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    CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 2000, HUMAN SERVICES AMENDMENTS OF 1994

  Mr. MARTINEZ submitted the following conference report and statement 
on the Senate bill (S. 2000) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
years 1995 to 1998 to carry out the Head Start Act and the Community 
Services Block Grant Act, and for other purposes:

                  Conference Report (H. Rept. 103-497)

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendments of the House to the 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, 
     having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to 
     recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as 
     follows:
       That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the House to the text of the bill and agree to 
     the same with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the House 
     amendment, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Human Services Amendments of 
     1994''.

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

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

                      TITLE I--HEAD START PROGRAMS

Sec. 101. Short title; references in title.
Sec. 102. Definitions.
Sec. 103. Services.
Sec. 104. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 105. Allocation of funds.
Sec. 106. Report.
Sec. 107. Designation.
Sec. 108. Monitoring and quality assurance.
Sec. 109. Enhanced parent involvement and transition coordination with 
              schools.
Sec. 110. Facilities and administrative requirements.
Sec. 111. Participation.
Sec. 112. Initiative on families with infants and toddlers.
Sec. 113. Appeals, notice, and hearing.
Sec. 114. Goals and priorities for training and technical assistance.
Sec. 115. Staff qualifications and development.
Sec. 116. Research, demonstrations, evaluation.
Sec. 117. Announcements and evaluations.
Sec. 118. Reports.
Sec. 119. Repeals.
Sec. 120. Study of benefits for Head Start employees.
Sec. 121. Ready to learn program reauthorization.
Sec. 122. State dependent care development programs.
Sec. 123. Consultation with the Corporation for National and Community 
              Service.
Sec. 124. Reauthorization of Child Development Associate Scholarship 
              Assistance Act of 1985.
Sec. 125. Technical and conforming amendments.
Sec. 126. Study of full-day and full-year Head Start programs.
Sec. 127. Effective date and application.

          TITLE II--COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT AMENDMENTS

Sec. 201. Short title and references.
Sec. 202. Authorizations of appropriations.
Sec. 203. Discretionary authority of Secretary.
Sec. 204. Community food and nutrition.
Sec. 205. Instructional activities for low-income youth.
Sec. 206. Amendment to Stewart B. Mckinney Homeless Assistance Act.
Sec. 207. Amendments to the Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1986.
Sec. 208. Effective date.

        TITLE III--LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE AMENDMENTS

Sec. 301. Short title and references.
Sec. 302. Statement of purpose.
Sec. 303. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 304. Emergency funds.
Sec. 305. Authorized uses of funds.
Sec. 306. Targeting of assistance to households with high home energy 
              burdens.
Sec. 307. Clarification of audit requirement.
Sec. 308. Use of Department of Energy weatherization rules to achieve 
              program consistency.
Sec. 309. Matters to be described in annual application.
Sec. 310. Report of funds available for obligation.
Sec. 311. Miscellaneous and technical amendments.
Sec. 312. Residential Energy Assistance Challenge Option (R.E.A.Ch.).
Sec. 313. Sense of the Congress regarding appropriations for LIHEAP.
Sec. 314. Effective date.

           TITLE IV--COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY RESOURCE PROGRAMS

Sec. 401. Community-based family resource programs.
Sec. 402. Federal Council on Children, Youth, and Families.
Sec. 403. Family Resource Act.
                      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 official poverty 
     line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget)--
       ``(A) adjusted to reflect the percentage change in the 
     Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers, issued by the 
     Bureau of Labor Statistics, occurring in the 1-year period or 
     other interval immediately preceding the date such adjustment 
     is made; and
       ``(B) adjusted for family size.'';
       (3) by adding after paragraph (11) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(12) The term `family literacy services' means services 
     and activities that include 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 (including training in English as a second 
     language), 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), (14), (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;
       (C) by transferring paragraph (10), as so redesignated, and 
     inserting the paragraph after paragraph (9), as so 
     redesignated; and
       (D) by inserting after paragraph (10), as so redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(11) The term `local educational agency' has the meaning 
     given such term in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965.
       ``(12) The term `migrant Head Start program' means a Head 
     Start program that serves families who are engaged in 
     agricultural work and who have changed their residence from 
     one geographical location to another in the preceding 2-year 
     period.
       ``(13) The term `mobile Head Start program' means the 
     provision of Head Start services utilizing transportable 
     equipment set up in various community-based locations on a 
     routine, weekly schedule, operating in conjunction with home-
     based Head Start programs, or as a Head Start classroom.''.

     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 $3,000,000 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, 
     including developing skills in working with children with 
     non-English language background, when appropriate.
       ``(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 ``geographical areas 
     specified in subsection (a)(2)(B) 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 designed to benefit 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 (including local educational 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, family literacy services, 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 and public agencies 
     serving children and families (including organizations 
     serving families in whose homes English is not the language 
     customarily spoken);
       ``(D) the extent to which the family and community needs 
     assessment of the applicant reflects a need to provide full-
     working-day or full calendar year services;
       ``(E) the numbers of eligible children in each community 
     who are not participating in a Head Start program; and
       ``(F) 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 subsections:
       ``(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.
        ``(k)(1) The Secretary shall allow center-based Head Start 
     programs the flexibility to satisfy the total number of hours 
     of service required by the regulations in effect on the date 
     of enactment of the Human Services Amendments of 1994, to be 
     provided to children in Head Start programs so long as such 
     agencies do not--
       ``(A) provide less than 3 hours of service per day;
       ``(B) reduce the number of days of service per week; or
       ``(C) reduce the number of days of service per year.
       ``(2) The provisions of this subsection shall not be 
     construed to restrict the authority of the Secretary to fund 
     alternative program variations authorized under section 
     1306.35 of title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations in 
     effect on the date of enactment of the Human Services 
     Amendments of 1994.
       ``(l) With funds made available under section 640(a)(2) to 
     migrant Head Start programs, the Secretary shall give 
     priority to migrant Head Start programs that serve eligible 
     children of migrant families whose work requires them to 
     relocate most frequently.''.

     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 Indians in any area designated by 
     the Bureau of Indian Affairs as near-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'';
       (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, including 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.),'' after ``preschool programs''; and
       (C) 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.), 
     public and school libraries, and family support programs) 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) training in basic child development;
       ``(ii) assistance in developing communication skills;
       ``(iii) opportunities for parents to share experiences with 
     other parents;
       ``(iv) substance abuse counseling; or
       ``(v) 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)--
       (A) by striking ``non-English language children'' and 
     inserting ``non-English language background children and 
     their families''; and
       (B) 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, transition 
     activities described in section 642(d), 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, child health care, 
     family services (including linguistically and culturally 
     appropriate services to non-English language background 
     children and their families), 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;
       ``(iv) projected needs of an expanding Head Start program;
       ``(v) guidelines and standards currently in effect or under 
     consideration that promote child health services, and 
     projected needs of expanding Head Start programs;
       ``(vi) changes in the population of children who are 
     eligible to participate in Head Start programs, including the 
     language background and family structure of such children; 
     and
       ``(vii) the need for, and state-of-the-art developments 
     relating to, local policies and activities designed to ensure 
     that children participating in Head Start programs make a 
     successful transition to public schools; 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;
       ``(B) are supervised by such an employee at the site of 
     such Head Start agency; and
       ``(C) are conducted by review teams that shall include 
     individuals who are knowledgeable about Head Start programs 
     and, to the maximum extent practicable, the diverse 
     (including linguistic and cultural) needs of eligible 
     children and their families.
       ``(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 (a), 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.--Not later than 120 
     days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
     publish 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. ENHANCED PARENT INVOLVEMENT AND TRANSITION 
                   COORDINATION WITH SCHOOLS.

       Section 642 (42 U.S.C. 9837) is amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) In order to be so designated, a Head Start agency 
     shall also--
       ``(1) establish effective procedures by which parents and 
     area residents concerned will be enabled to directly 
     participate in decisions that influence the character of 
     programs affecting their interests;
       ``(2) provide for their regular participation in the 
     implementation of such programs;
       ``(3) provide technical and other support needed to enable 
     parents and area residents to secure on their own behalf 
     available assistance from public and private sources;
       ``(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;
       ``(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--
       ``(A) training in basic child development;
       ``(B) assistance in developing communication skills;
       ``(C) opportunities to share experiences with other 
     parents;
       ``(D) substance abuse counseling;
       ``(E) regular in-home visitation; or
       ``(F) 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);
       ``(8) consider providing services to assist younger 
     siblings of children participating in its Head Start program 
     to obtain health services from other sources; and
       ``(9) perform community outreach to encourage individuals 
     previously unaffiliated with Head Start programs to 
     participate in its Head Start program as volunteers.'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``schools that will subsequently serve 
     children in Head Start programs,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, including 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.),'' 
     after ``other 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 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, with parental consent, 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) A Head Start agency may take steps to coordinate with 
     the local educational agency 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) collaborating on the shared use of transportation and 
     facilities; and
       ``(B) exchanging information on the provision of 
     noneducational services to such children.
       ``(4) 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.
       ``(5) The Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of 
     Education, shall--
       ``(A) evaluate the effectiveness of the projects and 
     activities funded under the Head Start Transition Project Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 9855 et seq.);
       ``(B) disseminate to Head Start agencies information 
     (including information from the evaluation required by 
     subparagraph (A)) on effective policies and activities 
     relating to the transition of children from Head Start 
     programs to public schools; and
       ``(C) provide technical assistance to such agencies to 
     promote and assist such agencies to adopt and implement such 
     effective policies and activities.''.

     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 (age 3 to compulsory school attendance) 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, and from migrant Head Start programs that serve a large 
     number of infants and toddlers.
       ``(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.--
       (1) In general.--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.
       (2) Repeals.--
       (A) Part E of title II of the Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. 
     Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Amendments of 1988 
     (Public Law 100-297; 102 Stat. 325) is repealed.
       (B) Subchapter F of chapter 8 of subtitle A of title VI of 
     the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (Public Law 97-
     35; 42 U.S.C. 9801 note, et seq.) is repealed.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 638 of the Head Start 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 9833) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``(a)''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).

     SEC. 113. APPEALS, NOTICE, AND HEARING.

       (a) Mediation for Disputes With Delegate Agencies, and 
     Hearing.--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 on an 
     adverse action.''.
       (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; and
       ``(2) a reasonable period for the mediation.
       ``(c) The Secretary shall also specify--
       ``(1) a timeline for an administrative hearing, if 
     necessary, on an adverse action; and
       ``(2) a timeline by which the person conducting the 
     administrative hearing shall issue a decision based on the 
     hearing.
       ``(d) 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.
       ``(e)(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);
       (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 developing 
     full-working-day and full-calendar-year programs where 
     community need is clearly identified and making the 
     transition to such programs, with particular attention to 
     involving parents and programming for children throughout a 
     longer day;
       ``(5) assist Head Start agencies in better serving the 
     needs of families with very young children;
       ``(6) assist Head Start agencies and programs in the 
     development of sound management practices, including 
     financial management procedures;
       ``(7) assist in efforts to secure and maintain adequate 
     facilities for Head Start programs; and
       ``(8) assist Head Start agencies in developing innovative 
     program models, including mobile and home-based programs.''; 
     and
       (6) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following:

     ``Special consideration shall be given to entities that have 
     demonstrated effectiveness in educational programming for 
     preschool children that includes components for parental 
     involvement, care provider training, and developmentally 
     appropriate related activities.''.

     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, that are 
     experiencing difficulty in meeting applicable education 
     standards, or that lack staff of a similar cultural 
     background to that of the participating children and their 
     families;
       ``(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; 
     and
       ``(D) promote the development of model curricula, designed 
     to ensure the attainment of appropriate competencies of 
     mentor teachers in Head Start 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 (including 
     demonstrations of innovative noncenter-based program models 
     such as home-based and mobile programs), 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 a semicolon;
       (C) by adding after paragraph (12) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(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; and
       ``(14) a study of the delivery of Head Start programs to 
     Indian children living on and near Indian reservations, to 
     children of Alaskan Natives, and to children of migrant and 
     seasonal farmworkers.''.
       (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. READY TO LEARN PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION.

       (a) Transfer.--
       (1) In general.--Part G of title IV of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 3161 et seq.)--
       (A) is amended by redesignating sections 4701 through 4708 
     as sections 471 through 478;
       (B) is transferred to the General Education Provisions Act 
     (20 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.);
       (C) is redesignated as part F of such Act; and
       (D) is inserted after part E of such Act.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 471(a) of the General Education Provisions Act 
     (as transferred and added by paragraph (1)) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``Secretary'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
     Education (hereafter referred to in this subchapter as the 
     `Secretary')''; and
       (ii) by striking ``4702(b)'' and inserting ``472(b)''.
       (B) Section 474 of the General Education Provisions Act (as 
     transferred and added by paragraph (1)) is amended by 
     striking ``4701 or 4703'' and inserting ``471 or 473''.
       (C) Section 475 of the General Education Provisions Act (as 
     transferred and added by paragraph (1)) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (a), by striking ``4701'' and inserting 
     ``471''; and
       (ii) in subsection (b)--

       (I) by striking ``4702(a)'' in paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``472(a)''; and
       (II) by striking ``4703(3)'' in paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``473(3)''.

       (D) Section 476(a) of the General Education Provisions Act 
     (as transferred and added by paragraph (1)) is amended in 
     subsection (b), by striking ``4703(1)(C)'' and inserting 
     ``473(1)(C).
       (b) Eligible Entities.--Section 472(b)(1) of the General 
     Education Provisions Act (as transferred and added by 
     subsection (a)(1)) is amended by striking ``, nongovernmental 
     entity'' and inserting ``entity (including public 
     telecommunications entities)''.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 476(a) of the 
     General Education Provisions Act (as transferred and added by 
     subsection (a)(1)) 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 1998.''.

     SEC. 122. 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. 123. CONSULTATION WITH THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 
                   COMMUNITY SERVICE.

       The Act is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 657A. CONSULTATION WITH THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL 
                   AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.

       ``The Secretary shall consult with the Chief Executive 
     Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service 
     regarding the dissemination of information about the 
     Corporation's programs, to programs that receive funds under 
     this subchapter.''.

     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. STUDY OF FULL-DAY AND FULL-YEAR HEAD START 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall conduct a study of the extent to which Head Start 
     programs are addressing the need for Head Start services 
     during a full working day or full calendar year among 
     eligible low-income families with preschool children.
       (b) Report.--The Secretary shall prepare and submit a 
     report to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources of the Senate not later than January 31, 1997, 
     containing the results of the study, including--
       (1) the number of eligible children in need of full-day or 
     full-year Head Start programs;
       (2) the number of full-day, full-year Head Start programs 
     and the number of children served in such program and those 
     provided full-day or full-year services through cooperative 
     arrangements with other funding sources;
       (3) a description of promising models currently employed by 
     Head Start programs for meeting such needs both directly and 
     through arrangements with other service providers;
       (4) a description of the barriers to meeting the need for 
     full-day, full-year care among such families; and
       (5) recommendations on how the barriers could be eliminated 
     in order to meet the needs of children and families served.

     SEC. 127. 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.--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.''.
       (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)(1) 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, evaluation, and 
     data collection activities related to programs or projects 
     carried out under this subtitle. Such activities may be 
     carried out by the Secretary through grants, contracts, or 
     cooperative agreements with eligible entities or with 
     organizations or associations whose membership is composed of 
     eligible entities or agencies that administer programs for 
     eligible entities.
       ``(2) The process for determining the technical assistance 
     and training activities to be carried out under this section 
     shall--
       ``(A) ensure the needs of community action agencies and 
     programs relating to improving program quality, including 
     financial management practices, are addressed to the maximum 
     extent feasible; and
       ``(B) incorporate mechanisms to ensure responsiveness to 
     local needs, including an ongoing procedure for obtaining 
     input from the community action State and national network.
       (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 
     subtitle'' and inserting ``ensure that, at its discretion and 
     consistent with agreements with the State, each recipient of 
     funds available under this subtitle 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 subtitle, 
     including outposting appropriate State or local public 
     employees into entities funded under this subtitle 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 
     subtitle within the State to determine if such funds have 
     been targeted to the areas of greatest 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 to read as follows: 
     ``The Secretary may prescribe procedures only for the purpose 
     of assessing the effectiveness of eligible entities in 
     carrying out the purposes of this subtitle.''.
       (d) Community Action 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) 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 subtitle.''.
       (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,''.
       (g) Evaluation Involving Waivers.--Section 675(h) (42 
     U.S.C. 9904(h)) is amended by inserting ``(including any 
     State that received a waiver under Public Law 98-139)'' after 
     ``States'' the last place it appears.

     SEC. 203. DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.

       (a) Training and Activities.--Section 681(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     9910(a)) is amended by striking ``to provide for--'' and all 
     that follows through the end thereof and inserting the 
     following: ``to provide for ongoing activities of national or 
     regional significance related to the purposes of this 
     subtitle, with special emphasis on--
       ``(1) a Community Initiative Program, awarded on a 
     competitive basis, to fund private, nonprofit community 
     development corporations for 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 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; and
       ``(3) grants to nonprofit private organizations that 
     provide assistance for migrants and seasonal farmworkers.''.
       (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 or 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. INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR LOW-INCOME YOUTH.

       The Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating sections 682 and 683 as sections 683 
     and 684, respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after section 681 the following:

     ``SEC. 682. NATIONAL OR REGIONAL PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE 
                   INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR LOW-INCOME YOUTH.

       ``(a) General Authority.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services is authorized to make a grant to an eligible service 
     provider to administer national or regional programs to 
     provide instructional activities for low-income youth. In 
     making such a grant, the Secretary shall give a priority to 
     eligible service providers that have a demonstrated ability 
     to operate such a program.
       ``(b) Program Requirements.--
       ``(1) Any instructional activity carried out by an eligible 
     service provider receiving a grant under this subsection 
     shall be carried out on the campus of an institution of 
     higher education (as defined in section 1201(a) of the Higher 
     Education Act) and shall include--
       ``(A) access to the facilities and resources of such an 
     institution;
       ``(B) an initial medical examination and follow-up referral 
     or treatment, without charge, for youth during their 
     participation in such activity;
       ``(C) at least one nutritious meal daily, without charge, 
     for participating youth during each day of participation;
       ``(D) high quality instruction in a variety of sports (that 
     shall include swimming and that may include dance and any 
     other high quality recreational activity) provided by coaches 
     and teachers from institutions of higher education and from 
     elementary and secondary schools (as defined in sections 
     1471(8) and 1471(21) of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965); and
       ``(E) enrichment instruction and information on matters 
     relating to the well-being of youth, to include educational 
     opportunities and study practices, education for the 
     prevention of drugs and alcohol abuse, health and nutrition, 
     career opportunities and family and job responsibilities.
       ``(c) Eligible Providers.--A national private nonprofit 
     organization, a coalition of such organizations, or a private 
     nonprofit organization applying jointly with a business 
     concern shall be eligible for a grant under this subsection 
     if--
       ``(1) the applicant has demonstrated experience in 
     operating a program providing instruction to low-income 
     youth;
       ``(2) the applicant shall contribute amounts in cash or 
     fairly evaluated in kind of no less than 25 percent of the 
     amount requested;
       ``(3) the applicant shall use no funds from a grant 
     authorized under this section for administrative expenses; 
     and
       ``(4) the applicant agrees to comply with the regulations 
     or program guidelines promulgated by the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services for use of funds made available by this 
     grant.
       ``(d) Applications Process.--Eligible service providers may 
     submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, for 
     approval, an application in such form at such time as the 
     Secretary deems appropriate.
       ``(e) Promulgation of Regulations or Program Guidelines.--
     The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall promulgate 
     regulations or program guidelines to ensure funds made 
     available under a grant made under this section are used in 
     accordance with the intentions of this Act.
       ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $15,000,000 for each fiscal year 1995, 
     1996, 1997, and 1998 for grants to carry out this section.''.

     SEC. 206. AMENDMENT TO STEWART B. MCKINNEY HOMELESS 
                   ASSISTANCE ACT.

       The last section of subtitle D of title VII of the Stewart 
     B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11646) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``sec. 751.'' and by inserting ``sec. 
     754.'', and
       (2) by striking ``1991'' and all that follows through 
     ``1993'', and inserting ``1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998''.

     SEC. 207. AMENDMENTS TO THE HUMAN SERVICES REAUTHORIZATION 
                   ACT OF 1986.

       Section 408 of the Human Services Reauthorization Act of 
     1986 (42 U.S.C. 9901b) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Initial and subsequent grant awards may fully fund 
     projects for periods of up to 3 years.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1)(B) by striking ``After the first 
     fiscal year'' and inserting ``After the first funding 
     period'';
       (3) by amending subsection (c)--
       (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) In addition to the grant programs described in 
     subsection (a), the Secretary may make grants to community 
     action agencies for the purpose of enabling such agencies to 
     demonstrate new approaches to dealing with the problems 
     caused by entrenched, chronic unemployment and lack of 
     economic opportunities for urban youth. Demonstrations shall 
     include such activities as peer counseling, mentoring, 
     development of job skills, assistance with social skills, 
     community services, family literacy, parenting skills, 
     opportunities for employment or entrepreneurship, and other 
     services designed to assist such at-risk youth to continue 
     their education, to secure meaningful employment, to perform 
     community service, or to pursue other productive alternatives 
     within the community.''; and
       (B) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
       ``(4) Such grants made under this subsection on a 
     competitive basis shall be based on an annual competition 
     determined by the Secretary. Grants made under this 
     subsection shall not exceed $500,000.''; and
       (4) by amending subsection (h) to read as follows:
       ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--(1) There are 
     authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1995, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 
     1996, 1997, and 1998, to carry out this section.
       ``(2) Of the amounts appropriated for this section, not 
     less than 30 percent and not more than 40 percent shall be 
     used to carry out the programs authorized under subsection 
     (c).
       ``(3) In addition to sums which are required to carry out 
     the evaluation, reporting, and dissemination of results under 
     subsections (a), (c), (d), and (f), the Secretary is 
     authorized to reserve up to 2 percent of the amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to subparagraphs (1) and (2) for 
     administration of the program as well as for planning and 
     technical assistance.''.

     SEC. 208. 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 with the 
     lowest incomes, that pay a high proportion of household 
     income for home energy, primarily in meeting their immediate 
     home energy needs.''.

     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 1996 
     and 1997, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
     fiscal years 1998 and 1999.''.

     SEC. 304. EMERGENCY FUNDS.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 2602 (42 
     U.S.C. 8621) as amended by section 303, is further amended by 
     adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:
       ``(e) There are authorized to be appropriated in each 
     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 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 a household determined by taking into 
     account both the energy burden of such household and the 
     unique situation of such household that results from having 
     members of vulnerable populations, including very young 
     children, individuals with disabilities, and frail older 
     individuals.''.
       (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(e) 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. The Secretary shall notify Congress of 
     the allotment pursuant to this subsection prior to releasing 
     the allotted funds.''.

     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 with the lowest incomes 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) use up to 5 percent of such funds, at its option, 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, and report to the 
     Secretary concerning the impact of such activities on the 
     number of households served, the level of direct benefits 
     provided to those households, and the number of households 
     that remain unserved.''.

     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. 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. 308. 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. 309. 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. 310. 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. 311. 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 unregulated vendors taking 
     appropriate measures to alleviate the energy burdens of 
     eligible households, including providing for agreements 
     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) Criteria and Report.--Section 2605(b) (42 U.S.C. 
     8624(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment 
     of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Amendments of 1994, 
     the Secretary shall develop model performance goals and 
     measurements in consultation with State, territorial, tribal, 
     and local grantees, that the States may use to assess the 
     success of the States in achieving the purposes of this 
     title. The model performance goals and measurements shall be 
     made available to States to be incorporated, at the option of 
     the States, into the plans for fiscal year 1997. The 
     Secretary may request data relevant to the development of 
     model performance goals and measurements.''.
       (c) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Section 2602 (42 U.S.C. 8621) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b), as amended by section 303 of this 
     Act--
       (i) by inserting ``(other than section 2607A)'' after ``to 
     carry out the provisions of this title''; and
       (ii) by striking the second period at the end thereof; and
       (B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``Act'' and inserting 
     ``title''.
       (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) Section 2604(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 8623(b)(1)) is amended by 
     inserting ``of the United States'' after ``Virgin Islands''.
       (4) 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).
       (5) Section 2605(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(3)) is amended by 
     striking ``handicapped'' and inserting ``disabled''.
       (6) Section 2607A(c)(2) (42 U.S.C. 8626a(c)(2)) is amended 
     by striking ``.0008 percent'' and inserting ``0.08 percent''.
       (7) 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. 312. RESIDENTIAL ENERGY ASSISTANCE CHALLENGE OPTION 
                   (R.E.A.CH.).

       The Act is amended by inserting after section 2607A the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 2607B. RESIDENTIAL ENERGY ASSISTANCE CHALLENGE OPTION 
                   (R.E.A.CH.).

       ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of the Residential Energy 
     Assistance Challenge (in this section referred to as 
     `R.E.A.Ch.') program is to--
       ``(1) minimize health and safety risks that result from 
     high energy burdens on low-income Americans;
       ``(2) prevent homelessness as a result of inability to pay 
     energy bills;
       ``(3) increase the efficiency of energy usage by low-income 
     families; and
       ``(4) target energy assistance to individuals who are most 
     in need.
       ``(b) Funding.--
       ``(1) Allocation.--For each of the fiscal years 1996 
     through 1999, the Secretary may allocate not more than 25 
     percent of the amount made available pursuant to section 
     2602(d) for such fiscal year to a R.E.A.Ch. fund for the 
     purpose of making incentive grants to States that submit 
     qualifying plans that are approved by the Secretary as 
     R.E.A.Ch. initiatives. States may use such grants for the 
     costs of planning, implementing, and evaluating the 
     initiative.
       ``(2) Reservation.--The Secretary shall reserve from any 
     funds allocated under this subsection, funds to make 
     additional payments to State R.E.A.Ch. programs that--
       ``(A) have energy efficiency education services plans that 
     meet quality standards established by the Secretary in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Energy; and
       ``(B) have the potential for being replicable model designs 
     for other programs.

     States shall use such supplemental funds for the 
     implementation and evaluation of the energy efficiency 
     education services.
       ``(c) Criteria.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than May 31, 1995, the 
     Secretary shall establish criteria for approving State plans 
     required by subsection (a), for energy efficiency education 
     quality standards described in subsection (b)(2)(A), and for 
     the distribution of funds to States with approved plans.
       ``(2) Documentation.--Notwithstanding the limitations of 
     section 2605(b) regarding the authority of the Secretary with 
     respect to plans, the Secretary may require a State to 
     provide appropriate documentation that its R.E.A.Ch. 
     activities conform to the State plan as approved by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(d) Focus.--The State may designate all or part of the 
     State, or all or part of the client population, as a focus of 
     its R.E.A.Ch. initiative.
       ``(e) State Plans.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each State plan shall include each of 
     the elements described in paragraph (2), to be met by State 
     and local agencies.
       ``(2) Elements of state plans.--Each State plan shall 
     include--
       ``(A) an assurance that such State will deliver services 
     through community-based nonprofit entities in such State, 
     by--
       ``(i) awarding grants to, or entering into contracts with, 
     such entities for the purpose of providing such services and 
     payments directly to individuals eligible for benefits; or
       ``(ii) if a State makes payments directly to eligible 
     individuals or energy suppliers, making contracts with such 
     entities to administer such programs, including--

       ``(I) determining eligibility;
       ``(II) providing outreach services; and
       ``(III) providing benefits other than payments;

       ``(B) an assurance that, in awarding grants or entering 
     into contracts to carry out its R.E.A.Ch. initiative, the 
     State will give priority to organizations that--
       ``(i) are described in section 673 of the Community 
     Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(1)), except where 
     significant geographic portions of the State are not served 
     by such entities;
       ``(ii) the Secretary has determined have a record of 
     successfully providing services under the Low-Income Home 
     Energy Assistance Program; and
       ``(iii) receive weatherization assistance program funds 
     under part A of title IV of the Energy Conservation and 
     Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6863 et seq.);

     except that a State may not require any such entity to 
     operate a R.E.A.Ch. program;
       ``(C) an assurance that, subject to subparagraph (D), each 
     entity that receives a grant or enters into a contract under 
     subparagraph (A)(i) will provide a variety of services and 
     benefits, including--
       ``(i) payments to, or on behalf of, individuals eligible 
     for residential energy assistance services and benefits under 
     section 2605(b) for home energy costs;
       ``(ii) energy efficiency education;
       ``(iii) residential energy demand management services, 
     including any other energy related residential repair and 
     energy efficiency improvements in coordination with, or 
     delivered by, Department of Energy weatherization assistance 
     programs at the discretion of the State;
       ``(iv) family services, such as counseling and needs 
     assessment, related to energy budget management, payment 
     plans, and related services; and
       ``(v) negotiation with home energy suppliers on behalf of 
     households eligible for R.E.A.Ch. services and benefits;
       ``(D) a description of the methodology the State and local 
     agencies will use to determine--
       ``(i) which households will receive one or more forms of 
     benefits under the State R.E.A.Ch. initiative;
       ``(ii) the cases in which nonmonetary benefits are likely 
     to provide more cost-effective long-term outcomes than 
     payment benefits alone; and
       ``(iii) the amount of such benefit required to meet the 
     goals of the program;
       ``(F) a method for targeting nonmonetary benefits;
       ``(G) a description of the crisis and emergency assistance 
     activities the State will undertake that are designed to--
       ``(i) discourage family energy crises;
       ``(ii) encourage responsible vendor and consumer behavior; 
     and
       ``(iii) provide only financial incentives that encourage 
     household payment;
       ``(H) a description of the activities the State will 
     undertake to--
       ``(i) provide incentives for recipients of assistance to 
     pay home energy costs; and
       ``(ii) provide incentives for vendors to help reduce the 
     energy burdens of recipients of assistance;
       ``(I) an assurance that the State will require each entity 
     that receives a grant or enters into a contract under this 
     section to solicit and be responsive to the views of 
     individuals who are financially eligible for benefits and 
     services under this section in establishing its local 
     program;
       ``(J) a description of performance goals for the state 
     R.E.A.Ch. initiative including--
       ``(i) a reduction in the energy costs on participating 
     households over one or more fiscal years;
       ``(ii) an increase in the regularity of home energy bill 
     payments by eligible households; and
       ``(iii) an increase in energy vendor contributions towards 
     reducing energy burdens of eligible households;
       ``(K) a description of the indicators that will be used by 
     the State to measure whether the performance goals have been 
     achieved;
       ``(L) a demonstration that the plan is consistent with 
     section 2603, paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (7), (9), (10), 
     (11), (12), (13), and (14) of section 2605(b), subsections 
     (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j) of section 2605, and 
     section 2606 of this title;
       ``(M) an assurance that benefits and services will be 
     provided in addition to other benefit payments and services 
     provided under this title and in coordination with such 
     benefit payments and services; and
       ``(N) an assurance that no regulated utility covered by the 
     plan will be required to act in a manner that is inconsistent 
     with applicable regulatory requirements.
       ``(g) Cost or Function.--None of the costs of providing 
     services or benefits under this section shall be considered 
     to be an administrative cost or function for purposes of any 
     limitation on administrative costs or functions contained in 
     this title.''.

     SEC. 313. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
                   LIHEAP.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Seventy-seven percent of the over 25 million households 
     that were eligible for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance 
     Program (hereinafter referred to as ``LIHEAP'') in fiscal 
     year 1992 did not receive assistance due to a lack of funds.
       (2) Recent economic distress has caused significant 
     unemployment, which has resulted in a greater need for energy 
     assistance than ever before.
       (3) More than 66 percent of LIHEAP household recipients 
     have an annual income that is below the poverty level.
       (4) Forty-three percent of all LIHEAP eligible households 
     include children.
       (5) LIHEAP eligible households with children spend 
     approximately 16 percent of their annual incomes on home 
     energy costs, which is more than 4 times greater than that 
     paid by the average household in the United States, and far 
     beyond their means.
       (6) Approximately 40 percent of LIHEAP household recipients 
     are comprised of elderly or disabled persons.
       (7) Congress appropriated $1,475,000,000 for LIHEAP for 
     fiscal year 1995.
       (8) The Department of Energy predicts that the costs of 
     residential fuels will increase at a pace greater than 
     inflation.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (1) the maintenance of LIHEAP should be a high priority in 
     order to enable low-income households, especially the working 
     poor, the disabled, and the low-income elderly, who all 
     depend on LIHEAP, to meet their energy costs and needs;
       (2) all appropriations made for LIHEAP for fiscal year 1995 
     should be expended; and
       (3) expenditures for LIHEAP for fiscal year 1996 should 
     ensure the provision of services at the level provided in 
     fiscal year 1995.

     SEC. 314. 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.--Title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
     Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116 et seq.) is amended to read as 
     follows:
          ``TITLE II--COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY RESOURCE PROGRAMS

     ``SEC. 201. COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY RESOURCE PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this title is to assist each 
     State to develop and implement, or expand and enhance, a 
     comprehensive, statewide system of family resource services 
     through innovative funding mechanisms and collaboration with 
     existing education, vocational rehabilitation, health, mental 
     health, employment and training, child welfare, and other 
     social services agencies within the State.
       ``(b) Authority.--The Secretary 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 competent;
       ``(5) encouraging public and private partnerships in the 
     establishment and expansion of family resource programs; and
       ``(6) increasing and promoting interagency coordination 
     among State agencies, and 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 to the 
     designated lead agencies of 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.
       ``(2) Allocation.--Funds identified by the State for the 
     purpose of qualifying for incentive funds under paragraph 
     (1)(B) shall be allocated through the mechanism used to 
     determine State eligibility under subsection (c) and shall be 
     controlled by the lead agency described in subsection (f)(1).
       ``(e) Existing Grants.--A State or entity that has a grant 
     in effect on the date of enactment of this section under the 
     Family Resource and Support Program or the Emergency Child 
     Abuse Prevention Grants 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 
     Secretary 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 
     organization created by executive order or State statute that 
     is not an existing State agency, that has interdisciplinary 
     governance, including participants from communities, and that 
     integrates family resource services and leverages State, 
     Federal, and private funds for family resource programs; or
       ``(B) with respect to a State without a trust fund 
     mechanism or other 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;
       ``(B) a commitment to parental participation in the design 
     and implementation of family resource programs;
       ``(C) the capacity to promote a statewide system of family 
     resource programs throughout the State; and
       ``(D) the capacity to exercise leadership in implementing 
     effective strategies for capacity building, family and 
     professional training, and access to, and funding for, family 
     resource services across agencies;
       ``(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 strategic plan for the 
     establishment of a network of family resource programs 
     (publicly available and funded through public and private 
     sources) that identifies specific measurable goals and 
     objectives;
       ``(C) involves appropriate personnel in the process, 
     including--
       ``(i) parents (including parents of children with 
     disabilities) 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, 
     vocational rehabilitation, 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;
       ``(viii) representatives of groups with expertise in 
     providing services to children with disabilities; and
       ``(ix) other individuals with expertise in the services 
     that the family resource programs of the State intend to 
     offer; and
       ``(D) coordinates activities funded under this title with--
       ``(i) the State Interagency Coordinating Council, 
     established under part H of the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act;
       ``(ii) the advisory panel established under section 
     613(a)(12) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
     (20 U.S.C. 1413(a)(12));
       ``(iii) the State Rehabilitation Advisory Council 
     established under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973;
       ``(iv) the State Development Disabilities Planning Council, 
     established under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance 
     and Bill of Rights Act;
       ``(v) the Head Start State Collaboration project;
       ``(vi) the State Advisory group designated in the Juvenile 
     Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974; and
       ``(vii) other local or regional family service councils 
     within the State, to the extent that such councils exist;
       ``(4) an inventory and 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 network; 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 and be culturally competent;
       ``(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 description of the outreach and other activities 
     the program will undertake to maximize the participation of 
     racial and ethnic minorities, persons with limited English 
     proficiency, individuals with disabilities, and members of 
     other underserved or underrepresented groups in all phases of 
     the program;
       ``(14) a plan for providing training, technical assistance, 
     and other assistance to local communities in program 
     development and networking activities;
       ``(15) a description of the methods to be utilized to 
     evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of the family 
     resource programs within the State;
       ``(16) a description of proposed actions by the State that 
     will facilitate the changing of laws, regulations, policies, 
     practices, procedures, and organizational structures, that 
     impede the availability or provision of family resource 
     services; and
       ``(17) 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, vocational rehabilitation, 
     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;
       ``(E) involve parents in the development, operation, and 
     governance of the program; and
       ``(F) participate in the development and maintenance of a 
     statewide network of family resource programs.
       ``(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) Children with disabilities.--The term `children with 
     disabilities' has the meaning given such term in section 
     602(a)(2) of Individuals With Disabilities Education Act.
       ``(2) 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.
       ``(3) Culturally competent.--The term `culturally 
     competent' means services, supports, or other assistance that 
     is conducted or provided in a manner that--
       ``(A) is responsive to the beliefs, interpersonal styles, 
     attitudes, languages, and behaviors of those individuals 
     receiving services; and
       ``(B) has the greatest likelihood of ensuring maximum 
     participation of such individuals.
       ``(4) Family resource program.--The term `family resource 
     program' means a program that offers community-based services 
     that provide sustained assistance and support 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 
     childrearing capacity of parents and assist in compensating 
     for the increased social isolation and vulnerability of 
     families.
       ``(5) 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 services;
       ``(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;
       ``(ix) substance abuse treatment; and
       ``(x) services to support families of children with 
     disabilities that are designed to prevent inappropriate out-
     of-the-home placement and maintain family unity.
       ``(6) Interdisciplinary governance.--The term 
     `interdisciplinary governance' includes governance by 
     representatives from communities and representatives from 
     existing health, mental health, education, vocational 
     rehabilitation, employment and training, child welfare, and 
     other agencies within the State.
       ``(7) Outreach services.--The term `outreach services' 
     means services provided to ensure (through home visits or 
     other methods) that parents and other caretakers are aware of 
     and able to participate in family resource program 
     activities.
       ``(8) 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.
       ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title, 
     $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.''.
       (b) Repeal of Existing Programs.--
       (1) Family Resource and Support Grants.--Section 933 of the 
     Claude Pepper Young Americans Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12339) 
     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.

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

       (a) In General.--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''.
       (b) 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 
     sections 931 and 932 such sums as may be necessary for each 
     of the fiscal years 1995 through 1998.''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (d).

     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.''.
       And the House agree to the same.

       That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the House to the title of the bill, and agree to 
     the same.

     From the Committee on Education and Labor, for consideration 
     of the Senate bill, and the House amendment, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     William D. Ford,
     M.G. Martinez,
     Dale E. Kildee,
     Major R. Owens,
     Robert E. Andrews,
     Bobby Scott,
     Lynn C. Woolsey,
     Carlos Romero-Barcelo,
     Scotty Baesler,
     Bill Goodling,
     Susan Molinari,
     Bill Barrett,
     Mike 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:
     John D. Dingell,
     Phil Sharp,
     Edward J. Markey,
     Richard Lehman,
     Mike Kreidler,
     Carlos J. Moorhead,
     Michael Bilirakis,
     J. Dennis Hastert,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Ted Kennedy,
     Christopher J. Dodd,
     Howard M. Metzenbaum,
     Claiborne Pell,
     Nancy Landon Kassebaum,
     Jim Jeffords,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

       JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE

       The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at the 
     conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the 
     amendment of the House to the bill (S. 2000) to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal years 1995 through 1998 to carry 
     out the Head Start Act, the Community Services Block Grant 
     Act, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, and for 
     other purposes, submit the following joint statement to the 
     House and the Senate in explanation of the effect of the 
     action agreed upon by the managers and recommended in the 
     accompanying conference report:
       The Senate recedes from its disagreement to the amendment 
     of the House with an amendment which is a substitute for the 
     Senate bill and the House amendment. The differences between 
     the Senate bill, the House amendment, and the substitute 
     agreed to in conference are noted below, except for clerical 
     corrections, conforming changes made necessary by agreements 
     reached by the conferees, and minor drafting and clarifying 
     changes.

                                 Title

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill has no comparable provision.
       House amendment.--The House amendment cites the Act as the 
     ``Human services Amendments of 1994.''
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes.

                           Table of Contents

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill has no comparable provision.
       House amendment.--The House amendment includes a table of 
     Contents for the Act.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes with amendments 
     as appropriate to reflect the conference substitute.

                          Title I--Head Start


                       DEFINITION OF POVERTY LINE

       Senate bill.--Amends the current law definition of 
     ``poverty line'' to reference the Community Services Block 
     Grant Act definition.
       House amendment.--The House amendment has no comparable 
     provision.
       Conference agreement.--The House recedes with an amendment 
     to clarify that the current poverty line definition shall be 
     adjusted for family size. The conference substitute included 
     technical amendments resulting from the amendment to the 
     poverty line definition.


                DEFINITION OF MOBILE HEAD START PROGRAM

       The Conferees have included in the conference substitute a 
     definition of ``mobile Head Start program.'' The Conferees 
     also with to clarify that such mobile Head Start programs 
     shall be required to comply with performance standards 
     related to provision of educational, social and other 
     services such as apply to home-based Head Start programs. 
     Although mobile Head Start programs shall not be held to the 
     facilities-related performance standards which apply to 
     center-based models, it is the intent of the Conferees that 
     mobile Head Start programs shall operate in safe and secure 
     areas.


                 DEFINITION OF FAMILY LITERACY SERVICES

       Senate bill.--The bill includes an illustrative list of 
     activities in the definition of family literacy services.
       House amendment.--The House amendment limits the definition 
     of ``family literacy services'' to specified activities, and 
     references training in English as a second language 
     activities as one of the parent literacy activities.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes.


            DEFINITIONS OF LEA, MIGRANT HEAD START, AND SEA

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill has no comparable provision.
       House amendment.--The House amendment includes definitions 
     of ``local education agency,'' ``imigrant Head Start 
     program,'' and ``State educational agency.''
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes with an amendment 
     to strike the ``State educational agency'' definition.


                         Authorization of Funds

       The conference substitute authorizes the appropriation of 
     such sums as may be necessary to enhance program quality and 
     expand Head Start services to all eligible children, as 
     consistent with the funding levels authorized in 1990. The 
     Conferees note that while the authorization level for the 
     current fiscal year is $7.66 billion, the authorization level 
     of ``such sums'' provides the Congress with the flexibility 
     of making substantial progress towards the goal of reaching 
     every eligible child while taking into consideration new 
     initiatives and current fiscal constraints.
       The conference substitute is consistent with the 
     President's fiscal year 1995 budget request for Head Start, 
     including a projected annual increase of $700 million for 
     each of the next four fiscal years. The Conferees applaud the 
     Administration's commitment to the Head Start program and 
     reaffirm their commitment to serving all eligible families 
     who seek service with due consideration of assisting 
     underserved communities and maintaining a high level of 
     quality in all Head Start programs.
       The conference substitute also authorizes the use of not 
     more than $3 million for fiscal year 1995 and such sums as 
     may be necessary through fiscal year 1998 for longitudinal 
     studies.


                   Uses of Quality Improvement Funds

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill outlines the permissible uses 
     of quality improvement funds.
       House amendment.--The House amendment includes a provision 
     that staff training shall include training in working with 
     children of a non-English language background.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes.


                Allocation of Quality Improvement Funds

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill provides for the allocation 
     of quality improvement funds among states.
       House amendment.--The House amendment includes a technical 
     amendment to include territories in the allocation of quality 
     improvement funds.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes.


                Range of Collaboration Grant Activities

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill funds a broad range of Head 
     Start collaboration activities with state-wide organizations 
     and initiatives designed to ``target'' low-income children 
     and families.
       House amendment.--The House amendment funds only 
     collaboration activities between Head Start and State 
     governments which are ``designed to benefit'' low-income 
     children and families.
       Conference agreement.--The House recedes with an amendment 
     to fund a broad range of activities ``which are `designed to 
     benefit' low-income'' children and families. The Conferees 
     believe that the limited resources available for these 
     collaboration grants will be maximized by allowing the Head 
     Start liaison to coordinate with state-wide initiatives that 
     give the collaboration the broadest reach.


                   Agencies Involved in Collaboration

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill describes the activities to 
     be undertaken by the collaboration liaison.
       House amendment.--The House amendment includes State and 
     local educational agencies as entities with whom the States 
     must liaison under the collaboration grant program.
       Conference agreement.--The House recedes with an amendment 
     to include local education agencies in the list of agencies 
     to participate in collaboration through these grants. The 
     conference substitute also includes an amendment to the 
     collaboration grant language to provide for collaboration 
     with family literacy services providers.


                 Criteria for Award of Expansion Funds

       Senate bill.--the Senate bill requires HHS to take into 
     consideration the extent of an applicant's consultation with 
     a range of other agencies and other criteria when awarding 
     expansion funds.
       House amendment.--The House amendment adds consultation 
     with State agencies administering early childhood programs, 
     references to ESL organizations, and consideration of the 
     need for full day, full year services to the Senate list.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes with an amendment 
     to include organizations serving families in non-English 
     language homes, consultation with the local affiliates of 
     appropriate State agencies, and the extent to which the 
     appplicant's family and community needs assessment reflects a 
     need for full day and full year services in the Senate list.
       The Conferees are aware of situations in which agencies 
     have been designated as Head Start sponsors in communities 
     that are outside the area in which the Head Start sponsor 
     agency is located. The Conferees ask the Secretary to 
     identify situations in which replacement grantees are 
     operating Head Start programs in adjacent communities and to 
     examine whether the existing arrangements serve the best 
     interests of the communities involved and of the Head Start 
     program. The Conferees ask HHS to examine the feasibility of 
     negotiating changes in existing sponsorship arrangements 
     where such arrangements are not meeting the needs of children 
     and families.


     flexibility in meeting minimum hour of operations requirements

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill contains no comparable 
     provision.
       House amendment.--The House amendment contains a provision 
     requiring HHS to allow grantees flexibility in meeting 
     minimum Head Start hours of operation requirements.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes with an amendment 
     to clarify that the flexibility granted shall not reduce the 
     minimum hours of service per day, days of service per week, 
     or days of service per year.


                      priority to migrant grantees

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill contains no comparable 
     provision.
       House amendment.--The House amendment requires HHS to give 
     priority to migrant grantees that serve children in families 
     that must relocate most frequently in awarding funding to 
     Migrant Head Start grantees.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes.


             designation of indian head start service area

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill includes members of Indian 
     tribes living near the reservation in the population to be 
     served by Indian Head Start grantees.
       House amendment.--The House amendment includes Indians in 
     any area designated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs as near-
     reservation in the population to be served by Indian Head 
     Start grantees.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes.


         considerations in designating new head start agencies

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill details the criteria which 
     must be taken into consideration by HHS when designating new 
     Head Start agencies.
       House amendment.--The House amendment includes Even Start 
     programs as one of the programs that prospective grantees 
     would be expected to coordinate with in order to receive 
     designation as a Head Start agency.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes.


        entities eligible for family literacy service referrals

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill includes Even Start programs 
     as entities to which families may be referred to receive 
     family literacy services and skills training.
       House amendment.--The House amendment adds public and 
     school libraries as entities to which families may be 
     referred to receive family literacy services and skills 
     training.
       Conference agreement.--the Senate recedes with an amendment 
     to include family resource programs as entities to which 
     families may be referred for the specified services.
       In order to avoid duplication of services and maximize the 
     use of limited resources, Head Start agencies are strongly 
     encouraged to develop formal collaborations, linkages, and 
     other forms of coordination with existing education and 
     training agencies, including those funded under the Job 
     Training Partnership Act.


          criteria for designation as a new head start grantee

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill details the criteria which 
     must be taken into consideration by HHS when designating new 
     Head Start agencies.
       House amendment.--The House amendment adds training in 
     nonpunitive discipline techniques, training in basic child 
     development, development of communication skills, 
     opportunities for parents to share experiences, and 
     activities designed to help parents understand the importance 
     of their involvement in their children's education to the 
     list of activities that HHS would have to consider in 
     selecting grantees.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes with an amendment 
     that creates the following list of activities which HHS must 
     consider in selecting grantees: training in basic child 
     development, assistance in developing communication skills, 
     opportunities for parents to share experiences with other 
     parents, substance abuse counseling, and activities designed 
     to help parents become full partners in the education of 
     their children.


               services to non-english language children

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill retains the current law 
     elements of designees' plans with respect to services to non-
     English language children.
       House amendment.--The House amendment expands the scope of 
     plans required to include non-English language background 
     children and their families.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes.


   quality standards; monitoring of head start agencies and programs

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill details the programmatic and 
     administrative areas for which HHS must develop quality 
     standards within one year of enactment.
       House amendment.--The House amendment includes transition 
     to elementary school, record keeping and file maintenance as 
     areas for which HHS must develop quality standards.
       Conference agreement.--The House recedes with an amendment 
     to include performance standards pertaining to the transition 
     activities referenced in section 642(d) of the Act.
       The conference substitute includes transition-to-elementary 
     school among the areas for which the Secretary is to 
     establish quality standards. The quality standards should 
     describe the types of activities (e.g., transfer of records 
     to elementary schools, parent-child orientation activities, 
     etc.) which all Head Start programs are expected to 
     implement.
       The Conferees wish to emphasize that these standards are 
     not intended to include academic requirements. These 
     standards should only address those activities for which Head 
     Start agencies are reasonably responsible, and should seek to 
     hold Head Start programs accountable only for the activities 
     which are within their control. The Conferees believe that 
     coordination and cooperation with public schools is a 
     critically important aspect of transition, but recognize that 
     Head Start programs are limited in their abilities to carry 
     out transition activities without the full support and 
     cooperation of the local public school system.
       The Conferees would also like to direct the Secretary's 
     attention to the questions of record keeping and file 
     maintenance practices identified in the Inspector General's 
     report. Appropriate performance standards addressing these 
     issues should be developed.


                    development of quality standards

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill details the programmatic and 
     administrative areas for which HHS must develop quality 
     standards within one year of enactment.
       House amendment.--The House amendment includes services to 
     families with very young children in the list of performance 
     standards to be developed.
       Conference agreement.--The House recedes.
       The Conferees wish to note that performance standards 
     guiding the provision of services to families with very young 
     children will be developed by December 30, 1994 as part of 
     the 0-3 initiative and expect that Head Start programs 
     serving families with very young children will be guided by 
     those standards.


                       consultation with experts

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill describes the range of 
     experts with whom HHS must consult in developing quality 
     standards.
       House amendment.--The House amendment includes child health 
     experts and clarifies that experts in the field of family 
     services also includes experts in providing family services 
     for non-English language children and families.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes with an amendment 
     to clarify that knowledge of linguistically and culturally 
     appropriate services shall be among the areas of expertise to 
     be drawn upon in developing standards.
       The Conferees wish to emphasize the importance of assisting 
     non-English language families in becoming literate in 
     English. However, this is not intended to prevent programs 
     from utilizing a bilingual approach or from assisting the 
     large number of Hispanic families who receive services under 
     this Act in becoming literate in Spanish, nor to prevent 
     efforts by Indian or Native Alaskan or Hawaiian programs to 
     promote literacy in indigenous languages.


             considerations in developing quality standards

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill details the factors which 
     should be taken into consideration in developing new quality 
     standards.
       House amendment.--The House amendment includes guidelines 
     and standards to promote child health services, changes in 
     the population of eligible children, and the need for local 
     policies and activities to promote transition in the list of 
     factors to be taken into consideration.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes.


                     head start monitoring process

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill clarifies the process of 
     monitoring Head Start grantees.
       House amendment.--The House amendment requires monitoring 
     reviews to be conducted by HHS employees who are 
     knowledgeable about the diverse (including linguistic and 
     cultural) needs of eligible children and families.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes with an amendment 
     to clarify that each monitoring team should include members 
     who are not only knowledgeable about the Head Start program 
     but are also knowledgeable about the diverse (including 
     linguistic and cultural) needs of eligible children and 
     families.


               publication of monitoring summary reports

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill requires the Secretary to 
     publish annually a summary report of the outcomes of 
     triennial grantee reviews.
       House amendment.--The House amendment sets an annual time 
     frame of 90 days within which the Secretary is to issue the 
     summary.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes with an amendment 
     to extend the deadline to 120 days.


  enhanced parent involvement and transition coordination with schools

       The Conferees agreed that Section 109 of the Senate bill 
     shall be referred to as ``Enhanced Parent Involvement and 
     Transition Coordination with Schools.''


                          technical amendment

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill incorporates amendments on 
     transition and parent involvement into an existing section in 
     the Head Start Act.
       House amendment.--The House amendment rewrites a section of 
     the Act to incorporate amendments on transition and parent 
     involvement.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes.


                     parent involvement activities

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill details parent involvement 
     activities that are to be provided by Head Start programs.
       House amendment.--The House amendment includes additional 
     parent involvement activities to be provided that are not 
     included in the Senate bill. It would require grantees to 
     establish procedures for participation in program decisions, 
     provision of technical and other support to help them secure 
     assistance, establishment of procedures to seek reimbursement 
     from other agencies for services that Head Start provides, 
     and to provide or consider providing other services. The 
     House amendment also makes references to training in 
     nonpunitive discipline techniques and other training.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes with an amendment 
     to include a list of parent involvement services similar to 
     that in the section on plans for parent involvement taken 
     into account in designating new Head Start grantees.


                          transfer of records

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill requires Head Start programs 
     to transfer essential records to each child's elementary 
     school upon graduation from Head Start.
       House amendment.--The House amendment requires parental 
     consent in transferring Head Start records to schools.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes.


                         transition activities

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill details the list of required 
     transition activities.
       House amendment.--The House amendment includes in its 
     coordination requirements provisions that Head Start agencies 
     coordinate the provision of transportation and use of 
     facilities and the provision of noneducational services to 
     children at the request of the local educational agency.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes with an amendment 
     to clarify that Head Start programs and local education 
     agencies may work together to coordinate transportation and 
     use of facilities and exchange information regarding the 
     provision of non-educational services to children.


                     transition program evaluation

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill requires HHS to assess the 
     results of the Head Start transition program.
       House amendment.--The House amendment requires HHS to 
     evaluate the effectiveness of the transition program, and to 
     disseminate the evaluation information and other information 
     on effective transition activities, and to provide technical 
     assistance to Head Start grantees to adopt and implement 
     effective transition practices.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes.


               facilities and administrative requirements

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill allows Head Start grantees in 
     low-income communities to construct facilities if there are 
     no other facilities available, if the lack of facilities will 
     inhibit the operation of the program, and if construction is 
     more cost effective than purchase of available facilities. 
     The bill also permits Head Start grantees to make capital 
     expenditures (including amortizing the principal and paying 
     the interest on loans) for construction of facilities, major 
     renovation of facilities, and purchase of vehicles used for 
     programs located at Head Start facilities.
       House amendment.--The House amendment has no comparable 
     provision.
       Conference agreement.--The House recedes.


                             participation

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill allows Head Start to serve 
     children for more than one year.
       House amendment.--The House amendment contains no 
     comparable provision.
       Conference agreement.--The House recedes with an amendment 
     to clarify that Head Start programs may serve children from 
     age 3 to compulsory school age for more than one year.


                   programs for infants and toddlers

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill describes the new 0-3 
     initiative.
       House amendment.--The House amendment requires infant and 
     toddler programs to coordinate services with programs 
     including transition to school programs and local educational 
     agency programs.
       Conference agreement.--The House recedes.
       The Conferees wish to express their intent that Head Start 
     0-3 programs collaborate with appropriate local service 
     providers, including Part H and other programs, as needed to 
     ensure the provision of a comprehensive array of health, 
     mental health, and social services.


                   development of program guidelines

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill describes the range of 
     programs whose experiences must be taken into consideration 
     in developing guidelines for the new infant and toddler 
     program.
       House amendment.--The House amendment requires that 
     consideration also be given to the knowledge and experience 
     gained from migrant Head Start programs that serve a large 
     number of infants and toddlers.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes.


                                repeals

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill contains no comparable 
     provision.
       House amendment.--The House amendment repeals conforming 
     references in Part E of title II of the Elementary and 
     Secondary School Amendments of 1988, Subchapter F of chapter 
     8 of subtitle A of title VI of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1981, and contains a conforming 
     amendment to section 638 of the Head Start Act.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes.
       The Conferees intend to give the Secretary and the 0-3 
     working group latitude to design appropriate models for the 
     0-3 initiative. Therefore, the Congress has not statutorily 
     delineated specific funding cycles or monitoring provisions 
     of 0-3 grant recipients. It is the intent of the Congress 
     that existing CCDP and PCC programs be grandfathered as part 
     of the 0-3 initiative through 1997, and that, beginning in 
     1998, these grantees shall be treated in a manner which is 
     consistent with the status of the other 0-3 grantees.


                      appeals, notice and hearing

       The conference substitute includes technical amendments to 
     clarify that the administrative hearing described as part of 
     the mediation process for settling disputes between grantees 
     and their policy councils or directors is to be held only in 
     the case of adverse actions resulting from unresolved 
     disputes.


       goals and priorities for training and technical assistance

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill lists the goals and 
     priorities for training and technical assistance.
       House amendment.--The House amendment adds assisting 
     programs in developing full day and full year programs, 
     assisting programs in better serving the needs of families 
     with very young children, and giving special consideration to 
     entities that have demonstrated effectiveness in educational 
     programming for preschool children that includes components 
     for parental involvement and care provider training to the 
     Senate list.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes with an amendment 
     to clarify that Head Start agencies should be assisted with 
     developing full day and full year programming where a 
     community need for such services has been clearly identified. 
     With respect to the provision of training and technical 
     assistance for the Migrant Head Start agencies, special 
     consideration shall be given to entities which have a 
     demonstrated experience and understanding of the unique needs 
     of the migrant and seasonal farmworker population and the 
     necessity for a specialized service delivery approach.
       The Conferees recognize that community-based service 
     providers and certain federal agencies have specialized 
     expertise in areas that are essential for Head Start agencies 
     if they are to effectively include children with severe 
     disabilities in their programs. The Conferees expect that 
     Head Start agencies will actively seek technical assistance 
     necessary to serve children with disabilities from a variety 
     of resources, and that such technical assistance will not be 
     guided solely by any one agency, organization, or activity.
       The conference substitute also includes amendments to the 
     training and technical assistance section to allow provision 
     of training and technical assistance to grantees in 
     developing innovative Head Start models such as home based 
     and mobile programs.


                  staff qualifications and development

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill lists the programs which 
     should be given priority in establishing mentor teacher 
     positions.
       House amendment.--The House amendment adds a priority for 
     grantees who lack staff able to communicate in the languages 
     of the children enrolled when establishing mentor teacher 
     positions.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes with an amendment 
     to clarify that programs which lack staff of a similar 
     cultural background to participating children shall be 
     included among the delineated priorities.


                  model curricula for mentor teachers

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill contains no comparable 
     provision.
       House amendment.--The House amendment requires HHS to 
     promote the development of a model curricula for mentor 
     teachers.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes with an amendment 
     to clarify that the curricula shall be developed to ensure 
     the attainment of appropriate competencies by mentor teachers 
     in the Head Start program. The Conferees wish to note that 
     HHS should build on existing mentor teacher programs and 
     curricula in the development of its model curricula for Head 
     Start, but that the curricula developed for Head Start should 
     take into consideration the unique aspects of Head Start 
     services and performance standards.


               degree requirements for classroom teachers

       The Conferees wish to clarify that Section 648A identifies 
     four different ways to meet the degree requirements for 
     classroom teachers. Each is intended as an alternative to the 
     others. Therefore, although both options B and D identify a 
     state-awarded certificate, they should not be considered to 
     be identical. Option B specifies a state-awarded certificate 
     which is intended to cover individuals possessing state 
     teacher certification covering instruction of preschool-aged 
     children. Option D is intended to cover individuals who 
     possess a degree in a related field but which incorporates 
     coursework covering the growth, development and education of 
     preschool aged children.
       The conference substitute includes amendments to the 
     demonstration program language to suggest that demonstrations 
     be designed to include innovative non-center-based program 
     models such as home based and mobile Head Start programs.


                                 reports

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill contains no comparable 
     provision.
       House amendment.--The House amendment requires HHS to 
     conduct a study of the availability and delivery of Head 
     Start services to Indian children and children of migrant and 
     seasonal farmworkers.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes with an amendment 
     to study Head Start services to Indian children, the children 
     of Alaska natives, and children of migrant and seasonal 
     farmworkers.
       The Conferees wish to point out the unique needs of 
     programs serving Indian, Native Alaskan, and migrant and 
     seasonal farmworker children and families. Many are extremely 
     rural programs with transportation and other costs which are 
     disproportionately high. Nearly 40% of the children served by 
     Migrant Head Start programs are infants and toddlers, yet the 
     Head Start programs are given the same per-child funding for 
     young children as they receive to provide services to four 
     year olds. No reliable information about the number of 
     children eligible for Migrant Head Start services is 
     available. These funding constraints and special 
     circumstances have a direct impact on quality of services 
     provided. The Conferees direct the Secretary to examine the 
     Head Start services provided to Indian, Native Alaskan, and 
     migrant and seasonal farmworker children in light of these 
     concerns.


               study of benefits for head start employees

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill requires HHS to study the 
     feasibility of providing Head Start employee benefits through 
     the federal retirement system.
       House amendment.--The House amendment contains no 
     comparable provision.
       Conference agreement.--The House recedes.


            automatic eligibility of head start participants

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill makes Head Start income-
     eligible enrollees automatically eligible for meals under the 
     child care food program.
       House amendment.--The House amendment has no comparable 
     provision.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes.
       The Conferees are concerned by the burden placed on Head 
     Start programs by the need to establish eligibility for the 
     child care food programs for Head Start-eligible children. 
     Although Head Start-eligible children are income eligible for 
     child care food programs, Head Start spends as much as 
     $15,000 per year per program paying staff to fill out the 
     paperwork required to establish eligibility. Because the 
     Conferees do not have the authority to address the ``pay-go'' 
     entitlement spending issues raised by the automatic 
     eligibility provision in the Senate bill, the Conferees have 
     agreed not to address this issue in this legislation at this 
     time. The Conferees urge the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services and the Secretary of Agriculture to work together to 
     accomplish this goal, to the extent possible, through 
     regulatory changes, and urge the appropriate Committees to 
     address this problem in the context of the reauthorization of 
     other child nutrition programs.


                 ready to learn program reauthorization

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill reauthorizes the Ready to 
     Learn program under the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965.
       House amendment.--The House amendment contains no 
     comparable provision.
       Conference agreement.--The House recedes with an amendment 
     reauthorizing the Ready to Learn program through fiscal year 
     1998, but transferring the program authority to the General 
     Education Provisions Act (GEPA).


          study of full-day and full-year head start programs

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill contains no comparable 
     provision.
       House amendment.--The House amendment requires the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study of 
     the need for full-day and full-year Head Start services.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes with an amendment 
     clarifying the scope of the study and requiring the 
     submission of a report containing the results of the study 
     not later than January 1997.
       The Conferees also wish to direct the Secretary to 
     encourage the development and testing of innovative, locally 
     designed options to extend the hours of service to meet local 
     needs. Options may include collaboration with child care and 
     other child and family service programs where such 
     collaborations maintain the quality and integrity of services 
     provided under the Head Start performance standards. Where 
     administrative rules and regulations are a barrier to 
     effectively combining funds from different federal program 
     sources, a timely mechanism for requesting and granting 
     waivers should be put into place.


  consultation with the corporation for national and community service

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill contains no comparable 
     provision.
       House amendment.--The House amendment requires the 
     Secretary of HHS to consult with the CEO of the Corporation 
     for National and Community Service regarding the 
     dissemination of information about the Corporation's 
     programs.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes.

                Title II--Community Services Block Grant


                   demonstration partnership program

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill repeals the Demonstration 
     Partnership Agreements, under section 408 of the Human 
     Services Reauthorization Act of 1986.
       House amendment.--The House amendment extends the 
     authorization for this program through fiscal year 1998, and 
     adds a set-aside for grants supporting programs that target 
     at-risk youth.
       Conference Agreement.--The Senate recedes to the House with 
     an amendment modifying the at-risk youth set-aside.


                   training and technical assistance

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill sets aside not less than one-
     half of one percent and not more than 1 percent of the 
     appropriation for training and technical assistance, but does 
     not define the activities to be funded.
       House amendment.--The House amendment specifies a process 
     for determining the technical assistance and training 
     activities that would be conducted, and establishes 
     requirements that the Secretary would follow in allocating 
     resources for technical assistance and training.
       Conference Agreement.--The House recedes with an amendment 
     identifying eligible entities for funding to carry out the 
     training and technical assistance activities.


                            tripartite board

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill requires that the Board be 
     selected by the Community Action Agency or non-profit 
     organization.
       House amendment.--The House amendment contains no 
     comparable provision.
       Conference Agreement.--The House recedes.


                              regulations

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill requires the Secretary to 
     issue regulations governing the manner in which states comply 
     with the title.
       House amendment.--The House amendment has no comparable 
     provision.
       Conference Agreement.--The House recedes with an amendment. 
     It is the intent of the managers that this change allow the 
     Secretary only to prescribe procedures for the purpose of 
     assessing the effectiveness of eligible entities in carrying 
     out the purposes of the program. Such procedures may include 
     the collection of data and such other information as may be 
     necessary to satisfy that goal.


                      evaluation involving waivers

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill has no comparable provision.
       House amendment.--The House amendment would amend the 
     current law requirement that the Comptroller General 
     periodically evaluate program expenditures by States, to 
     specifically include States which have received waivers under 
     P.L. 98-139.
       Conference Agreement.--The House recedes.


           demonstration partnership discretionary authority

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill includes grants for 
     innovative anit-poverty approaches in the Secretary's 
     discretionary fund.
       House amendment.--The House amendment has no comparable 
     provision.
       Conference Agreement.--The Senate recedes.


                         information technology

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill adds as an authorized use of 
     the Secretary's discretionary fund grants to support the 
     design, development and widespread availability of 
     interactive information technology among eligible entities.
       House amendment.--The House amendment has no comparable 
     provision.
       Conference Agreement.--The House recedes.


                   community development corporations

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill would include management of 
     low-income housing and community development projects as a 
     principal purpose of the governing board of an eligible 
     community development corporation.
       House amendment.--The House amendment would include 
     management of community development projects, but would not 
     include management of low-income housing.
       Conference Agreement.--The House recedes with an amendment 
     clarifying that the eligible entities are those with 
     experience and expertise in developing and managing low-
     income housing or development projects.


     community initiative program training and technical assistance

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill would reserve no more than 
     one percent of Community Initiative Program funds for 
     training and technical assistance.
       House amendment.--The House amendment contains no 
     comparable provision.
       Conference Agreement.--The House recedes.


                   migrants and seasonal farmworkers

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill eliminates the migrant and 
     seasonal farmworkers program from the Secretary's 
     discretionary fund, and instead requires each State to 
     address the needs of this population through its regular 
     community services program.
       House amendment.--The House amendment maintains in the 
     discretionary fund grant to nonprofit private organizations 
     that serve migrants and seasonal farm workers as eligible 
     rural community development activities.
       Conference Agreement.--The Senate recedes.
       Because of the unique problems associated with providing 
     assistance to migrant and seasonal farmworkers, these 
     programs shall be centrally administered from the national 
     level. No programs and activities supported under this 
     section shall preclude assistance to farmworkers under any 
     other provision of this Act.


                         national youth sports

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill eliminates the National Youth 
     Sport Program from the Secretary's discretionary fund.
       House amendment.--The House amendment would remove this 
     program from discretionary fund and authorize it at $15 
     million in each of fiscal years 1995-1998 for national or 
     regional programs designed to provide instructional 
     activities for low-income youth.
       Conference Agreement.--The Senate recedes.


                    mckinney homeless assistance act

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill contains no comparable 
     provision.
       House amendment.--The House amendment would extend the 
     authorization of appropriations for the McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Act Emergency Community Services Homeless Grant 
     Program for fiscal years 1995-1998.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes.

         Title III.--Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program


                          statement of purpose

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill places the primary emphasis 
     of the program on meeting the immediate home energy needs of 
     those with low incomes and high relative energy burdens, with 
     a secondary emphasis on reducing the energy needs and costs 
     of such households.
       House amendment.--The House amendment places an equal 
     emphasis on the two purposes.
       Conference agreement.--The House recedes with an amendment 
     striking the secondary purpose, leaving the primary purpose 
     of meeting the immediate home energy needs of low-income 
     households. The Conferees believe that activities to reduce 
     home energy needs and costs can be a useful supplement to 
     basic benefits. They note, however, that the decline in 
     funding for the LIHEAP program over the past nine years as 
     well as the continued high percentage of income spent by low-
     income households on residential energy and understand the 
     need for basic benefits. The Conferees believe that, in a 
     time of scarce resources, every possible dollar should be 
     spent on helping households meet their energy bills.


                          authorization level

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill authorizes the appropriation 
     of $2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995 through 1999.
       House amendment.--The House amendment authorizes 
     $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and such sums as may be 
     necessary fiscal years 1996 through 1999.
       Conference agreement.--The House recedes.


                       highest home energy needs

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill defines ``highest home energy 
     needs'' in the statute to include households with very young 
     children and the frail elderly.
       House amendment.--The House amendment defines ``highest 
     home energy needs'' with slightly different language and 
     includes individuals with disabilities among vulnerable 
     populations.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes.


                         emergency notification

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill contains no comparable 
     provision.
       House amendment.--The House amendment requires the 
     Secretary of HHS to notify Congress of a proposed allotment 
     under the Emergency Fund provision before the release of such 
     funds.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes with an amendment 
     to strike the word ``proposed'' in the conference agreement.


                          emergency allocation

       The Conferees note that in allocating funds under this 
     section it is the responsibility of the Secretary of HHS to 
     assure that any formula for allocation of funds is based on 
     information obtained in a manner which is consistent from 
     state to state. If information as to weather conditions or 
     other emergency conditions is derived from other agencies, 
     the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, ascertain and 
     make available to the public the methodology by which such 
     information or data was generated.


                        authorized use of funds

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill in its statement of the 
     authorized use of funds targets households with high relative 
     energy burdens.
       House amendment.--The House amendment targets funds to 
     those with the lowest incomes that have a high relative 
     energy burden.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes.


                  Encouraged reduced home energy needs

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill subjects the activities 
     described in a new paragraph (16) of section 2650(b), which 
     are intended to encourage and enable households to reduce 
     their home energy needs, to the program's 10 percent 
     administrative cost cap as defined in paragraph 9(A). It 
     would also allow for the use of other federal funds to pay 
     for such activities.
       House amendment.--The House amendment does not subject the 
     activities described in paragraph (16) to the administrative 
     cost ceiling, and contains no provision comparable to the 
     Senate's provision regarding the permitted use of other 
     federal funds.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes with an amendment 
     limiting the amount that may be spent on such activities to 5 
     percent of a State's total allocation. The House recedes to 
     the provision to allow the use of other Federal funds for 
     these activities. In addition, States using the option in 
     assurance 16 must report to the Secretary on the impact of 
     such activities on the number of households served, the level 
     of direct benefits provided to those households, and the 
     number of households that remain unserved. The Conference 
     substitute also includes language included in both bills to 
     encourage States to work with vendors to reach agreements 
     that recognize the benefits the vendors receive from LIHEAP 
     payment assistance on behalf of their clients. The Conferees 
     believe such efforts should be particularly directed at 
     unregulated vendors. The Conferees emphasize that these 
     provisions are not meant to infringe on a State's regulatory 
     authority or process regarding residential energy providers. 
     The Conferees intend that no regulated utility covered by the 
     plan shall be required to act in a manner inconsistent with 
     applicable regulatory requirements.


         REMOVAL OF CONSTRAINT ON SECRETARIAL PROGRAM GUIDANCE

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill removes the clause that 
     prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from 
     prescribing the manner in which States comply with program 
     provisions.
       House amendment.--The House amendment does not have a 
     comparable provision.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes.


                     PERFORMANCE GOALS AND MEASURES

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill contains no comparable 
     provision.
       House amendment.--The House amendment directs the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services to develop, in consultation with 
     State, local, and tribal grantees, performance goals and 
     measurements that grantees may use to assess their success in 
     achieving the purposes of the program. The Secretary shall 
     report to Congress on the manner in which grantees are 
     achieving these program goals.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes to the House with 
     an amemdement. The Conference substitute requires the 
     Secretary to develop model performance goals that states may 
     use at their discretion. The Conferees see these model 
     performance goals as an optional tool for states. They are 
     not mandatory and should not be a burden on the states.


                   TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

       The Conferees recommend a change in the set-aside for 
     training and technical assistance to state, local and tribal 
     agencies. Given the fluctuations in the appropriations for 
     the program and the significant effect that recent natural 
     disasters have had on program delivery, agencies have 
     expressed a need for more training and technical assistance. 
     However, given the downward trend in funding LIHEAP, this 
     provision ensures that no greater portion of the 
     appropriation is applied to training and technical assistance 
     than is necessary, so that agencies can be trained and guided 
     in the most effective ways of dealing with shrinking program 
     funding, the best way to ``do more with less.''
       The Conferees also recommend that the services provided 
     through the National Center for Appropriate Technology and 
     others be expanded, to the extent practicable, to meet 
     current demand and to address the technical assistance needs 
     of states, local and tribal grantees in making modifications 
     to their programs so as to provide more effective long-term 
     solutions to the problems faced by recipients or program 
     funds and services. The expenditures for conferences and 
     other costly meetings should be considered a second level 
     priority in this set aside and should only be considered when 
     such expenditures will not diminish the provision of services 
     to program recipients or the provision of direct technical 
     assistance to grantees.


                          R.E.A.Ch. INITIATIVE

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill contains no comparable 
     provision.
       House amendment.--The House amendment establishes a new 
     initiative, the Residential Energy Assistance Challenge 
     (R.E.A.Ch.), and directs the Secretary to set aside, 
     beginning in fiscal year 1996, an amount equal to at least 5 
     percent of the amount appropriated under section 2607A (the 
     Leveraging Incentive Program) for the purpose of making 
     challenge grants to States that qualify. States may use such 
     grants to achieve performance goals, including the long-term 
     reduction of the energy burden program dependency of 
     households eligible for, or receiving energy assistance, to 
     minimize health and safety risks that result from high energy 
     burdens on low-income Americans, to prevent homelessness as a 
     result of energy usage by low-income families, and for other 
     purposes.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes with an amendment 
     to allow up to 25 percent of the Leveraging Incentive program 
     funds for the R.E.A.Ch. program and demonstrations. An 
     incentive fund will be distributed by the Secretary to 
     qualifying programs to encourage and reduce the costs of, 
     innovation. The Secretary is encouraged to use program 
     guidance, rather than regulations, but is authorized for this 
     program only, to disapprove applications for R.E.A.Ch. funds 
     on the basis of such guidance. The Conferees seek to make 
     clear that R.E.A.Ch. services to eligible LIHEAP recipients 
     are provided in addition to regular LIHEAP benefits received 
     by households participating in the program.


                  sense of congress on appropriations

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill contains no comparable 
     provision.
       House amendment.--The House amendment expresses the sense 
     of Congress that all appropriations made for LIHEAP for 
     fiscal year 1995 be expended in fiscal year 1995, and that 
     appropriations for fiscal year 1996 be at or above the fiscal 
     year 1995 level.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes to the House with 
     an amendment stating that expenditures for LIHEAP for FY 1996 
     should ensure the provision of services at the level provided 
     in FY 1995.

           Title IV--Community-Based Family Resource Programs


                            statute amended

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill amends Section 933 of the 
     Claude Pepper Young Americans Act.
       House amendment.--The House amendment creates a new 
     Community-based Family Support and Family Resource Program 
     and titles the section the ``Family Resource and Support Act 
     of 1994''.
       Conference agreement.--The House recedes with an amendment 
     to amend Title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
     Act and replace it with a new Community-Based Family Resource 
     Program.


                                purposes

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill states that the purpose of 
     the program is to develop a systematic approach to prevention 
     and promote innovative funding mechanisms.
       House amendment.--The House amendment includes developing a 
     ``family centered and family directed'' comprehensive system 
     in collaboration with existing State agencies.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes with an amendment 
     to incorporate promotion of innovative funding mechanisms as 
     a purpose of the program.


                          responsible official

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill refers to both the 
     ``Secretary'' and the ``Commissioner'' as the responsible 
     official in setting out the authority to make grants.
       House amendment.--The House amendment refers to the 
     ``Commissioner''.
       Conference agreement.--The House recedes with an amendment 
     to replace ``Commissioner'' with ``Secretary''.


                           allowable purposes

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill contains no comparable 
     provision.
       House amendment.--The House amendment includes as an 
     allowable State purpose ensuring the involvement of families 
     of children with disabilities in planning statewide systems.
       Conference agreement.--The House recedes.


                           program references

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill refers throughout the title 
     to ``family resource program''.
       House amendment.--The House amendment refers to ``family 
     support and family resource program''.
       Conference agreement.--The House recedes.


                          technical difference

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill requires services to be 
     culturally relevant.
       House amendment.--The House amendment requires services to 
     be culturally competent.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes.


                        interagency coordination

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill contains no comparable 
     provision.
       House amendment.--The House amendment includes as a State 
     activity increasing and promoting interagency coordination.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes with a technical 
     amendment.


               removing statutory and regulatory barriers

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill does not address efforts to 
     change statutory and regulatory barriers to the integration 
     of services in the authorized activities, but does include 
     them in the State application section.
       House amendment.--The House amendment includes as a State 
     activity changing laws, regulations, procedures and 
     organizational structures which impede the provision of 
     family support.
       Conference agreement.--The House recedes with an amendment 
     to the relevant paragraph in the application section.


                           minimum grant size

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill requires that each State 
     receive a minimum grant of $100,000.
       House amendment.--The House amendment requires that each 
     State receive a minimum of $1 million.
       Conference agreement.--The House recedes with an amendment 
     to clarify that the funds must go to the designated lead 
     agency and to define the leveraged funds that a State may use 
     to qualify for incentive grants. These funds must flow 
     through the mechanism used by the state to establish 
     eligibility for this program and they must be under the 
     control of the lead agency. The Conferees believe the 
     mechanism for integrating funds is the key to the family 
     resource program's ability to be a catalyst for systems 
     change. The Conferees hope that States will channel funds 
     from various federal and State sources through his mechanism, 
     that will in turn channel the funds to the local level to 
     give flexibility in the way families are served. The formula 
     is therefore designed to reward States' efforts to pool or 
     integrate funds.


                        nature of grants awarded

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill awards all grants to eligible 
     States through a formula based on the number of children 
     under age 18 in a State and the amount of other funds the 
     State is able to leverage, with a minimum grant size of 
     $100,000.
       House amendment.--The House amendment allows grants to be 
     awarded competitively if less than $50.4 million is 
     appropriated in any given fiscal year with no grantee 
     receiving less than $1 million. These competitive grants 
     would be awarded for a 3 year period and each territory 
     approved would received not less than $100,000.
       Conference agreement.--The House recedes.


                      treatment of existing grants

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill allows grantees under the 
     existing Family Resource and Support program and the 
     Temporary Child Care and Crisis Nurseries Program to continue 
     to receive funds under until the end of their grant cycle.
       House amendment.--The House amendment allows grantees under 
     the Family Resource and Support Program to continue to 
     receive funds until the end of their grant cycle.
       Conference agreement.--The House recedes with an amendment 
     deleting the Temporary Child Care and Crisis Nurseries 
     Program and adding the Emergency Child Abuse Prevention 
     Grants.


                              lead agency

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill states that the first choice 
     for the State lead agency is the trust fund advisory board or 
     a quasi-public organization with interdisciplinary 
     governance.
       House amendment.--The House amendment contains similar 
     language with technical differences.
       Conference agreement.--The House recedes with an amendment 
     to clarify that such an organization does not have to be 
     quasi-public, but does need to be created by either 
     legislation or State statue. The Conferees are aware that in 
     some States the advisory board of the Children's Trust Fund 
     is already supporting family resource programs and would be 
     in an excellent position to guide the development of a 
     network. In other States, however, other interdisciplinary 
     groups, such as a Children's Cabinet, also may be involved in 
     these activities. Some States may have more than one entity 
     that could fill the lead agency role. The Conferees stress 
     that the purpose of this legislation is to encourage more 
     coordination and urge States with several appropriate bodies 
     to move toward integrating their roles in helping build a 
     family resource network. The managers are aware that, in some 
     States individual State agencies currently have 
     responsibility for family resource programs and believe this 
     is appropriate in some cases, as the legislation provides. 
     However, the Managers encourage these States to move toward 
     interdisciplinary governance, including the existing State 
     agency.
       The conferees believe effective service integration and 
     systems change can only come from the involvement of a cross-
     section of agencies, organizations, and individual families 
     in planning and operating these programs. The Conferees are 
     particularly concerned that family resource programs be seen 
     as preventive and family directed and not be closely 
     associated with the formal child welfare system or agencies, 
     or subsidiaries of such agencies. Such an association may 
     deter parents from seeking out the family resource program 
     and interfere with the supportive atmosphere that is its 
     objective.


                        capacity of lead agency

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill contains no comparable 
     provision.
       House amendment.--The House amendment requires applications 
     to assure that the designated lead State agency have the 
     capacity to promote a statewide system of family support; and 
     to exercise leadership in capacity building, training and 
     access to and funding for family support services.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes with a technical 
     amendment.


                       coordination requirements

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill places all coordination 
     requirements in the planning process with the lead agency to 
     develop the family resource program.
       House amendment.--The House amendment requires the State to 
     assure that the lead entity will coordinate its activities 
     with those of other State councils including those under 
     established under the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
     Act (IDEA), the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, the 
     Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act 
     and local family support councils. It requires the State also 
     to assure that the lead agency coordinate with the above 
     councils in developing a comprehensive statewide system of 
     family support and family resources services.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes with an amendment 
     adding these councils and others, including the Head Start 
     collaboration projects, to the interagency coordinating 
     process required of the lead agency. The House recedes on the 
     assurance.


                            strategic plans

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill requires the lead agency to 
     develop a plan for establishing a network of family resource 
     programs.
       House amendment.--The House amendment contains similar 
     language with technical differences.
       Conference agreement.--The House recedes with an amendment 
     requiring a strategic plan that identifies specific 
     measurable goals and objectives. In developing this strategic 
     plan, the Conferees expect States to take appropriate steps 
     to involve a wide cross-section of families and service 
     providers. The strategic plan should include specific goals 
     and objectives for the development of a statewide system of 
     family resource programs, with a strong emphasis on 
     interagency coordination and integration of services, and 
     regular evaluation of the statewide system. If a State has 
     already conducted a statewide review of existing family 
     resource programs and developed a strategic plan relating to 
     family resource programs prior to applying for funds under 
     this Title, the State may present the plan to satisfy the 
     strategic planning requirement, although the Secretary may 
     request additional clarifying information about the plan.


                       inclusion of all families

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill specifies the parties to be 
     involved in the lead agency's planning process.
       House amendment.--The House amendment contains similar 
     language with technical differences.
       Conference agreement.--The House recedes with an amendment 
     to specify that parents of children with disabilities be 
     included in the planning process. The Conferees wish to 
     stress that Family Resource Programs should be inclusive of 
     all families. Where families, such as those with children 
     with disabilities, have special needs, the Family Resource 
     Program should already have formed the linkages necessary to 
     gain access for those families to other, more specialized 
     service networks.


               state and local government representatives

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill requires as participants in 
     the State planning process a number of State and local 
     government representatives.
       House amendment.--The House amendment contains a similar 
     list, but includes vocational rehabilitation.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes.


               groups serving children with disabilities

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill contains no comparable 
     provision.
       House amendment.--The House amendment requires 
     representatives of groups with expertise in providing 
     services to children with disabilities to be included in the 
     planning process.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes.


                   family resource program inventory

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill refers to ``family resource 
     services''.
       House amendment.--The House amendment refers to ``family 
     resource and family support''.
       Conference agreement.--The House recedes with an amendment 
     to require an inventory of current family resource programs 
     in the State.


                   cultural diversity and competency

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill requires States to provide 
     assurances that the State program will maintain cultural 
     diversity.
       House amendment.--The House amendment requires, in 
     addition, an assurance that the state program will be 
     ``culturally competent''.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes.


                   training and technical assistance

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill requires a plan for training 
     and technical assistance.
       House amendment.--The House amendment contains similar 
     language with technical differences.
       Conference agreement.--The House recedes with an amendment 
     to add ``networking activities'' to the training and 
     technical assistance list.


                   statutory and regulatory barriers

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill requires a description of 
     proposed actions by the State that will reduce practical and 
     regulatory barriers to the provision of comprehensive 
     services.
       House amendment.--The House amendment contains a similar 
     provision as one of the authorized purposes of the program.
       Conference agreement.--The House recedes with an amendment 
     requiring a description in the application of activities that 
     will facilitate changing laws, regulations, policies, 
     practices, procedures, and organizational structures that 
     impede the development of family resource services.


                            respite services

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill requires State to make 
     available funds for the start-up costs associated with 
     specific family resource services, including respite 
     services.
       House amendment.--The House amendment requires an assurance 
     that the lead agency will ensure a maintenance of effort 
     equivalent to current Federal funding for respite services.
       Conference agreement.--The House recedes.


                           outreach services

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill contains no comparable 
     provision.
       House amendment.--The House amendment requires a 
     description of the outreach and other activities the State 
     will undertake to promote the participation of racial and 
     ethnic minorities and other underserved or underrepresented 
     groups.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes.


                        community-based program

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill requires the involvement of a 
     variety of local agencies and organizations in the local 
     community needs assessment.
       House amendment.--The House amendment includes vocational 
     rehabilitation as one of the agencies that must be involved.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes with an amendment 
     requiring local programs to participate in the statewide 
     network of family resource programs.


                 definition of family resource program

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill defines ``family resource 
     program'' as a program that offers community-based services 
     that provide sustained assistance to families.
       House amendment.--The House amendment defines ``family 
     support and family resource programs'', with similar 
     language.
       Conference agreement.--The House recedes with an amendment 
     to specify ``sustained assistance and support to families''.


                     Other services to be provided

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill defines other services that 
     the family resource program may provide, either directly or 
     through referral, including early childhood services, respite 
     services, education and literacy services, referral for 
     health care, and others.
       House amendment.--The House amendment includes a similar 
     list, but adds English as a second language and family 
     literacy services.
       Conference agreement.--The House recedes with an amendment 
     adding family support services for families of children with 
     disabilities in the list of ``other services''. The managers 
     wish to clarify that, although the community-based planning 
     process should address all family support needs within the 
     community, recipients of funds under this program are not 
     expected to provide services to meet absolutely every need 
     identified. To the maximum extent possible, they should meet 
     identified needs, but they also are expected to help 
     coordinate existing services and resources for families, 
     including those families that have children with 
     disabilities.


                   Requirements for Respite Services

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill includes respite services in 
     the list of other services that may be provided.
       House amendment.--The House amendment includes as a core 
     service respite care services which are available 24 hours a 
     day and every day of the calendar year.
       Conference agreement.--The House recedes.


               definition of interdisciplinary governance

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill includes a list of various 
     government agencies involved in ``interdisciplinary 
     governance''.
       House amendment.--The House amendment includes vocational 
     rehabilitation as an agency that must be involved in the 
     interdisciplinary governance.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes.


                         additional definitions

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill defines various terms related 
     to family resource programs.
       House amendment.--The House amendment adds definitions of 
     culturally competent, children with disabilities, family 
     centered and family directed, and family support.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes with an amendment 
     deleting the definitions of the terms ``Commissioner,'' 
     ``Family-Centered and Family-Directed,'' and ``Family 
     Support.''


                             strategic plan

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill contains no comparable 
     provisions.
       House amendment.--The House amendment requires the lead 
     agency of each State to prepare a strategic plan to achieve 
     the purposes of this section.
       Conference agreement.--The House recedes (see previous 
     agreement re: strategic plan).


                    definition of outreach services

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill amends the definition of 
     outreach services in the Young Americans Act to apply to 
     ``other caretakers'' as well as ``parents''.
       House amendment.--The House amendment contains no 
     comparable provision.
       Conference agreement.--The House recedes.


                          authorization level

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill authorizes the Young 
     Americans Act State Grant Program appropriation at such sums 
     as may be necessary for fiscal years 1995-1998; for the 
     Community-Based Family Resource program, and authorizes an 
     appropriation of $75 million for fiscal years 1996-1998.
       House amendment.--The House amendment authorizes an 
     appropriation of $30 million for 1995 and such sums as may be 
     necessary for each of fiscal years 1996 and 1997.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes with an amendment 
     to move the Young Americans Act authorization to a different 
     section and authorize the Community-Based Family Resource 
     Program at $50 million for fiscal year 1995. Because this new 
     program becomes part of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
     Treatment Act, the Conferees believe it should be on the same 
     reauthorization cycle as that Act, which expires in 1995.


                                repeals

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill repeals the Community-Based 
     Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Grants, the Emergency 
     Child Abuse Prevention Services grants, and the Temporary 
     Child Care and Crisis Nurseries grants programs.
       House amendment.--The House amendment contains no 
     comparable provision. Instead it repeals Sec. 933 of the 
     Younger Americans Act, which describes the Family Resource 
     and Support Program.
       Conference agreement.--The Senate recedes with an amendment 
     to also repeal the Emergency Child Abuse Prevention Services 
     grants. The Conferees emphasize that they are consolidating 
     these programs and therefore expect that the new Community-
     Based Family Resource Program will receive an appropriation 
     which is at least equal to the sum of the appropriations of 
     the individual programs that are being repealed or replaced.


                       national resource centers

       Senate bill.--The Senate bill reauthorizes the National 
     Resource Center on Family Resource and Support Programs.
       House amendment.--The House amendment reauthorizes the 
     National Center, but adds developing and disseminating 
     information about respite services to its duties.
       Conference agreement.--The House recedes.

     From the Committee on Education and Labor, for consideration 
     of the Senate bill, and the House amendment, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     William D. Ford,
     M.G. Martinez,
     Dale E. Kildee,
     Major R. Owens,
     Robert E. Andrews,
     Bobby Scott,
     Lynn C. Woolsey,
     Carlos Romero-Barcelo,
     Scotty Baesler,
     Bill Goodling,
     Susan Molinari,
     Bill Barrett,
     Mike 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:
     John D. Dingell,
     Phil Sharp,
     Edward J. Markey,
     Richard Lehman,
     Mike Kreidler,
     Carlos J. Moorhead,
     Michael Bilirakis,
     J. Dennis Hastert,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Ted Kennedy,
     Christopher J. Dodd,
     Howard M. Metzenbaum,
     Claiborne Pell,
     Nancy Landon Kassebaum,
     Jim Jeffords,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

     

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