,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #dhg #aagth         
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 #ceeb    
,report ,no4 #aag-adh ,,in ,,the        
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,february #a1 #bjbb,mr4 ,booker 7for    
himself and ,mr4 ,portman7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs  ,september #ac1 #bjbb,reported
 by ,mr4 ,peters1 with an               
amendment,strike out all after the      
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic  ,a ,,bill  ,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 ,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 a department or agency
 with a role developing or implementing 
measures under section #d7;a74  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 survey by the
 ,bureau of the ,census4  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
 for #aiig1 #bjjg1 #bjag1 and the most  
recent year for which the estimates are 
available2 or  7,b7 any territory or    
possession of the ,united ,states4  #c4 
,publication of list of areas of        
persistent poverty  7a7 ,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  7b7       
,update ,the ,bureau of the ,census     
shall update annually the list published
 under subsection 7a74  #d4 ,increasing 

share of ,federal resources to areas of 
persistent poverty and other            
high-poverty areas  7a7 ,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 develop   
and implement guidance and measures to  
increase the share of ,federal          
investments targeted to areas of        
persistent poverty and other areas with 
high and persistent poverty 7including  
any other areas that the ,director1 in  
consultation with ,federal agencies1    
determines to be appropriate areas to   
target74  7b7 ,guidance for agencies    
,not later than #abj days after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 the         
,director shall issue guidance to       
agencies regarding-- 7#a7 identifying   
the scope of programs subject to        
increased targeted investment described 
in subsection 7a72  7#b7 identifying the
 manner and share of targeted investment

 described in subsection 7a72 and  7#c7 
outlining measures to track increased   
investment in areas of persistent       
poverty and other areas with high and   
persistent poverty over time4  7c7      
,minimum investment amount ,in          
developing the guidance and measures    
under subsection 7a71 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  7d7    
,reports to ,congress ,the ,director    
shall submit to the appropriate         
committees of ,congress an annual report
 that includes-- 7#a7 a list of the     
programs1 by agency1 that are included  
in the effort to increase the share of  
,federal investments targeted to areas  
of persistent poverty and other areas   

with high and persistent poverty2 and   
7#b7 for each program listed under      
paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 the amount of     
funds that were directed under the      
program toward an area of persistent    
poverty or other area with high and     
persistent poverty during the previous  
fiscal year2  7,b7 the percentage change
 from the fiscal year before the        
previous fiscal year in the amount of   
funds that were directed under the      
program toward an area of persistent    
poverty or other area with high and     
persistent poverty2 and  7,c7 to the    
extent practicable1 an assessment of the
 economic impact of the program1        
including data on impacted individuals1 
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  #e4 ,,gao
 reports ,not later than #b years after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 and 
annually thereafter1 the ,comptroller   

,general of the ,united ,states shall   
report to the appropriate committees of 
,congress on the effectiveness of the   
measures implemented pursuant to section
 #d7;a71 including an assessment        
regarding the impact of the measures on 
increasing ,federal funds spent in areas
 of persistent poverty and other areas  
with high and persistent poverty4  #f4  
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated for    
fiscal year #bjbb1 #e1jjj1jjj for       
salaries and expenses 7including for    
entering contracts with non-,federal    
persons7 to carry out this ,act4  #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 and measures 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 under paragraph 7#a72 
7,b7 the share of ,federal investments  
to be targeted to covered areas2  7,c7  
the manner in which ,federal investments
 are to be targeted to covered areas2   
and  7,d7 measures to track the ,federal
 investments targeted to covered areas  
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 covered
 areas be in an amount that is greater  
than the amount that is proportional to 
the population of covered areas in the  
,united ,states relative to the         
population of the ,united ,states as a  
whole4  7#d7 ,reports to ,congress ,each
 fiscal year1 the ,director1 in         
consultation with ,federal agencies1    
shall submit 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 covered areas
 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 a covered area 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 a covered area2 and      
7iii7 to the extent practicable1 an     
assessment of the economic impact of the
 program on the covered area1 including 
data on the categories of individuals   
impacted by the targeting of funds to   
covered 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 #b 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 covered   
areas4  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  
submit to the appropriate committees of 
,congress at least #b reports1 in       
addition to the report under paragraph  
7#a71 providing the information         
described in paragraph 7#a74  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 section3 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        
,covered area ,the term covered area    
means an area of persistent poverty or  
other area of high and persistent       
poverty described in subsection 7a77#a74
  7#d7 ,director ,the term ,director    

means the ,director of the ,office of   
,management and ,budget4  7#e7          
,high-poverty census tract ,the term    
high-poverty census tract-- 7,a7 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 ,census2 or  7,b7 in the case of an
 area where no such data is collected   
from the ,american ,community ,survey1  
includes a census tract in such an area 
with a poverty rate of not less than #bj
 percent in the most recent decennial   
census of population conducted by the   
,bureau of the ,census4  7#f7           
,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
 during-- 7i7 the most recent year for  

which the estimates are available2 and  
7ii7 at least #be of the most recent #cj
 years2 or  7,b7 for an area for which  
,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 percent1 as determined by 
the ,bureau of the ,census1 during-- 7i7
 the most recent year for which an      
estimate is available2 and  7ii7 at     
least #be of the most recent #cj years4 
,september #ac1 #bjbb,reported with an  
amendment