Fathers Count Act of 1999 (Introduced in the House)

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H.R.3073

Fathers Count Act of 1999 (Introduced in the House)

 TITLE II--FATHERHOOD PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE

SEC. 201. FATHERHOOD PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.

Section 403A of the Social Security Act, as added by title I of this Act, 
is amended by adding at the end the following:

`(c) FATHERHOOD PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE-

`(1) NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE- The Secretary shall award a $5,000,000 grant 
to a nationally recognized, nonprofit fatherhood promotion organization 
with at least 4 years of experience in designing and disseminating a 
national public education campaign, including the production and 
successful placement of television, radio, and print public service 
announcements which promote the importance of responsible fatherhood, and 
with at least 4 years experience providing consultation and training to 
community-based organizations interested in implementing fatherhood 
outreach, support, or skill development programs with an emphasis on 
promoting married fatherhood as the ideal, to--

`(A) develop, promote, and distribute to interested States, local 
governments, public agencies, and private nonprofit organizations, 
including charitable and religious organizations, a media campaign that 
encourages the appropriate involvement of both parents in the life of any 
child of the parents, and encourages such organizations to develope or 
sponsor programs that specifically address the issue of responsible 
fatherhood and the advantages conferred on children by marriage;

`(B) develop a national clearinghouse to assist States, communities, and 
private entities in efforts to promote and support marriage and 
responsible fatherhood by collecting, evaluating, and making available 
(through the Internet and by other means) to all interested parties, 
information regarding media campaigns and fatherhood programs;

`(C) develop and distribute materials that are for use by entities 
described in subparagraph (A) or (B) and that help young adults manage 
their money, develop the knowledge and skills needed to promote 
successful marriages, plan for future expenditures and investments, and 
plan for retirement;

`(D) develop and distribute materials that are for use by entities 
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) and that list all the sources of 
public support for education and training that are available to young 
adults, including government spending programs as well as benefits under 
Federal and State tax laws.

`(2) MULTICITY FATHERHOOD PROJECTS-

`(A) IN GENERAL- The Secretary shall award a $5,000,000 grant to each of 
2 nationally recognized nonprofit fatherhood promotion organizations 
which meet the requirements of subparagraph (B), at least 1 of which 
organizations meets the requirement of subparagraph (C).

`(B) REQUIREMENTS- The requirements of this subparagraph are the 
following:

`(i) The organization must have several years of experience in designing 
and conducting programs that meet the purposes described in paragraph (1).

`(ii) The organization must have experience in simultaneously conducting 
such programs in more than 1 major metropolitan area and in coordinating 
such programs with local government agencies and private, nonprofit 
agencies, including State or local agencies responsible for conducting 
the program under part D and Workfore Investment Boards.

`(iii) The organization must submit to the Secretary an application that 
meets all the conditions applicable to the organization under this 
section and that provides for projects to be conducted in 3 major 
metropolitan areas.

`(C) USE OF MARRIED COUPLES TO DELIVER SERVICES IN THE INNER CITY- The 
requirement of this subparagraph is that the organization has extensive 
experience in using married couples to deliver program services in the 
inner city.



 

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