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(ii) the limitations of existing Federal 
resources that the agencies described in 
subsection (d) may so provide, including— 
(I) the limitations of such re-
sources in meeting the particular 
needs of such States, Indian tribes, 
and communities identified under sub-
paragraph (A); and 
(II) recommendations— 
(aa) for Congress regarding 
any statutory changes regarding 
existing Federal programs, or ad-
ditional Federal funding, that the 
agencies determine are necessary 
to assist such States, Indian 
tribes, and communities in pre-
paring for, and responding to, 
the effects of climate change; and 
(bb) for additional Federal, 
State, and local resources that 
the agencies determine are nec-
essary to so assist such States, 
Indian tribes, and communities. 
(c) PUBLICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION.— 
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(1) PUBLICATION.—Upon issuance of the inter-
agency plan developed under subsection (a), the plan 
shall be published on the public internet website 
of— 
(A) the Environmental Protection Agency; 
(B) the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
for Civil Works; and 
(C) the Great Lakes and Ohio River Divi-
sion of the Corps of Engineers. 
(2) DEADLINE.—Not later than 30 days after 
the interagency plan developed under subsection (a) 
is issued, each head of an agency described in sub-
section (d) shall implement such interagency plan. 
(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—In implementing 
the interagency plan developed under subsection (a), 
the heads of the agencies described in subsection (d) 
shall provide technical assistance and expertise to 
States, Indian tribes, and communities in the Ohio 
River Basin. 
(d) AGENCIES DESCRIBED.—The agencies described 
in this subsection are as follows: 
(1) The Corps of Engineers. 
(2) The Environmental Protection Agency. 
(3) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration. 
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(4) The Department of the Interior. 
(5) The Department of Agriculture. 
(6) The Department of Transportation. 
(7) The Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy. 
(8) The United States Geological Survey. 
(9) The Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment. 
(10) The Department of Commerce. 
SEC. 33502. REPORT ON IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON 
ELECTRIC UTILITIES. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall publish, on the 
public internet website of the Department of Energy, a 
report that includes— 
(1) an analysis of— 
(A) the potential vulnerabilities of electric 
utilities that are located in, or serve electric 
consumers in, the Ohio River Basin, to climate 
change and extreme weather; and 
(B) the impacts of climate change and ex-
treme weather on such electric utilities; and 
(2) recommendations and technical assistance, 
as appropriate, to assist such electric utilities in pre-
paring for climate change and extreme weather. 
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SEC. 33503. DEFINITION. 
In this subtitle, the term ‘‘Ohio River Basin’’ means 
the Ohio River Basin as identified in the Corps of Engi-
neers’ study titled ‘‘Ohio River Basin-Formulating Cli-
mate Change Mitigation/Adaptation Strategies through 
Regional Collaboration with the ORB Alliance’’ (May 
2017). 
Subtitle F—Open Back Better 
SEC. 33601. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Open Back Better 
Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 33602. FACILITIES ENERGY RESILIENCY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘covered 
project’’ means a building project at an eligible facil-
ity that— 
(A) increases— 
(i) resiliency, including— 
(I) public health and safety; 
(II) power outages; 
(III) natural disasters; 
(IV) indoor air quality; and 
(V) 
any 
modifications 
neces-
sitated by the COVID–19 pandemic; 
(ii) energy efficiency; 
(iii) renewable energy; and 
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(iv) grid integration; and 
(B) may have combined heat and power 
and energy storage as project components. 
(2) 
EARLY
CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘‘early childhood education pro-
gram’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1003). 
(3) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘elemen-
tary school’’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(4) ELIGIBLE FACILITY.—The term ‘‘eligible fa-
cility’’ means a public facility, as determined by the 
Secretary, including— 
(A) a public school, including an elemen-
tary school and a secondary school; 
(B) a facility used to operate an early 
childhood education program; 
(C) a local educational agency; 
(D) a medical facility; 
(E) a local or State government building; 
(F) a community facility; 
(G) a public safety facility; 
(H) a day care center; 
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(I) an institution of higher education; 
(J) a public library; and 
(K) a wastewater treatment facility. 
(5) ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE
COMMUNITY.— 
The term ‘‘environmental justice community’’ means 
a community with significant representation of com-
munities of color, low income communities, or Tribal 
and indigenous communities, that experiences, or is 
at risk of experiencing, higher or more adverse 
human health or environmental effects. 
(6) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(7) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(8) LOW
INCOME.—The term ‘‘low income’’, 
with respect to a household, means an annual house-
hold income equal to, or less than, the greater of— 
(A) 80 percent of the median income of the 
area in which the household is located, as re-
ported by the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development; and 
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(B) 200 percent of the Federal poverty 
line. 
(9) LOW INCOME COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘low 
income community’’ means a census block group in 
which not less than 30 percent of households are low 
income. 
(10) SECONDARY
SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘sec-
ondary school’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(11) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Energy. 
(12) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 3 of the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6202). 
(13) STATE
ENERGY
PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘State Energy Program’’ means the State Energy 
Program established under part D of title III of the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6321 et seq.). 
(14) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘tribal orga-
nization’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 3765 of title 38, United States Code. 
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(B) 
TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT.—Section 
3765(4) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 4(l) of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(l))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)’’. 
(b) STATE PROGRAMS.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall distribute grants to States under the 
State Energy Program, in accordance with the allo-
cation formula established under that Program, to 
implement covered projects. 
(2) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), grant funds under paragraph (1) 
may be used for technical assistance, project fa-
cilitation, and administration. 
(B) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—A State 
may use not more than 10 percent of grant 
funds received under paragraph (1) to provide 
technical assistance for the development, facili-
tation, management, oversight, and measure-
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ment of results of covered projects implemented 
using those funds. 
(C) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND OTHER 
COMMUNITIES.—To support communities ad-
versely impacted by the COVID–19 pandemic, a 
State shall use not less than 40 percent of 
grant funds received under paragraph (1) to 
implement covered projects in environmental 
justice communities or low income communities. 
(D) PRIVATE FINANCING.—A State receiv-
ing a grant under paragraph (1) shall— 
(i) to the extent practicable, leverage 
private financing for cost-effective energy 
efficiency, renewable energy, resiliency, and 
other smart-building improvements, such 
as by entering into an energy service per-
formance contract; but 
(ii) maintain the use of grant funds to 
carry out covered projects with more 
project resiliency, public health, and cap-
ital-intensive efficiency and emission reduc-
tion components than are typically avail-
able through private energy service per-
formance contracts. 
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(E) GUIDANCE.—In carrying out a covered 
project using grant funds received under para-
graph (1), a State shall, to the extent prac-
ticable, adhere to guidance developed by the 
Secretary pursuant to the American Recovery 
and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 
111–5; 123 Stat. 115) relating to distribution 
of funds, if that guidance will speed the dis-
tribution of funds under this subsection. 
(3) NO
MATCHING
REQUIREMENT.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, a State receiv-
ing a grant under paragraph (1) shall not be re-
quired to provide any amount of matching funding. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date on which grants are distributed under para-
graph (1), and each year thereafter until the funds 
appropriated pursuant to paragraph (5) are no 
longer available, the Secretary shall submit a report 
on the use of those funds (including in the commu-
nities described in paragraph (2)(C)) to— 
(A) the Subcommittee on Energy and 
Water Development of the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate; 
(B) the Subcommittee on Energy and 
Water Development and Related Agencies of 
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the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives; 
(C) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(D) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives. 
(5) FUNDING.—In addition to any amounts 
made available to the Secretary to carry out the 
State Energy Program, there is authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary $18,000,000,000 to 
carry out this subsection, to remain available until 
September 30, 2025. 
(6) SUPPLEMENT, 
NOT
SUPPLANT.—Funds 
made available under paragraph (5) shall supple-
ment, not supplant, any other funds made available 
to States for the State Energy Program or the 
weatherization assistance program established under 
part A of title IV of the Energy Conservation and 
Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6861 et seq.). 
(c) FEDERAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
use funds appropriated pursuant to paragraph (4) to 
provide grants under the AFFECT program under 
the Federal Energy Management Program of the 
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Department of Energy to implement covered 
projects. 
(2) PRIVATE
FINANCING.—A recipient of a 
grant under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) to the extent practicable, leverage pri-
vate financing for cost-effective energy effi-
ciency, renewable energy, resiliency, and other 
smart-building improvements, such as by enter-
ing into an energy service performance contract; 
but 
(B) maintain the use of grant funds to 
carry out covered projects with more project re-
siliency, public health, and capital-intensive effi-
ciency and emission reduction components than 
are typically available through private energy 
service performance contracts. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date on which grants are distributed under para-
graph (1), and each year thereafter until funds ap-
propriated pursuant to paragraph (4) are no longer 
available, the Secretary shall submit a report on the 
use of those funds to— 
(A) the Subcommittee on Energy and 
Water Development of the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate; 
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(B) the Subcommittee on Energy and 
Water Development and Related Agencies of 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives; 
(C) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(D) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives. 
(4) FUNDING.—In addition to any amounts 
made available to the Secretary to carry out the AF-
FECT program described in paragraph (1), there is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
$500,000,000 to carry out this subsection, to remain 
available until September 30, 2025. 
(d) TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, act-
ing through the head of the Office of Indian Energy, 
shall distribute funds made available under para-
graph (3) to tribal organizations to implement cov-
ered projects. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date on which funds are distributed under para-
graph (1), and each year thereafter until the funds 
made available under paragraph (3) are no longer 
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available, the Secretary shall submit a report on the 
use of those funds to— 
(A) the Subcommittee on Energy and 
Water Development of the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate; 
(B) the Subcommittee on Energy and 
Water Development and Related Agencies of 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives; 
(C) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(D) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives. 
(3) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary $1,500,000,000 to carry 
out this subsection, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025. 
(e) USE OF AMERICAN IRON, STEEL, AND MANUFAC-
TURED GOODS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), none of the funds made available by or 
pursuant to this section may be used for a covered 
project unless all of the iron, steel, and manufac-
tured goods used in the project are produced in the 
United States. 
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(2) 
EXCEPTIONS.—The 
requirement 
under 
paragraph (1) shall be waived by the head of the rel-
evant Federal department or agency in any case or 
category of cases in which the head of the relevant 
Federal department or agency determines that— 
(A) adhering to that requirement would be 
inconsistent with the public interest; 
(B) the iron, steel, and manufactured 
goods needed for the project are not produced 
in the United States— 
(i) in sufficient and reasonably avail-
able quantities; and 
(ii) in a satisfactory quality; or 
(C) the inclusion of iron, steel, and rel-
evant manufactured goods produced in the 
United States would increase the overall cost of 
the project by more than 25 percent. 
(3) WAIVER PUBLICATION.—If the head of a 
Federal department or agency makes a determina-
tion under paragraph (2) to waive the requirement 
under paragraph (1), the head of the Federal de-
partment or agency shall publish in the Federal 
Register a detailed justification for the waiver. 
(4) INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS.—This sub-
section shall be applied in a manner consistent with 
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the obligations of the United States under all appli-
cable international agreements. 
(f) WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, all laborers and mechanics em-
ployed by contractors and subcontractors on projects 
funded directly or assisted in whole or in part by the 
Federal Government pursuant to this section shall 
be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing 
on projects of a similar character in the locality, as 
determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance 
with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United 
States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Davis-Bacon 
Act’’). 
(2) AUTHORITY.—With respect to the labor 
standards specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
of Labor shall have the authority and functions set 
forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 
(64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of 
title 40, United States Code. 
SEC. 33603. PERSONNEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To carry out section 33602, the 
Secretary shall hire within the Department of Energy— 
(1) not less than 300 full-time employees in the 
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; 
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(2) not less than 100 full-time employees, to be 
distributed among— 
(A) the Office of General Counsel; 
(B) the Office of Procurement Policy; 
(C) the Golden Field Office; 
(D) the National Energy Technology Lab-
oratory; and 
(E) the Office of the Inspector General; 
and 
(3) not less than 20 full-time employees in the 
Office of Indian Energy. 
(b) TIMELINE.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— 
(1) hire all personnel under subsection (a); or 
(2) certify that the Secretary is unable to hire 
all personnel by the date required under this sub-
section. 
(c) CONTRACT HIRES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary makes a 
certification under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary 
may hire on a contract basis not more than 50 per-
cent of the personnel required to be hired under sub-
section (a). 
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(2) DURATION.—An individual hired on a con-
tract basis under paragraph (1) shall have an em-
ployment term of not more than 1 year. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section $84,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 
through 2031. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 2 
years, the Secretary shall submit a report on progress 
made in carrying out subsection (a) to— 
(1) the Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development of the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; 
(2) the Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development and Related Agencies of the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; 
(3) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate; and 
(4) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives. 
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Subtitle G—Other Matters 
SEC. 
33701. 
WATER 
REUSE 
INTERAGENCY 
WORKING 
GROUP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘‘Administrator’’), shall establish a Water 
Reuse Interagency Working Group (referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘‘Working Group’’). 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Working Group 
is to develop and coordinate actions, tools, and resources 
to advance water reuse across the United States, including 
through the implementation of a National Water Reuse 
Action Plan that creates opportunities for water reuse in 
the mission areas of each of the Federal agencies included 
in the Working Group under subsection (c) (referred to 
in this section as the ‘‘Action Plan’’). 
(c) CHAIRPERSON; MEMBERSHIP.—The Working 
Group shall be— 
(1) chaired by the Administrator; and 
(2) comprised of senior representatives from 
such Federal agencies as the Administrator deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
(d) DUTIES OF THE WORKING GROUP.—In carrying 
out this section, the Working Group shall— 
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(1) with respect to water reuse, leverage the ex-
pertise of industry, the research community, non-
governmental organizations, and government; 
(2) seek to foster water reuse as an important 
component of integrated water resources manage-
ment; 
(3) conduct an assessment of new opportunities 
to advance water reuse and annually update the Ac-
tion Plan with new actions, as necessary, to pursue 
those opportunities; 
(4) seek to coordinate Federal programs and 
policies to support the adoption of water reuse; 
(5) consider how each Federal agency can ex-
plore and identify opportunities to support water 
reuse through the programs and activities of that 
Federal agency; and 
(6) consult, on a regular basis, with representa-
tives of relevant industries, the research community, 
and nongovernmental organizations. 
(e) REPORT.—Not less frequently than once every 2 
years, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report 
on the activities and findings of the Working Group. 
(f) SUNSET.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Working Group shall terminate on the date that 
is 6 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) EXTENSION.—The Administrator may ex-
tend the date of termination of the Working Group 
under paragraph (1). 
Subtitle H—Energy Workforce 
Development 
CHAPTER 1—OFFICE OF ECONOMIC 
IMPACT, DIVERSITY, AND EMPLOYMENT 
SEC. 33801. NAME OF OFFICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 211 of the Department of 
Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7141) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘MINOR-
ITY ECONOMIC IMPACT’’ and inserting ‘‘ECONOMIC 
IMPACT, DIVERSITY, AND EMPLOYMENT’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Office of Mi-
nority Economic Impact’’ and inserting ‘‘Office of 
Economic Impact, Diversity, and Employment’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for the Department of Energy Organization Act is 
amended by amending the item relating to section 211 to 
read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 211. Office of Economic Impact, Diversity, and Employment.’’. 
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SEC. 33802. ENERGY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 211 of the Department of Energy Organiza-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 7141) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as 
subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall 
establish and carry out the programs described in sections 
33811 and 33812 of the Moving Forward Act.’’. 
SEC. 33803. AUTHORIZATION. 
Subsection (h) of section 211 of the Department of 
Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7141), as redesig-
nated by section 33802 of this Act, is amended by striking 
‘‘not to exceed $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1979, not to ex-
ceed $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1980, and not to exceed 
$6,000,000 for fiscal year 1981. Of the amounts so appro-
priated each fiscal year, not less than 50 percent shall be 
available for purposes of financial assistance under sub-
section (e).’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2020 through 2024.’’. 
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CHAPTER 2—ENERGY WORKFORCE 
DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 33811. ENERGY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap-
propriations, the Secretary, acting through the Director 
of the Office of Economic Impact, Diversity, and Employ-
ment, shall establish and carry out a comprehensive, na-
tionwide program to improve education and training for 
jobs in energy-related industries, including manufacturing, 
engineering, construction, and retrofitting jobs in such en-
ergy-related industries, in order to increase the number 
of skilled workers trained to work in such energy-related 
industries, including by— 
(1) encouraging underrepresented groups, in-
cluding religious and ethnic minorities, women, vet-
erans, individuals with disabilities, unemployed en-
ergy workers, and socioeconomically disadvantaged 
individuals to enter into the science, technology, en-
gineering, and mathematics (in this section referred 
to as ‘‘STEM’’) fields; 
(2) encouraging the Nation’s educational insti-
tutions 
to 
equip 
students 
with 
the 
skills, 
mentorships, training, and technical expertise nec-
essary to fill the employment opportunities vital to 
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managing and operating the Nation’s energy-related 
industries; 
(3) providing students and other candidates for 
employment with the necessary skills and certifi-
cations for skilled, semiskilled, and highly skilled 
jobs in such energy-related industries; 
(4) strengthening and more fully engaging De-
partment of Energy programs and laboratories in 
carrying out the Department’s Minorities in Energy 
Initiative; and 
(5) to the greatest extent possible, collaborating 
with and supporting existing State workforce devel-
opment programs to maximize program efficiency. 
(b) PRIORITY.—In carrying out the program estab-
lished under subsection (a), the Secretary shall prioritize 
the education and training of underrepresented groups for 
jobs in energy-related industries. 
(c) DIRECT ASSISTANCE.—In carrying out the pro-
gram established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
provide direct assistance (including financial assistance 
awards, technical expertise, and internships) to edu-
cational institutions, local workforce development boards, 
State workforce development boards, nonprofit organiza-
tions, labor organizations, and apprenticeship programs. 
The Secretary shall distribute such direct assistance in a 
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manner proportional to the needs of, and demand for jobs 
in, energy-related industries, consistent with information 
obtained under subsections (e)(3) and (i). 
(d) CLEARINGHOUSE.—In carrying out the program 
established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall estab-
lish a clearinghouse to— 
(1) maintain and update information and re-
sources on training programs for jobs in energy-re-
lated industries, including manufacturing, engineer-
ing, construction, and retrofitting jobs in such en-
ergy-related industries; and 
(2) act as a resource for educational institu-
tions, local workforce development boards, State 
workforce development boards, nonprofit organiza-
tions, labor organizations, and apprenticeship pro-
grams that would like to develop and implement 
training programs for such jobs. 
(e) COLLABORATION AND REPORT.—In carrying out 
the program established under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary— 
(1) shall collaborate with educational institu-
tions, local workforce development boards, State 
workforce development boards, nonprofit organiza-
tions, labor organizations, apprenticeship programs, 
and energy-related industries; 
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(2) shall encourage and foster collaboration, 
mentorships, and partnerships among industry, local 
workforce development boards, State workforce de-
velopment boards, nonprofit organizations, labor or-
ganizations, and apprenticeship programs that cur-
rently provide effective training programs for jobs in 
energy-related industries and educational institutions 
that seek to establish these types of programs in 
order to share best practices and approaches that 
best suit local, State, and national needs; and 
(3) shall collaborate with the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics, the Department of Commerce, the Bureau 
of the Census, and energy-related industries to— 
(A) develop a comprehensive and detailed 
understanding of the workforce needs of such 
energy-related industries, and job opportunities 
in such energy-related industries, by State and 
by region; and 
(B) publish an annual report on job cre-
ation in the energy-related industries described 
in subsection (i)(2). 
(f) 
GUIDELINES
FOR
EDUCATIONAL
INSTITU-
TIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the program 
established under subsection (a), the Secretary, in 
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collaboration with the Secretary of Education, the 
Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Labor, and 
the National Science Foundation, shall develop vol-
untary guidelines or best practices for educational 
institutions to help provide graduates with the skills 
necessary for jobs in energy-related industries, in-
cluding manufacturing, engineering, construction, 
and retrofitting jobs in such energy-related indus-
tries. 
(2) INPUT.—The Secretary shall solicit input 
from energy-related industries in developing guide-
lines or best practices under paragraph (1). 
(3) ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION 
INITIATIVES.—The guidelines or best practices devel-
oped under paragraph (1) shall include grade-spe-
cific guidelines for teaching energy efficiency tech-
nology, manufacturing efficiency technology, commu-
nity energy resiliency, and conservation initiatives to 
educate students and families. 
(4) STEM EDUCATION.—The guidelines or best 
practices developed under paragraph (1) shall pro-
mote STEM education in educational institutions as 
it relates to job opportunities in energy-related in-
dustries. 
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(g) OUTREACH
TO
MINORITY-SERVING
INSTITU-
TIONS.—In carrying out the program established under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) give special consideration to increasing out-
reach to minority-serving institutions; 
(2) make resources available to minority-serving 
institutions with the objective of increasing the num-
ber of skilled minorities and women trained for jobs 
in energy-related industries, including manufac-
turing, engineering, construction, and retrofitting 
jobs in such energy-related industries; 
(3) encourage energy-related industries to im-
prove the opportunities for students of minority- 
serving institutions to participate in industry intern-
ships and cooperative work-study programs; and 
(4) partner with the Department of Energy lab-
oratories to increase underrepresented groups’ par-
ticipation in internships, fellowships, traineeships, 
and employment at all Department of Energy lab-
oratories. 
(h) OUTREACH TO DISPLACED AND UNEMPLOYED 
ENERGY WORKERS.—In carrying out the program estab-
lished under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) give special consideration to increasing out-
reach to employers and job trainers preparing dis-
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placed and unemployed energy workers for emerging 
jobs in energy-related industries, including manufac-
turing, engineering, construction, and retrofitting 
jobs in such energy-related industries; 
(2) make resources available to institutions 
serving displaced and unemployed energy workers 
with the objective of increasing the number of indi-
viduals trained for jobs in energy-related industries, 
including manufacturing, engineering, construction, 
and retrofitting jobs in such energy-related indus-
tries; and 
(3) encourage energy-related industries to im-
prove opportunities for displaced and unemployed 
energy workers to participate in industry internships 
and cooperative work-study programs. 
(i) GUIDELINES TO DEVELOP SKILLS FOR AN EN-
ERGY INDUSTRY WORKFORCE.—In carrying out the pro-
gram established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, 
in collaboration with energy-related industries— 
(1) identify the areas with the greatest demand 
for workers in each such industry; and 
(2) develop guidelines for the skills necessary 
for work in the following energy-related industries: 
(A) Energy efficiency industry, including 
work in energy efficiency, conservation, weath-
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erization, retrofitting, or as inspectors or audi-
tors. 
(B) Renewable energy industry, including 
work in the development, engineering, manufac-
turing, and production of renewable energy 
from renewable energy sources (such as solar, 
hydropower, wind, or geothermal energy). 
(C) Community energy resiliency industry, 
including work in the installation of rooftop 
solar, in battery storage, and in microgrid tech-
nologies. 
(D) Fuel cell and hydrogen energy indus-
try. 
(E) Manufacturing industry, including 
work as operations technicians, in operations 
and design in additive manufacturing, 3–D 
printing, and advanced composites and ad-
vanced aluminum and other metal alloys, indus-
trial energy efficiency management systems, in-
cluding power electronics, and other innovative 
technologies. 
(F) Chemical manufacturing industry, in-
cluding work in construction (such as welders, 
pipefitters, and tool and die makers) or as in-
strument and electrical technicians, machinists, 
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chemical process operators, engineers, quality 
and safety professionals, and reliability engi-
neers. 
(G) Utility industry, including work in the 
generation, transmission, and distribution of 
electricity and natural gas, such as utility tech-
nicians, operators, lineworkers, engineers, sci-
entists, and information technology specialists. 
(H) Alternative fuels industry, including 
work in biofuel development and production. 
(I) Pipeline industry, including work in 
pipeline construction and maintenance or work 
as engineers or technical advisors. 
(J) Nuclear industry, including work as 
scientists, engineers, technicians, mathemati-
cians, or security personnel. 
(K) Oil and gas industry, including work 
as scientists, engineers, technicians, mathemati-
cians, petrochemical engineers, or geologists. 
(L) Coal industry, including work as coal 
miners, engineers, developers and manufactur-
ers of state-of-the-art coal facilities, technology 
vendors, coal transportation workers and opera-
tors, or mining equipment vendors. 
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(j) ENROLLMENT IN TRAINING AND APPRENTICE-
SHIP PROGRAMS.—In carrying out the program estab-
lished under subsection (a), the Secretary shall work with 
industry, local workforce development boards, State work-
force development boards, nonprofit organizations, labor 
organizations, and apprenticeship programs to help iden-
tify students and other candidates, including from under-
represented communities such as minorities, women, and 
veterans, to enroll into training and apprenticeship pro-
grams for jobs in energy-related industries. 
(k) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. 
SEC. 33812. ENERGY WORKFORCE GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, the Secretary, acting 
through the Director of the Office of Economic Im-
pact, Diversity, and Employment, shall establish and 
carry out a program to provide grants to eligible 
businesses to pay the wages of new and existing em-
ployees during the time period that such employees 
are receiving training to work in the renewable en-
ergy sector, energy efficiency sector, or grid mod-
ernization sector. 
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(2) GUIDELINES.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 
consultation with stakeholders, contractors, and or-
ganizations that work to advance existing residential 
energy efficiency, shall establish guidelines to iden-
tify training that is eligible for purposes of the pro-
gram established pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under the program established under subsection (a) or a 
business or labor management organization that is directly 
involved with energy efficiency or renewable energy tech-
nology, or working on behalf of any such business, shall 
provide services related to— 
(1) renewable electric energy generation, includ-
ing solar, wind, geothermal, hydropower, and other 
renewable electric energy generation technologies; 
(2) energy efficiency, including energy-efficient 
lighting, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, 
air source heat pumps, advanced building materials, 
insulation and air sealing, and other high-efficiency 
products and services, including auditing and inspec-
tion; 
(3) grid modernization or energy storage, in-
cluding smart grid, microgrid and other distributed 
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energy solutions, demand response management, and 
home energy management technology; or 
(4) fuel cell and hybrid fuel cell generation. 
(c) USE OF GRANTS.—An eligible business with— 
(1) 20 or fewer employees may use a grant pro-
vided under the program established under sub-
section (a) to pay up to— 
(A) 45 percent of an employee’s wages for 
the duration of the training, if the training is 
provided by the eligible business; and 
(B) 90 percent of an employee’s wages for 
the duration of the training, if the training is 
provided by an entity other than the eligible 
business; 
(2) 21 to 99 employees may use a grant pro-
vided under the program established under sub-
section (a) to pay up to— 
(A) 37.5 percent of an employee’s wages 
for the duration of the training, if the training 
is provided by the eligible business; and 
(B) 75 percent of an employee’s wages for 
the duration of the training, if the training is 
provided by an entity other than the eligible 
business; and 
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(3) 100 employees or more may use a grant 
provided under the program established under sub-
section (a) to pay up to— 
(A) 25 percent of an employee’s wages for 
the duration of the training, if the training is 
provided by the eligible business; and 
(B) 50 percent of an employee’s wages for 
the duration of the training, if the training is 
provided by an entity other than the eligible 
business. 
(d) PRIORITY
FOR TARGETED COMMUNITIES.—In 
providing grants under the program established under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall give priority to eligible 
businesses that— 
(1) recruit employees— 
(A) from the communities that the busi-
nesses serve; and 
(B) that are minorities, women, persons 
who are or were foster children, persons who 
are transitioning from fossil energy sector jobs, 
or veterans; and 
(2) provide trainees with the opportunity to ob-
tain real-world experience. 
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(e) LIMIT.—An eligible business may not receive 
more than $100,000 under the program established under 
subsection (a) per fiscal year. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$70,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. 
SEC. 33813. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) APPRENTICESHIP.—The term ‘‘apprentice-
ship’’ means an apprenticeship registered under the 
Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the 
‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chap-
ter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.). 
(2) EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTION.—The term 
‘‘educational institution’’ means an elementary 
school, secondary school, or institution of higher 
education. 
(3) ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
AND
SECONDARY 
SCHOOL.—The terms ‘‘elementary school’’ and ‘‘sec-
ondary school’’ have the meanings given such terms 
in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(4) ENERGY-RELATED
INDUSTRY.—The term 
‘‘energy-related industry’’ includes each of the en-
ergy efficiency, renewable energy, chemical manufac-
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turing, utility, alternative fuels, pipeline, nuclear en-
ergy, oil, gas, and coal industries. 
(5) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 102 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). 
(6) LABOR ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘labor 
organization’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 152). 
(7) 
LOCAL
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT 
BOARD.—The term ‘‘local workforce development 
board’’ means a local board, as defined in section 3 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3102). 
(8) 
MINORITY-SERVING
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘‘minority-serving institution’’ means an insti-
tution of higher education that is of one of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Hispanic-serving institution (as de-
fined in section 502(a)(5) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(5))). 
(B) Tribal College or University (as de-
fined in section 316(b) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b))). 
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TITLE IV—HEALTH CARE 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
SEC. 34101. HOSPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1610(a) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300r(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) increase capacity and update hospitals 
and other medical facilities in order to better serve 
communities in need.’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall give priority to applicants 
whose projects will include, by design, public health emer-
gency preparedness, natural disaster emergency prepared-
ness, flood mitigation, or cybersecurity against cyber 
threats. 
‘‘(4) AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—As a condition on receipt 
of a grant under this subsection for a project, an en-
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tity shall ensure that all of the iron and steel prod-
ucts used in the project are produced in the United 
States. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—Subparagraph (A) shall 
be waived in any case or category of cases in which 
the Secretary finds that— 
‘‘(i) applying subparagraph (A) would be 
inconsistent with the public interest; 
‘‘(ii) iron and steel products are not pro-
duced in the United States in sufficient and 
reasonably available quantities and of a satis-
factory quality; or 
‘‘(iii) inclusion of iron and steel products 
produced in the United States will increase the 
cost of the overall project by more than 25 per-
cent. 
‘‘(C) WAIVER.—If the Secretary receives a re-
quest for a waiver under this paragraph, the Sec-
retary shall make available to the public, on an in-
formal basis, a copy of the request and information 
available to the Secretary concerning the request, 
and shall allow for informal public input on the re-
quest for at least 15 days prior to making a finding 
based on the request. The Secretary shall make the 
request and accompanying information available by 
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electronic means, including on the official public 
internet site of the Department of Health and 
Human Services. 
‘‘(D) 
INTERNATIONAL
AGREEMENTS.—This 
paragraph shall be applied in a manner consistent 
with United States obligations under international 
agreements. 
‘‘(E) MANAGEMENT
AND
OVERSIGHT.—The 
Secretary may retain up to 0.25 percent of the funds 
appropriated for this subsection for management 
and oversight of the requirements of this paragraph. 
‘‘(F) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This paragraph does 
not apply with respect to a project if a State agency 
approves the engineering plans and specifications for 
the project, in that agency’s capacity to approve 
such plans and specifications prior to a project re-
questing bids, prior to the date of enactment of this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(5) ENERGY EFFICIENCY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—As a condition on receipt 
of a grant under this subsection for a project, a 
grant recipient shall ensure that the project in-
creases— 
‘‘(i) energy efficiency; 
‘‘(ii) energy resilience; or 
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‘‘(iii) the use of renewable energy. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—Subparagraph (A) shall 
be waived in any case or category of cases in which 
the Secretary finds that applying subparagraph 
(A)— 
‘‘(i) would be inconsistent with the public 
interest; or 
‘‘(ii) will increase the cost of the overall 
project by more than 25 percent. 
‘‘(C) WAIVER.—If the Secretary receives a re-
quest for a waiver under this paragraph, the Sec-
retary shall make available to the public, on an in-
formal basis, a copy of the request and information 
available to the Secretary concerning the request, 
and shall allow for informal public input on the re-
quest for at least 15 days prior to making a finding 
based on the request. The Secretary shall make the 
request and accompanying information available by 
electronic means, including on the official public 
internet site of the Department of Health and 
Human Services. 
‘‘(D) MANAGEMENT
AND
OVERSIGHT.—The 
Secretary may retain up to 0.25 percent of the funds 
appropriated for this subsection for management 
and oversight of the requirements of this paragraph. 
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‘‘(E) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This paragraph does 
not apply with respect to a project if a State agency 
approves the engineering plans and specifications for 
the project, in that agency’s capacity to approve 
such plans and specifications prior to a project re-
questing bids, prior to the date of enactment of this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(6) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this subsection, there is authorized to be appro-
priated $2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 
through 2025.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL UPDATE.—Section 1610(b) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300r(b)) is amended 
by striking paragraph (3). 
SEC. 
34102. 
COMMUNITY 
HEALTH 
CENTER 
CAPITAL 
PROJECT FUNDING. 
Section 10503 of the Patient Protection and Afford-
able Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b–2) is amended by striking 
subsection (c) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) CAPITAL PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the CHC Fund to be transferred to 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services for 
capital projects of the community health center pro-
gram under section 330 of the Public Health Service 
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Act, $10,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 
2021 through 2025. 
‘‘(2) ENERGY EFFICIENCY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—As a condition on re-
ceipt of a grant for a capital project pursuant 
to paragraph (1), a grant recipient shall ensure 
that the capital project increases— 
‘‘(i) energy efficiency; 
‘‘(ii) energy resilience; or 
‘‘(iii) the use of renewable energy. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—Subparagraph (A) 
shall be waived in any case or category of cases 
in which the Secretary finds that applying sub-
paragraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) would be inconsistent with the 
public interest; or 
‘‘(ii) will increase the cost of the over-
all project by more than 25 percent. 
‘‘(C) WAIVER.—If the Secretary receives a 
request for a waiver under this subsection, the 
Secretary shall make available to the public, on 
an informal basis, a copy of the request and in-
formation available to the Secretary concerning 
the request, and shall allow for informal public 
input on the request for at least 15 days prior 
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to making a finding based on the request. The 
Secretary shall make the request and accom-
panying information available by electronic 
means, including on the official public internet 
site of the Department of Health and Human 
Services. 
‘‘(D) MANAGEMENT
AND
OVERSIGHT.— 
The Secretary may retain up to 0.25 percent of 
the funds appropriated for this subsection for 
management and oversight of the requirements 
of this paragraph. 
‘‘(E) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This paragraph 
does not apply with respect to a capital project 
if a State agency approves the engineering 
plans and specifications for the capital project, 
in that agency’s capacity to approve such plans 
and specifications prior to a project requesting 
bids, prior to the date of enactment of this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(3) APPLICABILITY OF DAVIS-BACON ACT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
require that each entity applying for a grant for 
any capital project pursuant to paragraph (1), 
funded in whole or in part with funds made 
available under this subsection, shall include in 
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such application written assurance that all la-
borers and mechanics employed by contractors 
or subcontractors in the performance of con-
struction, alternation or repair, as part of such 
project, shall be paid wages at rates not less 
than those prevailing on similar work in the lo-
cality as determined by the Secretary of Labor 
in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 
of part A of subtitle II of title 40, United 
States Code (commonly referred to (and re-
ferred to in this section) as the ‘Davis-Bacon 
Act’). 
‘‘(B) AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE.—With re-
spect to the labor standards specified in the 
Davis-Bacon Act, the Secretary of Labor shall 
have the authority and functions set forth in 
Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (15 
Fed. Reg. 3176; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 2 
of the Act of June 13, 1934 (40 U.S.C. 
276c).’’. 
SEC. 34103. PILOT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE LABORATORY IN-
FRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall award grants to States and political 
subdivisions of States to support the improvement, renova-
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tion, or modernization of infrastructure at clinical labora-
tories (as defined in section 353 of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act (42 U.S.C. 263a)) that will help to improve SARS– 
CoV–2 and COVID–19 testing and response activities, in-
cluding the expansion and enhancement of testing capacity 
and the reduction of wait times for results at such labora-
tories. 
(b) ENERGY EFFICIENCY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition on receipt of 
a grant under this section for a project, a grant re-
cipient shall ensure that the project increases— 
(A) energy efficiency; 
(B) energy resilience; or 
(C) the use of renewable energy. 
(2) APPLICATION.—Paragraph (1) shall be 
waived in any case or category of cases in which the 
Secretary finds that applying paragraph (1)— 
(A) would be inconsistent with the public 
interest; or 
(B) will increase the cost of the overall 
project by more than 25 percent. 
(3) WAIVER.—If the Secretary receives a re-
quest for a waiver under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall make available to the public, on an in-
formal basis, a copy of the request and information 
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available to the Secretary concerning the request, 
and shall allow for informal public input on the re-
quest for at least 15 days prior to making a finding 
based on the request. The Secretary shall make the 
request and accompanying information available by 
electronic means, including on the official public 
internet site of the Department of Health and 
Human Services. 
(4) MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT.—The Sec-
retary may retain up to 0.25 percent of the funds 
appropriated for this section for management and 
oversight of the requirements of this subsection. 
(5) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—This subsection does 
not apply with respect to a project if a State agency 
approves the engineering plans and specifications for 
the project, in that agency’s capacity to approve 
such plans and specifications prior to a project re-
questing bids, prior to the date of enactment of this 
subsection. 
(c) APPLICABILITY OF DAVIS-BACON ACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require 
that each State or political subdivision of a State ap-
plying for a grant, with respect to a project for the 
improvement, renovation, or modernization of infra-
structure at clinical laboratories under this section, 
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funded in whole or in part with funds made available 
under this section, shall include in such application 
written assurance that all laborers and mechanics 
employed by contractors or subcontractors in the 
performance of construction, alternation, or repair, 
as part of such project, shall be paid wages at rates 
not less than those prevailing on similar work in the 
locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in 
accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of part 
A of subtitle II of title 40, United States Code (com-
monly referred to (and referred to in this section) as 
the ‘‘Davis-Bacon Act’’). 
(2) AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE.—With respect to 
the labor standards specified in the Davis-Bacon 
Act, the Secretary of Labor shall have the authority 
and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan 
Numbered 14 of 1950 (15 Fed. Reg. 3176; 5 U.S.C. 
App.) and section 2 of the Act of June 13, 1934 (40 
U.S.C. 276c). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$4,500,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2021 
through 2025. 
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the Secretary shall give funding priority to multi- 
benefit projects that provide greater— 
(A) water supply reliability benefits for 
States and local governments; and 
(B) fish and wildlife benefits. 
(3) FEDERAL SHARE.—Subject to the require-
ments of this subsection, the Secretary may provide 
funding to an eligible entity or qualified partner for 
the design, study, construction, expansion, upgrade, 
or capital repair of a natural water storage project 
in an amount equal to not more than 80 percent of 
the total cost of the natural water storage project. 
(4) CONDITIONS
FOR
FEDERAL
DESIGN
AND 
STUDY FUNDING.—The Secretary may fund a design 
or study activity for a natural water storage project 
under this subsection if the Governor of the State in 
which the natural water storage project is located 
provides written concurrence for design and study 
activities. 
(5) CONDITIONS FOR FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION 
FUNDING.—Funding provided under this subsection 
for the construction of a natural water storage 
project may be made available to a project if— 
(A) the Governor of the State in which the 
natural water storage project is located has re-
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