,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #djhe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #be1 #bjbj,ms4   
,ern/ 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4     
,mc,connell1 & ,mrs4 ,blackburn7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to make c]ta9      
,/ates & political subdivisions ( ,/ates
 ineligible to receive ,f$]al f9ancial  
assi/ance1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,end+   
,taxpay] ,fund+ ( ,an>*y ,act4  #b4     
,ineligibility = ,f$]al funds  7a7      
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,an>*i/
 jurisdiction ,! t]m an>*i/ jurisdiction
 means a ,/ate or political subdivision 
( a ,/ate t has a /atute1 ord9ance1     
policy1 or practice 9 effect t1 despite 
ongo+ dang] to individuals or prop]ty1  
all[s any entity or (ficial ( ! ,/ate or
 political subdivision ( ! ,/ate to     
purposefully-- 7,a7 abdicate ! res]v$   
p[]s ( ! ,/ate or political subdivision 
( ! ,/ate1 to be p]=m$ by non-gov]nm5tal

 actors 9 a mann] t is detrim5tal to !  
heal?1 safety1 & welf>e ( ! citiz5s ( ! 
,/ate1 or political subdivision ( !     
,/ate2 &  7,b7 refuse to provide police1
 fire1 or em]g5cy m$ical s]vices to #a  
or m individuals 9 ! ,/ate or political 
subdivision ( ! ,/ate z a consequ5ce (  
an abdication describ$ 9 subp>agraph    
7,a74  7#b7 ,executive ag5cy ,! t]m     
executive ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m  
,executive ag5cy 9 section #aje ( title 
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,f$]al   
f9ancial assi/ance ,! t]m ,f$]al        
f9ancial assi/ance has ! mean+ giv5 !   
t]m 9 section #geja ( title #ca1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code4  7#d7 ,non-gov]nm5tal     
actor ,! t]m non-gov]nm5tal actor-- 7,a7
 means an individual :o-- 7i7 is n an   
(fic]1 employee1 or contractor ( a ,/ate
 or political subdivision ( a ,/ate2 &  
7ii7 attempts to circumv5t ! rule ( law2
 &  7,b7 does n include a nonpr(it      
organization4  7#e7 ,res]v$ p[] ,! t]m  
res]v$ p[] means a p[]-- 7,a7 res]v$ to 
a ,/ate "u ! ,t5? ,am5dm5t to !         

,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7,b7   
transf]r$ by ,congress to ! ,di/rict (  
,columbia or any t]ritory or possession 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7,c7 describ$ 9  
subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 t is delegat$  
to a political subdivision ( a ,/ate4   
7#f7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means any ,/ate 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict (         
,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to      
,rico1 ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s1 ,guam1     
,am]ican ,samoa1 & any o!r t]ritory or  
possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7      
,ineligibility ,= fiscal ye> #bjba1 &   
ea* fiscal ye> !reaft]1 a ,/ate or      
political subdivision ( a ,/ate t is an 
an>*i/ jurisdiction at any "t dur+ a    
fiscal ye> may n receive ,f$]al f9ancial
 assi/ance f an executive ag5cy dur+ t  
fiscal ye>4  7c7 ,return$ am\nts ,if a  
,/ate or political subdivision ( a ,/ate
 t is ineligible to receive ,f$]al      
f9ancial assi/ance dur+ a fiscal ye> "u 
subsection 7b7 receives ,f$]al f9ancial 
assi/ance dur+ t fiscal ye> f an        

executive ag5cy1 ! head ( ! executive   
ag5cy %all-- 7#a7 direct ! ,/ate or     
political subdivision ( ! ,/ate to      
imm$iately return ! ,f$]al f9ancial     
assi/ance to ! executive ag5cy2 &  7#b7 
reallocate ! ,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance  
return$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 to ,/ates or   
political subdivisions ( ,/ates t are n 
an>*i/ jurisdictions4