Urban Progress Act of 2020

I ★ 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 6318 To expand economic opportunities, improve community policing, and promote commonsense gun violence prevention in underserved communities, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 23, 2020 Ms. KELLY of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Edu- cation and Labor, Financial Services, Ways and Means, Small Business, Oversight and Reform, Agriculture, Rules, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To expand economic opportunities, improve community polic- ing, and promote commonsense gun violence prevention in underserved communities, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 3 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 4 ‘‘Urban Progress Act of 2020’’. 5 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 6 this Act is as follows: 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:21 Apr 22, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6318.IH H6318 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 HR 6318 IH1S Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I—SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Subtitle A—Rental Assistance Housing Preservation and Rehabilitation Act Sec. 101. Short title. Sec. 102. Amendments to rental assistance demonstration. Subtitle B—Hire For a Second Chance Act Sec. 111. Short title. Sec. 112. Extension and modification of work opportunity tax credit. Subtitle C—Community Investment and Empowerment Act Sec. 121. Short title. Sec. 122. Purpose. Sec. 123. Economic growth, retention, and recruitment of commercial invest- ment in underserved communities. Subtitle D—Promote Start-Ups Act Sec. 131. Short title. Sec. 132. Permanent increase of limitation on deduction for start-up and orga- nizational expenditures. Subtitle E—Community College to Career Fund Act Sec. 141. Short title. Sec. 142. Community College to Career Fund. Subtitle F—Youth Summer Jobs and Public Service Act Sec. 151. Short title. Sec. 152. Grants to States for summer employment for youth. Subtitle G—Child Poverty Reduction Act Sec. 161. Short title. CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP ON REDUCING CHILD POVERTY Sec. 162. Establishment of Working Group. Sec. 163. National plan to reduce child poverty. Sec. 164. Other duties. Sec. 165. Membership. Sec. 166. Director and staff. Sec. 167. Reporting requirements. CHAPTER 2—WORKSHOPS BY NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Sec. 168. Requirement to enter into agreement with National Academy of Sciences. Sec. 169. Workshop topics. Sec. 170. Reporting requirement. Sec. 171. Authorization of appropriations. CHAPTER 3—DEFINITIONS VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:21 Apr 22, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\H6318.IH H6318 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 HR 6318 IH1S Sec. 172. Definitions. Subtitle H—Hunger-Free Summers for Children Sec. 181. Summer SNAP benefits for minor children who received free or re- duced price school lunches. Sec. 182. Child tax credit increased for families under 150 percent of poverty line. TITLE II—COMMUNITY POLICING Subtitle A—Fair Chance for Youth Sec. 201. Short title. Sec. 202. Expungement and sealing of youth criminal records. Sec. 203. Retroactive effect. Subtitle B—Youth Prison Reduction Through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Sec. 211. Short title. Sec. 212. Definitions. Sec. 213. Findings. CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL COORDINATION OF LOCAL AND TRIBAL JUVENILE JUSTICE INFORMATION AND EFFORTS Sec. 214. PROMISE Advisory Panel. Sec. 215. Geographic assessment of resource allocation. CHAPTER 2—PROMISE GRANTS Sec. 216. Purposes. SUBCHAPTER A—PROMISE ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS Sec. 217. PROMISE Assessment and Planning grants authorized. Sec. 218. PROMISE Coordinating Councils. Sec. 219. Needs and strengths assessment. Sec. 220. PROMISE Plan components. Sec. 221. Authorization of appropriations. SUBCHAPTER B—PROMISE IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS Sec. 222. PROMISE Implementation grants authorized. Sec. 223. PROMISE Implementation grant application requirements. Sec. 224. Grant award guidelines. Sec. 225. Reports. Sec. 226. Authorization of appropriations. SUBCHAPTER C—GENERAL PROMISE GRANT PROVISIONS Sec. 227. Nonsupplanting clause. Sec. 228. Grant application review panel. Sec. 229. Evaluation of PROMISE grant programs. Sec. 230. Reservation of funds. CHAPTER 3—PROMISE RESEARCH CENTERS VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:21 Apr 22, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\H6318.IH H6318 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 HR 6318 IH1S Sec. 231. Establishment of the National Research Center for Proven Juvenile Justice Practices. Sec. 232. Grants for regional research proven practices partnerships. Subtitle C—Safe Streets and Representative Police Forces Sec. 241. Short title. Sec. 242. Grants to increase the racial diversity of law enforcement agencies. TITLE III—COMMON SENSE GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION Subtitle A—Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Sec. 301. Short title. Sec. 302. Firearms trafficking. Subtitle B—Report on Effects of Gun Violence on Public Health Sec. 311. Report on effects of gun violence on public health. Sec. 312. Prohibition on certain amendments to appropriations measures. Subtitle C—Keeping Guns From High-Risk Individuals Sec. 321. Short title. Sec. 322. Firearm prohibitions applicable with respect to certain high-risk indi- viduals. Subtitle D—Strengthening Gun Checks Act Sec. 341. Short title; table of contents. CHAPTER 1—ENSURING THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS WHO SHOULD BE PROHIB- ITED FROM BUYING A GUN ARE LISTED IN THE NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM Sec. 342. States to make data electronically available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Sec. 343. Requirement that Federal agencies certify that they have submitted to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System all records identifying persons prohibited from purchasing fire- arms under Federal law. Sec. 344. Adjudicated as a mental defective. Sec. 345. Clarification that Federal court information is to be made available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. CHAPTER 2—REQUIRING A BACKGROUND CHECK FOR EVERY FIREARM SALE Sec. 346. Purpose. Sec. 347. Firearms transfers. Sec. 348. Lost and stolen reporting. Subtitle E—Background Check Completion Act Sec. 351. Short title. Sec. 352. Elimination of requirement that a firearms dealer transfer a firearm if the National Instant Criminal Background Check System has been unable to complete a background check of the pro- spective transferee within business days. VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:21 Apr 22, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\H6318.IH H6318 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 5 HR 6318 IH1S TITLE IV—MENTAL HEALTH Sec. 401. Priority mental health needs of regional and national significance. Sec. 402. Annual report on adverse childhood experiences of certain children in communities facing civil unrest. TITLE I—SUSTAINABLE COMMU- 1 NITY ECONOMIC DEVELOP- 2 MENT 3 Subtitle A—Rental Assistance 4 Housing Preservation and Reha- 5 bilitation Act 6 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 7 This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Rental Assistance 8 Housing Preservation and Rehabilitation Act of 2020’’. 9 SEC. 102. AMENDMENTS TO RENTAL ASSISTANCE DEM- 10 ONSTRATION. 11 (a) AMENDMENTS.—The matter in the heading 12 ‘‘Rental Assistance Demonstration’’ in title II of the 13 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and 14 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (division C of 15 Public Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 673) is amended— 16 (1) by striking ‘‘(except for funds allocated 17 under such section for single room occupancy dwell- 18 ings as authorized by title IV of the McKinney- 19 Vento Homeless Assistance Act)’’ each place such 20 phrase appears; 21 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:21 Apr 22, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6318.IH H6318 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 6 HR 6318 IH1S (2) in the third proviso by inserting ‘‘in excess 1 of amounts made available under this heading’’ after 2 ‘‘associated with such conversion’’; 3 (3) in the fourth proviso— 4 (A) by striking ‘‘60,000’’ and inserting 5 ‘‘150,000’’; and 6 (B) by striking ‘‘or section 8(e)(2)’’; and 7 (4) in the penultimate proviso by striking ‘‘and 8 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2016’’. 9 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub- 10 section (a) shall apply only to any amounts that are made 11 available for fiscal year 2014 or any fiscal year thereafter 12 for carrying out the demonstration program established 13 under the heading referred to in subsection (a). 14 Subtitle B—Hire For a Second 15 Chance Act 16 SEC. 111. SHORT TITLE. 17 This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Hire For a Second 18 Chance Act of 2020’’. 19 SEC. 112. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF WORK OP- 20 PORTUNITY TAX CREDIT. 21 (a) CREDIT MADE PERMANENT.—Section 51(c) of 22 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 23 paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraph (5) as para- 24 graph (4). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:21 Apr 22, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6318.IH H6318 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 7 HR 6318 IH1S (b) INCREASE IN WAGE LIMITATION FOR EX-FEL- 1 ONS.— 2 (1) LIMITATION ON WAGES TAKEN INTO AC- 3 COUNT.—Section 51(b)(3) of such Code is amend- 4 ed— 5 (A) by striking ‘‘subsection (d)(3)(A)(iv), 6 and’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)(3)(A)(iv),’’; 7 and 8 (B) by striking ‘‘subsection 9 (d)(3)(A)(ii)(II))’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 10 (d)(3)(A)(ii)(II), and $14,000 in the case of 11 any individual who is an ex-felon by reason of 12 subsection (d)(4))’’. 13 (2) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Section 51(b) of 14 such Code is amended by adding at the end the fol- 15 lowing: 16 ‘‘(4) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.—In the 17 case of any taxable year beginning after 2016, the 18 $14,000 dollar amount contained in paragraph (3) 19 relating to ex-felons shall be increased by an amount 20 equal to the product of— 21 ‘‘(A) such dollar amount, and 22 ‘‘(B) the cost of living adjustment deter- 23 mined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar 24 year in which the taxable year begins deter- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:21 Apr 22, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6318.IH H6318 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 8 HR 6318 IH1S mined by substituting ‘calendar year 2015’ for 1 ‘calendar year 1992’ in subparagraph (B) 2 thereof. 3 If any increase determined under the preceding sen- 4 tence is not a multiple of $50, such increase shall 5 be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $50.’’. 6 (c) QUALIFIED EX-FELON.—Section 51(d)(4)(B) of 7 such Code is amended by striking ‘‘1 year’’ and inserting 8 ‘‘3 years’’. 9 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 10 this section shall apply to individuals who begin work for 11 the employer after December 31, 2015. 12 Subtitle C—Community Investment 13 and Empowerment Act 14 SEC. 121. SHORT TITLE. 15 This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Community Invest- 16 ment and Empowerment Act’’. 17 SEC. 122. PURPOSE. 18 The purpose of this Act is to assist with the economic 19 growth of economically disadvantaged communities that 20 have potential for strong Class 1 commercial investment, 21 but continue to have a difficult time recruiting Class 1 22 commercial investment. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:21 Apr 22, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6318.IH H6318 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 9 HR 6318 IH1S SEC. 123. ECONOMIC GROWTH, RETENTION, AND RECRUIT- 1 MENT OF COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT IN UN- 2 DERSERVED COMMUNITIES. 3 The Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 4 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 5 following new title: 6 ‘‘TITLE VI—ECONOMIC GROWTH, 7 RETENTION, AND RECRUIT- 8 MENT OF COMMERCIAL IN- 9 VESTMENT IN ECONOMICAL- 10 LY DISADVANTAGED COMMU- 11 NITIES 12 ‘‘SEC. 511. GRANT PROGRAM. 13 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—From amounts appropriated 14 under section 513, the Administrator shall make grants 15 on a competitive basis to communities for— 16 ‘‘(1) the creation of a grant and/or revolving 17 loan fund program that helps develop financing 18 packages for Class 1 commercial investment; 19 ‘‘(2) lowering real estate property tax rates; 20 ‘‘(3) conducting community-wide market anal- 21 ysis to help recruit and/or retain Class 1 commercial 22 investment; 23 ‘‘(4) creating employment training programs for 24 Class 1 business customer service, sales, and mana- 25 gerial positions; 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:21 Apr 22, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6318.IH H6318 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 10 HR 6318 IH1S ‘‘(5) retail marketing strategies to solicit new 1 Class 1 commercial investment starts in the commu- 2 nity; 3 ‘‘(6) program allowances for activities such as 4 the publication of marketing materials, development 5 of economic development web pages, and educational 6 outreach activities with retail trade associations; and 7 ‘‘(7) hiring business recruitment specialists. 8 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—The Administrator may only 9 make a grant under subsection (a) to communities that— 10 ‘‘(1) demographics include— 11 ‘‘(A) a median per capita income no higher 12 than $35,000; and 13 ‘‘(B) a lack of Class 1 commercial invest- 14 ment; and 15 ‘‘(2) submit an application at such time, in 16 such form, and containing such information and as- 17 surances as the Administrator may require, includ- 18 ing— 19 ‘‘(A) a description of how the community 20 through the activities the community carries out 21 with the grant funds will recruit, retain and 22 grow their economy through Class 1 commercial 23 investment; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:21 Apr 22, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6318.IH H6318 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 11 HR 6318 IH1S ‘‘(B) a description of the difficulty the 1 community has faced recruiting, retaining and 2 growing their economy through Class 1 com- 3 mercial investment. 4 ‘‘(c) MATCHING FUNDS.— 5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may not 6 make a grant to a community under subsection (a) 7 unless the community agrees that, with respect to 8 the costs to be incurred by the community in car- 9 rying out the activities for which the grant is award- 10 ed, the community will [Text truncated for display. 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