(B) 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.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Funds reserved under 
paragraph (1) shall be used in accordance with 
sections 301 through 304. 
(B) SPECIAL RULES FOR BUREAU-FUNDED 
SCHOOLS.— 
(i) 
APPLICABILITY.—Sections 
301 
through 304 shall apply to a Bureau-fund-
ed school that receives assistance under 
paragraph (1)(B) in the same manner that 
such sections apply to a qualified local edu-
cational agency that receives covered 
funds. The facilities of a Bureau-funded 
school shall be treated as public school fa-
cilities for purposes of the application of 
such sections. 
(ii) TREATMENT OF TRIBALLY OPER-
ATED SCHOOLS.—The Secretary of the In-
terior shall provide assistance to Bureau- 
funded schools under paragraph (1)(B) 
without regard to whether such schools are 
operated by the Bureau of Indian Edu-
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cation or by an Indian Tribe. In the case 
of a Bureau-funded school that is a con-
tract or grant school (as that term is de-
fined in section 1141 of the Education 
Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021)) 
operated by an Indian Tribe, the Secretary 
of the Interior shall provide assistance 
under such paragraph to the Indian Tribe 
concerned. 
SEC. 102. 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 
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). 
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(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 the infrastructure of 
all public school facilities in the State (including 
the facilities of Bureau-funded schools, as ap-
propriate), including, with respect to each such 
facility, an identification of— 
(i) 
the 
information 
described 
in 
clauses (i) through (vi) of subparagraph 
(F); 
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(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 seismic natural disasters are seismically 
retrofitted; 
(C) updating the database developed under 
subparagraph (B) not less frequently than once 
every 2 years; 
(D) ensuring that the information in the 
database developed under subparagraph (B)— 
(i) is posted on a publicly accessible 
State website; and 
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(ii) is regularly distributed to local 
educational agencies and Tribal govern-
ments in the State; 
(E) issuing and reviewing regulations to 
ensure 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 the presence of lead 
and other contaminants in such water; 
and 
(II) require the regular testing of 
the potability of water at the tap; 
(iv) energy and water efficiency; 
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(v) excessive classroom noise due to 
activities allowable under section 301; 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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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. 103. NEED-BASED GRANTS TO QUALIFIED LOCAL EDU-
CATIONAL 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.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section a qualified local educational 
agency— 
(A) shall be among the local educational 
agencies in the State with the highest numbers 
or percentages of students counted under sec-
tion 1124(c) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6333(c)); 
(B) shall agree to prioritize the improve-
ment 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 calculated 
using comparable data from the schools that 
feed into the high school), as compared to other 
public schools in the jurisdiction of the agency; 
and 
(C) may be among the local educational 
agencies in the State— 
(i) with the greatest need to improve 
public school facilities, as determined by 
the State, which may include consideration 
of threats posed by the proximity of the fa-
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cilities to toxic sites or the vulnerability of 
the facilities to natural disasters; and 
(ii) with the most limited capacity to 
raise funds for the long-term improvement 
of public school facilities, as determined by 
an assessment of— 
(I) the current and historic abil-
ity of the agency to raise funds for 
construction, renovation, moderniza-
tion, and major repair projects for 
schools; 
(II) whether the agency has been 
able to issue bonds or receive other 
funds to support school construction 
projects; and 
(III) the bond rating of the agen-
cy. 
(2) GEOGRAPHIC
DISTRIBUTION.—The State 
shall ensure that grants under this section are 
awarded to qualified local educational agencies that 
represent the geographic diversity of the State. 
(c) PRIORITY
OF GRANTS.—In awarding grants 
under this section, the State— 
(1) shall give priority to qualified local edu-
cational agencies that— 
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(A) demonstrate the greatest need for such 
a grant, as determined by a comparison of the 
factors described in subsection (b); 
(B) will use the grant to improve the facili-
ties of— 
(i) elementary schools or middle 
schools that have an enrollment of stu-
dents 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.) that constitutes not less than 
40 percent of the total student enrollment 
at such schools; or 
(ii) high schools that have an enroll-
ment of students who are eligible for a free 
or reduced price lunch under such Act that 
constitutes 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); and 
(C) operate public school facilities that 
pose a severe health and safety threat to stu-
dents and staff, which may include a threat 
posed by the proximity of the facilities to toxic 
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sites or the vulnerability of the facilities to nat-
ural disasters; and 
(2) may give priority to qualified local edu-
cational agencies that— 
(A) will use the grant to improve access to 
high-speed broadband sufficient to support dig-
ital learning accordance with section 301(b); 
(B) serve elementary schools or secondary 
schools, including rural schools, that lack such 
access; and 
(C) meet one or more of the requirements 
set forth in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of 
paragraph (1). 
(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; 
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(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; and 
(4) in the case of a local educational agency 
that proposes to fund a repair, renovation, or con-
struction project for a public charter school, the ex-
tent to which— 
(A) the public charter school lacks access 
to funding for school repair, renovation, and 
construction through the financing methods 
available to other public schools or local edu-
cational agencies in the State; and 
(B) the charter school operator owns or 
has care and control of the facility that is to be 
repaired, renovated, or constructed. 
(e) FACILITIES MASTER PLAN.— 
(1) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after receiving a grant under this section, a qualified 
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 qualified 
local educational agency, a description of— 
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(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 
(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); 
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(E) the impact of current and future stu-
dent enrollment levels (as of the date of appli-
cation) on the design of current and future pub-
lic school facilities, as well as the financial im-
plications of such enrollment levels; 
(F) the dollar amount and percentage of 
funds the local educational agency will dedicate 
to capital construction projects for public school 
facilities, including— 
(i) any funds in the budget of the 
agency that will be dedicated to such 
projects; and 
(ii) any funds not in the budget of the 
agency that will be dedicated to such 
projects, including any funds available to 
the agency as the result of a bond issue; 
and 
(G) the dollar amount and percentage of 
funds the local educational agency will dedicate 
to the maintenance and operation of public 
school facilities, including— 
(i) any funds in the budget of the 
agency that will be dedicated to the main-
tenance and operation of such facilities; 
and 
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(ii) any funds not in the budget of the 
agency that will be dedicated to the main-
tenance and operation of such 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. 
(f) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—A qualified local 
educational agency shall use a grant received under this 
section only to supplement the level of Federal, State, and 
local public funds that would, in the absence of such grant, 
be made available for the activities supported by the grant, 
and not to supplant such funds. 
SEC. 104. 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 subsection (a) 
shall include, with respect to the fiscal year preceding the 
year in which the report is submitted, the following: 
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(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 
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. 
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(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 agency website; and 
(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 State website; and 
(3) regularly distribute the information to local 
educational agencies and Tribal governments in the 
State. 
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SEC. 105. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There 
are 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$7,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 
2029 to carry out this title. 
TITLE II—SCHOOL 
INFRASTRUCTURE BONDS 
SEC. 201. RESTORATION OF CERTAIN QUALIFIED TAX 
CREDIT BONDS. 
(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 54A of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect before repeal by 
Public Law 115–97, is restored as if such repeal had 
not taken effect. 
(2) CREDIT LIMITED TO CERTAIN BONDS.—Sec-
tion 54A(d)(1) of such Code, as restored by para-
graph (1), is amended by striking subparagraphs 
(A), (B), and (C). 
(b) CREDIT ALLOWED TO ISSUER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 6431 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect before repeal by 
Public Law 115–97, is restored as if such repeal had 
not taken effect. 
(2) SCHOOL
INFRASTRUCTURE
BONDS.—Sec-
tion 6431(f)(3) of such Code, as restored by para-
graph (1), is amended by inserting ‘‘any school in-
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frastructure bond (as defined in section 54BB) or’’ 
before ‘‘any qualified tax credit bond’’. 
(c) QUALIFIED ZONE ACADEMY BONDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 54E of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect before repeal by 
Public Law 115–97, is restored as if such repeal had 
not taken effect. 
(2) REMOVAL
OF
PRIVATE
BUSINESS
CON-
TRIBUTION REQUIREMENT.—Section 54E of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986, as restored by para-
graph (1), is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing subparagraph (B), and by redesignating 
subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); 
(B) by striking subsection (b); and 
(C) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and $400,000,0000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$400,000,000’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and, except as pro-
vided’’ and all that follows through the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘, and 
$1,400,000,000 for 2020 and each year 
thereafter.’’. 
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(3) CONSTRUCTION OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL FA-
CILITY.—Section 54E(d)(3)(A) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986, as restored by paragraph (1), is 
amended by striking ‘‘rehabilitating or repairing’’ 
and inserting ‘‘constructing, rehabilitating, retro-
fitting, or repairing’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to obligations issued after Decem-
ber 31, 2019. 
SEC. 202. SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE BONDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by inserting after subpart I (as restored 
by section 201) of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
the following new subpart: 
‘‘Subpart J—School Infrastructure Bonds 
‘‘Sec. 54BB. School infrastructure bonds. 
‘‘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 
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. 
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‘‘(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-
fore the application of paragraph (1) for such suc-
ceeding taxable year). 
‘‘(d) SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE BOND.— 
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‘‘(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 Re-
build America’s Schools Act of 2019, 
‘‘(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 section 6431(a), 
‘‘(B) for purposes of section 148, the yield 
on a school infrastructure bond shall be deter-
mined without regard to the credit allowed 
under subsection (a), and 
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‘‘(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 Rebuild 
America’s Schools Act of 2019 within the 6- 
year period beginning 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 
of such period. For purposes of this paragraph, 
the amount of the nonqualified bonds required 
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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 2020, 
‘‘(2) $10,000,000,000 for 2021, and 
‘‘(3) $10,000,000,000 for 2022. 
‘‘(g) ALLOCATION OF LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(1) ALLOCATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) STATES.—After application of sub-
paragraph (B) and paragraph (3)(A), the limi-
tation applicable under subsection (f) for any 
calendar year shall be allocated by the Sec-
retary among the States in proportion to the re-
spective amounts received by all local edu-
cational agencies in each 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 
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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) CERTAIN POSSESSIONS.—One-half of 
1 percent of the amount of the limitation appli-
cable under subsection (f) for any calendar year 
shall be allocated by the Secretary to posses-
sions of the United States other than Puerto 
Rico for such calendar year shall be one-half of 
1 percent. 
‘‘(2) ALLOCATIONS TO SCHOOLS.—The limita-
tion amount allocated to a State or possession under 
paragraph (1) shall be allocated by the State edu-
cational agency (or such other agency as is author-
ized under State law to make such allocation) to 
issuers within such State or possession in accord-
ance with the priorities described in section 103(c) 
the of the Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2019 
and the eligibility requirements described in section 
103(b) of such Act, except that paragraph (1)(C) of 
such section shall not apply to the determination of 
eligibility for such allocation. 
‘‘(3) ALLOCATIONS FOR INDIAN SCHOOLS.— 
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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).’’. 
(b) 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. 
(c) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LABOR STANDARDS 
TO PROJECTS FINANCED WITH CERTAIN TAX-FAVORED 
BONDS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter IV of chapter 31 
of the title 40, United States Code, shall apply to 
projects financed with the proceeds of— 
(A) any school infrastructure bond (as de-
fined in section 54BB of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986); and 
(B) any qualified zone academy bond (as 
defined in section 54E of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986) issued after the date of the en-
actment of the American Recovery and Rein-
vestment Tax Act of 2009. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1601 
of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax 
Act of 2009 is amended by striking paragraph (3) 
and redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as para-
graphs (3) and (4), respectively. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of subparts 
for part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SUBPART J—SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE BONDS’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to obligations issued after Decem-
ber 31, 2019. 
SEC. 203. ANNUAL REPORT ON BOND PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30 of 
each fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment 
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of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
the school infrastructure 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)— 
(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-
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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— 
(I) qualified zone academy bonds 
under section 54E of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986; and 
(II) school infrastructure bonds 
under section 54BB of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986; and 
(iii) the bond rating of the agency; 
(B) 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 
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. 
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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 of the 
Treasury determines to be appropriate. 
(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 of the Treasury to determine the 
elements described in subsection (b); and 
(2) report the information to the Secretary of 
the Treasury at such time and in such manner as 
the Secretary of the Treasury may require. 
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TITLE III—GENERAL 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. 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 seismic natural 
disasters; 
(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; 
(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; 
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(9) ensure the building envelopes of public 
school facilities protect occupants and interiors from 
the elements and are structurally sounds and secure; 
(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; 
(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); 
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(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, the arts, and literacy (including library pro-
grams); 
(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 due to activities allowable under this section. 
(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 
limitation allocated under section 54BB(g) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by section 202) to lever-
age existing public programs or public-private partner-
ships to expand access to high-speed broadband sufficient 
for digital learning. 
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SEC. 302. 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; or 
(4) central offices, operation centers, or other 
facilities that are not primarily used to educate stu-
dents. 
SEC. 303. 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 
or renovation that is certified, verified, or consistent with 
the 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; 
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(3) a green building rating program developed 
by the Collaborative for High-Performance Schools 
(commonly known as ‘‘CHPS’’) that is CHPS- 
verified; or 
(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 2020, 60 percent; 
(2) for fiscal year 2021, 70 percent; 
(3) for fiscal year 2022; 80 percent; 
(4) for fiscal year 2023, 90 percent; and 
(5) for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2029, 
100 percent. 
SEC. 304. 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, 
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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 
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: 
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(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 in-
clude— 
(i) steel or iron material or products 
manufactured abroad from semi-finished 
steel or iron from the United States; and 
(ii) steel or iron material or products 
manufactured in the United States from 
semi-finished steel or iron of foreign origin. 
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(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. 305. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on the projects carried out 
with covered funds. 
(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; 
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(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 the highest numbers 
and percentages of students counted under sec-
tion 1124(c) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education 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 the enactment of this Act; and 
(2) on a date that is between 10 and 11 years 
after such date of enactment. 
SEC. 306. 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 
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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 all public schools in the 
United States; 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; 
(5) the accessibility of school facilities for stu-
dents and staff with disabilities; and 
(6) an explanation of any differences observed 
with respect to the factors described in paragraphs 
(1) through (5) between local educational agencies 
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that received covered funds and agencies that did 
not receive such funds. 
SEC. 307. 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. 
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SEC. 308. 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 
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 edu-
cational agencies, and schools to effectively access 
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and use such Federal programs and financing mech-
anisms. 
TITLE IV—IMPACT AID 
CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 401. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR IMPACT 
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) $18,756,765 for fiscal year 2020; 
‘‘(2) $50,406,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 
and 2022; and 
‘‘(3) $52,756,765 for fiscal year 2023.’’. 
Æ 
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