[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[S. 300 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 300

 To prohibit the use of certain assistance provided under the Housing 
 and Community Development Act of 1974 to encourage plant closings and 
    the resultant relocation of employment, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 11, 1997

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 to encourage plant closings and 
    the resultant relocation of employment, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION OF USE OF CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO ENCOURAGE PLANT 
              CLOSINGS AND RESULTANT RELOCATION OF EMPLOYMENT.

    (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 To Encourage Plant Closings 
and Resultant Relocation of Employment.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, no amount from a grant made under section 106 shall be 
        used for any activity that is intended or is likely to--
                    ``(A) facilitate the closing of an industrial or 
                commercial plant or the substantial reduction of 
                operations of a plant; and
                    ``(B) result in the relocation or expansion of a 
                plant from one area to another area.
            ``(2) Notice.--The Secretary shall, by notice published in 
        the Federal Register, establish such requirements as may be 
        necessary to implement this subsection. Such notice shall be 
        published as a proposed regulation and take effect upon 
        publication. The Secretary shall issue final regulations, 
        taking into account public comments received by the 
        Secretary.''.
    (b) 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 To Encourage Plant Closings 
and Resultant Relocation of Employment.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, no amount from a grant made under this section shall be 
        used for any activity that is intended or is likely to--
                    ``(A) facilitate the closing of an industrial or 
                commercial plant or the substantial reduction of 
                operations of a plant; and
                    ``(B) result in the relocation or expansion of a 
                plant from one area to another area.
            ``(2) Notice.--The Secretary shall, by notice published in 
        the Federal Register, establish such requirements as may be 
        necessary to implement this subsection. Such notice shall be 
        published as a proposed regulation and take effect upon 
        publication. The Secretary shall issue final regulations, 
        taking into account public comments received by the 
        Secretary.''.
    (c) 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 to encourage plant 
        closings and resultant relocation of employment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of law, no amount from a grant made under 
                this subsection shall be used for any activity that is 
                intended or is likely to--
                            ``(i) facilitate the closing of an 
                        industrial or commercial plant or the 
                        substantial reduction of operations of a plant; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) result in the relocation or 
                        expansion of a plant from one area to another 
                        area.
                    ``(B) Notice.--The Secretary shall, by notice 
                published in the Federal Register, establish such 
                requirements as may be necessary to implement this 
                paragraph. Such notice shall be published as a proposed 
                regulation and take effect upon publication. The 
                Secretary shall issue final regulations, taking into 
                account public comments received by the Secretary.''.
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