AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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 108 STAT. 652financial 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 demo-108 STAT. 653cratic 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.”. 108 STAT. 654 (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.