H.R. 5547 — Care is an Economic Development Strategy Act (CEDS Act), reported March 8, 2022
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House bill 5547, the Care is an Economic Development Strategy Act or the CEDS Act, was introduced October 8, 2021 by Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia (for herself and Mr. YOUNG). This reported print shows it as Union Calendar No. 189, Report No. 117–259, Part I, reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with an amendment on March 8, 2022. Section 2 amends section 302(a)(3)(A) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 so that a comprehensive economic development strategy directly or indirectly increases the accessibility of affordable, quality care-based services, and requires guidance from the Secretary of Commerce. Section 3 requires the inspector general of the Department of Commerce to report to Congress on CARES Act economic adjustment assistance funding.
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Union Calendar No. 189
117TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5547
[Report No. 117–259, Part I]
To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to
require eligible recipients of certain grants to develop a comprehensive
economic development strategy that directly or indirectly increases the
accessibility of affordable, quality care-based services, and for other pur-
poses.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 8, 2021
Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia (for herself and Mr. YOUNG) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services,
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
MARCH 8, 2022
Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with an
amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
MARCH 8, 2022
Committee on Financial Services discharged; committed to the Committee of
the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 8, 2021]
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A BILL
To amend the Public Works and Economic Development
Act of 1965 to require eligible recipients of certain
grants to develop a comprehensive economic development
strategy that directly or indirectly increases the accessi-
bility of affordable, quality care-based services, and for
other purposes.
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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,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Care is an Economic
5 Development Strategy Act’’ or the ‘‘CEDS Act’’.
6 SEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
7 STRATEGIES.
8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 302(a)(3)(A) of the Public
9 Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.
10 3162(a)(3)(A)) is amended—
11 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘balances re-
12 sources’’; and
13 (2) by inserting ‘‘, and directly or indirectly in-
14 creases the accessibility of affordable, quality care-
15 based services, including child care, early childhood
16 education, disability and long-term care, and elder
17 care’’ after ‘‘sound management of development’’.
18 (b) GUIDANCE.—
19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after
20 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
21 Commerce shall issue guidance on implementing the
22 amendments made by subsection (a), to include how
23 to increase access to the affordable, quality care-based
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24 services described in section 302(a)(3)(A) of the Pub-
25 lic Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42
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1 U.S.C. 3162(a)(3)(A)) in a comprehensive economic
2 development strategy developed under section 302 of
3 such Act.
4 (2) EXISTING COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DE-
5 VELOPMENT STRATEGIES.—In issuing the guidance
6 under paragraph (1), with respect to a grant recipi-
7 ent whose comprehensive economic development strat-
8 egy has been approved under section 302 of the Public
9 Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42
10 U.S.C. 3162) before the date of enactment of this Act,
11 the Secretary shall ensure that such grant recipient is
12 only required to update such comprehensive economic
13 development strategy to comply with the amendments
14 made by this Act when a regularly scheduled update
15 to such comprehensive economic development strategy
16 is required.
17 SEC. 3. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION CARES
18 ACT FUNDING.
19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not more than 180 days after the
20 date of enactment of this Act, the inspector general of the
21 Department of Commerce shall submit to Congress a report
22 on the activities and outcomes of economic adjustment as-
23 sistance funding provided by the CARES Act (Public Law
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24 116–136).
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1 (b) CONTENTS.—The report required under subsection
2 (a) shall include—
3 (1) each recipient that received economic adjust-
4 ment assistance funding from such Act; and
5 (2) the corresponding project that received eco-
6 nomic adjustment assistance funding from the
7 CARES Act.
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Union Calendar No. 189
117TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION H. R. 5547
[Report No. 117–259, Part I]
H5547
A BILL
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To amend the Public Works and Economic Devel-
opment Act of 1965 to require eligible recipients
of certain grants to develop a comprehensive eco-
nomic development strategy that directly or indi-
rectly increases the accessibility of affordable,
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quality care-based services, and for other pur-
poses.
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MARCH 8, 2022
Reported from the Committee on Transportation and
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Infrastructure with an amendment
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Committee on Financial Services discharged; committed
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to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
the Union and ordered to be printed
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