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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7085 

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

authorize the Secretary of Commerce to make predevelopment grants, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 15, 2022 

Mr. CARTER of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana) 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 authorize the Secretary of Commerce 

to make predevelopment grants, 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. PREDEVELOPMENT. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Public Works and Economic 

5 Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.) is 

6 amended by inserting after section 207 the following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 208. PREDEVELOPMENT. 

2 ‘‘(a) PREDEVELOPMENT GRANTS.—On the applica3 tion of an eligible recipient, the Secretary may make 

4 grants or cooperative agreements for— 

5 ‘‘(1) community asset mapping; 

6 ‘‘(2) training; 

7 ‘‘(3) technical assistance and organizational de8 velopment; 

9 ‘‘(4) feasibility, environmental, and market 

10 studies; 

11 ‘‘(5) demonstration projects; 

12 ‘‘(6) organizational capacity building; 

13 ‘‘(7) organizing and facilitating convenings; 

14 ‘‘(8) site preparation and infrastructure; 

15 ‘‘(9) permitting, including professional services; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(10) other predevelopment activities deter18 mined by the Secretary to be appropriate. 

19 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION ASSISTANCE.—In the case of a 

20 project under this section that provides assistance to 1 or 

21 more eligible entities with low organizational capacity, the 

22 Secretary may waive the provision in section 213 prohib23 iting the use of assistance made under this title in connec24 tion with obtaining grants under this title.’’. 

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

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1 opment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note) is amended 

2 by inserting after the item relating to section 207 the fol3 lowing: 

‘‘Sec. 208. Predevelopment.’’. 

4 (c) GRANT RATE FOR PREDEVELOPMENT GRANTS.— 

5 Section 204(c)(3) of the Public Works and Economic De6 velopment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3144(c)(3)) is amend7 ed— 

8 (1) in the heading by striking ‘‘AND TECHNICAL

9 ASSISTANCE’’ and inserting ‘‘, TECHNICAL ASSIST10 ANCE, AND PREDEVELOPMENT’’; and 

11 (2) by striking ‘‘section 207’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘sections 207 and 208’’. 

13 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

14 (1) UNIVERSITY CENTER.—Section 3(12) of the 

15 Public Works and Economic Development Act of 

16 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3122(12)) is amended by striking 

17 ‘‘section 207(a)(2)(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

18 207(c)’’. 

19 (2) DIRECT EXPENDITURE OR REDISTRIBUTION

20 BY RECIPIENT.—Section 217(a) of the Public Works 

21 and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 

22 3154c(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘or 207’’ and in23 serting ‘‘207, or 208’’. 

24 (3) POWERS OF SECRETARY.—Section 

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1 velopment Act of 1965 is amended by striking ‘‘sec2 tion 207’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 207 and 208’’. 

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