,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,july #aa1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,fattah 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,turner1
 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,barletta1 ,mr4  
,brady of ,pennsylvania1 and ,mr4       
,gibson7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,financial ,services      
,,resolution  ,supporting the goals and 
ideals of the ,community ,development   
,block ,grant program4  ,whereas the    
,community ,development ,block ,grant   
7,,cdbg7 program is a ,federal program  
administered by the ,department of      
,housing and ,urban ,development and    
provides direct grants to ,states and   
local governments for the purposes of   
economic and community development2     
,whereas the ,,cdbg program was         
established under title ,i of the       
,housing and ,community ,development    
,act of #aigd2 ,whereas this grant      
program was signed into law by          
,president ,gerald ,r4 ,ford on ,august 

#bb1 #aigd1 and is among the longest    
running grant programs in our ,nation's 
history2 ,whereas this grant program    
assists more than #a1bjj ,state and     
local governments each year2 ,whereas   
this grant program allows grantees      
flexibility in tackling unique and      
complex challenges facing their         
communities2 ,whereas the ,,cdbg program
 has invested over #ade billion in      
urban1 suburban1 and rural economies    
since its inception2 ,whereas ,,cdbg    
funding is used to leverage other funds 
from the private sector1 non-profit     
organizations1 and ,state and local     
governments2 ,whereas every ,,cdbg      
dollar invested in communities          
leverages1 on average1 #d4jg in other   
funds2 ,whereas between fiscal years    
#bjje and #bjac this program has created
 or retained approximately #ccj1ejj     
jobs2 ,whereas the ,,cdbg program has   
funded public improvements benefitting  
,states and local communities2 ,whereas 
between fiscal years #bjje and #bjac1   

the ,,cdbg program provided public      
services to over #ajj million people and
 assisted more than #a million          
households2 ,whereas the ,,cdbg program 
has been used to assist communities in  
the aftermath of natural disasters and  
in the midst of economic crises2 and    
,whereas the ,,cdbg program provides the
 largest amount of ,federal assistance  
to ,state and local governments for     
development efforts3 ,now1 therefore1 be
 it  ,that the ,house of                
,representatives--  7#a7 supports the   
goals and ideals of the ,community      
,development ,block ,grant program1 now 
in its #djth year of continuous service2
  7#b7 recognizes the benefits the      
,,cdbg program has provided to urban1   
suburban1 and rural communities2 and    
7#c7 acknowledges the importance of this
 ,federal grant program to ,states and  
local communities throughout the ,united
 ,states4