,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhfc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #cj1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,payne 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cartwright1 
,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,scott
 of ,virginia1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 
,fudge1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 and ,ms4 ,kelly of
 ,illinois7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,financial ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend the ,riegle ,community
 ,development and ,regulatory           
,improvement ,act of #aiid to provide   
assistance to small businesses providing
 low-income individuals with green jobs1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,growing ,responsible ,energy ,efficient
 ,neighborhoods ,jobs ,act of #bjac or  
the ,,green ,jobs ,act of #bjac 4  #b4  
,small business green jobs initiative   
,section #ajh of the ,community         
,development ,banking and ,financial    
,institutions ,act of #aiid 7#ab        
,u4,s4,c4 #dgjg7 is amended by adding at

 the end the following3  7i7 ,small     
business green jobs initiative  7#a7    
,assistance ,financial assistance and   
technical assistance made available     
under this subtitle may be used by      
community development financial         
institutions to develop or support small
 businesses that provide low-income     
individuals located in low-income       
communities with green jobs4  7#b7      
,limitation ,with respect to a          
particular fiscal year1 the ,fund may   
not provide more than--  7,a7 #b1jjj1jjj
 in financial assistance under this     
subsection2 and  7,b7 #ajj1jjj in       
technical assistance under this         
subsection4  7#c7 ,definitions ,for     
purposes of this subsection3  7,a7      
,green jobs ,the term green jobs means  
jobs that--  7i7 aim to protect or      
restore ecosystems and biodiversity2    
7ii7 reduce energy1 materials1 and water
 consumption through high efficiency    
strategies2  7iii7 reduce greenhouse gas
 emissions and other pollutants2  7iv7  

minimize or altogether avoid generation 
of all forms of waste and pollution2 or 
7v7 increase the use of energy          
generation systems such as solar1 fuel  
cells1 natural gas1 and micro turbines4 
7,b7 ,low-income community ,the term    
low-income community means a contiguous 
area--  7i7 located within--  7,i7 a    
single county with a population1 as     
determined by the most recent census    
data available1 of--  7aa7 at least     
#d1jjj1 if any of the portion of the    
area is located within a ,metropolitan  
,area with a population of #ej1jjj2 or  
7bb7 a population of at least #a1jjj1 in
 any other case2 or  7,,ii7 an ,indian  
reservation2  7ii7 at least #cj percent 
of the population of which have incomes 
that are less than the poverty          
threshold1 as published by the ,bureau  
of the ,census in the most recent       
decennial census for which data is      
available2 and  7iii7 in which the      
unemployment rate is at least #a4e times
 greater than the national average1 as  

determined by the ,bureau of ,labor     
,statistics' most recent data4  7,c7    
,small business ,the term small business
 means a business that meets the        
criteria for a small business concern   
established by the ,small ,business     
,administration under section #c7;a7 of 
the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
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