AMENDMENTS TO THE HUMAN SERVICES REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986.

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)(l)(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 108 STAT. 657for 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.”.