(J) Grants for construction of health cen-
ters provided by the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services. 
(K) Grants for construction, renovation, or 
repair of non-Federal research facilities pro-
vided by the Director of the National Institutes 
of Health. 
(L) The public transportation security as-
sistance grant program under section 1406 of 
the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 
Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135). 
(M) Assistance provided under the Public 
Housing Capital Fund established under section 
9(d) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)). 
(N) The community development block 
grant program under title I of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.). 
(O) The Indian housing block grant pro-
gram under section 101 of the Native American 
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 
of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4111). 
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(P) The rural water supply program under 
section 103 of the Rural Water Supply Act of 
2006 (43 U.S.C. 2402). 
(Q) Financial assistance provided under 
the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innova-
tion Act (33 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.). 
(R) Assistance provided under title 23, 
United States Code. 
(S) Assistance provided under chapter 53 
of title 49, United States Code. 
(T) Programs for civil works projects, in-
cluding water resources projects, under the ju-
risdiction of the Corps of Engineers. 
(U) Assistance provided for a freight or 
passenger rail project under subtitle V of title 
49, United States Code. 
(V) Assistance provided for an airport de-
velopment project under chapter 471 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
(W) Assistance for an environmental clean-
up project under the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.). 
(X) Assistance provided under section 
7007 and 7008 of the Elementary and Sec-
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ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7707, 7708). 
(Y) Mutual and self-help housing assist-
ance provided under section 523 of the Housing 
Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c). 
(Z) Site development loans provided under 
section 524 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 
U.S.C. 1490d). 
(AA) Loan guarantees for rural rental 
housing provided under section 538 of the 
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490p–2). 
(BB) Assistance provided by the Commu-
nity Development Financial Institutions Fund 
established under section 104(a) of the Riegle 
Community Development and Regulatory Im-
provement Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4703(a)). 
(CC) Grants awarded from the Capital 
Magnet Fund established under section 1339 of 
the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial 
Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 
4569). 
(DD) Assistance provided under the Con-
nect America Fund of the Federal Communica-
tions Commission under subpart D of part 54 
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of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations (or a 
successor regulation). 
(EE) The Connect Communities Program 
under section 144. 
(FF) Any similar program, as determined 
by the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget, in consultation with the heads of 
the relevant Federal agencies. 
(2) DISABLED
INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘dis-
abled individual’’ means an individual with a dis-
ability (as defined in section 3 of the Americans with 
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)). 
(3) HEAD OF THE RELEVANT FEDERAL AGEN-
CY.—The term ‘‘head of the relevant Federal agen-
cy’’ means the head of a Federal department or 
agency that administers or has jurisdiction over a 
covered infrastructure program. 
(4) 
LOCAL
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT 
BOARD.—The term ‘‘local workforce development 
board’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘local 
board’’ in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 
(5) REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.— 
The term ‘‘registered apprenticeship program’’ has 
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the meaning given the term in section 3131(e)(3)(B) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(6) 
STATE
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT 
BOARD.—The term ‘‘State workforce development 
board’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘State 
board’’ in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 
(7) VETERAN.—The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38, 
United States Code. 
TITLE I—CREATING JOBS AND 
RAISING 
THE 
QUALITY 
OF 
LIFE IN EVERY COMMUNITY 
Subtitle A—Creating Local Jobs 
Across the Country 
SEC. 111. TARGETED HIRING REQUIREMENTS FOR CON-
STRUCTION JOBS CREATED BY COVERED IN-
FRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF LOCAL.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In this section, the term 
‘‘local’’, with respect to hiring for a project, means 
hiring within the geographical boundaries of the 
area in which the project is located, as determined 
by the recipient of assistance under a covered infra-
structure program, in coordination with the head of 
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the relevant Federal agency, subject to the require-
ment that the geographical area shall— 
(A) include high-poverty, high-unemploy-
ment zip codes; and 
(B) be the size of a county, multi-county, 
statewide, or multi-State region. 
(2) SAVINGS
PROVISION.—Nothing in para-
graph (1) prohibits interstate hiring. 
(b) REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law and to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, except to the extent that the head of the rel-
evant Federal agency determines otherwise, in the 
case of any construction project carried out under a 
covered infrastructure program, the head of the rel-
evant Federal agency shall ensure that, of the work-
ers hired for the project (including workers hired for 
related maintenance, service, or operations activities 
for the project), the applicable percentage described 
in paragraph (2) are hired through local hiring, in 
partnership with a registered apprenticeship pro-
gram, if applicable, or with a State workforce devel-
opment board or local workforce development board, 
if applicable. 
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(2) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—The applicable 
percentage referred to in paragraph (1) is— 
(A) for fiscal year 2022, 10 percent; 
(B) for fiscal year 2023, 20 percent; 
(C) for fiscal year 2024, 30 percent; 
(D) for fiscal year 2025, 40 percent; and 
(E) for fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal 
year thereafter, 50 percent. 
(c) PRIORITY.—In carrying out subsection (b), the 
head of the relevant Federal agency shall ensure that the 
entity carrying out the project gives priority to— 
(1) individuals with a barrier to employment (as 
defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102)), including ex-of-
fenders and disabled individuals; 
(2) veterans; and 
(3) individuals that represent populations that 
are traditionally underrepresented in the infrastruc-
ture workforce, such as women and racial and ethnic 
minorities. 
(d) REPORTS AND OVERSIGHT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than an-
nually, the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with 
the heads of the relevant Federal agencies, shall— 
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(A) submit to Congress a report on the im-
plementation of this section; and 
(B) make the report under subparagraph 
(A), including any related data, publicly avail-
able on the internet. 
(2) GAO REVIEW.—Not later than 5 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall— 
(A) carry out a review of the implementa-
tion of this section to determine compliance 
with this section; and 
(B) submit to Congress a report on the re-
sults of the review under subparagraph (A), in-
cluding any suggestions or recommendations for 
legislative, regulatory, or other changes to im-
prove the implementation of this section or 
compliance with this section. 
SEC. 112. COMPLIANCE WITH COURT ORDERS. 
Nothing in this subtitle limits the eligibility of an in-
dividual or entity to receive assistance made available 
under a covered infrastructure program if the individual 
or entity is prevented, in whole or in part, from complying 
with section 111(b) because a Federal court issues a final 
order in which the court finds that a requirement or the 
implementation of that section is unconstitutional. 
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Subtitle B—Rebuilding Our Infra-
structure With American Busi-
ness 
SEC. 121. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) OWNED
AND
CONTROLLED.—The term 
‘‘owned and controlled’’, with respect to a business, 
means— 
(A) ownership of at least 51 percent of the 
business, or in the case of any publicly owned 
business, ownership of at least 51 percent of 
the stock; and 
(B) control of the management and daily 
business operations of the business. 
(2) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘small busi-
ness concern’’ means a small business concern 
(within the meaning of section 3(a) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a))). 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘small busi-
ness concern’’ does not include any concern or 
group of concerns controlled by the same so-
cially and economically disadvantaged individual 
or individuals that have average annual gross 
receipts during the preceding 3 fiscal years in 
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excess of $23,980,000, as adjusted annually by 
the head of the relevant Federal agency for in-
flation. 
(3) SOCIALLY
OR
ECONOMICALLY
DISADVAN-
TAGED
INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘socially or eco-
nomically disadvantaged individual’’ means any so-
cially and economically disadvantaged individuals 
within the meaning of section 8(d) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) and relevant sub-
contracting regulations issued pursuant to that Act. 
SEC. 122. INCREASING MEANINGFUL SMALL BUSINESS PAR-
TICIPATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except to the extent that the head 
of the relevant Federal agency determines otherwise— 
(1) not less than the percentage described in 
subsection (b) for the applicable fiscal year of the 
amounts made available for each covered infrastruc-
ture program shall be expended through small busi-
ness concerns; and 
(2) not less than the percentage described in 
subsection (b) for the applicable fiscal year of the 
total number of projects that receive assistance 
under each covered infrastructure program shall be 
subcontracted through a small business concern. 
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(b) PERCENTAGE DESCRIBED.—The percentage re-
ferred to in each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 
(a) is— 
(1) for fiscal year 2022, 6 percent; 
(2) for fiscal year 2023, 12 percent; 
(3) for fiscal year 2024, 19 percent; 
(4) for fiscal year 2025, 26 percent; and 
(5) for fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year 
thereafter, 33 percent. 
(c) REPORT.—Not less frequently than once each fis-
cal year, the Administrator of the Small Business Admin-
istration, in consultation with the heads of the relevant 
Federal agencies, shall submit to Congress a report on the 
implementation of subsection (a). 
SEC. 123. REQUIRING MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION FROM 
TARGETED BUSINESSES. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to en-
sure that businesses with fewer than 10 employees, which 
are Main Street businesses that anchor neighborhoods and 
help families build wealth, have opportunities to partici-
pate in projects carried out under covered infrastructure 
programs. 
(b) REQUIREMENT.—Except to the extent that the 
head of the relevant Federal agency determines otherwise, 
not less than the percentage described in subsection (c) 
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for the applicable fiscal year of the amounts made avail-
able for a covered infrastructure program shall be ex-
pended through businesses with fewer than 10 employees. 
(c) PERCENTAGE DESCRIBED.—The percentage re-
ferred to in subsection (b) is— 
(1) for fiscal year 2022, 6 percent; 
(2) for fiscal year 2023, 12 percent; 
(3) for fiscal year 2024, 18 percent; 
(4) for fiscal year 2025, 24 percent; and 
(5) for fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year 
thereafter, 30 percent. 
(d) REPORT.—Not less frequently than once each fis-
cal year, the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with 
the Administrator of the Small Business Administration 
and the heads of the relevant Federal agencies, shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on the implementation of sub-
section (b). 
SEC. 124. COMPLIANCE WITH COURT ORDERS. 
Nothing in this subtitle limits the eligibility of an in-
dividual or entity to receive assistance made available 
under a covered infrastructure program if the individual 
or entity is prevented, in whole or in part, from complying 
with section 122(a) or 123(b), as applicable, because a 
Federal court issues a final order in which the court finds 
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that a requirement or the implementation of section 
122(a) or 123(b), as applicable, is unconstitutional. 
SEC. 125. EXPANSION OF SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRA-
TION SURETY BOND PROGRAM. 
Section 411(a)(1)(A) of the Small Business Invest-
ment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 694b(a)(1)(A)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘$6,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’. 
Subtitle C—Encouraging the Use of 
U.S. 
Employment 
Plans 
and 
Best-Value Contracting Analysis 
SEC. 131. CREATING A BEST-VALUE ANALYSIS FOR FED-
ERAL EXPENDITURES ON INFRASTRUCTURE, 
USE OF U.S. EMPLOYMENT PLANS, AND PREF-
ERENCES FOR REGISTERED APPRENTICE-
SHIP PROGRAMS AND NEUTRALITY IN UNION 
ORGANIZING. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMMITMENT
TO
HIGH-QUALITY
CAREER 
AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.—The term ‘‘com-
mitment to high-quality career and business oppor-
tunities’’ means participation in a registered appren-
ticeship program. 
(2) U.S. EMPLOYMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘U.S. 
Employment Plan’’ means a plan under which an 
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entity receiving Federal assistance for a project 
under a covered infrastructure program shall— 
(A) include in a request for proposal an 
encouragement for bidders to include, with re-
spect to the project— 
(i) high-quality wage, benefit, and 
training commitments by the bidder and 
the supply chain of the bidder for the 
project; and 
(ii) a commitment to recruit and hire 
individuals described in section 111(c) if 
the project results in the hiring of employ-
ees not currently or previously employed by 
the bidder and the supply chain of the bid-
der for the project; 
(B) give preference for the award of the 
contract to a bidder that includes the commit-
ments described in clauses (i) and (ii) of sub-
paragraph (A); and 
(C) ensure that each bidder that includes 
the commitments described in clauses (i) and 
(ii) of subparagraph (A) that is awarded a con-
tract complies with those commitments. 
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(b) BEST-VALUE FRAMEWORK.—To the maximum 
extent practicable, a recipient of assistance under a cov-
ered infrastructure program is encouraged— 
(1) to ensure that each dollar invested in infra-
structure uses a best-value contracting framework to 
maximize the local value of federally funded con-
tracts by evaluating bids on price and other criteria 
prioritized in the bid, such as— 
(A) equity; 
(B) environmental and climate justice; 
(C) impact on greenhouse gas emissions; 
(D) resilience; 
(E) the results of a 40-year life-cycle anal-
ysis; 
(F) safety; 
(G) commitment to creating or sustaining 
high-quality job opportunities affiliated with 
registered apprenticeship programs for dis-
advantaged or underrepresented individuals in 
infrastructure industries in the United States; 
and 
(H) access to jobs and essential services by 
all modes of travel for all users, including dis-
abled individuals; 
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(2) in evaluating bids, to give at least equal 
weight to the criteria described in paragraph (1) as 
to past performance; and 
(3) to ensure community engagement, trans-
parency, and accountability in carrying out each 
stage of the project. 
(c) PREFERENCE
FOR REGISTERED APPRENTICE-
SHIP PROGRAMS.—To the maximum extent practicable, a 
recipient of assistance under a covered infrastructure pro-
gram, with respect to the project for which the assistance 
is received, shall give preference to a bidder that dem-
onstrates a commitment to high-quality job opportunities 
affiliated with registered apprenticeship programs. 
(d) PREFERENCE FOR NEUTRALITY IN UNION ORGA-
NIZING.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
head of each relevant Federal agency, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Labor, shall give preference in providing 
assistance under a covered infrastructure program to an 
entity that commits to giving preference in awarding con-
tracts and subcontracts for projects carried out with that 
assistance to bidders that have an explicit neutrality policy 
on any issue involving the organization of employees for 
purposes of collective bargaining. 
(e) USE
OF U.S. EMPLOYMENT PLAN.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, in carrying out a 
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(F) Assisting employers in the targeted in-
frastructure industry to attract potential work-
ers from a diverse jobseeker base, including in-
dividuals with a barrier to employment (includ-
ing ex-offenders), veterans, or individuals who 
are traditionally underrepresented in the tar-
geted infrastructure industry, by identifying 
any such barriers, reasons for such underrep-
resentation, or related issues for veterans 
through analysis of the labor market in the tar-
geted infrastructure industry and implementing 
strategies to help such individuals overcome 
such barriers, reduce such underrepresentation, 
and address such issues. 
(3) SERVICES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each job training pro-
gram supported by a grant under this section 
shall provide services to individuals with a bar-
rier to employment, veterans, or individuals who 
are traditionally underrepresented in the tar-
geted infrastructure industry, which may in-
clude— 
(i) pre-employment services as de-
scribed in subparagraph (B); and 
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