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[CITE: 42USC12314]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
   CHAPTER 127--COORDINATED SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES
 
SUBCHAPTER I--ESTABLISHMENT OF ADMINISTRATION AND AWARDING OF GRANTS FOR 
                                PROGRAMS
 
         Part A--Administration on Children, Youth, and Families
 
Sec. 12314. Federal Council on Children, Youth, and Families


(a) Establishment

    There is established a Federal Council on Children, Youth, and 
Families.

(b) Number of members

    The Council shall be composed of 18 members to be appointed in 
accordance with subsection (d) of this section.

(c) Term of membership

    Each member of the Council shall serve for a 3-year term without 
regard to title 5.

(d) Appointment of members

                           (1) In general

        The Council shall be composed of--
            (A) six members who posess \1\ such skills and 
        qualifications so as to be representative of--
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                (i) rural and urban populations; and
                (ii) national organizations with an interest in young 
            individuals, families, early childhood development, 
            elementary and secondary education, business, labor, 
            minorities, and the general public;

            (B) six members who are representatives of public, State or 
        local agencies that serve children, youth and their families and 
        include representatives of child welfare and child mental health 
        agencies; and
            (C) six members who are cabinet-level representatives of 
        Federal agencies that have responsibility for programs relating 
        to children, youth and families.

                         (2) Age of members

        At least one of the individuals appointed to the Council under 
    paragraph (1)(A) shall be under the age of 21 at the time of such 
    appointment.

                      (3) Appointing authority

        Of the members of the Council who are appointed under paragraph 
    (1)--
            (A) six of the members described under subparagraphs (A) and 
        (B) shall be appointed by the President pro tempore of the 
        Senate on the recommendation of the Majority and Minority 
        Leaders of the Senate;
            (B) six of the members described under subparagraphs (A) and 
        (B) shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
        Representatives on the recommendation of the Majority and 
        Minority Leaders of the House of Representatives; and
            (C) the members described under subparagraph (C) shall be 
        appointed by the President.

(e) Vacancy

                         (1) Filling vacancy

        A vacancy on the Council shall be filled in the same manner in 
    which the original appointment was made.

                       (2) Powers of board \2\
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        A vacancy on the Council shall not affect the powers of the 
    Council.

                       (3) Term of appointment

        A member of the Council who is appointed to fill a vacancy 
    occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the 
    predecessor of such member was appointed shall be appointed only for 
    the remainder of such term.

(f) Reappointment

    Each member of the Council shall be eligible for reappointment to 
the Council.

(g) Expiration of term

    Each member of the Council may serve after the expiration of the 
term of membership until the successor of such member has taken office.

(h) Travel expenses

    Each member of the Council, while serving on business of the Council 
away from the home or regular place of business of such member, may be 
allowed subsistence in the same manner as the expenses authorized by 
section 5703 of title 5 for individuals in the Government service 
employed intermittently.

(i) Chairperson

    The President shall designate the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services to serve as the Chairperson of the Council. In the event that 
the Secretary chooses to designate the functions of Chairperson under 
this subsection, such designation may only be made to the Commissioner.

(j) Meetings

    Not less than once during each 6-month period, the Chairperson of 
the Council shall call a meeting of the Council.

(k) Duties of Council

    The Council shall--
        (1) advise and assist the President on matters relating to the 
    special needs of young individuals;
        (2) review, evaluate, and inventory on a continuing basis 
    Federal policies, programs and other activities affecting young 
    individuals that are conducted or assisted by all Federal 
    departments and agencies for the purpose of appraising the value and 
    the impact of such policies, programs, and activities on the lives 
    of young individuals, and of identifying duplication of services for 
    young individuals and the families of such individuals;
        (3) make recommendations to the President, the Secretary, the 
    Commissioner, the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of 
    Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of 
    the Senate concerning changes in such policies and programs that can 
    streamline services, reduce duplication of services and encourage 
    the coordination of services provided to young individuals and the 
    families of such individuals at the State and local level;
        (4) provide public forums, including public hearings, 
    conferences, workshops, and other meetings, for discussing and 
    publicizing the problems and needs of young individuals and 
    obtaining information relating to such individuals;
        (6) \3\ identify program regulations, practices, and eligibility 
    requirements that impede coordination and collaboration and make 
    recommendations for their modifications or elimination; and
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        (7) develop recommendations for creating jointly funded 
    programs, unified assessments, eligibility, and application 
    procedures, and confidentiality protections that facilitate 
    information sharing.

(l) Staff

    The Chairperson shall appoint staff personnel to assist the 
Chairperson in carrying out the duties required under subsection (k) of 
this section.

(m) Information and assistance

    The head of each Federal department and agency shall make available 
to the Chairperson such information and other assistance as the 
Chairperson may require to carry out the duties required under 
subsection (k) of this section.

(n) Reports

                   (1) Submission to the President

        In fiscal year 1992 and each fiscal year thereafter, the 
    Chairperson shall prepare and submit--
            (A) interim reports as the Chairperson considers to be 
        appropriate; and
            (B) an annual report of the findings and recommendations of 
        the Council concerning the matters described in paragraphs (2) 
        and (3) of subsection (k) of this section;

    to the President not later than March 31 of each year.

                (2) Review and submission to Congress

        (A) Comments and recommendations

            The President may make comments and recommendations 
        concerning reports submitted under paragraph (1).

        (B) Submission to Congress

            The President shall submit such comments, recommendations, 
        and reports to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House 
        of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human 
        Resources of the Senate.

(o) Authorization of appropriation

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$200,000 for each of the fiscal years 1995 through 1998.

(p) Termination

    The Council shall terminate on September 30, 1998.

(Pub. L. 101-501, title IX, Sec. 918, Nov. 3, 1990, 104 Stat. 1265; Pub. 
L. 103-252, title IV, Sec. 402(a), May 18, 1994, 108 Stat. 672.)


                               Amendments

    1994--Subsec. (k)(6), (7). Pub. L. 103-252, Sec. 402(a)(1), added 
pars. (6) and (7).
    Subsec. (o). Pub. L. 103-252, Sec. 402(a)(2), substituted ``1995 
through 1998'' for ``1991 through 1994''.
    Subsec. (p). Pub. L. 103-252, Sec. 402(a)(3), substituted ``1998'' 
for ``1995''.

                         Change of Name

    Committee on Education and Labor of House of Representatives treated 
as referring to Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities of 
House of Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a 
note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress. Committee on 
Economic and Educational Opportunities of House of Representatives 
changed to Committee on Education and the Workforce of House of 
Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Fifth Congress, 
Jan. 7, 1997.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 12302 of this title.
