[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1066 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1066

 To provide an increased allocation of funding under certain programs 
 for assistance in persistent poverty counties, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 8, 2019

  Mr. Booker introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide an increased allocation of funding under certain programs 
 for assistance in persistent poverty counties, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as ``An Act Targeting Resources to 
Communities in Need''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Development program.--The term ``development program'' 
        means any of the following programs, offices, or appropriations 
        accounts:
                    (A) Any program administered by the Office of Rural 
                Development of the Department of Agriculture.
                    (B) The Appalachian Regional Commission established 
                by section 14301(a) of title 40, United States Code.
                    (C) Department of Commerce, Economic Development 
                Administration, Economic Development Assistance 
                Programs.
                    (D) The Delta Regional Authority established by 
                section 382B(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
                Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa-1(a)(1)).
                    (E) The Denali Commission established by section 
                303(a) of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 
                3121 note; 112 Stat. 2681-637).
                    (F) Any training or employment services program 
                administered by the Employment and Training 
                Administration of the Department of Labor.
                    (G) Department of Health and Human Services, Health 
                Resources and Services Administration.
                    (H) Environmental Protection Agency, State and 
                Tribal Assistance Grants.
                    (I) Department of Commerce, National Institute of 
                Standards and Technology, Construction.
                    (J) Any program under the Juvenile Justice and 
                Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11101 et 
                seq.).
                    (K) The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
                Grant Program under subpart 1 of part E of title I of 
                the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
                (34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq.).
                    (L) A victim services program for victims of 
                trafficking, as authorized by section 107(b)(2) of the 
                Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
                7105(b)(2)).
                    (M) Any program authorized under the Trafficking 
                Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public 
                Law 109-164; 119 Stat. 3558).
                    (N) Any program authorized under the Violence 
                Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 
                113-4; 127 Stat. 54).
                    (O) The Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences 
                Improvement Grants program under part BB of title I of 
                the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
                (34 U.S.C. 10561 et seq.).
                    (P) DNA-related and forensic programs and 
                activities grants under part X of title I of the 
                Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 
                U.S.C. 10511 et seq.).
                    (Q) The grant program for community-based sexual 
                assault response reform grants under part T of title I 
                of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
                1968 (34 U.S.C. 10441 et seq.).
                    (R) The court-appointed special advocate program 
                under section 217 of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (34 
                U.S.C. 20323).
                    (S) A program under subtitle C of title II of the 
                Second Chance Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 60541 et seq.).
                    (T) The ``Cops on the Beat'' program under part Q 
                of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
                Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381 et seq.).
                    (U) The Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program 
                under part LL of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
                and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10701 et seq.).
                    (V) A grant under section 220531 of title 36, 
                United States Code.
                    (W) The program authorized under part AA of title I 
                of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
                1968 (34 U.S.C. 10551 et seq.).
                    (X) Department of Transportation, Office of the 
                Secretary, Nationally Significant Freight and Highway 
                Projects.
                    (Y) Department of Transportation, Office of the 
                Secretary, National Infrastructure Investments.
                    (Z) Department of Transportation, Federal Transit 
                Administration, Bus and Bus Facilities Infrastructure 
                Investment Program.
                    (AA) Department of Transportation, Federal Transit 
                Administration, Capital Investment Grants Program.
                    (BB) Any program of the Department of the Treasury 
                relating to Community Development Financial 
                Institutions (within the meaning of section 103 of the 
                Community Development Banking and Financial 
                Institutions Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4702)).
                    (CC) The Southeast Crescent Regional Commission 
                established by section 15301(a)(1) of title 40, United 
                States Code.
                    (DD) The Southwest Border Regional Commission 
                established by section 15301(a)(2) of title 40, United 
                States Code.
                    (EE) The Northern Border Regional Commission 
                established by section 15301(a)(3) of title 40, United 
                States Code.
                    (FF) The Northern Great Plains Regional Authority 
                established by section 383B(a)(1) of the Consolidated 
                Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009bb-
                1(a)(1)).
                    (GG) The fair housing initiatives program under 
                section 561 of the Housing and Community Development 
                Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3616a).
                    (HH) A grant under section 4611 of the Elementary 
                and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7261).
            (2) Persistent poverty county.--The term ``persistent 
        poverty county'' means any county with a poverty rate of not 
        less than 20 percent, as determined in each of the 1990 and 
        2000 decennial censuses, and in the Small Area Income and 
        Poverty Estimates of the Bureau of the Census for the most 
        recent year for which the estimates are available.
            (3) High-poverty area.--The term ``high-poverty area'' 
        means a census tract with a poverty rate of not less than 20 
        percent during the 5-year period ending on the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. 10-20-30 FORMULA FOR PERSISTENT POVERTY COUNTIES.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the entity responsible 
for administering a development program shall use not less than an 
amount equal to 10 percent of the amounts made available in any 
appropriations Act for the program for each of fiscal years 2019 
through 2028 in persistent poverty counties, if the entity is otherwise 
authorized to do so.

SEC. 4. TARGETING HIGH-POVERTY CENSUS TRACTS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
entity responsible for administering a development program shall use 
not less than the percentage described in subsection (b) of the amounts 
made available in any appropriations Act for the program for each of 
fiscal years 2019 through 2028 for projects in high-poverty areas, if 
the entity is otherwise authorized to do so.
    (b) Percentage Described.--The percentage described in this 
subsection with respect to a development program is the percentage 
equal to the sum obtained by adding--
            (1) the average percentage of Federal assistance awarded 
        under the program in the 3-fiscal year period ending on the 
        date of enactment of this Act that were used for projects in 
        high-poverty areas; and
            (2) 5 percent of the average total Federal assistance 
        awarded under the program during the period referred to in 
        paragraph (1).
    (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, if an entity responsible for administering a 
development program determines that the provision of benefits under the 
program in a high-poverty area in accordance with this section is 
primarily benefitting individuals predominantly living in areas other 
than a high-poverty area, the entity shall submit to the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget and Congress--
            (1) a notification of that determination; and
            (2) a recommendation describing how the entity could ensure 
        that benefits under the development program--
                    (A) are provided based on census tracts in which 
                the individuals receiving the benefit reside; and
                    (B) serve individuals who reside in predominantly 
                low-income census tracts.

SEC. 5. FAILURE TO USE FUNDS.

    If the entity responsible for administering a development program 
does not comply with section 4 with respect to the program for a fiscal 
year, the entity shall submit to Congress a report that describes how 
the entity plans to do so for the next fiscal year.

SEC. 6. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    Not later than 180 days after the end of each fiscal year, the 
entity responsible for administering each development program shall 
submit to Congress a progress report on the implementation of this Act 
with respect to the development program.
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