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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7968 

To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to 

provide for the establishment of a Critical Supply Chain Site Development grant program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 11, 2024 

Mr. SORENSEN (for himself, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. ALLRED, and Mrs. 

KIGGANS of Virginia) 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 amend the Public Works and Economic Development 

Act of 1965 to provide for the establishment of a Critical 

Supply Chain Site Development grant program, and for 

other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Opportunities for Non5 developed Sites to Have Opportunities to be Rehabilitated 


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1 for Economic development Act of 2024’’ or the ‘‘ON2 SHORE Act of 2024’’. 

3 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

4 Section 2(a) of the Public Works and Economic De5 velopment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121(a)) is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

7 end; 

8 (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 

9 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

11 ‘‘(7) economic development in Tribal nations, 

12 States, cities, and rural areas of the United States 

13 can be best promoted by assisting communities and 

14 regions in developing and implementing cluster15 based regional economic and innovation strategies 

16 that strengthen critical domestic supply chains, in17 cluding by promoting industrial site development or 

18 expansion projects for the purposes of— 

19 ‘‘(A) reshoring companies to the United 

20 States; and 

21 ‘‘(B) incentivizing greenfield foreign direct 

22 investments by companies headquartered out23 side the United States.’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. CRITICAL SUPPLY CHAIN SITE DEVELOPMENT 

2 GRANT PROGRAM. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Public Works and 

4 Economic Development Act of 1965 is amended by insert5 ing after section 207 (42 U.S.C. 3147) the following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 208. CRITICAL SUPPLY CHAIN SITE DEVELOPMENT 

7 GRANT PROGRAM. 

8 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab9 lish a grant program, to be known as the ‘Critical Supply 

10 Chain Site Development grant program’ (referred to in 

11 this section as the ‘grant program’), to provide grants to 

12 eligible recipients to carry out site development or expan13 sion projects for the purpose of making the site ready for 

14 manufacturing projects, including foreign direct invest15 ment projects and advanced manufacturing projects, in in16 dustries determined to be of strategic importance by the 

17 Secretary. 

18 ‘‘(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In awarding a grant to an 

19 eligible recipient under the grant program, the Secretary 

20 may consider whether— 

21 ‘‘(1) the proposed improvements to the site will 

22 improve economic conditions for— 

23 ‘‘(A) rural or Tribal communities; or 

24 ‘‘(B) economically disadvantaged regions 

25 experiencing chronic high unemployment, 


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1 underemployment, outmigration, or low per-cap2 ita incomes, as determined by the Secretary; 

3 ‘‘(2) the project is consistent with regional eco4 nomic development plans, which may include a com5 prehensive economic development strategy; and 

6 ‘‘(3) the eligible recipient has initiatives to 

7 prioritize job training and workforce development. 

8 ‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants to eligible re9 cipients under the grant program, the Secretary shall give 

10 priority to eligible recipients that propose to carry out a 

11 project that— 

12 ‘‘(1) has State, local, private, or nonprofit 

13 funds being contributed to assist with site develop14 ment efforts; and 

15 ‘‘(2) supports the domestic manufacturing of 

16 technologies in— 

17 ‘‘(A) a key technology focus area included 

18 on the list required under section 10387(a)(2) 

19 of the Research and Development, Competition, 

20 and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19107(a)(2)) 

21 (referred to in this section as a ‘key technology 

22 focus area’); or 

23 ‘‘(B) other industries or technology sectors 

24 identified by the Secretary, in consultation with 


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1 the Secretary of Defense, to be critical to na2 tional security and economic competitiveness. 

3 ‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant awarded under the 

4 grant program may be used for the following activities re5 lating to the development or expansion of a site: 

6 ‘‘(1) Investments in site utility readiness, in7 cluding— 

8 ‘‘(A) construction of on-site utility infra9 structure; 

10 ‘‘(B) construction of last-mile infrastruc11 ture, including road infrastructure, water infra12 structure, power infrastructure, broadband in13 frastructure, and other physical last-mile infra14 structure; 

15 ‘‘(C) site grading; and 

16 ‘‘(D) other activities to extend public utili17 ties or services to a site, as determined appro18 priate by the Secretary. 

19 ‘‘(2) Investments in site readiness, including— 

20 ‘‘(A) land assembly and other land or 

21 property acquisition; 

22 ‘‘(B) environmental reviews; 

23 ‘‘(C) zoning; 

24 ‘‘(D) design; 

25 ‘‘(E) engineering; and 


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1 ‘‘(F) permitting. 

2 ‘‘(3) Investments in workforce development pro3 grams, including job training and retraining pro4 grams. 

5 ‘‘(4) Investments to ensure that economically 

6 disadvantaged communities have access to on-site 

7 jobs. 

8 ‘‘(e) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.—Entities eligible to re9 ceive a grant under this section are— 

10 ‘‘(1) an economic development district; 

11 ‘‘(2) an Indian tribe; 

12 ‘‘(3) a State; 

13 ‘‘(4) a city or other political subdivision of a 

14 State, including a special purpose unit of a State or 

15 local government engaged in economic or infrastruc16 ture development activities, or a consortium of polit17 ical subdivisions; 

18 ‘‘(5) an institution of higher education or a con19 sortium of institutions of higher education; or 

20 ‘‘(6) a public or private nonprofit organization 

21 or association acting in cooperation with officials of 

22 a political subdivision of a State. 

23 ‘‘(f) MINIMUM NUMBER OF GRANTS.—Each fiscal 

24 year, the Secretary shall award not fewer than 10 grants 

25 under the grant program. 


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1 ‘‘(g) GRANT RESTRICTIONS.—In awarding grants 

2 under the grant program, the Secretary shall not— 

3 ‘‘(1) require an eligible recipient to demonstrate 

4 that a private company or investment has selected 

5 the site for development or expansion; 

6 ‘‘(2) award a grant— 

7 ‘‘(A) to a foreign entity of concern (as de8 fined in section 10612(a) of the Research and 

9 Development, Competition, and Innovation Act 

10 (42 U.S.C. 19221(a))); or 

11 ‘‘(B) for a project that would benefit a for12 eign entity of concern (as so defined); or 

13 ‘‘(3) award more than 20 percent of amounts 

14 made available to carry out the grant program for 

15 a fiscal year for projects that support any 1 par16 ticular key technology focus area or an industry or 

17 technology sector identified under subsection 

18 (c)(2)(B). 

19 ‘‘(h) COST SHARING.—Notwithstanding section 204, 

20 the Federal share of the cost of a project carried out with 

21 an award under the grant program may be up to 100 per22 cent of the total project cost. 

23 ‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

24 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 


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1 out the grant program $100,000,000 for each of fiscal 

2 years 2024 through 2028.’’. 

3 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

4 contained in section 1(b) of the Public Works and Eco5 nomic Development Act of 1965 (Public Law 89–136) is 

6 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

7 207 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 208. Critical supply chain site development grant program.’’. 

8 SEC. 4. USE OF FUNDS IN PROJECTS CONSTRUCTED UNDER 

9 PROJECTED COST. 

10 Section 211(a) of the Public Works and Economic 

11 Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3151(a)) is amend12 ed, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 

13 ‘‘section 201 or 209’’ and inserting ‘‘section 201, 208, or 

14 209’’. 

15 SEC. 5. DIRECT EXPENDITURE OR REDISTRIBUTION BY RE16 CIPIENT. 

17 Section 217(a) of the Public Works and Economic 

18 Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3154c(a)) is amend19 ed by striking ‘‘section 201, 203, or 207’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘section 201, 203, 207, or 208’’. 

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