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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2535

To reauthorize and improve the program authorized by the Public Works 

and Economic Development Act of 1965. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 19, 2003

Mr. LATOURETTE (for himself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, and Mr. 

OBERSTAR) 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 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Economic Development 

5 Administration Reauthorization Act of 2003’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC 

2 DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1965. 

3 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 

4 this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 

5 of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other 

6 provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to 

7 a section or other provision of the Public Works and Eco8 nomic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.). 

9 TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

10 SEC. 101. FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS. 

11 Section 2 (42 U.S.C. 3121) is amended to read as 

12 follows: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS. 

14 ‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

15 ‘‘(1) There continue to be areas experiencing 

16 chronic high unemployment, underemployment, out17 migration, and low per capita incomes, as well as 

18 areas facing sudden and severe economic dislocations 

19 due to structural economic changes, changing trade 

20 patterns, certain Federal actions (including environ21 mental requirements that result in the removal of 

22 economic activities from a locality), and natural dis23 asters. 

24 ‘‘(2) Economic growth in our Nation, States, 

25 cities, and rural areas is produced by expanding eco26 nomic opportunities, expanding free enterprise 
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1 through trade, developing and strengthening public 

2 infrastructure, and creating a climate for job cre3 ation and business development. 

4 ‘‘(3) The goal of Federal economic development 

5 programs is to raise the standard of living for all 

6 citizens and increase the wealth and overall rate of 

7 growth of the economy by encouraging communities 

8 to develop a more competitive and diversified eco9 nomic base by—

10 ‘‘(A) creating an environment that pro11 motes economic activity by improving and ex12 panding public infrastructure; 

13 ‘‘(B) promoting job creation through in14 creased innovation, productivity, and entrepre15 neurship; and 

16 ‘‘(C) empowering local and regional com17 munities experiencing chronic high unemploy18 ment and low per capita income to develop pri19 vate sector business and attract increased pri20 vate sector capital investment. 

21 ‘‘(4) While economic development is an inher22 ently local process, the Federal Government should 

23 work in partnership with public and private local, re24 gional, tribal, and State organizations to maximize 

25 the impact of existing resources and enable regions, 
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1 communities, and citizens to participate more fully 

2 in the American dream and national prosperity. 

3 ‘‘(5) In order to avoid duplication of effort and 

4 achieve meaningful, long-lasting results, Federal, 

5 State, tribal, and local economic development activi6 ties should have a clear focus, improved coordina7 tion, a comprehensive approach, and simplified and 

8 consistent requirements. 

9 ‘‘(6) Federal economic development efforts will 

10 be more effective if they are coordinated with, and 

11 build upon, the trade, workforce investment, trans12 portation, and technology programs of the United 

13 States. 

14 ‘‘(b) DECLARATIONS.—In order to promote a strong 

15 and growing economy throughout the United States, Con16 gress declares the following: 

17 ‘‘(1) Assistance under this Act should be made 

18 available to both rural- and urban-distressed com19 munities. 

20 ‘‘(2) Local communities should work in partner21 ship with neighboring communities, the States, In22 dian tribes, and the Federal Government to increase 

23 their capacity to develop and implement comprehen24 sive economic development strategies to alleviate eco-
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1 nomic distress and enhance competitiveness in the 

2 global economy. 

3 ‘‘(3) Whether suffering from long-term distress 

4 or a sudden dislocation, distressed communities 

5 should be encouraged to support entrepreneurship to 

6 take advantage of the development opportunities af7 forded by technological innovation and expanding 

8 newly opened global markets.’’. 

9 SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. 

10 (a) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.—Section 3(4)(A) (42 

11 U.S.C. 3122(4)(A)) is amended—

12 (1) by striking clause (i) and redesignating 

13 clauses (ii) through (vii) as clauses (i) through (vi), 

14 respectively; and 

15 (2) in clause (iv) (as so redesignated) by insert16 ing ‘‘, including a special purpose unit of a State or 

17 local government engaged in economic or infrastruc18 ture development activities,’’ after ‘‘State’’. 

19 (b) REGIONAL COMMISSIONS.—Section 3 (42 U.S.C. 

20 3122) is amended—

21 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (8), (9), and 

22 (10) as paragraphs (9), (10), and (11), respectively; 

23 and 

24 (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol25 lowing:
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1 ‘‘(8) REGIONAL COMMISSIONS.—The term ‘Re2 gional Commissions’ means the following entities: 

3 ‘‘(A) The Appalachian Regional Commis4 sion established under chapter 143 of title 40, 

5 United States Code. 

6 ‘‘(B) The Delta Regional Authority estab7 lished under subtitle F of the Consolidated 

8 Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 

9 2009aa et seq). 

10 ‘‘(C) The Denali Commission established 

11 under the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (42 

12 U.S.C. 2131 note; 112 Stat. 2681–637 et seq.). 

13 ‘‘(D) The Northern Great Plains Regional 

14 Authority established under subtitle F of the 

15 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 

16 (7 U.S.C. 2009bb et seq.).’’. 

17 (c) UNIVERSITY CENTER.—Section 3 (42 U.S.C. 

18 3122) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(12) UNIVERSITY CENTER.—The term ‘univer20 sity center’ means an institution of higher education 

21 or a consortium of institutions of higher education 

22 established as a University Center for Economic De23 velopment under section 207(a)(2)(D).’’. 
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1 SEC. 103. ESTABLISHMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 

2 PARTNERSHIPS. 

3 Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 3131) is amended—

4 (1) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘and multi5 State regional organizations’’ and inserting ‘‘multi6 State regional organizations, and nonprofit organiza7 tions’’; and 

8 (2) in subsection (d)(1) by striking ‘‘adjoining’’ 

9 each place it appears. 

10 SEC. 104. COORDINATION. 

11 Section 103 (42 U.S.C. 3132) is amended—

12 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 

13 ‘‘The Secretary’’; 

14 (2) in subsection (a) (as so designated) by in15 serting ‘‘Indian tribes,’’ after ‘‘districts,’’; and 

16 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(b) MEETINGS.—To carry out the responsibilities in 

18 subsection (a), or for any other purpose related to eco19 nomic development activities, the Secretary may convene 

20 meetings with Federal agencies, State and local govern21 ments, economic development districts, Indian tribes, and 

22 other appropriate planning and development organiza23 tions.’’. 
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1 TITLE II—GRANTS FOR PUBLIC 

2 WORKS AND ECONOMIC DE3 VELOPMENT 

4 SEC. 201. GRANTS FOR PLANNING. 

5 Section 203(d) (42 U.S.C. 3143(d)) is amended—

6 (1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘, to the max7 imum extent practicable,’’ after ‘‘developed’’ the sec8 ond place it appears; 

9 (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 

10 following: 

11 ‘‘(3) COORDINATION.—Before providing assist12 ance for a State plan under this section, the Sec13 retary shall consider the extent to which the State 

14 will consider local and economic development district 

15 plans.’’; and 

16 (3) in paragraph (4)—

17 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub18 paragraph (C); 

19 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 

20 subparagraph (E); and 

21 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 

22 the following: 

23 ‘‘(D) assist in carrying out a State’s work24 force investment strategy; and’’.
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1 SEC. 202. COST SHARING. 

2 (a) FEDERAL SHARE.—Section 204(a) (42 U.S.C. 

3 3144(a)) is amended to read as follows: 

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

5 regulations to establish the Federal share of the cost of 

6 projects carried out under this title based on the relative 

7 needs of the areas in which the projects will be located. 

8 Except as provided in subsection (c), the Federal share 

9 of the cost of any project carried out under this title shall 

10 not exceed 80 percent.’’. 

11 (b) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—Section 204(b) (42 

12 U.S.C. 3144(b)) is amended by inserting ‘‘assumptions of 

13 debt,’’ after ‘‘equipment,’’. 

14 (c) INCREASE IN FEDERAL SHARE.—Section 204 (42 

15 U.S.C. 3144) is amended by adding at the end the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(c) INCREASE IN FEDERAL SHARE.—

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

19 an Indian tribe for a project under this title, the 

20 Secretary may increase the Federal share above the 

21 percentage specified in subsection (a) up to 100 per22 cent of the cost of the project. 

23 ‘‘(2) CERTAIN STATES, POLITICAL SUBDIVI24 SIONS, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.—In the 

25 case of a grant to a State, or a political subdivision 

26 of a State, that the Secretary determines has ex-
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1 hausted its effective taxing and borrowing capacity, 

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

3 that the Secretary determines has exhausted its ef4 fective borrowing capacity, the Secretary may in5 crease the Federal share above the percentage speci6 fied in subsection (a) up to 100 percent of the cost 

7 of the project.’’. 

8 SEC. 203. SUPPLEMENTARY GRANTS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 205(b) (42 U.S.C. 

10 3145(b)) is amended to read as follows: 

11 ‘‘(b) SUPPLEMENTARY GRANTS.—Subject to sub12 section (c), in order to assist eligible recipients in taking 

13 advantage of designated Federal grant programs, on the 

14 application of an eligible recipient, the Secretary may 

15 make a supplementary grant for a project for which the 

16 recipient is eligible but for which the recipient cannot pro17 vide the required non-Federal share because of the recipi18 ent’s economic situation.’’. 

19 (b) REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO SUPPLE20 MENTARY GRANTS.—Section 205(c) (42 U.S.C. 3145(c)) 

21 is amended—

22 (1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and in23 serting the following: 

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

25 The share of the project cost supported by a supple-
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1 mentary grant under this section may not exceed the 

2 applicable Federal share under section 204. 

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

4 Secretary shall make supplementary grants by—

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

6 under this Act to the heads of the Federal 

7 agencies responsible for carrying out the appli8 cable Federal programs; or 

9 ‘‘(B) the award of funds under this Act, 

10 which will be combined with funds transferred 

11 from other Federal agencies in projects admin12 istered by the Secretary.’’; and 

13 (2) by striking paragraph (4). 

14 SEC. 204. REGULATIONS ON RELATIVE NEEDS AND ALLOCA15 TIONS. 

16 Section 206 (42 U.S.C. 3146) is amended—

17 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 

18 (1)(B); 

19 (2) by striking the period at the end of para20 graph (2) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

21 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(3) grants made under this title promote job 

23 creation and will have a high probability of meeting 

24 or exceeding applicable performance requirements 

25 established in connection with the grants.’’. 
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1 SEC. 205. GRANTS FOR TRAINING, RESEARCH, AND TECH2 NICAL ASSISTANCE. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 207(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 

4 3147(a)(2)) is amended—

5 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara6 graph (F); 

7 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as sub8 paragraph (H); and 

9 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(G) studies that evaluate the effectiveness 

12 of coordinating projects funded under this Act 

13 with projects funded under other Acts; and’’. 

14 (b) COOPERATION REQUIREMENT.—Section 207(a) 

15 (42 U.S.C. 3147(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(4) COOPERATION REQUIREMENT.—In the 

18 case of a project assisted under this section that is 

19 national or regional in scope, the Secretary may 

20 waive the provision in section 3(4)(A)(vi) requiring 

21 a nonprofit organization or association to act in co22 operation with officials of a political subdivision of 

23 a State.’’. 
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1 SEC. 206. PREVENTION OF UNFAIR COMPETITION. 

2 Section 208 (42 U.S.C. 3148), and the item relating 

3 to section 208 in the table of contents contained in section 

4 1(b), are repealed. 

5 SEC. 207. GRANTS FOR ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT. 

6 (a) DIRECT EXPENDITURE OR REDISTRIBUTION BY

7 RECIPIENT.—Section 209(d) (42 U.S.C. 3149(d)) is 

8 amended by striking ‘‘an eligible recipient’’ each place it 

9 appears and inserting ‘‘a recipient’’. 

10 (b) SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO REVOLVING

11 LOAN FUND GRANTS.—Section 209 (42 U.S.C. 3149) is 

12 amended by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(e) SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO REVOLVING

14 LOAN FUND GRANTS.—

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall issue 

16 regulations to maintain the proper operation and fi17 nancial integrity of revolving loan funds established 

18 by recipients with assistance under this section. 

19 ‘‘(2) EFFICIENT ADMINISTRATION.—The Sec20 retary may—

21 ‘‘(A) at the request of a grantee, amend 

22 and consolidate grant agreements governing re23 volving loan funds to provide flexibility with re24 spect to lending areas and borrower criteria; 

25 ‘‘(B) assign or transfer assets of a revolv26 ing loan fund to a third party for the purpose
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1 of liquidation, and a third party may retain as2 sets of the fund to defray costs related to liq3 uidation; and 

4 ‘‘(C) take such actions as are appropriate 

5 to enable revolving loan fund operators to sell 

6 or securitize loans (except that the actions may 

7 not include issuance of a Federal guaranty by 

8 the Secretary). 

9 ‘‘(3) TREATMENT OF ACTIONS.—An action 

10 taken by the Secretary under this subsection with 

11 respect to a revolving loan fund shall not constitute 

12 a new obligation if all grant funds associated with 

13 the original grant award have been disbursed to the 

14 recipient.’’. 

15 SEC. 208. USE OF FUNDS IN PROJECTS CONSTRUCTED 

16 UNDER PROJECTED COST. 

17 Section 211 (42 U.S.C. 3151) is amended to read as 

18 follows: 

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

20 UNDER PROJECTED COST. 

21 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a grant to a recipi22 ent for a construction project under section 201 or 209, 

23 if the Secretary determines, before closeout of the project, 

24 that the cost of the project, based on the designs and spec25 ifications that were the basis of the grant, has decreased 
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1 because of decreases in costs, the Secretary may approve, 

2 without further appropriations action, the use of the ex3 cess funds (or a portion of the excess funds) by the recipi4 ent to increase the Federal share of the cost of a project 

5 under this subtitle to the maximum percentage allowable 

6 under section 204 or to improve the project. 

7 ‘‘(b) OTHER USES OF EXCESS FUNDS.—Any amount 

8 of excess funds remaining after application of subsection 

9 (a) may be used by the Secretary for providing assistance 

10 under this Act. 

11 ‘‘(c) TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—In the case of excess 

12 funds described in subsection (a) in projects utilizing 

13 funds transferred from other Federal agencies pursuant 

14 to section 604, the Secretary shall—

15 ‘‘(1) utilize the funds in accordance with sub16 section (a), with the approval of the originating 

17 agency; or 

18 ‘‘(2) return the funds to the originating agen19 cy.’’. 

20 SEC. 209. SPECIAL IMPACT AREAS. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title II (42 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.) 

22 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘SEC. 214. SPECIAL IMPACT AREAS. 

24 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—On the application of an eligible 

25 recipient, the Secretary may determine that the recipient 
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1 is unable to comply with the requirements of section 302 

2 and designate the area represented by the recipient as a 

3 special impact area. 

4 ‘‘(b) WAIVERS.—Subject to the requirements of this 

5 section, the Secretary may waive, in whole or in part, as 

6 appropriate, the requirements of section 302 with respect 

7 to a special impact area designated under subsection (a) 

8 if the Secretary determines that the waiver will carry out 

9 the purposes of the Act. 

10 ‘‘(c) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—At least 30 

11 days before issuing a waiver under this section, the Sec12 retary shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation 

13 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 

14 the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

15 Senate a written notice of the waiver, including a justifica16 tion for the waiver.’’. 

17 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec18 tions contained in section 1(b) is amended by inserting 

19 after the item relating to section 213 the following:

‘‘Sec. 214. Special impact areas.’’.

20 SEC. 210. PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE GRANTS. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title II (42 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.) 

22 is further amended by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘SEC. 215. PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE GRANTS. 

24 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make a per25 formance incentive grant in connection with a project 
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1 grant made, on or after the date of enactment of this sec2 tion, to an eligible recipient under section 201 or 209. 

3 ‘‘(b) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.—

4 ‘‘(1) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall issue 

5 regulations to establish performance measures for 

6 making performance incentive grants under sub7 section (a). 

8 ‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In issuing regulations 

9 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider in10 cluding performance measures that assess the fol11 lowing factors: 

12 ‘‘(A) Whether the recipient meets or ex13 ceeds scheduling goals. 

14 ‘‘(B) Whether the recipient meets or ex15 ceeds job creation goals. 

16 ‘‘(C) Amounts of private sector capital in17 vestments leveraged. 

18 ‘‘(D) Such other factors as the Secretary 

19 determines appropriate. 

20 ‘‘(c) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall base 

22 the amount of a performance incentive grant under 

23 subsection (a) on the extent to which a recipient 

24 meets or exceeds performance measures established 

25 in connection with the applicable project grant.
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1 ‘‘(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The amount of a 

2 performance incentive grant may not exceed 10 per3 cent of the amount of the applicable project grant. 

4 ‘‘(3) FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwithstanding sec5 tion 204, the amounts of a performance incentive 

6 grant may be used for up to 100 percent of the cost 

7 of an eligible project or activity. For the purposes of 

8 meeting the non-Federal share requirements of this 

9 Act, or any other Act, the amounts of a performance 

10 grant shall be treated as funds from a non-Federal 

11 source. 

12 ‘‘(d) USE OF PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE GRANTS.—

13 A recipient of a performance incentive grant under sub14 section (a) may use the grant for any eligible purpose 

15 under this Act, in accordance with section 602 and such 

16 regulations as the Secretary may prescribe. 

17 ‘‘(e) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— In making perform18 ance incentive grants under subsection (a), the Secretary 

19 shall establish such terms and conditions as the Secretary 

20 considers appropriate. 

21 ‘‘(f) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall carry out this 

22 section using any amounts made available for economic 

23 development assistance programs. 

24 ‘‘(g) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary 

25 shall include information regarding the award of perform-
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1 ance incentive grants under this section in the annual re2 port required under section 603. 

3 ‘‘(h) REVIEW BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—

4 ‘‘(1) REVIEW.—The Comptroller General shall 

5 review the implementation of this section in each fis6 cal year. 

7 ‘‘(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than one 

8 year after the date of enactment of this section, and 

9 annually thereafter, the Comptroller General shall 

10 transmit to the Committee on Transportation and 

11 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 

12 the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 

13 the Senate a report on the Comptroller’s findings 

14 under this subsection.’’. 

15 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec16 tions contained in section 1(b) is amended by inserting 

17 after the item relating to section 214 the following:

‘‘Sec. 215. performance incentive grants.’’.

18 SEC. 211. SUBGRANTS. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title II (42 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.) 

20 is further amended by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 216. SUBGRANTS. 

22 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), a re23 cipient of a grant under section 201, 203, or 207 may 

24 directly expend the grant funds or may redistribute the 

25 funds in the form of a subgrant to other eligible recipients 
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1 to fund required components of the scope of work ap2 proved for the project. 

3 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—A recipient may not redistribute 

4 grant funds received under section 201 or 203 to a for5 profit entity.’’. 

6 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec7 tions contained in section 1(b) is amended by inserting 

8 after the item relating to section 215 the following:

‘‘Sec. 216. Subgrants.’’.

9 SEC. 212. BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title II (42 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.) 

11 is further amended by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 217. BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT. 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—On the application of a qualified 

14 eligible recipient, the Secretary may make grants under 

15 sections 201, 203, 207, and 209 for projects to expand, 

16 redevelop, or reuse brownfield sites. 

17 ‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.—Projects carried out under this 

18 section shall be subject to the limitations of section 

19 104(k)(4)(B) of the Comprehensive Environmental Re20 sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 

21 U.S.C. 9604(k)(4)(B)). 

22 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following 

23 definitions apply: 

24 ‘‘(1) BROWNFIELD SITE.—The term ‘brownfield 

25 site’ has the meaning given such term in section 
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1 101(39) of the Comprehensive Environmental Re2 sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 

3 U.S.C. 9601(39)). 

4 ‘‘(2) QUALIFIED ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.—The 

5 term ‘qualified eligible recipient’ means an eligible 

6 recipient that meets the definition of ‘eligible entity’ 

7 in section 104(k)(1) of the Comprehensive Environ8 mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 

9 of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(k)(1)).’’. 

10 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec11 tions contained in section 1(b) is amended by inserting 

12 after the item relating to section 216 the following:

‘‘Sec. 217. Brownfields redevelopment.’’.

13 SEC. 213. BRIGHTFIELDS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title II (42 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.) 

15 is further amended by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 218. BRIGHTFIELDS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 

17 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—On the application of a qualified 

18 eligible recipient, the Secretary may make a grant for a 

19 project for the development of brightfield sites if the Sec20 retary determines that the project will—

21 ‘‘(1) utilize solar energy technologies to develop 

22 abandoned or contaminated sites for commercial use; 

23 and 

24 ‘‘(2) improve the commercial and economic op25 portunities in the area where the project is located. 
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1 ‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.—Projects carried out under this 

2 section shall be subject to the limitations of section 

3 104(k)(4)(B) of the Comprehensive Environmental Re4 sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 

5 U.S.C. 9604(k)(4)(B)). 

6 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following 

7 definitions apply: 

8 ‘‘(1) BRIGHTFIELD SITE.—The term 

9 ‘brightfield site’ means a brownfield site (as defined 

10 in section 217) that is redeveloped through the in11 corporation of solar energy technologies. 

12 ‘‘(2) QUALIFIED ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.—The 

13 term ‘qualified eligible recipient’ has the meaning 

14 given such term in section 217. 

15 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

16 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

17 $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008. 

18 Such sums shall remain available until expended.’’. 

19 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec20 tions contained in section 1(b) is amended by inserting 

21 after the item relating to section 217 the following:

‘‘Sec. 218. Brightfields demonstration program.’’.
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1 TITLE III—COMPREHENSIVE 

2 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 

3 STRATEGIES 

4 SEC. 301. COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 

5 STRATEGIES. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 302(a)(3)(A) (42 U.S.C. 

7 3162(a)(3)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘maximizes effec8 tive development and use of the workforce consistent with 

9 any applicable State or local workforce investment strat10 egy,’’ after ‘‘access,’’. 

11 (b) APPROVAL OF OTHER PLAN.—Section 302(c) (42 

12 U.S.C. 3162(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol13 lowing: ‘‘To the maximum extent practicable, a plan sub14 mitted under this paragraph shall be consistent and co15 ordinated with any existing comprehensive economic devel16 opment strategy for the area.’’. 

17 TITLE IV—ECONOMIC 

18 DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS 

19 SEC. 401. PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DE20 VELOPMENT STRATEGIES TO REGIONAL 

21 COMMISSIONS. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 404 (42 U.S.C. 3174) is 

23 amended to read as follows: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 404. PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DE2 VELOPMENT STRATEGIES TO REGIONAL 

3 COMMISSIONS. 

4 ‘‘If any part of an economic development district is 

5 in a region covered by one or more of the Regional Com6 missions (as defined in section 3), the economic develop7 ment district shall ensure that a copy of the comprehen8 sive economic development strategy of the district is pro9 vided to the affected Regional Commission.’’. 

10 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec11 tions contained in section 1(b) is amended by striking the 

12 item relating to section 404 and inserting the following:

‘‘Sec. 404. Provision of comprehensive economic development strategies to Regional Commissions.’’.

13 TITLE V—ADMINISTRATION 

14 SEC. 501. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION CLEAR15 INGHOUSE. 

16 Section 502 (42 U.S.C. 3192) is amended—

17 (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘(1) maintain a central information clearing20 house on the Internet with—

21 ‘‘(A) information on economic develop22 ment, economic adjustment, disaster recovery, 

23 defense conversion, and trade adjustment pro-
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1 grams and activities of the Federal Govern2 ment; 

3 ‘‘(B) links to State economic development 

4 organizations; and 

5 ‘‘(C) links to other appropriate economic 

6 development resources;’’; 

7 (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 

8 (2); 

9 (3) by striking the period at the end of para10 graph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

11 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(4) obtain appropriate information from other 

13 Federal agencies needed to carry out the duties 

14 under this Act.’’. 

15 SEC. 502. BUSINESSES DESIRING FEDERAL CONTRACTS. 

16 Section 505 (42 U.S.C. 3195), and the item relating 

17 to section 505 in the table of contents contained in section 

18 1(b), are repealed. 

19 SEC. 503. PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS OF GRANT RECIPI20 ENTS. 

21 Section 506(c) (42 U.S.C. 3196(c)) is amended by 

22 striking ‘‘after the effective date of the Economic Develop23 ment Administration Reform Act of 1998’’. 
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1 SEC. 504. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

2 (a) STANDARDS.—Section 602 (42 U.S.C. 3212) is 

3 amended—

4 (1) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘in accord5 ance with’’ and all that follows before the period at 

6 the end and inserting ‘‘in accordance with sub7 chapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States 

8 Code’’; and 

9 (2) in the third sentence by striking ‘‘section 2 

10 of the Act of June 13, 1934, as amended (40 U.S.C. 

11 276c)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3145 of title 40, 

12 United States Code’’. 

13 (b) EVALUATION CRITERIA.—Section 506(d)(2) (42 

14 U.S.C. 3196(d)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘program 

15 performance,’’ after ‘‘applied research,’’. 

16 TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS 

17 SEC. 601. RELATIONSHIP TO ASSISTANCE UNDER OTHER 

18 LAW. 

19 Section 609 (42 U.S.C. 3219) is amended—

20 (1) by striking subsection (a); and 

21 (2) by striking ‘‘(b) ASSISTANCE UNDER

22 OTHER ACTS.—’’. 

23 TITLE VII—FUNDING 

24 SEC. 701. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

25 Section 701 (42 U.S.C. 3231) is amended to read as 

26 follows: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 701. GENERAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA2 TIONS. 

3 ‘‘(a) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PRO4 GRAMS.—There are authorized to be appropriated for eco5 nomic development assistance programs to carry out this 

6 Act—

7 ‘‘(1) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; 

8 ‘‘(2) $425,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; 

9 ‘‘(3) $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; 

10 ‘‘(4) $475,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and 

11 ‘‘(5) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2008. 

12 Such sums shall remain available until expended. 

13 ‘‘(b) SALARIES AND EXPENSES.—There are author14 ized to be appropriated for salaries and expenses of admin15 istering this Act $33,377,000 for fiscal year 2004 and 

16 such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year there17 after. Such sums shall remain available until expended.’’.

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