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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1270 

To reauthorize community development block grants, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 3, 2009 

Ms. CLARKE (for herself, Mr. BACA, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Ms. 

BORDALLO, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. COHEN, Mrs. 

CHRISTENSEN, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. EDWARDS of 

Maryland, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. FILNER, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 

HINCHEY, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. KILPATRICK of 

Michigan, Ms. KILROY, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Ms. 

NORTON, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, 

Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. 

WATSON, Mr. WEINER, Mr. WELCH, Mr. WEXLER, and Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 

A BILL 

To reauthorize community development block grants, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Affordable Housing 

5 and Community Development Act of 2009’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 The Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) The community development block grant 

4 program was originally authorized under title I of 

5 the Housing and Community Development Act of 

6 1974. 

7 (2) The program provides annual grants on a 

8 formula basis to entitlement cities and counties to 

9 develop viable urban communities by providing de10 cent housing and a suitable living environment, and 

11 by expanding economic opportunities, principally for 

12 low- and moderate-income persons. 

13 (3) The program has assisted millions of per14 sons through the funding of housing, public services, 

15 public facilities, and economic development activities. 

16 (4) The program has been underfunded, par17 ticularly in the previous 8 years. 

18 SEC. 3. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS. 

19 (a) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 103 of the Housing 

20 and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 

21 5303) is amended to read as follows: 

22 ‘‘SEC. 103. GRANTS TO STATES, UNITS OF GENERAL LOCAL 

23 GOVERNMENT AND INDIAN TRIBES; AUTHOR24 IZATIONS. 

25 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) The Secretary is authorized to make 

2 grants to States, units of general local government, 

3 and Indian tribes to carry out activities in accord4 ance with the provisions of this chapter. For pur5 poses of assistance under section 106 of this title, 

6 there are authorized to be appropriated— 

7 ‘‘(A) $8,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, 

8 as such amount is adjusted by application of 

9 the inflation index established under subsection 

10 (b); and 

11 ‘‘(B) for fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal 

12 year thereafter, the amount authorized in the 

13 preceding year, as adjusted based on the index 

14 established under subsection (b). 

15 ‘‘(2) Any amounts appropriated pursuant to the 

16 authorization under this section shall remain avail17 able until expended. 

18 ‘‘(b) INFLATION INDEX.—Not later than September 

19 30, 2010, the Secretary shall conduct a study to determine 

20 appropriate factors on which to base an inflation index, 

21 taking into consideration the activities conducted pursuant 

22 to the provisions of this title and the costs associated with 

23 such activities, and establish such index based on such fac24 tors. The Secretary shall consult with grant recipients 

25 under this title and appropriate organizations and entities 


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1 representing such grant recipients in conducting such 

2 study and establishing such an index.’’. 

3 (b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FUNDING FOR GRANT

4 RECIPIENTS.—Section 105 of the Housing and Commu5 nity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305) is amend6 ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

7 ‘‘(i) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR GRANT RECIPI8 ENTS.— 

9 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION FOR ADDITIONAL FUND10 ING FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—There is author11 ized to be appropriated to the Secretary $5,000,000 

12 for fiscal year 2011 and each fiscal year thereafter 

13 for technical assistance described in paragraph (2) 

14 and training for grant recipients. 

15 ‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds provided pursu16 ant to the authorization under paragraph (1) shall 

17 be used to provide ongoing technical assistance and 

18 training to grant recipients to assist such recipients 

19 in carrying out the requirements of this title.’’. 

20 (c) FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES AS DI21 RECT PROGRAM COSTS.—Section 104 of the Housing and 

22 Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5304) 

23 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub24 section: 


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1 ‘‘(n) FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING.—Costs of any ac2 tivity that a grant recipient certifies as affirmatively fur3 thering fair housing shall not be considered an expenditure 

4 for planning or program administrative costs for purposes 

5 of this title.’’. 

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