H.R. 8352, Jobs and Justice Act of 2020
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H.R. 8352 was introduced in the House of Representatives on September 23, 2020, by Bass, for herself and others, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to other committees. It is a bill to advance black families in the 21st Century and may be cited as the Jobs and Justice Act of 2020. The table of contents begins with Division A, Jobs, and Title I, Main Street Marshall Plan. It lists a subtitle on Drinking Water Infrastructure for Job Creation, including a section on supplemental appropriations, and a subtitle on Build Local, Hire Local.
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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 8352
To advance black families in the 21st Century.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
Ms. BASS (for herself, Ms. NORTON, Ms. WATERS, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia,
Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. RUSH, Mr.
SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. JACKSON LEE,
Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. LEE of California, Mr.
CLAY, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. CLEAVER,
Mr. GREEN of Texas, Ms. MOORE, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. JOHN-
SON of Georgia, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. RICHMOND,
Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. PAYNE, Mrs.
BEATTY, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. ADAMS,
Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. PLASKETT, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. EVANS,
Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr.
LAWSON of Florida, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms.
OMAR, Ms. PRESSLEY, and Mr. MFUME) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition
to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, the Budget, Edu-
cation and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Foreign Af-
fairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, Natural Resources,
Oversight and Reform, Rules, Science, Space, and Technology, Small
Business, Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans’ Affairs, and
Ways and Means, 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 advance black families in the 21st Century.
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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Jobs and Justice Act
3 of 2020’’.
4 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
5 The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
DIVISION A—JOBS
TITLE I—MAIN STREET MARSHALL PLAN
Subtitle A—In General
Sec. 10101. Short title.
Sec. 10102. Submission of data relating to diversity by issuers.
Subtitle B—Infrastructure Spending Bills to Include Development Programs
That Recruit and Train Individuals From Communities With High Unem-
ployment Rates
Sec. 10201. Findings.
Sec. 10202. Sense of Congress.
Subtitle C—Drinking Water Infrastructure for Job Creation
Sec. 10301. Short title.
Sec. 10302. Findings.
Sec. 10303. Supplemental appropriations for the Drinking Water State Revolv-
ing Funds.
Sec. 10304. Exemption from sequestration.
Subtitle D—Build Local, Hire Local
Sec. 10401. Short title.
Sec. 10402. Findings.
Sec. 10403. Definitions.
PART 1—CREATING JOBS AND RAISING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN EVERY
COMMUNITY
SUBPART A—CREATING LOCAL JOBS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
Sec. 10411. Targeted hiring requirements for construction jobs created by cov-
ered infrastructure programs.
Sec. 10412. Compliance with court orders.
SUBPART B—REBUILDING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE WITH AMERICAN BUSINESS
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Sec. 10421. Definitions.
Sec. 10422. Increasing meaningful small business participation.
Sec. 10423. Requiring meaningful participation from targeted businesses.
Sec. 10424. Compliance with court orders.
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Sec. 10425. Expansion of Small Business Administration surety bond program.
SUBPART C—ENCOURAGING THE USE OF U.S. EMPLOYMENT PLANS AND
BEST-VALUE CONTRACTING ANALYSIS
Sec. 10431. Creating a best-value analysis for Federal expenditures on infra-
structure, use of U.S. Employment Plans, and preferences for
registered apprenticeship programs and neutrality in union or-
ganizing.
SUBPART D—IMPROVING SAFETY, CONNECTIVITY, AND ACCESS TO BETTER
OPPORTUNITIES
Sec. 10441. Accessibility data program.
Sec. 10442. Establishment of performance measures for transportation accessi-
bility.
Sec. 10443. Technical assistance program.
Sec. 10444. Connect Communities Program.
PART 2—LAUNCHING MIDDLE CLASS CAREER PATHWAYS IN
INFRASTRUCTURE
Sec. 10451. Building American Infrastructure and Careers Program.
Sec. 10452. Infrastructure workforce equity capacity building program.
Sec. 10453. Authorization of appropriations.
PART 3—INVESTING IN HIGH-QUALITY AMERICAN JOBS
Sec. 10461. Wage rate.
Sec. 10462. Raise labor standards, improve working conditions, and strengthen
workers’ bargaining power.
Sec. 10463. Buy America Bureau.
Subtitle E—Transportation Infrastructure for Job Creation
Sec. 10501. Short title.
Sec. 10502. Findings.
Sec. 10503. Supplemental appropriations for BUILD discretionary grant pro-
gram.
Sec. 10504. Exemption from sequestration.
Subtitle F—Stephanie Tubbs Jones Assets for Independence Reauthorization
Act
Sec. 10601. Short title; reference.
Sec. 10602. Findings.
Sec. 10603. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 10604. Definitions.
Sec. 10605. Applications.
Sec. 10606. Demonstration authority; annual grants.
Sec. 10607. Reserve Fund.
Sec. 10608. Eligibility for participation.
Sec. 10609. Deposits by qualified entities.
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Sec. 10610. Regulations.
Sec. 10611. Annual progress reports.
Sec. 10612. Sanctions.
Sec. 10613. Evaluations.
Sec. 10614. Costs of training qualified entities.
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Sec. 10615. Waiver authority.
Sec. 10616. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 10617. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 10618. General effective date.
Subtitle G—Look-back Elimination
Sec. 10701. Short title.
Sec. 10702. Findings.
Sec. 10703. Elimination of the AFDC eligibility requirement in the foster care
maintenance payments program.
Sec. 10704. Sense of the Congress.
Subtitle H—Building Up Infrastructure and Limiting Disasters Through
Resilience
Sec. 10801. Short title.
Sec. 10802. Definitions.
Sec. 10803. Community Resilience Grant Program.
Sec. 10804. National Research Center for Resilience.
Sec. 10805. Annual programs report.
Sec. 10806. GAO reports.
Sec. 10807. Funding.
Subtitle I—Rebuild America’s Schools
Sec. 10901. Short title.
Sec. 10902. Definitions.
PART 1—GRANTS FOR THE LONG-TERM IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOL
FACILITIES
Sec. 10911. Purpose and reservation.
Sec. 10912. Allocation to States.
Sec. 10913. Need-based grants to qualified local educational agencies.
Sec. 10914. Annual report on grant program.
Sec. 10915. Authorization of appropriations.
PART 2—SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE BONDS
Sec. 10921. Restoration of certain qualified tax credit bonds.
Sec. 10922. School infrastructure bonds.
Sec. 10923. Annual report on bond program.
PART 3—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 10931. Allowable uses of funds.
Sec. 10932. Prohibited uses.
Sec. 10933. Green Practices.
Sec. 10934. Use of American iron, steel, and manufactured products.
Sec. 10935. Comptroller general report.
Sec. 10936. Study and report physical condition of public schools.
Sec. 10937. Development of data standards.
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Sec. 10938. Information clearinghouse.
PART 4—IMPACT AID CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 10941. Temporary increase in funding for impact aid construction.
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Subtitle J—Rehabilitation of Historic Schools
Sec. 11101. Short title.
Sec. 11102. Qualification of rehabilitation expenditures for public school build-
ings for rehabilitation credit.
Subtitle K—Today’s American Dream
Sec. 11201. Job skills training for older individuals.
Sec. 11202. Extension of work opportunity tax credit for certain targeted
groups.
Sec. 11203. Youth and summer jobs.
Sec. 11204. Youthbuild program.
Sec. 11205. Tax credit for providing programs for students that promote eco-
nomic and financial literacy.
Sec. 11206. Teacher recruiting.
Sec. 11207. Recidivism reduction working group.
Sec. 11208. Commendable release program.
Sec. 11209. Increase in work opportunity tax credit for hiring qualified ex-fel-
ons.
Sec. 11210. Entrepreneurship apprenticeships.
Sec. 11211. Expansion of eligible programs.
Subtitle L—Environmental Health Workforce
Sec. 11301. Short title.
Sec. 11302. Findings.
Sec. 11303. Model standards and guidelines for credentialing environmental
health workers.
Sec. 11304. Environmental Health Workforce Development Plan.
Sec. 11305. Environmental health workforce development report.
Sec. 11306. Public service loan forgiveness.
Sec. 11307. Definition.
Subtitle M—21st Century STEM for Girls and Underrepresented Minorities
Sec. 11401. Short title.
Sec. 11402. Grants to prepare girls and underrepresented minorities.
Subtitle N—Women’s Equality Workforce Oversight
Sec. 11501. Short title.
Sec. 11502. GAO study.
Sec. 11503. Contents of study.
Sec. 11504. Report.
Subtitle O—Jobs Now
Sec. 11601. Short title.
Sec. 2. Grants to units of general local government.
Subtitle P—Back to Basics Job Creation
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Sec. 11701. Short title.
Sec. 11702. Back to Basics Job Creation grant program.
Subtitle Q—Veterans Armed for Success
Sec. 11801. Short title.
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Sec. 11802. Grants for provision of transition assistance to members of the
Armed Forces recently separated from active duty service.
Subtitle R—Leveraging and Energizing America’s Apprenticeship Programs
Sec. 11901. Short title.
Sec. 11902. Credit for employees participating in qualified apprenticeship pro-
grams.
Subtitle S—Opening Doors for Youth
Sec. 12101. Short title.
Sec. 12102. Findings.
Sec. 12103. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 12104. Reservation of funds for administrative and other purposes.
Sec. 12105. Summer employment opportunities for at-risk youth.
Sec. 12106. Year-round employment for opportunity youth.
Sec. 12107. Connecting-for-opportunities competitive grant program.
Sec. 12108. Labor standards.
Sec. 12109. Privacy.
Sec. 12110. Innovation and learning.
Sec. 12111. Evaluation and reports.
Sec. 12112. Definitions.
Subtitle T—Raise the Wage
Sec. 12201. Short title.
Sec. 12202. Minimum wage increases.
Sec. 12203. Tipped employees.
Sec. 12204. Newly hired employees who are less than 20 years old.
Sec. 12205. Publication of notice.
Sec. 12206. Promoting economic self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities.
Sec. 12207. General effective date.
Sec. 12208. GAO report on the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands.
Sec. 12209. GAO Report on Wage Increase Impact.
Subtitle U—Pay Equity for All
Sec. 12301. Short title.
Sec. 12302. Prohibitions relating to prospective employees’ salary and benefit
history.
Subtitle V—21st Century Investment
Sec. 12601. Short title.
Sec. 12602. Increase in research credit for contracted research with United
States businesses.
Subtitle W—Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration
Sec. 12801. Short title.
Sec. 12802. Protecting Social Security, Railroad retirement, and Black Lung
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Subtitle X—Federal Jobs Guarantee Development
Sec. 12901. Short title.
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Sec. 12902. Job guarantee pilot program.
Subtitle Y—Blue Collar to Green Collar Jobs Development
Sec. 13101. Short title.
PART 1—OFFICE OF ECONOMIC IMPACT, DIVERSITY, AND EMPLOYMENT
Sec. 13111. Name of office.
Sec. 13112. Energy workforce development programs.
Sec. 13113. Authorization.
PART 2—ENERGY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 13121. Energy workforce development.
Sec. 13122. Energy workforce grant program.
Sec. 13123. Definitions.
Subtitle Z—Workforce Development Tax Credit
Sec. 13201. Short title.
Sec. 13202. Credit for wages paid to employees participating in qualified ap-
prenticeship programs.
Subtitle AA—Expanding Access to the Workforce Through Dual Enrollment
Sec. 13501. Short title.
Sec. 13502. Grant program.
Sec. 13503. Definitions.
Subtitle BB—Investing in Tomorrow’s Workforce
Sec. 13601. Short title.
Sec. 13602. Tax credit for increasing worker training.
Subtitle CC—Direct Loans to Small Business Concerns
Sec. 13701. Direct loans to small business concerns.
Subtitle DD—Pilot Program to Fund Local Incubators
Sec. 13801. Pilot program to fund local incubators.
Subtitle EE—Improving Contract Procurement for Small Businesses Through
More Accurate Reporting
Sec. 13901. Short title.
Sec. 13902. Reporting requirements for certain small business concerns.
Subtitle FF—Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities
Sec. 14201. Short title.
Sec. 14202. Findings.
Sec. 14203. FCC reports to Congress.
Sec. 14204. Tax certificate program for broadcast station transactions fur-
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Sec. 14205. Incubator program.
Sec. 14206. Definitions.
Subtitle GG—Promote Startups Act
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Sec. 14301. Short title.
Sec. 14302. Permanent increase of limitation on deduction for start-upand or-
ganizational expenditures.
Subtitle HH—Inspector General Report on Participation in FAA Programs
by Disadvantaged Small Business Concerns
Sec. 14501. Inspector General report on participation in FAA programs by dis-
advantaged small business concerns.
Sec. 14502. Minority and disadvantaged business participation.
Sec. 14503. Passenger facility charges.
Sec. 14504. Annual tracking of certain new firms at airports with a disadvan-
taged business enterprise program.
Sec. 14505. Audits.
Subtitle II—Disabled Access Credit Expansion
Sec. 14601. Short title.
Sec. 14602. Expansion of credit for expenditures to provide access to disabled
individuals.
Sec. 14603. Alternative means of dispute resolution involving disability rights.
Sec. 14604. ADA Information Line data collection report.
Subtitle JJ—RESCUE Act for Black and Community Banks
Sec. 14701. Short title.
Sec. 14702. Regulation of Black and Community Banks.
Sec. 14703. Codification of the Minority Bank Deposit Program.
Sec. 14704. GAO Studies.
Sec. 14705. Definitions.
Subtitle KK—Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts
Sec. 14801. Short title.
Sec. 14802. Establishment of Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts.
Subtitle LL—Small Business Development Centers and Women’s Business
Centers Tax Compliance Costs
Sec. 14901. Grants to small business development centers and women’s busi-
ness centers to address rising costs of tax compliance for small
business concerns.
Subtitle MM—Hire A Hero
Sec. 15101. Short title.
Sec. 15102. Work opportunity credit to small businesses for hiring members of
Ready Reserve or National Guard.
Sec. 15103. Permanent extension of work opportunity credit for employers hir-
ing qualified veterans and members of Ready Reserve and Na-
tional Guard.
Subtitle NN—Jobs, On-the-Job ‘‘Earn-While-You-Learn’’ Training, and
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Sec. 15201. Short title.
Sec. 15202. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 15203. Sense of Congress.
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Sec. 15204. Urging employment, on-the-job training, and apprenticeships for
unemployed young African Americans in rebuilding the Na-
tion’s crumbling infrastructure.
Subtitle OO—Media Diversity
Sec. 15301. Findings.
Sec. 15302. Sense of Congress.
Subtitle PP—Federal Jobs
Sec. 15401. Short title; definitions.
Sec. 15402. Executive branch Diversity and Inclusion Initiative and Strategic
Plan.
Sec. 15403. Responsibilities of agencies.
Sec. 15404. Legislative and judicial branches.
Sec. 15405. Diversity in Government procurement and grantmaking.
Subtitle QQ—Urban Progress
Sec. 15501. Short title .
PART 1—SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SUBPART A—RENTAL ASSISTANCE HOUSING PRESERVATION AND
REHABILITATION ACT
Sec. 15511. Short title.
Sec. 15512. Amendments to rental assistance demonstration.
SUBPART B—HIRE FOR A SECOND CHANCE ACT
Sec. 15521. Short title.
Sec. 15522. Extension and modification of work opportunity tax credit.
SUBPART C—COMMUNITY INVESTMENT AND EMPOWERMENT ACT
Sec. 15531. Short title.
Sec. 15532. Purpose.
Sec. 15533. Economic growth, retention, and recruitment of commercial invest-
ment in underserved communities.
SUBPART D—PROMOTE START-UPS ACT
Sec. 15541. Short title.
Sec. 15542. Permanent increase of limitation on deduction for start-up and or-
ganizational expenditures.
SUBPART E—COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO CAREER FUND ACT
Sec. 15551. Short title.
Sec. 15552. Community College to Career Fund.
SUBPART F—YOUTH SUMMER JOBS AND PUBLIC SERVICE ACT
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Sec. 15561. Short title.
Sec. 15562. Grants to States for summer employment for youth.
SUBPART G—CHILD POVERTY REDUCTION ACT
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Sec. 15571. Short title.
CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP ON REDUCING
CHILD POVERTY
Sec. 15572. Establishment of Working Group.
Sec. 15573. National plan to reduce child poverty.
Sec. 15574. Other duties.
Sec. 15575. Membership.
Sec. 15576. Director and staff.
Sec. 15577. Reporting requirements.
CHAPTER 2—WORKSHOPS BY NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Sec. 15578. Requirement to enter into agreement with National Academy of
Sciences.
Sec. 15579. Workshop topics.
Sec. 15580. Reporting requirement.
Sec. 15581. Authorization of appropriations.
CHAPTER 3—DEFINITIONS
Sec. 15582. Definitions.
SUBPART H—HUNGER-FREE SUMMERS FOR CHILDREN
Sec. 15591. Summer SNAP benefits for minor children who received free or re-
duced price school lunches.
Sec. 15592. Child tax credit increased for families under 150 percent of poverty
line.
PART 2—COMMUNITY POLICING
SUBPART A—FAIR CHANCE FOR YOUTH
Sec. 15601. Short title.
Sec. 15602. Expungement and sealing of youth criminal records.
Sec. 15603. Retroactive effect.
SUBPART B—YOUTH PRISON REDUCTION THROUGH OPPORTUNITIES,
MENTORING, INTERVENTION, SUPPORT, AND EDUCATION
Sec. 15611. Short title.
Sec. 15612. Definitions.
Sec. 15613. Findings.
CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL COORDINATION OF LOCAL AND TRIBAL JUVENILE
JUSTICE INFORMATION AND EFFORTS
Sec. 15614. PROMISE Advisory Panel.
Sec. 15615. Geographic assessment of resource allocation.
CHAPTER 2—PROMISE GRANTS
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Sec. 15616. Purposes.
SUBCHAPTER A—PROMISE ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS
Sec. 15617. PROMISE Assessment and Planning grants authorized.
Sec. 15618. PROMISE Coordinating Councils.
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Sec. 15619. Needs and strengths assessment.
Sec. 15620. PROMISE Plan components.
Sec. 15621. Authorization of appropriations.
SUBCHAPTER B—PROMISE IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS
Sec. 15622. PROMISE Implementation grants authorized.
Sec. 15623. PROMISE Implementation grant application requirements.
Sec. 15624. Grant award guidelines.
Sec. 15625. Reports.
Sec. 15626. Authorization of appropriations.
SUBCHAPTER C—GENERAL PROMISE GRANT PROVISIONS
Sec. 15627. Nonsupplanting clause.
Sec. 15628. Grant application review panel.
Sec. 15629. Evaluation of PROMISE grant programs.
Sec. 15630. Reservation of funds.
CHAPTER C—PROMISE RESEARCH CENTERS
Sec. 15631. Establishment of the National Research Center for Proven Juve-
nile Justice Practices.
Sec. 15632. Grants for regional research proven practices partnerships.
SUBPART C—SAFE STREETS AND REPRESENTATIVE POLICE FORCES
Sec. 15641. Short title.
Sec. 15642. Grants to increase the racial diversity of law enforcement agencies.
PART 3—COMMON SENSE GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION
SUBPART A—HADIYA PENDLETON AND NYASIA PRYEAR-YARD GUN
TRAFFICKING AND CRIME PREVENTION
Sec. 15701. Short title.
Sec. 15702. Firearms trafficking.
SUBPART B—REPORT ON EFFECTS OF GUN VIOLENCE ON PUBLIC HEALTH
Sec. 15711. Report on effects of gun violence on public health.
Sec. 15712. Prohibition on certain amendments to appropriations measures.
SUBPART C—KEEPING GUNS FROM HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUALS
Sec. 15721. Short title.
Sec. 15722. Firearm prohibitions applicable with respect to certain high-risk in-
dividuals.
SUBPART D—STRENGTHENING GUN CHECKS ACT
Sec. 15731. Short title.
CHAPTER 1—ENSURING THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS WHO SHOULD BE PROHIB-
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CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM
Sec. 15732. States to make data electronically available to the National Instant
Criminal Background Check System.
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Sec. 15733. Requirement that Federal agencies certify that they have sub-
mitted to the National Instant Criminal Background Check
System all records identifying persons prohibited from pur-
chasing firearms under Federal law.
Sec. 15734. Adjudicated as a mental defective.
Sec. 15735. 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. 15736. Purpose.
Sec. 15737. Firearms transfers.
Sec. 15738. Lost and stolen reporting.
CHAPTER 3—BACKGROUND CHECK COMPLETION ACT
Sec. 15741. Short title.
Sec. 15742. Elimination of requirement that a firearms dealer transfer a fire-
arm if the National Instant Criminal Background Check Sys-
tem has been unable to complete a background check of the
prospective transferee within 3 business days.
PART 4—MENTAL HEALTH
Sec. 15801. Priority mental health needs of regional and national significance.
Sec. 15802. Annual report on adverse childhood experiences of certain children
in communities facing civil unrest.
Subtitle RR—Transportation Workforce Modernization Act
Sec. 15901. Short title.
Sec. 15902. Transportation Worker Retraining Grant Program.
Sec. 15903. GAO study.
Subtitle SS—Skill and Knowledge Investments Leverage Leaders’ Untapped
Potential Tax Credit
Sec. 16101. Short title.
Sec. 16102. Work opportunity tax credit for participation in qualifying work-
based learning programs.
Subtitle TT—Saving Our Street
Sec. 17101. Short title.
Sec. 17102. Grants to small businesses.
Sec. 17103. Direct appropriation.
Subtitle UU—Veteran Small Business Start-up Credit
Sec. 18101. Short title.
Sec. 18102. Veteran small business start-up credit.
TITLE II—SOCIAL ECONOMIC
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Subtitle A—Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for
African-Americans
Sec. 20101. Short title.
Sec. 20102. Findings and purpose.
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Sec. 20103. Establishment and duties.
Sec. 20104. Membership.
Sec. 20105. Powers of the Commission.
Sec. 20106. Administrative provisions.
Sec. 20107. Termination.
Sec. 20108. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B—Today’s American Dream
Sec. 20201. Short title.
PART 1—RETAIL REDLINING AND FOOD DESERTS
Sec. 20211. Economic growth, retention, and recruitment of commercial invest-
ment in economically underserved communities.
Sec. 20212. Producer discretion to plant additional fruits and vegetables on
base acres to alleviate food deserts without a resulting reduc-
tion in payment acres.
PART 2—DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Sec. 20221. GAO report on Federal efforts to expand broadband service.
PART 3—DIRECT LENDING
Sec. 20231. Direct loans to small business concerns.
PART 4—NEW ECONOMY AND INNOVATION INVESTMENT
Sec. 20241. Commission on Innovation.
Sec. 20242. Pilot program to fund local incubators.
Sec. 20243. Extension and improvement of new markets tax credit.
Sec. 20244. Race to the Shop.
PART 5—EXPANDED ACCESS TO CARE
Sec. 20251. Study on the uninsured.
Sec. 20252. Volunteer dental projects and action for dental health program.
Sec. 20253. Critical access hospital improvements.
Sec. 20254. Community health center collaborative access expansion.
Subtitle C—Minority Bank Deposit Program
Sec. 20301. Findings.
Sec. 20302. Minority Bank Deposit Program.
Sec. 20303. Amendments to the Community Reinvestment Act.
Sec. 20304. Considerations when assessing financial inclusion for federally
chartered financial institutions.
Subtitle D—Ensuring Diverse Leadership
Sec. 20401. Short title.
Sec. 20402. Congressional Findings.
Sec. 20403. Federal reserve bank presidents.
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Sec. 20404. Technical adjustments.
Subtitle E—Startup Opportunity Accelerator
Sec. 20501. Short title.
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Sec. 20502. Findings.
Sec. 20503. Funding for organizations that support startup businesses.
Subtitle F—New Markets Tax Credit Extension
Sec. 20601. Short title.
Sec. 20602. Permanent extension of new markets tax credit.
Subtitle G—Extension of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery
Sec. 20701. Short title.
Sec. 20702. Extension of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act.
Subtitle H—Automotive Jobs
Sec. 20801. Short title.
Sec. 20802. Study of well-being of United States automotive industry; stay of
action on certain investigation.
Subtitle I—Revitalizing Underdeveloped Rural Areas and Lands
Sec. 20901. Short title.
Sec. 20902. Modification of income for purposes of determining tax-exempt sta-
tus of certain mutual or cooperative telephone or electric com-
panies.
Subtitle J—Consumer Financial Education and Empowerment
Sec. 21001. Short title.
Sec. 21002. Financial literacy grant program.
Subtitle K—Department of Homeland Security Mentor-Protégé Program
Sec. 21101. Short title.
Sec. 21102. Department of Homeland Security mentor-protégé program.
Subtitle L—Borderland Takings Defense Fund
Sec. 21201. Short title.
Sec. 21202. Defense fund for private landowners.
Subtitle M—Examining Educational Redlining and Lending Act
Sec. 21301. Short title.
Sec. 21302. Assessment of certain educational data.
TITLE III—POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Subtitle A—10-20-30
Sec. 30101. Short title.
Sec. 30102. Allocation of funds for assistance in persistent poverty counties.
Subtitle B—EITC Modernization
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Sec. 30202. Findings.
Sec. 30203. Modifications of the earned income tax credit.
Sec. 30204. Return preparation programs for low-income taxpayers.
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Subtitle C—End Diaper Need
Sec. 30301. Short title.
Sec. 30302. Diaper distribution demonstration project.
Sec. 30303. Improving access to diapers for medically complex children.
Sec. 30304. Inclusion of diapers and diapering supplies as qualified medical ex-
penses.
Subtitle D—Closing the Meal Gap
Sec. 30401. Short title.
Sec. 30402. Amendments.
Sec. 30403. Effective date; application of amendments.
Subtitle E—American Opportunity Accounts
Sec. 30501. Short title.
PART I—AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY ACCOUNTS
Sec. 30511. Definitions.
Sec. 30512. American Opportunity Fund.
Sec. 30513. AO accounts.
Sec. 30514. Assignment, alienation, and treatment of deceased individuals.
Sec. 30515. Rules governing AO accounts relating to investment, accounting,
and reporting.
Sec. 30516. American Opportunity Fund Board.
Sec. 30517. Fiduciary responsibilities.
Sec. 30518. Accounts disregarded in determining eligibility for Federal benefits.
Sec. 30519. Reports.
Sec. 30520. Programs for promoting financial capability.
Sec. 30521. Tax treatment.
PART II—REVENUE PROVISIONS
SUBPART A—ESTATE AND GIFT TAX PROVISIONS
Sec. 30531. Modification of estate tax rate and basic exclusion amount.
Sec. 30532. Required minimum 10-year term, etc., for grantor retained annuity
trusts.
Sec. 30533. Certain transfer tax rules applicable to grantor trusts.
Sec. 30534. Simplifying gift tax exclusion for annual gifts.
Sec. 30535. Modification of rules for value of certain farm real property.
SUBPART B—REFORM OF TAXATION OF CAPITAL INCOME
Sec. 30541. Increase in capital gains rate.
Sec. 30542. Deemed realization of capital gains at time of gift or death.
Sec. 30543. Exclusion of certain amounts of realized capital gain.
Sec. 30544. Extension of time for payment of tax.
Sec. 30545. Waiver of penalty for underpayment of estimated tax.
Sec. 30546. Effective date.
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Sec. 30601. Short title.
Sec. 30602. Low-income drinking water assistance pilot program.
Sec. 30603. Low-income wastewater assistance pilot program.
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Sec. 30604. Needs assessment for nationwide rural and urban low-income com-
munity water assistance program.
Subtitle G—Worker Relief and Credit Reform
Sec. 30701. Short title.
Sec. 30702. Expansion and improvement of earned income tax credit.
Subtitle H—School Modernization and Efficient Access to Lunches for
Students
Sec. 30801. Short title.
Sec. 30802. Expanding direct certification.
Sec. 30803. Direct certification improvement grants and technical assistance.
Sec. 30804. Enhancing the community eligibility option.
Sec. 30805. Enhancing direct certification.
Sec. 30806. State performance on enrolling children receiving program benefits
for free school meals.
Subtitle I—Protect SNAP
Sec. 30901. Short title.
Sec. 30902. Preventing the changing of regulations governing waivers under
the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Sec. 30903. Restriction on Federal funds.
Subtitle J—Protections Against Poverty
Sec. 31001. Findings.
Sec. 31002. Sense of the House of Representatives.
Subtitle K—LIFT (Livable Incomes for Families Today) the Middle Class
Sec. 31101. Short title.
Sec. 31102. Establishment of middle class tax credit.
Sec. 31103. Return preparation programs for low-income taxpayers.
Sec. 31104. Sense of the House of Representatives.
Subtitle L—Financial Inclusion in Banking
Sec. 31201. Short title.
Sec. 31202. Office of Community Affairs duties with respect to under-banked,
un-banked, and underserved consumers.
Sec. 31203. Discretionary surplus funds.
Sec. 31204. Determination of Budgetary Effects.
Subtitle M—Investing in State Energy
Sec. 31301. Short title.
Sec. 31302. Timing for distribution of certain financial assistance under the
State energy program and the Weatherization Assistance Pro-
gram.
Subtitle N—Pathways Out of Poverty
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Sec. 31402. Definitions.
Sec. 31403. Establishment of the Federal Interagency Working Group on Re-
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Sec. 31404. Appointment and responsibilities of the Director.
Sec. 31405. Consultation.
Sec. 31406. Reports to Congress and the public.
TITLE IV—HOUSING AND ASSET BUILDING
Subtitle A—Affirming the Right of All Renters to a Safe, Affordable, and
Decent Home
Sec. 40101. Findings.
Sec. 40102. Sense of Congress.
Subtitle B—Ending Homelessness
Sec. 40201. Short title.
Sec. 40202. Congressional findings.
Sec. 40203. Emergency relief funding.
Sec. 40204. Housing Trust Fund.
Sec. 40205. Technical assistance funds to help states and local organizations
align health and housing systems.
Sec. 40206. Permanent authorization of appropriations for McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act grants.
Sec. 40207. Permanent extension of United States Interagency Council on
Homelessness.
Sec. 40208. Emergency designation.
Subtitle C—Tenant Protection
Sec. 40301. Short title.
Sec. 40302. Tenant blacklisting.
Subtitle D—Hardest Hit Housing
Sec. 40401. Short title.
Sec. 40402. Capital Fund amounts for large public housing agencies.
Sec. 40403. Assistance to NeighborWorks for mortgage foreclosure mitigation
activities.
Sec. 40404. Incremental housing choice voucher assistance.
Subtitle E—FHA Alternative Credit Pilot Program Reauthorization
Sec. 40501. Short title.
Sec. 40502. Extension of pilot program.
Subtitle F—Housing Financial Literacy
Sec. 40601. Short title.
Sec. 40602. Discount on mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time
homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling
programs.
Subtitle G—Young Americans Financial Literacy
Sec. 40701. Short title.
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Sec. 40703. Authorization for funding the establishment of centers of excellence
in financial literacy education.
Subtitle H—Improving Access to Traditional Banking
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Sec. 40801. Short title.
Sec. 40802. Office for Under-Banked and Un-Banked Consumers.
Subtitle I—Fair Lending For All
Sec. 40901. Short title.
Sec. 40902. Office of Fair Lending Testing.
Sec. 40903. Prohibition on credit discrimination.
Sec. 40904. Criminal penalties for violations of the Equal Credit Opportunity
Act.
Sec. 40905. Review of loan applications.
Sec. 40906. Mortgage data collection.
Subtitle J—LEP Data Acquisition in Mortgage Lending
Sec. 41001. Short title.
Sec. 41002. Preferred language question.
Subtitle K—Housing, Opportunity, Mobility and Equity
Sec. 41101. Short title.
Sec. 41102. Requirement for CDBG grantees.
Sec. 41103. Refundable credit for rent costs of eligible individuals.
Sec. 41104. Refund to Rainy Day Savings Program.
Subtitle L—Lead-Safe Housing For Kids
Sec. 41201. Short title.
Sec. 41202. Amendments to the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act.
Sec. 41203. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle M—GROW Affordable Housing
Sec. 41301. Short titles.
Sec. 41302. Affordable housing allocations.
Subtitle N—Expanding Opportunity for MDIs
Sec. 41401. Short title.
Sec. 41402. Establishment of Financial Agent Mentor-Protégé Program.
Subtitle O—Closing the Racial Wealth Gap
Sec. 41501. Short title.
Sec. 41502. Findings.
Sec. 41503. Data collection on race and wealth.
Subtitle P—Housing Financial Literacy
Sec. 41601. Short title.
Sec. 41602. Discount on mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time
homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling
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Sec. 41701. Short title.
Sec. 41702. Refundable credit for rent paid for principal residence.
Subtitle R—Safe Housing For Families
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Sec. 41801. Short title.
Sec. 41802. Carbon monoxide detectors in federally assisted housing.
Subtitle S—COVID–19 Mortgage Relief
Sec. 41901. Mortgage relief.
Subtitle T—Improving FHA Support for Small Dollar Mortgages Act
Sec. 42001. Short title.
Sec. 42002. Review of FHA small-dollar mortgage practices.
Subtitle U—Rental Eviction Moratorium
Sec. 42101. Short title.
Sec. 42102. Temporary moratorium on eviction filings.
TITLE V—EDUCATION
Subtitle A—Computer Science for All
Sec. 50101. Short title.
Sec. 50102. Findings.
Sec. 50103. Definitions.
Sec. 50104. Grants to states, local educational agencies, and eligible Tribal
schools.
Sec. 50105. Reporting requirements.
Subtitle B—Real Education for Healthy Youth
Sec. 50201. Short title.
Sec. 50202. Purposes; finding; sense of Congress.
Sec. 50203. Grants for comprehensive sex education for adolescents.
Sec. 50204. Grants for comprehensive sex education at institutions of higher
education.
Sec. 50205. Grants for pre-service and in-service teacher training.
Sec. 50206. Impact evaluation and reporting.
Sec. 50207. Nondiscrimination.
Sec. 50208. Limitation.
Sec. 50209. Amendments to other laws.
Sec. 50210. Definitions.
Sec. 50211. Funding.
Subtitle C—Ronald V. Dellums Memorial Fellowship for Women of Color in
STEAM and National Security
Sec. 50301. Short title.
Sec. 50302. Findings.
Sec. 50303. Fellowship program.
Subtitle D—Student Support
Sec. 50401. Short title.
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Sec. 50402. School-based mental health and student service providers.
Subtitle E—Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives Regarding
the Need for Increased Diversity and Inclusion in the Tech Sector, and In-
creased Access to Opportunity in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts,
and Mathematics (STEAM) Education
Sec. 50501. Findings.
Sec. 50502. Necessity of Reducing and eliminating barriers for minorities in
STEAM.
Subtitle F—Supporting the Goals and Ideals of No Name-Calling Week in
Bringing Attention to Name-calling of All Kinds and Providing Schools
With the Tools and Inspiration to Launch an Ongoing Dialogue About
Ways to Eliminate Name-calling and Bullying in Their Communities
Sec. 50601. Findings.
Sec. 50602. Necessity of additional protections for LGBT Youth in schools.
Subtitle G—Getting Youth Re-invested in Environmental Education Now
Sec. 50701. Short title.
Sec. 50702. Findings.
Sec. 50703. Grants authorized.
Subtitle H—America’s College Promise
Sec. 50801. Short title.
Sec. 50802. Purpose.
PART 1—STATE AND INDIAN TRIBE GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY
COLLEGES
Sec. 50811. In general.
Sec. 50812. Federal share; non-Federal share.
Sec. 50813. Eligibility.
Sec. 50814. Applications.
Sec. 50815. Allowable uses of funds.
Sec. 50816. Definitions.
Sec. 50817. Appropriations.
PART 2—GRANTS TO HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES,
HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS, ASIAN AMERICAN AND NATIVE AMER-
ICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER-SERVING INSTITUTIONS, TRIBAL COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES, ALASKA NATIVE-SERVING INSTITUTIONS, NATIVE HAWAI-
IAN-SERVING INSTITUTIONS, PREDOMINANTLY BLACK INSTITUTIONS, AND
NATIVE AMERICAN-SERVING NONTRIBAL INSTITUTIONS
Sec. 50821. Pathways to student success for historically black colleges and uni-
versities.
Sec. 50822. Pathways to student success for Hispanic-serving institutions,
Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving
institutions, tribal colleges and universities, Alaska Native-serv-
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tribal institutions.
Sec. 50823. Definitions.
Sec. 50824. Appropriations.
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Subtitle I—Go to High School, Go to College
Sec. 50901. Short title.
Sec. 50902. College in High School Federal Pell Grant Pilot Program.
Subtitle J—America RISING
Sec. 51101. Short title.
Sec. 51102. Findings.
Sec. 51103. Establishment of America RISING program.
Subtitle K—Cyber Security Education and Federal Workforce Enhancement
Act
Sec. 51201. Short title.
Sec. 51202. Findings.
PART 1—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY K–12 EXCELLENCE IN
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Sec. 51211. Office of Cybersecurity Education and Awareness.
Sec. 51212. Science and technology initiative grants.
Sec. 51213. Project-based learning program.
Sec. 51214. Matching funds for State and privately financed science and tech-
nology after-school programs.
Sec. 51215. Science and Technology Board of Advisors.
Sec. 51216. Laboratories for science and technology excellence.
PART 2—POST-SECONDARY COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SECURITY
EDUCATION
Sec. 51221. Computing and Information Research Working Group.
Sec. 51222. Process for adoption research and a best practices voluntary guide-
lines for laboratory facilities.
Sec. 51223. Computing and information security mentoring programs for col-
lege students.
Sec. 51224. Grants for computer equipment.
Sec. 51225. Centers of Academic Computing and Information Assurance.
PART 3—FEDERAL WORKFORCE COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SECURITY
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 51231. Lifelong learning in computer and information security study.
Sec. 51232. Computer and information security job opportunities program.
Sec. 51233. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity training pro-
grams and equipment.
Sec. 51234. E-Security Fellows Program.
PART 4—RESEARCH
Sec. 51241. National Science Foundation study on science and technology stu-
dent retention.
Sec. 51242. Challenge Grants.
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Sec. 51243. E-Security Fellows Program.
Subtitle L—College Student Hunger
Sec. 51301. Short title.
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Sec. 51302. Eligibility of students to participate in the supplemental nutrition
assistance program.
Sec. 51303. Eligibility notification for students.
Sec. 51304. Communication of information on student eligibility for the supple-
mental nutrition assistance program.
Sec. 51305. Demonstration pilot program.
Sec. 51306. Effective date.
Subtitle M—CAMPUS HATE Crimes
Sec. 51401. Short title.
Sec. 51402. Findings.
Sec. 51403. Hate crime prevention and response.
Sec. 51404. Clery Act amendments.
Sec. 51405. Program participation agreements.
Sec. 51406. Accrediting agency recognition.
Subtitle N—HBCU Capital Financing Improvement
Sec. 51501. Short title.
Sec. 51502. Bond insurance.
Sec. 51503. Strengthening technical assistance.
Sec. 51504. HBCU Capital Financing Advisory Board.
Subtitle O—Transition-to-Success Mentoring
Sec. 51601. Short title.
Sec. 51602. Transition-to-Success Mentoring Program.
Sec. 51603. Table of contents.
Subtitle P—Equity and Inclusion Enforcement
Sec. 51701. Short title.
Sec. 51702. Restoration of right to civil action in disparate impact cases under
title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Sec. 51703. Designation of monitors under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964.
Sec. 51704. Special assistant for equity and inclusion.
Subtitle Q—Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion
Sec. 51801. Short title.
Sec. 51802. Findings.
Sec. 51803. References.
Sec. 51804. Funding Federal Pell Grants through mandatory funding.
Sec. 51805. Restoring Federal Pell Grant eligibility for borrower defense.
Sec. 51806. Federal Pell Grant eligibility for DREAMer students.
Sec. 51807. Repeal of suspension of eligibility under the Higher Education Act
of 1965 for grants, loans, and work assistance for drug-related
offenses.
Sec. 51808. Extending Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain short-term pro-
grams.
Sec. 51809. Providing Federal Pell grants for Iraq and Afghanistan veteran’s
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Sec. 51810. Increasing support for working students by 35 percent.
Sec. 51811. Increasing the Federal Pell Grant auto-zero threshold.
Sec. 51812. Raising the total semesters of Federal Pell Grant eligibility.
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Sec. 51813. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 51814. Effective date.
Subtitle R—Student Loan Debt Relief
Sec. 51901. Short title.
Sec. 51902. Table of contents.
PART 1—LOAN DISCHARGE AND FORBEARANCE
Sec. 51911. Loan discharge.
Sec. 51912. Automatic administrative forbearance; halting of wage garnish-
ment.
Sec. 51913. Staying and prohibition on commencement of actions for collection.
Sec. 51914. Ineligibility for Treasury Offset.
PART 2—REFINANCING PROGRAMS
Sec. 51921. Refinancing programs.
PART 3—DISCHARGEABILITY OF STUDENT LOANS IN BANKRUPTCY
Sec. 51931. Dischargeability of student loans in bankruptcy.
PART 4—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 51941. Report on progress of implementation.
Sec. 51942. Notification to borrowers.
Sec. 51943. Inapplicability of title IV negotiated rulemaking and master cal-
endar exception.
Sec. 51944. Definitions.
Subtitle S—Public Funds for Public Schools
Sec. 52001. Short title.
Sec. 52002. Elimination of school voucher State tax credit loophole by limiting
the double benefit of charitable contributions.
Subtitle T—Ending PUSHOUT
Sec. 52101. Short title.
Sec. 52102. Purpose.
Sec. 52103. Strengthening civil rights data collection with respect to exclu-
sionary discipline in schools.
Sec. 52104. Grants to reduce exclusionary school discipline practices.
Sec. 52105. Joint task force to end school pushout of girls of color.
Sec. 52106. Authorization of appropriation.
Sec. 52107. Definitions.
Subtitle U—Parent PLUS Loan Improvement
Sec. 52301. Short title.
Sec. 52302. Applicable rate of interest for PLUS Loans.
Sec. 52303. Elimination of origination fee for Parent PLUS loans.
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Sec. 52304. Counseling for Parent PLUS borrowers.
Sec. 52305. Inclusion of parent PLUS loans in income-contingent and income-
based repayment plans.
Subtitle V—Time for Completion
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Sec. 52401. Short title.
Sec. 52402. Consumer information about completion or graduation times.
Subtitle W—Strength in Diversity
Sec. 52501. Short title.
Sec. 52502. Purpose.
Sec. 52503. Reservation for national activities.
Sec. 52504. Grant program authorized.
Sec. 52505. Applications.
Sec. 52506. Uses of funds.
Sec. 52507. Performance measures.
Sec. 52508. Annual reports.
Sec. 52509. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 52510. Definitions.
Subtitle X—Reverse Transfer Efficiency
Sec. 52601. Short title.
Sec. 52602. Release of education records to facilitate the award of a recognized
postsecondary credential.
Subtitle Y—Supporting Minority STEM Student to Career
Sec. 52701. Short title.
Sec. 52702. Minority science and engineering improvement program.
Subtitle Z—END ALL Hazing
Sec. 52801. Short title.
Sec. 52802. Findings.
Sec. 52803. Hazing reporting requirements for institutions of higher education.
Subtitle AA—Report and Educate About Campus Hazing
Sec. 52901. Short title.
Sec. 52902. Inclusion of hazing incidents in annual security reports.
Sec. 52903. Definition of hazing.
Sec. 52904. Recording of hazing incidents.
Sec. 52905. Educational program on hazing.
Subtitle BB—STOP Campus Hunger
Sec. 53001. Short title.
Sec. 53002. Student eligibility information for nutrition assistance programs.
Subtitle CC—End Pandemic Hunger for College Students
Sec. 53101. Short title.
Sec. 53102. SNAP eligibility for low-income college students.
Subtitle DD—Supporting Connectivity for Higher Education Students in
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Sec. 53202. Funds to support.
Subtitle EE—Black History Is American History
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Sec. 53301. Short title.
Sec. 53302. Findings.
Sec. 53303. American history and civics education.
Subtitle FF—CAMPUS HATE Crimes
Sec. 53401. Short title.
Sec. 53402. Findings.
Sec. 53403. Hate crime prevention and response.
Sec. 53404. Clery Act amendments.
Sec. 53405. Program participation agreements.
Sec. 53406. Accrediting agency recognition.
Subtitle GG—Educators Expense Deduction Modernization
Sec. 53501. Short title.
Sec. 53502. Increase in deduction for certain expenses of elementary and sec-
ondary school teachers.
Subtitle HH—Beyond the Box for Higher Education
Sec. 53601. Short title.
Sec. 53602. Findings.
Sec. 53603. Beyond the box for higher education.
Sec. 53604. Financial aid.
Subtitle II—United States Territories College Access
Sec. 53701. Short title.
Sec. 53702. Purpose.
Sec. 53703. College access grants.
Subtitle JJ—Relief From Excessive Debt
Sec. 53901. Short title.
Sec. 53902. Exception to discharge.
Sec. 53903. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 53904. Effective date; application of amendments.
Subtitle KK—Ending Punitive, Unfair, School-based Harm That Is Overt and
Unresponsive to Trauma
Sec. 54001. Short title.
Sec. 54002. Purpose.
Sec. 54003. Strengthening civil rights data collection with respect to exclu-
sionary discipline in schools.
Sec. 54004. Grants to reduce exclusionary school discipline practices.
Sec. 54005. Joint task force to end school pushout of girls of color.
Sec. 54006. Authorization of appropriation.
Sec. 54007. Definitions.
Subtitle LL—Building Resources Into Digital Growth and Education
Sec. 54101. Short title.
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Sec. 54103. Definitions.
Subtitle MM—Supporting Trauma-Informed Education Practices
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Sec. 54301. Short title.
Sec. 54302. Grants to improve trauma support services and mental health care
for children and youth in educational settings.
Subtitle NN—Preparing and Resourcing Our Student Parents and Early
Childhood Teachers
Sec. 54401. Short title.
Sec. 54402. Table of contents.
Sec. 54403. Findings.
PART 1—ESTABLISHMENT OF INFANT AND TODDLER CHILD CARE
LEADERSHIP GRANTS
Sec. 54411. Purpose.
Sec. 54412. Definitions.
Sec. 54413. Authorization of appropriations.
SUBPART A—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 54421. Program authorized.
Sec. 54422. Application; selection criteria.
Sec. 54423. Amount, duration, and administration of grants.
SUBPART B—PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS
Sec. 54431. Grants authorized.
Sec. 54432. Planning grants.
Sec. 54433. Access grants providing infant and toddler child care for commu-
nity college or minority-serving institution student parents.
Sec. 54434. Impact grants.
Sec. 54435. Pipeline grants.
Sec. 54436. Evaluation criteria for grants.
Sec. 54437. Report to Congress.
Sec. 54438. Nondiscrimination in programs and activities.
PART 2—CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM
Sec. 54441. Eligibility.
Sec. 54442. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 54443. Increased Federal matching payments for child care.
PART 3—OUTREACH REGARDING THE DEPENDENT CARE ALLOWANCE FOR
FEDERAL STUDENT AID
Sec. 54451. Sharing dependent care allowance information for Federal student
aid.
Subtitle OO—Closing the College Hunger Gap
Sec. 54501. Short title.
Sec. 54502. Questions on food and housing insecurity in National Postsec-
ondary Student Aid Study.
Sec. 54503. Information on SNAP eligibility.
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Subtitle PP—Transparency in Off-Campus Housing Act
Sec. 54601. Short title.
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Sec. 54602. Institutional calculations for off-campus room and board.
Subtitle QQ—Passport Assistance for Disadvantaged Students Act of 2020
Sec. 54701. Short title.
Sec. 54702. Demonstration program.
Subtitle RR—STEM Opportunities Act
Sec. 54801. Short title; findings.
Sec. 54802. Purposes.
Sec. 54803. Federal science agency policies for caregivers.
Sec. 54804. Collection and reporting of data on Federal research grants.
Sec. 54805. Policies for review of Federal research grants.
Sec. 54806. Collection of data on demographics of faculty.
Sec. 54807. Cultural and institutional barriers to expanding the academic and
Federal STEM workforce.
Sec. 54808. Research and dissemination at the National Science Foundation.
Sec. 54809. Research and related activities to expand STEM opportunities.
Sec. 54810. Tribal Colleges and Universities Program.
Sec. 54811. Report to Congress.
Sec. 54812. Merit review.
Sec. 54813. Definitions.
Subtitle SS—Student Loan Fairness Act
Sec. 54901. Short title.
Sec. 54902. Findings.
Sec. 54903. 10/10 Loan Repayment and Forgiveness.
Sec. 54904. Capping interest rates for all Federal Direct loans.
Sec. 54905. 10/10 Loan Repayment Plan as plan selected by the Secretary.
Sec. 54906. Improving and expanding Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
Sec. 54907. Refinancing private education loans for certain borrowers.
Sec. 54908. Interest-free deferment of unsubsidized loans during periods of un-
employment.
Sec. 54909. Excluding loans forgiven under certain repayment programs from
gross income.
Subtitle TT—Financial Aid Fairness For Students Act
Sec. 55001. Short title.
Sec. 55002. Findings.
Sec. 55003. Repeal of suspension of eligibility under the Higher Education Act
of 1965 for grants, loans, and work assistance for drug-related
offenses.
Subtitle UU—Supporting the Teaching Profession Through Revitalizing
Investments in Valuable Educators
Sec. 55101. Short title and findings.
CHAPTER 1—IMPROVING TEACHER SUPPORT UNDER THE ELEMENTARY AND
SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965
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Sec. 55111. Mandatory funding for programs preparing, training, and recruit-
ing high-quality teachers, principals, or other school leaders.
CHAPTER 2—TEACHER LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAMS
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Sec. 55121. Teacher loan forgiveness programs and grants.
Sec. 55122. TEACH Grants.
Sec. 55123. Program To subsidize teacher certification and licensing fees.
TITLE VI—TEACHER QUALITY PARTNERSHIPS
Sec. 55201. Purpose.
Sec. 55202. Providing access for early childhood educators and school leaders
to training programs.
Sec. 55203. Mandatory Funding for Teacher Quality Partnership Program.
TITLE VII—PROHIBITION OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR POLICE IN
SCHOOLS
Sec. 55301. Prohibition of federal funds for police in schools.
DIVISION B—JUSTICE
TITLE I—CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Subtitle A—George Floyd Justice in Policing
Sec. 10001. Short title.
Sec. 10002. Definitions.
PART 1—POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
SUBPART I—HOLDING POLICE ACCOUNTABLE IN THE COURTS
Sec. 10011. Deprivation of rights under color of law.
Sec. 10012. Qualified immunity reform.
Sec. 10013. Pattern and practice investigations.
Sec. 10014. Independent investigations.
SUBPART II—LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST AND INTEGRITY ACT
Sec. 10021. Short title.
Sec. 10022. Definitions.
Sec. 10023. Accreditation of law enforcement agencies.
Sec. 10024. Law enforcement grants.
Sec. 10025. Attorney General to conduct study.
Sec. 10026. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 10027. National task force on law enforcement oversight.
Sec. 10028. Federal data collection on law enforcement practices.
PART 2—POLICING TRANSPARENCY THROUGH DATA
SUBPART I—NATIONAL POLICE MISCONDUCT REGISTRY
Sec. 10031. Establishment of National Police Misconduct Registry.
Sec. 10032. Certification requirements for hiring of law enforcement officers.
SUBPART II—PRIDE ACT
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Sec. 10041. Short title.
Sec. 10042. Definitions.
Sec. 10043. Use of force reporting.
Sec. 10044. Use of force data reporting.
Sec. 10045. Compliance with reporting requirements.
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Sec. 10046. Federal law enforcement reporting.
Sec. 10047. Authorization of appropriations.
PART 3—IMPROVING POLICE TRAINING AND POLICIES
SUBPART I—END RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS PROFILING ACT
Sec. 10051. Short title.
Sec. 10052. Definitions.
CHAPTER 1—PROHIBITION OF RACIAL PROFILING
Sec. 10053. Prohibition.
Sec. 10054. Enforcement.
CHAPTER 2—PROGRAMS TO ELIMINATE RACIAL PROFILING BY FEDERAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
Sec. 10054. Policies to eliminate racial profiling.
CHAPTER 3—PROGRAMS TO ELIMINATE RACIAL PROFILING BY STATE AND
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
Sec. 10055. Policies required for grants.
Sec. 10056. Involvement of Attorney General.
Sec. 10057. Data collection demonstration project.
Sec. 10058. Development of best practices.
Sec. 10059. Authorization of appropriations.
CHAPTER 4—DATA COLLECTION
Sec. 10060. Attorney General to issue regulations.
Sec. 10061. Publication of data.
Sec. 10062. Limitations on publication of data.
CHAPTER 5—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REGULATIONS AND REPORTS ON
RACIAL PROFILING IN THE UNITED STATES
Sec. 10063. Attorney General to issue regulations and reports.
SUBPART II—ADDITIONAL REFORMS
Sec. 10064. Training on racial bias and duty to intervene.
Sec. 10065. Ban on no-knock warrants in drug cases.
Sec. 10066. Incentivizing banning of chokeholds and carotid holds.
Sec. 10067. PEACE Act.
Sec. 10068. Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act.
Sec. 10069. Public safety innovation grants.
SUBPART III—LAW ENFORCEMENT BODY CAMERAS
CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL POLICE CAMERA AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
Sec. 10070. Short title.
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Sec. 10071. Requirements for Federal law enforcement officers regarding the
use of body cameras.
Sec. 10072. Patrol vehicles with in-car video recording cameras.
Sec. 10073. Facial recognition technology.
Sec. 10074. GAO study.
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Sec. 10075. Regulations.
Sec. 10076. Rule of construction.
CHAPTER 2—POLICE CAMERA ACT
Sec. 10077. Short title.
Sec. 10078. Law enforcement body-worn camera requirements.
PART 4—CLOSING THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CONSENT LOOPHOLE
Sec. 10081. Short title.
Sec. 10082. Prohibition on engaging in sexual acts while acting under color of
law.
Sec. 10083. Enactment of laws penalizing engaging in sexual acts while acting
under color of law.
Sec. 10084. Reports to Congress.
Sec. 10085. Definition.
PART 5—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 10091. Severability.
Sec. 10092. Savings clause.
Subtitle B—SAFETY Through Nonviolence
Sec. 10201. Short title.
Sec. 10202. Findings.
Sec. 10203. Grants to educate Americans about the principles and practice of
nonviolence.
Subtitle C—Local Public Health And Safety Protection
Sec. 10301. Short title.
Sec. 10302. Findings.
Sec. 10303. Grants to reduce gun violence through local regulation.
Subtitle D—Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement
Sec. 10401. Short title.
Sec. 10402. Decriminalization of cannabis.
Sec. 10403. Demographic data of cannabis business owners and employees.
Sec. 10404. Creation of Opportunity Trust Fund and imposition of tax on can-
nabis products.
Sec. 10405. Opportunity trust fund programs.
Sec. 10406. Availability of Small Business Administration programs and serv-
ices to cannabis-related legitimate businesses and service pro-
viders.
Sec. 10407. No discrimination in the provision of a federal public benefit on the
basis of cannabis.
Sec. 10408. No adverse effect for purposes of the immigration laws.
Sec. 10409. Resentencing and expungement.
Sec. 10410. References in existing law to marijuana or marihuana.
Sec. 10411. Severability.
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Sec. 10413. Rulemaking.
Subtitle E—ICE Body Camera
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Sec. 10501. Short title.
Sec. 10502. Findings.
Sec. 10503. Use of body cameras by certain ICE officers.
Sec. 10504. Recordings to be provided to certain persons.
Sec. 10505. Withholding of certain funds.
Subtitle G—Demanding Oversight From Justice
Sec. 10701. Short title.
Sec. 10702. Civil action by Attorney General.
Sec. 10703. Annual reporting requirement.
Subtitle H—Building Bridges and Transforming Resentment and Unfairness
to Support and Trust for Municipal Law Enforcement
Sec. 10801. Short title.
Sec. 10802. Findings.
Sec. 10803. Reduction in grant funding for units of local government.
Sec. 10804. Exemptions.
Sec. 10805. Waivers.
Subtitle I—Clarification of Right to Counsel
Sec. 10901. Clarification of right to counsel.
Sec. 10902. Treatment of individuals held or detained at ports of entry or at
any CBP or ICE detention facility.
Subtitle J—Equal Justice Under Law
Sec. 11001. Short title.
Sec. 11002. Effective assistance of counsel.
Sec. 11003. Remedy.
Sec. 11004. Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.
Subtitle K—Clarence Gideon Full Access to Justice
Sec. 11101. Short title.
Sec. 11102. Defender Office for Supreme Court Advocacy.
Subtitle L—Funding Attorneys for Indigent Removal Proceedings
Sec. 11201. Short title.
Sec. 11202. Improving immigration court efficiency and reducing costs by in-
creasing access to legal information.
Sec. 11203. Access by counsel and legal orientation at detention facilities.
Sec. 11204. Report on access to counsel.
Sec. 11205. Motions to reopen.
Sec. 11206. Supplementary surcharge.
Subtitle M—Tax Relief for Guard and Reserve Training
Sec. 11301. Short title.
Sec. 11302. Reduction of mileage threshold for deduction in determining ad-
justed gross income.
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tions.
Subtitle N—Maintaining Dignity and Eliminating Unnecessary Restrictive
Confinement of Youths
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Sec. 11401. Short title.
Sec. 11402. Juvenile solitary confinement.
Subtitle O—Dignity for Incarcerated Women
Sec. 11501. Short title.
Sec. 11502. Improving the treatment of primary caretaker parents and other
individuals in federal prisons.
Sec. 11503. Overnight visit pilot program.
Subtitle P—Beyond the Box for Higher Education
Sec. 11601. Short title.
Sec. 11602. Findings.
Sec. 11603. Beyond the box for higher education.
Sec. 11604. Financial aid.
Subtitle Q—Community Reentry
Sec. 11701. Short title.
Sec. 11702. Findings.
Sec. 11703. Prerelease custody.
Subtitle R—Community Reentry Act of 2020
Sec. 11801. Short title.
Sec. 11802. Findings.
Sec. 11803. Prerelease custody.
Subtitle S—Dignity for Detained Immigrants
Sec. 11901. Short title.
Sec. 11902. Standards for DHS detention facilities.
Sec. 11903. Oversight and transparency for DHS detention facilities.
Sec. 11904. Cause of action.
Sec. 11905. DHS detention facility construction and maintenance.
Sec. 11906. Appearance of detained aliens for other legal matters.
Sec. 11907. Procedures for detaining aliens.
Sec. 11908. Sense of Congress.
Subtitle T—Solitary Confinement Study and Reform
Sec. 12001. Short title.
Sec. 12002. Purposes.
Sec. 12003. National solitary confinement study and reform commission.
Sec. 12004. Adoption and effect of national standards.
Sec. 12005. Definitions.
Subtitle U—Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs
Sec. 12101. Short title.
Sec. 12102. Prohibition on criminal history inquiries prior to conditional offer
for Federal employment.
Sec. 12103. Prohibition on criminal history inquiries by contractors prior to
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Sec. 12104. Report on employment of individuals formerly incarcerated in Fed-
eral prisons.
Sec. 12105. Determination of budgetary effects.
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Subtitle V—Renew Act
Sec. 12201. Short title.
Sec. 12202. Lowering the age for expungement of certain convictions for simple
possession of controlled substances by nonviolent young offend-
ers.
Subtitle W—Correct the Census Count
Sec. 12301. Short title.
Sec. 12302. Residence of incarcerated individuals.
Subtitle X—Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair
Sec. 12401. Short title.
Sec. 12402. Findings; sense of Congress; purpose.
Sec. 12403. Federally assisted programs.
Sec. 12404. Housing programs.
Sec. 12405. Public accommodations.
Sec. 12406. Employment.
Sec. 12407. Equal rights under the law.
Sec. 12408. Rule of construction.
Sec. 12409. Effective date.
Subtitle Y—Equal Justice Under Law
Sec. 12501. Short title.
Sec. 12502. Effective assistance of counsel.
Sec. 12503. Remedy.
Sec. 12504. Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.
Subtitle Z—Ensuring Successful Reentry
Sec. 12601. Short title.
Sec. 12602. Requirement that prisoners on work release pay part of their gross
income over for housing.
Subtitle AA—Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims
Sec. 12701. Short title.
Sec. 12702. Definitions of ‘‘intimate partner’’ and ‘‘misdemeanor crime of do-
mestic violence’’ expanded.
Sec. 12703. Expansion of list of persons subject to a restraining or similar
order to whom a firearm is prohibited from being sold or dis-
posed.
Sec. 12704. Expansion of list of persons subject to a restraining or similar
order prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm.
Sec. 12705. Stalking prohibitions.
Subtitle BB—Gun Violence Research
Sec. 12801. Short title.
Sec. 12802. Findings.
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Sec. 12803. Definitions.
Sec. 12804. Research and data restrictions repeal.
Sec. 12805. Research program.
Sec. 12806. Agency activities.
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Subtitle CC—Stop Online Ammunition Sales
Sec. 12901. Short title.
Sec. 12902. Limitations on purchases of ammunition.
Subtitle DD—Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback
Sec. 13001. Short title.
PART 1—GUN BUYBACK GRANT PROGRAM
Sec. 13011. Program authorized.
Sec. 13012. Applications.
Sec. 13013. Term of grant.
Sec. 13014. Smart prepaid cards.
Sec. 13015. Uses of funds.
Sec. 13016. Definitions.
Sec. 13017. Authorization of appropriations.
PART 2—CRIMINAL PROVISION
Sec. 13021. Use of smart prepaid card in the acquisition or transfer of a fire-
arm.
Subtitle EE—Gun Trafficking Prohibition
Sec. 13101. Short title.
Sec. 13102. Anti-straw purchasing and firearms trafficking amendments.
Sec. 13103. Amendments to section 922(d).
Sec. 13104. Amendments to section 924(a).
Sec. 13105. Amendments to section 924(h).
Sec. 13106. Amendments to section 924(k).
Subtitle FF—Gun Manufacturers Accountability
Sec. 13201. Short title.
Sec. 13202. Repeal of prohibition on bringing qualified civil liability actions in
Federal or State court.
Subtitle GG—Report on Effects of Gun Violence on Public Health
Sec. 13301. Report on effects of gun violence on public health.
Subtitle HH—Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims
Sec. 13401. Short title.
Sec. 13402. Definitions of ‘‘intimate partner’’ and ‘‘misdemeanor crime of do-
mestic violence’’ expanded.
Sec. 13403. Expansion of list of persons subject to a restraining or similar
order to whom a firearm is prohibited from being sold or dis-
posed.
Sec. 13404. Expansion of list of persons subject to a restraining or similar
order prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm.
Sec. 13405. Stalking prohibitions.
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Sec. 13501. Short title.
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Sec. 13502. Prohibition on Federal firearms licensee selling or delivering cer-
tain semiautomatic centerfire rifles to a person under 21 years
of age, with exceptions.
Sec. 13503. Operation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s public access
line.
Subtitle JJ—National Gun Violence Research
Sec. 13601. Short title.
Sec. 13602. Findings.
Sec. 13603. Definitions.
Sec. 13604. Research and data restrictions repeal.
Sec. 13605. Research program.
Sec. 13606. Agency activities.
Subtitle KK—Secure Communities and Safe Schools
Sec. 13701. Short title.
Sec. 13702. Prohibition on expenditure of certain Homeland Security grant
funds to purchase firearms.
Subtitle LL—Law Enforcement Protection
Sec. 13801. Short title.
Sec. 13802. Armor-piercing, concealable weapons.
Sec. 13803. Use of National Firearms Act taxes.
Subtitle MM—Corey Jones
Sec. 13901. Short title.
Sec. 13902. Findings.
Sec. 13903. Ensuring the safety of the public and law enforcement officers dur-
ing routine traffic stops involving unmarked vehicles and plain-
clothes officers.
Subtitle NN—Break the Cycle of Violence Act
Sec. 14001. Short title.
Sec. 14002. Findings.
Sec. 14003. Community-based violence intervention program grants.
Sec. 14004. Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Grants.
Sec. 14005. Sense of Congress regarding services for victims of violent crime.
Subtitle OO—Protecting the Health and Wellness of Babies and Pregnant
Women In Custody Custody
Sec. 14101. Short title.
Sec. 14102. Data collection.
Sec. 14103. Care for federally incarcerated women related to pregnancy and
childbirth.
Sec. 14104. Use of restrictive housing and restraints on incarcerated pregnant
women during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum recovery pro-
hibited.
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Sec. 14105. Treatment of women with high-risk pregnancies.
Sec. 14106. Exemption of incarcerated pregnant women from the requirements
for suits by prisoners.
Sec. 14107. Definitions.
Sec. 14108. Education and technical assistance.
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Sec. 14109. Bureau of Prisons staff and U.S. Marshals training.
Sec. 14110. GAO study on State and local correctional facilities.
Sec. 14111. GAO study on Federal pretrial detention facilities.
Sec. 14112. PWIC grant program.
Sec. 14113. Placement in prerelease custody.
Subtitle PP—Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act 2020
Sec. 14201. Short title.
Sec. 14202. Findings.
Sec. 14203. Definitions.
Sec. 14204. Advisory Council to Support Victims of Gun Violence.
Subtitle QQ—The One Stop Shop Community Reentry Program Act of 2020
Sec. 14301. Short title.
Sec. 14302. Community reentry center grant program.
Sec. 14303. Grants for reentry services assistance hotlines.
Subtitle RR—Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2020
Sec. 14401. Short title.
Sec. 14402. Training for prosecutions of traffickers and support for State serv-
ices for victims of trafficking.
Sec. 14403. Working to develop methodologies to assess prevalence of human
trafficking.
Sec. 14404. Report on prosecutors seeking restitution in trafficking cases.
Sec. 14405. Sense of Congress encouraging States to adopt protections for vic-
tims of trafficking.
Subtitle SS—Wakeshia’s Law
Sec. 14501. Short title.
Sec. 14502. Purpose.
Sec. 14503. Compliance and ineligibility.
Sec. 14504. Information required upon arrest or detention.
Sec. 14505. Notification by law enforcement of family with regard to death or
life-threatening emergency occurring to individual in custody.
Sec. 14506. Report to attorney general.
Sec. 14507. Definitions.
Subtitle TT—Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2020
Sec. 14601. Short title.
Sec. 14602. Universal definitions and grant conditions.
Sec. 14603. Reporting on female genital mutilation, female genital cutting, or
female circumcision.
Sec. 14604. Agency and Department Coordination.
PART 1—ENHANCING LEGAL TOOLS TO COMBAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE,
DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING
Sec. 14611. Stop grants.
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Sec. 14612. Grants to improve the criminal justice response.
Sec. 14613. Legal assistance for victims.
Sec. 14614. Grants to support families in the justice system.
Sec. 14615. Outreach and services to underserved populations grants.
Sec. 14616. Criminal provisions.
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Sec. 14617. Rape survivor child custody.
Sec. 14618. Enhancing culturally specific services for victims of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Sec. 14619. Grants for lethality assessment programs.
PART 2—IMPROVING SERVICES FOR VICTIMS
Sec. 14621. Sexual assault services program.
Sec. 14622. Sexual Assault Services Program.
Sec. 14623. Rural domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking,
and child abuse enforcement assistance program.
Sec. 14624. Training and services to end violence against people with disabil-
ities.
Sec. 14625. Training and services to end abuse in later life.
Sec. 14626. Demonstration program on trauma-informed training for law en-
forcement.
PART 3—SERVICES, PROTECTION, AND JUSTICE FOR YOUNG VICTIMS
Sec. 14631. Rape prevention and education grant.
Sec. 14632. Creating hope through outreach, options, services, and education
(CHOOSE) for children and youth.
Sec. 14633. Grants to combat violent crimes on campuses.
Sec. 14634. Combat online predators.
PART 4—VIOLENCE REDUCTION PRACTICES
Sec. 14641. Study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion.
Sec. 14642. Saving Money and Reducing Tragedies (SMART) through Preven-
tion grants.
PART 5—STRENGTHENING THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS RESPONSE
Sec. 14651. Grants to strengthen the healthcare systems response to domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
PART 6—SAFE HOMES FOR VICTIMS
Sec. 14661. Housing protections for victims of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Sec. 14662. Ensuring compliance and implementation; prohibiting retaliation
against victims.
Sec. 14663. Protecting the right to report crime from one’s home.
Sec. 14664. Transitional housing assistance grants for victims of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
Sec. 14665. Addressing the housing needs of victims of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Sec. 14666. United States Housing Act of 1937 amendments.
PART 7—ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR VICTIMS
Sec. 14671. Findings.
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Sec. 14672. National Resource Center on workplace responses to assist victims
of domestic and sexual violence.
Sec. 14673. Entitlement to unemployment compensation for victims of sexual
and other harassment and survivors of domestic violence, sex-
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Sec. 14674. Study and reports on barriers to survivors’ economic security ac-
cess.
Sec. 14675. GAO Study.
Sec. 14676. Education and information programs for survivors.
Sec. 14677. Severability.
PART 8—HOMICIDE REDUCTION INITIATIVES
Sec. 14681. Prohibiting persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes against dat-
ing partners and persons subject to protection orders.
Sec. 14682. Prohibiting stalkers and individuals subject to court order from
possessing a firearm.
PART 9—SAFETY FOR INDIAN WOMEN
Sec. 14691. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 14692. Authorizing funding for the tribal access program.
Sec. 14693. Tribal jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence, dating violence,
obstruction of justice, sexual violence, sex trafficking, stalking,
and assault of a law enforcement officer or corrections officer.
Sec. 14694. Annual reporting requirements.
Sec. 14695. Report on the response of law enforcement agencies to reports of
missing or murdered Indians.
PART 10—OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Sec. 14701. Establishment of Office on Violence Against Women.
Sec. 14702. Report of the Attorney General on the effects of the shutdown.
PART 11—IMPROVING CONDITIONS FOR WOMEN IN FEDERAL CUSTODY
Sec. 14711. Improving the treatment of primary caretaker parents and other
individuals in federal prisons.
Sec. 14712. Public health and safety of women.
Sec. 14713. Research and report on women in federal incarceration.
Sec. 14714. Reentry planning and services for incarcerated women.
PART 12—LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOLS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY
Sec. 14721. Notification to law enforcement agencies of prohibited purchase or
attempted purchase of a firearm.
Sec. 14722. Reporting of background check denials to state, local, and tribal
authorities.
Sec. 14723. Special assistant U.S. attorneys and cross-deputized attorneys.
PART 13—CLOSING THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CONSENT LOOPHOLE
Sec. 14731. Short title.
Sec. 14732. Prohibition on engaging in sexual acts while acting under color of
law.
Sec. 14733. Incentives for States.
Sec. 14734. Reports to Congress.
Sec. 14735. Definition.
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Sec. 14741. National stalker and domestic violence reduction.
Sec. 14742. Federal victim assistants reauthorization.
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Sec. 14743. Child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and practi-
tioners reauthorization.
Sec. 14744. Sex offender management.
Sec. 14745. Court-appointed special advocate program.
Sec. 14746. Rape kit backlog.
Sec. 14747. Sexual assault forensic exam program grants.
Sec. 14748. Review on link between substance use and victims of domestic vio-
lence dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
Sec. 14749. Interagency working group to study Federal efforts to collect data
on sexual violence.
Sec. 14750. National Domestic Violence Hotline.
Sec. 14751. Rule of construction regarding compliance with immigration laws.
PART 15—CYBERCRIME ENFORCEMENT
Sec. 14761. Local law enforcement grants for enforcement of cybercrimes.
Sec. 14762. National Resource Center Grant.
Sec. 14763. National strategy, classification, and reporting on cybercrime.
TITLE II—HEALTH EQUITY
Subtitle A—Expanded Access to Care
Sec. 20101. Study on the uninsured.
Sec. 20102. Volunteer dental projects and action for dental health program.
Sec. 20103. Critical access hospital improvements.
Sec. 20104. Community health center collaborative access expansion.
Subtitle B—Mental Health Needs
Sec. 20201. Priority mental health needs of regional and national significance.
Sec. 20202. Annual report on adverse childhood experiences of certain children
in communities facing civil unrest.
Subtitle C—Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act
Sec. 20401. Short title.
PART 1—MENTAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS
Sec. 20411. Amendments to the Public Health Service Act.
PART 2—HEALTH EQUITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Sec. 20415. Integrated Health Care Demonstration Program.
Sec. 20416. Addressing racial and ethnic minority mental health disparities re-
search gaps.
Sec. 20417. Health professions competencies to address racial and ethnic mi-
nority mental health disparities.
Sec. 20418. Racial and ethnic minority behavioral and mental health outreach
and education strategy.
Sec. 20419. Additional funds for National Institutes of Health.
Sec. 20420. Additional funds for National Institute on Minority Health and
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PART 3—OTHER PROVISIONS
Sec. 20421. Reauthorization of Minority Fellowship Program.
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Sec. 20422. Commission on the Effects of Smartphone and Social Media Use
on Adolescents.
Sec. 20423. No Federal funds for conversion therapy.
Subtitle D—PrEP Assistance Program
Sec. 20501. Short title.
Sec. 20502. Pre-exposure prophylaxis program grant.
Subtitle E—Environmental Justice and Environmental Justice Advocates
Sec. 20601. Findings.
Sec. 20602. Sense of Congress.
Subtitle F—Endometrial Cancer Research and Education
Sec. 20701. Short title.
Sec. 20702. Findings.
Sec. 20703. Expanding research and education with respect to endometrial can-
cer.
Subtitle G—Donald Payne Sr. Colorectal Cancer Detection
Sec. 20801. Short title.
Sec. 20802. Medicare coverage for FDA-approved qualifying colorectal cancer
screening blood-based tests.
Subtitle H—Environmental Justice Act
Sec. 20901. Short title.
Sec. 20902. Purposes.
Sec. 20903. Definitions.
Sec. 20904. Interagency Federal Working Group on Environmental Justice.
Sec. 20905. Federal agency actions to address environmental justice.
Sec. 20906. National Environmental Justice Advisory Council.
Sec. 20907. Environmental justice grant programs.
Sec. 20908. Consideration of cumulative impacts and persistent violations in
certain permitting decisions.
Sec. 20909. Implied rights of action and common law claims.
Sec. 20910. Private rights of action for discriminatory practices.
Sec. 20911. Severability.
Subtitle I—Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs
Sec. 21001. Short title.
PART 1—LOWERING PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS
SUBPART A—BRINGING LOW-COST OPTIONS AND COMPETITION WHILE
KEEPING INCENTIVES FOR NEW GENERICS
Sec. 21011. Change conditions of first generic exclusivity to spur access and
competition.
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Sec. 21015. Unlawful agreements.
Sec. 21016. Notice and certification of agreements.
Sec. 21017. Forfeiture of 180-day exclusivity period.
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Sec. 21018. Commission litigation authority.
Sec. 21019. Statute of limitations.
SUBPART C—CREATING AND RESTORING EQUAL ACCESS TO EQUIVALENT
SAMPLES
Sec. 21021. Actions for delays of generic drugs and biosimilar biological prod-
ucts.
Sec. 21022. REMS approval process for subsequent filers.
Sec. 21023. Rule of construction.
SUBPART D—STUDY ON ROLE OF FEDERAL ASSISTANCE IN DRUG
DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 21025. Study on role of Federal assistance in drug development.
SUBPART E—PHARMACY SCHOOL OUTREACH
Sec. 21031. Pharmacy school outreach.
SUBPART F—REPORTS
Sec. 21035. Effects of increases in prescription drug price.
PART 2—HEALTH INSURANCE MARKET STABILIZATION
Sec. 21041. Preserving State option to implement health care marketplaces.
Sec. 21042. Providing for additional requirements with respect to the navigator
program.
Sec. 21043. Federal Exchange outreach and educational activities and annual
enrollment targets.
Sec. 21044. Short-term limited duration insurance rule prohibition.
Sec. 21045. Protection of health insurance coverage in certain Exchanges.
Sec. 21046. Sense of Congress relating to the practice of silver loading.
Sec. 21047. Consumer outreach, education, and assistance.
Sec. 21048. GAO report.
Sec. 21049. Report on the effects of website maintenance during open enroll-
ment.
PART 3—BUDGETARY EFFECTS
Sec. 21051. Determination of budgetary effects.
Subtitle J—Resident Physician Shortage Reduction
Sec. 21101. Short title.
Sec. 21102. Distribution of additional residency positions.
Sec. 21103. Study and report on strategies for increasing diversity.
Subtitle K—Direct Medicare Payment for Services Furnished By Physician
Assistants
Sec. 21201. Direct Medicare payment for services furnished by physician assist-
ants.
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Sec. 21301. Short title.
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Sec. 21302. Increased FMAP for medical assistance to newly eligible individ-
uals.
Subtitle M—Medicaid Expansion Parity
Sec. 21401. Short title.
Sec. 21402. Parity in the timing of the application of higher Medicaid Federal
matching rates for ACA newly eligible individuals.
Subtitle N—Equality in Medicare and Medicaid Treatment
Sec. 21501. Short title.
Sec. 21502. Improving access to care for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
Subtitle O—Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care
Sec. 21601. Short title.
Sec. 21602. Expanding access to cardiac rehabilitation programs and pul-
monary rehabilitation programs under Medicare program.
Sec. 21603. Expediting access to cardiac rehabilitation programs and pul-
monary rehabilitation programs under Medicare program.
Subtitle P—Healthy Food Access for All Americans
Sec. 21701. Short title.
Sec. 21702. Tax credit and grant program for Special Access Food Providers.
Sec. 21703. Updates to Food Access Research Atlas.
Subtitle Q—Territories Health Equity
Sec. 21801. Short title.
PART 1—MEDICAID
Sec. 21811. Elimination of general Medicaid funding limitations (‘‘cap’’) for
territories.
Sec. 21812. Elimination of specific Federal medical assistance percentage
(FMAP) limitation for territories.
Sec. 21813. Application of Medicaid waiver authority to all of the territories.
Sec. 21814. Permitting Medicaid DSH allotments for territories.
PART 2—MEDICARE
SUBPART A—PART A
Sec. 21821. Calculation of Medicare DSH payments for IPPS hospitals in
Puerto Rico.
Sec. 21822. Rebasing target amount for hospitals in territories.
Sec. 21823. Medicare DSH target adjustment for hospitals in territories.
SUBPART B—PART B
Sec. 21825. Application of part B deemed enrollment process to residents of
Puerto Rico; special enrollment period and limit on late enroll-
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SUBPART C—MEDICARE ADVANTAGE (PART C)
Sec. 21831. Adjustment in benchmark for low-base payment counties in Puerto
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SUBPART D—PART D
Sec. 21836. Improved use of allocated prescription drug funds by territories.
Sec. 21837. Report on treatment of territories under Medicare part D.
PART 3—MISCELLANEOUS
Sec. 21841. Modified treatment of territories with respect to application of
ACA annual health insurance provider fees.
Sec. 21842. Medicaid and CHIP territory transparency and information.
Sec. 21843. Report on exclusion of territories from Exchanges.
Sec. 21844. Access to coverage for individuals in certain areas without any
available Exchange plans.
Sec. 21845. Extension of family-to-family health information centers program
to territories.
Subtitle R—Maternal Care Access and Reducing Emergencies
Sec. 21901. Short title.
Sec. 21902. Findings.
Sec. 21903. Definitions.
Sec. 21904. Implicit bias training for health care providers.
Sec. 21905. Pregnancy medical home demonstration project.
Sec. 21906. National Academy of Medicine Study.
Subtitle S—Reducing Mortality and Morbidity Among All Women and
Honoring Mothers
Sec. 22001. Findings.
Sec. 22002. Sense of Congress.
Subtitle T—Collecting and Analyzing Resources Integral and Necessary for
Guidance for Social Determinants
Sec. 22101. Short title.
Sec. 22102. Findings; purpose.
Sec. 22103. Requirement to issue guidance to clarify strategies to address so-
cial determinants of health in the Medicaid program and the
Children’s Health Insurance Program.
Subtitle U—Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance
Sec. 22201. Short title.
Sec. 22202. Findings.
Sec. 22203. Abortion coverage and care regardless of income or source of insur-
ance.
Sec. 22204. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 22205. Rule of construction.
Sec. 22206. Severability.
Subtitle V—Improving Access to Mental Health
Sec. 22301. Short title.
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Sec. 22302. Improved access to mental health services under the Medicare pro-
gram.
Subtitle W—Sickle Cell Trait Research, Surveillance, and Public Education
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Sec. 22401. Findings.
Sec. 22402. Sense of Congress.
Subtitle X—National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day
Sec. 22501. Findings.
Sec. 22502. Sense of Congress.
Subtitle Y—National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Sec. 22601. Findings.
Sec. 22602. Sense of Congress.
Subtitle Z—Repeal Existing Policies That Encourage and Allow Legal HIV
Discrimination
Sec. 22701. Short title.
Sec. 22702. Findings.
Sec. 22703. Sense of Congress regarding laws or regulations directed at people
living with HIV.
Sec. 22704. Review of Federal and State laws.
Sec. 22705. Rule of construction.
Sec. 22706. No additional appropriations authorized.
Sec. 22707. Definitions.
Subtitle AA—Pandemic Community Reserve and Public Health Response Act
Sec. 22801. Short title.
Sec. 22802. Grants to increase federal public health reserve corps personnel.
Sec. 22803. Grants to establish pandemic community reserve corps.
Subtitle BB—Researching and Ending Disparities by Understanding Creating
Equity Act of 2020
Sec. 22901. Short title.
Sec. 22902. Health in all policies demonstration project.
Sec. 22903. National academies of sciences, engineering, and medicine report.
Subtitle CC—Study, Treat, Observe and Prevent Neglected Diseases of
Poverty Act (short Title STOP Neglected Diseases of Poverty Act)
Sec. 23001. Short title.
Sec. 23002. Findings.
Sec. 23003. Sense of congress.
Sec. 23004. Definition of neglected diseases of poverty.
Sec. 23005. Programs relating to neglected diseases of poverty.
Subtitle DD—Mommies Act
Sec. 23101. Short title.
Sec. 23102. Enhancing medicaid and chip benefits for low-income pregnant
women.
Sec. 23103. Maternity care home demonstration project.
Sec. 23104. Reapplication of medicare payment rate floor to primary care serv-
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Sec. 23105. Macpac report and cms guidance on increasing access to doula care
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Sec. 23106. Gao report on state medicaid programs’ use of telemedicine to in-
crease access to maternity care.
Subtitle EE—Humane Correctional Healthcare Act
Sec. 23201. Short title.
Sec. 23202. Repeal of medicaid inmate exclusion.
Sec. 23203. Report by comptroller general.
Sec. 23204. Sense of congress on incarceration and community-based health
services.
Subtitle FF—Strengthen Dental Coverage
Sec. 23301. Short title.
Sec. 23302. Strengthening coverage under the medicaid program for certain
foster youth individuals.
Subtitle GG—Expanded Coverage for Former Foster Youth Act
Sec. 23401. Short title.
Sec. 23402. Coverage continuity for former foster care children up to age 26.
Sec. 23403. Outreach efforts for enrollment of former foster children.
Subtitle HH—Pandemic Protection Act
Sec. 23501. Short title.
Sec. 23502. Temporary preservation of eligibility for foster care benefits, and
suspension of certain education and work requirements, for
youth who would otherwise age out of eligibility for the benefits
during a health emergency or disaster declared with respect to
the coronavirus pandemic.
Subtitle II—Dosha Joi Immediate Coverage for Foster Youth Act Immediate
Coverage for Foster Youth Act
Sec. 23601. Short title.
Sec. 23602. Providing for immediate medicaid eligibility for former foster
youth.
Subtitle JJ—Health Providers Training Act
Sec. 23701. Short title.
Sec. 23702. Eligibility of hospitals for health professions opportunity grants.
Sec. 23703. Effective date.
TITLE III—COVID–19
Subtitle A—Minority Business Resiliency
Sec. 30101. Short title.
Sec. 30102. Definitions.
Sec. 30103. Minority Business Development Agency.
Sec. 30104. Emergency grants to nonprofits that support minority business en-
terprises.
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Sec. 30105. Outreach to business centers.
Sec. 30106. Direct appropriation.
Sec. 30107. Audits.
Sec. 30108. Review and report by Comptroller General.
Sec. 30109. Annual reports; recommendations.
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Sec. 30110. Executive Order 11625.
Sec. 30111. Amendment to the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994.
Subtitle B—Health Enterprise Zones
Sec. 30201. Short title.
Sec. 30202. Designation of Health Enterprise Zones.
Sec. 30203. Consultation.
Sec. 30204. Tax incentives.
Sec. 30205. Grants.
Sec. 30206. Student loan repayment program.
Sec. 30207. Ten percent increase of payment for items and services payable
under Medicare Part B furnished in Health Enterprise Zones.
Sec. 30208. Reporting.
Sec. 30209. Definitions.
Sec. 30210. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle C—Coverage for COVID–19 Treatment
Sec. 30301. Short title.
Sec. 30302. Coverage of COVID–19 related treatment at no cost sharing.
Subtitle D—Quit Because of COVID–19
Sec. 30401. Short title.
Sec. 30402. Coverage of comprehensive tobacco cessation services in Medicaid.
Sec. 30403. Coverage of comprehensive tobacco cessation services in CHIP.
Sec. 30404. Rule of construction.
Subtitle E—Food for Working Families
Sec. 30501. Short title.
Sec. 30502. Federal pandemic unemployment compensation Income and re-
sources disregard for SNAP.
Subtitle F—Reducing COVID–19 Disparities by Investing in Public Health
Sec. 30601. Short title.
Sec. 30602. Findings.
Sec. 30603. Reducing COVID–19 disparities by investing in public health.
Subtitle G—Increasing Access to SNAP Delivery During COVID–19
Sec. 30701. Short title.
Sec. 30702. Food delivery under supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Subtitle H—Safe Line Speeds in COVID–19
Sec. 30801. Short title.
Sec. 30802. Suspending authority to increase line speeds at meat and poultry
establishments.
Subtitle I—Increasing Access to Snap Delivery During COVID–19
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Sec. 30902. Food delivery under supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Subtitle J—Safe Line Speeds in COVID–19
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Sec. 31001. Short title.
Sec. 31002. Suspending authority to increase line speeds at meat and poultry
establishments.
Subtitle K—Emergency Snap Flexibilities Extension
Sec. 31101. Short title.
Sec. 31102. Extension of existing snap flexibilities for covid-19.
Subtitle L—Nursing Facility Quality Reporting
Sec. 31201. Short title.
Sec. 31202. Requiring long term care facilities to report certain information re-
lating to COVID–19 cases and deaths.
Subtitle M—Care for COVID–19
Sec. 31301. Short title.
Sec. 31302. Coverage of services related to COVID–19.
Sec. 31303. Special enrollment period.
Subtitle N—Community Solutions for COVID–19
Sec. 31401. Short title.
Sec. 31402. Addressing COVID–19 health inequities and improving health eq-
uity.
Subtitle O—Recharge and Empower Local Innovation and Entrepreneurs
Fund for Main Street
Sec. 31501. Short title.
Sec. 31502. Small business local relief program.
Subtitle P—COVID Community Care
Sec. 31601. Short title.
PART 1—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Sec. 31602. COVID-19 prevention in medically underserved communities.
Sec. 31603. COVID-19 prevention in Indian Tribes.
Sec. 31604. Definitions.
Sec. 31605. Additional appropriations.
Sec. 31606. Supplemental appropriations.
Subtitle Q—To Improve the Health of Minority Individuals During the
COVID-19 Pandemic and for Other Purposes
Sec. 31701. Short title.
PART 1—RACIAL AND ETHNICITY DATA COLLECTION
SUBPART A—COLLECTION AND REPORTING
Sec. 317101. Equitable data collection and disclosure on COVID–19 Act.
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Sec. 317102. COVID–19 reporting portal.
Sec. 317103. Regular CDC reporting on demographic data.
Sec. 317104. Amendment to the Public Health Service Act.
Sec. 317105. Elimination of prerequisite of direct appropriations for data col-
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Sec. 317106. Collection of data for the Medicare program.
Sec. 317107. Revision of HIPAA claims standards.
Sec. 317108. Disparities data collected by the Federal Government.
Sec. 317109. Standards for measuring sexual orientation, gender identity, and
socioeconomic status in collection of health data.
Sec. 317110. Improving health data regarding Native Hawaiians and other Pa-
cific Islanders.
SUBPART B—IMPROVEMENTS AND MODERNIZATION
Sec. 317121. Federal modernization for health inequities data.
Sec. 317122. Modernization of State and local health inequities data.
Sec. 317123. Additional reporting to Congress on the race and ethnicity rates
of COVID–19 testing, hospitalizations, and mortalities.
PART 2—EQUITABLE TESTING AND TRACING
SUBPART A—FREE TESTING FOR PATIENTS
Sec. 317201. Sooner coverage of testing for COVID–19.
SUBPART B—NATIONAL TESTING STRATEGY
Sec. 317211. COVID–19 testing strategy.
Sec. 317212. Coronavirus immigrant families protection.
Sec. 317213. ICE detention.
SUBPART C—CONTACT TRACING
Sec. 317221. COVID–19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone.
Sec. 317222. National system for COVID–19 testing, contact tracing, surveil-
lance, containment, and mitigation.
Sec. 317223. Grants.
Sec. 317224. Grants to State and Tribal workforce agencies.
PART 3—FREE TREATMENT FOR ALL AMERICANS
Sec. 317301. Coverage at no cost sharing of COVID–19 vaccine and treatment.
Sec. 317302. Optional coverage at no cost sharing of COVID–19 treatment and
vaccines under Medicaid for uninsured individuals.
Sec. 317303. Coverage of treatments for COVID–19 at no cost sharing under
the Medicare Advantage program.
Sec. 317304. Requiring coverage under Medicare PDPS and MA–PD plans,
without the imposition of cost sharing or utilization manage-
ment requirements, of drugs intended to treat COVID–19 dur-
ing certain emergencies.
Sec. 317305. Coverage of COVID–19 related treatment at no cost sharing.
Sec. 317306. Reimbursement for additional health services relating to
coronavirus.
PART 4—FEDERAL HEALTH EQUITY OVERSIGHT
Sec. 317401. COVID-19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Force Act of
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Sec. 317402. Protection of the HHS Offices of Minority Health.
Sec. 317403. Establish an interagency counsel and grant programs on social
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Sec. 317404. Accountability and transparency within the Department of Health
and Human Services.
PART 5—EXPANDED INSURANCE ACCESS
Sec. 317501. Medicare special enrollment period for individuals residing in
COVID-19 emergency areas.
Sec. 317502. Special enrollment period through exchanges; federal exchange
outreach and educational activities.
Sec. 317503. MOMMA’s Act.
Sec. 317504. Allowing for medical assistance under Medicaid for inmates dur-
ing 30-day period preceding release.
Sec. 317505. Providing for immediate Medicaid eligibility for former foster
youth.
Sec. 317506. Expanded coverage for former foster youth.
Sec. 317507. Removing citizenship and immigration barriers to access to af-
fordable health care under ACA.
Sec. 317508. Medicaid in the territories.
Sec. 317509. Removing Medicare barrier to health care.
Sec. 317510. Removing barriers to health care and nutrition assistance for chil-
dren, pregnant persons, and lawfully present individuals.
Sec. 317511. Repeal of requirement for documentation evidencing citizenship or
nationality under the medicaid program.
PART 6—COMMUNITY BASED GRANTS
Sec. 317601. Grants for racial and ethnic approaches to community health.
Sec. 317602. Grants to promote health for underserved communities.
Sec. 317603. Addressing COVID–19 health inequities and improving health eq-
uity.
Sec. 317604. Improving social determinants of health.
Sec. 317605. Funding to States, localities, and community-based organizations
for emergency aid and services.
Sec. 317606. Supplemental nutrition assistance program.
PART 7—CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY COMPETENT CARE
Sec. 317701. Ensuring standards for culturally and linguistically appropriate
services in health care.
Sec. 317702. Culturally and linguistically appropriate health care in the Public
Health Service Act.
Sec. 317703. Training tomorrow’s doctors for culturally and linguistically ap-
propriate care: graduate medical education.
Sec. 317704. Federal reimbursement for culturally and linguistically appro-
priate services under the Medicare, Medicaid, and State Chil-
dren’s Health Insurance Programs.
Sec. 317705. Requirements for health programs or activities receiving Federal
funds.
Sec. 317706. Report on Federal efforts to provide culturally and linguistically
appropriate health care services.
Sec. 317707. Health professions competencies to address racial and ethnic men-
tal health disparities.
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Sec. 317708. Study on the uninsured.
PART 8—AID TO PROVIDERS SERVING MINORITY COMMUNITIES
Sec. 317801. Temporary increase in Medicaid DSH allotments.
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Sec. 317802. COVID–19-related temporary increase of Medicaid FMAP.
Sec. 317803. Appropriation for primary health care.
Sec. 317804. Amendment to the Public Health Service Act.
Sec. 317805. Pandemic premium pay for essential workers.
Sec. 317806. COVID–19 Heroes Fund grants.
Sec. 317807. Enforcement and outreach.
PART 9—HEALTH IT AND BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE IN HEALTH
CARE
Sec. 317901. HRSA assistance to health centers for promotion of Health IT.
Sec. 317902. Assessment of impact of Health IT on racial and ethnic minority
communities; outreach and adoption of Health IT in such com-
munities.
Sec. 317903. Extending funding to strengthen the Health IT infrastructure in
racial and ethnic minority communities.
Sec. 317904. Extending competitive grants for the development of loan pro-
grams to facilitate adoption of certified EHR technology by
providers serving racial and ethnic minority groups.
Sec. 317905. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 317906. Data collection and assessments conducted in coordination with
minority-serving institutions.
Sec. 317907. Study of health information technology in medically underserved
communities.
Sec. 317908. Study on the effects of changes to telehealth under the Medicare
and Medicaid programs during the COVID–19 emergency.
Sec. 317909. COVID–19 designation of immediate special authority of spec-
trum for Tribes’ emergency response in Indian Country.
Sec. 317910. Facilitating the provision of telehealth services across State lines.
PART 10—PUBLIC AWARENESS
Sec. 3171001. Awareness campaigns.
Sec. 3171002. Increasing understanding of and improving health literacy.
Sec. 3171003. English for speakers of other languages.
Sec. 3171004. Influenza, COVID–19, and pneumonia vaccination campaign.
PART 11—RESEARCH
Sec. 3171101. Research and development.
Sec. 3171102. CDC field studies pertaining to specific health inequities.
Sec. 3171103. Expanding capacity for health outcomes.
Sec. 3171104. Data collection and analysis grants to minority-serving institu-
tions.
Sec. 3171105. Safety and effectiveness of drugs with respect to racial and eth-
nic background.
Sec. 3171106. GAO and NIH reports.
Sec. 3171107. Health impact assessments.
Sec. 3171108. Tribal funding to research health inequities including COVID–
19.
Sec. 3171109. Research endowments at both current and former centers of ex-
cellence.
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Sec. 3171201. Grants for schools of medicine in diverse and underserved areas.
Sec. 3171202. Amendment to the Public Health Service Act.
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Sec. 3171203. Hispanic-serving institutions, historically black colleges and uni-
versities, Asian American and Native American Pacific Is-
lander-serving institutions, Tribal colleges, regional community-
based organizations, and national minority medical associa-
tions.
Sec. 3171204. Loan repayment program of Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
Sec. 3171205. Study and report on strategies for increasing diversity.
Sec. 3171206. Amendments to the Pandemic EBT Act.
PART 13—PUBLIC HEALTH ASSISTANCE TO TRIBES
Sec. 3171301. Appropriations for the Indian Health Service.
Sec. 3171302. Improving State, local, and Tribal public health security.
Sec. 3171303. Provision of items to Indian programs and facilities.
Sec. 3171304. Health care access for urban native veterans.
Sec. 3171305. Proper and reimbursed care for native veterans.
TITLE IV—ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Subtitle A—100% Clean Economy
Sec. 40101. Short title.
Sec. 40102. National goal.
Sec. 40103. Findings.
Sec. 40104. Federal agency plans.
Sec. 40105. Accountability.
Sec. 40106. Clean Economy Federal Advisory Committee.
Sec. 40107. Recommendations for interim goals.
Sec. 40108. Definitions.
Subtitle B—Environmental Justice For All
Sec. 40201. Short title; table of contents; findings.
Sec. 40202. Statement of policy.
Sec. 40203. Definitions.
Sec. 40204. Prohibited discrimination.
Sec. 40205. Right of action.
Sec. 40206. Rights of recovery.
Sec. 40207. Consideration of cumulative impacts and persistent violations in
certain permitting decisions.
Sec. 40208. Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice Compliance
and Enforcement.
Sec. 40209. Federal agency actions and responsibilities.
Sec. 40210. Ombudsmen.
Sec. 40211. Access to parks, outdoor spaces, and public recreation opportuni-
ties.
Sec. 40212. Transit to trails grant program.
Sec. 40213. Every Kid Outdoors.
Sec. 40214. Protections for environmental justice communities against harmful
Federal actions.
Sec. 40215. Training of employees of Federal agencies.
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Sec. 40216. Environmental justice grant programs.
Sec. 40217. Environmental justice basic training program.
Sec. 40218. National Environmental Justice Advisory Council.
Sec. 40219. Environmental Justice Clearinghouse.
Sec. 40220. Public meetings.
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Sec. 40221. Environmental projects for environmental justice communities.
Sec. 40222. Grants to further achievement of Tribal coastal zone objectives.
Sec. 40223. Cosmetic labeling.
Sec. 40224. Safer cosmetic alternatives for disproportionately impacted commu-
nities.
Sec. 40225. Safer child care centers, schools, and homes for disproportionately
impacted communities.
Sec. 40226. Certain menstrual products misbranded if labeling does not include
ingredients.
Sec. 40227. Support by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
for research on health disparities impacting communities of
color.
Sec. 40228. Revenues for just transition assistance.
Sec. 40229. Economic revitalization for fossil fuel dependent communities.
Sec. 40230. Evaluation by Comptroller General of the United States.
Subtitle C—Low-Income Solar Energy
Sec. 40301. Short title.
Sec. 40302. Definitions.
Sec. 40303. Low-income home energy assistance.
Sec. 40304. Solar financing and workforce training.
Sec. 40305. Rulemaking relating to utility allowances.
Subtitle D—Climate Action Planning for Ports
Sec. 40401. Short title.
Sec. 40402. Grants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at ports.
Subtitle E—Open Back Better
Sec. 40501. Short title.
Sec. 40502. Facilities energy resiliency.
Sec. 40503. Personnel.
Subtitle F—Supporting the Teaching of Climate Change in Schools
Sec. 40601. Findings.
Sec. 40602. Sense of Congress.
Subtitle G—Women and Climate Change
Sec. 40701. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 40702. Findings.
Sec. 40703. Definitions.
Sec. 40704. Statement of policy.
PART 1—STRATEGIES, POLICIES, AND PROGRAMS
Sec. 40711. Federal Interagency Working Group on Women and Climate
Change.
Sec. 40712. Development and implementation of strategy and policies to pre-
vent and respond to the effects of climate change on women
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PART 2—OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Sec. 40721. Senior Coordinator for Women and Climate Change.
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Sec. 40722. Briefing and report.
Subtitle H—Clean School Bus
Sec. 40801. Short title.
Sec. 40802. Clean School Bus Grant Program.
Subtitle I—Climate Steward Ship Act of 2020
Sec. 40901. Short title.
PART 1—AGRICULTURE
Sec. 40911. Conservation reserve program.
Sec. 40912. Environmental Quality Incentives Program.
Sec. 40913. Conservation Stewardship Program.
Sec. 40914. Funding.
Sec. 40915. Regional Conservation Partnership Program.
Sec. 40916. Funding for climate stewardship agriculture research.
Sec. 40917. Conservation technical assistance.
Sec. 40918. Rural Energy for America Program.
Sec. 40919. Local Agriculture Market Program.
Sec. 40920. Farm and ranch stress assistance network.
Sec. 40921. Assistance for community food projects.
PART 2—FORESTS
Sec. 40931. Reforestation Trust Fund.
Sec. 40932. Reforest America Grant Program.
Sec. 40933. Urban wood programs.
Sec. 40934. Stewardship Corps.
PART 3—COASTAL WETLAND
Sec. 40951. Definitions.
Sec. 40952. Coastal and Estuary Resilience Grant Program.
Sec. 40953. Data collection.
Sec. 40954. Outreach and technical assistance.
Sec. 40955. Annual restoration and funding.
Sec. 40956. Prevailing wage requirement.
Sec. 40957. Department of the Interior coastal wetland restoration; funding.
Subtitle J—Clean Air Sharp Minds Act
Sec. 41001. Short title.
Sec. 41002. Purposes.
Sec. 41003. Findings.
Sec. 41004. Definitions.
Sec. 41005. Demonstration program authorized.
Subtitle K—Environmental Justice Act of 2020
Sec. 42001. Short title.
Sec. 42002. Purposes.
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Sec. 42003. Definitions.
Sec. 42004. Interagency Federal Working Group on Environmental Justice.
Sec. 42005. Federal agency actions to address environmental justice.
Sec. 42006. National Environmental Justice Advisory Council.
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Sec. 42007. Environmental justice grant programs.
Sec. 42008. Consideration of cumulative impacts and persistent violations in
certain permitting decisions.
Sec. 42009. Implied rights of action and common law claims.
Sec. 42010. Private rights of action for discriminatory practices.
Sec. 42011. Severability.
TITLE V—VOTING RIGHTS
Subtitle A—Voting Rights Advancement
Sec. 50101. Short title.
Sec. 50102. Violations triggering authority of court to retain jurisdiction.
Sec. 50103. Criteria for coverage of States and political subdivisions.
Sec. 50104. Determination of States and Political Subdivisions Subject to
Preclearance for Covered Practices.
Sec. 50105. Promoting transparency to enforce the Voting Rights Act.
Sec. 50106. Authority to assign observers.
Sec. 50107. Preliminary Injunctive relief.
Sec. 50108. Definitions.
Sec. 50109. Attorneys’ fees.
Sec. 50110. Other technical and conforming amendments.
Subtitle B—Voter Empowerment
Sec. 50200. Short title; statement of policy.
PART 1—VOTER REGISTRATION MODERNIZATION
Sec. 50201. Short title.
SUBPART A—PROMOTING INTERNET REGISTRATION
Sec. 50211. Requiring availability of Internet for voter registration.
Sec. 50212. Use of Internet to update registration information.
Sec. 50213. Provision of election information by electronic mail to individuals
registered to vote.
Sec. 50214. Clarification of requirement regarding necessary information to
show eligibility to vote.
Sec. 50215. Effective date.
SUBPART B—AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION
Sec. 50216. Short title; findings and purpose.
Sec. 50217. Automatic registration of eligible individuals.
Sec. 50218. Contributing agency assistance in registration.
Sec. 50219. One-time contributing agency assistance in registration of eligible
voters in existing records.
Sec. 50220. Voter protection and security in automatic registration.
Sec. 50221. Registration portability and correction.
Sec. 50222. Payments and grants.
Sec. 50223. Treatment of exempt States.
Sec. 50224. Miscellaneous provisions.
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Sec. 50226. Effective date.
SUBPART C—CONDITIONS ON REMOVAL ON BASIS OF INTERSTATE CROSS-
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Sec. 50227. Conditions on removal of registrants from official list of eligible
voters on basis of interstate cross-checks.
SUBPART D—OTHER INITIATIVES TO PROMOTE VOTER REGISTRATION
Sec. 50228. Acceptance of voter registration applications from individuals
under 18 years of age.
Sec. 50229. Annual reports on voter registration statistics.
SUBPART E—AVAILABILITY OF HAVA REQUIREMENTS PAYMENTS
Sec. 50230. Availability of requirements payments under HAVA to cover costs
of compliance with new requirements.
SUBPART F—PROHIBITING INTERFERENCE WITH VOTER REGISTRATION
Sec. 50231. Prohibiting hindering, interfering with, or preventing voter reg-
istration.
Sec. 50232. Establishment of best practices.
SUBPART G—SAVING VOTERS FROM VOTER PURGING
Sec. 50233. Short title.
Sec. 50234. Conditions for removal of voters from list of registered voters.
PART 2—ACCESS TO VOTING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
Sec. 50235. Requirements for States to promote access to voter registration
and voting for individuals with disabilities.
Sec. 50236. Pilot programs for enabling individuals with disabilities to register
to vote and vote privately and independently at residences.
Sec. 50237. Expansion and reauthorization of grant program to assure voting
access for individuals with disabilities.
PART 3—PROHIBITING VOTER CAGING
Sec. 50238. Voter caging and other questionable challenges prohibited.
Sec. 50239. Development and adoption of best practices for preventing voter
caging.
PART 4—PROHIBITING DECEPTIVE PRACTICES AND PREVENTING VOTER
INTIMIDATION
Sec. 50240. Short title.
Sec. 50241. Prohibition on deceptive practices in Federal elections.
Sec. 50242. Corrective action.
Sec. 50243. Reports to Congress.
PART 5—DEMOCRACY RESTORATION
Sec. 50244. Short title.
Sec. 50245. Rights of citizens.
Sec. 50246. Enforcement.
Sec. 50247. Notification of restoration of voting rights.
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Sec. 50249. Relation to other laws.
Sec. 50250. Federal prison funds.
Sec. 50251. Effective date.
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PART 6—PROMOTING ACCURACY, INTEGRITY, AND SECURITY THROUGH
VOTER-VERIFIED PERMANENT PAPER BALLOT
Sec. 50252. Short title.
Sec. 50253. Paper ballot and manual counting requirements.
Sec. 50254. Accessibility and ballot verification for individuals with disabilities.
Sec. 50255. Durability and readability requirements for ballots.
Sec. 50256. Effective date for new requirements.
Sec. 50257. Clarification of ability of States to use election administration pay-
ments to meet requirements.
PART 7—PROVISIONAL BALLOTS
Sec. 50258. Requirements for counting provisional ballots; establishment of
uniform and nondiscriminatory standards.
PART 8—EARLY VOTING
Sec. 50259. Early voting.
PART 9—VOTING BY MAIL
Sec. 50260. Voting by mail.
PART 10—ABSENT UNIFORMED SERVICES VOTERS AND OVERSEAS VOTERS
Sec. 50261. Extending guarantee of residency for voting purposes to family
members of absent military personnel.
Sec. 50262. Pre-election reports on availability and transmission of absentee
ballots.
Sec. 50263. Enforcement.
Sec. 50264. Revisions to 45-day absentee ballot transmission rule.
Sec. 50265. Use of single absentee ballot application for subsequent elections.
Sec. 50266. Effective date.
PART 11—POLL WORKER RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING
Sec. 50267. Leave to serve as a poll worker for Federal employees.
Sec. 50268. Grants to States for poll worker recruitment and training.
Sec. 50269. Model poll worker training program.
Sec. 50270. State defined.
PART 12—ENHANCEMENT OF ENFORCEMENT
Sec. 50271. Enhancement of enforcement of Help America Vote Act of 2002.
PART 13—FEDERAL ELECTION INTEGRITY
Sec. 50272. Prohibition on campaign activities by chief State election adminis-
tration officials.
PART 14—GRANTS FOR RISK-LIMITING AUDITS OF RESULTS OF ELECTIONS
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Sec. 50274. GAO analysis of effects of audits.
PART 15—PROMOTING VOTER ACCESS THROUGH ELECTION ADMINISTRATION
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SUBPART A—PROMOTING VOTER ACCESS
Sec. 50275. Treatment of universities as voter registration agencies.
Sec. 50276. Minimum notification requirements for voters affected by polling
place changes.
Sec. 50277. Election Day holiday.
Sec. 50278. Permitting use of sworn written statement to meet identification
requirements for voting.
Sec. 50279. Postage-free ballots.
Sec. 50280. Reimbursement for costs incurred by States in establishing pro-
gram to track and confirm receipt of absentee ballots.
Sec. 50281. Voter information response systems and hotline.
SUBPART B—IMPROVEMENTS IN OPERATION OF ELECTION ASSISTANCE
COMMISSION
Sec. 50282. Reauthorization of Election Assistance Commission.
Sec. 50283. Requiring States to participate in post-general election surveys.
Sec. 50284. Reports by National Institute of Standards and Technology on use
of funds transferred from Election Assistance Commission.
Sec. 50285. Recommendations to improve operations of Election Assistance
Commission.
Sec. 50286. Repeal of exemption of Election Assistance Commission from cer-
tain government contracting requirements.
SUBPART C—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 50287. Application of laws to Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Is-
lands.
Sec. 50288. Repeal of exemption of Election Assistance Commission from cer-
tain government contracting requirements.
Sec. 50289. No effect on other laws.
PART 16—SEVERABILITY
Sec. 50290. Severability.
Subtitle C—Same Day Registration
Sec. 50301. Short title.
Sec. 50302. Same day registration.
Subtitle D—Equal Access to Support Youth Voting
Sec. 50401. Short title.
Sec. 50402. Requiring states to accept student identifications for purposes of
meeting voter identification requirements.
Subtitle E—Restoring Confidence in America’s Elections
Sec. 50501. Short title.
PART 1—INTEGRITY OF VOTING SYSTEMS AND BALLOTS
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SUBPART A—PROMOTING ACCURACY, INTEGRITY, AND SECURITY THROUGH
VOTER-VERIFIED PERMANENT PAPER BALLOT
Sec. 505101. Moratorium on acquisition of certain direct recording electronic
voting systems and certain other voting systems.
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Sec. 505102. Paper ballot and manual counting requirements.
Sec. 505103. Accessibility and ballot verification for individuals with disabil-
ities.
SUBPART B—ADDITIONAL VOTING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Sec. 505111. Additional voting system requirements.
SUBPART C—FUNDING
Sec. 505121. Availability of additional funding to enable States to meet costs
of revised requirements.
Sec. 505122. Grants for development of compliant systems.
SUBPART D—EFFECTIVE DATE
Sec. 505131. Effective date for new requirements.
PART 2—REQUIREMENT FOR MANDATORY MANUAL AUDITS BY HAND COUNT
Sec. 505201. Mandatory manual audits.
Sec. 505202. Availability of enforcement under Help America Vote Act of 2002.
Sec. 505203. Guidance on best practices for alternative audit mechanisms.
Sec. 505204. Clerical amendment.
PART 3—OTHER REFORMS TO PROMOTE INTEGRITY OF ELECTIONS
SUBPART A—INTEGRITY OF ELECTION ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 505301. Prohibition on campaign activities by chief State election adminis-
tration officials.
Sec. 505302. Mandatory training for poll workers.
Sec. 505303. Due process requirements for individuals proposed to be removed
from list of eligible voters.
Sec. 505304. Mandatory response by Attorney General to allegations of voter
intimidation or suppression by law enforcement officers and
other government officials.
SUBPART B—REMOVING BARRIERS TO VOTING
Sec. 505311. Requirements for counting provisional ballots; establishment of
uniform and nondiscriminatory standards.
Sec. 505312. Prohibiting imposition of conditions on voting by mail.
Sec. 505313. Mandatory availability of early voting.
Sec. 505314. Requirements for availability of sufficient polling places, equip-
ment, and resources.
PART 4—RULEMAKING AUTHORITY OF ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Sec. 505401. Permitting Election Assistance Commission to exercise rule-
making authority.
Subtitle F—Redistricting and Voter Protection
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Sec. 50601. Short title.
Sec. 50602. Requiring declaratory judgment or preclearance as prerequisite for
multiple Congressional redistricting plans enacted pursuant to
same decennial census and apportionment of Representatives.
Sec. 50603. No effect on redistricting plans enacted pursuant to court order.
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Subtitle G—Democracy Restoration
Sec. 50701. Short title.
Sec. 50702. Findings.
Sec. 50703. Rights of citizens.
Sec. 50704. Enforcement.
Sec. 50705. Notification of restoration of voting rights.
Sec. 50706. Definitions.
Sec. 50707. Relation to other laws.
Sec. 50708. Federal prison funds.
Sec. 50709. Effective date.
Subtitle H—Securing and Heightening the Integrity of Our Elections and
Lawful Democracy
Sec. 50801. Short title.
Sec. 50802. Election integrity.
Subtitle I—E–Security Fellows
Sec. 50901. Short title.
Sec. 50902. E–Security Fellows Program to provide political campaign staff
with training on best practices for election cybersecurity.
Subtitle J—Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention
Sec. 51001. Short title.
Sec. 51002. Findings.
Sec. 51003. Prohibition on deceptive practices in Federal elections.
Sec. 51004. Corrective action.
Sec. 51005. Reports to Congress.
Sec. 51006. Severability.
Subtitle K—Election Day Holiday
Sec. 51101. Short title.
Sec. 51102. Treatment of Election Day in same manner as legal public holiday
for purposes of Federal employment.
Sec. 51103. Sense of Congress regarding treatment of day by private employ-
ers.
Subtitle L—Stop Automatically Voiding Eligible Voters Off Their Enlisted
Rolls in States
Sec. 51201. Short title.
Sec. 51202. Conditions for removal of voters from list of registered voters.
Subtitle M—VoteSafe
Sec. 51301. Short title.
Sec. 51302. Findings.
Sec. 51303. Requirements for no-excuse absentee voting, early in-person voting,
and plan to ensure polling places implement CDC guidance for
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Sec. 51304. Grants to promote safe, accessible, and efficient in-person voting.
TITLE VI—SAFE, ACCOUNTABLE, FAIR, EFFECTIVE JUSTICE
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Sec. 60101. Short title.
Subtitle A—Identifying and Reducing Over-Federalization and Over-Criminal-
ization By Respecting the Balance of Powers Among the States and the
Federal Government
Sec. 60111. Compilation and publication of criminal offenses to provide fair no-
tice to address over-federalization.
Sec. 60112. Procedures to reduce over-federalization.
Sec. 60113. Procedures to reduce pretrial detention.
Sec. 60114. Annual review and reports of the citizen complaint process.
Sec. 60115. Focusing Federal criminal penalties for simple possession to places
of special Federal interest in recognition of the balance of
power between the Federal Government and the States.
Subtitle B—Creating a Performance-Incentive Funding Program
Sec. 60201. Calculation of savings.
Sec. 60202. Distribution of performance incentive funding.
Sec. 60203. Use of performance incentive funding.
Sec. 60204. Definitions.
Subtitle C—Addressing Information Disparity and Accuracy in Criminal Pros-
ecutions to Protect Innocence More Robustly and to Reduce the Number of
Wrongful Convictions
Sec. 60301. Findings and declarations.
Sec. 60302. Accuracy and reliability of evidence in criminal cases; addressing
information disparity in criminal cases.
Sec. 60303. Notification relating to forensic, prosecutorial, or law enforcement
misconduct.
Sec. 60304. Remedies.
Sec. 60305. Toolkits for State and local government.
Subtitle D—Concentrating Prison Space on Violent and Career Criminals
PART 1—RESTORING ORIGINAL CONGRESSIONAL INTENT TO FOCUS FED-
ERAL DRUG MANDATORY MINIMUMS ONLY ON MANAGERS, SUPERVISORS,
ORGANIZERS, AND LEADERS OF DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATIONS AND
TO AVOID DUPLICATIVE PROSECUTION WITH STATES
Sec. 60401. Focusing the application of Federal mandatory minimums for cer-
tain drug offenses to restore original congressional intent re-
specting the balance of power between the Federal Government
and the States.
Sec. 60402. Modification of criteria for ‘‘safety valve’’ limitation on applica-
bility of certain mandatory minimums.
Sec. 60403. Consistency in the use of prior convictions for sentencing enhance-
ments.
Sec. 60404. Eligibility for resentencing based on changes in law.
Sec. 60405. Directives to the Sentencing Commission.
Sec. 60406. Exclusion of acquitted conduct and discretion to disregard manipu-
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PART 2—CLARIFICATION OF CONGRESSIONAL INTENT ON CERTAIN
RECIDIVIST PENALTIES
Sec. 60407. Amendments to enhanced penalties provision.
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PART 3—EXPANDING THE ABILITY TO APPLY FOR COMPASSIONATE
RELEASE
Sec. 60408. Ability to petition for release to extended supervision for certain
prisoners who are medically incapacitated, geriatric, or care-
giver parents of minor children and who do not pose public
safety risks.
Subtitle E—Encouraging Accountability With Greater Use of Evidence-Based
Sentencing Alternatives for Lower-Level Offenders
Sec. 60501. Eligibility for prejudgement probation.
Sec. 60502. Sentence of probation.
Sec. 60503. Directive to the Sentencing Commission regarding use of proba-
tion.
Sec. 60504. Establishing accountability evidence-based problem-solving court
programs.
Subtitle F—Implementing Evidence-Based Practices to Reduce Recidivism
PART 1—REVISION OF STATUTORY SENTENCE CREDITS
Sec. 60601. Delivery and incentives to complete in-prison recidivism reduction
programming.
Sec. 60602. Post-sentencing risk and needs assessment system and in-prison
recidivism reduction programming.
PART 2—OVERSIGHT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
TREATMENT
Sec. 60603. Authorizing grants to States for the use of medication-assisted
treatment for heroin, opioid, or alcohol abuse in residential
substance abuse treatment.
Sec. 60604. Performance-based contracting for residential reentry centers.
PART 3—IMPLEMENTING SWIFT, CERTAIN, AND PROPORTIONATE SANCTIONS
FOR VIOLATIONS OF CONDITIONS OF PROBATION OR SUPERVISED RELEASE
Sec. 60605. Graduated sanctioning system.
Sec. 60606. Graduated responses to technical violations of supervision.
Sec. 60607. Targeted and proportional penalties for revocation of probation.
Sec. 60608. Targeted and proportional penalties for violations of supervised re-
lease.
PART 4—FOCUS SUPERVISION RESOURCES ON HIGH-RISK OFFENDERS
Sec. 60609. Earned discharge credits for compliant supervisees.
Sec. 60610. Elimination of mandatory revocation for minor drug violations.
PART 5—MAXIMIZING PUBLIC SAFETY RETURNS ON CORRECTIONS DOLLARS
Sec. 60611. Clarification or original congressional intent regarding calculation
of good time conduct credit.
Sec. 60612. Analysis of fiscal implications for inclusion in presentence reports.
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Sec. 60613. Supporting safe law enforcement.
Subtitle G—Increasing Government Transparency and Accuracy
Sec. 60701. Report on mandatory minimums.
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Sec. 60702. Federal defender added as a nonvoting member of the Sentencing
Commission.
Sec. 60703. Budget and inmate population impact of legislation on the Federal
corrections system.
Sec. 60704. Reports.
1 DIVISION A—JOBS
2 TITLE I—MAIN STREET
3 MARSHALL PLAN
4 Subtitle A—In General
5 SEC. 10101. SHORT TITLE.
6 This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Improving Cor-
7 porate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2020’’.
8 SEC. 10102. SUBMISSION OF DATA RELATING TO DIVERSITY
9 BY ISSUERS.
10 Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
11 (15 U.S.C. 78m) is amended by adding at the end the
12 following:
13 ‘‘(s) SUBMISSION OF DATA RELATING TO DIVER-
14 SITY.—
15 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection—
16 ‘‘(A) the term ‘executive officer’ has the
17 meaning given the term in section 230.501(f) of
18 title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, as in ef-
19 fect on the date of enactment of this subsection;
20 and
21 ‘‘(B) the term ‘veteran’ has the meaning
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1 ‘‘(2) SUBMISSION OF DISCLOSURE.—Each
2 issuer required to file an annual report under sub-
3 section (a) shall disclose in any proxy statement and
4 any information statement relating to the election of
5 directors filed with the Commission the following:
6 ‘‘(A) Data, based on voluntary self-identi-
7 fication, on the racial, ethnic, and gender com-
8 position of—
9 ‘‘(i) the board of directors of the
10 issuer;
11 ‘‘(ii) nominees for the board of direc-
12 tors of the issuer; and
13 ‘‘(iii) the executive officers of the
14 issuer.
15 ‘‘(B) The status of any member of the
16 board of directors of the issuer, any nominee
17 for the board of directors of the issuer, or any
18 executive officer of the issuer, based on vol-
19 untary self-identification, as a veteran.
20 ‘‘(C) Whether the board of directors of the
21 issuer, or any committee of that board of direc-
22 tors, has, as of the date on which the issuer
23 makes a disclosure under this paragraph,
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1 ‘‘(i) the board of directors of the
2 issuer;
3 ‘‘(ii) nominees for the board of direc-
4 tors of the issuer; or
5 ‘‘(iii) the executive officers of the
6 issuer.
7 ‘‘(3) ALTERNATIVE SUBMISSION.—In any 1-
8 year period in which an issuer required to file an an-
9 nual report under subsection (a) does not file with
10 the Commission a proxy statement relating to the
11 election of directors or an information statement, the
12 issuer shall disclose the information required under
13 paragraph (2) in the first annual report of issuer
14 that the issuer submits to the Commission after the
15 end of that 1-year period.
16 ‘‘(4) BEST PRACTICES.—
17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the
18 Office of Minority and Women Inclusion of the
19 Commission shall, not later than the end of the
20 3-year period beginning on the date of the en-
21 actment of this subsection and every three
22 years thereafter, and in consultation with the
23 advisory council established pursuant to sub-
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1 ‘‘(B) COMMENTS.—The Director of the Of-
2 fice of Minority and Women Inclusion of the
3 Commission may, pursuant to subchapter II of
4 chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, solicit
5 public comments related to the best practices
6 published under subparagraph (A).
7 ‘‘(C) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The Direc-
8 tor of the Office of Minority and Women Inclu-
9 sion of the Commission shall, pursuant to the
10 Federal Advisory Committee Act, establish an
11 advisory council, that includes issuers and in-
12 vestors, to advise on the best practices pub-
13 lished under subparagraph (A).’’.
14 Subtitle B—Infrastructure Spend-
15 ing Bills to Include Develop-
16 ment Programs That Recruit
17 and Train Individuals From
18 Communities With High Unem-
19 ployment Rates
20 SEC. 10201. FINDINGS.
21 The Congress finds the following:
22 (1) America would need to spend approximately
23 $1.44 trillion over the next 10 years to close the in-
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1 (2) The infrastructure workforce is aging at a
2 rate where approximately 3,000,000 workers will
3 need to be replaced over the next 10 years,
4 compounding America’s infrastructure crisis.
5 (3) Infrastructure jobs include a wide range of
6 employment opportunities in both the public and pri-
7 vate sectors, including design, construction, oper-
8 ation, governance, and maintenance of America’s as-
9 sets.
10 (4) Infrastructure jobs provide competitive
11 wages with low barriers to entry, many of which re-
12 quire on-the-job training in lieu of formal higher
13 education.
14 (5) In spite of rising income inequality, infra-
15 structure jobs paid approximately 30 percent more
16 to low-income individuals than other occupations be-
17 tween the years of 2005 and 2015.
18 (6) In the fourth quarter of 2016, African-
19 Americans and Hispanics between the ages of 25
20 and 34 had the highest unemployment levels at 8.6
21 percent and 5.3 percent, respectively.
22 (7) The unemployment rate for military vet-
23 erans serving in conflicts since September 11, 2001,
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1 how wartime deployment can limit the types of
2 training veterans receive that are transferable to the
3 civilian labor market.
4 (8) The Federal Government should make con-
5 certed efforts, by coordination with State and local
6 governments, workforce development agencies, edu-
7 cational institutions, including Historically Black
8 Colleges and Universities and Hispanic Serving In-
9 stitutions, to recruit, train, and retain America’s
10 next generation of infrastructure workers to close
11 the workforce gap.
12 SEC. 10202. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
13 It is the sense of Congress that—
14 (1) any infrastructure spending bill enacted
15 during the 116th Congress should include robust in-
16 vestments in workforce development programs that
17 take meaningful actions to recruit and train individ-
18 uals from communities with high unemployment
19 rates, including African-American communities, His-
20 panic communities, and American Indian tribal
21 areas;
22 (2) any infrastructure spending bill enacted
23 during the 116th Congress should include robust in-
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1 ployed veterans that have served in a conflict since
2 September 11, 2001; and
3 (3) any infrastructure spending bill enacted
4 during the 116th Congress should include meaning-
5 ful outreach efforts geared toward underrepresented
6 contractors, including minority- and women-owned
7 businesses, veteran owned small businesses, service-
8 disabled veteran owned small businesses, and
9 offerors that employ veterans on a full-time basis.
10 Subtitle C—Drinking Water
11 Infrastructure for Job Creation
12 SEC. 10301. SHORT TITLE.
13 This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Drinking Water
14 Infrastructure for Job Creation Act’’.
15 SEC. 10302. FINDINGS.
16 Congress finds the following:
17 (1) Investments in infrastructure create jobs
18 while fulfilling critical needs in communities
19 throughout the United States.
20 (2) According to the Brookings Institution,
21 nearly 14.5 million workers—11 percent of the U.S.
22 workforce—were employed in infrastructure jobs in
23 2013.
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1 competitive and equitable wages in comparison to all
2 jobs nationally, consistently paying up to 30 percent
3 more to low-income workers.
4 (4) The American Society of Civil Engineers
5 gave the infrastructure of the United States an over-
6 all grade of ‘‘D+’’ in 2017 and estimated that the
7 United States will need to invest $4.59 trillion by
8 2025 in order to improve the condition of the Na-
9 tion’s infrastructure and bring it to a state of good
10 repair.
11 (5) The American Society of Civil Engineers as-
12 signed a ‘‘D’’ grade to the Nation’s drinking water
13 infrastructure and a ‘‘D+’’ grade to the Nation’s
14 wastewater infrastructure and estimated that the
15 United States will need to invest $150 billion by
16 2025 to bring them to a state of good repair.
17 (6) According to the American Society of Civil
18 Engineers, there are an estimated 240,000 water
19 main breaks per year in the United States, wasting
20 over two trillion gallons of treated drinking water.
21 (7) In 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection
22 Agency (EPA) reported that although exposure to
23 lead can cause serious health problems, including
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25 and kidney problems and high blood pressure in
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1 adults, an estimated 6.5 to 10 million homes nation-
2 wide receive drinking water through lead service
3 lines.
4 (8) Congress created the Drinking Water State
5 Revolving Funds in 1996 to help eligible public
6 water systems finance infrastructure projects in
7 order to comply with Federal drinking water regula-
8 tions and meet the health objectives of the Safe
9 Drinking Water Act.
10 (9) The EPA is required periodically to conduct
11 a survey of the capital improvement needs of eligible
12 public water systems and distribute funding appro-
13 priated for the Drinking Water State Revolving
14 Funds among the States based on the results of the
15 most recent survey.
16 (10) In March of 2018, the EPA issued the
17 2015 Drinking Water Needs Survey and Assess-
18 ment, which is the most recent survey of the capital
19 improvement needs of eligible public water systems
20 and which estimated that $472.6 billion in improve-
21 ments are needed for the Nation’s drinking water in-
22 frastructure over 20 years in order to ensure the
23 safety of drinking water.
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25 $1.163 billion for the Drinking Water State Revolv-
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1 ing Funds to enable States to provide grants and fi-
2 nancing assistance to eligible public water systems in
3 order to improve drinking water infrastructure in
4 communities throughout the United States.
5 (12) Past appropriations for the Drinking
6 Water State Revolving Funds are not sufficient to
7 address the tremendous need for investments in
8 drinking water infrastructure in communities
9 throughout the United States.
10 (13) Appropriating $7.5 billion in fiscal year
11 2019 for the Drinking Water State Revolving
12 Funds, and allowing the funds to remain available
13 for 6 years, will enable States to begin immediately
14 to expand investments in drinking water infrastruc-
15 ture in communities throughout the United States.
16 (14) Restricting appropriations for the Drink-
17 ing Water State Revolving Funds through the use of
18 arbitrary budget caps or sequestration undermines
19 economic recovery and job creation efforts; disrupts
20 planning by States, local communities, and eligible
21 public water systems; and leaves critical infrastruc-
22 ture needs unmet.
23 (15) Emergency supplemental appropriations
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1 subject to sequestration, will improve drinking water
2 infrastructure and create jobs throughout the United
3 States without reducing funding for other domestic
4 priorities.
5 (16) An emergency supplemental appropriation
6 of $7.5 billion for the Drinking Water State Revolv-
7 ing Funds to be made available in fiscal year 2019,
8 and to remain available for 6 years, will allow States
9 to begin immediately to distribute funds to eligible
10 public water systems and allow local communities
11 and eligible public water systems to develop and im-
12 plement plans to improve drinking water infrastruc-
13 ture, thus ensuring an efficient use of funds and
14 timely job creation.
15 SEC. 10303. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE
16 DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUNDS.
17 The following sums are appropriated, out of any
18 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fis-
19 cal year 2019:
20 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
21 STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS
22 For an additional amount for capitalization grants
23 under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act in ac-
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25 VII of division A of Public Law 111–5, $7,500,000,000,
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1 to remain available through September 30, 2024: Pro-
2 vided, That the amount under this heading is designated
3 by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
4 to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
5 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, except that such
6 amount shall be available only if the President subse-
7 quently so designates such amount and transmits such
8 designation to the Congress.
9 SEC. 10304. EXEMPTION FROM SEQUESTRATION.
10 The appropriation in section 10303 shall be exempt
11 from sequestration under the Balanced Budget and Emer-
12 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
13 Subtitle D—Build Local, Hire Local
14 SEC. 10401. SHORT TITLE.
15 This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Build Local, Hire
16 Local Act’’.
17 SEC. 10402. FINDINGS.
18 Congress finds that—
19 (1) infrastructure plays a vital role in the lives
20 of all people in the United States;
21 (2) the aging infrastructure of the United
22 States is in need of a significant investment to re-
23 pair, rebuild, and modernize, and in the process, the
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1 ited opportunities for far too many people of the
2 United States;
3 (3) decades of disinvestment and exclusionary
4 policies have isolated many people of color, low-in-
5 come people, and disabled individuals in the United
6 States from opportunity across the urban centers,
7 deindustrialized cities, rural regions, and Tribal
8 areas of the United States, including horribly inad-
9 equate investment to ensure universal access to
10 clean air and water, safe and reliable transportation,
11 affordable housing, quality living wage jobs, high-
12 speed internet, modernized schools, and parks and
13 community facilities;
14 (4) while the construction of the National High-
15 way System remains one of the most transformative
16 achievements in the history of the United States, it
17 came at the expense of many low-income commu-
18 nities as well as minority neighborhoods of all in-
19 come levels that were destroyed by the construction
20 and isolated from the broader community and from
21 economic opportunity;
22 (5) investing in repairing, rebuilding, and mod-
23 ernizing the infrastructure of the United States pre-
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1 and build infrastructure to be more equitable, help-
2 ing to address structural inequities faced by
3 marginalized communities nationwide, including a
4 lack of good paying jobs, affordable, accessible, and
5 inclusive housing, decaying roads, bridges, and
6 schools, inadequate access to technology, and expo-
7 sure to toxic emissions and poisoned water;
8 (6) accessibility to quality infrastructure, train-
9 ing, and jobs is an issue across the United States,
10 spanning from rural and Tribal areas to urban and
11 suburban areas;
12 (7) transportation infrastructure has a signifi-
13 cant impact on access to jobs, education, healthcare,
14 healthy foods, and other essential services;
15 (8) accessibility to essential services is defined
16 not only by speed, but also by ease of access, which
17 includes the ability to safely and conveniently access
18 services by all modes of travel;
19 (9) with a shortage of construction firms that
20 are ready and able to take on the large-scale infra-
21 structure projects the United States demands, the
22 close to 478,000 specialty trade contractors in small-
23 er minority, women, and disadvantaged businesses
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1 (10) small businesses and under-represented
2 contractors, including minority-, women-, veteran-
3 owned businesses, and businesses owned by disabled
4 individuals should have the opportunity to rebuild
5 their communities and employ hardworking people of
6 the United States along the way;
7 (11) as of 2018, about 1⁄4 of the infrastructure
8 workforce is projected to retire or permanently leave
9 their jobs over the next decade, compounding the in-
10 frastructure crisis in the United States;
11 (12) as of 2019, the Board of Governors of the
12 Federal Reserve System finds that skilled trades and
13 many occupations that do not require a 4-year de-
14 gree are not considered to be at significant risk of
15 automation;
16 (13) infrastructure jobs include a wide range of
17 employment opportunities in both the public and pri-
18 vate sectors, including design, manufacturing, con-
19 struction, operation, governance, and maintenance of
20 infrastructure assets in the United States;
21 (14) more than 1 in 10 jobs in the United
22 States is a transportation- or infrastructure-related
23 job;
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1 require on-the-job training in lieu of formal 4-year
2 degree higher education programs;
3 (16) in spite of rising income inequality, infra-
4 structure jobs paid approximately 30 percent more
5 to low income individuals than other occupations in
6 2018;
7 (17) women, people of color, and particularly
8 women of color are underrepresented in construction
9 jobs;
10 (18) while women across all occupations cur-
11 rently make up about 50 percent of the workforce,
12 women in construction and extraction occupations
13 has hovered around 3 percent for the last 3 decades;
14 (19) while Black Americans make up about 12
15 percent of the overall workforce, Black Americans
16 only represent 7 percent of construction and extrac-
17 tion occupations;
18 (20) by focusing on improving workforce devel-
19 opment systems through targeted employment strat-
20 egies, the Federal Government can improve the qual-
21 ity of future projects and better ensure that all com-
22 munities benefit from investments that—
23 (A) protect workers;
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25 (C) establish strong labor standards; and
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1 (D) redress discriminatory policies that
2 have unfairly burdened low-income communities
3 and communities of color with pollution of geo-
4 graphic isolation; and
5 (21) the Federal Government should make con-
6 certed efforts to close the workforce gap, through co-
7 ordination with States and units of local govern-
8 ment, workforce development agencies, national and
9 regional nonprofit intermediaries, labor organiza-
10 tions, and institutions of higher education and other
11 educational institutions, including historically Black
12 colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving insti-
13 tutions, to recruit, train, and retain the next genera-
14 tion of infrastructure workers in the United States,
15 with a focus on—
16 (A) achieving gender, ethnic, racial, and
17 ability diversity; and
18 (B) recruiting and training individuals
19 from communities with high unemployment
20 rates, including African-American communities,
21 Hispanic communities, Indian Tribes, the dis-
22 abled community, and the LGBTQ community.
23 SEC. 10403. DEFINITIONS.
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1 (1) COVERED INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.—
2 The term ‘‘covered infrastructure program’’ means
3 any of the following:
4 (A) Direct and guaranteed loans and
5 grants under section 306(a) of the Consolidated
6 Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
7 1926(a)).
8 (B) Distance learning and telemedicine
9 grants under section 2333 of the Food, Agri-
10 culture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990
11 (7 U.S.C. 950aaa–2).
12 (C) Broadband loans and loan guarantees
13 under title IV of the Rural Electrification Act
14 of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb et seq.).
15 (D) The community connect grant pro-
16 gram established under title III of the Agri-
17 culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
18 Administration, and Related Agencies Appro-
19 priations, 2004 (Public Law 108–199; 118
20 Stat. 29).
21 (E) Solid waste management grants under
22 section 310B(b) of the Consolidated Farm and
23 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(b)).
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1 (F) A program or project carried out
2 under the Public Works and Economic Develop-
3 ment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.).
4 (G) Financial assistance for development,
5 implementation, or modification of a State en-
6 ergy conservation plan under section 363 of the
7 Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C.
8 6323).
9 (H) State water pollution control revolving
10 funds established under title VI of the Federal
11 Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et
12 seq.).
13 (I) State drinking water treatment revolv-
14 ing loan funds established under section 1452
15 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C.
16 300j–12).
17 (J) Grants for construction of health cen-
18 ters provided by the Secretary of Health and
19 Human Services.
20 (K) Grants for construction, renovation, or
21 repair of non-Federal research facilities pro-
22 vided by the Director of the National Institutes
23 of Health.
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1 the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11
2 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135).
3 (M) Assistance provided under the Public
4 Housing Capital Fund established under section
5 9(d) of the United States Housing Act of 1937
6 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)).
7 (N) The community development block
8 grant program under title I of the Housing and
9 Community Development Act of 1974 (42
10 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.).
11 (O) The Indian housing block grant pro-
12 gram under section 101 of the Native American
13 Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act
14 of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4111).
15 (P) The rural water supply program under
16 section 103 of the Rural Water Supply Act of
17 2006 (43 U.S.C. 2402).
18 (Q) Financial assistance provided under
19 the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innova-
20 tion Act (33 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.).
21 (R) Assistance provided under title 23,
22 United States Code.
23 (S) Assistance provided under chapter 53
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1 (T) Programs for civil works projects, in-
2 cluding water resources projects, under the ju-
3 risdiction of the Corps of Engineers.
4 (U) Assistance provided for a freight or
5 passenger rail project under subtitle V of title
6 49, United States Code.
7 (V) Assistance provided for an airport de-
8 velopment project under chapter 471 of title 49,
9 United States Code.
10 (W) Assistance for an environmental clean-
11 up project under the Comprehensive Environ-
12 mental Response, Compensation, and Liability
13 Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).
14 (X) Assistance provided under section
15 7007 and 7008 of the Elementary and Sec-
16 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
17 7707, 7708).
18 (Y) Mutual and self-help housing assist-
19 ance provided under section 523 of the Housing
20 Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c).
21 (Z) Site development loans provided under
22 section 524 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42
23 U.S.C. 1490d).
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1 (AA) Loan guarantees for rural rental
2 housing provided under section 538 of the
3 Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490p–2).
4 (BB) Assistance provided by the Commu-
5 nity Development Financial Institutions Fund
6 established under section 104(a) of the Riegle
7 Community Development and Regulatory Im-
8 provement Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4703(a)).
9 (CC) Grants awarded from the Capital
10 Magnet Fund established under section 1339 of
11 the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial
12 Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C.
13 4569).
14 (DD) Assistance provided under the Con-
15 nect America Fund of the Federal Communica-
16 tions Commission under subpart D of part 54
17 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations (or a
18 successor regulation).
19 (EE) The Connect Communities Program
20 under section 10444.
21 (FF) Any similar program, as determined
22 by the Director of the Office of Management
23 and Budget, in consultation with the heads of
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1 (2) HEAD OF THE RELEVANT FEDERAL AGEN-
2 CY.—The term ‘‘head of the relevant Federal agen-
3 cy’’ means the head of a Federal department or
4 agency that administers or has jurisdiction over a
5 covered infrastructure program.
6 (3) LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
7 BOARD.—The term ‘‘local workforce development
8 board’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘local
9 board’’ in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and
10 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).
11 (4) STATE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
12 BOARD.—The term ‘‘State workforce development
13 board’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘State
14 board’’ in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and
15 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).
16 PART 1—CREATING JOBS AND RAISING THE
17 QUALITY OF LIFE IN EVERY COMMUNITY
18 Subpart A—Creating Local Jobs Across the Country
19 SEC. 10411. TARGETED HIRING REQUIREMENTS FOR CON-
20 STRUCTION JOBS CREATED BY COVERED IN-
21 FRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS.
22 (a) DEFINITION OF LOCAL.—
23 (1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term
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1 area in which the project is located, as determined
2 by the recipient of assistance under a covered infra-
3 structure program, in coordination with the head of
4 the relevant Federal agency, subject to the require-
5 ment that the geographical area shall—
6 (A) include high-poverty, high-unemploy-
7 ment zip codes; and
8 (B) be the size of a county, multi-county,
9 statewide, or multi-State region.
10 (2) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in para-
11 graph (1) prohibits interstate hiring.
12 (b) REQUIREMENT.—
13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other
14 provision of law and to the maximum extent prac-
15 ticable, except to the extent that the head of the rel-
16 evant Federal agency determines otherwise, in the
17 case of any construction project carried out under a
18 covered infrastructure program, the head of the rel-
19 evant Federal agency shall ensure that, of the work-
20 ers hired for the project (including workers hired for
21 related maintenance, service, or operations activities
22 for the project), the applicable percentage described
23 in paragraph (2) are hired through local hiring, in
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1 opment board or local workforce development board,
2 if applicable.
3 (2) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—The applicable
4 percentage referred to in paragraph (1) is—
5 (A) for fiscal year 2021, 10 percent;
6 (B) for fiscal year 2022, 20 percent;
7 (C) for fiscal year 2023, 30 percent;
8 (D) for fiscal year 2024, 40 percent; and
9 (E) for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal
10 year thereafter, 50 percent.
11 (c) PRIORITY.—In carrying out subsection (b), the
12 head of the relevant Federal agency shall ensure that the
13 entity carrying out the project gives priority to—
14 (1) individuals with a barrier to employment (as
15 defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and
16 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102)), including ex-of-
17 fenders and disabled individuals (as defined in sec-
18 tion 10421);
19 (2) veterans (as defined in section 10421); and
20 (3) individuals that represent populations that
21 are traditionally underrepresented in the infrastruc-
22 ture workforce, such as women and racial and ethnic
23 minorities.
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than an-
2 nually, the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with
3 the heads of the relevant Federal agencies, shall—
4 (A) submit to Congress a report on the im-
5 plementation of this section; and
6 (B) make the report under subparagraph
7 (A), including any related data, publicly avail-
8 able on the internet.
9 (2) GAO REVIEW.—Not later than 5 years after
10 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller
11 General of the United States shall—
12 (A) carry out a review of the implementa-
13 tion of this section to determine compliance
14 with this section; and
15 (B) submit to Congress a report on the re-
16 sults of the review under subparagraph (A), in-
17 cluding any suggestions or recommendations for
18 legislative, regulatory, or other changes to im-
19 prove the implementation of this section or
20 compliance with this section.
21 SEC. 10412. COMPLIANCE WITH COURT ORDERS.
22 Nothing in this subpart limits the eligibility of an in-
23 dividual or entity to receive assistance made available
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1 with section 10411(b) because a Federal court issues a
2 final order in which the court finds that a requirement
3 or the implementation of that section is unconstitutional.
4 Subpart B—Rebuilding Our Infrastructure With
5 American Business
6 SEC. 10421. DEFINITIONS.
7 In this subpart:
8 (1) DISABLED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘dis-
9 abled individual’’ means an individual with a dis-
10 ability (as defined in section 3 of the Americans with
11 Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)).
12 (2) LGBTQ.—The term ‘‘LGBTQ’’ means,
13 with respect to an individual, a lesbian, gay, bisex-
14 ual, transgender, or queer individual.
15 (3) OWNED AND CONTROLLED.—The term
16 ‘‘owned and controlled’’, with respect to a business,
17 means—
18 (A) ownership of at least 51 percent of the
19 business, or in the case of any publicly owned
20 business, ownership of at least 51 percent of
21 the stock; and
22 (B) control of the management and daily
23 business operations of the business.
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘small busi-
2 ness concern’’ means a small business concern
3 (within the meaning of section 3(a) of the
4 Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a))).
5 (B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘small busi-
6 ness concern’’ does not include any concern or
7 group of concerns controlled by the same so-
8 cially and economically disadvantaged individual
9 or individuals that have average annual gross
10 receipts during the preceding 3 fiscal years in
11 excess of $23,980,000, as adjusted annually by
12 the head of the relevant Federal agency for in-
13 flation.
14 (5) SOCIALLY OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVAN-
15 TAGED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘socially or eco-
16 nomically disadvantaged individual’’ means any so-
17 cially and economically disadvantaged individuals
18 within the meaning of section 8(d) of the Small
19 Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) and relevant sub-
20 contracting regulations issued pursuant to that Act.
21 (6) VETERAN.—The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the
22 meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38,
23 United States Code.
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1 SEC. 10422. INCREASING MEANINGFUL SMALL BUSINESS
2 PARTICIPATION.
3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except to the extent that the head
4 of the relevant Federal agency determines otherwise—
5 (1) not less than the percentage described in
6 subsection (b) for the applicable fiscal year of the
7 amounts made available for each covered infrastruc-
8 ture program shall be expended through small busi-
9 ness concerns; and
10 (2) not less than the percentage described in
11 subsection (b) for the applicable fiscal year of the
12 total number of projects that receive assistance
13 under each covered infrastructure program shall be
14 subcontracted through a small business concern.
15 (b) PERCENTAGE DESCRIBED.—The percentage re-
16 ferred to in each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection
17 (a) is—
18 (1) for fiscal year 2021, 6 percent;
19 (2) for fiscal year 2022, 12 percent;
20 (3) for fiscal year 2023, 19 percent;
21 (4) for fiscal year 2024, 26 percent; and
22 (5) for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year
23 thereafter, 33 percent.
24
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1 Federal agencies, shall submit to Congress a report on the
2 implementation of subsection (a).
3 SEC. 10423. REQUIRING MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION
4 FROM TARGETED BUSINESSES.
5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except to the extent that the head
6 of the relevant Federal agency determines otherwise, not
7 less than the percentage described in subsection (b) for
8 the applicable fiscal year of the amounts made available
9 for a covered infrastructure program shall be expended
10 through businesses owned and controlled by—
11 (1) socially or economically disadvantaged indi-
12 viduals;
13 (2) women;
14 (3) veterans;
15 (4) LGBTQ individuals;
16 (5) disabled individuals; or
17 (6) ex-offenders.
18 (b) PERCENTAGE DESCRIBED.—The percentage re-
19 ferred to in subsection (a) is—
20 (1) for fiscal year 2020, 6 percent;
21 (2) for fiscal year 2021, 12 percent;
22 (3) for fiscal year 2022, 18 percent;
23 (4) for fiscal year 2023, 24 percent; and
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25 thereafter, 30 percent.
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1 (c) REPORT.—Not less frequently than once each fis-
2 cal year, the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with
3 the Administrator of the Small Business Administration
4 and the heads of the relevant Federal agencies, shall sub-
5 mit to Congress a report on the implementation of sub-
6 section (a).
7 SEC. 10424. COMPLIANCE WITH COURT ORDERS.
8 Nothing in this subpart limits the eligibility of an in-
9 dividual or entity to receive assistance made available
10 under a covered infrastructure program if the individual
11 or entity is prevented, in whole or in part, from complying
12 with section 10422(a) or 10423(a), as applicable, because
13 a Federal court issues a final order in which the court
14 finds that a requirement or the implementation of section
15 10422(a) or 10423(a), as applicable, is unconstitutional.
16 SEC. 10425. EXPANSION OF SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRA-
17 TION SURETY BOND PROGRAM.
18 Section 411(a)(1)(A) of the Small Business Invest-
19 ment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 694b(a)(1)(A)) is amended
20 by striking ‘‘$6,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’.
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1 Subpart C—Encouraging the Use of U.S. Employment
2 Plans and Best-Value Contracting Analysis
3 SEC. 10431. CREATING A BEST-VALUE ANALYSIS FOR FED-
4 ERAL EXPENDITURES ON INFRASTRUCTURE,
5 USE OF U.S. EMPLOYMENT PLANS, AND PREF-
6 ERENCES FOR REGISTERED APPRENTICE-
7 SHIP PROGRAMS AND NEUTRALITY IN UNION
8 ORGANIZING.
9 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
10 (1) COMMITMENT TO HIGH-QUALITY CAREER
11 AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.—The term ‘‘com-
12 mitment to high-quality career and business oppor-
13 tunities’’ means participation in a registered appren-
14 ticeship program (as defined in section
15 10451(a)(2)).
16 (2) U.S. EMPLOYMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘U.S.
17 Employment Plan’’ means a plan under which an
18 entity receiving Federal assistance for a project
19 under a covered infrastructure program shall—
20 (A) include in a request for proposal an
21 encouragement for bidders to include, with re-
22 spect to the project—
23 (i) high-quality wage, benefit, and
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25 the supply chain of the bidder for the
26 project; and
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1 (ii) a commitment to recruit and hire
2 individuals described in section 10411(c) if
3 the project results in the hiring of employ-
4 ees not currently or previously employed by
5 the bidder and the supply chain of the bid-
6 der for the project;
7 (B) give preference for the award of the
8 contract to a bidder that includes the commit-
9 ments described in clauses (i) and (ii) of sub-
10 paragraph (A); and
11 (C) ensure that each bidder that includes
12 the commitments described in clauses (i) and
13 (ii) of subparagraph (A) that is awarded a con-
14 tract complies with those commitments.
15 (b) BEST-VALUE FRAMEWORK.—To the maximum
16 extent practicable, a recipient of assistance under a cov-
17 ered infrastructure program is encouraged—
18 (1) to ensure that each dollar invested in infra-
19 structure uses a best-value contracting framework to
20 maximize the local value of federally funded con-
21 tracts by evaluating bids on price and other criteria
22 prioritized in the bid, such as—
23 (A) equity;
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1 (D) resilience;
2 (E) the results of a 40-year life-cycle anal-
3 ysis;
4 (F) safety;
5 (G) commitment to creating or sustaining
6 high-quality job opportunities affiliated with
7 registered apprenticeship programs (as defined
8 in section 10451(a)(2)) for disadvantaged or
9 underrepresented individuals in infrastructure
10 industries in the United States; and
11 (H) access to jobs and essential services by
12 all modes of travel for all users, including dis-
13 abled individuals (as defined in section 10421);
14 (2) in evaluating bids, to give at least equal
15 weight to the criteria described in paragraph (1) as
16 to past performance; and
17 (3) to ensure community engagement, trans-
18 parency, and accountability in carrying out each
19 stage of the project.
20 (c) PREFERENCE FOR REGISTERED APPRENTICE-
21 SHIP PROGRAMS.—To the maximum extent practicable, a
22 recipient of assistance under a covered infrastructure pro-
23 gram, with respect to the project for which the assistance
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1 affiliated with registered apprenticeship programs (as de-
2 fined in section 10451(a)(2)).
3 (d) PREFERENCE FOR NEUTRALITY IN UNION ORGA-
4 NIZING.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
5 head of each relevant Federal agency, in consultation with
6 the Secretary of Labor, shall give preference in providing
7 assistance under a covered infrastructure program to an
8 entity that commits to giving preference in awarding con-
9 tracts and subcontracts for projects carried out with that
10 assistance to bidders that have an explicit neutrality policy
11 on any issue involving the organization of employees for
12 purposes of collective bargaining.
13 (e) USE OF U.S. EMPLOYMENT PLAN.—Notwith-
14 standing any other provision of law, in carrying out a
15 project under a covered infrastructure program, each enti-
16 ty that receives Federal assistance shall use a U.S. Em-
17 ployment Plan for each contract of $5,000,000 or more
18 for the purchase of manufactured goods or of services,
19 based on an independent cost estimate.
20 (f) REPORT.—Not less frequently than once each fis-
21 cal year, the heads of the relevant Federal agencies shall
22 jointly submit to Congress a report describing the imple-
23 mentation of this section.
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—It is the intent of Con-
2 gress—
3 (A) to encourage recipients of Federal as-
4 sistance under covered infrastructure programs
5 to use a best-value contracting framework de-
6 scribed in subsection (b)(1) for the purchase of
7 goods and services;
8 (B) to encourage recipients of Federal as-
9 sistance under covered infrastructure programs
10 to use preferences for registered apprenticeship
11 programs and neutrality in union organizing as
12 described in subsections (c) and (d) when evalu-
13 ating bids for projects using that assistance;
14 (C) to require that recipients of Federal
15 assistance under covered infrastructure pro-
16 grams use the U.S. Employment Plan in car-
17 rying out the project for which the assistance
18 was provided; and
19 (D) that full and open competition under
20 covered infrastructure programs means a proce-
21 dural competition that prevents corruption, fa-
22 voritism, and unfair treatment by recipient
23 agencies.
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1 work that authorizes a recipient of Federal assist-
2 ance under a covered infrastructure program, in
3 awarding contracts, to evaluate a range of factors,
4 including price, the quality of products, the quality
5 of services, and commitments to the creation of good
6 jobs for all people in the United States.
7 Subpart D—Improving Safety, Connectivity, and
8 Access to Better Opportunities
9 SEC. 10441. ACCESSIBILITY DATA PROGRAM.
10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the
11 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
12 tation (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall
13 carry out an accessibility data program (referred to in this
14 section as the ‘‘program’’).
15 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the program is to de-
16 velop or procure an accessibility data set and make that
17 data set available to each eligible entity selected to partici-
18 pate in the program to improve the transportation plan-
19 ning of those eligible entities by—
20 (1) measuring the level of access by multiple
21 transportation modes to important destinations,
22 which may include—
23 (A) jobs, including areas with a concentra-
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1 (C) child care services;
2 (D) educational and workforce training fa-
3 cilities;
4 (E) affordable and accessible housing;
5 (F) food sources; and
6 (G) connections between modes, including
7 connections to—
8 (i) high-quality transit or rail service;
9 (ii) safe bicycling corridors; and
10 (iii) safe sidewalks that achieve com-
11 pliance with applicable requirements of the
12 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
13 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.);
14 (2) disaggregating the level of access by mul-
15 tiple transportation modes by a variety of population
16 categories, which may include—
17 (A) low-income populations;
18 (B) minority populations;
19 (C) age;
20 (D) disability; and
21 (E) geographical location; and
22 (3) assessing the change in accessibility that
23 would result from new transportation investments.
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1 (1) a State (as defined in section 101(a) of title
2 23, United States Code);
3 (2) a metropolitan planning organization; or
4 (3) a rural planning organization.
5 (d) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to participate in
6 the program, an eligible entity shall submit to the Sec-
7 retary an application at such time, in such manner, and
8 containing such information as the Secretary may require,
9 including information relating to—
10 (1) previous experience of the eligible entity
11 measuring transportation access or other perform-
12 ance management experience;
13 (2) the types of important destinations to which
14 the eligible entity intends to measure access;
15 (3) the types of data disaggregation the eligible
16 entity intends to pursue; and
17 (4) a general description of the methodology the
18 eligible entity intends to apply.
19 (e) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall seek to achieve
20 diversity of participants in the program, including—
21 (1) by selecting a range of eligible entities that
22 shall include not less than—
23 (A) 5 States;
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1 (i) 5 shall each serve an area with a
2 population of not more than 200,000 peo-
3 ple; and
4 (ii) 5 shall each serve an area with a
5 population of 200,000 or more people; and
6 (C) 5 rural planning organizations; and
7 (2) among the eligible entities selected under
8 paragraph (1)—
9 (A) a range of capacity and previous expe-
10 rience with measuring transportation access;
11 and
12 (B) a variety of proposed methodologies
13 and focus areas for measuring level access.
14 (f) DUTIES.—For each eligible entity participating in
15 the program, the Secretary shall—
16 (1) develop or acquire an accessibility data set
17 described in subsection (b); and
18 (2) submit the data set to the eligible entity.
19 (g) METHODOLOGY.—In calculating the measures for
20 the data set under the program, the Secretary shall ensure
21 that methodology is open source.
22 (h) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall make an ac-
23 cessibility data set under the program available to—
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1 (1) units of local government within the juris-
2 diction of the eligible entity participating in the pro-
3 gram; and
4 (2) researchers.
5 (i) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the last
6 date on which the Secretary submits data sets to the eligi-
7 ble entity under subsection (f), the Secretary shall submit
8 to Congress a report on the results of the program, includ-
9 ing the feasibility of developing and providing periodic ac-
10 cessibility data sets for all States, regions, and localities.
11 (j) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF DATA.—The Secretary
12 may make publicly available on the internet the data sets
13 and the report under subsection (i).
14 (k) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall carry out the
15 program using amounts made available to the Secretary
16 for administrative expenses to carry out programs under
17 the authority of the Secretary.
18 SEC. 10442. ESTABLISHMENT OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES
19 FOR TRANSPORTATION ACCESSIBILITY.
20 (a) CONNECTIVITY AND ACCESSIBILITY PERFORM-
21 ANCE MEASURES.—Section 150 of title 23, United States
22 Code, is amended—
23 (1) in subsection (c)—
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1 years after the date of enactment of the Build
2 Local, Hire Local Act,’’ after ‘‘MAP–21,’’; and
3 (B) by adding at the end the following:
4 ‘‘(7) MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION
5 CONNECTIVITY AND ACCESSIBILITY.—
6 ‘‘(A) DEFINITION OF DISADVANTAGED
7 POPULATION.—In this paragraph, the term ‘dis-
8 advantaged population’ means a low-income
9 population, a minority population, or people
10 with disabilities, as determined by the Sec-
11 retary.
12 ‘‘(B) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall
13 issue such regulations as are necessary to es-
14 tablish performance measures relating to trans-
15 portation connectivity and accessibility for
16 States, metropolitan planning organizations,
17 and units of local government to improve the
18 connectivity and accessibility of roadways, pub-
19 lic transportation infrastructure, pedestrian and
20 bikeway infrastructure, and other transpor-
21 tation infrastructure.
22 ‘‘(C) INCLUSIONS.—The performance
23 measures established pursuant to subparagraph
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1 ‘‘(i) with respect to the general popu-
2 lation serviced by a transportation sys-
3 tem—
4 ‘‘(I) the change in cumulative ac-
5 cess to employment opportunities and
6 other essential services, including edu-
7 cational and workforce training loca-
8 tions, health care facilities, rec-
9 reational assets, and supermarkets
10 and grocers;
11 ‘‘(II) multimodal choice and en-
12 hanced interconnections among
13 modes—
14 ‘‘(aa) to offer variety of
15 choice between and among
16 modes;
17 ‘‘(bb) to provide accessible
18 and reliable transportation for all
19 users; and
20 ‘‘(cc) to encourage travel de-
21 mand management among local
22 and statewide employers; and
23 ‘‘(III) any other issues the Sec-
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25 and
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1 ‘‘(ii) with respect to disadvantaged
2 populations serviced by a transportation
3 system—
4 ‘‘(I) transportation accessibility
5 for disadvantaged populations;
6 ‘‘(II) change in cumulative acces-
7 sibility for disadvantaged populations
8 to employment opportunities and
9 other essential services, including edu-
10 cational and workforce training loca-
11 tions, health care facilities, rec-
12 reational assets, and supermarkets
13 and grocers; and
14 ‘‘(III) any other issues the Sec-
15 retary determines to be appropriate.’’;
16 (2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘and (6)’’
17 and inserting ‘‘(6), and (7)’’; and
18 (3) by adding at the end the following:
19 ‘‘(f) REPORT ON MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION
20 CONNECTIVITY AND ACCESSIBILITY.—Not less frequently
21 than annually—
22 ‘‘(1) each State, metropolitan planning organi-
23 zation, and unit of local government shall submit to
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1 achieving the performance measures under sub-
2 section (c)(7); and
3 ‘‘(2) the Secretary shall—
4 ‘‘(A) submit to Congress a report that in-
5 cludes the results of the reporting under para-
6 graph (1); and
7 ‘‘(B) make publicly available on the inter-
8 net the report under subparagraph (A) and any
9 accompanying data.’’.
10 (b) HIGHWAY METROPOLITAN PLANNING COORDINA-
11 TION.—Section 134(h)(2)(B) of title 23, United States
12 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
13 ‘‘(iii) MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION
14 ACCESSIBILITY PERFORMANCE TARGETS.—
15 Selection of performance targets by a met-
16 ropolitan planning organization shall be co-
17 ordinated, to the maximum extent prac-
18 ticable, with the relevant State, local trans-
19 portation planning agencies, and providers
20 of public transportation to ensure consist-
21 ency with section 150(c)(7).’’.
22 (c) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION METROPOLITAN
23 PLANNING COORDINATION.—Section 5303(h)(2)(B) of
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25 end the following:
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1 ‘‘(iii) MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION
2 ACCESSIBILITY PERFORMANCE TARGETS.—
3 Selection of performance targets by a met-
4 ropolitan planning organization shall be co-
5 ordinated, to the maximum extent prac-
6 ticable, with the relevant State, local trans-
7 portation planning agencies, and providers
8 of public transportation to ensure consist-
9 ency with section 150(c)(7) of title 23.’’.
10 SEC. 10443. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
11 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation
12 (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’), in coordi-
13 nation with the Administrator of the Federal Highway Ad-
14 ministration, the Administrator of the Federal Transit
15 Administration, the Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
16 velopment, and the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish
17 a program (referred to in this section as the ‘‘program’’)
18 to provide technical assistance to local communities adja-
19 cent to planned or existing transportation infrastructure
20 projects to explore design and policy approaches to create
21 connected, economically prosperous, and environmentally
22 and physically healthy communities that—
23 (1) avoid displacement of the current popu-
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1 (2) maximize high-quality jobs in the United
2 States that pay family-sustaining wages.
3 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the program are—
4 (1) to identify innovative solutions to infra-
5 structure challenges, including reconnecting commu-
6 nities that—
7 (A) are bifurcated by infrastructure such
8 as highways or viaducts;
9 (B) lack safe, reliable, and affordable
10 transportation choices; or
11 (C) have been disconnected due to natural
12 disasters, in particular, communities in areas
13 that are being harmed the most by climate
14 change; and
15 (2) to inform the transportation planning and
16 project life cycle by actively encouraging community
17 input and feedback.
18 (c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive technical
19 assistance under the program, a local community de-
20 scribed in subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary an
21 application at such time, in such manner, and containing
22 such information as the Secretary may require, includ-
23 ing—
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1 (1) a description of the ‘‘community team’’ that
2 will participate in the program, which shall consist
3 of—
4 (A) elected officials;
5 (B) senior transportation professionals;
6 (C) State workforce development boards or
7 local workforce development boards; and
8 (D) a cross-section of residents of the local
9 community;
10 (2) a description of a neighborhood infrastruc-
11 ture challenge, including all modes and users of
12 transportation, in the local community that limits
13 access to social or economic centers or other essen-
14 tial services;
15 (3) an explanation of the goals the local com-
16 munity aims to achieve with assistance under the
17 program; and
18 (4) letters of support from the applicable State
19 department of transportation and other entities,
20 such as community groups, transit agencies, port au-
21 thorities, metropolitan planning organizations, and
22 political subdivisions of State and local governments.
23 (d) PRIORITY.—In selecting local communities to
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1 ority to a local community that is economically disadvan-
2 taged.
3 (e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall
4 provide to a local community that is selected to participate
5 in the program—
6 (1) technical assistance to inform, prepare, and
7 enable the local community to better engage in—
8 (A) Federal transportation planning;
9 (B) programming and planning to improve
10 resiliency and environmental sustainability and
11 reduce greenhouse gas emissions;
12 (C) the environmental review process
13 under the National Environmental Policy Act of
14 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
15 (D) life-cycle analysis of a prospective
16 project;
17 (E) Federal assistance programs; and
18 (F) policies that maximize the creation of
19 high-quality jobs in the United States; and
20 (2) technical expertise through representatives
21 from regional and national design, architecture, en-
22 gineering, and planning firms and public, private,
23 and nonprofit land use professionals.
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25 10 percent of the amounts made available to carry out
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1 section 10444 for each fiscal year to carry out the pro-
2 gram.
3 SEC. 10444. CONNECT COMMUNITIES PROGRAM.
4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor-
6 tation (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec-
7 retary’’), in coordination with the Administrator of
8 the Federal Highway Administration, the Adminis-
9 trator of the Federal Transit Administration, the
10 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the
11 Secretary of Labor, the Administrator of the Envi-
12 ronmental Protection Agency, and the Secretary of
13 Agriculture shall carry out a competitive grant pro-
14 gram to be known as the ‘‘Connect Communities
15 Program’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘pro-
16 gram’’) to provide grants for projects to create con-
17 nected, economically prosperous, and environ-
18 mentally and physically healthy communities in—
19 (A) areas that are economically disadvan-
20 taged, including areas that have experienced
21 levels of poverty of 20 percent or more, high
22 levels of outmigration, and high levels of
23 deindustrialization;
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1 (B) areas that currently lack accessible
2 and affordable transportation options in terms
3 of—
4 (i) lack of access to jobs and services;
5 and
6 (ii) lack of physical accessibility;
7 (C) neighborhoods bifurcated by large-scale
8 infrastructure projects; or
9 (D) areas that have been negatively im-
10 pacted by climate change.
11 (2) GOALS.—The goals of the program are—
12 (A) to reduce the cost of construction, op-
13 erations, and maintenance of arterial highways;
14 (B) to demonstrate the social, economic,
15 and environmental benefits that result from re-
16 placing a grade-separated facility with an at-
17 grade boulevard;
18 (C) to improve neighborhood connectivity,
19 including the re-establishment of through
20 streets eliminated as a result of the construc-
21 tion of the grade-separated facility;
22 (D) to increase the total acreage of land
23 within the project corridor returned to produc-
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1 (E) to improve the resiliency and reduce
2 the environmental impact of existing infrastruc-
3 ture assets; and
4 (F) to increase the connectivity of dis-
5 advantaged communities to economic oppor-
6 tunity.
7 (b) ELIGIBILITY.—
8 (1) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity eligible to
9 receive a grant under the program is—
10 (A) a State (as defined in section 101(a)
11 of title 23, United States Code) or any other
12 territory or possession of the United States;
13 (B) an Indian Tribe;
14 (C) a unit of local government;
15 (D) a political subdivision of a State or
16 local government;
17 (E) a transit agency;
18 (F) a metropolitan planning organization;
19 (G) a nonprofit organization, including a
20 community mission-based organization;
21 (H) a community development financial in-
22 stitution (as defined in section 103 of the Rie-
23 gle Community Development and Regulatory
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1 (I) a special purpose district or public au-
2 thority with a transportation function, including
3 a port authority;
4 (J) a Federal land management agency
5 that applies jointly with a State or group of
6 States; or
7 (K) a multistate or multijurisdictional
8 group of entities described in subparagraphs
9 (A) through (J).
10 (2) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—A project eligible to
11 be carried out with funds from a grant provided
12 under the program is—
13 (A) a project for community-based redevel-
14 opment, rehabilitation, or replacement of infra-
15 structure, including—
16 (i) the removal of a limited access
17 highway, a viaduct or overpass, an Inter-
18 state route, an interchange, a bridge, or
19 any other principal arterial facility that
20 has—
21 (I) historically had detrimental
22 effects on minority and low-income
23 communities; or
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1 grade separations or other design fac-
2 tors; and
3 (ii) if necessary to achieve the pur-
4 poses of the program, road realignment or
5 new construction;
6 (B) a project to prevent the displacement
7 of minority or low-income individuals or busi-
8 nesses during and after redevelopment, rehabili-
9 tation, or replacement of infrastructure;
10 (C) a project for transit-oriented develop-
11 ment in a low-income area or that benefits low-
12 income individuals that includes 1 or more of—
13 (i) transit-supportive, accessible,
14 mixed-use development (including commer-
15 cial development, affordable and accessible
16 housing, and market-rate housing) that is
17 within 2 miles of and accessible to 1 or
18 more public transportation facilities that—
19 (I) achieve compliance with—
20 (aa) applicable requirements
21 of the Americans with Disabil-
22 ities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
23 12101 et seq.); and
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1 lines developed by the Architec-
2 tural and Transportation Bar-
3 riers Compliance Board estab-
4 lished by section 502(a)(1) of the
5 Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
6 U.S.C. 792(a)(1)); and
7 (II) are connected with high fre-
8 quency to job centers;
9 (ii) the facilitation of multimodal
10 connectivity and accessibility to employ-
11 ment opportunities and other essential
12 services, including educational and work-
13 force training locations, health care facili-
14 ties, recreational assets, and supermarkets
15 and grocers; and
16 (iii) an increase in access to transit
17 hubs for pedestrian and bicycle traffic;
18 (D) a public transportation project eligible
19 for assistance under chapter 53 of title 49,
20 United States Code, that will achieve the pur-
21 poses of the program, including—
22 (i) an investment in intermodal
23 projects; and
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1 terms are defined in section 5309(a) of
2 title 49, United States Code), if a grant
3 under the program will expedite the com-
4 pletion of the project and the entry into
5 revenue service of the project;
6 (E) a passenger rail transportation project
7 that achieves the purpose of the program;
8 (F) a project to improve the resiliency of
9 infrastructure against natural disasters;
10 (G) a project to reduce the environmental
11 impact of existing infrastructure assets;
12 (H) a project to bring a community into
13 compliance with the performance measures es-
14 tablished under section 150(c)(7) of title 23,
15 United States Code; and
16 (I) any other project that the Secretary de-
17 termines would achieve the purpose of the pro-
18 gram.
19 (3) ELIGIBLE AREAS.—An eligible project
20 under paragraph (2) shall be carried out in an area
21 or neighborhood described in subparagraphs (A)
22 through (D) of subsection (a)(1).
23 (c) APPLICATIONS.—
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1 submit to the Secretary an application at such time,
2 in such manner, and containing such information as
3 the Secretary may require, including—
4 (A) a project plan developed with assist-
5 ance under section 10443 or independently, as
6 applicable;
7 (B) a description of how the project meets
8 the criteria described in subsection (d);
9 (C) a certification that the eligible entity
10 has solicited public comments on the project
11 plan that includes—
12 (i) a certification that the eligible en-
13 tity has held 2 or more public hearings, at
14 least 1 of which was held outside of stand-
15 ard business hours in a location that was
16 open and accessible to the community in
17 which the proposed project is located;
18 (ii) a description of the process for re-
19 ceiving public comments, including involve-
20 ment of residents and stakeholders in the
21 community in which the project will occur;
22 (iii) a summary of the comments re-
23 ceived; and
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1 (D) a description of how the grant would
2 be used and the current status of project plan-
3 ning;
4 (E) a description of how the project will
5 address the purposes of the program, including
6 plans to avoid displacement of current residents
7 in the project area;
8 (F) a description of how the eligible entity
9 will prioritize the well-being and advancement
10 of disadvantaged populations through the
11 project and as an outcome of the project;
12 (G) an assessment of—
13 (i) the accessibility of employment op-
14 portunities and other essential services, in-
15 cluding educational and workforce training
16 locations, health care facilities, recreational
17 assets, and supermarkets and grocers,
18 within the area to public transportation fa-
19 cilities and nearby affordable housing; and
20 (ii) how the proposed project will re-
21 late to identified needs in those areas;
22 (H) an assessment of transportation op-
23 tions in the area, including—
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1 (ii) options for people with low in-
2 comes, people living in high-poverty areas,
3 elderly people, and people with disabilities;
4 and
5 (iii) any obstacles to providing access
6 to locations that offer employment oppor-
7 tunities and other essential services, in-
8 cluding educational and workforce training
9 locations, health care facilities, recreational
10 assets, and supermarkets and grocers;
11 (I) an assessment of methods for lowering
12 the combined cost of housing and transpor-
13 tation for families in the region, particularly for
14 families that utilize workforce housing and for
15 low-, very low-, and extremely low-income fami-
16 lies;
17 (J) an assessment of how the project will
18 revitalize existing communities, including—
19 (i) the approximate number of jobs
20 the project will create;
21 (ii) the services the project will deliver
22 to workers and the community; and
23 (iii) any antidisplacement efforts that
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1 (K) a plan for evaluating progress in in-
2 creasing opportunities for and improvements to
3 the quality of life for disadvantaged populations
4 and the broader community in which the project
5 is completed; and
6 (L) information about the status of appli-
7 cable Federal environmental reviews and ap-
8 provals for the project, including reviews and
9 approvals under the National Environmental
10 Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
11 (2) MULTIPLE PROJECTS.—An eligible entity
12 may submit an application for multiple projects in 1
13 application.
14 (3) DEFINITION OF WORKFORCE HOUSING.—
15 For the purpose of paragraph (1)(I), the term
16 ‘‘workforce housing’’ means housing, the cost of
17 which does not exceed 30 percent of—
18 (A) the amount equal to 120 percent of the
19 median income in the area, as determined by
20 the Secretary, with appropriate adjustments for
21 the size of the family; or
22 (B) if the Secretary determines that there
23 are unusually high or low incomes in the area,
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1 (d) SELECTION.—
2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall select
3 projects to receive grants under the program based
4 on—
5 (A) how the project will contribute to a
6 state of good repair for infrastructure assets;
7 (B) how the project would increase eco-
8 nomic competitiveness, including the effects of
9 revitalizing communities, neighborhoods, and
10 commercial centers supported by existing infra-
11 structure;
12 (C) how the project will support environ-
13 mental protection, including resiliency, by in-
14 creasing demand for nonmotorized transpor-
15 tation and public transportation;
16 (D) how or whether the project will pre-
17 vent residents in the area from being forcibly or
18 unwillingly displaced;
19 (E) the anticipated effects on quality of
20 life for all residents in the project area;
21 (F) whether the project uses innovative
22 strategies, including innovative technologies, in-
23 novative project delivery, or innovative financ-
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25 (G) the extent to which the project—
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1 (i) is supported by a broad range of
2 stakeholders;
3 (ii) demonstrates collaboration among
4 neighboring and regional jurisdictions; and
5 (iii) is coordinated with projects with
6 similar objectives, such as projects for eco-
7 nomic development, housing, water and
8 waste infrastructure, power and electric in-
9 frastructure, broadband, and land use
10 plans and policies;
11 (H) how the project will increase non-Fed-
12 eral revenue for transportation infrastructure
13 investment;
14 (I) demonstrated project readiness, includ-
15 ing use of technical assistance under section
16 10443; and
17 (J) the costs and benefits of the project.
18 (2) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give pri-
19 ority to projects that have been developed under the
20 technical assistance program under section 10443.
21 (e) DISTRIBUTION OF GRANTS.—
22 (1) IN GENERAL.—In providing grants under
23 the program, the Secretary shall ensure—
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25 funds; and
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1 (B) an appropriate balance in addressing
2 the needs of urban, suburban, rural, and Tribal
3 communities.
4 (2) LIMITATION.—For each fiscal year, the Sec-
5 retary shall ensure that the total amount of funds
6 provided through grants under the program for each
7 State is not more than $150,000,000.
8 (f) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—
9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
10 graph (2) and subject to subsection (e)(2), a grant
11 provided under the program shall be in an amount
12 that is not less than $5,000,000.
13 (2) RURAL AND TRIBAL AREAS.—In the case of
14 a project in a rural area (as defined in section
15 101(a) of title 23, United States Code), or in a Trib-
16 al area, a grant provided under the program shall be
17 in an amount that is not less than $1,000,000.
18 (g) USE OF FUNDS.—
19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), an
20 eligible entity that receives a grant under the pro-
21 gram may use the grant funds for—
22 (A) development phase activities, including
23 planning, feasibility analysis, revenue fore-
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1 liminary engineering and design work, and
2 other preconstruction activities; and
3 (B) construction, reconstruction, rehabili-
4 tation, replacement, acquisition of real property
5 (including land relating to the project and im-
6 provements to land), environmental mitigation,
7 construction contingencies, and acquisition of
8 equipment.
9 (2) LIMITATION.—Not more than 20 percent of
10 the amount of the grant may be used for the activi-
11 ties described in paragraph (1)(A).
12 (h) FEDERAL SHARE.—
13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
14 graph (2), the Federal share of the cost of a project
15 carried out with a grant under the program shall not
16 exceed 80 percent.
17 (2) HARDSHIP AREAS.—The Federal share of
18 the cost of a project carried out with a grant under
19 the program may be up to 100 percent if the Sec-
20 retary identifies the area in which the project will be
21 carried out as a hardship area, as determined by the
22 Secretary.
23 (i) TIFIA PROGRAM.—On the request of an eligible
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1 necessary to provide Federal credit assistance under chap-
2 ter 6 of title 23, United States Code, for the project.
3 (j) STANDARDS.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
4 sion of law, a project carried out with a grant under the
5 program shall not be subject to the traffic volume require-
6 ments under section 109(b) of title 23, United States
7 Code.
8 (k) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.—
9 (1) IN GENERAL.—For each year until the
10 project is completed, each eligible entity that re-
11 ceives a grant under the program shall agree to es-
12 tablish, in coordination with the Secretary, perform-
13 ance measures and reporting requirements in addi-
14 tion to measures and requirements under this sec-
15 tion that shall be met at the end of each year in
16 which the eligible entity receives funds under the
17 grant program.
18 (2) VIOLATION OF GRANT AGREEMENT.—If the
19 Secretary determines that an eligible entity has not
20 met the performance measures established under
21 paragraph (1), is not making reasonable progress to-
22 ward meeting those measures, or is otherwise in vio-
23 lation of the grant agreement, the Secretary may—
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25 until the performance measures are met; or
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1 (B) terminate the grant agreement.
2 (l) COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD.—
3 (1) IN GENERAL.—For each project carried out
4 with a grant under the program, the eligible entity
5 shall form a community advisory board.
6 (2) COMPOSITION.—A community advisory
7 board shall be composed of representatives of—
8 (A) the relevant State and units of local
9 government;
10 (B) the relevant State workforce develop-
11 ment board or local workforce development
12 board;
13 (C) relevant metropolitan planning organi-
14 zations;
15 (D) labor organizations;
16 (E) residents or organizational representa-
17 tion of the area in which the project is occur-
18 ring; and
19 (F) any other relevant representatives im-
20 portant to the implementation of the project,
21 such as a county board of developmental dis-
22 abilities, as determined by the eligible entity, in
23 coordination with the Secretary.
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1 (A) ensure community engagement, trans-
2 parency, and accountability in carrying out each
3 stage of the project; and
4 (B) track, evaluate, and report progress on
5 clear and meaningful indicators related to—
6 (i) targeted hiring commitments;
7 (ii) quality wage, benefits, and train-
8 ing commitments;
9 (iii) goals for participation by small
10 businesses and businesses in accordance
11 with section 10423(a) in the project;
12 (iv) progress made on the objectives of
13 the program as described in subsection (a);
14 and
15 (v) any other relevant areas, as deter-
16 mined by the eligible entity, in coordina-
17 tion with the Secretary.
18 (4) STIPEND.—The eligible entity may provide
19 a stipend to representatives on the community advi-
20 sory board based on the expressed need of represent-
21 atives, on approval by the Secretary.
22 (m) REPORTS.—
23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than
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1 applicable community advisory board under sub-
2 section (l), shall submit to the Secretary periodic re-
3 ports on the use of the grant funds.
4 (2) CONTENTS.—A periodic report under para-
5 graph (1) shall include—
6 (A) the amount of Federal funds received,
7 obligated, and expended by the eligible entity
8 under the program;
9 (B) the number of projects that have been
10 put out to bid using the grant funds and the
11 amount of Federal funds associated with each
12 project;
13 (C) the number of projects for which con-
14 tracts have been awarded for the project carried
15 out under the program and the amount of Fed-
16 eral funds associated with the contracts;
17 (D) the number of projects for which work
18 has begun under the contracts referred to in
19 subparagraph (C) and the amount of Federal
20 funds associated with the contracts;
21 (E) the number of projects for which work
22 has been completed under the contracts referred
23 to in subparagraph (C) and the amount of Fed-
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1 (F) the number of direct, on-project jobs
2 created or sustained by the Federal funds pro-
3 vided for projects under the program and, to
4 the extent possible, the estimated indirect jobs
5 created or sustained in the associated supplying
6 industries, including—
7 (i) the number of job-years created
8 and the total increase in employment in
9 the project area since the date of enact-
10 ment of this Act; and
11 (ii) information on local hiring, hiring
12 of economically disadvantaged individuals,
13 and hiring of individuals with a barrier to
14 employment (including ex-offenders) and
15 disabled individuals (as defined in section
16 10421), with respect to the project;
17 (G) an analysis of the contracts awarded
18 that indicates participation levels of small busi-
19 nesses and disadvantaged businesses;
20 (H) suggestions for improvements in trans-
21 portation accessibility for disadvantaged popu-
22 lations, based on criteria developed by the Sec-
23 retary; and
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1 (3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Each fiscal year,
2 the Secretary shall transmit to Congress the reports
3 received by the Secretary under paragraph (1).
4 (4) GAO REPORT ON INFRASTRUCTURE REMOV-
5 ALS.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enact-
6 ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
7 United States shall submit to Congress a report on
8 infrastructure removal, including—
9 (A) an identification of examples of
10 projects to remove infrastructure using assist-
11 ance from a covered infrastructure program;
12 (B) an evaluation of the effect of infra-
13 structure removal projects on the surrounding
14 area, including impacts to the local economy,
15 congestion effects, safety outcomes, and impacts
16 on the movement of freight and people;
17 (C) an analysis of the costs and benefits of
18 removing underutilized infrastructure assets
19 that are nearing the end of the useful life of the
20 assets compared to replacing or reconstructing
21 the assets; and
22 (D) recommendations for integrating the
23 findings and results under subparagraphs (A)
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1 (n) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro-
2 priated to carry out the program $5,000,000,000 for each
3 of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.
4 PART 2—LAUNCHING MIDDLE CLASS CAREER
5 PATHWAYS IN INFRASTRUCTURE
6 SEC. 10451. BUILDING AMERICAN INFRASTRUCTURE AND
7 CAREERS PROGRAM.
8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
9 (1) WIOA DEFINITIONS.—The terms ‘‘career
10 pathway’’, ‘‘community-based organization’’, ‘‘indi-
11 vidual with a barrier to employment’’, ‘‘industry or
12 sector partnership’’, ‘‘integrated education and
13 training’’, ‘‘postsecondary educational institution’’,
14 ‘‘recognized postsecondary credential’’, and ‘‘work-
15 force development system’’ have the meanings given
16 those terms in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation
17 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).
18 (2) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—
19 (A) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDU-
20 CATION.—The term ‘‘career and technical edu-
21 cation’’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
22 tion 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
23 nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302).
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1 (i) a local workforce development
2 board;
3 (ii) a State workforce development
4 board;
5 (iii) an industry or sector partnership,
6 which may be led by any member of such
7 partnership, including—
8 (I) a community-based organiza-
9 tion;
10 (II) a recognized State labor or-
11 ganization, central labor council, or
12 another labor representative, as ap-
13 propriate; or
14 (III) an education or training
15 provider; or
16 (iv) any combination of entities de-
17 scribed in any of clauses (i) through (iii).
18 (C) REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PRO-
19 GRAM.—The term ‘‘registered apprenticeship
20 program’’ means an apprenticeship program
21 registered with the Department of Labor or a
22 federally recognized State Apprenticeship Agen-
23 cy and that complies with the requirements
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1 eral Regulations, as in effect on January 1,
2 2019.
3 (D) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’
4 means the Secretary of Labor.
5 (E) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—The term
6 ‘‘supportive services’’ means services such as
7 transportation, child care, dependent care,
8 housing, and needs-related payments, that are
9 necessary to enable an individual to participate
10 in activities authorized under this subtitle or
11 under the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
12 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.).
13 (F) TARGETED INFRASTRUCTURE INDUS-
14 TRY.—The term ‘‘targeted infrastructure indus-
15 try’’ means an infrastructure industry, includ-
16 ing transportation (including surface, transit,
17 aviation, or railway transportation), construc-
18 tion, energy, water, information technology, or
19 utilities industries, that the eligible entity iden-
20 tifies in accordance with subsection (c)(2)(A).
21 (G) VETERAN.—The term ‘‘veteran’’ has
22 the meaning given such term in section 10421.
23 (H) WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM.—
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1 paid work experience and corresponding class-
2 room instruction, delivered in an employment
3 relationship that both the business and worker
4 intend to be permanent.
5 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF BUILDING AMERICAN IN-
6 FRASTRUCTURE AND CAREERS PROGRAM.—
7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days
8 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
9 retary, in consultation with the Secretary of Trans-
10 portation, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of
11 Commerce, the Secretary of Education, the Adminis-
12 trator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and
13 the Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of Engi-
14 neers, shall establish a program, to be known as the
15 ‘‘Building American Infrastructure and Careers Pro-
16 gram’’, to provide grants under paragraph (2) to eli-
17 gible entities for the purposes of—
18 (A) promoting careers and quality employ-
19 ment practices in targeted infrastructure indus-
20 tries among individuals with a barrier to em-
21 ployment (including ex-offenders), veterans, or
22 individuals who are traditionally underrep-
23 resented in the targeted infrastructure indus-
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1 (B) leveraging the existing capacity of
2 workforce development systems through dem-
3 onstrated partnerships to strategically facilitate
4 and align quality training, including industry or
5 sector partnerships, registered apprenticeship
6 programs, and pre-apprenticeship programs af-
7 filiated with registered apprenticeship pro-
8 grams, and hiring that create a pipeline of
9 qualified workers; and
10 (C) advancing efficiency and performance
11 on projects in targeted infrastructure indus-
12 tries.
13 (2) GRANTS.—
14 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in con-
15 sultation with the Secretary of Transportation,
16 the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Com-
17 merce, the Secretary of Education, the Admin-
18 istrator of the Environmental Protection Agen-
19 cy, and the Chief of Engineers of the Army
20 Corps of Engineers, shall award grants on a
21 competitive basis to eligible entities that submit
22 an application meeting the requirements under
23 subsection (c) for such eligible entities to, sub-
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1 subsection (d) for assisting individuals with a
2 barrier to employment (including ex-offenders),
3 veterans, or individuals who are traditionally
4 underrepresented in the targeted infrastructure
5 industry, in obtaining and maintaining employ-
6 ment in a targeted infrastructure industry.
7 (B) TYPES OF GRANTS.—A grant awarded
8 under this section may be in the form of—
9 (i) an implementation grant, for enti-
10 ties seeking an initial grant under this sec-
11 tion, in order for such entity to establish
12 and carry out a job training program de-
13 scribed in subparagraph (A); or
14 (ii) a renewal grant for entities that
15 have already received an implementation
16 grant under this section for such a job
17 training program, in order for such entity
18 to continue carrying out such job training
19 program.
20 (C) DURATION.—Each grant awarded
21 under this section shall be for a period not to
22 exceed 3 years.
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1 (i) for an implementation grant,
2 $2,500,000; and
3 (ii) for a renewal grant, $1,500,000.
4 (E) CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.—Notwith-
5 standing any other provision in this section, if
6 the targeted infrastructure industry for a grant
7 awarded under this section is the construction
8 industry, the grant shall only be available for
9 the establishment or operation of a pre-appren-
10 ticeship program affiliated with a registered ap-
11 prenticeship program.
12 (3) AWARD BASIS.—
13 (A) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.—The Sec-
14 retary shall award grants under this section in
15 a manner that ensures geographic diversity in
16 the areas in which activities will be carried out
17 under the grants, including a balance between
18 rural and tribal areas and urban areas.
19 (B) PRIORITY FOR TARGETED HIRING OR
20 U.S. EMPLOYMENT PLAN PROJECTS.—In award-
21 ing grants under this section, the Secretary
22 shall give priority to eligible entities that—
23 (i) ensure that not less than 50 per-
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1 local hiring in accordance with section
2 10411, including by prioritizing individuals
3 with a barrier to employment (including
4 ex-offenders), disabled individuals as de-
5 fined in section 10421, veterans, and indi-
6 viduals that represent populations that are
7 traditionally underrepresented in the infra-
8 structure workforce; or
9 (ii) ensure the commitments described
10 in clauses (i) and (ii) of section
11 10431(a)(2)(A) with respect to carrying
12 out the job training program.
13 (C) PRIORITY FOR RENEWAL GRANTS.—In
14 awarding renewal grants under this section, the
15 Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities
16 that demonstrate long-term sustainability of an
17 industry or sector partnership.
18 (c) APPLICATION PROCESS.—
19 (1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity seeking a
20 grant under this section shall submit to the Sec-
21 retary an application at such time, in such manner,
22 and containing such information as the Secretary
23 may reasonably require, including the contents de-
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1 (2) CONTENTS.—An application submitted
2 under paragraph (1) shall contain, at a minimum—
3 (A) an identification of the targeted infra-
4 structure industry to be served by the job train-
5 ing program supported by a grant under this
6 section;
7 (B) a description of the individuals with a
8 barrier to employment, veterans, or individuals
9 who are traditionally underrepresented in the
10 targeted infrastructure industry, that will be
11 served by such program, including—
12 (i) an analysis of the labor market in
13 the targeted infrastructure industry;
14 (ii) a description of the barriers to
15 employment that may affect such individ-
16 uals; and
17 (iii) a description of strategies that
18 the program will employ to help such indi-
19 viduals overcome such barriers;
20 (C) a description of the credentials that
21 the program will assist such individuals in ob-
22 taining, which credentials—
23 (i) shall be nationally portable;
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1 dustry, other credentials determined by the
2 Secretary to be appropriate; and
3 (iii) shall be related to the targeted
4 infrastructure industry; and
5 (D) a description of the services described
6 in subsection (d)(3) that the program will offer
7 to such individuals.
8 (d) ACTIVITIES.—
9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each job training program
10 supported under this section—
11 (A) shall include—
12 (i) activities designed to achieve the
13 strategic objectives described in paragraph
14 (2); and
15 (ii) the services described in para-
16 graph (3) for individuals with a barrier to
17 employment (including ex-offenders), vet-
18 erans, or individuals who are traditionally
19 underrepresented in the targeted infra-
20 structure industry; and
21 (B) may include a partnership between the
22 eligible entity and an employer to assist such
23 employer in carrying out a work-based learning
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1 program or a pre-apprenticeship program affili-
2 ated with a registered apprenticeship program.
3 (2) STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES.—The strategic ob-
4 jectives described in this paragraph are the fol-
5 lowing:
6 (A)(i) Recruiting key stakeholders in the
7 targeted infrastructure industry, which stake-
8 holders may include employers, labor organiza-
9 tions, local workforce development boards, and
10 education and training providers, including pro-
11 viders of career and technical education.
12 (ii) Regularly convening such stakeholders
13 in a collaborative manner that supports the
14 sharing of information, ideas, and challenges,
15 which are common to the targeted infrastruc-
16 ture industry.
17 (B) Identifying the training needs of em-
18 ployers in the targeted infrastructure industry,
19 including—
20 (i) needs for skills critical to competi-
21 tiveness and innovation in such industry;
22 (ii) needs of registered apprenticeship
23 programs, pre-apprenticeship programs af-
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1 grams that may be supported by a grant
2 under this section; and
3 (iii) needs for the alignment of a job
4 training program supported under this sec-
5 tion with career pathways.
6 (C) Facilitating actions, through industry
7 or sector partnerships, registered apprenticeship
8 programs, or pre-apprenticeship programs affili-
9 ated with registered apprenticeship programs,
10 that lead to economies of scale by aggregating
11 training and education needs of multiple em-
12 ployers in the targeted infrastructure industry.
13 (D) Assisting postsecondary educational
14 institutions, training institutions, sponsors of
15 registered apprenticeship programs, and all
16 other providers of career and technical edu-
17 cation and training programs that may be re-
18 ceiving assistance under this section, align cur-
19 ricula, entrance requirements, and programs to
20 the targeted infrastructure industry needs and
21 the credentials described in subsection
22 (c)(2)(C), particularly for high-skill, high-pri-
23 ority occupations related to the targeted infra-
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1 (E) Providing information on the activities
2 carried out through the job training program
3 supported under this section to the State agen-
4 cy carrying out the State program under the
5 Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.), in-
6 cluding staff of the agency that provide services
7 under such Act, to enable the agency to inform
8 recipients of unemployment compensation of the
9 employment and training opportunities that
10 may be offered through such job training pro-
11 gram supported under this section.
12 (F) Assisting employers in the targeted in-
13 frastructure industry to attract potential work-
14 ers from a diverse jobseeker base, including in-
15 dividuals with a barrier to employment (includ-
16 ing ex-offenders), veterans, or individuals who
17 are traditionally underrepresented in the tar-
18 geted infrastructure industry, by identifying
19 any such barriers, reasons for such underrep-
20 resentation, or related issues for veterans
21 through analysis of the labor market in the tar-
22 geted infrastructure industry and implementing
23 strategies to help such individuals overcome
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25 and address such issues.
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1 (3) SERVICES.—
2 (A) IN GENERAL.—Each job training pro-
3 gram supported by a grant under this section
4 shall provide services to individuals with a bar-
5 rier to employment, veterans, or individuals who
6 are traditionally underrepresented in the tar-
7 geted infrastructure industry, which may in-
8 clude—
9 (i) pre-employment services as de-
10 scribed in subparagraph (B); and
11 (ii) employment services as described
12 in subparagraph (C).
13 (B) PRE-EMPLOYMENT SERVICES.—The
14 pre-employment services described in this sub-
15 paragraph may include—
16 (i) skills training, including career
17 and technical education, and integrated
18 education and training, with respect to the
19 targeted infrastructure industry;
20 (ii) initial assessments of such individ-
21 uals;
22 (iii) services to provide work attire
23 and necessary tools for a work site in the
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1 (iv) supportive services, such as child
2 care and transportation;
3 (v) mentoring services; and
4 (vi) job placement assistance.
5 (C) EMPLOYMENT SERVICES.—The em-
6 ployment services described in this subpara-
7 graph are services provided to individuals with
8 a barrier to employment (including ex-offend-
9 ers), veterans, or individuals who are tradition-
10 ally underrepresented in the targeted infra-
11 structure industry, and that are employed in a
12 work-based learning program in the targeted in-
13 frastructure industry. A job training program
14 supported by a grant under this section shall
15 provide such services to such individuals during
16 their first 6 months of employment through
17 such program, to assure the individuals succeed
18 in the program. Such services may include—
19 (i) ongoing case management and
20 services, including the services described in
21 subparagraph (B);
22 (ii) continued skills training, including
23 career and technical education, integrated
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1 ership training, conducted in collaboration
2 with the employers of such individuals;
3 (iii) additional mentorship and reten-
4 tion supports for such individuals; and
5 (iv) targeted training for the employer
6 participating in the work-based learning
7 program, including for frontline managers,
8 journey level workers (such as mentors)
9 working with individuals with a barrier to
10 employment, veterans, or individuals who
11 are traditionally underrepresented in the
12 targeted infrastructure industry, and
13 human resource representatives of the em-
14 ployer.
15 (e) EVALUATIONS.—
16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after
17 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in
18 consultation with the Secretary of Transportation,
19 the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Com-
20 merce, the Secretary of Education, the Adminis-
21 trator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and
22 the Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of Engi-
23 neers, shall prepare and submit a report to Congress
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1 jectives described in subsection (d)(2), and the pur-
2 poses described in subsection (b)(1).
3 (2) DATA.—The report required under para-
4 graph (1) shall provide and analyze each of the fol-
5 lowing:
6 (A) The number of participants in job
7 training programs supported under this section,
8 disaggregated by age, race or ethnicity, gender,
9 status as an individual with a barrier to em-
10 ployment, and income.
11 (B) The percentage of such participants
12 who are in unsubsidized employment prior to
13 enrolling in such program.
14 (C) The median earnings of such partici-
15 pants prior to enrolling in such program.
16 (D) The percentage of such participants
17 who are in unsubsidized employment during the
18 second quarter after exit from such program
19 and salary statistics of such participants, in-
20 cluding mean and median earnings.
21 (E) The percentage of such participants
22 who are in unsubsidized employment during the
23 fourth quarter after exit from such program
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1 (F) The percentage of such participants
2 who obtain a recognized postsecondary creden-
3 tial, or a secondary school diploma or its recog-
4 nized equivalent, during participation in or
5 within 1 year after exit from such program.
6 (G) The percentage of such participants
7 who, during a program year, are in an edu-
8 cation or training program that leads to a rec-
9 ognized postsecondary credential or employment
10 and who are achieving measurable skill gains
11 toward such a credential or employment.
12 SEC. 10452. INFRASTRUCTURE WORKFORCE EQUITY CA-
13 PACITY BUILDING PROGRAM.
14 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
15 (1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
16 ty’’ means an entity that—
17 (A) has an affiliate network or offices in
18 not less than 3 communities and across not less
19 than 2 States;
20 (B) has the programmatic capability to
21 serve individuals with a barrier to employment
22 or individuals who are traditionally underrep-
23 resented in infrastructure industries;
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1 technical assistance to entities carrying out job
2 training programs under section 10451; and
3 (D) submits an application in accordance
4 with subsection (c).
5 (2) INDIVIDUAL WITH A BARRIER TO EMPLOY-
6 MENT.—The term ‘‘individual with a barrier to em-
7 ployment’’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
8 tion 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
9 Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).
10 (b) CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM.—The Secretary
11 shall reserve 10 percent of the amounts appropriated
12 under section 10453 to award grants, contracts, or other
13 agreements or arrangements as the Secretary determines
14 appropriate, to eligible entities for the purpose of building
15 the capacity of entities receiving a grant under section
16 10451 to implement the activities described in subsection
17 (d) of such section to more effectively serve individuals
18 with a barrier to employment, including ex-offenders, vet-
19 erans as defined in section 10421, or individuals who are
20 traditionally underrepresented in the targeted infrastruc-
21 ture industry served through the job training program
22 supported under such section.
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1 at such time, in such manner, and containing such infor-
2 mation as the Secretary may reasonably require.
3 (d) USE OF FUNDS.—An award made under this sec-
4 tion may be used to provide technical assistance to entities
5 receiving a grant under section 10451 in order for such
6 entities to carry out the activities described in subsection
7 (d) of that section. Such technical assistance may include
8 assistance with—
9 (1) the development and training of staff;
10 (2) the provision of outreach, intake, assess-
11 ments, and service delivery;
12 (3) the coordination of services across providers
13 and programs; and
14 (4) the development of performance account-
15 ability measures.
16 (e) AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant awarded under
17 this section may not exceed $5,000,000.
18 (f) REPORT.—An eligible entity receiving a grant
19 under this section shall, not later than 6 months after the
20 grant is awarded, submit to the Secretary a report that
21 includes—
22 (1) the impact of the technical assistance pro-
23 vided under this section on the outcomes of grants
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1 (2) such other criteria as determined by the
2 Secretary.
3 SEC. 10453. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
4 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
5 this title $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021
6 through 2025.
7 PART 3—INVESTING IN HIGH-QUALITY
8 AMERICAN JOBS
9 SEC. 10461. WAGE RATE.
10 (a) DAVIS-BACON ACT.—
11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other
12 provision of law, for fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal
13 year thereafter, all laborers and mechanics employed
14 by contractors or subcontractors on projects assisted
15 in whole or in part under a covered infrastructure
16 program, including projects described in paragraph
17 (3) assisted in whole or in part under such pro-
18 grams, without regard to the form or type of Fed-
19 eral assistance provided under such program, shall
20 be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing
21 on projects of a similar character in the locality as
22 determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance
23 with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United
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25 Act’’).
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1 (2) AUTHORITY.—With respect to the labor
2 standards specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary
3 of Labor shall have the authority and functions set
4 forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950
5 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of
6 title 40, United States Code.
7 (3) REVOLVING LOAN FUNDS.—A project de-
8 scribed in this paragraph is a project, in the case of
9 a covered infrastructure program that capitalizes re-
10 volving loan funds, that is assisted in whole or in
11 part with amounts deposited in the revolving loan
12 fund, including loan repayments and interest earned.
13 (b) SERVICE EMPLOYEES.—
14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other
15 provision of law, for fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal
16 year thereafter, all service employees, including serv-
17 ice employees that are operations workers or mainte-
18 nance workers, employed by contractors or sub-
19 contractors on projects assisted in whole or in part
20 under a covered infrastructure program, without re-
21 gard to the form or type of Federal assistance pro-
22 vided under such program, shall be paid a wage and
23 fringe benefits that are not less than the minimum
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25 with paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, of section
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1 6703 of title 41, United States Code, for service em-
2 ployees engaged in the performance of a contract or
3 subcontract to which chapter 67 of title 41, United
4 States Code, applies.
5 (2) DEFINITION OF SERVICE EMPLOYEE.—In
6 this subsection, the term ‘‘service employee’’ has the
7 meaning given such term in section 6701 of title 41,
8 United States Code.
9 SEC. 10462. RAISE LABOR STANDARDS, IMPROVE WORKING
10 CONDITIONS, AND STRENGTHEN WORKERS’
11 BARGAINING POWER.
12 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
13 (1) the term ‘‘covered award’’ means an award
14 of not less than $500,000 made to an entity under
15 a covered infrastructure program by the head of the
16 relevant Federal agency; and
17 (2) the term ‘‘covered subaward’’ means a
18 subaward of not less than $500,000 made to an en-
19 tity under a covered infrastructure program by an-
20 other entity receiving a covered award.
21 (b) REQUIRED PRE-GRANT, LOAN, OR CONTRACT
22 AWARD ACTIONS.—
23 (1) DISCLOSURES.—The head of a relevant
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1 (A) to represent, to the best of the entity’s
2 knowledge and belief, whether there has been
3 any administrative merits determination, arbi-
4 tral award or decision, or civil judgment, as de-
5 fined in guidance issued by the Secretary of
6 Labor, rendered against the entity in the pre-
7 ceding 3 years for violations of—
8 (i) the Fair Labor Standards Act of
9 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.);
10 (ii) the Occupational Safety and
11 Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et
12 seq.);
13 (iii) the Migrant and Seasonal Agri-
14 cultural Worker Protection Act (29 U.S.C.
15 1801 et seq.);
16 (iv) the National Labor Relations Act
17 (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.);
18 (v) subchapter IV of chapter 31 of
19 title 40, United States Code (commonly
20 known as the ‘‘Davis-Bacon Act’’);
21 (vi) chapter 67 of title 41, United
22 States Code (commonly known as the
23 ‘‘Service Contract Act’’);
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1 ployment opportunity), including any
2 amendment to such Executive order;
3 (viii) section 503 of the Rehabilitation
4 Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 793);
5 (ix) section 4212 of title 38, United
6 States Code;
7 (x) the Family and Medical Leave Act
8 of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.);
9 (xi) title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
10 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.);
11 (xii) the Americans with Disabilities
12 Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.);
13 (xiii) the Age Discrimination in Em-
14 ployment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 621 et
15 seq.);
16 (xiv) Executive Order 13658 (79 Fed.
17 Reg. 9851; relating to establishing a min-
18 imum wage for contractors);
19 (xv) subsection (h) of this section; or
20 (xvi) equivalent State laws, as defined
21 in guidance issued by the Secretary of
22 Labor; and
23 (2) to require any applicant for a covered
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1 (A) to represent to the best of the appli-
2 cant’s knowledge and belief, whether there has
3 been any administrative merits determination,
4 arbitral award or decision, or civil judgment, as
5 defined in guidance issued by the Secretary of
6 Labor, rendered against the applicant in the
7 preceding 3 years for violations of any of the
8 labor laws listed in paragraph (1); and
9 (B) to update such information not less
10 than every 6 months for the duration of the
11 covered subaward.
12 (c) PRE-AWARD CORRECTIVE MEASURES.—The head
13 of a relevant Federal agency shall, prior to awarding a
14 covered award, provide an entity that makes a disclosure
15 under subsection (b)(1) an opportunity to report any steps
16 taken to correct a violation of or improve compliance with
17 the labor laws listed in subsection (b)(1), including any
18 agreements entered into by the entity with an enforcement
19 agency.
20 (d) DISCLOSURE OF VIOLATIONS.—
21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days
22 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
23 retary of Labor shall establish a website that—
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1 (B) indicates each violation disclosed under
2 subsection (b) or (e)(1) with respect to an enti-
3 ty applying for, or receiving, a covered award or
4 covered subaward until such violation is cor-
5 rected and the entity is in compliance with all
6 labor laws listed in subsection (b)(1); and
7 (C) is designed to enable interested parties
8 to easily identify entities applying for, or receiv-
9 ing, covered awards or covered subawards that
10 are in violation of any labor laws listed in sub-
11 section (b)(1) and steps taken by such entities
12 to correct the violations or improve compliance
13 with such laws.
14 (2) FULFILLING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—
15 The Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Di-
16 rector of the Office of Management and Budget and
17 the heads of the relevant Federal agencies, shall in-
18 clude on the website established under paragraph (1)
19 the ability for all entities that apply for or receive
20 covered awards or covered subawards to fulfill re-
21 porting requirements under this section.
22 (3) AGENCY COOPERATION.—The heads of the
23 relevant Federal agencies shall provide the Secretary
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25 website established under paragraph (1).
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1 (e) POST-AWARD GRANT, LOAN, OR CONTRACT AC-
2 TIONS.—
3 (1) INFORMATION UPDATES.—The head of a
4 relevant Federal agency shall require each entity re-
5 ceiving a covered award or covered subaward to, not
6 later than once every 6 months, update the informa-
7 tion provided under paragraph (1) or (2), as applica-
8 ble, of subsection (b).
9 (2) CORRECTIVE ACTIONS.—
10 (A) ENTITY AWARDED ASSISTANCE.—The
11 head of a relevant Federal agency, in consulta-
12 tion with the Labor Compliance Advisor des-
13 ignated by such head under subsection (f) and
14 in coordination with the heads of the other rel-
15 evant Federal agencies as applicable, shall de-
16 termine whether any information provided
17 under paragraph (1) by an entity receiving a
18 covered award warrants corrective action. Such
19 action—
20 (i) may include—
21 (I) an agreement requiring ap-
22 propriate remedial measures;
23 (II) compliance assistance;
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25 further violations;
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1 (IV) the decision not to exercise
2 an option on assistance awarded or to
3 terminate the assistance awarded; or
4 (V) in coordination with the
5 heads of the other relevant Federal
6 agencies, the decision to debar or sus-
7 pend the entity from future participa-
8 tion in any of the covered infrastruc-
9 ture programs; and
10 (ii) shall include disclosure on the
11 website established under subsection (d).
12 (B) SUBAWARDS.—An entity that receives
13 a covered award, in consultation with head of
14 the relevant Federal agency and the Labor
15 Compliance Advisor designated by such head
16 under subsection (f), shall determine whether
17 any information provided under subsection
18 (b)(2) by a recipient of a covered subaward
19 warrants corrective action, including remedial
20 measures, compliance assistance, and resolving
21 issues to avoid further violations.
22 (3) DEPARTMENT OF LABOR INVESTIGA-
23 TIONS.—The Secretary of Labor shall, as appro-
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25 agencies of investigations by the Secretary of entities
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1 receiving covered awards or covered subawards for
2 purposes of determining the appropriateness of ac-
3 tions described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of
4 paragraph (2).
5 (f) LABOR COMPLIANCE ADVISORS.—
6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each head of a relevant
7 Federal agency shall designate a senior official to
8 serve as the Labor Compliance Advisor for the agen-
9 cy.
10 (2) DUTIES.—The Labor Compliance Advisor
11 shall—
12 (A) meet quarterly with the Deputy Sec-
13 retary, Deputy Administrator, or equivalent of-
14 ficial of the agency with regard to matters cov-
15 ered under this section;
16 (B) work with officials of the agency to
17 promote greater awareness and understanding
18 of—
19 (i) the labor laws listed in subsection
20 (b)(1), including recordkeeping, reporting,
21 and notice requirements under such laws;
22 and
23 (ii) best practices for compliance with
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1 (C) advise the head of the relevant Federal
2 agency whether agreements are in place or are
3 otherwise needed to address appropriate reme-
4 dial measures, compliance assistance, steps to
5 resolve issues to avoid violations of the labor
6 laws listed in subsection (b)(1), or other related
7 matters concerning entities applying for or re-
8 ceiving covered awards or covered subawards;
9 (D) coordinate assistance for entities that
10 apply for or receive covered awards or covered
11 subawards that are seeking help in addressing
12 and preventing violations of such labor laws;
13 (E) in consultation with the Secretary of
14 Labor or other relevant enforcement agencies,
15 provide assistance to the head of the relevant
16 Federal agency regarding appropriate actions to
17 be taken in response to violations, by entities
18 applying for or receiving covered awards or cov-
19 ered subawards, of the labor laws listed in sub-
20 section (b)(1) identified prior to or after receipt
21 of such awards, and to address complaints in a
22 timely manner, by—
23 (i) providing assistance to officials of
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1 or other information indicating a violation
2 of such a labor law, in order to assess the
3 serious, repeated, willful, or pervasive na-
4 ture of such violation and evaluate steps
5 entities applying for or receiving covered
6 awards or covered subawards have taken to
7 correct violations of or improve compliance
8 with such laws;
9 (ii) helping officials of the agency de-
10 termine the appropriate response to ad-
11 dress violations of the labor laws listed in
12 subsection (b)(1), or other information in-
13 dicating such violations, particularly seri-
14 ous, repeated, willful, or pervasive viola-
15 tions, including agreements requiring ap-
16 propriate remedial measures, decisions not
17 to award assistance or exercise an option
18 on an award of assistance, termination of
19 an award of assistance, or referral of de-
20 tails to be posted on the website estab-
21 lished under subsection (d);
22 (iii) providing assistance to officials of
23 the agency in receiving and responding to,
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1 section (b)(1) by entities applying for or
2 receiving covered awards or covered sub-
3 awards;
4 (iv) supporting officials of the agency
5 in the coordination of actions taken pursu-
6 ant to this section to ensure agency-wide
7 consistency, to the extent practicable; and
8 (v) as appropriate, sending informa-
9 tion to agency suspension and debarment
10 officials in accordance with agency proce-
11 dures;
12 (F) consult with the head of the relevant
13 Federal agency, and the Secretary of Labor as
14 necessary, in the development of regulations,
15 policies, and guidance addressing compliance
16 with the labor laws listed in subsection (b)(1)
17 by entities applying for or receiving covered
18 awards or covered subawards;
19 (G) make recommendations to the head of
20 the relevant Federal agency to strengthen agen-
21 cy management of compliance with such labor
22 laws by entities applying for or receiving cov-
23 ered awards or covered subawards;
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25 summary of actions taken by the head of the
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1 relevant Federal agency to promote greater
2 compliance with the labor laws listed in sub-
3 section (b)(1), including the head’s response to
4 serious, repeated, willful, or pervasive violations
5 of such labor laws; and
6 (I) participate in the interagency meetings
7 regularly convened by the Secretary of Labor
8 under subsection (g)(2).
9 (g) MEASURES TO ENSURE GOVERNMENT-WIDE
10 CONSISTENCY.—Not later than 1 year after the date of
11 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall—
12 (1) develop a process—
13 (A) for the Labor Compliance Advisors
14 designated under subsection (f) to consult with
15 the Secretary of Labor in carrying out the re-
16 sponsibilities of such Advisors under subsection
17 (f)(2)(E); and
18 (B) by which the head of the relevant Fed-
19 eral agencies and Labor Compliance Advisors
20 may give appropriate consideration to deter-
21 minations and agreements made by the Sec-
22 retary of Labor and such heads;
23 (2) regularly convene interagency meetings of
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1 best practices for improving compliance with the
2 labor laws listed in subsection (b)(1); and
3 (3) designate an appropriate contact within the
4 Department of Labor with whom the heads of the
5 relevant Federal agencies may consult with respect
6 to requirements and activities under this section.
7 (h) WORKFORCE DIVERSITY PROGRAMS.—
8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The head of a relevant Fed-
9 eral agency, in coordination with the Secretary of
10 Labor, shall require each entity that has not less
11 than 50 employees and receives a covered award or
12 covered subaward to develop and maintain a work-
13 force diversity program in accordance with this sub-
14 section to ensure equal employment opportunity
15 through the recruitment, selection, and advancement
16 of individuals who are qualified for the applicable
17 position and who are individuals with a barrier to
18 employment (including ex-offenders), racial or ethnic
19 minorities, women, disabled individuals, or veterans.
20 (2) STRUCTURE OF WORKFORCE DIVERSITY
21 PROGRAMS.—A workforce diversity program required
22 under paragraph (1) of an entity described in such
23 paragraph shall include programs, policies, practices,
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1 section. Such programs, policies, practices, and pro-
2 cedures shall—
3 (A) contain a diagnostic component that
4 includes more than 1 quantitative analysis de-
5 signed to evaluate the composition of the work-
6 force of the entity and compare such composi-
7 tion to the composition of other relevant
8 workforces;
9 (B) include action-oriented programs, such
10 as programs for training and outreach;
11 (C) include internal auditing and reporting
12 systems as a means of—
13 (i) measuring the entity’s progress to-
14 ward achieving a diverse workforce; and
15 (ii) monitoring and examining employ-
16 ment decisions and compensation systems
17 to evaluate the impact of those systems on
18 diverse applicants and employees;
19 (D) be incorporated into the entity’s per-
20 sonnel policies, practices, and procedures;
21 (E) be updated annually for the duration
22 of the project assisted by the covered award or
23 covered subaward; and
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1 (F) be readily available for reporting to the
2 Secretary for the purposes of compliance re-
3 view.
4 (3) DESIGNATION OF RESPONSIBILITY.—An en-
5 tity described in paragraph (1) shall provide for the
6 implementation of the workforce diversity program
7 required under such paragraph by—
8 (A) assigning responsibility and account-
9 ability to an official of the entity; and
10 (B) providing the assigned official with the
11 authority, resources, and support of and access
12 to top management of the entity to ensure the
13 effective implementation of such program.
14 (4) IDENTIFICATION OF PROBLEM AREAS.—
15 (A) IN GENERAL.—An entity described in
16 paragraph (1) shall perform an in-depth anal-
17 ysis of the employment process of the entity to
18 determine—
19 (i) whether impediments to equal em-
20 ployment opportunity exist in such process;
21 and
22 (ii) if such impediments exist, the as-
23 pects of such process in which such im-
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1 (B) EVALUATIONS.—An analysis under
2 subparagraph (A) shall include an analysis of—
3 (i) whether, across different positions
4 of the entity, there are problems of utiliza-
5 tion or distribution of individuals who are
6 qualified for such positions and are individ-
7 uals with a barrier to employment (includ-
8 ing ex-offenders), racial or ethnic minori-
9 ties, women, disabled individuals, or vet-
10 erans;
11 (ii) personnel activity to determine
12 whether there are selection disparities,
13 which such analysis may include an anal-
14 ysis of the number of applications and
15 interviews, hires, terminations, promotions,
16 and other personnel actions of the entity;
17 (iii) compensation systems to deter-
18 mine whether there are disparities in com-
19 pensation;
20 (iv) selection, recruitment, referral,
21 and other personnel procedures to deter-
22 mine whether such procedures result in
23 disparities in the employment or advance-
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1 with a barrier to employment (including
2 ex-offenders), racial or ethnic minorities,
3 women, disabled individuals, or veterans;
4 and
5 (v) any other issue that may impact
6 the success of the workforce diversity pro-
7 gram required of the entity under para-
8 graph (1).
9 (5) ACTION-ORIENTED PROGRAMS.—An entity
10 described in paragraph (1) shall develop and execute
11 action-oriented programs designed to—
12 (A) correct any problem areas identified
13 under this subsection; and
14 (B) attain established goals and objectives
15 that—
16 (i) require the entity to follow dif-
17 ferent procedures than those procedures
18 that may have previously produced inad-
19 equate results; and
20 (ii) demonstrate the entity has made
21 good faith efforts to remove identified bar-
22 riers to workforce diversity, expand em-
23 ployment opportunities, and produce meas-
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1 (6) INTERNAL AUDIT AND REPORTING SYS-
2 TEM.—An entity described in paragraph (1) shall
3 develop and implement an auditing system that peri-
4 odically measures the effectiveness of the workforce
5 diversity program developed and maintained by the
6 entity under such paragraph. Such system shall in-
7 clude requirements for the entity to—
8 (A) monitor records of all personnel activ-
9 ity, including referrals, placements, transfers,
10 promotions, terminations, and compensation, at
11 all levels of employment with the entity to en-
12 sure the workforce diversity program is carried
13 out in accordance with the purposes of this sub-
14 section;
15 (B) require internal reporting on a sched-
16 uled basis as to the degree to which equal em-
17 ployment opportunity and organizational objec-
18 tives are attained;
19 (C) review the results of reports required
20 under this subsection with all levels of manage-
21 ment of the entity; and
22 (D) advise top management of the entity
23 of the effectiveness of the program and submit
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1 (7) COMPLIANCE STATUS.—
2 (A) IN GENERAL.—In determining whether
3 an entity described in paragraph (1) has com-
4 plied with the requirements for the workforce
5 diversity program under this subsection, the
6 head of the relevant Federal agency, in coordi-
7 nation with the Secretary of Labor, shall—
8 (i) review the nature and extent of the
9 entity’s good faith in carrying out activities
10 under paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), and
11 the appropriateness of those activities to
12 identify equal employment opportunity
13 problems; and
14 (ii) analyze statistical data and other
15 non-statistical information to indicate
16 whether employees and applicants of the
17 entity are being treated without regard to
18 their race, color, religion, sex, sexual ori-
19 entation, gender identity, national origin,
20 or disability status.
21 (B) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The head
22 of the relevant Federal agency, in coordination
23 with the Secretary of Labor, may provide tech-
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1 compliance with the requirements under this
2 subsection, which may include an agreement be-
3 tween the head of the relevant Federal agency
4 and the entity requiring appropriate remedial
5 measures.
6 (C) CORRECTIVE ACTION.—If an entity de-
7 scribed in paragraph (1) remains in noncompli-
8 ance with the requirements under this sub-
9 section following technical assistance under sub-
10 paragraph (B), the head of the relevant Federal
11 agency, in coordination with the Secretary of
12 Labor and the heads of the other relevant Fed-
13 eral agencies as applicable, may take corrective
14 action against the entity. Such action may in-
15 clude—
16 (i) the decision not to exercise an op-
17 tion on assistance awarded or to terminate
18 the assistance awarded; or
19 (ii) in coordination with the heads of
20 the other relevant Federal agencies, the de-
21 cision to debar or suspend the entity from
22 future participation in any of the covered
23 infrastructure programs.
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
2 graph (3), each head of a relevant Federal agency
3 shall require entities receiving a covered award or a
4 covered subaward to provide each individual de-
5 scribed in paragraph (2) with a document for each
6 pay period containing information concerning, with
7 respect to such individual for such pay period—
8 (A) hours worked, including overtime
9 hours worked;
10 (B) pay, including any additions made to
11 or deductions made from pay; and
12 (C) job classification.
13 (2) INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED.—An individual
14 described in this paragraph is any individual per-
15 forming work on a project for an entity, receiving a
16 covered award or covered subaward, that is required
17 to maintain wage records with respect to such indi-
18 vidual under—
19 (A) the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
20 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.);
21 (B) subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title
22 40, United States Code (commonly referred to
23 as the ‘‘Davis-Bacon Act’’);
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1 (C) chapter 67 of title 41, United States
2 Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Service Con-
3 tract Act’’); or
4 (D) any applicable State law.
5 (3) EXCEPTIONS.—
6 (A) EMPLOYEES EXEMPT FROM OVERTIME
7 REQUIREMENTS.—A document provided under
8 paragraph (1) to an individual who is exempt
9 under section 13 of the Fair Labor Standards
10 Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213) from the overtime
11 compensation requirements under section 7 of
12 such Act (29 U.S.C. 207) shall not be required
13 to include a record of the hours worked by the
14 individual if the entity receiving the covered
15 award or covered subaward informs the indi-
16 vidual of the status of such individual as ex-
17 empt from such overtime compensation require-
18 ments.
19 (B) SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR STATE
20 LAWS.—The requirements under this subsection
21 shall be deemed to be satisfied if the entity re-
22 ceiving the covered award or covered subaward
23 complies with State or local requirements that
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1 stantially similar to the requirements under this
2 subsection.
3 (4) INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS.—If an entity
4 receiving a covered award or covered subaward
5 treats an individual performing work on a project
6 assisted by such award or subaward as an inde-
7 pendent contractor, and not as an employee, of the
8 entity, the entity shall provide the individual a docu-
9 ment informing the individual of the status of the
10 individual as an independent contractor.
11 (j) NOTICE OF HIRE.—
12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each head of a relevant
13 Federal agency shall require entities receiving a cov-
14 ered award or a covered subaward to provide each
15 individual described in subsection (i)(2), at the time
16 of hiring, a written notice containing each of the fol-
17 lowing:
18 (A) The name of the entity, including any
19 name used by the entity in conducting business.
20 (B) The physical address of the entity’s
21 main office or principal place of business, and
22 a mailing address, if different from such phys-
23 ical address.
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1 (D) The date on which the individual will
2 regularly receive a paycheck from the entity.
3 (E) The individual’s rate of pay, and the
4 basis of that rate, including (as applicable)—
5 (i) by the hour, shift, day, week, sal-
6 ary, piece, or commission;
7 (ii) any allowances claimed as part of
8 the minimum wage, including tips and
9 meal or lodging allowances; and
10 (iii) overtime rate of pay, including
11 any exemptions from overtime pay.
12 (F) The individual’s job classification, and
13 the prevailing wage for the corresponding class
14 of laborers and mechanics employed on projects
15 of a similar character in the locality in which
16 the work is to be performed.
17 (2) ENFORCEMENT.—
18 (A) FINE.—
19 (i) IN GENERAL.—The head of a rel-
20 evant Federal agency may assess a civil
21 fine, subject to clause (ii), of $500 against
22 an entity that knowingly violates para-
23 graph (1) for each individual to whom the
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1 (ii) INFLATION.—The head of a rel-
2 evant Federal agency shall, for each year
3 beginning 1 year after the date of enact-
4 ment of this Act, adjust the amount under
5 clause (i) for inflation.
6 (B) REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION.—The
7 failure to provide a notice in compliance with
8 paragraph (1) shall be a rebuttable presumption
9 that an entity required to provide such notice
10 knowingly violated such paragraph.
11 (k) NEUTRALITY.—
12 (1) ALLOWABLE COSTS.—Except as provided in
13 paragraph (2), an entity receiving a covered award
14 or covered subaward may use the assistance of such
15 award or subaward for costs incurred in maintaining
16 satisfactory relations between the entity and employ-
17 ees of the entity on a project assisted by the award
18 or subaward, including costs of shop stewards, labor
19 management committees, employee publications, and
20 other related activities.
21 (2) LIMITATION ON FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.—
22 (A) IN GENERAL.—No Federal assistance
23 made available under a covered award or cov-
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1 (i) activities undertaken to persuade
2 employees of any entity to exercise or not
3 to exercise, or concerning the manner of
4 such employees in exercising or not exer-
5 cising, the right to organize and bargain
6 collectively through representatives of the
7 employees’ own choosing; or
8 (ii) any other activities that are sub-
9 ject to the requirements under section
10 203(b) of the Labor-Management Report-
11 ing and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C.
12 433(b)).
13 (B) EXAMPLES.—Examples of costs pro-
14 hibited under subparagraph (A) include the
15 costs of—
16 (i) preparing and distributing mate-
17 rials for a purpose described in subpara-
18 graph (A);
19 (ii) hiring or consulting legal counsel
20 or consultants for such purpose;
21 (iii) meetings held for such purpose
22 (including paying the salaries of the
23 attendees at such meetings); and
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1 managers, supervisors, or labor organiza-
2 tion representatives.
3 (l) COMPLAINT AND DISPUTE TRANSPARENCY.—
4 (1) IN GENERAL.—
5 (A) AWARDS.—Each head of a relevant
6 Federal agency shall require entities receiving a
7 covered award to agree that any decision to ar-
8 bitrate the claim of an employee or independent
9 contractor performing work for a project as-
10 sisted by the award that arises under title VII
11 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C.
12 2000e et seq.) or any tort related to or arising
13 out of sexual assault or sexual harassment may
14 only be made with the voluntary consent of the
15 employee or independent contractor after the
16 dispute arises.
17 (B) SUBAWARDS.—Each head of a relevant
18 Federal agency shall require that an entity cov-
19 ered under subparagraph (A) incorporate the
20 requirement under such subparagraph into each
21 subaward made for a project assisted by the
22 award at any tier under the award.
23 (2) EXCEPTION FOR EMPLOYEES AND INDE-
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The requirements
2 under paragraph (1) shall not apply with re-
3 spect to an employee or independent contractor
4 who—
5 (i) is covered by a collective bar-
6 gaining agreement negotiated between the
7 entity receiving an award or subaward and
8 a labor organization representing the em-
9 ployee or independent contractor; or
10 (ii) except as provided in subpara-
11 graph (B), entered into a valid agreement
12 to arbitrate claims described in such para-
13 graph before the entity received the award
14 or subaward described in such paragraph.
15 (B) APPLICABILITY.—The requirements
16 under paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to
17 an employee or independent contractor of an
18 entity receiving a covered award or covered
19 subaward—
20 (i) if the entity receiving the award or
21 subaward is permitted to change the terms
22 of the agreement described in subpara-
23 graph (A)(ii) with the employee or inde-
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1 (ii) in the event such agreement is re-
2 negotiated or replaced after the entity re-
3 ceives the award or subaward.
4 (m) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
5 (1) DISABLED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘dis-
6 abled individual’’ has the meaning given such term
7 in section 10421.
8 (2) INDIVIDUAL WITH A BARRIER TO EMPLOY-
9 MENT.—The term ‘‘individual with a barrier to em-
10 ployment’’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
11 tion 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
12 Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).
13 (3) VETERAN.—The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the
14 meaning given such term in section 10421.
15 SEC. 10463. BUY AMERICA BUREAU.
16 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
17 (1) BUY AMERICA LAW.—The term ‘‘Buy Amer-
18 ica law’’ means—
19 (A) section 313 of title 23, United States
20 Code;
21 (B) section 5323(j) of title 49, United
22 States Code;
23 (C) section 22905(a) of title 49, United
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1 (D) section 50101(a) of title 49, United
2 States Code;
3 (E) section 608 of the Federal Water Pol-
4 lution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1388); and
5 (F) section 1452(a)(4) of the Safe Drink-
6 ing Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(a)(4)).
7 (2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means
8 the Director of the Buy America Bureau established
9 by subsection (b).
10 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the
11 Department of Commerce an office, to be known as the
12 ‘‘Buy America Bureau’’.
13 (c) LEADERSHIP.—The Buy America Bureau shall be
14 headed by a Director, who shall—
15 (1) be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce;
16 and
17 (2) report to the Secretary of Commerce.
18 (d) DUTIES.—The Director shall—
19 (1) establish a program to certify and conduct
20 oversight of third-party auditors that work with enti-
21 ties that receive assistance under a covered infra-
22 structure program to ensure compliance with Buy
23 America laws;
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1 (2) establish guidelines for ensuring trans-
2 parency in the Buy America auditing process under
3 paragraph (1), including—
4 (A) the use of and fulfillment of requests
5 pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United
6 States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Freedom
7 of Information Act’’); and
8 (B) the disclosure of information relating
9 to a Buy America audit by third-party auditors
10 under paragraph (1);
11 (3) establish guidelines to support the establish-
12 ment, strengthening, and oversight of compliance
13 with Buy America laws, taking into consideration
14 and seeking to maximize the direct and indirect do-
15 mestic jobs benefitted or created;
16 (4) establish a clearinghouse website to make
17 publicly available information on—
18 (A) Buy America audits conducted by
19 third-party auditors under paragraph (1);
20 (B) third-party auditors that have received
21 a certification from the Director under para-
22 graph (1); and
23 (C) requested waivers of Buy America laws
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25 (5) submit to Congress an annual report on—
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1 (A) waivers from a Buy America law that
2 have been requested;
3 (B) waivers from a Buy America law that
4 have been granted; and
5 (C) any supply chain gaps in the United
6 States that may need to be addressed to im-
7 prove compliance with Buy America laws with-
8 out a waiver.
9 Subtitle E—Transportation
10 Infrastructure for Job Creation
11 SEC. 10501. SHORT TITLE.
12 This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Transportation In-
13 frastructure for Job Creation Act’’.
14 SEC. 10502. FINDINGS.
15 Congress finds the following:
16 (1) Investments in infrastructure create jobs
17 while fulfilling critical needs in communities
18 throughout the United States.
19 (2) According to the Brookings Institution,
20 nearly 14.5 million workers—11 percent of the U.S.
21 workforce—were employed in infrastructure jobs in
22 2013.
23 (3) According to data from the Brookings Insti-
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1 jobs nationally, consistently paying up to 30 percent
2 more to low-income workers.
3 (4) The American Society of Civil Engineers
4 gave the infrastructure of the United States an over-
5 all grade of ‘‘D+’’ in 2017 and estimated that the
6 United States will need to invest $4.59 trillion by
7 2025 in order to improve the condition of the Na-
8 tion’s infrastructure and bring it to a state of good
9 repair.
10 (5) The American Society of Civil Engineers as-
11 signed a ‘‘D’’ grade to the Nation’s roads, a ‘‘C+’’
12 grade to the Nation’s bridges, and a ‘‘D¥’’ grade
13 to the Nation’s transit systems and estimated that
14 the United States will need to invest $2.04 trillion
15 by 2025 to bring the Nation’s surface transportation
16 infrastructure to a state of good repair.
17 (6) BUILD is a nationwide competitive grant
18 program that creates jobs by funding investments in
19 transportation infrastructure by States, local govern-
20 ments, and transit agencies.
21 (7) BUILD is formally known as the Better
22 Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development
23 (BUILD) Transportation Grants program and was
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1 Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant pro-
2 gram.
3 (8) BUILD funds projects that will have a sig-
4 nificant impact on the Nation, a metropolitan area,
5 or a region.
6 (9) In distributing grants under BUILD, the
7 Secretary of Transportation is required to ensure an
8 equitable geographic distribution of funds, a balance
9 in addressing the needs of urban and rural areas,
10 and investments in a variety of modes of transpor-
11 tation.
12 (10) TIGER or BUILD received an appropria-
13 tion of $600,000,000 in fiscal year 2014, an appro-
14 priation of $500,000,000 in fiscal year 2015, an ap-
15 propriation of $500,000,000 in fiscal year 2016, an
16 appropriation of $500,000,000 in fiscal year 2017,
17 and an appropriation of $1,500,000,000 in fiscal
18 year 2018.
19 (11) Past appropriations for TIGER and
20 BUILD are not sufficient to address the need for in-
21 vestments in transportation infrastructure in com-
22 munities throughout the United States as the
23 amounts only fund a small fraction of the transpor-
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1 (12) Appropriating $7.5 billion in fiscal year
2 2019 for BUILD and allowing the funds to remain
3 available for 6 years will enable the Secretary of
4 Transportation to begin immediately to expand in-
5 vestments in transportation infrastucture throughout
6 the United States.
7 (13) Restricting appropriations for BUILD
8 through the use of arbitrary budget caps or seques-
9 tration undermines economic recovery and job cre-
10 ation efforts; disrupts planning by States, local gov-
11 ernments, and transit agencies; and leaves critical
12 infrastructure needs unmet.
13 (14) Emergency supplemental appropriations
14 for BUILD, provided in addition to other appropria-
15 tions and not subject to sequestration, will improve
16 transportation infrastructure and create jobs
17 throughout the United States without reducing
18 funding for other domestic priorities.
19 (15) An emergency supplemental appropriation
20 of $7.5 billion for BUILD to be made available in
21 fiscal year 2019 and to remain available for 6 years
22 will allow the Secretary of Transportation to begin
23 immediately to organize new competitions for
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25 and transit agencies to prepare grant applications,
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1 thus ensuring an efficient use of funds and timely
2 job creation.
3 SEC. 10503. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR BUILD
4 DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAM.
5 The following sums are appropriated, out of any
6 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fis-
7 cal year 2019:
8 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
9 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
10 NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
11 For an additional amount for ‘‘National Infrastruc-
12 ture Investments’’ in accordance with the provisions under
13 this heading in title I of division K of Public Law 115–
14 31, $7,500,000,000, to remain available through Sep-
15 tember 30, 2024: Provided, That the amount under this
16 heading is designated by the Congress as an emergency
17 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal-
18 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
19 except that such amount shall be available only if the
20 President subsequently so designates such amount and
21 transmits such designation to the Congress.
22 SEC. 10504. EXEMPTION FROM SEQUESTRATION.
23 The appropriation in section 10503 shall be exempt
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1 Subtitle F—Stephanie Tubbs Jones
2 Assets for Independence Reau-
3 thorization Act
4 SEC. 10601. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE.
5 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This subtitle may be cited as the
6 ‘‘Stephanie Tubbs Jones Assets for Independence Reau-
7 thorization Act of 2020’’.
8 (b) REFERENCE.—Except as otherwise expressly pro-
9 vided, wherever in this subtitle an amendment is expressed
10 in terms of an amendment to a section or other provision,
11 the reference shall be considered to be made to that sec-
12 tion or other provision of the Assets for Independence Act
13 (42 U.S.C. 604 note).
14 SEC. 10602. FINDINGS.
15 Section 402 is amended—
16 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Fully 1⁄2’’
17 and inserting ‘‘Almost 1⁄4’’; and
18 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the first sen-
19 tence and inserting the following: ‘‘Traditional pub-
20 lic assistance programs concentrate on income and
21 consumption and have lacked an asset-building com-
22 ponent to promote and support the transition to in-
23 creased economic self-sufficiency.’’.
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1 SEC. 10603. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
2 It is the sense of Congress that a qualified entity con-
3 ducting a demonstration project under the Assets for
4 Independence Act (42 U.S.C. 604 note) should, to the
5 maximum extent practicable, increase—
6 (1) the rate at which the entity matches con-
7 tributions by individuals participating in the project
8 under section 410(a)(1) of such Act; or
9 (2) the number of individuals participating in
10 the project.
11 SEC. 10604. DEFINITIONS.
12 Section 404 is amended—
13 (1) by amending paragraph (4) to read as fol-
14 lows:
15 ‘‘(4) HOUSEHOLD.—The term ‘household’
16 means an individual or group of individuals who live
17 in a single residence. Multiple households may share
18 a single residence.’’;
19 (2) in paragraph (5)(A)—
20 (A) by striking clause (iii);
21 (B) by redesignating clauses (iv) through
22 (vi) as clauses (iii) through (v), respectively;
23 and
24
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1 (3) in paragraph (7)(A)—
2 (A) by amending clause (ii) to read as fol-
3 lows:
4 ‘‘(ii) a State or local government
5 agency (or a public housing agency, as de-
6 fined in section 3(b)(6) of the United
7 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
8 1437a(b)(6))) or a tribal government (or a
9 tribally designated housing entity, as de-
10 fined in section 4(22) of the Native Amer-
11 ican Housing Assistance and Self-Deter-
12 mination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C.
13 4103(22)));’’; and
14 (B) by striking clause (iii) and inserting
15 the following:
16 ‘‘(iii) a credit union designated as a
17 low-income credit union by the National
18 Credit Union Administration (NCUA); or
19 ‘‘(iv) an organization designated as a
20 community development financial institu-
21 tion by the Secretary of the Treasury (or
22 the Community Development Financial In-
23 stitutions Fund).’’; and
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25 (A) in subparagraph (A)—
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1 (i) in the first sentence—
2 (I) by inserting ‘‘of an eligible in-
3 dividual or the dependent of an eligi-
4 ble individual (as such term is used in
5 subparagraph (E)(ii))’’ after ‘‘ex-
6 penses’’; and
7 (II) by inserting ‘‘, or to a vendor
8 pursuant to an education purchase
9 plan approved by a qualified entity’’
10 before the period;
11 (ii) in clause (i)—
12 (I) in subclause (II), by inserting
13 ‘‘or for courses described in subclause
14 (III)’’ after ‘‘eligible educational insti-
15 tution’’; and
16 (II) by adding at the end the fol-
17 lowing new subclauses:
18 ‘‘(III) PREPARATORY
19 COURSES.—Preparatory courses for
20 an examination required for admission
21 to an eligible educational institution,
22 for successful performance at an eligi-
23 ble educational institution, or for a
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1 ‘‘(IV) ROOM AND BOARD AND
2 TRANSPORTATION.—Room and board
3 and transportation, including com-
4 muting expenses, necessary to enable
5 attendance at courses of instruction at
6 an eligible educational institution or
7 attendance at courses described in
8 subclause (III).’’;
9 (iii) by amending clause (ii) to read as
10 follows:
11 ‘‘(ii) ELIGIBLE EDUCATIONAL INSTI-
12 TUTION.—The term ‘eligible educational
13 institution’ means—
14 ‘‘(I) an institution described in
15 section 101 or 102 of the Higher
16 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
17 1001, 1002); or
18 ‘‘(II) an area career and tech-
19 nical education school, as defined in
20 section 3(3) of the Carl D. Perkins
21 Career and Technical Education Act
22 of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302(3)).’’; and
23 (iv) by adding at the end the following
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1 ‘‘(iii) EDUCATION PURCHASE PLAN.—
2 The term ‘education purchase plan’ means
3 a plan—
4 ‘‘(I) for the purchase of items or
5 services described in subclauses (II)
6 through (IV) of clause (i) from enti-
7 ties other than eligible educational in-
8 stitutions;
9 ‘‘(II) that includes a description
10 of the items or services to be pur-
11 chased; and
12 ‘‘(III) that includes such infor-
13 mation as a qualified entity may re-
14 quest from the eligible individual in-
15 volved regarding the necessity of the
16 items or services to a course of study
17 at an eligible educational institution
18 or a course described in clause
19 (i)(III).’’;
20 (B) in subparagraph (B)—
21 (i) by amending clause (i) to read as
22 follows:
23 ‘‘(i) PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE.—The
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1 which do not exceed 120 percent of the
2 median house price in the area, as deter-
3 mined by the Secretary of Housing and
4 Urban Development for purposes of section
5 203(b) of the National Housing Act (12
6 U.S.C. 1709(b)) for a residence occupied
7 by a number of families that corresponds
8 to the number of households occupying the
9 residence involved.’’; and
10 (ii) in clause (iii)—
11 (I) by amending subclause (I) to
12 read as follows:
13 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Subject to
14 subclause (II), the term ‘qualified
15 first-time homebuyer’ means an indi-
16 vidual participating in the project in-
17 volved who—
18 ‘‘(aa) has no sole present
19 ownership interest in a principal
20 residence during the 3-year pe-
21 riod ending on the date of acqui-
22 sition of the principal residence
23 to which this subparagraph ap-
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25 such principal residence); and
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1 ‘‘(bb) has no co-ownership
2 interest in a principal residence
3 on the date of acquisition of the
4 principal residence to which this
5 subparagraph applies (except for
6 an interest in such principal resi-
7 dence).’’;
8 (II) by redesignating subclause
9 (II) as subclause (III); and
10 (III) by inserting after subclause
11 (I) the following new subclause:
12 ‘‘(II) EXCEPTION FOR VICTIMS
13 OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—An indi-
14 vidual participating in the project in-
15 volved who is a recent or current vic-
16 tim of domestic violence (as defined in
17 section 40002(a)(8) of the Violence
18 Against Women Act of 1994 (42
19 U.S.C. 13925(a)(8))) shall not be con-
20 sidered to fail to be a qualified first-
21 time homebuyer by reason of having a
22 co-ownership interest in a principal
23 residence with a person who com-
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25 victim.’’;
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1 (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (C)
2 and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respec-
3 tively;
4 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (B)
5 the following new subparagraph:
6 ‘‘(C) HOME REPLACEMENT, REPAIR, OR
7 IMPROVEMENT.—Qualified replacement costs or
8 qualified repair or improvement costs with re-
9 spect to a principal residence, if paid from an
10 individual development account directly to the
11 persons to whom the amounts are due. In this
12 subparagraph:
13 ‘‘(i) PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE.—The
14 term ‘principal residence’ means—
15 ‘‘(I) with respect to payment of
16 qualified replacement costs, a main
17 residence the qualified replacement
18 costs of which do not exceed 120 per-
19 cent of the median house price in the
20 area, as determined by the Secretary
21 of Housing and Urban Development
22 for purposes of section 203(b) of the
23 National Housing Act (12 U.S.C.
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1 to the number of households occu-
2 pying the residence involved; or
3 ‘‘(II) with respect to qualified re-
4 pair or improvement costs, a main
5 residence the value of which does not
6 exceed, on the day before the com-
7 mencement of the repairs or improve-
8 ments, 120 percent of such median
9 house price.
10 ‘‘(ii) QUALIFIED REPLACEMENT
11 COSTS.—The term ‘qualified replacement
12 costs’ means the costs (including any usual
13 or reasonable settlement, financing, or
14 other closing costs) of replacing—
15 ‘‘(I) a manufactured home that
16 was manufactured, assembled, or im-
17 ported for resale before the initial ef-
18 fectiveness of any Federal manufac-
19 tured home construction and safety
20 standards established pursuant to sec-
21 tion 604 of the National Manufac-
22 tured Housing Construction and Safe-
23 ty Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.
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1 ‘‘(II) a residence that fails to
2 meet local building codes or is not le-
3 gally habitable.
4 ‘‘(iii) QUALIFIED REPAIR OR IM-
5 PROVEMENT COSTS.—The term ‘qualified
6 repair or improvement costs’ means the
7 costs of making repairs or improvements
8 (including any usual or reasonable financ-
9 ing costs) that will enhance the habitability
10 or long-term value of a residence.’’; and
11 (E) by adding at the end the following new
12 subparagraph:
13 ‘‘(F) QUALIFIED TUITION PROGRAMS.—
14 Contributions paid from an individual develop-
15 ment account of an eligible individual directly
16 to a qualified tuition program (as defined in
17 subsection (b) of section 529 of the Internal
18 Revenue Code of 1986), for the purpose of cov-
19 ering qualified higher education expenses (as
20 defined in subsection (e)(3) of such section) of
21 a dependent of such individual (as such term is
22 used in clause (ii) of subparagraph (E)).’’.
23 SEC. 10605. APPLICATIONS.
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1 (1) in subsection (c)(4), by adding at the end
2 the following: ‘‘Such funds include funds received
3 under the Community Services Block Grant Act (42
4 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.), the Indian Self-Determination
5 and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b et
6 seq.), the Native American Housing Assistance and
7 Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et
8 seq.), or title I of the Housing and Community De-
9 velopment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) (in-
10 cluding Community Development Block Grant Act
11 funds and Indian Community Development Block
12 Grant Act funds), that are formally committed to
13 the project.’’; and
14 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
15 section:
16 ‘‘(h) APPLICATIONS FOR NEW PROJECTS AND RE-
17 NEWALS OF EXISTING PROJECTS.—For project years be-
18 ginning on or after the date of the enactment of the Steph-
19 anie Tubbs Jones Assets for Independence Reauthoriza-
20 tion Act of 2020, the preceding provisions of this section
21 shall only apply as follows:
22 ‘‘(1) ANNOUNCEMENT OF PROCEDURES.—Not
23 later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
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25 ence Reauthorization Act of 2020, the Secretary
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1 shall publicly announce the procedures by which a
2 qualified entity may submit an application—
3 ‘‘(A) to conduct a demonstration project
4 under this title; or
5 ‘‘(B) for renewal of authority to conduct a
6 demonstration project under this title.
7 ‘‘(2) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall, on a
8 competitive basis, approve applications submitted
9 pursuant to the procedures announced under para-
10 graph (1), taking into account the assessments re-
11 quired by subsection (c) and giving special consider-
12 ation to the applications described in paragraph (3).
13 ‘‘(3) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—The applica-
14 tions described in this paragraph are the following:
15 ‘‘(A) Applications submitted by qualified
16 entities proposing to conduct demonstration
17 projects under this title that will target the fol-
18 lowing populations:
19 ‘‘(i) Individuals who are or have been
20 in foster care.
21 ‘‘(ii) Victims of domestic violence (as
22 defined in section 40002(a)(8) of the Vio-
23 lence Against Women Act of 1994 (42
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24 U.S.C. 13925(a)(8))).
25 ‘‘(iii) Victims of—
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1 ‘‘(I) a major disaster declared to
2 exist by the President under section
3 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
4 aster Relief and Emergency Assist-
5 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) or an
6 emergency declared to exist by the
7 President under section 501 of such
8 Act (42 U.S.C. 5191); or
9 ‘‘(II) a situation similar to a
10 major disaster or emergency described
11 in subclause (I) declared to exist by
12 the Governor of a State.
13 ‘‘(iv) Formerly incarcerated individ-
14 uals.
15 ‘‘(v) Individuals who are unemployed
16 or underemployed.
17 ‘‘(B) Applications described in subsection
18 (d).
19 ‘‘(4) CONTRACTS WITH NONPROFIT ENTI-
20 TIES.—Subsection (f) shall continue to apply.
21 ‘‘(5) GRANDFATHERING OF EXISTING STATE-
22 WIDE PROGRAMS.—Subsection (g) shall continue to
23 apply, except that any reference in such subsection
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25 $1,000,000 shall be deemed to be a reference to the
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1 date of the enactment of the Stephanie Tubbs Jones
2 Assets for Independence Reauthorization Act of
3 2020 or to $250,000, respectively.’’.
4 SEC. 10606. DEMONSTRATION AUTHORITY; ANNUAL
5 GRANTS.
6 Section 406(a) is amended by inserting ‘‘(or, in the
7 case of an application approved under section 405(h)(2),
8 not later than 30 days after the date of the approval of
9 such application)’’ after ‘‘the date of enactment of this
10 title’’.
11 SEC. 10607. RESERVE FUND.
12 Section 407(c) is amended—
13 (1) in paragraph (1)(D), by inserting ‘‘or orga-
14 nizations’’ after ‘‘organization’’; and
15 (2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol-
16 lows:
17 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON USES.—
18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount pro-
19 vided to a qualified entity under section
20 406(b)—
21 ‘‘(i) not more than 5.5 percent shall
22 be used for the purpose described in sub-
23 paragraph (A) of paragraph (1);
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1 ‘‘(ii) not less than 80 percent shall be
2 used for the purpose described in subpara-
3 graph (B) of such paragraph; and
4 ‘‘(iii) not more than 14.5 percent shall
5 be used for the purposes described in sub-
6 paragraphs (C) and (D) of such para-
7 graph.
8 ‘‘(B) JOINT ADMINISTRATION OF
9 PROJECT.—If two or more qualified entities are
10 jointly administering a demonstration project,
11 no one such entity shall use more than its pro-
12 portional share of the percentage indicated in
13 subparagraph (A) of this paragraph for the
14 purposes described in subparagraphs (A)
15 through (D) of paragraph (1).’’.
16 SEC. 10608. ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION.
17 Section 408 is amended—
18 (1) in subsection (a)—
19 (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as
20 follows:
21 ‘‘(1) INCOME TESTS.—The household meets ei-
22 ther of the following income tests:
23 ‘‘(A) ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME TEST.—
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1 ceding calendar year does not exceed the great-
2 er of—
3 ‘‘(i) 200 percent of the Federal pov-
4 erty line, as defined in section 673(2) of
5 the Community Services Block Grant Act
6 (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)), including any revi-
7 sion required by such section, for a family
8 composed of the number of persons in the
9 household at the end of such taxable year;
10 or
11 ‘‘(ii) 80 percent of the median income
12 for the area for such taxable year, as de-
13 termined by the Secretary of Housing and
14 Urban Development for purposes of section
15 3(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act
16 of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(2)), taking
17 into account any family-size adjustment by
18 the Secretary under such section that cor-
19 responds to the size of the household at
20 the end of such taxable year.
21 ‘‘(B) MODIFIED ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME
22 TEST.—
23 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The modified ad-
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1 preceding calendar year does not exceed
2 the amount described in clause (ii) for the
3 individual whose eligibility is being deter-
4 mined under this section.
5 ‘‘(ii) AMOUNT DESCRIBED.—The
6 amount described in this clause for an in-
7 dividual is as follows:
8 ‘‘(I) MARRIED FILING JOINT-
9 LY.—$40,000 for an individual de-
10 scribed in subsection (a)(1) of section
11 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
12 1986.
13 ‘‘(II) SURVIVING SPOUSE.—
14 $40,000 for an individual described in
15 subsection (a)(2) of such section.
16 ‘‘(III) HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD.—
17 $30,000 for an individual described in
18 subsection (b) of such section.
19 ‘‘(IV) SINGLE OR MARRIED FIL-
20 ING SEPARATELY.—$20,000 for an in-
21 dividual described in subsection (c) or
22 (d) of such section.
23 ‘‘(iii) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLA-
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1 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—In the case
2 of a calendar year described in clause
3 (i) that is after 2020, the dollar
4 amounts in clause (ii) shall be the dol-
5 lar amounts determined under this
6 clause (or clause (ii)) for the previous
7 year increased by the annual percent-
8 age increase (if any) in the consumer
9 price index (all items; U.S. city aver-
10 age) as of September of the calendar
11 year described in clause (i).
12 ‘‘(II) ROUNDING.—Any dollar
13 amount determined under subclause
14 (I) that is not a multiple of $100 shall
15 be rounded to the next greatest mul-
16 tiple of $100.’’; and
17 (B) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end
18 the following new subparagraph:
19 ‘‘(D) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.—
20 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a
21 calendar year described in subparagraph
22 (A) that is after 2020, the dollar amount
23 in such subparagraph shall be the dollar
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1 increased by the annual percentage in-
2 crease (if any) in the consumer price index
3 (all items; U.S. city average) as of Sep-
4 tember of the calendar year described in
5 such subparagraph.
6 ‘‘(ii) ROUNDING.—Any dollar amount
7 determined under clause (i) that is not a
8 multiple of $100 shall be rounded to the
9 next greatest multiple of $100.’’;
10 (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
11 section (c);
12 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
13 lowing new subsection:
14 ‘‘(b) CALCULATING INCOME OF HOUSEHOLD.—
15 ‘‘(1) ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME.—For purposes
16 of subsection (a)(1)(A), the adjusted gross income of
17 a household for a taxable year is the sum of the ad-
18 justed gross incomes of the individuals who are
19 members of the household at the end of such year.
20 ‘‘(2) MODIFIED ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME.—
21 For purposes of subsection (a)(1)(B), the modified
22 adjusted gross income of a household for a taxable
23 year is the sum of the modified adjusted gross in-
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25 household at the end of such year.’’; and
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1 (4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by para-
2 graph (2)—
3 (A) by striking ‘‘, including’’ and all that
4 follows and inserting a period;
5 (B) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and in-
6 serting the following:
7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and
8 (C) by adding at the end the following new
9 paragraphs:
10 ‘‘(2) INDIVIDUALS WHO MOVE BECAUSE OF
11 MAJOR DISASTERS OR EMERGENCIES OR TO FIND
12 EMPLOYMENT.—
13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The regulations pro-
14 mulgated under paragraph (1) shall establish
15 procedures under which an individual described
16 in subparagraph (B) may transfer from one
17 demonstration project under this title to an-
18 other demonstration project under this title
19 that is being conducted in another community
20 by a qualified entity that agrees to accept the
21 individual into the project. Such regulations
22 shall not permit such a transfer unless such
23 qualified entity has sufficient amounts in its
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25 section 410 with respect to the individual.
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1 ‘‘(B) INDIVIDUAL DESCRIBED.—An indi-
2 vidual described in this subparagraph is an in-
3 dividual participating in a demonstration
4 project under this title who moves from the
5 community in which the project is being con-
6 ducted—
7 ‘‘(i) because of—
8 ‘‘(I) a major disaster declared to
9 exist in such community by the Presi-
10 dent under section 401 of the Robert
11 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
12 gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
13 5170) or an emergency declared to
14 exist in such community by the Presi-
15 dent under section 501 of such Act
16 (42 U.S.C. 5191);
17 ‘‘(II) a situation similar to a
18 major disaster or emergency described
19 in subclause (I) declared to exist in
20 such community by the Governor of a
21 State; or
22 ‘‘(III) a qualifying life event ex-
23 perienced by such individual; or
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1 ‘‘(C) QUALIFYING LIFE EVENT DE-
2 FINED.—For purposes of subparagraph
3 (B)(i)(III), the term ‘qualifying life event’—
4 ‘‘(i) means an event determined by
5 the Secretary to be similar to an event that
6 would permit the individual to make an
7 election change with respect to a cafeteria
8 plan under section 125 of the Internal
9 Revenue Code of 1986; and
10 ‘‘(ii) includes—
11 ‘‘(I) a change in the legal marital
12 status of the individual;
13 ‘‘(II) a change in the number of
14 dependents of the individual (as such
15 term is used in section 404(8)(E)(ii));
16 ‘‘(III) the birth or death of a
17 child of the individual;
18 ‘‘(IV) the adoption or placement
19 for adoption of a child by the indi-
20 vidual;
21 ‘‘(V) a change in the provider of
22 daycare for a child of the individual,
23 or a significant increase in the cost of
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1 ‘‘(VI) a change in employment
2 status of the individual, the individ-
3 ual’s spouse, or a dependent of the in-
4 dividual (as such term is used in sec-
5 tion 404(8)(E)(ii)).
6 ‘‘(3) RELOCATION TO COMMUNITY WHERE NO
7 PROJECT IS AVAILABLE.—
8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An individual de-
9 scribed in subparagraph (B) shall be permitted
10 to withdraw funds from the individual develop-
11 ment account of the individual during the 1-
12 year period following the date such individual
13 moves to another community in the same man-
14 ner that an individual is permitted under sec-
15 tion 410(d)(2) to withdraw funds during the 1-
16 year period following the end of a demonstra-
17 tion project.
18 ‘‘(B) INDIVIDUAL DESCRIBED.—An indi-
19 vidual described in this subparagraph is an in-
20 dividual who—
21 ‘‘(i) moves to a community where no
22 demonstration project under this title is
23 being conducted; or
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1 retary may require to transfer to another
2 demonstration project under this title, is,
3 for any reason other than a violation of the
4 requirements of this title or regulations
5 promulgated by the Secretary under this
6 title, not accepted into another demonstra-
7 tion project under this title.
8 ‘‘(C) FUNDS REMAINING IN IDA.—Any
9 funds remaining in an individual development
10 account after the end of the 1-year period de-
11 scribed in subparagraph (A) shall be treated in
12 the same manner as funds remaining in an in-
13 dividual development account after the end of
14 the 1-year period described in subsection
15 (d)(2)(A) of section 410 are treated under sub-
16 section (f) of such section.
17 ‘‘(4) RELOCATION BY OTHER INDIVIDUALS.—
18 The regulations promulgated under paragraph (1)
19 shall prohibit any individual who is unable to con-
20 tinue participating in a demonstration project under
21 this title for any reason, except for an individual de-
22 scribed in paragraph (2)(B) or (3)(B), from being
23 eligible to participate in any other demonstration
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1 SEC. 10609. DEPOSITS BY QUALIFIED ENTITIES.
2 Section 410 is amended—
3 (1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ‘‘2 times’’
4 after ‘‘an amount equal to’’;
5 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘$2,000’’ and
6 inserting ‘‘$5,000’’;
7 (3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘$4,000’’ and
8 inserting ‘‘$10,000’’;
9 (4) in subsection (d)—
10 (A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall’’ and
11 inserting the following:
12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall’’;
13 (B) in paragraph (1), as amended by sub-
14 paragraph (A), by adding at the end the fol-
15 lowing: ‘‘The Secretary may waive the applica-
16 tion of the preceding sentence in the case of an
17 individual who has participated in another dem-
18 onstration project under this title (including
19 successful completion after transferring from
20 one project to another project as described in
21 section 408(c)(2)) or an asset-building project
22 similar to the demonstration projects conducted
23 under this title.’’; and
24
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1 ‘‘(2) ACCESS FOR 1 YEAR AFTER END OF
2 PROJECT.—
3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall
4 ensure that an eligible individual is able to
5 withdraw funds from an individual development
6 account of the individual during the 1-year pe-
7 riod following the end of the demonstration
8 project with respect to which deposits were
9 made into such account (whether such project
10 ends by reason of expiration of the authority
11 under section 406(a) of the qualified entity to
12 conduct the demonstration project, termination
13 of such authority under section 413 without
14 transfer to another qualified entity, or other-
15 wise).
16 ‘‘(B) APPROVAL OF WITHDRAWALS.—Dur-
17 ing the period described in subparagraph (A),
18 an eligible individual may only make a with-
19 drawal if the withdrawal is approved in writ-
20 ing—
21 ‘‘(i) by a responsible official of the
22 qualified entity; or
23 ‘‘(ii) by the Secretary, if the Secretary
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1 under section 413 or the Secretary deter-
2 mines that the qualified entity is otherwise
3 unable or unwilling to participate in the
4 approval process.’’; and
5 (5) by adding at the end the following new sub-
6 section:
7 ‘‘(f) UNUSED FUNDS IN IDA.—If funds remain in
8 an individual development account after the end of the 1-
9 year period described in subsection (d)(2)(A), such funds
10 shall be disposed of as considered appropriate by the Sec-
11 retary or a nonprofit entity (as such term is used in sec-
12 tion 404(7)(A)(i)) designated by the Secretary.’’.
13 SEC. 10610. REGULATIONS.
14 Section 411 is amended—
15 (1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘; REGULA-
16 TIONS’’ after ‘‘PROJECTS’’;
17 (2) by striking ‘‘A qualified entity’’ and insert-
18 ing the following:
19 ‘‘(a) LOCAL CONTROL OVER DEMONSTRATION
20 PROJECTS.—A qualified entity’’; and
21 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
22 section:
23 ‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—Subject to subsection (a), not
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1 thorization Act of 2020, the Secretary shall promulgate
2 such regulations as the Secretary considers necessary to
3 implement this title. The Secretary may provide that any
4 such regulation takes effect on the date of promulgation,
5 but the Secretary shall accept and consider public com-
6 ments for 60 days after such date.’’.
7 SEC. 10611. ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS.
8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 412(b) is amended by
9 striking ‘‘subsection (a) to’’ and all that follows and in-
10 serting ‘‘subsection (a) to the Secretary.’’.
11 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
12 subsection (a) shall apply to reports submitted on or after
13 the date of the enactment of this Act.
14 SEC. 10612. SANCTIONS.
15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 413 is amended—
16 (1) by amending subsection (b)(5) to read as
17 follows:
18 ‘‘(5) if, by the end of the 90-day period begin-
19 ning on the date of the termination, the Secretary
20 has not found a qualified entity (or entities) de-
21 scribed in paragraph (3), shall—
22 ‘‘(A) make every effort to identify, without
23 conducting a competition (unless the Secretary
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25 be feasible and appropriate), another qualified
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1 entity (or entities), in the same or a different
2 community, willing and able to conduct one or
3 more demonstration projects under this title
4 that may differ from the project being termi-
5 nated;
6 ‘‘(B) in identifying a qualified entity (or
7 entities) under subparagraph (A), give priority
8 to qualified entities that—
9 ‘‘(i) are participating in demonstra-
10 tion projects conducted under this title;
11 ‘‘(ii) have waiting lists for participants
12 in such demonstration projects; and
13 ‘‘(iii) can demonstrate the availability
14 of non-Federal funds described in section
15 405(c)(4), in addition to any such funds
16 committed to any demonstration projects
17 being conducted by the qualified entity at
18 the time the Secretary considers identi-
19 fying the entity under subparagraph (A),
20 to be committed to the demonstration
21 project (or projects) described in subpara-
22 graph (A) as matching contributions; and
23 ‘‘(C) if the Secretary identifies a qualified
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1 ‘‘(i) transfer to the entity (or entities)
2 control over the Reserve Fund established
3 pursuant to section 407 with respect to the
4 project being terminated; and
5 ‘‘(ii) authorize the entity (or entities)
6 to use such Reserve Fund to conduct a
7 demonstration project (or projects) in ac-
8 cordance with an application approved
9 under subsection (e) or (h)(2) of section
10 405 and the requirements of this title.’’;
11 and
12 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
13 section:
14 ‘‘(c) FOCUS ON COMMUNITY OF TERMINATED
15 PROJECT.—In identifying another qualified entity (or en-
16 tities) under paragraph (3) or (5) of subsection (b), the
17 Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, select a qualified
18 entity (or entities) in the community served by the dem-
19 onstration project being terminated.’’.
20 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by
22 subsection (a) shall apply to terminations occurring
23 on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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1 Human Services may apply such amendment to ter-
2 minations occurring within the 1-year period ending
3 on the day before the date of the enactment of this
4 Act. In the case of such an application, any ref-
5 erence in such amendment to the date of the termi-
6 nation is deemed a reference to such date of enact-
7 ment.
8 SEC. 10613. EVALUATIONS.
9 Section 414 is amended—
10 (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
11 lows:
12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter into
13 one or more contracts with one or more independent re-
14 search organizations to evaluate the demonstration
15 projects conducted under this title, individually and as a
16 group, including all qualified entities participating in and
17 sources providing funds for the demonstration projects
18 conducted under this title. Such contract or contracts may
19 also provide for the evaluation of other asset-building pro-
20 grams and policies targeted to low-income individuals.’’;
21 (2) in subsection (b)—
22 (A) by striking paragraph (3);
23 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘, and
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1 (C) by striking paragraphs (5) and (6);
2 and
3 (D) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and
4 (7) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
5 (3) in subsections (b) and (c), by inserting ‘‘(or
6 organizations)’’ after ‘‘research organization’’ each
7 place it appears.
8 SEC. 10614. COSTS OF TRAINING QUALIFIED ENTITIES.
9 The Assets for Independence Act (42 U.S.C. 604
10 note) is amended—
11 (1) by redesignating section 416 as section 417;
12 and
13 (2) by inserting after section 415 the following
14 new section:
15 ‘‘SEC. 416. COSTS OF TRAINING QUALIFIED ENTITIES.
16 ‘‘If the Secretary determines that a qualified entity
17 conducting a demonstration project under this title should
18 receive training in order to conduct the project in accord-
19 ance with an application approved under subsection (e) or
20 (h)(2) of section 405 or the requirements of this title, or
21 to otherwise successfully conduct the project, the Sec-
22 retary may use funds appropriated under section 418 to
23 cover the necessary costs of such training, including the
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1 SEC. 10615. WAIVER AUTHORITY.
2 The Assets for Independence Act (42 U.S.C. 604
3 note), as amended by section 14 of this Act, is amended—
4 (1) by redesignating section 417, as so redesig-
5 nated by section 14(1) of this Act, as section 418;
6 and
7 (2) by inserting after section 416 the following
8 new section:
9 ‘‘SEC. 417. WAIVER AUTHORITY.
10 ‘‘In order to carry out the purposes of this title, the
11 Secretary may waive any requirement of this title—
12 ‘‘(1) relating to—
13 ‘‘(A) the definition of a qualified entity;
14 ‘‘(B) the approval of a qualified entity to
15 conduct a demonstration project under this title
16 or to receive a grant under this title;
17 ‘‘(C) eligibility criteria for individuals to
18 participate in a demonstration project under
19 this title;
20 ‘‘(D) amounts or limitations with respect
21 to—
22 ‘‘(i) the matching by a qualified entity
23 of amounts deposited by an eligible indi-
24
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