I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4737 
To reauthorize assistance for capacity building for community development 
and affordable housing under section 4 of the HUD Demonstration 
Act of 1993, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2010 
Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. 
ELLISON, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Ms. 
MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, and Mr. WATT) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Serv-
ices 
A BILL 
To reauthorize assistance for capacity building for commu-
nity development and affordable housing under section 
4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993, 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 ‘‘HUD Demonstration 
Improvement Act of 2010’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 4 OF THE HUD DEM-
ONSTRATION ACT OF 1993. 
Section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 
(42 U.S.C. 9816 note) is amended as follows: 
(1) In subsection (a), by striking ‘‘through the 
National Community Development Initiative, Local 
Initiatives Support Corporation, The Enterprise 
Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, and Youthbuild 
USA’’ and inserting ‘‘to eligible entities’’. 
(2) In subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘in 
urban or rural areas’’ after ‘‘community hous-
ing development organizations’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘in 
urban or rural areas’’ after ‘‘low-income fami-
lies’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the Na-
tional Community Development Initiative, Local 
Initiatives Support Corporation, The Enterprise 
Foundation, 
Habitat 
for 
Humanity, 
and 
Youthbuild USA’’ and inserting ‘‘an eligible en-
tity’’. 
(3) By redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (i). 
(4) By striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
following: 
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‘‘(d) WRITTEN PLAN REQUIRED.—The Secretary 
shall, by notice, require an eligible entity, to be eligible 
for assistance under this section for a fiscal year, to sub-
mit a plan for such fiscal year describing the manner in 
which such eligible entity will use such assistance to de-
velop the capacity and ability of community development 
corporations and community housing development organi-
zations to undertake community development and afford-
able housing projects and programs. Such a plan shall in-
clude descriptions of— 
‘‘(1) the activities described under subsection 
(b) the eligible entity proposes to carry out using as-
sistance provided under this section; 
‘‘(2) the need for the activities described under 
subsection (b) in the geographic areas where the eli-
gible entity proposes to carry out such activities; 
‘‘(3) the experience of the eligible entity in car-
rying out— 
‘‘(A) programs administered by the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development; 
or 
‘‘(B) other housing or economic develop-
ment programs; and 
‘‘(4) how the eligible entity will measure and 
evaluate the outcomes of activities proposed to be 
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carried out using assistance provided under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(e) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
‘‘(1) DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall dis-
tribute funds made available for a fiscal year to 
carry out this section on a competitive basis to eligi-
ble entities based on how well the plan of the eligible 
entity for the fiscal year fulfills the requirements of 
paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (d). 
‘‘(2) MINIMUM AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—The 
Secretary shall establish a minimum amount of as-
sistance, equal to not less than 10 percent of the 
funds made available for any fiscal year to carry out 
this section, to provide to each eligible entity that 
submits a written plan that fulfills the requirements 
of paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (d). 
‘‘(3) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—No 
eligible entity shall receive more than 50 percent of 
the funds made available for any fiscal year to carry 
out this section. 
‘‘(f) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF PLANS.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date that the Secretary provides 
assistance to an eligible entity under this section, the Sec-
retary shall make public, on the Internet website of the 
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Department of Housing and Urban Development, the plan 
of such eligible entity required under subsection (d). 
‘‘(g) ANNUAL REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—The Sec-
retary shall annually submit to Congress a report describ-
ing how the assistance provided under this section is being 
used to develop the capacity and ability of community de-
velopment corporations and community housing develop-
ment organizations to undertake community development 
and affordable housing projects and programs. 
‘‘(h) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, an eligible entity is each of the following: 
‘‘(1) The National Community Development 
Initiative. 
‘‘(2) Local Initiatives Support Corporation. 
‘‘(3) The Enterprise Foundation. 
‘‘(4) Habitat for Humanity. 
‘‘(5) Youthbuild USA. 
‘‘(6) The National Urban League. 
‘‘(7) The Housing Partnership Network.’’. 
(5) In subsection (i), as redesignated by para-
graph (3) of this section, by striking ‘‘$25,000,000 
for fiscal year 1994’’ and inserting ‘‘$60,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015’’. 
Æ 
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