(I) demonstrated project readiness, includ-
ing use of technical assistance under section 
143; and 
(J) the costs and benefits of the project. 
(2) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give pri-
ority to projects that have been developed under the 
technical assistance program under section 143. 
(e) DISTRIBUTION OF GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In providing grants under 
the program, the Secretary shall ensure— 
(A) an equitable geographic distribution of 
funds; and 
(B) an appropriate balance in addressing 
the needs of urban, suburban, rural, and Tribal 
communities. 
(2) LIMITATION.—For each fiscal year, the Sec-
retary shall ensure that the total amount of funds 
provided through grants under the program for each 
State is not more than $150,000,000. 
(f) AMOUNT OF GRANT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2) and subject to subsection (e)(2), a grant 
provided under the program shall be in an amount 
that is not less than $5,000,000. 
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(2) RURAL AND TRIBAL AREAS.—In the case of 
a project in a rural area (as defined in section 
101(a) of title 23, United States Code), or in a Trib-
al area, a grant provided under the program shall be 
in an amount that is not less than $1,000,000. 
(g) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), an 
eligible entity that receives a grant under the pro-
gram may use the grant funds for— 
(A) development phase activities, including 
planning, feasibility analysis, revenue fore-
casting, environmental review, permitting, pre-
liminary engineering and design work, and 
other preconstruction activities; and 
(B) construction, reconstruction, rehabili-
tation, replacement, acquisition of real property 
(including land relating to the project and im-
provements to land), environmental mitigation, 
construction contingencies, and acquisition of 
equipment. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Not more than 20 percent of 
the amount of the grant may be used for the activi-
ties described in paragraph (1)(A). 
(h) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Federal share of the cost of a project 
carried out with a grant under the program shall not 
exceed 80 percent. 
(2) HARDSHIP AREAS.—The Federal share of 
the cost of a project carried out with a grant under 
the program may be up to 100 percent if the Sec-
retary identifies the area in which the project will be 
carried out as a hardship area, as determined by the 
Secretary. 
(i) TIFIA PROGRAM.—On the request of an eligible 
entity, the Secretary may use 5 percent of the grant for 
the purpose of paying the subsidy and administrative costs 
necessary to provide Federal credit assistance under chap-
ter 6 of title 23, United States Code, for the project. 
(j) STANDARDS.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, a project carried out with a grant under the 
program shall not be subject to the traffic volume require-
ments under section 109(b) of title 23, United States 
Code. 
(k) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—For each year until the 
project is completed, each eligible entity that re-
ceives a grant under the program shall agree to es-
tablish, in coordination with the Secretary, perform-
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ance measures and reporting requirements in addi-
tion to measures and requirements under this sec-
tion that shall be met at the end of each year in 
which the eligible entity receives funds under the 
grant program. 
(2) VIOLATION OF GRANT AGREEMENT.—If the 
Secretary determines that an eligible entity has not 
met the performance measures established under 
paragraph (1), is not making reasonable progress to-
ward meeting those measures, or is otherwise in vio-
lation of the grant agreement, the Secretary may— 
(A) withhold additional financial assistance 
until the performance measures are met; or 
(B) terminate the grant agreement. 
(l) COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For each project carried out 
with a grant under the program, the eligible entity 
shall form a community advisory board. 
(2) 
COMPOSITION.—A 
community 
advisory 
board shall be composed of representatives of— 
(A) the relevant State and units of local 
government; 
(B) the relevant State workforce develop-
ment board or local workforce development 
board; 
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(C) relevant metropolitan planning organi-
zations; 
(D) labor organizations; 
(E) residents or organizational representa-
tion of the area in which the project is occur-
ring; and 
(F) any other relevant representatives im-
portant to the implementation of the project, 
such as a county board of developmental dis-
abilities, as determined by the eligible entity, in 
coordination with the Secretary. 
(3) DUTIES.—A community advisory board 
shall, with respect to the applicable project— 
(A) ensure community engagement, trans-
parency, and accountability in carrying out each 
stage of the project; and 
(B) track, evaluate, and report progress on 
clear and meaningful indicators related to— 
(i) targeted hiring commitments; 
(ii) quality wage, benefits, and train-
ing commitments; 
(iii) goals for participation by small 
businesses and businesses in accordance 
with section 123(a) in the project; 
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(iv) progress made on the objectives of 
the program as described in subsection (a); 
and 
(v) any other relevant areas, as deter-
mined by the eligible entity, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary. 
(4) STIPEND.—The eligible entity may provide 
a stipend to representatives on the community advi-
sory board based on the expressed need of represent-
atives, on approval by the Secretary. 
(m) REPORTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not less frequently than 
once each year, each eligible entity that receives a 
grant under the program, in coordination with the 
applicable community advisory board under sub-
section (l), shall submit to the Secretary periodic re-
ports on the use of the grant funds. 
(2) CONTENTS.—A periodic report under para-
graph (1) shall include— 
(A) the amount of Federal funds received, 
obligated, and expended by the eligible entity 
under the program; 
(B) the number of projects that have been 
put out to bid using the grant funds and the 
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(ii) information on local hiring, hiring 
of economically disadvantaged individuals, 
and hiring of individuals with a barrier to 
employment (including ex-offenders) and 
disabled individuals (as defined in section 
121), with respect to the project; 
(G) an analysis of the contracts awarded 
that indicates participation levels of small busi-
nesses and disadvantaged businesses; 
(H) suggestions for improvements in trans-
portation accessibility for disadvantaged popu-
lations, based on criteria developed by the Sec-
retary; and 
(I) any other criteria the Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Each fiscal year, 
the Secretary shall transmit to Congress the reports 
received by the Secretary under paragraph (1). 
(4) GAO REPORT ON INFRASTRUCTURE REMOV-
ALS.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to Congress a report on 
infrastructure removal, including— 
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(A) an identification of examples of 
projects to remove infrastructure using assist-
ance from a covered infrastructure program; 
(B) an evaluation of the effect of infra-
structure removal projects on the surrounding 
area, including impacts to the local economy, 
congestion effects, safety outcomes, and impacts 
on the movement of freight and people; 
(C) an analysis of the costs and benefits of 
removing underutilized infrastructure assets 
that are nearing the end of the useful life of the 
assets compared to replacing or reconstructing 
the assets; and 
(D) recommendations for integrating the 
findings and results under subparagraphs (A) 
through (C) into infrastructure planning and 
decisionmaking processes. 
(n) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out the program $5,000,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. 
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TITLE II—LAUNCHING MIDDLE 
CLASS CAREER PATHWAYS IN 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
SEC. 201. BUILDING AMERICAN INFRASTRUCTURE AND CA-
REERS PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) WIOA DEFINITIONS.—The terms ‘‘career 
pathway’’, ‘‘community-based organization’’, ‘‘indi-
vidual with a barrier to employment’’, ‘‘industry or 
sector partnership’’, ‘‘integrated education and 
training’’, ‘‘postsecondary educational institution’’, 
‘‘recognized postsecondary credential’’, and ‘‘work-
force development system’’ have the meanings given 
those terms in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 
(2) OTHER DEFINITIONS.— 
(A) 
CAREER
AND
TECHNICAL
EDU-
CATION.—The term ‘‘career and technical edu-
cation’’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 
(B) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible 
entity’’ means— 
(i) a local workforce development 
board; 
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(ii) a State workforce development 
board; 
(iii) an industry or sector partnership, 
which may be led by any member of such 
partnership, including— 
(I) a community-based organiza-
tion; 
(II) a recognized State labor or-
ganization, central labor council, or 
another labor representative, as ap-
propriate; or 
(III) an education or training 
provider; or 
(iv) any combination of entities de-
scribed in any of clauses (i) through (iii). 
(C) REGISTERED
APPRENTICESHIP
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘‘registered apprenticeship 
program’’ means an apprenticeship program 
registered with the Department of Labor or a 
federally recognized State Apprenticeship Agen-
cy and that complies with the requirements 
under parts 29 and 30 of title 29, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, as in effect on January 1, 
2019. 
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(D) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Labor. 
(E) SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES.—The term 
‘‘supportive services’’ means services such as 
transportation, child care, dependent care, 
housing, and needs-related payments, that are 
necessary to enable an individual to participate 
in activities authorized under this Act or under 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.). 
(F) TARGETED INFRASTRUCTURE INDUS-
TRY.—The term ‘‘targeted infrastructure indus-
try’’ means an infrastructure industry, includ-
ing transportation (including surface, transit, 
aviation, or railway transportation), construc-
tion, energy, water, information technology, or 
utilities industries, that the eligible entity iden-
tifies in accordance with subsection (c)(2)(A). 
(G) VETERAN.—The term ‘‘veteran’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 121. 
(H) WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM.— 
The term ‘‘work-based learning program’’ 
means a program that provides workers with 
paid work experience and corresponding class-
room instruction, delivered in an employment 
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relationship that both the business and worker 
intend to be permanent. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF BUILDING AMERICAN IN-
FRASTRUCTURE AND CAREERS PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Secretary of Trans-
portation, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of 
Commerce, the Secretary of Education, the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and 
the Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of Engi-
neers, shall establish a program, to be known as the 
‘‘Building American Infrastructure and Careers Pro-
gram’’, to provide grants under paragraph (2) to eli-
gible entities for the purposes of— 
(A) promoting careers and quality employ-
ment practices in targeted infrastructure indus-
tries among individuals with a barrier to em-
ployment (including ex-offenders), veterans, or 
individuals who are traditionally underrep-
resented in the targeted infrastructure indus-
tries; 
(B) leveraging the existing capacity of 
workforce development systems through dem-
onstrated partnerships to strategically facilitate 
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and align quality training, including industry or 
sector partnerships, registered apprenticeship 
programs, and pre-apprenticeship programs af-
filiated with registered apprenticeship pro-
grams, and hiring that create a pipeline of 
qualified workers; and 
(C) advancing efficiency and performance 
on projects in targeted infrastructure indus-
tries. 
(2) GRANTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Transportation, 
the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Com-
merce, the Secretary of Education, the Admin-
istrator of the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy, and the Chief of Engineers of the Army 
Corps of Engineers, shall award grants on a 
competitive basis to eligible entities that submit 
an application meeting the requirements under 
subsection (c) for such eligible entities to, sub-
ject to subparagraph (E), carry out a job train-
ing program including the activities described in 
subsection (d) for assisting individuals with a 
barrier to employment (including ex-offenders), 
veterans, or individuals who are traditionally 
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underrepresented in the targeted infrastructure 
industry, in obtaining and maintaining employ-
ment in a targeted infrastructure industry. 
(B) TYPES OF GRANTS.—A grant awarded 
under this section may be in the form of— 
(i) an implementation grant, for enti-
ties seeking an initial grant under this sec-
tion, in order for such entity to establish 
and carry out a job training program de-
scribed in subparagraph (A); or 
(ii) a renewal grant for entities that 
have already received an implementation 
grant under this section for such a job 
training program, in order for such entity 
to continue carrying out such job training 
program. 
(C) 
DURATION.—Each 
grant 
awarded 
under this section shall be for a period not to 
exceed 3 years. 
(D) AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant 
awarded under this section may not exceed— 
(i) for an implementation grant, 
$2,500,000; and 
(ii) for a renewal grant, $1,500,000. 
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(E) CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.—Notwith-
standing any other provision in this section, if 
the targeted infrastructure industry for a grant 
awarded under this section is the construction 
industry, the grant shall only be available for 
the establishment or operation of a pre-appren-
ticeship program affiliated with a registered ap-
prenticeship program. 
(3) AWARD BASIS.— 
(A) GEOGRAPHIC
DIVERSITY.—The Sec-
retary shall award grants under this section in 
a manner that ensures geographic diversity in 
the areas in which activities will be carried out 
under the grants, including a balance between 
rural and tribal areas and urban areas. 
(B) PRIORITY FOR TARGETED HIRING OR 
U.S. EMPLOYMENT PLAN PROJECTS.—In award-
ing grants under this section, the Secretary 
shall give priority to eligible entities that— 
(i) ensure that not less than 50 per-
cent of the workers hired to participate in 
the job training program are hired through 
local hiring in accordance with section 111, 
including by prioritizing individuals with a 
barrier to employment (including ex-of-
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fenders), disabled individuals as defined in 
section 121, veterans, and individuals that 
represent populations that are traditionally 
underrepresented in the infrastructure 
workforce; or 
(ii) ensure the commitments described 
in 
clauses 
(i) 
and 
(ii) 
of 
section 
131(a)(2)(A) with respect to carrying out 
the job training program. 
(C) PRIORITY FOR RENEWAL GRANTS.—In 
awarding renewal grants under this section, the 
Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities 
that demonstrate long-term sustainability of an 
industry or sector partnership. 
(c) APPLICATION PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity seeking a 
grant under this section shall submit to the Sec-
retary an application at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Secretary 
may reasonably require, including the contents de-
scribed in paragraph (2). 
(2) 
CONTENTS.—An 
application 
submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall contain, at a minimum— 
(A) an identification of the targeted infra-
structure industry to be served by the job train-
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ing program supported by a grant under this 
section; 
(B) a description of the individuals with a 
barrier to employment, veterans, or individuals 
who are traditionally underrepresented in the 
targeted infrastructure industry, that will be 
served by such program, including— 
(i) an analysis of the labor market in 
the targeted infrastructure industry; 
(ii) a description of the barriers to 
employment that may affect such individ-
uals; and 
(iii) a description of strategies that 
the program will employ to help such indi-
viduals overcome such barriers; 
(C) a description of the credentials that 
the program will assist such individuals in ob-
taining, which credentials— 
(i) shall be nationally portable; 
(ii) shall be recognized postsecondary 
credentials or, if not available for the in-
dustry, other credentials determined by the 
Secretary to be appropriate; and 
(iii) shall be related to the targeted 
infrastructure industry; and 
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(D) a description of the services described 
in subsection (d)(3) that the program will offer 
to such individuals. 
(d) ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each job training program 
supported under this section— 
(A) shall include— 
(i) activities designed to achieve the 
strategic objectives described in paragraph 
(2); and 
(ii) the services described in para-
graph (3) for individuals with a barrier to 
employment (including ex-offenders), vet-
erans, or individuals who are traditionally 
underrepresented in the targeted infra-
structure industry; and 
(B) may include a partnership between the 
eligible entity and an employer to assist such 
employer in carrying out a work-based learning 
program, including a registered apprenticeship 
program or a pre-apprenticeship program affili-
ated with a registered apprenticeship program. 
(2) STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES.—The strategic ob-
jectives described in this paragraph are the fol-
lowing: 
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(A)(i) Recruiting key stakeholders in the 
targeted infrastructure industry, which stake-
holders may include employers, labor organiza-
tions, local workforce development boards, and 
education and training providers, including pro-
viders of career and technical education. 
(ii) Regularly convening such stakeholders 
in a collaborative manner that supports the 
sharing of information, ideas, and challenges, 
which are common to the targeted infrastruc-
ture industry. 
(B) Identifying the training needs of em-
ployers in the targeted infrastructure industry, 
including— 
(i) needs for skills critical to competi-
tiveness and innovation in such industry; 
(ii) needs of registered apprenticeship 
programs, pre-apprenticeship programs af-
filiated with registered apprenticeship pro-
grams, or other work-based learning pro-
grams that may be supported by a grant 
under this section; and 
(iii) needs for the alignment of a job 
training program supported under this sec-
tion with career pathways. 
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(C) Facilitating actions, through industry 
or sector partnerships, registered apprenticeship 
programs, or pre-apprenticeship programs affili-
ated with registered apprenticeship programs, 
that lead to economies of scale by aggregating 
training and education needs of multiple em-
ployers in the targeted infrastructure industry. 
(D) Assisting postsecondary educational 
institutions, training institutions, sponsors of 
registered apprenticeship programs, and all 
other providers of career and technical edu-
cation and training programs that may be re-
ceiving assistance under this section, align cur-
ricula, entrance requirements, and programs to 
the targeted infrastructure industry needs and 
the 
credentials 
described 
in 
subsection 
(c)(2)(C), particularly for high-skill, high-pri-
ority occupations related to the targeted infra-
structure industry. 
(E) Providing information on the activities 
carried out through the job training program 
supported under this section to the State agen-
cy carrying out the State program under the 
Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.), in-
cluding staff of the agency that provide services 
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under such Act, to enable the agency to inform 
recipients of unemployment compensation of the 
employment and training opportunities that 
may be offered through such job training pro-
gram supported under this section. 
(F) Assisting employers in the targeted in-
frastructure industry to attract potential work-
ers from a diverse jobseeker base, including in-
dividuals with a barrier to employment (includ-
ing ex-offenders), veterans, or individuals who 
are traditionally underrepresented in the tar-
geted infrastructure industry, by identifying 
any such barriers, reasons for such underrep-
resentation, or related issues for veterans 
through analysis of the labor market in the tar-
geted infrastructure industry and implementing 
strategies to help such individuals overcome 
such barriers, reduce such underrepresentation, 
and address such issues. 
(3) SERVICES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each job training pro-
gram supported by a grant under this section 
shall provide services to individuals with a bar-
rier to employment, veterans, or individuals who 
are traditionally underrepresented in the tar-
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geted infrastructure industry, which may in-
clude— 
(i) pre-employment services as de-
scribed in subparagraph (B); and 
(ii) employment services as described 
in subparagraph (C). 
(B) PRE-EMPLOYMENT
SERVICES.—The 
pre-employment services described in this sub-
paragraph may include— 
(i) skills training, including career 
and technical education, and integrated 
education and training, with respect to the 
targeted infrastructure industry; 
(ii) initial assessments of such individ-
uals; 
(iii) services to provide work attire 
and necessary tools for a work site in the 
targeted infrastructure industry; 
(iv) supportive services, such as child 
care and transportation; 
(v) mentoring services; and 
(vi) job placement assistance. 
(C) EMPLOYMENT
SERVICES.—The em-
ployment services described in this subpara-
graph are services provided to individuals with 
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a barrier to employment (including ex-offend-
ers), veterans, or individuals who are tradition-
ally underrepresented in the targeted infra-
structure industry, and that are employed in a 
work-based learning program in the targeted in-
frastructure industry. A job training program 
supported by a grant under this section shall 
provide such services to such individuals during 
their first 6 months of employment through 
such program, to assure the individuals succeed 
in the program. Such services may include— 
(i) ongoing case management and 
services, including the services described in 
subparagraph (B); 
(ii) continued skills training, including 
career and technical education, integrated 
education and training, and soft-skills 
training such as problem solving and lead-
ership training, conducted in collaboration 
with the employers of such individuals; 
(iii) additional mentorship and reten-
tion supports for such individuals; and 
(iv) targeted training for the employer 
participating in the work-based learning 
program, including for frontline managers, 
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journey level workers (such as mentors) 
working with individuals with a barrier to 
employment, veterans, or individuals who 
are traditionally underrepresented in the 
targeted 
infrastructure 
industry, 
and 
human resource representatives of the em-
ployer. 
(e) EVALUATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, 
the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Com-
merce, the Secretary of Education, the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and 
the Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of Engi-
neers, shall prepare and submit a report to Congress 
that evaluates the effectiveness of the grants award-
ed under this section in advancing the strategic ob-
jectives described in subsection (d)(2), and the pur-
poses described in subsection (b)(1). 
(2) DATA.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall provide and analyze each of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The number of participants in job 
training programs supported under this section, 
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disaggregated by age, race or ethnicity, gender, 
status as an individual with a barrier to em-
ployment, and income. 
(B) The percentage of such participants 
who are in unsubsidized employment prior to 
enrolling in such program. 
(C) The median earnings of such partici-
pants prior to enrolling in such program. 
(D) The percentage of such participants 
who are in unsubsidized employment during the 
second quarter after exit from such program 
and salary statistics of such participants, in-
cluding mean and median earnings. 
(E) The percentage of such participants 
who are in unsubsidized employment during the 
fourth quarter after exit from such program 
and the salary statistics of such participants, 
including mean and median earnings. 
(F) The percentage of such participants 
who obtain a recognized postsecondary creden-
tial, or a secondary school diploma or its recog-
nized equivalent, during participation in or 
within 1 year after exit from such program. 
(G) The percentage of such participants 
who, during a program year, are in an edu-
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cation or training program that leads to a rec-
ognized postsecondary credential or employment 
and who are achieving measurable skill gains 
toward such a credential or employment. 
SEC. 202. INFRASTRUCTURE WORKFORCE EQUITY CAPAC-
ITY BUILDING PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means an entity that— 
(A) has an affiliate network or offices in 
not less than 3 communities and across not less 
than 2 States; 
(B) has the programmatic capability to 
serve individuals with a barrier to employment 
or individuals who are traditionally underrep-
resented in infrastructure industries; 
(C) has clearly and convincingly dem-
onstrated that it has the capacity to provide 
technical assistance to entities carrying out job 
training programs under section 201; and 
(D) submits an application in accordance 
with subsection (c). 
(2) INDIVIDUAL WITH A BARRIER TO EMPLOY-
MENT.—The term ‘‘individual with a barrier to em-
ployment’’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
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tion 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 
(b) CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
shall reserve 10 percent of the amounts appropriated 
under section 203 to award grants, contracts, or other 
agreements or arrangements as the Secretary determines 
appropriate, to eligible entities for the purpose of building 
the capacity of entities receiving a grant under section 201 
to implement the activities described in subsection (d) of 
such section to more effectively serve individuals with a 
barrier to employment, including ex-offenders, veterans as 
defined in section 121, or individuals who are traditionally 
underrepresented in the targeted infrastructure industry 
served through the job training program supported under 
such section. 
(c) APPLICATION.—An entity seeking an award under 
this section shall submit to the Secretary an application 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such infor-
mation as the Secretary may reasonably require. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—An award made under this sec-
tion may be used to provide technical assistance to entities 
receiving a grant under section 201 in order for such enti-
ties to carry out the activities described in subsection (d) 
of that section. Such technical assistance may include as-
sistance with— 
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(1) the development and training of staff; 
(2) the provision of outreach, intake, assess-
ments, and service delivery; 
(3) the coordination of services across providers 
and programs; and 
(4) the development of performance account-
ability measures. 
(e) AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant awarded under 
this section may not exceed $5,000,000. 
(f) REPORT.—An eligible entity receiving a grant 
under this section shall, not later than 6 months after the 
grant is awarded, submit to the Secretary a report that 
includes— 
(1) the impact of the technical assistance pro-
vided under this section on the outcomes of grants 
under section 201; and 
(2) such other criteria as determined by the 
Secretary. 
SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this title $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 
through 2024. 
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TITLE III—INVESTING IN HIGH- 
QUALITY AMERICAN JOBS 
SEC. 301. WAGE RATE. 
(a) DAVIS-BACON ACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal 
year thereafter, all laborers and mechanics employed 
by contractors or subcontractors on projects assisted 
in whole or in part under a covered infrastructure 
program, including projects described in paragraph 
(3) assisted in whole or in part under such pro-
grams, without regard to the form or type of Fed-
eral assistance provided under such program, shall 
be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing 
on projects of a similar character in the locality as 
determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance 
with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United 
States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Davis-Bacon 
Act’’). 
(2) AUTHORITY.—With respect to the labor 
standards specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
of Labor shall have the authority and functions set 
forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 
(64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of 
title 40, United States Code. 
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(3) REVOLVING LOAN FUNDS.—A project de-
scribed in this paragraph is a project, in the case of 
a covered infrastructure program that capitalizes re-
volving loan funds, that is assisted in whole or in 
part with amounts deposited in the revolving loan 
fund, including loan repayments and interest earned. 
(b) SERVICE EMPLOYEES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal 
year thereafter, all service employees, including serv-
ice employees that are operations workers or mainte-
nance workers, employed by contractors or sub-
contractors on projects assisted in whole or in part 
under a covered infrastructure program, without re-
gard to the form or type of Federal assistance pro-
vided under such program, shall be paid a wage and 
fringe benefits that are not less than the minimum 
wage and fringe benefits determined in accordance 
with paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, of section 
6703 of title 41, United States Code, for service em-
ployees engaged in the performance of a contract or 
subcontract to which chapter 67 of title 41, United 
States Code, applies. 
(2) DEFINITION
OF
SERVICE
EMPLOYEE.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘‘service employee’’ has the 
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