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                   HUMAN SERVICES AMENDMENTS OF 1994

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Durbin). The unfinished business is the 
question of suspending the rules and passing the bill, H.R. 4250, as 
amended, and on which the ordering of the yeas and nays has been 
vacated by unanimous consent.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from California [Mr. Martinez] that the House suspend the 
rules and pass the bill H.R. 4250, as amended.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed.
  The title of the bill was amended so as to read: ``A bill to 
authorize appropriations to carry out the Head Start Act, the Community 
Services Block Grant Act, and the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act 
of 1981; and for other purposes.''.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
  Mr. MARTINEZ. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the 
Speaker's table the Senate bill (S. 2000) to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal years 1995 through 1998 to carry out the Head Start Act and 
the Community Services Block Grant Act, and for other purposes, and ask 
for its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the title of the Senate bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  There was no objection.
  The Clerk read the Senate bill, as follows:

                                S. 2000

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,
                      TITLE I--HEAD START PROGRAMS

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN TITLE.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Head 
     Start Act Amendments of 1994''.
       (b) References.--Except as otherwise specifically provided, 
     whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in 
     terms of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other 
     provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
     section or other provision of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 
     9831 et seq.).

     SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 637 (42 U.S.C. 9832) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5);
       (2) by striking paragraph (9) and inserting the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(9) The term `poverty line' means the income official 
     poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and 
     Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 
     673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 
     9902(2)) applicable to a family of the size involved.'';
       (3) by adding after paragraph (11) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(12) The term `family literacy services' includes 
     activities including interactive literacy activities between 
     parents and their children, training for parents on 
     techniques for being the primary teacher of their children 
     and full partners in the education of their children, parent 
     literacy training, and early childhood education.
       ``(13) The term `Indian tribe' means any tribe, band, 
     nation, pueblo, or other organized group or community of 
     Indians, including any Native village described in section 
     3(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
     1602(c)) or established pursuant to such Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 
     et seq.), that is recognized as eligible for the special 
     programs and services provided by the United States to 
     Indians because of their status as Indians.'';
       (4) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), 
     (11), (12), and (13) as paragraphs (7), (8), (9), (11), (5), 
     (6), (4), and (10), respectively; and
       (5)(A) by transferring paragraph (4), as so redesignated, 
     and inserting the paragraph after paragraph (3);
       (B) by transferring paragraphs (5) and (6), as so 
     redesignated, and inserting the paragraphs after paragraph 
     (4), as so redesignated; and
       (C) by transferring paragraph (10), as so redesignated, and 
     inserting the paragraph after paragraph (9), as so 
     redesignated.

     SEC. 103. SERVICES.

       Section 638(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 9833(a)(1)) is amended by 
     striking ``health, nutritional, educational, social, and 
     other services'' and inserting ``health, education, parental 
     involvement, nutritional, social, and other services''.

     SEC. 104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 639 (42 U.S.C. 9834) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking all that follows 
     ``subchapter'' and inserting ``such sums as may be necessary 
     for fiscal year 1995 through 1998.''; and
       (2) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(b) From the amount appropriated under subsection (a), 
     the Secretary shall make available--
       ``(1) $35,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1995 through 
     1998 to--
       ``(A) carry out the Head Start Transition Project Act; and
       ``(B) carry out activities authorized under section 642(d); 
     and
       ``(2) not more than $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and 
     such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
     1996 through 1998, to carry out longitudinal research under 
     section 649(e).''.

     SEC. 105. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.

       (a) Allocation and Use of Funds for Quality Improvement.--
     Section 640(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 9835(a)(3)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
     subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively;
       (2) by striking ``(3)(C)'' and all that follows through 
     ``quality improvement activities:'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(3)(A)(i) In order to provide assistance for activities 
     specified in subparagraph (C) directed at the goals specified 
     in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall reserve, from the 
     amount (if any) by which the funds appropriated under section 
     639(a) for a fiscal year exceed the adjusted prior year 
     appropriation, a share equal to the sum of--
       ``(I) 25 percent of such excess amount; and
       ``(II) any additional amount the Secretary may find 
     necessary to address a demonstrated need for such activities.
       ``(ii) As used in clause (i), the term `adjusted prior year 
     appropriation' means, with respect to a fiscal year, the 
     amount appropriated pursuant to section 639(a) for the 
     preceding fiscal year, adjusted to reflect the percentage 
     change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers 
     (issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics) during such 
     preceding fiscal year.
       ``(B) Funds reserved under this paragraph (referred to in 
     this paragraph as `quality improvement funds') shall be used 
     to accomplish any or all of the following goals:
       ``(i) Ensuring that Head Start programs meet or exceed 
     performance standards pursuant to section 641A(a)(1)(A).
       ``(ii) Ensuring that such programs have adequate qualified 
     staff, and that such staff are furnished adequate training.
       ``(iii) Ensuring that salary levels and benefits are 
     adequate to attract and retain qualified staff for such 
     programs.
       ``(iv) Using salary increases to improve staff 
     qualifications, and to assist with the implementation of 
     career development programs, for the staff of Head Start 
     programs.
       ``(v) Improving community-wide strategic planning and needs 
     assessments for such programs.
       ``(vi) Ensuring that the physical environments of Head 
     Start programs are conducive to providing effective program 
     services to children and families.
       ``(vii) Making such other improvements in the quality of 
     such programs as the Secretary may designate.
       ``(C) Quality improvement funds shall be used to carry out 
     any or all of the following activities:'';
       (3) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated in paragraph (1), 
     by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(vii) Such other activities as the Secretary may 
     designate.''; and
       (4) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in clause (i)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking 
     ``for the first, second, and third fiscal years for which 
     funds are so reserved''; and
       (ii) in subclause (II), by inserting ``and Indian and 
     migrant Head Start programs,'' after ``States,'';
       (B) by striking clauses (ii) and (iii);
       (C) in clause (iv)--
       (i) by striking ``To be expended'' and all that follows, 
     through ``reserved, funds'' and inserting ``Funds'';
       (ii) by striking ``clause (ii)'' the first place it appears 
     and inserting ``clause (i)'';
       (iii) by inserting before the period at the end of the 
     first sentence, ``, for expenditure for activities specified 
     in subparagraph (C)''; and
       (iv) by striking the second sentence;
       (D) in clause (vi), by striking ``paragraphs (2), (4), and 
     (5)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2) or (4)''; and
       (E) by striking clause (v) and redesignating clauses (iv) 
     and (vi) as clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively.
       (b) Funds Set-Aside.--Section 640(a) (42 U.S.C. 9835(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``through (5).'' and 
     inserting ``through (4), and subject to paragraphs (5) and 
     (6).'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``1990'' and inserting 
     ``1994''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``(including payments 
     for all costs (other than compensation of Federal employees) 
     of reviews of Head Start agencies and programs under section 
     641A(c), and of activities related to the development and 
     implementation of quality improvement plans under section 
     641A(d)(2))'' after ``Secretary'';
       (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``paragraph (5)'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``paragraph (4)'';
       (4) by striking paragraph (4), and redesignating paragraphs 
     (5) and (6) as paragraphs (4) and (7), respectively;
       (5) in paragraph (4), as redesignated in paragraph (4), by 
     striking ``The'' and inserting ``Subject to section 639(b), 
     the''; and
       (6) by adding after paragraph (4), as redesignated in 
     paragraph (4), the following new paragraphs:
       ``(5)(A) From amounts reserved and allotted pursuant to 
     paragraph (4), the Secretary shall reserve such sums as may 
     be necessary to award the collaboration grants described in 
     subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) From the reserved sums, the Secretary may award a 
     collaboration grant to each State to facilitate collaboration 
     regarding activities carried out in the State under this 
     subchapter, and other activities carried out in, and by, the 
     State that are targeted to low-income children and families.
       ``(C) A State that receives a grant under subparagraph (B) 
     shall--
       ``(i) appoint an individual to serve as a State liaison 
     between--
       ``(I) agencies and individuals carrying out Head Start 
     programs in the State; and
       ``(II) agencies and entities carrying out programs serving 
     low-income children and families;
       ``(ii) involve the State Head Start Association in the 
     selection of the individual, and involve the association in 
     determinations relating to the ongoing direction of the 
     collaboration;
       ``(iii) ensure that the individual holds a position with 
     sufficient authority and access to ensure that the 
     collaboration described in subparagraph (B) is effective and 
     involves a range of State agencies; and
       ``(iv) ensure that the collaboration described in 
     subparagraph (B) involves coordination of Head Start services 
     with health care, welfare, child care, education, and 
     national service activities, and activities relating to 
     children with disabilities.
       ``(D) As used in this paragraph, the term `low-income', 
     used with respect to children or families, shall not be 
     considered to refer only to children or families that meet 
     the low-income criteria prescribed pursuant to section 
     645(a)(1)(A).
       ``(6) From amounts reserved and allotted pursuant to 
     paragraphs (2) and (4), the Secretary shall use, for grants 
     for programs described in section 645A(a), a portion of the 
     combined total of such amounts equal to 3 percent for fiscal 
     year 1995, 4 percent for each of fiscal years 1996 and 1997, 
     and 5 percent for fiscal year 1998, of the amount 
     appropriated pursuant to section 639(a).''.
       (c) Considerations for Allocation of Funds for Program 
     Expansion.--Section 640(g) (42 U.S.C. 9835(g)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(g)'' and inserting ``(g)(1)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(2) For the purpose of expanding Head Start programs, in 
     allocating funds to an applicant within a State, from amounts 
     allotted to a State pursuant to subsection (a)(4), the 
     Secretary shall take into consideration--
       ``(A) the quality of the applicant's programs (including 
     Head Start and other child care or child development 
     programs) in existence on the date of the allocation, 
     including, in the case of Head Start programs in existence on 
     the date of the allocation, the extent to which such programs 
     meet or exceed performance standards and other requirements 
     under this subchapter;
       ``(B) the applicant's capacity to expand services 
     (including, in the case of Head Start programs in existence 
     on the date of the allocation, whether the applicant 
     accomplished any prior expansions in an effective and timely 
     manner);
       ``(C) the extent to which the applicant has undertaken 
     community-wide strategic planning and needs assessments 
     involving other community organizations serving children and 
     families;
       ``(D) the numbers of eligible children in each community 
     who are not participating in a Head Start program; and
       ``(E) the concentration of low-income families in each 
     community.
       ``(3) In determining the amount of funds reserved pursuant 
     to subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(2) to be used 
     for expanding Head Start programs under this subchapter, the 
     Secretary shall take into consideration, to the extent 
     appropriate, the factors specified in paragraph (2).''.
       (d) Technical Amendment.--Section 640(h) (42 U.S.C. 
     9835(h)) is amended by striking ``Each Head Start program 
     may'' and inserting ``Financial assistance provided under 
     this subchapter may be used by each Head Start program to''.
       (e) Compensation.--Section 640 (42 U.S.C. 9835) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(j) Any agency that receives financial assistance under 
     this subchapter to improve the compensation of staff who 
     provide services under this Act shall use the financial 
     assistance to improve the compensation of such staff, 
     regardless of whether the agency has the ability to improve 
     the compensation of staff employed by the agency who do not 
     provide Head Start services.''.

     SEC. 106. REPORT.

       Section 640A (42 U.S.C. 9835a) is repealed.

     SEC. 107. DESIGNATION.

       (a) Indian Reservations.--Section 641(b) (42 U.S.C. 
     9836(b)) is amended by inserting after ``Indian reservation'' 
     the following: ``(including members of Indian tribes living 
     near the reservation)''.
       (b) Designation of Agencies--Section 641(c) (42 U.S.C. 
     9836(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (2) through (4);
       (2) in the first sentence--
       (A) by inserting ``(subject to paragraph (2))'' before ``, 
     the Secretary shall give priority''; and
       (B) by striking ``unless'' and all that follows through the 
     end of subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: ``unless 
     the Secretary makes a finding that the agency involved fails 
     to meet program, financial management, and other requirements 
     established by the Secretary.'';
       (3) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as paragraph (2);
       (4) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated--
       (A) by striking ``except that, if'' and inserting ``If''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (1)'';
       (5) by striking ``Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this paragraph'' and inserting the following:
       ``(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     subsection''; and
       (6) by aligning the margins of paragraph (2) with the 
     margins of paragraph (3).
       (c) Considerations in Designating New Head Start 
     Agencies.--Section 641(d) (42 U.S.C. 9836(d)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking all that precedes 
     ``then the Secretary'' and inserting ``If no entity in a 
     community is entitled to the priority specified in subsection 
     (c),'';
       (2) by striking the second sentence;
       (3) in the third sentence--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``and subject to the preceding sentence''; and
       (B) in paragraph (4), to read as follows:
       ``(4) the plan of such applicant--
       ``(A) to seek the involvement of parents of participating 
     children in activities designed to help such parents become 
     full partners in the education of their children;
       ``(B) to afford such parents the opportunity to participate 
     in the development, conduct, and overall performance of the 
     program at the local level;
       ``(C) to offer (directly or through referral to local 
     entities, such as entities carrying out Even Start programs 
     under part B of chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2741 et seq.)) to 
     such parents--
       ``(i) family literacy services; and
       ``(ii) parenting skills training;
       ``(D) at the option of such applicant, to offer (directly 
     or through referral to local entities) to such parents--
       ``(i) parental social self-sufficiency training;
       ``(ii) substance abuse counseling; or
       ``(iii) any other activity designed to help such parents 
     become full partners in the education of their children; and
       ``(E) to provide, with respect to each participating 
     family, a family needs assessment that includes consultation 
     with such parents about the benefits of parent involvement 
     and about the activities described in subparagraphs (C) and 
     (D) in which such parents may choose to become involved 
     (taking into consideration their specific family needs, work 
     schedules, and other responsibilities);'';
       (4) in paragraph (7), by inserting ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (5) by striking paragraph (8); and
       (6) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (8).
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 641 (42 U.S.C. 9836) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (f); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f).

     SEC. 108. MONITORING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE.

       The Act is amended by inserting after section 641 (42 
     U.S.C. 9836) the following new section:

     ``SEC. 641A. QUALITY STANDARDS; MONITORING OF HEAD START 
                   AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Quality Standards.--
       ``(1) Establishment of standards.--The Secretary shall 
     establish by regulation standards applicable to Head Start 
     agencies, programs, and projects under this subchapter, 
     including--
       ``(A) performance standards with respect to services 
     required to be provided, including health, education, 
     parental involvement, nutritional, social, and other 
     services;
       ``(B) administrative and financial management standards;
       ``(C) standards relating to the condition and location of 
     facilities for such agencies, programs, and projects; and
       ``(D) such other standards as the Secretary finds to be 
     appropriate.
       ``(2) Minimum requirements.--The regulations promulgated 
     under this subsection shall establish the minimum levels of 
     overall accomplishment that a Head Start agency shall achieve 
     in order to meet the standards specified in paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Considerations in developing standards.--In 
     developing the regulations required under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(A) consult with experts in the fields of child 
     development, early childhood education, family services, 
     administration, and financial management, and with persons 
     with experience in the operation of Head Start programs;
       ``(B) take into consideration--
       ``(i) past experience with use of the standards in effect 
     under this subchapter on the date of enactment of this 
     section;
       ``(ii) changes over the period since the date of enactment 
     of this Act in the circumstances and problems typically 
     facing children and families served by Head Start agencies;
       ``(iii) developments concerning best practices with respect 
     to child development, children with disabilities, family 
     services, program administration, and financial management; 
     and
       ``(iv) projected needs of an expanding Head Start program; 
     and
       ``(C)(i) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
     of this section, review and revise as necessary the 
     performance standards in effect under 651(b) on the day 
     before the date of enactment of this section; and
       ``(ii) ensure that any such revisions in the performance 
     standards will not result in the elimination of or any 
     reduction in the scope or types of health, education, 
     parental involvement, nutritional, social, or other services 
     required to be provided under such standards as in effect on 
     November 2, 1978.
       ``(4) Standards relating to obligations to delegate 
     agencies.--In developing standards under this subsection, the 
     Secretary shall describe the obligations of a Head Start 
     agency to an agency (referred to in this subchapter as the 
     `delegate agency') to which the Head Start agency has 
     delegated responsibility for providing services under this 
     subchapter and determine whether the Head Start agency 
     complies with the standards. The Secretary shall consider 
     such compliance during the review described in subsection 
     (c)(1)(A) and in determining whether to renew financial 
     assistance to the Head Start agency under this subchapter.
       ``(b) Performance Measures.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation 
     with representatives of Head Start agencies and with experts 
     in the fields of child development, family services, and 
     program management, shall develop methods and procedures for 
     measuring, annually and over longer periods, the quality and 
     effectiveness of programs operated by Head Start agencies 
     (referred to in this subchapter as `performance measures').
       ``(2) Design of measures.--The performance measures 
     developed under this subsection shall be designed--
       ``(A) to assess the various services provided by Head Start 
     programs and, to the extent the Secretary finds appropriate, 
     administrative and financial management practices of such 
     programs;
       ``(B) to be adaptable for use in self-assessment and peer 
     review of individual Head Start agencies and programs; and
       ``(C) for other program purposes as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(3) Use of measures.--The Secretary shall use the 
     performance measures developed pursuant to this subsection--
       ``(A) to identify strengths and weaknesses in the operation 
     of Head Start programs nationally and by region; and
       ``(B) to identify problem areas that may require additional 
     training and technical assistance resources.
       ``(c) Monitoring of Local Agencies and Programs.--
       ``(1) In general.--In order to determine whether Head Start 
     agencies meet standards established under this subchapter 
     with respect to program, administrative, financial 
     management, and other requirements, the Secretary shall 
     conduct the following reviews of designated Head Start 
     agencies, and of the Head Start programs operated by such 
     agencies:
       ``(A) A full review of each such agency at least once 
     during each 3-year period.
       ``(B) A review of each newly designated agency immediately 
     after the completion of the first year such agency carries 
     out a Head Start program.
       ``(C) Followup reviews including prompt return visits to 
     agencies and programs that fail to meet the standards.
       ``(D) Other reviews as appropriate.
       ``(2) Conduct of reviews.--The Secretary shall ensure that 
     reviews described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of 
     paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) are performed, to the maximum extent practicable, by 
     employees of the Department of Health and Human Services who 
     are knowledgeable about Head Start programs; and
       ``(B) are supervised by such an employee at the site of 
     such Head Start agency.
       ``(d) Corrective Action; Termination.--
       ``(1) Determination.--If the Secretary determines, on the 
     basis of a review pursuant to subsection (c), that a Head 
     Start agency designated pursuant to section 641 fails to meet 
     the standards described in subsection (c), the Secretary 
     shall--
       ``(A) inform the agency of the deficiencies that shall be 
     corrected;
       ``(B) with respect to each identified deficiency, require 
     the agency--
       ``(i) to correct the deficiency immediately; or
       ``(ii) at the discretion of the Secretary (taking into 
     consideration the seriousness of the deficiency and the time 
     reasonably required to correct the deficiency), to comply 
     with the requirements of paragraph (2) concerning a quality 
     improvement plan; and
       ``(C) initiate proceedings to terminate the designation of 
     the agency unless the agency corrects the deficiency.
       ``(2) Quality improvement plan.--
       ``(A) Agency responsibilities.--In order to retain a 
     designation as a Head Start agency under this subchapter, a 
     Head Start agency that is the subject of a determination 
     described in paragraph (1) (other than an agency able to 
     correct a deficiency immediately) shall--
       ``(i) develop in a timely manner, obtain the approval of 
     the Secretary regarding, and implement a quality improvement 
     plan that specifies--

       ``(I) the deficiencies to be corrected;
       ``(II) the actions to be taken to correct such 
     deficiencies; and
       ``(III) the timetable for accomplishment of the corrective 
     actions specified; and

       ``(ii) eliminate each deficiency identified, not later than 
     the date for elimination of such deficiency specified in such 
     plan (which shall not be later than 1 year after the date the 
     agency received notice of the determination and of the 
     specific deficiency to be corrected).
       ``(B) Secretarial responsibility.--Not later than 30 days 
     after receiving from a Head Start agency a proposed quality 
     improvement plan pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
     shall either approve such proposed plan or specify the 
     reasons why the proposed plan cannot be approved.
       ``(3) Training and technical assistance.--The Secretary 
     shall provide training and technical assistance to Head Start 
     agencies with respect to the development or implementation of 
     such quality improvement plans to the extent the Secretary 
     finds such provision to be feasible and appropriate given 
     available funding and other statutory responsibilities.
       ``(e) Summaries of Monitoring Outcomes.--The Secretary 
     shall publish annually, following the end of each fiscal 
     year, a summary report on the findings of reviews conducted 
     under subsection (c), and on the outcomes of quality 
     improvement plans implemented under subsection (d), during 
     such fiscal year.''.

     SEC. 109. TRANSITION COORDINATION WITH SCHOOLS AND PARENT 
                   INVOLVEMENT.

       Section 642 (42 U.S.C. 9837) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (4), to read as follows: ``(4) seek the 
     involvement of parents of participating children in 
     activities designed to help such parents become full partners 
     in the education of their children, and to afford such 
     parents the opportunity to participate in the development, 
     conduct, and overall performance of the program at the local 
     level;'';
       (B) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (C) by striking paragraph (6);
       (D) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (7) as paragraphs 
     (8) and (9), respectively; and
       (E) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraphs: ``(5) offer (directly or through referral to 
     local entities, such as entities carrying out Even Start 
     programs under part B of chapter 1 of title I of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     2741 et seq.)), to parents of participating children, family 
     literacy services and parenting skills training; (6) at the 
     option of such agency, offer (directly or through referral to 
     local entities), to such parents, parental social self-
     sufficiency training, substance abuse counseling, or any 
     other activity designed to help such parents become full 
     partners in the education of their children; (7) provide, 
     with respect to each participating family, a family needs 
     assessment that includes consultation with such parents about 
     the benefits of parent involvement and about the activities 
     described in paragraphs (4) through (6) in which such parents 
     may choose to be involved (taking into consideration their 
     specific family needs, work schedules, and other 
     responsibilities);'';
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``schools that will 
     subsequently serve children in Head Start programs,''; and
       (3) by adding after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d)(1) Each Head Start agency shall carry out the actions 
     specified in this subsection, to the extent feasible and 
     appropriate in the circumstances (including the extent to 
     which such agency is able to secure the cooperation of 
     parents and schools) to enable children to maintain the 
     developmental gains achieved in Head Start programs and to 
     build upon such gains in further schooling.
       ``(2) The Head Start agency shall take steps to coordinate 
     with the local educational agency (as defined in section 
     1471(12) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 2891(12)) serving the community involved and 
     with schools in which children participating in a Head Start 
     program operated by such agency will enroll following such 
     program, including--
       ``(A) developing and implementing a systematic procedure 
     for transferring Head Start program records for each 
     participating child to the school in which such child will 
     enroll;
       ``(B) establishing channels of communication between Head 
     Start staff and their counterparts in the schools (including 
     teachers, social workers, and health staff) to facilitate 
     coordination of programs;
       ``(C) conducting meetings involving parents, kindergarten 
     or elementary school teachers, and Head Start program 
     teachers to discuss the developmental and other needs of 
     individual children; and
       ``(D) organizing and participating in joint transition-
     related training of school staff and Head Start staff.
       ``(3) In order to promote the continued involvement of the 
     parents of children that participate in Head Start programs 
     in the education of their children upon transition to school, 
     the Head Start agency shall--
       ``(A) provide training to the parents--
       ``(i) to inform the parents about their rights and 
     responsibilities concerning the education of their children; 
     and
       ``(ii) to enable the parents to understand and work with 
     schools in order to communicate with teachers and other 
     school personnel, to support the school work of their 
     children, and to participate as appropriate in decisions 
     relating to the education of their children; and
       ``(B) take other actions, as appropriate and feasible, to 
     support the active involvement of the parents with schools, 
     school personnel, and school-related organizations.
       ``(4) The Secretary of Health and Human Services and the 
     Secretary of Education shall assess the results of the 
     activities funded under the Head Start Transition Project Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 9855 et seq.) and shall work together to provide 
     technical assistance to enable communities to implement 
     proposed practices emerging from the activities, to improve 
     the Head Start programs and programs of the schools.''.

     SEC. 110. FACILITIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 644 (42 U.S.C. 9839) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d), by striking ``guidelines, 
     instructions,'';
       (2) in subsection (f)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``640(a)(3)(A)(v)'' and 
     inserting ``640(a)(3)(C)(v)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Upon a determination by the Secretary that suitable 
     facilities are not otherwise available to Indian tribes to 
     carry out Head Start programs, and that the lack of suitable 
     facilities will inhibit the operation of such programs, the 
     Secretary, in the discretion of the Secretary, may authorize 
     the use of financial assistance, from the amount reserved 
     under section 640(a)(2)(A), to make payments for the purchase 
     of facilities owned by such tribes. The amount of such a 
     payment for such a facility shall not exceed the fair market 
     value of the facility.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(g)(1) Upon a determination by the Secretary that 
     suitable facilities (including public school facilities) are 
     not otherwise available to Indian tribes, rural communities, 
     and other low-income communities to carry out Head Start 
     programs, that the lack of suitable facilities will inhibit 
     the operation of such programs, and that construction of such 
     facilities is more cost effective than purchase of available 
     facilities or renovation, the Secretary, in the discretion of 
     the Secretary, may authorize the use of financial assistance 
     under this subchapter to make payments for capital 
     expenditures related to facilities that will be used to carry 
     out such programs. The Secretary shall establish uniform 
     procedures for Head Start agencies to request approval for 
     such payments, and shall promote, the extent practicable, the 
     collocation of Head Start programs with other programs 
     serving low-income children and families.
       ``(2) Such payments may be used for capital expenditures 
     (including paying the cost of amortizing the principal, and 
     paying interest on, loans) such as expenditures for--
       ``(A) construction of facilities that are not in existence 
     on the date of the determination;
       ``(B) major renovation of facilities in existence on such 
     date; and
       ``(C) purchase of vehicles used for programs conducted at 
     the Head Start facilities.
       ``(3) All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or 
     subcontractors in the construction or renovation of 
     facilities to be used to carry out Head Start programs shall 
     be paid wages at not less than those prevailing on similar 
     construction in the locality, as determined by the Secretary 
     of Labor in accordance with the Act of March 3, 1931, as 
     amended (40 U.S.C. 276a et seq., commonly known as the 
     `Davis-Bacon Act').
       ``(h) In all personnel actions of the American Indian 
     Programs Branch of the Head Start Bureau of the 
     Administration for Children and Families, the Secretary shall 
     give the same preference to individuals who are members of an 
     Indian tribe as the Secretary gives to a disabled veteran, as 
     defined in section 2108(3)(C) of title 5, United States Code. 
     The Secretary shall take such additional actions as may be 
     necessary to promote recruitment of such individuals for 
     employment in the Administration.''.

     SEC. 111. PARTICIPATION.

       Section 645 (42 U.S.C. 9840) is amended
       (1) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``may provide'' and 
     all that follows and inserting ``shall be permitted to 
     provide more than 1 year of Head Start services to eligible 
     children in the State.''; and
       (B) by striking the second sentence; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d)(1) An Indian tribe that--
       ``(A) operates a Head Start program;
       ``(B) enrolls as participants in the program all children 
     in the community served by the tribe (including a community 
     with a near-reservation designation, as defined by the Bureau 
     of Indian Affairs) from families that meet the low-income 
     criteria prescribed under subsection (a)(1)(A); and
       ``(C) has the resources to enroll additional children in 
     the community who do not meet the low-income criteria;
     may enroll such additional children in a Head Start program, 
     in accordance with this subsection, if the program 
     predominantly serves children who meet the low-income 
     criteria.
       ``(2) The Indian tribe shall enroll the children in the 
     Head Start program in accordance with such requirements as 
     the Secretary may specify by regulation promulgated after 
     consultation with Indian tribes.
       ``(3) In providing services through a Head Start program to 
     such children, the Indian tribe may not use funds that the 
     Secretary has determined, in accordance with section 
     640(g)(3), are to be used for expanding Head Start programs 
     under this subchapter.''.

     SEC. 112. INITIATIVE ON FAMILIES WITH INFANTS AND TODDLERS.

       (a) Establishment.--The Act is amended by adding after 
     section 645 (42 U.S.C. 9840) the following new section:

     ``SEC. 645A. PROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES WITH INFANTS AND TODDLERS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall make grants, in 
     accordance with the provisions of this section for--
       ``(1) programs providing family-centered services for low-
     income families with very young children designed to promote 
     the development of the children, and to enable their parents 
     to fulfill their roles as parents and to move toward self-
     sufficiency; and
       ``(2) provision of training and technical assistance to 
     entities carrying out programs, and evaluation of programs, 
     that were supported under the Comprehensive Child Development 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 9881 et seq.), as in effect on the day before 
     the date of enactment of this section.
       ``(b) Scope and Design of Programs.--In carrying out a 
     program described in subsection (a), an entity receiving 
     assistance under this section shall--
       ``(1) provide, either directly or through referral, early, 
     continuous, intensive, and comprehensive child development 
     and family support services that will enhance the physical, 
     social, emotional, and intellectual development of 
     participating children;
       ``(2) ensure that the level of services provided to 
     families responds to their needs and circumstances;
       ``(3) promote positive parent-child interactions;
       ``(4) provide services to parents to support their role as 
     parents and to help the families move toward self-sufficiency 
     (including educational and employment services as 
     appropriate);
       ``(5) coordinate services with services provided by 
     programs in the State and programs in the community to ensure 
     a comprehensive array of services (such as health and mental 
     health services);
       ``(6) ensure formal linkages with local Head Start programs 
     in order to provide for continuity of services for children 
     and families;
       ``(7) in the case of a Head Start agency that operates a 
     program and that also provides Head Start services through 
     the age of mandatory school attendance, ensure that children 
     and families participating in the program receive such 
     services through such age; and
       ``(8) meet such other requirements concerning design and 
     operation of the program described in subsection (a) as the 
     Secretary may establish.
       ``(c) Persons Eligible To Participate.--Persons who may 
     participate in programs described in subsection (a)(1) 
     include--
       ``(1) pregnant women; and
       ``(2) families with children under age 3 (or under age 5, 
     in the case of children served by an entity specified in 
     subsection (e)(3));

     who meet the income criteria specified for families in 
     section 645(a)(1).
       ``(d) Eligible Service Providers.--To be eligible to 
     receive assistance under this section, an entity shall submit 
     an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
     and containing such information as the Secretary may require. 
     Entities that may apply to carry out activities under this 
     section include--
       ``(1) entities operating Head Start programs under this 
     subchapter;
       ``(2) entities that, on the day before the date of 
     enactment of this section, were operating--
       ``(A) Parent-Child Centers receiving financial assistance 
     under section 640(a)(4), as in effect on such date; or
       ``(B) programs receiving financial assistance under the 
     Comprehensive Child Development Act, as in effect on such 
     date; and
       ``(3) other public entities, and nonprofit private 
     entities, capable of providing child and family services that 
     meet the standards for participation in programs under this 
     subchapter and meet such other appropriate requirements 
     relating to the activities under this section as the 
     Secretary may establish.
       ``(e) Time-Limited Priority for Certain Entities.--
       ``(1) In general.--From amounts allotted pursuant to 
     paragraphs (2) and (4) of section 640(a), the Secretary shall 
     provide financial assistance in accordance with paragraphs 
     (2) through (4).
       ``(2) Parent-child centers.--The Secretary shall make 
     financial assistance available under this section for each of 
     fiscal years 1995, 1996, and 1997 to any entity that--
       ``(A) complies with subsection (b); and
       ``(B) received funding as a Parent-Child Center pursuant to 
     section 640(a)(4), as in effect on the day before the date of 
     enactment of this section, for fiscal year 1994.
       ``(3) Comprehensive child development centers.--
       ``(A) In the case of an entity that received a grant for 
     fiscal year 1994 to operate a project under the Comprehensive 
     Child Development Act, the Secretary--
       ``(i) shall make financial assistance available under this 
     section, in a comparable amount and scope to the assistance 
     provided for fiscal year 1994, for the duration of the 
     project period specified in the grant award to such entity 
     under such Act; and
       ``(ii) shall permit such entity, in carrying out activities 
     assisted under this section, to serve children from birth 
     through age 5.
       ``(B) In the case of an entity that received a grant for 
     fiscal year 1989 to operate a project under the Comprehensive 
     Child Development Act, the Secretary shall make assistance 
     available under this section for each of fiscal years 1995, 
     1996, and 1997 to any entity that complies with subsection 
     (b).
       ``(4) Evaluations, training, and technical assistance.--The 
     Secretary shall make financial assistance available under 
     this section as necessary to provide for the evaluation of, 
     and furnishing of training and technical assistance to, 
     programs specified in paragraph (3)(A).
       ``(f) Selection of Other Grant Recipients.--From the 
     balance remaining of the portion specified in section 
     640(a)(6), after making grants to the eligible entities 
     specified in subsection (e), the Secretary shall award grants 
     under this subsection on a competitive basis to applicants 
     meeting the criteria specified in subsection (d) (giving 
     priority to entities with a record of providing early, 
     continuous, and comprehensive childhood development and 
     family services).
       ``(g) Distribution.--In awarding grants to eligible 
     applicants under this section, the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) ensure an equitable national geographic distribution 
     of the grants; and
       ``(2) award grants to applicants proposing to serve 
     communities in rural areas and to applicants proposing to 
     serve communities in urban areas.
       ``(h) Secretarial Responsibilities.--
       ``(1) Guidelines.--Not later than September 30, 1994, the 
     Secretary shall develop program guidelines concerning the 
     content and operation of programs assisted under this 
     section--
       ``(A) in consultation with experts in early childhood 
     development, experts in health, and experts in family 
     services; and
       ``(B) taking into consideration the knowledge and 
     experience gained from other early childhood programs, 
     including programs under the Comprehensive Child Development 
     Act.
       ``(2) Standards.--Not later than December 30, 1994, the 
     Secretary shall develop and publish performance standards for 
     programs assisted under this section, and a grant 
     announcement based on the guidelines developed under 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Monitoring, training, technical assistance, and 
     evaluation.--In order to ensure the successful operation of 
     programs assisted under this section, the Secretary shall use 
     funds from the balance described in subsection (f) to monitor 
     the operation of such programs, evaluate their effectiveness, 
     and provide training and technical assistance tailored to the 
     particular needs of such programs.''.
       (b) Consolidation.--In recognition that the Comprehensive 
     Child Development Centers Act has demonstrated positive 
     results, and that its purposes and functions have been 
     consolidated into section 645A of the Head Start Act, the 
     Comprehensive Child Development Centers Act of 1988 (42 
     U.S.C. 9801 note) and the Comprehensive Child Development Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 9881 et seq.) are repealed.

     SEC. 113. APPEALS, NOTICE, AND HEARING.

       (a) Mediation and Hearing for Disputes With Delegate 
     Agencies.--Section 646(a) (42 U.S.C. 9841(a)) is amended--
       (1) at the end of paragraph (2), by striking ``and'';
       (2) at the end of paragraph (3), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) the Secretary shall develop and publish procedures 
     (including mediation procedures) to be used in order to--
       ``(A) resolve in a timely manner conflicts potentially 
     leading to adverse action between--
       ``(i) recipients of financial assistance under this 
     subchapter; and
       ``(ii) delegate agencies or Head Start Parent Policy 
     Councils; and
       ``(B) avoid the need for an administrative hearing.''.
       (b) Termination of Designation Not Stayed Pending Appeal.--
     Section 646 (42 U.S.C. 9841) is further amended by striking 
     subsection (b) and inserting the following new subsection:
       ``(b) In prescribing procedures for the mediation described 
     in subsection (a)(4), the Secretary shall specify--
       ``(1) the date by which a Head Start agency engaged in a 
     conflict described in subsection (a)(4) will notify the 
     appropriate regional office of the Department of the 
     conflict;
       ``(2) a reasonable period for the mediation;
       ``(3) a timeline for an administrative hearing, if 
     necessary, to resolve the conflict; and
       ``(4) a timeline by which the person conducting the 
     administrative hearing shall issue a decision based on the 
     hearing.
       ``(c) In any case in which a termination, reduction, or 
     suspension of financial assistance under this subchapter is 
     upheld in an administrative hearing under this section, such 
     termination, reduction, or suspension shall not be stayed 
     pending any judicial appeal of such administrative decision.
       ``(d)(1) The Secretary shall by regulation specify a 
     process by which an Indian tribe may identify and establish 
     an alternative agency, and request that the alternative 
     agency be designated under section 641 as the Head Start 
     agency providing services to the tribe, if--
       ``(A) the Secretary terminates financial assistance under 
     section 646 to the only agency that was receiving financial 
     assistance to provide Head Start services to the Indian 
     tribe; and
       ``(B) the tribe would otherwise be precluded from providing 
     such services to the members of the tribe.
       ``(2) The regulation required by this subsection shall 
     prohibit such designation of an alternative agency that 
     includes an employee who--
       ``(A) served on the administrative staff or program staff 
     of the agency described in paragraph (1)(A); and
       ``(B) was responsible for a deficiency that--
       ``(i) relates to the performance standards or financial 
     management standards described in section 641A(a)(1); and
       ``(ii) was the basis for the termination of financial 
     assistance described in paragraph (1)(A);
     as determined by the Secretary after providing the notice and 
     opportunity described in subsection (a)(3).''.

     SEC. 114. GOALS AND PRIORITIES FOR TRAINING AND TECHNICAL 
                   ASSISTANCE.

       Section 648 (42 U.S.C. 9843) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading to read as follows:


                 ``technical assistance and training'';

       (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``Head Start 
     programs, including'' and inserting ``Head Start programs, in 
     accordance with the process, and the provisions for 
     allocating resources, set forth in subsections (b) and (c). 
     The Secretary shall provide, either directly or through 
     grants or other arrangements,'';
       (3)(A) by redesignating the final sentence of subsection 
     (a), as amended by paragraph (2), as subsection (e);
       (B) by transferring such subsection to the end of the 
     section; and
       (C) by indenting such subsection and aligning the margins 
     of such subsection with the margins of subsection (d);
       (4) by striking subsections (b) and (c); and
       (5) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(b) The process for determining the technical assistance 
     and training activities to be carried out under this section 
     shall--
       ``(1) ensure that the needs of local Head Start agencies 
     and programs relating to improving program quality and to 
     program expansion are addressed to the maximum extent 
     feasible; and
       ``(2) incorporate mechanisms to ensure responsiveness to 
     local needs, including an ongoing procedure for obtaining 
     input from the individuals and agencies carrying out Head 
     Start programs.
       ``(c) In allocating resources for technical assistance and 
     training under this section, the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) give priority consideration to activities to correct 
     program and management deficiencies identified through 
     reviews pursuant to section 641A(c) (including the provision 
     of assistance to local programs in the development of quality 
     improvement plans under section 641A(d)(2));
       ``(2) address the training and career development needs of 
     classroom staff (including instruction for providing services 
     to children with disabilities) and nonclassroom staff, 
     including home visitors and other staff working directly with 
     families, including training relating to increasing parent 
     involvement and services designed to increase family literacy 
     and improve parenting skills;
       ``(3) assist Head Start agencies and programs in conducting 
     and participating in communitywide strategic planning and 
     needs assessment;
       ``(4) assist Head Start agencies and programs in the 
     development of sound management practices, including 
     financial management procedures; and
       ``(5) assist in efforts to secure and maintain adequate 
     facilities for Head Start programs.''.

     SEC. 115. STAFF QUALIFICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT.

       The Head Start Act is amended by inserting after section 
     648 (42 U.S.C. 9843) the following new section:

     ``SEC. 648A. STAFF QUALIFICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT.

       ``(a) Classroom Teachers.--
       ``(1) Degree requirements.--The Secretary shall ensure that 
     not later than September 30, 1996, each Head Start classroom 
     in a center-based program is assigned one teacher who has--
       ``(A) a child development associate (CDA) credential that 
     is appropriate to the age of the children being served in 
     center-based programs;
       ``(B) a State-awarded certificate for preschool teachers 
     that meets or exceeds the requirements for a child 
     development associate credential;
       ``(C) an associate, a baccalaureate, or an advanced degree 
     in early childhood education; or
       ``(D) a degree in a field related to early childhood 
     education with experience in teaching preschool children and 
     a State-awarded certificate to teach in a preschool program.
       ``(2) Waiver.--On request, the Secretary shall grant a 180-
     day waiver of the requirements of paragraph (1) with respect 
     to an individual who--
       ``(A) is first employed after September 30, 1996, by a Head 
     Start agency as a teacher for a Head Start classroom;
       ``(B) is enrolled in a program that grants any credential, 
     certificate, or degree specified in subparagraph (A), (B), 
     (C), or (D) of paragraph (1); and
       ``(C) will receive such credential under the terms of such 
     program not later than 180 days after beginning employment as 
     a teacher with such agency.
       ``(3) Limitation.--The Secretary may not grant more than 
     one such waiver with respect to such individual.
       ``(b) Mentor Teachers.--
       ``(1) Definition; function.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `mentor teacher' means an individual 
     responsible for observing and assessing the classroom 
     activities of a Head Start program and providing on-the-job 
     guidance and training to the Head Start program staff and 
     volunteers, in order to improve the qualifications and 
     training of classroom staff, to maintain high quality 
     education services, and to promote career development, in 
     Head Start programs.
       ``(2) Requirement.--In order to assist Head Start agencies 
     in establishing positions for mentor teachers, the Secretary 
     shall--
       ``(A) provide technical assistance and training to enable 
     Head Start agencies to establish such positions;
       ``(B) give priority consideration, in providing assistance 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A), to Head Start programs that 
     have substantial numbers of new classroom staff or that are 
     experiencing difficulty in meeting applicable education 
     standards; and
       ``(C) encourage Head Start programs to give priority 
     consideration for such positions to Head Start teachers at 
     the appropriate level of career advancement in such programs.
       ``(c) Family Service Workers.--In order to improve the 
     quality and effectiveness of staff providing in-home and 
     other services (including needs assessment, development of 
     service plans, family advocacy, and coordination of service 
     delivery) to families of children participating in Head Start 
     programs, the Secretary, in coordination with concerned 
     public and private agencies and organizations examining the 
     issues of standards and training for family service workers, 
     shall--
       ``(1) review and, as necessary, revise or develop new 
     qualification standards for Head Start staff providing such 
     services;
       ``(2) promote the development of model curricula (on 
     subjects including parenting training and family literacy) 
     designed to ensure the attainment of appropriate competencies 
     by individuals working or planning to work in the field of 
     early childhood and family services; and
       ``(3) promote the establishment of a credential that 
     indicates attainment of the competencies and that is accepted 
     nationwide.
       ``(d) Head Start Fellowships.--
       ``(1) Authority.--The Secretary may establish a program of 
     fellowships, to be known as `Head Start Fellowships', in 
     accordance with this subsection. The Secretary may award the 
     fellowships to individuals, to be known as `Head Start 
     Fellows', who are staff in local Head Start programs or other 
     individuals working in the field of child development and 
     family services.
       ``(2) Purpose.--The fellowship program established under 
     this subsection shall be designed to enhance the ability of 
     Head Start Fellows to make significant contributions to 
     programs authorized under this subchapter, by providing 
     opportunities to expand their knowledge and experience 
     through exposure to activities, issues, resources, and new 
     approaches, in the field of child development and family 
     services.
       ``(3) Assignments of fellows.--
       ``(A) Placement sites.--Fellowship positions under the 
     fellowship program may be located (subject to subparagraphs 
     (B) and (C))--
       ``(i) in agencies of the Department of Health and Human 
     Services administering programs authorized under this 
     subchapter (in national or regional offices of such 
     agencies);
       ``(ii) in local Head Start agencies and programs;
       ``(iii) in institutions of higher education;
       ``(iv) in public or private entities and organizations 
     concerned with services to children and families; and
       ``(v) in other appropriate settings.
       ``(B) Limitation for fellows other than head start 
     employees.--A Head Start Fellow who is not an employee of a 
     local Head Start agency or program may be placed only in a 
     fellowship position located in an agency or program specified 
     in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) No placement in lobbying organizations.--Head Start 
     Fellowship positions may not be located in any agency whose 
     primary purpose, or one of whose major purposes, is to 
     influence Federal, State, or local legislation.
       ``(4) Selection of fellows.--Head Start Fellowships shall 
     be awarded on a competitive basis to individuals (other than 
     Federal employees) selected from among applicants who are 
     working, on the date of application, in local Head Start 
     programs or otherwise working in the field of child 
     development and children and family services.
       ``(5) Duration.--Head Start Fellowships shall be for terms 
     of 1 year, and may be renewed for a term of 1 additional 
     year.
       ``(6) Authorized expenditures.--From amounts appropriated 
     under this subchapter and allotted under section 
     640(a)(2)(D), the Secretary is authorized to make 
     expenditures of not to exceed $1,000,000 for any fiscal year, 
     for stipends and other reasonable expenses of the fellowship 
     program.
       ``(7) Status of fellows.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     this paragraph, Head Start Fellows shall not be considered to 
     be employees or otherwise in the service or employment of the 
     Federal Government. Head Start Fellows shall be considered to 
     be employees for purposes of compensation for injuries under 
     chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code. Head Start Fellows 
     assigned to positions located in agencies specified in 
     paragraph (3)(A)(i) shall be considered employees in the 
     executive branch of the Federal Government for the purposes 
     of chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code, and for 
     purposes of any administrative standards of conduct 
     applicable to the employees of the agency to which they are 
     assigned.
       ``(8) Regulations.--The Secretary shall promulgate 
     regulations to carry out this subsection.
       ``(e) Model Staffing Plans.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary, in 
     consultation with appropriate public agencies, private 
     agencies, and organizations and with individuals with 
     expertise in the field of children and family services, shall 
     develop model staffing plans to provide guidance to local 
     Head Start agencies and programs on the numbers, types, 
     responsibilities, and qualifications of staff required to 
     operate a Head Start program.''.

     SEC. 116. RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATIONS, EVALUATION.

       Section 649 (42 U.S.C. 9844) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 649. RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND EVALUATION.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Requirement; general purposes.--The Secretary shall 
     carry out a continuing program of research, demonstration, 
     and evaluation activities, in order to--
       ``(A) foster continuous improvement in the quality of the 
     Head Start programs under this subchapter and in their 
     effectiveness in enabling participating children and their 
     families to succeed in school and otherwise; and
       ``(B) use the Head Start programs to develop, test, and 
     disseminate new ideas and approaches for addressing the needs 
     of low-income preschool children (including children with 
     disabilities) and their families and communities, and 
     otherwise to further the purposes of this subchapter.
       ``(2) Plan.--The Secretary shall develop, and periodically 
     update, a plan governing the research, demonstration, and 
     evaluation activities under this section.
       ``(b) Conduct of Research, Demonstration, and Evaluation 
     Activities.--The Secretary, in order to conduct research, 
     demonstration, and evaluation activities under this section--
       ``(1) may carry out such activities directly, or through 
     grants to, or contracts or cooperative agreements with, 
     public or private entities;
       ``(2) shall, to the extent appropriate, undertake such 
     activities in collaboration with other Federal agencies, and 
     with non-Federal agencies, conducting similar activities;
       ``(3) shall ensure that evaluation of activities in a 
     specific program or project is conducted by persons not 
     directly involved in the operation of such program or 
     project;
       ``(4) may require Head Start agencies to provide for 
     independent evaluations;
       ``(5) may approve, in appropriate cases, community-based 
     cooperative research and evaluation efforts to enable Head 
     Start programs to collaborate with qualified researchers not 
     directly involved in program administration or operation; and
       ``(6) may collaborate with organizations with expertise in 
     inclusive educational strategies for preschoolers with 
     disabilities.
       ``(c) Consultation and Collaboration.--In carrying out 
     activities under this section, the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) consult with--
       ``(A) individuals from relevant academic disciplines;
       ``(B) individuals who are involved in the operation of Head 
     Start programs and individuals who are involved in the 
     operation of other child and family service programs; and
       ``(C) individuals from other Federal agencies, and 
     individuals from organizations, involved with children and 
     families, ensuring that the individuals described in this 
     subparagraph reflect the multicultural nature of the children 
     and families served by the Head Start programs and the 
     multidisciplinary nature of the Head Start programs;
       ``(2) whenever feasible and appropriate, obtain the views 
     of persons participating in and served by programs and 
     projects assisted under this subchapter with respect to 
     activities under this section; and
       ``(3) establish, to the extent appropriate, working 
     relationships with the faculties of institutions of higher 
     education, as defined in section 1201(a) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a)), located in the 
     area in which any evaluation under this section is being 
     conducted, unless there is no such institution of higher 
     education willing and able to participate in such evaluation.
       ``(d) Specific Objectives.--The research, demonstration, 
     and evaluation activities under this subchapter shall include 
     components designed to--
       ``(1) permit ongoing assessment of the quality and 
     effectiveness of the programs under this subchapter;
       ``(2) contribute to developing knowledge concerning factors 
     associated with the quality and effectiveness of Head Start 
     programs and in identifying ways in which services provided 
     under this subchapter may be improved;
       ``(3) assist in developing knowledge concerning the factors 
     that promote or inhibit healthy development and effective 
     functioning of children and their families both during and 
     following participation in a Head Start program;
       ``(4) permit comparisons of children and families 
     participating in Head Start programs with children and 
     families receiving other child care, early childhood 
     education, or child development services and with other 
     appropriate control groups;
       ``(5) contribute to understanding the characteristics and 
     needs of population groups eligible for services provided 
     under this subchapter and the impact of such services on the 
     individuals served and the communities in which such services 
     are provided;
       ``(6) provide for disseminating and promoting the use of 
     the findings from such research, demonstration, and 
     evaluation activities; and
       ``(7) promote exploration of areas in which knowledge is 
     insufficient, and that will otherwise contribute to 
     fulfilling the purposes of this subchapter.
       ``(e) Longitudinal Studies.--In developing priorities for 
     research, demonstration, and evaluation activities under this 
     section, the Secretary shall give special consideration to 
     longitudinal studies that--
       ``(1) examine the developmental progress of children and 
     their families both during and following participation in a 
     Head Start program, including the examination of factors that 
     contribute to or detract from such progress;
       ``(2) examine factors related to improving the quality of 
     the Head Start programs and the preparation the programs 
     provide for children and their families to function 
     effectively in schools and other settings in the years 
     following participation in such a program; and
       ``(3) as appropriate, permit comparison of children and 
     families participating in Head Start programs with children 
     and families receiving other child care, early childhood 
     education, or child development services, and with other 
     appropriate control groups.
       ``(f) Ownership of Results.--The Secretary shall take 
     necessary steps to ensure that all studies, reports, 
     proposals, and data produced or developed with Federal funds 
     under this subchapter shall become the property of the United 
     States.''.

     SEC. 117. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVALUATIONS.

       Section 650 (42 U.S.C. 9845) is repealed.

     SEC. 118. REPORTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 651 (42 U.S.C. 9846) is amended--
       (1) by striking the section heading and all that follows 
     through subsection (f) and inserting:

     ``SEC. 651. REPORTS.'';

       (2) by striking ``(g)'';
       (3) in paragraph (10), by striking ``evaluations conducted 
     under section 641(c)(2)'' and inserting ``monitoring 
     conducted under section 641A(c)''; and
       (4)(A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (11);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (12) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding after paragraph (12) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(13) a summary of information concerning the research, 
     demonstration, and evaluation activities conducted under 
     section 649, including--
       ``(A) a status report on ongoing activities; and
       ``(B) results, conclusions, and recommendations, not 
     included in any previous report, based on completed 
     activities.''.
       (b) Redesignation.--Section 651 is redesignated as section 
     650.

     SEC. 119. REPEALS.

       Sections 651A and 652 (42 U.S.C. 9846a and 9847) are 
     repealed.

     SEC. 120. STUDY OF BENEFITS FOR HEAD START EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall conduct a study regarding the benefits available to 
     individuals employed by Head Start agencies under the Head 
     Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.).
       (b) Report.--
       (1) Preparation.--The Secretary shall prepare a report, 
     containing the results of the study, that--
       (A) describes the benefits, including health care benefits, 
     family and medical leave, and retirement pension benefits, 
     available to such individuals;
       (B) includes recommendations for increasing the access of 
     the individuals to benefits, including access to a retirement 
     pension program; and
       (C) addresses the feasibility of participation by such 
     individuals in the Federal Employees' Retirement System under 
     chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code.
       (2) Submission.--The Secretary shall submit the report to 
     the appropriate committees of Congress.

     SEC. 121. AUTOMATIC ELIGIBILITY OF HEAD START PARTICIPANTS.

       The National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 9(b)(6) (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(6))--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``a 
     member of'';
       (ii) in clause (i)--

       (I) by inserting ``a member of'' after ``(i)''; and
       (II) by striking ``or'' at the end of the clause;

       (iii) in clause (ii)--

       (I) by inserting ``a member of'' after ``(ii)''; and
       (II) by striking the period at the end of the clause and 
     inserting ``; or''; and

       (iv) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iii) enrolled as a participant in a Head Start program 
     authorized under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), 
     on the basis of a determination that the child is a member of 
     a family that meets the low-income criteria prescribed under 
     section 645(a)(1)(A) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 
     9840(a)(1)(A)).''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``food stamps or aid 
     to families with dependent children'' and inserting ``food 
     stamps, aid to families with dependent children, or 
     enrollment or participation in the Head Start program on the 
     basis described in subparagraph (A)(iii)''; and
       (2) in section 17(c) (42 U.S.C. 1766(c)), by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) A child shall be considered automatically eligible 
     for benefits under this section without further application 
     or eligibility determination, if the child is enrolled as a 
     participant in a Head Start program authorized under the Head 
     Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), on the basis of a 
     determination that the child is a member of a family that 
     meets the low-income criteria prescribed under section 
     645(a)(1)(A) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 
     9840(a)(1)(A)).''.

     SEC. 122. READY TO LEARN PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION.

       (a) Eligible Entities.--Section 4702(b)(1) of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     3161a(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``, nongovernmental 
     entity'' and inserting ``entity (including public 
     telecommunications entities)''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 4706(a) of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     3161e(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$25,000,000 for fiscal year 1993'' and 
     inserting ``$30,000,000 for fiscal year 1995''; and
       (2) by striking ``for fiscal year 1994.'' and inserting 
     ``for each of fiscal years 1996 and 1997.''.

     SEC. 123. STATE DEPENDENT CARE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.

       Section 670A of the State Dependent Care Development Grants 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 9871) is amended by striking ``are authorized 
     to be appropriated'' and all that follows and inserting ``is 
     authorized to be appropriated $13,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1995.''.

     SEC. 124. REAUTHORIZATION OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE 
                   SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1985.

       Section 606 of the Child Development Associate Scholarship 
     Assistance Act of 1985 (42 U.S.C. 10905) is amended by 
     striking ``$1,500,000'' and all that follows and inserting 
     ``to carry out this title such sums as may be necessary for 
     fiscal year 1995.''.

     SEC. 125. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Head Start Transition Project Act.--Section 133(a) of 
     the Head Start Transition Project Act is amended by striking 
     ``639(c)'' and inserting ``639(b)''.
       (b) Social Security Act.--Section 1924(d)(3)(A)(i) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-5(d)(3)(A)(i)) is 
     amended by striking ``sections 652 and 673(2)'' and inserting 
     ``section 673(2)''.

     SEC. 126. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICATION.

       (a) Effective Date.--This title, and the amendments made by 
     this title, shall take effect on the date of enactment of 
     this title.
       (b) Application.--The requirements of this title and the 
     amendments made by this title shall not apply to Head Start 
     agencies and other recipients of financial assistance under 
     the Head Start Act until October 1, 1994.
          TITLE II--COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCES.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the 
     ``Community Services Block Grant Amendments of 1994''.
       (b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, 
     whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in 
     terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other 
     provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
     section or other provision of the Community Services Block 
     Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.).

     SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriation and Repeal.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--Subsection (b) of 
     section 672 (42 U.S.C. 9901(b)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(b) There are authorized to be appropriated $525,000,000 
     for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be necessary for 
     each of fiscal years 1996 through 1998, to carry out the 
     provisions of this subtitle.''.
       (2) Repeal.--Section 408 of the Human Services 
     Reauthorization Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 9910b) is repealed.
       (b) State Allocations.--Section 674 (42 U.S.C. 9903) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (a), (b) and (c) as 
     subsections (b), (c) and (d), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so 
     redesignated), the following new subsection:
       ``(a) Of the amounts appropriated for a fiscal year 
     pursuant to section 672(b), the Secretary may reserve not 
     less than one-half of 1 percent and not more than 1 percent 
     for training, technical assistance, planning, and evaluation 
     activities related to programs or projects carried out under 
     this Act. Such activities may be carried out by the Secretary 
     directly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative 
     agreements.''.
       (c) Applications and Requirements.--
       (1) Form and assurances.--Section 675(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     9904(a)) is amended by inserting ``or significant amendments 
     thereof'' before ``shall contain assurances''.
       (2) Use of funds.--Section 675(c)(1) (42 U.S.C. 9904(c)(1)) 
     is amended by striking ``use the funds available under this 
     Act'' and inserting ``ensure that, at its discretion and 
     consistent with agreements with the State, each recipient of 
     funds available under this Act will use such funds''.
       (3) Assured activities.--Section 675(c)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
     9904(c)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting ``homeless individuals 
     and families, migrants, and'' before ``the elderly poor''.
       (4) State responsibilities.--Section 675(c)(2)(B) (42 
     U.S.C. 9904(c)(2)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) if less than 100 percent of the allotment is expended 
     under subparagraph (A), provide assurances that with respect 
     to the remainder of the allotment a reasonable amount shall 
     be used for--
       ``(i) providing training and technical assistance to those 
     entities in need of such assistance and such activities will 
     not be considered administrative expenses;
       ``(ii) coordinating State-operated programs and services 
     targeted to low-income children and families with services 
     provided by eligible entities funded under this Act, 
     including outposting appropriate State or local public 
     employees into entities funded under this Act to ensure 
     increased access to services provided by such State or local 
     agencies;
       ``(iii) supporting statewide coordination and communication 
     among eligible entities;
       ``(iv) administrative expenses at the State level, 
     including monitoring activities, but not more than $55,000 or 
     5 percent of its allotment under section 674; and
       ``(v) considering the distribution of funds under this Act 
     within the State to determine if such funds have been 
     targeted to the areas of highest need.''.
       (5) Tripartite board.--Section 675(c)(3) (42 U.S.C. 
     9904(c)(3)) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``selected by the community action agency 
     or nonprofit private organization and'' after ``board will 
     be'';
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as 
     clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively;
       (C) by striking the comma after ``provide assurances that'' 
     and inserting ``(A)''; and
       (D) by inserting before the semicolon at the end thereof 
     ``, and (B) in the case of a public organization receiving 
     funds under this subtitle, such organization either 
     establish--
       ``(i) a board of which at least one-third of the members 
     are persons chosen in accordance with democratic selection 
     procedures adequate to assure that they are representative of 
     the poor in the area served; or
       ``(ii) another mechanism specified by the State to assure 
     low-income citizen participation in the planning, 
     administration, and evaluation of projects for which such 
     organization has been funded;''.
       (6) Regulations.--The next to last sentence of section 
     675(c) (42 U.S.C. 9904(c)) is amended by striking ``may not'' 
     and inserting ``shall by regulation''.
       (d) Community Action Agency Plan.--Section 675(c) (42 
     U.S.C. 9904(c)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (11)--
       (A) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iii) of 
     subparagraph (A) as items (aa) through (cc), respectively;
       (B) by realigning the margin of the sentence beginning with 
     ``For purposes of'' so as to align with subparagraph (A) of 
     paragraph (1);
       (C) by striking ``For purposes of'' and inserting ``(A) For 
     purposes of'';
       (D) by striking ``(A) a statewide'' and inserting ``(i)(I) 
     a statewide'';
       (E) by striking ``(B) the failure'' and inserting ``(ii) 
     the failure'';
       (F) by inserting immediately before paragraph (12) the 
     following:
       ``(B) for purposes of making a determination with respect 
     to a termination, the term `cause' includes the material 
     failure of an eligible entity to comply with the terms of its 
     agreement and community action plan to provide services under 
     this subtitle;''.
       (2) in paragraph (12) by striking the period and inserting 
     a semicolon; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (12) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(13) secure from each eligible entity as a condition to 
     its receipt of funding under this Act a community action plan 
     (which shall be available to the Secretary for inspection) 
     that includes--
       ``(A) a community needs assessment (including food needs);
       ``(B) a description of the service delivery system targeted 
     to low-income individuals and families in the service area;
       ``(C) a description of how linkages will be developed to 
     fill identified gaps in services through information, 
     referral, case management, and followup consultations;
       ``(D) a description of how funding under this Act will be 
     coordinated with other public and private resources; and
       ``(E) a description of outcome measures to be used to 
     monitor success in promoting self-sufficiency, family 
     stability, and community revitalization; and
       ``(14) provide assurances that cost and accounting 
     standards of the Office of Management and Budget shall apply 
     to a recipient of funds under this Act.''.
       (e) Public Inspections of Plans.--Section 675(d)(2) (42 
     U.S.C. 9904(d)(2)) is amended by inserting ``or revision'' 
     after ``Each plan''.
       (f) Audits.--The last sentence of section 675(f) (42 U.S.C. 
     9904(f)) is amended by inserting before ``to the 
     legislature'' the following: ``to the eligible entity at no 
     charge,''.

     SEC. 203. DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.

       (a) Training and Activities.--Section 681(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     9910(a)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceeding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``to provide for--'' and inserting ``to provide for'';
       (2) by striking paragraphs (1) and (3);
       (3) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``(2) ongoing'' and inserting ``ongoing'';
       (B) by striking ``including special emphasis programs for'' 
     and inserting ``with special emphasis on''; and
       (C) by striking subparagraphs (A) through (F); and
       (4) by inserting the following new paragraphs:
       ``(1) a Community Initiative Program, awarded on a 
     competitive basis, to fund private, nonprofit community 
     development corporations for the purposes of planning and 
     carrying out community and economic development activities in 
     economically distressed areas and in rural areas, as 
     described in subsection (c);
       ``(2) grants to eligible entities for the development and 
     implementation of innovative approaches to deal with critical 
     needs or problems of low-income individuals that are common 
     to a number of communities, including grants to provide 
     opportunities for leadership development, community 
     involvement and education success to disadvantaged persons 
     between the ages of 14 and 25; and
       ``(3) grants to support the design, development, and 
     widespread availability of interactive information technology 
     among the nationwide network of Community Service Block Grant 
     eligible entities, State administrators, national 
     associations and organizations, and program recipients to 
     promote electronic communication and access to program 
     information that would enhance the effective delivery of 
     social services.''.
       (b) Community Initiative Program.--Subsection (b) of 
     section 681 (42 U.S.C. 9910) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Community Initiative Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Economic development activities.--Economic 
     development activities under this section shall be designed 
     to address the economic needs of low-income individuals and 
     families by creating employment and business development 
     opportunities.
       ``(B) Consultation.--The Secretary shall exercise the 
     authority provided under subparagraph (A) in consultation 
     with other relevant Federal officials.
       ``(C) Governing boards.--Each community development 
     corporation receiving funds under this section shall be 
     governed by a board that shall consist of residents of the 
     community and business and civic leaders and shall have as a 
     principal purpose planning, developing or managing low-income 
     housing and community development projects.
       ``(D) Geographic distribution.--In providing assistance or 
     entering into other arrangements under this section, the 
     Secretary shall take into consideration the geographic 
     distribution of funds among States and the relative 
     proportion of funding among rural and urban areas.
       ``(E) Reservation.--Of the amounts made available to carry 
     out this section, the Secretary may reserve not to exceed 1 
     percent for each fiscal year to make grants to private 
     nonprofit organizations or to enter into contracts with 
     private nonprofit or for profit organizations to provide 
     technical assistance to aid community development 
     corporations in developing or implementing projects funded 
     under this section and to evaluate projects funded under this 
     section.
       ``(2) Rural community development activities.--Rural 
     community development activities under this section shall 
     include--
       ``(A) grants to private, nonprofit corporations that 
     provide assistance to rural low-income families in home 
     repair and in planning and developing low-income rural rental 
     housing units; and
       ``(B) grants to multistate, regional private, nonprofit 
     organizations that provide training and technical assistance 
     to small, rural communities in meeting their community 
     facility needs.''.

     SEC. 204. COMMUNITY FOOD AND NUTRITION.

       Subsection (d) of section 681A (42 U.S.C. 9910a(d)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) There are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 
     for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be necessary for 
     each of fiscal years 1996 through 1998, to carry out this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 205. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title, and the amendments made by this title, shall 
     take effect on October 1, 1994.
        TITLE III--LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE AMENDMENTS

     SECTION 301. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCES.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Low-
     Income Home Energy Assistance Amendments of 1994''.
       (b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, 
     whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in 
     terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other 
     provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
     section or other provision of the Low-Income Home Energy 
     Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.).

     SEC. 302. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

       Subsection (a) of section 2602 (42 U.S.C. 8621(a)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) The Secretary is authorized to make grants, in 
     accordance with the provisions of this title, to States to 
     assist low-income households, particularly those that pay a 
     high proportion of household income for home energy, 
     primarily in meeting their immediate home energy needs and, 
     where appropriate, to reduce the energy needs and costs of 
     such households and thereby improve their capacity to meet 
     such needs in the future.''.

     SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Amounts Authorized.--Section 2602 (42 U.S.C. 8621) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``this title'' and all 
     that follows through the end of the first sentence and 
     inserting ``this title, $2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 1995 through 1999.''; and
       (2) in the last sentence of subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``July 1'' and inserting ``October 1''; and
       (B) by striking ``for which'' and inserting ``following the 
     year in which''.
       (b) Incentive Program for Leveraging Non-Federal Sources.--
     Subsection (d) of section 2602 (42 U.S.C. 8621(d)) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(d) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
     section 2607A, $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1995 
     and 1996, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
     fiscal years 1997 through 1999.''.

     SEC. 304. EMERGENCY FUNDS.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 2602 (42 
     U.S.C. 8621) as amended by section 3, is further amended by 
     adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:
       ``(d) There are authorized to be appropriated in any fiscal 
     year for payments under this title, in addition to amounts 
     appropriated for distribution to all the States in accordance 
     with section 2604 (other than subsection (g)), $600,000,000 
     for each of the fiscal years 1995 through 1999, to meet the 
     additional home energy assistance needs of one or more States 
     arising from a natural disaster or other emergency. Funds 
     appropriated pursuant to this subsection are hereby 
     designated to be emergency requirements pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, except that such funds shall be made 
     available only after the submission to Congress of a formal 
     budget request by the President (for all or a part of the 
     appropriation pursuant to this subsection) that includes a 
     designation of the amount requested as an emergency 
     requirement as defined in such Act.''.
       (b) Home Energy.--Section 2603 (42 U.S.C. 8622(3)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), 
     (6), and (7) as paragraphs (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), and 
     (9), respectively;
       (2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(1) The term `energy burden' means the expenditures of 
     the household for home energy divided by the income of the 
     household.''; and
       (3) by inserting before paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The term `highest home energy needs' means the home 
     energy requirements of households that include members of 
     vulnerable populations, including very young children and the 
     frail elderly.''
       (c) Allotment of Emergency Funds.--Section 2604 (42 U.S.C. 
     8623) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(g) Notwithstanding subsections (a) through (f), the 
     Secretary may allot amounts appropriated pursuant to section 
     2602(d) to one or more than one State. In determining to 
     which State or States additional funds may be allotted, the 
     Secretary shall take into account the extent to which a State 
     was affected by the emergency or disaster, the availability 
     to an affected State of other resources under this or any 
     other program, and such other factors as the Secretary 
     determines relevant.''.

     SEC. 305. AUTHORIZED USES OF FUNDS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 2605(b) (42 
     U.S.C. 8624(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) use the funds available under this title to--
       ``(A) conduct outreach activities and provide assistance to 
     low income households in meeting their home energy costs, 
     particularly those that pay a high proportion of household 
     income for home energy, consistent with paragraph (5);
       ``(B) intervene in energy crisis situations;
       ``(C) provide low-cost residential weatherization and other 
     cost-effective energy-related home repair; and
       ``(D) plan, develop, and administer the State's program 
     under this title including leveraging programs,
     and the State agrees not to use such funds for any purposes 
     other than those specified in this title;''.
       (b) Encouraged Reduced Home Energy Needs.--Section 2605(b) 
     (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (9)(B), by inserting before the semicolon 
     the following: ``(except for the costs of the activities 
     described in paragraph (16))'';
       (2) in paragraph (15), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (15) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(16) subject the use of such funds to the requirements of 
     paragraph (9)(A) if it uses such funds to provide services 
     that encourage and enable households to reduce their home 
     energy needs and thereby the need for energy assistance, 
     including needs assessments, counseling, and assistance with 
     energy vendors.''.

     SEC. 306. TARGETING OF ASSISTANCE TO HOUSEHOLDS WITH HIGH 
                   HOME ENERGY BURDENS.

       (a) Household Income.--Section 2605(b)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
     8624(b)(2)(B)) is amended by striking the matter following 
     clause (ii) and inserting the following:
     ``except that a State may not exclude a household from 
     eligibility in a fiscal year solely on the basis of household 
     income if such income is less than 110 percent of the poverty 
     level for such State, but the State may give priority to 
     those households with the highest home energy costs or needs 
     in relation to household income;''.
       (b) Outreach Activities.--Section 2605(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 
     8624(b)(3)) is amended by striking ``are made aware'' and 
     inserting ``and households with high home energy burdens, are 
     made aware''.
       (c) Assistance Levels.--Section 2605(b)(5) (42 U.S.C. 
     8624(b)(5)) is amended by inserting ``or needs'' after 
     ``highest energy costs''.
       (d) State Plan.--Section 2605(c)(1) (42 U.S.C. 8624(c)(1)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as 
     subparagraphs (F) and (H), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(E) describes any steps that will be taken (in addition 
     to those necessary to carry out the assurance contained in 
     paragraph (5) of subsection (b)) to target assistance to 
     households with high home energy burdens;''.

     SEC. 307. REMOVAL OF CONSTRAINT ON SECRETARIAL PROGRAM 
                   GUIDANCE.

       Section 2605(b) (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)) is amended by striking 
     the first flush sentence immediately following paragraph 
     (14).

     SEC. 308. CLARIFICATION OF AUDIT REQUIREMENT.

       Section 2605 (42 U.S.C. 8624) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(10), by striking ``and provide that'' 
     and all that follows and inserting ``and provide that the 
     State will comply with the provisions of chapter 75 of title 
     31, United States Code (commonly known as the `Single Audit 
     Act');''; and
       (2) in subsection (e), by striking ``at least every two 
     years'' and all that follows and inserting ``in accordance 
     with chapter 75 of title 31, United States Code.''.

     SEC. 309. USE OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WEATHERIZATION RULES TO 
                   ACHIEVE PROGRAM CONSISTENCY.

       Section 2605(c)(1)(D) (42 U.S.C. 8624(c)(1)(D)) is amended 
     by inserting before the semicolon at the end thereof the 
     following: ``, including any steps the State will take to 
     address the weatherization and energy-related home repair 
     needs of households that have high home energy burdens, and 
     describes any rules promulgated by the Department of Energy 
     for administration of its Low Income Weatherization 
     Assistance Program which the State, to the extent permitted 
     by the Secretary to increase consistency between federally 
     assisted programs, will follow regarding the use of funds 
     provided under this title by the State for such 
     weatherization and energy-related home repairs and 
     improvements''.

     SEC. 310. MATTERS TO BE DESCRIBED IN ANNUAL APPLICATION.

       Section 2605(c)(1) (42 U.S.C. 8624(c)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (F) (as so redesignated by section 
     306(d) of this Act)--
       (A) by striking ``and (13)'' and inserting ``(13), and 
     (15)''; and
       (B) by striking ``and'' at the end thereof; and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (F) (as so redesignated 
     by section 306(d) of this Act), the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(G) states, with respect to the 12-month period specified 
     by the Secretary, the number and income levels of households 
     which apply and the number which are assisted with funds 
     provided under this title, and the number of households so 
     assisted with--
       ``(i) one or more members who has attained 60 years of age;
       ``(ii) one or more members who were disabled; and
       ``(iii) one or more young children; and''.

     SEC. 311. REPORT OF FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR OBLIGATION.

       Section 2607(a) (42 U.S.C. 8628(a)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after the subsection designation; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) Each State shall notify the Secretary, not later than 
     2 months prior to the close of a fiscal year, of the amount 
     (if any) of its allotment for such year that will not be 
     obligated in such year, and, if such State elects to submit a 
     request described in subsection (b)(2), such State shall 
     submit such request at the same time. The Secretary shall 
     make no payment under paragraph (1) to a State for a fiscal 
     year unless the State has complied with this paragraph with 
     respect to the prior fiscal year.''.

     SEC. 312. MISCELLANEOUS AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Treatment of households.--Section 2605(b)(7)(D) (42 
     U.S.C. 8624(b)(7)(D)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(D) ensure that the provision of vendored payments 
     remains at the option of the State in consultation with local 
     grantees and may be contingent on vendors taking appropriate 
     measures to alleviate the energy burdens of eligible 
     households, including providing for compacts between 
     suppliers and individuals eligible for benefits under this 
     Act that seek to reduce home energy costs, minimize the risks 
     of home energy crisis, and encourage regular payments by 
     individuals receiving financial assistance for home energy 
     costs;''.
       (2) Incentive program.--Section 2607A(e) (42 U.S.C. 
     8626a(e)) is amended by striking ``July 31, of each year'' 
     and inserting ``2 months after the close of the fiscal year 
     during which the State provided leveraged resources to 
     eligible households, as described in subsection (b)''.
       (3) Training and technical assistance.--Section 2609A(a) is 
     amended by striking ``$500,000'' and inserting ``$250,000''.
       (b) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Section 2602(b) (42 U.S.C. 8621(b)) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(other than section 2607A)'' after ``to 
     carry out the provisions of this title''; and
       (B) by striking the second period at the end thereof.
       (2) Section 2603(2) (42 U.S.C. 8622(2)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``the'' in paragraph (2) and inserting 
     ``The''; and
       (B) by striking the semicolon at the end thereof and 
     inserting a period.
       (3) The sentence that immediately precedes paragraph (15) 
     of section 2605(b) (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)) is transferred so as 
     to appear as a flush sentence immediately after paragraph 
     (16).
       (4) Section 2605(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(3)) is amended by 
     striking ``handicapped'' and inserting ``disabled''.
       (5) Section 2607A(c)(2) (42 U.S.C. 8626a(c)(2)) is amended 
     by striking ``.0008 percent'' and inserting ``0.08 percent''.
       (6) Section 2610(a) (42 U.S.C. 8629(a)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking the semicolon after 
     ``used'' and inserting a semicolon after ``title''; and
       (B) in paragraph (5)--
       (i) by striking ``handicapped'' and inserting ``disabled''; 
     and
       (ii) by inserting before the semicolon at the end thereof 
     ``or include young children''.

     SEC. 313. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments and repeals made by this title shall become 
     effective on October 1, 1994.
           TITLE IV--COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY RESOURCE PROGRAMS

     SEC. 401. COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY RESOURCE PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 933 of the Claude Pepper Young 
     Americans Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12339) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 933. COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY RESOURCE PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to 
     promote a systemic approach to prevention through the 
     promotion of innovative funding mechanisms for networks of 
     comprehensive family resource services provided through 
     collaborative approaches, including public-private 
     partnerships.
       ``(b) Authority.--The Commissioner shall make grants to 
     States on a formula basis for the purpose of--
       ``(1) establishing and expanding statewide networks of 
     community-based family resource programs, including funds for 
     the initial costs of providing specific family resource 
     services, that ensure family involvement in the design and 
     operation of family resource programs which are responsive to 
     the unique and diverse strengths of children and families;
       ``(2) promoting child abuse and neglect prevention 
     activities;
       ``(3) promoting the establishment and operation of State 
     trust funds or other mechanisms for integrating child and 
     family services funding streams in order to provide flexible 
     funding for the development of community-based family 
     resource programs;
       ``(4) establishing or expanding community-based 
     collaboration to foster the development of a continuum of 
     preventive services for children and families, which are 
     family-centered and culturally-relevant; and
       ``(5) encouraging public and private partnerships in the 
     establishment and expansion of family resource programs.
       ``(c) Eligibility for Grants.--A State is eligible for a 
     grant under this section for any fiscal year if--
       ``(1) such State has established or maintained in the 
     previous fiscal year--
       ``(A) a trust fund, including appropriations for such fund; 
     or
       ``(B) any other mechanism that pools State, Federal, and 
     private funds for integrating child and family service 
     resources; and
       ``(2) such trust fund or other funding mechanism includes 
     (in whole or in part) provisions making funding available 
     specifically for a broad range of child abuse and neglect 
     prevention activities and family resource programs.
       ``(d) Amount of Grant.--
       ``(1) In general.--Amounts appropriated for a fiscal year 
     to provide grants under this section shall be allotted, among 
     eligible States in each fiscal year so that--
       ``(A) 50 percent of the total amount appropriated for such 
     fiscal year is allotted among each State based on the number 
     of children under the age of 18 residing in each State, 
     except that each State shall receive not less than $100,000; 
     and
       ``(B) the remaining 50 percent of the total amount 
     appropriated for such fiscal year is allotted in an amount 
     equal to 25 percent of the total amount allocated by each 
     such State to the State's trust fund or other mechanism for 
     integrating family resource services in the fiscal year prior 
     to the fiscal year for which the allotment is being 
     determined.
       ``(e) Existing Grants.--A State that has a grant in effect 
     on the date of enactment of this section under the Family 
     Resource and Support Program or the Temporary Child Care and 
     Crisis Nurseries Program shall continue to receive funds 
     under such Programs, subject to the original terms under 
     which such funds were granted, through the end of the 
     applicable grant cycle.
       ``(f) Application.--No grant may be made to any eligible 
     State under this section unless an application is prepared 
     and submitted to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
     and containing or accompanied by such information as the 
     Commissioner determines to be essential to carry out the 
     purposes and provisions of this section, including--
       ``(1) a description of the agency designated by the Chief 
     Executive Officer of the State to administer the funds 
     provided under this section and assume responsibility for 
     implementation and oversight of the family resource programs 
     and other child abuse and neglect prevention activities, and 
     an assurance that the agency so designated--
       ``(A) is the trust fund advisory board or an existing 
     quasi-public organization with interdisciplinary governance 
     that pools State, Federal, and private funds for family 
     resource programs or integrating child and family service 
     resources; or
       ``(B) with respect to a State without a trust fund 
     mechanism or quasi-public organization that meets the 
     requirements of subparagraph (A), is an existing State 
     agency, or other public, quasi-public, or nonprofit private 
     agency responsible for the development and implementation of 
     a statewide network of community-based family resource 
     programs;
       ``(2) assurances that the agency designated under paragraph 
     (1) can demonstrate the capacity to fulfill the purposes 
     described in subsection (a), and shall have--
       ``(A) a demonstrated ability to work with other State and 
     community-based agencies, to provide training and technical 
     assistance; and
       ``(B) a commitment to parental participation in the design 
     and implementation of family resource programs;
       ``(3) an assurance that the State has an interagency 
     process coordinated by the agency designated in paragraph (1) 
     for effective program development that--
       ``(A) does not duplicate existing processes for developing 
     collaborative efforts to better serve children and families;
       ``(B) provides a written plan for the establishment of a 
     network of family resource programs publicly available; and
       ``(C) involves appropriate personnel in the process, 
     including--
       ``(i) parents and prospective participants in family 
     resource programs, including respite care programs;
       ``(ii) staff of existing programs providing family resource 
     services, including staff of Head Start programs and 
     community action agencies that provide such services;
       ``(iii) representatives of State and local government such 
     as social service, health, mental health, education, 
     employment, economic development agencies, and organizations 
     providing community services activities;
       ``(iv) representatives of the business community;
       ``(v) representatives of general purpose local governments;
       ``(vi) representatives of groups with expertise in child 
     abuse prevention, including respite and crisis care;
       ``(vii) representatives of local communities in which 
     family resource programs are likely to be located; and
       ``(viii) other individuals with expertise in the services 
     that the family resource and support programs of the State 
     intend to offer;
       ``(4) a description of the current family resource programs 
     operating in the State, the current unmet need for the 
     services provided under such programs, including the need for 
     building increased capacity to provide specific family 
     resource services, including respite care, and the intended 
     scope of the State family resource program, the population to 
     be served, the manner in which the program will be operated, 
     and the manner in which such program will relate to other 
     community services and public agencies;
       ``(5) evidence that Federal assistance received under this 
     section--
       ``(A) has been supplemented with nonFederal public and 
     private assistance, including a description of the projected 
     level of financial commitment by the State to develop a 
     family resource program; and
       ``(B) will be used to supplement and not supplant other 
     State and local public funds expended for family resource 
     programs;
       ``(6) a description of the core services, as required by 
     this section, and other support services to be provided by 
     the program and the manner in which such services will be 
     provided, including the extent to which either family 
     resources, centers, home visiting, or community 
     collaboratives will be used;
       ``(7) a description of any public information activities 
     the agency designated in paragraph (1) will undertake for the 
     purpose of promoting family stability and preventing child 
     abuse and neglect, including child sexual abuse;
       ``(8) an assurance that the State will provide funds for 
     the initial startup costs associated with specific family 
     resource services, including respite services, and a 
     description of the services to be funded;
       ``(9) assurances that the State program will maintain 
     cultural diversity;
       ``(10) a description of the guidelines for requiring 
     parental involvement in State and local program development, 
     policy design, and governance and the process for assessing 
     and demonstrating that parental involvement in program 
     development, operation, and governance occurs;
       ``(11) a description of the State and community-based 
     interagency planning processes to be utilized to develop and 
     implement family resource programs;
       ``(12) a description of the criteria that the State will 
     utilize for awarding grants for local programs so that they 
     meet the requirements of subsection (g);
       ``(13) a plan for providing training, technical assistance, 
     and other assistance to local communities in program 
     development;
       ``(14) a description of the methods to be utilized to 
     evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of the family 
     resource programs within the State;
       ``(15) a description of proposed actions by the State that 
     will reduce practical and regulatory barriers to the 
     provision of comprehensive services to families, including 
     family resource programs; and
       ``(16) an assurance that the State will provide the 
     Secretary with reports, at such time and containing such 
     information as the Secretary may require.
       ``(g) Local Program Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State that receives a grant under this 
     section shall use amounts received under such grant to 
     establish local family resource programs that--
       ``(A) undertake a community-based needs assessment and 
     program planning process which involves parents, and local 
     public and nonprofit agencies (including those responsible 
     for providing health, education, employment training, Head 
     Start and other early childhood, child welfare, and social 
     services);
       ``(B) develop a strategy to provide comprehensive services 
     to families to meet identified needs through collaboration, 
     including public-private partnerships;
       ``(C) identify appropriate community-based organizations to 
     administer such programs locally;
       ``(D) provide core services, and other services directly or 
     through contracts or agreements with other local agencies; 
     and
       ``(E) involve parents in the development, operation, and 
     governance of the program.
       ``(2) Priority.--In awarding local grants under this 
     section, a State shall give priority to programs serving low-
     income communities and programs serving young parents or 
     parents with young children and shall ensure that such grants 
     are equitably distributed among urban and rural areas.
       ``(h) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(1) Community referral services.--The term `community 
     referral services' means services to assist families in 
     obtaining community resources, including respite services, 
     health and mental health services, employability development 
     and job training and other social services.
       ``(2) Family resource program.--The term `family resource 
     program' means a program that offers community-based services 
     that provide sustained assistance to families at various 
     stages in their development. Such services shall promote 
     parental competencies and behaviors that will lead to the 
     healthy and positive personal development of parents and 
     children through--
       ``(A) the provisions of assistance to build family skills 
     and assist parents in improving their capacities to be 
     supportive and nurturing parents;
       ``(B) the provision of assistance to families to enable 
     such families to use other formal and informal resources and 
     opportunities for assistance that are available within the 
     communities of such families; and
       ``(C) the creation of supportive networks to enhance the 
     childbearing capacity of parents and assist in compensating 
     for the increased social isolation and vulnerability of 
     families.
       ``(3) Family resource services.--The term `family resource 
     services' means--
       ``(A) core services that must be provided directly by the 
     family resource program under this section, including--
       ``(i) education and support services provided to assist 
     parents in acquiring parenting skills, learning about child 
     development, and responding appropriately to the behavior of 
     their children;
       ``(ii) early developmental screening of children to assess 
     the needs of such children and to identify the types of 
     support to be provided;
       ``(iii) outreach services;
       ``(iv) community referral services; and
       ``(v) follow-up services; and
       ``(B) other services, which may be provided either directly 
     or through referral, including--
       ``(i) early care and education (such as child care and Head 
     Start);
       ``(ii) respite care;
       ``(iii) job readiness and counseling services (including 
     skill training);
       ``(iv) education and literacy services;
       ``(v) nutritional education;
       ``(vi) life management skills training;
       ``(vii) peer counseling and crisis intervention, and family 
     violence counseling services;
       ``(viii) referral for health (including prenatal care) and 
     mental health services; and
       ``(ix) substance abuse treatment.
       ``(4) Interdisciplinary governance.--The term 
     `interdisciplinary governance' includes governance by 
     representatives from communities and representatives from 
     existing health, mental health, education, employment and 
     training, child welfare, and other agencies within the 
     State.''.
       ``(5) Respite services.--The term `respite services' means 
     short-term care services provided in the temporary absence of 
     the regular caregiver (parent, other relative, foster parent, 
     adoptive parent, guardian) to children who meet one or more 
     of the following categories:
       ``(A) The children are in danger of abuse or neglect.
       ``(B) The children have experienced abuse or neglect.
       ``(C) The children have disabilities, or chronic or 
     terminal illnesses.
     Services provided within or outside the child's home shall be 
     short-term care, ranging from a few hours to a few weeks of 
     time, per year, and be intended to enable the family to stay 
     together and to keep the child living in the child's home and 
     community.''.
       (b) Definition.--Section 926(7) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     12332(7)) is amended by inserting ``, and other caretakers'' 
     after ``parents''.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 934 of such 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 12340) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) of subsection (a), to read as follows:
       ``(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
     section 931 such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
     fiscal years 1995 through 1998.''; and
       (2) in subsection (d), to read as follows:
       ``(h) Community-Based Family Resource Programs.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 933, 
     $75,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be 
     necessary for each of the fiscal years 1996 through 1998.''.
       (d) Repeal of Existing Programs.--
       (1) Community-based child abuse and neglect prevention 
     grants.--Title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5116 et seq.) is repealed.
       (2) Emergency child abuse prevention services grants.--Sec. 
     107A of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5106a-1) is repealed.
       (3) Temporary child care and crisis nurseries.--The 
     Temporary Child Care for Children with Disabilities and 
     Crisis Nurseries Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 5117 et seq.) is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 402. FEDERAL COUNCIL ON CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES.

       Section 918 of the Claude Pepper Young Americans Act of 
     1990 (42 U.S.C. 12314) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (k)--
       (A) in paragraph (3), by striking out ``and'' at the end 
     thereof;
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking out the period and 
     inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(6) identify program regulations, practices, and 
     eligibility requirements that impede coordination and 
     collaboration and make recommendations for their 
     modifications or elimination; and
       ``(7) develop recommendations for creating jointly funded 
     programs, unified assessments, eligibility, and application 
     procedures, and confidentiality protections that facilitate 
     information sharing.'';
       (2) in subsection (o), by striking ``1991 through 1994'' 
     and inserting ``1995 through 1998''; and
       (3) in subsection (p), by striking ``1995'' and inserting 
     ``1998''.

     SEC. 403. FAMILY RESOURCE ACT.

       (a) National Center.--Section 958(b)(3) of the Claude 
     Pepper Young Americans Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12353(b)(3)) is 
     amended by strike ``model''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 960 of the 
     Claude Pepper Young Americans Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12355) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``$2,300,000'' and all 
     that follows through the end thereof and inserting 
     ``$2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1995 through 
     1998.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``$700,000'' and all 
     that follows through the end thereof and inserting 
     ``$1,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be 
     necessary for each of the fiscal years 1996 through 1998.''.


                     motion offered by mr. martinez

  Mr. MARTINEZ. Mr. Speaker, I offer a motion.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Mr. MARTINEZ moves to strike out all after the enacting 
     clause of Senate 2000 and insert in lieu thereof the text of 
     H.R. 4250, as passed by the House.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from California [Mr. Martinez].
  The motion was agreed to.
  The Senate bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the 
third time, and passed.
  The title of the Senate bill was amended so as to read: ``a bill to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1995 through 1998 to carry 
out the Head Start Act and the Community Services Block Grant Act, and 
for other purposes.''
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
  A similar House bill H.R. 4250 was laid on the table.


                  appointment of conferees on s. 2000

  Mr. MARTINEZ. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the House 
insist on its amendment to the Senate bill, S. 2000, and request a 
conference with the Senate thereon.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California? The Chair hears none and, without objection, 
appoints the following conferees:
  From the Committee on Education and Labor, for consideration of the 
Senate bill, and the House amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference:
  Messrs. Ford of Michigan, Martinez, Kildee, Owens, Andrews of New 
Jersey, and Scott, Ms. Woolsey, Messrs. Romero-Barcelo, Baesler, and 
Goodling, Ms. Molinari, and Messrs. Barrett of Nebraska, Miller of 
Florida, and Castle.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
for consideration of title III of the Senate bill, and title III of the 
House amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Dingell, Sharp, Markey, Lehman, Kreidler, Moorhead, 
Bilirakis, and Hastert.
  There was no objection.

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