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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5571 

To provide an increased allocation of funding for assistance in persistent 

poverty counties, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 

Mr. CLYBURN (for himself, Ms. BASS, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, 

Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mrs. 

CHRISTENSEN, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. 

CONYERS, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. 

EDWARDS, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. 

HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. 

JEFFRIES, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of 

Georgia, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. MOORE, 

Ms. NORTON, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. RUSH, Mr. 

DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. WATERS, and Ms. 

WILSON of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 

Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial 

Services, Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, and the 

Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To provide an increased allocation of funding for assistance 

in persistent poverty counties, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘10-20-30 Act of 

3 2014’’. 

4 SEC. 2. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR ASSISTANCE IN PER5 SISTENT POVERTY COUNTIES. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi7 sion of law, of the funds made available (if any) in each 

8 of fiscal years 2015 through 2025 in any appropriations 

9 Act for each of the following accounts or activities, 10 per10 cent of such funds shall be allocated for assistance in per11 sistent poverty counties: 

12 (1) ‘‘Department of Agriculture, Rural Develop13 ment Programs’’. 

14 (2) ‘‘Department of Commerce, Economic De15 velopment Administration, Economic Development 

16 Assistance Programs’’. 

17 (3) ‘‘Department of Commerce, National Insti18 tute of Standards and Technology, Construction’’. 

19 (4) ‘‘Department of Education, Fund for the 

20 Improvement of Education’’. 

21 (5) ‘‘Department of Education, Fund for the 

22 Improvement of Postsecondary Education’’. 

23 (6) ‘‘Department of Labor, Employment and 

24 Training Administration, Training and Employment 

25 Services’’. 


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1 (7) ‘‘Department of Health and Human Serv2 ices, Health Resources and Services Administra3 tion’’. 

4 (8) ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Devel5 opment, Economic Development Initiative’’. 

6 (9) ‘‘Department of Justice, Office of Justice 

7 Programs’’. 

8 (10) ‘‘Environmental Protection Agency, State 

9 and Tribal Assistance Grants, Water and Waste10 water’’. 

11 (11) ‘‘Department of Transportation, Federal 

12 Highway Administration, Transportation Commu13 nity and System Preservation’’. 

14 (12) ‘‘Department of the Treasury, Community 

15 Development Financial Institutions’’. 

16 (b) DETERMINATION OF PERSISTENT POVERTY

17 COUNTIES.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘per18 sistent poverty counties’’ means any county with a poverty 

19 rate of at least 20 percent, as determined in each of the 

20 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses and the Bureau of the 

21 Census’s Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates 

22 (‘‘SAIPE’’) for the most recent year for which SAIPE 

23 data is available. 

24 (c) REPORTS.—Not later than six months after the 

25 date of the enactment of this Act, each department or 


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1 agency listed in subsection (a) shall submit to Congress 

2 a progress report on the implementation of this section. 

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