117 HR 2425 IH: National Poverty Research Center Authorization Act U.S. House of Representatives 2021-04-08 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2425IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 8, 2021Mr. Pocan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and ReformA BILLTo authorize a National Poverty Research Center.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the National Poverty Research Center Authorization Act.

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National poverty research center

(a)

Establishment

The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall award, every 5 years, one or more 5-year grants or cooperative agreements with institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) to operate one or more National Poverty Research Centers.(b)

Research

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In general

National Poverty Research Centers shall perform poverty policy research, poverty policy research training, and poverty policy research dissemination.(2)

Collaboration

National Poverty Research Centers shall coordinate formal networks in order to facilitate a sustainable, nationwide infrastructure of poverty policy researchers and to better inform public policies that seek to reduce poverty and its effects in the United States.