1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “10-20-30 Act of 2014”.
10-20-30 Act of 2014
A BILL
To provide an increased allocation of funding for assistance in persistent poverty counties, and for other purposes.
2. Allocation of funds for assistance in persistent poverty counties
In general— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds made available (if any) in each of fiscal years 2015 through 2025 in any appropriations Act for each of the following accounts or activities, 10 percent of such funds shall be allocated for assistance in persistent poverty counties:
“Department of Agriculture, Rural Development Programs”.
“Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration, Economic Development Assistance Programs”.
“Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Construction”.
“Department of Education, Fund for the Improvement of Education”.
“Department of Education, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education”.
“Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Training and Employment Services”.
“Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration”.
“Department of Housing and Urban Development, Economic Development Initiative”.
“Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs”.
“Environmental Protection Agency, State and Tribal Assistance Grants, Water and Wastewater”.
“Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Transportation Community and System Preservation”.
“Department of the Treasury, Community Development Financial Institutions”.
Determination of persistent poverty counties— For purposes of this section, the term “persistent poverty counties” means any county with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent, as determined in each of the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses and the Bureau of the Census’s Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (“SAIPE”) for the most recent year for which SAIPE data is available.
Reports— 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.