legislation: 105-s-1927

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105-s-1927 105 s 1927 Empowerment Zone Enhancement Act of 1998 Housing and Community Development 1998-04-02 1998-04-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Moseley-Braun, Carol [D-IL] IL D M001025 2 Empowerment Zone Enhancement Act of 1998 - Amends title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act with respect to additional grants to: (1) provide for grant funding for additional empowerment zones; (2) set the amount of such grants for zones in urban ($10 million) and rural ($4 million) areas, as well as the timing of such grants (ten years of one-year grants); (3) provide funding for such grants; (4) authorize the use of grants to fund revolving loan funds and similar arrangements to make loans, guarantees, financial services, or related activities more accessible to residents, institutions, organizations, or businesses; (5) require environmental review by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (urban areas) and the Secretary of Agriculture (rural areas); and (6) require the lead implementing entity for an empowerment zone to establish a performance measurement system. 2025-08-21T16:13:38Z  

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