I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5825 
To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to 
require eligible recipients of certain grants to develop a comprehensive 
economic development strategy that directly or indirectly increases the 
accessibility of affordable, quality care-based services, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 
Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia (for herself and Ms. MACE) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a 
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Works and Economic Development 
Act of 1965 to require eligible recipients of certain 
grants to develop a comprehensive economic development 
strategy that directly or indirectly increases the accessi-
bility of affordable, quality care-based services, and for 
other purposes. 
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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Care is an Economic 
Development Strategy Act’’ or the ‘‘CEDS Act’’. 
SEC. 
2. 
COMPREHENSIVE 
ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT 
STRATEGIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 302(a)(3)(A) of the Pub-
lic Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3162(a)(3)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘balances re-
sources’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, and directly or indirectly in-
creases the accessibility of affordable, quality care- 
based services, including child care, early childhood 
education, disability and long-term care, and elder 
care’’ after ‘‘sound management of development’’. 
(b) GUIDANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Commerce shall issue guidance on implementing the 
amendments made by subsection (a), to include how 
to increase access to the affordable, quality care- 
based services described in section 302(a)(3)(A) of 
the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3162(a)(3)(A)) in a comprehensive 
economic development strategy developed under sec-
tion 302 of such Act. 
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(2) EXISTING COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DE-
VELOPMENT STRATEGIES.—In issuing the guidance 
under paragraph (1), with respect to a grant recipi-
ent whose comprehensive economic development 
strategy has been approved under section 302 of the 
Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3162) before the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall ensure that such 
grant recipient is only required to update such com-
prehensive economic development strategy to comply 
with the amendments made by this Act when a regu-
larly scheduled update to such comprehensive eco-
nomic development strategy is required. 
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