,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hdaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bi1 #bjbj  
,mr4 ,coh5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial   
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,h\s+ & 
,community ,developm5t ,act ( #aigd to  
revise ! =mula = allocation ( community 
developm5t block grant funds1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,community ,developm5t     
,block ,grant ,equity ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4
 ,,cdbg =mula  7a7 ,revision ( =mula    
,section #ajf ( ! ,h\s+ & ,community    
,developm5t ,act ( #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#ecjf7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection    
7b7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ ! subsection        
designation & all t foll[s ?r\gh ! end (
 p>agraph 7#c7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7b7  
7#a7 ,! ,secret>y %all det]m9e ! am\nt  
to be allocat$ to ea* metropolitan city1
 :i* %all be ! am\nt t be>s ! same ratio
 to ! allocation = all metropolitan     
areas z ! av]age ( ! ratios betwe5--    
7,a7 ! pov]ty rate p] p]son 9 families &

 eld]ly h\seholds 9 t city & su* pov]ty 
rate 9 all metropolitan areas2  7,b7 !  
ext5t ( female-head$ h\seholds ) *ildr5 
"u age #ah 9 t city & ! ext5t ( su*     
h\seholds 9 all metropolitan areas2     
7,c7 ! ext5t ( h\s+ t 0 con/ruct$ be=e  
#aiej & is occupi$ by a h\sehold 9      
pov]ty 9 t city & ! ext5t ( su* h\s+ 9  
all metropolitan areas2 &  7,d7 ! ext5t 
( h\s+ ov]cr[d+ 9 t city & ! ext5t (    
h\s+ ov]cr[d+ 9 all metropolitan areas4 
7#b7 ,! ,secret>y %all det]m9e ! am\nt  
to be allocat$ to ea* urban c\nty1 :i*  
%all be ! am\nt t be>s ! same ratio to !
 allocation = all metropolitan areas z !
 av]age ( ! ratios betwe5--  7,a7 !     
pov]ty rate p] p]son 9 families & eld]ly
 h\seholds 9 t urban c\nty & su* pov]ty 
rate 9 all metropolitan areas2  7,b7 !  
ext5t ( female-head$ h\seholds ) *ildr5 
"u age #ah 9 t urban c\nty & ! ext5t (  
su* h\seholds 9 all metropolitan areas2 
7,c7 ! ext5t ( h\s+ t 0 con/ruct$ be=e  
#aiej & is occupi$ by a h\sehold 9      
pov]ty 9 t urban c\nty & ! ext5t ( su*  

h\s+ 9 all metropolitan areas2 &  7,d7 !
 ext5t ( h\s+ ov]cr[d+ 9 t urban c\nty &
 ! ext5t ( h\s+ ov]cr[d+ 9 all          
metropolitan areas4  7#c7 ,9 det]m9+ !  
av]age ( ratios "u p>agraphs 7#a7 &     
7#b7-- 7,a7 ! ratio "u subp>agraph 7,a7 
( su* p>agraphs %all be c\nt$ five      
times2  7,b7 ! ratio "u subp>agraph 7,c7
 ( su* p>agraphs %all be c\nt$ ?ree     
times2 &  7,c7 ea* ( ! o!r ratios %all  
be c\nt$ once4  2 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph    
7#f7-- 7i7 by /rik+ subp>agraph 7,b72   
7ii7 by /rik+ 7,a72 &  7iii7 by         
r$esignat+ clauses 7i7 ?r\gh 7iii7 z    
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,c71           
respectively2 &  7#b7 9 subsection      
7d77#a71 by /rik+ ! second & ?ird       
s5t5ces & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 ,! allocation
 = ea* ,/ate %all be ! am\nt t be>s !   
same ratio to ! allocation = su* areas (
 all ,/ates available "u ?is p>agraph z 
! av]age ( ! ratios betwe5--  7,a7 !    
pov]ty rate p] p]son 9 families & eld]ly
 h\seholds 9 ! non5titlem5t areas 9 t   
,/ate & su* pov]ty rate 9 ! non5titlem5t

 areas ( all ,/ates2  7,b7 ! ext5t (    
female-head$ h\seholds ) *ildr5 "u age  
#ah 9 ! non5titlem5t areas 9 t ,/ate & !
 ext5t ( su* h\seholds 9 ! non5titlem5t 
areas ( all ,/ates2  7,c7 ! ext5t ( h\s+
 t 0 con/ruct$ be=e #aiej & is occupi$  
by a h\sehold 9 pov]ty 9 ! non5titlem5t 
areas 9 t ,/ate & ! ext5t ( su* h\s+ 9 !
 non5titlem5t areas ( all ,/ates2 &     
7,d7 ! ext5t ( h\s+ ov]cr[d+ 9 !        
non5titlem5t areas 9 t ,/ate & ! ext5t (
 h\s+ ov]cr[d+ 9 ! non5titlem5t areas ( 
all ,/ates4  ,9 det]m9+ ! av]age ( !    
ratios "u ! prec$+ s5t5ce1 ! ratio "u   
clause 7,a7 %all be c\nt$ five times1 ! 
ratio "u clause 7,c7 %all be c\nt$ ?ree 
times1 & ea* ( ! o!r ratios %all be     
c\nt$ once4 4  7b7 ,def9itions          
,subsection 7a7 ( section #ajb ( ! ,h\s+
 & ,community ,developm5t ,act ( #aigd  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjb7;a77 is am5d$--    
7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#i71 by /rik+ ! fir/   
s5t5ce & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 ,! t]m pov]ty 
means hav+ an income t does n exce$ !   
pov]ty level42  7#b7 by /rik+ p>agraphs 

7#aa7 ?r\gh 7#af72 &  7#c7 by r$esignat+
 p>agraphs 7#ag7 ?r\gh 7#bd7 z p>agraphs
 7#aa7 ?r\gh 7#ah71 respectively4  #c4  
,au?orization ( appropriations ,section 
#ajc ( ! ,h\s+ & ,community ,developm5t 
,act ( #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjc7 is   
am5d$ by /rik+ ! la/ s5t5ce & ins]t+ !  
foll[+3 ,= purposes ( assi/ance "u      
section #ajf1 !re is au?oriz$ to be     
appropriat$ = fiscal ye> #bjba an am\nt 
equal to #c1dbe1jjj1jjj1 z adju/$ by    
add+ to su* am\nt a p]c5tage !re( equal 
to any p]c5tage increase1 ov] !         
imm$iately prec$+ #d cal5d> qu>t]s end+ 
be=e ! comm5cem5t ( su* fiscal ye>1 9 ! 
,consum] ,price ,index = ,all ,urban    
,consum]s 7,,cpi-,u7 &1 = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbe1 ! am\nt t is    
equal to ! am\nt au?oriz$ "u ?is s5t5ce 
= ! imm$iately prec$+ fiscal ye>1 z     
adju/$ by add+ to su* am\nt a p]c5tage  
!re( equal to any p]c5tage increase1 ov]
 ! imm$iately prec$+ #d cal5d> qu>t]s   
end+ be=e ! comm5cem5t ( su* fiscal ye> 
to :i* su* au?orization applies1 9 !    

,consum] ,price ,index = ,all ,urban    
,consum]s 7,,cpi-,u744