An amendment numbered 408 printed in the Congressional Record to require 10 percent of the funds made available by this Act, for stated Departments and activities, be allocated for assistance in persistent poverty counties.
What it does: Adds Sec. __. (a) Of the funds made available by this Act for each of the following accounts or activities, 10 percent shall be allocated for assistance in persistent poverty counties: at the end of the bill
Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-SC)Description
At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. (a) Of the funds made available by this Act for each of the following accounts or activities, 10 percent shall be allocated for assistance in persistent poverty counties:***.
What it changes
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Adds Sec. __. (a) Of the funds made available by this Act for each of the following accounts or activities, 10 percent shall be allocated for assistance in persistent poverty counties: at the end of the bill
Adds a sectionInserted: Sec. __. (a) Of the funds made available by this Act for each of the following accounts or activities, 10 percent shall be allocated for assistance in persistent poverty counties:
Inserted: (1) "Department of Agriculture, Rural Development Programs".
Inserted: (2) "Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration, Economic Development Assistance Programs".
Inserted: (3) "Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Construction".
Inserted: (4) "Department of Education, Fund for the Improvement of Education".
Inserted: (5) "Department of Education, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education".
Inserted: (6) "Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Training and Employment Services".
Inserted: (7) "Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration".
Inserted: (8) "Department of Housing and Urban Development, Economic Development Initiative".
Inserted: (9) "Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs".
Inserted: (10) "Environmental Protection Agency, State and Tribal Assistance Grants, Water and Wastewater".
Inserted: (11) "Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Transportation Community and System Preservation".
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Inserted: (12) "Department of the Treasury, Community Development Financial Institutions".
Inserted: (b) For purposes of this section, the term "persistent poverty counties" means any county that has had 20 percent or more of its population living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990, 2000, and 2010 decennial censuses.
Inserted: (c) Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, each department or agency listed in subsection (a) shall submit to Congress a progress report on the implementation of this section.
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At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following:
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As printed
At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following:
Sec. __. (a) Of the funds made available by this Act for each of the following accounts or activities, 10 percent shall be allocated for assistance in persistent poverty counties:
(1) “Department of Agriculture, Rural Development Programs”.
(2) “Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration, Economic Development Assistance Programs”.
(3) “Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Construction”.
(4) “Department of Education, Fund for the Improvement of Education”.
(5) “Department of Education, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education”.
(6) “Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Training and Employment Services”.
(7) “Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration”.
(8) “Department of Housing and Urban Development, Economic Development Initiative”.
(9) “Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs”.
(10) “Environmental Protection Agency, State and Tribal Assistance Grants, Water and Wastewater”.
(11) “Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Transportation Community and System Preservation”.
(12) “Department of the Treasury, Community Development Financial Institutions”.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term “persistent poverty counties” means any county that has had 20 percent or more of its population living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990, 2000, and 2010 decennial censuses.
(c) Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, each department or agency listed in subsection (a) shall submit to Congress a progress report on the implementation of this section.
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House amendment offered
February 18, 2011
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House amendment offered
February 18, 2011
House amendment offered/reported by: Amendment (A115) offered by Mr. Clyburn.(consideration: CR H1271; text: CR H1271)
February 18, 2011 • 5:44 PM
Amendment (A115) offered by Mr. Clyburn. (consideration: CR H1271; text: CR H1271)
February 18, 2011 • 5:44 PM
Mr. Frelinghuysen raised a point of order against the Clyburn amendment (A115). Mr. Frelinghuysen states that the amendment seeks to change existing law and constitutes legislation in an appropriation bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.
February 18, 2011 • 5:51 PM