,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #feca  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ai       
7legislative day1 ,may #ag71            
#bjbb,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to provide 
an increased allocation of funding under
 certain programs for assistance in     
areas of persistent poverty1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,targeting     
,resources to ,communities in ,need ,act
 of #bjbb4  #b4 ,increasing share of    
,federal resources to areas of          
persistent poverty and other            
high-poverty areas  7a7 ,increasing     
share of ,federal resources  7#a7       
,guidance and measures to increase      
,federal investments ,not later than #a 
year after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,director1 in consultation   
with ,federal agencies1 shall implement 
guidance to increase the share of       
,federal investments targeted to-- 7,a7 
areas of persistent poverty2 and  7,b7  
other areas of high and persistent      

poverty that the ,director1 in          
consultation with ,federal agencies1    
determines to be appropriate4  7#b7     
,guidance for agencies ,not later than  
#abj days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,director shall issue   
guidance to ,federal agencies           
identifying-- 7,a7 the scope and type of
 programs subject to the guidance and   
measures required by paragraph 7#a72    
7,b7 the share of ,federal investments  
to be targeted to the areas described   
under paragraph 7#a72  7,c7 the manner  
in which ,federal investments are to be 
targeted to the areas described under   
paragraph 7#a72 and  7,d7 measures to   
track the ,federal investments targeted 
to the areas described under paragraph  
7#a7 over time4  7#c7 ,investment amount
 ,in developing the guidance and        
measures under paragraph 7#a71 the      
,director shall include a minimum goal  
that ,federal investments targeted to   
areas of persistent poverty or other    
areas with high and persistent poverty  

be in an amount that is greater than the
 amount that is proportional to the     
population of such areas in the ,united 
,states relative to the population of   
the ,united ,states as a whole4  7#d7   
,reports to ,congress ,the ,director1 in
 consultation with ,federal agencies1   
shall submit each fiscal year to the    
appropriate committees of ,congress a   
report that includes-- 7,a7 a list of   
the programs1 by agency1 under which the
 amount of ,federal funds targeted to   
areas described under paragraph 7#a7    
were increased in the previous fiscal   
year1 in accordance with such paragraph2
 and  7,b7 for each program listed under
 subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 the amount of  
funds that were targeted under the      
program to an area of persistent poverty
 or other area with high and persistent 
poverty during the previous fiscal year2
  7ii7 the percent change from the      
fiscal year before the previous fiscal  
year in the amount of funds that were   
targeted under the program toward an    

area of persistent poverty or other area
 with high and persistent poverty2 and  
7iii7 to the extent practicable1 an     
assessment of the economic impact of the
 program on the area1 including data on 
the categories of individuals impacted  
by the targeting of funds to such areas 
under the program1 disaggregated by     
household income1 race1 gender1 age1    
national origin1 disability status1 and 
whether the individuals live in an urban
 area1 suburban area1 or rural area4    
7b7 ,publication of list of areas of    
persistent poverty  7#a7 ,in general    
,not later than #fj days after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 the ,bureau  
of the ,census shall publish a list of  
all areas of persistent poverty4  7#b7  
,update ,the ,bureau of the ,census     
shall update annually the list published
 under paragraph 7#a74  7c7 ,,gao       
reports  7#a7 ,initial report ,not later
 than two years after the date of       
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general of the ,united ,states shall  

provide to the appropriate committees of
 ,congress a report on the effectiveness
 of the measures implemented under      
subsection 7a71 including an assessment 
regarding the impact of increasing      
,federal investments spent in areas of  
persistent poverty and other areas with 
high and persistent poverty4  7#b7      
,subsequent reports ,not later than #aj 
years after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of 
the ,united ,states shall provide at    
least two subsequent reports 7as        
described in paragraph 7#a77 to the     
appropriate committees of ,congress4    
7d7 ,authorization of appropriations    
,there is authorized to be appropriated 
for fiscal year #bjbc1 #e1jjj1jjj for   
salaries and expenses 7including for    
entering contracts with non-,federal    
persons7 to carry out this ,act4  7e7   
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,appropriate committees of ,congress    
,the term appropriate committees of     
,congress means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on

 ,appropriations1 the ,committee on the 
,budget1 the ,committee on ,commerce1   
,science1 and ,transportation1 and the  
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2  
7,b7 the ,committee on ,appropriations1 
the ,committee on the ,budget1 the      
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 the
 ,committee on ,transportation and      
,infrastructure1 and the ,committee on  
,oversight and ,reform of the ,house of 
,representatives2 and  7,c7 any other   
committee of ,congress that has         
jurisdiction over an agency with a role 
developing or implementing measures     
under subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,area of    
persistent poverty ,the term area of    
persistent poverty means an area that is
 a high-poverty census tract or a       
persistent poverty county4  7#c7        
,director ,the term ,director means the 
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget4  7#d7 ,high-poverty census 
tract ,the term high-poverty census     
tract means a census tract that has a   

poverty rate of not less than #bj       
percent in the most recent ,american    
,community ,survey #e-year data         
published by the ,bureau of the ,census1
 and in the case of areas where no such 
data is collected from the ,american    
,community ,survey1 such term includes a
 census tract with a poverty rate of not
 less than #bj percent in the most      
recent decennial census of population   
conducted by the ,bureau4  7#e7         
,persistent poverty county ,the term    
persistent poverty county means-- 7,a7 a
 county1 parish1 or other equivalent    
county division 7as determined by the   
,bureau of the ,census7 with a poverty  
rate of not less than #bj percent in the
 ,small ,area ,income and ,poverty      
,estimates by the ,bureau of the ,census
 in at least #be of the last #cj years1 
including the most recent year for which
 the estimates are available2 or  7,b7  
for areas where ,small ,area ,income and
 ,poverty ,estimates are not available1 
a county1 parish1 or equivalent level of

 geography1 with a poverty rate of not  
less than #bj percent in at least #be of
 the last #cj years1 including the most 
recent year for which an estimate is    
available1 as determined by the ,bureau 
of the ,census4  ,passed the ,house of  
,representatives ,may #ah1              
#bjbb4;,cheryl ,l4 ,johnson1,clerk4