(B) iron, steel, and manufactured products 
produced in the United States are not produced 
in a sufficient and reasonably available amount 
or are not of a satisfactory quality; or 
(C) using iron, steel, and manufactured 
products produced in the United States will in-
crease the cost of the overall project by more 
than 25 percent. 
(2) PUBLICATION.—Before issuing a waiver 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish in 
the Federal Register a detailed written explanation 
of the waiver determination. 
(c) CONSISTENCY WITH INTERNATIONAL AGREE-
MENTS.—This section shall be applied in a manner con-
sistent with the obligations of the United States under 
international agreements. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES.—The 
term ‘‘produced in the United States’’ means the fol-
lowing: 
(A) When used with respect to a manufac-
tured product, the product was manufactured in 
the United States and the cost of the compo-
nents of such product that were mined, pro-
duced, or manufactured in the United States 
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exceeds 60 percent of the total cost of all com-
ponents of the product. 
(B) When used with respect to iron or 
steel products, or an individual component of a 
manufactured product, all manufacturing proc-
esses for such iron or steel products or compo-
nents, from the initial melting stage through 
the application of coatings, occurred in the 
United States, except that the term does not in-
clude— 
(i) steel or iron material or products 
manufactured abroad from semi-finished 
steel or iron from the United States; and 
(ii) steel or iron material or products 
manufactured in the United States from 
semi-finished steel or iron of foreign origin. 
(2) MANUFACTURED
PRODUCT.—The term 
‘‘manufactured product’’ means any construction 
material or end product (as such terms are defined 
in part 25.003 of the Federal Acquisition Regula-
tion) that is not an iron or steel product, includ-
ing— 
(A) electrical components; and 
(B) non-ferrous building materials, includ-
ing, aluminum and polyvinylchloride (PVC), 
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glass, fiber optics, plastic, wood, masonry, rub-
ber, manufactured stone, any other non-ferrous 
metals, and any unmanufactured construction 
material. 
TITLE IV—REPORTS AND OTHER 
MATTERS 
SEC. 401. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on the projects carried out 
with covered funds. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include an assessment of— 
(1) State activities, including— 
(A) the types of public school facilities 
data collected by each State, if any; 
(B) technical assistance with respect to 
public school facilities provided by each State, if 
any; 
(C) future plans of each State with respect 
to public school facilities; 
(D) criteria used by each State to deter-
mine high-need students and facilities for pur-
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poses of the projects carried out with covered 
funds; and 
(E) whether the State issued new regula-
tions to ensure the health and safety of stu-
dents and staff during construction or renova-
tion projects or to ensure safe, healthy, and 
high-performing school buildings; 
(2) the types of projects carried out with cov-
ered funds, including— 
(A) the square footage of the improve-
ments made with covered funds; 
(B) the total cost of each such project; and 
(C) the cost described in subparagraph 
(B), disaggregated by, with respect to such 
project, the cost of planning, design, construc-
tion, site purchase, and improvements; 
(3) the geographic distribution of the projects; 
(4) the demographic composition of the student 
population served by the projects, disaggregated 
by— 
(A) race; 
(B) the number and percentage of students 
counted under section 1124(c) of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6333(c)); and 
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(C) the number and percentage of students 
who are eligible for a free or reduced price 
lunch under the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); 
(5) an assessment of the impact of the projects 
on the health and safety of school staff and stu-
dents; and 
(6) how the Secretary or States could make 
covered funds more accessible— 
(A) to schools with the highest numbers 
and percentages of students counted under sec-
tion 1124(c) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6333(c)); 
and 
(B) to schools with fiscal challenges in 
raising 
capital 
for 
school 
infrastructure 
projects. 
(c) UPDATES.—The Comptroller General shall up-
date and resubmit the report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees— 
(1) on a date that is between 5 and 6 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(2) on a date that is between 10 and 11 years 
after such date of enactment. 
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SEC. 402. STUDY AND REPORT ON PHYSICAL CONDITION OF 
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 
(a) STUDY AND REPORT.—Not less frequently than 
once in each 5-year period beginning after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall— 
(1) carry out a comprehensive study of the 
physical conditions of all public schools in each State 
and outlying area; and 
(2) submit a report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees that includes the results of the 
study. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each study and report under sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) an assessment of— 
(A) the effect of school facility conditions 
on student and staff health and safety; 
(B) the effect of school facility conditions 
on student academic outcomes; 
(C) the condition of school facilities, set 
forth separately by geographic region; 
(D) the condition of school facilities for 
economically disadvantaged students as well as 
students from major racial and ethnic sub-
groups; 
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(E) the accessibility of school facilities for 
students and staff with disabilities; 
(F) the prevalence of school facilities at 
which student enrollment exceeds the physical 
and instructional capacity of the facility and the 
effect of such excess enrollment on instructional 
quality and delivery of school wraparound serv-
ices; 
(G) the condition of school facilities af-
fected by natural disasters; 
(H) the effect that projects carried out 
with covered funds have on the communities in 
which such projects are conducted, including 
the vitality, jobs, population, and economy of 
such communities; and 
(I) the ability of building envelopes and in-
teriors of public school facilities to protect occu-
pants from natural elements and human 
threats; 
(2) an explanation of any differences observed 
with respect to the factors described in subpara-
graphs (A) through (I) of paragraph (1); and 
(3) a cost estimate for bringing school facilities 
to a state of good repair, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
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SEC. 403. DEVELOPMENT OF DATA STANDARDS. 
(a) DATA STANDARDS.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, 
in consultation with the officials described in subsection 
(b), shall— 
(1) identify the data that States should collect 
and include in the databases developed under section 
102(a)(2)(A)(ii); 
(2) develop standards for the measurement of 
such data; and 
(3) issue guidance to States concerning the col-
lection and measurement of such data. 
(b) OFFICIALS.—The officials described in this sub-
section are— 
(1) the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency; 
(2) the Secretary of Energy; 
(3) the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention; and 
(4) the Director of the National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health. 
SEC. 404. INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es-
tablish a clearinghouse to disseminate information on Fed-
eral programs and financing mechanisms that may be 
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used to assist schools in initiating, developing, and financ-
ing— 
(1) energy efficiency projects; 
(2) distributed generation projects; and 
(3) energy retrofitting projects. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall— 
(1) consult with the officials described in sec-
tion 403(b) to develop a list of Federal programs 
and financing mechanisms to be included in the 
clearinghouse; and 
(2) coordinate with such officials to develop a 
collaborative education and outreach effort to 
streamline communications and promote the Federal 
programs and financing mechanisms included in the 
clearinghouse, which may include the development 
and maintenance of a single online resource that in-
cludes contact information for relevant technical as-
sistance that may be used by States, outlying areas, 
local educational agencies, and Bureau-funded 
schools to effectively access and use such Federal 
programs and financing mechanisms. 
SEC. 405. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON OPPORTUNITY ZONES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds as follows: 
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(1) Opportunity Zones were championed by 
prominent leaders of both parties as an innovative 
way to tackle longstanding challenges. 
(2) As of December 2018, 8,763 low-income 
communities had been designated as Opportunity 
Zones, representing all 50 States, the District of Co-
lumbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Is-
lands, and American Samoa. 
(3) Schools are integral parts of communities, 
and a key part of communities’ economic and work-
force development efforts could be modernizing 
school facilities. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the 
Congress that opportunity zones, when combined with 
public infrastructure investment, can provide an innova-
tive approach to capital financing that has the potential 
to unleash creativity and help local communities rebuild 
schools, rebuild economics, and get people back to work. 
TITLE V—IMPACT AID 
CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 501. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR IMPACT 
AID CONSTRUCTION. 
Section 7014(d) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7714(d)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
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‘‘(d) CONSTRUCTION.—For the purpose of carrying 
out section 7007, there are authorized to be appropriated 
$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2026.’’. 
TITLE W—ASSISTANCE FOR RE-
PAIR OF SCHOOL FOUNDA-
TIONS 
AFFECTED 
BY 
PYRRHOTITE 
SEC. 601. ALLOCATIONS TO STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall carry out a program under which the Sec-
retary makes allocations to States to pay the Federal 
share of the costs of making grants to local educational 
agencies under section 602. 
(b) WEBSITE.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish, 
on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Edu-
cation, instructions describing how a State may receive an 
allocation under this section. 
SEC. 602. GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts allocated to a 
State under section 601(a) and contributed by the State 
under subsection (e)(2), the State shall award grants to 
local educational agencies— 
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