,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ccdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ai1 #bjai,mr4  
,pascrell introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways &      
,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to gu>antee t grants
 are made "u ! heal? pr(ession          
opportunity grant program "u section    
#bjjh ( ! ,social ,security ,act to     
grantees 9 ea* ,/ate t is n a t]ritory1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,heal?             
,opportunities to ,promote ,equity ,act 
or ! ,,hope ,act4  #b4 ,gu>antee (      
grantees 9 ea* ,/ate & ! di/rict (      
columbia2 reports to ! ,congress        
,section #bjjh ( ! ,social ,security    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acig;g7 is am5d$ by
 r$esignat+ subsections 7c7 & 7d7 z     
subsections 7d7 & 7e71 respectively1 &  
by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7b7 ! foll[+3 
7c7 ,gu>antee ( grantees 9 ea* /ate & ! 
di/rict ( columbia  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,= ea*
 fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all aw>d a    
grant "u ?is section to at lea/ #b      

eligible entities 9 ea* ,/ate t is n a  
t]ritory1 to ! ext5t !re are a suffici5t
 numb] ( applications submitt$ by !     
entities t meet ! requirem5ts applicable
 ) ! grant4 ,if1 = a fiscal ye>1 !re are
 few] ?an #b su* eligible entities 9 su*
 a ,/ate1 ! ,secret>y %all include t    
in=mation 9 ! report requir$ by p>agraph
 7#b7 t cov]s ! fiscal ye>4  7#b7       
,reports to ! congress ,dur+ ea*        
,congress1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to ! 
,committee on ,ways & ,means ( ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on      
,f9ance ( ! ,s5ate a report on1 )       
respect to ! p]iod s9ce ! p]iod cov]$ 9 
! mo/ rec5t prior report submitt$ "u ?is
 p>agraph--  7,a7 ! numb] ( applications
 submitt$ "u ea* subsection ( ?is       
section2  7,b7 ! numb] ( ! applications 
t 7 approv$2 &  7,c7 a description ( h[ 
grants 7 made 9 any case describ$ 9 !   
la/ s5t5ce ( p>agraph 7#a74  4  #c4     
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
,act %all take effect on ,octob] #a1    
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