Responsibilities of the Departments of Commerce and Veterans Affairs and the Small Business Administration With Respect to Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Headline: Departments Must Create Centers to Support Faith-Based and Community Organizations
What it does: Agencies must establish Centers to identify and remove barriers and expand participation of faith-based and community organizations, and report to the White House within 180 days.
- Creates Centers at Commerce, Veterans Affairs, and Small Business agencies.
- Requires agency audits to find and fix barriers to community group participation.
- Mandates first report within 180 days and annual reporting to the White House.
Summary
This order requires the Secretaries of Commerce and Veterans Affairs and the head of the Small Business Administration to create Centers for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives in their agencies, each led by a director with staff and resources, to begin within 45 days. The Centers must audit agency rules and practices to identify and remove regulatory and contracting barriers, propose pilot programs, and improve outreach, including web resources.
Each Center must report to the President through the White House within 180 days and then annually, including measurable goals and progress.
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