I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6222 
To establish the National Competition for Community Renewal to encourage 
communities to adopt innovative strategies and design principles to pro-
grams related to poverty prevention, recovery and response, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 
Mr. MCGOVERN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Edu-
cation and Labor and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish the National Competition for Community Re-
newal to encourage communities to adopt innovative 
strategies and design principles to programs related to 
poverty prevention, recovery and response, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘National Opportunity and Community Renewal Act’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Findings. 
Sec. 3. Purposes. 
Sec. 4. Definitions. 
TITLE I—NATIONAL AND LOCAL OPPORTUNITY BOARDS 
Sec. 101. National Opportunity Board. 
Sec. 102. Local Opportunity Boards. 
TITLE II—NATIONAL COMPETITION FOR COMMUNITY RENEWAL 
Sec. 201. Establishment. 
Sec. 202. Duration. 
Sec. 203. Local opportunity funds. 
Sec. 204. Grant awards. 
Sec. 205. Waiver program. 
Sec. 206. Tax incentives. 
Sec. 207. Application and administration. 
TITLE III—COMMUNITY RENEWAL INCENTIVES 
Sec. 301. Community renewal savings. 
Sec. 302. Community tax incentives. 
Sec. 303. Renewal employer refundable credit. 
Sec. 304. Unrelated business taxable income deduction. 
Sec. 305. Qualified community renewal contribution. 
Sec. 306. High school graduation tax credit. 
Sec. 307. Modified new markets tax credit. 
Sec. 308. Earned income tax credit. 
Sec. 309. Community renewal bonds. 
Sec. 310. Anti-corruption provision. 
TITLE IV—COMPETITIONS FOR INNOVATION IN CLIENT 
ADVOCACY AND EVALUATION 
Sec. 401. Client advocacy competition. 
Sec. 402. Evaluation competition. 
TITLE V—REPORT TO CONGRESS 
Sec. 501. Report to Congress. 
TITLE VI—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
Sec. 601. Authorization of appropriations. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
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(1) Recent data found that 43,600,000 Ameri-
cans were living in poverty, with nearly 15,500,000 
children living in poverty. 
(2) The 2009 Federal Poverty Level for a 
household of 4 was set at $22,050. 
(3) The Federal Government alone spends ap-
proximately $700,000,000,000 on poverty programs, 
with an additional $200,000,000,000 expended by 
States. 
(4) Poverty in America has changed remarkably 
since the last major transformative policy debate on 
the issue. 
(5) The 1996 welfare reform bill ultimately did 
not create new systems nor did it drive market-based 
solutions. 
(6) The economic downturn has exposed the 
weakness of poverty reduction programs that are not 
market-driven. 
(7) Effective and meaningful investment in pov-
erty prevention programs will result in greater effi-
ciencies at the Federal level. 
SEC. 3. PURPOSES. 
It is the purpose of this Act to— 
(1) establish a National Competition for Com-
munity Renewal to allow eligible communities to 
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draw upon existing and supplemental resources to 
design and implement innovative poverty reduction 
and prevention programs; 
(2) significantly reduce the number of people in 
America living in poverty while also reducing the 
total amount of Federal dollars spent on poverty re-
duction; 
(3) refocus poverty-related services toward an 
asset model that enables and supports each indi-
vidual to reach his or her full potential; and 
(4) encourage innovation in designing poverty 
reduction and prevention services and models in 
American communities, and to assess the successes 
and failures of innovative designs and non-tradi-
tional service delivery models. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the Na-
tional Opportunity Board established under section 
101. 
(2) ELIGIBLE AREA.—The term ‘‘eligible area’’ 
means a city, county, town, township, parish, village, 
or other general purpose political subdivision of a 
State, including the District of Columbia and insular 
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areas, that meets criteria to be established under 
this Act by the Board. 
(3) HOLISTIC.—The term ‘‘holistic’’ means en-
compassing health, education, labor, housing, justice 
and food. 
(4) HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX.—The term 
‘‘Human Development Index’’ means a summary 
composite index that measures an area’s average 
achievements in 3 basic aspects of human develop-
ment (health, knowledge, and a decent standard of 
living) and is currently calculated on a global scale 
by the United Nations Development Program and 
other organizations. 
(5) LOCAL GOVERNING BODY.—The term ‘‘local 
governing body’’ means the executive office of any 
city, county, town, township, parish, village, or other 
general purpose political subdivision of a State, in-
cluding the District of Columbia and insular areas. 
(6) LOCAL
OPPORTUNITY
PLAN.—The term 
‘‘Local Opportunity Plan’’ means a detailed spend-
ing plan, to be developed by the Local Opportunity 
Board and submitted to the National Opportunity 
Board under guidelines to be established by the Na-
tional Opportunity Board. 
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(7) NATIONAL COMPETITION.—The term ‘‘Na-
tional Competition’’ means the National Competition 
for Community Renewal established under title II. 
(8) PROGRAM
PERIOD.—The term ‘‘program 
period’’ means a period of 5 years, beginning on the 
date of the selection of an eligible area by the 
Board. 
(9) QUALIFIED
AREA.—The term ‘‘qualified 
area’’ means an eligible area that has been approved 
under the National Competition by the Board. 
(10) QUALIFIED
MILITARY
INSTALLATION.— 
The term ‘‘qualified military installation’’ means any 
military installation or facility the number of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces of the United States as-
signed to which, as of the date of enactment of this 
Act, is not less than 1,000. 
(11) RESPONSIBLE
LOCAL
OFFICIAL.—The 
term ‘‘responsible local official’’ means the local offi-
cial appointed by the Local Opportunity Board to 
administer the funds in the local opportunity fund 
for the qualified area involved. Such official shall be 
so appointed if such official is responsible for admin-
istering the majority of funding under the waived 
programs specified under section 203(b)(2)(B) for 
the area involved. 
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(12) RURAL
AREA.—The term ‘‘rural area’’ 
means an eligible area within a public use microdata 
area that meets the definition of ‘‘rural area’’ as de-
termined by the Census Bureau for the most recent 
Census for which data is available. 
TITLE I—NATIONAL AND LOCAL 
OPPORTUNITY BOARDS 
SEC. 101. NATIONAL OPPORTUNITY BOARD. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a bipar-
tisan, independent entity to be known as the ‘‘National 
Opportunity Board’’ to develop and administer the Na-
tional Competition. 
(b) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall be composed of 
7 members, of which— 
(1) 1 member shall be the President’s Domestic 
Policy Advisor; 
(2) 1 member shall be appointed by the Presi-
dent in consultation with the Majority and Minority 
leaders of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate, who shall serve as the Chair of the Board; 
(3) 1 member shall be appointed by the Minor-
ity Leader of the Senate in consultation with the Mi-
nority Leader of the House of Representatives, who 
shall serve as the Vice-Chair of the Board; 
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(4) 1 member shall be appointed by the senior 
Democratic member of the Senate leadership; 
(5) 1 member shall be appointed by the senior 
Republican member of the Senate leadership; 
(6) 1 member shall be appointed by the senior 
Democratic member of the House of Representatives 
leadership; and 
(7) 1 member shall be appointed by the senior 
Republican member of the House of Representatives 
leadership. 
(c) APPOINTMENTS.—The members appointed to the 
Board under subsection (b) shall, to the extent practicable, 
include— 
(1) representatives of non-profit organizations; 
(2) members of the poverty reduction advocacy 
community; 
(3) experts in the area of philanthropic giving; 
and 
(4) members with experience relative to local 
government administration. 
(d) EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The following individuals or 
their designees shall serve as ex officio members of 
the Board: 
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(A) The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services; 
(B) The Secretary of Commerce; 
(C) The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development; 
(D) The Secretary of Labor; 
(E) The Secretary of Agriculture; and 
(F) The Attorney General. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.—Ex officio members of the 
board shall— 
(A) not have a vote with respect to the ac-
tivities of the Board; and 
(B) be required to attend all meetings of 
the Board. 
(3) DESIGNEES.—An individual who is not at 
least an Assistant Secretary may not be designated 
to serve as an ex officio member of the Board under 
paragraph (1). 
(e) DISMISSAL, QUORUM, VACANCIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the Board 
appointed under subsection (b) shall serve for a term 
of 6 years, except that— 
(A) a member of the Board may be re-
moved by a unanimous vote of all remaining 
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voting members of the Board, and only for 
cause; 
(B) if an individual is appointed to fill a 
vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the 
term of the individual’s predecessor, that indi-
vidual shall serve only for the remainder of the 
predecessor’s term; and 
(C) any such appointment to fill a vacancy 
shall be made within 60 days after the vacancy 
occurs and shall be made in the same manner 
in which the original appointment was made. 
(2) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of 
the Board appointed under subsection (b) shall con-
stitute a quorum to conduct business. 
(3) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet at the 
call of the Chair or a majority of the members ap-
pointed under subsection (b), and commence oper-
ations as soon as practicable and after its initial 
meeting. 
(f) DUTIES.— 
(1) GUIDELINES FOR THE NATIONAL COMPETI-
TION.—The Board shall design and establish written 
guidelines for establishing and implementing the Na-
tional Competition, including the following: 
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(A) Criteria for establishing eligible areas, 
including— 
(i) to the extent practicable, the use 
by the Board of the Human Development 
Index or the Supplemental Poverty Meas-
urement to be established by the Census 
Bureau as a criteria for determining eligi-
ble areas; and 
(ii) the demonstrated ability of a 
Local Opportunity Board to provide local 
matching funds as established under sec-
tion 204(e). 
(B) Application requirements to enable eli-
gible areas to apply for grants and other assist-
ance under the National Competition, including 
the design and content of the Local Oppor-
tunity 
Plan, 
as 
described 
in 
subsection 
102(d)(1). 
(C) Criteria for evaluating applications 
submitted under the National Competition. 
(D) Eligible program development costs. 
(E) Criteria for accountability measures 
for eligible areas selected to participate in the 
National Competition. 
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(F) Reporting requirements for eligible 
areas selected to participate in the National 
Competition. 
(2) RULEMAKING.—The Board shall have the 
authority to promulgate regulations for establish-
ment and administration of the National Competi-
tion. 
(3) ADMINISTRATION OF NATIONAL COMPETI-
TION.—The Board shall administer the National 
Competition, including— 
(A) awarding funding and waivers to eligi-
ble areas based on developed criteria; and 
(B) evaluating the performance of partici-
pating eligible areas in accordance with this 
section. 
(4) EVALUATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and an-
nually thereafter, the Local Opportunity Board 
shall submit to the National Opportunity Board 
a comprehensive report on the implementation 
of a spending plan as described in section 
102(d)(1)(A). 
(B) CANCELLATION OF AWARD.—Based on 
information received in the report under sub-
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paragraph (A), the National Opportunity Board 
may revoke funding and access to benefits pro-
vided under title II if the Board determines 
that— 
(i) the Local Opportunity Board of 
the qualified area fails to provide the infor-
mation required under subparagraph (A), 
or the information provided by the chief 
elected official is inadequate; 
(ii) the Local Opportunity Board of 
the qualified area failed to comply with the 
provisions established under the Local Op-
portunity Plan as established under section 
102(d)(1); or 
(iii) the Local Opportunity Board of 
the qualified area failed to meet any addi-
tional criteria to be established by the Na-
tional Opportunity Board. 
(C) REPAYMENT OF AMOUNTS.—The Na-
tional Opportunity Board may, in accordance 
with this subsection, require a qualified area to 
repay any amounts that were not expended by 
the qualified area in accordance with the Local 
Opportunity Plan as established under section 
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102(d)(1), and any such funds shall be re-
turned to the general fund of the Treasury. 
(D) GUIDELINES.—The National Oppor-
tunity Board shall establish guidelines for the 
conduct of an independent audit, after the sec-
ond program year, of any qualified area partici-
pating in the National Competition. Such guide-
lines shall require that the qualified area be au-
dited in accordance with generally accepted au-
diting standards by independent certified public 
accountants and that all books, accounts, finan-
cial records, reports, and files necessary to fa-
cilitate the audits shall be made available to the 
person or persons conducting the audits. 
(g) PERSONNEL MATTERS.— 
(1) COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
this paragraph, a member of the Board shall 
serve without compensation. 
(B) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member of 
the Board shall be reimbursed for travel and 
per diem in lieu of subsistence expenses during 
the performance of duties of the Board while 
away from home or his or her regular place of 
business, in accordance with applicable provi-
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sions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 
5, United States Code. 
(C) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—A member of 
the Board who is an officer or employee of the 
Federal Government shall serve without com-
pensation in addition to the compensation re-
ceived for the services of the member as an offi-
cer or employee of the Federal Government. 
(2) STAFF.—Subject to such rules as the Board 
may prescribe, the Chair of the Board, without re-
gard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
governing appointments in the competitive service, 
and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 
and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title (relat-
ing to classification and General Schedule pay 
rates), may appoint and fix the pay of a staff direc-
tor and such other personnel as may be necessary to 
enable the Board to carry out its functions; except 
that no rate of pay fixed under this subsection may 
exceed the maximum rate of basic pay payable for 
GS–15 of the General Schedule. 
(3) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon re-
quest of the Chair of the Board, the head of any de-
partment or agency described under section 101(d) 
may detail, on a non-reimbursable basis, any of the 
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personnel of that department or agency to the Board 
to assist it in carrying out its functions under this 
Act. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purposes of carrying out this section, there are authorized 
to be appropriated $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, and 
$2,500,000 each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016. 
SEC. 102. LOCAL OPPORTUNITY BOARDS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—To be eligible to receive funds 
under this Act, the chief elected official of an eligible area 
shall establish a Local Opportunity Board. 
(b) COMPOSITION.—The Local Opportunity Board 
shall consist of not more than 5 members, to be appointed 
by the chief elected official of the eligible area, and shall 
include representatives of— 
(1) State government; 
(2) non-elected community leaders, particularly 
those providing poverty-related services, including 
advocates and experts; and 
(3) the head of the lead agency (or his or her 
designee) in one or more of the following programs 
operating in the eligible area— 
(A) health programs; 
(B) labor programs; 
(C) housing programs; 
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(D) agriculture programs; 
(E) justice programs; or 
(F) commerce programs. 
(c) CHAIR.—The members of the Local Opportunity 
Board shall select a Chair form among such members. 
(d) DUTIES.—The Local Opportunity Board shall— 
(1) develop and submit to the Board a Local 
Opportunity Plan, that at a minimum includes— 
(A) a detailed spending plan for any funds 
approved under the National Competition by 
the Board; 
(B) a description of how the spending plan 
meets the criteria listed for grant eligibility as 
defined by the Board and including the criteria 
listed in section 205(a); 
(C) a description of coordination with 
other Federal, State, and local government as-
sistance programs available in the jurisdiction 
in which the eligible area is located; and 
(D) any other elements as required by the 
Board; 
(2) submit an application (including the Local 
Opportunity Plan), pursuant to guidelines estab-
lished by the Board, to the Board for approval; and 
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(3) establish a reporting system, as described in 
section 101(f)(1)(F), through which the Chair of the 
Local Opportunity Board shall report to the Na-
tional Opportunity Board in compliance with that 
subsection. 
TITLE II—NATIONAL COMPETI-
TION FOR COMMUNITY RE-
NEWAL 
SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT. 
The Board shall develop and publish guidelines for 
the establishment of the National Competition for Com-
munity Renewal to provide for the awarding of competitive 
grants, targeted waivers, and targeted tax incentives. 
SEC. 202. DURATION. 
The National Competition shall be effective beginning 
with the first fiscal year that begins after the date of en-
actment of this Act and ending after the fifth such fiscal 
year. 
SEC. 203. LOCAL OPPORTUNITY FUNDS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—To be eligible to receive as-
sistance under this Act, the Local Opportunity Board for 
the qualified area shall— 
(1) establish a local opportunity fund; and 
(2) otherwise comply with the requirements of 
this section. 
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(b) AMOUNTS IN FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Prior to awarding a grant to 
a qualified area under section 204, the Local Oppor-
tunity Board of the qualified area shall have estab-
lished a local opportunity fund. 
(2) DEPOSITS.—There shall be deposited into 
the local opportunity fund the following: 
(A) Any funds provided to the qualified 
area under the grant program established under 
section 204. 
(B) Funds made available for use during 
the program period in the qualified area under 
the following: 
(i) The Community Services Block 
Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.). 
(ii) The Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 
9831 et seq.). 
(iii) The Low-Income Home Energy 
Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et 
seq.). 
(iv) The supplemental nutrition assist-
ance program under the Richard B. Rus-
sell National School Lunch Act (7 U.S.C. 
2011 et seq.). 
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(v) The Weatherization Assistance for 
Low-Income Persons Program under the 
Energy Conservation and Production Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6861 et seq.). 
(vi) The Jobs Corps program under 
subtitle C of title I of the Workforce In-
vestment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2881 et 
seq.). 
(vii) The Temporary Assistance to 
Needy Families Program under title IV of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et 
seq.). 
(viii) The Workforce Investment Act 
of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.). 
(C) Any matching funds provided by the 
qualified area. 
(c) ACCOUNTING REGULATIONS.—The Board shall 
promulgate regulations with respect to accounting for the 
amounts in the local opportunity funds established under 
subsection (a). 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—The responsible local official 
shall have a fiduciary responsibility to administer funds 
in the local opportunity fund established under subsection 
(a)— 
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(1) in accordance with the Local Opportunity 
Plan (as approved by the Board); and, 
(2) notwithstanding the provisions of law re-
ferred to in subsection (b)(2)(B). 
(e) STATE FUNDS.—The Local Opportunity Plan de-
scribed in section 102(d)(1) shall provide satisfactory as-
surance that Federal funds and assistance made available 
under this title shall not be comingled with State funds, 
except as provided for under subsection (b)(2)(C). 
SEC. 204. GRANT AWARDS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Board shall award com-
petitive grants to qualified areas that meet criteria to be 
established by the Board. 
(b) 
ADMINISTRATION.—Amount 
made 
available 
under a grant under this section to a qualified area shall 
be deposited in the local opportunity fund established by 
the chief elected official for the qualified area. 
(c) AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant under this sec-
tion shall not exceed $10,000,000. 
(d) USE OF AMOUNTS.—The responsible local official 
shall have a fiduciary responsibility to administer funds 
in accordance with the priorities established in the Local 
Opportunity Plan by the Local Opportunity Board and ap-
proved by the National Opportunity Board. 
(e) MATCHING FUND.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board may require a 
qualified area to provide non-Federal matching 
funds with respect to grants awarded under this sec-
tion, except that the amount of any matching re-
quirements shall not exceed the amount of the grant 
award. 
(2) SLIDING SCALE.—The amount of matching 
funds required under paragraph (1) shall be estab-
lished based on a sliding scale that takes into ac-
count— 
(A) the poverty of the population to be tar-
geted by the qualified entity; and 
(B) the ability of the qualified entity to ob-
tain such matching funds. 
(3) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Board shall 
permit qualified areas to comply with a matching re-
quirement under paragraph (2) in whole or in part 
with in-kind contributions, including administrative 
expenses. 
SEC. 205. WAIVER PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Board shall develop and 
publish guidelines to provide for a waiver of the applica-
tion of any or all of the provisions of law described in sub-
section (c), with respect to a qualified area under the Na-
tional Competition. 
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(b) AUTHORIZATION.—The Board shall grant a waiv-
er to a qualified areas that has been selected by the Board 
as a winner under the National Competition. 
(c) PROVISIONS OF LAW TO BE WAIVED.—The pro-
visions of law described in this subsection are the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The Community Services Block Grant Act 
(42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.). 
(2) The Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et 
seq.). 
(3) The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance 
Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.). 
(4) The supplemental nutrition assistance pro-
gram under the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.). 
(5) The Weatherization Assistance for Low-In-
come Persons Program under the Energy Conserva-
tion and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6861 et seq.). 
(6) The Jobs Corps program under subtitle C 
of title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
(29 U.S.C. 2881 et seq.). 
(7) The Temporary Assistance to Needy Fami-
lies Program under title IV of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). 
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(8) The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
U.S.C. 2801 et seq.). 
(d) HOLD HARMLESS.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the amount received by an individual 
under this Act in any program year shall not be less than 
the amount that individual would otherwise have received 
under any provision of law described in subsection (c) dur-
ing such year. 
SEC. 206. TAX INCENTIVES. 
A qualified area that is selected to participate in the 
National Competition by the Board shall be eligible for 
targeted tax incentives as established under title III. 
SEC. 207. APPLICATION AND ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) DESIGN PRINCIPLES.—In approving an applica-
tion for participation in the National Competition under 
this title, the Board may give preference to eligible areas 
that include the creation of an individual opportunity plan 
(as described in subsection (b)) as well as the following 
design principles as contained in the Local Opportunity 
Plan (as established in section 102(d)(1)): 
(1) Basing poverty reduction and prevention 
services on the Human Development Index as a 
measure of the level of poverty for individuals and 
households. 
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(2) A model of poverty reduction and preven-
tion that includes the varying levels of service for in-
dividuals and is adjusted to reflect the needs of indi-
viduals and households at different stages of pov-
erty. The different levels of service may be struc-
tured to reflect the following levels of assistance: 
(A) For low-income individuals and fami-
lies requiring services to prevent reliance on 
more expensive government programs, services 
shall focus on intervention, including such serv-
ices as mortgage assistance, debt relief, housing 
and voucher assistance, and job development 
and placement. 
(B) For low-income individuals and fami-
lies currently relying on at least one govern-
ment program for basic needs such as food or 
housing, services shall be tailored to meet spe-
cific needs identified in a unique individual op-
portunity plan adopted by intensive client advo-
cacy. 
(C) For individuals at or below the Federal 
Poverty Guidelines, the continued provision of 
long term services shall be made available. 
(3) An individual opportunity plan (as provided 
for in subsection (b). 
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(4) Intensive client advocacy, as defined in 
guidelines to be developed and published by the 
Board. 
(5) Detailed evaluation practices, as defined in 
guidelines to be developed and published by the 
Board. 
(b) INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITY PLANS.—The Board 
shall develop and publish guidelines for the establishment 
of individual opportunity plans, which, at a minimum shall 
consist of— 
(1) an assessment of the unique strengths and 
needs of the individual and the identification of serv-
ices appropriate to meet such needs; and 
(2) a written individualized opportunity plan 
developed by a multidisciplinary team, including a 
description of measurable results and outcomes ex-
pecting to be achieved as a result of implementation 
of the plan. 
(c) PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL COMPETITION.— 
The Board shall select a total of 10 qualified areas for 
participation in the National Competition. Such areas 
shall include— 
(1) not less than 3 rural areas as defined by 
this Act; and, 
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(2) not less than 1 qualified area that is located 
in a county in which a qualified military installation 
or a county adjacent to a qualified military installa-
tion is located. 
TITLE III—COMMUNITY 
RENEWAL INCENTIVES 
SEC. 301. COMMUNITY RENEWAL SAVINGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each Local Opportunity Board 
shall implement a method to calculate the community re-
newal savings achieved through the implementation of its 
Local Opportunity Plan. 
(b) COMMUNITY RENEWAL SAVINGS.—For the pur-
poses of this Act, the term ‘‘community renewal savings’’ 
means the present dollar value of the total Federal and 
State funds directly or indirectly saved by the Local Op-
portunity Board for individuals successfully assisted 
through the Local Opportunity Plan. 
(c) FACTORS.—The community renewal savings shall 
be measured by criteria identified by the Local Oppor-
tunity Board in valuing the effectiveness of each program 
in the Local Opportunity Plan, but shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Present dollar value of increasing the in-
come of an individual successfully assisted by a 
Local Opportunity Plan. 
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(2) Present dollar value of an individual grad-
uating high school. 
(3) Funds expended by the jurisdiction to assist 
an individual in each Local Opportunity Plan. 
(4) Funds expended if an individual does not 
graduate high school. 
(d) ALLOCATION.—The community renewal savings 
of a Local Opportunity Board shall be allocated as fol-
lowing: 
(1) 50 percent to reduce the public deficit. 
(2) 25 percent to fund community tax incen-
tives. 
(3) 25 percent to fund, reinvest in, and expand 
programs and services under this Act. 
(e) PROGRAM COST-BENEFIT RATIO.—Each Local 
Opportunity Board shall calculate the program cost-ben-
efit ratio for each program under the Local Opportunity 
Plan, which shall be the ratio of— 
(1) the cost of the program measured by dol-
lars; over 
(2) the benefit of the program expressed in dol-
lars. 
(f) EXAMPLE.—The program cost-benefit ratio of a 
job training program is equal to the cost of the program 
in dollars over the amount the program raises the earnings 
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of the enrollee during his or her lifetime, taking into ac-
count what the individual would have earned without the 
job training program using local job market data. 
SEC. 302. COMMUNITY TAX INCENTIVES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A dollar amount equal to 25 per-
cent of the community renewal savings shall be allocated 
to the community tax incentives. 
(b) COMMUNITY TAX INCENTIVES.—The community 
tax incentives shall consist of the following: 
(1) Renewal employer refundable credit. 
(2) Unrelated business taxable income deduc-
tion. 
(3) Qualified community renewal contribution. 
(4) High school graduation tax credit. 
(5) Modified new markets tax credit. 
(6) Community renewal bonds. 
SEC. 303. RENEWAL EMPLOYER REFUNDABLE CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any taxable year 
during the program period, there shall be allowed a cur-
rent year business credit in the amount of $3,000 under 
section 38(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, with 
respect to each retained worker employed by a qualified 
opportunity employer with respect to which subsection 
(b)(4) is first satisfied during such taxable year. 
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(b) RETAINED WORKER.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘retained worker’’ means any individual— 
(1) whose principal place of abode is within the 
qualified area; 
(2) substantially all of the services performed 
by such individual during the taxable year are ren-
dered within the qualified area; 
(3) who begins employment with a qualified op-
portunity employer after the commencement of the 
program period; 
(4) who certifies by signed affidavit, under pen-
alties of perjury, that such individual has not been 
employed for more than 40 hours during the 90-day 
period ending on the date such individual begins 
such employment; 
(5) who is not employed by the qualified oppor-
tunity employer to replace another employee of such 
employer unless such other employee separated from 
employment voluntarily or for cause; 
(6) who is not an individual described in section 
51(i)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (ap-
plied by substituting ‘‘qualified opportunity em-
ployer’’ for ‘‘taxpayer’’ each place that term ap-
pears); 
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(7) who was employed by the qualified oppor-
tunity employer on any date during the taxable year; 
(8) who was so employed by the qualified op-
portunity employer for a period of not less than 52 
consecutive weeks; 
(9) whose wages (as defined in section 3401(a) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) for such em-
ployment during the last 26 weeks of such period 
equaled at least 110 percent of such wages for the 
first 26 weeks of such period; and 
(10) who receives health benefits at least equal 
to essential health benefits, as defined under section 
1302 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
Act. 
(c) QUALIFIED OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this section, 
the term ‘‘qualified opportunity employer’’ means 
any employer— 
(A) having a place of business in the quali-
fied area; 
(B) subject to remit withholding and em-
ployment taxes to the United States; and 
(C) designated by the Local Opportunity 
Board, at its sole discretion, as a qualified op-
portunity employer based on its hiring stand-
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ards, employee benefits, and employee retention 
statistics. 
(2) TYPES
OF
QUALIFIED
OPPORTUNITY
EM-
PLOYERS.—A qualified opportunity employer in-
cludes any person employing individuals within the 
qualified area as long as such person meets the re-
quirements under paragraph (1) and is not limited 
to persons subject to income tax under subpart A of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(d) LIMITATION ON CARRYBACKS.—No portion of the 
unused credit under section 38 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 for any taxable year which is attributable 
to the increase in the current year business credit under 
this section may be carried to a taxable year beginning 
before the date of the enactment of this section. 
SEC. 304. UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME DEDUC-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any taxable year 
during the program period, there shall be allowed a deduc-
tion under section 512(a) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 equal to the amount of 25 percent for any commu-
nity renewal expenditure during such taxable year. 
(b) COMMUNITY
RENEWAL
EXPENDITURE.—For 
purposes of this section, the term ‘‘community renewal ex-
penditure’’ means an expenditure made by a qualified op-
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portunity organization in furtherance of a qualified oppor-
tunity program or service. 
(c) QUALIFIED OPPORTUNITY ORGANIZATION.—For 
purposes of this section, the term ‘‘qualified opportunity 
organization’’ means an organization— 
(1) which is described in section 501(c)(3) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt 
from tax under section 501(a) of such Code (other 
than a private foundation, as defined in section 
509(a) of such Code, which is not an operating foun-
dation, as defined in section 4942(j)(3) of such 
Code); and 
(2) is designated by the Local Opportunity 
Board as being an eligible recipient of qualified com-
munity renewal contributions based on the programs 
and services it proposes to offer in furtherance of 
the Local Opportunity Plan. 
(d) QUALIFIED OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM OR SERV-
ICE.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘qualified op-
portunity program or service’’ means a program or service 
conducted by a qualified opportunity organization that is 
designated by the Local Opportunity Board as contrib-
uting importantly in accomplishing the Local Opportunity 
Plan. 
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SEC. 305. QUALIFIED COMMUNITY RENEWAL CONTRIBU-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any taxable year 
during the program period, there shall be allowed a chari-
table contribution deduction under section 170(a) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 equal to the amount of 
120 percent of any qualified community renewal contribu-
tion donated during such taxable year. 
(b) QUALIFIED COMMUNITY RENEWAL CONTRIBU-
TION.—For purposes of this section, the term qualified 
‘‘community renewal contribution’’ means a charitable 
contribution of property described in section 170(c) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, by an individual or cor-
poration to a qualified opportunity organization (as de-
fined in section 304(c)). 
(c) INCREASED CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUC-
TION LIMITATION.—For the purposes of this section, sec-
tion 170 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is ap-
plied— 
(1) in the flush language of subsection 
(b)(1)(A), by substituting ‘‘75 percent’’ for ‘‘50 per-
cent’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by substituting ‘‘15 
percent’’ for ‘‘10 percent’’. 
(d) EXCLUSION FROM ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX-
ABLE INCOME.—In any taxable year during which a quali-
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fied community renewal contribution is properly claimed 
or carried over, the amount of such qualified community 
renewal contribution shall not be included in limiting the 
claimant’s total itemized deductions under the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (other than under subsection (c)) 
and shall be excluded from the claimant’s calculation of 
alternative minimum taxable income under such Code. 
SEC. 306. HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION TAX CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any taxable year 
during the program period, there shall be allowed to any 
eligible graduate or any taxpayer claiming an eligible grad-
uate as a dependent a credit against tax imposed by sub-
title A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of a high 
school graduation tax credit in the amount of $500. 
(b) ELIGIBLE GRADUATE.—For the purposes of this 
section, the term ‘‘eligible graduate’’ means any individual 
who graduates from a qualified opportunity school. 
(c) QUALIFIED OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL.—For the 
purposes of this section, the term ‘‘qualified opportunity 
school’’ means— 
(1) a secondary school located in the qualified 
area that includes grade 12; and 
(2) is designated by the Local Opportunity 
Board as a qualified opportunity school based on 
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certain predetermined criteria, such as the average 
graduation rate. 
(d) NO LIMITATION.—The high school graduation 
tax credit shall be considered a refundable tax credit under 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is allowable based 
solely on the requirements stated in this section. 
SEC. 307. MODIFIED NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any taxable year 
during the program period, the term ‘‘low-income commu-
nity’’ as defined in section 45D of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 shall include the area within a qualified 
area. 
(b) QUALIFIED EQUITY INVESTMENT.—A qualified 
equity investment made pursuant to section 45D of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in a qualified area in ac-
cordance with subsection (a) shall qualify as such at the 
time of investment and shall not fail to be considered a 
qualified equity investment upon termination of the Na-
tional Competition for Community Renewal. 
SEC. 308. EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any taxable year 
during the program period, the Local Opportunity Board 
may submit to the National Opportunity Board revisions 
to section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that 
modify the eligibility or percentage requirements, or both, 
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of the earned income tax credit allowable to individuals 
residing in the qualified area. 
(b) ADOPTION.—The National Opportunity Board, in 
its sole discretion, may approve all or part of the modifica-
tions to the earned income tax credit by the Local Oppor-
tunity Board. The National Opportunity Board shall base 
its decision to approve the Local Opportunity Board’s pro-
posed revisions to the earned income tax credit on com-
prehensive data presented to the National Opportunity 
Board that the proposed revisions will better serve the in-
dividuals residing in the qualified area. 
(c) TERMINATION.—At the end of the program pe-
riod, any revisions made to the earned income tax credit 
requirements under the authority granted in this section 
shall terminate and individuals residing in the qualified 
area shall be subject to the provisions as stated in section 
32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(d) REPORTS.—By the end of each subsequent year 
following a taxable year of the program period, the Local 
Opportunity Board shall report to the National Oppor-
tunity Board the number of persons filing and the amount 
of credit allowed under the approved revisions to the 
earned income tax credit as compared with the same sta-
tistics in taxable years before the commencement of the 
program period. 
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SEC. 309. COMMUNITY RENEWAL BONDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Opportunity board, 
acting through the Local Opportunity Boards, is hereby 
granted the authority to act on behalf of the Secretary 
of Treasury to issue and sell community renewal bonds 
in face value increments of $100 up to a maximum 
amount of $50,000,000 to assist the financing of Local 
Opportunity Plans. Community renewal bonds shall bear 
a coupon rate of 25 percent. 
(b) COMMUNITY RENEWAL BONDS.—Community re-
newal bonds shall be backed by the full faith and credit 
of the United States Government. 
(c) ALLOCATION.—Proceeds from the sale of commu-
nity renewal bonds shall be allocated evenly among the 
Local Opportunity Boards. 
(d) TERM.—Community renewal bonds shall have a 
maturity date of 7 years from the date of issuance. 
(e) REPAYMENT.—Repayment of community renewal 
bonds allocated to each Local Opportunity Board shall be 
made from a portion of the community renewal savings 
allocated to the community tax incentives for such Board. 
SEC. 310. ANTI-CORRUPTION PROVISION. 
It shall be unlawful for any person— 
(1) to claim a community renewal incentive who 
does not meet the requirements set forth in this Act; 
and 
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(2) to use funds appropriated under this Act 
for any purpose for which such funds were not au-
thorized. 
TITLE IV—COMPETITIONS FOR 
INNOVATION IN CLIENT AD-
VOCACY AND EVALUATION 
SEC. 401. CLIENT ADVOCACY COMPETITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall be authorized to 
establish and administer a program to award competitive 
grants, in the amount of $5,000,000, to eligible entities 
to provide for the development of a client advocacy and 
consumer services technology platform. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The Board shall establish 
criteria that an entity must comply with to be considered 
an eligible entity for purposes of this section 
(c) PRIORITY CONSIDERATION.—The Board shall es-
tablish criteria for the awarding of grants under this sec-
tion and shall give priority consideration to eligible entities 
that establish a platform which shall include— 
(1) single source data entry that will be im-
ported into multiple data entry points; 
(2) a user-friendly interface; 
(3) data that is interoperable across numerous 
programs; 
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