(xi) implementing land use, zoning, 
and other code reforms to promote loca-
tion-efficient development and sustainable 
development; 
(xii) other economic development that 
is part of the comprehensive regional plan; 
and 
(xiii) other activities consistent with 
the purposes of this Act, as determined by 
the Director. 
(g) GRANT AGREEMENT.—Each eligible entity that 
receives a grant under this section shall agree to establish, 
in coordination with the Director, performance measures 
and reporting requirements that must be met at the end 
of each year in which the eligible entity receives funds 
under the grant program. 
(h) VIOLATION OF GRANT AGREEMENT.—If the Di-
rector determines that an eligible entity has not met the 
performance measures established under subsection (g), is 
not making reasonable progress toward meeting such 
measures, or is otherwise in violation of the grant agree-
ment, the Director may— 
(1) withhold financial assistance until the per-
formance measures are met; or 
(2) terminate the grant agreement. 
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(i) REPORT ON THE SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGE 
GRANT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date on which the grant agreement under sub-
section (g) expires, an eligible entity that receives a 
grant under this section shall submit a final report 
on the project to the Council. 
(2) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report shall 
include— 
(A) a detailed explanation of the activities 
undertaken using the grant, including an expla-
nation of the completed project and how it 
achieves 
specific 
transit-oriented, 
transpor-
tation, housing, or sustainable community goals 
within the region; 
(B) a discussion of any obstacles encoun-
tered in the planning and implementation proc-
ess and how the eligible entity overcame the ob-
stacles; 
(C) an evaluation of the success of the 
project using the performance standards and 
measures established under subsection (g), in-
cluding an evaluation of the planning and im-
plementation process and how the project con-
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tributes to carrying out the comprehensive re-
gional plan; and 
(D) any other information the Director 
may require. 
(3) INTERIM REPORT.—The Director may re-
quire an eligible entity to submit an interim report, 
before the date on which the project for which the 
grant is awarded is completed. 
(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to 
be appropriated to the Secretary for the award of 
grants under this section, to remain available until 
expended— 
(A) $750,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; 
(B) $1,250,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; 
and 
(C) $1,750,000,000 for fiscal year 2014. 
(2) 
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—Of 
amounts 
made available under this subsection, the Director 
may use for technical assistance under section 
3(c)(3) an amount that does not exceed the lesser 
of— 
(A) 0.5 percent of the amounts made avail-
able under this subsection for a fiscal year; and 
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(B) $2,000,000. 
Æ 
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