1.Short title; Table of
Contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Fix America's Schools Today Act of
2011
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; Table of Contents.
TITLE I—Elementary and Secondary Schools
Sec. 101. Purpose.
Sec. 102. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 103. Allocation of funds.
Sec. 104. State use of funds.
Sec. 105. State and local applications.
Sec. 106. Use of funds.
Sec. 107. Additional provisions.
TITLE II—Community College Modernization
Sec. 201. Federal assistance for community college
modernization.
TITLE III—General Provisions
Sec. 301. Definitions.
Sec. 302. Buy American.
Sec. 303. Compliance with Davis-Bacon Act.
Sec. 304. Reports.
<enum>I</enum><header>Elementary and
secondary schools</header>
<section id="IDce2b8eea96c140e68e70aebdb4f8801e"><enum>101.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this title is to provide
assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary school
and secondary school buildings for schools that are served by local educational
agencies across the United States, in order to support the achievement of
improved educational outcomes in such schools.</text>
</section><section id="IDa886639b87f0486393eca292b0245113"><enum>102.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations; Appropriation of Funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated, and
there are appropriated, $25,000,000,000 to carry out this title, which shall be
available for obligation by the Secretary until September 30, 2012.</text>
</section><section id="ID679bdaf8fecb4ae981275ca3cb408f67"><enum>103.</enum><header>Allocation of
funds</header>
<subsection id="ID7ed2bb3d39bc4b649348c2b6662a877c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reservations</header><text>From
the amount made available to carry out this title, the Secretary shall
reserve—</text>
<paragraph id="IDc3f9af9a1b86451381f56ef46b0a601d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>one-half of 1
percent for the Secretary of the Interior to carry out modernization,
renovation, and repair activities described in section 106 in schools operated
or funded by the Bureau of Indian Education;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe1712050a8d94ce48176e340ce974678"><enum>(2)</enum><text>one-half of 1
percent to make grants to the outlying areas for modernization, renovation, and
repair activities described in section 106; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID741b3eff64c64393938f8b819d5a4da6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>such funds as the
Secretary determines are needed—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4678486E108549D6B59B2B18D8452D8D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to conduct a
survey, through the National Center for Education Statistics, of the school
construction, modernization, renovation, and repair needs of the public schools
of the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5642207B1EAA4E6EB68045EB7F690B55"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to encourage the
States to coordinate and share information about school facilities standards
and best practices.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDbcbc54da5b55468a80ea50bd49359111"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State
allocation</header><text>From the amount made available to carry out this
title, and not reserved under subsection (a), the Secretary shall allocate
funds among the States in proportion to their respective allocations under part
A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6311 et seq.) for fiscal year 2011, except that—</text>
<paragraph id="ID41b8e20033b74c57a96db7185c7d0b78"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary
shall allocate 40 percent of such funds to the 100 local educational agencies
with the largest numbers of children ages 5 to 17 living in poverty, as
determined using the most recent data available from the Department of Commerce
that are satisfactory to the Secretary, in proportion to such local educational
agencies' respective allocations under part A of title I of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) for fiscal year 2011;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8bf80e9de7c64a8ab7a17c13a48f4e74"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the allocation to
any State shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of the allocations under
paragraph (1) to local educational agencies in such State.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID74f4f14308b0442f881c93b9dd9ea969"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Remaining
allocation</header>
<paragraph id="ID686938576e814ab3b58daf8eb09361bd"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>If a State does not apply for its allocation under
subsection (b), applies for less than the full allocation for which it is
eligible, or does not use the allocation in a timely manner, the Secretary
may—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID3026436896f94d1ba888d7f4020a9792"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reallocate all or
a portion of the allocation to the other States in accordance with subsection
(b); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDed4f5dcf2f1146ac9c702d173a82697a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>use all or a
portion of the allocation to make direct allocations to local educational
agencies within the State based on their respective allocations under part A of
title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311
et seq.) for fiscal year 2011 or such other method as the Secretary may
determine.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe6a6e6aca30f4ec092e8c2a933f69903"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reallocation of
Local Educational Agency Funds</header><text>If a local educational agency does
not apply for its allocation under subsection (b)(1), applies for less than the
full allocation for which it is eligible, or does not use the allocation in a
timely manner, the Secretary may reallocate all or a portion of such local
educational agency's allocation to the State in which such agency is
located.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID65ad568abf9847ef9040d4b6b1b0a570"><enum>104.</enum><header>State use of
funds</header>
<subsection id="IDd13c1c503cc24c389d9a9509289570d8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reservation</header><text>Each
State that receives a grant under this title may reserve not more than 1
percent of the State's allocation under section 103(b) for the purpose of
administering the grant.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID5782a8a4808f4c52a9360e01c90e69c2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funds to local
educational agencies</header>
<paragraph id="IDad4af02929ed450fa310d26c1421d53b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Formula
subgrants</header><text>From the grant funds that are not reserved under
subsection (a), a State shall allocate not less than 50 percent to local
educational agencies, including charter schools that are local educational
agencies, that did not receive funds under section 103(b)(1) from the
Secretary, in accordance with their respective allocations under part A of
title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311
et seq.) for fiscal year 2011, except that no such local educational agency
shall receive less than $10,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID36f7dedd4e024b2d87116078109e7335"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
subgrants</header><text>The State shall use any funds remaining, after
reserving funds under subsection (a) and allocating funds under paragraph (1),
for subgrants to local educational agencies that did not receive funds under
section 103(b)(1), including charter schools that are local educational
agencies, to support modernization, renovation, and repair projects that the
State determines, using objective criteria, are most needed in the State, with
priority given to projects in rural local educational agencies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1b8631d8286248cd94bbea43fab73b96"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Remaining
funds</header><text>If a local educational agency does not apply for an
allocation under subsection (b)(1), applies for less than its full allocation,
or fails to use the allocation in a timely manner, the State may reallocate any
unused portion to other local educational agencies in accordance with
subsection (b).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID1b2e0bc2933549db86fb1e58038d6118"><enum>105.</enum><header>State and
local applications</header>
<subsection id="ID6e5cb45030a04ee3941f0957559d9bc5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>State
application</header><text>A State that desires to receive a grant under this
title shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such
manner, and containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may
require, which shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="ID6043f99da6c34599a45b1297fd2ce23c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an identification
of the State agency or entity that will administer the program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID97a18a6be1d5441b8908a4b41a4456b1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of
the State's process for determining how the grant funds will be distributed and
administered, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID555bf764694444de9c7fd9464b979a93"><enum>(A)</enum><text>how the State
will determine the criteria and priorities in making subgrants under section
104(b)(2);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe78336081f75456e99f45045607dbf29"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any additional
criteria the State will use in determining which projects the State will fund
under such section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9af2ebf662e0442fab9ed15b8b669b5f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a description of
how the State will consider—</text>
<clause id="IDcd1a8e7b16814bcb9f86ddba6457981a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
needs of local educational agencies for assistance under this title;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4e5a95e5b18a4197b41f9e532151af0b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the impact of
potential projects on job creation in the State;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5c350fa720c14ba1ac1036d83ab991a6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the fiscal
capacity of local educational agencies applying for assistance;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID86fbeed8fac64ef68da1c9927996686b"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the percentage
of children in such local educational agencies who are from low-income
families; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9c28449ca52e4a4f81337b4b51545a5d"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the
potential for leveraging assistance provided by the grant program through
matching or other financing mechanisms;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDccc6b68925f44e9391f10791252288d3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a description of
how the State will ensure that the local educational agencies receiving
subgrants under this title meet the requirements of this title;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaf4a751b9483478b800f37e248c1dd3e"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a description of
how the State will ensure that the State and the local educational agencies in
the State meet the deadlines established in section 107;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID387220227b584b1e886a60b26e3d3c67"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a description of
how the State will give priority to the use of green practices that are
certified, verified, or consistent with any applicable provisions of—</text>
<clause id="ID101abe38c73c4bb980a748a6e84dad3e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
LEED Green Building Rating System;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID85c5461715ab43d2a659d7365e8bd2d0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Energy
Star;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDf3de40025d5342ef86f588f609be072c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the CHPS
Criteria;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDe785216a564d4d1283aaa4d82f5cba55"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Green Globes;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDc49de096282c44139c9ccdb6b7440cb3"><enum>(v)</enum><text>an
equivalent program adopted by the State or another jurisdiction with authority
over the local educational agency; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf7b41e2145df460f93a9a7a8ef5a9ff7"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a description of
the steps that the State will take to ensure that local educational agencies
receiving subgrants will adequately maintain any facilities that are
modernized, renovated, or repaired with subgrant funds under this title.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe38292f220804e94a3bb3a061a0b959f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Local
application</header><text>A local educational agency that is eligible to
receive a grant under section 103(b)(1) and desires to receive such grant shall
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may require, which
shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="ID42e4f748b5db45dc9e58cfae4fa876c9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of
how the local educational agency will meet the deadlines and requirements of
this title; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID11108996b8b740bf932ed3cb1ac17c4c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of
the steps that the local educational agency will take to adequately maintain
any facilities that are modernized, renovated, or repaired with funds under
this title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID31bd221abd254e01904770b4580475de"><enum>106.</enum><header>Use of
funds</header>
<subsection id="ID6685ca84ed7c493b98b7b6f46700c2ec"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A local educational agency that receives funds under this
title shall use such funds only for one or both of the following modernization,
renovation, and repair activities in facilities that are used for elementary or
secondary education or for early learning programs:</text>
<paragraph id="IDf603b9ae22594cb4967c55fa5ce35e92"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Direct payments
for school modernization, renovation, and repair.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3af05d9ffd5b40b5a91a36ab175944f0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Payment of
interest on bonds or payments for other financing instruments that are newly
issued for the purpose of financing school modernization, renovation, and
repair.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID389a26647c114338b5edfe384f41eb9d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Supplement, not
supplant</header><text>Funds made available under this title shall be used to
supplement, and not supplant, other Federal, State, and local funds that would
otherwise be expended to modernize, renovate, or repair eligible school
facilities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDabe75dc927b74cabb8f0bc5e79df0544"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>Funds
awarded to local educational agencies under this title shall not be used
for—</text>
<paragraph id="ID0073c084a0a947538c2ddb6b29edfbdf"><enum>(1)</enum><text>new
construction;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4d1ded16d6dd4ef7b1b93291f66e1101"><enum>(2)</enum><text>routine
janitorial costs; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4C7BBA791A5F4E818D60766ACA9D122F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>modernization,
renovation, and repair of stadiums or other facilities primarily used for
athletic contests or exhibitions or other events for which admission is charged
to the general public.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDfdfe889b64fb456aa7c4a71e98487f0b"><enum>107.</enum><header>Additional
provisions</header>
<subsection id="IDc1cca83668824261a4d62583fdc07af6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Funds available
for obligation for two years</header><text>Funds appropriated under section 102
shall be available for obligation by local educational agencies receiving
grants from the Secretary under section 103(b)(1), by States reserving funds
under section 104(a), and by local educational agencies receiving subgrants
under section 104(b)(1) only during the period that ends 24 months after the
date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID27ea56e32aad4f4c9e60e9bc2d54819d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funds available
for obligation for three years</header><text>Funds appropriated under section
102 shall be available for obligation by local educational agencies receiving
subgrants under section 104(b)(2) only during the period that ends 36 months
after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID65127fc16b8b4d9f99d6d72b65316a24"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Labor
standards</header><text>Section 439 of the General Education Provisions Act (20
U.S.C. 1232b) shall apply to funds available under this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID49ebe8e8a60241959f2c2801ef8fb19c"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Not considered
local educational agencies</header><text>For purposes of section 103(b)(1),
Hawaii, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico are not
local educational agencies.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idC9C518A41E194DB68327DAF2F9E63862"><enum>108.</enum><header>Reports</header>
<subsection id="id9E76BA43F6114FD989589E640FA65D7F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Direct Grants
to LEAs</header><text>Each local educational agency that receives a grant under
section 103(b)(1) shall, not later than September 30, 2012, and annually
thereafter for each fiscal year in which the local educational agency expends
funds received under such section, submit to the Secretary a report that
includes—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idBAA9801523224976AA395E1164C2D68E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of
the projects for which the grant was, or will be, used; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id55C25AA2ECC84968BA04874207DB27C8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the number of
jobs created by the projects funded under such section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id88E8EEB02E0C43F29FC36D616BFD0E3D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Subrants to
LEAs through the State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each
local educational agency that receives a subgrant from a State under paragraph
(1) or (2) of section 104(b) shall, not later than September 30, 2012, and
annually thereafter for each fiscal year in which the local educational agency
expends funds received under such section, submit to the State a report that
includes—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idB75FFBCA1F7246C791BF9CF64A99C9D1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the projects for which the
subgrant was, or will be, used; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id72A3F7E74FC247D28EC95518328624D4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the number of
jobs created by the projects funded under such section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idA50851CFFC4E4CF9A5420D171ED90638"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State report to
the Secretary</header><text>Each State that receives a report described under
subsection (b) shall submit a report to the Secretary containing the
information in each report that such State receives in accordance with
subsection (b).</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Community
College Modernization</header>
<section id="ID61ba6b48846b4b7a98241b8753a1b18e"><enum>201.</enum><header>Federal
assistance for community college modernization</header>
<subsection id="ID63937ea9f62f4d81b7b715cd6b5cdfc5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<paragraph id="ID864c418acc57400593d1d87f22e240bb"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grant
program</header><text>From the amount made available under subsection (g), the
Secretary shall award grants to States to modernize, renovate, or repair
existing facilities at community colleges.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID80dd58086a9f4e168709f95c3a1c5b68"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Allocation</header>
<subparagraph id="IDa663a06dd8234870b23f041666e0954e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Reservations</header><text>From
the amount made available to carry out this title for a fiscal year, the
Secretary shall reserve—</text>
<clause id="IDbd1dcbda20b741e4857d0ca5e867ec0d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not
more than 0.25 percent for grants to institutions that are eligible to receive
a grant under section 316 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c)
to provide for modernization, renovation, and repair activities described in
this title; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDb07cb01abae2477bbef22f2b42706c09"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not more than
0.25 percent for grants to the outlying areas to provide for modernization,
renovation, and repair activities described in this title.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3044e17c92b84774a9b97b8229a854dc"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Allocation</header>
<clause id="id230AC38851BF406FA7E0BB2B1564AB10"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), from the funds made
available to carry out this title for a fiscal year, and not reserved under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall allocate to each State that has an
application approved by the Secretary an amount that bears the same relation to
such funds as the total number of students in such State who are enrolled in
institutions described in section 301(2)(A) plus the number of students who are
estimated to be enrolled in and pursuing a degree or certificate that is not a
baccalaureate, master’s, professional, or other advanced degree at institutions
described in section 301(2)(B), based on the proportion of degrees or
certificates awarded by such institutions that are not baccalaureate, master’s,
professional, or other advanced degrees, as reported to the Integrated
Postsecondary Data System bears to the estimated total number of such students
in all States.</text>
</clause><clause id="idECA4F47EAF874933813ABBCE3DD7D50F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Minimum
allocation</header><text>No State shall receive an allocation under clause (i)
for a fiscal year that is less than $2,500,000.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID556c84cce3eb44faa6cdb04fee787483"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Reallocation</header><text>Amounts
not allocated under this section to a State because the State either did not
submit an application under subsection (b), the State submitted an application
that the Secretary determined did not meet the requirements of such subsection,
or the State cannot demonstrate to the Secretary a sufficient demand for
projects to warrant the full allocation of the funds, shall be proportionately
reallocated under this paragraph to the other States that have a demonstrated
need for, and are receiving, allocations under this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdede4e0e58494d919c074f29c6adfa03"><enum>(D)</enum><header>State
administration</header><text>A State that receives a grant under this section
may use not more than 1 percent of such grant for administration costs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf5e45aef33de474496260192c0f07b7e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Supplement, not
supplant</header><text>Funds made available under this section shall be used to
supplement, and not supplant, other Federal, State, and local funds that would
otherwise be expended to modernize, renovate, or repair existing community
college facilities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID13363faf7bee40afa1b28ebc7de95635"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header><text>A
State that desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit an
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information and assurances as the Secretary may require. Such application shall
include a description of—</text>
<paragraph id="IDcbb659aa452a495a95c9672141587590"><enum>(1)</enum><text>how the funds
provided under this section will improve—</text>
<subparagraph id="idC39DFFFCD99941A3888E27AE93383F17"><enum>(A)</enum><text>instruction at
community colleges in the State, including how faculty and staff will be
consulted regarding uses of funds for projects that will improve instruction at
community colleges in the State; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id20950EEC813B481F9F9CD8589F22C0AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the ability of
such colleges to educate and train students to meet the workforce needs of
employers in the State;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2ff1edd0bc834bc3b8edcef559f974ae"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the projected
start date of each project; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id58E91097801045778C1F1E463C052518"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the estimated
number of persons who will be employed through each project.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID71dd9d7b3a814776a5a3c7f82a791aa6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prohibited uses
of funds</header>
<paragraph id="ID4116169c4cb24b1889ba04134d56a313"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Funds awarded under this section shall not be used
for—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDf3e55267b3fe4ab7bd30b3f17fd9c10e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>routine
janitorial costs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6f978f5b453e4982a5281b274a2e516b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>construction,
modernization, renovation, and repair of stadiums or other facilities primarily
used for athletic contests or exhibitions or other events for which admission
is charged to the general public; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID000be1b0ec7b433a80e5b92de5b31267"><enum>(C)</enum><text>construction,
modernization, renovation, and repair of facilities—</text>
<clause id="IDe4b505e98b834805b555eeff580055b5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>used for
sectarian instruction, religious worship, or a school or department of
divinity; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID388934d753a14c5186742d5078523126"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
which a substantial portion of the functions of the facilities are subsumed in
a religious mission.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID67c7c5d722a84ce491661970a6b80e44"><enum>(2)</enum><header>4-year
institutions</header><text>Funds awarded to a 4-year public institution of
higher education under this section shall not be used for any facility,
service, or program of the institution that is not available to students who
are pursuing a degree or certificate that is not a baccalaureate, master's,
professional, or other advanced degree.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe701c8dfb2c74f3b9f3b732d24894151"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Green
projects</header><text>In providing assistance to community college projects
under this section, the State shall consider the extent to which a community
college’s project involves activities that are certified, verified, or
consistent with the applicable provisions of—</text>
<paragraph id="IDdba2c311661f4129ac83cb530bb16ce7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the LEED Green
Building Rating System;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7b828164c36f462399aa256df6f8fbec"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Energy
Star;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0e0d26e35e484f5aabab03eb79a60327"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the CHPS
Criteria, as applicable;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID39894884aa1b4b3383fd4694fd8a032b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Green Globes;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID772f229a6145430ab89951a15f0b19c7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>an equivalent
program adopted by the State or the State higher education agency that includes
a verifiable method to demonstrate compliance with such program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa74876595bcd416e8b2383c12db542b5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Application of
GEPA</header><text>Section 439 of the General Education Provisions Act such Act
(20 U.S.C. 1232b) shall apply to funds available under this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id0B20A29A434C4507A48701560E9944F2"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Each
State that receives a grant under this title, shall, not later than September
30, 2012, and annually thereafter for each fiscal year in which the State
expends funds received under this title, submit to the Secretary a report that
includes—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idC9C66B8F8FF3478AA62D960A23B8878F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of
the projects for which the grant was, or will be, used;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id7DB7AA68084F4201A7A12C92A9DD4AF3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of
the amount and nature of the assistance provided to each community college
under this title; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id769137ABA6274E62BE191AA79BF4EA94"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the number of
jobs created by the projects funded under this title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3a54f72d81514043bd2a338fb67ab850"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Availability of
funds</header>
<paragraph id="IDf7d1aec6503443879d1ebd1bc7aebea8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations; appropriation of funds</header><text>There are authorized to
be appropriated, and there are appropriated, to carry out this section (in
addition to any other amounts appropriated to carry out this section and out of
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated), $5,000,000,000 for
fiscal year 2012.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc5a9ae84063c4dac8ffd7dd4f4d65939"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funds available
for obligation</header><text>Funds appropriated under this subsection shall be
available for obligation by community colleges only during the period that ends
36 months after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>General
Provisions</header>
<section id="ID4ac8bda9ce8544fe9c7c7a667e3149e5"><enum>301.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this Act:</text>
<paragraph id="IDdfb2da3e46834efcbee0e8e3c21953cf"><enum>(1)</enum><header>ESEA
terms</header><text>Except as otherwise provided, the terms <term>elementary
school</term>, <term>secondary school</term>, <term>local educational
agency</term>, <term>Secretary</term>, and <term>State educational
agency</term> have the meanings given such terms in section 9101 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0591042077a64ebdb49bfd294d67fbe0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Community
college</header><text>The term <term>community college</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID4440404ab18244b991e42a5008c8ddcd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a junior or
community college, as that term is defined in section 312(f) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058(f)); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5785eafbe6cc4d37a7e6c0d2553afa38"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a 4-year public
institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) that awards a significant number of
degrees and certificates, as determined by the Secretary, that are not—</text>
<clause id="ID3c9baca89eb146b8b27c26b98ca6d202"><enum>(i)</enum><text>baccalaureate
degrees (or an equivalent); or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID22e89d50c95e498184dca635b99a5a1e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>master's,
professional, or other advanced degrees.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID23a95c26e23f41039172ebc253faef9d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>CHPS
criteria</header><text>The term <term>CHPS Criteria</term> means the green
building rating program developed by the Collaborative for High Performance
Schools.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc439e73b4d014dd0a710077a21ae72aa"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Energy
star</header><text>The term <term>Energy Star</term> means the Energy Star
program of the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection
Agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7b5b1ee34db949f990f4ed0f657cf2c8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Green
globes</header><text>The term <term>Green Globes</term> means the Green
Building Initiative environmental design and rating system referred to as Green
Globes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa25033ea96a4470ab590f0534d4241c5"><enum>(6)</enum><header>LEED green
building rating system</header><text>The term <term>LEED Green Building Rating
System</term> means the United States Green Building Council Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design green building rating standard referred to as
the LEED Green Building Rating System.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3a476b9bdf2a4aabb99ba4c3226f4fb4"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Modernization,
renovation, and repair</header><text>The term <term>modernization, renovation
and repair</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6d969537ff9b4c7284a244f97a493403"><enum>(A)</enum><text>comprehensive
assessments of facilities to identify—</text>
<clause id="ID5f77c8e19c7c4e39a4cd20ca3d8c008c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>facility
conditions or deficiencies that could adversely affect student and staff
health, safety, performance, or productivity or energy, water, or materials
efficiency; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDe7851e2b29fa4a09a6546d8adb3a7399"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>needed facility
improvements;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe97bd79b1abc4d27a991c3415e4f44de"><enum>(B)</enum><text>repairing,
replacing, or installing roofs (which may be extensive, intensive, or
semi-intensive <term>green</term> roofs), electrical wiring, water supply and
plumbing systems, sewage systems, storm water runoff systems, lighting systems
(or components of such systems); or building envelope, windows, ceilings,
flooring, or doors, including security doors;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf8a81df8e94242619093a169040ca5e4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>repairing,
replacing, or installing heating, ventilation, or air conditioning systems, or
components of those systems (including insulation), including by conducting
indoor air quality assessments;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB8640096B9634EDA8310A6A1D69794DF"><enum>(D)</enum><text>repairing,
replacing, or installing an interior or exterior system that may include paint
or coatings, wall covering, drywall or plaster, ceiling, baseboards, or floor
covering;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID15f8bf17ebaf4246a822eeaa6058401b"><enum>(E)</enum><text>compliance with
fire, health, seismic, and safety codes, including professional installation of
fire and life safety alarms, and modernizations, renovations, and repairs that
ensure that facilities are prepared for such emergencies as acts of terrorism,
campus violence, and natural disasters, such as improving building
infrastructure to accommodate security measures and installing or upgrading
technology to ensure that a school or incident is able to respond to such
emergencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID74bdcd51eca14bff8a3ccdcb46833244"><enum>(F)</enum><text>making
modifications necessary to make educational facilities accessible in 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), except that such
modifications shall not be the primary use of a grant or subgrant;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID332cc6e0d57c45d0a2ab4cdc2b9fa691"><enum>(G)</enum><text>abatement,
removal, or interim controls of asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, mold,
mildew, or lead-based hazards, including lead-based paint hazards;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6de69b51c27248ca8a9b19366e6dc66f"><enum>(H)</enum><text>retrofitting
necessary to increase energy efficiency, which may include insulation or
reducing heating and cooling costs through thermal coating of school facility
roofs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID92240254d8754ad7994d3d44cab4632a"><enum>(I)</enum><text>measures, such as
selection and substitution of products and materials, and implementation of
improved maintenance and operational procedures, such as <term>green
cleaning</term> programs, to reduce or eliminate potential student or staff
exposure to—</text>
<clause id="IDfc18db4ce56c4a45a45bb3374f706b13"><enum>(i)</enum><text>volatile organic
compounds;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDa6e8d22daff64cbfa17ba4a70a1b65c3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>particles such
as dust and pollens; or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDfb0e92aa4c694c5ca118b1f8e80ae3ea"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>combustion
gases;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID068fcfb6ced54a1fa9fa3dab00211954"><enum>(J)</enum><text>modernization,
renovation, or repair necessary to reduce the consumption of coal, electricity,
land, oil, or water;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7a298b9e673c4141adddd12bbb2711f8"><enum>(K)</enum><text>installation or
upgrading of educational technology infrastructure;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID714896264798432baa4ca41b2c3d35bb"><enum>(L)</enum><text>installation or
upgrading of renewable energy generation and heating systems, including solar,
photovoltaic, wind, biomass (including wood pellet and woody biomass),
waste-to-energy, solar-thermal, fuel cell, and geothermal systems, and energy
audits;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfa966dc7e0574bd09edfa25b13e1f69a"><enum>(M)</enum><text>modernization,
renovation, or repair activities related to energy efficiency and renewable
energy, including—</text>
<clause id="idFB18603D596E4A60853D8CDAE35D6328"><enum>(i)</enum><text>insulation of
systems functioning as heating, venting, or air conditioning; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id4CA9B615800943E2ABE05CE15FCD708B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>improvements to
building infrastructures to accommodate bicycle and pedestrian access;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id869CCF0B369D45AFAB89617E5FC10DC9"><enum>(N)</enum><text>required
environmental remediation related to facilities modernization, renovation, or
repair activities described in subparagraphs (A) through (M);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID36cb2b2559c7423cb9c79f6d5d40d371"><enum>(O)</enum><text>ground
improvements, storm water management, landscaping and environmental clean-up
when necessary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3d79a8a9b3bc45b694da698c547927b2"><enum>(P)</enum><text>other
modernization, renovation, or repair to—</text>
<clause id="ID9d5c2c6673d54336ae139b5da981fb2d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>improve teachers'
ability to teach and students' ability to learn;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDe63df6b6674449e8afc83aae27aee031"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>ensure the
health and safety of students and staff; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID31a546411378438a893018d649a43b2f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>improve
classroom, laboratory, and vocational facilities in order to enhance the
quality of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics instruction;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID305c3ecc25de4fd3a7ed06b4d22d21d1"><enum>(Q)</enum><text>measures designed
to reduce or eliminate human exposure to classroom noise and environmental
noise pollution.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3e2619149d2a43b48ede7b919e341009"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Outlying
area</header><text>The term <term>outlying area</term> means the U.S. Virgin
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, and the Republic of Palau.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb72d6de63e1c4df2a399aeb78f3506ba"><enum>(9)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
term <term>State</term> means each of the 50 States of the United States, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID705c8bac7b2f4da0950c648041f860d5"><enum>302.</enum><header>Buy
American</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1605 of
division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law
111–5) shall apply to funds made available under this Act.</text>
</section><section id="ID3e2fac8b57bd4c54b86ce5b2162c86f2"><enum>303.</enum><header>Compliance
with Davis-Bacon Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">All
laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors on projects
funded directly by or assisted in whole or in part pursuant to this Act shall
be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on projects of a
character similar in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in
accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of part A of title 40, United
States Code. With respect to the labor standards specified in this section, 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.</text>
</section><section commented="no" id="IDa3d95841b0eb4c1eb0a86afaf5935eb7"><enum>304.</enum><header>Reports</header>
<subsection id="IDde8f0e681761475f8d7ab4734383a175"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report by the
Secretary</header><text>The Secretary shall submit to the appropriations
committees and the authorizing committees (as defined in section 103 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (U.S.C. 1003)) of the House of Representatives and
the Senate an annual report regarding the grants made under this Act, including
the information described in sections 108 and 201(f).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDe165dbce8fa243f987db97dfaab49db5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>GAO</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report evaluating the
programs carried out under this Act that includes an assessment of the impact
and benefits of each school improvement project funded under this Act.</text>
</subsection></section>