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Union Calendar No. 231 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5129 
[Report No. 117–311] 
To amend the Community Services Block Grant Act to reauthorize and 
modernize the Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 31, 2021 
Ms. BONAMICI (for herself, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Ms. MCCOLLUM, 
Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. DESAULNIER, and Mr. COMER) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
MAY 6, 2022 
Additional sponsors: Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. 
LANGEVIN, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. FITZPATRICK, 
Mrs. AXNE, Mr. MCKINLEY, Ms. NORTON, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. 
MOULTON, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. REED, Mr. 
HUFFMAN, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, 
Mrs. LURIA, Mr. LEVIN of California, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. TRONE, Mr. 
COURTNEY, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. STANTON, Mr. WELCH, Ms. 
BROWNLEY, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of 
Texas, Mrs. BEATTY, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. GUTHRIE, 
Mr. VAN DREW, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. AMODEI, Ms. LEGER 
FERNANDEZ, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. CORREA, 
Mr. COSTA, Mr. EVANS, Mr. KIND, Mr. MRVAN, Mr. RYAN, Mr. LARSON 
of Connecticut, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. CARSON, 
Mr. NEWHOUSE, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. 
KATKO, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. DELGADO, 
Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. 
CASE, Mr. KILMER, Mr. KELLER, Ms. TITUS, Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. 
KAHELE, Mr. POCAN, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. GALLEGO, Ms. ROSS, Ms. 
WILD, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. FITZGERALD, Mr. 
FEENSTRA, Mr. CROW, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. JONES, Mr. KINZINGER, Ms. 
STEVENS, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. BOWMAN, Mr. MFUME, Mr. 
SABLAN, Mr. BENTZ, Ms. KUSTER, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. 
LYNCH, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Mr. CAREY, Mr. BISHOP of Geor-
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gia, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. CARTER of 
Louisiana, Mr. NADLER, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS 
of Illinois, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. DEAN, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. THOMPSON 
of California, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. COOPER, Mr. UPTON, Ms. 
MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. MANNING, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. 
TLAIB, Mr. KILDEE, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. CHU, 
Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. COHEN, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, 
and Ms. JOHNSON of Texas 
MAY 6, 2022 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on August 31, 2021] 
A BILL 
To amend the Community Services Block Grant Act to 
reauthorize and modernize the Act. 
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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 ‘‘Community Services 
Block Grant Modernization Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION. 
Subtitle B of title VI of the Omnibus Budget Reconcili-
ation Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘Subtitle B—Community Services 
Block Grant Program 
‘‘SEC. 671. SHORT TITLE. 
‘‘This subtitle may be cited as the ‘Community Serv-
ices Block Grant Act’. 
‘‘SEC. 672. PURPOSES. 
‘‘The purposes of this subtitle are— 
‘‘(1) to reduce poverty in the United States by 
supporting the activities of community action agen-
cies and other community services network organiza-
tions that improve the economic security of low-in-
come individuals and families and create new eco-
nomic opportunities in the communities where they 
live; and 
‘‘(2) to accomplish the purposes described in 
paragraph (1) by— 
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‘‘(A) strengthening community capabilities 
for identifying poverty conditions and opportu-
nities to alleviate such conditions; 
‘‘(B) empowering residents of the low-in-
come communities served to respond to the 
unique problems and needs in their communities 
through their maximum feasible participation in 
advising, planning, and evaluating the pro-
grams, projects, and services funded under this 
subtitle; 
‘‘(C) using innovative community-based ap-
proaches that produce a measurable impact on 
the causes and effects of poverty, including whole 
family approaches that create opportunities for, 
and address the needs of, parents and children 
together; 
‘‘(D) coordinating Federal, State, local, and 
other assistance, including private resources, re-
lated to the reduction of poverty so that resources 
can be used in a manner responsive to local 
needs and conditions; and 
‘‘(E) broadening the resources directed to 
the elimination of poverty, so as to promote 
partnerships that include— 
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‘‘(i) private, religious, charitable, and 
neighborhood-based organizations; and 
‘‘(ii) individuals, businesses, labor or-
ganizations, professional organizations, and 
other organizations engaged in expanding 
opportunities for all individuals. 
‘‘SEC. 673. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this subtitle: 
‘‘(1) AGENCY-WIDE STRATEGIC PLAN.—The term 
‘agency-wide strategic plan’ means a plan that has 
been adopted by an eligible entity in the previous 5 
years and establishes goals that include meeting needs 
identified by the entity in consultation with residents 
of the community through a process of comprehensive 
community needs assessment. 
‘‘(2) POVERTY
LINE.—The term ‘poverty line’ 
means the poverty guideline calculated by the Sec-
retary from the most recent data available from the 
Bureau of the Census. The Secretary shall revise the 
poverty line annually (or at any shorter interval the 
Secretary determines to be feasible and desirable). The 
required revision shall be accomplished by multi-
plying the official poverty thresholds from the Bureau 
of the Census by the percentage change in the Con-
sumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers during 
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the annual or other interval immediately preceding 
the time at which the revision is made. 
‘‘(3) COMMUNITY
ACTION
AGENCY.—The term 
‘community action agency’ means an eligible entity 
(which meets the requirements of paragraph (1) or 
(2), as appropriate, of section 680(c)) that delivers 
multiple programs, projects, and services to a variety 
of low-income individuals and families. 
‘‘(4) COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN.—The term ‘com-
munity action plan’ means a detailed plan, including 
a budget, that is adopted by an eligible entity, for ex-
penditures of funds appropriated for a fiscal year 
under this subtitle for the activities supported directly 
or indirectly by such funds. 
‘‘(5) COMMUNITY SERVICES NETWORK ORGANIZA-
TION.—The term ‘community services network organi-
zation’ means any of the following organizations 
funded under this subtitle: 
‘‘(A) A grantee. 
‘‘(B) An eligible entity. 
‘‘(C) A Tribal grantee. 
‘‘(D) An association with a membership 
composed primarily of grantees, eligible entities, 
Tribal grantees, or associations of grantees, eligi-
ble entities, or Tribal grantees. 
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‘‘(6) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘Department’ 
means the Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices. 
‘‘(7) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible enti-
ty’ means an entity— 
‘‘(A) that is an eligible entity described in 
section 673(1) of the Community Services Block 
Grant Act (as in effect immediately before the 
date of the enactment of the Community Services 
Block Grant Modernization Act of 2022) as of 
the day before such date of enactment, or has 
been designated by the process described in sec-
tion 680(a) (including an organization serving 
migrant or seasonal farmworkers that is so de-
scribed or designated); and 
‘‘(B) that has a tripartite board described 
in paragraph (1) or (2), as appropriate, of sec-
tion 680(c). 
‘‘(8) EVIDENCE-BASED
PRACTICE.—The term 
‘evidence-based practice’ means an activity, strategy, 
or intervention that— 
‘‘(A) demonstrates a statistically significant 
effect on improving relevant outcomes based on 
at least one well-designed and well-implemented 
experimental or quasi-experimental study, or at 
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least one well-designed and well-implemented 
correlational study with statistical controls for 
selection bias, and includes ongoing efforts to ex-
amine the effects of such activity, strategy, or 
intervention; or 
‘‘(B) demonstrates a rationale based on 
high-quality research findings or positive evalua-
tion that such activity, strategy, or intervention 
is likely to improve relevant outcomes, and in-
cludes ongoing efforts to examine the effects of 
such activity, strategy, or intervention. 
‘‘(9) GRANTEE.—The term ‘grantee’ means a re-
cipient of a grant under section 675 or 676. 
‘‘(10) PRIVATE, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘private, nonprofit organization’ means a do-
mestic organization that is— 
‘‘(A) described in section 501(c)(3) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from 
taxation under section 501(a) of such Code; and 
‘‘(B) described in paragraph (1) or (2) of 
section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986. 
‘‘(11) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
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