House Bill Introduced: "Fathers Count Act of 1999"

Item from the Smart Marriages Archive, reproduced in the Divorce Statistics Collectio n

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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