,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cac  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ac1 #bjba    
,mr4 ,ri*mond introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
provide increas$ fund+ = ,/ates &       
communities 9 ne$1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,t>get$ ,f$]al ,fund+ to ,inve/ 9     
,communities ,act4  #b4 ,purpose ,!     
purpose ( ?is ,act is to support ,/ate &
 local gov]nm5ts 9 provid+ res\rces s   
all resid5ts1 especially ^? 9           
hi/orically und]s]v$ communities1 live  
heal?y1 equitable1 & fulfill+ lives by--
  7#a7 provid+ fund+ = programs t       
improve ! quality ( life = all resid5ts2
  7#b7 inve/+ 9 communities to provide  
prosp]ity & economic security = all p2 &
  7#c7 ensur+ t fund+ is direct$ at     
c\nt]act+ sy/emic inju/ices & hi/oric   
dis9ve/m5t4  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
,act3  7#a7 ,eligible /ate ,! t]m       
eligible ,/ate means any ,/ate 9 !      

bottom #aj ( all #ej ,/ates1 exclud+ !  
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? (  
,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9    
,isl&s1 ,guam1 ! ,commonweal? ( !       
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 & ,am]ican      
,samoa1 9 a comb9$ rank+ ( av]age life  
expectancy1 infant mortality rate1      
pov]ty rate1 & p]c5tage ( ,/ate         
population ) a college degree4 ,! av]age
 life expectancy %all be det]m9$ bas$ on
 ! mo/ rec5t ye> = :i* data are         
available f ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion ,national ,c5t] = ,heal?  
,/ati/ics4 ,! infant mortality rate %all
 be det]m9$ bas$ on data f ! ,c5t]s =   
,disease ,control ,national ,c5t] =     
,heal? ,/ati/ics = ! mo/ rec5t ye> = :i*
 ! data are available4 ,! pov]ty rate   
%all be det]m9$ bas$ on ! mo/ rec5t ye> 
= :i* data are available f ! ,bureau ( !
 ,c5sus4 ,! p]c5tage ( ,/ate population 
) a college degree %all be det]m9$ bas$ 
on ! mo/ rec5t ye> = :i* data are       
available f ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus4  7#b7 
,p]si/5t pov]ty c\nty ,! t]m p]si/5t    

pov]ty c\nty means any c\nty ) a pov]ty 
rate ( n less ?an #bj p]c5t1 z det]m9$ 9
 ea* ( ! #aiij & #bjjj dec5nial c5suses1
 & 9 ! ,small ,area ,income & ,pov]ty   
,e/imates ( ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus = ! mo/
 rec5t ye> = :i* ! e/imates are         
available4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m       
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( !         
,treasury4  #d4 ,new race to ! top fund 
7a7 ,au?orization ( appropriations  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,out ( any money 9 ! ,treasury
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates n o!rwise            
appropriat$1 !re are au?oriz$ to be     
appropriat$ = mak+ paym5ts to eligible  
,/ates1 ,tribal gov]nm5ts1 & units (    
local gov]nm5t "u ?is section1          
#bj1jjj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s     
#bjba ?r\gh #bjbf4  7#b7 ,res]vation (  
funds ,( ! am\nt appropriat$ "u p>agraph
 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all res]ve-- 7,a7   
#b1jjj1jjj1jjj ( su* am\nt = mak+       
paym5ts to ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 !    
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s1 ,guam1 !          
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1

 & ,am]ican ,samoa2  7,b7 #c1jjj1jjj1jjj
 ( su* am\nt = mak+ paym5ts to ,tribal  
gov]nm5ts2 &  7,c7 #e1jjj1jjj1jjj ( su* 
am\nt = mak+ paym5t to p]si/5t pov]ty   
c\nties )9 eligible ,/ates4  7b7        
,au?ority ,to make paym5ts  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,subject to p>agraph 7#b71 n lat] 
?an #ij days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (   
?is section1 & annually !reaft]1 !      
,secret>y %all pay ea* eligible ,/ate1  
tribal & t]ritorial gov]nm5t1 & ea* unit
 ( local gov]nm5t t meets ! condition   
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 ! am\nt       
det]m9$ = ! ,/ate1 ,tribal gov]nm5t1 or 
unit ( local gov]nm5t1 = fiscal ye>     
#bjba ?r\gh #bjbf "u subsection 7c74    
7#b7 ,direct paym5ts to units ( local   
gov]nm5t ,if a unit ( local gov]nm5t ( a
 ,/ate submits ! c]tification requir$ by
 subsection 7e7 = purposes ( receiv+ a  
direct paym5t f ! ,secret>y "u !        
au?ority ( ?is p>agraph1 ! ,secret>y    
%all r$uce ! am\nt allocat$ 9           
7a77#b77;,c7 by ! relative unit ( local 
gov]nm5t population proportion am\nt    

describ$ 9 subsection 7c77#e7 & pay su* 
am\nt directly to su* unit ( local      
gov]nm5t4  7c7 ,paym5t am\nts  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,subject to p>agraph 7#b71 ! am\nt
 paid "u ?is section = ea* ( fiscal ye>s
 #bjba ?r\gh #bjbf to a ,/ate t is #a ( 
! #aj eligible ,/ates %all be ! am\nt   
equal to ! relative population          
proportion am\nt det]m9$ = ! ,/ate "u   
p>agraph 7#c7 = su* fiscal ye>4  7#b7   
,m9imum paym5t  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,no ,/ate 
t is #a ( ! ,/ates receiv+ paym5t %all  
receive a paym5t "u ?is section = any   
fiscal ye> t is less ?an #a1jjj1jjj1jjj4
  7,b7 ,pro rata adju/m5ts ,! ,secret>y 
%all adju/ on a pro rata basis ! am\nt (
 ! paym5ts = ea* ( ! eligible ,/ates    
det]m9$ "u ?is subsection )\t reg>d to  
?is subp>agraph to ! ext5t necess>y to  
comply ) ! requirem5ts ( subp>agraph    
7,a74  7#c7 ,relative population        
proportion am\nt ,= purposes ( p>agraph 
7#a71 ! relative population proportion  
am\nt det]m9$ "u ?is p>agraph = a ,/ate 
= fiscal ye>s #bjba ?r\gh #bjbf is !    

product (--  7,a7 ! am\nt appropriat$ "u
 p>agraph 7#a7 ( subsection 7a7 t rema9s
 aft] ! application ( p>agraph 7#b7 ( t 
subsection2 &  7,b7 ! relative ,/ate    
population proportion 7z def9$ 9        
p>agraph 7#d774  7#d7 ,relative /ate    
population proportion def9$ ,= purposes 
( p>agraph 7#c77;,b71 ! t]m relative    
,/ate population proportion means1 )    
respect to a ,/ate1 ! quoti5t (-- 7,a7 !
 population ( ! ,/ate2 &  7,b7 ! total  
population ( all eligible ,/ates        
7exclud+ ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia &       
t]ritories specifi$ 9 subsection        
7a77#b77;,a774  7#e7 ,relative unit (   
local gov]nm5t population proportion    
am\nt ,= purposes ( subsection 7b77#b71 
! t]m relative unit ( local gov]nm5t    
population proportion am\nt means1 )    
respect to a unit ( local gov]nm5t ( a  
p]si/5t pov]ty c\nty1 ! am\nt equal to !
 quoti5t (--  7,a7 ! population ( ! unit
 ( local gov]nm5t2 &  7,b7 ! total      
population ( all p]si/5t pov]ty c\nties 
9 ! eligible ,/ates4  7#f7 ,di/rict (   

columbia & t]ritories ,! am\nt paid "u  
?is section = fiscal ye> #bjbj to a     
,/ate t is ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia or a  
t]ritory specifi$ 9 subsection          
7a77#b77;,a7 %all be ! am\nt equal to ! 
product (-- 7,a7 ! am\nt set aside "u   
subsection 7a77#b77;,a7 = su* fiscal    
ye>2 &  7,b7 ea* su* ,di/rict's &       
t]ritory's %>e ( ! comb9$ total         
population ( ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia &   
all su* t]ritories1 z det]m9$ by !      
,secret>y4  7#g7 ,tribal gov]nm5ts ,f ! 
am\nt set aside "u subsection           
7a77#b77;,b7 = fiscal ye>s #bjba ?r\gh  
#bjbf1 ! am\nt paid "u ?is section = ea*
 fiscal ye> to a ,tribal gov]nm5t %all  
be ! am\nt ! ,secret>y %all det]m9e1 9  
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior 
& ,indian ,tribes1 t is bas$ on increas$
 exp5ditures ( ea* su* ,tribal gov]nm5t 
7or a tribally own$ entity ( su* ,tribal
 gov]nm5t7 relative to aggregate        
exp5ditures 9 fiscal ye> #bjai by !     
,tribal gov]nm5t 7or tribally own$      
entity7 & det]m9$ 9 su* mann] z !       

,secret>y det]m9es appropriate to ensure
 t all am\nts available "u subsection   
7a77#b77;,b7 = fiscal ye>s #bjba ?r\gh  
#bjbf are di/ribut$ to ,tribal          
gov]nm5ts4  7#h7 ,data ,= purposes ( ?is
 subsection1 ! population ( ,/ates &    
units ( local gov]nm5ts %all be det]m9$ 
bas$ on ! mo/ rec5t ye> = :i* data are  
available f ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus4  7d7  
,use ( funds ,a ,/ate1 ,tribal gov]nm5t1
 & unit ( local gov]nm5t %all use !     
funds provid$ "u a paym5t made "u ?is   
section to cov] only ^? co/s ( ! ,/ate1 
,tribal gov]nm5t1 or unit ( local       
gov]nm5t t--  7#a7 are necess>y         
exp5ditures to create or exp& activity  
or programs consi/5t ) ! purposes ( ?is 
,act t w improve measurable outcomes =  
heal?1 education1 & quality ( life =    
resid5ts2  7#b7 7 n acc\nt$ = 9 ! budget
 mo/ rec5tly approv$ z ( ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is section = ! ,/ate or     
gov]nm5t2 &  7#c7 7 incurr$ dur+ ! p]iod
 t beg9s on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
section1 & ends five ye>s f ! date (    

enactm5t ( ?is section4  7e7            
,c]tification ,9 ord] to receive a      
paym5t "u ?is section1 a unit ( local   
gov]nm5t %all provide ! ,secret>y ) a   
c]tification sign$ by ! ,*ief ,executive
 = ! unit ( local gov]nm5t t ! local    
gov]nm5t's propos$ uses ( ! funds are   
consi/5t ) subsection 7d7 & ! unit (    
gov]nm5t is locat$ 9 a p]si/5t pov]ty   
c\nty4  7f7 ,inspector g5]al ov]sight2  
rec\pm5t  7#a7 ,ov]sight au?ority ,!    
,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( !     
,treasury %all conduct monitor+ &       
ov]sight ( ! receipt1 disbursem5t1 & use
 ( funds made available "u ?is section4