I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5785 
To advance Black families in the 21st century. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 11, 2018 
Mr. RICHMOND (for himself, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. NORTON, Ms. MAX-
INE WATERS of California, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. 
HASTINGS, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. RUSH, Mr. 
SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. JACKSON LEE, 
Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. LEE, 
Mr. CLAY, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. 
CLEAVER, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Ms. MOORE, Ms. CLARKE of New 
York, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, 
Ms. FUDGE, Ms. BASS, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Ms. WILSON of Florida, 
Mr. PAYNE, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. KELLY of 
Illinois, Ms. ADAMS, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. PLASKETT, Mrs. WATSON 
COLEMAN, Mr. EVANS, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. BROWN of Mary-
land, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, and Mr. MCEACHIN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government 
Reform, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Ways and 
Means, Energy and Commerce, the Budget, Education and the Work-
force, Science, Space, and Technology, Veterans’ Affairs, Homeland Secu-
rity, Armed Services, Small Business, House Administration, and Agri-
culture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To advance Black families in the 21st century. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS; FINDINGS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Jobs and Justice Act of 2018’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents; findings. 
DIVISION A—JOBS 
TITLE I—MAIN STREET MARSHALL PLAN 
Subtitle A—In General 
Sec. 1001. Submission of data relating to diversity by certain contractors. 
Sec. 1002. Submission of data relating to diversity by issuers. 
Sec. 1003. Sense of Congress on infrastructure spending. 
Sec. 1004. Sense of Congress on infrastructure workforce development. 
Sec. 1005. Qualification of rehabilitation expenditures for public school build-
ings for rehabilitation credit. 
Sec. 1006. Supplemental appropriation for the drinking water State revolving 
funds. 
Sec. 1007. Highway projects. 
Sec. 1008. Public transportation projects. 
Sec. 1009. Establishment of performance measures for transportation accessi-
bility. 
Sec. 1010. Supplemental appropriation for TIGER discretionary grant pro-
gram. 
Sec. 1011. Definitions. 
Sec. 1012. Purpose and reservation. 
Sec. 1013. Allocation to States. 
Sec. 1014. Need-based grants to qualified local educational agencies. 
Sec. 1015. Annual report on grant program. 
Sec. 1016. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 1017. School infrastructure bonds. 
Sec. 1018. Expansion of qualified zone academy bonds. 
Sec. 1019. Annual report on bond program. 
Sec. 1020. Allowable uses of funds. 
Sec. 1021. Prohibited uses. 
Sec. 1022. Green practices. 
Sec. 1023. Use of American iron, steel, and manufactured products. 
Sec. 1024. Comptroller General report. 
Sec. 1025. Study and report physical condition of public schools. 
Sec. 1026. Development of data standards. 
Sec. 1027. Information clearinghouse. 
Sec. 1028. Temporary increase in funding for impact aid construction. 
Subtitle B—Building Resiliency 
Sec. 1201. Definitions. 
Sec. 1202. Community Resilience Grant Program. 
Sec. 1203. National Research Center for Resilience. 
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Sec. 1204. Annual programs report. 
Sec. 1205. GAO reports. 
Sec. 1206. Funding. 
TITLE II—POVERTY 
Sec. 2001. Allocation of funds for assistance in persistent poverty counties. 
Sec. 2002. Sense of the Congress. 
Sec. 2003. Findings. 
Sec. 2004. Definitions. 
Sec. 2005. Applications. 
Sec. 2006. Demonstration authority; annual grants. 
Sec. 2007. Reserve fund. 
Sec. 2008. Eligibility for participation. 
Sec. 2009. Deposits by qualified entities. 
Sec. 2010. Regulations. 
Sec. 2011. Annual progress reports. 
Sec. 2012. Sanctions. 
Sec. 2013. Evaluations. 
Sec. 2014. Costs of training qualified entities. 
Sec. 2015. Waiver authority. 
Sec. 2016. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 2017. Conforming amendments. 
Sec. 2018. General effective date. 
Sec. 2019. Low-income sewer and water assistance pilot program. 
TITLE III—WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 
Sec. 3001. Job skills training for older individuals. 
Sec. 3002. Extension of work opportunity tax credit for certain targeted 
groups. 
Sec. 3003. Youth and summer jobs. 
Sec. 3004. YouthBuild program. 
Sec. 3005. Tax credit for providing programs for students that promote eco-
nomic and financial literacy. 
Sec. 3006. Teacher recruiting. 
Sec. 3007. Recidivism reduction working group. 
Sec. 3008. Commendable release program. 
Sec. 3009. Increase in work opportunity tax credit for hiring qualified ex-felons. 
Sec. 3010. Entrepreneurship apprenticeships. 
Sec. 3011. Expansion of eligible programs. 
Sec. 3012. Model standards and guidelines for credentialing environmental 
health workers. 
Sec. 3013. Environmental health workforce development plan. 
Sec. 3014. Environmental health workforce development report. 
Sec. 3015. Public service loan forgiveness. 
Sec. 3016. Definitions. 
Sec. 3017. Grants to prepare girls and underrepresented minorities. 
Sec. 3018. GAO study. 
Sec. 3019. Contents of study. 
Sec. 3020. Report. 
Sec. 3021. Grants to units of general local government. 
Sec. 3022. Back to Basics Job Creation grant program. 
Sec. 3023. Grants for provision of transition assistance to members of the 
Armed Forces recently separated from active duty service. 
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Sec. 3024. Credit for employees participating in qualified apprenticeship pro-
grams. 
Sec. 3025. Findings. 
Sec. 3026. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 3027. Reservation of funds for administrative and other purposes. 
Sec. 3028. Summer employment opportunities for at-risk youth. 
Sec. 3029. Year-round employment for opportunity youth. 
Sec. 3030. Connecting-for-opportunities competitive grant program. 
Sec. 3031. Labor standards. 
Sec. 3032. Privacy. 
Sec. 3033. Innovation and learning. 
Sec. 3034. Evaluation and reports. 
Sec. 3035. Definitions. 
Sec. 3036. Minimum wage increases. 
Sec. 3037. Tipped employees. 
Sec. 3038. Newly hired employees who are less than 20 years old. 
Sec. 3039. Publication of notice. 
Sec. 3040. Promoting economic self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities. 
Sec. 3041. General effective date. 
Sec. 3042. Prohibitions relating to prospective employees’ salary and benefit 
history. 
Sec. 3043. Private right of action under the National Labor Relations Act. 
Sec. 3044. Findings and purpose. 
Sec. 3045. Urging employment, on-the-job training, and apprenticeships for un-
employed African-American young men in rebuilding the Na-
tion’s crumbling infrastructure. 
Sec. 3046. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 3047. Increase in research credit for contracted research with United 
States businesses. 
Sec. 3048. Homeland Security cybersecurity workforce; personnel authorities. 
Sec. 3049. Protecting Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung bene-
fits from administrative offset. 
Sec. 3050. Expansion of authority for noncompetitive appointments of military 
spouses by Federal agencies. 
Sec. 3051. Report on mechanisms to increase participation in Department of 
Defense contracts of firms with programs to employ military 
spouses. 
Sec. 3052. Improvement of education and career opportunities programs for 
military spouses. 
Sec. 3053. Military family childcare matters. 
Sec. 3054. Expansion of period of availability of Military OneSource program 
for retired and discharged members of the Armed Forces and 
their immediate families. 
Sec. 3055. Transition assistance for military spouses. 
Sec. 3056. Public-private partnerships on health, safety, welfare, and morale of 
military families. 
Sec. 3057. Small business activities of military spouses on military installations. 
Sec. 3058. Report on assessment of frequency of permanent changes of station 
of members of the Armed Forces on employment among mili-
tary spouses. 
TITLE IV—HEALTH 
Sec. 4001. Study on the uninsured. 
Sec. 4002. Volunteer dental projects and action for dental health program. 
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Sec. 4003. Critical access hospital improvements. 
Sec. 4004. Community health center collaborative access expansion. 
Sec. 4005. Improving opportunity diaper distribution demonstration project. 
Sec. 4006. Findings. 
Sec. 4007. Findings. 
Sec. 4008. Expanding research and education with respect to endometrial can-
cer. 
TITLE V—SMALL BUSINESS 
Sec. 5001. Direct loans to small business concerns. 
Sec. 5002. Pilot program to fund local incubators. 
Sec. 5003. Funding for organizations that support startup businesses. 
Sec. 5004. Expanding broadcast ownership opportunities. 
Sec. 5005. Permanent increase of limitation on deduction for start-up and or-
ganizational expenditures. 
Sec. 5006. Veteran small business start-up credit. 
Sec. 5007. Inspector General report on participation in FAA programs by dis-
advantaged small business concerns. 
Sec. 5008. Minority and disadvantaged business participation. 
Sec. 5009. Passenger facility charges. 
Sec. 5010. Annual tracking of certain new firms at airports with a disadvan-
taged business enterprise program. 
Sec. 5011. Audits. 
Sec. 5012. Prompt payments. 
Sec. 5013. Expansion of credit for expenditures to provide access to disabled 
individuals. 
Sec. 5014. Reporting requirements for certain small business concerns. 
TITLE VI—ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
Sec. 6001. Economic growth, retention, and recruitment of commercial invest-
ment in economically underserved communities. 
Sec. 6002. Minority Bank Deposit Program. 
Sec. 6003. Reporting certain positive consumer credit information to consumer 
reporting agencies. 
Sec. 6004. Gender and racial and ethnic diversity in appointing Federal Re-
serve bank presidents. 
Sec. 6005. Allocations under new markets tax credit made more competitive. 
Sec. 6006. Extension and improvement of new markets tax credit. 
TITLE VII—HOUSING AND ASSET BUILDING 
Sec. 7001. Sense of Congress regarding the right of all renters to a safe, af-
fordable, and decent home. 
Subtitle A—A Path to Ending Homelessness 
Sec. 7101. Congressional findings. 
Sec. 7102. Emergency relief funding. 
Sec. 7103. Housing Trust Fund. 
Sec. 7104. Technical assistance funds to help States and local organizations 
align health and housing systems. 
Sec. 7105. Permanent authorization of appropriations for McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act grants. 
Sec. 7106. Permanent extension of United States Interagency Council on 
Homelessness. 
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Sec. 7107. Emergency designation. 
Subtitle B—Tenant Blacklisting 
Sec. 7201. Tenant blacklisting. 
Sec. 7202. Capital Fund amounts for large public housing agencies. 
Sec. 7203. Assistance to NeighborWorks for mortgage foreclosure mitigation 
activities. 
Sec. 7204. Incremental housing choice voucher assistance. 
Sec. 7205. Extension of pilot program. 
Subtitle C—Financial Literacy 
Sec. 7301. Discount on mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time 
homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling 
programs. 
Sec. 7302. Young Americans financial literacy. 
Sec. 7303. Office for Under-Banked and Un-Banked Consumers. 
Subtitle D—Housing Fairness 
Sec. 7401. Testing for discrimination. 
Sec. 7402. Increase in funding for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program. 
Sec. 7403. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 7404. Grants to private entities to study housing discrimination. 
Sec. 7405. Limitation on use of funds. 
TITLE VIII—EDUCATION 
Subtitle A—Elementary and Secondary Education 
PART 1—SUPPORTING PROMISE NEIGHBORHOODS 
Sec. 8001. Purpose. 
Sec. 8002. Definitions. 
SUBPART A—PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP GRANTS 
Sec. 8011. Program authorized. 
Sec. 8012. Eligible entities. 
Sec. 8013. Application requirements. 
Sec. 8014. Use of funds. 
Sec. 8015. Report and publicly available data. 
Sec. 8016. Accountability. 
SUBPART B—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 8021. Planning grants. 
Sec. 8022. Evaluation. 
Sec. 8023. National activities. 
Sec. 8024. Authorization of appropriations. 
PART 2—INCREASED ACCESS TO COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION 
Sec. 8031. Definitions. 
Sec. 8032. Grants to States, local educational agencies, and eligible Tribal 
schools. 
Sec. 8033. Reporting requirements. 
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PART 3—ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE EDUCATION 
Sec. 8041. Grants authorized. 
Subtitle B—Community College 
Sec. 8101. Purpose. 
PART 1—STATE AND INDIAN TRIBE GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES 
Sec. 8111. In general. 
Sec. 8112. Federal share; non-Federal share. 
Sec. 8113. Eligibility. 
Sec. 8114. Applications. 
Sec. 8115. Allowable uses of funds. 
Sec. 8116. Definitions. 
Sec. 8117. Appropriations. 
PART 2—GRANTS TO CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION 
Sec. 8121. Pathways to student success for historically black colleges and uni-
versities. 
Sec. 8122. Pathways to student success for Hispanic-serving institutions, Asian 
American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institu-
tions, tribal colleges and universities, Alaska Native-serving in-
stitutions, Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, predominantly 
Black institutions, and Native American-serving nontribal in-
stitutions. 
Sec. 8123. Definitions. 
Sec. 8124. Appropriations. 
Subtitle C—Higher Education 
PART 1—EARLY COLLEGE FEDERAL PELL GRANTS 
Sec. 8201. Early College Federal Pell Grant. 
PART 2—MANDATORY FUNDING FOR PELL GRANTS 
Sec. 8205. Funding Federal Pell Grants through mandatory funding. 
PART 3—INCLUDING PARENT PLUS LOANS IN INCOME-CONTINGENT AND 
INCOME-BASED REPAYMENT PLANS 
Sec. 8211. Applicable rate of interest for PLUS loans. 
Sec. 8212. Elimination of origination fee for Parent PLUS loans. 
Sec. 8213. Counseling for Parent PLUS borrowers. 
Sec. 8214. Inclusion of Parent PLUS loans in income-contingent and income- 
based repayment plans. 
PART 4—AMERICA RISING PROGRAM 
Sec. 8221. Establishment of America RISING program. 
PART 5—SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
Sec. 8231. Office of Cybersecurity Education and Awareness. 
Sec. 8232. Science and technology initiative grants. 
Sec. 8233. Project-based learning program. 
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Sec. 8234. Matching funds for State and privately financed science and tech-
nology after-school programs. 
Sec. 8235. Science and Technology Board of Advisors. 
Sec. 8236. Laboratories for science and technology excellence. 
Sec. 8237. Computing and Information Research Working Group. 
Sec. 8238. Process for adoption research and a best practices voluntary guide-
lines for laboratory facilities. 
Sec. 8239. Computing and information security mentoring programs for college 
students. 
Sec. 8240. Grants for computer equipment. 
Sec. 8241. Centers of Academic Computing and Information Assurance. 
Sec. 8242. Lifelong learning in computer and information security study. 
Sec. 8243. Computer and information security job opportunities program. 
Sec. 8244. Department of Homeland Security cybersecurity training programs 
and equipment. 
Sec. 8245. E-Security Fellows Program. 
Sec. 8246. National Science Foundation study on science and technology stu-
dent retention. 
Sec. 8247. Challenge Grants. 
Sec. 8248. E-Security Fellows Program. 
PART 6—SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
Sec. 8251. Eligibility of students to participate in the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program. 
PART 7—STRENGTHENING PREVENTION AND RESPONSE MEASURES FOR 
HATE CRIMES ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES 
Sec. 8261. Hate crime prevention and response. 
Sec. 8262. Clery Act amendments. 
Sec. 8263. Program participation agreements. 
Sec. 8264. Accrediting agency recognition. 
Subtitle D—Historically Black Colleges and Universities 
Sec. 8301. Bond insurance. 
Sec. 8302. Strengthening technical assistance. 
Sec. 8303. HBCU Capital Financing Advisory Board. 
Subtitle E—Mentoring 
Sec. 8401. Transition-to-Success Mentoring Program. 
Sec. 8402. Table of contents. 
Subtitle F—Civil Rights 
Sec. 8501. Restoration of right to civil action in disparate impact cases under 
title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 
Sec. 8502. Designation of monitors under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964. 
Sec. 8503. Special Assistant for Equity and Inclusion. 
DIVISION B—JUSTICE 
TITLE I—POLICE REFORM 
Sec. 1001. Definitions. 
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Sec. 1002. Prohibition. 
Sec. 1003. Enforcement. 
Sec. 1004. Policies to eliminate racial profiling. 
Sec. 1005. Policies required for grants. 
Sec. 1006. Involvement of Attorney General. 
Sec. 1007. Data collection demonstration project. 
Sec. 1008. Best practices development grants. 
Sec. 1009. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 1010. Attorney General to issue regulations. 
Sec. 1011. Publication of data. 
Sec. 1012. Limitations on publication of data. 
Sec. 1013. Attorney General to issue regulations and reports. 
Sec. 1014. Severability. 
Sec. 1015. Savings clause. 
Sec. 1016. Body-worn camera grants. 
Sec. 1017. Study on the cost of the purchase and use of body-worn cameras 
by law enforcement agencies. 
Sec. 1018. Establishment of task force on community policing and body camera 
accountability. 
Sec. 1019. GAO report on Pentagon’s 1033 Program. 
Sec. 1020. Findings. 
Sec. 1021. Use of body cameras by certain ICE officers. 
Sec. 1022. Recordings to be provided to certain persons. 
Sec. 1023. Withholding of certain funds. 
Sec. 1024. Accreditation of law enforcement agencies. 
Sec. 1025. Definitions. 
Sec. 1026. Law enforcement grants. 
Sec. 1027. Attorney General to conduct study. 
Sec. 1028. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 1029. National Task Force on Law Enforcement Oversight. 
Sec. 1030. Federal data collection on law enforcement practices. 
Sec. 1031. Medallions for fallen law enforcement officers. 
Sec. 1032. Training on de-escalation for law enforcement. 
Sec. 1033. Data collection. 
Sec. 1034. Affirmative duty to use de-escalation tactics when available. 
Sec. 1035. Attorney General guidance. 
Sec. 1036. In general. 
Sec. 1037. Findings. 
Sec. 1038. Use of COPS grant funds to hire law enforcement officers who are 
residents of the communities they serve. 
Sec. 1039. Definitions. 
Sec. 1040. Use of force reporting. 
Sec. 1041. Community and law enforcement partnership grant program. 
Sec. 1042. Compliance with reporting requirements. 
Sec. 1043. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 1044. Findings. 
Sec. 1045. Limitation on Department of Defense transfer of personal property 
to local law enforcement agencies. 
Sec. 1046. Findings. 
Sec. 1047. Task force to assist Federal officials in determining appropriateness 
of items for use by law enforcement. 
Sec. 1048. Urban Areas Security Initiative and State Homeland Security grant 
program. 
Sec. 1049. Modification of authority to transfer Department of Defense prop-
erty for law enforcement activities. 
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Sec. 1050. Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants. 
Sec. 1051. Department of Justice reports on SWAT teams. 
Sec. 1052. Federal Law Enforcement Training Center certification of instruc-
tors in training on use of force and special equipment. 
Sec. 1053. Civil action by Attorney General. 
Sec. 1054. Annual reporting requirement. 
Sec. 1055. Grants to educate Americans about the principles and practice of 
nonviolence. 
Sec. 1056. Limitation on use of funds. 
Sec. 1057. Findings. 
Sec. 1058. Eligibility for grants under the Byrne JAG Program. 
Sec. 1059. Prohibition of money bail in Federal criminal cases. 
Sec. 1060. Reduction in grant funding for units of local government. 
Sec. 1061. Exemptions. 
Sec. 1062. Waivers. 
TITLE II—PUBLIC DEFENSE 
Sec. 2001. Clarification of right to counsel. 
Sec. 2002. Treatment of individuals held or detained at ports of entry or at any 
CBP or ICE detention facility. 
Sec. 2003. Duty to disclose favorable information. 
Sec. 2004. Technical and conforming amendments. 
TITLE III—DRUG POLICY REFORM 
Sec. 3001. De-scheduling marihuana. 
Sec. 3002. Community Reinvestment Fund. 
Sec. 3003. Findings; sense of Congress. 
Sec. 3004. Limitation on receipt of Byrne grant funds and other Department 
of Justice law enforcement assistance. 
Sec. 3005. Collection of data. 
TITLE IV—JUVENILE JUSTICE 
Sec. 4001. Findings. 
Sec. 4002. Commission establishment and membership. 
Sec. 4003. Other matters relating to appointment; removal. 
Sec. 4004. Leadership election. 
Sec. 4005. Commission duties and powers. 
Sec. 4006. Commission meeting requirements. 
Sec. 4007. Annual report guidelines. 
Sec. 4008. Commission compensation. 
TITLE V—PARENTAL INCARCERATION (EXCLUDING CASES 
INVOLVING CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN) 
Sec. 5001. Treatment of primary caretaker parents and other individuals in 
Federal prisons. 
Sec. 5002. Overnight visit pilot program. 
TITLE VI—SENTENCING REFORM 
Sec. 6001. Findings. 
Sec. 6002. Approval of certain prosecutions by Attorney General. 
Sec. 6003. Modification of certain sentencing provisions. 
Sec. 6004. Eligibility for resentencing based on changes in law. 
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Sec. 6005. Directives to the Sentencing Commission. 
Sec. 6006. Exclusion of acquitted conduct and discretion to disregard manipu-
lated conduct from consideration during sentencing. 
Sec. 6007. Amendments to enhanced penalties provision. 
Sec. 6008. Ability to petition for release to extended supervision for certain 
prisoners who are medically incapacitated, geriatric, or care-
giver parents of minor children and who do not pose public 
safety risks. 
TITLE VII—DEATH PENALTY REFORM 
Sec. 7001. Repeal of Federal laws providing for the death penalty. 
Sec. 7002. Prohibition on imposition of death sentence. 
TITLE VIII—VOTING 
Sec. 8000. Short title. 
Subtitle A—Voting Rights Advancement 
Sec. 8001. Short title. 
Sec. 8002. Voting on Indian lands. 
Sec. 8003. Violations triggering authority of court to retain jurisdiction. 
Sec. 8004. Criteria for coverage of States and political subdivisions. 
Sec. 8005. Determination of States and political subdivisions subject to 
preclearance for covered practices. 
Sec. 8006. Promoting transparency to enforce the Voting Rights Act. 
Sec. 8007. Authority to assign observers. 
Sec. 8008. Preliminary injunctive relief. 
Sec. 8009. Definitions. 
Sec. 8010. Bilingual election requirements. 
Sec. 8011. Requiring declaratory judgment or preclearance as prerequisite for 
multiple Congressional redistricting plans enacted pursuant to 
same decennial census and apportionment of Representatives. 
Sec. 8012. Other technical and conforming amendments. 
Sec. 8013. Tribal voting consultation. 
Subtitle B—Promoting Internet Registration 
Sec. 8100. Short title. 
PART 1—PROMOTING INTERNET REGISTRATION 
Sec. 8101. Requiring availability of Internet for voter registration. 
Sec. 8102. Use of Internet to update registration information. 
Sec. 8103. Provision of election information by electronic mail to individuals 
registered to vote. 
Sec. 8104. Clarification of requirement regarding necessary information to 
show eligibility to vote. 
Sec. 8105. Effective date. 
PART 2—AUTOMATED REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS 
Sec. 8111. Automated voter registration. 
Sec. 8112. List maintenance, privacy, and security. 
Sec. 8113. Promoting accuracy of Statewide voter registration lists. 
Sec. 8114. Definitions. 
Sec. 8115. Effective date. 
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PART 3—OTHER INITIATIVES TO PROMOTE VOTER REGISTRATION 
Sec. 8121. Same day registration. 
Sec. 8122. Acceptance of voter registration applications from individuals under 
18 years of age. 
Sec. 8123. Annual reports on voter registration statistics. 
PART 4—AVAILABILITY OF HAVA REQUIREMENTS PAYMENTS 
Sec. 8131. Availability of requirements payments under HAVA to cover costs 
of compliance with new requirements. 
PART 5—PROHIBITING INTERFERENCE WITH VOTER REGISTRATION 
Sec. 8141. Prohibiting hindering, interfering with, or preventing voter registra-
tion. 
Sec. 8142. Establishment of best practices. 
Subtitle C—Access to Voting for Individuals With Disabilities 
Sec. 8201. Requirements for States to promote access to voter registration and 
voting for individuals with disabilities. 
Sec. 8202. Pilot programs for enabling individuals with disabilities to register 
to vote and vote privately and independently at residences. 
Sec. 8203. Expansion and reauthorization of grant program to assure voting 
access for individuals with disabilities. 
Subtitle D—Prohibiting Voter Caging 
Sec. 8301. Voter caging and other questionable challenges prohibited. 
Sec. 8302. Development and adoption of best practices for preventing voter 
caging. 
Sec. 8303. Severability. 
Subtitle E—Prohibiting Deceptive Practices 
Sec. 8401. Prohibition on deceptive practices in Federal elections. 
Sec. 8402. Modification of penalty for voter intimidation. 
Sec. 8403. Sentencing guidelines. 
Sec. 8404. Reporting violations; corrective action. 
Subtitle F—Democracy Restoration 
Sec. 8501. Rights of citizens. 
Sec. 8502. Enforcement. 
Sec. 8503. Notification of restoration of voting rights. 
Sec. 8504. Definitions. 
Sec. 8505. Relation to other laws. 
Sec. 8506. Federal prison funds. 
Sec. 8507. Effective date. 
Subtitle G—Accuracy, Integrity, and Security of Elections 
Sec. 8600. Short title. 
PART 1—PROMOTING ACCURACY, INTEGRITY, AND SECURITY THROUGH 
VOTER-VERIFIED PERMANENT PAPER BALLOT 
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Sec. 8601. Moratorium on acquisition of certain direct recording electronic vot-
ing systems and certain other voting systems. 
Sec. 8602. Paper ballot and manual counting requirements. 
Sec. 8603. Accessibility and ballot verification for individuals with disabilities. 
Sec. 8604. Additional voting system requirements. 
Sec. 8604. Effective date for new requirements. 
PART 2—REQUIREMENT FOR MANDATORY MANUAL AUDITS BY HAND COUNT 
Sec. 8611. Mandatory manual audits. 
Sec. 8612. Availability of enforcement under Help America Vote Act of 2002. 
Sec. 8613. Guidance on best practices for alternative audit mechanisms. 
Sec. 8614. Clerical amendment. 
Subtitle H—Provisional Ballots 
Sec. 8701. Requirements for counting provisional ballots; establishment of uni-
form and nondiscriminatory standards. 
Subtitle I—Early Voting and Voting by Mail 
Sec. 8801. Early voting and voting by mail. 
Subtitle J—Absent Uniformed Services Voters and Overseas Voters 
Sec. 8901. Extending guarantee of residency for voting purposes to family 
members of absent military personnel. 
Sec. 8902. Pre-election reports on availability and transmission of absentee bal-
lots. 
Sec. 8903. Enforcement. 
Sec. 8904. Revisions to 45-day absentee ballot transmission rule. 
Sec. 8905. Use of single absentee ballot application for subsequent elections. 
Sec. 8906. Effective date. 
Subtitle K—Poll Worker Recruitment and Training 
Sec. 8911. Leave to serve as a poll worker for Federal employees. 
Sec. 8912. Grants to States for poll worker recruitment and training. 
Sec. 8913. Model poll worker training program. 
Sec. 8914. State defined. 
Subtitle L—Enhancement of Enforcement 
Sec. 8921. Enhancement of enforcement of Help America Vote Act of 2002. 
Subtitle M—Federal Election Integrity 
Sec. 8931. Prohibition on campaign activities by chief State election adminis-
tration officials. 
Sec. 8932. Due process requirements for individuals proposed to be removed 
from list of eligible voters. 
Sec. 8933. Mandatory response by Attorney General to allegations of voter in-
timidation or suppression by law enforcement officers and 
other government officials. 
Subtitle N—Election Day as Legal Public Holiday 
Sec. 8941. Treatment of Election Day in same manner as legal public holiday 
for purposes of Federal employment. 
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Subtitle O—Other Election Administration Improvements 
Sec. 8951. Requirements for availability of sufficient polling places, equipment, 
and resources. 
Sec. 8952. Treatment of universities as voter registration agencies. 
Sec. 8953. Requiring States to accept student identifications for purposes of 
meeting voter identification requirements. 
Sec. 8954. Minimum notification requirements for voters affected by polling 
place changes. 
Sec. 8955. Voter information response systems and hotline. 
Sec. 8956. Reauthorization of election assistance commission. 
Sec. 8957. Application of laws to Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands. 
Sec. 8958. Repeal of exemption of Election Assistance Commission from certain 
government contracting requirements. 
Sec. 8959. Permitting Election Assistance Commission to exercise rulemaking 
authority. 
Sec. 8960. No effect on other laws. 
TITLE IX—PRISON REFORM 
Sec. 9001. Elimination of Federal contracts for privately run prisons within 3 
years. 
Sec. 9002. Prohibition on private entities running prisons housing State and 
local prisoners after 3 years. 
Sec. 9003. Freedom of Information Act applicable for contract prisons. 
Sec. 9004. Restrictions on the provision of inmate telephone and video service. 
Sec. 9005. Federal prisoner reentry initiative reauthorization; modification of 
imposed term of imprisonment. 
Sec. 9006. Reinstatement of parole. 
Sec. 9007. Termination of detention bed quota. 
Sec. 9008. Oversight of detention facilities. 
Sec. 9009. Prerelease custody. 
Sec. 9010. Purposes. 
Sec. 9011. National solitary confinement study and reform commission. 
Sec. 9012. Adoption and effect of national standards. 
Sec. 9013. Definitions. 
TITLE X—COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES 
Sec. 10001. Repeal of suspension of eligibility under the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 for grants, loans, and work assistance for drug-related 
offenses. 
Sec. 10002. Repeal of denial of assistance and benefits for certain drug-related 
convictions. 
Sec. 10003. Prohibition on criminal history inquiries prior to conditional offer 
for Federal employment. 
Sec. 10004. Prohibition on criminal history inquiries by contractors prior to 
conditional offer. 
Sec. 10005. Report on employment of individuals formerly incarcerated in Fed-
eral prisons. 
Sec. 10006. Penalty for unauthorized participation by convicted individual. 
Sec. 10007. Lowering the age for expungement of certain convictions for simple 
possession of controlled substances by nonviolent young offend-
ers. 
Sec. 10008. Residence of incarcerated individuals. 
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TITLE XI—GUN VIOLENCE 
Sec. 11001. Definitions of ‘‘intimate partner’’ and ‘‘misdemeanor crime of do-
mestic violence’’ expanded. 
Sec. 11002. Unlawful sale of firearm to a person subject to court order. 
Sec. 11003. List of persons subject to a restraining or similar order prohibited 
from possessing or receiving a firearm expanded. 
Sec. 11004. Stalking prohibitions. 
Sec. 11005. Findings. 
Sec. 11006. Research on mental health, gun violence, and how they intersect. 
Sec. 11007. Report on effects of gun violence on public health. 
Sec. 11008. Report on effects of gun violence on mental health in minority 
communities. 
(c) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Nearly 70 years have passed since the post- 
World War II economic recovery initiative known as 
the Marshall Plan spurred the fastest period of 
growth in European history. Industrial and agricul-
tural production skyrocketed. The poverty and star-
vation of the immediate postwar years disappeared, 
and Western Europe embarked upon an unprece-
dented two decades of growth that saw standards of 
living increase dramatically. 
(2) Whitney M. Young, who served as executive 
director of the National Urban League from 1961 to 
1971, first proposed a domestic Marshall Plan in 
1964. Many elements of his plan, which called for 
$145 billion in spending over 10 years, were incor-
porated into President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on 
Poverty legislation. 
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(3) In the 1990 edition of the State of Black 
America, National Urban League President John 
Jacob again called for an urban Marshall Plan. 
(4) In 2017, the National Urban League again 
called for an investment in America by introducing 
‘‘The Main Street Marshall Plan: From Poverty to 
Shared Prosperity.’’ The plan calls for investment in 
physical infrastructure such as roads, bridges and 
buildings, and for human development, such as edu-
cation, job training and health insurance. 
(5) African Americans were disproportionately 
battered by the Great Recession and have benefited 
least from the fragile economic recovery that has fol-
lowed and continue to lag behind in employment, en-
trepreneurship, 
education 
and 
homeownership, 
across all educational levels. 
(6) While the United States economy has 
emerged from the depths of the Great Recession, 
employment outcomes remain challenging for Afri-
can Americans. 
(7) The African American unemployment rate, 
at 6.9 percent, remains nearly twice the White un-
employment rate of 3.6 percent, a situation which 
has been true for nearly as long as unemployment 
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statistics have been recorded (since around the time 
of the Great Depression). 
(8) Unemployment remains particularly acute 
among African American youth between the ages of 
16 and 19. As of March 2018, the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics reported that the Black youth unemploy-
ment rate of those ages is 27.9 percent compared 
with 10.7 percent for White youth of this age. This 
dramatizes the tremendous employment challenges 
faced by African American youth who live in urban 
communities. 
(9) Although Census Data shows that Black- 
owned businesses are growing in number at a faster 
rate than for any other group, they have failed to re-
alize their full economic potential. 
(10) According to the Kauffman Foundation’s 
calculations from the U.S. Census Annual Survey of 
Entrepreneurs, while the average size of mature, 
non-minority-owned businesses is $2,300,000 in an-
nual revenue when they have been in business 11 to 
15 years, the average size of minority-owned busi-
nesses is only $1,600,000 at the same age. Minori-
ties own half as many businesses as non-minorities. 
The conclusion Kauffman draws: minority-owned 
businesses start smaller and stay smaller. 
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(11) Studies show that lifetime earnings go up 
for American adults with each level of educational 
attainment. 
(12) According to the National Center for Edu-
cation Statistics (NCES), in 2014 the median earn-
ings of young adults with a bachelor’s degree 
($49,900) were 66 percent higher than the median 
earnings of young adult high school completers 
($30,000). The median earnings of young adult high 
school completers were 20 percent higher than the 
median earnings of those without a high school cre-
dential ($25,000). Today, median lifetime earnings 
for those with a bachelor’s degree are $2,300,000 or 
74 percent more than those with just a high school 
diploma. 
(13) Despite overall gains nationally, gaps in 
college enrollment and completion by race persist. In 
2016, college enrollment for White students was 71 
percent, which was a six percent increase from 2000. 
From 2000 to 2015, enrollment of Black students 
went from 30.5 percent to 34.9 percent, and enroll-
ment of Latino students went from 21.7 percent to 
36.6 percent. Nationally, over two-thirds of all Asian 
and White students complete college within six years 
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compared to less than half of all Black and Latino 
students. 
(14) America’s public school population is ma-
jority minority and in 2044, the United States is ex-
pected to be a majority-minority nation where 
Whites will make up less than half of the population. 
Given this seismic shift in demographics, we must be 
more intentional about improving college readiness 
in our nation’s elementary and secondary schools 
and promoting access and success to post-secondary 
education for historically underrepresented students. 
(15) Homeownership is the primary means of 
building equity and passing on wealth from one gen-
eration to the next. This is especially true for Afri-
can Americans, where over 90 percent of wealth is 
in their homes, according to the Center for Global 
Policy Solutions. 
(16) Yet, African-American homeowners were 
three times more likely to be steered into subprime 
products, even when they qualified for conventional 
mortgages, in the years leading up to the financial 
crisis. The foreclosure rate for these loans was 10 
times greater than conventional mortgages. Con-
sequently, while the African-American homeowner-
ship rate peaked in 2004 at 50 percent, it is cur-
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rently only 41.2 percent and is projected to decrease 
to 40 percent by 2030. Reversing this trend is vital 
to American families, to communities, and to our na-
tional economy. 
(17) The United States needs a domestic Main-
stream Marshall plan that will combat poverty, pro-
mote equality and eliminate racial disparities. 
DIVISION A—JOBS 
TITLE I—MAIN STREET 
MARSHALL PLAN 
Subtitle A—In General 
SEC. 1001. SUBMISSION OF DATA RELATING TO DIVERSITY 
BY CERTAIN CONTRACTORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 47 of subtitle I of title 
41, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 4713. Submission of data relating to diversity by 
certain contractors 
‘‘(a) SUBMISSION
OF DATA.—In the case of the 
award of a contract in an amount of $5,000,000 or more 
to a covered contractor, the head of an executive agency 
shall require the contractor to submit, not later than 60 
days after the award of the contract, the following: 
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‘‘(1) Data on the racial, ethnic, and gender 
composition of the board of directors and the C-level 
executives of the covered contractor. 
‘‘(2) Data on the affiliation of any member of 
the board of directors or any C-level executive to a 
historically underrepresented group, including vet-
erans of the Armed Forces and individuals with dis-
abilities. 
‘‘(3) Any plan or strategy that exists on the 
date of the submission of data under this subsection 
to improve the diversity of the board of directors or 
the C-level executives of the covered contractor. 
‘‘(b) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) QUARTERLY REPORT TO GENERAL SERV-
ICES ADMINISTRATION.—After the end of a calendar 
quarter, each executive agency shall submit to the 
Administrator of General Services a report that in-
cludes the data submitted by contractors under sub-
section (a) during the quarter covered. 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS AND OF-
FICES OF MINORITY AND WOMEN INCLUSION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than Feb-
ruary 14 of each calendar year, the Adminis-
trator of General Services shall submit to Con-
gress and each Office of Minority and Women 
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Inclusion established under section 342 of the 
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer 
Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5452) an annual re-
port that— 
‘‘(i) includes the data submitted to 
the Administrator under paragraph (1) 
during the preceding calendar year and the 
data submitted under section 13(s) of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934; 
‘‘(ii) uses the data described in clause 
(i), as well as information from other reli-
able sources, to analyze the diversity of the 
board of directors and the C-level execu-
tives of each entity submitting data in 
comparison to the industry peers of such 
entity, including any trends and progress 
related to such diversity; and 
‘‘(iii) based on the analysis conducted 
under clause (ii), lists each entity submit-
ting data that is significantly lagging be-
hind the industry peers of such entity with 
respect to the diversity of the board of di-
rectors and the C-level executives. 
‘‘(B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Admin-
istrator of General Services shall make publicly 
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available each annual report submitted under 
subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(c) PUBLIC COMMENT.—After the end of the four- 
year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
section, and every four years thereafter, the Administrator 
of General Services shall review the implementation of the 
requirements of this section and provide an opportunity 
for public comment on such review. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COVERED CONTRACTOR.—The term ‘cov-
ered contractor’ means a for-profit business with an-
nual gross receipts in excess of $1,000,000,000 dur-
ing the year preceding the submission of a bid or 
proposal for a contract described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) C-LEVEL EXECUTIVE.—The term ‘C-level 
executive’ means the most senior executive officer, 
information officer, technology officer, financial offi-
cer, compliance officer, or security officer of a cov-
ered contractor.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 47 of such title is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 4712 the 
following new item: 
‘‘4713. Submission of data relating to diversity by certain contractors.’’. 
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SEC. 1002. SUBMISSION OF DATA RELATING TO DIVERSITY 
BY ISSUERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13 of the Securities Ex-
change Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(s) SUBMISSION OF DATA RELATING TO DIVER-
SITY.— 
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION OF DATA.—Each issuer re-
quired to file an annual report under subsection (a) 
shall disclose in that report, the following: 
‘‘(A) Data on the racial, ethnic, and gen-
der composition of the board of directors and 
the C-level executives of the issuer. 
‘‘(B) Data on the affiliation of any mem-
ber of the board of directors or any C-level ex-
ecutive of the issuer to a historically underrep-
resented group, including veterans of the 
Armed Forces and individuals with disabilities. 
‘‘(C) Any plan or strategy that exists on 
the date of the submission of data under this 
paragraph to improve the diversity of the board 
of directors or the C-level executives of the 
issuer. 
‘‘(2) C-LEVEL EXECUTIVE DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘C-level executive’ means the 
most senior executive officer, information officer, 
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technology officer, financial officer, compliance offi-
cer, or security officer of an issuer.’’. 
(b) CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REGULATIONS.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall revise 
paragraph (v) of section 229.407(c)(2) of title 17, Code 
of Federal Regulations, to require that when the descrip-
tion described in such paragraph is presented in a proxy 
or information statement relating to the election of direc-
tors, the qualities and skills described in such paragraph, 
along with the nominee’s gender, race, ethnicity, and affili-
ation with a historically underrepresented group should be 
presented in a chart or matrix form. 
SEC. 1003. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INFRASTRUCTURE 
SPENDING. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Our nation’s infrastructure serves as the ar-
teries that move people, goods, and information 
across our country. A strong infrastructure network 
is critically important to the growth of our economy 
and the overall health of each and every American. 
This is especially true for Americans in low-income 
and otherwise vulnerable communities struggling to 
access the rest of the world. 
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(2) In the traditional sense, the term ‘‘infra-
structure’’ has been largely understood to include 
our transportation infrastructure (roads, bridges, 
rails, airports, ports/waterways), electrical grid, tele-
communications (landline phone, cable, satellite), 
and public buildings. A 21st Century economy de-
mands a broader, more inclusive definition to ensure 
that we are fully considering all of our infrastructure 
needs. A newer definition should be expanded to in-
clude 
the 
following: 
energy-efficient 
housing; 
broadband; educational facilities, including access to 
traditional universities and community colleges, as 
well as Historically Black Colleges and Universities; 
forest roads and sidewalks/bike trails; parks; waste 
removal and treatment facilities; and programs con-
necting seniors to their communities. 
(3) Any effort to rebuild our nation’s crumbling 
infrastructure must include robust federal funding. 
Privatizing our nation’s infrastructure revitalization 
would shift the burden to cash-strapped states and 
cities while leaving out communities with the great-
est need: rural and low-income populations. Addi-
tionally, states and cities are less likely to take a re-
gional approach to investment, which is critical to 
ensuring national connectivity. Public-private part-
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nerships (P3s) have limited success funding infra-
structure projects. They are more expensive than 
conventional funding, often limiting competition and 
creating potential conflicts of interest. P3s would 
likely only consider projects that can provide a re-
turn on investment, as opposed to the broad infra-
structure modernization this country desperately 
needs. Ultimately, private infrastructure investment 
would only fund a narrow scope of projects and the 
limited projects fortunate enough to attract private 
funding would tax the very people they are intended 
to benefit through tolls and user fees. 
(4) Ensuring long-term investment is equally 
important to ensuring that investment is backed by 
robust public funding. Delivering reliable infrastruc-
ture requires the certainty and confidence that can 
only come with long-term funding. Congress needs to 
do away with short-term extensions and provide 
long-term authorization and spending measures that 
will authorize and fund our nation’s highway, public 
transit, aviation, and water infrastructure programs 
and projects at levels that are meaningful over the 
long-term. 
(5) Minority contractors should have the oppor-
tunity to rebuild their communities and employ 
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hardworking Americans along the way. Infrastruc-
ture investments should be disseminated through a 
transparent procurement process with aggressive 
contracting goals for Disadvantaged Business Enti-
ties and effective enforcement to root out fraudulent 
firms. Contractors and subcontractors should have 
the ability to employ local hiring preferences and 
subcontractors should receive prompt payment when 
services are rendered. 
(6) Infrastructure development should be inclu-
sive of underserved segments of the population, such 
as poor, rural, and elderly communities. Often times, 
infrastructure planning does not benefit the poorest 
communities and the infrastructure workforce tradi-
tionally lacks gender and racial diversity. A 21st 
Century economy should not exclude individuals 
from participation on the basis of demographics, ge-
ography, or financial means. Any infrastructure 
package must include innovative job training and 
workforce development initiatives to promote a di-
verse and inclusive labor pool. By ensuring partici-
pation from all individuals, we can provide equal op-
portunity for each and every American to contribute 
in meaningful ways to both the economy and the 
communities they call home. 
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(7) Climate change and the volatility that is as-
sociated with extreme weather events are only ex-
pected to worsen over time. More intense storms, 
rising sea levels, storm surges, and other unusual 
weather conditions are placing an immense strain on 
our nation’s infrastructure and the limited resources 
that we have to build and maintain it. As we plan 
for the future and conceptualize how we will build 
up our infrastructure, we need to consider the long- 
term viability of these projects to ensure that they 
are resilient to extreme weather. 
(8) A robust transportation network must con-
sider the changing demographics of its users and the 
subsequent changes in demand. Conventional trans-
portation planning relies heavily on motor vehicle 
traffic. However, many communities—particularly in 
urban areas—must now consider pedestrians, cy-
clists, public transit riders, ridesharing, and other 
users when evaluating the effectiveness of the trans-
portation ecosystem. 
(9) The development and adoption of autono-
mous vehicles, positive train control, NextGen, 
Smart City planning, and other technologies and 
transportation models is vastly altering the way we 
conceptualize, plan, and execute transportation pol-
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icy. The unique challenges that we face as a nation 
will only grow increasingly more complex as the pop-
ulation grows and the nature of our infrastructure 
becomes more interconnected. Any infrastructure 
package must not only address the immediate needs 
of our crumbling system, but also anticipate the 
needs of a generation to come. 
(10) Infrastructure impacts every American— 
regardless of background, economic status, or polit-
ical affiliation. 
SEC. 1004. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INFRASTRUCTURE 
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) America would need to spend approximately 
$1.44 trillion over the next 10 years to close the in-
frastructure gap. 
(2) The infrastructure workforce is aging at a 
rate where approximately 3,000,000 workers will 
need to be replaced over the next 10 years, 
compounding America’s infrastructure crisis. 
(3) Infrastructure jobs include a wide range of 
employment opportunities in both the public and pri-
vate sectors, including design, construction, oper-
ation, governance, and maintenance of America’s as-
sets. 
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(4) Infrastructure jobs provide competitive 
wages with low barriers to entry, many of which re-
quire on-the-job training in lieu of formal higher 
education. 
(5) In spite of rising income inequality, infra-
structure jobs paid approximately 30 percent more 
to low-income individuals than other occupations be-
tween the years of 2005 and 2015. 
(6) In the fourth quarter of 2016, African- 
Americans and Hispanics between the ages of 25 
and 34 had the highest unemployment levels at 8.6 
percent and 5.3 percent, respectively. 
(7) The unemployment rate for military vet-
erans serving in conflicts since September 11th, 
2001, has remained above the national unemploy-
ment rate, with the Federal Reserve of Chicago 
highlighting how wartime deployment can limit the 
types of training veterans receive that are transfer-
able to the civilian labor market. 
(8) The Federal government should make con-
certed efforts, by coordination with State and local 
governments, workforce development agencies, edu-
cational institutions, including Historically Black 
Colleges and Universities and Hispanic Serving In-
stitutions, to recruit, train, and retain America’s 
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next generation of infrastructure workers to close 
the workforce gap. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) any infrastructure spending bill enacted 
during the 115th Congress should include robust in-
vestments in workforce development programs that 
take meaningful actions to recruit and train individ-
uals from communities with high unemployment 
rates, including African-American communities, His-
panic communities, and American Indian tribal 
areas; 
(2) any infrastructure spending bill enacted 
during the 115th Congress should include robust in-
vestments in workforce development programs that 
take meaningful actions to recruit and train unem-
ployed veterans that have served in a conflict since 
September 11th, 2001; and 
(3) any infrastructure spending bill enacted 
during the 115th Congress should include meaning-
ful outreach efforts geared toward under-represented 
contractors, including minority- and women-owned 
businesses, veteran owned small businesses, service- 
disabled veteran owned small businesses, and 
offerors that employ veterans on a full-time basis. 
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SEC. 1005. QUALIFICATION OF REHABILITATION EXPENDI-
TURES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS FOR 
REHABILITATION CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 47(c)(2)(B)(v) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subclause: 
‘‘(III) CLAUSE NOT TO APPLY TO 
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.—This clause shall 
not apply in the case of any building 
which is a qualified public educational 
facility 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
142(k)(1), determined without regard 
to subparagraph (B) thereof) and 
used as such during some period be-
fore such expenditure and used as 
such immediately after such expendi-
ture.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than the date which is 5 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, after consultation with the heads 
of appropriate Federal agencies, shall report to Congress 
on the effects resulting from the amendment made by sub-
section (a). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 1006. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE 
DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fis-
cal year 2018 for ‘‘Environmental Protection Agency— 
State and Tribal Assistance Grants’’ for an additional 
amount for capitalization grants under section 1452 of the 
Safe Drinking Water Act in accordance with the provi-
sions under this account in title VII of division A of Public 
Law 111–5, $7,500,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2022. 
(b) BUDGETARY TREATMENT.—The amount appro-
priated under subsection (a)— 
(1) is designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985, except that such amount shall be 
available only if the President subsequently so des-
ignates such amount and transmits such designation 
to the Congress; and 
(2) shall be exempt from sequestration under 
such Act. 
SEC. 1007. HIGHWAY PROJECTS. 
Section 112 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) LOCAL HIRING.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, a State may establish local hiring 
bid specifications or consider the hiring of local 
workers in the evaluation of bids and proposals for 
a project under this title. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘local’ means the geographic 
boundaries of a local area, as defined by the con-
tracting agency, in which the project is located.’’. 
SEC. 1008. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS. 
Section 5325 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(l) LOCAL HIRING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, a recipient of assistance under this 
chapter may establish local hiring bid specifications 
or consider local hiring in the evaluation of bids and 
proposals for a project under this chapter. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘local’ means the geographic 
boundaries of a local area, as defined by the con-
tracting agency, in which the project is located.’’. 
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SEC. 1009. ESTABLISHMENT OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES 
FOR TRANSPORTATION ACCESSIBILITY. 
(a) CONNECTIVITY AND ACCESSIBILITY PERFORM-
ANCE MEASURES.—Section 150 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(7) 
MULTIMODAL
TRANSPORTATION 
CONNECTIVITY AND ACCESSIBILITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 years 
after the date of enactment of this paragraph, 
the Secretary shall issue such regulations as are 
necessary to establish performance measures re-
lating to transportation connectivity and acces-
sibility for States and metropolitan planning or-
ganizations to use to assess the connectivity 
and accessibility of roadways, public transit in-
frastructure, pedestrian and bikeway infrastruc-
ture, and other transportation infrastructure. 
‘‘(B) CONTENT.—The performance meas-
ures required under subparagraph (A) shall in-
clude measures to assess— 
‘‘(i) with respect to the general popu-
lation serviced by a transportation sys-
tem— 
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‘‘(I) the change in cumulative ac-
cess to employment opportunities; 
‘‘(II) multi-modal choice and en-
hanced interconnections among modes 
to— 
‘‘(aa) offer variety of choice 
between and among modes; 
‘‘(bb) provide accessible and 
reliable transportation for all 
users; and 
‘‘(cc) encourage travel de-
mand management; and 
‘‘(III) such other areas the Sec-
retary considers appropriate; and 
‘‘(ii) with respect to disadvantaged 
populations serviced by a transportation 
system— 
‘‘(I) transportation accessibility 
for disadvantaged populations; 
‘‘(II) change in cumulative job 
accessibility for disadvantaged popu-
lations; and 
‘‘(III) such other areas the Sec-
retary considers appropriate. 
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‘‘(C) DISADVANTAGED
POPULATION
DE-
FINED.—In this paragraph, the term ‘disadvan-
taged population’ means a low-income or minor-
ity population, or people with disabilities, as de-
termined by the Secretary.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘and (6)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(6), and (7)’’. 
(b) TITLE 23 METROPOLITAN PLANNING COORDINA-
TION.—Section 134(h)(2)(B) of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION 
ACCESSIBILITY PERFORMANCE TARGETS.— 
Selection of performance targets by a met-
ropolitan planning organization shall be co-
ordinated, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, with the relevant State and pro-
viders of public transportation to ensure 
consistency with section 150(c)(7).’’. 
(c) TITLE 49 METROPOLITAN PLANNING COORDINA-
TION.—Section 5303(h)(2)(B) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION 
ACCESSIBILITY PERFORMANCE TARGETS.— 
Selection of performance targets by a met-
ropolitan planning organization shall be co-
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ordinated, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, with the relevant State and pro-
viders of public transportation to ensure 
consistency with section 150(c)(7) of title 
23.’’. 
SEC. 1010. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR TIGER 
DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fis-
cal year 2018 for ‘‘Department of Transportation—Office 
of the Secretary—National Infrastructure Investments’’ 
for an additional amount in accordance with the provisions 
under this account in title I of division K of Public Law 
115–31, $7,500,000,000, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2022. 
(b) BUDGETARY TREATMENT.—The amount appro-
priated under subsection (a)— 
(1) is designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985, except that such amount shall be 
available only if the President subsequently so des-
ignates such amount and transmits such designation 
to the Congress; and 
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(2) shall be exempt from sequestration under 
such Act. 
SEC. 1011. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate. 
(2) BUREAU-FUNDED SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘Bu-
reau-funded school’’ has the meaning given to the 
term in section 1141 of the Education Amendments 
of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021). 
(3) COVERED
FUNDS.—The term ‘‘covered 
funds’’ means funds received— 
(A) under title I of this Act; or 
(B) from a school infrastructure bond. 
(4) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘elementary 
school’’, ‘‘local educational agency’’, ‘‘outlying area’’, 
and ‘‘secondary school’’ have the meanings given to 
the terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(5) PUBLIC
SCHOOL
FACILITIES.—The term 
‘‘public school facilities’’ means the facilities of a 
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public elementary school or a public secondary 
school. 
(6) 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.). 
(7) SCHOOL
INFRASTRUCTURE
BOND.—The 
term ‘‘school infrastructure bond’’ means a bond 
designated by the issuer as a school infrastructure 
bond under section 54BB of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 (as added by section 201). 
(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
(9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the 50 States and the District of Columbia. 
SEC. 1012. 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 
Act. 
(b) RESERVATION FOR OUTLYING AREAS, PUERTO 
RICO, AND BUREAU-FUNDED SCHOOLS.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years 
2018 through 2020, the Secretary shall reserve, 
from the amount appropriated to carry out this 
title— 
(A) one-half of 1 percent, to provide assist-
ance to the outlying areas; 
(B) one-half of 1 percent, to provide assist-
ance to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and 
(C) 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.—Sections 301 
through 304 shall apply to the use of funds reserved 
under paragraph (1). 
SEC. 1013. ALLOCATION TO STATES. 
(a) ALLOCATION TO STATES.— 
(1) STATE-BY-STATE
ALLOCATION.—Of the 
amount appropriated to carry out this title for each 
fiscal year and not reserved under section 101(b), 
each State that has a plan approved by the Sec-
retary 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 Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) for the 
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previous fiscal year relative to the total such amount 
received by all local educational agencies in every 
State that has a plan approved by the Secretary 
under subsection (b). 
(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 
Act, which shall include— 
(A) providing technical assistance to local 
educational agencies, including by— 
(i) identifying which State agencies 
have programs, resources, and expertise 
relevant to the activities supported by the 
allocation under this section; and 
(ii) coordinating the provision of tech-
nical assistance across such agencies; 
(B) in accordance with the guidance issued 
by the Secretary under section 307, developing 
an online, publicly searchable database that 
contains an inventory of all public school facili-
ties infrastructure in the State (including the 
facilities of Bureau-funded schools, as appro-
priate), including, with respect to each such fa-
cility, an identification of— 
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(i) 
the 
information 
described 
in 
clauses (i) through (vi) of subparagraph 
(F); 
(ii) the age (including an identifica-
tion of the date of any retrofits or recent 
renovations) of— 
(I) the facility; 
(II) its roof; 
(III) its lighting system; 
(IV) its windows; 
(V) its ceilings; 
(VI) its plumbing; and 
(VII) its heating, ventilation, and 
air conditioning system; 
(iii) fire safety inspection results; and 
(iv) the proximity of the facilities to 
toxic sites or the vulnerability of the facili-
ties to natural disasters, including the ex-
tent to which facilities that are vulnerable 
to natural disasters are seismically retro-
fitted; 
(C) updating the database developed under 
subparagraph (B) not less frequently than once 
every 2 years; 
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(D) ensuring that the information in the 
database developed under subparagraph (B)— 
(i) is posted on a publicly accessible 
website of the State; and 
(ii) is regularly distributed to local 
educational agencies and Tribal govern-
ments in the State; 
(E) issuing or reviewing regulations to en-
sure the health and safety of students and staff 
during construction or renovation projects; and 
(F) issuing or reviewing regulations to en-
sure safe, healthy, and high-performing school 
buildings, including regulations governing— 
(i) indoor air quality and ventilation, 
including exposure to carbon monoxide and 
carbon dioxide; 
(ii) mold, mildew, and moisture con-
trol; 
(iii) the safety of drinking water at 
the tap and water used for meal prepara-
tion, including regulations that— 
(I) address presence of lead and 
other contaminants in such water; and 
(II) require the regular testing of 
the potability of water at the tap; 
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(iv) energy and water efficiency; 
(v) excessive classroom noise; and 
(vi) the levels of maintenance work, 
operational spending, and capital invest-
ment needed to maintain the quality of 
public school facilities; and 
(G) creating a plan to reduce or eliminate 
exposure to toxins and chemicals, including 
mercury, radon, PCBs, lead, vapor intrusions, 
and asbestos. 
(b) STATE PLAN.— 
(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 103; 
(D) identifies how long, and at what levels, 
the State will maintain fiscal effort for the ac-
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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: 
(1) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The State shall 
contribute, from non-Federal sources, an amount 
equal to 10 percent of the amount of the allocation 
received under this section to carry out the activities 
supported by the allocation. 
(2) MAINTENANCE
OF
EFFORT.—The State 
shall provide an assurance to the Secretary that the 
combined fiscal effort per student or the aggregate 
expenditures of the State with respect to the activi-
ties supported by the allocation under this section 
for fiscal years beginning with the fiscal year for 
which the allocation is received will be not less than 
90 percent of the combined fiscal effort or aggregate 
expenditures by the State for such purposes for the 
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year preceding the fiscal year for which the alloca-
tion is received. 
(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. 
SEC. 1014. 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 
102(a) and contributed by the State under section 
102(c)(1), the State shall award grants to qualified 
local educational agencies, on a competitive basis, to 
carry out the activities described in section 301(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 
301(b). 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section a qualified local educational agency— 
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(1) shall be among the local educational agen-
cies in the State— 
(A) with the greatest need to improve pub-
lic school facilities, as determined by the State, 
which may include consideration of threats 
posed by the proximity of the facilities to toxic 
sites or the vulnerability of the facilities to nat-
ural disasters; 
(B) with the highest numbers or percent-
ages of students counted under section 1124(c) 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6333(c)); and 
(C) with the most limited capacity to raise 
funds for the long-term improvement of public 
school facilities, as determined by an assess-
ment of— 
(i) the current and historic ability of 
the agency to raise funds for construction, 
renovation, modernization, and major re-
pair projects for schools; 
(ii) whether the agency has been able 
to issue bonds or receive other funds to 
support construction projects, including— 
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(I) qualified school construction 
bonds under section 54F of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986; 
(II) 
qualified 
zone 
academy 
bonds under section 1397E of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986; 
(III) school infrastructure bonds 
under section 54BB of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by 
section 201); and 
(IV) funds made available under 
7007 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7707); and 
(iii) the bond rating of the agency; 
and 
(2) shall agree to prioritize the improvement 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 cal-
culated using comparable data from the schools that 
feed into the high school), as compared to other pub-
lic schools in the jurisdiction of the agency. 
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(c) PRIORITY
OF GRANTS.—In awarding grants 
under this section, the State shall give priority to local 
educational agencies that— 
(1) demonstrate the greatest need for such a 
grant, as determined by a comparison of the factors 
described in subsection (b); 
(2) will use the grant to improve the facilities 
of— 
(A) elementary schools or middle schools 
that have an enrollment of students who are eli-
gible 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 enroll-
ment at such schools; or 
(B) high schools that have an enrollment 
of students who are eligible for a free or re-
duced price lunch under such Act that con-
stitutes 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); 
(3) operate public school facilities that pose a 
severe health and safety threat to students and staff, 
which may include a threat posed by the proximity 
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of the facilities to toxic sites or the vulnerability of 
the facilities to natural disasters; and 
(4) serve elementary schools or secondary 
schools that lack access to high-speed broadband 
sufficient to support digital learning (only in the 
case of an agency that will use the grant improve 
such access in accordance with section 301(b)). 
(d) APPLICATION.—To be considered for a grant 
under this section, a qualified local educational agency 
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; and 
(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. 
(e) FACILITIES MASTER PLAN.— 
(1) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after receiving a grant under this section, a qualified 
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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 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 hazardous and 
toxic substances and chemicals; 
(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 on the design of current 
and future public school facilities, as well as the 
financial implications of such enrollment levels; 
and 
(F) the dollar amount and percentage of 
funds the local educational agency will dedicate 
to capital construction projects as well as main-
tenance and operations related to maintaining 
public school facilities. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—In developing the facili-
ties master plan required under paragraph (1), the 
qualified local educational agency shall consult with 
teachers, principals and other school leaders, custo-
dial and maintenance staff, emergency first respond-
ers, school facilities directors, students and families, 
community residents, and Indian Tribes and Tribal 
organizations (as applicable). 
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(f) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—A qualified local 
educational agency shall use an allocation received under 
this section only to supplement the level of Federal, State, 
and local public funds that would, in the absence of such 
allocation, be made available for the activities supported 
by the allocation, and not to supplant such funds. 
SEC. 1015. ANNUAL REPORT ON GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30 of 
each fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the projects carried 
out with funds made available under this title. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) 
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 
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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; 
(C) the projects for which the agency used 
the grant received under this title; 
(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 website of the Agency; and 
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(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— 
(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 website of the State; and 
(3) regularly distribute the information to local 
educational agencies and Tribal governments in the 
State. 
SEC. 1016. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There 
are 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$7,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 
2027 to carry out this title. 
SEC. 1017. SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE BONDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding after section 54AA the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 54BB. SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE BONDS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If a taxpayer holds a school in-
frastructure bond on one or more interest payment dates 
of the bond during any taxable year, there shall be allowed 
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as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for 
the taxable year an amount equal to the sum of the credits 
determined under subsection (b) with respect to such 
dates. 
‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF CREDIT.—The amount of the credit 
determined under this subsection with respect to any in-
terest payment date for a school infrastructure bond is 
100 percent of the amount of interest payable by the 
issuer with respect to such date. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION BASED ON AMOUNT OF TAX.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The credit allowed under 
subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed 
the excess of— 
‘‘(A) the sum of the regular tax liability 
(as defined in section 26(b)) plus the tax im-
posed by section 55, over 
‘‘(B) the sum of the credits allowable 
under this part (other than subpart C and this 
subpart). 
‘‘(2) CARRYOVER OF UNUSED CREDIT.—If the 
credit allowable under subsection (a) exceeds the 
limitation imposed by paragraph (1) for such taxable 
year, such excess shall be carried to the succeeding 
taxable year and added to the credit allowable under 
subsection (a) for such taxable year (determined be-
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fore the application of paragraph (1) for such suc-
ceeding taxable year). 
‘‘(d) SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE BOND.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘school infrastructure bond’ means 
any bond issued as part of an issue if— 
‘‘(A) 100 percent of the available project 
proceeds of such issue are to be used for the 
purposes described in section 301 of the Jobs 
and Justice Act of 2018, 
‘‘(B) the interest on such obligation would 
(but for this section) be excludable from gross 
income under section 103, 
‘‘(C) the issue meets the requirements of 
paragraph (3), and 
‘‘(D) the issuer designates such bond for 
purposes of this section. 
‘‘(2) APPLICABLE RULES.—For purposes of ap-
plying paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) for purposes of section 149(b), a 
school infrastructure bond shall not be treated 
as federally guaranteed by reason of the credit 
allowed under subsection (a) or section 6431, 
‘‘(B) for purposes of section 148, the yield 
on a school infrastructure bond shall be deter-
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mined without regard to the credit allowed 
under subsection (a), and 
‘‘(C) a bond shall not be treated as a 
school infrastructure bond if the issue price has 
more than a de minimis amount (determined 
under rules similar to the rules of section 
1273(a)(3)) of premium over the stated prin-
cipal amount of the bond. 
‘‘(3) 6-YEAR EXPENDITURE PERIOD.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—An issue shall be 
treated as meeting the requirements of this 
paragraph if, as of the date of issuance, the 
issuer reasonably expects 100 percent of the 
available project proceeds to be spent for pur-
poses described in section 301 of the Jobs and 
Justice Act of 2018 within the 6-year period be-
ginning on such date of issuance. 
‘‘(B) 
FAILURE
TO
SPEND
REQUIRED 
AMOUNT
OF
BOND
PROCEEDS
WITHIN
YEARS.—To the extent that less than 100 per-
cent of the available project proceeds of the 
issue are expended at the close of the period de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) with respect to 
such issue, the issuer shall redeem all of the 
nonqualified bonds within 90 days after the end 
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of such period. For purposes of this paragraph, 
the amount of the nonqualified bonds required 
to be redeemed shall be determined in the same 
manner as under section 142. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATION
ON AMOUNT
OF BONDS DES-
IGNATED.—The maximum aggregate face amount of 
bonds issued during any calendar year which may be des-
ignated under subsection (d) by any issuer shall not exceed 
the limitation amount allocated under subsection (g) for 
such calendar year to such issuer. 
‘‘(f) NATIONAL LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF BONDS 
DESIGNATED.—The national qualified school infrastruc-
ture bond limitation for each calendar year is— 
‘‘(1) $10,000,000,000 for 2018, 
‘‘(2) $10,000,000,000 for 2019, and 
‘‘(3) $10,000,000,000 for 2020. 
‘‘(g) ALLOCATION OF LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(1) ALLOCATION AMONG STATES.— 
‘‘(A) Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
the limitation applicable under subsection (f) 
for any calendar year shall be allocated by the 
Secretary among the States in proportion to the 
respective amounts received by all local edu-
cational agencies in each State under part A of 
title I of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
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cation 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 educational agen-
cies in for the most recent fiscal year ending 
before such calendar year. 
‘‘(B) Subject to subparagraph (C), the lim-
itation amount allocated to a State under sub-
paragraph (A) shall be allocated by the State 
educational agency (or such other agency as is 
authorized under State law to make such alloca-
tion) to issuers within such State in accordance 
with the priorities described in section 103(c) 
the of the Jobs and Justice Act of 2018 (as in 
effect on the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion) and the eligibility requirements described 
in section 103(b) of such Act, except that para-
graph (1)(C) of such section shall not apply to 
the determination of eligibility for such alloca-
tion. 
‘‘(C) Up to 10 percent of the limitation 
amount allocated to a State under subpara-
graph (A) may be allocated by the State to 
issuers within such State to carry out activities 
to improve digital learning in accordance with 
section 301(b) of the Jobs and Justice Act of 
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2018 (as in effect on the date of the enactment 
of this section). 
‘‘(2) 
ALLOCATIONS
TO
CERTAIN
POSSES-
SIONS.—The amount to be allocated under para-
graph (1) to possessions of the United States other 
than Puerto Rico for a calendar year shall be one- 
half of 1 percent of national qualified school infra-
structure bond limitation for such year. In making 
other allocations, the amount to be allocated under 
paragraph (1) shall be reduced by the aggregate 
amount allocated under this paragraph and para-
graph (3). 
‘‘(3) ALLOCATIONS FOR INDIAN SCHOOLS.—The 
amount to be allocated under paragraph (1) to the 
Secretary of the Interior for schools funded by the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs for a calendar year shall 
be one-half of 1 percent of national qualified school 
infrastructure bond limitation for such year. Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, in the case 
of amounts allocated under the preceding sentence, 
Indian tribal governments (as defined in section 
7701(a)(40)) shall be treated as qualified issuers for 
purposes of this subchapter. 
‘‘(h) INTEREST PAYMENT DATE.—For purposes of 
this section, the term ‘interest payment date’ means any 
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date on which the holder of record of the school infrastruc-
ture bond is entitled to a payment of interest under such 
bond. 
‘‘(i) SPECIAL RULES.— 
‘‘(1) INTEREST ON SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE 
BONDS
INCLUDIBLE
IN
GROSS
INCOME
FOR
FED-
ERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES.—For purposes of this 
title, interest on any school infrastructure bond shall 
be includible in gross income. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN RULES.—Rules 
similar to the rules of subsections (f), (g), (h), and 
(i) of section 54A shall apply for purposes of the 
credit allowed under subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LABOR STAND-
ARDS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
a school infrastructure bond shall be treated as a 
qualified school construction bond for purposes of 
the application of section 1601 of the American Re-
covery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 
111–5; 26 U.S.C. 54C note.).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) The table of subparts for part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by 
amending the item related to subpart J to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SUBPART J—CERTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE BONDS’’. 
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(2) The table of chapters for subpart J of part 
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 54BB. School infrastructure bonds.’’. 
(c) TRANSITIONAL
COORDINATION
WITH
STATE 
LAW.—Except as otherwise provided by a State after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the interest on any 
school infrastructure bond (as defined in section 54BB of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this sec-
tion) and the amount of any credit determined under such 
section with respect to such bond shall be treated for pur-
poses of the income tax laws of such State as being exempt 
from Federal income tax. 
(d) CREDIT FOR QUALIFIED BONDS ALLOWED TO 
ISSUER.—Paragraph (3) of section 6431(f) of such Code 
is amended by inserting ‘‘any school infrastructure bond 
(as defined in section 54BB) or’’ before ‘‘any qualified tax 
credit bond’’. 
(e) SEQUESTRATION.—Subparagraph (A) of section 
255(g)(1) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985 is amended by adding before ‘‘Postal 
Service Fund’’ the following: ‘‘Payments under section 
54BB of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.’’ 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to obligations issued after Decem-
ber 31, 2017. 
SEC. 1019. ANNUAL REPORT ON BOND PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30 of 
each fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the school infra-
structure bond program. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) 
shall include, with respect to the fiscal year preceding the 
year in which the report is submitted, the following: 
(1) An identification of— 
(A) each local educational agency that re-
ceived funds from a school infrastructure bond; 
and 
(B) each local educational agency that was 
eligible to receive such funds— 
(i) but did not receive such funds; or 
(ii) received less than the maximum 
amount of funds for which the agency was 
eligible. 
(2) With respect to each local educational agen-
cy described in paragraph (1)— 
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(A) an assessment of the capacity of the 
agency to raise funds for the long-term im-
provement of public school facilities, as deter-
mined by an assessment of— 
(i) the current and historic ability of 
the agency to raise funds for construction, 
renovation, modernization, and major re-
pair projects for schools, including the abil-
ity of the agency to raise funds through 
imposition of property taxes; 
(ii) whether the agency has been able 
to issue bonds to fund construction 
projects, including such bonds as— 
(I) qualified school construction 
bonds under section 54F of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986; 
(II) 
qualified 
zone 
academy 
bonds under section 1397E of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986; and 
(III) school infrastructure bonds; 
and 
(iii) the bond rating of the agency; 
(B) the demographic composition of the 
student population served by the agency, 
disaggregated by— 
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(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.); 
(C) the population density of the geo-
graphic area served by the agency; 
(D) a description of the projects carried 
out with funds received from school infrastruc-
ture bonds; 
(E) a description of the demonstrable or 
expected benefits of the projects; and 
(F) the estimated number of jobs created 
by the projects. 
(3) The total dollar amount of all funds re-
ceived by local educational agencies from school in-
frastructure bonds. 
(4) Any other factors that the Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
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(c) INFORMATION COLLECTION.—A State or local 
educational agency that receives funds from a school infra-
structure bond shall— 
(1) annually compile the information necessary 
for the Secretary to determine the elements de-
scribed in subsection (b); and 
(2) report the information to the Secretary at 
such time and in such manner as the Secretary may 
require. 
SEC. 1020. ALLOWABLE USES OF FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in section 302, 
a local educational agency that receives covered funds may 
use such funds to— 
(1) develop the facilities master plan required 
under section 103(e); 
(2) construct, modernize, renovate, or retrofit 
public school facilities, which may include seismic 
retrofitting for schools vulnerable to natural disas-
ters; 
(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; 
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(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; 
(8) reduce current or anticipated overcrowding 
in public school facilities; 
(9) ensure the building envelopes of public 
school facilities are structurally sound, secure, and 
protects occupants and interiors from the elements; 
(10) improve energy and water efficiency to 
lower the costs of energy and water consumption in 
public school facilities; 
(11) improve indoor air quality in public school 
facilities; 
(12) reduce or eliminate the presence of— 
(A) toxins and chemicals, including mer-
cury, radon, PCBs, lead, and asbestos; 
(B) mold and mildew; or 
(C) rodents and pests; 
(13) 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; 
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(14) bring public school facilities into compli-
ance with applicable fire, health, and safety codes; 
(15) 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); 
(16) provide instructional program space im-
provements for programs relating to early learning 
(including early learning programs operated by part-
ners of the agency), special education, science, tech-
nology, career and technical education, physical edu-
cation, or the arts; 
(17) increase the use of public school facilities 
for the purpose of community-based partnerships 
that provide students with academic, health, and so-
cial services; 
(18) ensure the health of students and staff 
during the construction or modernization of public 
school facilities; or 
(19) reduce or eliminate excessive classroom 
noise. 
(b) ALLOWANCE FOR DIGITAL LEARNING.—A local 
educational agency may use funds received under section 
103(a)(2) or proceeds from a school infrastructure bond 
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limitation allocated under section 54BB(g)(1)(C) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by section 201) 
to leverage existing public programs or public-private part-
nerships to expand access to high-speed broadband suffi-
cient for digital learning. 
SEC. 1021. 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; 
(4) central offices, operation centers, or other 
facilities that are not primarily used to educate stu-
dents; or 
(5) digital infrastructure or handheld digital de-
vices. 
SEC. 1022. 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 
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or renovation that is certified, verified, or consistent with 
any 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; 
(4) a program that— 
(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 2018, 60 percent; 
(2) for fiscal year 2019, 70 percent; 
(3) for fiscal year 2020; 80 percent; 
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(4) for fiscal year 2021, 90 percent; and 
(5) for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027, 
100 percent. 
SEC. 1023. USE OF AMERICAN IRON, STEEL, AND MANUFAC-
TURED 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— 
(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 
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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-
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 
include— 
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(i) steel or iron material or products 
manufactured abroad from semi-finished 
steel or iron from the United States; and 
(ii) or iron material or products man-
ufactured 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 
(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. 1024. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the date that is 
2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
the appropriate 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) the types of projects carried out with cov-
ered funds; 
(2) the geographic distribution of the projects; 
(3) an assessment of the impact of the projects 
on the health and safety of school staff and stu-
dents; and 
(4) how the Secretary or States could make 
covered funds more accessible— 
(A) to schools with highest numbers and 
percentages of students counted under section 
1124(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation 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 enactment of this Act; and 
(2) on a date that is between 10 and 11 years 
after such date of enactment. 
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SEC. 1025. 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 Act, the Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall— 
(1) carry out a comprehensive study of the 
physical conditions of public schools in the United 
States, including schools that received covered funds 
schools that did not receive such funds; and 
(2) submit a report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees that includes that results of the 
study. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each study and report under sub-
section (a) shall include an assessment of— 
(1) the effect of school facility conditions on 
student and staff health and safety; 
(2) the effect of school facility conditions on 
student academic outcomes; 
(3) the condition of school facilities, set forth 
separately by geographic region; 
(4) the condition of school facilities for eco-
nomically disadvantaged students as well as students 
from major racial and ethnic subgroups; and 
(5) the accessibility of school facilities for stu-
dents and staff with disabilities. 
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SEC. 1026. DEVELOPMENT OF DATA STANDARDS. 
(a) DATA STANDARDS.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, 
in consultation with the officials described in subsection 
(b), shall— 
(1) identify the data that States should collect 
and include in the databases developed under section 
102(a)(2)(B); 
(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. 1027. INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es-
tablish a clearinghouse to disseminate information on Fed-
eral programs and financing mechanisms that may be 
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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— 
(1) consult with the officials described in sec-
tion 307(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, local education 
agencies, and schools to effectively access and use 
such Federal programs and financing mechanisms. 
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SEC. 1028. 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 appro-
priated— 
‘‘(1) $17,406,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
‘‘(2) $50,406,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 
and 2019; and 
‘‘(3) $52,756,765 for fiscal year 2020.’’. 
Subtitle B—Building Resiliency 
SEC. 1201. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this subtitle, the following definitions 
shall apply: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a State; 
(B) a unit of general local government; 
(C) an Indian tribe; or 
(D) a regional entity comprised of entities 
described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C). 
(2) NATIONAL CENTER.—The term ‘‘National 
Center’’ means the National Research Center for 
Resilience established under section 143. 
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(3) RESILIENCE.—The term ‘‘resilience’’ means 
the ability to prepare and plan for, absorb, recover 
from, and more successfully adapt to disasters, 
chronic stresses, and acute shocks, including any 
hurricane, tornado, storm, high water, recurrent 
flooding, wind-driven water, tidal wave, tsunami, 
earthquake, 
volcanic 
eruption, 
fire, 
landslide, 
mudslide, snowstorm, or drought. 
(4) RESILIENCE GRANT.—The term ‘‘resilience 
grant’’ means a grant awarded under section 142. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 
(6) STATE; UNIT OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERN-
MENT; INDIAN TRIBE.—The terms ‘‘State’’, ‘‘unit of 
general local government’’, and ‘‘Indian tribe’’ have 
the meanings given such terms in section 102 of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 
(42 U.S.C. 5302). 
SEC. 1202. COMMUNITY RESILIENCE GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development shall carry out a Community Resil-
ience Grant Program under this section to provide assist-
ance to communities for increasing resilience to chronic 
stresses and acute shocks, including improving long-term 
resilience of infrastructure and housing. 
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(b) GRANTEES.—Grant amounts shall be awarded on 
a competitive basis, as provided under section 102 of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform 
Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545), only to eligible entities, 
within whose boundaries or jurisdictions are located any 
area for which a major disaster was declared pursuant to 
section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170), during the 
5-year period ending upon the date on which the eligible 
entity submits an application for such a grant. 
(c) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts from a resilience 
grant may be used only for activities authorized 
under either section 105 or 108 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5305, 5308), but not including activities under para-
graphs (9) and (10) of such section 105(a). 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall con-
sult with the Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency, the Chief of Engineers 
and Commanding General of the United States 
Army Corps of Engineers, the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, and the Secretary 
of Transportation before awarding a resilience grant 
to ensure that there is no duplication of assistance 
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with respect to activities carried out with amounts 
provided from a resilience grant. 
(d) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require 
each recipient of a resilience grant to supplement 
the amounts of the grant with an amount of funds 
from non-Federal sources that is not less than 50 
percent of the amount of the resilience grant. 
(2) FORM OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—Supple-
mental funds provided under paragraph (1) may in-
clude any non-monetary, in-kind contributions in 
connection with activities carried out under the plan 
approved under subsection (e) for the grant recipi-
ent. 
(e) APPLICATION; SELECTION; SELECTION CRITERIA; 
PLANS.— 
(1) APPLICATIONS.— 
(A) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall 
provide for eligible entities to submit applica-
tions for resilience grants. 
(B) PLANS FOR USE OF GRANT FUNDS.— 
The Secretary shall require each application for 
a resilience grant to include a plan detailing the 
proposed use of all grant funds, including how 
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the use of such funds will address long-term re-
silience of infrastructure and housing. 
(2) REVIEW AND SELECTION; CRITERIA FOR SE-
LECTION.— 
(A) COMPETITION.—Resilience grants shall 
be awarded on a competitive basis and the Sec-
retary shall establish and utilize a transparent, 
reliable, and valid system for reviewing and 
evaluating applications for resilience grants, in 
accordance with section 102 of the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development Reform 
Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545). 
(B) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish, by notice, and utilize criteria for selecting 
applications to be funded under this section, 
which shall— 
(i) be based primarily on a determina-
tion of greatest need, as such term is de-
fined by the Secretary; 
(ii) provide due consideration to other 
enumerated factors, including the ability of 
the plan for use of grant funds required 
under paragraph (1)(B) to increase an ap-
plicant’s resilience, and the capacity of the 
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applicant to successfully implement the ac-
tivities described in such plan; 
(iii) provide that the Secretary shall 
consider that an application that includes a 
plan for use of grant funds that consists of 
a resilience or mitigation plan previously 
approved by another Federal agency, in-
cluding a hazard mitigation plan developed 
under section 322 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165), shall be suffi-
cient for purposes of paragraph (1)(B) if, 
together with such plan, the applicant in-
cludes a detailed description regarding use 
of all grant funds provided under this sec-
tion; 
(iv) give consideration to the need for 
resilience grants to be awarded to eligible 
entities in each region of the United 
States; and 
(v) give consideration to applicants 
whose plans submitted under paragraph 
(1)(B) propose innovative approaches to 
increasing community resilience to extreme 
weather, including increasing long-term re-
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silience of infrastructure and housing and 
economic resilience. 
(f) 
ADMINISTRATION; 
TREATMENT
AS
CDBG 
FUNDS.—Except as otherwise provided by this subtitle, 
amounts appropriated, revenues generated, or amounts 
otherwise made available to eligible entities under this sec-
tion shall be treated as though such funds were commu-
nity development block grant funds under title I of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.). 
(g) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS.— 
(1) ASSUMPTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In order to ensure that 
the policies of the National Environmental Pol-
icy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and 
other provisions of law which further the pur-
poses of such Act (as specified in regulations 
issued by the Secretary) are most effectively im-
plemented in connection with the expenditure of 
funds under this section, and to assure to the 
public undiminished protection of the environ-
ment, the Secretary, in lieu of the environ-
mental protection procedures otherwise applica-
ble, may under regulations provide for the re-
lease of funds for particular projects to recipi-
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ents of resilience grants who assume all of the 
responsibilities for environmental review, deci-
sionmaking, and action pursuant to such Act, 
and such other provisions of law as the regula-
tions of the Secretary specify, that would apply 
to the Secretary were the Secretary to under-
take such projects as Federal projects. 
(B) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall 
issue regulations to carry out this paragraph 
only after consultation with the Council on En-
vironmental Quality. 
(2) SUBMISSION OF CERTIFICATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ap-
prove the release of funds for projects subject 
to the procedures authorized by this subsection 
only if, at least 15 days prior to such approval 
and prior to any commitment of funds to such 
projects other than for purposes authorized by 
section 105(a)(12) of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5305(a)(12)), or for environmental studies, the 
recipient of a resilience grant has submitted to 
the Secretary a request for such release accom-
panied by a certification which meets the re-
quirements of paragraph (3). 
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(B) SATISFACTION
OF
ENVIRONMENTAL 
LAWS.—The Secretary’s approval of any such 
certification shall be deemed to satisfy the Sec-
retary’s responsibilities under the National En-
vironmental Policy Act of 1969 and such other 
provisions of law as the regulations of the Sec-
retary specify insofar as those responsibilities 
relate to the releases of funds for projects to be 
carried out pursuant thereto which are covered 
by such certification. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS
OF
CERTIFICATION.—A 
certification under the procedures authorized by this 
subsection shall— 
(A) be in a form acceptable to the Sec-
retary; 
(B) be executed by the chief executive offi-
cer or other officer of the recipient of a resil-
ience grant who is qualified under regulations 
of the Secretary; 
(C) specify that the recipient of the resil-
ience grant has fully carried out its responsibil-
ities as described under paragraph (1) of this 
subsection; and 
(D) specify that the certifying officer— 
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(i) consents to assume the status of a 
responsible Federal official under the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and each provision of law specified in regu-
lations issued by the Secretary insofar as 
the provisions of such Act or other such 
provision of law apply pursuant to para-
graph (1) of this subsection; and 
(ii) is authorized and consents on be-
half of the recipient of the resilience grant 
and the certifying office to accept the ju-
risdiction of the Federal courts for the 
purpose of enforcement of his responsibil-
ities as such an official. 
(4) GRANTS TO STATES.—In the case of a resil-
ience grant made to a State— 
(A) the State shall perform those actions 
of the Secretary described in paragraph (2); 
and 
(B) the performance of such actions shall 
be deemed to satisfy the Secretary’s responsibil-
ities referred to in subparagraph (B) of such 
paragraph. 
(5) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall 
implement this subsection in a manner consistent 
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with the implementation of section 104(g) of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 
(42 U.S.C. 5304(g)). 
SEC. 1203. NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR RESILIENCE. 
(a) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Office of Policy Development and Research, 
shall— 
(1) select, on a competitive basis, a single non-
profit organization having a national reputation for 
expertise in resilience research and capacity building 
to develop a National Research Center for Resil-
ience; and 
(2) subject only to the availability of amounts 
provided in appropriation Acts, make annual grants 
of amounts made available pursuant to section 
146(b)(1) for the establishment and operation of the 
National Center. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—The National Center shall— 
(1) collaborate with institutions of higher edu-
cation as partners to create a best practices sharing 
network to support the programs and activities car-
ried out with resilience grants; 
(2) coordinate with any other relevant centers 
and entities throughout the Federal Government on 
efforts relating to improving community resilience; 
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(3) collect and disseminate research and other 
information about evidence-based and promising 
practices related to resilience to inform the efforts of 
research partners and to support the programs and 
activities carried out with resilience grants; 
(4) increase the public’s knowledge and under-
standing of effective practices to improve regional 
and community resilience throughout the United 
States; and 
(5) make grants under subsection (d) for Re-
gional Centers for Resilience. 
(c) DISSEMINATION OF PROVEN PRACTICES.—The 
Secretary shall collect information from the National Cen-
ter regarding its activities and research and shall develop, 
manage, and regularly update an online site to dissemi-
nate proven practices for improving community resilience. 
(d) GRANTS FOR REGIONAL CENTERS FOR RESIL-
IENCE.— 
(1) GRANT
PROGRAM.—The National Center 
shall carry out a program to make grants to institu-
tions of higher education, or other non-profit organi-
zations, having a national reputation to establish a 
Regional Center for Resilience in each of the 10 re-
gions of the Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment, as that shall serve as regional research 
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partners with recipients of resilience grants that are 
located in the same geographic region as such insti-
tution, in collaboration with the National Center. 
(2) SUPPORT
SERVICES.—A Regional Center 
for Resilience receiving a grant under this section 
shall use such grant amounts to— 
(A) provide research support to recipients 
of resilience grants, including support services 
for data collection, general research, and anal-
ysis to assess the progress of activities carried 
out with resilience grants; 
(B) provide technical assistance to prospec-
tive applicants for, and recipients of, resilience 
grants; and 
(C) collaborate with and share information 
with the National Center. 
SEC. 1204. ANNUAL PROGRAMS REPORT. 
The Secretary shall annually submit to the Congress, 
and make publicly available, a report on the programs car-
ried out under this subtitle, which shall evaluate the per-
formance of such programs using the program perform-
ance metrics established under Executive Order 13576 (76 
Fed. Reg. 35297), or any subsequent replacement execu-
tive order. 
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SEC. 1205. GAO REPORTS. 
(a) ACCESS
TO INFORMATION.—The Comptroller 
General of the United States shall have access to all infor-
mation regarding and generated by the programs carried 
out under this subtitle. 
(b) REPORTS.—Not later than the expiration of the 
2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this Act, and every two years thereafter, the Comptroller 
General shall submit to the Congress a report analyzing 
and assessing the performance of the programs carried out 
under this subtitle. 
SEC. 1206. FUNDING. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle 
$1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 
2023. 
(b) ALLOCATION.—Of any amounts appropriated for 
each such fiscal year— 
(1) 1.0 percent shall be available for grants 
under section 143; 
(2) 0.1 percent shall be available to the Office 
of Community Planning and Development for nec-
essary costs, including information technology costs 
and salaries and expenses, of administering and 
overseeing funds made available for grants under 
sections 142 and 143; and 
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(3) the remainder shall be available for resil-
ience grants under section 142. 
TITLE II—POVERTY 
SEC. 2001. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR ASSISTANCE IN 
PERSISTENT POVERTY COUNTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, of the funds made available (if any) in each 
of fiscal years 2019 through 2028 in any appropriations 
Act for each of the following accounts or activities, 10 per-
cent of such funds shall be allocated for assistance in per-
sistent poverty counties: 
(1) ‘‘Department of Agriculture, Rural Develop-
ment Programs’’. 
(2) ‘‘Department of Commerce, Economic De-
velopment Administration, Economic Development 
Assistance Programs’’. 
(3) ‘‘Department of Commerce, National Insti-
tute of Standards and Technology, Construction of 
Research Facilities’’. 
(4) ‘‘Department of Education, Fund for the 
Improvement of Education’’. 
(5) ‘‘Department of Education, Fund for the 
Improvement of Postsecondary Education’’. 
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(6) ‘‘Department of Labor, Employment and 
Training Administration, Training and Employment 
Services’’. 
(7) ‘‘Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices, Health Resources and Services Administra-
tion’’. 
(8) ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment, Economic Development Initiative’’. 
(9) ‘‘Department of Justice, Office of Justice 
Programs’’. 
(10) ‘‘Environmental Protection Agency, State 
and Tribal Assistance Grants, Water and Waste-
water’’. 
(11) ‘‘Department of Transportation, Federal 
Highway Administration, Transportation Commu-
nity and System Preservation’’. 
(12) ‘‘Department of the Treasury, Community 
Development Financial Institutions’’. 
(b) DETERMINATION
OF
PERSISTENT
POVERTY 
COUNTIES.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘per-
sistent poverty counties’’ means any county with a poverty 
rate of at least 20 percent, as determined in each of the 
1990 and 2000 decennial censuses and the Bureau of the 
Census’s Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates 
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(‘‘SAIPE’’) for the most recent year for which SAIPE 
data is available. 
(c) REPORTS.—Not later than six months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, each department or 
agency listed in subsection (a) shall submit to Congress 
a progress report on the implementation of this section. 
SEC. 2002. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of the Congress that a qualified entity 
conducting a demonstration project under the Assets for 
Independence Act should, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, increase— 
(1) the rate at which the entity matches con-
tributions by individuals participating in the project 
under section 410(a)(1) of such Act; or 
(2) the number of individuals participating in 
the project. 
SEC. 2003. FINDINGS. 
Section 402 of the Assets for Independence Act (42 
U.S.C. 604 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Fully 1⁄2’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Almost 1⁄4’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the first sen-
tence and inserting the following: ‘‘Traditional pub-
lic assistance programs concentrate on income and 
consumption and have lacked an asset-building com-
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ponent to promote and support the transition to in-
creased economic self-sufficiency.’’. 
SEC. 2004. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 404 of the Assets for Independence Act (42 
U.S.C. 604 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(4) 
HOUSEHOLD.—The 
term 
‘household’ 
means an individual or group of individuals who live 
in a single residence. Multiple households may share 
a single residence.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5)(A)— 
(A) by striking clause (iii); 
(B) by redesignating clauses (iv) through 
(vi) as clauses (iii) through (v), respectively; 
and 
(C) in clause (iv), as so redesignated by 
subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘clause (vi)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘clause (v)’’; 
(3) in paragraph (7)(A), by striking clauses (ii) 
and (iii) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(ii) a State or local government 
agency (or a public housing agency, as de-
fined in section 3(b)(6) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
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1437a(b)(6))) or a tribal government (or a 
tribally designated housing entity, as de-
fined in section 4(22) of the Native Amer-
ican Housing Assistance and Self-Deter-
mination 
Act 
of 
1996 
(25 
U.S.C. 
4103(22))); 
‘‘(iii) a credit union designated as a 
low-income credit union by the National 
Credit Union Administration (NCUA); or 
‘‘(iv) an organization designated as a 
community development financial institu-
tion by the Secretary of the Treasury (or 
the Community Development Financial In-
stitutions Fund).’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (8)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in the first sentence— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘of an eligible in-
dividual or the dependent of an eligi-
ble individual (as such term is used in 
subparagraph (E)(ii))’’ after ‘‘ex-
penses’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘, or to a vendor 
pursuant to an education purchase 
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plan approved by a qualified entity’’ 
before the period; 
(ii) in clause (i)— 
(I) in subclause (II), by inserting 
‘‘or for courses described in subclause 
(III)’’ after ‘‘eligible educational insti-
tution’’; and 
(II) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(III) 
PREPARATORY 
COURSES.—Preparatory courses for 
an examination required for admission 
to an eligible educational institution, 
for successful performance at an eligi-
ble educational institution, or for a 
professional licensing or certification 
examination. 
‘‘(IV) ROOM
AND
BOARD
AND 
TRANSPORTATION.—Room and board 
and transportation, including com-
muting expenses, necessary to enable 
attendance at courses of instruction at 
an eligible educational institution or 
attendance at courses described in 
subclause (III).’’; 
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(iii) by striking clause (ii) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(ii) ELIGIBLE EDUCATIONAL INSTI-
TUTION.—The term ‘eligible educational 
institution’ means— 
‘‘(I) an institution described in 
section 101 or 102 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001, 1002); or 
‘‘(II) an area career and tech-
nical education school, as defined in 
section 3(3) of the Carl D. Perkins 
Career and Technical Education Act 
of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302(3)).’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) EDUCATION PURCHASE PLAN.— 
The term ‘education purchase plan’ means 
a plan— 
‘‘(I) for the purchase of items or 
services described in subclauses (II) 
through (IV) of clause (i) from enti-
ties other than eligible educational in-
stitutions; 
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‘‘(II) that includes a description 
of the items or services to be pur-
chased; and 
‘‘(III) that includes such infor-
mation as a qualified entity may re-
quest from the eligible individual in-
volved regarding the necessity of the 
items or services to a course of study 
at an eligible educational institution 
or a course described in clause 
(i)(III).’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking clause (i) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(i) 
PRINCIPAL
RESIDENCE.—The 
term ‘principal residence’ means a main 
residence the qualified acquisition costs of 
which do not exceed 120 percent of the 
median house price in the area, as deter-
mined by the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development for purposes of section 
203(b) of the National Housing Act (12 
U.S.C. 1709(b)) for a residence occupied 
by a number of families that corresponds 
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to the number of households occupying the 
residence involved.’’; and 
(ii) in clause (iii)— 
(I) by striking subclause (I) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to 
subclause (II), the term ‘qualified 
first-time homebuyer’ means an indi-
vidual participating in the project in-
volved who— 
‘‘(aa) has no sole present 
ownership interest in a principal 
residence during the 3-year pe-
riod ending on the date of acqui-
sition of the principal residence 
to which this subparagraph ap-
plies (except for an interest in 
the principal residence); and 
‘‘(bb) has no co-ownership 
interest in a principal residence 
on the date of acquisition of the 
principal residence to which this 
subparagraph applies (except for 
an interest in the principal resi-
dence).’’; 
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(II) by redesignating subclause 
(II) as subclause (III); and 
(III) by inserting after subclause 
(I) the following: 
‘‘(II) EXCEPTION
FOR
VICTIMS 
OF
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE.—An indi-
vidual participating in the project in-
volved who is a recent or current vic-
tim of domestic violence (as defined in 
section 40002(a)(8) of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 (42 
U.S.C. 13925(a)(8))) shall not be con-
sidered to fail to be a qualified first- 
time homebuyer by reason of having a 
co-ownership interest in a principal 
residence with a person who com-
mitted domestic violence against the 
victim.’’; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) 
and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respec-
tively; 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following: 
‘‘(C) HOME
REPLACEMENT, REPAIR, OR 
IMPROVEMENT.—Qualified replacement costs or 
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qualified repair or improvement costs with re-
spect to a principal residence, if paid from an 
individual development account directly to the 
persons to whom the amounts are due. In this 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(i) 
PRINCIPAL
RESIDENCE.—The 
term ‘principal residence’ means— 
‘‘(I) with respect to payment of 
qualified replacement costs, a main 
residence the qualified replacement 
costs of which do not exceed 120 per-
cent of the median house price in the 
area, as determined by the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development 
for purposes of section 203(b) of the 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1709(b)) for a residence occupied by a 
number of families that corresponds 
to the number of households occu-
pying the residence involved; or 
‘‘(II) with respect to qualified re-
pair or improvement costs, a main 
residence the value of which does not 
exceed, on the day before the com-
mencement of the repairs or improve-
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ments, 120 percent of the median 
house price. 
‘‘(ii) 
QUALIFIED
REPLACEMENT 
COSTS.—The term ‘qualified replacement 
costs’ means the costs (including any usual 
or reasonable settlement, financing, or 
other closing costs) of replacing— 
‘‘(I) a manufactured home that 
was manufactured, assembled, or im-
ported for resale before the initial ef-
fectiveness of any Federal manufac-
tured home construction and safety 
standards established pursuant to sec-
tion 604 of the National Manufac-
tured Housing Construction and Safe-
ty Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5403); or 
‘‘(II) a residence that fails to 
meet local building codes or is not le-
gally habitable. 
‘‘(iii) QUALIFIED
REPAIR
OR
IM-
PROVEMENT COSTS.—The term ‘qualified 
repair or improvement costs’ means the 
costs of making repairs or improvements 
(including any usual or reasonable financ-
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ing costs) that will enhance the habitability 
or long-term value of a residence.’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) QUALIFIED
TUITION
PROGRAMS.— 
Contributions paid from an individual develop-
ment account of an eligible individual directly 
to a qualified tuition program (as defined in 
section 529(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986), for the purpose of covering qualified 
higher education expenses (as defined in section 
529(e)(3) of such Code) of a dependent of the 
individual (as such term is used in subpara-
graph (E)(ii) of this paragraph).’’. 
SEC. 2005. APPLICATIONS. 
Section 405 of the Assets for Independence Act (42 
U.S.C. 604 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(4), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘Such funds include funds received 
under the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 
U.S.C. 9901 et seq.), the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b et 
seq.), the Native American Housing Assistance and 
Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et 
seq.), or title I of the Housing and Community De-
velopment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) (in-
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cluding Community Development Block Grant Act 
funds and Indian Community Development Block 
Grant Act funds), that are formally committed to 
the project.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) APPLICATIONS FOR NEW PROJECTS AND RE-
NEWALS OF EXISTING PROJECTS.—For project years be-
ginning on or after the date of the enactment of this sub-
section, the preceding provisions of this section shall only 
apply as follows: 
‘‘(1) ANNOUNCEMENT OF PROCEDURES.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this subsection, the Secretary shall publicly an-
nounce the procedures by which a qualified entity 
may submit an application— 
‘‘(A) to conduct a demonstration project 
under this title; or 
‘‘(B) for renewal of authority to conduct a 
demonstration project under this title. 
‘‘(2) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall, on a 
competitive basis, approve applications submitted 
pursuant to the procedures announced under para-
graph (1) of this subsection, taking into account the 
assessments required by subsection (c) and giving 
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special consideration to the applications described in 
paragraph (3) of this subsection. 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL
CONSIDERATION.—The applica-
tions described in this paragraph are the following: 
‘‘(A) Applications submitted by qualified 
entities proposing to conduct demonstration 
projects under this title that will target the fol-
lowing populations: 
‘‘(i) Individuals who are or have been 
in foster care. 
‘‘(ii) Victims of domestic violence (as 
defined in section 40002(a)(8) of the Vio-
lence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 
U.S.C. 13925(a)(8))). 
‘‘(iii) Victims of— 
‘‘(I) a major disaster declared to 
exist by the President under section 
401 of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) or an 
emergency declared to exist by the 
President under section 501 of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5191); or 
‘‘(II) a situation similar to a 
major disaster or emergency described 
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in subclause (I) declared to exist by 
the Governor of a State. 
‘‘(iv) Formerly incarcerated individ-
uals. 
‘‘(v) Individuals who are unemployed 
or underemployed. 
‘‘(B) Applications described in subsection 
(d). 
‘‘(4) CONTRACTS
WITH
NONPROFIT
ENTI-
TIES.—Subsection (f) shall continue to apply. 
‘‘(5) GRANDFATHERING
OF
EXISTING
STATE-
WIDE PROGRAMS.—Subsection (g) shall continue to 
apply, except that any reference in such subsection 
to the date of enactment of this Act or to 
$1,000,000 shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
date of the enactment of this subsection or to 
$250,000, respectively.’’. 
SEC. 2006. DEMONSTRATION AUTHORITY; ANNUAL GRANTS. 
Section 406(a) of the Assets for Independence Act 
(42 U.S.C. 604 note) is amended by inserting ‘‘(or, in the 
case of an application approved under section 405(h)(2), 
not later than 30 days after the date of the approval of 
the application)’’ after ‘‘the date of enactment of this 
title’’. 
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SEC. 2007. RESERVE FUND. 
Section 407(c) of the Assets for Independence Act 
(42 U.S.C. 604 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(D), by inserting ‘‘or orga-
nizations’’ after ‘‘organization’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON USES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount pro-
vided to a qualified entity under section 
406(b)— 
‘‘(i) not more than 5.5 percent shall 
be used for the purpose described in sub-
paragraph (A) of paragraph (1); 
‘‘(ii) not less than 80 percent shall be 
used for the purpose described in subpara-
graph (B) of such paragraph; and 
‘‘(iii) not more than 14.5 percent shall 
be used for the purposes described in sub-
paragraphs (C) and (D) of such para-
graph. 
‘‘(B) 
JOINT
ADMINISTRATION
OF 
PROJECT.—If 2 or more qualified entities are 
jointly administering a demonstration project, 
no such entity shall use more than its propor-
tional share of the percentage indicated in sub-
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paragraph (A) of this paragraph for the pur-
poses described in subparagraphs (A) through 
(D) of paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 2008. ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION. 
Section 408 of the Assets for Independence Act (42 
U.S.C. 604 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) INCOME TESTS.—The household meets ei-
ther of the following income tests: 
‘‘(A) ADJUSTED
GROSS
INCOME
TEST.— 
The adjusted gross income of the household for 
the last taxable year ending in or with the pre-
ceding calendar year does not exceed the great-
er of— 
‘‘(i) 200 percent of the Federal pov-
erty line, as defined in section 673(2) of 
the Community Services Block Grant Act 
(42 U.S.C. 9902(2)), including any revi-
sion required by such section, for a family 
composed of the number of persons in the 
household at the end of the taxable year; 
or 
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‘‘(ii) 80 percent of the median income 
for the area for the taxable year, as deter-
mined by the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development for purposes of section 
3(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(2)), taking 
into account any family-size adjustment by 
the Secretary under such section that cor-
responds to the size of the household at 
the end of the taxable year. 
‘‘(B) MODIFIED ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME 
TEST.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The modified ad-
justed gross income of the household for 
the last taxable year ending in or with the 
preceding calendar year does not exceed 
the amount described in clause (ii) for the 
individual whose eligibility is being deter-
mined under this section. 
‘‘(ii) 
AMOUNT
DESCRIBED.—The 
amount described in this clause for an in-
dividual is as follows: 
‘‘(I) MARRIED
FILING
JOINT-
LY.—$40,000 for an individual de-
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scribed in section 1(a)(1) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986. 
‘‘(II) 
SURVIVING
SPOUSE.— 
$40,000 for an individual described in 
section 1(a)(2) of such Code. 
‘‘(III) HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD.— 
$30,000 for an individual described in 
section 1(b) of such Code. 
‘‘(IV) SINGLE OR MARRIED FIL-
ING SEPARATELY.—$20,000 for an in-
dividual described in section 1(c) or 
1(d) of such Code. 
‘‘(iii) 
ADJUSTMENT
FOR
INFLA-
TION.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—In the case 
of a calendar year described in clause 
(i) that is after 2018, the dollar 
amounts in clause (ii) shall be the dol-
lar amounts determined under this 
clause (or clause (ii)) for the previous 
year increased by the annual percent-
age increase (if any) in the consumer 
price index (all items; U.S. city aver-
age) as of September of the calendar 
year described in clause (i). 
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‘‘(II) 
ROUNDING.—Any 
dollar 
amount determined under subclause 
(I) that is not a multiple of $100 shall 
be rounded to the next greatest mul-
tiple of $100.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(D) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a 
calendar year described in subparagraph 
(A) that is after 2018, the dollar amount 
in such subparagraph shall be the dollar 
amount determined under this clause (or 
such subparagraph) for the previous year 
increased by the annual percentage in-
crease (if any) in the consumer price index 
(all items; U.S. city average) as of Sep-
tember of the calendar year described in 
such subparagraph. 
‘‘(ii) ROUNDING.—Any dollar amount 
determined under clause (i) that is not a 
multiple of $100 shall be rounded to the 
next greatest multiple of $100.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); 
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(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) CALCULATING INCOME OF HOUSEHOLD.— 
‘‘(1) ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME.—For purposes 
of subsection (a)(1)(A), the adjusted gross income of 
a household for a taxable year is the sum of the ad-
justed gross incomes of the individuals who are 
members of the household at the end of the year. 
‘‘(2) MODIFIED
ADJUSTED
GROSS
INCOME.— 
For purposes of subsection (a)(1)(B), the modified 
adjusted gross income of a household for a taxable 
year is the sum of the modified adjusted gross in-
comes of the individuals who are members of the 
household at the end of the year.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (c), as so redesignated by 
paragraph (2) of this subsection— 
(A) by striking ‘‘, including’’ and all that 
follows and inserting a period; 
(B) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) INDIVIDUALS
WHO
MOVE
BECAUSE
OF 
MAJOR DISASTERS OR EMERGENCIES OR TO FIND 
EMPLOYMENT.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The regulations pro-
mulgated under paragraph (1) of this sub-
section shall establish procedures under which 
an individual described in subparagraph (B) of 
this paragraph may transfer from one dem-
onstration project under this title to another 
demonstration project under this title that is 
being conducted in another community by a 
qualified entity that agrees to accept the indi-
vidual into the project. The regulations shall 
not permit such a transfer unless the qualified 
entity has sufficient amounts in its Reserve 
Fund to make the deposits required by section 
410 with respect to the individual. 
‘‘(B) INDIVIDUAL
DESCRIBED.—An indi-
vidual described in this subparagraph is an in-
dividual 
participating 
in 
a 
demonstration 
project under this title who moves from the 
community in which the project is being con-
ducted— 
‘‘(i) because of— 
‘‘(I) a major disaster declared to 
exist in the community by the Presi-
dent under section 401 of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
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gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5170) or an emergency declared to 
exist in the community by the Presi-
dent under section 501 of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5191); 
‘‘(II) a situation similar to a 
major disaster or emergency described 
in subclause (I) declared to exist in 
the community by the Governor of a 
State; or 
‘‘(III) a qualifying life event ex-
perienced by the individual; or 
‘‘(ii) in order to secure employment. 
‘‘(C) 
QUALIFYING
LIFE
EVENT
DE-
FINED.—For 
purposes 
of 
subparagraph 
(B)(i)(III), the term ‘qualifying life event’— 
‘‘(i) means an event determined by 
the Secretary to be similar to an event that 
would permit the individual to make an 
election change with respect to a cafeteria 
plan under section 125 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986; and 
‘‘(ii) includes— 
‘‘(I) a change in the legal marital 
status of the individual; 
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‘‘(II) a change in the number of 
dependents of the individual (as such 
term is used in section 404(8)(E)(ii) 
of this Act); 
‘‘(III) the birth or death of a 
child of the individual; 
‘‘(IV) the adoption or placement 
for adoption of a child by the indi-
vidual; 
‘‘(V) a change in the provider of 
daycare for a child of the individual, 
or a significant increase in the cost of 
the daycare; and 
‘‘(VI) a change in employment 
status of the individual, the spouse of 
the individual, or a dependent of the 
individual (as such term is used in 
section 404(8)(E)(ii)). 
‘‘(3) RELOCATION TO COMMUNITY WHERE NO 
PROJECT IS AVAILABLE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—An individual de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph 
shall be permitted to withdraw funds from the 
individual development account of the individual 
during the 1-year period following the date the 
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individual moves to another community in the 
same manner that an individual is permitted 
under section 410(d)(2) to withdraw funds dur-
ing the 1-year period following the end of a 
demonstration project. 
‘‘(B) INDIVIDUAL
DESCRIBED.—An indi-
vidual described in this subparagraph is an in-
dividual who— 
‘‘(i) moves to a community where no 
demonstration project under this title is 
being conducted; or 
‘‘(ii) after moving to another commu-
nity and making such efforts as the Sec-
retary may require to transfer to another 
demonstration project under this title, is, 
for any reason other than a violation of the 
requirements of this title or regulations 
promulgated by the Secretary under this 
title, not accepted into another demonstra-
tion project under this title. 
‘‘(C) FUNDS
REMAINING
IN
IDA.—Any 
funds remaining in an individual development 
account after the end of the 1-year period de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph 
shall be treated in the same manner as funds 
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remaining in an individual development account 
after the end of the 1-year period described in 
section 410(d)(2)(A) are treated under section 
410(f). 
‘‘(4) RELOCATION BY OTHER INDIVIDUALS.— 
The regulations promulgated under paragraph (1) 
shall prohibit any individual who is unable to con-
tinue participating in a demonstration project under 
this title for any reason, except for an individual de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(B) or (3)(B), from being 
eligible to participate in any other demonstration 
project conducted under this title.’’. 
SEC. 2009. DEPOSITS BY QUALIFIED ENTITIES. 
Section 410 of the Assets for Independence Act (42 
U.S.C. 604 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ‘‘2 times’’ 
after ‘‘an amount equal to’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘$2,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$5,000’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘$4,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$10,000’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall’’; 
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(B) in paragraph (1), as amended by sub-
paragraph (A) of this paragraph, by adding at 
the end the following: ‘‘The Secretary may 
waive the application of the preceding sentence 
in the case of an individual who has partici-
pated in another demonstration project under 
this title (including successful completion after 
transferring from one project to another project 
as described in section 408(c)(2)) or an asset- 
building project similar to the demonstration 
projects conducted under this title.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) ACCESS
FOR
YEAR
AFTER
END
OF 
PROJECT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that an eligible individual is able to 
withdraw funds from an individual development 
account of the individual during the 1-year pe-
riod following the end of the demonstration 
project with respect to which deposits were 
made into the account (whether the project 
ends by reason of expiration of the authority 
under section 406(a) of the qualified entity to 
conduct the demonstration project, termination 
of the authority under section 413 without 
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transfer to another qualified entity, or other-
wise). 
‘‘(B) APPROVAL OF WITHDRAWALS.—Dur-
ing the period described in subparagraph (A), 
an eligible individual may make a withdrawal 
only if the withdrawal is approved in writing— 
‘‘(i) by a responsible official of the 
qualified entity; or 
‘‘(ii) by the Secretary, if the Secretary 
terminated the authority of the qualified 
entity to conduct the demonstration project 
under section 413 or the Secretary deter-
mines that the qualified entity is otherwise 
unable or unwilling to participate in the 
approval process.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) UNUSED FUNDS IN IDA.—If funds remain in 
an individual development account after the end of the 1- 
year period described in subsection (d)(2)(A) of this sec-
tion, the funds shall be disposed of as considered appro-
priate by the Secretary or a nonprofit entity (as such term 
is used in section 404(7)(A)(i)) designated by the Sec-
retary.’’. 
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SEC. 2010. REGULATIONS. 
Section 411 of the Assets for Independence Act (42 
U.S.C. 604 note) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘; REGULA-
TIONS’’ after ‘‘PROJECTS’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘A qualified entity’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(a) LOCAL
CONTROL
OVER
DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECTS.—A qualified entity’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—Subject to subsection (a), not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this subsection, the Secretary shall promulgate such regu-
lations as the Secretary considers necessary to implement 
this title. The Secretary may provide that any such regula-
tion takes effect on the date of promulgation, but the Sec-
retary shall accept and consider public comments for 60 
days after the date of promulgation.’’. 
SEC. 2011. ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 412(b) of the Assets for 
Independence Act (42 U.S.C. 604 note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘subsection (a) to’’ and all that follows and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (a) to the Secretary.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to reports submitted on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 2012. SANCTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 413 of the Assets for 
Independence Act (42 U.S.C. 604 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (5) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(5) if, by the end of the 90-day period begin-
ning on the date of the termination, the Secretary 
has not found a qualified entity (or entities) de-
scribed in paragraph (3) of this subsection, shall— 
‘‘(A) make every effort to identify, without 
conducting a competition (unless the Secretary 
determines that conducting a competition would 
be feasible and appropriate), another qualified 
entity (or entities), in the same or a different 
community, willing and able to conduct one or 
more demonstration projects under this title 
that may differ from the project being termi-
nated; 
‘‘(B) in identifying a qualified entity (or 
entities) under subparagraph (A) of this para-
graph, give priority to qualified entities that— 
‘‘(i) are participating in demonstra-
tion projects conducted under this title; 
‘‘(ii) have waiting lists for participants 
in the demonstration projects; and 
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‘‘(iii) can demonstrate the availability 
of non-Federal funds described in section 
405(c)(4), in addition to any such funds 
committed to any demonstration projects 
being conducted by the qualified entity at 
the time the Secretary considers identi-
fying the entity under such subparagraph 
(A), to be committed to the demonstration 
project (or projects) described in such sub-
paragraph (A) as matching contributions; 
and 
‘‘(C) if the Secretary identifies a qualified 
entity (or entities) under such subparagraph 
(A)— 
‘‘(i) transfer to the entity (or entities) 
control over the Reserve Fund established 
pursuant to section 407 with respect to the 
project being terminated; and 
‘‘(ii) authorize the entity (or entities) 
to use the Reserve Fund to conduct a dem-
onstration project (or projects) in accord-
ance with an application approved under 
subsection (e) or (h)(2) of section 405 and 
the requirements of this title.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(c) FOCUS
ON
COMMUNITY
OF
TERMINATED 
PROJECT.—In identifying another qualified entity (or en-
tities) under paragraph (3) or (5) of subsection (b), the 
Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, select a qualified 
entity (or entities) in the community served by the dem-
onstration project being terminated.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to terminations occurring 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) DISCRETIONARY APPLICATION TO PREVIOUS 
TERMINATIONS.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services may apply the amendment to termi-
nations occurring within the 1-year period ending on 
the day before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
In the case of such an application, any reference in 
the amendment to the date of the termination is 
deemed a reference to such date of enactment. 
SEC. 2013. EVALUATIONS. 
Section 414 of the Assets for Independence Act (42 
U.S.C. 604 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter into 1 
or more contracts with 1 or more independent research 
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organizations to evaluate the demonstration projects con-
ducted under this title, individually and as a group, includ-
ing all qualified entities participating in and sources pro-
viding funds for the demonstration projects conducted 
under this title. Such a contract may also provide for the 
evaluation of other asset-building programs and policies 
targeted to low-income individuals.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (3); 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘, and 
how such effects vary among different popu-
lations or communities’’; 
(C) by striking paragraphs (5) and (6); 
and 
(D) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
(7) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(3) in subsections (b) and (c), by inserting ‘‘(or 
organizations)’’ after ‘‘research organization’’ each 
place it appears. 
SEC. 2014. COSTS OF TRAINING QUALIFIED ENTITIES. 
The Assets for Independence Act (42 U.S.C. 604 
note) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 416 as section 417; 
and 
(2) by inserting after section 415 the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 416. COSTS OF TRAINING QUALIFIED ENTITIES. 
‘‘If the Secretary determines that a qualified entity 
conducting a demonstration project under this title should 
receive training in order to conduct the project in accord-
ance with an application approved under subsection (e) or 
(h)(2) of section 405 or the requirements of this title, or 
to otherwise successfully conduct the project, the Sec-
retary may use funds appropriated under section 418 to 
cover the necessary costs of the training, including the 
costs of travel, accommodations, and meals.’’. 
SEC. 2015. WAIVER AUTHORITY. 
The Assets for Independence Act (42 U.S.C. 604 
note) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 417, as so redesig-
nated by section 214(1) of this Act, as section 418; 
and 
(2) by inserting after section 416 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 417. WAIVER AUTHORITY. 
‘‘In order to carry out the purposes of this title, the 
Secretary may waive any requirement of this title— 
‘‘(1) relating to— 
‘‘(A) the definition of a qualified entity; 
‘‘(B) the approval of a qualified entity to 
conduct a demonstration project under this title 
or to receive a grant under this title; 
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‘‘(C) eligibility criteria for individuals to 
participate in a demonstration project under 
this title; 
‘‘(D) amounts or limitations with respect 
to— 
‘‘(i) the matching by a qualified entity 
of amounts deposited by an eligible indi-
vidual in the individual development ac-
count of the individual; 
‘‘(ii) the amount of funds that may be 
granted to a qualified entity by the Sec-
retary; or 
‘‘(iii) uses by a qualified entity of the 
funds granted to the qualified entity by the 
Secretary; or 
‘‘(E) the withdrawal of funds from an indi-
vidual development account only for qualified 
expenses or as an emergency withdrawal; or 
‘‘(2) the waiver of which is necessary to— 
‘‘(A) permit the Secretary to enter into an 
agreement with the Commissioner of Social Se-
curity; 
‘‘(B) allow individuals to be placed on a 
waiting list to participate in a demonstration 
project under this title; or 
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‘‘(C) allow demonstration projects under 
this title to be targeted to populations described 
in section 405(h)(3)(A) and to successfully re-
cruit individuals from the populations for par-
ticipation.’’. 
SEC. 2016. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 418 of the Assets for Independence Act (42 
U.S.C. 604 note), as so redesignated by section 215(1) 
of this Act, is amended by inserting after ‘‘2003’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘and $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018, 
2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022’’. 
SEC. 2017. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 414(e) of the Assets for 
Independence Act (42 U.S.C. 604 note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 416’’ and inserting ‘‘section 418’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 
section 2 of the Community Opportunities, Accountability, 
and Training and Educational Services Act of 1998 (Pub-
lic Law 105–285) is amended— 
(1) by striking the item relating to section 411 
and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 411. Local control over demonstration projects; regulations.’’; 
and 
(2) by striking the items relating to sections 
415 and 416 and inserting the following new items: 
‘‘Sec. 415. No reduction in benefits. 
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‘‘Sec. 416. Costs of training qualified entities. 
‘‘Sec. 417. Waiver authority. 
‘‘Sec. 418. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 
SEC. 2018. GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by sections 204 through 209 
shall apply to project years beginning on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2019. LOW-INCOME SEWER AND WATER ASSISTANCE 
PILOT PROGRAM. 
Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 124. LOW-INCOME SEWER AND WATER ASSISTANCE 
PILOT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish a pilot program to award grants to not fewer than 
10 eligible entities to assist low-income households in 
maintaining access to sanitation services. 
‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall 
submit to Congress a report on the results of the program 
established under this section. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means a municipality, or a public entity that 
owns or operates a public water system, that is af-
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fected by a consent decree relating to compliance 
with this Act. 
‘‘(2) 
HOUSEHOLD.—The 
term 
‘household’ 
means any individual or group of individuals who 
are living together as one economic unit. 
‘‘(3) LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘low-income 
household’ means a household— 
‘‘(i) in which one or more individuals 
are receiving— 
‘‘(I) assistance under a State 
program funded under part A of title 
IV of the Social Security Act; 
‘‘(II) supplemental security in-
come payments under title XVI of the 
Social Security Act; 
‘‘(III) supplemental nutrition as-
sistance program benefits under the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008; or 
‘‘(IV) payments under section 
1315, 1521, 1541, or 1542 of title 38, 
United States Code, or under section 
306 of the Veterans’ and Survivors’ 
Pension Improvement Act of 1978; or 
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‘‘(ii) that has an income determined 
by the State in which the eligible entity is 
located to not exceed the greater of— 
‘‘(I) an amount equal to 150 per-
cent of the poverty level for the State; 
or 
‘‘(II) an amount equal to 60 per-
cent of the State median income. 
‘‘(B) LOWER
INCOME
LIMIT.—For pur-
poses of this section, a State may adopt an in-
come limit that is lower than the limit described 
in subparagraph (A)(ii), except that the State 
may not exclude a household from eligibility in 
a fiscal year solely on the basis of household in-
come if the income is less than 110 percent of 
the poverty level for the State. 
‘‘(4) PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM.—The term ‘pub-
lic water system’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 1401 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300f). 
‘‘(5) SANITATION SERVICES.—The term ‘sanita-
tion services’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 113(g).’’. 
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TITLE III—WORKFORCE 
DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 3001. JOB SKILLS TRAINING FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) TARGETED PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of 
Labor shall establish a pilot program pursuant to section 
169(b) of the Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3224(b)) to provide grants to entities eligible 
under such section to provide job skills training to and 
specific for older individuals, particularly in the areas of 
computer literacy, advanced computer operations, and re-
sume writing. 
(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of the program es-
tablished under subsection (a), the term ‘‘older individual’’ 
means an individual who is older than 45 years of age. 
SEC. 3002. EXTENSION OF WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CRED-
IT FOR CERTAIN TARGETED GROUPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (B) of section 
51(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by inserting ‘‘(December 31, 2024, in the case of any 
member of a targeted group described in subparagraph 
(B), (C), (E), (F), or (G))’’ before the period at the end. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to individuals who begin work for 
the employer after December 31, 2019. 
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SEC. 3003. YOUTH AND SUMMER JOBS. 
(a) INTERN WAGE CREDIT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of 
subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 45S. INTERN WAGE CREDIT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 38, in 
the case of an eligible small business employer, the intern 
wage credit for any taxable year is an amount equal to 
10 percent of the wages paid by the taxpayer during such 
taxable year to qualified interns for whom an election is 
in effect under this section. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) CREDIT.—The credit allowed under sub-
section (a) with respect to any taxpayer for any tax-
able year shall not exceed an amount equal to the 
excess (if any) of— 
‘‘(A) $3,000, over 
‘‘(B) the credit allowed under subsection 
(a) with respect to such taxpayer for all pre-
ceding taxable years. 
‘‘(2) INTERNS.—An election may not be made 
under this section with respect to more than 5 quali-
fied interns for any taxable year. 
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‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.—For pur-
poses of this section— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE SMALL EMPLOYER.—The term 
‘eligible small employer’ means any person which 
employed not more than 500 employees during the 
preceding taxable year. Rules similar to the rules of 
section 448(c)(3) shall apply. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE
WAGES.—The term ‘eligible 
wages’ means any remuneration paid by the tax-
payer to an individual for services rendered as an 
employee. 
‘‘(3) QUALIFIED INTERN.—The term ‘qualified 
intern’ means any individual who, during the period 
for which wages are taken into account under sub-
section (a), is— 
‘‘(A) enrolled at an eligible educational in-
stitution (as defined in section 25A(f)(2)), 
‘‘(B) seeking a degree at such institution 
in a field of study closely related to the work 
performed for the taxpayer, and 
‘‘(C) supervised and evaluated by the tax-
payer. 
‘‘(4) CONTROLLED GROUP.—All persons treated 
as a single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of 
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section 52 shall be treated as a single employer for 
purposes of this section. 
‘‘(5) RELATED
INDIVIDUALS
INELIGIBLE.— 
Rules similar to the rules of section 51(i)(1) shall 
apply for purposes of this section.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 38(b) of such Code is amended 
by striking ‘‘plus’’ at the end of paragraph 
(35), by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (36) and inserting ‘‘, plus’’, and by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(37) the intern wage credit under section 
45S(a).’’. 
(B) The table of sections for subpart D of 
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such 
Code is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 45S. Intern wage credit.’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply to taxable years begin-
ning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3004. YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM. 
Section 171 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3226) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
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‘‘(j) CARRY-OVER AUTHORITY.—Any amounts grant-
ed to an entity under this section for a fiscal year may, 
at the discretion of the entity, remain available for expend-
iture during the succeeding fiscal year to carry out pro-
grams under this section.’’. 
SEC. 3005. TAX CREDIT FOR PROVIDING PROGRAMS FOR 
STUDENTS THAT PROMOTE ECONOMIC AND 
FINANCIAL LITERACY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to business-related credits), as amended by 
this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 45T. EXCELLENCE IN ECONOMIC EDUCATION. 
‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—In the case of an eligible for 
profit organization, for purposes of section 38, the excel-
lence in economic education credit determined under this 
section for a taxable year is 50 percent of the amount paid 
or incurred during the taxable year to carry out the pur-
poses specified in section 5533(b) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7267b(b)) 
(as such section was in effect on the day before the date 
of enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act) pursu-
ant to a qualified program. 
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‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF CREDIT RECIPI-
ENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The excellence in economic 
education credit determined under this section for a 
taxable year may be allowed to not more than 20 for 
profit organizations in accordance with paragraph 
(2). 
‘‘(2) CREDIT AWARD BY SECRETARY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary (in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Education) shall 
determine which for profit organizations are al-
lowed the credit under this section for a taxable 
year in such manner as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
‘‘(B) MAJORITY OF RECIPIENTS MUST BE 
MWOSBS, OWNED
BY
VETERANS, OR
MEET 
ASSET
TEST.—In carrying out subparagraph 
(A), the majority of the taxpayers allowed a 
credit under paragraph (1) for a taxable year 
shall be entities that are— 
‘‘(i) either— 
‘‘(I) a socially and economically 
disadvantaged small business concern 
(as defined in section 8(a)(4)(A) of 
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the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
637(a)(4)(A))), 
‘‘(II) a small business concern 
owned and controlled by women (as 
defined under section 3(n) of such Act 
(15 U.S.C. 632(n))), or 
‘‘(III) a small business concern 
(as used in section 3 of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 632)) that is at least 51 per-
cent owned by veterans (as defined in 
section 101(2) of title 38, United 
States Code), or 
‘‘(ii) on the first day of the taxable 
year 
do 
not 
have 
more 
than 
$60,000,000,000 in assets. 
‘‘(C) PRIORITY.—In making determina-
tions under this paragraph, the Secretary shall 
give priority to taxpayers that have qualified 
programs which serve either urban or rural un-
derserved areas (determined on the basis of the 
most recent United States census data avail-
able). 
‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS RELATING TO EXPENDITURES.— 
‘‘(1) DIRECT ACTIVITY.—Twenty-five percent of 
the amount allowed as a credit under subsection (a) 
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shall be for amounts paid or incurred for direct ac-
tivities as defined in section 5533(b)(1) of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7267b(b)(1))(as in effect on the day before 
the date of enactment of the Every Student Suc-
ceeds Act). 
‘‘(2) SUBGRANTS.—Seventy-five percent of the 
amount allowed as a credit under subsection (a) 
shall be for amounts paid or incurred for subgrants 
(as defined in section 5533(b)(2) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7267b(b)(1)), as in effect on the day before the date 
of enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act), 
determined by treating amounts so paid or incurred 
as funds made available through a grant. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.—For pur-
poses of this section— 
‘‘(1) QUALIFIED PROGRAM.—The term ‘quali-
fied program’ means a program in writing under 
which an eligible for profit organization awards one 
or more grants for the purpose of carrying out the 
objectives of promoting economic and financial lit-
eracy, as specified in section 5532 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7267a), that meet the requirements of section 5533 
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of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7267b), as such sections are in ef-
fect on the day before the date of enactment of the 
Every Student Succeeds Act. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION.— 
The term ‘eligible for profit organization’ means 
with respect to a taxable year, an organization 
that— 
‘‘(A) has a qualified program in effect for 
the taxable year, and 
‘‘(B) has been determined by the Secretary 
under subsection (b)(2) to be an organization to 
whom the credit is allowed for the taxable year. 
‘‘(3) DETERMINATION
OF
ASSETS.—For pur-
poses of paragraph (2)(B), in determining assets, 
the Secretary shall use the same method used by the 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
to determine a bank holding company’s consolidated 
assets under section 165 of the Financial Stability 
Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5365). 
‘‘(4) ELECTION NOT TO CLAIM CREDIT.—This 
section shall not apply to a taxpayer for any taxable 
year if such taxpayer elects to have this section not 
apply for such taxable year. 
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‘‘(5) COORDINATION WITH OTHER DEDUCTIONS 
OR CREDITS.—The amount of any deduction or cred-
it otherwise allowable under this chapter for any 
amount taken into account for purposes of sub-
section (a) shall be reduced by the credit allowed by 
this section. 
‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall issue such 
regulations or other guidance as may be necessary or ap-
propriate to carry out this section.’’. 
(b) CREDIT MADE PART OF GENERAL BUSINESS 
CREDIT.—Subsection (b) of section 38 of such Code, as 
amended by this Act, is amended by striking ‘‘plus’’ at 
the end of paragraph (36), by striking the period at the 
end of paragraph (37) and inserting ‘‘, plus’’, and by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(38) the excellence in economic education cred-
it determined under section 45T(a).’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of such Code is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 45T. Excellence in economic education.’’. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury (or the Secretary’s delegate) shall submit a re-
port on— 
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(A) whether the credit for excellence in 
economic education (as enacted by subsection 
(a) of this section) has resulted in increased in-
vestment in financial literacy programs; and 
(B) recommendations (if any) for improv-
ing such credit to make it more effective. 
(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s 
delegate) shall submit the report required by para-
graph (1) to the Secretary of Education, the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce, the Com-
mittee on Financial Services, and the Committee on 
Ways and Means of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions, the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on Finance 
of the Senate. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3006. TEACHER RECRUITING. 
(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 
encourage individuals educated in science, technology, en-
gineering, and mathematics to enter and continue in the 
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teaching profession, with the goal of attracting 10,000 of 
America’s brightest students to the teaching profession 
over the next 5 years. 
(b) SCHOLARSHIPS.—Title II of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating part C as part E; 
(2) by redesignating section 261 as section 281; 
and 
(3) by inserting after part B the following new 
part: 
‘‘PART C—STEM TEACHER SCHOLARSHIPS 
‘‘SEC. 261. PROGRAM ESTABLISHED. 
‘‘The Secretary shall award scholarships, on a com-
petitive basis and in accordance with this part, to students 
who are enrolled in studies leading to bachelor’s degrees, 
with concurrent certification as kindergarten, elementary, 
and secondary school teachers, in science, technology, en-
gineering, and mathematics, and who have agreed to per-
form qualified service. 
‘‘SEC. 262. SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS. 
‘‘(a) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall de-
velop selection criteria that the Secretary will use to award 
scholarships, and to renew those awards, based on estab-
lished measurements of merit available to secondary stu-
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dents who wish to pursue degrees in science, technology, 
engineering, and mathematics. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATIONS.—Any student desiring to receive 
a scholarship under this part shall submit an application 
to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(c) DURATION
OF SCHOLARSHIPS; RENEWAL.— 
Scholarships shall be awarded for only one academic year 
of study at a time, and shall be renewable on an annual 
basis for the established length of the recipient’s academic 
program, not to exceed 6 academic years. The Secretary 
shall condition the renewal of scholarships on measures 
of academic progress and achievement. 
‘‘SEC. 263. QUALIFIED SERVICE REQUIREMENT. 
‘‘(a) QUALIFIED SERVICE AGREEMENT.—Any stu-
dent who receives a scholarship under this part shall enter 
into an agreement with the Secretary to complete no less 
than 5 academic years of qualified service during a 7-year 
period, to begin no later than 12 months following the 
completion of a bachelor’s degree in science, technology, 
engineering, or mathematics. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT
ENFORCED.—The Secretary 
shall establish such requirements as the Secretary finds 
necessary to ensure that recipients of scholarships under 
this subsection who complete bachelor’s degrees in science, 
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technology, engineering, and mathematics, with teacher 
certification, subsequently perform 5 academic years of 
qualified service during a 7-year period, or repay the por-
tion of the scholarship received for which the recipient did 
not perform the required qualified service, as determined 
by the Secretary. The Secretary shall use any such repay-
ments to carry out additional activities under this part. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—For the purpose of this section, 
the term ‘qualified service’ means full-time employment at 
a public or private kindergarten, elementary school, or sec-
ondary school as a teacher of a course in a science, tech-
nology, engineering, or mathematics field. 
‘‘SEC. 264. AWARDS. 
‘‘(a) SCHOLARSHIP AWARD.—The Secretary shall 
provide each recipient with a scholarship in the amount 
of up to $20,000 to pay for the cost of attendance of the 
student for each academic year the student is eligible to 
receive the scholarship. The Secretary shall transfer such 
funds to the institution of higher education at which the 
recipient is enrolled. 
‘‘(b) BONUS AWARD.— 
‘‘(1) OPTION FOR BONUS AWARD.—Any student 
who receives a scholarship under this part may elect 
to enter into a bonus agreement with the Secretary, 
in accordance with this subsection, for any academic 
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year during which the student receives a scholarship 
under this part. 
‘‘(2) BONUS AGREEMENT.—A bonus agreement 
under paragraph (1) shall provide that— 
‘‘(A) the student shall perform one aca-
demic year of the qualified service agreed to 
under section 263(a) in a high-need local edu-
cational agency, as defined in section 200; and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary shall provide $10,000, 
in addition to the amount the student receives 
under subsection (a), for each academic year in 
which the student enters into such bonus agree-
ment. 
‘‘(3) SERVICE REQUIREMENT ENFORCED.—The 
Secretary shall establish such requirements as the 
Secretary finds necessary to ensure that recipients 
of bonuses under this subsection fulfill the qualified 
service requirement in a high-need local educational 
agency, as defined in section 200, for a period of 
time equivalent to the period for which the recipient 
receives the bonus, or repays the portion of the 
bonus received for which the recipient did not per-
form the required qualified service in a high-need 
local educational agency, as determined by the Sec-
retary. The Secretary shall use any such repayments 
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to carry out additional activities under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(c) MAXIMUM AWARD.—The maximum award any 
student may receive under this section for an academic 
year shall be the student’s cost of attendance minus any 
grant aid such student receives from sources other than 
this section. 
‘‘SEC. 265. REGULATIONS. 
‘‘The Secretary is authorized to issue such regula-
tions as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of 
this part.’’. 
(c) INSTITUTIONAL GRANTS FOR INTEGRATED DE-
GREE PROGRAMS.—Title II of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.) is further amended by 
inserting after part C, as added by subsection (b) of this 
section, the following new part: 
‘‘PART D—INTEGRATED DEGREE PROGRAMS 
‘‘SEC. 271. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
award grants to institutions of higher education, on a 
competitive basis, in order to pay for the Federal share 
of the cost of projects to establish, strengthen, and operate 
4-year undergraduate degree programs through which stu-
dents may concurrently— 
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‘‘(1) earn a bachelor’s degree in science, tech-
nology, engineering, or mathematics; and 
‘‘(2) be certified to teach kindergarten, elemen-
tary, or secondary school. 
‘‘(b) GRANT AMOUNT; AWARD PERIOD.—The Sec-
retary may award grants to no more than 50 institutions 
of higher education each fiscal year, and a grant to an 
institution for a fiscal year shall not exceed $1,000,000. 
Grants shall be awarded for only one fiscal year at a time, 
and shall be renewable on an annual basis for up to 5 
years. 
‘‘SEC. 272. SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS. 
‘‘(a) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall set criteria to 
evaluate the applications for grants under this part and 
the projects proposed to establish, strengthen, and operate 
4-year integrated undergraduate degree programs. 
‘‘(b) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION
OF GRANTS.—To 
the extent practicable and consistent with the criteria 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make grants 
under this part in such manner as to achieve an equitable 
distribution of the grant funds throughout the United 
States, considering geographic distribution, rural and 
urban areas, and range and type of institutions. 
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‘‘SEC. 273. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘In order to receive a grant under this part, an insti-
tution of higher education shall submit an application to 
the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may require. 
Such application shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) A description of the proposed project. 
‘‘(2) A demonstration of— 
‘‘(A) the commitment, including the finan-
cial commitment, of the institution for the pro-
posed project; and 
‘‘(B) the active support of the leadership of 
the institution for the proposed project. 
‘‘(3) A description of how the proposed project 
will be continued after Federal funds are no longer 
awarded under this part for the project. 
‘‘(4) A plan for the evaluation of the project, 
which shall include benchmarks to monitor progress 
toward specific project objectives. 
‘‘SEC. 274. MATCHING REQUIREMENT. 
‘‘Each institution of higher education receiving a 
grant under this part shall provide, from non-Federal 
sources, an amount equal to the amount of the grant (in 
cash or in-kind) to carry out the project supported by the 
grant. 
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‘‘SEC. 275. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this part $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2018 
through 2023.’’. 
SEC. 3007. RECIDIVISM REDUCTION WORKING GROUP. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a work-
ing group, which shall consist of representatives of the 
heads of the Department of Justice, the Department of 
Labor, the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, and the Department of Education. The working 
group shall identify and analyze practices to reduce recidi-
vism. The Attorney General shall chair the group, which 
shall meet once each month for the first 3 months after 
the date of its establishment, and once every 3 months 
thereafter. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and 5 years thereafter, the 
working group established under subsection (a) shall sub-
mit to Congress and to the President a report which de-
scribes the recommendations of the working group for re-
ducing recidivism. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 to the working 
group for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 to carry 
out this subsection. 
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