Empowering Nonprofits Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 5418 To require executive agencies to reduce cost-sharing requirements for certain grants with certain nonprofit organizations 25 percent, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DECEMBER 12, 2019 Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N of Puerto Rico (for herself, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. SABLAN, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. SAN NICOLAS, and Mr. SOTO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To require executive agencies to reduce cost-sharing require- ments for certain grants with certain nonprofit organiza- tions 25 percent, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Empowering Non- 4 profits Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:52 Dec 17, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5418.IH H5418 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 5418 IH SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS 1 FOR GRANTS. 2 (a) REDUCTION OF COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 3 Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and 4 ending 5 years thereafter, the head of an executive agency 5 shall reduce any cost-sharing requirement 25 percent for 6 an eligible nonprofit organization for grants made directly 7 to that organization. 8 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 9 (1) ELIGIBLE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The 10 term ‘‘eligible nonprofit organization’’ means a non- 11 profit organization that is located in a State with 12 more than 20 percent of individuals living below the 13 Federal poverty line. 14 (2) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive 15 agency’’ has the meaning given in section 133 of 16 title 41, United States Code. 17 (3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The term 18 ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means an organization that 19 is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Rev- 20 enue Code of 1968 and exempt from taxation under 21 section 501(a) of such Code. 22 (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 23 the several States, the District of Columbia, each 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:52 Dec 17, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5418.IH H5418 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 5418 IH commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United 1 States, and each federally recognized Tribe. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:52 Dec 17, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H5418.IH H5418 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS