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 PUBLIC LAW 99-425—SEPT. 30, 1986

100 STAT. 969

conduct such review and issue a written determination together with the reasons of the Secretary therefor.". (4) The heading of section 676A of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9905a) is amended to read as follows: PROCEDURES FOR A REVIEW OF TERMINATION OF FUNDING.

(b) REPEAL OF EXECUTED PROVISION.—The last sentence of section 675(c) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9904(c)) is repealed. SEC. 404. FISCAL EVALUATIONS.

(a) GENERAL RULE.—Section 679(b)(1) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9908(b)(1)) is amended— (1) by inserting "evaluations and" after "fiscal year"; (2) by adding before the period at the end thereof a comma and the following: "and especially with respect to compliance with subsections (a) and O> of section 675, and clauses (1) t) through (11) of subsection (c) of such section"; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following: "Each such evaluation shall include identifying the impact that assistance furnished under this subtitle has on children, pregnant adolescents, homeless families, and the elderly poor. A report of the evaluation, together with recommendations of improvements designed to enhance the benefit and impact to people in need, will be sent to each State evaluated. Upon receiving the report the State will then submit a plan of action in response to the recommendation contained in the report. The results of the evaluation shall be submitted annually to the Chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Chairman of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate.".

Children and youth. Aged persons. Homeless persons. Reports.

State and local governments.

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (i) of section 675 of the

Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9904(i)) is repealed. SEC. 405.DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY.

(a) GENERAL RULE.—(1) The matter preceding clause (1) of section 681(a) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9910(a)) is amended— (A) by striking out "is authorized, either directly or through" and inserting in lieu thereof "is authorized to make"; and 1 (B) by inserting "to enter into" before "contracts". (2) Section 681(a)(l) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9910(a)(1)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon a comma and the following: "including national conferences, newsletters, and collection and dissemination of data about programs and projects assisted under this subtitle". (3) Subclause (A) of section 681(a)(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9910(a)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows: "(A) special programs of assistance, awarded on a competitive basis, to private, locally initiated, nonprofit community development corporations, (or affiliates of such corporations) governed by a board consisting of residents of the community and business and civic leaders, which spont sor enterprises providing employment and business development opportunities for low-income residents of the

Corporations. Business and industry. Employment and unemployment. Disadvantaged persons.

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