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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. 

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 

A BILL 

To provide an increased allocation of funding under certain 

programs 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as ‘‘An Act Targeting Re5 sources to Communities in Need’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘de9 velopment program’’ means any of the following pro10 grams, offices, or appropriations accounts: 


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1 (A) Any program administered by the Of2 fice of Rural Development of the Department of 

3 Agriculture. 

4 (B) The Appalachian Regional Commission 

5 established by section 14301(a) of title 40, 

6 United States Code. 

7 (C) Department of Commerce, Economic 

8 Development Administration, Economic Devel9 opment Assistance Programs. 

10 (D) The Delta Regional Authority estab11 lished by section 382B(a)(1) of the Consoli12 dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 

13 U.S.C. 2009aa–1(a)(1)). 

14 (E) The Denali Commission established by 

15 section 303(a) of the Denali Commission Act of 

16 1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; 112 Stat. 2681– 

17 637). 

18 (F) Any training or employment services 

19 program administered by the Employment and 

20 Training Administration of the Department of 

21 Labor. 

22 (G) Department of Health and Human 

23 Services, Health Resources and Services Admin24 istration. 


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1 (H) Environmental Protection Agency, 

2 State and Tribal Assistance Grants. 

3 (I) Department of Commerce, National In4 stitute of Standards and Technology, Construc5 tion. 

6 (J) Any program under the Juvenile Jus7 tice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 

8 (34 U.S.C. 11101 et seq.). 

9 (K) The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 

10 Assistance Grant Program under subpart 1 of 

11 part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 

12 and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 

13 et seq.). 

14 (L) A victim services program for victims 

15 of trafficking, as authorized by section 

16 107(b)(2) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 

17 Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(2)). 

18 (M) Any program authorized under the 

19 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 

20 Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–164; 119 Stat. 

21 3558). 

22 (N) Any program authorized under the Vi23 olence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 

24 2013 (Public Law 113–4; 127 Stat. 54). 


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1 (O) The Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences 

2 Improvement Grants program under part BB of 

3 title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

4 Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10561 et seq.). 

5 (P) DNA-related and forensic programs 

6 and activities grants under part X of title I of 

7 the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 

8 Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10511 et seq.). 

9 (Q) The grant program for community10 based sexual assault response reform grants 

11 under part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime 

12 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 

13 U.S.C. 10441 et seq.). 

14 (R) The court-appointed special advocate 

15 program under section 217 of the Crime Con16 trol Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 20323). 

17 (S) A program under subtitle C of title II 

18 of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 

19 60541 et seq.). 

20 (T) The ‘‘Cops on the Beat’’ program 

21 under part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime 

22 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 

23 U.S.C. 10381 et seq.). 

24 (U) The Comprehensive Opioid Abuse 

25 Grant Program under part LL of title I of the 


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1 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 

2 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10701 et seq.). 

3 (V) A grant under section 220531 of title 

4 36, United States Code. 

5 (W) The program authorized under part 

6 AA of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 

7 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10551 et 

8 seq.). 

9 (X) Department of Transportation, Office 

10 of the Secretary, Nationally Significant Freight 

11 and Highway Projects. 

12 (Y) Department of Transportation, Office 

13 of the Secretary, National Infrastructure In14 vestments. 

15 (Z) Department of Transportation, Fed16 eral Transit Administration, Bus and Bus Fa17 cilities Infrastructure Investment Program. 

18 (AA) Department of Transportation, Fed19 eral Transit Administration, Capital Investment 

20 Grants Program. 

21 (BB) Any program of the Department of 

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1 ment Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 

2 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4702)). 

3 (CC) The Southeast Crescent Regional 

4 Commission established by section 15301(a)(1) 

5 of title 40, United States Code. 

6 (DD) The Southwest Border Regional 

7 Commission established by section 15301(a)(2) 

8 of title 40, United States Code. 

9 (EE) The Northern Border Regional Com10 mission established by section 15301(a)(3) of 

11 title 40, United States Code. 

12 (FF) The Northern Great Plains Regional 

13 Authority established by section 383B(a)(1) of 

14 the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 

15 Act (7 U.S.C. 2009bb–1(a)(1)). 

16 (GG) The fair housing initiatives program 

17 under section 561 of the Housing and Commu18 nity Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 

19 3616a). 

20 (HH) A grant under section 4611 of the 

21 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

22 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7261). 

23 (2) PERSISTENT POVERTY COUNTY.—The term 

24 ‘‘persistent poverty county’’ means any county with 

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1 mined in each of the 1990 and 2000 decennial cen2 suses, and in the Small Area Income and Poverty 

3 Estimates of the Bureau of the Census for the most 

4 recent year for which the estimates are available. 

5 (3) HIGH-POVERTY AREA.—The term ‘‘high6 poverty area’’ means a census tract with a poverty 

7 rate of not less than 20 percent during the 5-year 

8 period ending on the date of the enactment of this 

9 Act. 

10 SEC. 3. 10–20–30 FORMULA FOR PERSISTENT POVERTY 

11 COUNTIES. 

12 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the enti13 ty responsible for administering a development program 

14 shall use not less than an amount equal to 10 percent of 

15 the amounts made available in any appropriations Act for 

16 the program for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2028 

17 in persistent poverty counties, if the entity is otherwise 

18 authorized to do so. 

19 SEC. 4. TARGETING HIGH-POVERTY CENSUS TRACTS. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi21 sion of law, the entity responsible for administering a de22 velopment program shall use not less than the percentage 

23 described in subsection (b) of the amounts made available 

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1 cal years 2019 through 2028 for projects in high-poverty 

2 areas, if the entity is otherwise authorized to do so. 

3 (b) PERCENTAGE DESCRIBED.—The percentage de4 scribed in this subsection with respect to a development 

5 program is the percentage equal to the sum obtained by 

6 adding— 

7 (1) the average percentage of Federal assist8 ance awarded under the program in the 3-fiscal year 

9 period ending on the date of enactment of this Act 

10 that were used for projects in high-poverty areas; 

11 and 

12 (2) 5 percent of the average total Federal as13 sistance awarded under the program during the pe14 riod referred to in paragraph (1). 

15 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days 

16 after the date of enactment of this Act, if an entity respon17 sible for administering a development program determines 

18 that the provision of benefits under the program in a high19 poverty area in accordance with this section is primarily 

20 benefitting individuals predominantly living in areas other 

21 than a high-poverty area, the entity shall submit to the 

22 Director of the Office of Management and Budget and 

23 Congress— 

24 (1) a notification of that determination; and 


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1 (2) a recommendation describing how the entity 

2 could ensure that benefits under the development 

3 program— 

4 (A) are provided based on census tracts in 

5 which the individuals receiving the benefit re6 side; and 

7 (B) serve individuals who reside in pre8 dominantly low-income census tracts. 

9 SEC. 5. FAILURE TO USE FUNDS. 

10 If the entity responsible for administering a develop11 ment program does not comply with section 4 with respect 

12 to the program for a fiscal year, the entity shall submit 

13 to Congress a report that describes how the entity plans 

14 to do so for the next fiscal year. 

15 SEC. 6. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

16 Not later than 180 days after the end of each fiscal 

17 year, the entity responsible for administering each devel18 opment program shall submit to Congress a progress re19 port on the implementation of this Act with respect to the 

20 development program. 

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