[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[H.R. 999 Reported in House (RH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 999

                      [Report No. 104-75, Part I]

   To establish a single, consolidated source of Federal child care 
 funding; to establish a program to provide block grants to States to 
provide nutrition assistance to economically disadvantaged individuals 
  and families and to establish a program to provide block grants to 
 States to provide school-based food services to students; to restrict 
alien eligibility for certain education, training, and other programs; 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 21, 1995

 Mr. Goodling introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities and, in addition, 
  to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

                             March 10, 1995

 Reported from the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities 
                           with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                           February 21, 1995]

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                                 A BILL


 
   To establish a single, consolidated source of Federal child care 
 funding; to establish a program to provide block grants to States to 
provide nutrition assistance to economically disadvantaged individuals 
  and families and to establish a program to provide block grants to 
 States to provide school-based food services to students; to restrict 
alien eligibility for certain education, training, and other programs; 
                        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 ``Welfare Reform Consolidation Act of 
1995''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.

                    TITLE I--CHILD CARE BLOCK GRANTS

Sec. 101. Amendments to the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 
                            of 1990.
Sec. 102. Repeal of child care assistance authorized by Acts other than 
                            the Social Security Act.
Sec. 103. Repeal of certain child care programs authorized under the 
                            Social Security Act.

        TITLE II--FAMILY AND SCHOOL-BASED NUTRITION BLOCK GRANTS

                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

Sec. 201. Definitions.

            Subtitle B--Family Nutrition Block Grant Program

Sec. 221. Authorization.
Sec. 222. Allotment.
Sec. 223. Application.
Sec. 224. Use of amounts.
Sec. 225. Reports.
Sec. 226. Penalties.
Sec. 227. Model nutrition standards for food assistance for pregnant, 
                            postpartum, and breastfeeding women, 
                            infants and children.
Sec. 228. Authorization of appropriations.

         Subtitle C--School-Based Nutrition Block Grant Program

Sec. 251. Authorization.
Sec. 252. Allotment.
Sec. 253. Application.
Sec. 254. Use of amounts.
Sec. 255. Reports.
Sec. 256. Penalties.
Sec. 257. Waiver of State law prohibiting assistance to children 
                            enrolled in private elementary and 
                            secondary schools.
Sec. 258. Model nutrition standards for meals for students.

                  Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 291. Repealers.

    TITLE III--RESTRICTING ALIEN ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN EDUCATION, 
                      TRAINING, AND OTHER PROGRAMS

Sec. 301. Restrictions on eligibility of aliens for certain programs.
Sec. 302. Notification.
Sec. 303. Rule of construction.

          TITLE IV--OTHER REPEALERS AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

Sec. 401. Replacement of the JOBS program with mandatory work 
                            requirements.
Sec. 402. Amendments to laws relating to child protection block grant.

                      TITLE V--RELATED PROVISIONS

Sec. 501. Requirement that data relating to the incidence of poverty in 
                            the PUnited States be published at least 
                            every 2 years.
Sec. 502. Data on program participation and outcomes.

TITLE VI--GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE; PRESERVATION OF ACTIONS, OBLIGATIONS, 
                               AND RIGHTS

Sec. 601. Effective date.
Sec. 602. Application of amendments and repealers.

                    TITLE I--CHILD CARE BLOCK GRANTS

SEC. 101. AMENDMENTS TO THE CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ACT 
              OF 1990.

    (a) Goals.--Section 658A of the Child Care and Development Block 
Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9801 note) is amended--
            (1) in the heading of such section by inserting ``and 
        goals'' after ``title'',
            (2) by inserting ``(a) Short Title.--'' before ``This'', 
        and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Goals.--The goals of this subchapter are--
            ``(1) to allow each State maximum flexibility in developing 
        child care programs and policies that best suit the needs of 
        children and parents within such State;
            ``(2) to promote parental choice to empower working parents 
        to make their own decisions on the child care that best suits 
        their family's needs;
            ``(3) to encourage States to provide consumer education 
        information to help parents make informed choices about child 
        care;
            ``(4) to assist States to provide child care to parents 
        trying to achieve independence from public assistance; and
            ``(5) to assist States in implementing the health, safety, 
        licensing, and registration standards established in State 
        regulations.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 658B of the Child 
Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858) is 
amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 658B. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
subchapter $1,943,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 
1998, 1999, and 2000.''.
    (c) Lead Entity.--Section 658D of the Child Care and Development 
Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858b) is amended--
            (1) in the heading of such section by striking ``agency'' 
        inserting ``entity'',
            (2) in subsection (a) by inserting ``or other entity'' 
        after ``State agency'', and
            (3) by striking ``lead agency'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``lead entity''.
    (d) Application and Plan.--Section 658E of the Child Care and 
Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858c) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``implemented--'' and all that 
                follows through ``(2)'' and inserting ``implemented'', 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``for subsequent State plans'',
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the heading of such paragraph by 
                        striking ``agency'' and inserting ``entity'', 
                        and
                            (ii) by striking ``agency'' and inserting 
                        ``entity'',
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) in clause (i) by striking ``, 
                                other than through assistance provided 
                                under paragraph (3)(C),'' and
                                    (II) by striking ``except'' and all 
                                that follows through ``1992'', and 
                                inserting ``and provide a detailed 
                                description of the procedures the State 
                                will implement to carry out the 
                                requirements of this subparagraph'',
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) by striking ``Provide 
                                assurances'' and inserting ``Certify'', 
                                and
                                    (II) by inserting before the period 
                                at the end ``and provide a detailed 
                                description of such procedures'',
                            (iii) in subparagraph (C)--
                                    (I) by striking ``Provide 
                                assurances'' and inserting ``Certify'', 
                                and
                                    (II) by inserting before the period 
                                at the end ``and provide a detailed 
                                description of how such record is 
                                maintained and is made available'',
                            (iv) by amending subparagraph (D) to read 
                        as follows:
                    ``(D) Consumer education information.--Provide 
                assurances that the State will collect and disseminate 
                to parents of eligible children and the general public, 
                consumer education information that will promote 
                informed child care choices.'',
                            (v) in subparagraph (E)--
                                    (I) by striking ``Provide 
                                assurances'' and inserting ``Certify'',
                                    (II) in clause (i) by inserting 
                                ``health, safety, and'' after ``comply 
                                with all'',
                                    (III) in clause (i) by striking ``; 
                                and'' at the end,
                                    (IV) by striking ``that--'' and all 
                                that follows through ``(i)'', and 
                                inserting ``that'', and
                                    (V) by striking ``(ii)'' and all 
                                that follows through the end of such 
                                subparagraph, and inserting ``and 
                                provide a detailed description of such 
                                requirements and of how such 
                                requirements are effectively 
                                enforced.'', and
                            (vi) by striking subparagraphs (F), (G), 
                        (H), (I), and (J), and inserting the following:
                    ``(F) Medical neglect of disabled infants.--Certify 
                that the State has in place for the purpose of 
                responding to the reporting of medical neglect of 
                infants (including instances of withholding of 
                medically indicated treatment from disabled infants 
                with life-threatening conditions), procedures or 
                programs, or both (within the State child protective 
                services system), to provide for--
                            ``(i) coordination and consultation with 
                        individuals designated by and within 
                        appropriate health-care facilities;
                            ``(ii) prompt notification by individuals 
                        designated by and within appropriate health-
                        care facilities of cases of suspected medical 
                        neglect (including instances of withholding of 
                        medically indicated treatment from disabled 
                        infants with life-threatening conditions); and
                            ``(iii) authority, under State law, for the 
                        State child protective service to pursue any 
                        legal remedies, including the authority to 
                        initiate legal proceedings in a court of 
                        competent jurisdiction, as may be necessary to 
                        prevent the withholding of medically indicated 
                        treatment from disabled infants with life-
                        threatening conditions.'',
                    (C) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``or 
                        as authorized by section 658T'' before the 
                        period at the end,
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) by striking ``.--Subject to the 
                                reservation contained in subparagraph 
                                (C), the'' and inserting ``and related 
                                activities.--The'',
                                    (II) by inserting ``, other than 
                                amounts transferred under section 
                                658T,'' after ``subchapter'',
                                    (III) in clause (i) by striking ``; 
                                and'' at the end and inserting a 
                                period,
                                    (IV) by striking ``for--'' and all 
                                that follows through ``section 
                                658E(c)(2)(A)'' and inserting ``for 
                                child care services, activities that 
                                improve the quality or availability of 
                                such services, and any other activity 
                                that the State deems appropriate to 
                                realize any of the goals specified in 
                                paragraphs (2) through (5) of section 
                                658A(b)'', and
                                    (V) by striking clause (ii), and
                            (iii) by amending subparagraph (C) to read 
                        as follows:
                    ``(C) Limitation on administrative costs.--Not more 
                than 5 percent of the aggregate amount of payments 
                received under this subchapter by a State in each 
                fiscal year may be expended for administrative costs 
                incurred by such State to carry out all its functions 
                and duties under this subchapter.'',
                    (D) in paragraph (4)(A)--
                            (i) by striking ``provide assurances'' and 
                        inserting ``certify'',
                            (ii) in the first sentence by inserting 
                        ``and shall provide a summary of the facts 
                        relied on by the State to determine that such 
                        rates are sufficient to ensure such access'' 
                        before the period, and
                            (iii) by striking the last sentence, and
                    (E) by striking paragraph (5).
    (e) Limitations on State Allotments.--Section 658F(b)(2) of the 
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
9858d(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``referred to in section 
658E(c)(2)(F)''.
    (f) Repeal of Earmarked Required Expenditures.--The Child Care and 
Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9801 note) is amended by 
striking sections 658G and 658H.
    (g) Administration and Enforcement.--Section 658I(a) of the Child 
Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858g(a)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``and'' at the end,
            (2) by striking paragraph (2), and
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
    (h) Payments.--Section 658J(c) of the Child Care and Development 
Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858h(c)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``expended'' and inserting ``obligated'', 
        and
            (2) by striking ``3 fiscal years'' and inserting ``fiscal 
        year''.
    (i) Annual Report and Audits.--Section 658K of the Child Care and 
Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858i) is amended--
            (1) in the heading of such section by inserting ``, 
        evaluation plans,'' after ``report'',
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``, 1992'' and inserting 
                ``following the end of the first fiscal year with 
                respect to which the amendments made by the Welfare 
                Reform Consolidation Act of 1995 apply'',
                    (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
            ``(2) containing data on the manner in which the child care 
        needs of families in the State are being fulfilled, including 
        information concerning--
                    ``(A) the number and ages of children being 
                assisted with funds provided under this subchapter;
                    ``(B) with respect to the families of such 
                children--
                            ``(i) the number of other children in such 
                        families;
                            ``(ii) the number of such families that 
                        include only 1 parent;
                            ``(iii) the number of such families that 
                        include both parents;
                            ``(iv) the ages of the mothers of such 
                        children;
                            ``(v) the ages of the fathers of such 
                        children;
                            ``(vi) the sources of the economic 
                        resources of such families, including the 
                        amount of such resources obtained from (and 
                        separately identified as being from)--
                                    ``(I) employment, including self-
                                employment;
                                    ``(II) assistance received under 
                                part A of title IV of the Social 
                                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
                                    ``(III) part B of title IV of the 
                                Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 620 et 
                                seq.);
                                    ``(IV) subtitle B or C of title II 
                                of the Welfare Reform Consolidation Act 
                                of 1995;
                                    ``(V) assistance received under 
                                title XVI of the Social Security Act 
                                (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.);
                                    ``(VI) assistance received under 
                                title XIV of the Social Security Act 
                                (42 U.S.C. 1351 et seq.);
                                    ``(VII) assistance received under 
                                title XIX of the Social Security Act 
                                (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.);
                                    ``(VIII) assistance received under 
                                title XX of the Social Security Act (42 
                                U.S.C. 1397 et seq.); and
                                    ``(IX) any other source of economic 
                                resources the Secretary determines to 
                                be appropriate;
                    ``(C) the number of such providers separately 
                identified with respect to each type of child care 
                provider specified in section 658P(5) that provided 
                child care services obtained with assistance provided 
                under this subchapter;
                    ``(D) with respect to cost of such services--
                            ``(i) the cost imposed by such providers to 
                        provide such services; and
                            ``(ii) the portion of such cost paid with 
                        assistance provided under this subchapter;
                    ``(E) with respect to consumer education 
                information described in section 658E(c)(2)(D) provided 
                by such State--
                            ``(i) the manner in which such information 
                        was provided; and
                            ``(ii) the number of parents to whom such 
                        information was provided; and
                    ``(F) with respect to complaints received by such 
                State regarding child care services obtained with 
                assistance provided under this subchapter--
                            ``(i) the number of such complaints that 
                        were found to have merit; and
                            ``(ii) a description of the actions taken 
                        by the State to correct the circumstances on 
                        which such complaints were based.'',
                    (C) by striking paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6) 
                and inserting the following:
            ``(3) containing evidence demonstrating that the State 
        satisfied the requirements of section 658E(c)(2)(F); and
            ``(4) identifying each State program operated under a 
        provision of law specified in section 658T to which the State 
        transferred funds under the authority of such section, 
        specifying the amount of funds so transferred to such program, 
        and containing a justification for so transferring such 
        amount;'', and
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``a application'' 
                and inserting ``an application'',
                    (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``any agency 
                administering activities that receive'' and inserting 
                ``the State that receives'', and
                    (C) in paragraph (4) by striking ``entitles'' and 
                inserting ``entitled'', and
            (4) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c), and
            (5) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
    ``(b) State Evaluation Plan and Evaluation Results.--
            ``(1) Evaluation plan.--In the first report submitted under 
        subsection (a) after the date of the enactment of the Welfare 
        Reform Consolidation Act of 1995, and in the report for each 
        alternating 1-year period thereafter, the State shall include a 
        plan the State intends to carry out in the 1-year period 
        subsequent to the period for which such report is submitted, to 
        evaluate the extent to which the State has realized each of the 
        goals specified in paragraphs (2) through (5) of section 
        658A(b). The State shall include in such plan a description of 
        the types of data and other information the State will collect 
        to determine whether the State has realized such goals.
            ``(2) Evaluation results.--In the second report submitted 
        under subsection (a) after the date of the enactment of the 
        Welfare Reform Consolidation Act of 1995, and in the report for 
        each alternating 1-year period thereafter, the State shall 
        include a summary of the results of an evaluation carried out 
        under the evaluation plan contained in the report submitted 
        under subsection (a) for the preceding 1-year period.''.
    (j) Report by Secretary.--Section 658L of the Child Care and 
Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858j) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``, 1993, and annually'' and inserting 
        ``following the end of the second fiscal year with respect to 
        which the amendments made by the Welfare Reform Consolidation 
        Act of 1995 apply, and biennially'',
            (2) by striking ``Committee on Education and Labor'' and 
        inserting ``Speaker'',
            (3) by striking ``Committee on Labor and Human Resources'' 
        and inserting ``President pro tempore'', and
            (4) by striking the last sentence.
    (k) Reallotments.--Section 658O of the Child Care and Development 
Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858m) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``Possessions'' and inserting 
                ``possessions'',
                    (B) by inserting ``and'' after ``States,'', and
                    (C) by striking ``, and the Trust Territory of the 
                Pacific Islands'',
            (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
    ``(b) State Allotment.--From the amount appropriated under section 
658B for each fiscal year remaining after reservations under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall allot to each State (excluding Guam, American 
Samoa, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands) an amount that bears the same ratio to 
the amount so appropriated for such fiscal year as the aggregate of the 
amounts received by the State under--
            ``(1) this subchapter for fiscal year 1994;
            ``(2) section 403 of the Social Security Act, with respect 
        to expenditures by the State for child care under section 
        402(g)(1) of such Act during fiscal year 1994; and
            ``(3) section 403(n) of the Social Security Act for fiscal 
        year 1994;
bears to the aggregate of the amounts received by all the States 
(excluding Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands of the United 
States, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) under 
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).'',
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ``agency'' and 
                inserting ``entity'', and
                    (B) in paragraph (5) by striking ``our'' and 
                inserting ``out'',
            (4) by striking subsection (e), and
            (5) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e).
    (l) Definitions.--Section 658P of the Child Care and Development 
Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (5)(A)--
                    (A) in clause (i) by striking ``and'' at the end 
                and inserting ``or'',
                    (B) by striking ``that--'' and all that follows 
                through ``(i)'', and inserting ``that'', and
                    (C) by striking clause (ii),
            (2) by amending paragraph (8) to read as follows:
            ``(8) Lead entity.--The term `lead entity' means the State 
        agency or other entity designated under section 658B(a).'',
            (3) by striking paragraphs (3), (10), and (12),
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Child care services.--The term `child care services' 
        means services that constitute physical care of a child and may 
        include services that are designed to enhance the educational, 
        social, cultural, emotional, and recreational development of a 
        child but that are not intended to serve as a substitute for 
        compulsory educational services.'',
            (5) in paragraph (13)--
                    (A) by inserting ``or'' after ``Samoa,'', and
                    (B) by striking ``, and the Trust Territory of the 
                Pacific Islands'',
            (6) by redesignating paragraphs (11), (13), and (14) as 
        paragraphs (10), (11), and (12), respectively, and
            (7) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) Withholding of medically indicated treatment.--The 
        term `withholding of medically indicated treatment' means the 
        failure to respond to the infant's life-threatening conditions 
        by providing treatment (including appropriate nutrition, 
        hydration, and medication) which, in the treating physician's 
        or physicians' reasonable medical judgment, will be most likely 
        to be effective in ameliorating or correcting all such 
        conditions, except that such term does not include the failure 
        to provide treatment (other than appropriate nutrition, 
        hydration, or medication) to an infant when, in the treating 
        physician's or physicians' reasonable medical judgment--
                    ``(A) the infant is chronically and irreversibly 
                comatose;
                    ``(B) the provision of such treatment would--
                            ``(i) merely prolong dying;
                            ``(ii) not be effective in ameliorating or 
                        correcting all of the infant's life-threatening 
                        conditions; or
                            ``(iii) otherwise be futile in terms of the 
                        survival of the infant; or
                    ``(C) the provision of such treatment would be 
                virtually futile in terms of the survival of the infant 
                and the treatment itself under such circumstances would 
                be inhumane.''.
    (m) Authority to Transfer Funds.--The Child Care and Development 
Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.) is amended by 
inserting after section 658S the following:

``SEC. 658T. TRANSFER OF FUNDS.

    ``(a) Authority.--Of the aggregate amount of payments received 
under this subchapter by a State in each fiscal year, the State may 
transfer not more than 20 percent for use by the State to carry out 
State programs under 1 or more of the following provisions of law:
            ``(1) Part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
        U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
            ``(2) Part B of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
        U.S.C. 620 et seq.).
            ``(3) Subtitle B or C of title II of the Welfare Reform 
        Consolidation Act of 1995.
            ``(4) Title XX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397 
        et seq.).
    ``(b) Requirements Applicable to Funds Transferred.--Funds 
transferred under subsection (a) to carry out a State program operated 
under a provision of law specified in such subsection shall not be 
subject to the requirements of this subchapter, but shall be subject to 
the same requirements that apply to Federal funds provided directly 
under such provision of law to carry out such program.''.

SEC. 102. REPEAL OF CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED BY ACTS OTHER THAN 
              THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.

    (a) Child Development Associate Scholarship Assistance Act of 
1985.--Title VI of the Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1986 (42 
U.S.C. 10901-10905) is repealed.
    (b) State Dependent Care Development Grants Act.--Subchapter E of 
chapter 8 of subtitle A of title VI of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9871-9877) is repealed.
    (c) Programs of National Significance.--Title X of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by Public Law 103-382 
(108 Stat. 3809 et seq.), is amended--
            (1) in section 10413(a) by striking paragraph (4),
            (2) in section 10963(b)(2) by striking subparagraph (G), 
        and
            (3) in section 10974(a)(6) by striking subparagraph (G).
    (d) Native Hawaiian Family-Based Education Centers.--Section 9205 
of the Native Hawaiian Education Act (Public Law 103-382; 108 Stat. 
3794) is repealed.

SEC. 103. REPEAL OF CERTAIN CHILD CARE PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE 
              SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.

    (a) AFDC and Transitional Child Care Programs.--Section 402 of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602) is amended by striking subsection 
(g).
    (b) At-Risk Child Care Program.--
            (1) Authorization.--Section 402 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 602) 
        is amended by striking subsection (i).
            (2) Funding provisions.--Section 403 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        603) is amended by striking subsection (n).

        TITLE II--FAMILY AND SCHOOL-BASED NUTRITION BLOCK GRANTS

                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this title:
            (1) Breastfeeding women.--The term ``breastfeeding women'' 
        means women up to 1 year postpartum who are breastfeeding their 
        infants.
            (2) Economically disadvantaged.--The term ``economically 
        disadvantaged'' means an individual or a family, as the case 
may be, whose annual income does not exceed 185 percent of the 
applicable family size income levels contained in the most recent 
income poverty guidelines prescribed by the Office of Management and 
Budget and based on data from the Bureau of the Census.
            (3) Infants.--The term ``infants'' means individuals under 
        1 year of age.
            (4) Postpartum women.--The term ``postpartum women'' means 
        women who are in the 180-day period beginning on the 
        termination of pregnancy.
            (5) Pregnant women.--The term ``pregnant women'' means 
        women who have 1 or more fetuses in utero.
            (6) School.--The term ``school'' means an elementary, 
        intermediate, or secondary school.
            (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture.
            (8) State.--The term ``State'' means any of the several 
        States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
        Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
        American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, or a tribal 
        organization that exercises governmental jurisdiction over a 
        geographically defined area.
            (9) Tribal organization.--The term ``tribal organization'' 
        has the meaning given it in section 4(l) of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(l)).
            (10) Young children.--The term ``young children'' means 
        individuals who have attained the age of 1 but have not 
        attained the age of 5.

            Subtitle B--Family Nutrition Block Grant Program

SEC. 221. AUTHORIZATION.

    (a) In General.--In the case of each State that in accordance with 
section 223 submits to the Secretary of Agriculture an application for 
a fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide a grant for the year to the 
State for the purpose of achieving the goals described in subsection 
(b). The grant shall consist of the allotment determined for the State 
under section 222.
    (b) Goals.--The goals of this subtitle are--
            (1) to provide nutritional risk assessment, food assistance 
        based on such risk assessment, and nutrition education and 
        counseling to economically disadvantaged pregnant women, 
        postpartum women, breastfeeding women, infants, and young 
        children who are determined to be at nutritional risk;
            (2) to provide nutritional risk assessments of such women 
        in order to provide food assistance and nutrition education 
        which meets their specific needs;
            (3) to provide nutrition education to such women in order 
        to increase their awareness of the types of foods which should 
        be consumed to maintain good health;
            (4) to provide food assistance, including nutritious meal 
        supplements, to such women in order to reduce incidences of 
        low-birthweight babies and babies born with birth defects as a 
        result of nutritional deficiencies;
            (5) to provide food assistance, including nutritious meal 
        supplements, to such women, infants, and young children in 
        order to ensure their future good health;
            (6) to ensure that such women, infants, and children are 
        referred to other health services, including routine pediatric 
        and obstetric care, when necessary;
            (7) to ensure that children from economically disadvantaged 
        families in day care facilities, family day care homes, 
        homeless shelters, settlement houses, recreational centers, 
        Head Start centers, Even Start programs and child care 
facilities for children with disabilities receive nutritious meals, 
supplements, and low-cost milk; and
            (8) to provide summer food service programs to meet the 
        nutritional needs of children from economically disadvantaged 
        families during months when school is not in session.
    (c) Timing of Payments.--The Secretary shall provide payments under 
a grant under this subtitle to States on a quarterly basis.

SEC. 222. ALLOTMENT.

    The Secretary shall allot the amount appropriated to carry out this 
subtitle for a fiscal year among the States as follows:
            (1) First fiscal year.--
                    (A) In general.--With respect to the first fiscal 
                year for which the Secretary provides grants to States 
                under this subtitle, the amount allotted to each State 
                shall bear the same proportion to such amount 
                appropriated as the aggregate of the amounts described 
                in subparagraph (B) that were received by each such 
                State under the provisions of law described in such 
                subparagraph (as such provisions of law were in effect 
                on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
                Act) for the preceding fiscal year bears to the 
                aggregate of the amounts described in subparagraph (B) 
                that were received by all such States under such 
                provisions of law for such preceding fiscal year.
                    (B) Amounts described.--The amounts described in 
                this subparagraph are the following:
                            (i) The amount received under the special 
                        supplemental nutrition program for women, 
                        infants, and children under section 17 of the 
                        Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786).
                            (ii) The amount received under the homeless 
                        children nutrition program established under 
                        section 17B of the National School Lunch Act 
                        (42 U.S.C. 1766b).
                            (iii) 87.5 percent of the sum of the 
                        amounts received under the following programs:
                                    (I) The child and adult care food 
                                program under section 17 of the 
                                National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
                                1766), except for subsection (o) of 
                                such section.
                                    (II) The summer food service 
                                program for children established under 
                                section 13 of the National School Lunch 
                                Act (42 U.S.C. 1761).
                                    (III) The special milk program 
                                established under section 3 of the 
                                Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
                                1772).
            (2) Second fiscal year.--With respect to the second fiscal 
        year for which the Secretary provides grants to States under 
        this subtitle--
                    (A) 90 percent of such amount appropriated shall be 
                allotted among the States by allotting to each State an 
                amount that bears the same proportion to such amount 
                appropriated as the amount allotted to each such State 
                from a grant under this subtitle for the preceding 
                fiscal year bears to the aggregate of the amounts 
                allotted to all such States from grants under this 
                subtitle for such preceding fiscal year; and
                    (B) 10 percent of such amount appropriated shall be 
                allotted among the States by allotting to each State an 
                amount that bears the same proportion to such amount 
                appropriated as the relative number of individuals 
                receiving assistance during the 1-year period ending on 
                June 30 of the preceding fiscal year in such State from 
                amounts received from a grant under this subtitle for 
                such preceding fiscal year bears to the total number of 
                individuals receiving assistance in all States from 
                amounts received from grants under this subtitle for 
                the preceding fiscal year.
            (3) Third fiscal year.--With respect to the third fiscal 
        year for which the Secretary provides grants to States under 
        this subtitle--
                    (A) 80 percent of such amount appropriated shall be 
                allotted among the States by allotting to each State an 
                amount determined in accordance with the formula 
                described in paragraph (2)(A); and
                    (B) 20 percent of such amount appropriated shall be 
                allotted among the States by allotting to each State an 
                amount determined in accordance with the formula 
                described in paragraph (2)(B).
            (4) Fourth fiscal year.--With respect to the fourth fiscal 
        year for which the Secretary provides grants to States under 
        this subtitle--
                    (A) 70 percent of such amount appropriated shall be 
                allotted among the States by allotting to each State an 
                amount determined in accordance with the formula 
                described in paragraph (2)(A); and
                    (B) 30 percent of such amount appropriated shall be 
                allotted among the States by allotting to each State an 
                amount determined in accordance with the formula 
                described in paragraph (2)(B).
            (5) Fifth fiscal year.--With respect to the fifth fiscal 
        year for which the Secretary provides grants to States under 
        this subtitle--
                    (A) 60 percent of such amount appropriated shall be 
                allotted among the States by allotting to each State an 
                amount determined in accordance with the formula 
                described in paragraph (2)(A); and
                    (B) 40 percent of such amount appropriated shall be 
                allotted among the States by allotting to each State an 
                amount determined in accordance with the formula 
                described in paragraph (2)(B).

SEC. 223. APPLICATION.

    The Secretary may provide a grant under this subtitle to a State 
for a fiscal year only if the State submits to the Secretary an 
application containing only--
            (1) an agreement that the State will use amounts received 
        from such grant in accordance with section 224;
            (2) except as provided in paragraph (3), an agreement that 
        the State will set minimum nutritional requirements for food 
        assistance provided under this subtitle based on the most 
        recent tested nutritional research available, except that--
                    (A) such requirements shall not be construed to 
                prohibit the substitution of foods to accommodate the 
                medical or other special dietary needs of individual 
                students; and
                    (B) such requirements shall, at a minimum, be based 
                on--
                            (i) the weekly average of the nutrient 
                        content of school lunches; or
                            (ii) such other standards as the State may 
                        prescribe;
            (3) an agreement that the State, with respect to the 
        provision of food assistance to economically disadvantaged 
        pregnant women, postpartum women, breastfeeding women, infants, 
        and young children, shall--
                    (A) implement the minimum nutritional requirements 
                described in paragraph (2) for such food assistance; or
                    (B) implement the model nutrition standards 
                developed under section 227 for such food assistance;
            (4) an agreement that the State will take such reasonable 
        steps as the State deems necessary to restrict the use and 
        disclosure of information about individuals and families 
        receiving assistance under this subtitle;
            (5) an agreement that the State will use not more than 5 
        percent of the amount of such grant for administrative costs 
        incurred to provide assistance under this subtitle, except that 
        costs associated with the nutritional risk assessment of 
        individuals described in section 224(a)(1) and costs associated 
        with nutrition education and counseling provided to such 
        individuals shall not be considered to be administrative costs; 
        and
            (6) an agreement that the State will submit to the 
        Secretary a report in accordance with section 225.

SEC. 224. USE OF AMOUNTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary may provide a grant under this 
subtitle to a State only if the State agrees that it will use all 
amounts received from such grant--
            (1) subject to subsection (b), to provide nutritional risk 
        assessment, food assistance based on such risk assessment, and 
        nutrition education and counseling to economically 
        disadvantaged pregnant women, postpartum women, breastfeeding 
        women, infants, and young children who are determined to be at 
        nutritional risk;
            (2) to provide milk in nonprofit nursery schools, child 
        care centers, settlement houses, summer camps, and similar 
        institutions devoted to the care and training of children, to 
        children from economically disadvantaged families;
            (3) to provide food service programs in institutions and 
        family day care homes providing child care to children from 
        economically disadvantaged families;
            (4) to provide summer food service programs carried out by 
        nonprofit food authorities, local governments, nonprofit higher 
        education institutions participating in the National Youth 
        Sports Program, and residential nonprofit summer camps to 
        children from economically disadvantaged families; and
            (5) to provide nutritious meals to pre-school age homeless 
        children in shelters and other facilities serving the homeless 
        population.
    (b) Additional Requirement.--The State shall ensure that not less 
than 80 percent of the amount of the grant is used to provide 
nutritional risk assessment, food assistance based on such nutritional 
risk assessment, and nutrition education and counseling to economically 
disadvantaged pregnant women, postpartum women, breastfeeding women, 
infants, and young children under subsection (a)(1).
    (c) Authority To Use Amounts for Other Purposes.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a State 
        may use not more than 20 percent of amounts received from a 
        grant under this subtitle for a fiscal year to carry out a 
        State program pursuant to any or all of the following 
        provisions of law:
                    (A) Part A of title IV of the Social Security Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
                    (B) Part B of title IV of the Social Security Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 620 et seq.).
                    (C) Title XX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1397 et seq.).
                    (D) Subtitle C of this title.
                    (E) The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 
                of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.).
            (2) Sufficient funding determination.--Prior to using any 
        amounts received from a grant under this subtitle for a fiscal 
        year to carry out a State program pursuant to any or all of the 
        provisions of law described in paragraph (1), the appropriate 
        State agency shall make a determination that sufficient amounts 
        will remain available for such fiscal year to carry out this 
        subtitle.
            (3) Rules governing use of amounts for other purposes.--
        Amounts paid to the State under a grant under this subtitle 
        that are used to carry out a State program pursuant to a 
        provision of law specified in paragraph (1) shall not be 
        subject to the requirements of this subtitle, but shall be 
        subject to the same requirements that apply to Federal funds 
        provided directly under the provision of law to carry out the 
        program.

SEC. 225. REPORTS.

    The Secretary may provide a grant under this subtitle to a State 
for a fiscal year only if the State agrees that it will submit, for 
such fiscal year, a report to the Secretary describing--
            (1) the number of individuals receiving assistance under 
        the grant in accordance with each of paragraphs (1) through (5) 
        of section 224(a);
            (2) the different types of assistance provided to such 
        individuals in accordance with such paragraphs;
            (3) the extent to which such assistance was effective in 
        achieving the goals described in section 221(b);
            (4) the standards and methods the State is using to ensure 
        the nutritional quality of such assistance, including meals and 
        supplements;
            (5) the number of low birthweight births in the State in 
        such fiscal year compared to the number of such births in the 
        State in the previous fiscal year; and
            (6) any other information the Secretary determines to be 
        appropriate.

SEC. 226. PENALTIES.

    (a) Penalty for Use of Amounts in Violation of This Subtitle.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall reduce the amounts 
        otherwise payable to a State under a grant under this subtitle 
        by any amount paid to the State under this subtitle which an 
        audit conducted pursuant to chapter 75 of title 31, United 
        States Code, finds has been used in violation of this subtitle.
            (2) Limitation.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary shall not reduce any quarterly payment by more than 
        25 percent.
    (b) Penalty For Failure To Submit Required Report.--The Secretary 
shall reduce by 3 percent the amount otherwise payable to a State under 
a grant under this subtitle for a fiscal year if the Secretary 
determines that the State has not submitted the report required by 
section 225 for the immediately preceding fiscal year, within 6 months 
after the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year.

SEC. 227. MODEL NUTRITION STANDARDS FOR FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR PREGNANT, 
              POSTPARTUM, AND BREASTFEEDING WOMEN, INFANTS AND 
              CHILDREN.

    (a) In General.--Not later than April 1, 1996, the Food and 
Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of 
Sciences, in cooperation with pediatricians, obstetricians, 
nutritionists, and directors of programs providing nutritional risk 
assessment, food assistance, and nutrition education and counseling to 
economically disadvantaged pregnant women, postpartum women, 
breastfeeding women, infants, and young children, shall develop model 
nutrition standards for food assistance provided to such women, 
infants, and children under this subtitle.
    (b) Requirement.--Such model nutrition standards shall require that 
food assistance provided to such women, infants, and children contain 
nutrients that are lacking in the diets of such women, infants, and 
children, as determined by nutritional research.
    (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date on 
which the model nutrition standards are developed under subsection (a), 
the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine of the 
National Academy of Sciences shall prepare and submit to the Committee 
on Economic and Educational Opportunities of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry of the Senate, a report regarding the efforts of States to 
implement such model nutrition standards.

SEC. 228. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this subtitle $4,606,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, $4,777,000,000 
for fiscal year 1997, $4,936,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, 
$5,120,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and $5,308,000,000 for fiscal year 
2000.
    (b) Availability.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
subsection (a) are authorized to remain available until the end of the 
fiscal year subsequent to the fiscal year for which such amounts are 
appropriated.

         Subtitle C--School-Based Nutrition Block Grant Program

SEC. 251. AUTHORIZATION.

    (a) Entitlement.--
            (1) In general.--In the case of each State that in 
        accordance with section 253 submits to the Secretary of 
        Agriculture an application for a fiscal year, each such State 
        shall be entitled to receive from the Secretary for such fiscal 
        year a grant for the purpose of achieving the goals described 
        in subsection (b). Subject to paragraph (2), the grant shall 
        consist of the allotment for such State determined under 
        section 252 of the school-based nutrition amount for the fiscal 
        year.
            (2) Requirement to provide commodities.--9 percent of the 
        amount of the assistance available under this subtitle for each 
        State shall be in the form of commodities.
            (3) School-based nutrition amount.--For purposes of this 
        subtitle, the term ``school-based nutrition amount'' means 
        $6,681,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, $6,956,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 1997, $7,237,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $7,538,000,000 
        for fiscal year 1999, and $7,849,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
            (4) Availability.--Payments under a grant to a State from 
        the allotment determined under section 252 for any fiscal year 
        may be obligated by the State in that fiscal year or in the 
        succeeding fiscal year.
    (b) Goals.--The goals of this subtitle are--
            (1) to safeguard the health and well-being of children 
        through the provision of nutritious, well-balanced meals and 
        food supplements;
            (2) to provide economically disadvantaged children access 
        to nutritious free or low-cost meals, food supplements, and 
        low-cost milk;
            (3) to ensure that children served under this subtitle are 
        receiving the nutrition they require to take advantage of the 
        educational opportunities provided to them;
            (4) to emphasize foods which are naturally good sources of 
        vitamins and minerals over foods which have been enriched with 
        vitamins and minerals and are high in fat or sodium content;
            (5) to provide a comprehensive school nutrition program for 
        children; and
            (6) to minimize paperwork burdens and administrative 
        expenses for participating schools.
    (c) Timing of Payments.--The Secretary shall provide payments under 
a grant under this subtitle to States on a quarterly basis.

SEC. 252. ALLOTMENT.

    The Secretary shall allot the amount appropriated to carry out this 
subtitle for a fiscal year among the States as follows:
            (1) First fiscal year.--
                    (A) In general.--With respect to the first fiscal 
                year for which the Secretary provides grants to States 
                under this subtitle, the amount allotted to each State 
                shall bear the same proportion to such amount 
                appropriated as the aggregate of the amounts described 
                in subparagraph (B) that were received by each such 
                State under the provisions of law described in such 
                subparagraph (as such provisions of law were in effect 
                on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
                Act) for the preceding fiscal year bears to the 
                aggregate of the amounts described in subparagraph (B) 
                that were received by all such States under such 
                provisions of law for such preceding fiscal year.
                    (B) Amounts described.--The amounts described in 
                this subparagraph are the following:
                            (i) The amount received under the school 
                        breakfast program established under section 4 
                        of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
                        1773).
                            (ii) The amount received under the school 
                        lunch program established under the National 
                        School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.).
                            (iii) 12.5 percent of the sum of the 
                        amounts received under the following programs:
                                    (I) The child and adult care food 
                                program under section 17 of the 
                                National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
                                1766), except for subsection (o) of 
                                such section.
                                    (II) The summer food service 
                                program for children established under 
                                section 13 of the National School Lunch 
                                Act (42 U.S.C. 1761).
                                    (III) The special milk program 
                                established under section 3 of the 
                                Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
                                1772).
            (2) Second fiscal year.--With respect to the second fiscal 
        year for which the Secretary provides grants to States under 
        this subtitle--
                    (A) 90 percent of such amount appropriated shall be 
                allotted among the States by allotting to each State an 
                amount that bears the same proportion to such amount 
                appropriated as the amount allotted to each such State 
                from a grant under this subtitle for the preceding 
                fiscal year bears to the aggregate of the amounts 
                allotted to all such States from grants under this 
                subtitle for such preceding fiscal year; and
                    (B) 10 percent of such amount appropriated shall be 
                allotted among the States by allotting to each State an 
                amount that bears the same proportion to such amount 
                appropriated as the relative number of meals served 
                during the 1-year period ending on June 30 of the 
                preceding fiscal year in a State from amounts received 
                from a grant under this subtitle for such preceding 
                fiscal year bears to the total number of meals served 
                in all States from amounts received from grants under 
                this subtitle for the preceding fiscal year.
            (3) Third fiscal year.--With respect to the third fiscal 
        year for which the Secretary provides grants to States under 
        this subtitle--
                    (A) 80 percent of such amount appropriated shall be 
                allotted among the States by allotting to each State an 
                amount determined in accordance with the formula 
                described in paragraph (2)(A); and
                    (B) 20 percent of such amount appropriated shall be 
                allotted among the States by allotting to each State an 
                amount determined in accordance with the formula 
                described in paragraph (2)(B).
            (4) Fourth fiscal year.--With respect to the fourth fiscal 
        year for which the Secretary provides grants to States under 
        this subtitle--
                    (A) 70 percent of such amount appropriated shall be 
                allotted among the States by allotting to each State an 
                amount determined in accordance with the formula 
                described in paragraph (2)(A); and
                    (B) 30 percent of such amount appropriated shall be 
                allotted among the States by allotting to each State an 
                amount determined in accordance with the formula 
                described in paragraph (2)(B).
            (5) Fifth fiscal year.--With respect to the fifth fiscal 
        year for which the Secretary provides grants to States under 
        this subtitle--
                    (A) 60 percent of such amount appropriated shall be 
                allotted among the States by allotting to each State an 
                amount determined in accordance with the formula 
                described in paragraph (2)(A); and
                    (B) 40 percent of such amount appropriated shall be 
                allotted among the States by allotting to each State an 
                amount determined in accordance with the formula 
                described in paragraph (2)(B).

SEC. 253. APPLICATION.

    The Secretary may provide a grant under this subtitle to a State 
for a fiscal year only if the State submits to the Secretary an 
application containing only--
            (1) an agreement that the State will use amounts received 
        from such grant in accordance with section 254;
            (2) except as provided in paragraph (3), an agreement that 
        the State will set minimum nutritional requirements for meals 
        provided under this subtitle based on the most recent tested 
        nutritional research available, except that--
                    (A) such requirements shall not be construed to 
                prohibit the substitution of foods to accommodate the 
                medical or other special dietary needs of individual 
                students; and
                    (B) such requirements shall, at a minimum, be based 
                on--
                            (i) the weekly average of the nutrient 
                        content of school lunches; or
                            (ii) such other standards as the State may 
                        prescribe;
            (3) an agreement that the State, with respect to the 
        provision of meals to students, shall--
                    (A) implement the minimum nutritional requirements 
                described in paragraph (2) for such meals; or
                    (B) implement the model nutrition standards 
                developed under section 258 for such meals;
            (4) an agreement that the State will take such reasonable 
        steps as the State deems necessary to restrict the use and 
        disclosure of information about individuals and families 
        receiving assistance under this subtitle;
            (5) an agreement that the State will use not more than 2 
        percent of the amount of such grant for administrative costs 
        incurred to provide assistance under this subtitle; and
            (6) an agreement that the State will submit to the 
        Secretary a report in accordance with section 255.

SEC. 254. USE OF AMOUNTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary may provide a grant under this 
subtitle to a State only if the State agrees that it will use all 
amounts received from such grant to provide assistance to schools to 
establish and carry out nutritious food service programs that provide 
affordable meals and supplements to students, which may include--
            (1) nonprofit school breakfast programs;
            (2) nonprofit school lunch programs;
            (3) nonprofit before and after school supplement programs;
            (4) nonprofit low-cost milk services; and
            (5) nonprofit summer meals programs.
    (b) Additional Requirement.--In providing assistance to schools to 
establish and carry out nutritious food service programs in accordance 
with subsection (a), the State shall ensure that not less than 80 
percent of the amount of the grant is used to provide free or low cost 
meals or supplements to economically disadvantaged children.
    (c) Authority To Use Amounts for Other Purposes.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a State 
        may use not more than 20 percent of amounts received from a 
        grant under this subtitle for a fiscal year to carry out a 
        State program pursuant to any or all of the following 
        provisions of law:
                    (A) Part A of title IV of the Social Security Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
                    (B) Part B of title IV of the Social Security Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 620 et seq).
                    (C) Title XX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1397 et seq.).
                    (D) Subtitle B of this title.
                    (E) The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 
                of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.).
            (2) Sufficient funding determination.--Prior to using any 
        amounts received from a grant under this subtitle for a fiscal 
        year to carry out a State program pursuant to any or all of the 
        provisions of law described in paragraph (1), the appropriate 
        State agency shall make a determination that sufficient amounts 
        will remain available for such fiscal year to carry out this 
        subtitle.
            (3) Rules governing use of amounts for other purposes.--
        Amounts paid to the State under a grant under this subtitle 
        that are used to carry out a State program pursuant to a 
        provision of law specified in paragraph (1) shall not be 
        subject to the requirements of this subtitle, but shall be 
        subject to the same requirements that apply to Federal funds 
        provided directly under the provision of law to carry out the 
        program.
    (d) Limitation on Provision of Commodities to Certain School 
Districts.--
            (1) In general.--A State may not require a school district 
        described in paragraph (2), except upon the request of such 
        school district, to accept commodities for use in the food 
        service program of such school district in accordance with this 
        section. Such schools may continue to receive commodity 
        assistance in the form that they received such assistance as of 
        January 1, 1987.
            (2) School district described.--A school district described 
        in this paragraph is a school district that as of January 1, 
        1987, was receiving all cash payments or all commodity letters 
        of credit in lieu of entitlement commodities for the school 
        lunch program of such school district under section 18(b) of 
        the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), as such 
        section was in effect on the day before the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
    (e) Prohibition on Physical Segregation, Overt Identification, or 
Other Discrimination With Respect to Children Eligible for Free or Low 
Cost Meals or Supplements.--In providing assistance to schools to 
establish and carry out nutritious food service programs in accordance 
with subsection (a), the State shall ensure that such schools do not--
            (1) physically segregate children eligible to receive free 
        or low cost meals or supplements on the basis of such 
        eligibility;
            (2) provide for the overt identification of such children 
        by special tokens or tickets, announced or published list of 
        names, or other means; or
            (3) otherwise discriminate against such children.

SEC. 255. REPORTS.

    The Secretary may provide a grant under this subtitle to a State 
for a fiscal year only if the State agrees that it will submit, for 
such fiscal year, a report to the Secretary describing--
            (1) the number of individuals receiving assistance under 
        the grant;
            (2) the different types of assistance provided to such 
        individuals;
            (3) the total number of meals served to students under the 
        grant, including the percentage of such meals served to 
        economically disadvantaged students;
            (4) the extent to which such assistance was effective in 
        achieving the goals described in section 251(b);
            (5) the standards and methods the State is using to ensure 
        the nutritional quality of such assistance, including meals and 
        supplements; and
            (6) any other information the Secretary determines to be 
        appropriate.

SEC. 256. PENALTIES.

    (a) Penalty for Use of Amounts in Violation of This Subtitle.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall reduce the amounts 
        otherwise payable to a State under a grant under this subtitle 
        by any amount paid to the State under this subtitle which an 
        audit conducted pursuant to chapter 75 of title 31, United 
        States Code, finds has been used in violation of this subtitle.
            (2) Limitation.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary shall not reduce any quarterly payment by more than 
        25 percent.
    (b) Penalty for Failure to Submit Required Report.--The Secretary 
shall reduce by 3 percent the amount otherwise payable to a State under 
a grant under this subtitle for a fiscal year if the Secretary 
determines that the State has not submitted the report required by 
section 225 for the immediately preceding fiscal year, within 6 months 
after the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year.

SEC. 257. WAIVER OF STATE LAW PROHIBITING ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN 
              ENROLLED IN PRIVATE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

    If, by reason of any other provision of law, a State is prohibited 
from providing assistance received from a grant under this subtitle for 
children enrolled in a private elementary or secondary school, the 
Secretary shall arrange for the provision of such assistance to such 
children through arrangements which shall be subject to the 
requirements of this subtitle.

SEC. 258. MODEL NUTRITION STANDARDS FOR MEALS FOR STUDENTS.

    (a) Model Nutrition Standards.--Not later than April 1, 1996, the 
Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine of the National 
Academy of Sciences, in cooperation with nutritionists and directors of 
programs providing meals to students under this subtitle, shall develop 
model nutrition standards for meals provided to such students under 
this subtitle.
    (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date on 
which the model nutrition standards are developed under subsection (a), 
the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine of the 
National Academy of Sciences shall prepare and submit to the Committee 
on Economic and Educational Opportunities of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and 
Forestry of the Senate, a report regarding the efforts of States to 
implement such model nutrition standards.

                  Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Provisions

SEC. 291. REPEALERS.

    The following Acts are repealed:
            (1) The Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et 
        seq.).
            (2) The National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.).
            (3) The Commodity Distribution Reform Act and WIC 
        Amendments of 1987 (Public Law 100-237; 101 Stat. 1733).
            (4) The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 1989 
        (Public Law 101-147; 103 Stat. 877).

    TITLE III--RESTRICTING ALIEN ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN EDUCATION, 
                      TRAINING, AND OTHER PROGRAMS

SEC. 301. RESTRICTIONS ON ELIGIBILITY OF ALIENS FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law and 
except as provided in subsection (c):
            (1) General disqualification of illegal aliens.--An alien 
        who is not lawfully present in the United States is not 
        eligible for any of the following programs:
                    (A) Older american-related programs.--
                            (i) A program carried out under the Older 
                        American Community Service Employment Act (42 
                        U.S.C. 3001 et seq.).
                            (ii) A program under title III of the Older 
                        Americans Act of 1965.
                    (B) Domestic volunteer service.--
                            (i) A program carried out under part B of 
                        title II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
                        of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5011-5012).
                            (ii) A program carried out under part C of 
                        title II of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5013).
                    (C) Low-income energy assistance.--The program 
                under the Low-Income Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 
                U.S.C. 8621 et seq.).
                    (D) Community services.--A program carried out 
                under the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 
                9901 et seq.).
                    (E) Child care.--A program carried out under the 
                Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 
                U.S.C. 9858 et seq.), as amended by this Act.
                    (F) Higher education programs.--
                            (i) The program of basic educational 
                        opportunity grants under subpart 1 of part A of 
                        title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
                            (ii) The program of Federal supplemental 
                        education opportunity grants under subpart 3 of 
                        part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act 
                        of 1965.
                            (iii) The program of grants to States for 
                        State student incentives under subpart 4 of 
                        part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act 
                        of 1965.
                            (iv) The special program for students whose 
                        families are engaged in migrant and seasonal 
                        farmwork under subpart 5 of part A of title IV 
                        of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
                            (v) The program of Federal student loans 
                        (Stafford loans) under part B of title IV of 
                        the Higher Education Act of 1965.
                            (vi) The program of Federal work-study 
                        under part C of title IV of the Higher 
                        Education Act of 1965.
                            (vii) The direct student loan program under 
                        part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act 
                        of 1965.
                            (viii) The Federal Perkins loan program 
                        under part E of title IV of the Higher 
                        Education Act of 1965.
                            (ix) All graduate programs under title IX 
                        of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
                    (G) Job training programs.--
                            (i) The program of training for 
                        disadvantaged adults under part A of title II 
                        of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
                        1601 et seq.).
                            (ii) The program of training for 
                        disadvantaged youth under part C of such Act 
                        (29 U.S.C. 1641 et seq.).
                            (iii) The Job Corps program under part B of 
                        title IV of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1692 et seq.).
                            (iv) A summer youth employment and training 
                        program under part B of title II of such Act 
                        (29 U.S.C. 1630 et seq.).
                    (H) Homeless assistance.--The program for emergency 
                food and shelter grants under title III of the Stewart 
                B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331 et 
                seq.).
                    (I) Nutrition assistance.--
                            (i) The family nutrition block grant 
                        program under subtitle B of title II of this 
                        Act.
                            (ii) The school-based nutrition block grant 
                        program under subtitle C of title II of this 
                        Act.
            (2) General restriction on all legal aliens.--An alien who 
        is lawfully present in the United States is not eligible for 
        any of the following programs:
                    (A) Older american-related programs.--
                            (i) A program carried out under the Older 
                        American Community Service Employment Act (42 
                        U.S.C. 3001 et seq.).
                            (ii) A program under title III of the Older 
                        Americans Act of 1965.
                    (B) Domestic volunteer service.--
                            (i) A program carried out under part B of 
                        title II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
                        of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5011-5012).
                            (ii) A program carried out under part C of 
                        title II of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5013).
                    (C) Low-income energy assistance.--The program 
                under the Low-Income Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 
                U.S.C. 8621 et seq.).
                    (D) Community services.--A program carried out 
                under the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 
                9901 et seq.).
                    (E) Child care.--A program carried out under the 
                Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 
                U.S.C. 9858 et seq.), as amended by this Act.
            (3) Restricting eligibility for higher education programs 
        and job training programs to certain lawful resident aliens.--
        An alien who is lawfully present in the United States is not 
        eligible for any of the following programs unless the alien is 
        a lawful resident alien (as defined in subsection (b)(2)) and 
        meets the conditions described in paragraph (1) of subsection 
        (b):
                    (A) Higher education programs.--
                            (i) The program of basic educational 
                        opportunity grants under subpart 1 of part A of 
                        title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
                            (ii) The program of Federal supplemental 
                        education opportunity grants under subpart 3 of 
                        part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act 
                        of 1965.
                            (iii) The program of grants to States for 
                        State student incentives under subpart 4 of 
                        part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act 
                        of 1965.
                            (iv) The program of Federal student loans 
                        (Stafford loans) under part B of title IV of 
                        the Higher Education Act of 1965.
                            (v) The program of Federal work-study under 
                        part C of title IV of the Higher Education Act 
                        of 1965.
                            (vi) The direct student loan program under 
                        part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act 
                        of 1965.
                            (vii) The Federal Perkins loan program 
                        under part E of title IV of the Higher 
                        Education Act of 1965.
                            (viii) All graduate programs under title IX 
                        of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
                    (B) Job training programs.--
                            (i) The program of training for 
                        disadvantaged adults under part A of title II 
                        of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
                        1601 et seq.).
                            (ii) The program of training for 
                        disadvantaged youth under part C of such Act 
                        (29 U.S.C. 1641 et seq.).
                            (iii) The Job Corps program under part B of 
                        title IV of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1692 et seq.).
                            (iv) A summer youth employment and training 
                        program under part B of title II of such Act 
                        (29 U.S.C. 1630 et seq.).
            (4) Legal aliens eligible for homeless assistance and 
        nutrition assistance.--An alien who is lawfully present in the 
        United States is not ineligible for any of the following 
        programs on the basis of alienage:
                    (A) Homeless assistance.--The program for emergency 
                food and shelter grants under title III of the Stewart 
                B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331 et 
                seq.).
                    (B) Nutrition assistance.--
                            (i) The family nutrition block grant 
                        program under subtitle B of title II of this 
                        Act.
                            (ii) The school-based nutrition block grant 
                        program under subtitle C of title II of this 
                        Act.
    (b) Additional Conditions for Legal Aliens to Qualify for Higher 
Education and Training Programs.--
            (1) Naturalization application filed or military service.--
        An alien meets the conditions of this paragraph if the alien--
                    (A) has fulfilled the residence requirements, and 
                has an application pending, for naturalization under 
                the Immigration and Nationality Act; or
                    (B)(i) is a veteran (as defined in section 101 of 
                title 38, United States Code) with a discharge 
                characterized as an honorable discharge,
                    (ii) is on active duty (other than active duty for 
                training) in the Armed Forces of the United States, or
                    (iii) is the spouse or unmarried dependent child of 
                an individual described in clause (i) or (ii).
            (2) Lawful resident alien defined.--As used in this 
        section, the term ``lawful resident alien'' means any of the 
        following:
                    (A) Lawful permanent residents.--An alien lawfully 
                admitted for permanent residence (as defined in section 
                101(a)(20) of the Immigration and Nationality Act).
                    (B) Refugees.--An alien admitted as a refugee under 
                section 207 of such Act.
                    (C) Asylees.--An alien granted asylum under section 
                208 of such Act.
                    (D) Withholding of deportation.--An alien whose 
                deportation has been withheld under section 243(h) of 
                such Act.
                    (E) Parolees.--An alien who has been paroled into 
                the United States under section 212(d)(5) of such Act 
                over a period of at least 1 year.
    (c) Exceptions.--
            (1) Time-limited exception for refugees.--Paragraphs (2) 
        and (3) of subsection (a) shall not apply to an alien described 
        in subsection (b)(2)(B) until 5 years after the date of the 
        alien's arrival into the United States.
            (2) Certain long-term, permanent resident, aged aliens.--
        Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) shall not apply to an 
        alien who--
                    (A) has been lawfully admitted to the United States 
                for permanent residence;
                    (B) is at least 76 years of age; and
                    (C) has resided in the United States for at least 5 
                years.
            (3) One-year current resident exception.--Paragraphs (2) 
        and (3) of subsection (a) shall not apply to the eligibility of 
        an alien for a program referred to in either such paragraph 
        until 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act if, on 
        such date of enactment, the alien is residing in the United 
        States and is eligible for the program.

SEC. 302. NOTIFICATION.

    Each Federal agency that administers a program referred to in this 
title shall, directly or through the States, post information and 
provide general notification to the public and program recipients of 
the requirements concerning alien eligibility for any such program 
pursuant to this title.

SEC. 303. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    Section 301 shall not be construed to apply to nationals of the 
United States, as defined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)).

          TITLE IV--OTHER REPEALERS AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

SEC. 401. REPLACEMENT OF THE JOBS PROGRAM WITH MANDATORY WORK 
              REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Part F of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 681-687) is amended to read as follows:

                 ``PART F--MANDATORY WORK REQUIREMENTS

``SEC. 481. MANDATORY WORK REQUIREMENTS.

    ``(a) Participation Rate Requirements.--
            ``(1) Requirement applicable to all families receiving 
        assistance.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A State that is operating a 
                program funded under part A for a fiscal year shall 
                achieve the following minimum participation rate for 
                the fiscal year with respect to all families receiving 
                assistance under the State program funded under part A:

                                                            The minimum
                ``If the fiscal year is:         participation rate is:
                    1996.......................................       4
                    1997.......................................       4
                    1998.......................................       8
                    1999.......................................      12
                    2000.......................................      17
                    2001.......................................      29
                    2002.......................................     40-
                    2003 or thereafter.........................     50.
                    ``(B) Pro rata reduction of participation rate due 
                to caseload reductions not required by federal law.--
                The minimum participation rate otherwise in effect 
                under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year shall be 
                reduced by a percentage equal to the percentage (if 
                any) by which the number of families receiving 
                assistance during the fiscal year under the State 
                program funded under part A is less than the number of 
                families that received aid under the State plan 
                approved under part A of this title (as in effect 
                before the effective date of this part) during the 
                fiscal year immediately preceding such effective date, 
                except to the extent that the Secretary determines that 
                the reduction in the number of families receiving such 
                assistance is required by Federal law.
                    ``(C) Participation rate.--For purposes of this 
                paragraph:
                            ``(i) Average monthly rate.--The 
                        participation rate of a State for a fiscal year 
                        is the average of the participation rates of 
                        the State for each month in the fiscal year.
                            ``(ii) Monthly participation rates.--The 
                        participation rate of a State for a month is--
                                    ``(I) the number of families 
                                receiving cash assistance under the 
                                State program funded under part A which 
                                include an individual who is engaged in 
                                work activities during the month; 
                                divided by
                                    ``(II) the total number of families 
                                receiving cash assistance under the 
                                State program funded under part A 
                                during the month which include an 
                                individual who has attained 18 years of 
                                age.
            ``(2) Requirement applicable to 2-parent families.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A State that is operating a 
                program funded under part A for a fiscal year shall 
                achieve the following minimum participation rate for 
                the fiscal year with respect to 2-parent families 
                receiving assistance under the State program funded 
                under part A:

                                                            The minimum
                ``If the fiscal year is:         participation rate is:
                    1996.......................................      50
                    1997.......................................      50
                    1998 or thereafter.........................     90.
                    ``(B) Participation rate.--For purposes of this 
                paragraph:
                            ``(i) Average monthly rate.--The 
                        participation rate of a State for a fiscal year 
                        is the average of the participation rates of 
                        the State for each month in the fiscal year.
                            ``(ii) Monthly participation rates.--The 
                        participation rate of a State for a month is--
                                    ``(I) the number of 2-parent 
                                families receiving cash assistance 
                                under the State program funded under 
                                part A which include at least 1 adult 
                                who has participated in job search or 
                                been engaged in a work activity 
                                described in subparagraph (A), (B), or 
                                (C) of subsection (b)(2) for an average 
                                of at least 35 hours per week during 
                                the month, not more than 8 hours per 
                                week of which is attributable to 
                                participation in job search; divided by
                                    ``(II) the total number of 2-parent 
                                families receiving cash assistance 
                                under the State program funded under 
                                part A during the month.
    ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) Engaged.--A recipient is engaged in work activities 
        for a month in a fiscal year if the recipient is making 
        progress in such activities for at least the following minimum 
        average number of hours per week during the month:

                                                    The minimum average
        ``If the fiscal year is:                    number of hours is:
            1996...............................................      20
            1997...............................................      20
            1998...............................................      20
            1999...............................................      25
            2000...............................................      30
            2001...............................................      30
            2002...............................................      35
            2003 or thereafter.................................     35.
            ``(2) Work activities.--The term `work activities' means--
                    ``(A) unsubsidized employment;
                    ``(B) subsidized private sector employment;
                    ``(C) subsidized public sector employment or work 
                experience only if sufficient private sector employment 
                is not available;
                    ``(D) on-the-job training;
                    ``(E) job search and job readiness assistance;
                    ``(F) education directly related to employment, in 
                the case of a recipient who--
                            ``(i) has participated or is participating 
                        in an activity referred to in subparagraph (A), 
                        (B), (C), (D), or (E); or
                            ``(ii) has not attained 20 years of age, 
                        and has not received a high school diploma or a 
                        certificate of high school equivalency;
                    ``(G) job skills training directly related to 
                employment, in the case of a recipient who has 
                participated or is participating in an activity 
                referred to in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E); 
                or
                    ``(H) at the option of the State, satisfactory 
                attendance at secondary school, in the case of an 
                individual who--
                            ``(i) has not completed secondary school; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) is a dependent child, or a head of 
                        household who has not attained 20 years of age.
    ``(c) Penalties.--
            ``(1) Against individuals.--
                    ``(A) Applicable to all families.--The State shall 
                ensure that the amount of cash assistance paid under 
                the State program funded under part A to a recipient of 
                assistance under the program who refuses to be engaged 
                in work activities required under this section shall be 
                less than the amount of cash assistance that would 
                otherwise be paid to the recipient under the program, 
                subject to such good cause and other exceptions as the 
                State may establish.
                    ``(B) Applicable to 2-parent families.--The State 
                shall reduce the amount of cash assistance otherwise 
                payable to a 2-parent family for a month under the 
                State program funded under part A with respect to an 
                adult in the family who has not participated in job 
                search or been engaged in work activities referred to 
                in subsection (a)(2)(B)(ii)(I) for the minimum period 
                set forth in such subsection, pro rata with respect to 
                any period during the month for which the adult has not 
                so participated in job search or been so engaged in 
                such work activities.
                    ``(C) Limitation on federal authority.--The 
                Secretary may not regulate the conduct of States under 
                this paragraph or enforce this paragraph against any 
                State.
            ``(2) Against states.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary determines that 
                a State to which a grant is made under part A for a 
                fiscal year has failed to comply with subsection (a) 
                for the fiscal year, the Secretary shall reduce by not 
                more than 5 percent the amount of the grant otherwise 
                payable to the State under such part for the 
                immediately succeeding fiscal year.
                    ``(B) Penalty based on severity of failure.--The 
                Secretary shall impose reductions under subparagraph 
                (A) based on the degree of noncompliance.
    ``(d) Sense of the Congress.--In complying with this section, each 
State that operates a program funded under part A is encouraged to 
assign the highest priority to requiring families that include older 
preschool or school-age children to be engaged in work activities.

``SEC. 482. RESEARCH, EVALUATIONS, AND NATIONAL STUDIES.

    ``(a) Research.--The Secretary may conduct research on the effects, 
costs, and benefits of State programs funded under part A.
    ``(b) Development and Evaluation of Innovative Approaches to 
Employing Welfare Recipients.--The Secretary may assist States in 
developing, and shall evaluate, innovative approaches to employing 
recipients of cash assistance under programs funded under part A. In 
performing such evaluations, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent 
feasible, use random assignment to experimental and control groups.
    ``(c) Studies of Welfare Caseloads.--The Secretary may conduct 
studies of the caseloads of States operating programs funded under part 
A.
    ``(d) Dissemination of Information.--The Secretary shall develop 
innovative methods of disseminating information on any research, 
evaluations, and studies conducted under this section, including the 
facilitation of the sharing of information and best practices among 
States and localities through the use of computers and other 
technologies.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 402(a)(9)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        602(a)(9)(A)) is amended by striking ``(including activities 
        under part F)''.
            (2) Section 402(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
        602(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (19).
            (3) Section 402(a)(44)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        602(a)(44)(A)) is amended by striking ``, part D, and part F'' 
        and inserting ``and part D''.
            (4) Section 403 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 603) is amended by 
        striking subsections (k) and (l), except that subparagraph (A) 
        of such section 403(l)(3) shall remain in effect for purposes 
        of applying any reduction in payment rates required by such 
        subparagraph for any of the fiscal years specified in such 
        subparagraph.
            (5) Section 407(b)(1)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        607(b)(1)(B)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking clauses (i) and (v) and 
                redesignating clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) as clauses 
                (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively;
                    (B) by adding ``and'' at the end of clause (ii) (as 
                so redesignated); and
                    (C) by striking ``; and'' at the end of clause 
                (iii) (as so redesignated) and inserting a period.
            (6) Section 407(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        607(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I)) is amended by striking ``(including any 
        activity authorized under section 402(a)(19) or under part 
        F)''.
            (7) Section 407(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 607(b)(2)) is 
        amended by striking subparagraph (C).
            (8) Section 407(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 607(c)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``(A) where'' and inserting 
                ``where''; and
                    (B) by striking ``, and (B)'' and all that follows 
                through ``part F''.
            (9) Section 407(d)(1)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        607(d)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``, or in which such 
        individual participated in a program under part F''.
            (10) Section 407(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 607(e)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``in participating in a 
                        program under part F and''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``participate in or''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``both part F 
                and''.
            (11) Section 417 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 617) is amended by 
        striking ``, part D, and part F'' and inserting ``and part D''.
            (12) Section 471(a)(8)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        671(a)(8)(A)) is amended by striking ``(including activities 
        under part F)''.
            (13) Section 1108 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``or, in the 
                case of part A of title IV, section 403(k)''; and
                    (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``(exclusive of 
                any amounts on account of services and items to which, 
                in the case of part A of such title, section 403(k) 
                applies)''.
            (14) Section 1115(b)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1315(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``, and 402(a)(19) 
        (relating to the work incentive program)''.
            (15) Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(I) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1396a(a)(19)(A)(i)(I)) is amended by striking ``, or considered 
        by the State to be receiving such aid as authorized under 
        section 482(e)(6)''.
            (16) Section 51(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
        is amended by striking subparagraph (B).

SEC. 402. AMENDMENTS TO LAWS RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTION BLOCK GRANT.

    (a) Abandoned Infants Assistance.--
            (1) Repealer.--The Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 
        (42 U.S.C. 670 note) is repealed.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 421(7) of the Domestic 
        Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5061(7)) is amended to 
        read as follows:
            ``(7) the term `boarder baby' means an infant who is 
        medically cleared for discharge from an acute-care hospital 
        setting, but remains hospitalized because of a lack of 
        appropriate out-of-hospital placement alternatives;''.
    (b) Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment.--
            (1) Repealer.--The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) is repealed.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--The Victims of Crime Act of 
        1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601 et seq.) is amended--
                    (A) in section 1402--
                            (i) in subsection (d)--
                                    (I) by striking paragraph (2); and
                                    (II) by redesignating paragraphs 
                                (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), 
                                respectively; and
                            (ii) by striking subsection (g); and
                    (B) by striking section 1404A.
    (c) Adoption Opportunities.--The Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5111 et seq.) is 
repealed.
    (d) Crisis Nurseries.--The Temporary Child Care for Children with 
Disabilities and Crisis Nurseries Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 5117 et seq.) 
is amended--
            (1) in the title heading by striking ``AND CRISIS 
        NURSERIES'';
            (2) in section 201 by striking ``and Crisis Nurseries'';
            (3) in section 202--
                    (A) by striking ``provide: (A) temporary'' and 
                inserting ``to provide temporary''; and
                    (B) by striking ``children, and (B)'' and all that 
                follows through the period and inserting ``children.'';
            (4) by striking section 204; and
            (5) in section 205--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ``or 
                        204''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)--
                                    (I) by striking subparagraph (D); 
                                and
                                    (II) by redesignating subparagraph 
                                (E) as subparagraph (D);
                    (B) by striking subsection (b)(3); and
                    (C) in subsection (d)--
                            (i) by striking paragraph (3); and
                            (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
                        (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively.
    (e) Amendment to the Missing Children's Assistance Act.--The 
Missing Children's Assistance Act is amended to read as follows:

                      ``TITLE IV--MISSING CHILDREN

                             ``short title

    ``Sec. 401. This title may be cited as the `Missing Children's 
Assistance Act of 1995'.

                               ``findings

    ``Sec. 402. The Congress hereby finds that--
            ``(1) each year thousands of children are abducted or 
        removed from the control of a parent having legal custody 
        without such parent's consent, under circumstances which 
        immediately place them in grave danger;
            ``(2) many of these children are never reunited with their 
        families;
            ``(3) often there are no clues to the whereabouts of these 
        children;
            ``(4) many missing children are at great risk of both 
        physical harm and sexual exploitation;
            ``(5) in many cases, parents and local law enforcement 
        officials have neither the resources nor the expertise to mount 
        expanded search efforts;
            ``(6) abducted children are frequently moved from one 
        locality to another, requiring the cooperation and coordination 
        of local, State, and Federal law enforcement efforts;
            ``(7) on frequent occasions, law enforcement authorities 
        quickly exhaust all leads in missing children cases, and 
        require assistance from distant communities where the child may 
        be located; and
            ``(8) Federal assistance is urgently needed to coordinate 
        and assist in this interstate problem.

                             ``definitions

    ``Sec. 403. For the purpose of this title--
            ``(1) the term `missing child' means any individual less 
        than 18 years of age whose whereabouts are unknown to such 
        individual's legal custodian if--
                    ``(A) the circumstances surrounding such 
                individual's disappearance indicate that such 
                individual may possibly have been removed by another 
                from the control of such individual's legal custodian 
                without such custodian's consent; or
                    ``(B) the circumstances of the case strongly 
                indicate that such individual is likely to be abused or 
                sexually exploited; and
            ``(2) the term `Administrator' means the Administrator of 
        the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

              ``duties and functions of the administrator

    ``Sec. 404. (a) The Administrator shall--
            ``(1) issue such rules as the Administrator considers 
        necessary or appropriate to carry out this title;
            ``(2) make such arrangements as may be necessary and 
        appropriate to facilitate effective coordination among all 
        federally funded programs relating to missing children 
        (including the preparation of an annual comprehensive plan for 
        facilitating such coordination);
            ``(3) provide for the furnishing of information derived 
        from the national toll-free telephone line, established under 
        subsection (b)(1), to appropriate entities;
            ``(4) provide adequate staff and agency resources which are 
        necessary to properly carry out the responsibilities pursuant 
        to this title; and
            ``(5) not later than 180 days after the end of each fiscal 
        year, submit a report to the President, Speaker of the House of 
        Representatives, and the President pro tempore of the Senate--
                    ``(A) containing a comprehensive plan for 
                facilitating cooperation and coordination in the 
                succeeding fiscal year among all agencies and 
                organizations with responsibilities related to missing 
                children;
                    ``(B) identifying and summarizing effective models 
                of Federal, State, and local coordination and 
                cooperation in locating and recovering missing 
                children;
                    ``(C) identifying and summarizing effective program 
                models that provide treatment, counseling, or other aid 
                to parents of missing children or to children who have 
                been the victims of abduction;
                    ``(D) describing how the Administrator satisfied 
                the requirements of paragraph (4) in the preceding 
                fiscal year;
                    ``(E) describing in detail the number and types of 
                telephone calls received in the preceding fiscal year 
                over the national toll-free telephone line established 
                under subsection (b)(1)(A) and the number and types of 
                communications referred to the national communications 
                system established under section 313;
                    ``(F) describing in detail the activities in the 
                preceding fiscal year of the national resource center 
                and clearinghouse established under subsection (b)(2);
                    ``(G) describing all the programs for which 
                assistance was provided under section 405 in the 
                preceding fiscal year;
                    ``(H) summarizing the results of all research 
                completed in the preceding year for which assistance 
                was provided at any time under this title; and
                    ``(I)(i) identifying each clearinghouse with 
                respect to which assistance is provided under section 
                405(a)(9) in the preceding fiscal year;
                    ``(ii) describing the activities carried out by 
                such clearinghouse in such fiscal year;
                    ``(iii) specifying the types and amounts of 
                assistance (other than assistance under section 
                405(a)(9)) received by such clearinghouse in such 
                fiscal year; and
                    ``(iv) specifying the number and types of missing 
                children cases handled (and the number of such cases 
                resolved) by such clearinghouse in such fiscal year and 
                summarizing the circumstances of each such case.
    ``(b) The Administrator, either by making grants to or entering 
into contracts with public agencies or nonprofit private agencies, 
shall--
            ``(1)(A) establish and operate a national 24-hour toll-free 
        telephone line by which individuals may report information 
        regarding the location of any missing child, or other child 13 
        years of age or younger whose whereabouts are unknown to such 
        child's legal custodian, and request information pertaining to 
        procedures necessary to reunite such child with such child's 
        legal custodian; and
            ``(B) coordinating the operation of such telephone line 
        with the operation of the national communications system 
        established under section 313;
            ``(2) establish and operate a national resource center and 
        clearinghouse designed--
                    ``(A) to provide to State and local governments, 
                public and private nonprofit agencies, and individuals 
                information regarding--
                            ``(i) free or low-cost legal, restaurant, 
                        lodging, and transportation services that are 
                        available for the benefit of missing children 
                        and their families; and
                            ``(ii) the existence and nature of programs 
                        being carried out by Federal agencies to assist 
                        missing children and their families;
                    ``(B) to coordinate public and private programs 
                which locate, recover, or reunite missing children with 
                their legal custodians;
                    ``(C) to disseminate nationally information about 
                innovative and model missing childrens' programs, 
                services, and legislation; and
                    ``(D) to provide technical assistance and training 
                to law enforcement agencies, State and local 
                governments, elements of the criminal justice system, 
                public and private nonprofit agencies, and individuals 
                in the prevention, investigation, prosecution, and 
                treatment of the missing and exploited child case and 
                in locating and recovering missing children; and
            ``(3) periodically conduct national incidence studies to 
        determine for a given year the actual number of children 
        reported missing each year, the number of children who are 
        victims of abduction by strangers, the number of children who 
        are the victims of parental kidnapings, and the number of 
        children who are recovered each year; and
            ``(4) provide to State and local governments, public and 
        private nonprofit agencies, and individuals information to 
        facilitate the lawful use of school records and birth 
        certificates to identify and locate missing children.
    ``(c) Nothing contained in this title shall be construed to grant 
to the Administrator any law enforcement responsibility or supervisory 
authority over any other Federal agency.

                                ``grants

    ``Sec. 405. (a) The Administrator is authorized to make grants to 
and enter into contracts with public agencies or nonprofit private 
organizations, or combinations thereof, for research, demonstration 
projects, or service programs designed--
            ``(1) to educate parents, children, and community agencies 
        and organizations in ways to prevent the abduction and sexual 
        exploitation of children;
            ``(2) to provide information to assist in the locating and 
        return of missing children;
            ``(3) to aid communities in the collection of materials 
        which would be useful to parents in assisting others in the 
        identification of missing children;
            ``(4) to increase knowledge of and develop effective 
        treatment pertaining to the psychological consequences, on both 
        parents and children, of--
                    ``(A) the abduction of a child, both during the 
                period of disappearance and after the child is 
                recovered; and
                    ``(B) the sexual exploitation of a missing child;
            ``(5) to collect detailed data from selected States or 
        localities on the actual investigative practices utilized by 
        law enforcement agencies in missing children's cases;
            ``(6) to address the particular needs of missing children 
        by minimizing the negative impact of judicial and law 
        enforcement procedures on children who are victims of abuse or 
        sexual exploitation and by promoting the active participation 
        of children and their families in cases involving abuse or 
        sexual exploitation of children;
            ``(7) to address the needs of missing children (as defined 
        in section 403(1)(A)) and their families following the recovery 
        of such children;
            ``(8) to reduce the likelihood that individuals under 18 
        years of age will be removed from the control of such 
        individuals' legal custodians without such custodians' consent; 
        and
            ``(9) to establish or operate statewide clearinghouses to 
        assist in locating and recovering missing children.
    ``(b) In considering grant applications under this title, the 
Administrator shall give priority to applicants who--
            ``(1) have demonstrated or demonstrate ability in--
                    ``(A) locating missing children or locating and 
                reuniting missing children with their legal custodians;
                    ``(B) providing other services to missing children 
                or their families; or
                    ``(C) conducting research relating to missing 
                children; and
            ``(2) with respect to subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
        paragraph (1), substantially utilize volunteer assistance.
The Administrator shall give first priority to applicants qualifying 
under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1).
    ``(c) In order to receive assistance under this title for a fiscal 
year, applicants shall give assurance that they will expend, to the 
greatest extent practicable, for such fiscal year an amount of funds 
(without regard to any funds received under any Federal law) that is 
not less than the amount of funds they received in the preceding fiscal 
year from State, local, and private sources.

                         ``criteria for grants

    ``Sec. 406. (a) In carrying out the programs authorized by this 
title, the Administrator shall establish--
            ``(1) annual research, demonstration, and service program 
        priorities for making grants and contracts pursuant to section 
        405; and
            ``(2) criteria based on merit for making such grants and 
        contracts.
Not less than 60 days before establishing such priorities and criteria, 
the Administrator shall publish in the Federal Register for public 
comment a statement of such proposed priorities and criteria.
    ``(b) No grant or contract exceeding $50,000 shall be made under 
this title unless the grantee or contractor has been selected by a 
competitive process which includes public announcement of the 
availability of funds for such grant or contract, general criteria for 
the selection of recipients or contractors, and a description of the 
application process and application review process.
    ``(c) Multiple grants or contracts to the same grantee or 
contractor within any 1 year to support activities having the same 
general purpose shall be deemed to be a single grant for the purpose of 
this subsection, but multiple grants or contracts to the same grantee 
or contractor to support clearly distinct activities shall be 
considered separate grants or contractors.

                   ``authorization of appropriations

    ``Sec. 407. To carry out the provisions of this title, there are 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.''.
    (f) Family Support Centers.--Subtitle F of title VII of the Stewart 
B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11481-11489) is 
repealed.
    (g) Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse Cases.--Subtitle A 
of title II of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13001-
13004) is repealed.

                      TITLE V--RELATED PROVISIONS

SEC. 501. REQUIREMENT THAT DATA RELATING TO THE INCIDENCE OF POVERTY IN 
              THE UNITED STATES BE PUBLISHED AT LEAST EVERY 2 YEARS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall, to the extent feasible, 
produce and publish for each State, county, and local unit of general 
purpose government for which data have been compiled in the then most 
recent census of population under section 141(a) of title 13, United 
States Code, and for each school district, data relating to the 
incidence of poverty. Such data may be produced by means of sampling, 
estimation, or any other method that the Secretary determines will 
produce current, comprehensive, and reliable data.
    (b) Content; Frequency.--Data under this section--
            (1) shall include--
                    (A) for each school district, the number of 
                children age 5 to 17, inclusive, in families below the 
                poverty level; and
                    (B) for each State and county referred to in 
                subsection (a), the number of individuals age 65 or 
                older below the poverty level; and
            (2) shall be published--
                    (A) for each State, county, and local unit of 
                general purpose government referred to in subsection 
                (a), in 1996 and at least every second year thereafter; 
                and
                    (B) for each school district, in 1998 and at least 
                every second year thereafter.
    (c) Authority to Aggregate.--
            (1) In general.--If reliable data could not otherwise be 
        produced, the Secretary may, for purposes of subsection 
        (b)(1)(A), aggregate school districts, but only to the extent 
        necessary to achieve reliability.
            (2) Information relating to use of authority.--Any data 
        produced under this subsection shall be appropriately 
        identified and shall be accompanied by a detailed explanation 
        as to how and why aggregation was used (including the measures 
        taken to minimize any such aggregation).
    (d) Report to be Submitted Whenever Data Is Not Timely Published.--
If the Secretary is unable to produce and publish the data required 
under this section for any State, county, local unit of general purpose 
government, or school district in any year specified in subsection 
(b)(2), a report shall be submitted by the Secretary to the President 
of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, not 
later than 90 days before the start of the following year, enumerating 
each government or school district excluded and giving the reasons for 
the exclusion.
    (e) Criteria Relating to Poverty.--In carrying out this section, 
the Secretary shall use the same criteria relating to poverty as were 
used in the then most recent census of population under section 141(a) 
of title 13, United States Code (subject to such periodic adjustments 
as may be necessary to compensate for inflation and other similar 
factors).
    (f) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary 
of Education in carrying out the requirements of this section relating 
to school districts.
    (g) Definition.--For the purpose of this section, the term 
``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $1,500,000 for each of fiscal 
years 1996 through 2000.

SEC. 502. DATA ON PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AND OUTCOMES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall produce data relating to 
participation in programs authorized by this Act by families and 
children. Such data may be produced by means of sampling, estimation, 
or any other method that the Secretary determines will produce 
comprehensive and reliable data.
    (b) Content.--Data under this section shall include, but not be 
limited to--
            (1) changes in participation in welfare, health, education, 
        and employment and training programs, for families and 
        children, the duration of such participation, and the causes 
        and consequences of any changes in program participation;
            (2) changes in employment status, income and poverty 
        status, family structure and process, and children's well-
        being, over time, for families and children participating in 
        Federal programs and, if appropriate, other low-income families 
        and children, and the causes and consequences of such changes; 
        and
            (3) demographic data, including household composition, 
        marital status, relationship of householders, racial and ethnic 
        designation, age, and educational attainment.
    (c) Frequency.--Data under this section shall reflect the period 
1993 through 2002, and shall be published as often as practicable 
during that time, but in any event no later than December 31, 2003.
    (d) Definition.--For the purpose of this section, the term 
``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $2,500,000 in fiscal year 1996, 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1997 through 2002, and $2,000,000 
for fiscal year 2003.

      TITLE VI-- GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE; PRESERVATION OF ACTIONS, 
                        OBLIGATIONS, AND RIGHTS

SEC. 601. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 1995.

SEC. 602. APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS AND REPEALERS.

    An amendment or repeal made by this Act shall not apply with 
respect to--
            (1) powers, duties, functions, rights, claims, penalties, 
        or obligations applicable to financial assistance provided 
        before the effective date of amendment or repeal, as the case 
        may be, under the Act so amended or so repealed; and
            (2) administrative actions and proceedings commenced before 
        such date, or authorized before such date to be commenced, 
        under such Act.
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