,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bcbc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ac1 #bjba,mr4   
,w>nock 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,oss(f1 & ,mr4 
,padilla7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #di1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to e/abli% ! ,help+ ,obta9
 ,prosp]ity = ,ev]yone program1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,help+ ,obta9 ,prosp]ity 
= ,ev]yone program  7a7 ,program        
e/abli%m5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #ec (  
title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by ins]t+ aft] section #ecjg ! foll[+3 
#ecjh4 ,help+ ,obta9 ,prosp]ity =       
,ev]yone program  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 section3 7#a7 ,area ( p]si/5t pov]ty ,!
 t]m area ( p]si/5t pov]ty means-- 7,a7 
a c\nty t has consi/5tly _h great] ?an  
or equal to #bj p]c5t ( ! population    
liv+ 9 pov]ty dur+ ! mo/ rec5t #cj-ye>  
p]iod = :i* data is available1 z measur$
 by ! #aiij & #bjjj dec5nial c5suses & !
 mo/ rec5t ,small ,area ,income &       

,pov]ty ,e/imates1 z e/imat$ by !       
,bureau ( ! ,c5sus2  7,b7 a c5sus tract 
) a pov]ty rate ( at lea/ #bj p]c5t z   
measur$ by ! mo/ rec5t #e-ye> data s]ies
 available f ! ,am]ican ,community      
,survey ( ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus = all    
,/ates & ,pu]to ,rico2 or  7,c7 any o!r 
t]ritory or possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ( :i* at lea/ #bj p]c5t ( ! population 
has consi/5tly liv$ 9 pov]ty ov] ! mo/  
rec5t #cj-ye> p]iod = :i* data is       
available1 z measur$ by ! #aiij1 #bjjj1 
& #bjaj dec5nial c5suses or equival5t   
data ( ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus4  7#b7      
,cov]$ project ,! t]m cov]$ project     
means any project eligible "u ?is *apt] 
c>ri$ out by an eligible entity t w\ld  
s]ve an area ( p]si/5t pov]ty4  7#c7    
,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible entity 
means an eligible recipi5t or           
subrecipi5t "u section #ecjg1 #ecaj1 or 
#ecaa t seeks to c>ry out a cov]$       
project4  7#d7 ,program ,! t]m program  
means ! ,help+ ,obta9 ,prosp]ity =      
,ev]yone program e/abli%$ "u subsection 

7b74  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y %all 
c>ry out a program1 to be kn[n z !      
,help+ ,obta9 ,prosp]ity = ,ev]yone     
program1 to aw>d grants to eligible     
entities-- 7#a7 to c>ry out plann+ or   
eng9e]+ "w = cov]$ projects1 :i* may    
include /udies or analyses to assess !  
transit ne$s ( an area ( p]si/5t pov]ty2
 &  7#b7 to develop te*nical or f9anc+  
plans = cov]$ projects4  7c7            
,application ,an eligible entity seek+ a
 grant "u ! program1 or a ,/ate dep>tm5t
 ( transportation act+ on behalf ( an   
eligible entity seek+ a grant "u !      
program1 %all submit to ! ,secret>y an  
application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &   
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
require4  7d7 ,f$]al %>e ,! ,f$]al %>e (
 ! co/ ( an activity describ$ 9         
subsection 7b7 %all be n less ?an #ij   
p]c5t4  7e7 ,outrea* ,n lat] ?an #a ye> 
aft] ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y e/abli%es
 ! program1 ! ,secret>y %all conduct    
outrea*1 includ+ ?r\gh p]sonal contact1 
web9>s1 onl9e mat]ials1 & o!r           

appropriate me?ods det]m9$ by !         
,secret>y1 to eligible entities )       
respect to grant opportunities "u !     
program4  7f7 ,p>tn]%ips  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! recipi5t ( a grant "u ! program may  
ent] into a p>tn]%ip ) a nonpr(it       
organization or o!r entity to assi/ !   
recipi5t 9 c>ry+ out ! activities       
describ$ 9 subsection 7b74  7#b7        
,enc\ragem5t ,! ,secret>y %all enc\rage 
recipi5ts ( grants "u ! program to ent] 
into p>tn]%ips ) nonpr(it organizations 
t c\ld assi/ ! recipi5t 9 ensur+ t a    
cov]$ project results 9 l[] emissions or
 no emissions4  7g7 ,rural areas ,( !   
am\nts made available to c>ry out !     
program ea* fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all
 ensure t n less ?an #bj p]c5t is us$ to
 c>ry out cov]$ projects 9 rural areas4 
4  7#b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (     
sections = *apt] #ec ( title #di1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] !
 item relat+ to section #ecjg ! foll[+3 
#ecjh4 ,help+ ,obta9 ,prosp]ity =       
,ev]yone program4  4  7b7 ,fund+        

,section #ecch7;a7 ( title #di1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph
 7#a7-- 7,a7 9 ! matt] prec$+           
subp>agraph 7,a71 by ins]t+ #ecjh1 aft] 
#ecjg12  7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,d71 by    
/rik+ & at ! end2  7,c7 9 subp>agraph   
7,e71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+
 2 &2 &  7,d7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3
  7,f7 #be1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s  
#bjbb ?r\gh #bjbf4  2 &  7#b7 9 p>agraph
 7#b7-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,m71 by     
/rik+ & at ! end2  7,b7 9 subp>agraph   
7,n77ii71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end &   
ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7,o7 #be1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal
 ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbf %all be         
available to c>ry out section #ecjh4  4