[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2379 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2379

 To prohibit the use of certain assistance provided under the Housing 
    and Community Development Act of 1974 for employment relocation 
                              activities.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            August 11, 1994

Mr. Feingold (for himself and Mr. Kohl) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
                           and Urban Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the use of certain assistance provided under the Housing 
    and Community Development Act of 1974 for employment relocation 
                              activities.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
    Sec. 1. Short title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Prohibition of 
Incentives for Relocation Act of 1994''.
    Sec. 2. Prohibition of use of CDBG Assistance for Employment 
Relocation Activities. (a) Authorizations.--Section 103 of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5303) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Prohibition of Use of Assistance for Employment Relocation 
Activities.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no amount from 
a grant made under section 106 in fiscal year 1994 or any succeeding 
fiscal year may be used for any activity (including any infrastructure 
improvement) that is intended, or is likely, to facilitate the 
relocation or expansion of any industrial or commercial plant, 
facility, or operation, from one area to another area, if the 
relocation or expansion will result in a loss of employment in the area 
from which the relocation or expansion occurs.''.
    Sec. 3. Special Purpose Grants.--Section 107 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5307) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Prohibition of Use of Assistance for Employment Relocation 
Activities.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no amount from 
a grant made under this section in fiscal year 1994 or in any 
succeeding fiscal year may be used for any activity (including any 
infrastructure improvement) that is intended, or is likely, to 
facilitate the relocation or expansion of any industrial or commercial 
plant, facility, or operation, from one area to another area, if the 
relocation or expansion will result in a loss of employment in the area 
from which the relocation or expansion occurs.''.
    Sec. 4. Guarantee of Loans for Acquisition of Property.--Section 
108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5308) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(r) Prohibition of Use of Assistance for Employment Relocation 
Activities.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no amount from 
a loan guaranteed under this section in fiscal year 1994 or in any 
succeeding fiscal year may be used for any activity (including any 
infrastructure improvement) that is intended, or is likely, to 
facilitate the relocation or expansion of any industrial or commercial 
plant, facility, or operation, from one area to another area, if the 
relocation or expansion will result in a loss of employment in the area 
from which the relocation or expansion occurs.''.
    Sec. 5. Economic Development Grants.--Section 108(q) of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5308(q)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Prohibition of use of assistance for employment 
        relocation activities.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, no amount from a grant made under this subsection in 
        fiscal year 1994 or in any succeeding fiscal year may be used 
        for any activity (including any infrastructure improvement) 
        that is intended, or is likely, to facilitate the relocation or 
        expansion of any industrial or commercial plant, facility, or 
        operation, from one area to another area, if the relocation or 
        expansion will result in a loss of employment in the area from 
        which the relocation or expansion occurs.''.
    Sec. 6. Community Investment Corporation Demonstration.--Section 
853 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 
5305 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(17) Prohibition of use of assistance for employment 
        relocation activities.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, no amount from assistance provided under this subsection 
        in fiscal year 1994 or in any succeeding fiscal year may be 
        used for any activity (including any infrastructure 
        improvement) that is intended, or is likely, to facilitate the 
        relocation or expansion of any industrial or commercial plant, 
        facility, or operation, from one area to another area, if the 
        relocation or expansion will result in a loss of employment in 
        the area from which the relocation or expansion occurs.''.
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