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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5825 

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 purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 

Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia (for herself and Ms. MACE) 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 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 purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 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 ‘‘Care is an Economic 

3 Development Strategy Act’’ or the ‘‘CEDS Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 

5 STRATEGIES. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 302(a)(3)(A) of the Pub7 lic Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 

8 U.S.C. 3162(a)(3)(A)) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘balances re10 sources’’; and 

11 (2) by inserting ‘‘, and directly or indirectly in12 creases the accessibility of affordable, quality care13 based services, including child care, early childhood 

14 education, disability and long-term care, and elder 

15 care’’ after ‘‘sound management of development’’. 

16 (b) GUIDANCE.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

18 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

19 Commerce shall issue guidance on implementing the 

20 amendments made by subsection (a), to include how 

21 to increase access to the affordable, quality care22 based services described in section 302(a)(3)(A) of 

23 the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 

24 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3162(a)(3)(A)) in a comprehensive 

25 economic development strategy developed under sec26 tion 302 of such Act. 


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1 (2) EXISTING COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DE2 VELOPMENT STRATEGIES.—In issuing the guidance 

3 under paragraph (1), with respect to a grant recipi4 ent whose comprehensive economic development 

5 strategy has been approved under section 302 of the 

6 Public Works and Economic Development Act of 

7 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3162) before the date of enactment 

8 of this Act, the Secretary shall ensure that such 

9 grant recipient is only required to update such com10 prehensive economic development strategy to comply 

11 with the amendments made by this Act when a regu12 larly scheduled update to such comprehensive eco13 nomic development strategy is required. 

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