,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bjee ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #c1 #bjai,mr4 ,clyburn 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,rochester1 ,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland1 ,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,cleaver1 ,mr4 ,cox of ,california1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mrs4 ,demings1 ,mr4 ,michael ,f4 ,doyle of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,gomez1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4 ,horsford1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,langevin1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 ,mr4 ,mc,eachin1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,omar1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,ms4 ,plaskett1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,mr4 ,richmond1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,ms4 ,sewell of ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 and ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure1 and in addition to the ,committees on the ,judiciary1 ,energy and ,commerce1 ,education and ,labor1 ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology1 ,agriculture1 ,foreign ,affairs1 ,financial ,services1 and ,natural ,resources1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to provide an increased allocation of funding under certain programs for assistance in persistent poverty counties1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as ,an ,act ,targeting ,resources to ,communities in ,need4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,development program ,the term development program means any of the following programs1 offices1 or appropriations accounts3 7,a7 ,any program administered by the ,office of ,rural ,development of the ,department of ,agriculture4 7,b7 ,the ,appalachian ,regional ,commission4 7,c7 ,department of ,commerce1 ,economic ,development ,administration1 ,economic ,development ,assistance ,programs4 7,d7 ,the ,delta ,regional ,authority4 7,e7 ,the ,denali ,commission4 7,f7 ,any training or employment services program administered by the ,employment and ,training ,administration of the ,department of ,labor4 7,g7 ,department of ,health and ,human ,services1 ,health ,resources and ,services ,administration4 7,h7 ,environmental ,protection ,agency1 ,state and ,tribal ,assistance ,grants4 7,i7 ,department of ,commerce1 ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology1 ,construction4 7,j7 ,any program under the ,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency ,prevention ,act of #aigd 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #aaaa et seq474 7,k7 ,the ,edward ,byrne ,memorial ,justice ,assistance ,grant ,program under subpart #a of part ,e of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaea et seq474 7,l7 ,a victim services programs for victims of trafficking1 as authorized by section #ajg7;b77#b7 of ,public ,law #ajf-chf4 7,m7 ,any program authorized under the ,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,reauthorization ,act of #bjje4 7,n7 ,any program authorized under the ,violence ,against ,women ,reauthorization ,act of #bjac4 7,o7 ,paul ,coverdell ,forensic ,sciences ,improvement ,grants under part ,,bb of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajefa et seq474 7,p7 ,,dna-related and forensic programs and activities grants under part ,x of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajeaa et seq474 7,q7 ,a grant program for community-based sexual assault response reform grants under part ,t of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajdda;et seq474 7,r7 ,the court-appointed special advocate program1 as authorized by section #bag of the ,crime ,control ,act of #aiij 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcbc74 7,s7 ,a program under subtitle ,c of title ,,ii of the ,second ,chance ,act of #bjjg 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #fjeda et seq474 7,t7 ,the ,,cops ,,on ,,the ,,beat program under part ,q of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcha et seq474 7,u7 ,the ,comprehensive ,opioid ,abuse ,grant ,program under part ,,ll of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgja et seq474 7,v7 ,a grant under section #bbjeca of title #cf1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,w7 ,the program authorized under ,part ,,aa of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajeea et seq474 7,x7 ,department of ,transportation1 ,office of the ,secretary1 ,nationally ,significant ,freight and ,highway ,projects4 7,y7 ,department of ,transportation1 ,office of the ,secretary1 ,national ,infrastructure ,investments4 7,z7 ,department of ,transportation1 ,federal ,transit ,administration1 ,bus and ,bus ,facilities ,infrastructure ,investment ,program4 7,,aa7 ,department of ,transportation1 ,federal ,transit ,administration1 ,capital ,investment ,grants ,program4 7,,bb7 ,any program of the ,department of the ,treasury relating to ,community ,development ,financial ,institutions 7within the meaning of section #ajc of the ,community ,development ,banking and ,financial ,institutions ,act of #aiid 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #dgjb774 7,,cc7 ,the ,southeast ,crescent ,regional ,commission4 7,,dd7 ,the ,northern ,border ,regional ,commission4 7,,ee7 ,the ,southwest ,border ,regional ,commission4 7,,ff7 ,the ,northern ,great ,plains ,regional ,authority4 7,,gg7 ,the ,fair ,housing ,initiatives ,program under section #efa of the ,housing and ,community ,development ,act of #aihg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfaf;a74 7,,hh7 ,the grant program under section #dfaa of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gbfa74 7#b7 ,persistent poverty county ,the term persistent poverty county means any county with a poverty rate of at least #bj percent1 as determined in each of the #aiij and #bjjj decennial censuses1 and in the ,bureau of the ,census's ,small ,area ,income and ,poverty ,estimates for the most recent year for which the estimates are available4 7#c7 ,high-poverty area ,the term high-poverty area means a census tract with a poverty rate of at least #bj percent during the #e years most recently ending before the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #c4 #aj-bj-cj formula for persistent poverty counties ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the entity responsible for administering a development program shall use not less than #aj percent of the amounts made available in any appropriations ,act for the program for any of fiscal years #bjai through #bjbh1 in persistent poverty counties1 if the entity is otherwise authorized to do so4 #d4 ,targeting high-poverty census tracts 7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the entity responsible for administering a development program shall use not less than the amount described in subsection 7b7 of the amounts made available in any appropriations ,act for the program for any of fiscal years #bjai through #bjbh1 for projects in high-poverty areas1 if the entity is otherwise authorized to do so4 7b7 ,amount described ,the amount described in this subsection with respect to a program is an amount equal to the sum of-- 7#a7 the average percentage of ,federal assistance awarded under the program in the #c fiscal years most recently ending before the date of the enactment of this ,act that were used for projects in high-poverty areas2 plus 7#b7 #e percent of the average total ,federal loan and grant funds awarded under the program in the #c fiscal years referred to in paragraph 7#a74 7c7 ,report to ,congress ,if an entity responsible for administering a development program determines that the provision of benefits under the program in a particular census tract actually benefits individuals predominantly living in other census tracts1 then the entity shall1 within #c months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 inform the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget and the ,congress that it would be more appropriate to track the provision of benefits under the program based on the census tracts in which the individuals who actually receive the benefits reside and on whether the benefits serve individuals who reside in predominantly low-income census tracts4 #e4 ,failure to use funds ,if the entity responsible for administering a development program does not comply with section #d with respect to the program for a fiscal year1 the entity shall submit to the ,congress a report that describes how the entity plans to do so in the next fiscal year4 #f4 ,report to congress ,within #f months after the end of fiscal year #bjai and within #f months after the end of each fiscal year thereafter1 the entity responsible for administering each development program shall submit to the ,congress a progress report on the implementation of this ,act with respect to the development program4