(3) with respect to an eligible local or State en-
tity that includes at least 1 frontline community, 
shall ensure not less than 50 percent of such alloca-
tion is invested in frontline communities; and 
(4) may not use such funds for— 
(A) fossil fuel procurement, development, 
infrastructure repair that would in anyway ex-
tend lifespan or production capacity, or any re-
lated subsidy; 
(B) carbon capture and storage (CCS) or 
carbon 
capture, 
utilisation, 
and 
storage 
(CCUS); 
(C) direct air capture; 
(D) the procurement of nuclear power; 
(E) research and development; 
(F) the establishment or advancement of 
carbon markets, including cap and trade; 
(G) geoengineering; 
(H) highway expansion; 
(I) road improvements or automobile infra-
structure, other than electric vehicle charging 
stations; 
(J) industrial scale bioenergy, including 
biofuels, biomass, and biogas, development or 
any related subsidy; or 
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(K) any investments or projects supporting 
law enforcement, immigration detention centers, 
and prisons, including buildings and vehicles 
under the control of law enforcement or a pris-
on. 
(c) REQUIREMENT.—As a condition of accepting an 
allocation provided under this section, an eligible local or 
State entity shall agree to take steps, in consultation with 
community groups and tenant advocates, to secure exist-
ing housing in neighborhoods receiving benefits from an 
allocation under this section, including through the use of 
rent control, rent stabilization, and other methods to pre-
vent gentrification and stabilize property values. 
(d) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the program 
established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall con-
sult with Administration of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, the Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, and the Council on Environmental Quality. 
(e) NATIVE AMERICAN FPIC.—Prior to the author-
ization of any project on land that may affect a Native 
American Nation, the Secretary shall ensure that such 
Nation has given FPIC. 
(f) MATERIAL REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out any 
eligible Green New Deal project that uses renewable en-
ergy materials, an eligible local or State entity shall use 
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only renewable energy materials from Initiative for Re-
sponsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) certified mines. 
(g) COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.—In carrying out 
any eligible Green New Deal project, an eligible local or 
State entity shall develop a public participation plan to 
establish steps for ensuring decision-making inclusion of 
frontline communities for such eligible Green New Deal 
project. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE LOCAL OR STATE ENTITY.—The 
term ‘‘eligible local or State entity’’ means a State, 
local government, or Native American Nation that 
has a local Green New Deal program proposal. 
(2) ELIGIBLE GREEN NEW DEAL PROJECT.— 
The term ‘‘eligible Green New Deal project’’ includes 
a project and associated labor— 
(A) for solar power procurement, installa-
tion, maintenance, and operations; 
(B) for wind power procurement, installa-
tion, maintenance, coating, and operations; 
(C) to carry out an American Society of 
Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning 
Engineers (ASHRAE) level II audit for com-
mercial buildings; 
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(D) to procure dialysis machines or other 
equipment known to save lives of the most vul-
nerable populations in extreme weather events 
that may cause power outages; 
(E) to provide grants for acquisition of pri-
vate lands by Native American Land Trusts, 
nations, and Tribes; 
(F) to build electrification for heating, hot 
water, and cooking; 
(G) for public electric vehicle procurement; 
(H) to build capacity for communities to 
endure extreme weather events, such as invest-
ments to cooling and heating centers and dis-
aster preparedness; 
(I) for community farming initiatives that 
promote and foster food sovereignty; 
(J) to procure, install, and operate geo-
thermal power; 
(K) for phasing out existing fossil fuel in-
frastructure; 
(L) for testing of soils and waters in 
parks, playgrounds, and other sites for haz-
ardous and radioactive wastes as well as dan-
gerous chemicals, including PFAS; 
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(M) for the establishment of local Worker 
and Community Protection Funds (WCPF) to 
support fossil fuel workers, families of such 
workers, and impacted communities in the en-
ergy transition; 
(N) to repair gas pipeline leaks and cover 
orphan wells, so long as such pipelines and 
wells in no way expand fossil fuel production; 
(O) to build, expand, and maintain public 
parks, trails, forests, and recreation sites; 
(P) for installation of weatherization and 
efficiency measures, including reflecting coat-
ings; 
(Q) for adaptation measures; 
(R) to procure and install electric vehicle 
charging stations; 
(S) to remediate lead paint, mold, and as-
bestos; 
(T) to support reparations programs for 
Black and Indigenous people and communities; 
(U) for investment in new or improved 
public green space, parks, playgrounds, or com-
munity gardens; 
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(V) for the zero energy construction or im-
provement of public or rent-secured housing or 
community land trusts; 
(W) to provide, electrify, improve, expand, 
maintain, or operate public transit and public 
school buses; 
(X) for remediation of a brownfield; 
(Y) for air quality monitoring; 
(Z) for pollution cleanup; 
(AA) to procure, install, and maintain 
clean drinking water infrastructure piping and 
transmission lines, including replacing lead 
pipelines; 
(BB) for public utility procurement, mod-
ernization, and decarbonization; 
(CC) for wetland, forest, and public land 
revitalization and other climate adaptation 
measures; 
(DD) for public sanitation, broadband, and 
utility expansion for frontline communities; 
(EE) for community solar power; 
(FF) to construct and improve bike and 
pedestrian infrastructure, including bus stops 
and any improvements to transit infrastructure 
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to comply with the Americans With Disabilities 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.); 
(GG) for restoring public lands, water-
sheds, coastal areas, wildlife corridors, and 
other critical ecosystems, including investment 
in county and city parks and Tribal manage-
ment of public lands; 
(HH) for temporary housing for low-in-
come families receiving housing improvements; 
or 
(II) for conservation projects on family 
farms, including water conservation projects, 
shelterbelts, and ecosystem restoration efforts. 
SEC. 103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
For purposes of carrying out this title, there is au-
thorized to be appropriated out of the general fund of the 
Treasury— 
(1) $400,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
(2) $300,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
(3) $200,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and 
(4) $100,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. 
TITLE II—LABOR STANDARDS 
SEC. 201. LABOR STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor shall re-
quire an eligible local or State entity under section 102, 
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as a condition of receiving a grant under such section, to 
satisfy each of the following requirements: 
(1) The entity shall ensure that all laborers and 
mechanics employed by contractors and subcontrac-
tors in the performance of any applicable project 
shall be paid wages at rates not less than those pre-
vailing on projects of a similar character in the lo-
cality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in ac-
cordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 
40, United States Code (commonly known as the 
‘‘Davis-Bacon Act’’). 
(2) The entity shall give preference to local and 
equitable hiring and contracting that creates oppor-
tunities for— 
(A) people of color; 
(B) immigrants, regardless of immigration 
status; 
(C) formerly incarcerated individuals; 
(D) women; 
(E) LGBTQIAP+ individuals; 
(F) disabled and chronically ill individuals; 
(G) marginalized communities; and 
(H) BIPOC employee-owned businesses 
and co-ops. 
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(3) The entity shall be a party to, or require 
contractors and subcontractors in the performance 
of any applicable project to consent to, a covered 
project labor agreement, as long as the entity dem-
onstrates that such agreement protects or furthers 
its proprietary interest in the project. 
(4) The entity, and all contractors and sub-
contractors in performance of any applicable project, 
shall abide by prevailing wage standards, prioritize 
Project Labor Agreements, and prioritize local hir-
ing and targeted hiring provisions. 
(5) The entity, and all contractors and sub-
contractors in the performance of any applicable 
project, shall not require mandatory arbitration for 
any dispute involving a worker engaged in a service 
for the entity. 
(6) The entity, and all contractors and sub-
contractors in the performance of any applicable 
project, shall consider an individual performing any 
service in such performance as an employee (and not 
an independent contractor) of the entity, contractor, 
or subcontractor, respectively, unless— 
(A) the individual is free from control and 
direction in connection with the performance of 
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the service, both under the contract for the per-
formance of the service and in fact; 
(B) the service is performed outside the 
usual course of the business of the entity, con-
tractor, or subcontractor, respectively; and 
(C) the individual is customarily engaged 
in an independently established trade, occupa-
tion, profession, or business of the same nature 
as that involved in such service. 
(7) The entity shall prohibit the employees of 
all contractors and subcontractors in the perform-
ance of any applicable project from hiring employees 
through a temporary staffing agency unless the rel-
evant State workforce agency certifies that tem-
porary employees are necessary to address an acute, 
short-term labor demand. The entity may not pro-
hibit the use of certified union hiring halls. 
(8) The entity shall require all contractors, sub-
contractors, successors in interest of the entity, and 
other entities that may acquire the entity, in the 
performance or acquisition of any applicable project, 
to have— 
(A) an explicit policy of neutrality with re-
gard to— 
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(i) labor organizing for the employees 
of the contractor or subcontractor em-
ployed in the performance of the eligible 
project; and 
(ii) such employees’ choice to form 
and join labor organizations; and 
(B) policies that require— 
(i) the posting and maintenance of no-
tices in the workplace to such employees of 
their rights under the National Labor Re-
lations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.); and 
(ii) that such employees are, at the 
beginning of their employment in the per-
formance of the eligible project, provided 
notice and information regarding the em-
ployees’ rights under such Act. 
(9) The entity shall, for each skilled craft em-
ployed on any applicable project, demonstrate an 
ability to use and commit to use individuals enrolled 
in a Department of Labor registered apprenticeship 
program under subpart A of part 29 of title 29, 
Code of Federal Regulations, which such individuals 
shall, to the greatest extent practicable, constitute 
not less than 20 percent of the individuals working 
on such project. 
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(10) The entity shall fund and utilize, and, 
where appropriate, establish, a robust pre-appren-
ticeship and workforce development program, to 
serve BIPOC communities, in consultation with ap-
propriate labor organizations. 
(11) The entity, and all contractors and sub-
contractors in the performance of any applicable 
project, shall not request or otherwise consider the 
criminal history of an applicant for employment be-
fore extending a conditional offer to the applicant, 
unless— 
(A) a background check is otherwise re-
quired by law; or 
(B) the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Energy, certifies that precluding 
criminal history prior to the conditional offer 
would pose a threat to national security. 
(12) The entity shall exclude companies that 
have been found guilty of wage theft or Occupational 
Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et 
seq.) safety violations. 
(b) DAVIS-BACON ACT.—The Secretary of Labor 
shall have, with respect to the labor standards described 
in subparagraph (A)(i), the authority and functions set 
forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 
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Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 202. BUY AMERICA REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For all goods and materials an 
entity purchases in whole or in part with funds provided 
by this Act, the entity shall be required to comply with, 
and ensure compliance by all contractors, subcontractors, 
and suppliers of contractors of, the domestic content pro-
visions of the section 5323(j) of title 49, United States 
Code, and all applicable Federal labor and employment 
laws. 
(b) INCLUSIVE PROCUREMENT POLICIES.—Notwith-
standing any federal laws or regulations to the contrary, 
the entity may adhere to an inclusive procurement policy 
for all goods and materials that are part of any project 
funded in whole or in part by this Act that includes any 
of the following: 
(1) Greater domestic content than is required 
by Federal law. 
(2) A disclosure and evaluation of the embed-
ded carbon emissions of all industrial products. 
(3) Requirements for disclosure by the contrac-
tors, subcontractors, and suppliers of contractors 
of— 
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(A) wages and benefits of employees of the 
contractor, subcontractor, and suppliers; 
(B) training program commitments for em-
ployees and potential employees; and 
(C) targeted hiring commitments for mem-
bers of disadvantaged communities, including 
veterans, women, low-income populations, and 
formerly incarcerated individuals. 
(4) Job quality evaluation and incentives. 
(5) Job quality commitment enforcement, in-
cluding contract enforcement provisions for adher-
ence to job quality commitments. 
(6) Transparency to the public of job quality 
commitments and adherence to such commitments. 
Æ 
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