Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Local Assistance Fairness Act”.
Local Assistance Fairness Act
A BILL
To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to make eligible revenue sharing consolidated governments eligible for payments from the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Allowing payments to eligible revenue sharing consolidated governments from local assistance and tribal consistency fund
Section 605 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 805) is amended—
in subsection (b)—
in paragraph (1), by striking “For each of” and inserting “Subject to paragraph (3), for each of”; and
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(3) Payments to eligible revenue sharing consolidated governments—In making allocations and payments under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall apply such paragraph by substituting “eligible revenue sharing county and eligible revenue sharing consolidated government” for “eligible revenue sharing county” each place it appears.”
in subsection (c), by striking “or an eligible Tribal government” and inserting “, an eligible Tribal government, or an eligible revenue sharing consolidated government”;
in subsections (d) and (e), by inserting “or eligible revenue sharing consolidated government” after “eligible revenue sharing county” each place it appears; and
in subsection (f)—
by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as paragraphs (2) through (5), respectively; and
by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following new paragraph:
“(1) Eligible revenue sharing consolidated government—The term eligible revenue sharing consolidated government means—
“(A) a county, parish, or borough—
“(i) that has been classified by the Bureau of the Census as an active government consolidated with another government; and
“(ii) for which, as determined by the Secretary, there is a negative revenue impact due to implementation of a Federal program or changes to such program; and
“(B) a unit of general local government described in section 6901(2)(A)(ii) of title 31, United States Code, for which a payment may be made to the State of Alaska under section 6902(a)(2) of that title.”