,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #iga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,march #e1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,paulsen 7for himself and ,mr4         
,mc,henry7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,financial ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to prohibit the sale or trade  
to another community of community       
development block grant award amounts4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,ensuring ,proper ,community    
,investments ,act of #bjac4  #b4        
,prohibition on sale or trade of        
,community ,development ,block ,grant   
awards  7a7 ,prohibition ,section #aje  
of the ,housing and ,community          
,development ,act of #aigd 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #ecje7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following new subsection3  
7i7 ,prohibition on sale or trade of    
awards ,a metropolitan city1 urban      
county1 unit of general local           
government1 or ,indian tribe1 or insular
 area that receives a grant of amounts  

under this title from the ,secretary or 
through a ,state allocation pursuant to 
section #ajf7;d7 may not sell1 trade1 or
 otherwise transfer all or any portion  
of such amounts to or for any other     
metropolitan city1 urban county1 unit of
 general local government1 ,indian tribe
 or insular area4  4  7b7 ,regulations  
,the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban  
,development shall issue any regulations
 necessary to carry out section #aje7;i7
 of the ,housing and ,community         
,development ,act of #aigd1 as added by 
the amendment made by subsection 7a7 of 
this section1 not later than the        
expiration of the #ij-;day period       
beginning on the date of the enactment  
of this ,act4