,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ifaj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #af1         
#bjbb,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new  
,york 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,pressley7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d section #cjf ( title   
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 & sections     
#aaae & #aabj ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 to improve ! equitable provision
 ( s]vices to und]s]v$ communities &    
individuals1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,equity 9 ,ag5cy ,plann+ ,act ( #bjbb4  
#b4 ,am5dm5ts  7a7 ,ag5cy /rategic plans
 ,section #cjf ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection   
7a77#b71 by ins]t+ aft] ( ! ag5cy !     
foll[+3 1 ) at lea/ "o goal1 or #bj     
p]c5t ( ! total numb] ( goals1 :i*ev] is
 great]1 relat+ to improv+ ! equitable  
provision ( s]vices to und]s]v$         
communities & individuals2  7#b7 9      
subsection 7d71 by ins]t+ aft] 9 su* a  

plan ! foll[+3 1 includ+ nongov]nm5tal  
organizations & o!r /akehold]s1 includ+ 
academic & rese>* p>tn]s1 ,/ate & local 
gov]nm5ts1 & community & advocacy gr\ps1
 t c address h[ to improve ! equitable  
provision ( s]vices to und]s]v$         
communities & individuals2 &  7#c7 by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  
7d7 ,additional def9itions ,9 ?is       
section & sections #aaae & #aabj ( title
 #ca3  7#a7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means ea*
 ,/ate ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict (  
,columbia1 ea* commonweal?1 t]ritory1 or
 possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & ea*    
f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe4  7#b7 
,und]s]v$ communities ,! t]m und]s]v$   
communities means populations %>+ a     
p>ticul> *>act]i/ic1 z well z geographic
 communities1 t h be5 sy/ematically d5i$
 a full opportunity to p>ticipate 9     
aspects ( economic1 social1 & civic     
life4  7#c7 ,und]s]v$ individual ,! t]m 
und]s]v$ individual means a memb] ( an  
und]repres5t$ community4  4  7b7 ,ag5cy 
p]=mance plans ,section #aaae7;b7 (     

title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by ins]t+
 aft] & ! next fiscal ye> ! foll[+3 1 ) 
at lea/ "o p]=mance goal1 or #bj p]c5t (
 ! total numb] ( p]=mance goals1 :i*ev] 
is great]1 relat+ to improv+ ! equitable
 provision ( s]vices to und]s]v$        
communities & individuals2 &  7#b7 9    
p>agraph 7#e77;,d71 by ins]t+ aft] o!r  
ag5cies ! foll[+3 1 nongov]nm5tal       
organizations1 & o!r /akehold]s1 includ+
 academic & rese>* p>tn]s1 ,/ate & local
 gov]nm5ts1 & community & advocacy      
gr\ps14  7c7 ,ag5cy priority goals      
,section #aabj7;b77#a7 ( title #ca1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
aft] ! fir/ s5t5ce ! foll[+3 ,at lea/ "o
 ( ! priority goals ( ea* ag5cy1 or #bj 
p]c5t ( ! priority goals ( ! ag5cy1     
:i*ev] is great]1 %all be relat$ to     
improv+ ! equitable provision ( s]vices 
to und]s]v$ communities & individuals44