CDBG Public Services Flexibility Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1758
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27]
Introduced: 2013-04-25
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Housing and community development funding

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2013-04-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-04-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>CDBG Public Services Flexibility Act of 2013 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to revise requirements for activities eligible for community development block grant (CDBG) assistance.</p> <p>Increases from 15% to 25% the limitation on the amount of CDBG assistance that may be used to provide public services (e.g., those concerned with employment, crime prevention, child care, health, drug abuse, education, energy conservation, welfare or recreation needs).</p> <p>(Currently, only the city and county of Los Angeles, California, and the city of Miami, Florida, are favored with the 25% limit on the amount of CDBG assistance that may be used to provide public services.)

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1758 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 25, 2013 Ms. Ros-Lehtinen (for herself, Mr. Diaz-Balart , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Ms. Wilson of Florida , and Mr. Garcia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To increase the portion of community development block grants that may be used to provide public services, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the CDBG Public Services Flexibility Act of 2013 . 2. Increase in public services cap Section 105(a)(8) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)(8)) is amended— (1) by striking 15 per centum each place it appears and inserting 25 percent ; and (2) by striking amount, except and all that follows through the semicolon at the end and inserting amount; .