Maloney (CT) Sununu Tancredo Kasich Camp Jones (NC) Kelly LoBiondo Crane Cubin Cunningham Danner Davis (FL) Lucas (OK) Davis (VA) DeGette Manzullo Sensenbrenner Frost Gejdenson Gordon Green (TX) Skelton Tanner Tiahrt Toomey DeLauro DeLay McCrery Thune Upton Vitter Walden Watts (OK) Wilson Ose Wise Oxley Wolf Packard Pascrell Wynn Paul The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. Hon. J. DENNIS HASTERT, DEAR MR. SPEAKER: This is to formally no- After consultation with the Office of Gen- BARBARA DONNELLY, 1130.8 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT A message in writing from the President of the United States was commu The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LAHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 367 and rule XVIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3073) to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide for grants for projects designed to promote responsible fatherhood, and for other purposes. The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LAHOOD, by unanimous consent, designated Mr. SHIMKUS as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some time spent therein, 1130.10 RECORDED VOTE A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. MINK: Strike title I and insert the following: TITLE I-PARENTS COUNT PROGRAM SEC. 101. PARENT GRANTS. (a) IN GENERAL.-Part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601-619) is amended by inserting after section 403 the following: "SEC. 403A. PARENT PROGRAMS. "(a) PURPOSE.-The purpose of this section is to make grants available to public and private entities for projects designed to— "(1) promote successful parenting through counseling, mentoring, disseminating information about good parenting practices, including family planning, training parents in money management, encouraging child support payments, encouraging visitation between a custodial parent and their children, and other methods; "(2) help parents and their families to avoid or leave cash welfare provided by the program under this part and improve their economic status by providing work first services, job search, job training, subsidized employment, career-advancing education, job retention, job enhancement, and other methods; and "(3) help parents in their marriages through counseling, mentoring, and teaching how to control aggressive methods, and other methods. “(b) PARENT GRANTS.— “(1) APPLICATIONS.-An entity desiring a grant to carry out a project described in subsection (a) may submit to the Secretary an application that contains the following: "(A) A description of the project and how the project will be carried out. "(B) A description of how the project will address all 3 of the purposes of this section. "(C) A written commitment by the entity that the project will allow an individual to participate in the project only if the individual is "(i) a parent of a child who is, or within the past 24 months has been, a recipient of assistance or services under a State program funded under this part; or "(ii) a parent, including an expectant parent, whose income is less than 150 percent of the poverty line (as defined in section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, including any revision required by such section, applicable to a family of the size involved). "(D) A written commitment by the entity that the entity will provide for the project, from funds obtained from non-Federal sources (other than funds which are counted as qualified State expenditures for purposes of section 409(a)(7)), amounts (including inkind contributions) equal in value to "(i) 20 percent of the amount of any grant made to the entity under this subsection; or "(ii) such lesser percentage as the Secretary deems appropriate (which shall be not less than 10 percent) of such amount, if the application demonstrates that there are circumstances that limit the ability of the entity to raise funds or obtain resources. "(2) CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS BY INTERAGENCY PANELS. "(A) FIRST PANEL. "(i) ESTABLISHMENT.-There is established a panel to be known as the 'Parent Grants Recommendation Panel' (in this subparagraph referred to as the 'Panel'). "(ii) MEMBERSHIP. "(I) IN GENERAL.-The Panel shall be composed of 10 members, as follows: "(aa) 1 member of the Panel shall be appointed by the Secretary. "(bb) 1 member of the Panel shall be appointed by the Secretary of Labor. "(cc) 2 members of the Panel shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives. "(dd) 2 members of the Panel shall be appointed by the ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives. "(ee) 2 members of the Panel shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. "(ff) 2 members of the Panel shall be appointed by the ranking member of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. "(II) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.-An individual shall not be eligible to serve on the Panel if such service would pose a conflict of interest for the individual. "(III) TIMING OF APPOINTMENTS.-The appointment of members to the Panel shall be completed not later than March 1, 2000. “(iii) DUTIES.— “(I) REVIEW AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON PROJECT APPLICATIONS.-The Panel shall review all applications submitted pursuant to paragraph (1), and make recommendations to the Secretary regarding which applicants should be awarded grants under this subsection, with due regard for the provisions of paragraph (3), but shall not recommend that a project be awarded such a grant if the application describing the project does not attempt to meet the requirement of paragraph (1)(B). "(II) TIMING.-The Panel shall make such recommendations not later than September 1, 2000. "(iv) TERM OF OFFICE.-Each member appointed to the Panel shall serve for the life of the Panel. “(v) PROHIBITION ON COMPENSATION.-Members of the Panel may not receive pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on the Panel. “(vi) TRAVEL EXPENSES.-Each member of the Panel shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code. "(vii) MEETINGS.-The Panel shall meet as often as is necessary to complete the business of the Panel. “(viii) CHAIRPERSON.-The Chairperson of the Panel shall be designated by the Secretary at the time of appointment. "(ix) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.-The Secretary may detail any personnel of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor may detail any personnel of the Department of Labor to the Panel to assist the Panel in carrying out its duties under this subparagraph. "(x) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA. The Panel may secure directly from any department or agency of the United States information necessary to enable it to carry out this paragraph. On request of the Chairperson of the Panel, the head of the department or agency shall furnish that information to the Panel. "(xi) MAILS.-The Panel may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and agencies of the United States. "(xii) TERMINATION.-The Panel shall terminate on September 1, 2000. "(I) IN GENERAL.-The Panel shall be composed of 10 members, as follows: “(aa) 1 member of the Panel shall be appointed by the Secretary. “(bb) 1 member of the Panel shall be appointed by the Secretary of Labor. "(cc) 2 members of the Panel shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives. "(dd) 2 members of the Panel shall be appointed by the ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives. "(ee) 2 members of the Panel shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. "(ff) 2 members of the Panel shall be appointed by the ranking member of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. "(II) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.-An individual shall not be eligible to serve on the Panel if such service would pose a conflict of interest for the individual. “(III) TIMING OF APPOINTMENTS.-The appointment of members to the Panel shall be completed not later than March 1, 2001. "(iii) DUTIES. "(I) REVIEW AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON PROJECT APPLICATIONS.-The Panel shall review all applications submitted pursuant to paragraph (1), and make recommendations to the Secretary regarding which applicants should be awarded grants under this subsection, with due regard for the provisions of paragraph (3), but shall not recommend that a project be awarded such a grant if the application describing the project does not attempt to meet the requirement of paragraph (1)(B). "(II) TIMING.-The Panel shall make such recommendations not later than September 1, 2001. "(iv) TERM OF OFFICE.-Each member appointed to the Panel shall serve for the life of the Panel. “(v) PROHIBITION ON COMPENSATION.-Members of the Panel may not receive pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on the Panel. “(vi) TRAVEL EXPENSES.-Each member of the Panel shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code. "(vii) MEETINGS.-The Panel shall meet as often as is necessary to complete the business of the Panel. "(viii) CHAIRPERSON.-The Chairperson of the Panel shall be designated by the Secretary at the time of appointment. "(ix) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.-The Secretary may detail any personnel of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor may detail any personnel of the Department of Labor to the Panel to assist the Panel in carrying out its duties under this subparagraph. "(x) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA. The Panel may secure directly from any department of agency of the United States information necessary to enable it to carry out this paragraph. On request of the Chairperson of the Panel, the head of the department or agency shall furnish that information to the Panel. "(xi) MAILS.-The Panel may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and agencies of the United States. “(xii) TERMINATION.-The Panel shall terminate on September 1, 2001. "(3) MATCHING GRANTS."(A) GRANT AWARDS.— "(i) IN GENERAL.-The Secretary shall award matching grants, on a competitive basis, among entities submitting applications therefor which meet the requirements of paragraph (1), in amounts that take into account the written commitments referred to in paragraph (1)(D). "(ii) TIMING.— “(I) FIRST ROUND.-On October 1, 2000, the Secretary shall award not more than $70,000,000 in matching grants after considering the recommendations submitted pursuant to paragraph (2)(A)(iii)(I). "(II) SECOND ROUND.-On October 1, 2001, the Secretary shall award not more than $70,000,000 in matching grants considering the recommendations submitted pursuant to paragraph (2)(B)(iii)(I). "(iii) NONDISCRIMINATION. The provisions of this section shall be applied and administered so as to ensure that both mothers and expectant mothers and fathers and expectant fathers are eligible for benefits and services under projects awarded grants under this subsection. "(B) PREFERENCES.-In determining which entities to award grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall give preference to an entity— "(i) to the extent that the application submitted by the entity describes actions that the entity will take that are designed to encourage or facilitate the payment of child support, including but not limited to “(I) obtaining agreements with the State in which the project will be carried out under which the State will exercise its authority under the last sentence of section 457(a)(2)(B)(iv) in every case in which such authority may be exercised; "(II) obtaining a written commitment by the agency responsible for administering the State plan approved under part D for the State in which the project is to be carried out that the State will cancel child support arrearages owed to the State in proportion to the length of time that the parent maintains a regular child support payment schedule or lives with his or her children; and "(III) obtaining a written commitment by the entity that the entity will help participating parents who cooperate with the agency in improving their credit rating; "(ii) to the extent that the application includes written agreements of cooperation with other private and governmental agencies, including State or local programs funded under this part, the local Workforce Investment Board, and the State or local program funded under part D, which should include a description of the services each such agency will provide to parents participating in the project described in the application; "(iii) to the extent that the application describes a project that will enroll a high percentage of project participants within 6 months before or after the birth of the child; "(iv) to the extent that the application sets forth clear and practical methods by which parents will be recruited to participate in the project; and "(v) to the extent that the application demonstrates that the entity will consult with domestic violence prevention and intervention organizations in the development and implementation of the project in order to protect custodial parents and children who may be at risk of domestic violence. "(C) MINIMUM PERCENTAGE OF GRANTS FOR NONGOVERNMENTAL (INCLUDING FAITH-BASED) ORGANIZATIONS.-Not less than 75 percent of the aggregate amounts paid as grants under this subsection in each fiscal year (other than amounts paid pursuant to the preferences required by subparagraph (B)) shall be awarded to nongovernmental (including faith-based) organizations. "(D) DIVERSITY OF PROJECTS.-In determining which entities to award grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall attempt to balance among entities of differing sizes, entities in differing geographic areas, entities in urban versus rural areas, and entities employing differing methods of achieving the purposes of this section. "(E) PAYMENT OF GRANT IN 4 EQUAL ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS.-During the fiscal year in which a grant is awarded under this subsection and each of the succeeding 3 fiscal years, the Secretary shall provide to the entity awarded the grant an amount equal to 1/ 4 of the amount of that grant. “(4) USE OF FUNDS.— "(A) IN GENERAL.-Each entity to which a grant is made under this subsection shall use grant funds provided under this subsection in accordance with the application requesting the grant, the requirements of this subsection, and the regulations prescribed under this subsection, and may use the grant funds to support communitywide initiatives to address the purposes of this section. "(B) NONDISPLACEMENT.— "(i) IN GENERAL.-An adult in a work activity described in section 407(d) which is funded, in whole or in part, by funds provided under this section shall not be employed or assigned "(I) when any other individual is on layoff from the same or any substantially equivalent job; or "(II) if the employer has terminated the employment of any regular employee or otherwise caused an involuntary reduction of its workforce in order to fill the vacancy so created with such an adult. "(ii) GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. "(I) STATE PROCEDURE.—A State to which a grant is made under this section shall establish and maintain a grievance procedure for resolving complaints of alleged violations of clause (i) by State or local governmental entities. "(II) FEDERAL PROCEDURE.-The Secretary shall establish and maintain a grievance procedure for resolving complaints of alleged violations of clause (i) by private entities. "(iii) NO PREEMPTION. This subparagraph shall not preempt or supersede any provision of State or local law that provides greater protection for employees from displacement. "(C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.-This section shall not be construed to require the participation of a parent in a project funded under this section to be discontinued the project on the basis of changed economic circumstances of the parent. "(D) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION ON MARRIAGE.— This section shall not be construed to authorize the Secretary to define marriage for purposes of this section. "(E) PENALTY FOR MISUSE OF GRANT FUNDS.—If the Secretary determines that an entity to which a grant is made under this subsection has used any amount of the grant in violation of subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall require the entity to remit to the Secretary an amount equal to the amount so used, plus all remaining grant funds, and the entity shall thereafter be ineligible for any grant under this subsection. "(F) REMITTANCE OF UNUSED GRANT FUNDS. Each entity to which a grant is awarded under this subsection shall remit to the Secretary all funds paid under the grant that remain at the end of the 5th fiscal year ending after the initial grant award. “(5) AUTHORITY OF STATE AGENCIES TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION.-Each agency administering a State program funded under this part or a State plan approved under part D may share the name, address, and telephone number of parents for purposes of assisting in determining the eligibility of parents to participate in projects receiving grants under this title, and in contacting parents potentially eligible to participate in the projects, subject to all applicable privacy laws. "(6) EVALUATION.-The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall, directly or by grant, contract, or interagency agreement, conduct an evaluation of projects funded under this section (other than under subsection (c)(1)). The evaluation shall assess, among other outcomes selected by the Secretary, the effects of the projects on parenting, employment, earnings, payment of child support, and marriage. In selecting projects for the evaluation, the Secretary should include projects that, in the Secretary's judgment, are most likely to impact the matters described in the purposes of this section. In conduction the evaluation, random assignment should be used wherever possible. "(7) REGULATIONS.-The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this subsection. "(8) LIMITATION ON APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS OF PART.-Sections 404 THIS through 410 shall not apply to this section or to amounts paid under this section, and shall not be applied to an entity solely by reason of receipt of funds pursuant to this section. "(9) FUNDING.— "(A) IN GENERAL. "(i) INTERAGENCY PANELS.-Of the amounts made available pursuant to section 403(a)(1)(E) for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, a total of $150,000 shall be made available for the interagency panels established by paragraph (2) of this subsection. "(ii) GRANTS.-Of the amounts made available pursuant to section 403(a)(1)(E), there shall be made available for grants under this subsection "(I) $17,500,00 for fiscal year 2001; "(II) $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2004; and “(III) $17,500,000 for fiscal year 2005. "(iii) EVALUATION.-Of the amounts made available pursuant to section 403(a)(1)E) for fiscal years 2000 through 2006, a total of $6,000,000 shall be made available for the evaluation required by paragraph (6) of this subsection. "(B) AVAILABILITY.— "(i) GRANT FUNDS.-The amounts made pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii) shall remain available until the end of fiscal year 2005. "(ii) EVALUATION FUNDS.-The amounts made available pursuant to subparagraph (A)(iii) shall remain available until the end of fiscal year 2006.". (b) FUNDING.-Section 403(a)(1)(E) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(1)(E)) is amended by inserting ", and for fiscal years 2000 through 2006, such sums as are necessary to carry out section 403A" before the period. REARAGES.-Section 457(a)(2)(B)(iv) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 657(a)(2)(B)(iv)) is amended (1) by inserting "(except the last sentence of the clause)" after "this section"; and (2) by adding at the end the following: "Notwithstanding the preceding sentences of this clause, if the amount is collected on behalf of a family that includes a child of a participant in a project funded under section 403A and that has ceased to receive cash payments under a State program funded under section 403, and the amount so collected exceeds the amount that would otherwise be required to be paid to the family for the month in which collected, then the State may distribute the amount to the family, and the aggregate of the amounts otherwise required by this section to be paid by the State to the Federal Government shall be reduced by an amount equal to the State share of any amount so distributed.". (d) TANF MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT DETERMINATIONS TO BE MADE WITHOUT REGARD TO EXPENDITURES FOR PARENT PROGRAMS.-Section 409(a)(7)(B)(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(i)) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(V) EXCLUSION OF EXPENDITURES FOR PARENT PROGRAMS.-Such term does not include expenditures for any project for which funds are provided under section 403A.”. It was decided in the negative ....... Yeas .... 172 Nays Neal ... 253 ...... Moore Moran (VA) Morella Gutierrez Murtha Hastings (FL) Nadler Baldacci Hilliard Napolitano Oberstar (c) AUTHORITY TO STATES TO PASS THROUGH CHILD SUPPORT ARREARAGES COLLECTED THROUGH TAX REFUND INTERCEPT TO FAMILIES WHO HAVE CEASED TO RECEIVE CASH ASSISTANCE; FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT STATE SHARE OF SUCH PASSED THROUGH AR Rodriguez Rothman Roybal-Allard Rush Sanchez Sanders Sandlin Sawyer Schakowsky Scott Serrano Spratt Thompson (CA) Thurman Tierney Towns Udall (CO) Velazquez Weiner Wexler Weygand Mollohan Wise Woolsey Wu Edwards Engel Meek (FL) Meeks (NY) Menendez Fattah Minge Mink Weygand Woolsey Wu Wynn Ose Wicker NOES-238 Bono Brady (TX) Bryant Burr Burton Barcia Barr Berry Cannon Biggert Castle Bilbray Chabot Bilirakis Bishop Bliley Thurman Tierney Towns Turner Udall (CO) Udall (NM) Velazquez Vento Waters Watt (NC) Waxman Weiner Combest Condit Cook Cooksey Cox Crane DeMint Diaz-Balart So the amendment was not agreed to. The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, assumed the Chair. When Mr. PEASE, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 367, reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee. The previous question having been ordered by said resolution. The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, was agreed to: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) SHORT TITLE.-This Act may be cited as the "Fathers Count Act of 1999". (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.-The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I—FATHERHOOD GRANT Sec. 101. Fatherhood grants. TITLE II-FATHERHOOD PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE Sec. 201. Fatherhood projects of national significance. TITLE III-WELFARE-TO-WORK Sec. 301. Flexibility in eligibility for partici- Sec. 303. Certain grantees authorized to provide employment services directly. Sec. 304. Simplification and coordination of reporting requirements. Sec. 305. Use of State information to aid administration of welfare-to-work formula grant funds. TITLE IV-ALTERNATIVE PENALTY PROCEDURE RELATING TO STATE DISBURSEMENT UNITS Sec. 401. Alternative penalty procedure relating to State disbursement units. TITLE V-FINANCING PROVISIONS Sec. 501. Use of new hire information to assist in collection of defaulted student loans and grants. Sec. 502. Elimination of set-aside of portion of welfare-to-work funds for successful performance bonus. TITLE VI-MISCELLANEOUS Sec. 601. Change dates for evaluation. Sec. 602. Report on undistributed child support payments. Sec. 603. Sense of the Congress. Sec. 604. Additional funding for welfare evaluation study. Sec. 605. Training in child abuse and neglect proceedings. Sec. 606. Use of new hire information to assist in administration of unemployment compensation grams. pro Sec. 607. Immigration provisions. (a) IN GENERAL.-Part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601-619) is amended by inserting after section 403 the following: "SEC. 403A. FATHERHOOD PROGRAMS. "(a) PURPOSE. The purpose of this section is to make grants available to public and private entities for projects designed to "(1) promote marriage through counseling, mentoring, disseminating information about the advantages of marriage, enhancing relationship skills, teaching how to control aggressive behavior, and other methods; "(2) promote successful parenting through counseling, mentoring, disseminating information about good parenting practices including prepregnancy, family planning, training parents in money management, encouraging child support payments, encouraging regular visitation between fathers and their children, and other methods; and "(3) help fathers and their families avoid or leave cash welfare provided by the program under part A and improve their economic status by providing work first services, job search, job training, subsidized employment, career-advancing education, job retention, job enhancement, and other methods. "(b) FATHERHOOD GRANTS. "(1) APPLICATIONS.-An entity desiring a grant to carry out a project described in subsection (a) may submit to the Secretary an application that contains the following: "(A) A description of the project and how the project will be carried out. "(B) A description of how the project will address all three of the purposes of this section. "(C) A written commitment by the entity that the project will allow an individual to participate in the project only if the individual is "(i) a father of a child who is, or within the past 24 months has been, a recipient of assistance or services under a State program funded under this part; “(ii) a father, including an expectant or married father, whose income (net of courtordered child support) is less than 150 percent of the poverty line (as defined in section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, including any revision required by such section, applicable to a family of the size involved); or "(iii) a parent referred to in paragraph (3)(A)(iii). "(D) A written commitment by the entity that the entity will provide for the project, from funds obtained from non-Federal sources, amounts (including in-kind contributions) equal in value to— "(i) 20 percent of the amount of any grant made to the entity under this subsection; or "(ii) such lesser percentage as the Secretary deems appropriate (which shall be not less than 10 percent) of such amount, if the application demonstrates that there are circumstances that limit the ability of the entity to raise funds or obtain resources. "(E) A written commitment by the entity that the entity will make available to each individual participating in the project education about alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs and the effects of abusing such substances, and information about HIV/AIDS and its transmission. "(2) CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS BY INTERAGENCY PANELS. “(A) FIRST PANEL. "(i) ESTABLISHMENT.-There is established a panel to be known as the 'Fatherhood Grants Recommendations Panel' (in this subparagraph referred to as the 'Panel'). "(ii) MEMBERSHIP.— "(I) IN GENERAL.-The Panel shall be composed of 10 members, as follows: "(aa) Two members of the Panel shall be appointed by the Secretary. "(bb) Two members of the Panel shall be appointed by the Secretary of Labor. "(cc) Two members of the Panel shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives. "(dd) One member of the Panel shall be appointed by the ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives. "(ee) Two members of the Panel shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Senate. "(ff) One member of the Panel shall be appointed by the ranking minority member of the Committee on Finance of the Senate. "(II) QUALIFICATIONS.-An individual shall not be eligible to serve on the Panel unless the individual has experience in programs for fathers, programs for the poor, programs for children, program administration, or program research. "(III) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.-An individual shall not be eligible to serve on the Panel if such service would pose a conflict of interest for the individual. “(IV) TIMING OF APPOINTMENTS.-The appointment of members to the Panel shall be completed not later than March 1, 2000. "(iii) DUTIES. "(I) REVIEW AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON PROJECT APPLICATIONS.-The Panel shall review all applications submitted pursuant to paragraph (1), and make recommendations to the Secretary regarding which applicants should be awarded grants under this subsection, with due regard for the provisions of paragraph (3), but shall not recommend that a project be awarded such a grant if the ap plication describing the project does not attempt to meet the requirement of paragraph (1)(B). "(II) TIMING.-The Panel shall make such recommendations not later than September 1, 2000. "(iv) TERM OF OFFICE.-Each member appointed to the Panel shall serve for the life of the Panel. "(v) PROHIBITION ON COMPENSATION.-Members of the Panel may not receive pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on the Panel. "(vi) TRAVEL EXPENSES.-Each member of the Panel shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code. "(vii) MEETINGS.-The Panel shall meet as often as is necessary to complete the business of the Panel. "(viii) CHAIRPERSON.-The Chairperson of the Panel shall be designated by the Secretary at the time of appointment. "(ix) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.-The Secretary may detail any personnel of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor may detail any personnel of the Department of Labor to the Panel to assist the Panel in carrying out its duties under this subparagraph. "(x) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.-The Panel may secure directly from any department or agency of the United States information necessary to enable it to carry out this subparagraph. On request of the Chairperson of the Panel, the head of the department or agency shall furnish that information to the Panel. "(xi) MAILS.-The Panel may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and agencies of the United States. "(xii) TERMINATION.-The Panel shall terminate on September 1, 2000. "(B) SECOND PANEL.— "(i) ESTABLISHMENT.-Effective January 1, 2001, there is established a panel to be known as the 'Fatherhood Grants Recommendations Panel' (in this subparagraph referred to as the 'Panel'). "(ii) MEMBERSHIP. "(I) IN GENERAL.-The Panel shall be composed of 10 members, as follows: "(aa) Two members of the Panel shall be appointed by the Secretary. "(bb) Two members of the Panel shall be appointed by the Secretary of Labor. "(cc) Two members of the Panel shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives. "(dd) One member of the Panel shall be appointed by the ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives. "(ee) Two members of the Panel shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Senate. "(ff) One member of the Panel shall be appointed by the ranking minority member of the Committee on Finance of the Senate. "(II) QUALIFICATIONS.-An individual shall not be eligible to serve on the Panel unless the individual has experience in programs for fathers, programs for the poor, programs for children, program administration, or program research. "(III) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.-An individual shall not be eligible to serve on the Panel if such service would pose a conflict of interest for the individual. “(IV) TIMING OF APPOINTMENTS.-The appointment of members to the Panel shall be completed not later than March 1, 2001. "(iii) DUTIES.— "(I) REVIEW AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON PROJECT APPLICATIONS.-The Panel shall review all applications submitted pursuant to paragraph (1), and make recommendations |