tirement pension benefits, available to such in-
dividuals; and
(B) includes recommendations for increas-
ing the access of the individuals to benefits, in-
cluding access to a retirement pension program.
(2) SUBMISSION.—The Secretary shall submit
the report to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress.
SEC. 122. STATE DEPENDENT CARE DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAMS.
Section 670A of the State Dependent Care Develop-
ment Grants Act (42 U.S.C. 9871) is amended by striking
‘‘are authorized to be appropriated’’ and all that follows
and 
inserting 
‘‘is 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated
$13,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.’’.
SEC. 123. REAUTHORIZATION OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT AS-
SOCIATE SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE ACT OF
1985.
Section 606 of the Child Development Associate
Scholarship Assistance Act of 1985 (42 U.S.C. 10905) is
amended by striking ‘‘$1,500,000’’ and all that follows
and inserting ‘‘to carry out this title such sums as may
be necessary for fiscal year 1995.’’.
SEC. 124. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) HEAD START TRANSITION PROJECT ACT.—Sec-
tion 133(a) of the Head Start Transition Project Act is
amended by striking ‘‘639(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘639(b)’’.
(b) 
SOCIAL
SECURITY
ACT.—Section
1924(d)(3)(A)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396r–5(d)(3)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘sections
652 and 673(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 673(2)’’.
SEC. 125. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMEND-
MENTS.
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This title, and the amend-
ments made by this title, shall take effect on the date of
enactment of this title.
(b) APPLICATION.—The requirements of this title
and the amendments made by this title shall not apply
to Head Start agencies and other recipients of financial
assistance under the Head Start Act with respect to fiscal
years ending before October 1, 1994.
TITLE 
II—COMMUNITY 
SERV-
ICES BLOCK GRANT AMEND-
MENTS
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCES.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the
‘‘Community Services Block Grant Amendments of 1994’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal
is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of,
a section or other provision, the reference shall be consid-
ered to be made to a section or other provision of the Com-
munity Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et
seq.).
SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATION.—Sub-
section (b) of section 672 (42 U.S.C. 9901(b)) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(b) There are authorized to be appropriated
$525,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may
be necessary for each of fiscal years 1996 through 1998,
to carry out this subtitle.’’.
(b) STATE ALLOCATIONS.—Section 674 (42 U.S.C.
9903) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (a), (b) and (c)
as subsections (b), (c) and (d), respectively; and
(2) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so re-
designated), the following:
‘‘(a)(1) Of the amounts appropriated for a fiscal year
pursuant to section 672(b), the Secretary may reserve not
less than one-half of 1 percent and not more than 1 per-
cent for training, technical assistance, planning, and eval-
uation activities related to programs or projects carried
out under this subtitle. Such activities may be carried out
by the Secretary directly or through grants, contracts, or
cooperative agreements.
‘‘(2) The process for determining the technical assist-
ance and training activities to be carried out under this
section shall—
‘‘(A) ensure the needs of local community ac-
tion agencies, community development corporations
and community action programs relating to improv-
ing program quality are addressed to the maximum
extent feasible; and
‘‘(B) incorporate mechanisms to ensure respon-
siveness to local needs, including an ongoing proce-
dure for obtaining input from the community action
State and national network as well as community de-
velopment corporation national and State organiza-
tions.
‘‘(3) In allocating resources for technical assistance
and training under this section, the Secretary shall—
‘‘(A) assist community action agencies, commu-
nity development corporations and community action
programs in the development of sound management
practices, including financial management practices;
and
‘‘(B) consistent with the availability of funds,
respond to the training requests and concerns of
community development corporations, community ac-
tion agencies and programs.’’.
(c) APPLICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) FORM AND ASSURANCES.—Section 675(a)
(42 U.S.C. 9904(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or
significant amendments thereof’’ before ‘‘shall con-
tain assurances’’.
(2) USE
OF
FUNDS.—Section 675(c)(1) (42
U.S.C. 9904(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘use the
funds available under this subtitle’’ and inserting
‘‘ensure that, at its discretion and consistent with
agreements with the State, each recipient of funds
available under this subtitle will use such funds’’.
(3) 
ASSURED
ACTIVITIES.—Section
675(c)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 9904(c)(1)(B)) is amended
by inserting ‘‘homeless individuals and families, mi-
grants, and’’ before ‘‘the elderly poor’’.
(4) 
STATE
RESPONSIBILITIES.—Section
675(c)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 9904(c)(2)(B)) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(B) if less than 100 percent of the allotment
is expended under subparagraph (A), provide assur-
ances that with respect to the remainder of the allot-
ment a reasonable amount shall be used for—
‘‘(i) providing training and technical assist-
ance to those entities in need of such assistance
and such activities will not be considered ad-
ministrative expenses;
‘‘(ii) coordinating State-operated programs
and services targeted to low-income children
and families with services provided by eligible
entities funded under this subtitle, including
outposting appropriate State or local public em-
ployees into entities funded under this subtitle
to ensure increased access to services provided
by such State or local agencies;
‘‘(iii) supporting statewide coordination
and communication among eligible entities;
‘‘(iv) administrative expenses at the State
level, including monitoring activities, but not
more than $55,000 or 5 percent of its allotment
under section 674; and
‘‘(v) considering the distribution of funds
under this subtitle within the State to deter-
mine if such funds have been targeted to the
areas of greatest need.’’.
(5) TRIPARTITE BOARD.—Section 675(c)(3) (42
U.S.C. 9904(c)(3)) is amended—
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A),
(B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), re-
spectively;
(B) by striking the comma after ‘‘provide
assurances that’’ and inserting ‘‘(A)’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘and
‘‘(B) in the case of a public organization receiv-
ing funds under this subtitle, such organization ei-
ther establish—
‘‘(i) a board of which at least one-third of
the members are persons chosen in accordance
with democratic selection procedures adequate
to assure that they are representative of the
poor in the area served; or
‘‘(ii) another mechanism specified by the
State to assure low-income citizen participation
in the planning, administration, and evaluation
of projects for which such organization has
been funded;’’.
(d) COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY PLAN.—Section
675(c) (42 U.S.C. 9904(c)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (11)—
(A) by redesignating clauses (i) through
(iii) of subparagraph (A) as items (aa) through
(cc), respectively;
(B) by realigning the margin of the sen-
tence beginning with ‘‘For purposes of’’ so as to
align with subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1);
(C) by striking ‘‘For purposes of’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(A) For purposes of’’;
(D) by striking ‘‘(A) a statewide’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(i)(I) a statewide’’;
(E) by striking ‘‘(B) the failure’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(ii) the failure’’;
(F) by inserting immediately before para-
graph (12) the following:
‘‘(B) for purposes of making a determina-
tion with respect to a termination, the term
‘cause’ includes the material failure of an eligi-
ble entity to comply with the terms of its agree-
ment and community action plan to provide
services under this subtitle;’’.
(2) in paragraph (12) by striking the period
and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (12) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(13) secure from each eligible entity as a con-
dition to its receipt of funding under this subtitle a
community action plan (which shall be available to
the Secretary for inspection) that includes—
‘‘(A) a community needs assessment (in-
cluding food needs);
‘‘(B) a description of the service delivery
system targeted to low-income individuals and
families in the service area;
‘‘(C) a description of how linkages will be
developed to fill identified gaps in services
through information, referral, case manage-
ment, and followup consultations;
‘‘(D) a description of how funding under
this Act will be coordinated with other public
and private resources; and
‘‘(E) a description of outcome measures to
be used to monitor success in promoting self-
sufficiency, family stability, and community
revitalization; and
‘‘(14) provide assurances that cost and account-
ing standards of the Office of Management and
Budget shall apply to a recipient of funds under this
subtitle.’’.
(e) PUBLIC
INSPECTIONS
OF
PLANS.—Section
675(d)(2) (42 U.S.C. 9904(d)(2)) is amended by inserting
‘‘or revision’’ after ‘‘Each plan’’.
(f) AUDITS.—The last sentence of section 675(f) (42
U.S.C. 9904(f)) is amended by inserting before ‘‘to the
legislature’’ the following: ‘‘to the eligible entity at no
charge,’’.
(g) EVALUATION
INVOLVING
WAIVERS.—Section
675(h) (42 U.S.C. 9904(h)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding any State that received a waiver under Public Law
98–139)’’ after ‘‘States’’.
SEC. 203. DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.
(a) TRAINING AND ACTIVITIES.—Section 681(a) (42
U.S.C. 9910(a)) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceeding paragraph (1), by
striking ‘‘to provide for—’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘to provide for’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘special emphasis programs
for—’’ and all that follows through paragraph (3),
and inserting the following:
‘‘a Community Initiative Program, awarded on a competi-
tive basis, to fund private, nonprofit community develop-
ment corporations for purposes of planning and carrying
out community and economic development activities in
economically distressed areas and in rural areas, as de-
scribed in subsection (c).’’.
(b) COMMUNITY INITIATIVE PROGRAM.—Subsection
(b) of section 681 (42 U.S.C. 9910) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(b) COMMUNITY INITIATIVE PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(A) ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
ACTIVI-
TIES.—Economic development activities under
this section shall be designed to address the
economic needs of low-income individuals and
families by creating employment and business
development opportunities.
‘‘(B) 
CONSULTATION.—The 
Secretary
shall exercise the authority provided under sub-
paragraph (A) in consultation with other rel-
evant Federal officials.
‘‘(C) GOVERNING BOARDS.—Each commu-
nity development corporation receiving funds
under this section shall be governed by a board
that shall consist of residents of the community
and business and civic leaders and shall have as
a principal purpose planning, developing or
managing community development projects.
‘‘(D) 
GEOGRAPHIC
DISTRIBUTION.—In
providing assistance or entering into other ar-
rangements under this section, the Secretary
shall take into consideration the geographic dis-
tribution of funds among States and the rel-
ative proportion of funding among rural and
urban areas.
‘‘(2) RURAL
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
AC-
TIVITIES.—Rural community development activities
under this section shall include—
‘‘(A) grants to private, nonprofit corpora-
tions that provide assistance to rural low-in-
come families in home repair and in planning
and developing low-income rural rental housing
units;
‘‘(B) grants to multistate, regional private,
nonprofit organizations that provide training
and technical assistance to small, rural commu-
nities in meeting their community facility needs;
and
‘‘(C) grants to nonprofit private organiza-
tions that provide assistance for migrants and
seasonal farmworkers.’’.
SEC. 204. COMMUNITY FOOD AND NUTRITION.
Subsection (d) of section 681A (42 U.S.C. 9910a(d))
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(d) There are authorized to be appropriated
$25,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may
be necessary for each of fiscal years 1996 through 1998,
to carry out this section.’’.
SEC. 205. INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR LOW-INCOME
YOUTH.
The Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.) is amended—
(1) by redesignating sections 682 and 683 as
sections 683 and 684, respectively; and
(2) by inserting after section 681 the following:
‘‘SEC. 682. NATIONAL OR REGIONAL PROGRAMS DESIGNED
TO 
PROVIDE 
INSTRUCTIONAL 
ACTIVITIES
FOR LOW-INCOME YOUTH.
‘‘(a) GENERAL
AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of
Health and Human Services is authorized to make a grant
to an eligible service provider to administer national or
regional programs to provide instructional activities for
low-income youth. In making such a grant, the Secretary
shall give a priority to eligible service providers that have
a demonstrated ability to operate such a program.
‘‘(b) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(1) Any instructional activity carried out by
an eligible service provider receiving a grant under
study practices, education for the prevention of
drugs and alcohol abuse, health and nutrition,
career opportunities and family and job respon-
sibilities.
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS.—A national private non-
profit organization, a coalition of such organizations, or
a private nonprofit organization applying jointly with a
business concern shall be eligible for a grant under this
subsection if—
‘‘(1) the applicant has demonstrated experience
in operating a program providing instruction to low-
income youth;
‘‘(2) the applicant shall contribute amounts in
cash or fairly evaluated in kind of no less than 25
percent of the amount requested;
‘‘(3) the applicant shall use no funds from a
grant authorized under this section for administra-
tive expenses; and
‘‘(4) the applicant agrees to comply with the
regulations or program guidelines promulgated by
the Secretary of Health and Human Services for use
of funds made available by this grant.
‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS PROCESS.—Eligible service pro-
viders may submit to the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, for approval, an application in such form at such
time as the Secretary deems appropriate.
‘‘(e) PROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS OR PROGRAM
GUIDELINES.—The Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices shall promulgate regulations or program guidelines to
ensure funds made available under a grant made under
this section are used in accordance with the intentions of
this Act.
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
is authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for each fis-
cal year 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998 for grants to carry
out this section.’’.
SEC. 206. AMENDMENT TO STEWART B. MCKINNEY HOME-
LESS ASSISTANCE ACT.
The last section of subtitle D of title VII of the Stew-
art B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
11646) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘SEC. 751’’ and by inserting
‘‘SEC. 754.’’, and
(2) by striking ‘‘1991’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘1993’’, and inserting ‘‘1995, 1996, 1997,
and 1998’’.
SEC. 207. AMENDMENTS TO THE HUMAN SERVICES REAU-
THORIZATION ACT OF 1986.
Section 408 of the Human Services Reauthorization
Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 9901b) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(3) Initial and subsequent grant awards may fully
fund projects for periods of up to 3 years.’’;
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(B) by striking ‘‘After
the first fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘After the first
funding period.’’;
(3) by amending subsection (c)—
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as
follows:
‘‘(1) In addition to the grant programs described in
subsection (a), the Secretary may make grants to commu-
nity action agencies for the purpose of enabling such agen-
cies to demonstrate new approaches to dealing with the
problems associated with urban gangs or similar antisocial
activities of urban youth. Demonstrations shall include
such activities as peer counseling, mentoring, development
of job skills, assistance with social skills, antigang edu-
cation, family literacy, parenting skills, and other services
designed to assist at-risk youth to continue their edu-
cation, to secure meaningful employment, or to pursue
other productive alternatives to joining gangs or engaging
in any other form of anti-social activity.’’; and
(B) by amending paragraph (4) to read as
follows:
‘‘(4) Such grants made under this subsection on a
competitive basis shall be based on an annual competition
determined by the Secretary. Grants made under this sub-
section shall not exceed $500,000.’’; and
(4) by amending subsection (h) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—(1)
There are authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for
fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be necessary for
fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998, to carry out this sec-
tion.
‘‘(2) Of the amounts appropriated for this section not
less than 30 percent shall be used to carry out the pro-
grams authorized under subsection (c).
‘‘(3) In addition to sums which are required to carry
out the evaluation, reporting, and dissemination of results
under subsections (a), (c), (d), and (f), the Secretary is
authorized to reserve up to 2 percent of the amounts ap-
propriated pursuant to subparagraphs (1) and (2) for ad-
ministration of the program as well as for planning and
technical assistance.’’.
SEC. 208. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This title, and the amendments made by this title,
shall take effect on October 1, 1994.
TITLE III—LOW-INCOME HOME
ENERGY ASSISTANCE AMEND-
MENTS
SECTION 301. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCES.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the
‘‘Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Amendments of
1994’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal
is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of,
a section or other provision, the reference shall be consid-
ered to be made to a section or other provision of the Low-
Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C.
8621 et seq.).
SEC. 302. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
Section 2602(a) (42 U.S.C. 8621(a)) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(a) In order to assist low-income households, par-
ticularly those that pay a high proportion of their income
for home energy, both in meeting their immediate home
energy needs, and in attaining the capacity to meet such
needs independently in the future, the Secretary of Health
and Human Services may make grants to States for pro-
grams and activities consistent with this title.’’.
SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) AMOUNTS
AUTHORIZED.—Section 2602 (42
U.S.C. 8621) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘this title’’
and all that follows through the end of the first sen-
tence and inserting ‘‘this title, $2,000,000,000 for
fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be nec-
essary for each of fiscal years 1996 through 1999.’’;
and
(2) in the last sentence of subsection (c)—
(A) by striking ‘‘July 1’’ and inserting
‘‘October 1’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘for which’’ and inserting
‘‘following the year in which’’.
(b) INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR LEVERAGING NON-
FEDERAL SOURCES.—Subsection (d) of section 2602 (42
U.S.C. 8621(d)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(d) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out section 2607A, $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal
years 1995 and 1996, and such sums as may be necessary
for each of the fiscal years 1997 through 1999.’’.
SEC. 304. EMERGENCY FUNDS.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
2602 (42 U.S.C. 8621), as amended by section 303, is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
‘‘(e) There is authorized to be appropriated in each
fiscal year for payments under this title, in addition to
amounts appropriated for distribution to all the States in
accordance with section 2604 (other than subsection (g)),
$600,000,000 to meet the additional home energy assist-
ance needs of one or more States arising from a natural
disaster or other emergency. Funds appropriated pursuant
to this subsection are hereby designated to be emergency
requirements pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
except that such funds shall be made available only after
the submission to Congress of a formal budget request by
the President (for all or a part of the appropriation pursu-
ant to this subsection) that includes a designation of the
amount requested as an emergency requirement as defined
in such Act.’’.
(b) HOME
ENERGY.—Section 2603 (42 U.S.C.
8622(3)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3),
(4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (2), (4), (5),
(6), (7), (8), and (9), respectively;
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so re-
designated, the following:
‘‘(1) The term ‘energy burden’ means the ex-
penditures of the household for home energy divided
by the income of the household.’’; and
(3) by inserting before paragraph (4), as so re-
designated, the following:
‘‘(3) The term ‘highest home energy needs’
means the home energy requirements of a household
determined by taking into account both the energy
burden of such household and the unique situation
of such household that results from having members
of vulnerable populations, including very young chil-
dren and the frail older individuals.’’.
(c) ALLOTMENT OF EMERGENCY FUNDS.—Section
2604 (42 U.S.C. 8623) is amended by adding at the end
thereof the following:
‘‘(g) Notwithstanding subsections (a) through (f), the
Secretary may allot amounts appropriated pursuant to
section 2602(e) to one or more than one State. In deter-
mining to which State or States additional funds may be
allotted, the Secretary shall take into account the extent
to which a State was affected by the emergency or disas-
ter, the availability to an affected State of other resources
under this or any other program, and such other factors
as the Secretary determines relevant. The Secretary shall
notify Congress of the proposed allotment pursuant to this
subsection before releasing the allotted funds.’’.
SEC. 305. AUTHORIZED USES OF FUNDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 2605(b)
(42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) use the funds available under this title
to—
‘‘(A) conduct outreach activities and pro-
vide assistance to low income households in
meeting their home energy costs, particularly
those that pay a high proportion of household
income for home energy, consistent with para-
graph (5);
‘‘(B) intervene in energy crisis situations;
‘‘(C) provide low-cost residential weather-
ization and other cost-effective energy-related
home repair; and
‘‘(D) plan, develop, and administer the
State’s program under this title including
leveraging programs,
and the State agrees not to use such funds for any
purposes other than those specified in this title;’’.
(b) 
ENCOURAGED
REDUCED
HOME
ENERGY
NEEDS.—Section 2605(b) (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)) is amend-
ed—
(1) in paragraph (9)(B), by inserting before the
semicolon the following: ‘‘(except for the costs of the
activities described in paragraph (16))’’;
(2) in paragraph (15), by striking the period
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (15) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(16) subject the use of such funds to the re-
quirements of paragraph (9)(A) if it uses such funds
to provide services that encourage and enable house-
holds to reduce their home energy needs and thereby
the need for energy assistance, including needs as-
sessments, counseling, and assistance with energy
vendors.’’.
SEC. 306. TARGETING OF ASSISTANCE TO HOUSEHOLDS
WITH HIGH HOME ENERGY BURDENS.
(a) HOUSEHOLD INCOME.—Section 2605(b)(2)(B)
(42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(2)(B)) is amended by striking the
matter following clause (ii) and inserting the following:
‘‘except that a State may not exclude a house-
hold from eligibility in a fiscal year solely on
the basis of household income if such income is
less than 110 percent of the poverty level for
such State, but the State may give priority to
those households with the highest home energy
costs or needs in relation to household in-
come;’’.
(b) OUTREACH ACTIVITIES.—Section 2605(b)(3) (42
U.S.C. 8624(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘are made
aware’’ and inserting ‘‘and households with high home en-
ergy burdens, are made aware’’.
(c) ASSISTANCE LEVELS.—Section 2605(b)(5) (42
U.S.C. 8624(b)(5)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or needs’’
after ‘‘highest energy costs’’.
(d) STATE PLAN.—Section 2605(c)(1) (42 U.S.C.
8624(c)(1)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and
(F) as subparagraphs (F) and (H), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(E) describes any steps that will be taken (in
addition to those necessary to carry out the assur-
ance contained in paragraph (5) of subsection (b))
to target assistance to households with high home
energy burdens;’’.
SEC. 307. CLARIFICATION OF AUDIT REQUIREMENT.
Section 2605 (42 U.S.C. 8624) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(10), by striking ‘‘and pro-
vide that’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘and
provide that the State will comply with chapter 75
of title 31, United States Code (commonly known as
the ‘Single Audit Act’);’’; and
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘at least every
two years’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘in ac-
cordance with chapter 75 of title 31, United States
Code.’’.
SEC. 308. USE OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WEATHERIZA-
TION RULES TO ACHIEVE PROGRAM CON-
SISTENCY.
Section 2605(c)(1)(D) (42 U.S.C. 8624(c)(1)(D)) is
amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end
thereof the following: ‘‘, including any steps the State will
take to address the weatherization and energy-related
home repair needs of households that have high home en-
ergy burdens, and describes any rules promulgated by the
Department of Energy for administration of its Low In-
come Weatherization Assistance Program which the State,
to the extent permitted by the Secretary to increase con-
sistency between federally assisted programs, will follow
regarding the use of funds provided under this title by
the State for such weatherization and energy-related home
repairs and improvements’’.
SEC. 309. MATTERS TO BE DESCRIBED IN ANNUAL APPLI-
CATION.
Section 2605(c)(1) (42 U.S.C. 8624(c)(1)) is amend-
ed—
(1) in subparagraph (F) (as so redesignated by
section 306(d) of this Act)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and (13)’’ and inserting
‘‘(13), and (15)’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end thereof;
and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (F) (as so
redesignated by section 306(d) of this Act), the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(G) states, with respect to the 12-month pe-
riod specified by the Secretary, the number and in-
come levels of households which apply and the num-
ber which are assisted with funds provided under
this title, and the number of households so assisted
with—
‘‘(i) one or more members who has at-
tained 60 years of age;
‘‘(ii) one or more members who were dis-
abled; and
‘‘(iii) one or more young children; and’’.
SEC. 310. REPORT OF FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR OBLIGATION.
Section 2607(a) (42 U.S.C. 8628(a)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after the subsection des-
ignation; and
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following:
‘‘(2) Each State shall notify the Secretary, not later
than 2 months prior to the close of a fiscal year, of the
amount (if any) of its allotment for such year that will
not be obligated in such year, and, if such State elects
to submit a request described in subsection (b)(2), such
State shall submit such request at the same time. The Sec-
retary shall make no payment under paragraph (1) to a
State for a fiscal year unless the State has complied with
this paragraph with respect to the prior fiscal year.’’.
SEC. 311. MISCELLANEOUS AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) TREATMENT
OF
HOUSEHOLDS.—Section
2605(b)(7)(D) (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(7)(D)) is amend-
ed to read as follows:
‘‘(D) ensure that the provision of vendored
payments remains at the option of the State in
consultation with local grantees and may be
contingent on vendors taking appropriate meas-
ures to alleviate the energy burdens of eligible
households, including providing for compacts
between suppliers and individuals eligible for
benefits under this title that seek to reduce
home energy costs, minimize the risks of home
energy crisis, and encourage regular payments
by individuals receiving financial assistance for
home energy costs;’’.
(2) INCENTIVE
PROGRAM.—Section 2607A(e)
(42 U.S.C. 8626a(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘July
31, of each year’’ and inserting ‘‘2 months after the
close of the fiscal year during which the State pro-
vided leveraged resources to eligible households, as
described in subsection (b)’’.
(3) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—
Section 
2609A(a) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking
‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$250,000’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 2602 (42 U.S.C. 8621) is amend-
ed—
(A) in subsection (b)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘(other than section
2607A)’’ after ‘‘to carry out the provisions
of this title’’; and
(ii) by striking the second period at
the end thereof; and
(B) in subsection (c)(1) by striking ‘‘Act’’
and inserting ‘‘title’’.
(2) Section 2603(2) (42 U.S.C. 8622(2)) is
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘(2) the’’ and inserting
‘‘(2) The’’; and
(B) by striking the semicolon at the end
thereof and inserting a period.
(3) Section 2604 (42 U.S.C. 8223) is amend-
ed—
(A) in subsection (b)(1) by inserting ‘‘of
the United States’’ after ‘‘Virgin Islands’’; and
(B) in subsection (c)(3)(ii) by striking ‘‘ap-
plication’’ and inserting ‘‘applications’’.
(4) The sentence that immediately precedes
paragraph (15) of section 2605(b) (42 U.S.C.
8624(b)) is transferred so as to appear as a flush
sentence immediately after paragraph (16).
(5) Section 2605(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(3))
is amended by striking ‘‘handicapped’’ and inserting
‘‘disabled’’.
(6) 
Section 
2607A(c)(2) 
(42 
U.S.C.
8626a(c)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘.0008 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘0.08 percent’’.
(7) Section 2610(a) (42 U.S.C. 8629(a)) is
amended—
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking the semi-
colon after ‘‘used’’ and inserting a semicolon
after ‘‘title’’; and
(B) in paragraph (5)—
(i) by striking ‘‘handicapped’’ and in-
serting ‘‘disabled’’; and
(ii) by inserting before the semicolon
at the end thereof ‘‘or include young chil-
dren’’.
SEC. 312. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING APPRO-
PRIATIONS FOR LIHEAP.
(a) FINDINGS.—(1) Seventy-seven percent of the over
25 million households that were eligible for the Low-In-
come Home Energy Assistance Program (hereinafter re-
ferred to as ‘‘LIHEAP’’) in fiscal year 1992 did not re-
ceive assistance due to a lack of funds.
(2) Recent economic distress has caused significant
unemployment, which has resulted in a greater need for
energy assistance than ever before.
(3) More than 66 percent of LIHEAP household re-
cipients have an annual income that is below the poverty
level.
(4) Forty-three percent of all LIHEAP eligible house-
holds include children.
(5) LIHEAP eligible households with children spend
approximately 16 percent of their annual incomes on home
energy costs, which is more than 4 times greater than that
paid by the average household in the United States, and
far beyond their means.
(6) Approximately 40 percent of LIHEAP household
recipients are comprised of elderly or disabled persons.
(7) LIHEAP is an essential, long-term Federal pro-
gram that is crucial to the well-being of impoverished
American families and their children.
(8) Congress appropriated $1,475,000,000 for
LIHEAP for fiscal year 1995.
(9) The Department of Energy predicts that the costs
of residential fuels will increase at a pace greater than
inflation.
(b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of
the Congress that—
(1) the maintenance of LIHEAP should be a
high priority in order to enable the working poor,
the disabled, and the low-income elderly, who all de-
pend on LIHEAP, to meet their energy costs and
needs;
(2) all appropriations made for LIHEAP for
fiscal year 1995 should be expended; and
(3) expenditures for LIHEAP for fiscal year
1996 should ensure the provision of services at or
above the level provided in fiscal year 1995.
SEC. 313. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments and repeals made by this title shall
become effective on October 1, 1994.
TITLE IV—COMMUNITY-BASED
FAMILY RESOURCE PROGRAMS
SEC. 401. COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY RESOURCE PRO-
GRAMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 933 of the Claude Pepper
Young Americans Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12339) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 933. COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY RESOURCE PRO-
GRAMS.
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to
promote a systemic approach to prevention through the
promotion of innovative funding mechanisms for networks
of comprehensive family resource services provided
through collaborative approaches, including public-private
partnerships.
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY.—The Commissioner shall make
grants to States on a formula basis for the purpose of—
‘‘(1) establishing and expanding statewide net-
works of community-based family resource pro-
grams, including funds for the initial costs of provid-
ing specific family resource services, that ensure
family involvement in the design and operation of
family resource programs which are responsive to
the unique and diverse strengths of children and
families;
‘‘(2) promoting child abuse and neglect preven-
tion activities;
‘‘(3) promoting the establishment and operation
of State trust funds or other mechanisms for inte-
grating child and family services funding streams in
order to provide flexible funding for the development
of community-based family resource programs;
‘‘(4) establishing or expanding community-
based collaboration to foster the development of a
continuum of preventive services for children and
families, which are family-centered and culturally-
relevant; and
‘‘(5) encouraging public and private partner-
ships in the establishment and expansion of family
resource programs.
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS.—A State is eligible
for a grant under this section for any fiscal year if—
‘‘(1) such State has established or maintained
in the previous fiscal year—
‘‘(A) a trust fund, including appropriations
for such fund; or
‘‘(B) any other mechanism that pools
State, Federal, and private funds for integrat-
ing child and family service resources; and
‘‘(2) such trust fund or other funding mecha-
nism includes (in whole or in part) provisions mak-
ing funding available specifically for a broad range
of child abuse and neglect prevention activities and
family resource programs.
‘‘(d) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts appropriated for
a fiscal year to provide grants under this section
shall be allotted, among eligible States in each fiscal
year so that—
‘‘(A) 50 percent of the total amount appro-
priated for such fiscal year is allotted among
each State based on the number of children
under the age of 18 residing in each State, ex-
cept that each State shall receive not less than
$100,000; and
‘‘(B) the remaining 50 percent of the total
amount appropriated for such fiscal year is al-
lotted in an amount equal to 25 percent of the
total amount allocated by each such State to
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the State’s trust fund or other mechanism for
integrating family resource services in the fiscal
year prior to the fiscal year for which the allot-
ment is being determined.
‘‘(e) EXISTING GRANTS.—A State that has a grant
in effect on the date of enactment of this section under
the Family Resource and Support Program or the Tem-
porary Child Care and Crisis Nurseries Program shall
continue to receive funds under such Programs, subject
to the original terms under which such funds were grant-
ed, through the end of the applicable grant cycle.
‘‘(f) APPLICATION.—No grant may be made to any
eligible State under this section unless an application is
prepared and submitted to the Secretary at such time, in
such manner, and containing or accompanied by such in-
formation as the Commissioner determines to be essential
to carry out the purposes and provisions of this section,
including—
‘‘(1) a description of the agency designated by
the Chief Executive Officer of the State to admin-
ister the funds provided under this section and as-
sume responsibility for implementation and oversight
of the family resource programs and other child
abuse and neglect prevention activities, and an as-
surance that the agency so designated—
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‘‘(A) is the trust fund advisory board or an
existing quasi-public organization with inter-
disciplinary governance that pools State, Fed-
eral, and private funds for family resource pro-
grams or integrating child and family service
resources; or
‘‘(B) with respect to a State without a
trust fund mechanism or quasi-public organiza-
tion that meets the requirements of subpara-
graph (A), is an existing State agency, or other
public, quasi-public, or nonprofit private agency
responsible for the development and implemen-
tation of a statewide network of community-
based family resource programs;
‘‘(2) assurances that the agency designated
under paragraph (1) can demonstrate the capacity
to fulfill the purposes described in subsection (a),
and shall have—
‘‘(A) a demonstrated ability to work with
other State and community-based agencies, to
provide training and technical assistance; and
‘‘(B) a commitment to parental participa-
tion in the design and implementation of family
resource programs;
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‘‘(3) an assurance that the State has an inter-
agency process coordinated by the agency designated
in paragraph (1) for effective program development
that—
‘‘(A) does not duplicate existing processes
for developing collaborative efforts to better
serve children and families;
‘‘(B) provides a written plan for the estab-
lishment of a network of family resource pro-
grams publicly available; and
‘‘(C) involves appropriate personnel in the
process, including—
‘‘(i) parents and prospective partici-
pants in family resource programs, includ-
ing respite care programs;
‘‘(ii) staff of existing programs provid-
ing family resource services, including staff
of Head Start programs and community
action agencies that provide such services;
‘‘(iii) representatives of State and
local government such as social service,
health, mental health, education, employ-
ment, economic development agencies, and
organizations providing community services
activities;
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‘‘(iv) representatives of the business
community;
‘‘(v) representatives of general pur-
pose local governments;
‘‘(vi) representatives of groups with
expertise in child abuse prevention, includ-
ing respite and crisis care;
‘‘(vii) representatives of local commu-
nities in which family resource programs
are likely to be located; and
‘‘(viii) other individuals with expertise
in the services that the family resource and
support programs of the State intend to
offer;
‘‘(4) a description of the current family re-
source programs operating in the State, the current
unmet need for the services provided under such
programs, including the need for building increased
capacity to provide specific family resource services,
including respite care, and the intended scope of the
State family resource program, the population to be
served, the manner in which the program will be op-
erated, and the manner in which such program will
relate to other community services and public agen-
cies;
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‘‘(5) evidence that Federal assistance received
under this section—
‘‘(A) has been supplemented with non-
Federal public and private assistance, including
a description of the projected level of financial
commitment by the State to develop a family
resource program; and
‘‘(B) will be used to supplement and not
supplant other State and local public funds ex-
pended for family resource programs;
‘‘(6) a description of the core services, as re-
quired by this section, and other support services to
be provided by the program and the manner in
which such services will be provided, including the
extent to which either family resources, centers,
home visiting, or community collaboratives will be
used;
‘‘(7) a description of any public information ac-
tivities the agency designated in paragraph (1) will
undertake for the purpose of promoting family sta-
bility and preventing child abuse and neglect, includ-
ing child sexual abuse;
‘‘(8) an assurance that the State will provide
funds for the initial startup costs associated with
specific family resource services, including respite
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services, and a description of the services to be fund-
ed;
‘‘(9) assurances that the State program will
maintain cultural diversity;
‘‘(10) a description of the guidelines for requir-
ing parental involvement in State and local program
development, policy design, and governance and the
process for assessing and demonstrating that paren-
tal involvement in program development, operation,
and governance occurs;
‘‘(11) a description of the State and commu-
nity-based interagency planning processes to be uti-
lized to develop and implement family resource pro-
grams;
‘‘(12) a description of the criteria that the
State will utilize for awarding grants for local pro-
grams so that they meet the requirements of sub-
section (g);
‘‘(13) a plan for providing training, technical
assistance, and other assistance to local communities
in program development;
‘‘(14) a description of the methods to be uti-
lized to evaluate the implementation and effective-
ness of the family resource programs within the
State;
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‘‘(15) a description of proposed actions by the
State that will reduce practical and regulatory bar-
riers to the provision of comprehensive services to
families, including family resource programs; and
‘‘(16) an assurance that the State will provide
the Secretary with reports, at such time and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may re-
quire.
‘‘(g) LOCAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A State that receives a
grant under this section shall use amounts received
under such grant to establish local family resource
programs that—
‘‘(A) undertake a community-based needs
assessment and program planning process
which involves parents, and local public and
nonprofit agencies (including those responsible
for providing health, education, employment
training, Head Start and other early childhood,
child welfare, and social services);
‘‘(B) develop a strategy to provide com-
prehensive services to families to meet identified
needs through collaboration, including public-
private partnerships;
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‘‘(C) identify appropriate community-based
organizations to administer such programs lo-
cally;
‘‘(D) provide core services, and other serv-
ices directly or through contracts or agreements
with other local agencies; and
‘‘(E) involve parents in the development,
operation, and governance of the program.
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding local grants
under this section, a State shall give priority to pro-
grams serving low-income communities and pro-
grams serving young parents or parents with young
children and shall ensure that such grants are equi-
tably distributed among urban and rural areas.
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section:
‘‘(1) COMMUNITY
REFERRAL
SERVICES.—The
term ‘community referral services’ means services to
assist families in obtaining community resources, in-
cluding respite services, health and mental health
services, employability development and job training
and other social services.
‘‘(2) FAMILY RESOURCE PROGRAM.—The term
‘family resource program’ means a program that of-
fers community-based services that provide sustained
assistance to families at various stages in their de-
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velopment. Such services shall promote parental
competencies and behaviors that will lead to the
healthy and positive personal development of parents
and children through—
‘‘(A) the provision of assistance to build
family skills and assist parents in improving
their capacities to be supportive and nurturing
parents;
‘‘(B) the provision of assistance to families
to enable such families to use other formal and
informal resources and opportunities for assist-
ance that are available within the communities
of such families; and
‘‘(C) the creation of supportive networks to
enhance the childbearing capacity of parents
and assist in compensating for the increased so-
cial isolation and vulnerability of families.
‘‘(3) FAMILY RESOURCE SERVICES.—The term
‘family resource services’ means—
‘‘(A) core services that must be provided
directly by the family resource program under
this section, including—
‘‘(i) education and support services
provided to assist parents in acquiring
parenting skills, learning about child devel-
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opment, and responding appropriately to
the behavior of their children;
‘‘(ii) early developmental screening of
children to assess the needs of such chil-
dren and to identify the types of support
to be provided;
‘‘(iii) outreach services;
‘‘(iv) community referral services; and
‘‘(v) follow-up services; and
‘‘(B) other services, which may be provided
either directly or through referral, including—
‘‘(i) early care and education (such as
child care and Head Start);
‘‘(ii) respite care;
‘‘(iii) job readiness and counseling
services (including skill training);
‘‘(iv) education and literacy services;
‘‘(v) nutritional education;
‘‘(vi) life management skills training;
‘‘(vii) peer counseling and crisis inter-
vention, and family violence counseling
services;
‘‘(viii) referral for health (including
prenatal care) and mental health services;
and
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‘‘(ix) substance abuse treatment.
‘‘(4) INTERDISCIPLINARY
GOVERNANCE.—The
term ‘interdisciplinary governance’ includes govern-
ance by representatives from communities and rep-
resentatives from existing health, mental health,
education, employment and training, child welfare,
and other agencies within the State.’’.
‘‘(5) RESPITE
SERVICES.—The term ‘respite
services’ means short-term care services provided in
the temporary absence of the regular caregiver (par-
ent, other relative, foster parent, adoptive parent,
guardian) to children who meet one or more of the
following categories:
‘‘(A) The children are in danger of abuse
or neglect.
‘‘(B) The children have experienced abuse
or neglect.
‘‘(C) The children have disabilities, or
chronic or terminal illnesses.
Services provided within or outside the child’s home
shall be short-term care, ranging from a few hours
to a few weeks of time, per year, and be intended
to enable the family to stay together and to keep the
child living in the child’s home and community.’’.
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(b) DEFINITION.—Section 926(7) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 12332(7)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, and other
caretakers’’ after ‘‘parents’’.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
934 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12340) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) of subsection (a), to read
as follows:
‘‘(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out section 931 such sums as may be nec-
essary for each of the fiscal years 1995 through
1998.’’; and
(2) in subsection (d), to read as follows:
‘‘(h) COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY RESOURCE PRO-
GRAMS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out section 933, $75,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and
such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years
1996 through 1998.’’.
(d) REPEAL OF EXISTING PROGRAMS.—
(1) COMMUNITY-BASED CHILD ABUSE AND NE-
GLECT PREVENTION GRANTS.—Title II of the Child
Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C.
5116 et seq.) is repealed effective October 1, 1995.
(2) EMERGENCY
CHILD
ABUSE
PREVENTION
SERVICES GRANTS.—Sec. 107A of the Child Abuse
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Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a–1)
is repealed effective October 1, 1995.
(3) TEMPORARY CHILD CARE AND CRISIS NURS-
ERIES.—The Temporary Child Care for Children
with Disabilities and Crisis Nurseries Act of 1986
(42 U.S.C. 5117 et seq.) is repealed effective Octo-
ber 1, 1995.
SEC. 402. FEDERAL COUNCIL ON CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND
FAMILIES.
Section 918 of the Claude Pepper Young Americans
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12314) is amended—
(1) in subsection (k)—
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking out
‘‘and’’ at the end thereof;
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking out the
period and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon;
and
(C) by adding at the end thereof the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(6) identify program regulations, practices,
and eligibility requirements that impede coordination
and collaboration and make recommendations for
their modifications or elimination; and
‘‘(7) develop recommendations for creating
jointly funded programs, unified assessments, eligi-
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bility, and application procedures, and confidentiality
protections that facilitate information sharing.’’;
(2) in subsection (o), by striking ‘‘1991 through
1994’’ and inserting ‘‘1995 through 1998’’; and
(3) in subsection (p), by striking ‘‘1995’’ and
inserting ‘‘1998’’.
SEC. 403. FAMILY RESOURCE ACT.
(a) NATIONAL CENTER.—Section 958(b)(3) of the
Claude Pepper Young Americans Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12353(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘model’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
960 of the Claude Pepper Young Americans Act of 1990
(42 U.S.C. 12355) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘$2,300,000’’
and all that follows through the end thereof and in-
serting ‘‘$2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
1995 through 1998.’’; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘$700,000’’
and all that follows through the end thereof and in-
serting ‘‘$1,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such
sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal
years 1996 through 1998.’’.
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