,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bhjh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #i1 #bjah 
,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself and ,mr4      
,warner7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and  
,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to         
authorize community development block   
grants for providing tools1 equipment1  
and other resources4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,tools   
,on ,our ,local ,streets to             
,rehabilitate ,communities ,act or the  
,,tools to ,rehabilitate ,communities   
,act4  #b4 ,strengthening community     
development partnerships with nonprofit 
organizations ,section #aje7;a7 of the  
,housing and ,community ,development    
,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecje7;a77 
is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph          
7#be77;,d71 by striking and at the end2 
7#b7 in paragraph 7#bf71 by striking the
 period at the end and inserting 2 and2 
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      

following3  7#bg7 creating or           
strengthening partnerships with         
nonprofit organizations that provide    
tools1 equipment1 or other resources to 
other nonprofit or volunteer            
organizations assisting in the          
completion of a community development1  
revitalization1 or rehabilitation       
project authorized under this           
subsection4  4  #c4 ,increasing         
awareness ,for each fiscal year         
beginning after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,housing  
and ,urban ,development shall provide   
notice to grant applicants and awardees 
under section #ajc of the ,housing and  
,community ,development ,act of #aigd   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjc7 that awards       
provided under title ,i of such ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecja et seq47 may be    
used to create or strengthen            
partnerships with nonprofit             
organizations that provide tools1       
equipment1 or other resources to other  
nonprofit or volunteer organizations    

that assist in the completion of a      
community development1 revitalization1  
or rehabilitation project authorized    
under such section #ajc4  #d4           
,identifying opportunities to increase  
access to community development         
partnerships with non-profit            
organization ,not later than the end of 
the first fiscal year beginning after   
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of ,housing and ,urban       
,development shall issue a report       
discussing--  7#a7 opportunities in     
existence as of the date of the report  
for ,federal1 ,state1 and local         
governments to partner with nonprofit   
organizations to complete community     
development1 revitalization1 and        
rehabilitation projects under title ,i  
of the ,housing and ,community          
,development ,act of #aigd 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #ecja et seq472 and  7#b7     
existing barriers and challenges with   
respect to those projects4