I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5517 
To reauthorize programs of the Economic Development Administration, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 
Ms. TITUS (for herself and Mr. YAKYM) 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 con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To reauthorize programs of the Economic Development 
Administration, 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 ‘‘Increasing our Na-
tion’s Value through Economic Support and Tourism in 
Our Communities Act’’ of the ‘‘INVEST in Our Commu-
nities Act’’. 
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SEC. 4. CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Public Works and 
Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141 et 
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 207 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 208. CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION
OF
PREDEVELOPMENT
ACTIV-
ITY.—In this section, the term ‘predevelopment activity’ 
means an activity carried out before a project can proceed 
to the execution stage or the eligible recipient can secure 
financing and partners. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a program to provide to eligible recipients assistance 
for predevelopment activities. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible recipient may use 
funds from a grant under this section— 
‘‘(1) to carry out certain predevelopment activi-
ties, including— 
‘‘(A) planning and community asset map-
ping; 
‘‘(B) training; 
‘‘(C) technical assistance and organiza-
tional development; 
‘‘(D) feasibility and market studies; 
‘‘(E) demonstration projects; 
‘‘(F) organizational capacity building; 
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‘‘(G) 
organizing 
and 
facilitating 
convenings; and 
‘‘(H) other predevelopment activities, as 
determined appropriate by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(2) to hire and obtain qualified economic de-
velopment professionals and services for a 3-year pe-
riod to develop and carry out a comprehensive eco-
nomic development strategy, an economic develop-
ment strategic plan, or other predevelopment activi-
ties. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this section, an eligible recipient shall submit to the 
Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Secretary may re-
quire, including a specific plan— 
‘‘(1) on how the eligible recipient will carry out 
predevelopment activities using grant funds; and 
‘‘(2) for the continuation of the position created 
or services obtained as a result of the grant after the 
end of the 3-year term, if applicable. 
‘‘(e) WAIVER OF ATTORNEY’S AND CONSULTANT’S 
FEE PROHIBITION.—In the case of a project under this 
section that is carried out using grant funds by 1 or more 
eligible recipients with low organizational capacity, in the 
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determination of the Secretary, the Secretary may waive 
the prohibition described in section 213.’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY.— 
(1) GRANTS
FOR
PUBLIC
WORKS
AND
ECO-
NOMIC DEVELOPMENT.—Section 201(a) of the Pub-
lic Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3141(a)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) predevelopment activities (as defined in 
section 208(a)).’’. 
(2) 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 ‘‘predevelopment activities (as 
defined in section 208(a)),’’ after ‘‘training,’’. 
(3) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
302(a) of the Public Works and Economic Develop-
ment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3162(a)) is amended, 
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘and predevelopment activities (as defined in section 
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208(a)) under section 201 or 209’’ after ‘‘section 
209’’. 
(c) 
INCREASE
IN
FEDERAL
SHARE.—Section 
204(c)(3) of the Public Works and Economic Development 
Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3144(c)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 
‘‘AND CAPACITY BUILDING’’ after ‘‘TECHNICAL AS-
SISTANCE’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘section 207’’ and inserting 
‘‘sections 207 and 208’’. 
(d) DIRECT EXPENDITURE OR REDISTRIBUTION BY 
RECIPIENT.—Section 217(a) of the Public Works and 
Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3154c(a)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘or 207’’ and inserting ‘‘207, or 
208’’. 
(e) 
POWERS
OF
THE
SECRETARY.—Section 
601(a)(12) of the Public Works and Economic Develop-
ment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3211(a)(12)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘section 207’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 207 and 
208’’. 
(f) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
contained in section 1(b) of the Public Works and Eco-
nomic Development Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 552; 112 Stat. 
3597; 118 Stat. 1761) is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 207 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 208. Capacity building grant program.’’. 
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SEC. 5. GRANTS FOR PLANNING AND GRANTS FOR ADMIN-
ISTRATIVE EXPENSES. 
(a) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Section 203 of the 
Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3143) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Administrative 
expenses described in subsection (a) shall include expenses 
relating to— 
‘‘(1) carrying out the planning process de-
scribed in subsection (b); and 
‘‘(2) hiring professional staff to assist commu-
nities or organizations in— 
‘‘(A) implementing projects and priorities 
included in— 
‘‘(i) a comprehensive economic devel-
opment strategy; or 
‘‘(ii) an economic development plan-
ning grant; 
‘‘(B) identifying and using other Federal, 
State, and Tribal economic development pro-
grams; 
‘‘(C) leveraging private and philanthropic 
investment; 
‘‘(D) preparing disaster coordination and 
preparation plans; 
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‘‘(E) collaborating with trade adjustment 
assistance centers, Hollings Manufacturing Ex-
tension Partnership Centers of the National In-
stitute of Standards and Technology, Business 
Centers and Rural Business Centers of the Mi-
nority Business Development Agency, and other 
relevant Federal economic development tech-
nical assistance and service providers to pro-
mote domestic manufacturing; and 
‘‘(F) carrying out economic development 
activities in accordance with professional eco-
nomic development best practices.’’. 
(b) INCREASE IN FEDERAL SHARE.—Section 204(c) 
of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3144(c)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(4) GRANTS FOR PLANNING AND GRANTS FOR 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—In the case of a grant 
provided under section 203, the Secretary may in-
crease the Federal share above the percentage speci-
fied in subsection (a) up to 80 percent of the cost 
of the project.’’. 
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SEC. 6. HOSPITALITY AND OUTDOOR-RECREATION SUP-
PORTING TOURISM (HOST) GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Public Works and 
Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 219. HOSPITALITY AND OUTDOOR-RECREATION SUP-
PORTING TOURISM (HOST) GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) OUTDOOR RECREATION.—The term ‘out-
door recreation’ means all recreational activities, and 
the economic drivers of those activities, such as busi-
nesses and local economic efforts, undertaken for 
pleasure that— 
‘‘(A) generally involve some level of inten-
tional physical exertion; and 
‘‘(B) occur in nature-based environments 
outdoors. 
‘‘(2) TOURISM, 
HOSPITALITY, 
OR
SPECIAL 
EVENT ACTIVITY.—The term ‘tourism, hospitality, or 
special event activity’ means any economic activity 
that primarily serves to encourage recreational or 
business travel within the United States or from 
abroad, including tourist attractions, activities relat-
ing to arts and cultural affairs, business and rec-
reational conventions, large entertainment events 
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and venues, and promotion or organization of any 
such activity. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a program to provide grants to eligible recipients to 
support outdoor recreation, travel, and tourism, hospi-
tality, or special event activities to spur economic develop-
ment. 
‘‘(c) GOALS.—A project carried out with a grant 
under this section shall be carried out for the goal of— 
‘‘(1) in the case of an infrastructure project— 
‘‘(A) leading to long-term increases in 
tourist activity in a region, including in commu-
nities adjacent to National Park System units, 
National Forest System land, State parks, na-
tional marine sanctuaries, National Heritage 
Areas, Tribal parks, or other natural destina-
tions; 
‘‘(B) using nature-based infrastructure 
projects and other projects intended to enhance 
public access to outdoor recreation opportuni-
ties; and 
‘‘(C) enhancing the visitor experience or 
economic value of the local tourism, hospitality, 
or special event industries; or 
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‘‘(2) in the case of other projects as determined 
appropriate by the Secretary, supporting the outdoor 
recreation, travel, tourism, hospitality, or special 
event industries, in a manner consistent with the 
National Travel and Tourism Strategy or as rec-
ommended by the United States Travel and Tourism 
Advisory Board, if any. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE USES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A grant under this section 
may be used— 
‘‘(A) for short-term and long-term eco-
nomic development planning and coordination 
of local or regional outdoor recreation, travel, 
tourism, hospitality, and special event indus-
tries; 
‘‘(B) to carry out technical assistance 
projects to assist local or regional economies 
in— 
‘‘(i) the recovery from, and response 
to, damage to the outdoor recreation, trav-
el, tourism, hospitality, and special event 
industries as a result of a natural disaster 
or public health emergency; and 
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‘‘(ii) future development of the out-
door recreation, travel, tourism, hospi-
tality, or special event industries; 
‘‘(C) to pay costs associated with obtaining 
State, Tribal, county, city, community, or re-
gional tourism, hospitality, or special event ac-
tivity marketing and promotion campaigns, in-
cluding through nonprofit or quasigovernmental 
Destination Marketing Organizations (DMOs); 
‘‘(D) to carry out construction activities 
that support local or regional outdoor recre-
ation, travel, tourism, hospitality, or special 
events, including activities involving— 
‘‘(i) construction of new, or improve-
ments to existing, outdoor recreation and 
trail infrastructure, including public access 
and safety enhancements to that infra-
structure; 
‘‘(ii) 
nature-based 
infrastructure 
projects to improve access to outdoor 
recreation; 
‘‘(iii) improvement of cultural, arts, 
convention, special event, outdoor recre-
ation, and tourism facilities, such as visitor 
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or tourist information centers, including 
through— 
‘‘(I) 
general 
accessibility 
up-
grades, such as increasing disability 
access; 
‘‘(II) improving ventilation, heat-
ing, and cooling systems; 
‘‘(III) increasing energy effi-
ciency; and 
‘‘(IV) incorporating additional re-
newable energy generation associated 
with that infrastructure, including 
zero-emission vehicle fleets and charg-
ing infrastructure; 
‘‘(iv) construction of workforce train-
ing facilities in order to carry out capacity 
building programs; 
‘‘(v) 
water 
or 
wastewater 
and 
stormwater improvements; 
‘‘(vi) pier construction and improve-
ments; and 
‘‘(vii) accessibility enhancements; 
‘‘(E) to pay costs associated with upgrades 
and retrofits, including filtration and sanitation 
and physical modifications to existing local or 
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regional outdoor recreation, travel, tourism, 
hospitality, or special event infrastructure, such 
as convention centers, large event spaces, camp-
sites, or associated community attractions, with 
precautions to provide for safe worker, traveler, 
or event environments to increase travel and 
tourism activities or to make the infrastructure 
more functional as a result of a natural disaster 
or a public health emergency; 
‘‘(F) to establish programs to provide as-
sistance to businesses in local or regional out-
door recreation, travel, tourism, hospitality, or 
special events industries— 
‘‘(i) for development; 
‘‘(ii) to recover from the impacts of a 
major disaster or emergency declared 
under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) or a public health 
emergency declared under section 319 of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
247d); or 
‘‘(iii) for expansion of programs; 
‘‘(G) to carry out workforce training, re-
cruitment, and research programs that support 
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the outdoor recreation, travel, tourism, hospi-
tality, or special event industries to improve the 
skills of, and job opportunities for, workers in 
those industries, including through a program 
registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 
(commonly known as the ‘National Apprentice-
ship Act’; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.), and other work 
and learn models; 
‘‘(H) to pay costs associated with pro-
viding information to visitors about the health 
and safety protections, guidance, or require-
ments of Federal, State, Tribal, or local govern-
ments and businesses in the wake of a natural 
disaster or a public health emergency; and 
‘‘(I) as applicable, and a result of a nat-
ural disaster or a public health emergency to 
pay the costs of salaries and expenses associ-
ated with the operations of the eligible recipi-
ent, other than salaries and expenses of the ex-
ecutives of the eligible recipient, if the appli-
cant— 
‘‘(i) demonstrates the capacity to 
maintain the positions for which the funds 
are used; or 
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‘‘(ii) demonstrates that the positions 
for which the funds are used are tem-
porary or seasonal. 
‘‘(2) EXAMPLES.—Examples of activities that 
comply with the eligible uses described in subpara-
graphs (A) through (I) of paragraph (1) include ac-
tivities that involve— 
‘‘(A) media and marketing; 
‘‘(B) installing or constructing visitor ki-
osks; 
‘‘(C) installing interpretive signage; 
‘‘(D) building improvements; and 
‘‘(E) support or technical assistance for 
small businesses, including activities that bring 
public awareness to those small businesses. 
‘‘(3) PROHIBITION.—Amounts provided under 
this section may not be used— 
‘‘(A) for recruitment efforts to bring in or 
host particular events, such as sporting com-
petitions or other activities; or 
‘‘(B) to invest in facilities, events, or oper-
ations that are not open or broadly available to 
the general public. 
‘‘(e) COORDINATION WITH BIA.—In carrying out 
this section, the Secretary shall coordinate with, as appro-
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priate, the Tribal Tourism Grant Program of the Office 
of Indian Economic Development of the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs to support Tribal communities when funding pro-
vided under that grant program is helpful in developing 
or expanding the outdoor recreation, travel, tourism, hos-
pitality, and special event economies of those Tribal com-
munities. 
‘‘(f) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give priority to 
eligible recipients that seek to carry out an activity that— 
‘‘(1) is based on long-term, regionally oriented, 
coordinated, and collaborative economic development 
or redevelopment strategies that foster economic 
growth and resilience; 
‘‘(2) will promote workforce development; or 
‘‘(3) will involve a minority-owned, rural, Native 
American, or otherwise underserved small business 
concern. 
‘‘(g) CONSIDERATION RELATING TO INDIAN TRIBES, 
TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN ORGA-
NIZATIONS.—In providing a grant under this section to 
an eligible recipient that is an Indian tribe, a tribal organi-
zation (as defined in section 3 of the NATIVE Act (25 
U.S.C. 4352)), or a Native Hawaiian organization (as de-
fined in that section), the Secretary— 
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‘‘(1) may consider whether the Indian tribe, 
tribal organization (as so defined), or Native Hawai-
ian organization (as so defined), as applicable, has 
matching funds from other sources to carry out an 
activity; and 
‘‘(2) shall not require the Indian tribe, tribal 
organization (as so defined), or Native Hawaiian or-
ganization (as so defined), as applicable, to provide 
matching funds from other sources to receive a 
grant under this section. 
‘‘(h) REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In providing grants under 
this section, the Secretary shall distribute the funds 
to eligible recipients in each region served by the 
Economic Development Administration in accord-
ance with the distribution parameters described in 
paragraph (2)(A). 
‘‘(2) DISTRIBUTION OF AWARDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The distribution pa-
rameters referred to in paragraph (1) shall in-
clude consideration of each of the following: 
‘‘(i) Using the most recent data from 
the Quarterly Census of Employment and 
Wages and the Current Employment Sta-
tistics, employment in the leisure and hos-
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pitality sectors (other than food service 
businesses) as a percentage of total em-
ployment in States in the region, using a 
5-year average. 
‘‘(ii) Using the most recent data from 
the Arts and Cultural Production and Out-
door Recreation Satellite Account, employ-
ment in arts and cultural production and 
outdoor recreation as a percentage of total 
employment in States in the region, using 
a 5-year average. 
‘‘(iii) The number of international and 
domestic visitors in States in the region, 
using data from the Department or an-
other source as the Secretary determines 
to be appropriate. 
‘‘(iv) The impacts of natural or eco-
nomic disasters, or public health emer-
gencies, on the outdoor recreation, travel, 
tourism, hospitality, or special event indus-
tries in States in the region. 
‘‘(v) Any other data that the Sec-
retary determines reliably measures the 
impact of outdoor recreation, travel, tour-
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ism, hospitality, or special events to the 
economy of a State. 
‘‘(B) OUT OF DATE, DISCONTINUED, OR 
INACCURATE DATA SOURCES.—If the Secretary 
determines that a data source described in 
clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) is out of 
date, discontinued, or otherwise inaccurate, the 
Secretary may substitute other data sources to 
obtain the employment statistics described in 
those clauses, subject to the condition that the 
Secretary provides to Congress a report describ-
ing the new data source used by the Secretary. 
‘‘(i) OUTDOOR RECREATION SET-ASIDE.—Of the 
amounts made available for each fiscal year to carry out 
this section, the Secretary shall ensure that not less than 
40 percent is used to provide assistance to eligible recipi-
ents for activities that benefit the local outdoor recreation 
sector. 
‘‘(j) RURAL SET-ASIDE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 
available for each fiscal year to carry out this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall ensure that not less than 20 
percent is used to provide assistance to eligible re-
cipients located in, or that serve, a rural area (as de-
fined in section 343(a) of the Consolidated Farm 
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U.S.C. 3144(c)) (as amended by section 6(b)) is amend-
ed— 
‘‘(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘In the case’ 
and inserting ‘Except as provided in paragraph (5), 
in the case’; and 
‘‘(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘ ‘(5) HOST GRANT TO INDIAN TRIBES, TRIBAL 
ORGANIZATIONS, OR
NATIVE
HAWAIIAN
ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—In the case of a grant to an Indian tribe, 
a tribal organization (as defined in section 3 of the 
NATIVE Act (25 U.S.C. 4352)), or a Native Ha-
waiian organization (as defined in that section) for 
a project under section 219, the Federal share of the 
cost of the project shall be 100 percent.’.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
contained in section 1(b) of the Public Works and Eco-
nomic Development Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 552; 112 Stat. 
3597; 118 Stat. 1767) is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 218 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 219. Hospitality and Outdoor-Recreation Supporting Tourism (HOST) 
grants.’’. 
SEC. 7. TOURISM MARKETING. 
(a) DECLARATION.—Section 2(b) of the Public 
Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3121(b)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) tourism marketing is an economic develop-
ment tool used by communities for economic devel-
opment and should be considered an eligible use of 
economic development funding awarded by the Fed-
eral Government through the Economic Development 
Administration.’’. 
(b) GRANTS FOR ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT.—Section 
209(a) of the Public Works and Economic Development 
Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3149(a)) (as amended by section 
5(b)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘travel promotion (in-
cluding funding for tourism marketing, marketing re-
search, purchasing advertisements, and attracting busi-
ness meetings or convention travel),’’ after ‘‘208(a)),’’. 
SEC. 8. FUNDING FOR HOST GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Public Works and 
Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3231 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 705. FUNDING FOR HOST GRANTS. 
‘‘Of the amounts made available under section 701(a) 
for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, $100,000,000 
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shall be used to carry out section 219, of which 3 percent 
shall be used for the administrative costs of carrying out 
that section, including for maintaining the distribution pa-
rameters described in subsection (f)(2) of that section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
contained in section 1(b) of the Public Works and Eco-
nomic Development Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 552; 112 Stat. 
3597; 118 Stat. 1772) is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 704 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 705. Funding for HOST grants.’’. 
SEC. 9. COST SHARING. 
Section 204 of the Public Works and Economic De-
velopment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3144) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘this 
section’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘30 
percent’’ and inserting ‘‘40 percent’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY DISASTERS.—In 
the case of a grant under section 209(c)(2), the Federal 
share of the cost of a project carried out with the grant 
shall be 100 percent. 
‘‘(f) COVID-ERA FUNDING.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a project 
carried out with a grant under this Act made on or 
after the date of enactment of the INVEST in Our 
Communities Act from amounts made available dur-
ing the period during which the public health emer-
gency declared by the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services under section 319 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on January 
31, 2020, with respect to COVID–19 is in effect, the 
Federal share of the cost of the project shall be not 
less than 90 percent. 
‘‘(2) CERTAIN
AREAS.—The Secretary shall 
consider increasing the Federal share set by the Sec-
retary under paragraph (1) to be 100 percent of the 
cost of the project if the project is to be carried out 
in an area that is experiencing, in the determination 
of the Secretary, lasting economic impacts as a re-
sult of the COVID–19 pandemic.’’. 
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