‘‘SEC. 684. ASSESSMENTS; CORRECTIVE ACTION; REDUC-
TION OR ELIMINATION OF FUNDING. 
‘‘(a) ASSESSMENTS
OF
STATES
BY
THE
SEC-
RETARY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall con-
duct, in not fewer than 1/5 of the States in each fis-
cal year, assessments (including investigations) of 
State compliance with this subtitle, including re-
quirements relating to the use of funds received 
under this subtitle, requirements applicable to State 
plans submitted under section 678(b), and require-
ments of section 679(a)(2). 
‘‘(2) REPORT TO STATES.—The Secretary shall 
submit to each State assessed, and make available to 
the public on the Department’s website, a report 
containing— 
‘‘(A) the results of such assessment; and 
‘‘(B)(i) recommendations for improvements 
designed to enhance the benefit and impact of 
the activities carried out with such funds; and 
‘‘(ii) in the event a serious deficiency is 
found regarding a State’s compliance with this 
subtitle, including requirements relating to the 
use of funds received under this subtitle, a pro-
posed corrective action plan.
‘‘(3) STATE
RESPONSE.—Not later than 45 
days after receiving a report under paragraph (2)— 
‘‘(A) a State that received recommenda-
tions under paragraph (2)(B)(i) shall submit to 
the Secretary and make available to the public 
on the State lead agency’s website a plan of ac-
tion in response to the recommendations; and 
‘‘(B) a State that received a proposed cor-
rective action plan under paragraph (2)(B)(ii) 
shall agree to implement the corrective action 
plan proposed by the Secretary or propose to 
the Secretary and make available to the public 
on the State lead agency’s website a different 
corrective action plan, developed by the State in 
a timely manner that the State will implement 
upon approval by the Secretary. 
‘‘(4) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—The Secretary 
shall submit the results of the assessments annually, 
as part of the report submitted by the Secretary in 
accordance with section 686(b)(2). 
‘‘(5) ENFORCEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) REDUCTION
OR
ELIMINATION
OF 
FUNDING.—If the Secretary determines, in a 
final decision based on an assessment conducted 
under this section, that a State fails to meet
the requirements of this subtitle, the Secretary 
may, after providing adequate notice and an op-
portunity for a hearing, initiate proceedings to 
reduce or eliminate the amount of funding ap-
portioned and allocated to the State as de-
scribed in section 675 or 676, as applicable 
(and, if necessary, deobligate such funding). 
‘‘(B) DIRECT
AWARDS
TO
OTHER
ENTI-
TIES.— 
‘‘(i) REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION OF 
STATE
FUNDING; 
LACK
OF
APPROVED 
STATE PLAN.—If the Secretary reduces or 
eliminates funding to a State under sub-
paragraph (A), the Secretary shall award 
funding directly as provided under clauses 
(ii) and (iii). If, for a particular fiscal year, 
a State plan is not approved by the Sec-
retary in accordance with section 678(c), 
the Secretary may award funding directly 
as provided under clauses (ii) and (iii). 
‘‘(ii) DIRECT FUNDING TO ELIGIBLE 
ENTITIES.—If funding specified in section 
679(a)(1) is reduced or eliminated due to 
the Secretary’s reduction or elimination of 
funding under subparagraph (A), or if the
Secretary chooses to award funding di-
rectly due to the lack of an approved State 
plan as authorized in clause (i), the Sec-
retary shall award financial assistance in 
the amount of such reduced or eliminated 
funding, or in the amount the State would 
have received for the purposes specified in 
section 679(a)(1) had a State plan been 
approved, directly (by grant or cooperative 
agreement) to affected eligible entities 
(provided that any such entity has not had 
its funding under this subtitle eliminated 
or its designation as an eligible entity ter-
minated by the State in accordance with 
subsections (b) and (c) of section 684) to 
carry out the activities described in section 
679(c). In awarding such funding, the Sec-
retary shall ensure that each such affected 
eligible entity receives the same propor-
tionate share of funding under section 
679(a)(1) that it received in the previous 
fiscal year. 
‘‘(iii) STATEWIDE FUNDS.—If funding 
specified in section 679(b) is reduced or 
eliminated due to the Secretary’s reduction
or elimination of funding under subpara-
graph (A), or if the Secretary chooses to 
award funding directly due to the lack of 
an approved State plan as authorized in 
clause (i), the Secretary shall reserve an 
amount equal to the amount of such re-
duced or eliminated funds, or to the 
amount the State would have received for 
the purposes specified in section 679(b) 
had a State plan been approved. The Sec-
retary may use such amount for such pur-
poses directly or through a grant or coop-
erative agreement to community services 
network organizations (other than the 
State itself). 
‘‘(iv) REDUCTION.—In the case of ex-
penditure as provided in accordance with 
this subparagraph, the Secretary shall re-
duce funding the State would otherwise 
have received under section 675 or 676 
(and, if necessary, deobligate such fund-
ing) for the appropriate fiscal year by an 
amount equal to the amount so expended. 
‘‘(6) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
The Secretary, through the Department’s own em-
ployees or contractors (rather than under grants, 
contracts, or cooperative agreements issued under 
section 682), shall provide training and technical as-
sistance to States with respect to the development or 
implementation of the States’ corrective action 
plans. 
‘‘(b) DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY FAIL-
URE TO COMPLY.— 
‘‘(1) CORRECTIVE ACTION BY ELIGIBLE ENTI-
TIES.—If the State determines, on the basis of a re-
view pursuant to section 683 or section 685, that 
there is a serious deficiency regarding an eligible en-
tity’s compliance with this subtitle, the State shall 
inform the entity of the serious deficiencies that 
shall be corrected and provide technical assistance 
for the corrective action. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE
ENTITY
CORRECTIVE
ACTION 
PLANS.—An eligible entity that is found to have a 
serious deficiency under paragraph (1) shall develop, 
in a timely manner, a corrective action plan that 
shall be subject to the approval of the State, and 
that shall specify— 
‘‘(A) the deficiencies to be corrected; 
‘‘(B) the actions to be taken to correct 
such deficiencies; and
‘‘(C) the timetable for accomplishment of 
the corrective actions specified. 
‘‘(3) FINAL
DECISION.—If the State deter-
mines, on the basis of a final decision in a review 
conducted under section 683, that an eligible entity 
fails to comply with the terms of a corrective action 
plan under paragraph (2) relating to correction of a 
serious deficiency for the eligible entity, the State 
may, after providing adequate notice and an oppor-
tunity for a hearing, initiate proceedings to withhold, 
reduce, or eliminate the funding provided under sec-
tion 679(a)(1) to the eligible entity (including, in the 
case of elimination of funding, terminating the des-
ignation under this subtitle of the eligible entity) un-
less the entity corrects the serious deficiency. 
‘‘(c) REVIEW.—A State’s decision to withhold, re-
duce, or eliminate funding, or to terminate the designation 
of an eligible entity (or eligible entities, as applicable) may 
be reviewed by the Secretary. Upon request by a commu-
nity services network organization, the Secretary shall re-
view such a determination. The review shall be completed 
not later than 60 days after the Secretary receives from 
the State all necessary documentation relating to the de-
termination. The State shall submit such documentation
‘‘SEC. 685. STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL CONTROLS AND AU-
DITS. 
‘‘(a) FISCAL CONTROLS, PROCEDURES, AUDITS, AND 
INSPECTIONS.—A State that receives funds under this 
subtitle shall— 
‘‘(1) establish fiscal control and fund account-
ing procedures necessary to assure the proper dis-
bursal of, and accounting for, Federal funds paid to 
the State under this subtitle, including procedures 
for monitoring the funds provided under this sub-
title; 
‘‘(2) ensure that cost and accounting standards 
of the Office of Management and Budget apply to 
a subrecipient of the funds under this subtitle; 
‘‘(3) in accordance with subsections (b) and (c), 
prepare, not less than once each year, an audit of 
the expenditures of the State of amounts received 
under this subtitle; and 
‘‘(4) make appropriate books, documents, pa-
pers, and records available to the Secretary and the 
Comptroller General of the United States, or any of 
their duly authorized representatives, for examina-
tion, copying, or mechanical reproduction, on or off 
the premises of the appropriate entity, upon a rea-
sonable request for the items.
‘‘(b) INDEPENDENT ENTITY.—Subject to subsection 
(c), each audit required by subsection (a)(3) shall be con-
ducted by an entity independent of any agency admin-
istering activities or services under this subtitle and shall 
be conducted in accordance with generally accepted ac-
counting principles. 
‘‘(c) SINGLE AUDIT REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any audit under this sub-
section shall be conducted in the manner and to the 
extent provided in chapter 75 of title 31, United 
States Code (commonly known as the ‘Single Audit 
Act Amendments of 1984’) except in the event a se-
rious financial deficiency is identified. 
‘‘(2) SERIOUS FINANCIAL DEFICIENCY.—In the 
event that such a deficiency is identified, the Sec-
retary shall order— 
‘‘(A) an audit conducted as described in 
subsection (a); or 
‘‘(B) an audit of each of the accounts in-
volved, in accordance with subsections (b) and 
(d). 
‘‘(d) SUBMISSION OF COPIES.—Not later than 30 
days after the completion of each audit in a State as re-
quired in subsection (a)(3), the chief executive officer of 
the State shall submit copies of such audit, at no charge,
to any eligible entity that was the subject of the audit, 
to the legislature of the State, and to the Secretary. 
‘‘(e) REPAYMENTS.—If the Secretary, after review of 
the audit, finds that a State has not expended an amount 
of funds in accordance with this subtitle, the Secretary 
is authorized to withhold funds from a State under this 
subtitle until the State remedies the improperly expended 
funds for the original purposes for which the grant funds 
were intended. 
‘‘(f) RESPONSE
TO COMPLAINTS.—The Secretary 
shall respond in an expeditious manner to complaints of 
a substantial or serious nature that a State has failed to 
use grant funds received under section 675 or 676 or to 
carry out State activities under this subtitle in accordance 
with the provisions of this subtitle. 
‘‘(g) INVESTIGATIONS.—Whenever the Secretary de-
termines that there is a pattern of complaints regarding 
failures described in subsection (f) or a complaint of a se-
rious deficiency concerning any State, the Secretary shall 
conduct an investigation of the use of the funds received 
under this subtitle by such State in order to ensure com-
pliance with the provisions of this subtitle.
‘‘SEC. 686. ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
‘‘(a) STATE ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Beginning with the 
first fiscal year following the transition period 
described in section 3 of the Community Serv-
ices Block Grant Modernization Act of 2022, 
each State that receives funds under this sub-
title shall participate, and shall ensure that all 
eligible entities in the State participate, in a re-
sults-oriented performance measurement system 
that the Secretary is satisfied meets the re-
quirements of section 689(b)(1). 
‘‘(B) SUBCONTRACTORS.—The State may 
elect to have subcontractors of the eligible enti-
ties under this subtitle participate in the re-
sults-oriented performance measurement sys-
tem. If the State makes that election, references 
in this section to eligible entities shall be con-
sidered to include such subcontractors. 
‘‘(C) ELIGIBLE ENTITY REPORTS.—Eligi-
ble entities shall provide the results measured 
by their performance measurement system and 
such other reports as the State may require.
‘‘(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each State receiving 
funds under this subtitle shall annually prepare, and 
submit to the Secretary by March 31 of each year, 
a report on the performance of the State and eligible 
entities in the State, including achievement with re-
spect to performance measurements that were used 
by community services network organizations in the 
State for the previous fiscal year. Each State shall 
also include in the report— 
‘‘(A) an accounting of the expenditure of 
funds received by the State through the com-
munity services block grant program, including 
an accounting of funds spent on administrative 
or indirect costs by the State and the eligible 
entities and funds spent by the eligible entities 
on local programs, projects, and services; 
‘‘(B) information on the number and char-
acteristics of participants served under this sub-
title in the State, based on data collected from 
the eligible entities; 
‘‘(C) a summary describing the training 
and technical assistance offered by the State 
under subparagraph (B) of section 679(b)(1) 
during the year covered by the report;
‘‘(D) information on the total budget and 
activities of the eligible entities receiving sub-
grants from the State under this subtitle, in-
cluding local and private resources available for 
a purpose described in section 672; and 
‘‘(E) a report on the manner in which the 
State and eligible entities and other recipients 
of funds under this subtitle have implemented 
results-oriented management practices based on 
their performance measurement systems. 
‘‘(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) CONTENTS.—Not later than September 30 
of each year, the Secretary shall, directly or by grant 
or contract, prepare a report including— 
‘‘(A) the information included in the State 
annual reports under subsection (a)(2) for the 
preceding fiscal year; 
‘‘(B) a report on the performance of the 
Department in the preceding year regarding 
carrying out critical roles and responsibilities 
under this subtitle, including with regard to 
timeliness in allocating and making appro-
priated funds available for expenditure to 
States, approvals or notifications to States con-
cerning State plans and plan revisions, and con-
ducting assessments of States and implementa-
tion of State corrective action plans (including 
status of and follow-up on recommendations 
made in previous State assessments and correc-
tive action plans); 
‘‘(C) a description of the training and tech-
nical assistance activities funded by the Sec-
retary under section 682 and the results of 
those activities; and 
‘‘(D) a report on the Community Action 
Innovations Program authorized under section 
682(a)(2), including a description of training 
and technical assistance funded by the Sec-
retary, the rationale for projects that received 
support, a description of funded activities and 
their results, and a summary of ways in which 
the Program has expanded use of evidence- 
based practice or contributed to building the 
evidence base designed to reduce poverty condi-
tions. 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION.—The Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Education and Labor of the 
House of Representatives and to the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Sen-
ate the report described in paragraph (1) and any
recommendations the Secretary may have with re-
spect to such report. 
‘‘(3) ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEM FOR REPORTS 
TO
STATES
AND
ELIGIBLE
ENTITIES.—The Sec-
retary, through the Department’s own employees or 
contractors (rather than under grants, contracts, or 
cooperative agreements issued under section 682), 
shall provide technical assistance, including support 
for the development and maintenance of an elec-
tronic data system for the reports under this section, 
to the States and eligible entities to enhance the 
quality and timeliness of reports submitted under 
this subtitle. The system shall be coordinated and 
consistent with the data systems established for 
other programs of the Department that are managed 
by eligible entities, including all programs of the Ad-
ministration for Children and Families or successor 
administrative units in which the office is located. 
‘‘SEC. 686A. GAO STUDY. 
‘‘Not later than 180 days after the effective date of 
the section, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct a study, and submit to the Secretary of 
Health and Human Service, and the committees of juris-
diction of the Congress the results of, a study of State
usage and allocation of funds received under this subtitle 
over the previous 10–year period— 
‘‘(1) to identify the uses, programs, and activi-
ties carried out with such funds that had the great-
est impact, effectiveness, and results in achieving the 
purposes for which such funds were provided; 
‘‘(2) to identify best practices of States in im-
plementing State plans and providing assistance to 
community action agencies to carry out activities, so 
that such practices can be used as models for States 
to follow to carry out this subtitle in the future; and 
‘‘(3) to determine with respect to such funds— 
‘‘(A) the amount of such funds received by 
each State for a particular fiscal year in such 
10-year period to carry out its approved State 
plan, that was not distributed to community ac-
tion agencies and other eligible entities, and not 
obligated for subgrants under this subtitle, dur-
ing such fiscal year; 
‘‘(B) the particular disposition by the 
State of the funds described in subparagraph 
(A) received by such State; 
‘‘(C) the amount of the funds described in 
subparagraph (A) received by such State that 
were retained by such State for allowed pur-
poses (including payment of administrative 
costs to carry out this subtitle); and 
‘‘(D) the amount of the funds described in 
subparagraph (A) received by such State that 
were expended by the State for a purpose not 
authorized under this subtitle and identification 
of each such purpose. 
‘‘SEC. 687. LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS. 
‘‘(a) CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES.— 
‘‘(1) LIMITATIONS.—Except as provided in 
paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection and in 
paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 690(a), grants or 
subgrants made under this subtitle may not be used 
for the purchase or improvement of land, or the pur-
chase, construction or permanent improvement of 
any building or other facility. Home repairs needed 
to ensure the immediate health and safety of eligible 
low-income individuals, including energy-related or 
water-related repairs, shall not be considered to be 
construction or permanent improvement for purposes 
of this section. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the 
limitation contained in paragraph (1) upon a State 
request for such a waiver if the Secretary finds 
that—
‘‘(A) the request describes extraordinary 
circumstances to justify the purchase or im-
provement of land, or the purchase, construc-
tion, or permanent improvement of any building 
or other facilities; and 
‘‘(B) permitting the waiver will contribute 
to the ability of the State and eligible entities 
to carry out a purpose described in section 672 
at substantially reduced costs. 
‘‘(3) ARCHITECTURAL BARRIERS TO ACCESSI-
BILITY.—Grants or subgrants made under this sub-
title may be used by eligible entities or Tribal grant-
ees for making material improvements in the acces-
sibility of the physical structures for individuals with 
disabilities seeking services of such entities. 
‘‘(b) POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) TREATMENT AS A STATE OR LOCAL AGEN-
CY.—For purposes of chapter 15 of title 5, United 
States Code, any entity that assumes responsibility 
for planning, developing, and coordinating activities 
under this subtitle and receives assistance under this 
subtitle shall be deemed to be a State or local agen-
cy. For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) of sec-
tion 1502(a) of such title, any entity receiving as-
sistance under this subtitle shall be deemed to be a 
State or local agency. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITIONS.—A program, project, or 
service assisted under this subtitle, and any indi-
vidual employed by, or assigned to or in, such a pro-
gram, project, or service (during the hours in which 
the individual is working on behalf of the program, 
project, or service) shall not engage in— 
‘‘(A) any partisan or nonpartisan political 
activity or any political activity associated with 
a candidate, or contending faction or group, in 
an election for public or party office; or 
‘‘(B) any activity to provide voters or pro-
spective voters with transportation to the polls 
or similar assistance in connection with any 
election. 
‘‘(3) REGISTRATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated to carry out this subtitle may be used to con-
duct voter registration activities. Nothing in this 
subtitle prohibits entities receiving assistance under 
this subtitle from making its facilities available dur-
ing hours of operation for use by nonpartisan orga-
nizations to increase the number of eligible citizens 
who register to vote in elections for Federal office. 
‘‘(c) NONDISCRIMINATION.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—No person shall, on the 
basis of race, color, national origin, or sex, be ex-
cluded from participation in, be denied the benefits 
of, or be subjected to discrimination under, any pro-
gram, project, or service funded in whole or in part 
with funds made available under this subtitle. Any 
prohibition against discrimination on the basis of 
age under the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 
U.S.C. 6101 et seq.) or with respect to an otherwise 
qualified individual with a disability as provided in 
section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 794), or title II of the Americans with Dis-
abilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12131 et seq.), shall 
also apply to any such program, project, or service. 
‘‘(2) ACTION
OF
SECRETARY.—Whenever the 
Secretary determines that a State that has received 
a payment under this subtitle has failed to comply 
with paragraph (1) or an applicable regulation, the 
Secretary shall notify the chief executive officer of 
the State and shall request that the officer secure 
compliance. If within a reasonable period of time, 
not to exceed 60 days, the chief executive officer 
fails or refuses to secure compliance, the Secretary 
is authorized to—
‘‘(b) GUIDANCE.— 
‘‘(1) PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT.—The Sec-
retary shall issue guidance regarding State and local 
performance measurement systems. Guidance may 
include one or more model performance measure-
ment systems, facilitated by the Secretary, that 
States and eligible entities may use to measure their 
performance in carrying out the requirements of this 
subtitle and in achieving the goals of their commu-
nity action plans. 
‘‘(2) COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF POVERTY 
CONDITIONS.—The Secretary shall issue guidance 
(including models) for comprehensive community 
needs assessments described in section 678(e)(1). 
The guidance shall include methods for preparing an 
analysis of all poverty conditions affecting a commu-
nity and of local and regional assets for alleviating 
such conditions. 
‘‘SEC. 690. DISCRETIONARY COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS, CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, LOANS, 
AND GUARANTEES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, from 
funds appropriated under section 691(b), make 
grants, loans, or guarantees to States and public 
agencies and private, nonprofit organizations, or
enter into contracts or jointly financed cooperative 
arrangements with States and public agencies and 
private, nonprofit organizations (and for-profit orga-
nizations, to the extent specified in paragraph 
(2)(E)) for each of the objectives described in para-
graphs (2) through (4). 
‘‘(2) COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.— 
‘‘(A) ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
ACTIVI-
TIES.—The Secretary shall make grants de-
scribed in paragraph (1) on a competitive basis 
to private, nonprofit organizations that are 
community development corporations to provide 
technical and financial assistance for economic 
development activities designed to address the 
economic needs of low-income individuals and 
families by creating employment and business 
development opportunities. 
‘‘(B) 
CONSULTATION.—The 
Secretary 
shall exercise the authority provided under sub-
paragraph (A) after consultation with other rel-
evant Federal officials. 
‘‘(C) GOVERNING BOARDS.—For a commu-
nity development corporation to receive funds to 
carry out this paragraph, the corporation shall 
be governed by a board that shall—
‘‘(i) consist of residents of the com-
munity and business and civic leaders; and 
‘‘(ii) have as a principal purpose plan-
ning, developing, or managing low-income 
housing 
or 
community 
development 
projects. 
‘‘(D) 
GEOGRAPHIC
DISTRIBUTION.—In 
making grants to carry out this paragraph, the 
Secretary shall take into consideration the geo-
graphic distribution of funding among States 
and the relative proportion of funding among 
rural and urban areas. 
‘‘(E) RESERVATION.—Of the amounts 
made available to carry out this paragraph, the 
Secretary may reserve not more than 1 percent 
for each fiscal year to make grants to private, 
nonprofit organizations or to enter into con-
tracts with private, nonprofit, or for-profit orga-
nizations to provide technical assistance to aid 
community development corporations in devel-
oping or implementing activities funded to carry 
out this paragraph and to evaluate activities 
funded to carry out this paragraph. 
‘‘(3) RURAL
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
AC-
TIVITIES.—The Secretary shall provide the assist-
ance described in paragraph (1) for rural community 
development activities, which shall include pro-
viding— 
‘‘(A) grants to private, nonprofit organiza-
tions to enable the organizations to provide as-
sistance concerning home repair to rural low-in-
come families and planning and developing low- 
income rural rental housing units; and 
‘‘(B) grants to multi-State, regional, pri-
vate, nonprofit organizations to enable the orga-
nizations to provide training and technical as-
sistance to small, rural communities concerning 
meeting their community facility needs. 
‘‘(4) BROADBAND NAVIGATOR PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(A) NAVIGATOR PROJECT AUTHORITY.— 
The Secretary is authorized to provide assist-
ance described in paragraph (1) for broadband 
navigator projects consistent with the purposes 
of this Act to address the educational and eco-
nomic needs of low-income individuals and com-
munities. 
‘‘(B) NAVIGATOR GRANTS.—The Secretary 
shall make grants consistent with subparagraph 
(A) to community action agencies and Tribal 
grantees to enable them to provide assistance
through trained navigators to low-income indi-
viduals and communities to help facilitate ac-
cess to affordable high-speed broadband service, 
internet-enabled devices, digital literacy train-
ing, technical support, and other services to 
meet the broadband and digital needs of such 
individuals and communities. 
‘‘(C) PRIORITY.—Priority in the awarding 
of such grants under paragraph (4) shall be 
given to community action agencies and Tribal 
grantees serving underserved areas with the 
most significant unmet broadband and digital 
needs. 
‘‘(D) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—Of the 
amounts made available to carry out broadband 
navigator projects, the Secretary may reserve 
up to 5 percent for grant review, technical as-
sistance, and evaluation. 
‘‘(b) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall require all 
activities receiving assistance under this section to be eval-
uated for their effectiveness. Funding for such evaluations 
shall be provided as a stated percentage of the assistance 
or through a separate grant or contract awarded by the 
Secretary specifically for the purpose of evaluation of a 
particular activity or group of activities.
‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall compile 
an annual report containing a summary of the evaluations 
required under subsection (b) and a listing of all activities 
assisted under this section. The Secretary shall annually 
submit such report to the chairperson of the Committee 
on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives 
and the chairperson of the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. 
‘‘SEC. 691. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this subtitle (excluding section 
690)— 
‘‘(1) $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2023 through 2027; and 
‘‘(2) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
years 2028 through 2032. 
‘‘(b) DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out section 690 such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2023 through 
2032. 
‘‘(c) RESERVATIONS BY THE SECRETARY.—Of the 
amounts appropriated under subsection (a) for each fiscal 
year, the Secretary shall reserve— 
‘‘(1) 1⁄2 of 1 percent for carrying out section 
675 (relating to grants to territories);
‘‘(2) 2 percent for activities authorized in sec-
tion 682(a)(1), of which— 
‘‘(A) not less than 50 percent of the 
amount reserved by the Secretary under this 
paragraph shall be awarded through grants, 
contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible 
entities, Tribal grantees, and other community 
services network organizations described in sec-
tion 682(b), for the purpose of carrying out ac-
tivities described in section 682(a)(1)(B); and 
‘‘(B) the remainder of the amount reserved 
by the Secretary under this paragraph may be 
awarded through grants, contracts, or coopera-
tive agreements to eligible entities, Tribal 
grantees, and other community services network 
organizations described in section 682(b), or 
other entities with demonstrated expertise in 
providing training for individuals and organiza-
tions on methods of effectively addressing the 
needs of low-income families and communities 
and, if appropriate, expertise in Tribal issues; 
‘‘(3) 1 percent for the Community Action Inno-
vations Program authorized in section 682(a)(2); 
and
‘‘(4) up to $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2023, 2024, and 2025, to carry out section 
686(b)(3). 
‘‘SEC. 692. REFERENCES. 
‘‘A reference in any provision of law to the poverty 
line set forth in section 624 or 625 of the Economic Op-
portunity Act of 1964 shall be construed to be a reference 
to the poverty line defined in section 673 of this subtitle. 
Except as otherwise provided, any reference in any provi-
sion of law to any community action agency designated 
under title II of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 
shall be construed to be a reference to an entity eligible 
to receive funds under the community services block grant 
program.’’. 
SEC. 3. TRANSITION PERIOD. 
(a) TRANSITION PERIOD.—The Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall expeditiously announce a tran-
sition period for the implementation of any changes in reg-
ulations, procedures, guidance, and reporting require-
ments of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 
U.S.C. 9901 et seq.) as amended by this Act, from the 
regulations, procedures, guidance, and reporting require-
ments of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 
U.S.C. 9901 et seq.) as in effect immediately before the 
date of enactment of this Act.
(b) FEDERAL TRAINING.—The transition period shall 
include the availability of Federal training for States and 
eligible entities regarding compliance with new require-
ments under the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 
U.S.C. 9901 et seq.) as amended by this Act. 
(c) TIMING.—The transition period described in this 
section— 
(1) may not extend later than the date that is 
3 months prior to the start of the second fiscal year 
after the date of enactment of the Community Serv-
ices Block Grant Modernization Act of 2022; 
(2) notwithstanding (1), may not extend later 
than two years after the date of enactment of the 
Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act 
of 2022 for the issuance of final regulations imple-
menting this subtitle; and 
(3) may require that certain regulations, proce-
dures, and reporting requirements be adopted before 
other regulations, procedures, or reporting require-
ments. 
SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
Section 306(a)(6)(C)(ii) of the Older Americans Act 
of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3026(a)(6)(C)(ii)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘or subsequent years’’ after ‘‘fiscal year 1982’’ 
and by striking ‘‘section 676B of the Community Services
Block Grant Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 680(c) of the 
Community Services Block Grant Act’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 13, 2022. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5129 
AN ACT 
To amend the Community Services Block Grant 
Act to reauthorize and modernize the Act.