,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajff  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #h1     
#bjai,mr4 ,booker introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,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 ,commission established by   
section #adcja7;a7 of title #dj1 ,united
 ,states ,code4  7,c7 ,department of    

,commerce1 ,economic ,development       
,administration1 ,economic ,development 
,assistance ,programs4  7,d7 ,the ,delta
 ,regional ,authority established by    
section #chb;,b7a77#a7 of the           
,consolidated ,farm and ,rural          
,development ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4         
#bjji;aa-#a7;a77#a774  7,e7 ,the ,denali
 ,commission established by section     
#cjc7;a7 of the ,denali ,commission ,act
 of #aiih 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #caba note2    
#aab ,stat4 #bfha-fcg74  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
 #aaaja 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 program for     
victims of trafficking1 as authorized by
 section #ajg7;b77#b7 of the            
,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act  
of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gaje7;b77#b774 
7,m7 ,any program authorized under the  
,trafficking ,victims ,protection       
,reauthorization ,act of #bjje 7,public 
,law #aji-afd2 #aai ,stat4 #ceeh74  7,n7
 ,any program authorized under the      
,violence ,against ,women               
,reauthorization ,act of #bjac 7,public 
,law #aac-d2 #abg ,stat4 #ed74  7,o7    
,the ,paul ,coverdell ,forensic         
,sciences ,improvement ,grants program  
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 title ,i of the       
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajeaa et seq474  7,q7 ,the grant       
program for community-based sexual      
assault response reform grants under    
part ,t of title ,i 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 program under 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          
,commission established by section      
#aecja7;a77#a7 of title #dj1 ,united    
,states ,code4  7,,dd7 ,the ,southwest  
,border ,regional ,commission           
established by section #aecja7;a77#b7 of
 title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code4      
7,,ee7 ,the ,northern ,border ,regional 
,commission established by section      
#aecja7;a77#c7 of title #dj1 ,united    
,states ,code4  7,,ff7 ,the ,northern   
,great ,plains ,regional ,authority     
established by section #chc;,b7a77#a7 of
 the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural     
,development ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4         
#bjji;bb-#a7;a77#a774  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 ,a     
grant 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 not less 
than #bj percent1 as determined in each 
of the #aiij and #bjjj decennial        
censuses1 and in the ,small ,area       
,income and ,poverty ,estimates of the  
,bureau of the ,census 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 not less   
than #bj percent during the #e-year     
period ending on 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 an amount equal 
to #aj percent of the amounts made      
available in any appropriations ,act for
 the program for each of fiscal years   

#bjai through #bjbh 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 percentage described in        
subsection 7b7 of the amounts made      
available in any appropriations ,act for
 the program for each of fiscal years   
#bjai through #bjbh for projects in     
high-poverty areas1 if the entity is    
otherwise authorized to do so4  7b7     
,percentage described ,the percentage   
described in this subsection with       
respect to a development program is the 
percentage equal to the sum obtained by 
adding-- 7#a7 the average percentage of 
,federal assistance awarded under the   
program in the #c-;fiscal year period   
ending on the date of enactment of this 
,act that were used for projects in     
high-poverty areas2 and  7#b7 #e percent

 of the average total ,federal          
assistance awarded under the program    
during the period referred to in        
paragraph 7#a74  7c7 ,report to         
,congress ,not later than #ij days after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 if 
an entity responsible for administering 
a development program determines that   
the provision of benefits under the     
program in a high-poverty area in       
accordance with this section is         
primarily benefitting individuals       
predominantly living in areas other than
 a high-poverty area1 the entity shall  
submit to the ,director of the ,office  
of ,management and ,budget and          
,congress-- 7#a7 a notification of that 
determination2 and  7#b7 a              
recommendation describing how the entity
 could ensure that benefits under the   
development program-- 7,a7 are provided 
based on census tracts in which the     
individuals receiving the benefit       
reside2 and  7,b7 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 ,congress a      
report that describes how the entity    
plans to do so for the next fiscal year4
  #f4 ,report to ,congress ,not later   
than #ahj days after the end of each    
fiscal year1 the entity responsible for 
administering each development program  
shall submit to ,congress a progress    
report on the implementation of this    
,act with respect to the development    
program4