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HRD-84-82 1 (1984-09-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabeui0001 and id is 1 raw text is: )~ I BReprt MTo The C(NeAL Report To The Congress Federal Agencies' Block Grant Civil Rights Enforcement Efforts: A Status Report Thil Orinibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 consolidated Mumrierotis federal categorical assistance programs into nine block grants The legislation shifted primary administrative responsibility for the grants to the states, and it provided states with broad programmiatic and administrative authority, However, federal civil rights protections applicable to block grant programs are contained in existinq civil rights statutes as well as in specific provisions of the Reconciliation Act, and unlike other dimensions of block grant administration, civil rights enforcement responsibilities have not been delegated to states, The federal agencies that administer the block grants- -Education, HHS, and HUD-remain responsible for enforcing the applicable civil rights provisions. With the exception of implementing specific Reconciliation Act provisions, such as sex and religious nondiscrim- ination protections, these agencies generally are applying the same civil rights enforcement policies and procedures to block grant pro- grams and to categorical programs. However, HHS is planning a pilot study to increase state involvement, and HUD has assigned states primary responsibility for direct oversight of entities funded by states. Before 1984, none of the agencies had conducted civil rights com- pliance reviews or compliant investigations focused on the block programs. Consequently, the agencies had not identified recipient compliance problems or encountered enforcement difficulties related to block grants, Therefore, GAO could not draw conclusions about civil rights compliance or enforcement problems in the block grant progrms. U /1% .. . . . ,..... 125397 GAO/HRD-84-82 SEPTEMBER 28, 1984