(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
any contractor or other employer receiving funds 
under this Act, including any subcontractor or other 
entity in a subcontract with any such contractor or 
employer, shall comply with first source hiring re-
quirements, which shall include— 
(A) giving priority to Gulf Coast residents 
and evacuees when interviewing, recruiting, or 
hiring for any Civic Works Project or other re-
covery, rebuilding, and development project 
by— 
(i) unless business necessity requires a 
shorter period of time, leaving open a posi-
tion for not less than 25 days to give such 
residents and such evacuees an opportunity 
to interview for such position; or 
(ii) filling its first available positions 
with such residents and such evacuees; and 
(B) providing timely, appropriate notifica-
tion of available positions to the Commission so 
that the Commission may train and refer an 
adequate pool of Gulf Coast residents and evac-
uees to contractors or other employers. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Upon application by a con-
tractor or other employer, the Commission may 
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grant an exception to any of all of the requirements 
in any situation where it concludes that compliance 
with this subsection would not be possible in the 
timeframe provided. 
(b) OUTREACH PARTNERSHIPS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall work 
with the heads of Federal agencies, as well as State 
and local employment offices to conduct outreach to 
Gulf Coast residents and evacuees regarding employ-
ment in the Gulf Coast region, including which con-
tractors and other employers are required to comply 
with first source hiring requirements. The Commis-
sion shall also contract with community groups, 
faith groups, and nonprofit organizations with con-
nections to local communities in the Gulf Coast re-
gion to— 
(A) conduct outreach to Gulf Coast resi-
dents and evacuees; 
(B) work with contractors and other em-
ployers to identify interested candidates outside 
of the Gulf Coast region who wish to work in 
the region and enter job-training programs, if 
necessary, to work in the region; and 
(C) set up local hiring halls described in 
subsection (c). 
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(2) LIMITED-ENGLISH
PROFICIENCY
COMMU-
NITIES.—The outreach conducted by the Commis-
sion under paragraph (1) shall include outreach to 
limited-English proficiency communities through 
multilingual meetings, translated flyers, outreach to 
ethnic medias, and other outlets. The Commission 
shall work with organizations servicing limited- 
English proficiency communities to set up first 
source hiring hall as described in subsection (c) and 
to assist contractor and other employers in the Gulf 
Coast region in recruiting and hiring limited-English 
proficiency workers. 
(c) LOCAL HIRING HALLS.—The Commission shall 
also contract with community groups, faith groups, and 
nonprofit organizations, as well as the entities identified 
in section 204(a)(1), with connections to local commu-
nities in the Gulf Coast region to set-up a central location 
or multiple locations (which may be referred to as ‘‘local 
hiring halls’’) in each community of the Gulf Coast region 
where— 
(1) contractors and other employers receiving 
funding under this Act may recruit, interview, or 
hire Gulf Coast residents or evacuees for any Civic 
Works Project or other recovery, rebuilding, and de-
velopment project; and 
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(2) Gulf Coast residents or evacuees may be 
provided access to child care while seeking employ-
ment or working. 
SEC. 208. WAGES. 
(a) JOB TRAINING AND APPRENTICESHIP WAGES.— 
(1) JOB TRAINING WAGES.—Job training pro-
grams established or funded under this Act shall en-
sure that trainees are paid in an amount of not less 
than $10 per hour. 
(2) APPRENTICESHIP
WAGES.—Apprenticeship 
programs established or funded under this Act shall 
ensure that apprentices are paid not less than $15 
per hour. 
(3) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.—Beginning 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act 
and each year thereafter, the minimum wages speci-
fied in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be adjusted by 
the percentage increase during the 12-month period 
ending the preceding June in the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers published by the 
Bureau of Labor and Statistics of the Department 
of Labor. 
(b) EMPLOYEE WAGES.—The Commission shall en-
sure that all laborers and mechanics employed by the 
Commission or by contractors or subcontractors in the 
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performance of construction or recovery projects will be 
paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on simi-
lar work in the locality as determined by the Secretary 
of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 
of part A of subtitle II of title 40, United States Code 
(commonly referred to as the ‘‘Davis-Bacon Act’’). 
SEC. 209. OTHER PROJECTS. 
(a) INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC WORKS DEVEL-
OPMENT.—In addition to the other activities described in 
this title, the Commission shall establish or coordinate in-
frastructure projects in accordance with local and regional 
comprehensive plans. 
(b) ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION.—In addition to 
the other activities described in this title, the Commission 
shall establish or coordinate environmental restoration 
projects. 
(c) CIVIC CONSERVATION CORPS.—In addition to the 
other activities described in this title, the Commission 
shall establish a conservation corps composed of individ-
uals between the age of 17 and 24, focus on wetland res-
toration, forestation, and urban greenery. 
(d) ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION.—In 
addition to the other activities described in this title, the 
Commission shall establish or coordinate projects to estab-
lish or coordinate projects— 
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