,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bhch  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ba1 #bjaf ,mr4 
,vitt] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,small ,bus9ess & ,entrepr5eur%ip  ,a   
,,bill  ,to improve ! ,h,u,b,zone       
program4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,small ,bus9ess ,trans=m+  
,am]ica's ,regions ,act ( #bjaf4  #b4   
,modification to ! ,h,u,b,zone program  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #c7p7 ( ! ,small  
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7p77 is
 am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7--  7,a7 9 
subp>agraph 7,e71 by /rik+ or at ! end2 
7,b7 by r$esignat+ subp>agraph 7,f7 z   
subp>agraph 7,g72 &  7,c7 by ins]t+ aft]
 subp>agraph 7,e7 ! foll[+3  7,f7 ano!r 
qualifi$ area designat$ by !            
,adm9i/rator "u section #ca7;d72 or  2 &
  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#d77;,c71 by /rik+   
until ! lat] ( & all t foll[s & ins]t+ =
 ! #g-ye> p]iod foll[+ ! date on :i* !  
c5sus tract or nonmetropolitan c\nty    
ceas$ to be s qualifi$44  7b7           

,applicability ,! am5dm5t made by       
subsection 7a77#b7 %all apply to any    
c5sus tract t becomes a r$esignat$ area 
"u section #c7p77#d77;,c7 ( ! ,small    
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4            
#fcb7p77#d77;,c77 on or aft] ! date (   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7c7 ,o!r qualifi$ 
areas ,section #ca ( ! ,small ,bus9ess  
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #feg;a7 is am5d$--  
7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsection 7d7 z     
subsection 7e72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]  
subsection 7c7 ! foll[+3  7d7 ,o!r      
qualifi$ areas  7#a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
subsection--  7,a7 ! t]m gov]nor means !
 *ief executive ( a ,/ate2 &  7,b7 ! t]m
 ,/ate means ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 !   
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? (  
,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,virg9 ,isl&s1 ,guam1 ! 
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1
 & ,am]ican ,samoa4  7#b7 ,designation  
,a gov]nor may petition ! ,adm9i/rator  
to designate #a or m c5sus tracts 9 !   
,/ate ( ! gov]nor z a ,h,u,b,zone if ea*
 tract--  7,a7 has a m$ian h\sehold     
income t is less ?an #gj p]c5t ( ! m$ian

 h\sehold income ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! tract
 is locat$ bas$ on ! mo/ rec5t data     
available f ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus2  7,b7 
has an unemploym5t rate t is n less ?an 
#abj p]c5t ( ! av]age unemploym5t rate (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates or ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* !   
tract is locat$1 :i*ev] is less1 bas$ on
 ! mo/ rec5t data available f !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,labor2 or  7,c7 meets o!r  
crit]ia det]m9$ by ! ,adm9i/rator4  7#c7
 ,petition ,) respect to a petition     
submitt$ by a gov]nor to ! ,adm9i/rator 
"u p>agraph 7#b7--  7,a7 ! gov]nor may  
submit n m ?an #a petition 9 a fiscal   
ye> unless ! ,adm9i/rator det]m9es t an 
additional petition f ! ,/ate ( !       
gov]nor is appropriate2  7,b7 ! gov]nor 
may n submit a petition = m ?an #cj     
p]c5t ( ! total numb] ( c5sus tracts 9 !
 ,/ate ( ! gov]nor2 &  7,c7 if !        
,adm9i/rator grants ! petition &        
designates #a or m c5sus tracts z a     
,h,u,b,zone1 ! gov]nor %all1 n less     
frequ5tly ?an annually1 submit data to !
 ,adm9i/rator c]tify+ t ea* c5sus tract 

cont9ues to meet ! crit]ia e/abli%+ !   
eligibility ( ! tract "u ! ,h,u,b,zone  
program4  7#d7 ,process ,! ,adm9i/rator 
%all e/abli% proc$ures to-- 7,a7 ensure 
t ! ,adm9i/ration accepts petitions "u  
p>agraph 7#b7 f all ,/ates ea* fiscal   
ye>2 &  7,b7 provide te*nical assi/ance1
 be=e ! fil+ ( a petition "u p>agraph   
7#b71 to a gov]nor :o is int]e/$ 9 fil+ 
su* a petition4  4