I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7342 
To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to 
provide for certain grant eligibility relating to projects that facilitate 
the relocation, to the United States, of a source of employment located 
outside the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2026 
Mr. HURD of Colorado (for himself and Mr. FIGURES) introduced the fol-
lowing 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 certain grant eligibility relat-
ing to projects that facilitate the relocation, to the 
United States, of a source of employment located outside 
the United States, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Made in America Jobs 
Act of 2026’’. 
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SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC DE-
VELOPMENT. 
(a) GRANTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT.—Section 201(c) of the Public Works and 
Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141(c)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (7) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (8) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) facilitate the relocation, to the United 
States, of a source of employment located outside 
the United States; and 
‘‘(10) facilitate the growth of the manufac-
turing sector.’’. 
(b) GRANTS FOR PLANNING AND GRANTS FOR AD-
MINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Section 203(a) of the Public 
Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3143(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, including 
planning with respect to projects to facilitate the reloca-
tion, to the United States, of a source of employment lo-
cated outside the United States or to facilitate the growth 
of the manufacturing sector,’’ after ‘‘economic develop-
ment planning’’. 
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(c) GRANTS FOR TRAINING, RESEARCH, AND TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 207(a)(2) of the Public 
Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3147(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (H) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as sub-
paragraph (L); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(I) assessment, marketing, and establish-
ment of business clusters; 
‘‘(J) activities to facilitate the relocation, 
to the United States, of a source of employment 
located outside the United States; 
‘‘(K) activities to facilitate the growth of 
the manufacturing sector; and’’. 
(d) GRANTS FOR ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT.—Section 
209(a) of the Public Works and Economic Development 
Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3149(a)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘projects to facilitate the relocation, to the United States, 
of a source of employment located outside the United 
States, projects to facilitate the growth of the manufac-
turing sector,’’ after ‘‘loan fund),’’. 
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