,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ciah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bd1    
#bjbb,mr4 ,heinrich 7for himself and    
,ms4 ,collins7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to establish programs to       
improve family economic security by     
breaking the cycle of multigenerational 
poverty1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title2 table of contents  7a7    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,two-,generation ,economic          
,empowerment ,act of #bjbb4  7b7 ,table 
of contents ,the table of contents for  
this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4      
,short title2 table of contents4,sec4   
#b4 ,findings2 purposes4,sec4 #c4       
,definitions4,,title ,i--,interagency   
,council on ,economic ,mobility,sec4    
#aja4 ,interagency ,council on ,economic
 ,mobility4,sec4 #ajb4 ,information     
displayed on ,council website4,sec4     

#ajc4 ,authorization of                 
appropriations4,,title                  
,,ii--#b-;generation program,sec4 #bja4 
,programs4,sec4 #bjb4 ,general          
provisions4,,title ,,iii--,performance  
partnership pilot program,sec4 #cja4    
,definitions4,sec4 #cjb4 ,performance   
partnership pilots4,sec4 #cjc4          
,reporting2 evaluations4,sec4 #cjd4     
,applicability to existing performance  
partnership pilots4  #b4 ,findings2     
purposes  7a7 ,findings ,congress finds 
the following3 7#a7 ,almost half1 or #dj
 percent1 of children in the ,united    
,states are from low-income families1   
and at least #fj percent of ,black1     
,hispanic1 and ,native ,american        
children live in low-income families4   
7#b7 ,individuals caught in             
multigenerational poverty tend to lack  
the support needed to move beyond       
day-to-day situations1 make long-term   
financial plans1 and support the        
community around them4  7#c7            
,twenty-five percent of children in the 

,united ,states live in single-caregiver
 households1 and #fi percent of children
 who live in such households are from   
low-income families4  7#d7 ,many of the 
services and systems that are intended  
to help low-income families are         
fragmented1 with approaches that address
 the needs of caregivers and children   
separately4 ,these fragmented approaches
 often leave either the caregiver or the
 child behind and dim the family's      
chance at success4  7#e7 ,in #bjae1 the 
,department of ,agriculture estimated   
that more than #i1bjj1jjj individuals in
 the ,united ,states are from low-income
 families that reside more than #a mile 
from a supermarket1 and #b1ajj1jjj of   
such individuals do not have access to a
 car4  7#f7 ,healthy communities have a 
variety of components1 including-- 7,a7 
safe1 sustainable1 accessible1 and      
affordable transportation options that  
enable-- 7i7 children to commute to and 
from school safely2 and  7ii7 caregivers
 to seek work outside of their          

community2  7,b7 housing that is        
affordable1 high-quality1 socially      
integrated1 and location-efficient2     
7,c7 access to quality schools1 parks   
and other recreational facilities1 child
 care1 libraries1 financial services1   
and resources for other daily needs2 and
  7,d7 support for healthy behavioral   
development of children and adolescents4
  7#g7 ,economic research demonstrates--
 7,a7 a #ac-percent return on investment
 in high-quality early childhood        
programs for a child for each year of   
the child's life2 and  7,b7 that a      
college degree obtained by a caregiver  
is expected to double the caregiver's   
income4  7#h7 ,for families who have an 
annual income of #be1jjj1 or less1 and  
have young children1 a #c1jjj increase  
in such annual income during the years  
of early childhood for such children    
yields a #ag-percent increase in        
earnings for those children when those  
children become adults4  7#i7 ,a        
successful #b-;generation program will--

 7,a7 improve family economic security  
by creating opportunities for1 and      
addressing the needs of1 caregivers and 
children simultaneously1 which can be   
measured in outcomes for both caregivers
 and children2  7,b7 seek the input of  
caregivers who are served by the program
 and ensure their perspectives and      
experience inform the design of the     
program2  7,c7 break the cycle of       
multigenerational poverty and create a  
cycle of family prosperity2 and  7,d7   
foster and develop healthy communities4 
7#aj7 ,the return on investment in      
education for children and their        
caregivers is high4 ,early childhood    
education programs help children develop
 new skills and prepare them for grade  
school4 ,a caregiver's level of         
educational attainment is the best      
predictor of a child's success4 ,higher 
education opens the door to a stable    
career with a family-sustaining wage1   
providing opportunities for families to 
break the cycle of multigenerational    

poverty4  7#aa7 ,work-family supports   
7such as paid family leave and access to
 high-quality child care71 and economic 
supports 7such as affordable housing1   
transportation1 financial education and 
asset-building1 tax credits1 child care 
subsidies1 student financial aid1 health
 insurance1 assistance under the        
temporary assistance for needy families 
program under part ,a of title ,,iv of  
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq471 and food       
assistance71 that encourage1 support1   
and reward work provide a scaffold as   
caregivers pursue the skill-building    
activities and education that lead to   
better jobs and longer-term financial   
stability4  7#ab7 ,postsecondary        
education1 such as community college    
associate degrees and credentials1 and  
employment pathways1 such as workforce  
development training and workforce      
partnerships1 can build skills leading  
to high-demand jobs and opportunities   
for advancement that increase employment

 rates and income for caregivers4  7#ac7
 ,social capital is a key success factor
 of the #b-;generation approach and     
builds on the strength and resilience of
 families1 bolstering the aspirations   
caregivers have for their children and  
for themselves4 ,for individuals living 
in certain regions1 the lack of         
community development contributes to a  
lack of economic mobility and a lack of 
multigenerational success4  7#ad7       
,physical and mental health have a major
 impact on the ability of a family to   
thrive4 ,there is a well-documented     
correlation between poor health and poor
 family finances1 with poor health      
causing poor family finances and poor   
family finances causing poor health4    
,improved physical health and health    
behaviors are associated with higher    
scores on standardized tests4 ,there is 
a link between mothers providing a      
higher level of emotional support and   
positive outcomes in children1 such as  
children demonstrating an improved      

social competence and engagement in     
schooling4 ,meanwhile1 social isolation 
of children is associated with a higher 
rate of abuse and neglect of children4  
7#ae7 ,all of the #ej several ,states   
and the ,district of ,columbia have     
actively mobilized around #b-;generation
 approaches1 which link and align social
 services1 education1 and job training  
to address the needs of #b generations  
at the same time and give families the  
tools they need to succeed4  7b7        
,purpose ,the purpose of this ,act is to
 improve family economic security by    
breaking the cycle of multigenerational 
poverty1 and to create a cycle of family
 prosperity1 including through          
developing #b-;generation programs that 
involve initiatives of the ,federal     
,government1 ,states1 local governments1
 and ,tribal governments and initiatives
 of the private sector4  #c4            
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
#b-;generation approach ,the term       
#b-;generation approach means the       

approach to breaking the cycle of       
multigenerational poverty by improving  
family economic security through the    
implementation of programs1 with        
measurable outcomes1 that create        
opportunities for1 and address the needs
 of1 caregivers and children            
simultaneously4 ,such approach may      
include intentional coordination between
 separate programs for adults and for   
children1 such as a ,head ,start program
 carried out under the ,head ,start ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ihca et seq474  7#b7   
#b-;generation program ,the term        
#b-;generation program means-- 7,a7 a   
program established under section       
#bja7;a72 or  7,b7 any other program    
that takes the #b-;generation approach1 
including the ,head ,start program under
 the ,head ,start ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#ihca et seq471 the maternal1 infant1   
and early childhood home visiting       
program under section #eaa of the       
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#gaa71 and other such programs carried  

out by ,federal1 ,state1 local1 ,tribal1
 or private nonprofit entities4  7#c7   
,agency ,the term agency has the meaning
 given such term in section #eea of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#d7  
,caregiver ,the term caregiver means an 
individual1 such as a parent1 adoptive  
parent1 foster parent1 grandparent1     
other relative1 or guardian1 raising a  
child4  7#e7 ,council agency ,the term  
,council agency means an agency listed  
in section #aja7;c77#a77;,a7 or included
 under section #aja7;c77#c77;,a77ii74   
7#f7 ,discretionary appropriations ,the 
term discretionary appropriations has   
the meaning given such term in section  
#bej7;c7 of the ,balanced ,budget and   
,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of    
#aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ijj7;c774  7#g7    
,institution of higher education ,the   
term institution of higher education has
 the meaning given such term in section 
#aja7;a7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a774     
7#h7 ,multigenerational poverty ,the    

term multigenerational poverty means    
pervasive poverty transferred from      
caregivers to their children through    
structural and systematic factors4  7#i7
 ,school readiness ,the term school     
readiness means the development of--    
7,a7 physical well-being and motor      
skills2  7,b7 social and emotional      
skills2  7,c7 approaches to learning2   
7,d7 language skills 7including early   
literacy and early numeracy72 and  7,e7 
cognition and general knowledge4  7#aj7 
,state ,the term ,state means each of   
the several ,states of the ,united      
,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 and
 each commonwealth or territory of the  
,united ,states4  7#aa7 ,vulnerable     
population ,the term vulnerable         
population means a population consisting
 of individuals who1 as determined by   
the applicable lead agency under section
 #bjb7;a7-- 7,a7 are economically       
disadvantaged2  7,b7 are historically   
underrepresented1 such as racial or     
ethnic minorities2  7,c7 are low-income 

children2  7,d7 are elderly2  7,e7 are  
homeless2  7,f7 are reentering a        
community after incarceration2  7,g7 are
 individuals with a disability1 as      
defined in section #c of the ,americans 
with ,disabilities ,act of #aiij 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #abajb72  7,h7 are veterans1  
as defined in section #aja of title #ch1
 ,united ,states ,code2  7,i7 are       
infected with the human immunodeficiency
 virus 7,,hiv72 or  7,j7 have any other 
chronic health condition1 including a   
severe mental illness or substance use  
disorder4  ,i ,interagency ,council on  
,economic ,mobility  #aja4 ,interagency 
,council on ,economic ,mobility  7a7    
,establishment ,there is established    
within the ,federal ,government an      
interagency council to be known as the  
,interagency ,council on ,economic      
,mobility 7referred to in this ,act as  
the ,council7 to carry out the          
objectives under subsection 7b7 and the 
#b-;generation approach1 including by   
providing guidance and technical        

assistance and addressing questions     
pertaining to #b-;generation programs   
and other programs engaging in efforts  
to break the cycle of multigenerational 
poverty4  7b7 ,objectives ,the          
objectives of the ,council are each of  
the following3 7#a7 ,establish an       
accountable and effective structure for 
interagency collaboration1 and using    
,federal authorities1 to promote        
family-sustaining careers and economic  
mobility for low-income people of the   
,united ,states4  7#b7 ,establish an    
ongoing system of coordination among and
 within agencies or organizations       
related to programs aimed at breaking   
the cycle of multigenerational poverty4 
7#c7 ,identify knowledge gaps1 research 
needs1 and policy and program           
deficiencies associated with            
multigenerational poverty4  7#d7        
,identify best practices of programs1   
including #b-;generation programs1 and  
methodologies to break the cycle of     
multigenerational poverty4  7c7         

,membership  7#a7 ,composition  7,a7 ,in
 general ,the ,council shall be composed
 of at least #a designee from each of   
the following3 7i7 ,the ,office of      
,management and ,budget4  7ii7 ,the     
,bureau of ,indian ,affairs4  7iii7 ,the
 ,department of ,agriculture4  7iv7 ,the
 ,department of ,education4  7v7 ,the   
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services4  7vi7 ,the ,department of    
,housing and ,urban ,development4  7vii7
 ,the ,department of ,justice4  7viii7  
,the ,department of ,labor4  7ix7 ,the  
,department of ,transportation4  7x7    
,the ,department of the ,treasury4  7xi7
 ,the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs4
  7xii7 ,the ,corporation for ,national 
and ,community ,service4  7xiii7 ,the   
,domestic ,policy ,council4  7xiv7 ,the 
,national ,economic ,council4  7xv7 ,the
 ,white ,house ,office of ,faith-,based 
and ,neighborhood ,partnerships1        
established by ,executive ,order #adjae 
7#hf ,fed4 ,reg4 #ajjjg2 relating to the
 establishment of a ,white ,house       

,office of ,faith-,based and            
,neighborhood ,partnerships74  7xvi7    
,the ,council on ,economic ,advisors4   
7xvii7 ,the ,social ,security           
,administration4  7,b7 ,core membership 
,from the designees under subparagraph  
7,a71 the ,council shall have a core set
 of ,council members to carry out a     
greater portion of the duties under     
subsection 7d71 including coordination  
of programs4 ,such core set of ,council 
members shall be composed of each       
designee from the following3 7i7 ,the   
,department of ,agriculture4  7ii7 ,the 
,department of ,education4  7iii7 ,the  
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services4  7iv7 ,the ,department of    
,housing and ,urban and ,development4   
7v7 ,the ,department of ,justice4  7vi7 
,the ,department of ,labor4  7#b7       
,designation  7,a7 ,in general ,the head
 of each ,council agency shall designate
 at least #a employee described in      
subparagraph 7,b7 of such agency to     
serve as a member of the ,council4  7,b7

 ,responsibilities ,an employee         
described in this subparagraph shall be 
a senior employee of the agency whose   
responsibilities relate to policies1    
procedures1 and economics with respect  
to family well-being4  7#c7 ,chairperson
 and vice-chairperson  7,a7 ,chairperson
  7i7 ,in general ,the ,chairperson of  
the ,council 7referred to in this       
section as the ,chairperson7 shall be   
the ,secretary of ,health and ,human    
,services1 or a designee of such        
,secretary4  7ii7 ,additional council   
composition selection ,in addition to   
the membership described in paragraph   
7#a77;,a71 the ,chairperson may include 
the heads of other ,federal agencies as 
members of the ,council as appropriate4 
7,b7 ,vice ,chairperson ,the ,vice      
,chairperson of the ,council 7referred  
to in this section as the               
,vice-,chairperson7 shall be a designee 
from the set of core members under      
paragraph 7#a77;,b71 except clause 7iii7
 of such paragraph1 as selected by the  

,chairperson4  7d7 ,duties  7#a7        
,strategic plan to end and prevent      
multigenerational poverty and create a  
cycle of family prosperity ,not later   
than #ah months after the date of       
enactment of this ,act1 the ,council    
shall develop1 make available for public
 comment1 and submit to the ,president  
and ,congress1 a strategic plan to end  
and prevent multigenerational poverty   
and create a cycle of family prosperity4
 ,such plan shall include activities    
that align with the #b-;generation      
approach and are consistent with the    
objectives under subsection 7b74 ,the   
,council shall update such plan         
annually4  7#b7 ,implementing and       
advising #b-;generation programs ,the   
,council shall-- 7,a7 provide guidance  
to entities in developing and           
implementing #b-;generation programs and
 other efforts taking the #b-;generation
 approach2  7,b7 establish and          
institutionalize coordination among     
,council agencies by-- 7i7 holding      

regular leadership meetings2  7ii7      
establishing interagency communication  
mechanisms2  7iii7 forming working      
groups to advance policy objectives2    
7iv7 information sharing1 particularly  
on programs and policies2 and  7v7      
collaborating on priority activities of 
the ,council1 technical assistance1 and 
guidance on coordinating the efforts of 
#b-;generation programs2  7,c7 identify 
knowledge gaps1 research needs1 and     
policy and program deficiencies         
associated with multigenerational       
poverty through developing a learning   
and research agenda that identifies key 
research questions and data gaps and    
potential opportunities for ,federal1   
,state1 and local organizations to      
answer such research questions2  7,d7   
identify best practices of programs1    
including #b-;generation programs1 and  
methodologies to break the cycle of     
multigenerational poverty1 through      
reviewing1 summarizing1 and             
disseminating using the ,council        

website1 evidence specifically related  
to programs1 policies1 and practices1   
with the purpose of addressing or       
reducing multigenerational poverty2     
7,e7 advise relevant agencies on        
specific programmatic and policy matters
 related to #b-;generation programs2    
7,f7 provide relevant subject matter    
expertise to each lead agency under     
section #bjb7;a72 and  7,g7 identify and
 address issues that may influence the  
implementation of #b-;generation        
programs4  7#c7 ,technical assistance   
,the ,council may provide technical     
assistance to grantees of ,federal      
programs through-- 7,a7 identifying     
barriers for #b-;generation programs    
that require waivers to ,federal        
statutory1 regulatory1 or administrative
 requirements and providing             
recommendations to ,congress regarding  
waivers to such statutory requirements2 
7,b7 addressing statutory1 regulatory1  
or administrative barriers to grantees  
of ,federal programs collaborating to   

carry out a #b-;generation program and  
making recommendations to ,congress to  
address legislative barriers to such    
collaboration2  7,c7 gathering and      
compiling stakeholder input on effective
 #b-;generation approaches2  7,d7       
identifying resources to support        
#b-;generation programs2 and  7,e7      
providing resources with respect to the 
#b-;generation approach to              
#b-;generation programs and the public  
in the form of briefs1 toolkits1 or     
other forms of technical assistance4    
7#d7 ,stakeholder convening  7,a7       
,advice on addressing multigenerational 
poverty ,the ,chairperson1 on behalf of 
the ,council1 shall identify and invite 
individuals from diverse entities1      
including advocates1 individuals or     
families experiencing poverty1          
individuals from nonprofit and          
faith-based organizations1 small        
businesses1 and philanthropic           
organizations1 and researchers from     
institutions of higher education1 to    

provide the ,council with advice and    
knowledge pertaining to addressing      
multigenerational poverty4  7,b7 ,best  
practices and information gathering ,the
 ,council shall have the authority to   
convene stakeholders across programs    
carrying out or supporting the          
#b-;generation approach for the purpose 
of sharing best practices and gathering 
information on such programs4 ,such     
stakeholders shall include experts with 
respect to the #b-;generation approach  
and may include representatives from    
philanthropic organizations1 ,federal1  
,state1 and local governments1 nonprofit
 organizations1 and the private sector4 
7,c7 ,exemption from ,,faca ,the        
,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e  
,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 shall not apply to any 
group convened by the ,council to       
provide advice to the ,council4  7#e7   
,reports to ,congress  7,a7 ,annual     
reports ,not later than #a year after   
the date of enactment of this ,act1 and 
annually thereafter1 the ,council shall 

prepare and submit to ,congress a report
 that includes information on the       
progress and results of each            
#b-;generation program established under
 section #bja7;a7 in achieving the      
appropriate quantitative levels for the 
outcomes described in section #bja7;b7  
that each program is designed to        
achieve4  7,b7 ,biannual reports ,not   
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 and every #b    
years thereafter1 the ,council shall    
prepare and submit to ,congress a report
 that includes-- 7i7 the objectives of  
the ,council2  7ii7 information on the  
overall progress of the ,council in     
ending and preventing multigenerational 
poverty2 and  7iii7 legislative policy  
recommendations1 including addressing   
any needs for greater legislative       
authority to meet the objectives of this
 ,act4  7#f7 ,available funding ,not    
later than #ij days after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 each ,council   
agency shall identify1 document1 and    

submit to the ,chairperson a list of    
funding sources that could support      
#b-;generation programs in achieving the
 appropriate quantitative levels for the
 outcomes described in section #bja7;b74
  #ajb4 ,information displayed on       
,council website  7a7 ,in general ,the  
,council shall ensure that the          
information listed in subsection 7b7 is 
made available to the public and        
displayed on the official website of the
 ,council4  7b7 ,information ,the       
information listed in this subsection is
 each of the following3 7#a7 ,the       
national strategic plan required under  
section #aja7;d77#a74  7#b7 ,information
 on #b-;generation programs1 including--
 7,a7 the outcomes described in section 
#bja7;b7 that each program established  
under section #bja7;a7 is designed to   
achieve1 and the appropriate            
quantitative levels for achieving such  
outcomes2  7,b7 national partners       
consisting of private and government    
entities participating in 7or interested

 in participating in71 including by     
funding1 a #b-;generation program2  7,c7
 a description of the #b-;generation    
program described in title ,,iii1       
including detailed information on the   
performance partnership pilots approved 
under section #cjb7;a71 the             
discretionary appropriations used to    
carry out such program1 and any waivers 
issued under section #bjb7;d7 with      
respect to such program2 and  7,d7 a    
description of any #b-;generation       
program established under section       
#bja7;a77#b74  7#c7 ,each report1       
including the data contained in each    
such report1 that-- 7,a7 the ,council   
submits to ,congress under section      
#aja7;d77#e72  7,b7 the ,comptroller    
,general of the ,united ,states submits 
under section #cjc7;c72 and  7,c7 is    
submitted to the ,council under section 
#cjc7;d74  7#d7 ,information describing 
the best practices 7as determined by the
 ,council7 of the #b-;generation        
programs1 and other programs engaging in

 efforts to break the cycle of          
multigenerational poverty and create a  
cycle of family prosperity1 to enable   
interested entities to emulate such best
 practices in any efforts to end or     
prevent multigenerational poverty4      
#ajc4 ,authorization of appropriations  
,there are authorized to be appropriated
 for each of fiscal years #bjbc through 
#bjbg such sums as may be necessary to  
carry out this title4  ,,ii             
#b-;generation program  #bja4 ,programs 
7a7 ,in general ,the ,council shall     
establish1 as #b-;generation programs1  
each of the following3 7#a7 ,the        
#b-;generation performance partnership  
pilot program described in title ,,iii4 
7#b7 ,such other #b-;generation programs
 in accordance with this title4  7b7    
,outcome measures  7#a7 ,establishment  
,the ,council shall establish clearly   
defined outcome measures for each       
#b-;generation program established under
 subsection 7a7 and the appropriate     
quantitative levels for achieving such  

outcomes4  7#b7 ,primary outcomes ,each 
#b-;generation program established under
 subsection 7a7 shall be designed to    
achieve primary outcomes consisting of  
both of the following3 7,a7 ,improved   
academic achievement of children and    
increased earning potential of          
caregivers1 including enhanced-- 7i7    
school readiness of children from birth 
through age #e2 and  7ii7 educational or
 skill attainment of caregivers1        
including through enrollment in an      
apprenticeship program4  7,b7 ,two or   
more of the following outcomes3 7i7     
,improved financial stability of        
families1 including increased financial 
capability of1 and savings for1         
caregivers and children1 achieved       
through increased earning potential and 
enhanced financial decision-making      
skills of caregivers and children4  7ii7
 ,increased access for caregivers and   
children to programs that foster healthy
 caregiver-child relationships4  7iii7  
,increased opportunities for all family 

members to participate in programs that 
address the mental health needs of      
caregivers and children4  7iv7 ,improved
 education of caregivers and children on
 obesity prevention and nutrition1 and a
 subsequent reduction in rates of       
obesity and related diseases among      
caregivers and children4  7v7 ,improved 
maternal and child health1 including    
social and emotional health and         
development of mothers and children4    
7vi7 ,additional outcomes that reflect  
other indicators of family prosperity1  
success1 and stability1 such as stable  
housing1 as identified by the ,council  
for children and caregivers4  7#c7      
,cost-effective outcomes ,in achieving  
the primary outcomes described in       
paragraph 7#b71 each #b-;generation     
program established under subsection 7a7
 shall make better use of budgetary     
resources to seek enhanced outcomes that
 are most cost-effective for regions1   
communities1 or vulnerable populations4 
#bjb4 ,general provisions  7a7 ,lead    

agencies  7#a7 #b-;generation           
performance partnership pilot program   
,the ,department of ,health and ,human  
,services shall be the lead agency for  
the purpose of carrying out the         
#b-;generation program described in     
title ,,iii4  7#b7 ,other newly         
established #b-;generation programs ,the
 ,director of the ,office of ,management
 and ,budget shall1 in collaboration    
with the ,council1 designate a lead     
agency from among the ,council agencies 
for the purpose of carrying out any     
other #b-;generation program established
 as described in section #bja7;a77#b74  
7b7 ,agency head determinations  7#a7   
,in general ,a ,council agency may      
participate 7directly or by providing   
discretionary appropriations that have  
been appropriated to such agency7 in a  
#b-;generation program established under
 section #bja7;a7 only upon providing a 
written determination by the head of    
such agency to the applicable lead      
agency under subsection 7a71 subject to 

paragraph 7#c71 based on the best       
available information1 transferring     
resources to participate in such program
 will not-- 7,a7 result in such ,council
 agency reducing any services 7funded in
 whole or in part by the discretionary  
appropriations of such agency7 that such
 agency provided prior to participating 
in the #b-;generation program2 and  7,b7
 otherwise adversely affect vulnerable  
populations that are recipients of such 
services4  7#b7 ,consideration ,in      
making the determination under paragraph
 7#a71 the head of the ,council agency  
may take into consideration the         
discretionary appropriations that will  
be used in the #b-;generation program4  
7#c7 ,submission to full ,council ,in   
the case that the ,council agency       
seeking to participate in a             
#b-;generation program established under
 section #bja7;a7 is the applicable lead
 agency under subsection 7c71 the       
,council agency shall submit the written
 determination required under paragraph 

7#a7 to the ,council4  7c7 ,transfer    
authority  7#a7 #b-;generation account  
,the applicable lead agency under       
subsection 7a7 may establish an account 
for the purpose of carrying out a       
#b-;generation program established under
 section #bja7;a71 allowing multiple    
,council agencies participating in the  
#b-;generation program to combine       
discretionary appropriations for the    
purpose of carrying out the             
#b-;generation program4  7#b7 ,transfers
 ,subject to the written approval of the
 ,director of the ,office of ,management
 and ,budget and paragraph 7#d71 the    
head of each ,council agency            
participating in a #b-;generation       
program established under section       
#bja7;a7 may transfer discretionary     
appropriations of the agency to the     
account established under paragraph     
7#a71 to be used for such #b-;generation
 program4  7#c7 ,availability  7,a7     
,purposes ,subject to the waiver        
authority under subsection 7d71 the     

discretionary appropriations transferred
 under paragraph 7#b7 shall remain      
available for the same purposes for     
which the appropriations were originally
 appropriated4  7,b7 ,obligation by the 
,federal ,government ,the discretionary 
appropriations transferred under        
paragraph 7#b7 shall remain available   
for obligation by the ,federal          
,government for the period for which    
such appropriations were permitted to   
remain available1 as of the day before  
the date of the transfer4  7#d7 ,notice 
requirement ,not later than #cj days    
prior to transferring any discretionary 
appropriations under paragraph 7#b71 the
 head of the ,council agency            
transferring the appropriations shall   
provide written notice of the transfer  
to the ,committee on ,appropriations of 
the ,house of ,representatives1 the     
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,senate1 and other appropriate          
committees of ,congress4  7d7 ,waiver   
authority  7#a7 ,in general ,to reduce  

administrative burdens 7including       
application and reporting requirements7 
and subject to other provisions of this 
,act 7but notwithstanding subsection    
7c77#c77;,a771 the head of a ,council   
agency participating in a #b-;generation
 program established under section      
#bja7;a7 may waive 7in whole or in part7
 the application1 solely with respect to
 discretionary appropriations used in   
such #b-;generation program1 of any     
statutory1 regulatory1 or administrative
 requirement that such agency head--    
7,a7 is authorized to waive 7in         
accordance with the terms and conditions
 of the ,federal law authorizing such   
appropriations72 or  7,b7 would not     
otherwise be authorized to waive1 but   
for the application of this subsection4 
7#b7 ,limitations  7,a7 ,in general ,an 
agency head described in paragraph 7#a7 
shall not waive any requirement related 
to nondiscrimination1 wage and labor    
standards1 or allocation of funds to    
,state or sub-,state levels4  7,b7      

,requirements ,for the waiver of any    
statutory1 regulatory1 or administrative
 requirement described in paragraph     
7#a77;,b71 an agency head described in  
paragraph 7#a7 shall-- 7i7 prior to     
granting the waiver1 submit to the      
applicable lead agency under subsection 
7a7 a written determination1 with       
respect to the discretionary            
appropriations described in paragraph   
7#a71 that the granting of such waiver  
for purposes of the #b-;generation      
program-- 7,i7 is consistent with the   
statutory purposes of the ,federal      
program for which such discretionary    
appropriations were appropriated and the
 other provisions of this section1 as   
well as the written determination by    
such agency head under subsection       
7b77#a72  7,,ii7 is necessary to achieve
 the appropriate quantitative levels for
 the outcomes described in section      
#bja7;b7 that the program is designed to
 achieve1 and is no broader in scope    
than is necessary to achieve such       

levels2 and  7,,iii7 will result in--   
7aa7 realizing efficiencies by          
simplifying reporting burdens or        
reducing administrative barriers with   
respect to such discretionary           
appropriations2 or  7bb7 increasing the 
ability of individuals to obtain access 
to services that are provided through   
such discretionary appropriations2 and  
7ii7 provide at least #fj days of       
advance written notice to the ,committee
 on ,appropriations of the ,house of    
,representatives1 the ,committee on     
,appropriations of the ,senate1 and     
other appropriate committees of         
,congress4  7e7 ,prohibited use of      
assessment for young children ,to       
participate in a #b-;generation program 
established under section #bja7;a71 an  
entity shall provide an assurance that  
the entity will not assess the          
achievement of children from birth      
through grade #b1 or programs providing 
services to such children1 by engaging  
in activities that include-- 7#a7       

assessing such children or programs in a
 manner that provides or leads to any   
reward or sanction for any individual   
child1 teacher1 early childhood         
education program1 as defined in section
 #ajc of the ,higher ,education ,act of 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjc71 or school2 
7#b7 using a single method for assessing
 the effectiveness of a program serving 
such children as the primary or only    
method for assessing such program2 or   
7#c7 evaluating such children for any   
purpose other than to-- 7,a7 improve    
instruction or classroom environment2   
7,b7 target high-quality1 evidence-based
 professional development2  7,c7        
determine the need for health 7including
 mental health71 disability1 or family  
support services2  7,d7 inform the      
quality improvement process for such    
programs at the ,state level2  7,e7     
evaluate such a program for the purposes
 of program improvement and providing   
information to the caregivers of        
children participating in such program2 

or  7,f7 provide research conducted as  
part of a national evaluation4  ,,iii   
,performance partnership pilot program  
#cja4 ,definitions ,in this title3 7#a7 
,lead agency ,the term lead agency means
 the ,department of ,health and ,human  
,services4  7#b7 ,performance           
partnership pilot ,the term performance 
partnership pilot means a project that--
 7,a7 seeks to identify1 through a      
demonstration1 cost-effective strategies
 for providing services at the ,state1  
regional1 or local level2  7,b7 involves
 #b or more ,federal programs           
7administered by one or more ,federal   
agencies7-- 7i7 with related policy     
goals2 and  7ii7 at least one of which  
is administered 7in whole or in part7 by
 a ,state1 local government1 or ,tribal 
government2  7,c7 carries out the       
#b-;generation approach by achieving the
 outcomes described in section #bja7;b71
 including making better use of         
budgetary resources to seek enhanced    
outcomes that are cost-effective for    

regions1 communities1 or vulnerable     
populations2 and  7,d7 consistent with  
this title1 allows-- 7i7 an entity      
participating in the project to combine 
multiple sources of funding acquired by 
the entity2 and  7ii7 multiple entities 
participating in the project to combine 
sources of funding acquired by the      
entities4  #cjb4 ,performance           
partnership pilots  7a7 ,approval of    
pilots ,in accordance with title ,,ii   
and this title1 the lead agency shall   
approve not more than #e performance    
partnership pilots under the program    
described in this title1 by entering    
into performance partnership agreements 
under subsection 7c74  7b7 ,use of      
discretionary appropriations ,subject to
 section #bjb and subsections 7a7 and   
7c71 a ,council agency may use          
discretionary appropriations            
appropriated to such agency to          
participate in one or more of the       
approved performance partnership pilots4
  7c7 ,performance partnership          

agreements  7#a7 ,in general ,a ,council
 agency may use discretionary           
appropriations to participate in a      
performance partnership pilot only in   
accordance with the terms of a          
performance partnership agreement1      
described in paragraph 7#c71 that is    
entered into between-- 7,a7 subject to  
paragraph 7#b71 the lead agency on      
behalf of each ,council agency          
participating in such pilot2 and  7,b7 a
 representative of each ,state1 local   
government1 or ,tribal government that  
has applied for participation in such   
pilot1 in accordance with application   
procedures established by the lead      
agency4  7#b7 ,limitation ,the lead     
agency may only enter into an agreement 
under paragraph 7#a7 upon receiving1    
from the head of each ,council agency to
 be participating in such pilot1 a      
written concurrence to enter into such  
agreement1 including an agreement that  
such ,council agency will comply with   
all requirements under this ,act for    

participating in such pilot4  7#c7      
,terms of the agreement ,a performance  
partnership agreement entered into under
 paragraph 7#a7 shall specify1 at a     
minimum1 each of the following3 7,a7    
,the length of such agreement1 which    
shall end not later than #e fiscal years
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act4  7,b7 ,the ,federal programs and  
federally funded services that are      
involved in such pilot4  7,c7 ,the      
discretionary appropriations that are   
being used in the performance           
partnership pilot 7by the respective    
,federal account identifier1 and the    
total amount from such account that is  
being used in such pilot71 and the      
period of availability for obligation by
 the ,federal ,government of such funds4
  7,d7 ,the non-,federal funds that are 
being used in such pilot1 by source     
7which may include private funds and    
governmental funds7 and by amount4  7,e7
 ,the ,state1 local1 or ,tribal programs
 that are involved in such pilot4  7,f7 

,the populations to be served by such   
pilot4  7,g7 ,the cost-effective        
,federal oversight procedures that will 
be used for the purpose of maintaining  
the necessary level of accountability   
for the use of the discretionary        
appropriations in such pilot4  7,h7 ,the
 cost-effective ,state1 local1 or       
,tribal oversight procedures that will  
be used for the purpose of maintaining  
the necessary level of accountability   
for the use of the discretionary        
appropriations in such pilot4  7,i7 ,the
 outcomes described in section #bja7;b7 
that such pilot is designed to achieve  
and the appropriate quantitative levels 
for achieving such outcomes4  7,j7 ,the 
appropriate1 reliable1 and objective    
outcome-measurement methodology that    
will be used in carrying out such pilot1
 to determine the success of such pilot 
in achieving any outcome1 and the       
appropriate quantitative level for      
achieving such outcome1 specified under 
subparagraph 7,i74  7,k7 ,any statutory1

 regulatory1 or administrative          
requirements related to a ,federal      
mandatory program that are barriers to  
achieving any outcome or level specified
 under subparagraph 7,i74  7,l7 ,in a   
case in which1 during the course of such
 pilot1 it is determined that the pilot 
is not achieving the appropriate        
quantitative levels for the outcomes    
specified under subparagraph 7,i7-- 7i7 
any consequence that will result from   
the failure to achieve such levels1 with
 respect to the discretionary           
appropriations that are being used in   
such pilot2 and  7ii7 the corrective    
actions that will be taken to increase  
the likelihood that such pilot1 upon    
completion1 will have achieved such     
levels4  7,m7 ,the design of a          
comparison population group for purposes
 of comparing the outcomes specified    
under subparagraph 7,i7 for individuals 
participating in such pilot with similar
 individuals who did not participate in 
such pilot4  7d7 ,coordinators  7#a7 ,in

 general ,the lead agency shall award   
not more than #ajj1jjj to each          
performance partnership pilot approved  
under this section to fund staff to lead
 coordination for such performance      
partnership pilot4  7#b7 ,amount ,the   
amount of each award under paragraph    
7#a7 may take into account the          
prevailing wage rate in accordance with 
the ,occupational ,employment and ,wage 
,statistics of the ,bureau of ,labor    
,statistics for an occupation determined
 by the ,secretary of ,labor to be      
comparable to the position of a         
coordinator of a performance partnership
 pilot approved under this section for  
the locality in which the coordinator   
will be hired4  7#c7 ,authorization of  
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this       
subsection such sums as may be necessary
 for each fiscal year4  #cjc4           
,reporting2 evaluations  7a7 ,state1    
local government1 or ,tribal government 
reports  7#a7 ,in general ,not later    

than #ij days after the first day of    
each fiscal year1 a ,state1 local       
government1 or ,tribal government       
participating 7in whole or in part7 in a
 performance partnership pilot shall    
submit a report to the lead agency4     
7#b7 ,contents ,the report under        
paragraph 7#a7 shall include information
 on-- 7,a7 the progress of such         
performance partnership pilot in        
achieving the appropriate quantitative  
levels for the outcomes the pilot is    
designed to achieve under section       
#cjb7;c77#c77;,i71 including data       
supporting such progress and regarding  
the comparison population group         
described in section #cjb7;c77#c77,m72  
and  7,b7 the discretionary             
appropriations1 and any other funds1    
used to carry out such performance      
partnership pilot4  7b7 ,council agency 
reports ,not later than #abj days after 
the first day of each fiscal year1 each 
,council agency participating in a      
performance partnership pilot shall     

submit a report to the lead agency in   
such manner and containing such         
information about the performance       
partnership pilot as the lead agency may
 require4  7c7 ,evaluation by           
,comptroller ,general  7#a7 ,in general 
,the ,comptroller ,general of the       
,united ,states shall1 annually for #f  
fiscal years after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 conduct an evaluation of 
the #b-;generation program described in 
this title1 which shall include         
information describing-- 7,a7 the       
criteria used by the lead agency to     
approve performance partnership pilots2 
7,b7 the ,states1 local governments1 and
 ,tribal governments that participated  
in any performance partnership pilot2   
7,c7 how each such ,state1 local        
government1 and ,tribal government used 
funds received under such performance   
partnership pilot2  7,d7 the success of 
each performance partnership pilot in   
achieving the appropriate quantitative  
levels for the outcomes the pilot is    

designed to achieve under section       
#cjb7;c77#c77;,i72 and  7,e7 the ability
 of each performance partnership pilot  
to be replicated or expanded to serve   
more families4  7#b7 ,submission ,not   
later than #ij days after the first day 
of each fiscal year1 the ,comptroller   
,general of the ,united ,states shall   
submit a report containing the          
evaluation conducted under paragraph    
7#a7 to the lead agency and the         
,council4  7d7 ,lead agency report to   
the ,council ,not later than #ahj days  
after the first day of each fiscal year1
 the lead agency shall submit a report  
to the ,council that evaluates the      
information provided in the reports     
under subsections 7a71 7b71 and 7c74    
,the ,council shall include such        
evaluation in the reports under section 
#aja7;d77#e77;,a74  #cjd4 ,applicability
 to existing performance partnership    
pilots ,nothing in this ,act shall be   
construed to apply to any performance   
partnership pilot authorized under any  

of the following3 7#a7 ,section #ebf of 
the ,departments of ,labor1 ,health and 
,human ,services1 and ,education1 and   
,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1
 #bjad 7,public ,law #aac-gf74  7#b7    
,section #ebd of the ,departments of    
,labor1 ,health and ,human ,services1   
and ,education1 and ,related ,agencies  
,appropriations ,act1 #bjae 7,public    
,law #aac-bce74  7#c7 ,section #ebe of  
the ,departments of ,labor1 ,health and 
,human ,services1 and ,education1 and   
,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1
 #bjaf 7,public ,law #aad-aac74  7#d7   
,section #ebe of the ,departments of    
,labor1 ,health and ,human ,services1   
and ,education1 and ,related ,agencies  
,appropriations ,act1 #bjag 7,public    
,law #aae-ca74  7#e7 ,section #ebe of   
the ,departments of ,labor1 ,health and 
,human ,services1 and ,education1 and   
,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1
 #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-ada74  7#f7   
,section #ebd of the ,department ,health
 and ,human ,services ,appropriations   

,act1 #bjai 7,public ,law #aae-bde74    
7#g7 ,section #ebd of the ,departments  
of ,labor1 ,health and ,human ,services1
 and ,education1 and ,related ,agencies 
,appropriations ,act1 #bjbj 7,public    
,law #aaf-id74  7#h7 ,section #ebd of   
the ,departments of ,labor1 ,health and 
,human ,services1 and ,education1 and   
,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1
 #bjba 7,public ,law #aaf-bfj74