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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 855
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 25, 2013
Mr. Nelsonintroduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to theCommittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
A BILL
To increase the portion of community development block grants that may be used to provide public services, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as
the
CDBG Public Services Flexibility
Act of 2013
.
Increase in public services cap
Section 105(a)(8) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974(42 U.S.C. 5305(a)(8))is amended—
by striking15 per centum
each place it appears and inserting25
percent
; and
by strikingamount, except
and all that follows through the semicolon at the
end and insertingamount;
.