,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bcij  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bi1 #bjai,mr4 
,ryan 7= himself & ,mr4 ,mc,kinley7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a 
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+
 & ,urban ,developm5t to make grants to 
,/ates = use to elim9ate blight & assi/ 
9 neighborhood revitalization1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,clean ,up ,our            
,neighborhoods ,act ( #bjai4  #b4       
,blight elim9ation & neighborhood       
revitalization grants  7a7 ,au?ority ,! 
,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t  
may make grants "u ?is section1 on a    
competitive basis1 to ,/ates = use =    
eligible activities "u subsection       
7c77#a7 design$ to elim9ate blight &    
promote neighborhood revitalization4    
7b7 ,use 9 ,new ,m>ket ,tax ,cr$it areas
 ,am\nts f a grant "u ?is section may be
 us$ only to c>ry out eligible          
activities "u subsection 7c77#a7 )9     

l[-income communities1 z su* t]m if     
def9$ 9 subsection 7g74  7c7 ,eligible  
activities  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,am\nts f a   
grant "u ?is section may be us$ only = !
 foll[+ activities3 7,a7 ,demolition1   
cle>ance1 & removal ( blight$ /ructures4
  7,b7 ,bo>d+ ( vacant prop]ties &      
blight$ /ructures4  7,c7 ,decon/ruction 
( /ructures4  7,d7 ,removal ( wa/e &    
site cle>ance & vacant l& managem5t4    
7,e7 ,/abilization activities 9         
connection ) provid+ vacant1 op5 gre5   
space = ! purpose ( public access &     
r$evelopm5t1 includ+ gre5+ projects1 &  
associat$ ma9t5ance activities1 includ+ 
m[+4  7,f7 ,r5ovation ( exi/+ /ructures1
 except t n m ?an #cj p]c5t ( any grant 
"u ?is section may be us$ = su*         
activities4  7#b7 ,use ( am\nts by local
 gov]nm5ts ,a grantee ,/ate may use     
am\nts f a grant "u ?is ,act to c>ry out
 eligible activities "u p>agraph 7#a7 or
 may provide su* am\nts to l& banks or  
units ( g5]al local gov]nm5t )9 ! ,/ate 
^: jurisdictions include l[-income      

communities = use to c>ry out su*       
eligible activities )9 su* l[-income    
communities4  7#c7 ,priority = l& banks 
,9 areas :]e l& banks exi/1 a grantee   
,/ate %all give priority1 9 ! use (     
am\nts f a grant "u ?is ,act1 to        
eligible activities t w be c>ri$ out by 
l& banks1 9 accordance ) su* requirem5ts
 z ! ,secret>y %all e/abli%4  7d7 ,mat*+
 requirem5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y 
%all require ea* ,/ate t receives a     
grant "u ?is section to contribute1 t[>d
 c>ry+ out ! plan = ! ,/ate "u          
subsection 7e77#b71 an am\nt ( mat*+    
funds f non-,f$]al s\rces t is equal to 
or great] ?an #ae p]c5t ( ! am\nt ( !   
grant4  7#b7 ,use ( sale proce$s ,any   
proce$s f sales ( prop]ties r5ovat$     
pursuant to subsection 7c77#a77;,f7 may 
be c\nt$ t[>d compliance ) ! requirem5t 
"u p>agraph 7#a74  7e7 ,application &   
plan  7#a7 ,application ,a grant "u ?is 
section may only be provid$ to a ,/ate t
 submits to ! ,secret>y an application =
 su* a grant t conta9s a plan = use (   

grant funds 9 accordance ) p>agraph 7#b7
 & su* o!r in=mation1 c]tifications1 &  
assurances z ! ,secret>y consid]s       
necess>y to provide = selection ( ,/ates
 9 accordance ) ! process & crit]ia "u  
subsection 7f74  7#b7 ,plan ,a plan "u  
?is p>agraph %all be a detail$ #e-ye>   
plan = ! use ( grant am\nts "u ?is      
section & mat*+ am\nts contribut$       
pursuant to subsection 7d7 t includes-- 
7,a7 id5tification ( ! l[-income        
communities 9 :i* eligible activities "u
 subsection 7c77#a7 w be c>ri$ out us+  
grant & mat*+ am\nts2  7,b7 a           
description ( ! eligible activities "u  
subsection 7c77#a7 to be c>ri$ out us+  
grant & mat*+ am\nts2  7,c7 a timetable 
= c>ry+ out su* eligible activities1 :i*
 %all provide = ! exp5diture ( grant &  
mat*+ am\nts )9 #e ye>s aft] receipt2 & 
7,d7 id5tification ( ! s\rces ( mat*+   
am\nts to be provid$ 9 accordance )     
subsection 7d7 & assurances ( !         
availability ( su* mat*+ am\nts4  7f7   
,selection2 crit]ia ,! ,secret>y %all   

select applications to receive grants "u
 ?is section pursuant to a competition &
 bas$ on crit]ia z e/abli%$ by !        
,secret>y = su* selection4  7g7         
,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is section1 !
 foll[+ def9itions %all apply3 7#a7 ,l& 
bank ,! t]m l& bank means--  7,a7 a l&  
bank1 z su* t]m is def9$ "u ,/ate law2 &
  7,b7 ) respect to any ,/ate = :i* !   
laws ( su* ,/ate d n explicitly def9e   
su* t]m1 any publicly or community-own$ 
entity e/abli%$ = ! purpose ( r$uc+ or  
prev5t+ blight by acquir+1 manag+1      
ma9ta9+1 & re-purpos+ vacant1 ab&on$1 & 
=eclos$ prop]ties1 includ+ ab&on$ h\ses 
& build+s & empty lots4  7#b7 ,l[-income
 community ,! t]m l[-income community   
has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section      
#de;,d ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code (     
#aihf 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #de;,d7 & includes 
any c5sus tract or o!r area t is treat$ 
z a l[-income community = purposes ( su*
 section4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m        
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ &   
,urban ,developm5t4  7#d7 ,/ate ,! t]m  

,/ate means ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 !    
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? (  
,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,virg9 ,isl&s1 ,guam1   
,am]ican ,samoa1 ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana      
,isl&s1 ! ,tru/ ,t]ritory ( ! ,pacific  
,isl&s1 & any o!r t]ritory or possession
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#e7 ,/ructure ,!  
t]m /ructure includes resid5tial        
/ructures & comm]cial /ructures4  7h7   
,regulations ,! ,secret>y %all issue any
 regulations necess>y to c>ry out ?is   
section4  7i7 ,au?orization (           
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ su* sums z may be necess>y =
 grants "u ?is section = ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbe4