effectively addressing the needs of low-income families and 
communities and, if appropriate, expertise in Tribal issues. 
‘‘(c) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROC-
ESS.—‘The process for determining the training and tech-
nical assistance to be carried out under subsection (a)(1) 
shall— 
‘‘(1) ensure that the needs of eligible entities, 
Tribal grantees, and programs relating to improving 
program quality (including quality of financial man-
agement practices) are addressed to the maximum ex-
tent feasible; and 
‘‘(2) incorporate mechanisms to ensure respon-
siveness to local needs, including an ongoing proce-
dure for obtaining input from the national and State 
networks of eligible entities. 
‘‘SEC. 683. STATE MONITORING OF ELIGIBLE ENTITIES. 
‘‘In order to determine whether eligible entities receiv-
ing subgrants under this subtitle meet performance goals, 
administrative standards, financial management require-
ments, and other requirements under this subtitle, the State 
shall conduct the following reviews of eligible entities: 
‘‘(1) A full onsite review of each eligible entity 
at least once during each 3-year period. 
‘‘(2) An onsite review of each newly designated 
eligible entity immediately after the completion of the 
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first year in which such entity receives funds through 
the community services block grant program under 
this subtitle. 
‘‘(3) Followup reviews, including onsite reviews 
scheduled in a corrective action plan (including re-
turn visits), in a calendar quarter for eligible entities 
with programs, projects, or services that fail to meet 
the State’s performance criteria, standards, financial 
management requirements, or other significant re-
quirements established under this subtitle. 
‘‘(4) Other reviews as appropriate, including re-
views of eligible entities with programs, projects, and 
services that have had other Federal, State, or local 
grants (other than assistance provided under this sub-
title) terminated for cause. 
‘‘(5) In conducting reviews, including as re-
quired by paragraph (1), a State may conduct a re-
mote (including virtual) review of an eligible entity 
in extraordinary circumstances if approved by the 
Secretary on a case-by-case basis. 
‘‘SEC. 684. ASSESSMENTS; CORRECTIVE ACTION; REDUC-
TION OR ELIMINATION OF FUNDING. 
‘‘(a) ASSESSMENTS OF STATES BY THE SECRETARY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct, 
in not fewer than 1/5 of the States in each fiscal year, 
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assessments (including investigations) of State com-
pliance with this subtitle, including requirements re-
lating to the use of funds received under this subtitle, 
requirements applicable to State plans submitted 
under section 678(b), and requirements 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 con-
taining— 
‘‘(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 recommendations 
under paragraph (2)(B)(i) shall submit to the 
Secretary and make available to the public on 
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the State lead agency’s website a plan of action 
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 correc-
tive 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 oppor-
tunity for a hearing, initiate proceedings to re-
duce or eliminate the amount of funding appor-
tioned and allocated to the State as described in 
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section 675 or 676, as applicable (and, if nec-
essary, 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 elimi-
nates funding to a State under subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary shall award fund-
ing directly as provided under clauses (ii) 
and (iii). If, for a particular fiscal year, a 
State plan is not approved by the Secretary 
in accordance with section 678(c), the Sec-
retary may award funding directly as pro-
vided 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 directly 
due to the lack of an approved State plan 
as authorized in clause (i), the Secretary 
shall award financial assistance in the 
amount of such reduced or eliminated fund-
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ing, 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 des-
ignation as an eligible entity terminated by 
the State in accordance with subsections (b) 
and (c) of section 684) to carry out the ac-
tivities described in section 679(c). In 
awarding such funding, the Secretary shall 
ensure that each such affected eligible entity 
receives the same proportionate share of 
funding under section 679(a)(1) that it re-
ceived 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 reduced or 
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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 Secretary may use such 
amount for such purposes directly or 
through a grant or cooperative 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 funding) 
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 employ-
ees or contractors (rather than under grants, con-
tracts, or cooperative agreements issued under section 
682), shall provide training and technical assistance 
to States with respect to the development or imple-
mentation of the States’ corrective action plans. 
‘‘(b) DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY FAILURE 
TO COMPLY.— 
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‘‘(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 in-
form the entity of the serious deficiencies that shall be 
corrected and provide technical assistance for the cor-
rective action. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE
ENTITY
CORRECTIVE
ACTION 
PLANS.—An eligible entity that is found to have a se-
rious 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 determines, 
on the basis of a final decision in a review conducted 
under section 683, that an eligible entity fails to com-
ply with the terms of a corrective action plan under 
paragraph (2) relating to correction of a serious defi-
ciency for the eligible entity, the State may, after pro-
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viding adequate notice and an opportunity for a 
hearing, initiate proceedings to withhold, reduce, or 
eliminate 
the 
funding 
provided 
under 
section 
679(a)(1) to the eligible entity (including, in the case 
of elimination of funding, terminating the designa-
tion under this subtitle of the eligible entity) unless 
the entity corrects the serious deficiency. 
‘‘(c) REVIEW.—A State’s decision to withhold, reduce, 
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 community 
services network organization, the Secretary shall review 
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 deter-
mination. The State shall submit such documentation with-
in a reasonable time frame established by the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) DIRECT ASSISTANCE.—Whenever the Secretary 
determines that a State has violated the State plan de-
scribed in section 678(b) (including the assurance described 
in section 678(b)(6)) and the State has reduced or elimi-
nated the funding provided under section 679(a) to any eli-
gible entity or entities or terminated the eligible entity des-
ignation of any eligible entity or entities before the comple-
tion of the State proceedings described in section 678(b)(6) 
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(including, if applicable, the proceedings required by sub-
section (b)) and the Secretary’s review as required by sub-
section (c), the Secretary may provide financial assistance 
under this subtitle to the affected eligible entity or entities 
directly until the violation is corrected by the State. In such 
a case, the Secretary may reduce funding the State would 
otherwise have received under section 675 or 676 (and, if 
necessary, deobligate such funding) for the appropriate fis-
cal year by an amount equal to the financial assistance 
provided directly by the Secretary to such eligible entity 
or entities. 
‘‘SEC. 685. STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL CONTROLS AND AU-
DITS. 
‘‘(a) FISCAL CONTROLS, PROCEDURES, AUDITS, AND 
INSPECTIONS.—A State that receives funds under this sub-
title shall— 
‘‘(1) establish fiscal control and fund accounting 
procedures necessary to assure the proper disbursal of, 
and accounting for, Federal funds paid to the State 
under this subtitle, including procedures for moni-
toring the funds provided under this subtitle; 
‘‘(2) ensure that cost and accounting standards 
of the Office of Management and Budget apply to a 
subrecipient of the funds under this subtitle; 
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‘‘(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, papers, 
and records available to the Secretary and the Comp-
troller General of the United States, or any of their 
duly authorized representatives, for examination, 
copying, or mechanical reproduction, on or off the 
premises of the appropriate entity, upon a reasonable 
request for the items. 
‘‘(b) INDEPENDENT ENTITY.—Subject to subsection (c), 
each audit required by subsection (a)(3) shall be conducted 
by an entity independent of any agency administering ac-
tivities or services under this subtitle and shall be conducted 
in accordance with generally accepted accounting prin-
ciples. 
‘‘(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 seri-
ous financial deficiency is identified. 
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‘‘(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 required 
in subsection (a)(3), the chief executive officer of the State 
shall submit copies of such audit, at no charge, to any eligi-
ble 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 sub-
title 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 sub-
stantial or serious nature that a State has failed to use 
grant funds received under section 675 or 676 or to carry 
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out State activities under this subtitle in accordance with 
the provisions of this subtitle. 
‘‘(g) INVESTIGATIONS.—Whenever the Secretary deter-
mines that there is a pattern of complaints regarding fail-
ures described in subsection (f) or a complaint of a serious 
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 compliance 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 Services 
Block Grant Modernization Act of 2022, each 
State that receives funds under this subtitle shall 
participate, and shall ensure that all eligible en-
tities in the State participate, in a results-ori-
ented performance measurement system that the 
Secretary is satisfied meets the requirements of 
section 689(b)(1). 
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‘‘(B) SUBCONTRACTORS.—The State may 
elect to have subcontractors of the eligible entities 
under this subtitle participate in the results-ori-
ented performance measurement system. If the 
State makes that election, references in this sec-
tion to eligible entities shall be considered to in-
clude such subcontractors. 
‘‘(C) ELIGIBLE ENTITY REPORTS.—Eligible 
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 en-
tities in the State, including achievement with respect 
to performance measurements that were used by com-
munity services network organizations in the State 
for the previous fiscal year. Each State shall also in-
clude in the report— 
‘‘(A) an accounting of the expenditure of 
funds received by the State through the commu-
nity services block grant program, including an 
accounting of funds spent on administrative or 
indirect costs by the State and the eligible enti-
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ties 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, includ-
ing 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 re-
sults-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— 
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‘‘(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 De-
partment in the preceding year regarding car-
rying out critical roles and responsibilities under 
this subtitle, including with regard to timeliness 
in allocating and making appropriated funds 
available for expenditure to States, approvals or 
notifications to States concerning State plans 
and plan revisions, and conducting assessments 
of States and implementation of State corrective 
action plans (including status of and follow-up 
on recommendations made in previous State as-
sessments and corrective 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 In-
novations Program authorized under section 
682(a)(2), including a description of training 
and technical assistance funded by the Secretary, 
the rationale for projects that received support, a 
description of funded activities and their results, 
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and a summary of ways in which the Program 
has expanded use of evidence-based practice or 
contributed to building the evidence base de-
signed to reduce poverty conditions. 
‘‘(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 Senate 
the report described in paragraph (1) and any rec-
ommendations the Secretary may have with respect to 
such report. 
‘‘(3) ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEM FOR REPORTS 
TO STATES AND ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Secretary, 
through the Department’s own employees or contrac-
tors (rather than under grants, contracts, or coopera-
tive agreements issued under section 682), shall pro-
vide technical assistance, including support for the 
development and maintenance of an electronic data 
system for the reports under this section, to the States 
and eligible entities to enhance the quality and time-
liness of reports submitted under this subtitle. The 
system shall be coordinated and consistent with the 
data systems established for other programs of the De-
partment that are managed by eligible entities, in-
cluding all programs of the Administration for Chil-
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dren and Families or successor administrative units 
in which the office is located. 
‘‘SEC. 687. LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS. 
‘‘(a) CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES.— 
‘‘(1) LIMITATIONS.—Except as provided in para-
graphs (2) and (3) of this subsection and in para-
graphs (2) and (3) of section 690(a), grants or sub-
grants made under this subtitle may not be for the 
purchase or improvement of land, or the purchase, 
construction or permanent improvement of any build-
ing or other facility. 
‘‘(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 cir-
cumstances to justify the purchase or improve-
ment of land, or the purchase, construction, 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-
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title may be used by eligible entities or Tribal grant-
ees for making material improvements in the accessi-
bility 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 agency. 
For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 
1502(a) of such title, any entity receiving assistance 
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 
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‘‘(B) any activity to provide voters or pro-
spective voters with transportation to the polls or 
similar assistance in connection with any elec-
tion. 
‘‘(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 sub-
title prohibits entities receiving assistance under this 
subtitle from making its facilities available during 
hours of operation for use by nonpartisan organiza-
tions 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 excluded 
from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be 
subjected to discrimination under, any program, 
project, or service funded in whole or in part with 
funds made available under this subtitle. Any prohi-
bition 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 Disabilities 
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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 Sec-
retary determines that a State that has received a 
payment under this subtitle has failed to comply with 
paragraph (1) or an applicable regulation, the Sec-
retary shall notify the chief executive officer of the 
State and shall request that the officer secure compli-
ance. If within a reasonable period of time, not to ex-
ceed 60 days, the chief executive officer fails or refuses 
to secure compliance, the Secretary is authorized to— 
‘‘(A) refer the matter to the Attorney Gen-
eral with a recommendation that an appropriate 
civil action be instituted; 
‘‘(B) exercise the powers and functions pro-
vided by title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
(42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), the Age Discrimina-
tion Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), section 
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
794), or title II of the Americans with Disabil-
ities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12131 et seq.), as 
may be applicable; or 
‘‘(C) take such other action as may be pro-
vided by law. 
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‘‘(3) ACTION OF ATTORNEY GENERAL.—When a 
matter is referred to the Attorney General pursuant 
to paragraph (2), or whenever the Attorney General 
has reason to believe that the State is engaged in a 
pattern or practice of discrimination in violation of 
the provisions of this subsection, the Attorney General 
may bring a civil action in any appropriate United 
States district court for such relief as may be appro-
priate, including injunctive relief. 
‘‘SEC. 688. CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES AND REFERRALS. 
‘‘During each fiscal year for which an eligible entity 
receives a subgrant under section 679(a), such entity 
shall— 
‘‘(1) inform custodial parents or legal guardians 
that participate in programs, projects, or services car-
ried out or provided under this subtitle about the 
availability of child support services; and 
‘‘(2) refer custodial parents or legal guardians to 
the child support offices of State and local govern-
ments. 
‘‘SEC. 689. REGULATIONS. 
‘‘(a) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall promulgate 
regulations implementing this subtitle, including regula-
tions regarding— 
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of all poverty conditions affecting a community and 
of local and regional assets for alleviating such condi-
tions. 
‘‘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 paragraphs (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 com-
munity development corporations to provide 
technical and financial assistance for economic 
development activities designed to address the 
economic needs of low-income individuals and 
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families by creating employment and business 
development opportunities. 
‘‘(B) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall 
exercise the authority provided under subpara-
graph (A) after consultation with other relevant 
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 commu-
nity 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 Sec-
retary may reserve not more than 1 percent for 
each fiscal year to make grants to private, non-
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profit organizations or to enter into contracts 
with private, nonprofit, or for-profit organiza-
tions to provide technical assistance to aid com-
munity development corporations in developing 
or implementing activities funded to carry out 
this paragraph and to evaluate activities funded 
to carry out this paragraph. 
‘‘(3) RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVI-
TIES.—The Secretary shall provide the assistance de-
scribed in paragraph (1) for rural community devel-
opment activities, which shall include providing— 
‘‘(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 assistance 
described in paragraph (1) for broadband navi-
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gator projects consistent with the purposes of this 
Act to address the educational and economic 
needs of low-income individuals and commu-
nities. 
‘‘(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 access 
to affordable high-speed broadband service, inter-
net-enabled devices, digital literacy training, 
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 assist-
ance, and evaluation. 
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‘‘(b) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall require all ac-
tivities receiving assistance under this section to be evalu-
ated 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 Sec-
retary specifically for the purpose of evaluation of a par-
ticular 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, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. 
‘‘SEC. 691. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated 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 author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out section 690 such sums 
as may be necessary for fiscal years 2023 through 2032. 
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‘‘(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 section 
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 section 682(b), for the 
purpose of carrying out activities 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 grant-
ees, and other community services network orga-
nizations described in section 682(b), or other 
entities with demonstrated expertise in providing 
training for individuals and organizations on 
methods of effectively addressing the needs of 
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low-income families and communities and, if ap-
propriate, 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 Oppor-
tunity Act of 1964 shall be construed to be a reference to 
the poverty line defined in section 673 of this subtitle. Ex-
cept as otherwise provided, any reference in any provision 
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 transi-
tion period for the implementation of any changes in regu-
lations, procedures, guidance, and reporting requirements 
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 requirements of the 
Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et 
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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 Services 
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 insert-
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ing ‘‘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’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 231 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5129 
[Report No. 117–311] 
A BILL 
To amend the Community Services Block Grant 
Act to reauthorize and modernize the Act. 
MAY 6, 2022 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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