[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 271 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 271

  To express the sense of the Senate that the proposed Oregon Option 
project has the potential to improve intergovernmental service delivery 
  and that the Federal Government should work cooperatively with the 
  State and local governments of Oregon to fully implement the Oregon 
                            Option proposal.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

           September 28 (legislative day, September 12), 1994

Mr. Hatfield submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                 the Committee on Governmental Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  To express the sense of the Senate that the proposed Oregon Option 
project has the potential to improve intergovernmental service delivery 
  and that the Federal Government should work cooperatively with the 
  State and local governments of Oregon to fully implement the Oregon 
                            Option proposal.

Whereas Federal, State and local governments are dealing with increasingly 
        complex problems which require the delivery of many kinds of social 
        services at all levels of government;
Whereas historically, Federal programs have addressed the Nation's problems by 
        providing categorical assistance with detailed requirements relating to 
        the use of funds which are often delivered by State and local 
        governments;
Whereas although the current approach is one method of service delivery, a 
        number of problems exist in the current intergovernmental structure that 
        impede effective delivery of vital services by State and local 
        governments;
Whereas it is more important than ever to provide programs that respond flexibly 
        to the needs of the Nation's States and communities, reduce the barriers 
        between programs that impede Federal, State and local governments' 
        ability to effectively deliver services, encourage the Nation's Federal, 
        State and local government's to be innovative in creating programs that 
        meet the unique needs of the people in their communities while 
        continuing to address national goals, and improve the accountability of 
        all levels of government by better measuring government performance and 
        better meeting the needs of service recipients;
Whereas the State and local governments of Oregon have proposed a pilot project, 
        called the Oregon Option, that would utilize strategic planning and 
        performance-based management that may provide the new models for 
        intergovernmental social service delivery;
Whereas the Oregon Option is a prototype of intergovernmental relations, and it 
        has the potential to completely transform the relationships among 
        Federal, State and local governments by creating a system of 
        intergovernmental service delivery and funding that is based on 
        measurable performance, customer satisfaction, prevention, flexibility, 
        and service integration; and
Whereas Oregon is well prepared to begin work on the Oregon Option, and the 
        project has the potential to dramatically improve the quality of 
        Federal, State and local services to Oregonians: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that the proposed 
Oregon Option project has the potential to improve intergovernmental 
service delivery and that the Federal Government should work 
cooperatively with the State and local governments of Oregon to fully 
implement the Oregon Option proposal.
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