[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 23 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 23

 To express the sense of the Senate that the Oregon Option project has 
the potential to improve intergovernmental service delivery by shifting 
  accountability from compliance to performance results and that the 
 Federal Government should continue in its partnership with the State 
 and local governments of Oregon to fully implement the Oregon Option.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 4, 1995

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

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 To express the sense of the Senate that the Oregon Option project has 
the potential to improve intergovernmental service delivery by shifting 
  accountability from compliance to performance results and that the 
 Federal Government should continue in its partnership with the State 
 and local governments of Oregon to fully implement the Oregon Option.

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