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S 3552 — Targeting Resources to Communities in Need Act of 2022

Last action — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 487.

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The revised version of S. 3552 removes the sections that define terms such as "appropriate committees of Congress," "Director," "high-poverty census tract," and "persistent poverty county." Instead, it focuses on legislative actions without including these definitions. This matters because it streamlines the bill by eliminating detailed definitions, potentially making it easier to understand and apply in subsequent sections without getting bogged down in the specifics of terminology.

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3552 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S.
3552 Reported in Senate (RS)] <DOC> Calendar No.
3552 To provide an increased allocation of funding under certain programs for assistance in areas of persistent poverty, and for other purposes.
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.
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide an increased allocation of funding under certain programs for assistance in areas of persistent poverty, and for other purposes.
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs September 13, 2022 Reported by Mr.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1.
Peters, with an amendment [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] _______________________________________________________________________ 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
DEFINITIONS.
INCREASING SHARE OF FEDERAL RESOURCES TO AREAS OF PERSISTENT POVERTY AND OTHER HIGH-POVERTY AREAS.
In this Act:
(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.
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(e) Definitions.--In this section:
and (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).
and (C) any other committee of Congress that has jurisdiction over an agency with a role developing or implementing measures under subsection (a).
(3) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
(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) 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.
(4) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
(5) 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 for 1997, 2007, 2017, and the most recent year for which the estimates are available;
(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) any territory or possession of the United States.
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.
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(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;
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and (ii) at least 25 of the most recent 30 years;
PUBLICATION OF LIST OF AREAS OF PERSISTENT POVERTY.
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;
(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.
and (ii) at least 25 of the most recent 30 years.
(b) Update.--The Bureau of the Census shall update annually the list published under subsection (a).
Calendar No.
SEC.
487 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S.
4.
3552 [Report No.
INCREASING SHARE OF FEDERAL RESOURCES TO AREAS OF PERSISTENT POVERTY AND OTHER HIGH-POVERTY AREAS.
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.
(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).
_______________________________________________________________________ September 13, 2022 Reported with an amendment
(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-- (1) identifying the scope of programs subject to increased targeted investment described in subsection (a);
(2) identifying the manner and share of targeted investment described in subsection (a);
and (3) outlining measures to track increased investment in areas of persistent poverty and other areas with high and persistent poverty over time.
(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.
(d) Reports to Congress.--The Director shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an annual report that includes-- (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 (2) for each program listed under paragraph (1)-- (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;
(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 (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.
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5.
GAO REPORTS.
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.
SEC.
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AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
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.
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  1. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-148.

  2. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-148.

  3. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 487.

  4. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  5. Introduced in Senate

  6. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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