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S 660 100th Congress Senate

Targeted Fiscal Assistance Act of 1987

Official title: A bill to create a fiscal safety net program for needy communities.

Introduced: March 6, 1987 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics AlaskaAlaskan nativesAuthorizationDistrict of Columbia
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Economics and Public FinanceFederal aid to IndiansIntergovernmental relationsLocal and Municipal GovernmentLocal financeNative AmericansRevenue sharingState financeStates
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 6, 1987
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 Latest action March 6, 1987

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Targeted Fiscal Assistance Act of 1987 - Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to repeal provisions that terminated the general revenue sharing program. Restores program provisions as they existed before enactment of such Act.

Replaces the general revenue sharing program with the Targeted Fiscal Assistance (TFA) program. Authorizes appropriations for TFA for FY 1988 through 1990.

Provides for special allocations of TFA funds for Indian tribes, Alaskan native villages, and the District of Columbia.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to allocate TFA funds to each State (for subsequent allocation to local governments) according to a specified formula based on the need factor, the general tax effort factor, and the relative fiscal gap factor, as defined in this Act, for each State. Entitles local governments to a portion of such State funds according to a specified formula based on the following factors, as defined in this Act, for each unit of local government relative to all units in such State: (1) the unit's population; (2) the unit's general tax effort factor; and (3) the unit's population. Eliminates provisions allowing State variation of local government allocations. Revises procedures for determining maximum and minimum limitations on local government entitlements.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 660: Targeted Fiscal Assistance Act of 1987. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-660/
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