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[S. 3552 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 487
117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3552
[Report No. 117-148]
To provide an increased allocation of funding under certain programs
for assistance in areas of persistent poverty, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 1, 2022
Mr. Booker (for himself and Mr. Portman) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs
September 13, 2022
Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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A BILL
To provide an increased allocation of funding under certain programs
for assistance in areas of persistent poverty, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Targeting Resources to
Communities in Need Act of 2022''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> In this Act:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the Committee on Appropriations, the
Committee on the Budget, the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the
Senate;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the Committee on Appropriations, the
Committee on the Budget, the Committee on Energy and
Commerce, the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, and the Committee on Oversight and
Reform of the House of Representatives; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) any other committee of Congress that
has jurisdiction over a department or agency with a
role developing or implementing measures under section
4(a).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Area of persistent poverty.--The term ``area
of persistent poverty'' means an area that is a high-poverty
census tract or a persistent poverty county.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) High-poverty census tract.--The term ``high-
poverty census tract'' means a census tract that has a poverty
rate of not less than 20 percent in the most recent American
Community Survey 5-year survey by the Bureau of the
Census.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) Persistent poverty county.--The term
``persistent poverty county'' means--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) a county, parish, or other equivalent
county division (as determined by the Bureau of the
Census) with a poverty rate of not less than 20 percent
in the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates by the
Bureau of the Census for 1997, 2007, 2017, and the most
recent year for which the estimates are available;
or</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) any territory or possession of the
United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 3. PUBLICATION OF LIST OF AREAS OF PERSISTENT
POVERTY.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Bureau of the Census shall publish a list of
all areas of persistent poverty.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Update.--The Bureau of the Census shall update
annually the list published under subsection (a).</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 4. INCREASING SHARE OF FEDERAL RESOURCES TO AREAS OF
PERSISTENT POVERTY AND OTHER HIGH-POVERTY
AREAS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Guidance and Measures To Increase Federal
Investments.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Director, in consultation with Federal agencies, shall develop
and implement guidance and measures to increase the share of Federal
investments targeted to areas of persistent poverty and other areas
with high and persistent poverty (including any other areas that the
Director, in consultation with Federal agencies, determines to be
appropriate areas to target).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Guidance for Agencies.--Not later than 120 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall issue guidance to
agencies regarding--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) identifying the scope of programs subject to
increased targeted investment described in subsection
(a);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) identifying the manner and share of targeted
investment described in subsection (a); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) outlining measures to track increased
investment in areas of persistent poverty and other areas with
high and persistent poverty over time.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Minimum Investment Amount.--In developing the guidance
and measures under subsection (a), the Director shall include a minimum
goal that Federal investments targeted to areas of persistent poverty
or other areas with high and persistent poverty be in an amount that is
greater than the amount that is proportional to the population of such
areas in the United States relative to the population of the United
States as a whole.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Reports to Congress.--The Director shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress an annual report that includes--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) a list of the programs, by agency, that are
included in the effort to increase the share of Federal
investments targeted to areas of persistent poverty and other
areas with high and persistent poverty; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) for each program listed under paragraph (1)--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the amount of funds that were directed
under the program toward an area of persistent poverty
or other area with high and persistent poverty during
the previous fiscal year;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the percentage change from the fiscal
year before the previous fiscal year in the amount of
funds that were directed under the program toward an
area of persistent poverty or other area with high and
persistent poverty; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) to the extent practicable, an
assessment of the economic impact of the program,
including data on impacted individuals, disaggregated
by household income, race, gender, age, national
origin, disability status, and whether the individuals
live in an urban area, suburban area, or rural
area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 5. GAO REPORTS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this
Act, and annually thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall report to the appropriate committees of Congress on the
effectiveness of the measures implemented pursuant to section 4(a),
including an assessment regarding the impact of the measures on
increasing Federal funds spent in areas of persistent poverty and other
areas with high and persistent poverty.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year
2022, $5,000,000 for salaries and expenses (including for entering
contracts with non-Federal persons) to carry out this Act.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Targeting Resources to Communities
in Need Act of 2022''.
SEC. 2. INCREASING SHARE OF FEDERAL RESOURCES TO AREAS OF PERSISTENT
POVERTY AND OTHER HIGH-POVERTY AREAS.
(a) Increasing Share of Federal Resources.--
(1) Guidance and measures to increase federal
investments.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Director, in consultation with Federal
agencies, shall implement guidance and measures to increase the
share of Federal investments targeted to--
(A) areas of persistent poverty; and
(B) other areas of high and persistent poverty that
the Director, in consultation with Federal agencies,
determines to be appropriate.
(2) Guidance for agencies.--Not later than 120 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall issue
guidance to Federal agencies identifying--
(A) the scope and type of programs subject to the
guidance and measures required under paragraph (1);
(B) the share of Federal investments to be targeted
to covered areas;
(C) the manner in which Federal investments are to
be targeted to covered areas; and
(D) measures to track the Federal investments
targeted to covered areas over time.
(3) Investment amount.--In developing the guidance and
measures under paragraph (1), the Director shall include a
minimum goal that Federal investments targeted to covered areas
be in an amount that is greater than the amount that is
proportional to the population of covered areas in the United
States relative to the population of the United States as a
whole.
(4) Reports to congress.--Each fiscal year, the Director,
in consultation with Federal agencies, shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report that includes--
(A) a list of the programs, by agency, under which
the amount of Federal funds targeted to covered areas
were increased in the previous fiscal year, in
accordance with such paragraph; and
(B) for each program listed under subparagraph
(A)--
(i) the amount of funds that were targeted
under the program to a covered area during the
previous fiscal year;
(ii) the percent change from the fiscal
year before the previous fiscal year in the
amount of funds that were targeted under the
program toward a covered area; and
(iii) to the extent practicable, an
assessment of the economic impact of the
program on the covered area, including data on
the categories of individuals impacted by the
targeting of funds to covered areas under the
program, disaggregated by household income,
race, gender, age, national origin, disability
status, and whether the individuals live in an
urban area, suburban area, or rural area.
(b) Publication of List of Areas of Persistent Poverty.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Bureau of the Census shall publish a
list of all areas of persistent poverty.
(2) Update.--The Bureau of the Census shall update annually
the list published under paragraph (1).
(c) GAO Reports.--
(1) Initial report.--Not later than 2 years after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress
a report on the effectiveness of the measures implemented under
subsection (a), including an assessment regarding the impact of
increasing Federal investments spent in covered areas.
(2) Subsequent reports.--Not later than 10 years after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress at least 2 reports, in addition to the report under
paragraph (1), providing the information described in paragraph
(1).
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2023, $5,000,000 for salaries and expenses
(including for entering contracts with non-Federal persons) to carry
out this Act.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee
on the Budget, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation, and the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee
on the Budget, the Committee on Energy and Commerce,
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and
the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of
Representatives; and
(C) any other committee of Congress that has
jurisdiction over an agency with a role developing or
implementing measures under subsection (a).
(2) Area of persistent poverty.--The term ``area of
persistent poverty'' means an area that is a high-poverty
census tract or a persistent poverty county.
(3) Covered area.--The term ``covered area'' means an area
of persistent poverty or other area of high and persistent
poverty described in subsection (a)(1).
(4) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget.
(5) High-poverty census tract.--The term ``high-poverty
census tract''--
(A) means a census tract that has a poverty rate of
not less than 20 percent in the most recent American
Community Survey 5-year data published by the Bureau of
the Census; or
(B) in the case of an area where no such data is
collected from the American Community Survey, includes
a census tract in such an area with a poverty rate of
not less than 20 percent in the most recent decennial
census of population conducted by the Bureau of the
Census.
(6) Persistent poverty county.--The term ``persistent
poverty county'' means--
(A) a county, parish, or other equivalent county
division (as determined by the Bureau of the Census)
with a poverty rate of not less than 20 percent in the
Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates by the Bureau
of the Census during--
(i) the most recent year for which the
estimates are available; and
(ii) at least 25 of the most recent 30
years; or
(B) for an area for which Small Area Income and
Poverty Estimates are not available, a county, parish,
or equivalent level of geography, with a poverty rate
of not less than 20 percent, as determined by the
Bureau of the Census, during--
(i) the most recent year for which an
estimate is available; and
(ii) at least 25 of the most recent 30
years.
Calendar No. 487
117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3552
[Report No. 117-148]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To provide an increased allocation of funding under certain programs
for assistance in areas of persistent poverty, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
September 13, 2022
Reported with an amendment