,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hdaf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #bi1 #bjbj ,mr4 ,cohen introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,financial ,services ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,housing and ,community ,development ,act of #aigd to revise the formula for allocation of community development block grant funds1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,community ,development ,block ,grant ,equity ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,,cdbg formula 7a7 ,revision of formula ,section #ajf of the ,housing and ,community ,development ,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjf7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by striking the subsection designation and all that follows through the end of paragraph 7#c7 and inserting the following3 7b7 7#a7 ,the ,secretary shall determine the amount to be allocated to each metropolitan city1 which shall be the amount that bears the same ratio to the allocation for all metropolitan areas as the average of the ratios between-- 7,a7 the poverty rate per person in families and elderly households in that city and such poverty rate in all metropolitan areas2 7,b7 the extent of female-headed households with children under age #ah in that city and the extent of such households in all metropolitan areas2 7,c7 the extent of housing that was constructed before #aiej and is occupied by a household in poverty in that city and the extent of such housing in all metropolitan areas2 and 7,d7 the extent of housing overcrowding in that city and the extent of housing overcrowding in all metropolitan areas4 7#b7 ,the ,secretary shall determine the amount to be allocated to each urban county1 which shall be the amount that bears the same ratio to the allocation for all metropolitan areas as the average of the ratios between-- 7,a7 the poverty rate per person in families and elderly households in that urban county and such poverty rate in all metropolitan areas2 7,b7 the extent of female-headed households with children under age #ah in that urban county and the extent of such households in all metropolitan areas2 7,c7 the extent of housing that was constructed before #aiej and is occupied by a household in poverty in that urban county and the extent of such housing in all metropolitan areas2 and 7,d7 the extent of housing overcrowding in that urban county and the extent of housing overcrowding in all metropolitan areas4 7#c7 ,in determining the average of ratios under paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7-- 7,a7 the ratio under subparagraph 7,a7 of such paragraphs shall be counted five times2 7,b7 the ratio under subparagraph 7,c7 of such paragraphs shall be counted three times2 and 7,c7 each of the other ratios shall be counted once4 2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#f7-- 7i7 by striking subparagraph 7,b72 7ii7 by striking 7,a72 and 7iii7 by redesignating clauses 7i7 through 7iii7 as subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,c71 respectively2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7d77#a71 by striking the second and third sentences and inserting the following3 ,the allocation for each ,state shall be the amount that bears the same ratio to the allocation for such areas of all ,states available under this paragraph as the average of the ratios between-- 7,a7 the poverty rate per person in families and elderly households in the nonentitlement areas in that ,state and such poverty rate in the nonentitlement areas of all ,states2 7,b7 the extent of female-headed households with children under age #ah in the nonentitlement areas in that ,state and the extent of such households in the nonentitlement areas of all ,states2 7,c7 the extent of housing that was constructed before #aiej and is occupied by a household in poverty in the nonentitlement areas in that ,state and the extent of such housing in the nonentitlement areas of all ,states2 and 7,d7 the extent of housing overcrowding in the nonentitlement areas in that ,state and the extent of housing overcrowding in the nonentitlement areas of all ,states4 ,in determining the average of the ratios under the preceding sentence1 the ratio under clause 7,a7 shall be counted five times1 the ratio under clause 7,c7 shall be counted three times1 and each of the other ratios shall be counted once4 4 7b7 ,definitions ,subsection 7a7 of section #ajb of the ,housing and ,community ,development ,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjb7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#i71 by striking the first sentence and inserting the following3 ,the term poverty means having an income that does not exceed the poverty level42 7#b7 by striking paragraphs 7#aa7 through 7#af72 and 7#c7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#ag7 through 7#bd7 as paragraphs 7#aa7 through 7#ah71 respectively4 #c4 ,authorization of appropriations ,section #ajc of the ,housing and ,community ,development ,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjc7 is amended by striking the last sentence and inserting the following3 ,for purposes of assistance under section #ajf1 there is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year #bjba an amount equal to #c1dbe1jjj1jjj1 as adjusted by adding to such amount a percentage thereof equal to any percentage increase1 over the immediately preceding #d calendar quarters ending before the commencement of such fiscal year1 in the ,consumer ,price ,index for ,all ,urban ,consumers 7,,cpi-,u7 and1 for each of fiscal years #bjbb through #bjbe1 the amount that is equal to the amount authorized under this sentence for the immediately preceding fiscal year1 as adjusted by adding to such amount a percentage thereof equal to any percentage increase1 over the immediately preceding #d calendar quarters ending before the commencement of such fiscal year to which such authorization applies1 in the ,consumer ,price ,index for ,all ,urban ,consumers 7,,cpi-,u744