I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 313 
To provide increased funding for States and communities in need, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2021 
Mr. RICHMOND introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To provide increased funding for States and communities 
in need, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Targeted Federal 
Funding to Invest in Communities Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this Act is to support State and local 
governments in providing resources so all residents, espe-
cially those in historically underserved communities, live 
healthy, equitable, and fulfilling lives by— 
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(1) providing funding for programs that im-
prove the quality of life for all residents; 
(2) investing in communities to provide pros-
perity and economic security for all people; and 
(3) ensuring that funding is directed at coun-
teracting systemic injustices and historic disinvest-
ment. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ELIGIBLE
STATE.—The term ‘‘eligible 
State’’ means any State in the bottom 10 of all 50 
States, excluding the District of Columbia, the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin 
Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, and American Samoa, in a com-
bined ranking of average life expectancy, infant mor-
tality rate, poverty rate, and percentage of State 
population with a college degree. The average life ex-
pectancy shall be determined based on the most re-
cent year for which data are available from the Cen-
ters for Disease Control and Prevention National 
Center for Health Statistics. The infant mortality 
rate shall be determined based on data from the 
Centers for Disease Control National Center for 
Health Statistics for the most recent year for which 
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the data are available. The poverty rate shall be de-
termined based on the most recent year for which 
data are available from the Bureau of the Census. 
The percentage of State population with a college 
degree shall be determined based on the most recent 
year for which data are available from the Bureau 
of the Census. 
(2) PERSISTENT POVERTY COUNTY.—The term 
‘‘persistent poverty county’’ means any county with 
a poverty rate of not less than 20 percent, as deter-
mined in each of the 1990 and 2000 decennial cen-
suses, 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) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Treasury. 
SEC. 4. NEW RACE TO THE TOP FUND. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Out of any money in the 
Treasury of the United States not otherwise appro-
priated, there are authorized to be appropriated for 
making payments to eligible States, Tribal govern-
ments, and units of local government under this sec-
tion, $20,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 
through 2026. 
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(2) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—Of the amount 
appropriated under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall reserve— 
(A) $2,000,000,000 of such amount for 
making payments to the District of Columbia, 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United 
States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and 
American Samoa; 
(B) $3,000,000,000 of such amount for 
making payments to Tribal governments; and 
(C) $5,000,000,000 of such amount for 
making payment to persistent poverty counties 
within eligible States. 
(b) AUTHORITY TO MAKE PAYMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this section, and annually thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall pay each eligible State, tribal and terri-
torial government, and each unit of local government 
that meets the condition described in paragraph (2), 
the amount determined for the State, Tribal govern-
ment, or unit of local government, for fiscal year 
2021 through 2026 under subsection (c). 
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(2) DIRECT
PAYMENTS
TO
UNITS
OF
LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT.—If a unit of local government of a 
State submits the certification required by sub-
section (e) for purposes of receiving a direct pay-
ment from the Secretary under the authority of this 
paragraph, the Secretary shall reduce the amount al-
located in (a)(2)(C) by the relative unit of local gov-
ernment population proportion amount described in 
subsection (c)(5) and pay such amount directly to 
such unit of local government. 
(c) PAYMENT AMOUNTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the amount paid under this section for each of fiscal 
years 2021 through 2026 to a State that is 1 of the 
10 eligible States shall be the amount equal to the 
relative population proportion amount determined 
for the State under paragraph (3) for such fiscal 
year. 
(2) MINIMUM PAYMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—No State that is 1 of 
the States receiving payment shall receive a 
payment under this section for any fiscal year 
that is less than $1,000,000,000. 
(B) PRO RATA ADJUSTMENTS.—The Sec-
retary shall adjust on a pro rata basis the 
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amount of the payments for each of the eligible 
States determined under this subsection without 
regard to this subparagraph to the extent nec-
essary to comply with the requirements of sub-
paragraph (A). 
(3) 
RELATIVE
POPULATION
PROPORTION 
AMOUNT.—For purposes of paragraph (1), the rel-
ative population proportion amount determined 
under this paragraph for a State for fiscal years 
2021 through 2026 is the product of— 
(A) the amount appropriated under para-
graph (1) of subsection (a) that remains after 
the application of paragraph (2) of that sub-
section; and 
(B) the relative State population propor-
tion (as defined in paragraph (4)). 
(4) RELATIVE STATE POPULATION PROPORTION 
DEFINED.—For purposes of paragraph (3)(B), the 
term ‘‘relative State population proportion’’ means, 
with respect to a State, the quotient of— 
(A) the population of the State; and 
(B) the total population of all eligible 
States (excluding the District of Columbia and 
territories specified in subsection (a)(2)(A)). 
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(5) RELATIVE UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT 
POPULATION PROPORTION AMOUNT.—For purposes 
of subsection (b)(2), the term ‘‘relative unit of local 
government population proportion amount’’ means, 
with respect to a unit of local government of a per-
sistent poverty county, the amount equal to the 
quotient of— 
(A) the population of the unit of local gov-
ernment; and 
(B) the total population of all persistent 
poverty counties in the eligible States. 
(6) DISTRICT
OF
COLUMBIA
AND
TERRI-
TORIES.—The amount paid under this section for 
fiscal year 2020 to a State that is the District of Co-
lumbia or a territory specified in subsection 
(a)(2)(A) shall be the amount equal to the product 
of— 
(A) the amount set aside under subsection 
(a)(2)(A) for such fiscal year; and 
(B) each such District’s and territory’s 
share of the combined total population of the 
District of Columbia and all such territories, as 
determined by the Secretary. 
(7) TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.—From the amount 
set aside under subsection (a)(2)(B) for fiscal years 
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