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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``International Cooperative 
Antiterrorism Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The use of terrorism is detestable and an illegitimate 
        means of political expression.
            (2) International terrorist organizations pose a direct 
        threat to the United States, and this threat is becoming more 
        acute and more difficult to prevent.
            (3) The threat from international terrorism is made far 
        more dangerous by the proliferation of chemical, biological, 
        and radiological weapons and the means to produce those 
        weapons.
            (4) The prosecution of the war against international 
        terrorist organizations must continue until those organizations 
        and the threat they pose to the people and interests of the 
        United States are eliminated.
            (5) The United States can only win the war on terrorism if 
        it receives cooperation from other countries and entities.
            (6) Protecting the United States homeland and United States 
        interests overseas from terrorism is of the highest priority in 
        the foreign relations of the United States.
            (7) Cooperation in the global war against international 
        terrorism must be a primary focus of United States foreign 
        relations, United States assistance, and international security 
        relations.
            (8) Winning the war on terrorism requires cooperation from 
        the international community, especially in the areas of 
        preventing the financing of terror, sharing information on 
        international terror networks, eliminating terror cells, and in 
        preventing the promotion of anti-Americanism and the 
        glorification of terrorism in state-owned media and state-
        controlled schools.
            (9) The promotion of terrorism, intolerance, and virulent 
        anti-Americanism in state-owned media and state-controlled 
        education systems is abhorrent and poses a long-term threat to 
        the safety and security of the United States as well as the 
        community of nations.
            (10) All countries and entities must be encouraged to 
        cooperate in the global war on international terrorism.
            (11) Many foreign governments and entities are doing little 
        to counter proterrorist and prointolerance messages to mass 
        audiences, including to school age children.
            (12) Countries providing direct or indirect assistance to 
        international terrorist organizations undermine the direct 
        security interests of the United States.
            (13) Countries demonstrating indifference to or providing 
        actual endorsement of international terror as a legitimate 
        political tool make a direct threat to the security interests 
        of the United States.
            (14) The National Commission on Terrorism established by 
        section 591 of the Foreign Operations Export Financing, and 
        Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999, as enacted by Public 
        Law 105-277 (112 Stat. 2681-210), concluded that the United 
        States should strengthen its efforts to discourage the broad 
        range of assistance that countries provide to international 
        terrorists.
            (15) The National Commission on Terrorism further 
        recommends that the President make more effective use of 
        authority to designate foreign governments as ``not fully 
        cooperative'' with the United States counterterrorism efforts.
            (16) United States assistance programs and the transfer of 
        United States Munitions List items are a critical tool of 
        United States foreign policy and winning the global war on 
        terrorism.
            (17) Countries receiving United States assistance and the 
        export of items on the United States Munitions List must be 
        obligated to support the global war on international terror.
            (18) Several existing laws, including the USA Patriot Act 
        of 2001, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 
        1996, the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Arms Export 
        Control Act, and the Export Administration Act of 1979 (or 
        successor statute), prohibit the provision of United States 
        assistance, and the licensing for export of items on the United 
        States Munitions List, to countries supporting terror or not 
        fully cooperating in antiterror efforts of the United States. 
        These laws should be expanded to include the definition of 
        ``fully cooperative in the global war against international 
        terrorism'' set forth in this Act, including preventing 
        promotion of terror in state-owned and controlled media and 
        educational systems.

SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    It shall be the policy of the United States that--
            (1) no United States assistance may be provided to any 
        foreign country or entity that is not making a maximum effort 
        to be fully cooperative in the global war against international 
        terrorism; and
            (2) no license for export of an item on the United States 
        Munitions List to a country or entity may be issued if that 
        country or entity is not making a maximum effort to be fully 
        cooperative in the war against international terrorism.

SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE AND COMMERCIAL ARMS 
              EXPORTS.

    (a) United States Assistance.--No United States assistance, other 
than humanitarian assistance and cooperative nonproliferation and 
counterproliferation programs, may be provided to any country or entity 
if the President determines that such country or entity is not making a 
maximum effort to be fully cooperative in the global war against 
international terrorism.
    (b) Commercial Arms Exports.--No license for the export of an item 
on the United States Munitions List to any country or entity may be 
issued if the President determines that such country or entity is not 
making a maximum effort to be fully cooperative in the global war 
against international terrorism.

SEC. 5. REQUIREMENT FOR AN ANNUAL REPORT.

    (a) Requirement for Report.--The President, in consultation with 
the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, and the Director of Central Intelligence, shall prepare an 
annual report that--
            (1) lists each country or entity for which the President 
        has determined that there is credible evidence that such 
        country or entity is not being fully cooperative in the global 
        war against international terrorism under section 4; and
            (2) describes for each country or entity listed under 
        paragraph (1)--
                    (A) the specific failures of each country or entity 
                to be fully cooperative in the global war on 
                international terrorism;
                    (B) the reasons why such country or entity is not 
                fully cooperative;
                    (C) the efforts being made by the United States 
                Government to promote greater adherence by such 
                countries or entities with the global war on 
                international terrorism; and
                    (D) any removal of a country or entity from the 
                list in paragraph (1).
    (b) Dissemination.--The report required by this section shall--
            (1) be submitted to Congress every year by December 31; and
            (2) not be classified, except that the report may contain a 
        classified addendum, if necessary.

SEC. 6. PRESIDENTIAL WAIVER.

    United States assistance or exports prohibited by section 4 may be 
provided to a country or entity described in that section if the 
President--
            (1) determines that permitting such assistance or exports 
        is essential to the national security interests of the United 
        States; and
            (2) not later than 15 days before permitting such 
        assistance or exports, furnishes a report describing the United 
        States assistance or exports to be provided to the appropriate 
        committees of Congress.

SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Expression of support for terrorism against the united 
        states.--The term ``expression of support for terrorism against 
        the United States'' means actions or expressions that are 
        designed to provoke anti-American action, especially of a 
        violent nature, or to glorify the use of violence against 
        citizens or government officials of the United States.
            (2) Fully cooperative in the global war against 
        international terrorism.--The term ``fully cooperative in the 
        global war against international terrorism'' means a country or 
        entity that is--
                    (A) preventing the financing of terrorism, 
                including preventing--
                            (i) direct financial payments to any 
                        terrorist organization;
                            (ii) any terrorist organization or any 
                        entity supporting a terrorist organization from 
                        receiving financial services such as brokering, 
                        lending, or transferring currency or credit;
                            (iii) any person from soliciting funds or 
                        items of value for a terrorist group; and
                            (iv) any humanitarian or other 
                        nongovernmental organization from providing 
                        financial support to terrorist organizations;
                    (B) sharing intelligence information with the 
                United States, including--
                            (i) releasing information to the United 
                        States related to any terrorist organization;
                            (ii) cooperating in investigations 
                        conducted by the United States; and
                            (iii) providing, to the extent possible, 
                        individuals suspected of or supporting 
                        terrorist organizations to United States 
                        investigators; and
                    (C) acting against terrorist organizations, 
                including--
                            (i) preventing terrorist organizations from 
                        committing or inciting to commit terrorist acts 
                        against the United States or its interests 
                        overseas;
                            (ii) preventing terrorist organizations 
                        from operating safe houses or providing 
                        transportation, communication, false 
                        documentation, identification, weapons 
                        (including chemical, biological, or 
                        radiological weapons), explosives, or training 
                        to terrorists; and
                            (iii) in the cases of a country--
                                    (I) investigating suspected 
                                terrorists within its national 
                                territory;
                                    (II) enforcing international 
                                agreements and United Nations Security 
                                Council Resolutions against terrorism; 
                                and
                                    (III) curbing any domestic 
                                expression of support for terrorism 
                                against the United States and its 
                                allies in state-owned media, state-
                                sanctioned gatherings, state-governed 
                                religious institutions, and state-
                                sanctioned school and textbooks.
            (3) Humanitarian assistance.--The term ``humanitarian 
        assistance'' means any humanitarian goods and services, 
        including foodstuffs, medicines, and health assistance 
        programs.
            (4) Terrorist organization.--The term ``terrorist 
        organization'' means an organization designated as a foreign 
        terrorist organization by the Secretary of State under section 
        219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
            (5) United states assistance.--The term ``United States 
        assistance'' means--
                    (A) any assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act 
                of 1961 (including programs under title IV of chapter 
                2, relating to the Overseas Private Investment 
                Corporation);
                    (B) sales, or financing on any terms, under the 
                Arms Export Control Act;
                    (C) the provision of agricultural commodities, 
                other than food, under the Agricultural Trade 
                Development and Assistance Act of 1954; and
                    (D) financing under the Export-Import Bank Act of 
                1945.
            (6) United states munitions list.--The term ``United States 
        Munitions List'' means the defense articles and defense 
        services controlled by the President under section 38 of the 
        Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778).

Output: International Cooperative Antiterrorism Act of 2002 - Prohibits the provision of U.S. assistance (except humanitarian assistance and cooperative nonproliferation and counterproliferation programs), or the issuance of a license for the export of an item on the U.S. Munitions List, to any country or entity that the President has determined is not making a maximum effort to be fully cooperative in the global war against international terrorism. Authorizes the President to waive the requirements of this Act in the national security interests of the United States.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR CERTAIN HOME PURCHASES.

    (a) Allowance of Credit.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of 
chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable 
credits) is amended by inserting after section 25D the following new 
section:

``SEC. 25E. CREDIT FOR CERTAIN HOME PURCHASES.

    ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of an individual who 
purchases a principal residence in the United States during the 12-
month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section, 
there shall be allowed to the taxpayer as a credit against the tax 
imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to 10 
percent of the purchase price of the residence.
    ``(b) Limitations.--
            ``(1) Dollar limitation.--The credit allowed under 
        subsection (a) shall not exceed $10,000.
            ``(2) Denial of credit for residences acquired with 
        nonconforming loans.--No credit shall be allowed under 
        subsection (a) with respect to the purchase of any residence if 
        the aggregate acquisition indebtedness (as defined in section 
        163(h)(3)(B)) with respect to such residence exceeds the 
        limitation on the maximum original principal obligation of a 
        mortgage that may be purchased by the Federal Home Loan 
        Mortgage Corporation (as such limitation is in effect at the 
        time of such purchase).
            ``(3) Limitation based on amount of tax.--In the case of a 
        taxable year to which section 26(a)(2) does not apply, the 
        credit allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year shall 
        not exceed the excess of--
                    ``(A) the sum of the regular tax liability (as 
                defined in section 26(b)) plus the tax imposed by 
                section 55, over
                    ``(B) the sum of the credits allowable under this 
                subpart (other than this section) for the taxable year.
            ``(4) One-time only.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If a credit is allowed under 
                this section in the case of any individual (and such 
                individual's spouse, if married) with respect to the 
                purchase of any principal residence, no credit shall be 
                allowed under this section in any taxable year with 
                respect to the purchase of any other principal 
                residence by such individual or a spouse of such 
                individual.
                    ``(B) Joint purchase.--In the case of a purchase of 
                a principal residence by 2 or more unmarried 
                individuals or by 2 married individuals filing 
                separately, no credit shall be allowed under this 
                section if a credit under this section has been allowed 
                to any of such individuals in any taxable year with 
                respect to the purchase of any other principal 
                residence.
    ``(c) Carryforward of Unused Credit.--
            ``(1) Rule for years in which all personal credits allowed 
        against regular and alternative minimum tax.--In the case of a 
        taxable year to which section 26(a)(2) applies, if the credit 
        allowable under subsection (a) exceeds the limitation imposed 
        by section 26(a)(2) for such taxable year reduced by the sum of 
        the credits allowable under this subpart (other than this 
        section), such excess shall be carried to the succeeding 
        taxable year and added to the credit allowable under subsection 
        (a) for such succeeding taxable year.
            ``(2) Rule for other years.--In the case of a taxable year 
        to which section 26(a)(2) does not apply, if the credit 
        allowable under subsection (a) exceeds the limitation imposed 
        by subsection (b)(3) for such taxable year, such excess shall 
        be carried to the succeeding taxable year and added to the 
        credit allowable under subsection (a) for such succeeding 
        taxable year.
            ``(3) Limitation.--No credit may be carried forward under 
        this subsection to any taxable year following the first taxable 
        year after the taxable year in which the credit arose.
    ``(d) Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this 
section--
            ``(1) Allocation of dollar limit.--
                    ``(A) Married individuals filing separately.--In 
                the case of a married individual filing a separate 
                return, subsection (b)(1) shall be applied by 
                substituting `$5,000' for `$10,000'.
                    ``(B) Other individuals.--If two or more 
                individuals who are not married purchase a principal 
                residence, the amount of the credit allowed under 
                subsection (a) shall be allocated among such 
                individuals in such manner as the Secretary may 
                prescribe, except that the total amount of the credits 
                allowed to all such individuals shall not exceed 
                $10,000.
            ``(2) Principal residence.--The term `principal residence' 
        has the same meaning as when used in section 121.
            ``(3) Purchase.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `purchase' means any 
                acquisition, but only if--
                            ``(i) the property is not acquired from a 
                        person related to the person acquiring it, and
                            ``(ii) the basis of the property in the 
                        hands of the person acquiring it is not 
                        determined--
                                    ``(I) in whole or in part by 
                                reference to the adjusted basis of such 
                                property in the hands of the person 
                                from whom acquired, or
                                    ``(II) under section 1014(a) 
                                (relating to property acquired from a 
                                decedent).
                    ``(B) Construction.--A residence which is 
                constructed by the taxpayer shall be treated as 
                purchased by the taxpayer on the date the taxpayer 
                first occupies such residence.
            ``(4) Purchase price.--The term `purchase price' means the 
        adjusted basis of the principal residence on the date such 
        residence is purchased.
            ``(5) Related persons.--A person shall be treated as 
        related to another person if the relationship between such 
        persons would result in the disallowance of losses under 
        section 267 or 707(b) (but, in applying section 267(b) and (c) 
        for purposes of this section, paragraph (4) of section 267(c) 
        shall be treated as providing that the family of an individual 
        shall include only his spouse, ancestors, and lineal 
        descendants).
    ``(e) Exceptions.--No credit under subsection (a) shall be allowed 
to any taxpayer for any taxable year with respect to the purchase of a 
residence if--
            ``(1) a credit under section 1400C (relating to first-time 
        homebuyer in the District of Columbia) is allowable to the 
        taxpayer (or the taxpayer's spouse) for such taxable year or 
        any prior taxable year,
            ``(2) the taxpayer is a nonresident alien, or
            ``(3) the taxpayer disposes of such residence (or such 
        residence ceases to be the principal residence of the taxpayer 
        (and, if married, the taxpayer's spouse)) before the close of 
        such taxable year.
    ``(f) Reporting Requirement.--Rules similar to the rules of section 
1400C(f) (as so in effect) shall apply.
    ``(g) Basis Adjustment.--For purposes of this subtitle, if a credit 
is allowed under this section with respect to the purchase of any 
residence, the basis of such residence shall be reduced by the amount 
of the credit so allowed.
    ``(h) Application.--This section shall not apply to any taxable 
year beginning after December 31, 2009.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 23(c)(1) of such Code is amended by striking 
        ``25D and 1400C'' and inserting ``25D, 25E, and 1400C''.
            (2) Section 25D(c)(2) of such Code is amended by striking 
        ``and 25B'' and inserting ``25B, and 25E''.
            (3) Section 1400C(d)(1) of such Code is amended by striking 
        ``section 25D'' and inserting ``sections 25D and 25E''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart A of 
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 25D the 
following new item:

``Sec. 25E. Credit for certain home purchases.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to residences purchased after the date of the 
enactment of this Act in taxable years ending after such date.

Output: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers a one-time refundable tax credit for up to 10% of the purchase price of a principal residence purchased in the United States within the 12-month period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. Limits the dollar amount of such credit to $10,000. Terminates such credit after 2009.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Financial Assistance 
Management Improvement Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) there are over 600 different Federal financial 
        assistance programs to implement domestic policy;
            (2) while the assistance described in paragraph (1) has 
        been directed at critical problems, some Federal administrative 
        requirements may be duplicative, burdensome or conflicting, 
        thus impeding cost-effective delivery of services at the local 
        level;
            (3) State, local, and tribal governments and private, 
        nonprofit organizations are dealing with increasingly complex 
        problems that require the delivery and coordination of many 
        kinds of services; and
            (4) streamlining and simplification of Federal financial 
        assistance administrative procedures and reporting requirements 
        will improve the delivery of services to the public.

SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are to--
            (1) improve the effectiveness and performance of Federal 
        financial assistance programs;
            (2) simplify Federal financial assistance application and 
        reporting requirements;
            (3) improve the delivery of services to the public; and
            (4) facilitate greater coordination among those responsible 
        for delivering such services.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Common rule.--The term ``common rule'' means a 
        government-wide uniform rule for any generally applicable 
        requirement established to achieve national policy objectives 
        that applies to multiple Federal financial assistance programs 
        across Federal agencies.
            (2) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the Office of Management and Budget.
            (3) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' means any 
        agency as defined under section 551(1) of title 5, United 
        States Code.
            (4) Federal financial assistance program.--The term 
        ``Federal financial assistance program'' means a domestic 
        assistance program (as defined under section 6101(4) of title 
        31, United States Code) under which financial assistance is 
        available, directly or indirectly, to a State, local, or tribal 
        government or a qualified organization to carry out activities 
        consistent with national policy goals.
            (5) Local government.--The term ``local government'' 
        means--
                    (A) a political subdivision of a State that is a 
                unit of general local government (as defined under 
                section 6501(10) of title 31, United States Code);
                    (B) any combination of political subdivisions 
                described in subparagraph (A); or
                    (C) a local educational agency as defined under 
                section 14101(18) of the Elementary and Secondary 
                Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801(18)).
            (6) Qualified organization.--The term ``qualified 
        organization'' means a private, nonprofit organization 
        described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986 that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
            (7) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States, 
        the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, 
        and the Virgin Islands.
            (8) Tribal government.--The term ``tribal government'' 
        means the governing entity of an Indian tribe, as that term is 
        defined in the Indian Self Determination and Education 
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).

SEC. 5. DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR.

    (a) In General.--The Director, in consultation with agency heads, 
shall direct, coordinate, and assist Federal agencies in establishing--
            (1) a uniform application, or set of uniform applications, 
        to be used by an applicant to apply for assistance from 
        multiple Federal financial assistance programs that serve 
        similar purposes and are administered by different Federal 
        agencies;
            (2) ways to streamline and simplify Federal financial 
        assistance administrative procedures and reporting requirements 
        for grantees;
            (3) a uniform system wherein an applicant may apply for, 
        manage, and report on the use of, funding from multiple Federal 
        financial assistance programs across different Federal 
        agencies;
            (4) a process for applicants to electronically apply for, 
        and report on the use of, funds from Federal financial 
        assistance programs;
            (5) use of common rules for multiple Federal financial 
        assistance programs across different Federal agencies;
            (6) improved interagency and intergovernmental coordination 
        of information collection and sharing of data pertaining to 
        Federal financial assistance programs, including the 
        development of a release form to be used by grantees to 
        facilitate the sharing of information across multiple Federal 
        financial assistance programs;
            (7) a process to strengthen the information resources 
        management capacity of State, local, and tribal governments and 
        qualified organizations pertaining to the administration of 
        Federal financial assistance programs; and
            (8) specific annual goals and objectives to further the 
        purposes of this Act.
    (b) Actions Consistent With Statutory Requirements.--The actions 
taken by the Director under subsection (a) shall be consistent with 
statutory requirements relating to any applicable Federal financial 
assistance program.
    (c) Lead Agency and Working Groups.--The Director may designate a 
lead agency to assist the Director in carrying out the responsibilities 
under this section. The Director may use interagency working groups to 
assist in carrying out such responsibilities.
    (d) Review of Plans and Reports.--
            (1) In general.--The Director shall--
                    (A) review agency plans and reports developed under 
                section 6 for adequacy;
                    (B) monitor the annual performance of each agency 
                toward achieving the goals and objectives stated in the 
                agency plan; and
                    (C) ensure that each agency plan does not diminish 
                standards to measure performance and accountability of 
                financial assistance programs.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Director shall report to Congress on 
        implementation of this section. Such a report may be included 
        as part of any of the general management reports required under 
        law.
    (e) Exemptions.--
            (1) In general.--The Director may exempt any Federal agency 
        from the requirements of this Act if the Director determines 
        that the agency does not have a significant number of Federal 
        financial assistance programs.
            (2) Agencies exempted.--Not later than November 1 of each 
        fiscal year, the Director shall submit to the Committee on 
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight of the House of 
        Representatives--
                    (A) a list of each agency exempted under this 
                subsection in the preceding fiscal year; and
                    (B) an explanation for each such exemption.
    (f) Guidance.--Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Director shall issue guidance to Federal agencies on 
implementation of the requirements of this Act. Such guidance shall 
include a statement on the common rules that the Director intends to 
review and standardize under this Act.

SEC. 6. DUTIES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, each Federal agency shall develop and implement 
a plan that--
            (1) streamlines and simplifies the application, 
        administrative, and reporting procedures for each financial 
        assistance program administered by the agency;
            (2) demonstrates active participation in the interagency 
        process required the applicable provisions of section 5(a);
            (3) demonstrates agency use, or plans for use, of the 
        uniform application (or set of applications) and system 
developed under section 5(a) (1) and (3);
            (4) designates a lead agency official for carrying out the 
        responsibilities of the agency under this Act;
            (5) allows applicants to electronically apply for, and 
        report on the use of, funds from the Federal financial 
        assistance program administered by the agency;
            (6) strengthens the information resources management 
        capacity of State, local and tribal governments and qualified 
        organizations pertaining to the administration of the financial 
        assistance program administered by the agency; and
            (7) in cooperation with State, local, and tribal 
        governments and qualified organizations, establishes specific 
        annual goals and objectives to further the purposes of this Act 
        and measure annual performance in achieving those goals and 
        objectives.
    (b) Plan Consistent With Statutory Requirements.--Each plan 
developed and implemented under this section shall be consistent with 
statutory requirements relating to any applicable Federal financial 
assistance program.
    (c) Comment and Consultation on Agency Plans.--
            (1) Comment.--Each Federal agency shall publish the plan 
        developed under subsection (a) in the Federal Register and 
        shall receive public comment on the plan through the Federal 
        Register and other means (including electronic means). To the 
        maximum extent practicable, each Federal agency shall hold 
        public hearings or related public forums on the plan.
            (2) Consultation.--The lead official designated under 
        subsection (a)(4) shall consult regularly with representatives 
        of State, local and tribal governments and qualified 
        organizations during development of the plan. Consultation with 
        representatives of State, local, and tribal governments shall 
        be in accordance with section 204 of the Unfunded Mandates 
        Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1534).
    (d) Submission of Plan.--Each Federal agency shall submit the plan 
developed under subsection (a) to the Director and Congress and report 
annually thereafter on the implementation of the plan and performance 
of the agency in meeting the goals and objectives specified under 
subsection (a)(7). Such a report may be included as part of any of the 
general management reports required under law.

SEC. 7. EVALUATION.

    (a) In General.--The Director (or the lead agency designated under 
section 5(c)) shall contract with the National Academy of Public 
Administration to evaluate the effectiveness of this Act. Not later 
than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act the evaluation 
shall be submitted to the lead agency, the Director, and Congress.
    (b) Contents.--The evaluation under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) assess the effectiveness of this Act in meeting the 
        purposes of this Act and make specific recommendations to 
        further the implementation of this Act;
            (2) evaluate actual performance of each agency in achieving 
        the goals and objectives stated in agency plans; and
            (3) assess the level of coordination and cooperation among 
        the Director, Federal agencies, State, local, and tribal 
        governments, and qualified organizations in implementing this 
        Act.

SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE AND SUNSET.

    This Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and 
shall cease to be effective on and after 5 years after such date of 
enactment.


Output: Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1998 - Directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with Federal agency heads, to coordinate and assist Federal agencies in establishing:  (1) a uniform Federal financial assistance application or set of such uniform applications; (2) ways to streamline Federal financial assistance administrative procedures and reporting requirements for grantees; (3) a uniform Federal financial assistance system; (4) an electronic application and reporting process; (5) use of common rules; (6) improved interagency and intergovernmental coordination of information collection and sharing of data, including the development of a release form to be used by grantees; (7) a process to strengthen the information resources management capacity of State and local governments and qualified organizations; and (8) specific annual goals and objectives to further the purposes of this Act.  Permits the Director to designate a lead agency to assist him or her and use interagency working groups to assist in carrying out such responsibilities. 
Requires the Director to:  (1) review agency plans and reports developed under this Act for adequacy; (2) monitor each agency's annual performance toward achieving the goals and objectives stated in the agency's plan; (3) ensure that each agency plan does not diminish standards to measure performance and accountability of financial assistance programs; and (4) report to the Congress on implementation of this Act. 
Exempts any Federal agency from the requirements of this Act if the Director determines that the agency does not have a significant number of Federal financial assistance programs.  Requires the Director, not later than November 1 of each fiscal year, to submit to the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight:  (1) a list of each agency exempted in the preceding fiscal year; and (2) an explanation for each such exemption. 
Directs the Director to issue guidance on implementation of the requirements of this Act, including a statement on the common rules that he or she intends to review and standardize under this Act. 
Sets specifications for the development and implementation of plans by Federal agencies, including for each agency to designate a lead agency official for carrying out the agency's responsibilities under this Act.  Requires the lead official to consult regularly with representatives of State and local governments and qualified organizations during development of the plan.  Requires each Federal agency to submit the plan to the Director and the Congress and report annually thereafter on the implementation of the plan and the agency's performance in meeting the goals and objectives specified under this Act. 
Directs the Director or the lead agency to contract with the National Academy of Public Administration to evaluate the effectiveness of this Act.  Requires the evaluation to be submitted to the lead agency, the Director, and the Congress.   Terminates this Act five years after enactment.