the President, in consultation with the Director, considers 
appropriate to discharge the responsibilities of the Office. 
(b) STAFF.—The Director may appoint such employ-
ees as necessary to carry out the functions of the Office. 
(c) RESOURCES.—The President shall, in consulta-
tion with the Director, assign or allocate to the Office such 
resources, including funds and other resources, as the 
President considers appropriate in order to facilitate the 
discharge of the responsibilities of the Office. 
(d) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Office may se-
cure directly from any department or agency of the United 
States information necessary to enable it to carry out this 
Act. Upon request of the Director, the head of that de-
partment or agency shall furnish that information to the 
Office. 
SEC. 6. DESIGNATED DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY LIAISON. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The head of each designated de-
partment or agency shall designate a liaison who shall be 
responsible for coordinating the activities of that depart-
ment or agency with the Office. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
LIAISON.—Each des-
ignated department or agency liaison shall— 
(1) conduct, in coordination with the Office, a 
review of the policies and procedures of the des-
ignated department or agency to identify any bar-
riers to the participation of faith-based and commu-
nity initiatives in the delivery of social services by 
such department or agency, including, but not lim-
ited to, regulations, rules, orders, procurement, out-
reach activities, and other internal policies and prac-
tices that either facially discriminate against or oth-
erwise discourage or disadvantage the participation 
of faith-based and other community organizations in 
Federal programs; 
(2) coordinate a comprehensive effort to incor-
porate faith-based and community initiatives in the 
programs and initiatives of the designated depart-
ment or agency; 
(3) propose initiatives to remove barriers identi-
fied pursuant to the review conducted under para-
graph (1); 
(4) propose the development of pilot and dem-
onstration programs to increase the participation of 
faith-based and community initiatives in Federal, 
State, and local initiatives; and 
(5) develop and coordinate the outreach efforts 
of the designated department or agency to dissemi-
nate information to faith-based and community ini-
tiatives with respect to programming changes, con-
tracting opportunities, and other initiatives.
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than March 31 of 
each year, each designated department or agency liaison 
shall submit to the Office an annual report which shall 
include the following: 
(1) A description of the efforts by the des-
ignated department or agency liaison to carry out 
the responsibilities under subsection (b). 
(2) A comprehensive analysis of the barriers to 
the full participation of faith-based and community 
initiatives in the delivery of social services pursuant 
to the review conducted under subsection (b)(1). 
(3) A summary of information made available 
to faith-based and community initiatives under sub-
section (b)(5). 
(d) DESIGNATED DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY.—For 
the purposes of this subsection, ‘‘designated department 
or agency’’ means a department or agency of the Federal 
Government with a Center for Faith-Based and Commu-
nity Initiatives, and shall include the following depart-
ments and agencies: 
(1) The Department of Education. 
(2) The Department of Labor. 
(3) The Department of Justice. 
(4) The Department of Health and Human 
Services.
(5) The Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment. 
(6) The Department of Agriculture. 
(7) The Agency for International Development. 
(8) The Department of Commerce. 
(9) The Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(10) The Small Business Administration. 
SEC. 7. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) Federal financial assistance for social serv-
ice programs should be distributed in the most effec-
tive and efficient manner possible; 
(2) the Nation’s social service capability will 
benefit if all eligible organizations, including faith- 
based and other community organizations, are able 
to compete on an equal footing for Federal financial 
assistance used to support social service programs; 
(3) in the administration or distribution of Fed-
eral financial assistance, no organization should be 
discriminated against on the basis of religion or reli-
gious belief; 
(4) the Federal Government must implement 
Federal programs in accordance with the establish-
ment clause and the free exercise clause of the first 
amendment of the Constitution;