1964 
any standard metropolitan statistical area that has 
a population exceeding 1,000,000; 
(3) is determined to be a colonia on the basis 
of objective criteria, including lack of potable water 
supply, lack of adequate sewage systems, and lack of 
decent, safe, and sanitary housing; and 
(4) was in existence as a colonia before Novem-
ber 28, 1990. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2022 through 2025 to carry out this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 40011. ACCESSIBILITY OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 
FOR PREGNANT WOMEN. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
submit to Congress a report that includes— 
(1) a description of the unique challenges that 
pregnant women face when riding public transpor-
tation; and 
(2) an assessment of how accessible public 
transportation that receives Federal funds is for 
pregnant women.
1965 
SEC. 40012. NATIONAL LABS RESTORATION AND MOD-
ERNIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall 
fund projects described in subsection (b) as needed to ad-
dress deferred maintenance, critical infrastructure needs, 
and modernization of National Laboratories. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The projects described in this 
subsection are the following: 
(1) Priority deferred maintenance projects, in-
cluding facilities maintenance and refurbishment of 
research laboratories, administrative and support 
buildings, utilities, roads, power plants and any 
other critical infrastructure, as determined by the 
Secretary of Energy. 
(2) Lab modernization projects, including core 
infrastructure needed to support emerging science 
missions with new and specialized requirements and 
to maintain safe, efficient, reliable, and environ-
mentally responsible operations, as determined by 
the Secretary of Energy. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated for each of the fiscal 
years 2021 to 2025 $1,200,000,000; whereas not less than 
one sixth of what is appropriated must be stewarded by 
the Department of Energy Office of Science.
1966 
(d) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of 
the Energy shall submit to the Committee on Appropria-
tions and the Committee on Science, Space and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives and to the Com-
mittee on Appropriations and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate, with the annual 
budget submission of the President for each year through 
fiscal year 2025, a list of projects for which the Secretary 
will provide funding under this section, including a de-
scription of each such project. 
(e) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘National Laboratory’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15801). 
SEC. 40013. DEFINITIONS. 
In this division: 
(1) 
CHESAPEAKE
BAY
AGREEMENTS.—The 
term ‘‘Chesapeake Bay agreements’’ means the for-
mal, voluntary agreements— 
(A) executed to achieve the goal of restor-
ing and protecting the Chesapeake Bay water-
shed ecosystem and the living resources of the 
Chesapeake Bay watershed ecosystem; and 
(B) signed by the Chesapeake Executive 
Council.
1967 
(2) CHESAPEAKE
BAY
PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘Chesapeake Bay program’’ means the program di-
rected by the Chesapeake Executive Council in ac-
cordance with the Chesapeake Bay agreements. 
(3) CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED.—The term 
‘‘Chesapeake Bay watershed’’ means the region that 
covers— 
(A) the Chesapeake Bay; 
(B) the portions of the States of Delaware, 
Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 
and West Virginia that drain into the Chesa-
peake Bay; and 
(C) the District of Columbia. 
(4) CHESAPEAKE
EXECUTIVE
COUNCIL.—The 
term ‘‘Chesapeake Executive Council’’ means the 
council comprised of— 
(A) the Governors of each of the States of 
Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, 
Virginia, and West Virginia; 
(B) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; 
(C) the Chair of the Chesapeake Bay Com-
mission; and 
(D) the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency.
1968 
(5) CHESAPEAKE WILD PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘Chesapeake WILD program’’ means the nonregula-
tory program established by the Secretary under sec-
tion 40014(a). 
(6) GRANT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘grant pro-
gram’’ means the Chesapeake Watershed Invest-
ments for Landscape Defense grant program estab-
lished by the Secretary under section 40015(a). 
(7) RESTORATION
AND
PROTECTION
ACTIV-
ITY.—The term ‘‘restoration and protection activity’’ 
means an activity carried out for the conservation, 
stewardship, and enhancement of habitat for fish 
and wildlife— 
(A) to preserve and improve ecosystems 
and ecological processes on which the fish and 
wildlife depend; and 
(B) for use and enjoyment by the public. 
(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice. 
SEC. 40014. PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es-
tablish a nonregulatory program, to be known as the
1969 
‘‘Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape De-
fense program’’. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Chesapeake 
WILD program include— 
(1) coordinating restoration and protection ac-
tivities among Federal, State, local, and regional en-
tities and conservation partners throughout the 
Chesapeake Bay watershed; 
(2) engaging other agencies and organizations 
to build a broader range of partner support, capac-
ity, and potential funding for projects in the Chesa-
peake Bay watershed; 
(3) carrying out coordinated restoration and 
protection activities, and providing for technical as-
sistance, throughout the Chesapeake Bay water-
shed— 
(A) to sustain and enhance restoration and 
protection activities; 
(B) to improve and maintain water quality 
to support fish and wildlife, habitats of fish and 
wildlife, and drinking water for people; 
(C) to sustain and enhance water manage-
ment for volume and flood damage mitigation 
improvements to benefit fish and wildlife habi-
tat;
1970 
(D) to improve opportunities for public ac-
cess and recreation in the Chesapeake Bay wa-
tershed consistent with the ecological needs of 
fish and wildlife habitat; 
(E) to facilitate strategic planning to maxi-
mize the resilience of natural ecosystems and 
habitats under changing watershed conditions; 
(F) to utilize green infrastructure or nat-
ural infrastructure best management practices 
to enhance fish and wildlife habitat; 
(G) to engage the public through outreach, 
education, and citizen involvement to increase 
capacity and support for coordinated restora-
tion and protection activities in the Chesapeake 
Bay watershed; 
(H) to sustain and enhance vulnerable 
communities and fish and wildlife habitat; 
(I) to conserve and restore fish, wildlife, 
and plant corridors; and 
(J) to increase scientific capacity to sup-
port the planning, monitoring, and research ac-
tivities necessary to carry out coordinated res-
toration and protection activities. 
(c) DUTIES.—In carrying out the Chesapeake WILD 
program, the Secretary shall—
1971 
(1) draw on existing plans for the Chesapeake 
Bay watershed, or portions of the Chesapeake Bay 
watershed, including the Chesapeake Bay agree-
ments, and work in consultation with applicable 
management entities, including Chesapeake Bay pro-
gram partners, such as the Federal Government, 
State and local governments, the Chesapeake Bay 
Commission, and other regional organizations, as 
appropriate, to identify, prioritize, and implement 
restoration and protection activities within the 
Chesapeake Bay watershed; 
(2) adopt a Chesapeake Bay watershed-wide 
strategy that— 
(A) supports the implementation of a 
shared set of science-based restoration and pro-
tection activities developed in accordance with 
paragraph (1); and 
(B) targets cost-effective projects with 
measurable results; and 
(3) establish the grant program in accordance 
with section 40015. 
(d) COORDINATION.—In establishing the Chesapeake 
WILD program, the Secretary shall consult, as appro-
priate, with— 
(1) the heads of Federal agencies, including—
1972 
(A) the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency; 
(B) the Administrator of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration; 
(C) the Chief of the Natural Resources 
Conservation Service; 
(D) the Chief of Engineers; 
(E) the Director of the United States Geo-
logical Survey; 
(F) the Secretary of Transportation; 
(G) the Chief of the Forest Service; and 
(H) the head of any other applicable agen-
cy; 
(2) the Governors of each of the States of Dela-
ware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 
and West Virginia and the Mayor of the District of 
Columbia; 
(3) fish and wildlife joint venture partnerships; 
and 
(4) other public agencies and organizations with 
authority for the planning and implementation of 
conservation strategies in the Chesapeake Bay wa-
tershed.
1973 
SEC. 40015. GRANTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) CHESAPEAKE WILD GRANT PROGRAM.—To the 
extent that funds are made available to carry out this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall establish and carry out, as part 
of the Chesapeake WILD program, a voluntary grant and 
technical assistance program, to be known as the ‘‘Chesa-
peake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense 
grant program’’, to provide competitive matching grants 
of varying amounts and technical assistance to eligible en-
tities described in subsection (b) to carry out activities de-
scribed in section 40014(b). 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The following entities are 
eligible to receive a grant and technical assistance under 
the grant program: 
(1) A State. 
(2) The District of Columbia. 
(3) A unit of local government. 
(4) A nonprofit organization. 
(5) An institution of higher education. 
(6) Any other entity that the Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate in accordance with the cri-
teria established under subsection (c). 
(c) CRITERIA.—The Secretary, in consultation with 
officials and entities described in section 40014(d), shall 
establish criteria for the grant program to help ensure 
that activities funded under this section—
1974 
(1) accomplish one or more of the purposes de-
scribed in section 40014(b); and 
(2) advance the implementation of priority ac-
tions or needs identified in the Chesapeake Bay wa-
tershed-wide 
strategy 
adopted 
under 
section 
40014(c)(2). 
(d) COST SHARING.— 
(1) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SHARE.— 
The Department of the Interior share of the cost of 
a project funded under the grant program shall not 
exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the project, as 
determined by the Secretary. 
(2) NON-DEPARTMENT
OF
THE
INTERIOR 
SHARE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The non-Department of 
the Interior share of the cost of a project fund-
ed under the grant program may be provided in 
cash or in the form of an in-kind contribution 
of services or materials. 
(B) OTHER FEDERAL FUNDING.—Non-De-
partment of the Interior Federal funds may be 
used for not more than 25 percent of the total 
cost of a project funded under the grant pro-
gram.
1975 
(e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary may enter into 
an agreement to manage the grant program with an orga-
nization that offers grant management services. 
SEC. 40016. REPORTING. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report describing the implementation 
of sections 40014 through 40017 of this Act, including 
a description of each project that has received funding 
under this Act. 
SEC. 40017. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as are necessary to carry out sections 
40014 through 40017 of this Act. 
(b) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made 
available under subsection (a) shall supplement, and not 
supplant, funding for other activities conducted by the 
Secretary in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. 
SEC. 40018. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO 
FEDERAL RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1007(c)(1) of the America 
COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 6619(c)(1)) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘and funding for research infrastructure’’ after 
‘‘research infrastructure’’.
1976 
(b) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act and every 3 years thereafter, 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
to Congress a report that includes— 
(1) an assessment of the current state of Fed-
eral science facilities and related infrastructure, in-
cluding with respect to climate control systems, the 
functionality of equipment and the usage of such 
equipment, the quality of buildings in which such fa-
cilities are housed (including the resiliency of such 
buildings to changes in climate, weather, and nat-
ural surroundings), and the safety of the materials 
used in construction of facilities; 
(2) an identification of the facilities in most 
critical need of repair or renovation; 
(3) the estimated costs of completing such re-
pairs or renovations; and 
(4) an evaluation of whether facility occupancy 
is sufficient to meet agency demands. 
SEC. 40019. AMERICAN INFRASTRUCTURE OPPORTUNITY 
BONDS. 
Chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by adding at the end the following new sub-
chapter:
1977 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—AMERICAN 
INFRASTRUCTURE OPPORTUNITY BONDS 
‘‘§ 3131. Issuance of American Infrastructure Oppor-
tunity Bonds and use of proceeds 
‘‘(a) ISSUANCE OF BONDS.—If the Secretary of the 
Treasury determines that the real rate is equal to zero 
percent or less, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) issue Government bonds with a face value 
of $20,000,000,000; and 
‘‘(2) deposit amounts equivalent to the proceeds 
from such issuance into the Highway Trust Fund, of 
which 20 percent shall be deposited into the Mass 
Transit Account established under section 9503(e) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) FEDERAL
INTEREST
RATE.—The term 
‘Federal interest rate’ means the current market 
yields on outstanding marketable obligations of the 
United States with remaining periods to maturity of 
approximately 1 year, as determined by the Sec-
retary of the Treasury. 
‘‘(2) INFLATION
RATE.—The term ‘inflation 
rate’ means the change in the Consumer Price Index 
for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau
1978 
of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor with 
respect to the previous calendar month. 
‘‘(3) 
REAL
RATE.—The 
term 
‘real 
rate’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) the Federal interest rate, minus 
‘‘(B) the inflation rate.’’; and 
(2) in the analysis for such chapter, by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—AMERICAN INFRASTRUCTURE OPPORTUNITY BONDS 
‘‘3131. Issuance of American Infrastructure Opportunity Bonds and use of pro-
ceeds.’’. 
TITLE II—BUILDING U.S. INFRA-
STRUCTURE BY LEVERAGING 
DEMANDS 
FOR 
SKILLS 
(BUILDS) 
SEC. 40101. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In this title, except as otherwise 
provided in this title, the terms have the meanings given 
the terms in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 
(b) 
APPRENTICESHIP, 
APPRENTICESHIP
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘‘apprenticeship’’ or ‘‘apprenticeship 
program’’ means an apprenticeship program registered 
under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as 
the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 
663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.), including any requirement,
1979 
standard, or rule promulgated under such Act, as such 
requirement, standard, or rule was in effect on December 
30, 2019. 
(c) CTE TERMS.—The terms ‘‘area career and tech-
nical education school’’, ‘‘articulation agreement’’, ‘‘career 
guidance and academic counseling’’, ‘‘credit transfer 
agreement’’, ‘‘early college high school’’, ‘‘high school’’, 
‘‘program of study’’, ‘‘Tribal educational agency’’, and 
‘‘work-based learning’’ have the meanings given the terms 
in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 
(d) EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROVIDER.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘education and 
training provider’’ means an entity listed in subpara-
graph (B) that provides academic curriculum and in-
struction related to targeted infrastructure indus-
tries. 
(2) ENTITIES.—An entity described in this sub-
paragraph is as follows: 
(A) An area career and technical education 
school, early college high school, or high school 
providing career and technical education pro-
grams of study. 
(B) An Indian Tribe, Tribal organization, 
or Tribal educational agency.
1980 
(C) A minority-serving institution (as de-
scribed in any of paragraphs (1) through (7) of 
section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a))). 
(D) A provider of adult education and lit-
eracy activities under the Adult Education and 
Family Literacy Act (29 U.S.C. 3271 et seq.). 
(E) A local agency administering plans 
under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
(29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.), other than section 112 
or part C of that title (29 U.S.C. 732 and 741). 
(F) A related instruction provider for an 
apprenticeship program. 
(G) A public institution of higher edu-
cation (as defined in section 101 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(H) A provider included on the list of eligi-
ble providers of training services described in 
section 122(d) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3152(d)). 
(I) A consortium of entities described in 
any of subparagraph (A) through (H). 
(e) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ 
means— 
(1) an industry or sector partnership;
1981 
(2) a State board or State workforce develop-
ment agency, or a local board or local workforce de-
velopment agency; 
(3) an eligible institution, or a consortium 
thereof; 
(4) an Indian Tribe, Tribal organization, or 
Tribal educational agency; 
(5) a labor organization or joint-labor manage-
ment organization; or 
(6) a qualified intermediary. 
(f) 
NONTRADITIONAL
POPULATION.—The 
term 
‘‘nontraditional population’’ means a group of individuals 
(such as a group of individuals from the same gender or 
race) the members of which comprise fewer than 25 per-
cent of the individuals employed in a targeted infrastruc-
ture industry. 
(g) QUALIFIED INTERMEDIARY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘qualified inter-
mediary’’ means an entity that demonstrates an ex-
pertise— 
(A) in engaging in the partnerships de-
scribed in paragraph (2); and 
(B) serving participants and employers of 
programs funded under this title by—
1982 
(i) connecting employers to programs 
funded under this title; 
(ii) assisting in the design and imple-
mentation of such programs, including cur-
riculum development and delivery of in-
struction; 
(iii) providing professional develop-
ment activities such as training to men-
tors; 
(iv) connecting students or workers to 
programs funded under this title; 
(v) developing and providing personal-
ized support for individuals participating 
in programs funded under this title, in-
cluding by partnering with organizations to 
provide access to or referrals for supportive 
services and financial advising; or 
(vi) providing services, resources, and 
supports for development, delivery, expan-
sion, or improvement of programs funded 
under this title. 
(2) REQUIRED
PARTNERSHIPS.—In carrying 
out activities under this title, the qualified inter-
mediary shall act in partnerships with—
1983 
(A) industry or sector partnerships, includ-
ing establishing a new industry or sector part-
nership or expanding an existing industry or 
sector partnership; 
(B) partnerships among employers, joint 
labor-management organizations, labor organi-
zations, community-based organizations, State 
or local workforce development boards, edu-
cation and training providers, social service or-
ganizations, economic development organiza-
tions, Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations, or 
one-stop operators, or one-stop partners, in the 
State workforce development system; or 
(C) partnerships among one or more of the 
entities described in subparagraphs (A) and 
(B). 
(h) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the 
Secretary of Labor. 
(i) TARGETED INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRY.—The 
term ‘‘targeted infrastructure industry’’ means an indus-
try, including the transportation (including surface, tran-
sit, aviation, maritime, or railway transportation), con-
struction, energy (including the deployment of renewable 
and clean energy, energy efficiency, transmission, and bat-
tery storage), information technology, or utilities industry)
1984 
to be served by a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement 
under this title. 
SEC. 40102. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of En-
ergy, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Edu-
cation, and the Chief of Engineers and Commanding Gen-
eral of the Army Corps of Engineers, shall award, on a 
competitive basis, grants, contracts, or cooperative agree-
ments to eligible entities to plan and implement activities 
to achieve the strategic objectives described in section 
40104(b) with respect to a targeted infrastructure indus-
try identified in the application submitted under section 
40103 by such eligible entities. 
(b) TYPES OF AWARDS.—A grant, contract, or coop-
erative agreement awarded under this title may be in the 
form of— 
(1) an implementation grant, contract, or coop-
erative agreement, for entities seeking an initial 
grant under this title; or 
(2) a renewal grant, contract, or cooperative 
agreement for entities that have already received an 
implementation grant, contract, or cooperative 
agreement under this title.
1985 
(c) DURATION.—Each grant awarded under this title 
shall be for a period not to exceed 3 years. 
(d) AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant, contract, or 
cooperative agreement awarded under this title may not 
exceed— 
(1) for an implementation grant, contract, or 
cooperative agreement, $2,500,000; and 
(2) for a renewal grant, contract, or cooperative 
agreement, $1,500,000. 
(e) AWARD BASIS.— 
(1) GEOGRAPHIC
DIVERSITY.—The Secretary 
shall award funds under this title in a manner that 
ensures geographic diversity (such as urban and 
rural distribution) in the areas in which activities 
will be carried out using such funds. 
(2) PRIORITY
FOR
AWARDS.—In awarding 
funds under this title, the Secretary shall give pri-
ority to eligible entities that— 
(A) in the case of awarding implementa-
tion grants, contracts, or cooperative agree-
ments— 
(i) demonstrate long-term sustain-
ability of a program or activity funded 
under this title;
1986 
(ii) will serve a high number or high 
percentage of nontraditional populations 
and individuals with barriers to employ-
ment; and 
(iii) will provide a non-Federal share 
of the cost of the activities; and 
(B) in the case of awarding renewal 
grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements— 
(i) meet the criteria established in 
subparagraph (A); and 
(ii) have demonstrated ability to meet 
the— 
(I) strategic objectives of the im-
plementation grant, contract or coop-
erative agreement described in section 
40103(b)(4); and 
(II) meet or exceed the require-
ments of the evaluations and progress 
reports described in section 40104(f). 
SEC. 40103. APPLICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity desiring a grant. 
contract, or cooperative agreement under this title shall 
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as the Sec-
1987 
retary may require, including the contents described in 
subsection (b). 
(b) CONTENTS.—An application submitted under this 
title shall contain, at a minimum— 
(1) a description of the entities engaged in ac-
tivities funded under the grant, including— 
(A) evidence of the eligible entity’s capac-
ity to carry out activities to achieve the stra-
tegic objectives described in section 40104(b); 
and 
(B) identification, and expected participa-
tion and responsibilities of each key stakeholder 
in the targeted infrastructure industry de-
scribed in section 40104(b)(1) with which the 
eligible entity will partner to carry out such ac-
tivities; 
(2) a description of the targeted infrastructure 
industry to be served by the eligible entity with 
funds received under this title, and a description of 
how such industry was identified, including— 
(A) the quantitative data and evidence that 
demonstrates the demand for employment in 
such industry in the geographic area served by 
the eligible entity under this title; and
1988 
(B) a description of the local, State, or 
federally funded infrastructure projects with re-
spect to which the eligible entity anticipates en-
gaging the partners described in paragraph 
(1)(B); 
(3) a description of the workers that will be tar-
geted or recruited by the eligible entity, including— 
(A) how recruitment activities will target 
nontraditional populations to improve the per-
centages of nontraditional populations employed 
in targeted infrastructure industries; and 
(B) a description of potential barriers to 
employment for targeted workers, and a de-
scription of strategies that will be used to help 
workers overcome such barriers; 
(4) a description of the strategic objectives de-
scribed in section 40104(b) that the eligible entity 
intends to achieve concerning the targeted infra-
structure industry and activities to be carried out as 
described in section 40104, including— 
(A) a timeline for progress towards achiev-
ing such strategic objectives; 
(B) a description of the manner in which 
the eligible entity intends to make sustainable
1989 
progress towards achieving such strategic objec-
tives; and 
(C) assurances the eligible entity will pro-
vide performance measures for measuring 
progress towards achieving such strategic objec-
tives, as described in section 40104(f); 
(5) a description of the recognized postsec-
ondary credentials that the eligible entity proposes 
to prepare individuals participating in activities 
under this title for, which shall— 
(A) be nationally or regionally portable and 
stackable; 
(B) be related to the targeted infrastruc-
ture industry that the eligible entity proposes to 
support; and 
(C) be aligned to a career pathway and 
work-based learning opportunity, such as an ap-
prenticeship program or a pre-apprenticeship 
program articulating to an apprenticeship pro-
gram; 
(6) a description of the Federal and non-Fed-
eral resources, available under provisions of law 
other than this title, that will be leveraged in sup-
port of the partnerships and activities under this 
title; and
1990 
(7) a description of how the eligible entity or 
the education and training provider in partnership 
with such eligible entity under this title will establish 
or implement plans to be included on the list of eligi-
ble providers of training services described in section 
122(d) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3152(d)). 
SEC. 40104. ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity receiving funds 
under this title shall carry out activities described this sec-
tion to achieve the strategic objectives identified in the en-
tity’s application under section 40103, including the objec-
tives described in subsection (b). 
(b) STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES.—The activities to be 
carried out with the funds awarded under this title shall 
be designed to achieve strategic objectives, including the 
following: 
(1) Recruiting key stakeholders (such as em-
ployers, labor organizations, local boards, and edu-
cation and training providers, economic development 
agencies, and as applicable, qualified intermediaries) 
in the targeted infrastructure industry to establish 
or expand industry and sector partnerships for the 
purpose of—
1991 
(A) assisting the eligible entity in carrying 
out the activities described in subsection (a); 
and 
(B) convening with the eligible entity in a 
collaborative structure that supports the shar-
ing of information and best practices for sup-
porting the development of a diverse workforce 
to support the targeted infrastructure industry. 
(2) Identifying the training needs of the State 
or local area in the targeted infrastructure industry, 
including— 
(A) needs for skills critical to competitive-
ness and innovation in the industry; 
(B) needs of the apprenticeship programs 
or other paid work-based learning programs 
supported by the funds; and 
(C) the needed establishment, expansion, 
or revisions of career pathways and academic 
curriculum in the targeted infrastructure indus-
tries to establish talent pipelines for such indus-
try. 
(3) Identifying and quantifying any disparities 
or gaps in employment of nontraditional populations 
in the targeted infrastructure industries and estab-
lishing or expanding strategies to close such gaps.
1992 
(4) Supporting the development of consortia of 
education and training providers receiving assistance 
under this title to align curricula, recognized post-
secondary credentials, and programs to the targeted 
infrastructure industry needs and the credentials de-
scribed in section 40103(b)(5), particularly for high- 
skill, high-wage or in-demand industry sectors or oc-
cupations related to the targeted infrastructure in-
dustry. 
(5) Providing information on activities carried 
out with such funds to the State and local board and 
the State agency carrying out the State program 
under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et 
seq.), including staff of the agency that provide serv-
ices under such Act, to enable the State agency to 
inform recipients of unemployment compensation or 
the employment and training opportunities that may 
be offered through such activities. 
(6) Establishing or expanding partnerships with 
employers in industry or sector partnerships to at-
tract potential workers from a diverse jobseeker 
base, including individuals with barriers to employ-
ment and nontraditional populations, by identifying 
any such barriers through analysis of the labor mar-
ket data and recruitment strategies, and imple-
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menting strategies to help such workers overcome 
such barriers and increase diversity in the targeted 
infrastructure industries. 
(c) PLANNING ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity receiv-
ing a planning grant, contract, or cooperative agreement 
under this title shall use not more than $250,000 of such 
funds to carry out planning activities during the first year 
of the grant, contract, or agreement period, which may 
include— 
(1) establishing or expanding industry or sector 
partnerships described in subsection (b)(1); 
(2) conducting outreach to local labor organiza-
tions, employers, industry associations, education 
and training providers, economic development orga-
nizations, and qualified intermediaries, as applicable; 
(3) recruiting individuals for participation in 
programs assisted with funds under this title, includ-
ing individuals with barriers to employment and 
nontraditional populations; 
(4) establishing or expanding paid work-based 
learning opportunities, including apprenticeship pro-
grams or programs articulating to apprenticeship 
programs; 
(5) establishing or implementing plans for any 
education and training provider receiving funding
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under this title to be included on the list of eligible 
providers of training services described in section 
122(d) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3152(d)); 
(6) establishing or implementing plans for 
awarding academic credit or providing for academic 
alignment towards credit pathways for programs or 
programs of study assisted with funds under this 
title, including academic credit for industry recog-
nized credentials, competency-based education, work- 
based learning, or apprenticeship programs; 
(7) making available open, searchable, and com-
parable information on the recognized postsecondary 
credentials awarded under such programs, including 
the related skills or competencies and related em-
ployment and earnings outcomes; 
(8) conducting an evaluation of workforce needs 
in the local area; or 
(9) career pathway and curriculum development 
or expansion, program establishment, and acquiring 
equipment necessary to support activities permitted 
under this section. 
(d) EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT.—An eligible entity re-
ceiving funds under this title shall use the grant funds 
to provide services to engage employers in efforts to
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achieve the strategic objectives identified in the partner-
ship’s application under section 40103(b)(4), such as— 
(1) navigating the registration process for a 
sponsor of an apprenticeship program; 
(2) connecting the employer with an education 
and training provider, to support the development of 
curriculum for work-based learning opportunities, in-
cluding the related instruction for apprenticeship 
programs; 
(3) providing training to incumbent workers to 
serve as trainers or mentors to individuals partici-
pating in a work-based learning program funded 
under this title; 
(4) subsidizing the wages and benefits for indi-
viduals participating in activities or programs fund-
ed under this title for a period of not more than 6 
months for employers demonstrating financial need, 
including due to COVID–19; and 
(5) recruiting for employment or participation 
in programs funded under this title, including work- 
based learning programs, including— 
(A) individuals participating in programs 
under the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), or the Re-
1996 
habilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et 
seq.); 
(B) recipients of assistance through the 
supplemental nutrition assistance program es-
tablished under the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); 
(C) recipients of assistance through the 
program of block grants to States for tem-
porary assistance for needy families established 
under part A of title IV of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 
(D) individuals with a barrier to employ-
ment; or 
(E) nontraditional populations in the tar-
geted infrastructure industry served by such 
funds. 
(e) PARTICIPANT SUPPORTS.—The eligible entity re-
ceiving funds under this title shall use the grant funds 
to provide services to support the success of individuals 
participating in a program supported under this title, 
which shall include— 
(1) in coordination with the State or local 
board—
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(A) training services as described in sec-
tion 134(c)(3) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)); 
(B) career services as described in section 
134(c)(2) of such Act; and 
(C) supportive services, such as child care 
and transportation; 
(2) providing access to necessary supplies, ma-
terials, technological devices, or required equipment, 
attire, and other supports necessary to participate in 
such programs or to start employment; 
(3) job placement assistance, including in paid 
work-based learning opportunities which may include 
apprenticeship programs, or employment at the com-
pletion of a program provided by an education and 
training provider; 
(4) providing career awareness activities, such 
as career guidance and academic counseling; and 
(5) services to ensure individuals served by 
funds under this title maintain employment after the 
completion of a program funded under this title for 
at least 12 months, including through the continu-
ation of services described under paragraphs (1) 
through (4) as applicable continuation of services de-
scribed under paragraphs (1) through (4).
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(f) EVALUATION
AND PROGRESS REPORTS.—Not 
later than 1 year after receiving a grant under this title, 
and annually thereafter, the eligible entity receiving the 
grant shall submit a report to the Secretary and the Gov-
ernor of the State that the eligible entity serves, that— 
(1) describes the activities funded under this 
title; 
(2) evaluates the progress the eligible entity has 
made towards achieving the strategic objectives iden-
tified under section 40103(b)(4); and 
(3) evaluates the levels of performance achieved 
by the eligible entity for training participants with 
respect to the performance indicators under section 
116(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)) for all such 
workers, disaggregated by each population specified 
in section 3(24) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102(24)) and by race, 
ethnicity, sex, and age. 
(g) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—An eligible partner-
ship may use not more than 5 percent of the funds award-
ed through a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement 
under this title for administrative expenses in carrying out 
this section.
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SEC. 40105. ADMINISTRATION BY THE SECRETARY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may use not more 
than 2 percent of the amount appropriated under section 
40106 for each fiscal year for administrative expenses to 
carry out this title, including the expenses of providing 
the technical assistance and oversight activities under sub-
section (b). 
(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; OVERSIGHT.—The Sec-
retary shall provide technical assistance and oversight to 
assist the eligible entities in applying for and admin-
istering grants awarded under this title. 
SEC. 40106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this title such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
2021 and each of the succeeding 4 fiscal years. 
SEC. 40107. SPECIAL RULE. 
Any funds made available under this title that are 
used to fund an apprenticeship or apprenticeship program 
shall only be used for, or provided to, an apprenticeship 
or apprenticeship program that meets the definition of 
such term in section 40101 of this title, including any 
funds awarded for the purposes of grants, contracts, or 
cooperative agreements, or the development, implementa-
tion, or administration, of an apprenticeship or an appren-
ticeship program.
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DIVISION 
I—ZERO-EMISSION 
POSTAL FLEET AND OTHER 
MATTERS 
SEC. 50001. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION FOR 
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE FOR MOD-
ERNIZATION OF POSTAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the United 
States Postal Service for the modernization of postal in-
frastructure and operations, including through capital ex-
penditures to purchase delivery vehicles, processing equip-
ment, trailers, and other goods, $25,000,000,000, to re-
main available until expended. Of the amount authorized 
to be appropriated under this subsection, $6,000,000,000 
shall be for the purchase of vehicles and $50,000,000 shall 
be for updating postal facilities to increase accessibility for 
disabled individuals, with a focus on such facilities that 
are included in the National Register of Historic Places. 
Any amount appropriated under this subsection shall be 
deposited into the Postal Service Fund established under 
section 2003 of title 39, United States Code. 
SEC. 50002. ELECTRIC OR ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES FOR 
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE FLEET. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any next generation delivery vehi-
cle purchased by the United States Postal Service using 
the funds appropriated under section 50001 shall, to the
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greatest extent practicable, be an electric or zero-emission 
vehicle, and the Postal Service shall ensure that at least 
75 percent of the total number of vehicles purchased using 
such funds shall be electric or zero emission vehicles. In 
this subsection, the term ‘‘next generation delivery vehi-
cle’’ means a vehicle purchased to replace a right-hand- 
drive, long-life vehicle in use by the Postal Service. 
(b) MEDIUM- AND HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES.— 
(1) DATE OF ENACTMENT AND 2030.—Between 
the period beginning on the date of enactment of 
this Act and ending on December 31, 2029, not less 
than 50 percent of the total number of new medium- 
or heavy-duty vehicles purchased by the Postal Serv-
ice during such period shall be electric or zero-emis-
sion vehicles. 
(2) AFTER
2039.—Beginning on January 1, 
2040, the Postal Service may not purchase any new 
medium or heavy-duty vehicle that is not an electric 
or zero-emission vehicle. 
(c) COMPLIANCE.—In carrying out subsections (a) 
and (b), the Postal Service shall comply with chapter 83 
of title 41, United States Code (popularly known as the 
Buy American Act) and any applicable Federal labor or 
civil rights laws. 
(d) CHARGING STATIONS.—
2002 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 
2026, the Postal Service shall provide, at each postal 
facility accessible to the public, not less than one 
electric vehicle charging station for use by the public 
or officers and employees of the Postal Service. 
(2) FLEET
OPERATION.—The Postal Service 
shall ensure that adequate charging stations are 
available at Postal Service facilities to keep the 
Postal Service fleet operational. 
(e) PLAN AND UPDATE.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Postmaster 
General shall submit a plan to carry out this section to 
the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate. The Postmaster General shall submit an 
update and progress report on implementing such plan to 
such committees not less than once every 2 years begin-
ning on the date the plan is submitted under the previous 
sentence and ending on the day that is 6 years after such 
date. 
(f) CONTINGENT ON APPROPRIATION.—The require-
ments of subsections (a) through (e) of this section shall
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not apply unless the funds authorized for vehicles under 
section 50001 are appropriated. 
(g) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that, as the Postal Service replaces or upgrades its 
fleet of delivery vehicles, the Postal Service should take 
all reasonable steps to ensure that its vehicles are 
equipped with climate control units to protect the health 
and safety of its mail carriers, especially those working 
in areas of the country that are subject to extreme tem-
peratures. 
SEC. 50003. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF DISTRICT 
OF COLUMBIA TO CARRY OUT LONG BRIDGE 
PROJECT. 
(a) CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 244 of 
the Revised Statutes of the United States relating to the 
District of Columbia (sec. 9–1201.03, D.C. Official Code) 
does not apply with respect to any railroads installed pur-
suant to the Long Bridge Project. 
(b) LONG BRIDGE PROJECT DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘Long Bridge Project’’ means the project 
carried out by the District of Columbia and the Common-
wealth of Virginia to construct a new Long Bridge adja-
cent to the existing Long Bridge over the Potomac River, 
including related infrastructure and other related projects, 
to expand commuter and regional passenger rail service
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and to provide bike and pedestrian access crossings over 
the Potomac River. 
DIVISION J—COMMITTEE ON 
FINANCIAL SERVICES 
SEC. 60001. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Housing is Infra-
structure Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 60002. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Residential segregation and systemic com-
munity disinvestment continue to disproportionately 
affect the well-being and socioeconomic opportunity 
of children, low-income residents, and people of 
color. 
(2) Affordable and accessible housing allows 
people with disabilities to live independent lives and 
supports aging in place, yet less than 2 percent of 
the housing stock in the United States is accessible 
for individuals with disabilities. 
(3) Affordable housing is a critical part of the 
national infrastructure of the United States but 
there is a severe shortage of affordable housing in 
the United States and the existing stock is badly in 
need of repair.
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(4) According to a 2010 study sponsored by the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
there was a $26 billion backlog of capital needs for 
public housing; that figure is likely higher today, 
with some groups estimating the backlog of capital 
needs for public housing to be as high as $70 billion. 
(5) There are 14,000 units supported by Rural 
Rental Housing Loans under section 515 of the 
Housing Act of 1949 and Farm Labor Housing 
Loans under section 514 of the Housing Act of 
1949. According to National Rural Housing Coali-
tion, it would take an estimated $1 billion in the 
Multi-Family Housing Revitalization Demonstration 
Program (MPR) funding to fully address the capital 
backlog for rural housing properties. 
(6) Federal investment in housing helps to cre-
ate jobs and stimulate the economy. 
(7) When the American Recovery and Reinvest-
ment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5) was enacted, 
which included funding for public housing, research-
ers found that for each $1.00 in direct spending on 
public housing, there was an additional $2.12 of in-
direct and induced economic activity nationwide for 
a total economic impact of $3.12 for each $1.00 in 
direct spending on public housing.
2006 
(8) According to the National Association of 
Home Builders, building 100 affordable rental 
homes generates $11.7 million in local income, 
$2,200,000 in taxes and revenue for local govern-
ments, and 161 local jobs. 
(9) Researchers estimate that the growth in the 
gross domestic product from 1964–2009 would have 
been 13.5 percent higher if families had better ac-
cess to affordable housing, which in turn could have 
led to an additional $1.7 trillion increase in income, 
equivalent to $8,775 in additional wages for each 
worker. 
SEC. 60003. PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated for the Capital Fund under section 9(d) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)) 
$70,000,000,000 and any amounts appropriated pursuant 
to this subsection shall remain available until the expira-
tion of the 7-year period beginning upon the date of such 
appropriation. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development (in this division referred to as the 
‘‘Secretary’’) shall— 
(1) distribute not less than 50 percent of any 
amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection (a)
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under the same formula used for amounts made 
available for the Capital Fund for fiscal year 2020; 
and 
(2) make available all remaining amounts by 
competition for priority investments, which shall not 
exclude public housing agencies working in good 
faith to resolve urgent health and safety concerns 
based on written notification of violations from the 
Department of Environmental Protection, Depart-
ment of Justice, or Department of Housing and 
Urban Development. 
(c) TIMING.—The Secretary shall obligate amounts— 
(1) made available under subsection (b)(1) 
within 30 days of enactment of the Act appro-
priating such funds; and 
(2) made available under subsection (b)(2) 
within 12 months of enactment of the Act appro-
priating such funds. 
(d) LIMITATION.—Amounts provided pursuant to 
this section may not be used for operating costs or rental 
assistance. 
(e) USE OF FUNDS.—Not more than 0.5 percent of 
any amount appropriated pursuant to this section shall be 
used by the Secretary for costs associated with staff, train-
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ing, technical assistance, technology, monitoring, travel, 
enforcement, research, and evaluation. 
(f) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that amounts provided pursuant to this sec-
tion shall serve to supplement and not supplant other 
amounts generated by a recipient of such amounts or 
amounts provided by other Federal, State, or local 
sources. 
(g) WATER AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY.—In distrib-
uting any amounts pursuant to subsection (b), the Sec-
retary shall give priority to public housing agencies located 
in States and localities that have a plan to increase water 
and energy efficiency when developing or rehabilitating 
public housing using any amounts distributed. 
SEC. 60004. RURAL MULTIFAMILY PRESERVATION AND RE-
VITALIZATION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated for carrying out the Multifamily Preservation and 
Revitalization Demonstration program of the Rural Hous-
ing Service (as authorized under sections 514, 515, and 
516 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484, 1485, 
and 1486)) $1,000,000,000 and any amounts appro-
priated pursuant to this section shall remain available 
until expended.
2009 
(b) WATER
AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY.—Not less 
than 10 percent of all amounts made available pursuant 
to this section shall be used only for activities relating to 
water and energy efficiency and, at the discretion of the 
Secretary of Agriculture, other strategies to enhance the 
environmental sustainability of housing production and 
design. 
SEC. 60005. FLOOD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE GRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated for carrying out the Flood Mitigation Assistance 
Grant Program under section 1366 of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c) $1,000,000,000 
and any amounts appropriated pursuant to this section 
shall remain available until expended. 
(b) MULTIFAMILY RESIDENCES AND ATTACHED AND 
SEMI-ATTACHED HOMES.—With regard to any structure 
that is a multifamily residence or an attached or semi- 
attached residence, the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency shall consult with the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and estab-
lish alternative forms of mitigation. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section, 
the term ‘‘multifamily residence’’ has the same meaning
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as in the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 and the 
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968. 
(d) STANDARDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—All laborers and mechanics 
employed by contractors or subcontractors in the 
performance of construction, alteration or repair 
work carried out, in whole or in part, with assistance 
made available through this section shall be paid 
wages at rates not less than those prevailing on 
projects of a similar character in the locality as de-
termined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance 
with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United 
States Code. With respect to the labor standards in 
this paragraph, the Secretary of Labor shall have 
the authority and functions set forth in Reorganiza-
tion Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 
U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United 
States Code. 
(2) 
EXCEPTION
BASED
ON
NUMBER
OF 
UNITS.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to single- 
family homes or residential properties of less than 5 
units. 
(3) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.— 
Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any individual 
that—
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(A) performs services for which the indi-
vidual volunteered; 
(B) does not receive compensation for such 
services or is paid expenses, reasonable benefits, 
or a nominal fee for such services; and 
(C) is not otherwise employed at any time 
in the construction work. 
SEC. 60006. HOUSING TRUST FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated for the Housing Trust Fund under section 1338 
of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1992 (12 
U.S.C. 4568) $5,000,000,000 and any amounts appro-
priated pursuant to this subsection shall remain available 
until expended. The Secretary shall ensure that priority 
for occupancy in dwelling units assisted with amounts 
made available pursuant to this section that become avail-
able for occupancy shall be given to persons and house-
holds who are homeless (as such term is defined in section 
103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11302)) or at risk of homelessness (as such term 
is defined in section 401 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 11360)). 
(b) WATER
AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY.—Not less 
than 10 percent of all amounts made available pursuant 
to this section shall be used only for activities relating to 
water and energy efficiency and, at the Secretary’s discre-
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tion, other strategies to enhance the environmental sus-
tainability of housing production and design. 
(c) APPLICABILITY OF DAVIS-BACON ACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—All laborers and mechanics 
employed by contractors and subcontractors in the 
performance of construction work financed in whole 
or in part with amounts made available pursuant to 
this section shall be paid wages at rates not less 
than those prevailing on similar construction in the 
locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in 
accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended 
(40 U.S.C. 276a through 276a–5). The preceding 
sentence shall apply to the rehabilitation of residen-
tial property only if such property contains not less 
than 12 units. The Secretary of Labor shall have, 
with respect to such labor standards, the authority 
and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan 
Numbered 14 of 1950 (15 Fed. Reg. 3176; 64 Stat. 
1267) and section 2 of the Act of June 13, 1934, 
as amended (48 Stat. 948; 40 U.S.C. 276(c)). 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to any individual that— 
(A) performs services for which the indi-
vidual volunteered;
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(B) does not receive compensation for such 
services or is paid expenses, reasonable benefits, 
or a nominal fee for such services; and 
(C) is not otherwise employed at any time 
in the construction work. 
SEC. 60007. SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING REPAIR LOANS AND 
GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated for carrying out single family housing repair loans 
and grants under section 504 of the Housing Act of 1949 
(42 U.S.C. 1474) $100,000,000 and any amounts appro-
priated pursuant to this section shall remain available 
until expended. 
(b) WATER
AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY.—Not less 
than 10 percent of all amounts made available pursuant 
to this section shall be used only for activities relating to 
water and energy efficiency and, at the discretion of the 
Secretary of Agriculture, other strategies to enhance the 
environmental sustainability of housing production and 
design. 
SEC. 60008. NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated for carrying out the Native American housing 
block grant program under title I of the Native American
2014 
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 
(25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.) $1,000,000,000 and any 
amounts appropriated pursuant to this section shall re-
main available until expended. 
(b) WATER
AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY.—Not less 
than 10 percent of all amounts made available pursuant 
to this section shall be used only for activities relating to 
water and energy efficiency and, at the Secretary’s discre-
tion, other strategies to enhance the environmental sus-
tainability of housing production and design. 
SEC. 60009. HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated for carrying out the HOME Investment Partner-
ship Program under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.) 
$5,000,000,000 and any amounts appropriated pursuant 
to this section shall remain available until expended. 
(b) WATER
AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY.—Not less 
than 10 percent of all amounts made available pursuant 
to this section shall be used only for activities relating to 
water and energy efficiency and, at the Secretary’s discre-
tion, other strategies to enhance the environmental sus-
tainability of housing production and design.
2015 
SEC. 60010. PROGRAM FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR 
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated $2,500,000,000 for project rental assistance under 
the program for supportive housing for persons with dis-
abilities under section 811(b)(3) of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(b)(3)) 
for State housing finance agencies and any amounts ap-
propriated pursuant to this section shall remain available 
until expended. 
(b) WATER
AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY.—Not less 
than 10 percent of all amounts made available pursuant 
to this section shall be used only for activities relating to 
water and energy efficiency and, at the Secretary’s discre-
tion, other strategies to enhance the environmental sus-
tainability of housing production and design. 
SEC. 60011. PROGRAM FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR THE 
ELDERLY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated $2,500,000,000 for— 
(1) capital advances pursuant to section 
202(c)(1) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 
1701q(c)(1)), including amendments to capital ad-
vance contracts for housing for the elderly as au-
thorized by section 202 of such Act;
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(2) project rental assistance for the elderly 
under section 202(c)(2) of such Act, including 
amendments to contracts for such assistance and re-
newal of expiring contracts for such assistance for 
up to a 1-year term; 
(3) senior preservation rental assistance con-
tracts, including renewals, as authorized by section 
811(e) of the American Housing and Economic Op-
portunity Act of 2000 (12 U.S.C. 1701g note); and 
(4) supportive services associated with housing 
assisted under paragraph (1), (2), or (3). 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Any amounts ap-
propriated pursuant to this section shall remain available 
until September 30, 2023. 
(c) WATER
AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY.—Not less 
than 10 percent of all amounts made available pursuant 
to this section shall be used only for activities relating to 
water and energy efficiency and, at the Secretary’s discre-
tion, other strategies to enhance the environmental sus-
tainability of housing production and design. 
SEC. 60012. CAPITAL MAGNET FUND. 
(a) There is authorized to be appropriated for the 
Capital Magnet Fund under section 1339 of the Federal 
Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act 
of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4569) $2,500,000,000 and any
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amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall re-
main available until expended. 
(b) WATER
AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY.—Not less 
than 10 percent of all amounts made available pursuant 
to this section shall be used only for activities relating to 
water and energy efficiency and, at the discretion of the 
Secretary of the Treasury, other strategies to enhance the 
environmental sustainability of housing production and 
design. 
(c) APPLICABILITY OF DAVIS-BACON ACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—All laborers and mechanics 
employed by contractors and subcontractors in the 
performance of construction work financed in whole 
or in part with amounts made available pursuant to 
this section shall be paid wages at rates not less 
than those prevailing on similar construction in the 
locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in 
accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended 
(40 U.S.C. 276a through 276a–5). The preceding 
sentence shall apply to the rehabilitation of residen-
tial property only if such property contains not less 
than 12 units. The Secretary of Labor shall have, 
with respect to such labor standards, the authority 
and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan 
Numbered 14 of 1950 (15 Fed. Reg. 3176; 64 Stat.
2018 
1267) and section 2 of the Act of June 13, 1934, 
as amended (48 Stat. 948; 40 U.S.C. 276(c)). 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to any individual that— 
(A) performs services for which the indi-
vidual volunteered; 
(B) does not receive compensation for such 
services or is paid expenses, reasonable benefits, 
or a nominal fee for such services; and 
(C) is not otherwise employed at any time 
in the construction work. 
SEC. 60013. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT 
FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND 
INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of 
this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 
for assistance under 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.) $10,000,000,000 and any 
amounts appropriated pursuant to this section shall 
remain available until expended. 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE AND PLANNING COSTS.— 
Not more than 15 percent of any amounts appro-
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priated pursuant to paragraph (1) may be used for 
administrative and planning costs. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Amounts made available 
for assistance under this section may be used only for— 
(1) the development and preservation of quali-
fied affordable housing, including the construction of 
such housing; 
(2) the responsible elimination or waiving of 
zoning requirements and other requirements that 
limit affordable housing development, including high 
density and multifamily development restrictions, 
off-street parking requirements, and height limita-
tions; 
(3) activities designed to preserve existing hous-
ing by remediation of iron sulfide or other minerals 
causing housing degredation; or 
(4) any project or entity eligible for a discre-
tionary grant provided by the Department of Trans-
portation. 
(c) LIMITATION.—With respect to amounts used pur-
suant to subsection (b)(2), the Secretary shall ensure that 
recipients of amounts provided pursuant to this section 
are not incentivized or otherwise rewarded for eliminating 
or undermining the intent of the zoning regulations or 
other regulations or policies that—
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(1) establish fair wages for labors; 
(2) ensure the health and safety of buildings for 
residents and the general public; 
(3) protect fair housing; 
(4) provide environmental protections; 
(5) prevent tenant displacement; or 
(6) protect any other interest that the Secretary 
determines is in the public interest to preserve. 
(d) COMPETITION.—Amounts made available for as-
sistance under this section shall be awarded to States, 
units of general local government, and Indian tribes on 
a competitive basis, based on the extent to which the appli-
cant— 
(1) demonstrates that the applicant is respon-
sibly streamlining the process for development of 
qualified affordable housing; 
(2) is eliminating or reducing impact fees for 
housing within boundaries of the State, unit of local 
government, or Indian tribe, as applicable, and other 
assessments by State or local governments upon the 
owners of new housing development projects that 
offset governmental capital expenditures for infra-
structure required to serve or made necessary by the 
new housing developments, except for fees that are 
invested exclusively for housing; and
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(3) provides assurances that the applicant will 
supplement assistance provided under this section 
with amounts from non-Federal sources for costs of 
the qualified affordable housing or infrastructure eli-
gible under subsection (b) to be funded with assist-
ance under this section, and the extent of such sup-
plemental assistance to be provided. 
(e) WATER
AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY.—Not less 
than 10 percent of all amounts made available for assist-
ance pursuant to this section shall be used only for eligible 
activities relating to water and energy efficiency and, at 
the Secretary’s discretion, other strategies to enhance the 
environmental sustainability of housing production and 
design. 
(f) QUALIFIED AFFORDABLE HOUSING.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘‘qualified affordable hous-
ing’’ means a housing development that— 
(1) is either— 
(A) funded in any part by assistance pro-
vided by the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development or the Rural Housing Service of 
the Department of Agriculture; or 
(B) includes a qualified low income build-
ing as such term is defined in section 42 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
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(2) consists of five or more dwelling units of 
which 20 percent or more are made available— 
(A) for rental only by a low-income family 
(as defined in section 3(b) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b))); 
(B) at a monthly rent amount that does 
not exceed 30 percent of the monthly adjusted 
income (as defined in such section 3(b)) of the 
tenant low-income family; and 
(C) maintains affordability for residents 
who are low-income families for a period of not 
less than 30 years. 
SEC. 60014. INCLUSION OF MINORITY AND WOMEN’S BUSI-
NESS ENTERPRISES. 
(a) DUTY.—It shall be the duty of each relevant 
agency head— 
(1) to consult and cooperate with grantees and 
recipients, when utilizing funds made available pur-
suant to this division, to promote the inclusion of 
minority and women’s business enterprises, as de-
fined in subsection (b) including to establish— 
(A) special consideration to increasing 
grantee and recipient outreach to minority and 
women’s business enterprises to inform such
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businesses of hiring opportunities created 
through such funds; and 
(B) procurement goals for the utilization of 
minority and women’s business enterprises; and 
(2) to convene meetings with leaders and offi-
cials of State and local governments, tribal entities, 
and public housing authorities for the purpose of 
recommending and promoting funding opportunities 
and initiatives needed to advance the position of mi-
nority and women’s business enterprises when com-
peting for funds provided in this division. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section, 
the following definitions shall apply: 
(1) MINORITY.—The term ‘‘minority’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 308(b) of the 
Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and En-
forcement Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C. 1463 note) and 
also includes any indigenous person in the United 
States or its territories. 
(2) MINORITY AND WOMEN’S BUSINESS ENTER-
PRISE.—The term ‘‘minority and women’s business 
enterprise’’ means a business at least 51 percent 
owned and controlled by minority group members or 
women.
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(3) RELEVANT AGENCY HEAD.—The term ‘‘rel-
evant agency head’’ means, with respect to funds 
made available pursuant to any section of this divi-
sion, the head of the Federal agency responsible for 
administering the program under which such funds 
are to be expended. 
SEC. 60015. REPORTS ON OUTCOMES. 
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 
in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, the 
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, and the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit a 
report to the Congress on an annual basis until all funds 
made available pursuant to this Act (but not including 
funds made available pursuant to section 60009) are ex-
pended, that provides a summary of outcomes for each 
program for which such funds were made available (but 
not including funds made available pursuant to section 
60009), disaggregated at the census tract level, or block 
group level when available, that shall include, to the max-
imum extent possible, identification for the preceding year 
of— 
(1) the total number of housing units produced, 
rehabilitated, or mitigated using such funds;
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(2) the percentage of such housing units that 
are affordable to low-, to very low-, and to extremely 
low-income households; 
(3) the number of such housing units that are 
located in high-poverty census tracts; 
(4) the number of such housing units that are 
located in low-poverty census tracts; 
(5) the number of such housing units located in 
areas where the percentage of households in a racial 
or ethnic minority group— 
(A) is at least 20 percentage points higher 
than the percentage of that minority group for 
the Metropolitan Statistical Area; 
(B) is at least 20 percentage points higher 
than the percentage of all minorities for the 
Metropolitan Statistical Area; or 
(C) exceeds 50 percent of the population; 
(6) the number of such housing units with three 
or more bedrooms; 
(7) the number of such housing units located in 
qualified opportunity zones designated pursuant to 
section 1400Z–1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986; 
(8) the number of such housing units that are 
in compliance with the design and construction re-
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quirements of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development under section 100.205 of title 
24 of the Code of Federal Regulations; and 
(9) any other information that the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development considers appro-
priate to illustrate the number of housing units 
made available and accessible to protected classes 
under the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et 
seq.), disaggregated by protected class. 
SEC. 60016. GAO STUDY OF FLOOD DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
INEQUITIES. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study on the accessibility of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Public Assist-
ance, Individual Assistance, and other relevant flood dis-
aster assistance programs and shall identify barriers to 
access based on race, ethnicity, language, and income 
level. The study shall identify inequities in— 
(1) the Agency’s core mission of response; 
(2) the Agency’s core mission of recovery; and 
(3) the Agency’s implementation of the Public 
Assistance and Individual Assistance programs. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than the expiration of the 
1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report
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to the Congress setting forth the results and conclusions 
of the study under subsection (a). 
SEC. 60017. GRANT PROGRAM FOR MANUFACTURED HOUS-
ING PRESERVATION. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development shall establish a grant program under 
this section and, to the extent amounts are made available 
pursuant to subsection (j), make grants under such pro-
gram to eligible entities under subsection (b) for acquiring 
and preserving manufactured housing communities. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—A grant under this section 
may be made only to entities that meet such requirements 
as the Secretary shall establish to ensure that any entity 
receiving a grant has the capacity to acquire and preserve 
housing affordability in such communities, including— 
(1) a nonprofit organization, including land 
trusts; 
(2) a public housing agency or other State or 
local government agency; 
(3) an Indian tribe (as such term is defined in 
section 4 of the Native American Housing Assist-
ance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 
4103)) or an agency of an Indian tribe;
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(4) a resident organization in which home-
owners are members and have open and equal access 
to membership; or 
(5) such other entities as the Secretary deter-
mines will maintain housing affordability in manu-
factured housing communities. 
(c) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.—Amounts from a 
grant under this section may be used only for— 
(1) the acquisition and preservation of manu-
factured housing communities; 
(2) such acquisition and preservation, together 
with costs for making improvements to common 
areas and community property for acquired manu-
factured housing communities; or 
(3) the demolition, removal, and replacement of 
dilapidated homes from a manufactured housing 
community. 
(d) PRESERVATION; AFFORDABILITY; OWNERSHIP.— 
A grant under this section may be made only if the Sec-
retary determines that the grantee will enter into such 
binding agreements as the Secretary considers sufficient 
to ensure that— 
(1) the manufactured housing community ac-
quired using such grant amounts—
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(A) will be maintained as a manufactured 
housing community for a period that begins 
upon the making of such grant and has a dura-
tion not shorter than 20 years; 
(B) will be managed in a manner that ben-
efits the residents and maintains their quality 
of life for a period not shorter than 20 years; 
(C) will, for a period not shorter than 20 
years, be subject to limitations on annual in-
creases in rents for lots for manufactured 
homes in such community either through resi-
dent control over increases or, if owned by a 
party other than the residents, as the Secretary 
considers appropriate to ensure continued af-
fordability and maintenance of the property, 
but not in any case annually to exceed the per-
centage that is equal to the percentage increase 
for the immediately preceding year in the Con-
sumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers 
(CPI–U) plus 7 percent, and such rents will 
comply with any applicable State laws; 
(D) will be owned by an entity described in 
subsection (b) for a period not shorter than 20 
years; and
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(E) has not been the primary beneficiary 
of a grant under this section during the pre-
ceding 5 years; and 
(2) if in the determination of the Secretary the 
provisions of the agreement have not been met, the 
grant shall be repaid. 
(e) AMOUNT.—The amount of any grant under this 
section may not exceed the lesser of— 
(1) $1,000,000; or 
(2) the amount that is equal to $20,000 multi-
plied by the number of manufactured home lots in 
the manufactured housing community for which the 
grant is made. 
(f) MATCHING FUNDS.—The Secretary shall require 
a grantee of grant under this section to provide non-Fed-
eral matching funds for use only for the same purposes 
for which the grant is used in an amount equal or exceed-
ing the amount of the grant provided to the grantee. Such 
non-Federal matching funds may be provided by State, 
tribal, local, or private resources and may be a grant or 
loan, in cash or in-kind. 
(g) APPLICATIONS; SELECTION.— 
(1) APPLICATIONS.—The Secretary shall pro-
vide for eligible entities under subsection (b) to 
apply for grants under this section, and shall require
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such applications to contain such assurances as the 
Secretary may require regarding the availability of 
matching funds sufficient to comply with subsection 
(f) and any organizational documents regarding the 
manufactured housing community for which the 
grant is made, as may be required by the State in 
which such community is located. The Secretary 
shall accept applications on a rolling basis and ap-
prove or deny each application within 20 business 
days of receipt in order to facilitate market-based 
transactions by an applicant. 
(2) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall establish 
criteria for selection of applicants to receive grants 
under this section, which criteria shall— 
(A) give priority to grantees who would use 
such grant amounts to carry out activities 
under subsection (c) within areas having a high 
concentration of low-, very low-, or extremely 
low-income families (as such terms are defined 
in section 3(b) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)); 
(B) give priority to grants for the benefit 
of communities that have not received a grant 
under this section during the preceding 10 
years; and
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(C) ensure that not more than 40 percent 
of grant funds for any fiscal year are awarded 
to entities identified in subsection (b)(5). 
(h) REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall submit 
a report annually regarding the grant program 
under this section to Committee on Financial Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of 
the Senate, and shall make each such report publicly 
available on the website of the Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development. The first such report 
shall be made for the first fiscal year in which any 
grants are made under this section and a report 
shall be made for each fiscal year in which a grantee 
is subject to the requirements under subparagraph 
(d)(1)(A). 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each such report shall in-
clude, for the fiscal year covered by the report— 
(A) a description of the grants made under 
the program, including identification of what 
type of eligible entity under subsection (b) each 
grantee is;
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(B) for each manufactured home commu-
nity for which a grant under this section is 
made, identification of— 
(i) the number of manufactured home 
units in the community at the time of the 
grant; 
(ii) the lot rents in the community at 
such time; and 
(iii) if a manufactured home commu-
nity was purchased using grant amounts, 
the purchase price of the community; 
(C) summary information identifying the 
total applications received for grants under this 
section 
and 
total 
grant 
funding 
sought, 
disaggregated by the types of eligible entities 
under subsection (b) of the applicants; and 
(D) an analysis of the effectiveness of the 
program, including identification of changes to 
the number of units and lot rents in commu-
nities for which a grant was made, any signifi-
cant upgrades made to the communities, demo-
graphic changes in communities, and, if any 
community is sold during the period covered 
under subsection (d), the sale price of the com-
munity.
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(i) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 
following definitions shall apply: 
(1) MANUFACTURED HOME.—The term ‘‘manu-
factured home’’ means a structure, transportable in 
one or more sections, that— 
(A) in the traveling mode, is 8 body feet 
or more in width and 40 body feet or more in 
length, or when erected on site is 320 square 
feet or more; 
(B) is built on a permanent chassis and 
designed to be used as a dwelling (with or with-
out a permanent foundation when connected to 
required utilities) and includes plumbing, heat-
ing, air conditioning, and electrical systems; 
and 
(C) in the case of a structure manufac-
tured after June 15, 1976, is certified as meet-
ing the Manufactured Home Construction and 
Safety Standards issued under the National 
Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety 
Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et 
seq.) by the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development and displays a label of such cer-
tification on the exterior of each transportable 
section.
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Such term shall not include any self-propelled rec-
reational vehicle. 
(2) MANUFACTURED
HOUSING
COMMUNITY.— 
The term ‘‘manufactured housing community’’ 
means a community comprised primarily of manu-
factured homes used primarily for residential pur-
poses. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 
(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated for grants under this section 
$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025, 
of which not more than 5 percent may be used for admin-
istration and oversight. 
(k) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall issue any 
regulations necessary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 60018. LEAD ABATEMENT FOR FAMILIES. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION
OF LEAD WATER SERVICE 
LINES.— 
(1) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development, in consultation with public 
housing agencies, owners of other federally assisted 
housing, and the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Administration shall, not later 
than the expiration of the 24-month period begin-
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ning upon the date of the enactment of this Act, un-
dertake and complete a review of all public housing 
projects and all other federally assisted housing 
projects to identify any such projects for which the 
source of potable water is a lead-based water service 
pipe or pipes. 
(2) REPORT.—Upon completion of the review 
required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
submit a report to the Congress setting forth the re-
sults of the review and identifying any projects for 
which the source of potable water is a lead-based 
water service pipe or pipes. 
(b) GRANT AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may make 
grants to public housing agencies and owners of 
other federally assisted housing to cover the eligible 
costs of removing and replacing lead-based water 
service pipes for housing projects identified pursuant 
to the review under subsection (a). 
(2) ELIGIBLE COSTS.—Amounts from a grant 
under this subsection may be used only for costs of 
removing and replacing a lead-based water service 
pipe for a housing project. 
(3) ASSURANCES.—The Secretary shall require 
each public housing agency and owner of other fed-
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erally assisted housing receiving a grant under this 
subsection for a housing project to make such assur-
ances and enter into such agreements as the Sec-
retary considers necessary to ensure that— 
(A) the lead-based water service pipes for 
the project that will be removed and replaced 
using such grant amounts are identified; and 
(B) all work to remove and replace such 
pipes is completed before the expiration of the 
24-month period beginning upon the initial 
availability to the agency or owner of such 
grant amounts. 
(4) LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS.—The amount of 
grant under this subsection with respect to a hous-
ing project may not exceed the estimate of the Sec-
retary of the full cost or removing and replacing the 
lead-based water service pipes for the project identi-
fied pursuant to paragraph (3)(A). 
(c) FINAL REPORT.—Upon the expiration of the 6- 
year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report 
identifying the housing projects for which lead -based 
water service pipes were removed and replaced using 
grants under subsection (b) and analyzing the effective-
ness of the program for such grants.
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(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sectionn, the 
following definitions shall apply: 
(1) HOUSING
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘housing 
project’’ means a public housing project or a project 
that is other federally assisted housing. 
(2) OTHER FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOUSING.— 
The term ‘‘other federally assisted housing’’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘‘federally assisted housing’’ 
in section 683 of the Housing and Community De-
velopment Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13641), except 
that such term does not include any public housing 
project described in paragraph (2)(A) of such sec-
tion. 
(3) LEAD-BASED WATER SERVICE PIPE.—The 
term ‘‘lead-based water service pipe’’ means, with re-
spect to a housing project, a pipe or other conduit 
that— 
(A) is used to supply potable water for the 
housing project from outside the project; and 
(B) does not satisfy the definition of ‘‘lead- 
free’’ established under section 1417 of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g–6). 
(4) PUBLIC HOUSING.—The term ‘‘public hous-
ing’’ has the meaning given such term in section
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3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437a(b)). 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 
(e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary, after consulta-
tion with the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Administration, may issue any regulations necessary 
to carry out this section. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated for grants under subsection 
(b)— 
(1) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
(2) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; and 
(3) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2023. 
SEC. 60019. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON HIGH- 
SPEED INTERNET CONNECTIVITY IN FEDER-
ALLY-ASSISTED HOUSING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to Congress a report 
on broadband service in Federally-assisted housing. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) an analysis of Federally-assisted housing 
units that have access to broadband service and the
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number of such units that do not have access to 
broadband service, disaggregated by State, county, 
and congressional district, that includes geographic 
information and any Federal agency responsible for 
such units; 
(2) an analysis of which such units are not cur-
rently capable of supporting broadband service de-
ployment and would require retrofitting to support 
broadband service deployment, disaggregated by 
State, county, and congressional district, that in-
cludes geographic information and any Federal 
agency responsible for such units; 
(3) an analysis of the estimated costs and time-
frame necessary for retrofitting buildings to achieve 
100 percent access to broadband service; 
(4) an analysis of the challenges to more wide-
spread deployment of broadband service, including 
the comparative markets dynamics to expansion in 
rural areas and low-income urban areas, and the 
challenges to pursuing retrofits to achieve 100 per-
cent access to broadband service; 
(5) descriptions of lessons learned from pre-
vious retrofitting actions;
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(6) an evaluation of the ConnectHome pilot 
program of the Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment; and 
(7) recommendations for Congress for achieving 
100 percent access to broadband service in Feder-
ally-assisted housing. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
BROADBAND
SERVICE.—The 
term 
‘‘broadband service’’ has the meaning given the term 
‘‘broadband internet access service’’ in section 8.1(b) 
of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any suc-
cessor regulation. 
(2) FEDERALLY-ASSISTED
HOUSING.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘Federally-assisted housing’’ 
means any single-family or multifamily housing that 
is assisted under a program administered by the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or the 
Secretary of Agriculture. 
SEC. 60020. MASTER PLAN FOR BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY 
IN FEDERALLY-ASSISTED HOUSING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development, in consultation with other relevant 
heads of Federal agencies, shall develop a master plan for 
achieving retrofitting Federally-assisted housing to sup-
port broadband service. The Secretary shall submit such
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plan to Congress not later than 18 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms 
‘‘broadband service’’ and ‘‘Federally-assisted housing’’ 
have the meanings given in section 60019. 
SEC. 60021. UNITED STATES INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON 
HOMELESSNESS. 
(a) REPEAL
OF TERMINATION.—Title II of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11311 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by striking section 209 (42 U.S.C. 11319); 
and 
(2) by redesignating sections 207 and 208 (42 
U.S.C. 11317, 11318) as sections 208 and 209, re-
spectively. 
(b) FUNCTIONS.—Section 203 of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11313) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (13), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs:
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‘‘(14) rely on evidence-based practices; 
‘‘(15) identify and promote successful practices, 
including the Housing First strategy and the perma-
nent supportive housing model; and 
‘‘(16) prioritize addressing disparities faced by 
members of a population at higher risk of homeless-
ness, including by issuing reports and making rec-
ommendations to agencies.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) make formal reports and recommendations 
to Federal agencies, which shall include comments 
on how proposed regulatory changes would impact 
persons experiencing homelessness, housing insta-
bility, or who are cost-burdened.’’. 
(c) ADVISORY BOARD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act is amended by in-
serting after section 206 (42 U.S.C. 11316) the fol-
lowing new section:
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‘‘SEC. 207. ADVISORY BOARD. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an advi-
sory board for the Council. 
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) COMPOSITION.—The advisory board shall 
be composed of not less than 20 individuals, selected 
in accordance with paragraph (3) from nominees 
proposed pursuant to paragraph (2), as follows: 
‘‘(A) Not less than 10 members shall be 
individuals who are homeless or experiencing 
housing instability, or were so during the 5 cal-
endar years preceding appointment to the advi-
sory board or who have been so in the last 5 
calendar years. 
‘‘(B) Not less than eight members shall be 
individuals who are members of, or advocate on 
behalf of, or both, a population at higher risk 
of homelessness, including such transgender 
and gender non-conforming persons, Asian, 
Black, Latino, Native American, Native Hawai-
ian, Pacific Islander, and other communities of 
color, youth in or formerly in the foster care 
system, and justice-system involved youth and 
adults.
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‘‘(2) NOMINATION.—Nominees for members of 
the advisory board shall be proposed by any grantee 
or subgrantee under this Act. 
‘‘(3) SELECTION.—Advisory Board members 
shall be selected as follows: 
‘‘(A) At least five members shall be se-
lected by the majority party members of the 
Committee on Financial Services of the House 
of Representatives and five members shall be 
selected by the minority party members of such 
committee. 
‘‘(B) At least five members shall be se-
lected by the majority party members of the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs of the Senate and five members shall be 
selected by the minority party members of such 
committee. 
‘‘(4) TERMS.—Members of the advisory board 
shall serve terms of 2 years. 
‘‘(c) FUNCTIONS.—The advisory board shall review 
the work of the Council, make recommendations regarding 
how the Council can most effectively pursue the goal of 
ending homelessness, and raise specific points of concern 
with members of the Council who represent Federal agen-
cies.
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‘‘(d) MEETINGS.—The advisory board shall meet not 
less often than twice each year. 
‘‘(e) COUNCIL MEETINGS.—The Council shall meet 
regularly and not less often than once a year with the advi-
sory board and shall provide timely written responses to 
recommendations, proposals, and concerns issued by the 
advisory board. 
‘‘(f) CHAIRMAN.—The position of Chairman of the 
advisory board shall be filled by an individual who is a 
current or former member of the advisory board, is nomi-
nated by at least two members of the advisory board, and 
is confirmed by a vote of not less than 75 percent of the 
members of the advisory board. 
‘‘(g) COMPENSATION.—Any amounts made available 
for administrative costs of the Council may be used for 
costs of travel or online access to meetings for participa-
tion by members of the advisory board in board meetings, 
and for per diem compensation to advisory board members 
for board meetings. 
‘‘(h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The agencies imple-
menting this Act shall construe this Act in a manner that 
facilitates and encourage the full participation of advisory 
board members and shall consider the barriers faced by 
persons experiencing homelessness and shall endeavor to 
overcome such barriers to participation.’’.
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(2) REPRESENTATION OF CHAIRMAN ON COUN-
CIL.—Section 202(a) of the McKinney-Vento Home-
less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11312(a)) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (22) as 
paragraph (21); and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(22) The chairman of the advisory board es-
tablished by section 207.’’. 
(d) DIRECTOR.— Subsection (a) of section 204 of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11314(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) DIRECTOR.—The Council 
shall appoint an Executive Director, who shall be’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) DIRECTOR.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The chief executive officer 
of the Council shall be the Executive Director, who 
shall be appointed in accordance with paragraph (2) 
and’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(1) PROCESS FOR APPOINTMENT.—A vacancy 
in the position of Executive Director shall be filled
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by an individual nominated and appointed to such 
position by the Council, except that the Council may 
not appoint any nominee who is not confirmed by 
approval of 75 percent of the aggregate of all mem-
bers of the Council and the advisory board under 
section 207 pursuant to an election in which each 
such member’s vote is given identical weight. If the 
Council is unable to agree on an Executive Director, 
the chairperson of the advisory council shall act as 
interim Executive Director.’’. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—Section 207 of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11317) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(3) The term ‘Housing First’ means, with re-
spect to addressing homelessness, an approach to 
quickly and successfully connect individuals and 
families experiencing homelessness to permanent and 
affordable housing opportunities and appropriate 
services without preconditions and low or no barriers 
to entry, including barriers relating to sobriety, 
treatment, work requirements, and service participa-
tion requirements. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘permanent supportive housing’ 
means housing that provides—
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‘‘(A) indefinite leasing or rental assistance; 
and 
‘‘(B) non-mandatory, culturally competent 
supportive services to assist persons to achieve 
housing stability and maintain their health and 
well-being. 
‘‘(5)(A) The term ‘population at higher risk of 
homelessness’ means a group of persons that is de-
fined by a common characteristic and that has been 
found to experience homelessness, housing insta-
bility, or to be cost-burdened at a rate higher than 
that of the general public. 
‘‘(B) Information that may be used in dem-
onstrating such a higher rate includes data gen-
erated by the Federal Government, by State or mu-
nicipal governments, by peer-reviewed research, and 
by organizations having expertise in working with or 
advocating on behalf of homeless, housing unstable, 
or cost-burdened groups. 
‘‘(C) Such term shall include populations for 
which such higher rate has already been dem-
onstrated, including Asian, Black, Latino, Native 
American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander and 
other communities of color; persons with disabilities, 
including mental health disabilities, elderly persons,
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foster and former foster youth; LGBTQ persons, 
gender non-binary and gender non-conforming per-
sons, justice system-involved persons, and vet-
erans.’’. 
(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 101(b) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 note) is amended by 
striking the items relating to sections 209 and 210 and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 209. Encouragement of State involvement.’’. 
SEC. 60022. GAO STUDY OF HOUSING NEEDS OF POPU-
LATIONS AT HIGHER RISK OF HOMELESS-
NESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No later than the expiration of 
the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall identify and analyze the housing infrastructure needs 
of populations at higher risk of homelessness, and shall 
submit a report to the Congress recommending regulatory, 
policy, and practice changes that would ensure that Fed-
eral agencies better reduce and prevent homelessness and 
housing instability faced by populations at higher risk of 
homelessness. 
(b) POPULATION AT HIGHER RISK OF HOMELESS-
NESS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this section, 
the term ‘‘population at higher risk of homelessness’’ 
means a group of persons that is defined by a com-
mon characteristic and that has been found to expe-
rience homelessness, housing instability, or to be 
cost-burdened at a rate higher than that of the gen-
eral public. 
(2) HIGHER RATE.—Information that may be 
used in demonstrating such a higher rate includes 
data generated by the Federal Government, by State 
or municipal governments, by peer-reviewed re-
search, and by organizations having expertise in 
working with or advocating on behalf of homeless, 
housing unstable, or cost-burdened groups. 
(3) INCLUDED POPULATIONS.—Such term shall 
include populations for which such higher rate has 
already been demonstrated, including Asian, Black, 
Latino, Native American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific 
Islander and other communities of color; persons 
with disabilities, including mental health disabilities, 
elderly persons, foster and former foster youth; 
LGBTQ persons, gender non-binary and gender non- 
conforming persons, justice system-involved persons, 
survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and 
other intimate partner violence, and veterans.
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SEC. 60023. BUY AMERICA REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMU-
NITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ACTIVI-
TIES. 
Title I of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 5323. BUY AMERICA. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, the Secretary shall not obligate any funds 
authorized to be appropriated for any project authorized 
under this title and administered by the Secretary, unless 
steel, iron, manufactured products, and construction ma-
terials used in such project are produced in the United 
States. 
‘‘(b) INAPPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) shall not 
apply to the development of any housing, including single- 
family and multifamily housing. 
‘‘(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the require-
ments of subsection (a) if the Secretary finds— 
‘‘(1) that such requirements would be incon-
sistent with the public interest; 
‘‘(2) that products described in subsection (a) 
are not produced in the United States in sufficient 
and reasonably available quantities and of a satisfac-
tory quality; or
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‘‘(3) that inclusion of domestic material will in-
crease the cost of the overall project by more than 
25 percent. 
‘‘(d) NOTICE.—Not later than 15 days before making 
a determination regarding a waiver described in subsection 
(b), the Secretary shall provide notification and an oppor-
tunity for public comment on the request for such waiver. 
‘‘(e) INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS.—This section 
shall be applied in a manner consistent with the obliga-
tions of the United States under international agree-
ments.’’. 
SEC. 60024. REPEAL OF FAIRCLOTH AMENDMENT. 
Section 9(g) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)) is amended by striking para-
graph (3) (relating to limitation on new construction). 
SEC. 60025. STUDY OF EFFECTS OF CRIMINAL HISTORY ON 
ACCESS TO HOUSING. 
Not later than the expiration of the 2-year period be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development shall— 
(1) conduct and complete a study on the effects 
of criminal history or involvement with the criminal 
legal system on access to private and assisted hous-
ing, taking into consideration demographic informa-
tion, type of housing, socio-economic status, geog-
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raphy, nature of the offense, and other relevant fac-
tors allowing greater understanding of the impact of 
criminal history on access to housing; and 
(2) submit to the Congress a report setting 
forth the findings of the study, which shall be 
disaggregated according to the factors considered 
pursuant to paragraph (1). 
DIVISION K—REOPEN AND RE-
BUILD AMERICA’S SCHOOLS 
ACT OF 2020 
SEC. 70000. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This division may be cited as the 
‘‘Reopen and Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2020’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this division is as follows: 
DIVISION K—REOPEN AND REBUILD AMERICA’S SCHOOLS ACT 
OF 2020 
Sec. 70000. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 70001. Definitions. 
TITLE I—GRANTS FOR THE LONG-TERM IMPROVEMENT OF 
PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES 
Subtitle A—Reservation and Allocation of Funds 
Sec. 70101. Purpose and reservation. 
Sec. 70102. Allocation to States. 
Subtitle B—Grants to Local Educational Agencies 
Sec. 70111. Need-based grants to qualified local educational agencies. 
Sec. 70112. Allowable uses of funds. 
Sec. 70113. Prohibited uses. 
Sec. 70114. Requirements for hazard-resistance, energy and water conserva-
tion, and air quality. 
Sec. 70115. Green Practices. 
Sec. 70116. Use of American iron, steel, and manufactured products.
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Sec. 70117. Prohibition on use of funds for facilities of for-profit charter 
schools. 
Sec. 70118. Prohibition on use of funds for certain charter schools. 
Subtitle C—Annual Report and Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 70121. Annual report on grant program. 
Sec. 70122. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE II—OTHER REPORTS, DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS, AND 
INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE 
Sec. 70201. Comptroller general report. 
Sec. 70202. Study and report physical condition of public schools. 
Sec. 70203. Development of data standards. 
Sec. 70204. Information clearinghouse. 
Sec. 70205. Sense of Congress on Opportunity Zones. 
TITLE III—IMPACT AID CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 70301. Temporary increase in funding for impact aid construction. 
TITLE IV—ASSISTANCE FOR REPAIR OF SCHOOL FOUNDATIONS 
AFFECTED BY PYRRHOTITE 
Sec. 70401. Allocations to States. 
Sec. 70402. Grants to local educational agencies. 
Sec. 70403. Definitions. 
Sec. 70404. Authorization of appropriations. 
SEC. 70001. DEFINITIONS. 
In this division: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Education and 
Labor of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of 
the Senate. 
(2) BUREAU-FUNDED SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘Bu-
reau-funded school’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 1141 of the Education Amendments 
of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021).
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(3) COVERED
FUNDS.—The term ‘‘covered 
funds’’ means funds received under title I of this di-
vision. 
(4) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘elementary 
school’’, ‘‘outlying area’’, and ‘‘secondary school’’ 
have the meanings given those terms in section 8101 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(5) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 8101 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801) 
except that such term does not include a Bureau- 
funded school. 
(6) PUBLIC
SCHOOL
FACILITIES.—The term 
‘‘public school facilities’’ means the facilities of a 
public elementary school or a public secondary 
school. 
(7) QUALIFIED
LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL
AGEN-
CY.—The term ‘‘qualified local educational agency’’ 
means a local educational agency that receives funds 
under part A of title I of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et 
seq.).
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(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
(9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 
(10) ZERO ENERGY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘zero 
energy school’’ means a public elementary school or 
public secondary school that— 
(A) generates renewable energy on-site; 
and 
(B) on an annual basis, exports an amount 
of such renewable energy that equals or exceeds 
the total amount of renewable energy that is 
delivered to the school from outside sources. 
TITLE 
I—GRANTS 
FOR 
THE 
LONG-TERM 
IMPROVEMENT 
OF PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILI-
TIES 
Subtitle A—Reservation and 
Allocation of Funds 
SEC. 70101. PURPOSE AND RESERVATION. 
(a) PURPOSE.—Funds made available under this title 
shall be for the purpose of supporting long-term improve-
ments to public school facilities in accordance with this 
division.
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(b) RESERVATION FOR OUTLYING AREAS AND BU-
REAU-FUNDED SCHOOLS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years 
2020 through 2024, the Secretary shall reserve, 
from the amount appropriated to carry out this 
title— 
(A) one-half of 1 percent, to make alloca-
tions to the outlying areas in accordance with 
paragraph (3); and 
(B) one-half of 1 percent, for payments to 
the Secretary of the Interior to provide assist-
ance to Bureau-funded schools. 
(2) USE OF RESERVED FUNDS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Funds reserved under 
paragraph (1) shall be used in accordance with 
sections 70112 through 70116. 
(B) SPECIAL RULES FOR BUREAU-FUNDED 
SCHOOLS.— 
(i) APPLICABILITY.—Sections 70112 
through 70116 shall apply to a Bureau- 
funded school that receives assistance 
under paragraph (1)(B) in the same man-
ner that such sections apply to a qualified 
local educational agency that receives cov-
ered funds. The facilities of a Bureau-
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funded school shall be treated as public 
school facilities for purposes of the applica-
tion of such sections. 
(ii) TREATMENT OF TRIBALLY OPER-
ATED SCHOOLS.—The Secretary of the In-
terior shall provide assistance to Bureau- 
funded schools under paragraph (1)(B) 
without regard to whether such schools are 
operated by the Bureau of Indian Edu-
cation or by an Indian Tribe. In the case 
of a Bureau-funded school that is a con-
tract or grant school (as that term is de-
fined in section 1141 of the Education 
Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021)) 
operated by an Indian Tribe, the Secretary 
of the Interior shall provide assistance 
under such paragraph to the Indian Tribe 
concerned. 
(3) ALLOCATION TO OUTLYING AREAS.—From 
the amount reserved under paragraph (1)(A) for a 
fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate to each out-
lying area an amount in proportion to the amount 
received by the outlying area under part A of title 
I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) for the previous
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fiscal year relative to the total such amount received 
by all outlying areas for such previous fiscal year. 
SEC. 70102. ALLOCATION TO STATES. 
(a) ALLOCATION TO STATES.— 
(1) STATE-BY-STATE ALLOCATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), of the amount appropriated to carry 
out this title for each fiscal year and not re-
served under section 70101(b), each State that 
has a plan approved by the Secretary under 
subsection (b) shall be allocated an amount in 
proportion to the amount received by all local 
educational agencies in the State under part A 
of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et 
seq.) for the previous fiscal year relative to the 
total such amount received by all local edu-
cational agencies in every State that has a plan 
approved by the Secretary under subsection (b). 
(B) FISCAL YEAR 2020.—Of the amount 
appropriated to carry out this title for fiscal 
year 2020 and not reserved under section 
70101(b), not later than 30 days after such 
funds are appropriated, each State that pro-
vides an assurance to the Secretary that the
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State will comply with the requirements of sec-
tion 70111(c)(2) shall be allocated an amount 
in proportion to the amount received by all local 
educational agencies in the State under part A 
of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et 
seq.) for the previous fiscal year relative to the 
total such amount received by all local edu-
cational agencies in every State that provides 
such an assurance to the Secretary. 
(2) STATE RESERVATION.—A State may reserve 
not more than 1 percent of its allocation under para-
graph (1) to carry out its responsibilities under this 
division, which— 
(A) shall include— 
(i) providing technical assistance to 
local educational agencies, including by— 
(I) identifying which State agen-
cies have programs, resources, and ex-
pertise relevant to the activities sup-
ported by the allocation under this 
section; and 
(II) coordinating the provision of 
technical assistance across such agen-
cies;
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(ii) in accordance with the guidance 
issued by the Secretary under section 
70203, developing an online, publicly 
searchable database that contains an in-
ventory of the infrastructure of all public 
school facilities in the State (including the 
facilities of Bureau-funded schools, as ap-
propriate), including, with respect to each 
such facility, an identification of— 
(I) the information described in 
subclauses (I) through (VII) of clause 
(vi); 
(II) the age (including an identi-
fication of the date of any retrofits or 
recent renovations) of— 
(aa) the facility; 
(bb) its roof; 
(cc) its lighting system; 
(dd) its windows; 
(ee) its ceilings; 
(ff) its plumbing; and 
(gg) its heating, ventilation, 
and air conditioning system; 
(III) fire safety inspection re-
sults;
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(IV) the proximity of the facili-
ties to toxic sites or the vulnerability 
of the facilities to natural disasters, 
including the extent to which facilities 
that are vulnerable to seismic natural 
disasters are seismically retrofitted; 
(V) 
any 
previous 
inspections 
showing the presence of toxic sub-
stances; and 
(VI) any improvements to sup-
port 
indoor 
and 
outdoor 
social 
distancing, 
personal 
hygiene, 
and 
building hygiene (including with re-
spect to HVAC usage and ventilation) 
in schools, consistent with guidance 
issued by the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention; 
(iii) updating the database developed 
under clause (ii) not less frequently than 
once every 2 years; 
(iv) ensuring that the information in 
the database developed under clause (ii)— 
(I) is posted on a publicly acces-
sible State website; and
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(II) is regularly distributed to 
local educational agencies and Tribal 
governments in the State; 
(v) issuing and reviewing regulations 
to ensure the health and safety of students 
and staff during construction or renovation 
projects; and 
(vi) issuing or reviewing regulations to 
ensure safe, healthy, and high-performing 
school buildings, including regulations gov-
erning— 
(I) indoor environmental quality 
and ventilation, including exposure to 
carbon 
monoxide, 
carbon 
dioxide, 
lead-based paint, and other combus-
tion by-products such as oxides of ni-
trogen; 
(II) mold, mildew, and moisture 
control; 
(III) the safety of drinking water 
at the tap and water used for meal 
preparation, 
including 
regulations 
that—
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(aa) address the presence of 
lead and other contaminants in 
such water; and 
(bb) require the regular test-
ing of the potability of water at 
the tap; 
(IV) energy and water efficiency; 
(V) excessive classroom noise due 
to activities allowable under section 
70112; 
(VI) the levels of maintenance 
work, operational spending, and cap-
ital investment needed to maintain the 
quality of public school facilities; and 
(VII) the construction or renova-
tion of such facilities, including appli-
cable building codes; and 
(vii) creating a plan to reduce or 
eliminate exposure to toxic substances, in-
cluding mercury, radon, PCBs, lead, vapor 
intrusions, and asbestos; and 
(B) may include the development of a plan 
to increase the number of zero energy schools 
in the State. 
(b) STATE PLAN.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive an 
allocation under this section, a State shall submit to 
the Secretary a plan that— 
(A) describes how the State will use the al-
location to make long-term improvements to 
public school facilities; 
(B) explains how the State will carry out 
each of its responsibilities under subsection 
(a)(2); 
(C) explains how the State will make the 
determinations under subsections (b) and (c) of 
section 70111; 
(D) identifies how long, and at what levels, 
the State will maintain fiscal effort for the ac-
tivities supported by the allocation after the 
State no longer receives the allocation; and 
(E) includes such other information as the 
Secretary may require. 
(2) APPROVAL
AND
DISAPPROVAL.—The Sec-
retary shall have the authority to approve or dis-
approve a State plan submitted under paragraph 
(1). 
(c) CONDITIONS.—As a condition of receiving an allo-
cation under this section, a State shall agree to the fol-
lowing:
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(1) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The State shall con-
tribute, from non-Federal sources, an amount 
equal to 10 percent of the amount of the alloca-
tion received under this section to carry out the 
activities supported by the allocation. 
(B) DEADLINE.—The State shall provide 
any contribution required under subparagraph 
(A) not later than September 30, 2029. 
(C) CERTAIN
FISCAL
YEARS.—With re-
spect to a fiscal year for which more than 
$7,000,000,000 are appropriated to carry out 
this title, subparagraph (A) shall be applied as 
if ‘‘, from non-Federal sources,’’ were struck. 
(2) MAINTENANCE
OF
EFFORT.—The State 
shall provide an assurance to the Secretary that the 
combined fiscal effort or the aggregate expenditures 
of the State with respect to the activities supported 
by the allocation under this section for fiscal years 
beginning with the fiscal year for which the alloca-
tion is received will be not less than 90 percent of 
the 5 year average for total capital outlay of the 
combined fiscal effort or aggregate expenditures by 
the State for the purposes for which the allocation 
is received.
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(3) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—The State 
shall use an allocation under this section only to 
supplement the level of Federal, State, and local 
public funds that would, in absence of such alloca-
tion, be made available for the activities supported 
by the allocation, and not to supplant such funds. 
Subtitle B—Grants to Local 
Educational Agencies 
SEC. 70111. NEED-BASED GRANTS TO QUALIFIED LOCAL 
EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. 
(a) GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
from the amounts allocated to a State under section 
70102(a) and contributed by the State under section 
70102(c)(1), the State shall award grants to quali-
fied local educational agencies, on a competitive 
basis, to carry out the activities described in section 
70112(a). 
(2) ALLOWANCE FOR DIGITAL LEARNING.—A 
State may use up to 10 percent of the amount de-
scribed in paragraph (1) to make grants to qualified 
local educational agencies carry out activities to im-
prove digital learning in accordance with section 
70112(b). 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section a qualified local educational 
agency— 
(A) shall be among the local educational 
agencies in the State with the highest numbers 
or percentages of students counted under sec-
tion 1124(c) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6333(c)); 
(B) shall agree to prioritize the improve-
ment of the facilities of public schools that 
serve the highest percentages of students who 
are eligible for a free or reduced price lunch 
under the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) (which, in 
the case of a high school, may be calculated 
using comparable data from the schools that 
feed into the high school), as compared to other 
public schools in the jurisdiction of the agency; 
and 
(C) may be among the local educational 
agencies in the State— 
(i) with the greatest need to improve 
public school facilities, as determined by 
the State, which may include consideration 
of threats posed by the proximity of the fa-
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cilities to toxic sites or brownfield sites or 
the vulnerability of the facilities to natural 
disasters; and 
(ii) with the most limited capacity to 
raise funds for the long-term improvement 
of public school facilities, as determined by 
an assessment of— 
(I) the current and historic abil-
ity of the agency to raise funds for 
construction, renovation, moderniza-
tion, and major repair projects for 
schools; 
(II) whether the agency has been 
able to issue bonds or receive other 
funds to support school construction 
projects; and 
(III) the bond rating of the agen-
cy. 
(2) GEOGRAPHIC
DISTRIBUTION.—The State 
shall ensure that grants under this section are 
awarded to qualified local educational agencies that 
represent the geographic diversity of the State. 
(3) STATEWIDE THRESHOLDS.—The State shall 
establish reasonable thresholds for determining 
whether a local educational agency is among agen-
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cies in the State with the highest numbers or per-
centages of students counted under section 1124(c) 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6333(c)) as required under para-
graph (1)(A). 
(c) PRIORITY
OF GRANTS.—In awarding grants 
under this section, the State— 
(1) subject to paragraph (2), shall give priority 
to qualified local educational agencies that— 
(A) demonstrate the greatest need for such 
a grant, as determined by a comparison of the 
factors described in subsection (b)(1) and other 
indicators of need in the public school facilities 
of such local educational agencies, including— 
(i) the median age of facilities; 
(ii) the extent to which student enroll-
ment exceeds physical and instructional ca-
pacity; 
(iii) the condition of major building 
systems such as heating, ventilation, air 
conditioning, electrical, water, and sewer 
systems; 
(iv) the condition of roofs, windows, 
and doors; and
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(v) other critical health and safety 
conditions; and 
(B) will use the grant to improve the facili-
ties of— 
(i) elementary schools or middle 
schools that have an enrollment of stu-
dents who are eligible for a free or reduced 
price lunch under the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1751 et seq.) that constitutes not less than 
40 percent of the total student enrollment 
at such schools; or 
(ii) high schools that have an enroll-
ment of students who are eligible for a free 
or reduced price lunch under such Act that 
constitutes not less than 30 percent of the 
total student enrollment at such schools 
(which may be calculated using comparable 
data from the schools that feed into the 
high school); and 
(C) operate public school facilities that 
pose a severe health and safety threat to stu-
dents and staff, which may include a threat 
posed by the proximity of the facilities to toxic
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sites or the vulnerability of the facilities to nat-
ural disasters; 
(2) with respect to grants awarded for fiscal 
year 2020, shall give priority to local educational 
agencies described in paragraph (1) that will use the 
grant to improve the facilities of schools described in 
paragraph (1)(B) to support indoor and outdoor so-
cial distancing, personal hygiene, and building hy-
giene (including with respect to HVAC usage and 
ventilation) in schools, consistent with guidance 
issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention; and 
(3) may give priority to qualified local edu-
cational agencies that— 
(A) will use the grant to improve access to 
high-speed broadband sufficient to support dig-
ital learning accordance with section 70112(b); 
(B) serve elementary schools or secondary 
schools, including rural schools, that lack such 
access; and 
(C) meet one or more of the requirements 
set forth in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of 
paragraph (1). 
(d) APPLICATION.—To be considered for a grant 
under this section, a qualified local educational agency
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shall submit an application to the State at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as the 
State may require. Such application shall include, at min-
imum— 
(1) the information necessary for the State to 
make the determinations under subsections (b) and 
(c); 
(2) a description of the projects that the agency 
plans to carry out with the grant; 
(3) an explanation of how such projects will re-
duce risks to the health and safety of staff and stu-
dents at schools served by the agency; and 
(4) in the case of a local educational agency 
that proposes to fund a repair, renovation, or con-
struction project for a public charter school, the ex-
tent to which— 
(A) the public charter school lacks access 
to funding for school repair, renovation, and 
construction through the financing methods 
available to other public schools or local edu-
cational agencies in the State; and 
(B) the charter school operator owns or 
has care and control of the facility that is to be 
repaired, renovated, or constructed. 
(e) FACILITIES MASTER PLAN.—
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(1) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after receiving a grant under this section, a qualified 
local educational agency shall submit to the State a 
comprehensive 10-year facilities master plan. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The facilities master plan re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall include, with re-
spect to all public school facilities of the qualified 
local educational agency, a description of— 
(A) the extent to which public school facili-
ties meet students’ educational needs and sup-
port the agency’s educational mission and vi-
sion; 
(B) the physical condition of the public 
school facilities; 
(C) the current health, safety, and environ-
mental conditions of the public school facilities, 
including— 
(i) indoor air quality; 
(ii) the presence of toxic substances; 
(iii) the safety of drinking water at 
the tap and water used for meal prepara-
tion, including the level of lead and other 
contaminants in such water; 
(iv) energy and water efficiency; 
(v) excessive classroom noise; and
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(vi) other health, safety, and environ-
mental conditions that would impact the 
health, safety, and learning ability of stu-
dents; 
(D) how the local educational agency will 
address any conditions identified under sub-
paragraph (C); 
(E) the impact of current and future stu-
dent enrollment levels (as of the date of appli-
cation) on the design of current and future pub-
lic school facilities, as well as the financial im-
plications of such enrollment levels; 
(F) the dollar amount and percentage of 
funds the local educational agency will dedicate 
to capital construction projects for public school 
facilities, including— 
(i) any funds in the budget of the 
agency that will be dedicated to such 
projects; and 
(ii) any funds not in the budget of the 
agency that will be dedicated to such 
projects, including any funds available to 
the agency as the result of a bond issue; 
and
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(G) the dollar amount and percentage of 
funds the local educational agency will dedicate 
to the maintenance and operation of public 
school facilities, including— 
(i) any funds in the budget of the 
agency that will be dedicated to the main-
tenance and operation of such facilities; 
and 
(ii) any funds not in the budget of the 
agency that will be dedicated to the main-
tenance and operation of such facilities. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—In developing the facili-
ties master plan required under paragraph (1)— 
(A) a qualified local educational agency 
shall consult with teachers, principals and other 
school leaders, custodial and maintenance staff, 
emergency first responders, school facilities di-
rectors, students and families, community resi-
dents, and Indian Tribes; and 
(B) in addition to the consultation required 
under subparagraph (A), a Bureau-funded 
school shall consult with the Bureau of Indian 
Education. 
(f) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—A qualified local 
educational agency shall use a grant received under this
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section only to supplement the level of Federal, State, and 
local public funds that would, in the absence of such grant, 
be made available for the activities supported by the grant, 
and not to supplant such funds. 
SEC. 70112. ALLOWABLE USES OF FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in section 
70113, a local educational agency that receives covered 
funds may use such funds to— 
(1) develop the facilities master plan required 
under section 70111(e); 
(2) construct, modernize, renovate, or retrofit 
public school facilities, which may include seismic 
retrofitting for schools vulnerable to seismic natural 
disasters; 
(3) carry out major repairs of public school fa-
cilities; 
(4) install furniture or fixtures with at least a 
10-year life in public school facilities; 
(5) construct new public school facilities; 
(6) acquire and prepare sites on which new 
public school facilities will be constructed; 
(7) extend the life of basic systems and compo-
nents of public school facilities;
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(8) ensure current or anticipated enrollment 
does not exceed the physical and instructional capac-
ity of public school facilities; 
(9) ensure the building envelopes and interiors 
of public school facilities protect occupants from nat-
ural elements and human threats, and are struc-
turally sound and secure; 
(10) compose building design plans that 
strengthen the safety and security on school prem-
ises by utilizing design elements, principles, and 
technology that— 
(A) guarantee layers of security through-
out the school premises; and 
(B) uphold the aesthetics of the school 
premises as a learning and teaching environ-
ment; 
(11) improve energy and water efficiency to 
lower the costs of energy and water consumption in 
public school facilities; 
(12) improve indoor air quality in public school 
facilities; 
(13) reduce or eliminate the presence of— 
(A) toxic substances, including mercury, 
radon, PCBs, lead, and asbestos; 
(B) mold and mildew; or
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(C) rodents and pests; 
(14) ensure the safety of drinking water at the 
tap and water used for meal preparation in public 
school facilities, which may include testing of the po-
tability of water at the tap for the presence of lead 
and other contaminants; 
(15) bring public school facilities into compli-
ance with applicable fire, health, and safety codes; 
(16) make public school facilities accessible to 
people with disabilities through compliance with the 
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12101 et seq.) and section 504 of the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794); 
(17) provide instructional program space im-
provements (including through the construction of 
outdoor instructional space) for programs relating to 
early learning (including early learning programs op-
erated by partners of the agency), special education, 
science, technology, career and technical education, 
physical education, music, the arts, and literacy (in-
cluding library programs); 
(18) increase the use of public school facilities 
for the purpose of community-based partnerships 
that provide students with academic, health, and so-
cial services;
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(19) ensure the health of students and staff 
during the construction or modernization of public 
school facilities; or 
(20) reduce or eliminate excessive classroom 
noise due to activities allowable under this section. 
(b) ALLOWANCE FOR DIGITAL LEARNING.—A local 
educational agency may use funds received under section 
70111(a)(2) to leverage existing public programs or pub-
lic-private partnerships to expand access to high-speed 
broadband sufficient for digital learning. 
SEC. 70113. PROHIBITED USES. 
A local educational agency that receives covered 
funds may not use such funds for— 
(1) payment of routine and predictable mainte-
nance costs and minor repairs; 
(2) any facility that is primarily used for ath-
letic contests or exhibitions or other events for which 
admission is charged to the general public; 
(3) vehicles; or 
(4) central offices, operation centers, or other 
facilities that are not primarily used to educate stu-
dents.
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SEC. 70114. REQUIREMENTS FOR HAZARD-RESISTANCE, EN-
ERGY AND WATER CONSERVATION, AND AIR 
QUALITY. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS.—A local educational agency 
that receives covered funds shall ensure that any new con-
struction, modernization, or renovation project carried out 
with such funds meets or exceeds the requirements of the 
following: 
(1) Requirements for such projects set forth in 
the most recent published edition of a nationally rec-
ognized, consensus-based model building code. 
(2) Requirements for such projects set forth in 
the most recent published edition of a nationally rec-
ognized, consensus-based energy conservation stand-
ard or model code. 
(3) Performance criteria under the WaterSense 
program, established under section 324B of the En-
ergy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6294b), applicable to such projects within a nation-
ally recognized, consensus-based model code. 
(4) Indoor environmental air quality require-
ments applicable to such projects as set forth in the 
most recent published edition of a nationally-recog-
nized, consensus-based standard. 
(b) ADDITIONAL USE
OF FUNDS.—A local edu-
cational agency that uses covered funds for a new con-
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struction project or renovation project may use such funds 
to assess vulnerabilities, risks, and hazards, to address 
and mitigate such vulnerabilities, risks and hazards, to en-
hance resilience, and to provide for passive survivability. 
SEC. 70115. GREEN PRACTICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In a given fiscal year, a local edu-
cational agency that uses covered funds for a new con-
struction project or renovation project shall use not less 
than the applicable percentage (as described in subsection 
(b)) of the funds used for such project for construction 
or renovation that is certified, verified, or consistent with 
the applicable provisions of— 
(1) the United States Green Building Council 
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design 
green building rating standard (commonly known as 
the ‘‘LEED Green Building Rating System’’); 
(2) the Living Building Challenge developed by 
the International Living Future Institute; 
(3) a green building rating program developed 
by the Collaborative for High-Performance Schools 
(commonly known as ‘‘CHPS’’) that is CHPS- 
verified; or 
(4) a program that—
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(A) has standards that are equivalent to or 
more stringent than the standards of a program 
described in paragraphs (1) through (3); 
(B) is adopted by the State or another ju-
risdiction with authority over the agency; and 
(C) includes a verifiable method to dem-
onstrate compliance with such program. 
(b) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—The applicable per-
centage described in this subsection is— 
(1) for fiscal year 2020, 60 percent; 
(2) for fiscal year 2021, 70 percent; 
(3) for fiscal year 2022; 80 percent; 
(4) for fiscal year 2023, 90 percent; and 
(5) for fiscal year 2024, 100 percent. 
SEC. 70116. USE OF AMERICAN IRON, STEEL, AND MANU-
FACTURED PRODUCTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A local educational agency that 
receives covered funds shall ensure that any iron, steel, 
and manufactured products used in projects carried out 
with such funds are produced in the United States. 
(b) WAIVER AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may waive 
the requirement of subsection (a) if the Secretary 
determines that—
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(A) applying subsection (a) would be in-
consistent with the public interest; 
(B) iron, steel, and manufactured products 
produced in the United States are not produced 
in a sufficient and reasonably available amount 
or are not of a satisfactory quality; or 
(C) using iron, steel, and manufactured 
products produced in the United States will in-
crease the cost of the overall project by more 
than 25 percent. 
(2) PUBLICATION.—Before issuing a waiver 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish in 
the Federal Register a detailed written explanation 
of the waiver determination. 
(c) CONSISTENCY WITH INTERNATIONAL AGREE-
MENTS.—This section shall be applied in a manner con-
sistent with the obligations of the United States under 
international agreements. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES.—The 
term ‘‘produced in the United States’’ means the fol-
lowing: 
(A) When used with respect to a manufac-
tured product, the product was manufactured in 
the United States and the cost of the compo-
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nents of such product that were mined, pro-
duced, or manufactured in the United States 
exceeds 60 percent of the total cost of all com-
ponents of the product. 
(B) When used with respect to iron or 
steel products, or an individual component of a 
manufactured product, all manufacturing proc-
esses for such iron or steel products or compo-
nents, from the initial melting stage through 
the application of coatings, occurred in the 
United States, except that the term does not in-
clude— 
(i) steel or iron material or products 
manufactured abroad from semi-finished 
steel or iron from the United States; and 
(ii) steel or iron material or products 
manufactured in the United States from 
semi-finished steel or iron of foreign origin. 
(2) MANUFACTURED
PRODUCT.—The term 
‘‘manufactured product’’ means any construction 
material or end product (as such terms are defined 
in part 25.003 of the Federal Acquisition Regula-
tion) that is not an iron or steel product, includ-
ing— 
(A) electrical components; and
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(B) non-ferrous building materials, includ-
ing, aluminum and polyvinylchloride (PVC), 
glass, fiber optics, plastic, wood, masonry, rub-
ber, manufactured stone, any other non-ferrous 
metals, and any unmanufactured construction 
material. 
SEC. 70117. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR FACILI-
TIES OF FOR-PROFIT CHARTER SCHOOLS. 
No covered funds may be used for the facilities of 
a public charter school that is operated by a for-profit en-
tity. 
SEC. 70118. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN 
CHARTER SCHOOLS. 
No covered funds may be used for the facilities of 
a public charter school if— 
(1) the school leases the facilities from an indi-
vidual or private sector entity; and 
(2) such individual, or an individual with a di-
rect or indirect financial interest in such entity, has 
a management or governance role in such school. 
Subtitle C—Annual Report and 
Authorization of Appropriations 
SEC. 70121. ANNUAL REPORT ON GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30 of 
each fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment
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of this division, the Secretary shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on the projects 
carried out with funds made available under this title. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include, with respect to the fiscal year preceding the 
year in which the report is submitted, the following: 
(1) An identification of each local educational 
agency that received a grant under this title. 
(2) With respect to each such agency, a descrip-
tion of— 
(A) the demographic composition of the 
student population served by the agency, 
disaggregated by— 
(i) race; 
(ii) the number and percentage of stu-
dents counted under section 1124(c) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6333(c)); and 
(iii) the number and percentage of 
students who are eligible for a free or re-
duced price lunch under the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); 
(B) the population density of the geo-
graphic area served by the agency;
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(C) the projects for which the agency used 
the grant received under this title, described 
using measurements of school facility quality 
from the most recent available version of the 
Common Education Data Standards published 
by the National Center for Education Statistics; 
(D) the demonstrable or expected benefits 
of the projects; and 
(E) the estimated number of jobs created 
by the projects. 
(3) The total dollar amount of all grants re-
ceived by local educational agencies under this title. 
(c) LEA INFORMATION COLLECTION.—A local edu-
cational agency that receives a grant under this title 
shall— 
(1) annually compile the information described 
in subsection (b)(2); 
(2) make the information available to the pub-
lic, including by posting the information on a pub-
licly accessible agency website; and 
(3) submit the information to the State. 
(d) STATE INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION.—A State 
that receives information from a local educational agency 
under subsection (c) shall—
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(1) compile the information and report it annu-
ally to the Secretary at such time and in such man-
ner as the Secretary may require; 
(2) make the information available to the pub-
lic, including by posting the information on a pub-
licly accessible State website; and 
(3) regularly distribute the information to local 
educational agencies and Tribal governments in the 
State. 
SEC. 70122. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There 
are 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$20,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 
2024 to carry out this title. Amounts so appropriated are 
authorized to remain available through fiscal year 2029. 
TITLE II—OTHER REPORTS, DE-
VELOPMENT OF STANDARDS, 
AND 
INFORMATION 
CLEAR-
INGHOUSE 
SEC. 70201. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this division, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on the projects 
carried out with covered funds.
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include an assessment of— 
(1) State activities, including— 
(A) the types of public school facilities 
data collected by each State, if any; 
(B) technical assistance with respect to 
public school facilities provided by each State, if 
any; 
(C) future plans of each State with respect 
to public school facilities; 
(D) criteria used by each State to deter-
mine high-need students and facilities for pur-
poses of the projects carried out with covered 
funds; and 
(E) whether the State issued new regula-
tions to ensure the health and safety of stu-
dents and staff during construction or renova-
tion projects or to ensure safe, healthy, and 
high-performing school buildings; 
(2) the types of projects carried out with cov-
ered funds, including— 
(A) the square footage of the improve-
ments made with covered funds; 
(B) the total cost of each such project; and
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(C) the cost described in subparagraph 
(B), disaggregated by, with respect to such 
project, the cost of planning, design, construc-
tion, site purchase, and improvements; 
(3) the geographic distribution of the projects; 
(4) the demographic composition of the student 
population served by the projects, disaggregated 
by— 
(A) race; 
(B) the number and percentage of students 
counted under section 1124(c) of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6333(c)); and 
(C) the number and percentage of students 
who are eligible for a free or reduced price 
lunch under the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); 
(5) an assessment of the impact of the projects 
on the health and safety of school staff and stu-
dents; and 
(6) how the Secretary or States could make 
covered funds more accessible— 
(A) to schools with the highest numbers 
and percentages of students counted under sec-
tion 1124(c) of the Elementary and Secondary
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Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6333(c)); 
and 
(B) to schools with fiscal challenges in 
raising 
capital 
for 
school 
infrastructure 
projects. 
(c) UPDATES.—The Comptroller General shall up-
date and resubmit the report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees— 
(1) on a date that is between 5 and 6 years 
after the date of the enactment of this division; and 
(2) on a date that is between 10 and 11 years 
after such date of enactment. 
SEC. 70202. STUDY AND REPORT PHYSICAL CONDITION OF 
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 
(a) STUDY AND REPORT.—Not less frequently than 
once in each 5-year period beginning after the date of the 
enactment of this division, the Secretary, acting through 
the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, 
shall— 
(1) carry out a comprehensive study of the 
physical conditions of all public schools in the 50 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, 
Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands; and
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(2) submit a report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees that includes the results of the 
study. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each study and report under sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) an assessment of— 
(A) the effect of school facility conditions 
on student and staff health and safety; 
(B) the effect of school facility conditions 
on student academic outcomes; 
(C) the condition of school facilities, set 
forth separately by geographic region; 
(D) the condition of school facilities for 
economically disadvantaged students as well as 
students from major racial and ethnic sub-
groups; 
(E) the accessibility of school facilities for 
students and staff with disabilities; 
(F) the prevalence of school facilities at 
which student enrollment exceeds the physical 
and instructional capacity of the facility and the 
effect of such excess enrollment on instructional 
quality and delivery of school wraparound serv-
ices;
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(G) the condition of school facilities af-
fected by natural disasters; 
(H) the effect that projects carried out 
with covered funds have on the communities in 
which such projects are conducted, including 
the vitality, jobs, population, and economy of 
such communities; and 
(I) the ability of building envelopes and in-
teriors of public school facilities to protect occu-
pants from natural elements and human 
threats; 
(2) an explanation of any differences observed 
with respect to the factors described in subpara-
graphs (A) through (H) of paragraph (1); and 
(3) a cost estimate for bringing school facilities 
to a state of good repair, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
SEC. 70203. DEVELOPMENT OF DATA STANDARDS. 
(a) DATA STANDARDS.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this division, the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the officials described in sub-
section (b), shall— 
(1) identify the data that States should collect 
and include in the databases developed under section 
70102(a)(2)(A)(ii);
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(2) develop standards for the measurement of 
such data; and 
(3) issue guidance to States concerning the col-
lection and measurement of such data. 
(b) OFFICIALS.—The officials described in this sub-
section are— 
(1) the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency; 
(2) the Secretary of Energy; 
(3) the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention; and 
(4) the Director of the National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health. 
SEC. 70204. INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this division, the Secretary shall 
establish a clearinghouse to disseminate information on 
Federal programs and financing mechanisms that may be 
used to assist schools in initiating, developing, and financ-
ing— 
(1) energy efficiency projects; 
(2) distributed generation projects; and 
(3) energy retrofitting projects. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall—
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(1) consult with the officials described in sec-
tion 70203(b) to develop a list of Federal programs 
and financing mechanisms to be included in the 
clearinghouse; and 
(2) coordinate with such officials to develop a 
collaborative education and outreach effort to 
streamline communications and promote the Federal 
programs and financing mechanisms included in the 
clearinghouse, which may include the development 
and maintenance of a single online resource that in-
cludes contact information for relevant technical as-
sistance that may be used by States, outlying areas, 
local educational agencies, and Bureau-funded 
schools effectively access and use such Federal pro-
grams and financing mechanisms. 
SEC. 70205. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON OPPORTUNITY ZONES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) Opportunity Zones were championed by 
prominent leaders of both parties as an innovative 
way to tackle longstanding challenges. 
(2) As of December 2018, 8,763 low-income 
communities had been designated as Opportunity 
Zones, representing all 50 States, the District of Co-
lumbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and 
American Samoa.
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(3) Schools are integral parts of communities, 
and a key part of communities’ economic and work 
force development efforts could be modernizing 
school facilities. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—lt is the sense of the Con-
gress that opportunity zones, when combined with public 
infrastructure investment, can provide an innovative ap-
proach to capital financing that has the potential to un-
leash creativity and help local communities rebuild schools, 
rebuild economics, and get people back to work. 
TITLE III—IMPACT AID 
CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 70301. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR IM-
PACT AID CONSTRUCTION. 
Section 7014(d) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7714(d)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) CONSTRUCTION.—For the purpose of carrying 
out section 7007, there are authorized to be appropriated 
$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 
2024.’’.
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TITLE IV—ASSISTANCE FOR RE-
PAIR OF SCHOOL FOUNDA-
TIONS 
AFFECTED 
BY 
PYRRHOTITE 
SEC. 70401. ALLOCATIONS TO STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this division, the 
Secretary shall carry out a program under which the Sec-
retary makes allocations to States to pay the Federal 
share of the costs of making grants to local educational 
agencies under section 70402. 
(b) WEBSITE.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this division, the Secretary shall pub-
lish, on a publicly accessible website of the Department 
of Education, instructions describing how a State may re-
ceive an allocation under this section. 
SEC. 70402. GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts allocated to a 
State under section 70401(a) and contributed by the State 
under subsection (e)(2), the State shall award grants to 
local educational agencies— 
(1) to pay the future costs of repairing concrete 
school foundations damaged by the presence of 
pyrrhotite; or
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(2) to reimburse such agencies for costs in-
curred by the agencies in making such repairs in the 
5-year period preceding the date of enactment of 
this division. 
(b) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY ELIGIBILITY.— 
(1) ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS FOR FUTURE RE-
PAIRS.—To be eligible to receive a grant under sub-
section (a)(1), a local educational agency shall— 
(A) with respect to each school for which 
the agency seeks to use grant funds, dem-
onstrate to the State that— 
(i) the school is a pyrrhotite-affected 
school; and 
(ii) any laboratory tests, core tests, 
and visual inspections of the school’s foun-
dation used to determine that the school is 
a pyrrhotite-affected school were con-
ducted— 
(I) by a professional engineer li-
censed in the State in which the 
school is located; and 
(II) in accordance with applicable 
State standards or standards ap-
proved by any independent, non-prof-
it, or private entity authorized by the
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State to oversee construction, testing, 
or financial relief efforts for damaged 
building foundations; and 
(B) provide an assurance that— 
(i) the local educational agency will 
use the grant only for the allowable uses 
described in subsection (f)(1); and 
(ii) all work funded with the grant 
will be conducted by a qualified contractor 
or architect licensed in the State. 
(2) 
ELIGIBILITY
FOR
REIMBURSEMENT 
GRANTS.—To be eligible to receive a grant under 
subsection (a)(2), a local educational agency shall 
demonstrate that it met the requirements of para-
graph (1) at the time it carried out the project for 
which the agency seeks reimbursement. 
(c) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A local educational agency 
that seeks a grant under this section shall submit to 
the State an application at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the State 
may require, which upon approval by the State 
under subsection (d)(1)(A), the State shall submit to 
the 
Secretary 
for 
approval 
under 
subsection 
(d)(1)(B).
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(2) CONTENTS.—At minimum, each application 
shall include— 
(A) information and documentation suffi-
cient to enable the State to determine if the 
local educational agency meets the eligibility 
criteria under subsection (b); 
(B) in the case of an agency seeking a 
grant under subsection (a)(1), an estimate of 
the costs of carrying out the activities described 
in subsection (f); 
(C) in the case of an agency seeking a 
grant under subsection (a)(2)— 
(i) an itemized explanation of— 
(I) the costs incurred by the 
agency in carrying out any activities 
described subsection (f); 
(II) any amounts contributed 
from other Federal, State, local, or 
private sources for such activities; and 
(ii) the amount for which the local 
educational agency seeks reimbursement; 
and 
(D) the percentage of any costs described 
in subparagraph (B) or (C) that are covered by 
an insurance policy.
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(d) APPROVAL AND DISBURSEMENT.— 
(1) APPROVAL.— 
(A) STATE.—The State shall approve the 
application of each local educational agency for 
submission to the Secretary that— 
(i) submits a complete and correct ap-
plication under subsection (c); and 
(ii) meets the criteria for eligibility 
under subsection (b). 
(B) SECRETARY.—Not later than 60 days 
after receiving an application of a local edu-
cational agency submitted by a State under 
subsection (c)(1), the Secretary shall— 
(i) approve such application, in a case 
in which the Secretary determines that 
such application meets the requirements of 
subparagraph (A); or 
(ii) deny such application, in the case 
of an application that does not meet such 
requirements. 
(2) DISBURSEMENT.— 
(A) ALLOCATION.—The Secretary shall 
disburse an allocation to a State not later than 
60 days after the date on which the Secretary
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approves 
an 
application 
under 
paragraph 
(1)(B). 
(B) GRANT.—The State shall disburse 
grant funds to a local educational agency not 
later than 60 days after the date on which the 
State receives an allocation under subparagraph 
(A). 
(e) FEDERAL AND STATE SHARE.— 
(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
each grant under this section shall be an amount 
that is not more than 50 percent of the total cost 
of the project for which the grant is awarded. 
(2) STATE SHARE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the State share of each grant under 
this section shall be an amount that is not less 
than 40 percent of the total cost of the project 
for which the grant is awarded, which the State 
shall contribute from non-Federal sources. 
(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR REIMBURSEMENT 
GRANTS.—In the case of a reimbursement grant 
made to a local educational agency under sub-
section (a)(2) a State shall be treated as meet-
ing the requirement of subparagraph (A) if the 
State demonstrates that it contributed, from
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non-Federal sources, not less than 40 percent 
of the total cost of the project for which the re-
imbursement grant is awarded. 
(f) USES OF FUNDS.— 
(1) ALLOWABLE USES OF FUNDS.—A local edu-
cational agency that receives a grant under this sec-
tion shall use such grant only for costs associated 
with— 
(A) the repair or replacement of the con-
crete foundation or other affected areas of a 
pyrrhotite-affected school in the jurisdiction of 
such agency to the extent necessary— 
(i) to restore the structural integrity 
of the school to the safety and health 
standards established by the professional 
licensed engineer or architect associated 
with the project; and 
(ii) to restore the school to the condi-
tion it was in before the school’s founda-
tion was damaged due to the presence of 
pyrrhotite; and 
(B) engineering reports, architectural de-
sign, core tests, and other activities directly re-
lated to the repair or replacement project.
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(2) PROHIBITED USES OF FUNDS.—A local edu-
cational agency that receives a grant under this sec-
tion may not use the grant for any costs associated 
with— 
(A) work done to outbuildings, sheds, or 
barns, swimming pools (whether in-ground or 
above-ground), playgrounds or ballfields, or any 
ponds or water features; 
(B) the purchase of items not directly as-
sociated with the repair or replacement of the 
school building or its systems, including items 
such as desks, chairs, electronics, sports equip-
ment, or other school supplies; or 
(C) any other activities not described in 
paragraph (1). 
(g) LIMITATION.—A local educational agency may 
not, for the same project, receive a grant under both— 
(1) this section; and 
(2) title I. 
SEC. 70403. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) 
PYRRHOTITE-AFFECTED
SCHOOL.—The 
term ‘‘pyrrhotite-affected school’’ means an elemen-
tary school or a secondary school that meets the fol-
lowing criteria:
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(A) The school has a concrete foundation. 
(B) Pyrrhotite is present in the school’s 
concrete foundation, as demonstrated by a 
petrographic or other type of laboratory core 
analysis or core inspection. 
(C) A visual inspection of the school’s con-
crete foundation indicates that the presence of 
pyrrhotite is causing the foundation to deterio-
rate at an unsafe rate. 
(D) A qualified engineer determined that 
the deterioration of the school’s foundation, due 
to the presence of pyrrhotite— 
(i) caused the school to become struc-
turally unsound; or 
(ii) will result in the school becoming 
structurally unsound within the next five 
years. 
(2) 
QUALIFIED
CONTRACTOR.—The 
term 
‘‘qualified contractor’’ means a contractor who is 
qualified under State law, or approved by any State 
agency or other State-sanctioned independent or 
nonprofit entity, to repair or replace residential or 
commercial building foundations that are deterio-
rating due to the presence of pyrrhotite.
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SEC. 70404. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this title such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
2020 and each fiscal year thereafter. 
DIVISION 
L—PUBLIC 
LANDS, 
TRIBAL COMMUNITIES, AND 
RESILIENT NATURAL INFRA-
STRUCTURE 
SEC. 80000. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this division is as follows: 
DIVISION L—PUBLIC LANDS, TRIBAL COMMUNITIES, AND 
RESILIENT NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE 
Sec. 80000. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—WATER RESOURCES INFRASTRUCTURE 
Subtitle A—Water Settlements Infrastructure 
Sec. 81101. Reclamation water settlements fund. 
Sec. 81102. Conveyance capacity correction project. 
Sec. 81103. Funding parity for water management goals and restoration goals. 
Subtitle B—FUTURE Western Water Infrastructure and Drought Resiliency 
Sec. 81201. Short title. 
Sec. 81202. Definitions. 
CHAPTER 1—INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT 
Sec. 81211. Competitive grant program for the funding of water recycling and 
reuse projects. 
Sec. 81212. Storage project development reports to congress. 
Sec. 81213. Funding for storage and supporting projects. 
Sec. 81214. Extension of existing requirements for grandfathered storage 
projects. 
Sec. 81215. Desalination project development. 
Sec. 81216. Assistance for disadvantaged communities without adequate drink-
ing water. 
CHAPTER 2—IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY AND DATA 
Sec. 81221. Reauthorization of water availability and use assessment program. 
Sec. 81222. Renewal of advisory committee on water information. 
Sec. 81223. Desalination technology development. 
Sec. 81224. X-prize for water technology breakthroughs.
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Sec. 81225. Study examining sediment transport. 
Sec. 81226. Determination of water supply allocations. 
Sec. 81227. Federal priority streamgages. 
Sec. 81228. Study examining climate vulnerabilities at federal dams. 
Sec. 81229. Innovative technology adoption. 
CHAPTER 3—ECOSYSTEM PROTECTION AND RESTORATION 
Sec. 81231. Waterbird habitat creation program. 
Sec. 81232. Cooperative watershed management program. 
Sec. 81233. Competitive grant program for the funding of watershed health 
projects. 
Sec. 81234. Support for refuge water deliveries. 
Sec. 81235. Drought planning and preparedness for critically important fish-
eries. 
Sec. 81236. Aquatic ecosystem restoration. 
Sec. 81237. Reauthorization of the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitiga-
tion Act of 2000. 
Sec. 81238. Report on fish that inhabit waters that contain perfluoroalkyl or 
polyfluoroalkyl substances. 
CHAPTER 4—WATER JOB TRAINING AND EDUCATION 
Sec. 81241. Water resource education. 
CHAPTER 5—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 81251. Offset. 
Sec. 81252. Delayed water project recommendations. 
Sec. 81253. Continued use of Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program project use 
power by the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water 
Users Irrigation District. 
Subtitle C—Western Water Security 
Sec. 81301. Definitions. 
CHAPTER 1—INFRASTRUCTURE AND WATER MANAGEMENT 
IMPROVEMENT 
Sec. 81311. Watersmart extension and expansion. 
Sec. 81312. Emergency drought funding. 
Sec. 81313. Rio Grande Pueblo Irrigation Infrastructure Reauthorization. 
Sec. 81314. Puerto Rico WaterSMART Grants Eligibility. 
CHAPTER 2—GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT 
Sec. 81321. Reauthorization and expansion of the Transboundary Aquifer As-
sessment Program. 
Sec. 81322. Groundwater management assessment and improvement. 
Sec. 81323. Surface and groundwater water availability and the energy nexus. 
CHAPTER 3—WATER CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL 
RESTORATION 
Sec. 81331. Definitions. 
Sec. 81332. Water acquisition program. 
Sec. 81333. Middle Rio Grande Water Conservation.
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Sec. 81334. Sustaining biodiversity during droughts. 
Sec. 81335. Reauthorization of cooperative watershed management program. 
CHAPTER 4—EFFECT ON EXISTING LAW 
Sec. 81341. Effect on existing law. 
Subtitle D—Water Resources Research Amendments 
Sec. 81411. Water Resources Research Act amendments. 
Subtitle E—Ground Water Recharge Planning 
Sec. 81511. Ground water recharge planning. 
Subtitle F—Tribal Water Infrastructure 
Sec. 81611. Finding. 
Sec. 81612. Indian Health Services Sanitation Facilities Construction Program 
funding. 
Subtitle G—Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement 
Sec. 81711. Purposes. 
Sec. 81712. Definitions. 
Sec. 81713. Ratification of agreement. 
Sec. 81714. Navajo water rights. 
Sec. 81715. Navajo trust accounts. 
Sec. 81716. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 81717. Conditions precedent. 
Sec. 81718. Waivers and releases. 
Sec. 81719. Miscellaneous provisions. 
Sec. 81720. Relation to allottees. 
Sec. 81721. Antideficiency. 
TITLE II—NATIONAL PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC LANDS 
Subtitle A—Public Lands Telecommunications 
Sec. 82101. Definitions. 
Sec. 82102. Collection and retention of rental fees associated with communica-
tions use authorizations on Federal lands and Federal land 
management agency support for communication site programs. 
Sec. 82103. Cooperative agreement authority. 
Subtitle B—Outdoors for All 
Sec. 82201. Definitions. 
Sec. 82202. Grants authorized. 
Sec. 82203. Eligible uses. 
Sec. 82204. National park service requirements. 
Sec. 82205. Reporting. 
Sec. 82206. Revenue sharing. 
Subtitle C—Updated Borrowing Authority 
Sec. 82301. Presidio Trust borrowing authority. 
Subtitle D—Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program
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Sec. 82401. Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program. 
Subtitle E—Long Bridge 
Sec. 82501. Authorization of National Park Service conveyances. 
Subtitle F—Western Riverside County Wildlife Refuge 
Sec. 82601. Western Riverside County Wildlife Refuge. 
Sec. 82602. Purpose. 
Sec. 82603. Notification of establishment. 
Sec. 82604. Boundaries. 
Sec. 82605. Administration. 
Sec. 82606. Acquisition and transfers of lands and waters for wildlife refuge. 
Subtitle G—Tribal Land to Trust 
Sec. 82701. Lands to be taken into trust. 
TITLE III—OCEANS AND WILDLIFE 
Subtitle A—Coastal and Great Lakes Resiliency and Restoration 
Sec. 83101. Shovel-Ready Restoration and Resiliency Grant Program. 
Sec. 83102. Living Shoreline Grant Program. 
Subtitle B—Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act 
Sec. 83201. Definitions. 
CHAPTER 1—NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDOR SYSTEM ON FEDERAL LAND 
AND WATER 
Sec. 83211. National wildlife corridors. 
Sec. 83212. Administrative designation of national wildlife corridors. 
Sec. 83213. Management of national wildlife corridors. 
CHAPTER 2—WILDLIFE CORRIDORS CONSERVATION 
SUBCHAPTER A—NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDOR SYSTEM ON FEDERAL LAND 
AND WATER 
Sec. 83311. Collaboration and coordination. 
Sec. 83312. Effect. 
SUBCHAPTER B—TRIBAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS 
Sec. 83321. Tribal Wildlife Corridors. 
Sec. 83322. Protection of Indian Tribes. 
SUBCHAPTER C—WILDLIFE MOVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM ON NON-FEDERAL 
LAND AND WATER 
Sec. 83331. Wildlife movements grant program. 
Sec. 83332. National Coordination Committee. 
Sec. 83333. Regional wildlife movement councils. 
SUBCHAPTER D—NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS DATABASE 
Sec. 83341. National wildlife corridors database.
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CHAPTER 3—FUNDING 
Sec. 83401. Wildlife corridors stewardship fund. 
Sec. 83402. Authorization of appropriations. 
CHAPTER 4—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SUBCHAPTER A—NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION 
AND RESTORATION 
Sec. 83511. Short title. 
Sec. 83512. Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Subaccount. 
Sec. 83513. Technical amendments. 
Sec. 83514. Savings clause. 
SUBCHAPTER B—NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR TRIBAL WILDLIFE 
CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION 
Sec. 83521. Indian Tribes. 
CHAPTER 5—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 83601 Reauthorization of Chesapeake Bay gateways and watertrails net-
work. 
TITLE IV—ENERGY 
Subtitle A—Establishment of Federal Orphaned Well Remediation Program 
Sec. 84101. Establishment of federal orphaned well remediation program. 
Sec. 84102. Federal bonding reform. 
Subtitle B—Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments 
Sec. 84201. Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fund. 
Sec. 84202. Emergency Powers. 
Sec. 84203. Reclamation fee. 
Subtitle C—Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging 
Local Activities and Investing More 
Sec. 84301. Economic revitalization for coal country. 
Sec. 84302. Technical and conforming amendments. 
Sec. 84303. Minimum State payments. 
Sec. 84304. GAO study of use of funds. 
Sec. 84305. Payments to certified States not affected. 
Subtitle D—Public Land Renewable Energy Development 
Sec. 84401. Definitions. 
Sec. 84402. Land use planning; supplements to programmatic environmental 
impact statements. 
Sec. 84403. Environmental review on covered land. 
Sec. 84404. Program to improve renewable energy project permit coordination. 
Sec. 84405. Increasing economic certainty. 
Sec. 84406. Limited grandfathering. 
Sec. 84407. Renewable energy goal. 
Sec. 84408. Disposition of revenues. 
Sec. 84409. Promoting and enhancing development of geothermal energy.
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Sec. 84410. Facilitation of coproduction of geothermal energy on oil and gas 
leases. 
Sec. 84411. Noncompetitive leasing of adjoining areas for development of geo-
thermal resources. 
Sec. 84412. Savings clause. 
Subtitle E—Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity 
Sec. 84501. Offshore Wind Career Training Grant Program. 
Subtitle F—Community Reclamation Partnerships 
Sec. 84601. Reference. 
Sec. 84602. State memoranda of understanding for certain remediation. 
Sec. 84603. Clarifying State liability for mine drainage projects. 
Sec. 84604. Conforming amendments. 
Subtitle G—Sinkhole Hazard Identification 
Sec. 84701. Sinkhole hazard identification. 
TITLE V—LABOR STANDARDS 
Sec. 85101. Labor Standards. 
TITLE I—WATER RESOURCES 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
Subtitle A—Water Settlements 
Infrastructure 
SEC. 81101. RECLAMATION WATER SETTLEMENTS FUND. 
Section 10501 of the Omnibus Public Land Manage-
ment Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 407) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘and for 
fiscal year 2031 and each fiscal year thereafter’’ 
after ‘‘For each of fiscal years 2020 through 2029’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘for 
each of fiscal years 2020 through 2034’’ and 
inserting ‘‘for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal 
year thereafter’’; and
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(B) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ‘‘for 
any authorized use’’ and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘for any use authorized under paragraph (2).’’; 
and 
(3) by striking subsection (f). 
SEC. 
81102. 
CONVEYANCE 
CAPACITY 
CORRECTION 
PROJECT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of the Interior, $200,000,000 for 
fiscal years 2020 through 2023, in the aggregate, for the 
acceleration and completion of repairs to water conveyance 
facilities at transferred works in Reclamation States. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—A project eligible for funding 
under this section is a project where— 
(1) repairs are major, non-recurring mainte-
nance of a mission critical asset; 
(2) the Secretary determines that the project 
has lost 50 percent or more of its designed carrying 
capacity along some portion of the facility; and 
(3) the additional water made available for con-
veyance through the project would be used primarily 
for groundwater recharge to assist in meeting 
groundwater sustainability goals defined under State 
law.
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(c) COST SHARING.— 
(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the cost of carrying out an activity described in this 
section shall not be more than 50 percent. 
(2) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The non-Federal 
share of the cost of carrying out an activity de-
scribed in the section— 
(A) shall be not less than 50 percent; and 
(B) may be provided in cash or in-kind. 
(d) RESTRICTIONS.—Funds authorized to be appro-
priated under this section may not be used to build new 
surface storage, raise existing reservoirs, or enlarge the 
carrying capacity of a canal beyond the project’s capacity 
as previously constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation. 
(e) ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE.—In carrying out 
projects under this section, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall comply with all applicable environmental laws, in-
cluding— 
(1) the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969; 
(2) the Endangered Species Act of 1973; and 
(3) other applicable State law. 
(f) SAVINGS.—Federal funds provided under this sec-
tion shall be in addition to any and all Federal funding
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authorized in statute for such purposes and shall be non- 
reimbursable. 
SEC. 81103. FUNDING PARITY FOR WATER MANAGEMENT 
GOALS AND RESTORATION GOALS. 
In addition to the funding authorized in section 
10009 of Public Law 111–11, there are authorized to be 
appropriated an additional $200,000,000 (at October 
2019 price levels) to implement the Restoration Goal of 
the Settlement described in section 10004 of Public Law 
111–11. 
Subtitle 
B—FUTURE 
Western 
Water 
Infrastructure 
and 
Drought Resiliency 
SEC. 81201. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Furthering Under-
utilized Technologies and Unleashing Responsible Expend-
itures for Western Water Infrastructure and Drought Re-
siliency Act’’ or the ‘‘FUTURE Western Water Infra-
structure and Drought Resiliency Act’’. 
SEC. 81202. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) RELEVANT COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 
The term ‘‘relevant committees of Congress’’ 
means—
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(A) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate. 
(2) RECLAMATION
STATE.—The term ‘‘Rec-
lamation State’’ means a State or territory described 
in the first section of the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 
Stat. 388, chapter 1093; 43 U.S.C. 391). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, unless otherwise de-
fined in a particular provision. 
(4) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)). 
CHAPTER 1—INFRASTRUCTURE 
DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 81211. COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE 
FUNDING OF WATER RECYCLING AND REUSE 
PROJECTS. 
(a) COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE FUND-
ING OF WATER RECYCLING AND REUSE PROJECTS.—Sec-
tion 1602(f) of the Reclamation Wastewater and Ground-
water Study and Facilities Act (title XVI of Public Law
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102–575; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by striking 
paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—When funding projects under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give funding pri-
ority to projects that meet one or more of the fol-
lowing criteria: 
‘‘(A) Projects that are likely to provide a 
more reliable water supply for States and local 
governments. 
‘‘(B) Projects that are likely to increase 
the water management flexibility and reduce 
impacts 
on 
environmental 
resources 
from 
projects operated by Federal and State agen-
cies. 
‘‘(C) Projects that are regional in nature. 
‘‘(D) Projects with multiple stakeholders. 
‘‘(E) Projects that provide multiple bene-
fits, including water supply reliability, eco-sys-
tem benefits, groundwater management and en-
hancements, and water quality improvements.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1602(g) of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 
Study and Facilities Act (title XVI of Public Law 102– 
575; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$500,000,000 through fiscal year 2025’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘if enacted appropriations legis-
lation designates funding to them by name,’’. 
(c) DURATION.—Section 4013 of the WIIN Act (43 
U.S.C. 390b(2)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) section 4009(c).’’. 
(d) LIMITATION ON FUNDING.—Section 1631(d) of 
the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and 
Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h–13(d)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘$20,000,000 (October 1996 prices)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$30,000,000 (January 2019 prices)’’. 
SEC. 81212. STORAGE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT REPORTS 
TO CONGRESS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
NON-FEDERAL
INTEREST.—The 
term 
‘‘Non-Federal interest’’ means an eligible entity or a 
qualified partner (as defined in section 81213(a)). 
(2) PROJECT REPORT.—The term ‘‘project re-
port’’ means the following documents prepared for a
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Federal storage project or major federally assisted 
storage project (as defined in section 81213(a)): 
(A) A feasibility study carried out pursu-
ant to the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, 
chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental to and 
amendatory of that Act (43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.) 
including any feasibility or equivalent studies 
prepared for a project pursuant to section 
81213(c)(7)(B) or section 81213(d)(7)(B)(i) of 
this subtitle. 
(B) The Fish and Wildlife Coordination 
Act report described in section 81213(g) of this 
subtitle prepared for a project. 
(C) Any final document prepared for a 
project pursuant to the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(D) A brief description of any completed 
environmental permits, approvals, reviews, or 
studies required for a project under any Fed-
eral law other than the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(E) A description of any determinations 
made 
by 
the 
Secretary 
under 
section 
81213(d)(7)(A)(ii) for each project and the 
basis for such determinations.
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(3) PROJECT STUDY.— 
(A) FEDERAL
STORAGE
PROJECT.—With 
respect to a Federal storage project (as defined 
in section 81213(a)), the term ‘‘project study’’ 
means a feasibility study carried out pursuant 
to the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, 
chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental to and 
amendatory of that Act (43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.) 
including a feasibility study prepared pursuant 
to section 81213(c)(7)(B) of this subtitle. 
(B) MAJOR FEDERALLY ASSISTED STOR-
AGE PROJECT.—With respect to a major feder-
ally assisted storage project (as defined in sec-
tion 81213(a)), the term ‘‘project study’’ means 
the feasibility or equivalent studies prepared 
pursuant to section 81213(d)(7)(B)(i) of this 
subtitle. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than February 1 
of each year, the Secretary shall develop and submit to 
the relevant committees of Congress an annual report, to 
be entitled ‘‘Report to Congress on Future Storage Project 
Development’’, that identifies the following: 
(1) PROJECT
REPORTS.—Each project report 
that meets the criteria established in subsection 
(d)(1)(A).
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(2) PROPOSED
PROJECT
STUDIES.—Any pro-
posed project study submitted to the Secretary by a 
non-Federal interest pursuant to subsection (c) that 
meets 
the 
criteria 
established 
in 
subsection 
(d)(1)(A). 
(3) PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS.—Any proposed 
modification to an authorized project or project 
study that meets the criteria established in sub-
section (d)(1)(A) that— 
(A) is submitted to the Secretary by a non- 
Federal interest pursuant to subsection (c); or 
(B) is identified by the Secretary for au-
thorization. 
(c) REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS.— 
(1) PUBLICATION.—Not later than May 1 of 
each year, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal 
Register a notice requesting proposals from non- 
Federal interests for project reports, proposed 
project studies, and proposed modifications to au-
thorized projects and project studies to be included 
in the annual report. 
(2) DEADLINE FOR REQUESTS.—The Secretary 
shall include in each notice required by this sub-
section a requirement that non-Federal interests 
submit to the Secretary any proposals described in
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paragraph (1) by not later than 120 days after the 
date of publication of the notice in the Federal Reg-
ister in order for the proposals to be considered for 
inclusion in the annual report. 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—On the date of publication 
of each notice required by this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall— 
(A) make the notice publicly available, in-
cluding on the internet; and 
(B) provide written notification of the pub-
lication to the relevant committees of Congress. 
(d) CONTENTS.— 
(1) PROJECT
REPORTS, PROPOSED
PROJECT 
STUDIES, AND PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS.— 
(A) CRITERIA
FOR
INCLUSION
IN
RE-
PORT.—The Secretary shall include in the an-
nual report only those project reports, proposed 
project studies, and proposed modifications to 
authorized projects and project studies that— 
(i) are related to the missions and au-
thorities of the Department of the Interior; 
(ii) require specific congressional au-
thorization, including by an Act of Con-
gress;
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(iii) have not been congressionally au-
thorized; 
(iv) have not been included in any 
previous annual report; and 
(v) if authorized, could be carried out 
by the Department of the Interior or a 
non-Federal entity eligible to carry out a 
major federally assisted storage project 
under section 81213. 
(B) DESCRIPTION OF BENEFITS.— 
(i) 
DESCRIPTION.—The 
Secretary 
shall describe in the annual report, to the 
extent applicable and practicable, for each 
proposed project study and proposed modi-
fication to an authorized project or project 
study included in the annual report, the 
benefits, as described in clause (ii), of each 
such study or proposed modification. 
(ii) BENEFITS.—The benefits (or ex-
pected benefits, in the case of a proposed 
project study) described in this clause are 
benefits to— 
(I) water supply and water man-
agement;
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(II) the environment, including 
fish and wildlife benefits estimated 
under section 81213(g) for a project 
report or proposed modification to an 
authorized project; 
(III) the protection of human life 
and property; 
(IV) the national economy; or 
(V) the national security inter-
ests of the United States. 
(C) IDENTIFICATION
OF
OTHER
FAC-
TORS.—The Secretary shall identify in the an-
nual report, to the extent practicable— 
(i) for each proposed project study in-
cluded in the annual report, the non-Fed-
eral interest that submitted the proposed 
project study pursuant to subsection (c); 
and 
(ii) for each proposed project study 
and proposed modification to a project or 
project study included in the annual re-
port, whether the non-Federal interest has 
demonstrated— 
(I) that local support exists for 
the proposed project study or pro-
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posed modification to an authorized 
project or project study (including the 
project that is the subject of the pro-
posed project study or the proposed 
modification to an authorized project 
study); and 
(II) the financial ability to pro-
vide the required non-Federal cost 
share. 
(2) TRANSPARENCY.—The Secretary shall in-
clude in the annual report, for each project report, 
proposed project study, and proposed modification to 
a project or project study included under paragraph 
(1)(A)— 
(A) the name of the associated non-Fed-
eral interest, including the name of any non- 
Federal interest that has contributed, or is ex-
pected to contribute, a non-Federal share of the 
cost of— 
(i) the project report; 
(ii) the proposed project study; 
(iii) the authorized project study for 
which the modification is proposed; or 
(iv) construction of—
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(I) the project that is the subject 
of— 
(aa) the project report; 
(bb) the proposed project 
study; or 
(cc) the authorized project 
study for which a modification is 
proposed; or 
(II) the proposed modification to 
a project; 
(B) a letter or statement of support for the 
project report, proposed project study, or pro-
posed modification to a project or project study 
from each associated non-Federal interest; 
(C) the purpose of the project report, pro-
posed project study, or proposed modification to 
a project or project study; 
(D) an estimate, to the extent practicable, 
of the Federal, non-Federal, and total costs 
of— 
(i) the proposed modification to an 
authorized project study; and 
(ii) construction of— 
(I) the project that is the subject 
of—
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(aa) the project report; or 
(bb) the authorized project 
study for which a modification is 
proposed, with respect to the 
change in costs resulting from 
such modification; or 
(II) the proposed modification to 
an authorized project; and 
(E) an estimate, to the extent practicable, 
of the monetary and nonmonetary benefits of— 
(i) the project that is the subject of— 
(I) the project report; or 
(II) the authorized project study 
for which a modification is proposed, 
with respect to the benefits of such 
modification; or 
(ii) the proposed modification to an 
authorized project. 
(3) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall in-
clude in the annual report a certification stating 
that each project report, proposed project study, and 
proposed modification to a project or project study 
included in the annual report meets the criteria es-
tablished in paragraph (1)(A).
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(4) APPENDIX.—The Secretary shall include in 
the annual report an appendix listing the proposals 
submitted under subsection (c) that were not in-
cluded in the annual report under paragraph (1)(A) 
and a description of why the Secretary determined 
that those proposals did not meet the criteria for in-
clusion under such paragraph. 
(e) SPECIAL RULE FOR INITIAL ANNUAL REPORT.— 
Notwithstanding any other deadlines required by this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall— 
(1) not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, publish in the Federal Reg-
ister a notice required by subsection (c)(1); and 
(2) include in such notice a requirement that 
non-Federal interests submit to the Secretary any 
proposals described in subsection (c)(1) by not later 
than 120 days after the date of publication of such 
notice in the Federal Register in order for such pro-
posals to be considered for inclusion in the first an-
nual report developed by the Secretary under this 
section. 
(f) PUBLICATION.—Upon submission of an annual 
report to Congress, the Secretary shall make the annual 
report publicly available, including through publication on 
the Internet.
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(g) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Commissioner of Reclamation, shall confer with the 
relevant committees of Congress before submitting each 
annual report prepared under subsection (b). 
(h) SUBMISSION
OF
INDIVIDUAL
PROJECT
RE-
PORTS.—Upon completion, project reports, including all 
required documents and reports under subsection (b), 
shall— 
(1) be submitted to the relevant committees of 
Congress; and 
(2) include discussion of the following findings 
by the Secretary— 
(A) whether the project is deemed to be 
feasible in accordance with the applicable feasi-
bility standards under section 81213 and the 
reclamation laws; 
(B) The degree to which the project will 
provide benefits (or expected benefits, in the 
case of a proposed project study) as described 
in subsection (d)(1)(B)(ii) and other benefits 
under the reclamation laws; and 
(C) whether the project complies with Fed-
eral, State, and local laws.
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SEC. 81213. FUNDING FOR STORAGE AND SUPPORTING 
PROJECTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DESIGN; STUDY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The terms ‘‘design’’ 
and ‘‘study’’ include any design, permitting, 
study (including a feasibility study), materials 
engineering 
or 
testing, 
surveying, 
or 
preconstruction activity relating to a Federal 
storage project, a major federally assisted stor-
age project, a natural water storage project, or 
a standard federally assisted storage project as 
defined in this subsection. 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The terms ‘‘design’’ 
and ‘‘study’’ do not include an appraisal study 
or other preliminary review intended to deter-
mine whether further study is appropriate for a 
Federal storage project, a major federally as-
sisted storage project, a natural water storage 
project, or a standard federally assisted storage 
project as defined in this subsection. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) any State, political subdivision of a 
State, department of a State, or public agency 
organized pursuant to State law;
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(B) an Indian Tribe or an entity controlled 
by an Indian Tribe; 
(C) a water users’ association; 
(D) an agency established by an interstate 
compact; and 
(E) an agency established under State law 
for the joint exercise of powers. 
(3) FEDERAL
STORAGE
PROJECT.—The term 
‘‘Federal storage project’’ means— 
(A) any project in a Reclamation State 
that involves the construction, expansion, up-
grade, or capital repair of a water storage facil-
ity or a facility conveying water to or from a 
surface or groundwater storage facility— 
(i) to which the United States holds 
title; and 
(ii) that was authorized to be con-
structed, operated, and maintained pursu-
ant to— 
(I) the reclamation laws; or 
(II) the Act of August 11, 1939 
(commonly known as the Water Con-
servation and Utilization Act (16 
U.S.C. 590y et seq.)); or
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(B) an ecosystem restoration project for 
watershed function, including a forest or water-
shed restoration project, that reduces the risk 
of water storage loss by reducing the risk of 
erosion or sediment loading into a water storage 
facility in a Reclamation State— 
(i) to which the United States holds 
title; and 
(ii) that was authorized to be con-
structed, operated, and maintained pursu-
ant to— 
(I) the reclamation laws; or 
(II) the Act of August 11, 1939 
(commonly known as the Water Con-
servation and Utilization Act (16 
U.S.C. 590y et seq.)). 
(4) FISH AND WILDLIFE BENEFITS.—The term 
‘‘fish and wildlife benefits’’ means overall benefits or 
improvements to aquatic ecosystems and native fish 
and wildlife within a Reclamation State, including 
benefits for a wildlife refuge, that are in excess of— 
(A) existing fish and wildlife mitigation or 
compliance obligations under— 
(i) the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.);
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(ii) the Fish and Wildlife Coordina-
tion Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.); 
(iii) the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–662; 
100 Stat. 4082); 
(iv) the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); 
(v) the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and 
(vi) any other Federal law, State law 
or other existing requirement in regula-
tions, permits, contracts, licenses, grants, 
or orders and decisions from courts or 
State or Federal agencies; or 
(B) existing environmental mitigation or 
compliance obligations as defined in section 
6001(a)(32) of title 23 of the California Code 
of Regulations, with respect to benefits and im-
provements to aquatic ecosystems and native 
fish and wildlife within the State of California, 
in recognition of the State of California’s exist-
ing prohibitions against the use of public funds 
for environmental mitigation required under 
Federal and State law.
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(5) MAJOR
FEDERALLY
ASSISTED
STORAGE 
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘major federally assisted stor-
age project’’ means any project in a Reclamation 
State that— 
(A) involves the construction, expansion, 
upgrade, or capital repair by an eligible entity 
or qualified partner of— 
(i) a surface or groundwater storage 
facility that is not federally owned; or 
(ii) a facility that is not federally 
owned conveying water to or from a sur-
face or groundwater storage facility; or 
(B) is an ecosystem restoration project for 
watershed function, including a forest or water-
shed restoration project, that reduces the risk 
of water storage loss by reducing the risk of 
erosion or sediment loading for a project de-
scribed in subparagraph (A); and 
(C) provides benefits described in section 
81212(d)(1)(B)(ii); and 
(D) has a total estimated cost of more 
than $250,000,000. 
(6) NATURAL WATER STORAGE PROJECT.—The 
term ‘‘natural water storage project’’ means a single 
project, a number of distributed projects across a
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watershed, or the redesign and replacement, or re-
moval, of built infrastructure to incorporate ele-
ments, where the project or elements have the fol-
lowing characteristics: 
(A) Uses primarily natural materials ap-
propriate to the specific site and landscape set-
ting. 
(B) Largely relies on natural riverine, wet-
land, hydrologic, or ecological processes. 
(C) Results in aquifer recharge, transient 
floodplain water retention, or reconnection of 
historic floodplains to their stream channels 
with water retention benefits within a Reclama-
tion State. 
(D) Is designed to produce two or more of 
the following environmental benefits: 
(i) Stream flow changes beneficial to 
watershed health. 
(ii) Fish and wildlife habitat or migra-
tion corridor restoration. 
(iii) Floodplain reconnection and inun-
dation. 
(iv) Riparian or wetland restoration 
and improvement.
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(7) STANDARD FEDERALLY ASSISTED STORAGE 
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘standard federally assisted 
storage project’’ means any project in a Reclamation 
State that— 
(A) involves the construction, expansion, 
upgrade, or capital repair by an eligible entity 
or qualified partner of— 
(i) a surface or groundwater storage 
facility that is not federally owned; or 
(ii) a facility that is not federally 
owned conveying water to or from a sur-
face or groundwater storage facility; or 
(B) is an ecosystem restoration project for 
watershed function, including a forest or water-
shed restoration project, that reduces the risk 
of water storage loss by reducing the risk of 
erosion or sediment loading for a project de-
scribed in subparagraph (A); 
(C) provides benefits described in section 
81212(d)(1)(B)(ii); and 
(D) 
has 
a 
total 
estimated 
cost 
of 
$250,000,000 or less. 
(8) QUALIFIED PARTNER.—The term ‘‘qualified 
partner’’ means a non-profit organization operating 
in a Reclamation State.
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(9) RECLAMATION LAWS.—The term ‘‘reclama-
tion laws’’ means Federal reclamation law (the Act 
of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388; chapter 1093)), and 
Acts supplemental to and amendatory of that Act. 
(b) STORAGE PROJECT FUNDING.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated a total of $750 million for use 
by the Secretary through fiscal year 2026 to advance— 
(1) Federal storage projects within a Reclama-
tion State in accordance with subsection (c); 
(2) major federally assisted storage projects 
within a Reclamation State in accordance with sub-
section (d); 
(3) natural water storage projects within a Rec-
lamation State in accordance with subsection (e); 
(4) standard federally assisted storage projects 
within a Reclamation State in accordance with sub-
section (f); or 
(5) grandfathered storage projects in accord-
ance with section 81214. 
(c) FEDERAL STORAGE PROJECTS.— 
(1) AGREEMENTS.—On request of an eligible 
entity or qualified partner and in accordance with 
this subsection, the Secretary may negotiate and 
enter into an agreement on behalf of the United 
States for the design, study, construction, expansion,
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upgrade, or capital repair of a Federal storage 
project located in a Reclamation State. 
(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—Subject to the require-
ments of this subsection, the Secretary may fund up 
to 50 percent of the design and study costs of a 
Federal storage project and up to 50 percent of the 
construction costs of a Federal storage project. 
(3) CONDITIONS
FOR
FEDERAL
DESIGN
AND 
STUDY
FUNDING.—Funding provided under this 
subsection may be made available for the design and 
study of a Federal storage project if— 
(A) the Secretary secures a cost share 
agreement for design and study costs providing 
sufficient upfront funding to pay the non-Fed-
eral share of the design and study costs of the 
Federal storage project; and 
(B) the feasibility study for the Federal 
storage project is congressionally authorized by 
reference to the annual Report to Congress on 
Future Storage Project Development prepared 
under section 81212. 
(4) CONDITIONS FOR FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION 
FUNDING.—Funding provided under this subsection 
for the construction of a Federal storage project 
may be made available to a project if—
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(A) the project has been authorized by 
name in a Federal statute; 
(B) the project is a multi-benefit project 
that would, at a minimum, provide water supply 
reliability benefits (including additional storage, 
conveyance, or new firm yield) and fish and 
wildlife benefits as determined by the final esti-
mate prepared pursuant to subsection (g); 
(C) construction funding for the project is 
congressionally approved by reference to the an-
nual Report to Congress on Future Storage 
Project Development prepared under section 
81212; 
(D) the Secretary secures an agreement 
providing sufficient upfront funding to pay the 
non-Federal share of the construction costs of 
the Federal storage project; and 
(E) The Secretary determines— 
(i) the project is technically and finan-
cially feasible; 
(ii) the project provides water supply 
reliability benefits for a State or local gov-
ernment and fish and wildlife benefits; and 
(iii) in return for the Federal cost- 
share investment in the project, at least a
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proportionate share of the project benefits 
are for— 
(I) fish and wildlife benefits as 
determined under subsection (g); or 
(II) non-reimbursable expenses 
authorized under the reclamation laws 
other than fish and wildlife expenses. 
(5) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall sub-
mit to the relevant committees of Congress and 
make publicly available on the internet a written no-
tification of the Secretary’s determinations regarding 
the satisfaction of the requirements under para-
graphs (3) and (4) by not later than 30 days after 
the date of the determinations. 
(6) ENVIRONMENTAL
LAWS.—In participating 
in a Federal storage project under this subsection, 
the Secretary shall comply with all applicable Fed-
eral environmental laws, including the National En-
vironmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.), and all State environmental laws of the Rec-
lamation State in which the project is located involv-
ing the construction, expansion or operation of a 
water storage project or fish and wildlife protection, 
provided that no law or regulation of a State or po-
litical subdivision of a State relieve the Secretary of
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any Federal requirement otherwise applicable under 
this section. 
(7) ADDITIONAL
GUIDELINES
FOR
RESTORA-
TION PROJECTS THAT REDUCE THE RISK OF WATER 
STORAGE LOSSES.— 
(A) 
REQUIREMENTS.—A 
restoration 
project described in section 81213(a)(3)(B) 
that receives funding under this subsection 
must— 
(i) have the potential to reduce the 
risk of water storage losses for a Federal 
storage project described in subsection 
(a)(3)(A) by reducing the risk of erosion or 
sediment loading; and 
(ii) be designed to result in fish and 
wildlife benefits. 
(B) DRAFT
FEASIBILITY
STUDY.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue draft 
requirements for feasibility studies for Federal 
storage 
projects 
described 
in 
section 
81213(a)(3)(B). 
(C) 
FEASIBILITY
STUDY
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The draft feasibility study require-
ments issued under subparagraph (B) shall be
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consistent with requirements for a title XVI 
Feasibility Study Report, including the eco-
nomic analysis, contained in the Reclamation 
Manual Directives and Standards numbered 
WTR 11–01, subject to any additional require-
ments necessary to provide sufficient informa-
tion for making determinations under this sec-
tion. 
(D) FINAL FEASIBILITY STUDY REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The Secretary shall finalize the feasi-
bility study requirements under subparagraph 
(C) by not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(E) ELIGIBLE
PARTNER.—The Secretary 
is authorized to participate in a restoration 
project described in subsection (a)(3)(B) with a 
partner that is— 
(i) an eligible entity as defined in sub-
section (a)(2); or 
(ii) a qualified partner as defined in 
subsection (a)(8). 
(d) 
MAJOR
FEDERALLY
ASSISTED
STORAGE 
PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with this sub-
section, the Secretary shall establish a competitive
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grant program to participate in the design, study, 
construction, expansion, upgrade, or capital repair of 
a major federally assisted storage project on request 
of an eligible entity or qualified partner. The com-
petitive grant program established under this para-
graph shall— 
(A) allow any project sponsor of a major 
federally assisted storage project to apply for 
funding for the design, study, construction, ex-
pansion, upgrade, or capital repair of a major 
federally assisted storage project; 
(B) include the issuance of annual solicita-
tions for major federally assisted storage 
project sponsors to apply for funding for the 
design, study, construction, expansion, upgrade, 
or capital repair of a major federally assisted 
storage project; and 
(C) permit the Secretary to fund up to 25 
percent of the design and study costs of a 
major federally assisted storage project and up 
to 25 percent of the construction costs of a 
major federally assisted storage project. 
(2) FUNDING
PRIORITY
FOR
MULTI-BENEFIT 
PROJECTS.—In making grants under this subsection,
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the Secretary shall give funding priority to multi- 
benefit projects that provide greater— 
(A) water supply reliability benefits for 
States and local governments; and 
(B) fish and wildlife benefits. 
(3) CONDITIONS
FOR
FEDERAL
DESIGN
AND 
STUDY FUNDING.—The Secretary may fund a design 
or study activity for a major federally assisted stor-
age project under this subsection if— 
(A) the Governor of the State in which the 
major federally assisted storage project is lo-
cated provides written concurrence for the de-
sign and study activities; 
(B) the Secretary secures an agreement for 
design and study costs providing sufficient up-
front funding to pay the non-Federal share of 
the design and study costs of the major feder-
ally assisted storage project; and 
(C) the feasibility study for the major fed-
erally assisted storage project is congressionally 
authorized by reference to the annual Report to 
Congress on Future Storage Project Develop-
ment prepared under section 81212. 
(4) CONDITIONS FOR FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION 
FUNDING.—Funding provided under this subsection
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for the construction of a major federally assisted 
storage project may be made available to a project 
if— 
(A) the project has been authorized by 
name in a Federal statute; 
(B) the project is a multi-benefit project 
that would, at a minimum, provide water supply 
reliability benefits (including additional storage, 
conveyance, or new firm yield) and fish and 
wildlife benefits as determined by the estimate 
prepared pursuant to subsection (g); 
(C) the Governor of the State in which the 
major federally assisted storage project is lo-
cated has requested Federal participation at the 
time construction is initiated; 
(D) the Secretary secures an agreement 
committing to pay the non-Federal share of the 
capital costs of the major federally assisted 
storage project; and 
(E) the Secretary determines— 
(i) the project is technically and finan-
cially feasible; 
(ii) the project provides water supply 
reliability benefits for a State or local gov-
ernment and fish and wildlife benefits; and
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(iii) in return for the Federal cost- 
share investment in the project, at least a 
proportionate share of the project benefits 
are for— 
(I) fish and wildlife benefits as 
determined under subsection (g); or 
(II) other non-reimbursable ex-
penses authorized under the reclama-
tion laws other than fish and wildlife 
expenses. 
(5) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall sub-
mit to the relevant committees of Congress and 
make publicly available on the internet a written no-
tification of the Secretary’s determinations regarding 
the satisfaction of the requirements under para-
graphs (3) and (4) by not later than 30 days after 
the date of the determinations. 
(6) ENVIRONMENTAL
LAWS.—In participating 
in a major federally assisted storage project under 
this subsection, the Secretary shall comply with all 
applicable Federal environmental laws, including the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and all State environmental 
laws of the Reclamation State in which the project 
is located involving the construction, expansion or
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operation of a water storage project or fish and wild-
life protection, provided that no law or regulation of 
a State or political subdivision of a State relieve the 
Secretary of any Federal requirement otherwise ap-
plicable under this section. 
(7) INFORMATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In participating in a 
major federally assisted storage project under 
this subsection, the Secretary— 
(i) may consider the use of feasibility 
or equivalent studies prepared by the spon-
sor of the major federally assisted storage 
project; but 
(ii) shall retain responsibility for de-
termining whether the feasibility or equiva-
lent studies satisfy the requirements of re-
ports prepared by the Secretary. 
(B) GUIDELINES.— 
(i) DRAFT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall issue draft guidelines 
for feasibility or equivalent studies for 
major federally assisted storage projects 
prepared by a project sponsor that shall be 
consistent with requirements for a title