other public or nonprofit entities to sup-
port internet access; and 
(v) with respect to which the school 
will ensure that all internet service pro-
viders with which the school contracts for 
the project include open access infrastruc-
ture. 
(2) Green infrastructure projects and projects 
to increase food supply resiliency, such as— 
(A) wetlands, drainage ponds, and any 
other green infrastructure to protect schools 
from projected severe effects with respect to ex-
treme weather, natural disasters, or climate 
change-related events, including sea-level rise, 
flooding, and increased risk of wildfire; 
(B) green rooftops and walls that meet the 
minimum performance standard specified within 
the Living Architecture Performance Tool 
(LAPT) rating system, implemented or com-
pleted in consultation with at least one Green 
Roof Professional (GRP) as accredited by the 
Green Roof Industry Association, particularly 
those that can provide temperature manage-
ment and air quality improvements and reduce 
stormwater runoff; 
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(C) indoor plantings, particularly those 
that can provide air quality improvements; 
(D) tree plantings and green playgrounds 
that, at appropriate times, can act as a green 
space for the community; 
(E) community gardens that may be used 
by the school to provide healthy food for stu-
dents or by the community to provide healthy 
food for community residents; 
(F) procurement of local, organic, and 
sustainably produced food, including a focus on 
healthy, plant-based options; and 
(G) large scale food composting operations, 
and other projects to reduce single-use plastic 
and promote zero-waste options. 
(3) Projects to enable remote learning in the 
event that a school building is unusable due to a 
natural disaster, climate- or climate-change related 
event, severe weather, or infectious disease out-
breaks. 
(4) Projects for climate resiliency education, in-
cluding STEAM and social science education and ca-
reer preparation, such as projects that combine up-
grades to school buildings and grounds with career 
and technical education opportunities. 
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(5) Any other type of plan or project carried 
out by the State educational agency that the Sec-
retary determines will increase the resiliency of a 
school or school infrastructure provided, operated, or 
owned by the State educational agency with respect 
to the events described in section 202(1). 
(c) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall develop metrics 
to evaluate grant applications and give priority to applica-
tions for climate resiliency plans or climate resiliency 
projects that focus on improving schools in neighborhoods 
that experience low air quality, lack green space and 
healthy food, bear higher cumulative pollution burdens, or 
are at high risk of experiencing the adverse effects of cli-
mate change. 
(d) COMPONENTS.—The Secretary, directly or 
through partnerships with States and nonprofit organiza-
tions, shall provide technical assistance to support grant-
ees in developing and implementing climate resiliency 
plans or climate resiliency projects that— 
(1) provide hands-on education and applied 
STEAM and social science learning opportunities to 
students; 
(2) demonstrate a commitment to provide job 
training, registered apprenticeship programs, and 
contracting opportunities to residents and small 
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businesses owned by residents of the community that 
the school serves; 
(3) identify and further community priority ac-
tions and conduct robust community engagement; 
(4) utilize climate change and community 
health data for proactive solutions; 
(5) employ nature-based solutions that focus on 
protection, restoration, or management of ecological 
systems to safeguard public health, provide clean air 
and water, increase natural hazard resilience, and 
sequester carbon; 
(6) increase equitable outcomes for and support 
strong partnerships with environmental justice com-
munities and climate vulnerable populations; 
(7) achieve broad and multiple community ben-
efits; and 
(8) monitor project success and maintaining the 
project into the future. 
(e) EXISTING INITIATIVES.—The Secretary may en-
courage and give priority to climate resiliency plans or cli-
mate resiliency projects that integrate with and inform ex-
isting sustainability initiatives, such as the Department of 
Education Green Ribbon Schools program. 
(f) ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH.—The Secretary may 
develop and encourage metrics to support consistent re-
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porting of environmental health best practices and other 
outcomes. 
(g) COORDINATION.— 
(1) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND 
AGRICULTURE.—The Secretary shall coordinate with 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency and the Secretary of Agriculture to provide 
technical guidance or assistance to State educational 
agencies in designing and carrying out climate resil-
iency plans or climate resiliency projects funded by 
the grant program as they relate to healthy schools. 
(2) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.—The Secretary 
shall coordinate with the Secretary of Energy to de-
velop metrics to evaluate grant applications and pro-
vide technical assistance to State and local edu-
cational agencies in designing and carrying out cli-
mate resiliency plans or climate resiliency projects. 
(h) PARTNERS.—A recipient of a grant under this 
section to carry out a project described in subsection 
(b)(1)(K) shall, to the extent practicable, partner with 
local government and other public or nonprofit entities to 
support internet access, and all service providers shall use 
open access infrastructure. 
(i) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES.—The 
Secretary shall ensure that not less than 50 percent of 
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funds awarded under this section are used for projects lo-
cated in environmental justice communities. 
(j) WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, all laborers and mechanics em-
ployed by contractors and subcontractors on projects 
funded directly by a grant under this section shall 
be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing 
on projects of a similar character in the locality, as 
determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance 
with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United 
States Code (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Davis- 
Bacon Act’’). 
(2) AUTHORITY.—With respect to the labor 
standards specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
of Labor shall have the authority and functions set 
forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 
(64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of 
title 40, United States Code. 
(k) USE OF AMERICAN IRON, STEEL, AND MANUFAC-
TURED PRODUCTS.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) MANUFACTURED PRODUCT.—The term 
‘‘manufactured product’’ means any construc-
tion material or end product (as those terms 
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are defined in part 25.003 of the Federal Ac-
quisition Regulation) that is not an iron or steel 
product, including— 
(i) electrical components; and 
(ii) non-ferrous building materials, in-
cluding aluminum, polyvinylchloride, glass, 
fiber optics, plastic, wood, masonry, rub-
ber, manufactured stone, any other non- 
ferrous metals, and any unmanufactured 
construction material. 
(B) PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES.— 
The term ‘‘produced in the United States’’ 
means the following: 
(i) When used with respect to a man-
ufactured product, the product was manu-
factured in the United States and the cost 
of the components of that product that 
were mined, produced, or manufactured in 
the United States exceeds 60 percent of 
the total cost of all components of the 
product. 
(ii) When used with respect to iron or 
steel products, or an individual component 
of a manufactured product, all manufac-
turing processes for those iron or steel 
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products or components, from the initial 
melting stage through the application of 
coatings, occurred in the United States, ex-
cept that the term does not include— 
(I) steel or iron material or prod-
ucts manufactured abroad from semi- 
finished steel or iron from the United 
States; or 
(II) steel or iron material or 
products manufactured in the United 
States from semi-finished steel or iron 
of foreign origin. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—A State that receives 
funds under this section shall ensure that any iron, 
steel, and manufactured products used in a project 
carried out with those funds are produced in the 
United States. 
(3) WAIVER AUTHORITY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
waive the requirement under paragraph (2) if 
the Secretary determines that— 
(i) applying the requirement would be 
inconsistent with the public interest; 
(ii) iron, steel, and manufactured 
products produced in the United States are 
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not produced in a sufficient and reasonably 
available quantity or are not of a satisfac-
tory quality; or 
(iii) using iron, steel, and manufac-
tured products produced in the United 
States will increase the cost of the applica-
ble overall project by more than 25 per-
cent. 
(B) PUBLICATION.—Before issuing a waiv-
er under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
publish in the Federal Register a detailed writ-
ten explanation of the waiver determination. 
(4) 
CONSISTENCY
WITH
INTERNATIONAL 
AGREEMENTS.—This subsection shall be applied in a 
manner consistent with the obligations of the United 
States under international agreements. 
SEC. 204. REPORT. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report that evaluates the effective-
ness of the activities carried out under this title. 
SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Department of Education to carry out this 
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title $4,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 
2034. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Not more than 5 percent of the 
funds appropriated to carry out this title shall be used 
for projects described in section 203(b)(3). 
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