[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7328 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7328

 To make temporary changes to grants made under the Community Services 
        Block Grant Act to facilitate local coronavirus relief.


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                    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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To make temporary changes to grants made under the Community Services 
        Block Grant Act to facilitate local coronavirus relief.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Community Services Block Grant 
Enhancement Act of 2020''.

SEC. 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.
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