Federal Assistance Improvement Act of 1981

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Federal Assistance Improvement Act of 1981 - Title I: Consolidation of Federal Assistance Programs - Directs the President: (1) to examine Federal assistance programs periodically to determine if consolidation of any such programs is necessary or desirable; and (2) upon making such a determination, to transmit to Congress a plan for consolidating functionally related programs. Requires that such a plan: (1) designate a single agency to administer the plan and the consolidated programs; (2) specify the terms and conditions under which such programs will be administered; (3) expire no later than six years after its enactment; and (4) include a message describing the difference between the terms and conditions of the programs before and after consolidation, and assessing the plan's effects on the costs of implementing the programs. Prohibits a consolidation plan from: (1) consolidating programs which are not functionally related; (2) designating as an administering agency any agency that did not administer one of the programs to be consolidated; (3) expanding the number or groups of persons eligible for assistance; or (4) excluding any person or group who would otherwise be eligible f…