Community Services Block Grant Enhancement Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7328
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]
Introduced: 2020-06-25
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Appropriations

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Community life and organization

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Housing and community development funding

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Poverty and welfare assistance
Latest action: action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-06-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Community Services Block Grant Enhancement Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill modifies the distribution of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) relief funds with respect to, and temporarily expands eligibility criteria to participate in activities funded by, the Community Services Block Grant. (This grant provides formula-based allotments of federal funds to states, territories, and tribes for anti-poverty activities.) </p> <p>Specifically, the bill exempts funding appropriated for this grant under the CARES Act from a cap on the annual growth of a state's allotment and requires states to distribute COVID-19 relief funding to the local organizations and other eligible entities that carry out block grant activities within specified time frames.</p> <p>In addition, it expands eligibility for programs and activities funded by the block grant to 200% of the federal poverty line (FPL) through FY2022. Under current law, eligibility is set at the FPL, with states authorized to increase eligibility to 125% under certain conditions.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7328 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 25, 2020 Mr. DeSaulnier (for himself and Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To make temporary changes to grants made under the Community Services Block Grant Act to facilitate local coronavirus relief.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community Services Block Grant Enhancement Act of 2020 . 2. Distribution of certain funds appropriated for the Community Services Block Grant Act (a) Distribution of CARES Act funds to States Section 675B(b)(3) of the Community Services Block Grant Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9906(b)(3) ) shall not apply with respect to funds appropriated by the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ) to carry out the Community Services Block Grant Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.). (b) Increased poverty line For purposes of carrying out the Community Services Block Grant Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.) with any funds appropriated for any of the fiscal years 2020, 2021, and 2022 for such Act, the term poverty line as defined in section 673(2) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9902(2) ) means 200 percent of the poverty line otherwise applicable under such section (excluding the last sentence of such section) without regard to this subsection. (c) Distribution of CARES Act funds by States to eligible entities Funds appropriated by the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ) to carry out the Community Services Block Grant Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.) and received by a State shall be made available to eligible entities (as defined in section 673(1)(A) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9902(1)(A) ) not later than either 30 days after such State receives such funds or 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever occurs later.