[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
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[H.R. 886 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 886

      To provide mandate relief and assistance to State and local 
                  governments, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 16, 1993

Mr. Clinger (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Schiff, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Horn, 
Mr. Zimmer, Mr. McCandless, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. 
Zeliff, Mr. Thomas of Wyoming, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. Mica) 
   introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the 
             Committees on Government Operations and Rules

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                                 A BILL


 
      To provide mandate relief and assistance to State and local 
                  governments, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mandate and Community Assistance 
Reform Act''.

SEC. 2. UNFUNDED FEDERAL MANDATE DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``unfunded Federal mandate'' means a 
requirement established under a Federal statute or regulation--
            (1) that a State or local government, or both, undertake a 
        specific activity or provide a service meeting minimum national 
        standards; and
            (2) for which the Federal Government does not provide 
        sufficient funds to undertake such activity or provide such 
        service.

   TITLE I--TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF UNFUNDED FEDERAL MANDATES; 
CONSOLIDATION AND SIMPLIFICATION OF PLANNING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

SEC. 101. TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF UNFUNDED FEDERAL MANDATES; 
              CONSOLIDATION AND SIMPLIFICATION OF PLANNING OR REPORTING 
              REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) General rule.--An unfunded Federal mandate shall 
        terminate or be suspended, or a planning or reporting 
        requirement of a mandate shall be consolidated or simplified, 
        respectively, if--
                    (A) the Commission on Unfunded Federal Mandates 
                established under title II includes in its final report 
                under section 202(d) a recommendation pursuant to 
                paragraph (2)(A), (B), or (C) of that section that the 
                unfunded Federal mandate should terminate or be 
                suspended, or that the planning or reporting 
                requirement be consolidated or simplified; and
                    (B) a joint resolution disapproving all 
                recommendations included in the final report is not 
                enacted in accordance with section 102 before the end 
                of the 60-day period beginning on the date of the 
                submittal of that final report.
            (2) Computation of period.--The days on which either House 
        of the Congress is not in session because of an adjournment of 
        more than 3 days to a day certain shall be excluded in the 
        computation of the 60-day period under subsection (a).
    (b) Application.--A termination or suspension, or a consolidation 
or simplification of a planning or reporting requirement, respectively, 
of an unfunded Federal mandate under this title shall apply in 
accordance with the final recommendation for that termination, 
suspension, consolidation, or simplification in the final report of the 
Commission.

SEC. 102. CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF COMMISSION FINAL REPORT.

    (a) Terms of the Resolution.--For purposes of section 101(a)(1)(B), 
the term ``joint resolution'' means only a joint resolution which is 
introduced within 20 days after submittal of a final report to the 
Congress under section 202(d)--
            (1) which does not have a preamble;
            (2) the matter after the resolving clause of which is as 
        follows: ``That the Congress disapproves the recommendations in 
        the final report of the Commission on Unfunded Federal Mandates 
        as submitted to the Congress on ----------------------------'', 
        the blank spaces being appropriately filled in;
            (3) the title of which is as follows: ``Joint resolution 
        disapproving the recommendations of the Commission on Unfunded 
        Federal Mandates.''; and
            (4) which is introduced only by the Chairman or ranking 
        minority party Member of the Committee on Government Operations 
        in the House of Representatives, or by the Chairman or ranking 
        minority party member of the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
        in the Senate.
    (b) Consideration.--(1) On or after the third day after the date on 
which the committee to which such a resolution is referred has reported 
such a resolution, it is in order (even though a previous motion to the 
same effect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed to the 
consideration of the resolution (but only on the day after the calendar 
day on which a Member announces to the House concerned the Member's 
intention to do so). All points of order against the resolution (and 
against consideration of the resolution) are waived. The motion is 
highly privileged in the House of Representatives and is privileged in 
the Senate and is not debatable. The motion is not subject to 
amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the 
consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider the vote by 
which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If 
a motion to proceed to the consideration of the resolution is agreed 
to, the respective House shall immediately proceed to consideration of 
the joint resolution without intervening motion, order, or other 
business, and the resolution shall remain the unfinished business of 
the respective House until disposed of.
    (2) Debate on the resolution, and on all debatable motions and 
appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 5 
hours in the House of Representatives, and not more than 10 hours in 
the Senate, which shall be divided equally between those favoring and 
those opposing the resolution. An amendment to the resolution is not in 
order. A motion further to limit debate is in order and not debatable. 
A motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of 
other business, or a motion to recommit the resolution is not in order. 
A motion to reconsider the vote by which the resolution is agreed to or 
disagreed to is not in order.
    (3) Immediately following the conclusion of the debate on a 
resolution described in subsection (a) and a single quorum call at the 
conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of 
the appropriate House, the vote on final passage of the resolution 
shall occur.
    (4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the 
application of the rules of the Senate or the House of Representatives, 
as the case may be, to the procedure relating to a resolution described 
in subsection (a) shall be decided without debate.
    (c) Consideration by Other House.--(1) If, before the passage by 
one House of a resolution of that House described in subsection (a), 
that House receives from the other House a resolution described in 
subsection (a), then the following procedures shall apply:
            (A) The resolution of the other House shall not be referred 
        to a committee and may not be considered in the House receiving 
        it except in the case of final passage as provided in 
        subparagraph (B)(ii).
            (B) With respect to a resolution described in subsection 
        (a) of the House receiving the resolution--
                    (i) the procedure in that House shall be the same 
                as if no resolution had been received from the other 
                House; but
                    (ii) the vote on final passage shall be on the 
                resolution of the other House.
    (2) Upon disposition of the resolution received from the other 
House, it shall no longer be in order to consider the resolution that 
originated in the receiving House.
    (d) Rules of the Senate and House.--This section is enacted by 
Congress--
            (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 
        and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such it is 
        deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but 
        applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in 
        that House in the case of a resolution described in subsection 
        (a), and it supersedes other rules only to the extent that it 
        is inconsistent with such rules; and
            (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
        either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the 
        procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and 
        to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that 
        House.

           TITLE II--COMMISSION ON UNFUNDED FEDERAL MANDATES

SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT.

    There is established a commission which shall be known as the 
``Commission on Unfunded Federal Mandates'' (in this title referred to 
as the ``Commission'').

SEC. 202. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Study and Recommendations.--The Commission shall--
            (1) investigate and review the role of unfunded Federal 
        mandates in relations among local, State, and Federal 
        governments;
            (2) study and make recommendations to the Congress 
        regarding--
                    (A) the termination of those mandates that are 
                duplicative, or obsolete, or that lack practical 
                utility;
                    (B) the temporary suspension of those mandates that 
                compound the fiscal difficulties of State and local 
                governments during periods immediately following 2 
                consecutive quarters of decline in real Gross National 
                Product, and for which suspension may be lifted 
                immediately following 2 consecutive quarters of growth 
                in real Gross National Product;
                    (C) the consolidation or simplification of planning 
                or reporting requirements for mandates in order to 
                reduce duplication and facilitate compliance by State 
                and local governments;
                    (D) the establishment of common Federal definitions 
                or standards to be used by State and local governments 
                in complying with unfunded mandates that use different 
                definitions or standards for the same terms or 
                principles;
                    (E) a process by which State and local governments 
                can participate in meeting national domestic objectives 
                without the burden created by unfunded Federal 
                mandates, including the development of suggestions for 
                funding the Federal mandates imposed after the date of 
                the enactment of this Act on State and local 
                governments;
            (3) include in its final report recommendations that the 
        Federal Government relieve financial burdens on State and local 
        governments by decreasing the operating, administrative, and 
        financial responsibilities of State and local governments for 
        one or more federally mandated programs which require that 
        Federal funding be augmented by non-Federal funds; and
            (4) include in its final report recommendations that State 
        or local governments assume increased operating, or 
        administrative responsibilities for one or more programs which, 
        as of the date of enactment of this Act, are fully or partially 
        funded, operated, or administered by the Federal Government but 
        which the Commission determines would be operated or 
        administered more effectively and efficiently by States and 
        localities.
In making recommendations under paragraphs (3) and (4), the Commission 
shall ensure that implementation of those recommendations will result 
in a net decrease in obligations and outlays by each unit of State and 
local government.
    (b) Criteria.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall establish criteria 
        for making recommendations under subsection (a)(2) (A), (B), 
        and (C).
            (2) Submission of proposed criteria.--Not later than 60 
        days after the Commission is convened, the Commission shall 
        submit to the Committee on Government Operations of the House 
        of Representatives and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of 
        the Senate proposed criteria under this subsection, and 
        thereafter provide a period of 30 days for those committees to 
        comment on and recommend changes in the criteria.
            (3) Final criteria.--Not later than 45 days after the date 
        of the submittal of proposed criteria, the Commission shall--
                    (A) consider comments and recommendations received 
                under paragraph (2);
                    (B) adopt and incorporate any of those 
                recommendations the Commission determines will aid the 
                Commission in carrying out its duties; and
                    (C) issue final criteria under this subsection.
    (c) Preliminary Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 630 days after the 
        completion of appointment of the members of the Commission, the 
        Commission shall--
                    (A) prepare and publish a preliminary report on its 
                activities under this title, including preliminary 
                recommendations pursuant to subsection (a)(2);
                    (B) publish in the Federal Register a notice of 
                availability of the preliminary report; and
                    (C) provide copies of the preliminary report to the 
                public upon request.
            (2) Public hearings.--The Commission shall hold public 
        hearings on the preliminary recommendations contained in the 
        preliminary report of the Commission under this subsection.
    (d) Final Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
publication of the preliminary report under subsection (c), the 
Commission shall submit to the Congress and the President a final 
report on the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the 
Commission, including final recommendations pursuant to subsection 
(a)(2) (A), (B), and (C) and subsection (a)(3) and (4).

SEC. 203. MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) Number and Appointment.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall be composed of 8 
        members appointed by the President, by and with the advise and 
        consent of the Senate, from individuals who possess extensive 
        leadership experience in and knowledge of State and local 
        government and intergovernmental relations.
            (2) Limitation.--An individual who is a Member or employee 
        of the Congress may not be appointed or serve as a member of 
        the Commission.
    (b) Waiver of Limitation on Executive Schedule Positions.--
Appointments may be made under this section without regard to section 
5311(b) of title 5, United States Code.
    (c) Political Affiliation.--Not more than 4 members of the 
Commission may be of the same political party.
    (d) Terms.--
            (1) In general.--Each member of the Commission shall be 
        appointed for the life of the Commission.
            (2) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled 
        in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
    (e) Basic Pay.--
            (1) Rates of pay.--Members of the Commission shall serve 
        without pay.
            (2) Prohibition of compensation of federal employees.--
        Members of the Commission who are full-time officers or 
        employees of the United States may not receive additional pay, 
        allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on the 
        Commission.
    (f) Travel Expenses.--Each member of the Commission shall receive 
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
    (g) Chairperson.--The President shall designate a member of the 
Commission as Chairperson at the time of the appointment of that 
member.
    (h) Meetings.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Commission 
        shall meet at the call of the Chairperson or a majority of its 
        members.
            (2) First meeting.--The Commission shall convene its first 
        meeting by not later than 45 days after the date of the 
        completion of appointment of the member of the Commission.
            (3) Quorum.--A majority of members of the Commission shall 
        constitute a quorum but a lesser number may hold hearings.

SEC. 204. DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF COMMISSION; EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.

    (a) Director.--The Commission shall, without regard to section 
5311(b) of title 5, United States Code, have a Director who shall be 
appointed by the Commission. The Director shall be paid at the rate of 
basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule.
    (b) Staff.--With the approval of the Commission, and without regard 
to section 5311(b) of title 5, United States Code, the Director may 
appoint and fix the pay of such staff as is sufficient to enable the 
Commission to carry out its duties.
    (c) Applicability of Certain Civil Service Laws.--The Director and 
staff of the Commission may be appointed without regard to the 
provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in 
the competitive service, and may be paid without regard to the 
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title 
relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that 
an individual so appointed may not receive pay in excess of the annual 
rate of basic pay payable for GS-18 of the General Schedule.
    (d) Experts and Consultants.--The Commission may procure temporary 
and intermittent services of experts or consultants under section 
3109(b) of title 5, United States Code.
    (e) Staff of Federal Agencies.--Upon request of the Director, the 
head of any Federal department or agency may detail, on a reimbursable 
basis, any of the personnel of that department or agency to the 
Commission to assist it in carrying out its duties under this title.

SEC. 205. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Hearings and Sessions.--The Commission may, for the purpose of 
carrying out this title, hold hearings, sit and act at times and 
places, take testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission 
considers appropriate.
    (b) Powers of Members and Agents.--Any member or agent of the 
Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any action which 
the Commission is authorized to take by this section.
    (c) Obtaining Official Data.--The Commission may secure directly 
from any department or agency of the United States information 
necessary to enable it to carry out this title. Upon request of the 
Chairperson of the Commission, the head of that department or agency 
shall furnish that information to the Commission.
    (d) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails in the 
same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and 
agencies of the United States.
    (e) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the request of the 
Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall provide to the 
Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support 
services necessary for the Commission to carry out its duties under 
this title.
    (f) Contract Authority.--The Commission may, subject to 
appropriations, contract with and compensate government and private 
agencies or persons for property and services used to carry out its 
duties under this title.

SEC. 206. TERMINATION.

    The Commission shall terminate 90 days after submitting its final 
report pursuant to section 202(d).

SEC. 207. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission 
$12,000,000 to carry out this title.

                TITLE III--INTEGRATED FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Community Assistance Improvement 
Act of 1992''.

SEC. 302. PURPOSE.

    The purposes of this title are the following:
            (1) To encourage the integration of Federal grant programs 
        by local governments, when such integration would further the 
        goals and objectives of the grant programs integrated.
            (2) To enable more efficient use of Federal, State, and 
        local resources.
            (3) To enable local governments to adapt programs of 
        Federal assistance to the particular needs of low-income 
        citizens and the operating practices of recipients, by drawing 
        upon appropriations available from more than one Federal 
        program.
            (4) To enable recipients of Federal assistance to more 
        effectively target resources toward areas of significant need 
        for low-income citizens, by integrating programs and program 
        funds across existing Federal assistance categories.

SEC. 303. PROVISION OF FEDERAL ASSISTANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED 
              INTEGRATED ASSISTANCE PLAN.

    (a) Payments to Local Governments.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, amounts available to a local government under a 
covered Federal assistance program included in an approved integrated 
assistance plan shall be provided to and used by the local government 
in accordance with that approved integrated assistance plan.
    (b) Eligibility for Benefits.--An individual or family that is 
eligible for benefits or services under a Federal program that is a 
covered Federal assistance program included in an approved integrated 
assistance plan may receive those benefits only in accordance with the 
plan.

SEC. 304. APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF INTEGRATED ASSISTANCE PLAN.

    (a) In General.--An eligible local government may submit to the 
Interagency Review Council in accordance with this section an 
application for approval of an integrated assistance plan.
    (b) Contents of Application.--An application submitted under this 
section shall include--
            (1) a proposed integrated assistance plan that complies 
        with subsection (c);
            (2) certification by each official who has responsibility 
        under State or local law for administering assistance that is 
        provided to the local government (directly or through 
        intervening grantees or other recipients) under a covered 
        Federal assistance program under the plan, that the official 
        approves and will assist in implementing the plan;
            (3) certification by the chief executive of the local 
        government, and such additional assurances as may be required 
        by the Interagency Review Council (which shall include 
        certification from the Attorney General of the State of the 
        applicant), that--
                    (A) the local government has the ability and 
                authority to implement the proposed plan, either 
                directly or through contractual or other arrangements, 
                throughout the geographic area in which the proposed 
                plan is intended to apply;
                    (B) amounts are available from non-Federal sources 
                to pay the non-Federal share of any covered Federal 
                assistance programs under the proposed plan; and
                    (C) low income individuals and families that reside 
                in that geographic area participated in the development 
                of the proposed plan;
            (4) comments on the proposed plan prepared under subsection 
        (d) by the Governor of the State of the local government; and
            (5) any other information the Interagency Review Council 
        may require to approve the proposed plan.
    (c) Contents of Plan.--An integrated assistance plan submitted by a 
local government under this section shall include the following:
            (1) Geographic area.--The geographic area to which the plan 
        applies and the rationale for so defining the area.
            (2) Recipients.--The particular groups of individuals, by 
        age, service needs, economic circumstances, or other defining 
        factors, who will receive services and benefits under the plan.
            (3) Goals and performance criteria.--Specific goals and 
        measurable performance criteria, how the plan is expected to 
        attain those goals and criteria, how performance will be 
        measured, and a system for the comprehensive evaluation of the 
        impact of the plan on participants, the community, and program 
        costs.
            (4) Public participation.--Elements that will assist 
        individuals and families who will receive benefits under the 
        plan to participate actively in developing both long- and 
        short-range plans for benefits provided under the plan and in 
        deciding other matters, including--
                    (A) the scope of services necessary and desired to 
                meet the full range of the individual's or family's 
                needs,
                    (B) the choice of provider, and
                    (C) any other choices affecting the service design 
                for that individual or family.
            (5) Covered federal assistance programs.--The eligible 
        Federal assistance programs to be included as covered Federal 
        assistance programs under the plan and the specific benefits 
        that will be provided under the plan pursuant to those 
        programs, including criteria for determining eligibility for 
        benefits under the system, the services available, the amounts 
        and form (such as cash, in-kind contributions, or financial 
        instruments) of non-service benefits, and any other descriptive 
        information the Interagency Review Council considers necessary 
        to approve the plan.
            (6) Federal requirements to be waived.--Any Federal 
        statutory or regulatory requirement applicable under a covered 
        Federal assistance program under the plan, the waiver of which 
        is necessary in order to implement the plan.
            (7) Fiscal control and accountability.--Fiscal control and 
        related accountability procedures applicable under the plan.
            (8) Sources of non-federal funds.--A description of the 
        sources of all non-Federal funds that are required to carry out 
        covered Federal assistance programs under the plan.
            (9) Other information.--Any other information the 
        Interagency Review Council may require to approve the plan.
    (d) Procedure for Applying.--
            (1) Submission to governor--To apply for approval of an 
        integrated assistance plan, a local government shall submit a 
        completed application under this section to the Governor of the 
        State in which the local government is located.
            (2) Submission by governor.--A Governor who receives an 
        application from a local government under paragraph (1) shall, 
        by not later than 30 days after the date of that receipt--
                    (A) prepare comments on the proposed integrated 
                assistance plan included in the application; and
                    (B) submit the application and comments to the 
                Interagency Review Council.

SEC. 305. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF INTEGRATED ASSISTANCE PLANS.

    (a) Review of Applications.--Upon receipt of an application for 
approval of an integrated assistance plan under this title, the 
Interagency Review Council shall--
            (1) review the application and plan in a timely fashion;
            (2) approve or disapprove the plan within 45 days after 
        receipt of the application;
            (3) notify the applicant local government in writing of 
        that approval or disapproval by not later than 15 days after 
        the date of that approval or disapproval; and
            (4) in the case of any disapproval of a plan, include a 
        written justification of the reasons for disapproval in the 
        notice of disapproval sent to applicant governments.
    (b) Approval.--
            (1) Requirements.--The Interagency Review Council may 
        approve an integrated assistance plan for which an application 
        is submitted under this title, or any part of such a plan, if a 
        majority of members of the Council determines that--
                    (A) the plan (or part) will improve the 
                effectiveness and efficiency of providing benefits 
                under covered Federal programs under the plan by 
                reducing administrative rigidity, duplication, and 
                unnecessary expenditures;
                    (B) the applicant local government has adequately 
                considered, and the plan appropriately addresses, any 
                effect that administration of each covered Federal 
                program under the plan (or part) will have on 
                administration of the other covered Federal programs 
                under that plan;
                    (C) the applicant local government has or is 
                developing data bases, planning, and evaluation 
                processes that are adequate for implementing the plan;
                    (D) implementation of the plan will adequately 
                achieve the purposes of this title and of each covered 
                Federal assistance program under the plan;
                    (E) the plan and the application for approval of 
                the plan comply with the requirements of this title;
                    (F) the plan is adequate to ensure that individuals 
                and families that receive benefits under covered 
                Federal assistance programs under the plan will 
                continue to receive benefits under the plan that meet 
                the needs intended to be met under the program; and
                    (G) the level of those benefits will not be reduced 
                for any individual or family.
            (2) Limitation.--The Interagency Review Council may not 
        approve an integrated assistance plan under this title if 
        implementation of the plan would result in any increase in the 
        total amount of obligations or outlays of discretionary 
        appropriations or direct spending under covered Federal 
        assistance programs under the plan, over the amounts of such 
        obligations and outlays that would occur under those programs 
        without implementation of the plan.
            (3) Approval in whole or in part.--
                    (A) In general.--The Interagency Review Council may 
                approve an integrated assistance plan under this 
                section, or any part of the plan.
                    (B) Disapproval of part of plan required.--The 
                Interagency Review Council shall disapprove a part of 
                an integrated assistance plan if a majority of the 
                Council disapproves that part of the plan based on a 
                failure of the part to comply with paragraph (1).
            (4) Period of plan.--In approving an integrated assistance 
        plan under this section, the Interagency Review Council shall 
        specify the period during which the plan is effective. No plan 
        shall be effective after the date of the termination of 
        effectiveness of this title under section 311(a).
            (5) Eligibility under federal programs not affected.--
        Disapproval by the Interagency Review Council of an integrated 
        assistance plan submitted by a local government under this 
        title shall not affect the eligibility of the local government 
        or of any individual for benefits under any Federal program.
    (c) Memoranda of Understanding.--
            (1) In general.--The Interagency Review Council may not 
        approve an integrated Federal assistance plan unless the local 
        government which applies for that approval enters into a 
        memorandum of understanding under this subsection with the 
        Interagency Review Council.
            (2) Terms.--A memorandum of understanding under this 
        subsection shall specify all understandings that have been 
        reached by the Interagency Review Council and the local 
        government regarding the approval and implementation of the 
        integrated assistance plan that is the subject of the 
        memorandum, including with respect to--
                    (A) all requirements under covered Federal 
                assistance programs that are to be waived by the 
                Interagency Review Council pursuant to section 306(b);
                    (B) the total amount of Federal funds that will be 
                provided as benefits under or used to administer the 
                plan, or a mechanism for determining that amount, 
                including specification of the total amount of Federal 
                funds that will be provided or used under each covered 
                Federal assistance program;
                    (C) the sources of all non-Federal funds that will 
                be provided as benefits under or used to administer the 
                plan;
                    (D) measurable performance criteria that will be 
                used during the term of the plan to determine the 
                extent to which the goals and performance levels of the 
                plan are achieved; and
                    (E) the data to be collected to make that 
                determination.
    (d) Limitation.--The Interagency Review Council may not, as a 
condition of approval of an integrated assistance plan or with respect 
to the implementation of an approved integrated assistance plan, 
establish any confidentiality requirement which would impede the 
exchange of information needed for the design or provision of benefits 
under the plan or conflict with existing law.

SEC. 306. IMPLEMENTATION OF APPROVED INTEGRATED ASSISTANCE PLANS.

    (a) Payments and Administration in Accordance With Plan.--
Notwithstanding any other law, any benefit which, under an eligible 
Federal assistance program, is required to be provided to or 
administered by a State or local government official shall be paid or 
administered in the manner specified in an approved integrated 
assistance plan if the certification of that official is included in 
the application for approval of the plan pursuant to section 304(b)(2).
    (b) Waiver of Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, the Interagency Review Council may waive any requirement 
        applicable under Federal law to the administration of, or 
        provision of benefits under, any eligible Federal assistance 
        program that is a covered Federal assistance program under an 
        approved integrated assistance plan, if that waiver is--
                    (A) reasonably necessary for the implementation of 
                the plan; and
                    (B) approved by a majority of members of the 
                Interagency Review Council.
            (2) Finding required.--The Interagency Review Council may 
        not waive a requirement under this subsection unless the 
        Council finds that waiver of the requirement will not result in 
        a reduction in services or benefits for any individual or 
        family that is eligible for benefits under a covered Federal 
        assistance program.
            (3) Limitations.--The Interagency Review Council may not 
        waive under this subsection any requirement--
                    (A) established by statute or regulation under--
                            (i) title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 
                        1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.);
                            (ii) section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 
                        of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.);
                            (iii) title IX of the Education Amendments 
                        of 1972 (86 Stat. 373 et seq.);
                            (iv) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 
                        U.S.C. 6101 et seq.); or
                    (B) for payment of a non-Federal share of funding 
                of an activity under a covered Federal assistance 
                program.
    (c) Evaluation and Termination.--
            (1) In general.--A local government, in accordance with 
        regulations to be issued by the Interagency Review Council, 
        shall--
                    (A) submit such reports on and cooperate in such 
                audits of the implementation of its approved integrated 
                assistance program as the Interagency Review Council 
                may require; and
                    (B) pursuant to regulations to be issued by the 
                Interagency Review Council periodically evaluate the 
                effect that implementation of the plan has had on--
                            (i) individuals who receive benefits under 
                        the plan;
                            (ii) communities where those individuals 
                        live; and
                            (iii) costs of administering covered 
                        Federal assistance programs under the plan.
            (2) Annual reports.--Not later than 90 days after the end 
        of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the approval by 
        the Interagency Review Council of an approved integrated 
        assistance plan of a local government, and annually thereafter, 
        the local government shall submit to the Interagency Review 
        Council a report on the principal activities and achievements 
        under the plan during the period covered by the report, and 
        comparing those achievements to the goals and measurable 
        performance criteria included in the plan pursuant to section 
        304(c)(3).
            (3) Termination of plan.--
                    (A) In general.--If the Interagency Review Council, 
                after consultation with the head of each Federal agency 
                responsible for administering a covered Federal 
                assistance program under an approved integrated 
                assistance plan of a local government, determines 
                that--
                            (i) the local government has substantially 
                        failed to achieve the goals and performance 
                        criteria included in the plan pursuant to 
                        section 304(c)(3); and
                            (ii) in consideration of any experiences 
                        gained in implementation of the plan, those 
                        goals and criteria are sound;
                the Interagency Review Council may terminate the 
                effectiveness of the plan.
                    (B) Timing.--In terminating the effectiveness of an 
                approved integrated assistance plan under this 
                paragraph, the Interagency Review Council shall allow a 
                reasonable period of time for appropriate Federal, 
                State, and local agencies to resume administration of 
                Federal programs that were covered Federal assistance 
                programs under the plan.
    (d) Final Report; Extension of Plans.--
            (1) Final report of local government.--Not later than 45 
        days after the end of the effective period of an approved 
        integrated assistance plan of a local government, or at any 
        time that the local government determines that the plan has 
        demonstrated its worth and proven to be a superior way to 
        provide benefits under covered Federal assistance programs 
        under the plan, the local government shall submit a final 
        report on its implementation of the plan (including a full 
        evaluation of the successes and shortcomings of the plan and 
        the effects of that implementation on individuals who receive 
        benefits under those programs) to the Interagency Review 
        Council.
            (2) Extension of plan.--The Interagency Review Council may 
        extend the effective period of an approved integrated 
        assistance plan for such period as may be appropriate, based on 
        the report of a local government under paragraph (1).

SEC. 307. COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

    (a) Establishment.--A local government which applies for approval 
of an integrated assistance plan under this title shall establish a 
Community Advisory Committee in accordance with this section.
    (b) Functions.--A Community Advisory Committee shall advise a local 
government in the development and implementation of its integrated 
assistance plan, including with respect to--
            (1) conducting public hearings;
            (2) representing the interest of low income individuals and 
        families; and
            (3) reviewing and commenting on all community policies, 
        programs, and actions under the plan which affect low income 
        individuals and families, with the purpose of assuring maximum 
        coordination and responsiveness of the plan in providing 
        benefits under the plan to those individuals and families.
    (c) Membership.--The membership of a Community Advisory Committee 
shall--
            (1) consist of--
                    (A) low income individuals, who shall--
                            (i) comprise at least one-third of the 
                        membership, and
                            (ii) include minority individuals who are 
                        participants or who qualify to participate in 
                        eligible Federal assistance programs;
                    (B) representatives of low income individuals and 
                families;
                    (C) representatives of services provider 
                organizations;
                    (D) persons with leadership experience in the 
                private and voluntary sectors;
                    (E) local elected officials; and
                    (F) the general public; and
            (2) include individuals and representatives of community 
        organizations who will help to enhance the leadership role of 
        the local government in developing an integrated assistance 
        plan.
    (d) Opportunity for Review and Comment by Committee.--Before 
submitting an application for approval of a final proposed integrated 
assistance plan for approval under this title, a local government shall 
submit the plan for review and comment by a Community Advisory 
Committee established by the local government.

SEC. 308. TECHNICAL AND OTHER ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Technical Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--The Interagency Review Council may 
        provide, or direct that the head of a Federal agency provide, 
        technical assistance to a local government in developing 
        information necessary for the design or implementation of an 
        integrated assistance plan for which approval is applied for 
        under this title.
            (2) Request and assurances.--Assistance may be provided 
        under this subsection only upon receipt of a request from a 
        local government that includes, in accordance with requirements 
        to be established by the Interagency Review Council--
                    (A) a description of the nature of the integrated 
                assistance plan the local government proposes to 
                develop;
                    (B) the groups of individuals to whom benefits will 
                be provided under covered Federal assistance programs 
                under the plan; and
                    (C) such assurances as the Interagency Review 
                Council may require that--
                            (i) in the development of the application 
                        to be submitted under this title for approval 
                        of the plan, the local government will provide 
                        adequate opportunities to participate to--
                                    (I) low income individuals and 
                                families that will receive benefits 
                                under covered Federal assistance 
                                programs under the plan; and
                                    (II) governmental agencies that 
                                administer those programs; and
                            (ii) the plan will be developed only after 
                        considering fully--
                                    (I) needs expressed by those 
                                individuals and families;
                                    (II) community priorities; and
                                    (III) available governmental 
                                resources in the geographic area to 
                                which the plan will apply.
    (b) Details to Council.--At the request of the Chairman of the 
Interagency Review Council and with the approval of the Secretary of a 
department, staff of the department may be detailed to the Interagency 
Review Council on a nonreimbursable basis.

SEC. 309. INTERAGENCY REVIEW COUNCIL.

    (a) Composition.--There is established the Interagency Review 
Council, which shall be comprised of--
            (1) an individual appointed by the Secretary of 
        Agriculture;
            (2) an individual appointed by the Attorney General of the 
        United States;
            (3) an individual appointed by the Secretary of Education;
            (4) an individual appointed by the Secretary of Health and 
        Human Services;
            (5) an individual appointed by the Secretary of Housing and 
        Urban Development;
            (6) an individual appointed by the Secretary of Labor; and
            (7) an individual appointed by the President, who shall 
        serve as Chairperson of the Interagency Review Council.
    (b) Functions.--The Interagency Review Council shall--
            (1) receive, review, and approve or disapprove integrated 
        assistance plans for which approval is applied under this 
        title;
            (2) pursuant to a request from an applicant for such 
        approval, direct the head of an agency which administers a 
        covered Federal program under which the preponderance of 
        Federal assistance would be provided under the plan, to provide 
        technical assistance to the applicant;
            (3) monitor the progress of development and implementation 
        of integrated assistance plans; and
            (4) perform such other functions as are assigned to the 
        Interagency Review Council by this title.
    (c) Powers of Council Members.--Each Interagency Review Council 
member shall have the authority to--
            (1) vote on behalf of the department head who appointed the 
        member to approve or disapprove an integrated assistance plan 
        in whole or in part;
            (2) vote on behalf of that department head to waive any 
        Federal requirements for Federal programs for which waiver is 
        sought and for which waiver is necessary for the success of the 
        program.

SEC. 310. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title--
            (1) Approved integrated assistance plan.--The term 
        ``approved integrated assistance plan'' means an integrated 
        assistance plan, or any part of such a plan, that is approved 
        by the Interagency Review Council under section 305.
            (2) Community advisory committee.--The term ``Community 
        Advisory Committee'' means such a council established in 
        accordance with section 306 by a local government.
            (3) Covered federal assistance program.--The term ``covered 
        Federal assistance program'' means an eligible Federal 
        assistance program that is included under an integrated 
        assistance plan of a local government.
            (4) Eligible federal assistance program.--The term 
        ``eligible Federal assistance program''--
                    (A) means any Federal program under which 
                assistance is available, directly or indirectly, to a 
                local government to carry out a program for--
                            (i) education,
                            (ii) employment training,
                            (iii) health,
                            (iv) housing,
                            (v) nutrition, or
                            (vi) other social services; and
                    (B) does not include any Federal program under 
                which assistance is provided by the Federal Government 
                directly to a beneficiary of that assistance.
            (5) Eligible local government.--The term ``eligible local 
        government'' means a general purpose local government that is 
        receiving or eligible to receive assistance under 1 or more 
        covered Federal programs.
            (6) Interagency Review Council.--The term ``Interagency 
        Review Council'' means such council established under section 
        308.
            (7) Integrated assistance plan.--The term ``integrated 
        assistance plan'' means a comprehensive plan for the 
        integration and administration by a local government of 
        assistance provided by the Federal Government under 2 or more 
        covered Federal assistance programs.
            (8) Local government.--The term ``local government'' means 
        any subdivision of a State that is a unit of general purpose 
        local government.
            (9) Low income.--The term ``low income'' means having an 
        income that is not greater than 200 percent of the Federal 
        poverty income level.
            (10) State.--The term ``State'' means the 50 States, the 
        District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and 
        the Virgin Islands.

SEC. 311. TERMINATION; REPORT.

    (a) Termination.--This title shall not be effective after the date 
that is 5 years after the date of its enactment.
    (b) Report.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to the Congress, by no later than 4 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, a report describing the extent to which local 
governments have established and implemented integrated assistance 
plans, evaluating the effectiveness of covered programs, and including 
recommendations with respect to continuing integrated assistance.

     TITLE IV--ESTIMATION OF LEGISLATIVE IMPACT ON STATE AND LOCAL 
                              GOVERNMENTS

SEC. 401. ANALYSIS BY CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE.

    Section 403(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``or conference report'' before ``, and 
        submit''; and
            (2) by striking ``if timely submitted to such committee 
        before such report is filed'' and inserting ``or the joint 
        explanatory statement accompanying such conference report''.

SEC. 402. RECONCILIATION INSTRUCTIONS.

    Section 310(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended 
by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (3), by striking the period 
and inserting ``; or'' at the end of paragraph (4), and by inserting 
after paragraph (4) the following:
            ``(5) direct any committee receiving an instruction under 
        paragraph (1) or (2) to include the estimate required by 
        section 403(a) with the reconciliation legislation that carries 
        out such instruction.''.

                TITLE V--REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ANALYSIS

SEC. 501. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

    Section 611(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended in the 
second sentence by inserting ``, and any determination made by the head 
of a Federal agency for purposes of section 605(b),'' after 
``regulatory flexibility analysis''.

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