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Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Depressed Smaller Cities Improvement
Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON DEPRESSED SMALLER CITIES.

(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established an interagency task
force to be known as the Interagency Task Force on Depressed Smaller
Cities (in this Act referred to as the ''Task Force'').
(b) Membership.--
(1) In general.--The Task Force shall be composed of 9
members as follows:
(A) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development,
or the Secretary's delegate.
(B) The Secretary of Health and Human Services, or
the Secretary's delegate.
(C) The Attorney General of the United States, or
the Attorney General's delegate.
(D) The Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary's
delegate.
(E) 5 members appointed by the Speaker of the House
of Representatives, not later than the expiration of
the 6-month period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act, who shall be public officials of
depressed smaller cities.
(2) Geographical diversity.--No 2 members appointed under
paragraph (1)(E) may be residents of the same State.
(c) Terms.--Members of the Task Force shall be appointed for the
life of the Task Force. Any vacancy in the Task Force shall be filled
in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
(d) Chairperson.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall be the chairperson of the Task Force.
(e) Prohibition of Compensation.--Members of the Task Force shall
not receive pay or other compensation on account of their service on
the Task Force.
(f) Travel Expenses.--Each member of the Task Force shall receive
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in
accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 3. DUTIES OF TASK FORCE.

(a) Study.--The Task Force shall carry out a study of the problems
affecting depressed smaller cities, including problems involving crime,
the environment, housing, labor and unemployment, education, health,
and poverty. The study shall examine and analyze Federal, State, and
local programs to alleviate such problems, the coordination or lack of
coordination among such programs, and the effectiveness and efficiency
of such programs, and shall determine the proper scope and extent of
Federal assistance and programs to reduce the problems affecting such
cities. In conducting the study, the Task Force shall consult with
officials of local governments to obtain and provide advice regarding
measures that may be implemented before the completion of the study to
alleviate such problems and to coordinate the ongoing efforts of the
local governments with the various Federal agencies.
(b) Reports.--
(1) Annual reports.--
(A) In general.--The Task Force shall submit a
report to the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the
Senate, not less than annually until the termination of
the Task Force under section 5.
(B) Contents.--Each report shall describe the
activities of the Task Force during the previous year
in conducting the study under subsection (a) and the
findings and determinations of the Task Force resulting
from the study. Each report shall also--
(i) identify the most pervasive problems
affecting depressed smaller cities and the
extent of such problems;
(ii) describe any efforts to alleviate such
problems that the Task Force considers to have
been effective and efficient;
(iii) identify the immediate and long-term
needs of such cities in alleviating such
problems;
(iv) identify any existing Federal programs
that may be useful to such cities in
alleviating such problems;
(v) include an agenda of actions to be
taken to alleviate such problems, which
describes the priorities of such actions; and
(vi) include recommendations of the Task
Force for actions and legislation by the
Federal Government to assist State and local
governments to alleviate the problems affecting
depressed smaller cities.
(2) Final report.--Not later than the termination of the
Task Force under section 5, the Task Force shall submit to the
Committees referred to in paragraph (1)(A) a final report
describing the study conducted by the Task Force, the
activities of the Task Force, and the findings, conclusions,
and recommendations of the Task Force upon the completion of
the study.
(c) Meetings.--To carry out the study under subsection (a) and
prepare the reports under subsection (b), the Task Force shall meet not
less than quarterly in each year.

SEC. 4. IDENTIFICATION OF DEPRESSED SMALLER CITIES.

For purposes of this Act, the term ''depressed smaller city'' means
any unit of general local government that, as determined by the Task
Force for the most recent 12-month period for which statistics are
available, is classified as a municipality by the United States Bureau
of the Census, has a population of less than 50,000 and more than
5,000, and meets any 3 of the following 5 criteria:
(1) Unemployment.--The total rate of unemployment for the
unit of general local government (as determined by appropriate
available data) is 12 percent or more.
(2) Crime rate.--For the unit of general local government,
the ratio of the aggregate number of violent crimes in the unit
(according to statistics compiled by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation) to the population of the unit, is 5 percent or
greater.
(3) Lack of municipal health facilities.--The unit of
general local government does not own or operate any municipal
health facilities.
(4) Income level.--The median annual household income for
households residing in the unit of general local government (as
determined by the Bureau of the Census of the Department of
Commerce) does not exceed $15,000.
(5) Environmental problems.--The unit of general local
government has substantial environmental problems resulting
from industrial activities, as determined by the Task Force.

SEC. 5. TERMINATION.

The Commission shall terminate upon the expiration of the 3-year
period beginning on the date of the appointment of the entire
membership of the Task Force under section 2(b).

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act
$750,000, which shall be available during fiscal years 1995, 1996, and
1997.
Output:
Depressed Smaller Cities Improvement Act of 1993 - Establishes the Interagency Task Force on Depressed Smaller Cities to study problems affecting depressed smaller cities and to determine the proper scope and extent of Federal assistance and programs to reduce the problems affecting such cities.
Authorizes appropriations.