I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4436 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2019 Mr. Pocan (for himself, Ms. Norton , and Ms. Jayapal ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To authorize a National Poverty Research Center.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Poverty Research Center Authorization Act . 2. National Poverty Research Center (a) Establishment The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall award, every 5 years, one or more 5-year grants or cooperative agreements with institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001(a) )) to operate one or more National Poverty Research Centers. (b) Research (1) In general National Poverty Research Centers shall perform poverty policy research, poverty policy research training, and poverty policy research dissemination. (2) Collaboration National Poverty Research Centers shall coordinate formal networks in order to facilitate a sustainable, nationwide infrastructure of poverty policy researchers and to better inform public policies that seek to reduce poverty and its effects in the United States.