I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5755 
To authorize community development block grants for providing tools, 
equipment, and other resources. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 10, 2018 
Mr. CULBERSON (for himself and Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To authorize community development block grants for 
providing tools, equipment, and other resources. 
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 ‘‘Tools On Our Local 
Streets to Rehabilitate Communities Act of 2018’’ or the 
‘‘TOOLS to Rehabilitate Communities Act of 2018’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
STRENGTHENING 
COMMUNITY 
DEVELOPMENT 
PARTNERSHIPS WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZA-
TIONS. 
Section 105(a) of the Housing and Community De-
velopment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (25)(D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in paragraph (26), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(27) creating or strengthening partnerships 
with nonprofit organizations that provide tools, 
equipment, or other resources to other nonprofit or 
volunteer organizations assisting in the completion 
of a community development, revitalization, or reha-
bilitation project authorized under this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 3. INCREASING AWARENESS. 
For each fiscal year beginning after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development shall provide notice to grant applicants and 
awardees under section 103 of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5303) that 
awards provided under title I of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5301 
et seq.) may be used to create or strengthen partnerships 
with nonprofit organizations that provide tools, equip-
ment, or other resources to other nonprofit or volunteer 
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organizations that assist in the completion of a community 
development, revitalization, or rehabilitation project au-
thorized under such section 103. 
SEC. 4. IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE AC-
CESS TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PART-
NERSHIPS WITH NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. 
Not later than the end of the first fiscal year begin-
ning after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development shall issue a report 
discussing— 
(1) opportunities in existence as of the date of 
the report for Federal, State, and local governments 
to partner with nonprofit organizations to complete 
community development, revitalization, and rehabili-
tation projects under title I of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5301 et seq.); and 
(2) existing barriers and challenges with respect 
to those projects. 
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