(h) RECOMMENDATIONS
AND FURTHER LEGISLA-
TION.—The President shall, from time to time, as the 
work provided for in the preceding section progresses, rec-
ommend to Congress such legislation as he deems proper 
to carry out the general purposes stated in such section, 
and for the special purpose of bring about in the Gulf 
Coast region in conformity with the general purposes— 
(1) the physical reconstruction and improve-
ment of the devastated Gulf Coast region; 
(2) the improvement of levees and other flood 
control systems; 
(3) the economic and social well-being of the 
people living in the Gulf Coast Region; 
(4) the creation of jobs and job training pro-
grams; and 
(5) the economic development of the Gulf Coast 
region. 
(i) LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
LOCAL
ADVISORY 
COUNCILS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.— 
(i) DESIGNATION
BY
MUNICIPALI-
TIES.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the adoption of a resolution of invi-
tation described in section 101(d)(2), any 
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municipality of over 25,000 people in the 
affected area may designate an entity to 
serve in an advisory capacity to the Com-
mission. 
(ii) 
OTHER
MUNICIPALITIES.—For 
any municipality that does not designate 
an advisory entity under clause (i)— 
(I) in each municipality of over 
25,000 people in the Gulf Coast Re-
gion in which the Commission oper-
ates, the Commission shall provide for 
the establishment of a local advisory 
council; and 
(II) in each municipality under 
25,000 in the Gulf Coast Region in 
which the Commission operates, the 
Commission shall provide for the es-
tablishment of a local advisory council 
by combining, with the cooperation 
and consent of such municipalities, 
multiple municipalities that are, to the 
maximum extent practicable, located 
contiguously. 
(B) MEMBERSHIP.—Each local advisory 
council shall consist of such local elected offi-
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cials (including municipal officials), community 
groups (such as homeowners and community 
associations), and other interested, qualified, 
groups as the Commission may determine to be 
appropriate. Each local advisory council shall 
have gender, age, ethnic and racial diversity re-
flective of the communities they represent, and 
shall have diverse experience and knowledge 
representative of the issues related to complete 
recovery including, but not limited to: coastal 
restoration, infrastructure, social services, and 
worker and immigrant rights. 
(C) 
CONSULTATION.—The 
Commission 
shall consult with each local advisory council to 
determine which Civic Works Projects to fund 
in each municipality. In addition to consultation 
with each local advisory council, the Commis-
sion shall consult with a broad range of local 
officials and community groups, including those 
that are not part of the local advisory council. 
The Commission shall hold public meetings, pe-
riodically and in advance of major decisions, in 
the affected municipality to receive input from 
the affected communities. 
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(D) LOCAL
ADVISORY
COUNCIL
ASSESS-
MENTS.—Each local advisory council shall pro-
vide an assessment to the Commission which 
shall include the following: 
(i) Review of the state of recovery and 
needs in their area, including— 
(I) workforce development; 
(II) workforce housing; 
(III) employment; 
(IV) disaster mitigation; 
(V) infrastructure and public 
works, including roads, bridges, water 
systems, 
public 
transportation, 
schools, hospitals, childcare facilities, 
police and fire stations, training facili-
ties, and municipal, parish, county 
and State facilities; 
(VI) environmental restoration, 
including restoring wetlands, barrier 
islands, watersheds, fisheries, and for-
ests; energy efficiency; art, architec-
ture, and cultural needs; and 
(VII) accessibility of work related 
services like childcare, transit, and 
healthcare; 
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(ii) Identification of community assets 
such as interested governmental, nonprofit, 
faith-based and private partners includ-
ing— 
(I) 
workforce 
intermediaries; 
identifying workers; helping residents 
find work and relevant available train-
ing opportunities; and identifying ex-
isting businesses workforce needs; 
(II) training entities; and 
(III) local and small and dis-
advantaged businesses as possible sub-
contractors on recovery contracts; and 
(iii) A list of all known local, small or 
disadvantaged businesses interested in par-
ticipating in subcontracting opportunities 
related to recovery projects to be consid-
ered by prime contractors in Civic Works 
Projects selected under section 106. 
(E) PROJECT PROPOSALS.—Local advisory 
councils shall utilize consultation and assess-
ment to create Civic Works Projects consistent 
with the purposes of this Act. The creation of 
Civic Works Projects must include community 
input through public hearings in the community 
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with opportunity for notice and comment from 
the affected community. 
(F) CIVIC WORKS PROJECT PROPOSALS.— 
The Commission will review bids submitted by 
contractors for development projects within the 
local advisory council’s jurisdiction. Contracts 
with both subcontractors and prime contractors 
will be accepted or denied based on the sealed 
open bid process described in section 107, with 
priority given to local, small and disadvantaged 
businesses and businesses that employ local or 
displaced residents, women, minorities, immi-
grants, persons with disabilities, and that pro-
vide living wages for employees, and have poli-
cies for environmental protection and efficient 
use of energy. 
(G) LOCAL
OVERSIGHT.—Local advisory 
councils shall communicate with subcontractors 
and prime contractors to insure that develop-
ment projects are being carried out consistent 
with local development plans, guidelines, and 
budgets. All contractors must adhere to require-
ments set forth by the local advisory councils 
and by the general guidelines set forth by the 
Commission. The Commission will make avail-
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able technical support to the local advisory 
councils to ensure oversight. 
(H) LOCAL
COORDINATION.—Each local 
advisory council will coordinate existing commu-
nity resources including but not limited to 
Workforce Investment Boards, job training pro-
viders, faith-based organizations, and nonprofit 
organizations to carry out projects under this 
Act. Where resources or capacity to carry out 
projects is not available, the local advisory 
council may apply to the Commission for fund-
ing to create new programs, agencies, or serv-
ices. 
(I) PROJECT FUNDING.—After each local 
advisory council has completed consultation, as-
sessment and identified existing local resources 
as required by this Act, the local advisory coun-
cil may apply to the Commission for funding to 
carry out the proposed project. 
(2) LOCAL
DEVELOPMENT
PLANS.—In exe-
cuting the redevelopment mandate under this title, 
the Commission— 
(A) shall take into account and comply 
with any redevelopment plan established by 
State and local government officials; and 
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(B) may only solicit bids for such redevel-
opment that are based on and comply with a 
plan developed by local governments, if such a 
plan exists. 
SEC. 105. REGIONAL COORDINATION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL TASKFORCES.— 
The Commission shall establish regional taskforces as are 
necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act and ensure 
local projects provide for regionally coordinated workforce, 
infrastructure, and sustainable land development along 
the Gulf Coast. 
(b) PURPOSE OF TASKFORCES.—The purpose of a 
taskforce shall be to examine Civic Works Project funding 
and ensure local funding priorities help advance long term 
needs and planning of Federal, State, regional and non-
governmental bodies. 
(c) REGIONAL POLICY PLAN.—The Commission shall 
in consultation with local advisory councils, the regional 
taskforces and any other committee established prepare a 
regional policy plan for the region which shall be designed 
to present a coherent set of regional planning policies and 
objectives to guide development throughout said region 
and to protect the region’s communities, businesses, and 
resources, and which shall reflect and reinforce the goals 
and purposes set out in this Act. 
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(d) CONTENTS OF REGIONAL POLICY PLAN.—The 
regional policy plan shall include— 
(1) identification of the region’s critical re-
sources and management needs, including its nat-
ural, coastal, historical, recreational, cultural, archi-
tectural, aesthetic, public infrastructure, workforce, 
and economic resources, available open space, and 
available 
regions 
for 
industrial, 
agricultural, 
aquacultural and development activity; 
(2) a growth policy for the region including 
guidelines for the protection workers, businesses, 
and regional resources and the provision of capital 
facilities necessary to meet current and anticipated 
needs; 
(3) regional goals for the provision of fair, af-
fordable housing, job creation, waste disposal, open 
space, recreation, coastal resources, capital facilities, 
economic development, historic preservation, and any 
other goals deemed appropriate and important by 
the commission; and 
(4) a policy for coordinating regional and local 
planning efforts, including coordinating planning ac-
tivities of private parties and local, State, or Federal 
governmental authorities. 
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SEC. 106. SEALED OPEN PROPOSAL PROCESS. 
(a) 
SELECTION
OF
CIVIC
WORKS
PROJECTS 
THROUGH COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSALS.— 
(1) All Civic Works Projects shall be awarded 
by competitive sealed proposal except as otherwise 
provided. 
(2) An invitation for proposals shall be issued 
and shall include a project description, goals, lists of 
prospective project governmental, nonprofit and pri-
vate partners and roles and all contractual terms 
and conditions applicable to the Civic Works 
Projects. 
(3) Adequate public notice of the invitation for 
proposals shall be given at least fourteen days prior 
to the date set forth therein for the opening of pro-
posals, pursuant to rules. Such notice may include 
publication by electronic on-line access or in a news-
paper of general circulation at least fourteen days 
prior to bid opening. 
(4) Proposals shall be opened publicly in the 
presence of one or more witnesses at the time and 
place designated in the invitation for proposals. The 
relevant information as may be specified by rules, 
together with the name of each proposing entity, 
shall be entered on a record, and the record shall be 
open to public inspection. After the time of the 
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award, all proposals and proposal documents shall 
be open to public inspection. 
(5) Proposals shall be unconditionally accepted. 
Proposals shall be evaluated based on the require-
ments set forth in the invitation for proposals, which 
may include criteria to determine acceptability, such 
as inspection, testing, quality, workmanship, deliv-
ery, and suitability for a particular purpose. Those 
criteria that will affect the costs and be considered 
in the evaluation for award shall be objectively meas-
urable, such as discounts, transportation costs, and 
total or life-cycle costs. 
(6) Withdrawal of inadvertently erroneous bids 
before the award may be permitted pursuant to rules 
if the bidder submits proof of evidentiary value 
which clearly and convincingly demonstrates that an 
error was made. Except as otherwise provided by 
rules, all decisions to permit the withdrawal of bids 
based on such bid mistakes shall be supported by a 
written determination made by the responsible offi-
cer. 
(7) The agreement shall be awarded with rea-
sonable promptness by written notice to the pro-
posing entities whose proposals best meet the re-
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quirements and criteria set forth in the invitation for 
proposals. 
(b) SOLICITATION OF PROPOSALS BY ELECTRONIC 
ON-LINE ACCESS.—The Commission may invite proposals 
using electronic on-line access, including the internet, for 
purposes of acquiring contracts for public projects on be-
half of the Commission or a Local Advisory Council. 
(c) CANCELLATION
OF
INVITATIONS
FOR
PRO-
POSALS.—An invitation for bids or any other solicitation 
may be cancelled or any or all proposals may be rejected 
in whole or in part as may be specified in the solicitation 
when it is in the best interests of the Commission. The 
reasons for any cancellation or rejection shall be made 
part of the contract file. 
(d) RESPONSIBILITY
OF PROPOSING ENTITY
AND 
OFFERORS.— 
(1) A written determination of nonresponsibility 
of a proposing entity or offeror shall be made pursu-
ant to rules. The unreasonable failure of a proposing 
entity or offeror to promptly supply information in 
connection with an inquiry with respect to responsi-
bility may be grounds for a determination of non-
responsibility with respect to such proposing entity 
or offeror. 
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(2) Information furnished by a proposing entity 
or offeror pursuant to this section shall not be dis-
closed without prior written consent by the bidder or 
offeror. 
(e) RULES
AND REGULATIONS.—The Commission 
shall promulgate rules and regulations which are designed 
to implement the provisions of this section. The rules shall 
include provisions requiring the Commission or Local Ad-
visory Council to keep certain public project records, even 
if duplicative, in accordance with generally accepted cost 
accounting principles and standards. 
(f) FINALITY
OF DETERMINATIONS.—The deter-
minations required are final and conclusive unless they are 
clearly erroneous, arbitrary, capricious, or contrary to law. 
(g) REPORTING OF ANTICOMPETITIVE PRACTICES.— 
When for any reason collusion or other anticompetitive 
practices are suspected among any proposing entity or 
offerors, a notice of the relevant facts shall be transmitted 
to the Attorney General of the United States or other ap-
propriate authority. 
(h) PROHIBITION OF DIVIDING WORK OF PUBLIC 
PROJECT.—It is unlawful for any person to divide a work 
of a public project into two or more separate projects for 
the sole purpose of evading or attempting to evade the 
requirements of this article. 
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SEC. 107. SEALED OPEN BID PROCESS. 
(a) CONTRACTING
OF
CIVIC
WORKS
PROJECTS 
THROUGH COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING.—The fol-
lowing are requirements for the contracting of Civic Works 
Projects selected under section 106: 
(1) All contracts for Civic Works Projects shall 
be awarded by competitive sealed bidding except as 
otherwise provided. 
(2) An invitation for bids shall be issued and 
shall include a project description and all contractual 
terms and conditions applicable to the project. 
(3) Adequate public notice of the invitation for 
bids shall be given at least 14 days prior to the date 
set forth therein for the opening of bids, pursuant 
to rules prescribed by the Commission. Such notice 
may include publication by electronic on-line access 
or in a newspaper of general circulation at least 
fourteen days prior to bid opening. 
(4) Bids shall be opened publicly in the pres-
ence of one or more witnesses at the time and place 
designated in the invitation for bids. The amount of 
each bid and such other relevant information as may 
be specified by rules, together with the name of each 
bidder, shall be entered on a record, and the record 
shall be open to public inspection. After the time of 
the award, all bids and bid documents shall be open 
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to public inspection in accordance with the provi-
sions of title 5 of the United States Code, section 
552. 
(5) Bids shall be unconditionally accepted. Bids 
shall be evaluated based on the requirements set 
forth in the invitation for bids, which may include 
criteria to determine acceptability, such as inspec-
tion, testing, quality, workmanship, delivery, and 
suitability for a particular purpose. Those criteria 
that will affect the bid price and be considered in 
the evaluation for award shall be objectively measur-
able, such as LEED certification, wages and bene-
fits to employees or subcontractors, percentage of 
women, and minorities hired, number of residents 
and displaced residents hired, discounts, transpor-
tation costs, and total or life-cycle costs. 
(6) Withdrawal of inadvertently erroneous bids 
before the award may be permitted pursuant to rules 
if the bidder submits proof of evidentiary value 
which clearly and convincingly demonstrates that an 
error was made. Except as otherwise provided by 
rules, all decisions to permit the withdrawal of bids 
based on such bid mistakes shall be supported by a 
written determination made by the responsible offi-
cer. 
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(7) The contract shall be awarded with reason-
able promptness by written notice to the low respon-
sible bidder whose bid meets the requirements and 
criteria set forth in the invitation for bids. In the 
event that all bids for a construction project exceed 
available funds, as certified by the appropriate fiscal 
officer, the responsible officer is authorized, in situa-
tions where time or economic considerations preclude 
re-solicitation of work of a reduced scope, to nego-
tiate an adjustment of the bid price with the low re-
sponsible bidder in order to bring the bid within the 
amount of available funds; except that the functional 
specifications integral to completion of the project 
may not be reduced in scope, taking into account the 
project plan, design, and specifications and quality 
of materials. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The requirements described in 
subsection (a) shall not apply to: 
(1) A Civic Works Project for which the agency 
of government receives no bids or for which all bids 
have been rejected. 
(2) A situation for which the Commission deter-
mines it is beneficial to the public good for the Com-
mission to act as the prime contractor and admin-
ister the specific Civic Works Project. 
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(3) A situation for which the Commission deter-
mines it is necessary to make emergency procure-
ments or contracts because there exists a threat to 
public health, welfare, or safety under emergency 
conditions, but such emergency procurements or 
contracts shall be made with such competition as is 
practicable under the circumstances. A written de-
termination of the basis for the emergency and for 
the selection of the particular contractor shall be in-
cluded in the contract file. 
(4) Nothing in this article shall be construed to 
affect or limit any additional requirements imposed 
upon the Commission for awarding contracts for 
Civic Works Projects. 
(c) SOLICITATION OF BIDS BY ELECTRONIC ON-LINE 
ACCESS.—The Commission may invite bids using elec-
tronic on-line access, including the internet, for purposes 
of acquiring contracts for public projects on behalf of the 
Commission or a Local Advisory Council. 
(d) CANCELLATION OF INVITATIONS FOR BIDS.—An 
invitation for bids or any other solicitation may be can-
celled or any or all bids or proposals may be rejected in 
whole or in part as may be specified in the solicitation 
when it is in the best interests of the Commission. The 
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reasons for any cancellation or rejection shall be made 
part of the contract file. 
(e) RESPONSIBILITY OF BIDDERS AND OFFERORS.— 
(1) A written determination of nonresponsibility 
of a bidder or offeror shall be made pursuant to 
rules. The unreasonable failure of a bidder or offeror 
to promptly supply information in connection with 
an inquiry with respect to responsibility may be 
grounds for a determination of nonresponsibility 
with respect to such bidder or offeror. 
(2) Information furnished by a bidder or offeror 
pursuant to this section shall not be disclosed with-
out prior written consent by the bidder or offeror. 
(f) PREQUALIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS.—Prospec-
tive contractors may be prequalified for particular types 
of construction, and the method of compiling a list of and 
soliciting from such potential contractors shall be pursu-
ant to rules to be promulgated by the Commission. 
(g) TYPES OF CONTRACTS.—Subject to the limita-
tions of this section, any type of contract which will pro-
mote the best interests of the agency of government may 
be used; except that the use of a cost-plus-a-percentage- 
of-cost contract is prohibited. A cost-reimbursement con-
tract may be used only when a determination is made in 
writing that such contract is likely to be less costly to the 
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agency of government than any other type of contract or 
that it is impracticable to obtain the construction required 
unless the cost-reimbursement contract is used. 
(h) COMMISSION TO SUBMIT COST ESTIMATE.— 
(1) Whenever the Commission or Local Advi-
sory Council proposes to undertake the construction 
of a public project reasonably expected to cost less 
than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) by any means 
or method other than by a contract awarded by com-
petitive bid, it shall prepare and submit a cost esti-
mate in the same manner as other bidders; except 
that, for projects under the supervision of Commis-
sion or Local Advisory Councils undertaken by such 
means or method, the Commission or Local Advisory 
Council shall prepare a cost estimate. The Commis-
sion or Local Advisory Council itself may not under-
take the proposed project unless it shows the lowest 
cost estimate. 
(2) In preparing such cost estimate, the Com-
mission or Local Advisory Council shall preserve a 
full, true, and accurate record of the cost of such 
project. Such records shall be kept and maintained 
by the responsible officer on behalf of the Commis-
sion or Local Advisory Council. To the extent the 
Commission or Local Advisory Council contracts 
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with any other Federal, State, or local government 
agency in connection with a public project, such 
other agency shall provide all necessary data or in-
formation to enable the Commission or Local Advi-
sory Council to document a full, true, and accurate 
record of the cost of such project, which data or in-
formation shall be kept in an orderly manner by the 
Commission or Local Advisory Council for a period 
of at least six years after completion of the project. 
All such records shall be considered public records 
and shall be made available for public inspection. 
(3) The Commission or Local Advisory Councils 
shall not be required to be bonded when performing 
the work on a public project. 
(i) RULES
AND REGULATIONS.—The Commission 
shall promulgate rules and regulations which are designed 
to implement the provisions of this section and section 
108. The rules shall include provisions requiring the Com-
mission or Local Advisory Council to keep certain public 
project records, even if duplicative, in accordance with 
generally accepted cost accounting principles and stand-
ards. 
(j) FINALITY OF DETERMINATIONS.—The determina-
tions required are final and conclusive unless they are 
clearly erroneous, arbitrary, capricious, or contrary to law. 
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(k) REPORTING OF ANTICOMPETITIVE PRACTICES.— 
When for any reason collusion or other anticompetitive 
practices are suspected among any bidders or offerors, a 
notice of the relevant facts shall be transmitted to the At-
torney General of the United States or other appropriate 
authority. 
(l) PROHIBITION OF DIVIDING WORK OF PUBLIC 
PROJECT.—It is unlawful for any person to divide a work 
of a public project into two or more separate projects for 
the sole purpose of evading or attempting to evade the 
requirements of this article. 
SEC. 108. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. 
(a) DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN AREAS.—The Com-
mission may propose the designation of certain areas 
which are of critical value to the region as districts of crit-
ical planning concern that must be preserved and main-
tained due to one or more of the following factors: 
(1) the presence of significant natural, coastal, 
scientific, cultural, architectural, archaeological, his-
toric, economic or recreational resources or values of 
regional, statewide or national significance; 
(2) the presence of substantial areas of sen-
sitive ecological conditions which render the area un-
suitable for development; or 
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(3) the presence or proposed establishment of a 
major capital public facility or area of public invest-
ment. 
(b) STANDARDS AND CRITERIA.—The Commission 
may propose standards and criteria specifying the types 
of development which are likely to present development 
issues significant to more than one municipality in the 
Gulf Coast region. 
TITLE II—THE GULF COAST 
CIVIC WORKS PROJECT 
SEC. 201. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this title shall be— 
(1) to create a minimum of 100,000 jobs for 
Gulf Coast residents and evacuees; 
(2) to increase employment in the Gulf Coast 
region; and 
(3) to build a skilled workforce for rebuilding 
and developing the lands, communities, and infra-
structure impacted by hurricanes and flooding in the 
Gulf Coast region. 
SEC. 202. ESTABLISHMENT; CONTRACT AUTHORITY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Commission shall estab-
lish and administer a Gulf Coast Civic Works Project to 
implement, manage, and coordinate numerous public 
works projects for the purposes described in section 201. 
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(b) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Gulf Coast Civic 
Works Project is authorized to enter into such contracts 
or agreements with States as may be necessary, including 
provisions for utilization of existing State administrative 
agencies, and may acquire real property by purchase, do-
nation, condemnation, or otherwise. 
SEC. 203. GENERAL ACTIVITIES. 
The Commission shall carry out the Gulf Coast Civic 
Works Project established under section 202, which shall 
include the following activities: 
(1) Identifying areas of the Gulf Coast region 
that are in need of recovery, rebuilding, and develop-
ment projects. 
(2) Cooperating with the local Gulf Coast com-
munity once a Civic Works Project request has been 
received and approved by the Commission, to ensure 
that Gulf Coast residents and evacuees will be hired 
by local employers or directly by the Commission to 
complete the work. 
(3) Working in conjunction with local employers 
on Civic Works Projects and other recovery, rebuild-
ing, and development projects, identify where a 
shortage of workers who are Gulf Coast residents 
and evacuees exists, and identify the type of workers 
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necessary for such projects to be more effective and 
efficient. 
(4) Identifying such projects for which there is 
a shortage of qualified workers who are Gulf Coast 
residents or evacuee and, in conjunction with State 
and local workforce investment boards, establish ad-
ditional job training programs where necessary, in-
cluding areas where there is a concentration of Gulf 
Coast evacuees. 
(5) Working in conjunction with other Federal, 
State and local agencies, the private sector and 
membership based community groups to actively re-
cruit Gulf Coast residents and evacuees to rebuild 
the Gulf Coast region through Civic Works Projects 
and other recovery, rebuilding, and development 
projects. 
(6) Assisting Gulf Coast residents and evacuees 
employed or trained through the Commission to gain 
access and information to housing programs. 
SEC. 204. JOB-TRAINING PARTNERSHIPS. 
(a) JOB-TRAINING PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro-
priated under section, the Commission shall, in con-
junction with State and local workforce investment 
boards, community colleges, community-based orga-
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nizations, schools, and other existing workforce de-
velopment organizations, support job-training pro-
grams in effect at the date of the enactment of this 
Act or establish job-training programs and appren-
ticeships in order to recruit and train qualified work-
ers for specific job vacancies in approved Civic 
Works Projects and other recovery, rebuilding, and 
development projects. 
(2) PRIORITY.—The Commission shall work 
with the entities identified in paragraph (1) to set 
up local hiring halls through which Gulf Coast resi-
dents, including women and disadvantaged workers, 
shall have priority in getting admission into the job- 
training programs described in paragraph (1) and 
access to child care, if necessary. Such sums so de-
ducted shall remain available until expended. 
(b) CAPACITY-BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may work 
in partnership with the entities identified in sub-
section (a)(1) and other public and private nonprofit 
organizations in order to assist such entities or orga-
nizations in carrying out workforce development or 
job-training programs by— 
(A) providing technical assistance nec-
essary and capacity-building support; and 
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(B) awarding grants in accordance with 
paragraph (2) to expand the entity’s or organi-
zation’s capacity to carry out workforce devel-
opment or job-training programs, or to create 
new job-training or workforce development ini-
tiatives designated for the purposes of this Act. 
(2) AUTHORITY TO ASSIST PUBLIC OR PRIVATE 
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may 
make grants to the entities identified in sub-
section (a)(1) and other public and private non-
profit organizations seeking to work in partner-
ship with the Commission that— 
(i) have experience with job-training 
or workforce development; 
(ii) have been in effect at least 1 year 
prior to submitting an application for a 
grant under this subsection; and 
(iii) meet such other criteria as the 
Commission may establish. 
(B) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity or organi-
zation receiving a grant under this subsection 
may use such grant funds to make subgrants or 
enter into contracts with other organizations to 
implement, operate, or expand workforce devel-
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ployer and the Commission for a Civic Works Project or 
other recovery, rebuilding, and development project shall 
contain the following related to apprenticeship programs: 
(1) A contract for a project described in this 
section for which the contract price exceeds 
$250,000 shall contain a provision stating that the 
contractor or subcontractor must be approved as a 
training agent by the Commission, if a program of 
apprenticeship and training for the apprenticeable 
occupations used by the contractor or subcontractor 
exists in the State or local community where the 
project is being implemented. 
(2) A provision stating that at least 20 percent 
of the total hours worked on a project described in 
this section by workers in apprenticeable occupations 
shall be performed by apprentices participating in 
programs of apprenticeship and training. The work-
ers may be employed by the contractor or any sub-
contractor on the works project. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Upon application by an con-
tractor, subcontractor, or employer, the Commission may 
grant an exception to any or all of the requirements de-
scribed in subsection (a) in any situation where the Com-
mission concludes that compliance with such requirement 
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