I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2741 
To rebuild and modernize the Nation’s infrastructure to expand access to 
broadband and Next Generation 9–1–1, rehabilitate drinking water infra-
structure, modernize the electric grid and energy supply infrastructure, 
redevelop brownfields, strengthen health care infrastructure, create jobs, 
and protect public health and the environment, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2019 
Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. RUSH, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. 
DEGETTE, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, 
Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. SARBANES, 
Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. WELCH, Mr. LUJA´N, Mr. TONKO, Ms. CLARKE of 
New York, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. 
CA´RDENAS, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. PETERS, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. 
KUSTER of New Hampshire, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. 
MCEACHIN, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. SOTO, and Mr. O’HALLERAN) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Re-
sources, Science, Space, and Technology, Ways and Means, Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure, and Education and Labor, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To rebuild and modernize the Nation’s infrastructure to ex-
pand access to broadband and Next Generation 9–1– 
1, rehabilitate drinking water infrastructure, modernize 
the electric grid and energy supply infrastructure, rede-
velop brownfields, strengthen health care infrastructure, 
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create jobs, and protect public health and the environ-
ment, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow’s America Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—BROADBAND AND NEXT GENERATION 9–1–1 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
Subtitle A—Broadband Internet Access Service Program 
Sec. 11001. Expansion of broadband access. 
Subtitle B—Next Generation 9–1–1 
Sec. 12001. Short title. 
Sec. 12002. Findings. 
Sec. 12003. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 12004. Statement of policy. 
Sec. 12005. Coordination of Next Generation 9–1–1 implementation. 
Sec. 12006. Savings provision. 
Subtitle C—Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation 
Sec. 13001. Short title. 
Sec. 13002. Definitions. 
Sec. 13003. Determination of eligibility and project selection. 
Sec. 13004. Secured loans. 
Sec. 13005. Lines of credit. 
Sec. 13006. Alternative prudential lending standards for small projects. 
Sec. 13007. Program administration. 
Sec. 13008. State and local permits. 
Sec. 13009. Regulations. 
Sec. 13010. Funding. 
Sec. 13011. Reports to Congress. 
TITLE II—DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE 
Subtitle A—PFAS Infrastructure Grant Program 
Sec. 21001. Short title. 
Sec. 21002. Establishment of PFAS Infrastructure Grant Program. 
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Sec. 21003. Definition. 
Subtitle B—Extensions 
Sec. 22001. Funding. 
Sec. 22002. American iron and steel products. 
TITLE III—CLEAN ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE 
Subtitle A—Grid Security and Modernization 
PART 1—ENHANCING ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE, 
RELIABILITY, AND ENERGY SECURITY 
Sec. 31101. Program to enhance electric infrastructure resilience, reliability, 
and energy security. 
PART 2—21ST CENTURY POWER GRID 
Sec. 31201. Grant program for grid modernization projects. 
Sec. 31202. Interregional transmission planning report. 
PART 3—ENERGY EFFICIENT TRANSFORMER REBATE PROGRAM 
Sec. 31301. Energy Efficient Transformer Rebate Program. 
PART 4—STRATEGIC TRANSFORMER RESERVE PROGRAM 
Sec. 31401. Strategic Transformer Reserve Program. 
Subtitle B—Energy Efficient Infrastructure 
PART 1—EFFICIENCY GRANTS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS 
Sec. 32101. Energy efficient public buildings. 
Sec. 32102. Energy efficiency and conservation block grant program. 
PART 2—SMART BUILDING ACCELERATION 
Sec. 32201. Short title. 
Sec. 32202. Findings. 
Sec. 32203. Definitions. 
Sec. 32204. Federal smart building program. 
Sec. 32205. Survey of private sector smart buildings. 
Sec. 32206. Leveraging existing programs. 
Sec. 32207. Report. 
PART 3—WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
Sec. 32301. Short title. 
Sec. 32302. Weatherization assistance program. 
Sec. 32303. Report on waivers. 
PART 4—SMART ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY 
Sec. 32401. Short title. 
Sec. 32402. Smart energy and water efficiency program. 
PART 5—ACCELERATED ADOPTION OF ENERGY EFFICIENT ENGINES AND 
VEHICLES 
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Sec. 32501. Reauthorization of diesel emissions reduction program. 
Sec. 32502. Reauthorization of clean school buses program. 
PART 6—ENERGY IMPROVEMENTS AT PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES 
Sec. 32601. Grants for energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy 
improvements at public school facilities. 
PART 7—HOMEOWNER MANAGING ENERGY SAVINGS 
Sec. 32701. Short title. 
Sec. 32702. Definitions. 
Sec. 32703. Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program. 
Sec. 32704. Contractors. 
Sec. 32705. Rebate aggregators. 
Sec. 32706. Quality assurance providers. 
Sec. 32707. Transferability of home energy savings rebate. 
Sec. 32708. Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program. 
Sec. 32709. Grants to States and Indian Tribes. 
Sec. 32710. Quality assurance program. 
Sec. 32711. Evaluation report to Congress. 
Sec. 32712. Administration. 
Sec. 32713. Treatment of rebates. 
Sec. 32714. Penalties. 
Sec. 32715. Funding. 
Sec. 32716. Pilot program. 
Subtitle C—Energy Supply Infrastructure 
PART 1—LOW-INCOME SOLAR 
Sec. 33101. Short title. 
Sec. 33102. Loan and grant program for solar installations in low-income and 
underserved areas. 
PART 2—SAFE, AFFORDABLE, AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND NATURAL 
GAS DISTRIBUTION 
Sec. 33201. Improving the natural gas distribution system. 
PART 3—CLEAN DISTRIBUTED ENERGY PROGRAM 
Sec. 33301. Short title. 
Sec. 33302. Definitions. 
Sec. 33303. Distributed energy loan program. 
Sec. 33304. Technical assistance and grant program. 
PART 4—STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE IMPROVEMENTS 
Sec. 33401. Strategic Petroleum Reserve improvements. 
PART 5—REFINED PRODUCT RESERVES 
Sec. 33501. Refined product reserves. 
PART 6—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OFFICE OF INDIAN ENERGY 
Sec. 33601. Amendment to reauthorize programs to assist Indian Tribes. 
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Subtitle D—Smart Communities Infrastructure 
PART 1—SMART COMMUNITIES 
Sec. 34101. 3C Energy Program. 
Sec. 34102. Federal technology assistance. 
Sec. 34103. Technology demonstration grant program. 
Sec. 34104. Smart city or community. 
PART 2—CLEAN CITIES COALITION PROGRAM 
Sec. 34201. Clean Cities Coalition Network program. 
PART 3—ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE 
Sec. 34301. Statement of national policy. 
Sec. 34302. Definitions. 
Sec. 34303. Model building code for electric vehicle supply equipment. 
Sec. 34304. Utility electric vehicle charging programs. 
Sec. 34305. State transportation electrification planning grants. 
Sec. 34306. Electric vehicle supply equipment coordination. 
Sec. 34307. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE IV—HEALTH CARE INFRASTRUCTURE 
Subtitle A—Hospital Infrastructure 
Sec. 41001. Hospital infrastructure. 
Subtitle B—Indian Health Program Health Care Infrastructure 
Sec. 42001. 21st century Indian health program hospitals and outpatient 
health care facilities. 
Subtitle C—Laboratory Infrastructure 
Sec. 43001. Pilot program to improve laboratory infrastructure. 
Subtitle D—Community-Based Care Infrastructure 
Sec. 44001. Pilot program to improve community-based care infrastructure. 
Subtitle E—Public Health Infrastructure 
Sec. 45001. Public health data system transformation. 
Sec. 45002. Core public health infrastructure for State, local, and Tribal health 
departments. 
Sec. 45003. Core public health infrastructure and activities for CDC. 
TITLE V—BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT 
Sec. 50001. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 50002. State response programs. 
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TITLE I—BROADBAND AND NEXT 
GENERATION 
9–1–1 
INFRA-
STRUCTURE 
Subtitle A—Broadband Internet 
Access Service Program 
SEC. 11001. EXPANSION OF BROADBAND ACCESS. 
Title I of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 151 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 14. EXPANSION OF BROADBAND ACCESS. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Commission, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary, 
shall establish a program to expand access to broadband 
for unserved areas, underserved areas, and unserved an-
chor institutions in accordance with the requirements of 
this section that— 
‘‘(1) is separate from any universal service pro-
gram established pursuant to section 254; and 
‘‘(2) does not require funding recipients to be 
designated as eligible telecommunications carriers 
under section 214(e). 
‘‘(b) USE OF PROGRAM FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) EXPANDING
ACCESS
TO
BROADBAND 
THROUGH NATIONAL REVERSE AUCTION.—Not later 
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amounts to be distributed under this para-
graph; 
‘‘(ii) the date (which is 30 days after 
the date on which the public notice is 
issued) by which such acceptance or ac-
ceptance in part is due; and 
‘‘(iii) the requirements as set forth 
under this section and as may be further 
prescribed by the Commission. 
‘‘(C) ACCEPTANCE BY STATES.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date on which the public 
notice is issued under subparagraph (B), each 
State accepting amounts to be distributed 
under this paragraph shall inform the Commis-
sion of the acceptance or acceptance in part by 
the State of the amounts to be distributed 
under this paragraph in the manner described 
by the Commission in the public notice. 
‘‘(D) REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE RECEIPT 
OF
AMOUNTS
DISTRIBUTED.—Each State ac-
cepting amounts distributed under this para-
graph— 
‘‘(i) shall only award such amounts 
through a statewide reverse auction or auc-
tions, in the manner prescribed by the 
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amounts that the State will return such 
amounts; and 
‘‘(v) may not use more than 5 percent 
of the amounts distributed under this 
paragraph to administer a reverse auction 
or auctions authorized by this paragraph. 
‘‘(E) 
DISTRIBUTION
OF
REMAINING 
FUNDS.—In the case of any amounts remaining 
after the amounts appropriated are distributed 
as described in subparagraph (A), the Commis-
sion shall transfer such amounts to the grant 
program established under section 159 of the 
National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration Organization Act. 
‘‘(3) COORDINATION OF FEDERAL AND STATE 
FUNDING.—The Commission shall establish proc-
esses through the rulemaking under subsection (e) 
to— 
‘‘(A) enable States to conduct statewide re-
verse auctions as part of, or in coordination 
with, the national reverse auction; 
‘‘(B) assist States in conducting statewide 
reverse auctions; 
‘‘(C) coordinate with States to ensure that 
program funds awarded by the Commission and 
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program funds awarded by the States are not 
used to expand access to broadband in the same 
unserved areas; and 
‘‘(D) coordinate with other Federal pro-
grams that expand access to broadband, such 
as 
the 
Connect 
America 
Fund 
or 
the 
Broadband e-Connectivity Pilot Program, to en-
sure the efficient use of program funds. 
‘‘(c) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) TECHNOLOGY NEUTRALITY REQUIRED.— 
Any entity administering a reverse auction (either 
the State or the Commission) in making awards may 
not favor a project using any particular technology. 
‘‘(2) FUNDS PREFERENCE.—There shall be a 
preference, as determined by the entity admin-
istering the reverse auction (either the State or the 
Commission), for bidders in a reverse auction pro-
posing projects— 
‘‘(A) with at least 20 percent matching 
funds from private sources; 
‘‘(B) 
that 
would 
expand 
access 
to 
broadband on tribal lands, as defined by the 
Commission; 
‘‘(C) that would provide higher speeds than 
those specified in subsection (d)(2); 
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‘‘(D) 
that 
would 
expand 
access 
to 
broadband in advance of the time specified in 
subsection (e)(5); or 
‘‘(E) 
that 
would 
expand 
access 
to 
broadband to areas where the median household 
income is below 150 percent of the poverty 
threshold as defined by the Bureau of the Cen-
sus. 
‘‘(3) UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED AREAS.— 
In determining whether an area is an unserved area 
or an underserved area or whether an anchor insti-
tution is an unserved anchor institution for any re-
verse auction authorized under this section, the 
Commission shall implement the following require-
ments through the rulemaking described in sub-
section (e): 
‘‘(A) DATA
FOR
INITIAL
DETERMINA-
TION.—To make an initial determination as to 
whether an area is an unserved area or an un-
derserved area or whether an anchor institution 
is an unserved anchor institution, the Commis-
sion shall— 
‘‘(i) to the extent practicable, use the 
National Broadband Availability Map, up-
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dated pursuant to the Consolidated Appro-
priations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141); 
‘‘(ii) consider other data on access to 
broadband obtained or purchased by the 
Commission; 
‘‘(iii) consider other publicly available 
data 
or 
information 
on 
access 
to 
broadband; 
‘‘(iv) consider other publicly available 
data or information on State broadband 
deployment programs; and 
‘‘(v) not determine an area is not an 
unserved area or an underserved area on 
the basis that one location within such 
area does not meet the definition of an 
unserved area or an underserved area. 
‘‘(B) 
INITIAL
DETERMINATION.—The 
Commission shall make an initial determination 
of the areas that are unserved areas or under-
served areas and which anchor institutions are 
unserved anchor institutions not later than 270 
days after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(C) CHALLENGE OF DETERMINATION.— 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Commission 
shall provide for a process for challenging 
any initial determination regarding wheth-
er an area is an unserved area or an un-
derserved area or whether an anchor insti-
tution is an unserved anchor institution 
that, at a minimum, provides not less than 
45 days for a person to voluntarily submit 
information concerning— 
‘‘(I) the broadband offered in the 
area; or 
‘‘(II) the broadband offered to 
the anchor institution. 
‘‘(ii) STREAMLINED
PROCESS.—The 
Commission shall ensure that such process 
is sufficiently streamlined such that a rea-
sonably prudent person may easily partici-
pate to challenge such initial determination 
with little burden on such person. 
‘‘(D) FINAL DETERMINATION.—The Com-
mission shall make a final determination of the 
areas that are unserved areas or underserved 
areas and which anchor institutions are 
unserved anchor institutions within 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this section. 
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‘‘(4) 
NOTICE, 
TRANSPARENCY, 
ACCOUNT-
ABILITY, AND OVERSIGHT REQUIRED.—The program 
shall contain sufficient notice, transparency, ac-
countability, and oversight measures to provide the 
public with notice of the assistance provided under 
this section, and to deter waste, fraud, and abuse of 
program funds. 
‘‘(5) COMPETENCE.—The program shall contain 
sufficient processes and requirements, as established 
by the entity administering the reverse auction (ei-
ther the State or the Commission), to ensure fund-
ing recipients participating in such a reverse auc-
tion— 
‘‘(A) are capable of carrying out the 
project in a competent manner in compliance 
with all applicable Federal, State, and local 
laws; and 
‘‘(B) have the financial capacity to meet 
the buildout obligations of the project and re-
quirements as set forth under this section and 
as may be further prescribed by the Commis-
sion. 
‘‘(6) CONTRACTING
REQUIREMENTS.—Any la-
borer or mechanic employed by any contractor or 
subcontractor in the performance of work on any 
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