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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2454

To reauthorize and improve the program authorized by the Public Works 

and Economic Development Act of 1965. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 12, 2003

Mr. LATOURETTE (for himself, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. OBERSTAR, and 

Ms. NORTON) (all by request) introduced the following 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 

A BILL

To reauthorize and improve the program authorized by the 

Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Eco5 nomic Development Administration Reauthorization Act 

6 of 2003’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS. 

2 Section 2 of the Public Works and Economic Devel3 opment Act of 1965, as amended (‘‘PWEDA’’) (42 U.S.C. 

4 3121), is revised to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS. 

6 ‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

7 ‘‘(1) while the fundamentals for growth in the 

8 American economy remain strong, there continue to 

9 be areas experiencing chronic high unemployment, 

10 underemployment, low per capita incomes, and out11 migration as well as areas facing sudden and severe 

12 economic dislocations due to structural economic 

13 changes, changing trade patterns, certain Federal 

14 actions (including environmental requirements that 

15 result in the removal of economic activities from a 

16 locality), and natural disasters; 

17 ‘‘(2) sustained economic growth in our Nation, 

18 States, cities and rural areas is produced by expand19 ing free enterprise through trade and enhanced com20 petitiveness of regions; 

21 ‘‘(3) the goal of Federal economic development 

22 programs is to raise the standard of living for all 

23 citizens and increase the wealth and overall rate of 

24 growth of the economy by encouraging local and re25 gional communities to develop a more competitive 

26 and diversified economic base by: 
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1 ‘‘(A) promoting job creation through in2 creased innovation, productivity, and entrepre3 neurship; and 

4 ‘‘(B) empowering local and regional com5 munities experiencing chronic high unemploy6 ment and low per capita income to attract sub7 stantially increased private-sector capital invest8 ment; 

9 ‘‘(4) while economic development is an inher10 ently local process, the Federal Government should 

11 work in partnership with public and private local, re12 gional, tribal and State organizations to maximize 

13 the impact of existing resources and enable regions, 

14 communities, and citizens to participate more fully 

15 in the American dream and national prosperity; 

16 ‘‘(5) in order to avoid wasteful duplication of 

17 effort and achieve meaningful, long-lasting results, 

18 Federal, State, tribal and local economic develop19 ment activities should have a clear focus, improved 

20 coordination, a comprehensive approach, common 

21 measures of success, and simplified and consistent 

22 requirements; and 

23 ‘‘(6) Federal economic development efforts will 

24 be more effective if they are coordinated with, and 
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1 build upon, the trade, workforce investment, and 

2 technology programs of the United States. 

3 ‘‘(b) DECLARATIONS.—Congress declares that, in 

4 order to promote a strong and growing economy through5 out the United States: 

6 ‘‘(1) assistance under this Act should be made 

7 available to both rural and urban distressed commu8 nities; 

9 ‘‘(2) local communities should work in partner10 ship with neighboring communities, Indian tribes, 

11 the States, and the Federal Government to increase 

12 their capacity to develop and implement comprehen13 sive economic development strategies to enhance re14 gional competitiveness in the global economy and 

15 support long-term development of regional econo16 mies; and 

17 ‘‘(3) whether suffering from long-term distress 

18 or a sudden dislocation, distressed communities 

19 should be encouraged to focus on strengthening en20 trepreneurship and competitiveness, and to take ad21 vantage of the development opportunities afforded 

22 by technological innovation and expanding and newly 

23 opened global markets.’’. 
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1 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

2 Section 3 of PWEDA (42 U.S.C. 3122) is amended 

3 as follows: 

4 (1) Subparagraph (4)(A) of this section is 

5 amended by striking subparagraph (i) and redesig6 nating successive subparagraphs (ii) through (vii) as 

7 (i) through (vi) and revising subparagraph (iv) as 

8 re-designated to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(iv) a city or other political subdivi10 sion of a State, including a special purpose 

11 unit of State or local government, or a 

12 consortium of political subdivisions;’’. 

13 (2) Subparagraph (4)(B) is amended by adding 

14 at the end thereof a new sentence: ‘‘The requirement 

15 under subparagraph (A)(vi) that the nonprofit orga16 nization or association is ‘‘acting in cooperation with 

17 officials of a political subdivision of a State’’ does 

18 not apply in the case of research, training and tech19 nical assistance grants under section 207 that are 

20 national or regional in scope.’’. 

21 (3) Paragraphs (8), (9) and (10) are amended 

22 by re-designating them as paragraphs (9), (10), and 

23 (11) and a new paragraph (8) is added as follows: 

24 ‘‘(8) REGIONAL COMMISSIONS.—The term ‘Re25 gional Commissions’ as used in section 403 of this 

26 Act refers to the regional economic development au-
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1 thorities: the Delta Regional Authority (Public Law 

2 No. 106–554, sec. 1(a)(4) [div. B, title VI], 114 

3 Stat. 2763A–268) (7 U.S.C. 2009aa et seq.), the 

4 Denali Commission (Public Law No. 105–277, div. 

5 C, title III, 112 Stat. 2681–637) (42 U.S.C. 3121 

6 note), and the Northern Great Plains Regional Au7 thority (Public Law No. 107–171, 116 Stat. 375) (7 

8 U.S.C. 2009bb et seq.).’’. 

9 (4) A new paragraph (12) is added at the end 

10 to read as follows: 

11 ‘‘(12) UNIVERSITY CENTER.—The term ‘univer12 sity center’ refers to a University Center for Eco13 nomic Development established pursuant to the au14 thority of section 207(a)(2)(D) of this Act.’’. 

15 SEC. 4. WORKING WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN ES16 TABLISHMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 

17 PARTNERSHIPS. 

18 Section 101 of PWEDA (42 U.S.C. 3131) is amend19 ed as follows: 

20 (1) In subsection (b) strike ‘‘and multi-State re21 gional organizations’’ and insert in lieu thereof 

22 ‘‘multi-State regional organizations, and nonprofit 

23 organizations’’. 

24 (2) In subsection (d), strike ‘‘adjoining’’ each 

25 time it occurs. 
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1 SEC. 5. SUB-GRANTS IN CONNECTION WITH PUBLIC WORKS 

2 PROJECTS. 

3 Section 201 of PWEDA (42 U.S.C. 3141) is amend4 ed by adding a new subsection (d) as follows: 

5 ‘‘(d) SUB-GRANTS.—

6 ‘‘(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a recipient of a 

7 grant under this section may directly expend the 

8 grant funds or may redistribute the funds in the 

9 form of a sub-grant to other recipients eligible to re10 ceive assistance under this section to fund required 

11 components of the scope of work approved for the 

12 project. 

13 ‘‘(2) Under paragraph (1), a recipient may not 

14 redistribute grant funds to a for-profit entity.’’. 

15 SEC. 6. CLARIFICATION OF GRANTS FOR STATE PLANNING. 

16 Section 203 of PWEDA (42 U.S.C. 3143) is amend17 ed as follows: 

18 (1) Revise paragraph (1) of subsection (d) to 

19 read as follows: 

20 ‘‘(1) DEVELOPMENT.—Any State plan devel21 oped with assistance under this section shall, to the 

22 maximum extent practicable, take into consideration 

23 regional economic development strategies.’’; 

24 (2) Strike paragraph (3) of subsection (d) in its 

25 entirety and re-designate paragraphs (4) and (5) as 

26 (3) and (4); 
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1 (3) Revise re-designated paragraph (3) of sub2 section (d) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara3 graph (C) and re-designating current subparagraph 

4 (D) as (E) and adding a new subparagraph (D) to 

5 read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(D) assist in carrying out state’s work7 force investment strategy (as outlined in the 

8 State plan required under section 112 of the 

9 Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 

10 2822)); and’’; 

11 (4) Add a new subsection (e) at the end thereof 

12 as follows: 

13 ‘‘(e) SUB-GRANTS.—

14 ‘‘(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a recipient of a 

15 grant under this section may directly expend the 

16 grant funds or may redistribute the funds in the 

17 form of a sub-grant to other recipients eligible to re18 ceive assistance under this section to fund required 

19 components of the scope of work approved for the 

20 project. 

21 ‘‘(2) Under paragraph (1), a recipient may not 

22 redistribute grant funds to a for-profit entity.’’. 
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1 SEC. 7. SIMPLIFICATION OF DETERMINATION OF GRANT 

2 RATES. 

3 Sections 204 and 205 of PWEDA (42 U.S.C. 3144, 

4 3145) are amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 204. COST SHARING. 

6 ‘‘(a) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Secretary shall issue 

7 regulations to establish the applicable grant rates for 

8 projects based on the relative needs of the areas in which 

9 the projects are located. Except as provided in subsection 

10 (c) below, the amount of a grant for a project under this 

11 title may not exceed 80 percent of the cost of the project. 

12 ‘‘(b) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—In determining the 

13 amount of the non-Federal share of the cost of a project, 

14 the Secretary may provide credit toward the non-Federal 

15 share for all contributions both in cash and in-kind, fairly 

16 evaluated, including contributions of space, equipment, 

17 and services, and assumptions of debt. 

18 ‘‘(c) INCREASE IN FEDERAL SHARE.—

19 ‘‘(1) INDIAN TRIBES.—In the case of a grant to 

20 an Indian tribe, the Secretary may increase the Fed21 eral share above the percentage specified in sub22 section (a) up to 100 percent of the cost of the 

23 project. 

24 ‘‘(2) CERTAIN STATES, POLITICAL SUBDIVI25 SIONS, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.—In the 

26 case of a grant to a State (or a political subdivision 
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1 of a State), that the Secretary determines has ex2 hausted its effective taxing and borrowing capacity, 

3 or in the case of a grant to a nonprofit organization 

4 that the Secretary determines has exhausted its ef5 fective borrowing capacity, the Secretary may in6 crease the Federal share above the percentage speci7 fied in subsection (a) up to 100 percent of the cost 

8 of the project. 

9 ‘‘SEC. 205. GRANTS SUPPLEMENTING OTHER AGENCY 

10 GRANTS (42 U.S.C. 3145). 

11 ‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF DESIGNATED FEDERAL GRANT

12 PROGRAM.—In this section, the term ‘designated Federal 

13 grant program’ means any Federal grant program that—

14 ‘‘(1) provides assistance in the construction or 

15 equipping of public works, public service, or develop16 ment facilities; 

17 ‘‘(2) is designated as eligible for an allocation 

18 of funds under this section by the Secretary; and 

19 ‘‘(3) assists projects that are—

20 ‘‘(A) eligible for assistance under this title; 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(B) consistent with a comprehensive eco23 nomic development strategy. 

24 ‘‘(b) SUPPLEMENTARY GRANTS.—Subject to sub25 section (c) below, in order to assist eligible recipients to 
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1 take advantage of designated Federal grant programs, on 

2 the application of an eligible recipient, the Secretary may 

3 make a supplementary grant for a project for which the 

4 eligible recipient is eligible but, because of the recipient’s 

5 economic situation, for which the eligible recipient cannot 

6 provide the required non-Federal share. 

7 ‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO SUPPLE8 MENTARY GRANTS.—

9 ‘‘(1) AMOUNT OF SUPPLEMENTARY GRANTS.—

10 The share of the project cost supported by a supple11 mentary grant under this section may not exceed the 

12 applicable grant rate under section 204. 

13 ‘‘(2) FORM OF SUPPLEMENTARY GRANTS.—The 

14 Secretary shall make supplementary grants by—

15 ‘‘(A) the payment of funds made available 

16 under this Act to the heads of the Federal 

17 agencies responsible for carrying out the appli18 cable Federal programs; or 

19 ‘‘(B) the award of funds under this Act 

20 which will be combined with funds transferred 

21 from other Federal agencies in projects admin22 istered by the Secretary. 

23 ‘‘(3) FEDERAL SHARE LIMITATIONS SPECIFIED

24 IN OTHER LAWS.—Notwithstanding any requirement 

25 as to the amount or source of non-Federal funds 
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1 that may be applicable to a Federal program, funds 

2 provided under this section may be used to increase 

3 the Federal share for specific projects under the pro4 gram that are carried out in areas described in sec5 tion 301(a) above the Federal share of the cost of 

6 the project authorized by the law governing the pro7 gram.’’. 

8 SEC. 8. REGULATIONS ON ALLOCATIONS TO ENSURE JOB 

9 CREATION POTENTIAL. 

10 Subsection 206 of PWEDA (42 U.S.C. 3146) is 

11 amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph 

12 (1)(C), inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (2), and 

13 adding a new paragraph (3) at the end thereof to read 

14 as follows: 

15 ‘‘(3) allocations of assistance under this title 

16 promote job creation through increased innovation, 

17 productivity, and entrepreneurship, and financial as18 sistance extended pursuant to such allocations will 

19 have a high probability of meeting or exceeding ap20 plicable performance requirements established in 

21 connection with extension of the assistance.’’. 
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1 SEC. 9. INCREASED FLEXIBILITY IN GRANTS FOR TRAIN2 ING, RESEARCH, AND TECHNICAL ASSIST3 ANCE. 

4 (a) Section 207 of PWEDA (42 U.S.C. 3147) is 

5 amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph 

6 (2)(F) of subsection (a), re-designating current subpara7 graph (G) as (H), and adding a new subparagraph (G) 

8 to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(G) studies that evaluate the effectiveness 

10 of collaborations between projects funded under 

11 this Act with projects funded under the Work12 force Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 

13 et seq.); and’’. 

14 (b) Section 207 is further amended by adding a new 

15 subsection (c) to read as follows: 

16 ‘‘(c) SUB-GRANTS.—A recipient of a grant under this 

17 section may directly expend the grant funds or may redis18 tribute the funds in the form of a sub-grant to other re19 cipients eligible to receive assistance under this section to 

20 fund required components of the scope of work approved 

21 for the project.’’. 

22 SEC. 10. REMOVAL OF SECTION. 

23 Section 208 of PWEDA (42 U.S.C. 3148) is stricken 

24 in its entirety and insert in lieu thereof: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 208. [Repealed].’’. 

2 SEC. 11. IMPROVEMENTS IN ADMINISTRATION GRANTS FOR 

3 ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT INVOLVING RE4 VOLVING LOAN FUND PROJECTS. 

5 (a) Subsection (d) of section 209 of PWEDA (42 

6 U.S.C. 3149) is amended by striking ‘‘an eligible’’ in each 

7 case it occurs in paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting in 

8 lieu thereof ‘‘a recipient’’. 

9 (b) Section 209 of PWEDA (42 U.S.C. 3149) is 

10 amended by adding a new subsection (e) at the end thereof 

11 as follows: 

12 ‘‘(e) SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO REVOLVING

13 LOAN FUND GRANTS.—The Secretary shall promulgate 

14 regulations to ensure the proper operation and financial 

15 integrity of revolving loan funds established by recipients 

16 with assistance under this section. 

17 ‘‘(1) EFFICIENT ADMINISTRATION.—In order to 

18 improve the ability to manage and administer the 

19 Federal interest in revolving loan funds and in ac20 cordance with regulations issued for such purposes, 

21 the Secretary may amend and consolidate grant 

22 agreements governing revolving loan funds to pro23 vide flexibility with respect to lending areas and bor24 rower criteria. In addition, the Secretary may assign 

25 or transfer assets of a revolving loan fund to a third 

26 party for the purpose of liquidation and a third 
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1 party may retain assets of the fund to defray costs 

2 related to liquidation. The Secretary may also take 

3 such other actions with respect to management and 

4 administration as the Secretary determines to be ap5 propriate to carry out the purposes of this Act, in6 cluding actions to enable revolving loan funds opera7 tors to sell or securitize loans to the secondary mar8 ket (except that such actions may not include 

9 issuance of a Federal guaranty by the Secretary). 

10 ‘‘(2) RELEASE OF FEDERAL INTERESTS.—The 

11 Secretary may release, in whole or in part, any prop12 erty interest in connection with a revolving loan fund 

13 grant after the date that is 20 years after the date 

14 on which the grant was awarded, provided that the 

15 recipient—

16 ‘‘(A) is in compliance with the terms of its 

17 grant and operating the fund at an acceptable 

18 level of performance as determined by the Sec19 retary; and 

20 ‘‘(B) reimburses the government prior to 

21 the release for the amount of the Secretary’s in22 vestment in the fund or the pro-rata share of 

23 the fund at the time of the release, whichever 

24 is less. 
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1 Any action taken by the Secretary pursuant to this sub2 section with respect to a revolving loan fund shall not con3 stitute a new obligation provided that all grant funds asso4 ciated with the original grant award have been disbursed 

5 to the recipient.’’. 

6 SEC. 12. USE OF FUNDS IN PROJECTS CONSTRUCTED 

7 UNDER PROJECTED COST. 

8 Section 211 of PWEDA (42 U.S.C. 3151) is amend9 ed to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 211. USE OF FUNDS IN PROJECTS CONSTRUCTED 

11 UNDER PROJECTED COST. 

12 ‘‘In any case in which the Secretary has made a grant 

13 for a construction project under sections 201 or 209 of 

14 this title, and before closeout of the project, the Secretary 

15 determines that the cost of the project based on the de16 signs and specifications that were the basis of the grant 

17 has decreased because of decreases in costs—

18 ‘‘(1) without further appropriations action, the 

19 Secretary may approve the use of the excess funds 

20 or a portion of the funds to improve the project; and 

21 ‘‘(2) any amount of excess funds remaining 

22 after application of paragraph (1) may be used for 

23 other investments authorized for support under this 

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1 In addition to paragraphs (1) and (2) of this section, in 

2 the event of construction underruns in projects utilizing 

3 funds transferred from other Federal agencies pursuant 

4 to section 604 of this Act, the Secretary may utilize these 

5 funds in conjunction with paragraphs (1) or (2) with the 

6 approval of the originating agency or will return the funds 

7 to the originating agency.’’. 

8 SEC. 13. SPECIAL IMPACT AREAS. 

9 Title II of PWEDA is further amended by adding a 

10 new section 214 as follows: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 214. SPECIAL IMPACT AREAS. 

12 ‘‘The Secretary is authorized to make grants, enter 

13 into contracts and provide technical assistance for projects 

14 and programs that the Secretary finds will fulfill a press15 ing need of the area and be useful in alleviating or pre16 venting conditions of excessive unemployment or under17 employment or assist in providing useful employment op18 portunities for the unemployed or underemployed resi19 dents in the area. In extending assistance under this sec20 tion, the Secretary may waive, in whole or in part, as ap21 propriate, the provisions of section 302 of this Act pro22 vided that the Secretary determines that such assistance 

23 will carry out the purposes of the Act.’’. 
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1 SEC. 14. PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES. 

2 Title II of PWEDA is further amended by adding a 

3 new section 215 as follows: 

4 ‘‘SEC. 215. PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES. 

5 ‘‘(a) In accordance with regulations issued for such 

6 purposes, the Secretary may award transferable perform7 ance credits in an amount that does not exceed 10 percent 

8 of the grant amount awarded under sections 201 or 209 

9 of this Act on or after the effective date of this amend10 ment. The Secretary shall base such performance incen11 tives on the extent to which a recipient meets or exceeds 

12 performance requirements established in connection with 

13 extension of the assistance. 

14 ‘‘(b) A recipient awarded a transferable performance 

15 credit under this section may redeem the credit to increase 

16 the Federal share of a subsequent grant funded under sec17 tions 201 and 209 of this Act above the maximum Federal 

18 share allowable under section 204 up to 80 percent of the 

19 project cost. A performance credit must be redeemed with20 in 5 years of its issue date. 

21 ‘‘(c) An original recipient may also sell or transfer 

22 the credit in its entirety to another eligible recipient for 

23 use in connection with a grant approved by the Secretary 

24 under this Act without reimbursement to the Secretary for 

25 redemption in accordance with subsection (b) above. 
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1 ‘‘(d) The Secretary shall attach such terms and con2 ditions or limitations as the Secretary deems appropriate 

3 in issuing a performance credit. Performance credits shall 

4 be paid out of appropriations for economic development 

5 assistance programs made available in the year of redemp6 tion to the extent of availability. 

7 ‘‘(e) The Secretary shall include information regard8 ing issuance of performance credits in the annual report 

9 under section 603 of this Act.’’. 

10 SEC. 15. COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 

11 STRATEGIES. 

12 Subparagraph (a)(3)(A) of section 302 of PWEDA 

13 (42 U.S.C. 3162) is amended by adding ‘‘maximizes effec14 tive development and use of the workforce (consistent with 

15 any applicable state and local workforce investment strat16 egy under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 

17 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.),’’ between ‘‘access,’’ and ‘‘enhances’’. 

18 SEC. 16. DESIGNATION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIS19 TRICTS. 

20 Subparagraph (a)(3)(B) of section 401 of PWEDA 

21 (42 U.S.C. 3171) is amended by striking ‘‘by each affected 

22 State and’’. 

23 SEC. 17. DISTRICT INCENTIVES. 

24 Section 403 of PWEDA (42 U.S.C. 3173) is amend25 ed by striking it in its entirety and redesignating sections 
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1 404 and 405 as sections 403 and 404. Section 403 as re2 designated is amended by adding at the end the following 

3 new sentence: ‘‘If any part of an economic development 

4 district is in a region covered by one or more other Re5 gional Commissions as defined in section 3(8) of this Act, 

6 the economic development district shall ensure that a copy 

7 of the comprehensive economic development strategy of 

8 the district is provided to the affected regional commis9 sion.’’. 

10 SEC. 18. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION CLEAR11 INGHOUSE. 

12 Section 502 of PWEDA (42 U.S.C. 3192) is amend13 ed to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 502. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION 

15 CLEARINGHOUSE. 

16 ‘‘In carrying out this Act, the Secretary shall—

17 ‘‘(1) maintain a central information clearing18 house on the Internet with information on economic 

19 development, economic adjustment, disaster recov20 ery, defense conversion, and trade adjustment pro21 grams and activities of the Federal Government, 

22 links to State economic development organizations, 

23 and links to other appropriate economic development 

24 resources; 
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1 ‘‘(2) assist potential and actual applicants for 

2 economic development, economic adjustment, dis3 aster recovery, defense conversion, and trade adjust4 ment assistance under Federal and State laws in lo5 cating and applying for the assistance; 

6 ‘‘(3) assist areas described in section 301(a) 

7 and other areas by providing to interested persons, 

8 communities, industries, and businesses in the areas 

9 any technical information, market research, or other 

10 forms of assistance, information, or advice that 

11 would be useful in alleviating or preventing condi12 tions of excessive unemployment or underemploy13 ment in the areas; and 

14 ‘‘(4) obtain appropriate information from other 

15 Federal agencies needed to carry out the duties 

16 under this Act.’’. 

17 SEC. 19. REMOVAL OF UNUSED AUTHORITY. 

18 Section 505 of PWEDA (42 U.S.C. 3195) is amend19 ed by striking it in its entirety and sections 506 and 507 

20 are re-designated as sections 505 and 506. 

21 SEC. 20. PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS OF GRANT RECIPI22 ENTS. 

23 Section 505 of PWEDA (42 U.S.C. 3196) as re-des24 ignated is amended as follows: 
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1 (1) In subsection (c), strike ‘‘after the effective 

2 date of the Economic Development Administration 

3 Reform Act of 1998’’. 

4 (2) In paragraph (d)(2), strike ‘‘and’’ before 

5 ‘‘disseminating results’’ and insert ‘‘, and measuring 

6 the outcome-based results of the university centers’ 

7 activities’’ before the period at the end thereof. 

8 (3) In paragraph (d)(3) of section 506, insert 

9 before the period at the end thereof ‘‘as evidenced 

10 by outcome-based results, including the number of 

11 jobs created or retained, and amount of private-sec12 tor funds leveraged’’. 

13 (4) In subsection (e) of section 506, strike 

14 ‘‘university center or’’ each occasion it occurs. 

15 SEC. 21. CITATION CORRECTIONS. 

16 Section 602 PWEDA (42 U.S.C. 3212) is amended 

17 by striking the citations to ‘‘40 U.S.C. 276A—276A–5’’ 

18 and ‘‘section 276c’’ and inserting in lieu thereof, ‘‘40 

19 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.’’ and ‘‘section 3154’’, respectively. 

20 SEC. 22. DELETION OF UNNECESSARY PROVISION. 

21 Section 609 of PWEDA (42 U.S.C. 3219) is amend22 ed by striking subsection (a) in its entirety and striking 

23 the subsection designation ‘‘(b)’’. 
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1 SEC. 23. GENERAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 Section 701 of PWEDA (42 U.S.C. 3231) is amend3 ed to read as follows: 

4 ‘‘SEC. 701. GENERAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA5 TIONS. 

6 ‘‘(a) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PRO7 GRAMS.—There are authorized to be appropriated for eco8 nomic development assistance programs to carry out this 

9 Act $331,027,000 for fiscal year 2004, and such sums as 

10 may be necessary for fiscal years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 

11 2008, to remain available until expended. 

12 ‘‘(b) SALARIES AND EXPENSES.—There are author13 ized to be appropriated for salaries and expenses of admin14 istering this Act $33,377,000 for fiscal year 2004, and 

15 such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 

16 from 2005 through 2008, to remain available until ex17 pended.’’.

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