,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ac1 #bjba  
,mr4 ,richmond introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to provide increased funding  
for ,states and communities in need1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,targeted
 ,federal ,funding to ,invest in        
,communities ,act4  #b4 ,purpose ,the   
purpose of this ,act is to support      
,state and local governments in         
providing resources so all residents1   
especially those in historically        
underserved communities1 live healthy1  
equitable1 and fulfilling lives by--    
7#a7 providing funding for programs that
 improve the quality of life for all    
residents2  7#b7 investing in           
communities to provide prosperity and   
economic security for all people2 and   
7#c7 ensuring that funding is directed  
at counteracting systemic injustices and

 historic disinvestment4  #c4           
,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7       
,eligible state ,the term eligible      
,state means any ,state in the bottom   
#aj of all #ej ,states1 excluding the   
,district of ,columbia1 the             
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the     
,united ,states ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1
 the ,commonwealth of the ,northern     
,mariana ,islands1 and ,american ,samoa1
 in a combined ranking of average life  
expectancy1 infant mortality rate1      
poverty rate1 and percentage of ,state  
population with a college degree4 ,the  
average life expectancy shall be        
determined based on the most recent year
 for which data are available from the  
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention ,national ,center for       
,health ,statistics4 ,the infant        
mortality rate shall be determined based
 on data from the ,centers for ,disease 
,control ,national ,center for ,health  
,statistics for the most recent year for
 which the data are available4 ,the     

poverty rate shall be determined based  
on the most recent year for which data  
are available from the ,bureau of the   
,census4 ,the percentage of ,state      
population with a college degree shall  
be determined based on the most recent  
year for which data are available from  
the ,bureau of the ,census4  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 ,secretary ,the term   
,secretary means the ,secretary of the  
,treasury4  #d4 ,new race to the top    
fund  7a7 ,authorization of             
appropriations  7#a7 ,in general ,out of
 any money in the ,treasury of the      
,united ,states not otherwise           
appropriated1 there are authorized to be

 appropriated for making payments to    
eligible ,states1 ,tribal governments1  
and units of local government under this
 section1 #bj1jjj1jjj1jjj for each of   
fiscal years #bjba through #bjbf4  7#b7 
,reservation of funds ,of the amount    
appropriated under paragraph 7#a71 the  
,secretary shall reserve-- 7,a7         
#b1jjj1jjj1jjj of such amount for making
 payments to the ,district of ,columbia1
 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the
 ,united ,states ,virgin ,islands1      
,guam1 the ,commonwealth of the         
,northern ,mariana ,islands1 and        
,american ,samoa2  7,b7 #c1jjj1jjj1jjj  
of such amount for making payments to   
,tribal governments2 and  7,c7          
#e1jjj1jjj1jjj of such amount for making
 payment to persistent poverty counties 
within eligible ,states4  7b7 ,authority
 ,to make payments  7#a7 ,in general    
,subject to paragraph 7#b71 not later   
than #ij days after the date of         
enactment of this section1 and annually 
thereafter1 the ,secretary shall pay    

each eligible ,state1 tribal and        
territorial government1 and each unit of
 local government that meets the        
condition described in paragraph 7#b71  
the amount determined for the ,state1   
,tribal government1 or unit of local    
government1 for fiscal year #bjba       
through #bjbf under subsection 7c74     
7#b7 ,direct payments to units of local 
government ,if a unit of local          
government of a ,state submits the      
certification required by subsection 7e7
 for purposes of receiving a direct     
payment from the ,secretary under the   
authority of this paragraph1 the        
,secretary shall reduce the amount      
allocated in 7a77#b77;,c7 by the        
relative unit of local government       
population proportion amount described  
in subsection 7c77#e7 and pay such      
amount directly to such unit of local   
government4  7c7 ,payment amounts  7#a7 
,in general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 
the amount paid under this section for  
each of fiscal years #bjba through #bjbf

 to a ,state that is #a of the #aj      
eligible ,states shall be the amount    
equal to the relative population        
proportion amount determined for the    
,state under paragraph 7#c7 for such    
fiscal year4  7#b7 ,minimum payment     
7,a7 ,in general ,no ,state that is #a  
of the ,states receiving payment shall  
receive a payment under this section for
 any fiscal year that is less than      
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj4  7,b7 ,pro rata         
adjustments ,the ,secretary shall adjust
 on a pro rata basis the amount of the  
payments for each of the eligible       
,states determined under this subsection
 without regard to this subparagraph to 
the extent necessary to comply with the 
requirements of subparagraph 7,a74  7#c7
 ,relative population proportion amount 
,for purposes of paragraph 7#a71 the    
relative population proportion amount   
determined under this paragraph for a   
,state for fiscal years #bjba through   
#bjbf is the product of--  7,a7 the     
amount appropriated under paragraph 7#a7

 of subsection 7a7 that remains after   
the application of paragraph 7#b7 of    
that subsection2 and  7,b7 the relative 
,state population proportion 7as defined
 in paragraph 7#d774  7#d7 ,relative    
state population proportion defined ,for
 purposes of paragraph 7#c77;,b71 the   
term relative ,state population         
proportion means1 with respect to a     
,state1 the quotient of-- 7,a7 the      
population of the ,state2 and  7,b7 the 
total population of all eligible ,states
 7excluding the ,district of ,columbia  
and territories specified in subsection 
7a77#b77;,a774  7#e7 ,relative unit of  
local government population proportion  
amount ,for purposes of subsection      
7b77#b71 the term relative unit of local
 government population proportion amount
 means1 with respect to a unit of local 
government of a persistent poverty      
county1 the amount equal to the quotient
 of--  7,a7 the population of the unit  
of local government2 and  7,b7 the total
 population of all persistent poverty   

counties in the eligible ,states4  7#f7 
,district of columbia and territories   
,the amount paid under this section for 
fiscal year #bjbj to a ,state that is   
the ,district of ,columbia or a         
territory specified in subsection       
7a77#b77;,a7 shall be the amount equal  
to the product of-- 7,a7 the amount set 
aside under subsection 7a77#b77;,a7 for 
such fiscal year2 and  7,b7 each such   
,district's and territory's share of the
 combined total population of the       
,district of ,columbia and all such     
territories1 as determined by the       
,secretary4  7#g7 ,tribal governments   
,from the amount set aside under        
subsection 7a77#b77;,b7 for fiscal years
 #bjba through #bjbf1 the amount paid   
under this section for each fiscal year 
to a ,tribal government shall be the    
amount the ,secretary shall determine1  
in consultation with the ,secretary of  
the ,interior and ,indian ,tribes1 that 
is based on increased expenditures of   
each such ,tribal government 7or a      

tribally owned entity of such ,tribal   
government7 relative to aggregate       
expenditures in fiscal year #bjai by the
 ,tribal government 7or tribally owned  
entity7 and determined in such manner as
 the ,secretary determines appropriate  
to ensure that all amounts available    
under subsection 7a77#b77;,b7 for fiscal
 years #bjba through #bjbf are          
distributed to ,tribal governments4     
7#h7 ,data ,for purposes of this        
subsection1 the population of ,states   
and units of local governments shall be 
determined based on the most recent year
 for which data are available from the  
,bureau of the ,census4  7d7 ,use of    
funds ,a ,state1 ,tribal government1 and
 unit of local government shall use the 
funds provided under a payment made     
under this section to cover only those  
costs of the ,state1 ,tribal government1
 or unit of local government that--     
7#a7 are necessary expenditures to      
create or expand activity or programs   
consistent with the purposes of this    

,act that will improve measurable       
outcomes for health1 education1 and     
quality of life for residents2  7#b7    
were not accounted for in the budget    
most recently approved as of the date of
 enactment of this section for the      
,state or government2 and  7#c7 were    
incurred during the period that begins  
on the date of enactment of this        
section1 and ends five years from the   
date of enactment of this section4  7e7 
,certification ,in order to receive a   
payment under this section1 a unit of   
local government shall provide the      
,secretary with a certification signed  
by the ,chief ,executive for the unit of
 local government that the local        
government's proposed uses of the funds 
are consistent with subsection 7d7 and  
the unit of government is located in a  
persistent poverty county4  7f7         
,inspector general oversight2 recoupment
  7#a7 ,oversight authority ,the        
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
of the ,treasury shall conduct          

monitoring and oversight of the receipt1
 disbursement1 and use of funds made    
available under this section4