNITY ACTION STRATEGIC PLAN.— 
The term ‘community action strategic plan’ means a 
plan that is adopted as the policy of an eligible enti-
ty and that— 
‘‘(A) establishes goals for a period of not 
more than 5 years that are based on meeting 
needs identified by the entity in consultation 
with the residents of the community through a 
process of comprehensive community needs as-
sessment; 
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‘‘(B) provides detail on how all activities of 
an eligible entity under this subtitle will con-
tribute to meeting such goals; and 
‘‘(C) specifies how such activities will be 
managed, funded, and measured by the per-
formance measurement system of such entity. 
‘‘(4) 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) An association of grantees or eligible 
entities. 
‘‘(D) An association— 
‘‘(i) with a membership composed of 
grantees, eligible entities, or associations of 
grantees or eligible entities; and 
‘‘(ii) that is governed by a board of di-
rectors composed so that 3⁄4 of the direc-
tors are employees or designees of such 
grantees, such eligible entities, or such as-
sociations. 
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‘‘(5) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘Department’ 
means the Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices. 
‘‘(6) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means an entity— 
‘‘(A) that is an eligible entity described in 
section 673(1) (as in effect on the day before 
the date of enactment of the Community Serv-
ices Block Grant Reauthorization Act of 2019) 
as of the day before such date of enactment, or 
has been designated by the process described in 
section 680(a) (including an organization serv-
ing 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). 
‘‘(7) 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-
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plemented correlational study with statistical 
controls for selection bias; 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. 
‘‘(8) GRANTEE.—The term ‘grantee’ means a 
recipient of a grant under section 675 or 676 of this 
subtitle or the recipient of a grant under section 
675A or 675B of this subtitle (as in effect on the 
day before the date of enactment of the Community 
Services Block Grant Reauthorization Act of 2019). 
‘‘(9) PERFORMANCE
BENCHMARK.—The term 
‘performance benchmark’ means a measurable objec-
tive for the operations and activities set out in a 
community action program plan or a State plan 
under this subtitle. 
‘‘(10) 
PERFORMANCE
MEASUREMENT
SYS-
TEM.—The term ‘performance measurement system’ 
means a management information system that— 
‘‘(A) collects and reports information about 
the outcomes of activities and investments fund-
ed in whole or in part with funds appropriated 
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under this subtitle, including annual perform-
ance benchmarks; 
‘‘(B) compares the actual outcomes with 
the intended outcomes; and 
‘‘(C) is used as a basis for management 
decisions regarding future use of resources pro-
vided under this subtitle. 
‘‘(11) POVERTY LINE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘poverty 
line’ means the official poverty line defined by 
the Office of Management and Budget, based 
on the most recent data available from the Bu-
reau of the Census, subject to subparagraphs 
(C) and (D). The Secretary shall revise the pov-
erty line annually (or at any shorter interval 
the Secretary determines to be feasible and de-
sirable). The required revision shall be accom-
plished by multiplying the official poverty line 
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. 
‘‘(B) COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT 
ELIGIBILITY CRITERION.—Subject to subpara-
graphs (C), (D), and (E), the poverty line, as 
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defined in subparagraph (A), shall be used as 
a criterion of eligibility for services or assist-
ance provided to individuals or families through 
the community services block grant program es-
tablished under this subtitle. 
‘‘(C) 
STATE
REVISION
OF
POVERTY 
LINE.—Whenever a State determines that it 
serves the objectives of the block grant program 
established under this subtitle, the State may 
revise the poverty line not to exceed 125 per-
cent of the official poverty line otherwise appli-
cable under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(D) WAIVERS FOR STATE USE OF HIGHER 
ELIGIBILITY
LEVEL.—Whenever a community 
action program plan provides that a program, 
project, or service funded under this subtitle re-
quires use of a higher eligibility standard than 
the standard otherwise applicable under this 
paragraph for the purpose of ensuring coordina-
tion of activities carried out under this subtitle 
with other programs or activities of eligible en-
tities, the State shall, as part of the application 
described in section 678, apply such standard 
with respect to that program, project, or service 
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and provide documentation regarding the ben-
efit of and need for such adjustment. 
‘‘(E) PROCEDURES FOR CONTINUED ELIGI-
BILITY.—A State may establish procedures to 
ensure that a participant in a program, project, 
or service funded under this subtitle remains el-
igible to participate as long as the participant 
is successfully progressing toward achievement 
of the goals of the program, project, or service, 
regardless of any income eligibility criteria used 
to determine the participant’s initial eligibility. 
‘‘(12) PRIVATE, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.— 
The term ‘private, nonprofit organization’ includes a 
religious organization. 
‘‘(13) PUBLIC
CHARITY.—The term ‘public 
charity’ 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. 
‘‘(14) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘Secretary’ 
means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
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‘‘(15) SERVICE AREA.—The term ‘service area’ 
means the unique geographic area which the State 
has designated as the area to be served by an eligi-
ble entity with funding under section 679(a)(1)(B). 
‘‘(16) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means any of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the United 
States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, or the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
‘‘SEC. 674. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES 
BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
is authorized to establish 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 program 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 and section 690A. 
‘‘(c) UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, 
COST PRINCIPLES, AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1981 (Public Law 97–35) or of sec-
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tion 75.101(d)(1), part 75 of title 45, Code of Federal 
Regulations, funds authorized to be appropriated under 
this subtitle shall be subject to all subparts of the uniform 
administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit re-
quirements for Federal awards as adopted in regulations 
promulgated by the Secretary to implement the Uniform 
Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit 
Requirements under part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal 
Regulations, or any corresponding similar regulation (in-
cluding part 75 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, 
or any corresponding similar regulation), except for provi-
sions on termination, withholding and suspension of funds, 
as well as all other Federal laws and regulations related 
to intergovernmental financial transactions and to admin-
istration of federally funded grants and cooperative agree-
ments between States and nonprofit organizations, or local 
governments, as applicable. 
‘‘SEC. 675. GRANTS TO TERRITORIES. 
‘‘(a) APPORTIONMENT.—The Secretary shall appor-
tion the amount reserved under section 691(c)(1) for each 
fiscal year on the basis of need to eligible jurisdictions, 
among Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin 
Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands. 
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‘‘(b) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall make a grant to 
each eligible jurisdiction to which subsection (a) applies 
for the amount apportioned under subsection (a). 
‘‘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 
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 
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