,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fee  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #ac1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,joyce 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,fudge1  
and ,ms4 ,kaptur7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,financial ,services  
,a ,,bill  ,to authorize ,states to use 
assistance provided under the ,hardest  
,hit ,fund program of the ,department of
 the ,treasury to demolish blighted     
structures1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,use of ,hardest ,hit ,fund amounts for
 demolition activities ,notwithstanding 
any provision of title ,i of the        
,emergency ,economic ,stabilization ,act
 of #bjjh 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #ebaa et seq471
 any regulation1 guidance1 order1 or    
other directive of the ,secretary of the
 ,treasury1 or any agreement 7or        
amendment thereto7 entered into under   
the ,hardest ,hit ,fund program of the  
,secretary under such title ,i1 any     
amounts of assistance that have been1 or
 are1 allocated for or provided to a    

,state or ,state agency through the     
,hardest ,hit ,fund program may be used1
 without limitation1 to demolish        
blighted structures4