,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dfgc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #aa 7legislative 
day1 ,july #aj71 #bjbd,ms4 ,s9ema 7=    
h]self & ,mr4 ,cornyn7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security &  
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
require ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (        
,managem5t & ,budget to issue guidance  
to ag5cies requir+ special di/ricts to  
be recogniz$ z local gov]nm5t = !       
purpose ( ,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance     
det]m9ations4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,special ,di/rict      
,grant ,accessibility ,act4  #b4 ,ag5cy 
f9ancial assi/ance guidance on special  
di/ricts  7a7 ,requirem5ts = ag5cy      
ackn[l$gm5t ( special di/ricts z grant  
recipi5ts  7#a7 ,,omb guidance ,n lat]  
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,director %all issue       
guidance t cl>ifies h[ an ag5cy         
recognizes a special di/rict z a unit ( 
local gov]nm5t = ! purpose ( be+        

eligible to receive ,f$]al f9ancial     
assi/ance4  7#b7 ,ag5cy requirem5ts ,n  
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date on :i* !    
guidance is issu$ pursuant to p>agraph  
7#a71 ! head ( ea* ag5cy %all implem5t !
 requirem5ts ( su* guidance & con=m any 
policy1 pr9ciple1 practice1 proc$ure1 or
 guidel9e relat+ to ! adm9i/ration ( !  
,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance programs ( !  
ag5cy4  7#c7 ,report+ requirem5t ,n lat]
 ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 
?is ,act1 ! ,director %all submit to !  
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,acc\ntability
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !        
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate a report
 t evaluates ag5cy implem5tation ( &    
con=mity to ! guidance issu$ pursuant to
 p>agraph 7#a74  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
section3 7#a7 ,ag5cy ,! t]m ag5cy has ! 
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #eeb ( title 
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,director
 ,! t]m ,director means ! ,director ( ! 
,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget4  7#c7    
,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance ,! t]m ,f$]al 

f9ancial assi/ance-- 7,a7 means         
assi/ance t a non-,f$]al entity receives
 or adm9i/]s 9 ! =m ( a grant1 loan1    
loan gu>antee1 prop]ty1 coop]ative      
agreem5t1 int]e/ subsidy1 insurance1    
food commodity1 direct appropriation1 or
 o!r assi/ance2 &  7,b7 does n include  
an am\nt receiv$ z reimbursem5t =       
s]vices r5d]$ to an individual 9        
accordance ) guidance issu$ by !        
,director4  7#d7 ,special di/rict ,! t]m
 special di/rict means a political      
subdivision ( a ,/ate1 ) specifi$       
b\nd>ies & significant budget>y autonomy
 or control1 creat$ by or pursuant to ! 
laws ( ! ,/ate1 = ! purpose ( p]=m+     
limit$ & specific gov]nm5tal or         
propriet>y functions t di/+ui% x z a    
significantly sep>ate entity f !        
adm9i/rative gov]nance /ructure ( any   
o!r =m ( local gov]nm5t unit )9 a ,/ate4
  7#e7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means ea* ( ! 
sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1  
ea* commonweal?1 t]ritory1 or possession
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & ea* f$]ally       

recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe4