,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ccdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #h1 #bjba,mr4 
,padilla 7= himself & ,mr4 ,wick]7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to e/abli% a competitive grant program 
to provide assi/ance to support small   
bus9esses & bus9ess di/rict             
revitalization 9 l[-income1 rural1 &    
m9ority communities1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,revitaliz+ ,small & ,local ,bus9esses
 ,act4  #b4 ,revitaliz+ bus9ess di/ricts
 program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,title ,,ii ( !  
,public ,works & ,economic ,developm5t  
,act ( #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cada et    
seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  #bai4 ,revitaliz+ bus9ess      
di/ricts program  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 section3 7#a7 ,national nonpr(it       
organization ,! t]m national nonpr(it   
organization means a nonpr(it           
organization t-- 7,a7 op]ates 9 ea*     

geographic area s]v$ by a regional (fice
 ( ! ,economic ,developm5t              
,adm9i/ration2 &  7,b7 has exp]i5ce &   
exp]tise 9 provid+ te*nical assi/ance & 
capacity build+ programs 9 support (    
community-bas$ organizations t focus on 
revitaliz+ bus9ess di/ricts & comm]cial 
corridors1 includ+ ?r\gh support (      
und]s]v$ small bus9esses4  7#b7         
,nonpr(it organization ,! t]m nonpr(it  
organization means an organization t    
is-- 7,a7 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c71     
7#d71 7#e71 or 7#f7 ( section #eja7;c7 (
 ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf2 &    
7,b7 exempt f taxation "u section       
#eja7;a7 ( t ,code4  7b7 ,program ,!    
,secret>y %all e/abli% a national       
program "u :i* ! ,secret>y %all aw>d    
grants on a competitive basis to        
national nonpr(it organizations to c>ry 
out place-bas$ programs1 9 p>tn]%ip )   
locally-bas$ nonpr(it or public         
community & economic developm5t p>tn]s1 
to provide specializ$ te*nical          
assi/ance1 capacity build+1 & relat$    

s]vices t support small bus9esses &     
bus9ess di/rict revitalization 9        
l[-income1 rural1 & m9ority communities4
  7c7 ,application ,a national nonpr(it 
organization seek+ a grant "u ?is       
section %all submit an application to ! 
,secret>y at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &     
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
require4  7d7 ,p>tn]%ips ,9 ord] to     
receive a grant "u ?is section1 a       
national nonpr(it organization %all     
demon/rate a track record (1 & a /rategy
 =1 support+ local bus9ess di/rict      
organizations or simil> place-bas$      
bus9ess or economic developm5t          
organizations & s]v+ disadvantag$       
bus9esses or communities t are socially 
& economically disadvantag$1 includ+    
rural communities4  7e7 ,prioritization 
,not)/&+ section #bjf1 9 select+ grant  
recipi5ts "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y   
%all give priority to an applicant--    
7#a7 t w\ld s]ve communities t are      
socially & economically disadvantag$1   
includ+ rural communities2 &  7#b7 t has

 ! demon/rat$ capacity to s]ve multiple 
,/ates1 & multiple geographies )9 a     
,/ate4  7f7 ,adm9i/ration ,! ,secret>y  
%all c>ry out ?is section ?r\gh !       
headqu>t]s (fice ( ! ,economic          
,developm5t ,adm9i/ration4  7g7 ,f$]al  
%>e  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to p>agraphs
 7#b7 & 7#c7 & not)/&+ section #bjd or  
any o!r provision ( law1 ! ,f$]al %>e ( 
! co/ ( a project c>ri$ out ) assi/ance 
"u ?is section %all be n m ?an #hj      
p]c5t4  7#b7 ,use ( o!r ,f$]al funds ,a 
grant recipi5t may use o!r ,f$]al funds 
provid$ to ! grant recipi5t to increase 
! ,f$]al %>e "u p>agraph 7#a7 up to #ajj
 p]c5t1 z ! ,secret>y det]m9es to be    
appropriate4  7#c7 ,waiv] ,! ,secret>y  
may increase ! ,f$]al %>e "u p>agraph   
7#a7 up to #ajj p]c5t if ! ,secret>y    
det]m9es t ! grant recipi5t is unable to
 pay1 or w\ld exp]i5ce significant      
f9ancial h>d%ip if requir$ to pay1 !    
non-,f$]al %>e4  7h7 ,adm9i/rative co/s 
,( ! am\nts made available to c>ry out  
?is section = a fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y 

may use n m ?an #b p]c5t = !            
adm9i/rative co/s ( c>ry+ out ?is       
section4  7i7 ,au?orization (           
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y #ej1jjj1jjj =
 ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbf1 to
 rema9 available until exp5d$1 to c>ry  
out ?is section4  4  7b7 ,direct        
exp5diture or r$i/ribution by recipi5t  
,section #bag7;a7 ( ! ,public ,works &  
,economic ,developm5t ,act ( #aife 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #caed;c7a77 is am5d$ by /rik+ 
or #bjg & ins]t+ #bjg1 or #bai4