[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1660 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 187
112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1660

   To provide tax relief for American workers and businesses, to put 
 workers back on the job while rebuilding and modernizing America, and 
    to provide pathways back to work for Americans looking for jobs.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 5, 2011

 Mr. Reid introduced the following bill; which was read the first time

                            October 6, 2011

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide tax relief for American workers and businesses, to put 
 workers back on the job while rebuilding and modernizing America, and 
    to provide pathways back to work for Americans looking for jobs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``American Jobs Act 
of 2011''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. References.
Sec. 3. Severability.
Sec. 4. Buy American--Use of American iron, steel, and manufactured 
                            goods.
Sec. 5. Wage rate and employment protection requirements.
               TITLE I--RELIEF FOR WORKERS AND BUSINESSES

                     Subtitle A--Payroll Tax Relief

Sec. 101. Temporary payroll tax cut for employers, employees and the 
                            self-employed.
Sec. 102. Temporary tax credit for increased payroll.
                Subtitle B--Other Relief for Businesses

Sec. 111. Extension of temporary 100 percent bonus depreciation for 
                            certain business assets.
Sec. 112. Surety bonds.
Sec. 113. Delay in application of withholding on government 
                            contractors.
    TITLE II--PUTTING WORKERS BACK ON THE JOB WHILE REBUILDING AND 
                          MODERNIZING AMERICA

                Subtitle A--Veterans Hiring Preferences

Sec. 201. Returning heroes and wounded warriors work opportunity tax 
                            credits.
                   Subtitle B--Teacher Stabilization

Sec. 202. Purpose.
Sec. 203. Grants for the outlying areas and the Secretary of the 
                            Interior; availability of funds.
Sec. 204. State allocation.
Sec. 205. State application.
Sec. 206. State reservation and responsibilities.
Sec. 207. Local educational agencies.
Sec. 208. Early learning.
Sec. 209. Maintenance of effort.
Sec. 210. Reporting.
Sec. 211. Definitions.
Sec. 212. Authorization of appropriations.
               Subtitle C--First Responder Stabilization

Sec. 213. Purpose.
Sec. 214. Grant program.
Sec. 215. Appropriations.
                    Subtitle D--School Modernization

                PART I--Elementary and Secondary Schools

Sec. 221. Purpose.
Sec. 222. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 223. Allocation of funds.
Sec. 224. State use of funds.
Sec. 225. State and local applications.
Sec. 226. Use of funds.
Sec. 227. Private schools.
Sec. 228. Additional provisions.
                PART II--Community College Modernization

Sec. 229. Federal assistance for community college modernization.
                      PART III--General Provisions

Sec. 230. Definitions.
Sec. 231. Buy American.
     Subtitle E--Immediate Transportation Infrastrucure Investments

Sec. 241. Immediate transportation infrastructure investments.
    Subtitle F--Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term 
                              Development

Sec. 242. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 243. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 244. Definitions.
          PART I--American Infrastructure Financing Authority

Sec. 245. Establishment and general authority of AIFA.
Sec. 246. Voting members of the board of directors.
Sec. 247. Chief executive officer of AIFA.
Sec. 248. Powers and duties of the board of directors.
Sec. 249. Senior management.
Sec. 250. Special Inspector General for AIFA.
Sec. 251. Other personnel.
Sec. 252. Compliance.
   PART II--Terms and Limitations on Direct Loans and Loan Guarantees

Sec. 253. Eligibility criteria for assistance from AIFA and terms and 
                            limitations of loans.
Sec. 254. Loan terms and repayment.
Sec. 255. Compliance and enforcement.
Sec. 256. Audits; reports to the President and Congress.
                       PART III--Funding of AIFA

Sec. 257. Administrative fees.
Sec. 258. Efficiency of AIFA.
Sec. 259. Funding.
PART IV--Extension of Exemption From Alternative Minimum Tax Treatment 
                      for Certain Tax-Exempt Bonds

Sec. 260. Extension of exemption from alternative minimum tax treatment 
                            for certain tax-exempt bonds.
                      Subtitle G--Project Rebuild

Sec. 261. Project Rebuild.
                Subtitle H--National Wireless Initiative

Sec. 271. Definitions.
          PART I--Auctions of Spectrum and Spectrum Management

Sec. 272. Clarification of authorities to repurpose Federal spectrum 
                            for commercial purposes.
Sec. 273. Incentive auction authority.
Sec. 274. Requirements when repurposing certain mobile satellite 
                            services spectrum for terrestrial broadband 
                            use.
Sec. 275. Permanent extension of auction authority.
Sec. 276. Authority to auction licenses for domestic satellite 
                            services.
Sec. 277. Directed auction of certain spectrum.
Sec. 278. Authority to establish spectrum license user fees.
                PART II--Public Safety Broadband Network

Sec. 281. Reallocation of D block for public safety.
Sec. 282. Flexible use of narrowband spectrum.
Sec. 283. Single public safety wireless network licensee.
Sec. 284. Establishment of Public Safety Broadband Corporation.
Sec. 285. Board of directors of the corporation.
Sec. 286. Officers, employees, and committees of the corporation.
Sec. 287. Nonprofit and nonpolitical nature of the corporation.
Sec. 288. Powers, duties, and responsibilities of the corporation.
Sec. 289. Initial funding for corporation.
Sec. 290. Permanent self-funding; duty to assess and collect fees for 
                            network use.
Sec. 291. Audit and report.
Sec. 292. Annual report to Congress.
Sec. 293. Provision of technical assistance.
Sec. 294. State and local implementation.
Sec. 295. State and Local Implementation Fund.
Sec. 296. Public safety wireless communications research and 
                            development.
Sec. 297. Public Safety Trust Fund.
Sec. 298. FCC report on efficient use of public safety spectrum.
Sec. 299. Public safety roaming and priority access.
   TITLE III--ASSISTANCE FOR THE UNEMPLOYED AND PATHWAYS BACK TO WORK

               Subtitle A--Supporting Unemployed Workers

Sec. 301. Short title.
 PART I--Extension of Emergency Unemployment Compensation and Certain 
  Extended Benefits Provisions, and Establishment of Self-Employment 
                           Assistance Program

Sec. 311. Extension of emergency unemployment compensation program.
Sec. 312. Temporary extension of extended benefit provisions.
Sec. 313. Reemployment services and reemployment and eligibility 
                            assessment activities.
Sec. 314. Federal-State agreements to administer a self-employment 
                            assistance program.
Sec. 315. Conforming amendment on payment of Bridge to Work wages.
Sec. 316. Additional extended unemployment benefits under the Railroad 
                            Unemployment Insurance Act.
                   PART II--Reemployment NOW Program

Sec. 321. Establishment of Reemployment NOW program.
Sec. 322. Distribution of funds.
Sec. 323. State plan.
Sec. 324. Bridge to Work program.
Sec. 325. Wage insurance.
Sec. 326. Enhanced reemployment strategies.
Sec. 327. Self-employment programs.
Sec. 328. Additional innovative programs.
Sec. 329. Guidance and additional requirements.
Sec. 330. Report of information and evaluations to Congress and the 
                            public.
Sec. 331. State.
               PART III--Short-Time Compensation Program

Sec. 341. Treatment of short-time compensation programs.
Sec. 342. Temporary financing of short-time compensation payments in 
                            States with programs in law.
Sec. 343. Temporary financing of short-time compensation agreements.
Sec. 344. Grants for short-time compensation programs.
Sec. 345. Assistance and guidance in implementing programs.
Sec. 346. Reports.
          Subtitle B--Long Term Unemployed Hiring Preferences

Sec. 351. Long term unemployed workers work opportunity tax credits.
                   Subtitle C--Pathways Back to Work

Sec. 361. Short title.
Sec. 362. Establishment of Pathways Back to Work Fund.
Sec. 363. Availability of funds.
Sec. 364. Subsidized employment for unemployed, low-income adults.
Sec. 365. Summer employment and year-round employment opportunities for 
                            low-income youth.
Sec. 366. Work-based employment strategies of demonstrated 
                            effectiveness.
Sec. 367. General requirements.
Sec. 368. Definitions.
Subtitle D--Prohibition of Discrimination in Employment on the Basis of 
                  an Individual's Status as Unemployed

Sec. 371. Short title.
Sec. 372. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 373. Definitions.
Sec. 374. Prohibited acts.
Sec. 375. Enforcement.
Sec. 376. Federal and State immunity.
Sec. 377. Relationship to other laws.
Sec. 378. Severability.
                    TITLE IV--SURTAX ON MILLIONAIRES

Sec. 401. Surtax on millionaires.

SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

    Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ``this 
Act'' contained in any subtitle of this Act shall be treated as 
referring only to the provisions of that subtitle.

SEC. 3. SEVERABILITY.

    If any provision of this Act, or the application thereof to any 
person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the Act and 
the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances 
shall not be affected thereby.

SEC. 4. BUY AMERICAN--USE OF AMERICAN IRON, STEEL, AND MANUFACTURED 
              GOODS.

    (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
this Act may be used for a project for the construction, alteration, 
maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work unless all 
of the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in the project are 
produced in the United States.
    (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category of cases 
in which the head of the Federal department or agency involved finds 
that--
            (1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the 
        public interest;
            (2) iron, steel, and the relevant manufactured goods are 
        not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably 
        available quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or
            (3) inclusion of iron, steel, and manufactured goods 
        produced in the United States will increase the cost of the 
        overall project by more than 25 percent.
    (c) If the head of a Federal department or agency determines that 
it is necessary to waive the application of subsection (a) based on a 
finding under subsection (b), the head of the department or agency 
shall publish in the Federal Register a detailed written justification 
as to why the provision is being waived.
    (d) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with 
United States obligations under international agreements.

SEC. 5. WAGE RATE AND EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and in a manner 
consistent with other provisions in this Act, all laborers and 
mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors on projects funded 
directly by or assisted in whole or in part by and through the Federal 
Government 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 title 40, United States Code.
    (b) 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.
    (c) Projects as defined under title 49, United States Code, funded 
directly by or assisted in whole or in part by and through the Federal 
Government pursuant to this Act shall be subject to the requirements of 
section 5333(b) of title 49, United States Code.

               TITLE I--RELIEF FOR WORKERS AND BUSINESSES

                     Subtitle A--Payroll Tax Relief

SEC. 101. TEMPORARY PAYROLL TAX CUT FOR EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES AND THE 
              SELF-EMPLOYED.

    (a) Wages.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
            (1) with respect to remuneration received during the 
        payroll tax holiday period, the rate of tax under 3101(a) of 
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be 3.1 percent 
        (including for purposes of determining the applicable 
        percentage under sections 3201(a) and 3211(a) of such Code), 
        and
            (2) with respect to remuneration paid during the payroll 
        tax holiday period, the rate of tax under 3111(a) of such Code 
        shall be 3.1 percent (including for purposes of determining the 
        applicable percentage under sections 3221(a) and 3211(a) of 
        such Code).
            (3) Subsection (a)(2) shall only apply to--
                    (A) employees performing services in a trade or 
                business of a qualified employer, or
                    (B) in the case of a qualified employer exempt from 
                tax under section 501(a), in furtherance of the 
                activities related to the purpose or function 
                constituting the basis of the employer's exemption 
                under section 501.
            (4) Subsection (a)(2) shall apply only to the first $5 
        million of remuneration or compensation paid by a qualified 
        employer subject to section 3111(a) or a corresponding amount 
        of compensation subject to 3221(a).
    (b) Self-Employment Taxes.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, with respect to any taxable year which begins in the 
        payroll tax holiday period, the rate of tax under section 
        1401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be--
                    (A) 6.2 percent on the portion of net earnings from 
                self-employment subject to 1401(a) during the payroll 
                tax period that does not exceed the amount of the 
                excess of $5 million over total remuneration, if any, 
                subject to section 3111(a) paid during the payroll tax 
                holiday period to employees of the self-employed 
                person, and
                    (B) 9.3 percent for any portion of net earnings 
                from self-employment not subject to subsection 
                (b)(1)(A).
            (2) Coordination with deductions for employment taxes.--For 
        purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, in the case of 
        any taxable year which begins in the payroll tax holiday 
        period--
                    (A) Deduction in computing net earnings from self-
                employment.--The deduction allowed under section 
                1402(a)(12) of such Code shall be the sum of (i) 4.55 
                percent times the amount of the taxpayer's net earnings 
                from self-employment for the taxable year subject to 
                paragraph (b)(1)(A) of this section, plus (ii) 7.65 
                percent of the taxpayer's net earnings from self-
                employment in excess of that amount.
                    (B) Individual deduction.--The deduction under 
                section 164(f) of such Code shall be equal to the sum 
                of (i) one-half of the taxes imposed by section 1401 
                (after the application of this section) with respect to 
                the taxpayer's net earnings from self-employment for 
                the taxable year subject to paragraph (b)(1)(A) of this 
                section plus (ii) 62.7 percent of the taxes imposed by 
                section 1401 (after the application of this section) 
                with respect to the excess.
    (c) Regulatory Authority.--The Secretary may prescribe any such 
regulations or other guidance necessary or appropriate to carry out 
this section, including the allocation of the excess of $5 million over 
total remuneration subject to section 3111(a) paid during the payroll 
tax holiday period among related taxpayers treated as a single 
qualified employer.
    (d) Definitions.--
            (1) Payroll tax holiday period.--The term ``payroll tax 
        holiday period'' means calendar year 2012.
            (2) Qualified employer.--For purposes of this paragraph,
                    (A) In general.--The term ``qualified employer'' 
                means any employer other than the United States, any 
                State or possession of the United States, or any 
                political subdivision thereof, or any instrumentality 
                of the foregoing.
                    (B) Treatment of employees of post-secondary 
                educational institutions.--Notwithstanding paragraph 
                (A), the term ``qualified employer'' includes any 
                employer which is a public institution of higher 
                education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher 
                Education Act of 1965).
            (3) Aggregation rules.--For purposes of this subsection 
        rules similar to sections 414(b), 414(c), 414(m) and 414(o) 
        shall apply to determine when multiple entities shall be 
        treated as a single employer, and rules with respect to 
        predecessor and successor employers may be applied, in such 
        manner as may be prescribed by the Secretary.
    (e) Transfers of Funds.--
            (1) Transfers to federal old-age and survivors insurance 
        trust fund.--There are hereby appropriated to the Federal Old-
        Age and Survivors Trust Fund and the Federal Disability 
        Insurance Trust Fund established under section 201 of the 
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401) amounts equal to the 
        reduction in revenues to the Treasury by reason of the 
        application of subsections (a) and (b) to employers other than 
        those described in (e)(2). Amounts appropriated by the 
        preceding sentence shall be transferred from the general fund 
        at such times and in such manner as to replicate to the extent 
        possible the transfers which would have occurred to such Trust 
        Fund had such amendments not been enacted.
            (2) Transfers to social security equivalent benefit 
        account.--There are hereby appropriated to the Social Security 
        Equivalent Benefit Account established under section 15A(a) of 
        the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231n-1(a)) 
        amounts equal to the reduction in revenues to the Treasury by 
        reason of the application of subsection (a) to employers 
        subject to the Railroad Retirement Tax. Amounts appropriated by 
        the preceding sentence shall be transferred from the general 
        fund at such times and in such manner as to replicate to the 
        extent possible the transfers which would have occurred to such 
        Account had such amendments not been enacted.
    (f) Coordination With Other Federal Laws.--For purposes of applying 
any provision of Federal law other than the provisions of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, the rate of tax in effect under section 3101(a) 
of such Code shall be determined without regard to the reduction in 
such rate under this section.

SEC. 102. TEMPORARY TAX CREDIT FOR INCREASED PAYROLL.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each 
qualified employer shall be allowed, with respect to wages for services 
performed for such qualified employer, a payroll increase credit 
determined as follows:
            (1) With respect to the period from October 1, 2011 through 
        December 31, 2011, 6.2 percent of the excess, if any, (but not 
        more than $12.5 million of the excess) of the wages subject to 
        tax under section 3111(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
        for such period over such wages for the corresponding period of 
        2010.
            (2) With respect to the period from January 1, 2012 through 
        December 31, 2012,
                    (A) 6.2 percent of the excess, if any, (but not 
                more than $50 million of the excess) of the wages 
                subject to tax under section 3111(a) of the Internal 
                Revenue Code of 1986 for such period over such wages 
                for calendar year 2011, minus
                    (B) 3.1 percent of the result (but not less than 
                zero) of subtracting from $5 million such wages for 
                calendar year 2011.
            (3) In the case of a qualified employer for which the wages 
        subject to tax under section 3111(a) of the Internal Revenue 
        Code of 1986 (a) were zero for the corresponding period of 2010 
        referred to in subsection (a)(1), the amount of such wages 
        shall be deemed to be 80 percent of the amount of wages taken 
        into account for the period from October 1, 2011 through 
        December 31, 2011 and (b) were zero for the calendar year 2011 
        referred to in subsection (a)(2), then the amount of such wages 
        shall be deemed to be 80 percent of the amount of wages taken 
        into account for 2012.
            (4) This subsection (a) shall only apply with respect to 
        the wages of employees performing services in a trade or 
        business of a qualified employer or, in the case of a qualified 
        employer exempt from tax under section 501(a) of the Internal 
        Revenue Code of 1986, in furtherance of the activities related 
        to the purpose or function constituting the basis of the 
        employer's exemption under section 501.
    (b) Qualified Employers.--For purposes of this section--
            (1) In general.--The term ``qualified employer'' means any 
        employer other than the United States, any State or possession 
        of the United States, or any political subdivision thereof, or 
        any instrumentality of the foregoing.
            (2) Treatment of employees of post-secondary educational 
        institutions.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), the term 
        ``qualified employer'' includes any employer which is a public 
        institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of 
        the Higher Education Act of 1965).
    (c) Aggregation Rules.--For purposes of this subsection rules 
similar to sections 414(b), 414(c), 414(m) and 414(o) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 shall apply to determine when multiple entities 
shall be treated as a single employer, and rules with respect to 
predecessor and successor employers may be applied, in such manner as 
may be prescribed by the Secretary.
    (d) Application of Credits.--The payroll increase credit shall be 
treated as a credit allowable under Subtitle C of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 under rules prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
provided that the amount so treated for the period described in 
subsection (a)(1) or subsection (a)(2) shall not exceed the amount of 
tax imposed on the qualified employer under section 3111(a) of such 
Code for the relevant period. Any income tax deduction by a qualified 
employer for amounts paid under section 3111(a) of such Code or similar 
Railroad Retirement Tax provisions shall be reduced by the amounts so 
credited.
    (e) Transfers to Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust 
Fund.--There are hereby appropriated to the Federal Old-Age and 
Survivors Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund 
established under section 201 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
401) amounts equal to the reduction in revenues to the Treasury by 
reason of the amendments made by subsection (d). Amounts appropriated 
by the preceding sentence shall be transferred from the general fund at 
such times and in such manner as to replicate to the extent possible 
the transfers which would have occurred to such Trust Fund had such 
amendments not been enacted.
    (f) Application to Railroad Retirement Taxes.--For purposes of 
qualified employers that are employers under section 3231(a) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this 
section shall apply by substituting section 3221 for section 3111, and 
substituting the term ``compensation'' for ``wages'' as appropriate.

                Subtitle B--Other Relief for Businesses

SEC. 111. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY 100 PERCENT BONUS DEPRECIATION FOR 
              CERTAIN BUSINESS ASSETS.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (5) of section 168(k) of the Internal 
Revenue Code is amended--
            (1) by striking ``January 1, 2012'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``January 1, 2013'', and
            (2) by striking ``January 1, 2013'' and inserting ``January 
        1, 2014''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The heading for paragraph (5) of section 
168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code is amended by striking ``PRE-2012 
PERIODS'' and inserting ``PRE-2013 PERIODS''.

SEC. 112. SURETY BONDS.

    (a) Maximum Bond Amount.--Section 411(a)(1) of the Small Business 
Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 694b(a)(1)) is amended by striking 
``$2,000,000'' and inserting ``$5,000,000''.
    (b) Denial of Liability.--Section 411(e)(2) of the Small Business 
Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 694b(e)(2)) is amended by striking 
``$2,000,000'' and inserting ``$5,000,000''.
    (c) Sunset.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) of this 
section shall remain in effect until September 30, 2012.
    (d) Funding.--There is appropriated out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $3,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, for additional capital for the Surety Bond Guarantees 
Revolving Fund, as authorized by the Small Business Investment Act of 
1958, as amended.

SEC. 113. DELAY IN APPLICATION OF WITHHOLDING ON GOVERNMENT 
              CONTRACTORS.

    Subsection (b) of section 511 of the Tax Increase Prevention and 
Reconciliation Act of 2005 is amended by striking ``December 31, 2011'' 
and inserting ``December 31, 2013''.

    TITLE II--PUTTING WORKERS BACK ON THE JOB WHILE REBUILDING AND 
                          MODERNIZING AMERICA

                Subtitle A--Veterans Hiring Preferences

SEC. 201. RETURNING HEROES AND WOUNDED WARRIORS WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX 
              CREDITS.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 51(b) of the Internal 
Revenue Code is amended by striking ``($12,000 per year in the case of 
any individual who is a qualified veteran by reason of subsection 
(d)(3)(A)(ii))'' and inserting ``($12,000 per year in the case of any 
individual who is a qualified veteran by reason of subsection 
(d)(3)(A)(ii)(I), $14,000 per year in the case of any individual who is 
a qualified veteran by reason of subsection (d)(3)(A)(iv), and $24,000 
per year in the case of any individual who is a qualified veteran by 
reason of subsection (d)(3)(A)(ii)(II))''.
    (b) Returning Heroes Tax Credits.--Section 51(d)(3)(A) of the 
Internal Revenue Code is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of 
paragraph (3)(A)(i), and inserting the following new paragraphs after 
paragraph (ii)--
                            ``(iii) having aggregate periods of 
                        unemployment during the 1-year period ending on 
                        the hiring date which equal or exceed 4 weeks 
                        (but less than 6 months), or
                            ``(iv) having aggregate periods of 
                        unemployment during the 1-year period ending on 
                        the hiring date which equal or exceed 6 
                        months.''.
    (c) Simplified Certification.--Section 51(d) of the Internal 
Revenue Code is amended by adding a new paragraph 15 as follows--
            ``(15) Credit allowed for unemployed veterans.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Any qualified veteran under 
                paragraphs (3)(A)(ii)(II), (3)(A)(iii), and (3)(A)(iv) 
                will be treated as certified by the designated local 
                agency as having aggregate periods of unemployment if--
                            ``(i) in the case of qualified veterans 
                        under paragraphs (3)(A)(ii)(II) and (3)(A)(iv), 
                        the veteran is certified by the designated 
                        local agency as being in receipt of 
                        unemployment compensation under State or 
                        Federal law for not less than 6 months during 
                        the 1-year period ending on the hiring date; or
                            ``(ii) in the case of a qualified veteran 
                        under paragraph (3)(A)(iii), the veteran is 
                        certified by the designated local agency as 
                        being in receipt of unemployment compensation 
                        under State or Federal law for not less than 4 
                        weeks (but less than 6 months) during the 1-
                        year period ending on the hiring date.
                    ``(B) Regulatory authority.--The Secretary in his 
                discretion may provide alternative methods for 
                certification.''.
    (d) Credit Made Available to Tax-Exempt Employers in Certain 
Circumstances.--Section 52(c) of the Internal Revenue Code is amended--
            (1) by striking the word ``No'' at the beginning of the 
        section and replacing it with ``Except as provided in this 
        subsection, no'';
            (2) the following new paragraphs are inserted at the end of 
        section 52(c)--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of a tax-exempt employer, 
        there shall be treated as a credit allowable under subpart C 
        (and not allowable under subpart D) the lesser of--
                    ``(A) the amount of the work opportunity credit 
                determined under this subpart with respect to such 
                employer that is related to the hiring of qualified 
                veterans described in sections 51(d)(3)(A)(ii)(II), 
                (iii) or (iv); or
                    ``(B) the amount of the payroll taxes of the 
                employer during the calendar year in which the taxable 
                year begins.
            ``(2) Credit amount.--In calculating for tax-exempt 
        employers, the work opportunity credit shall be determined by 
        substituting `26 percent' for `40 percent' in section 51(a) and 
        by substituting `16.25 percent' for `25 percent' in section 
        51(i)(3)(A).
            ``(3) Tax-exempt employer.--For purposes of this subpart, 
        the term `tax-exempt employer' means an employer that is--
                    ``(i) an organization described in section 501(c) 
                and exempt from taxation under section 501(a), or
                    ``(ii) a public higher education institution (as 
                defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 
                1965).
            ``(4) Payroll taxes.--For purposes of this subsection--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `payroll taxes' means--
                            ``(i) amounts required to be withheld from 
                        the employees of the tax-exempt employer under 
                        section 3401(a),
                            ``(ii) amounts required to be withheld from 
                        such employees under section 3101(a), and
                            ``(iii) amounts of the taxes imposed on the 
                        tax-exempt employer under section 3111(a).''.
    (e) Treatment of Possessions.--
            (1) Payments to possessions.--
                    (A) Mirror code possessions.--The Secretary of the 
                Treasury shall pay to each possession of the United 
                States with a mirror code tax system amounts equal to 
                the loss to that possession by reason of the 
                application of this section (other than this 
                subsection). Such amounts shall be determined by the 
                Secretary of the Treasury based on information provided 
                by the government of the respective possession of the 
                United States.
                    (B) Other possessions.--The Secretary of the 
                Treasury shall pay to each possession of the United 
                States, which does not have a mirror code tax system, 
                amounts estimated by the Secretary of the Treasury as 
                being equal to the aggregate credits that would have 
                been provided by the possession by reason of the 
                application of this section (other than this 
                subsection) if a mirror code tax system had been in 
                effect in such possession. The preceding sentence shall 
                not apply with respect to any possession of the United 
                States unless such possession has a plan, which has 
                been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, under 
                which such possession will promptly distribute such 
                payments.
            (2) Coordination with credit allowed against united states 
        income taxes.--No increase in the credit determined under 
        section 38(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is 
        attributable to the credit provided by this section (other than 
        this subsection (e)) shall be taken into account with respect 
        to any person--
                    (A) to whom a credit is allowed against taxes 
                imposed by the possession of the United States by 
                reason of this section for such taxable year, or
                    (B) who is eligible for a payment under a plan 
                described in paragraph (1)(B) with respect to such 
                taxable year.
            (3) Definitions and special rules.--
                    (A) Possession of the united states.--For purposes 
                of this subsection (e), the term ``possession of the 
                United States'' includes American Samoa, the 
                Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the 
                Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the United 
                States Virgin Islands.
                    (B) Mirror code tax system.--For purposes of this 
                subsection, the term ``mirror code tax system'' means, 
                with respect to any possession of the United States, 
                the income tax system of such possession if the income 
                tax liability of the residents of such possession under 
                such system is determined by reference to the income 
                tax laws of the United States as if such possession 
                were the United States.
                    (C) Treatment of payments.--For purposes of section 
                1324(b)(2) of title 31, United States Code, rules 
                similar to the rules of section 1001(b)(3)(C) of the 
                American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 
                shall apply.
    (f) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to individuals who begin work for the employer after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

                   Subtitle B--Teacher Stabilization

SEC. 202. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this subtitle is to provide funds to States to 
prevent teacher layoffs and support the creation of additional jobs in 
public early childhood, elementary, and secondary education in the 
2011-2012 and 2012-2013 school years.

SEC. 203. GRANTS FOR THE OUTLYING AREAS AND THE SECRETARY OF THE 
              INTERIOR; AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.

    (a) Reservation of Funds.--From the amount appropriated to carry 
out this subtitle under section 212, the Secretary--
            (1) shall reserve up to one-half of one percent to provide 
        assistance to the outlying areas on the basis of their 
        respective needs, as determined by the Secretary, for 
        activities consistent with this part under such terms and 
        conditions as the Secretary may determine;
            (2) shall reserve up to one-half of one percent to provide 
        assistance to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out 
        activities consistent with this part, in schools operated or 
        funded by the Bureau of Indian Education; and
            (3) may reserve up to $2,000,000 for administration and 
        oversight of this part, including program evaluation.
    (b) Availability of Funds.--Funds made available under section 212 
shall remain available to the Secretary until September 30, 2012.

SEC. 204. STATE ALLOCATION.

    (a) Allocation.--After reserving funds under section 203(a), the 
Secretary shall allocate to the States--
            (1) 60 percent on the basis of their relative population of 
        individuals aged 5 through 17; and
            (2) 40 percent on the basis of their relative total 
        population.
    (b) Awards.--From the funds allocated under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall make a grant to the Governor of each State who submits 
an approvable application under section 214.
    (c) Alternate Distribution of Funds.--
            (1) If, within 30 days after the date of enactment of this 
        Act, a Governor has not submitted an approvable application to 
        the Secretary, the Secretary shall, consistent with paragraph 
        (2), provide for funds allocated to that State to be 
        distributed to another entity or other entities in the State 
        for the support of early childhood, elementary, and secondary 
        education, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may 
        establish.
            (2) Maintenance of effort.--
                    (A) Governor assurance.--The Secretary shall not 
                allocate funds under paragraph (1) unless the Governor 
                of the State provides an assurance to the Secretary 
                that the State will for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 meet 
                the requirements of section 209.
                    (B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
                may allocate up to 50 percent of the funds that are 
                available to the State under paragraph (1) to another 
                entity or entities in the State, provided that the 
                State educational agency submits data to the Secretary 
                demonstrating that the State will for fiscal year 2012 
                meet the requirements of section 209(a) or the 
                Secretary otherwise determines that the State will meet 
                those requirements, or such comparable requirements as 
                the Secretary may establish, for that year.
            (3) Requirements.--An entity that receives funds under 
        paragraph (1) shall use those funds in accordance with the 
        requirements of this subtitle.
    (d) Reallocation.--If a State does not receive funding under this 
subtitle or only receives a portion of its allocation under subsection 
(c), the Secretary shall reallocate the State's entire allocation or 
the remaining portion of its allocation, as the case may be, to the 
remaining States in accordance with subsection (a).

SEC. 205. STATE APPLICATION.

    The Governor of a State desiring to receive a grant under this 
subtitle shall submit an application to the Secretary within 30 days of 
the date of enactment of this Act, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Secretary may reasonably require to determine the 
State's compliance with applicable provisions of law.

SEC. 206. STATE RESERVATION AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

    (a) Reservation.--Each State receiving a grant under section 204(b) 
may reserve--
            (1) not more than 10 percent of the grant funds for awards 
        to State-funded early learning programs; and
            (2) not more than 2 percent of the grant funds for the 
        administrative costs of carrying out its responsibilities under 
        this subtitle.
    (b) State Responsibilities.--Each State receiving a grant under 
this subtitle shall, after reserving any funds under subsection (a)--
            (1) use the remaining grant funds only for awards to local 
        educational agencies for the support of early childhood, 
        elementary, and secondary education; and
            (2) distribute those funds, through subgrants, to its local 
        educational agencies by distributing--
                    (A) 60 percent on the basis of the local 
                educational agencies' relative shares of enrollment; 
                and
                    (B) 40 percent on the basis of the local 
                educational agencies' relative shares of funds received 
                under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
                Education Act of 1965 for fiscal year 2011; and
            (3) make those funds available to local educational 
        agencies no later than 100 days after receiving a grant from 
        the Secretary.
    (c) Prohibitions.--A State shall not use funds received under this 
subtitle to directly or indirectly--
            (1) establish, restore, or supplement a rainy-day fund;
            (2) supplant State funds in a manner that has the effect of 
        establishing, restoring, or supplementing a rainy-day fund;
            (3) reduce or retire debt obligations incurred by the 
        State; or
            (4) supplant State funds in a manner that has the effect of 
        reducing or retiring debt obligations incurred by the State.

SEC. 207. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

    Each local educational agency that receives a subgrant under this 
subtitle--
            (1) shall use the subgrant funds only for compensation and 
        benefits and other expenses, such as support services, 
        necessary to retain existing employees, recall or rehire former 
        employees, or hire new employees to provide early childhood, 
        elementary, or secondary educational and related services;
            (2) shall obligate those funds no later than September 30, 
        2013; and
            (3) may not use those funds for general administrative 
        expenses or for other support services or expenditures, as 
        those terms are defined by the National Center for Education 
        Statistics in the Common Core of Data, as of the date of 
        enactment of this Act.

SEC. 208. EARLY LEARNING.

    Each State-funded early learning program that receives funds under 
this subtitle shall--
            (1) use those funds only for compensation, benefits, and 
        other expenses, such as support services, necessary to retain 
        early childhood educators, recall or rehire former early 
        childhood educators, or hire new early childhood educators to 
        provide early learning services; and
            (2) obligate those funds no later than September 30, 2013.

SEC. 209. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.

    (a) The Secretary shall not allocate funds to a State under this 
subtitle unless the State provides an assurance to the Secretary that--
            (1) for State fiscal year 2012--
                    (A) the State will maintain State support for early 
                childhood, elementary, and secondary education (in the 
                aggregate or on the basis of expenditure per pupil) and 
                for public institutions of higher education (not 
                including support for capital projects or for research 
                and development or tuition and fees paid by students) 
                at not less than the level of such support for each of 
                the two categories for State fiscal year 2011; or
                    (B) the State will maintain State support for early 
                childhood, elementary, and secondary education and for 
                public institutions of higher education (not including 
                support for capital projects or for research and 
                development or tuition and fees paid by students) at a 
                percentage of the total revenues available to the State 
                that is equal to or greater than the percentage 
                provided for State fiscal year 2011; and
            (2) for State fiscal year 2013--
                    (A) the State will maintain State support for early 
                childhood, elementary, and secondary education (in the 
                aggregate or on the basis of expenditure per pupil) and 
                for public institutions of higher education (not 
                including support for capital projects or for research 
                and development or tuition and fees paid by students) 
                at not less than the level of such support for each of 
                the two categories for State fiscal year 2012; or
                    (B) the State will maintain State support for early 
                childhood, elementary, and secondary education and for 
                public institutions of higher education (not including 
                support for capital projects or for research and 
                development or tuition and fees paid by students) at a 
                percentage of the total revenues available to the State 
                that is equal to or greater than the percentage 
                provided for State fiscal year 2012.
    (b) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the requirements of this 
section if the Secretary determines that a waiver would be equitable 
due to--
            (1) exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances, such as a 
        natural disaster; or
            (2) a precipitous decline in the financial resources of the 
        State.

SEC. 210. REPORTING.

    Each State that receives a grant under this subtitle shall submit, 
on an annual basis, a report to the Secretary that contains--
            (1) a description of how funds received under this part 
        were expended or obligated; and
            (2) an estimate of the number of jobs supported by the 
        State using funds received under this subtitle.

SEC. 211. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) Except as otherwise provided, the terms ``local educational 
agency'', ``outlying area'', ``Secretary'', ``State'', and ``State 
educational agency'' have the meanings given those terms in section 
9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7801).
    (b) The term ``State'' does not include an outlying area.
    (c) The term ``early childhood educator'' means an individual who--
            (1) works directly with children in a State-funded early 
        learning program in a low-income community;
            (2) is involved directly in the care, development, and 
        education of infants, toddlers, or young children age five and 
        under; and
            (3) has completed a baccalaureate or advanced degree in 
        early childhood development or early childhood education, or in 
        a field related to early childhood education.
    (d) The term ``State-funded early learning program'' means a 
program that provides educational services to children from birth to 
kindergarten entry and receives funding from the State.

SEC. 212. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated, and there are 
appropriated, $30,000,000,000 to carry out this subtitle for fiscal 
year 2012.

               Subtitle C--First Responder Stabilization

SEC. 213. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this subtitle is to provide funds to States and 
localities to prevent layoffs of, and support the creation of 
additional jobs for, law enforcement officers and other first 
responders.

SEC. 214. GRANT PROGRAM.

    The Attorney General shall carry out a competitive grant program 
pursuant to section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) for hiring, rehiring, or 
retention of career law enforcement officers under part Q of such 
title. Grants awarded under this section shall not be subject to 
subsections (g) or (i) of section 1701 or to section 1704 of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 3796dd-3(c)).

SEC. 215. APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are hereby appropriated to the Community Oriented Policing 
Stabilization Fund out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
obligated, $5,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2012, of which $4,000,000,000 shall be for the Attorney General to 
carry out the competitive grant program under Section 214; and of which 
$1,000,000,000 shall be transferred by the Attorney General to a First 
Responder Stabilization Fund from which the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall make competitive grants for hiring, rehiring, or 
retention pursuant to the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 
1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), to carry out section 34 of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 2229a). In making such grants, the Secretary may grant waivers 
from the requirements in subsections (a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B), (a)(1)(E), 
(c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(4)(A) of section 34. Of the amounts 
appropriated herein, not to exceed $8,000,000 shall be for 
administrative costs of the Attorney General, and not to exceed 
$2,000,000 shall be for administrative costs of the Secretary of 
Homeland Security.

                    Subtitle D--School Modernization

                PART I--ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS

SEC. 221. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this part is to provide assistance for the 
modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary 
school buildings in public school districts across America in order to 
support the achievement of improved educational outcomes in those 
schools.

SEC. 222. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated, and there are 
appropriated, $25,000,000,000 to carry out this part, which shall be 
available for obligation by the Secretary until September 30, 2012.

SEC. 223. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.

    (a) Reservations.--Of the amount made available to carry out this 
part, the Secretary shall reserve--
            (1) one-half of one percent for the Secretary of the 
        Interior to carry out modernization, renovation, and repair 
        activities described in section 226 in schools operated or 
        funded by the Bureau of Indian Education;
            (2) one-half of one percent to make grants to the outlying 
        areas for modernization, renovation, and repair activities 
        described in section 226; and
            (3) such funds as the Secretary determines are needed to 
        conduct a survey, by the National Center for Education 
        Statistics, of the school construction, modernization, 
        renovation, and repair needs of the public schools of the 
        United States.
    (b) State Allocation.--After reserving funds under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall allocate the remaining amount among the States in 
proportion to their respective allocations under part A of title I of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) (20 U.S.C. 6311 et 
seq.) for fiscal year 2011, except that--
            (1) the Secretary shall allocate 40 percent of such 
        remaining amount to the 100 local educational agencies with the 
        largest numbers of children aged 5-17 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 those agencies' respective allocations under 
        part A of title I of the ESEA for fiscal year 2011; and
            (2) the allocation to any State shall be reduced by the 
        aggregate amount of the allocations under paragraph (1) to 
        local educational agencies in that State.
    (c) Remaining Allocation.--
            (1) If a State does not apply for its allocation (or 
        applies for less than the full allocation for which it is 
        eligible) or does not use that allocation in a timely manner, 
        the Secretary may--
                    (A) reallocate all or a portion of that allocation 
                to the other States in accordance with subsection (b); 
                or
                    (B) use all or a portion of that 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 ESEA for fiscal year 2011 or 
                such other method as the Secretary may determine.
            (2) 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 that 
        allocation in a timely manner, the Secretary may reallocate all 
        or a portion of its allocation to the State in which that 
        agency is located.

SEC. 224. STATE USE OF FUNDS.

    (a) Reservation.--Each State that receives a grant under this part 
may reserve not more than one percent of the State's allocation under 
section 223(b) for the purpose of administering the grant, except that 
no State may reserve more than $750,000 for this purpose.
    (b) Funds to Local Educational Agencies.--
            (1) Formula subgrants.--From the grant funds that are not 
        reserved under subsection (a), a State shall allocate at least 
        50 percent to local educational agencies, including charter 
        schools that are local educational agencies, that did not 
        receive funds under section 223(b)(1) from the Secretary, in 
        accordance with their respective allocations under part A of 
        title I of the ESEA for fiscal year 2011, except that no such 
        local educational agency shall receive less than $10,000.
            (2) Additional subgrants.--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 
        223(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.
    (c) Remaining Funds.--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 that allocation in a timely manner, 
the State may reallocate any unused portion to other local educational 
agencies in accordance with subsection (b).

SEC. 225. STATE AND LOCAL APPLICATIONS.

    (a) State Application.--A State that desires to receive a grant 
under this part 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--
            (1) an identification of the State agency or entity that 
        will administer the program; and
            (2) the State's process for determining how the grant funds 
        will be distributed and administered, including--
                    (A) how the State will determine the criteria and 
                priorities in making subgrants under section 224(b)(2);
                    (B) any additional criteria the State will use in 
                determining which projects it will fund under that 
                section;
                    (C) a description of how the State will consider--
                            (i) the needs of local educational agencies 
                        for assistance under this part;
                            (ii) the impact of potential projects on 
                        job creation in the State;
                            (iii) the fiscal capacity of local 
                        educational agencies applying for assistance;
                            (iv) the percentage of children in those 
                        local educational agencies who are from low-
                        income families; and
                            (v) the potential for leveraging assistance 
                        provided by this program through matching or 
                        other financing mechanisms;
                    (D) a description of how the State will ensure that 
                the local educational agencies receiving subgrants meet 
                the requirements of this part;
                    (E) a description of how the State will ensure that 
                the State and its local educational agencies meet the 
                deadlines established in section 228;
                    (F) 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--
                            (i) the LEED Green Building Rating System;
                            (ii) Energy Star;
                            (iii) the CHPS Criteria;
                            (iv) Green Globes; or
                            (v) an equivalent program adopted by the 
                        State or another jurisdiction with authority 
                        over the local educational agency;
                    (G) 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 part; and
                    (H) such additional information and assurances as 
                the Secretary may require.
    (b) Local Application.--A local educational agency that is eligible 
under section 223(b)(1) that desires to receive a grant under this part 
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--
            (1) a description of how the local educational agency will 
        meet the deadlines and requirements of this part;
            (2) 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 part; 
        and
            (3) such additional information and assurances as the 
        Secretary may require.

SEC. 226. USE OF FUNDS.

    (a) In General.--Funds awarded to local educational agencies under 
this part shall be used only for either or both of the following 
modernization, renovation, or repair activities in facilities that are 
used for elementary or secondary education or for early learning 
programs:
            (1) Direct payments for school modernization, renovation, 
        and repair.
            (2) To pay interest on bonds or payments for other 
        financing instruments that are newly issued for the purpose of 
        financing school modernization, renovation, and repair.
    (b) Supplement, Not Supplant.--Funds made available under this part 
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.
    (c) Prohibition.--Funds awarded to local educational agencies under 
this part may not be used for--
            (1) new construction;
            (2) payment of routine maintenance costs; or
            (3) modernization, renovation, or 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.

SEC. 227. PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

    (a) In General.--Section 9501 of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7881) shall 
apply to this part in the same manner as it applies to activities under 
that Act, except that--
            (1) section 9501 shall not apply with respect to the title 
        to any real property modernized, renovated, or repaired with 
        assistance provided under this section;
            (2) the term ``services'', as used in section 9501 with 
        respect to funds under this part, shall be provided only to 
        private, nonprofit elementary or secondary schools with a rate 
        of child poverty of at least 40 percent and may include only--
                    (A) modifications of school facilities necessary to 
                meet the standards applicable to public schools under 
                the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
                12101 et seq.);
                    (B) modifications of school facilities necessary to 
                meet the standards applicable to public schools under 
                section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
                U.S.C. 794); and
                    (C) asbestos or polychlorinated biphenyls abatement 
                or removal from school facilities; and
            (3) expenditures for services provided using funds made 
        available under section 226 shall be considered equal for 
        purposes of section 9501(a)(4) of the ESEA if the per-pupil 
        expenditures for services described in paragraph (2) for 
        students enrolled in private nonprofit elementary and secondary 
        schools that have child-poverty rates of at least 40 percent 
        are consistent with the per-pupil expenditures under this 
        subpart for children enrolled in the public schools of the 
        local educational agency receiving funds under this subpart.
    (b) Remaining Funds.--If the expenditure for services described in 
paragraph (2) is less than the amount calculated under paragraph (3) 
because of insufficient need for those services, the remainder shall be 
available to the local educational agency for modernization, 
renovation, and repair of its school facilities.
    (c) Application.--If any provision of this section, or the 
application thereof, to any person or circumstance is judicially 
determined to be invalid, the remainder of the section and the 
application to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected 
thereby.

SEC. 228. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS.

    (a) Funds appropriated under section 222 shall be available for 
obligation by local educational agencies receiving grants from the 
Secretary under section 223(b)(1), by States reserving funds under 
section 224(a), and by local educational agencies receiving subgrants 
under section 224(b)(1) only during the period that ends 24 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Funds appropriated under section 222 shall be available for 
obligation by local educational agencies receiving subgrants under 
section 224(b)(2) only during the period that ends 36 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Section 439 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 
1232b) shall apply to funds available under this part.
    (d) For purposes of section 223(b)(1), Hawaii, the District of 
Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico are not local educational 
agencies.

                PART II--COMMUNITY COLLEGE MODERNIZATION

SEC. 229. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE MODERNIZATION.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Grant program.--From the amounts made available under 
        subsection (h), the Secretary shall award grants to States to 
        modernize, renovate, or repair existing facilities at community 
        colleges.
            (2) Allocation.--
                    (A) Reservations.--Of the amount made available to 
                carry out this section, the Secretary shall reserve--
                            (i) up to 0.25 percent for grants to 
                        institutions that are eligible 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 section; and
                            (ii) up to 0.25 percent for grants to the 
                        outlying areas to provide for modernization, 
                        renovation, and repair activities described in 
                        this section.
                    (B) Allocation.--After reserving funds 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 any remaining 
                funds as the total number of students in such State who 
                are enrolled in institutions described in section 
                230(b)(1)(A) plus the number of students who are 
                estimated to be enrolled in and pursuing a degree or 
                certificate that is not a bachelor's, master's, 
                professional, or other advanced degree in institutions 
                described in section 230(b)(1)(B), based on the 
                proportion of degrees or certificates awarded by such 
                institutions that are not bachelor's, 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, 
                except that no State shall receive less than 
                $2,500,000.
                    (C) Reallocation.--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.
                    (D) State administration.--A State that receives a 
                grant under this section may use not more than one 
                percent of that grant to administer it, except that no 
                State may use more than $750,000 of its grant for this 
                purpose.
            (3) Supplement, not supplant.--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.
    (b) Application.--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--
            (1) how the funds provided under this section will improve 
        instruction at community colleges in the State and will improve 
        the ability of those colleges to educate and train students to 
        meet the workforce needs of employers in the State; and
            (2) the projected start of each project and the estimated 
        number of persons to be employed in the project.
    (c) Prohibited Uses of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--No funds awarded under this section may be 
        used for--
                    (i) payment of routine maintenance costs;
                    (ii) construction, modernization, renovation, or 
                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
                    (iii) construction, modernization, renovation, or 
                repair of facilities--
                            (I) used for sectarian instruction, 
                        religious worship, or a school or department of 
                        divinity; or
                            (II) in which a substantial portion of the 
                        functions of the facilities are subsumed in a 
                        religious mission.
            (2) Four-year institutions.--No funds awarded to a four-
        year public institution of higher education under this section 
        may 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 bachelor's, master's, 
        professional, or other advanced degree.
    (d) Green Projects.--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--
            (1) the LEED Green Building Rating System;
            (2) Energy Star;
            (3) the CHPS Criteria, as applicable;
            (4) Green Globes; or
            (5) an equivalent program adopted by the State or the State 
        higher education agency that includes a verifiable method to 
        demonstrate compliance with such program.
    (e) Application of GEPA.--Section 439 of the General Education 
Provisions Act such Act (20 U.S.C. 1232b) shall apply to funds 
available under this subtitle.
    (f) Reports by the States.--Each State that receives a grant under 
this section shall, not later than September 30, 2012, and annually 
thereafter for each fiscal year in which the State expends funds 
received under this section, submit to the Secretary a report that 
includes--
            (1) a description of the projects for which the grant was, 
        or will be, used;
            (2) a description of the amount and nature of the 
        assistance provided to each community college under this 
        section; and
            (3) the number of jobs created by the projects funded under 
        this section.
    (g) Report by the Secretary.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
authorizing committees (as defined in section 103 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965; 20 U.S.C. 1003) an annual report on the grants 
made under this section, including the information described in 
subsection (f).
    (h) Availability of Funds.--
            (1) 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.
            (2) 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.

                      PART III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 230. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) ESEA Terms.--Except as otherwise provided, in this subtitle, 
the terms ``local educational agency'', ``Secretary'', and ``State 
educational agency'' have the meanings given those terms in section 
9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7801).
    (b) Additional Definitions.--The following definitions apply to 
this title:
            (1) Community college.--The term ``community college'' 
        means--
                    (A) 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
                    (B) a four-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--
                            (i) bachelor's degrees (or an equivalent); 
                        or
                            (ii) master's, professional, or other 
                        advanced degrees.
            (2) CHPS criteria.--The term ``CHPS Criteria'' means the 
        green building rating program developed by the Collaborative 
        for High Performance Schools.
            (3) Energy star.--The term ``Energy Star'' means the Energy 
        Star program of the United States Department of Energy and the 
        United States Environmental Protection Agency.
            (4) Green globes.--The term ``Green Globes'' means the 
        Green Building Initiative environmental design and rating 
        system referred to as Green Globes.
            (5) LEED green building rating system.--The term ``LEED 
        Green Building Rating System'' 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.
            (6) Modernization, renovation, and repair.--The term 
        ``modernization, renovation and repair'' means--
                    (A) comprehensive assessments of facilities to 
                identify--
                            (i) facility conditions or deficiencies 
                        that could adversely affect student and staff 
                        health, safety, performance, or productivity or 
                        energy, water, or materials efficiency; and
                            (ii) needed facility improvements;
                    (B) repairing, replacing, or installing roofs 
                (which may be extensive, intensive, or semi-intensive 
                ``green'' 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;
                    (C) repairing, replacing, or installing heating, 
                ventilation, or air conditioning systems, or components 
                of those systems (including insulation), including by 
                conducting indoor air quality assessments;
                    (D) 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;
                    (E) 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;
                    (F) abatement, removal, or interim controls of 
                asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, mold, mildew, or 
                lead-based hazards, including lead-based paint hazards;
                    (G) retrofitting necessary to increase energy 
                efficiency;
                    (H) measures, such as selection and substitution of 
                products and materials, and implementation of improved 
                maintenance and operational procedures, such as ``green 
                cleaning'' programs, to reduce or eliminate potential 
                student or staff exposure to--
                            (i) volatile organic compounds;
                            (ii) particles such as dust and pollens; or
                            (iii) combustion gases;
                    (I) modernization, renovation, or repair necessary 
                to reduce the consumption of coal, electricity, land, 
                natural gas, oil, or water;
                    (J) installation or upgrading of educational 
                technology infrastructure;
                    (K) 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, and 
                geothermal systems, and energy audits;
                    (L) modernization, renovation, or repair activities 
                related to energy efficiency and renewable energy, and 
                improvements to building infrastructures to accommodate 
                bicycle and pedestrian access;
                    (M) ground improvements, storm water management, 
                landscaping and environmental clean-up when necessary;
                    (N) other modernization, renovation, or repair to--
                            (i) improve teachers' ability to teach and 
                        students' ability to learn;
                            (ii) ensure the health and safety of 
                        students and staff; or
                            (iii) improve classroom, laboratory, and 
                        vocational facilities in order to enhance the 
                        quality of science, technology, engineering, 
                        and mathematics instruction; and
                    (O) required environmental remediation related to 
                facilities modernization, renovation, or repair 
                activities described in subparagraphs (A) through (L).
            (7) Outlying area.--The term ``outlying area'' means the 
        U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of 
        the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
            (8) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States 
        of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the 
        District of Columbia.

SEC. 231. BUY AMERICAN.

    Section 1605 of division A of the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) applies to funds made 
available under this title.

     Subtitle E--Immediate Transportation Infrastrucure Investments

SEC. 241. IMMEDIATE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS.

    (a) Grants-In-Aid for Airports.--
            (1) In general.--There is made available to the Secretary 
        of Transportation $2,000,000,000 to carry out airport 
        improvement under subchapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I 
        of chapter 475 of title 49, United States Code.
            (2) Federal share; limitation on obligations.--The Federal 
        share payable of the costs for which a grant is made under this 
        subsection, shall be 100 percent. The amount made available 
        under this subsection shall not be subject to any limitation on 
        obligations for the Grants-In-Aid for Airports program set 
        forth in any Act or in title 49, United States Code.
            (3) Distribution of funds.--Funds provided to the Secretary 
        under this subsection shall not be subject to apportionment 
        formulas, special apportionment categories, or minimum 
        percentages under chapter 471 of such title.
            (4) Availability.--The amounts made available under this 
        subsection shall be available for obligation until the date 
        that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
        The Secretary shall obligate amounts totaling not less than 50 
        percent of the funds made available within one year of 
        enactment and obligate remaining amounts not later than two 
        years after enactment.
            (5) Administrative expenses.--Of the funds made available 
        under this subsection, 0.3 percent shall be available to the 
        Secretary for administrative expenses, shall remain available 
        for obligation until September 30, 2015, and may be used in 
        conjunction with funds otherwise provided for the 
        administration of the Grants-In-Aid for Airports program.
    (b) Next Generation Air Traffic Control Advancements.--
            (1) In general.--There is made available to the Secretary 
        of Transportation $1,000,000,000 for necessary Federal Aviation 
        Administration capital, research and operating costs to carry 
        out Next Generation air traffic control system advancements.
            (2) Availability.--The amounts made available under this 
        subsection shall be available for obligation until the date 
        that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Highway Infrastructure Investment.--
            (1) In general.--There is made available to the Secretary 
        of Transportation $27,000,000,000 for restoration, repair, 
        construction and other activities eligible under section 133(b) 
        of title 23, United States Code, and for passenger and freight 
        rail transportation and port infrastructure projects eligible 
        for assistance under section 601(a)(8) of title 23.
            (2) Federal share; limitation on obligations.--The Federal 
        share payable on account of any project or activity carried out 
        with funds made available under this subsection shall be, at 
        the option of the recipient, up to 100 percent of the total 
        cost thereof. The amount made available under this subsection 
        shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations for 
        Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs 
        set forth in any Act or in title 23, United States Code.
            (3) Availability.--The amounts made available under this 
        subsection shall be available for obligation until the date 
        that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
        The Secretary shall obligate amounts totaling not less than 50 
        percent of the funds made available within one year of 
        enactment and obligate remaining amounts not later than two 
        years after enactment.
            (4) Distribution of funds.--Of the funds provided in this 
        subsection, after making the set-asides required by paragraphs 
        (9), (10), (11), (12), and (15), 50 percent of the funds shall 
        be apportioned to States using the formula set forth in section 
        104(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code, and the remaining 
        funds shall be apportioned to States in the same ratio as the 
        obligation limitation for fiscal year 2010 was distributed 
        among the States in accordance with the formula specified in 
        section 120(a)(6) of division A of Public Law 111-117.
            (5) Apportionment.--Apportionments under paragraph (4) 
        shall be made not later than 30 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
            (6) Redistribution.--
                    (A) The Secretary shall, 180 days following the 
                date of apportionment, withdraw from each State an 
                amount equal to 50 percent of the funds apportioned 
                under paragraph (4) to that State (excluding funds 
                suballocated within the State) less the amount of 
                funding obligated (excluding funds suballocated within 
                the State), and the Secretary shall redistribute such 
                amounts to other States that have had no funds 
                withdrawn under this subparagraph in the manner 
                described in section 120(c) of division A of Public Law 
                111-117.
                    (B) One year following the date of apportionment, 
                the Secretary shall withdraw from each recipient of 
                funds apportioned under paragraph (4) any unobligated 
                funds, and the Secretary shall redistribute such 
                amounts to States that have had no funds withdrawn 
                under this paragraph (excluding funds suballocated 
                within the State) in the manner described in section 
                120(c) of division A of Public Law 111-117.
                    (C) At the request of a State, the Secretary may 
                provide an extension of the one-year period only to the 
                extent that the Secretary determines that the State has 
                encountered extreme conditions that create an 
                unworkable bidding environment or other extenuating 
                circumstances. Before granting an extension, the 
                Secretary notify in writing the Committee on 
                Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on 
                Environment and Public Works, providing a thorough 
                justification for the extension.
            (7) Transportation enhancements.--Three percent of the 
        funds apportioned to a State under paragraph (4) shall be set 
        aside for the purposes described in section 133(d)(2) of title 
        23, United States Code (without regard to the comparison to 
        fiscal year 2005).
            (8) Suballocation.--Thirty percent of the funds apportioned 
        to a State under this subsection shall be suballocated within 
        the State in the manner and for the purposes described in the 
        first sentence of sections 133(d)(3)(A), 133(d)(3)(B), and 
        133(d)(3)(D) of title 23, United States Code. Such 
        suballocation shall be conducted in every State. Funds 
        suballocated within a State to urbanized areas and other areas 
        shall not be subject to the redistribution of amounts required 
        180 days following the date of apportionment of funds provided 
        by paragraph (6)(A).
            (9) Puerto rico and territorial highway programs.--Of the 
        funds provided under this subsection, $105,000,000 shall be set 
        aside for the Puerto Rico highway program authorized under 
        section 165 of title 23, United States Code, and $45,000,000 
        shall be for the territorial highway program authorized under 
        section 215 of title 23, United States Code.
            (10) Federal lands and indian reservations.--Of the funds 
        provided under this subsection, $550,000,000 shall be set aside 
        for investments in transportation at Indian reservations and 
        Federal lands in accordance with the following:
                    (A) Of the funds set aside by this paragraph, 
                $310,000,000 shall be for the Indian Reservation Roads 
                program, $170,000,000 shall be for the Park Roads and 
                Parkways program, $60,000,000 shall be for the Forest 
                Highway Program, and $10,000,000 shall be for the 
                Refuge Roads program.
                    (B) For investments at Indian reservations and 
                Federal lands, priority shall be given to capital 
                investments, and to projects and activities that can be 
                completed within 2 years of enactment of this Act.
                    (C) One year following the enactment of this Act, 
                to ensure the prompt use of the funding provided for 
                investments at Indian reservations and Federal lands, 
                the Secretary shall have the authority to redistribute 
                unobligated funds within the respective program for 
                which the funds were appropriated.
                    (D) Up to four percent of the funding provided for 
                Indian Reservation Roads may be used by the Secretary 
                of the Interior for program management and oversight 
                and project-related administrative expenses.
                    (E) Section 134(f)(3)(C)(ii)(II) of title 23, 
                United States Code, shall not apply to funds set aside 
                by this paragraph.
            (11) Job training.--Of the funds provided under this 
        subsection, $50,000,000 shall be set aside for the development 
        and administration of transportation training programs under 
        section 140(b) title 23, United States Code.
                    (A) Funds set aside under this subsection shall be 
                competitively awarded and used for the purpose of 
                providing training, apprenticeship (including 
                Registered Apprenticeship), skill development, and 
                skill improvement programs, as well as summer 
                transportation institutes and may be transferred to, or 
                administered in partnership with, the Secretary of 
                Labor and shall demonstrate to the Secretary of 
                Transportation program outcomes, including--
                            (i) impact on areas with transportation 
                        workforce shortages;
                            (ii) diversity of training participants;
                            (iii) number of participants obtaining 
                        certifications or credentials required for 
                        specific types of employment;
                            (iv) employment outcome metrics, such as 
                        job placement and job retention rates, 
                        established in consultation with the Secretary 
                        of Labor and consistent with metrics used by 
                        programs under the Workforce Investment Act;
                            (v) to the extent practical, evidence that 
                        the program did not preclude workers that 
                        participate in training or apprenticeship 
                        activities under the program from being 
                        referred to, or hired on, projects funded under 
                        this chapter; and
                            (vi) identification of areas of 
                        collaboration with the Department of Labor 
                        programs, including co-enrollment.
                    (B) To be eligible to receive a competitively 
                awarded grant under this subsection, a State must 
                certify that at least 0.1 percent of the amounts 
                apportioned under the Surface Transportation Program 
                and Bridge Program will be obligated in the first 
                fiscal year after enactment of this Act for job 
                training activities consistent with section 140(b) of 
                title 23, United States Code.
            (12) Disadvantaged business enterprises.--Of the funds 
        provided under this subsection, $10,000,000 shall be set aside 
        for training programs and assistance programs under section 
        140(c) of title 23, United States Code. Funds set aside under 
        this paragraph should be allocated to businesses that have 
        proven success in adding staff while effectively completing 
        projects.
            (13) State planning and oversight expenses.--Of amounts 
        apportioned under paragraph (4) of this subsection, a State may 
        use up to 0.5 percent for activities related to projects funded 
        under this subsection, including activities eligible under 
        sections 134 and 135 of title 23, United States Code, State 
        administration of subgrants, and State oversight of 
        subrecipients.
            (14) Conditions.--
                    (A) Funds made available under this subsection 
                shall be administered as if apportioned under chapter 1 
                of title 23, United States Code, except for funds made 
                available for investments in transportation at Indian 
                reservations and Federal lands, and for the territorial 
                highway program, which shall be administered in 
                accordance with chapter 2 of title 23, United States 
                Code, and except for funds made available for 
                disadvantaged business enterprises bonding assistance, 
                which shall be administered in accordance with chapter 
                3 of title 49, United States Code.
                    (B) Funds made available under this subsection 
                shall not be obligated for the purposes authorized 
                under section 115(b) of title 23, United States Code.
                    (C) Funding provided under this subsection shall be 
                in addition to any and all funds provided for fiscal 
                years 2011 and 2012 in any other Act for ``Federal-aid 
                Highways'' and shall not affect the distribution of 
                funds provided for ``Federal-aid Highways'' in any 
                other Act.
                    (D) Section 1101(b) of Public Law 109-59 shall 
                apply to funds apportioned under this subsection.
            (15) Oversight.--The Administrator of the Federal Highway 
        Administration may set aside up to 0.15 percent of the funds 
        provided under this subsection to fund the oversight by the 
        Administrator of projects and activities carried out with funds 
        made available to the Federal Highway Administration in this 
        Act, and such funds shall be available through September 30, 
        2015.
    (d) Capital Assistance for High-Speed Rail Corridors and Intercity 
Passenger Rail Service.--
            (1) In general.--There is made available to the Secretary 
        of Transportation $4,000,000,000 for grants for high-speed rail 
        projects as authorized under sections 26104 and 26106 of title 
        49, United States Code, capital investment grants to support 
        intercity passenger rail service as authorized under section 
        24406 of title 49, United States Code, and congestion grants as 
        authorized under section 24105 of title 49, United States Code, 
        and to enter into cooperative agreements for these purposes as 
        authorized, except that the Administrator of the Federal 
        Railroad Administration may retain up to one percent of the 
        funds provided under this heading to fund the award and 
        oversight by the Administrator of grants made under this 
        subsection, which retained amount shall remain available for 
        obligation until September 30, 2015.
            (2) Availability.--The amounts made available under this 
        subsection shall be available for obligation until the date 
        that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
        The Secretary shall obligate amounts totaling not less than 50 
        percent of the funds made available within one year of 
        enactment and obligate remaining amounts not later than two 
        years after enactment.
            (3) Federal share.--The Federal share payable of the costs 
        for which a grant or cooperative agreements is made under this 
        subsection shall be, at the option of the recipient, up to 100 
        percent.
            (4) Interim guidance.--The Secretary shall issue interim 
        guidance to applicants covering application procedures and 
        administer the grants provided under this subsection pursuant 
        to that guidance until final regulations are issued.
            (5) Intercity passenger rail corridors.--Not less than 85 
        percent of the funds provided under this subsection shall be 
        for cooperative agreements that lead to the development of 
        entire segments or phases of intercity or high-speed rail 
        corridors.
            (6) Conditions.--
                    (A) In addition to the provisions of title 49, 
                United States Code, that apply to each of the 
                individual programs funded under this subsection, 
                subsections 24402(a)(2), 24402(i), and 24403 (a) and 
                (c) of title 49, United States Code, shall also apply 
                to the provision of funds provided under this 
                subsection.
                    (B) A project need not be in a State rail plan 
                developed under Chapter 227 of title 49, United States 
                Code, to be eligible for assistance under this 
                subsection.
                    (C) Recipients of grants under this paragraph shall 
                conduct all procurement transactions using such grant 
                funds in a manner that provides full and open 
                competition, as determined by the Secretary, in 
                compliance with existing labor agreements.
    (e) Capital Grants to the National Railroad Passenger 
Corporation.--
            (1) In general.--There is made available $2,000,000,000 to 
        enable the Secretary of Transportation to make capital grants 
        to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), as 
        authorized by section 101(c) of the Passenger Rail Investment 
        and Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-432).
            (2) Availability.--The amounts made available under this 
        subsection shall be available for obligation until the date 
        that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
        The Secretary shall obligate amounts totaling not less than 50 
        percent of the funds made available within one year of 
        enactment and obligate remaining amounts not later than two 
        years after enactment.
            (3) Project priority.--The priority for the use of funds 
        shall be given to projects for the repair, rehabilitation, or 
        upgrade of railroad assets or infrastructure, and for capital 
        projects that expand passenger rail capacity including the 
        rehabilitation of rolling stock.
            (4) Conditions.--
                    (A) None of the funds under this subsection shall 
                be used to subsidize the operating losses of Amtrak.
                    (B) The funds provided under this subsection shall 
                be awarded not later than 90 days after the date of 
                enactment of this Act.
                    (C) The Secretary shall take measures to ensure 
                that projects funded under this subsection shall be 
                completed within 2 years of enactment of this Act, and 
                shall serve to supplement and not supplant planned 
                expenditures for such activities from other Federal, 
                State, local and corporate sources. The Secretary shall 
                certify to the House and Senate Committees on 
                Appropriations in writing compliance with the preceding 
                sentence.
            (5) Oversight.--The Administrator of the Federal Railroad 
        Administration may set aside 0.5 percent of the funds provided 
        under this subsection to fund the oversight by the 
        Administrator of projects and activities carried out with funds 
        made available in this subsection, and such funds shall be 
        available through September 30, 2015.
    (f) Transit Capital Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--There is made available to the Secretary 
        of Transportation $3,000,000,000 for grants for transit capital 
        assistance grants as defined by section 5302(a)(1) of title 49, 
        United States Code. Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 53 
        of title 49, however, a recipient of funding under this 
        subsection may use up to 10 percent of the amount provided for 
        the operating costs of equipment and facilities for use in 
        public transportation or for other eligible activities.
            (2) Federal share; limtation on obligations.--The 
        applicable requirements of chapter 53 of title 49, United 
        States Code, shall apply to funding provided under this 
        subsection, except that the Federal share of the costs for 
        which any grant is made under this subsection shall be, at the 
        option of the recipient, up to 100 percent. The amount made 
        available under this subsection shall not be subject to any 
        limitation on obligations for transit programs set forth in any 
        Act or chapter 53 of title 49.
            (3) Availability.--The amounts made available under this 
        subsection shall be available for obligation until the date 
        that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
        The Secretary shall obligate amounts totaling not less than 50 
        percent of the funds made available within one year of 
        enactment and obligate remaining amounts not later than two 
        years after enactment.
            (4) Distribution of funds.--The Secretary of Transportation 
        shall--
                    (A) provide 80 percent of the funds appropriated 
                under this subsection for grants under section 5307 of 
                title 49, United States Code, and apportion such funds 
                in accordance with section 5336 of such title;
                    (B) provide 10 percent of the funds appropriated 
                under this subsection in accordance with section 5340 
                of such title; and
                    (C) provide 10 percent of the funds appropriated 
                under this subsection for grants under section 5311 of 
                title 49, United States Code, and apportion such funds 
                in accordance with such section.
            (5) Apportionment.--The funds apportioned under this 
        subsection shall be apportioned not later than 21 days after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (6) Redistribution.--
                    (A) The Secretary shall, 180 days following the 
                date of apportionment, withdraw from each urbanized 
                area or State an amount equal to 50 percent of the 
                funds apportioned to such urbanized areas or States 
                less the amount of funding obligated, and the Secretary 
                shall redistribute such amounts to other urbanized 
                areas or States that have had no funds withdrawn under 
                this proviso utilizing whatever method he deems 
                appropriate to ensure that all funds redistributed 
                under this proviso shall be utilized promptly.
                    (B) One year following the date of apportionment, 
                the Secretary shall withdraw from each urbanized area 
                or State any unobligated funds, and the Secretary shall 
                redistribute such amounts to other urbanized areas or 
                States that have had no funds withdrawn under this 
                proviso utilizing whatever method the Secretary deems 
                appropriate to ensure that all funds redistributed 
                under this proviso shall be utilized promptly.
                    (C) At the request of an urbanized area or State, 
                the Secretary of Transportation may provide an 
                extension of such 1-year period if the Secretary 
                determines that the urbanized area or State has 
                encountered an unworkable bidding environment or other 
                extenuating circumstances. Before granting an 
                extension, the Secretary shall notify in writing the 
                Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the 
                Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, 
                providing a thorough justification for the extension.
            (7) Conditions.--
                    (A) Of the funds provided for section 5311 of title 
                49, United States Code, 2.5 percent shall be made 
                available for section 5311(c)(1).
                    (B) Section 1101(b) of Public Law 109-59 shall 
                apply to funds appropriated under this subsection.
                    (C) The funds appropriated under this subsection 
                shall not be comingled with any prior year funds.
            (8) Oversight.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
        0.3 percent of the funds provided for grants under section 5307 
        and section 5340, and 0.3 percent of the funds provided for 
        grants under section 5311, shall be available for 
        administrative expenses and program management oversight, and 
        such funds shall be available through September 30, 2015.
    (g) State of Good Repair.--
            (1) In general.--There is made available to the Secretary 
        of Transportation $6,000,000,000 for capital expenditures as 
        authorized by sections 5309(b) (2) and (3) of title 49, United 
        States Code.
            (2) Federal share.--The applicable requirements of chapter 
        53 of title 49, United States Code, shall apply, except that 
        the Federal share of the costs for which a grant is made under 
        this subsection shall be, at the option of the recipient, up to 
        100 percent.
            (3) Availability.--The amounts made available under this 
        subsection shall be available for obligation until the date 
        that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
        The Secretary shall obligate amounts totaling not less than 50 
        percent of the funds made available within one year of 
        enactment and obligate remaining amounts not later than two 
        years after enactment.
            (4) Distribution of funds.--
                    (A) The Secretary of Transportation shall apportion 
                not less than 75 percent of the funds under this 
                subsection for the modernization of fixed guideway 
                systems, pursuant to the formula set forth in section 
                5336(b) title 49, United States Code, other than 
                subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii).
                    (B) Of the funds appropriated under this 
                subsection, not less than 25 percent shall be available 
                for the restoration or replacement of existing public 
                transportation assets related to bus systems, pursuant 
                to the formula set forth in section 5336 other than 
                subsection (b).
            (5) Apportionment.--The funds made available under this 
        subsection shall be apportioned not later than 30 days after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (6) Redistribution.--
                    (A) The Secretary shall, 180 days following the 
                date of apportionment, withdraw from each urbanized 
                area an amount equal to 50 percent of the funds 
                apportioned to such urbanized area less the amount of 
                funding obligated, and the Secretary shall redistribute 
                such amounts to other urbanized areas that have had no 
                funds withdrawn under this paragraph utilizing whatever 
                method the Secretary deems appropriate to ensure that 
                all funds redistributed under this paragraph shall be 
                utilized promptly.
                    (B) One year following the date of apportionment, 
                the Secretary shall withdraw from each urbanized area 
                any unobligated funds, and the Secretary shall 
                redistribute such amounts to other urbanized areas that 
                have had no funds withdrawn under this paragraph, 
                utilizing whatever method the Secretary deems 
                appropriate to ensure that all funds redistributed 
                under this paragraph shall be utilized promptly.
                    (C) At the request of an urbanized area, the 
                Secretary may provide an extension of the 1-year period 
                if the Secretary finds that the urbanized area has 
                encountered an unworkable bidding environment or other 
                extenuating circumstances. Before granting an 
                extension, the Secretary shall notify the Committee on 
                Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on 
                Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, providing a 
                thorough justification for the extension.
            (7) Conditions.--
                    (A) The provisions of section 1101(b) of Public Law 
                109-59 shall apply to funds made available under this 
                subsection.
                    (B) The funds appropriated under this subsection 
                shall not be commingled with any prior year funds.
            (8) Oversight.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
        0.3 percent of the funds under this subsection shall be 
        available for administrative expenses and program management 
        oversight and shall remain available for obligation until 
        September 30, 2015.
    (h) Transportation Infrastructure Grants and Financing.--
            (1) In general.--There is made available to the Secretary 
        of Transportation $5,000,000,000 for capital investments in 
        surface transportation infrastructure. The Secretary shall 
        distribute funds provided under this subsection as 
        discretionary grants to be awarded to State and local 
        governments or transit agencies on a competitive basis for 
        projects that will have a significant impact on the Nation, a 
        metropolitan area, or a region.
            (2) Federal share; limitation on obligations.--The Federal 
        share payable of the costs for which a grant is made under this 
        subsection, shall be 100 percent.
            (3) Availability.--The amounts made available under this 
        subsection shall be available for obligation until the date 
        that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
        The Secretary shall obligate amounts totaling not less than 50 
        percent of the funds made available within one year of 
        enactment and obligate remaining amounts not later than two 
        years after enactment.
            (4) Project eligibility.--Projects eligible for funding 
        provided under this subsection include--
                    (A) highway or bridge projects eligible under title 
                23, United States Code, including interstate 
                rehabilitation, improvements to the rural collector 
                road system, the reconstruction of overpasses and 
                interchanges, bridge replacements, seismic retrofit 
                projects for bridges, and road realignments;
                    (B) public transportation projects eligible under 
                chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, including 
                investments in projects participating in the New Starts 
                or Small Starts programs that will expedite the 
                completion of those projects and their entry into 
                revenue service;
                    (C) passenger and freight rail transportation 
                projects; and
                    (D) port infrastructure investments, including 
                projects that connect ports to other modes of 
                transportation and improve the efficiency of freight 
                movement.
            (5) TIFIA program.--The Secretary may transfer to the 
        Federal Highway Administration funds made available under this 
        subsection for the purpose of paying the subsidy and 
        administrative costs of projects eligible for federal credit 
        assistance under chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code, if 
        the Secretary finds that such use of the funds would advance 
        the purposes of this subsection.
            (6) Project priority.--The Secretary shall give priority to 
        projects that are expected to be completed within 3 years of 
        the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (7) Deadline for issuance of competition criteria.--The 
        Secretary shall publish criteria on which to base the 
        competition for any grants awarded under this subsection not 
        later than 90 days after enactment of this Act. The Secretary 
        shall require applications for funding provided under this 
        subsection to be submitted not later than 180 days after the 
        publication of the criteria, and announce all projects selected 
        to be funded from such funds not later than 1 year after the 
        date of the enactment of the Act.
            (8) Applicability of title 40.--Each project conducted 
        using funds provided under this subsection shall comply with 
        the requirements of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, 
        United States Code.
            (9) Administrative expenses.--The Secretary may retain up 
        to one-half of one percent of the funds provided under this 
        subsection, and may transfer portions of those funds to the 
        Administrators of the Federal Highway Administration, the 
        Federal Transit Administration, the Federal Railroad 
        Administration and the Maritime Administration, to fund the 
        award and oversight of grants made under this subsection. Funds 
        retained shall remain available for obligation until September 
        30, 2015.
    (i) Local Hiring.--
            (1) In general.--In the case of the funding made available 
        under subsections (a) through (h) of this section, the 
        Secretary of Transportation may establish standards under which 
        a contract for construction may be advertised that contains 
        requirements for the employment of individuals residing in or 
        adjacent to any of the areas in which the work is to be 
        performed to perform construction work required under the 
        contract, provided that--
                    (A) all or part of the construction work performed 
                under the contract occurs in an area designated by the 
                Secretary as an area of high unemployment, using data 
                reported by the United States Department of Labor, 
                Bureau of Labor Statistics;
                    (B) the estimated cost of the project of which the 
                contract is a part is greater than $10 million, except 
                that the estimated cost of the project in the case of 
                construction funded under subsection (c) shall be 
                greater than $50 million; and
                    (C) the recipient may not require the hiring of 
                individuals who do not have the necessary skills to 
                perform work in any craft or trade; provided that the 
                recipient may require the hiring of such individuals if 
                the recipient establishes reasonable provisions to 
                train such individuals to perform any such work under 
                the contract effectively.
            (2) Project standards.--
                    (A) In general.--Any standards established by the 
                Secretary under this section shall ensure that any 
                requirements specified under subsection (c)(1)--
                            (i) do not compromise the quality of the 
                        project;
                            (ii) are reasonable in scope and 
                        application;
                            (iii) do not unreasonably delay the 
                        completion of the project; and
                            (iv) do not unreasonably increase the cost 
                        of the project.
                    (B) Available programs.--The Secretary shall make 
                available to recipients the workforce development and 
                training programs set forth in section 24604(e)(1)(D) 
                of this title to assist recipients who wish to 
                establish training programs that satisfy the provisions 
                of subsection (c)(1)(C). The Secretary of Labor shall 
                make available its qualifying workforce and training 
                development programs to recipients who wish to 
                establish training programs that satisfy the provisions 
                of subsection (c)(1)(C).
            (3) Implementing regulations.--The Secretary shall 
        promulgate final regulations to implement the authority of this 
        subsection.
    (j) Administrative Provisions.--
            (1) Applicability of title 40.--Each project conducted 
        using funds provided under this subtitle shall comply with the 
        requirements of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United 
        States Code.
            (2) Buy american.--Section 1605 of division A of the 
        American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-
        5) applies to each project conducted using funds provided under 
        this subtitle.

    Subtitle F--Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term 
                              Development

SEC. 242. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This subtitle may be cited as the ``Building and 
Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development Act''.

SEC. 243. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) infrastructure has always been a vital element of the 
        economic strength of the United States and a key indicator of 
        the international leadership of the United States;
            (2) the Erie Canal, the Hoover Dam, the railroads, and the 
        interstate highway system are all testaments to American 
        ingenuity and have helped propel and maintain the United States 
        as the world's largest economy;
            (3) according to the World Economic Forum's Global 
        Competitiveness Report, the United States fell to second place 
        in 2009, and dropped to fourth place overall in 2010, however, 
        in the ``Quality of overall infrastructure'' category of the 
        same report, the United States ranked twenty-third in the 
        world;
            (4) according to the World Bank's 2010 Logistic Performance 
        Index, the capacity of countries to efficiently move goods and 
        connect manufacturers and consumers with international markets 
        is improving around the world, and the United States now ranks 
        seventh in the world in logistics-related infrastructure behind 
        countries from both Europe and Asia;
            (5) according to a January 2009 report from the University 
        of Massachusetts/Alliance for American Manufacturing entitled 
        ``Employment, Productivity and Growth,'' infrastructure 
        investment is a ``highly effective engine of job creation'';
            (6) according to the American Society of Civil Engineers, 
        the current condition of the infrastructure in the United 
        States earns a grade point average of D, and an estimated 
        $2,200,000,000,000 investment is needed over the next 5 years 
        to bring American infrastructure up to adequate condition;
            (7) according to the National Surface Transportation Policy 
        and Revenue Study Commission, $225,000,000,000 is needed 
        annually from all sources for the next 50 years to upgrade the 
        United States surface transportation system to a state of good 
        repair and create a more advanced system;
            (8) the current infrastructure financing mechanisms of the 
        United States, both on the Federal and State level, will fail 
        to meet current and foreseeable demands and will create large 
        funding gaps;
            (9) published reports state that there may not be enough 
        demand for municipal bonds to maintain the same level of 
        borrowing at the same rates, resulting in significantly 
        decreased infrastructure investment at the State and local 
        level;
            (10) current funding mechanisms are not readily scalable 
        and do not--
                    (A) serve large in-State or cross jurisdiction 
                infrastructure projects, projects of regional or 
                national significance, or projects that cross sector 
                silos;
                    (B) sufficiently catalyze private sector 
                investment; or
                    (C) ensure the optimal return on public resources;
            (11) although grant programs of the United States 
        Government must continue to play a central role in financing 
        the transportation, environment, and energy infrastructure 
        needs of the United States, current and foreseeable demands on 
        existing Federal, State, and local funding for infrastructure 
        expansion clearly exceed the resources to support these 
        programs by margins wide enough to prompt serious concerns 
        about the United States ability to sustain long-term economic 
        development, productivity, and international competitiveness;
            (12) the capital markets, including pension funds, private 
        equity funds, mutual funds, sovereign wealth funds, and other 
        investors, have a growing interest in infrastructure investment 
        and represent hundreds of billions of dollars of potential 
        investment; and
            (13) the establishment of a United States Government-owned, 
        independent, professionally managed institution that could 
        provide credit support to qualified infrastructure projects of 
        regional and national significance, making transparent merit-
        based investment decisions based on the commercial viability of 
        infrastructure projects, would catalyze the participation of 
        significant private investment capital.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to facilitate investment 
in, and long-term financing of, economically viable infrastructure 
projects of regional or national significance in a manner that both 
complements existing Federal, State, local, and private funding sources 
for these projects and introduces a merit-based system for financing 
such projects, in order to mobilize significant private sector 
investment, create jobs, and ensure United States competitiveness 
through an institution that limits the need for ongoing Federal 
funding.

SEC. 244. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
            (1) AIFA.--The term ``AIFA'' means the American 
        Infrastructure Financing Authority established under this Act.
            (2) Blind trust.--The term ``blind trust'' means a trust in 
        which the beneficiary has no knowledge of the specific holdings 
        and no rights over how those holdings are managed by the 
        fiduciary of the trust prior to the dissolution of the trust.
            (3) Board of directors.--The term ``Board of Directors'' 
        means Board of Directors of AIFA.
            (4) Chairperson.--The term ``Chairperson'' means the 
        Chairperson of the Board of Directors of AIFA.
            (5) Chief executive officer.--The term ``chief executive 
        officer'' means the chief executive officer of AIFA, appointed 
        under section 247.
            (6) Cost.--The term ``cost'' has the same meaning as in 
        section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 
        661a).
            (7) Direct loan.--The term ``direct loan'' has the same 
        meaning as in section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 
        1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a).
            (8) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means an 
        individual, corporation, partnership (including a public-
        private partnership), joint venture, trust, State, or other 
        non-Federal governmental entity, including a political 
        subdivision or any other instrumentality of a State, or a 
        revolving fund.
            (9) Infrastructure project.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``eligible infrastructure 
                project'' means any non-Federal transportation, water, 
                or energy infrastructure project, or an aggregation of 
                such infrastructure projects, as provided in this Act.
                    (B) Transportation infrastructure project.--The 
                term ``transportation infrastructure project'' means 
                the construction, alteration, or repair, including the 
                facilitation of intermodal transit, of the following 
                subsectors:
                            (i) Highway or road.
                            (ii) Bridge.
                            (iii) Mass transit.
                            (iv) Inland waterways.
                            (v) Commercial ports.
                            (vi) Airports.
                            (vii) Air traffic control systems.
                            (viii) Passenger rail, including high-speed 
                        rail.
                            (ix) Freight rail systems.
                    (C) Water infrastructure project.--The term ``water 
                infrastructure project'' means the construction, 
                consolidation, alteration, or repair of the following 
                subsectors:
                            (i) Waterwaste treatment facility.
                            (ii) Storm water management system.
                            (iii) Dam.
                            (iv) Solid waste disposal facility.
                            (v) Drinking water treatment facility.
                            (vi) Levee.
                            (vii) Open space management system.
                    (D) Energy infrastructure project.--The term 
                ``energy infrastructure project'' means the 
                construction, alteration, or repair of the following 
                subsectors:
                            (i) Pollution reduced energy generation.
                            (ii) Transmission and distribution.
                            (iii) Storage.
                            (iv) Energy efficiency enhancements for 
                        buildings, including public and commercial 
                        buildings.
                    (E) Board authority to modify subsectors.--The 
                Board of Directors may make modifications, at the 
                discretion of the Board, to the subsectors described in 
                this paragraph by a vote of not fewer than 5 of the 
                voting members of the Board of Directors.
            (10) Investment prospectus.--
                    (A) The term ``investment prospectus'' means the 
                processes and publications described below that will 
                guide the priorities and strategic focus for the Bank's 
                investments. The investment prospectus shall follow 
                rulemaking procedures under section 553 of title 5, 
                United States Code.
                    (B) The Bank shall publish a detailed description 
                of its strategy in an Investment Prospectus within one 
                year of the enactment of this subchapter. The 
                Investment Prospectus shall--
                            (i) specify what the Bank shall consider 
                        significant to the economic competitiveness of 
                        the United States or a region thereof in a 
                        manner consistent with the primary objective;
                            (ii) specify the priorities and strategic 
                        focus of the Bank in forwarding its strategic 
                        objectives and carrying out the Bank strategy;
                            (iii) specify the priorities and strategic 
                        focus of the Bank in promoting greater 
                        efficiency in the movement of freight;
                            (iv) specify the priorities and strategic 
                        focus of the Bank in promoting the use of 
                        innovation and best practices in the planning, 
                        design, development and delivery of projects;
                            (v) describe in detail the framework and 
                        methodology for calculating application 
                        qualification scores and associated ranges as 
                        specified in this subchapter, along with the 
                        data to be requested from applicants and the 
                        mechanics of calculations to be applied to that 
                        data to determine qualification scores and 
                        ranges;
                            (vi) describe how selection criteria will 
                        be applied by the Chief Executive Officer in 
                        determining the competitiveness of an 
                        application and its qualification score and 
                        range relative to other current applications 
                        and previously funded applications; and
                            (vii) describe how the qualification score 
                        and range methodology and project selection 
                        framework are consistent with maximizing the 
                        Bank goals in both urban and rural areas.
                    (C) The Investment Prospectus and any subsequent 
                updates thereto shall be approved by a majority vote of 
                the Board of Directors prior to publication.
                    (D) The Bank shall update the Investment Prospectus 
                on every biennial anniversary of its original 
                publication.
            (11) Investment-grade rating.--The term ``investment-grade 
        rating'' means a rating of BBB minus, Baa3, or higher assigned 
        to an infrastructure project by a ratings agency.
            (12) Loan guarantee.--The term ``loan guarantee'' has the 
        same meaning as in section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act 
        of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a).
            (13) Public-private partnership.--The term ``public-private 
        partnership'' means any eligible entity--
                    (A)(i) which is undertaking the development of all 
                or part of an infrastructure project that will have a 
                public benefit, pursuant to requirements established in 
                one or more contracts between the entity and a State or 
                an instrumentality of a State; or
                    (ii) the activities of which, with respect to such 
                an infrastructure project, are subject to regulation by 
                a State or any instrumentality of a State;
                    (B) which owns, leases, or operates or will own, 
                lease, or operate, the project in whole or in part; and
                    (C) the participants in which include not fewer 
                than 1 nongovernmental entity with significant 
                investment and some control over the project or project 
                vehicle.
            (14) Rural infrastructure project.--The term ``rural 
        infrastructure project'' means an infrastructure project in a 
        rural area, as that term is defined in section 343(a)(13)(A) of 
        the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
        1991(a)(13)(A)).
            (15) Secretary.--Unless the context otherwise requires, the 
        term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Treasury or the 
        designee thereof.
            (16) Senior management.--The term ``senior management'' 
        means the chief financial officer, chief risk officer, chief 
        compliance officer, general counsel, chief lending officer, and 
        chief operations officer of AIFA established under section 249, 
        and such other officers as the Board of Directors may, by 
        majority vote, add to senior management.
            (17) State.--The term ``State'' includes the District of 
        Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin 
        Islands, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, and any 
        other territory of the United States.

          PART I--AMERICAN INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING AUTHORITY

SEC. 245. ESTABLISHMENT AND GENERAL AUTHORITY OF AIFA.

    (a) Establishment of AIFA.--The American Infrastructure Financing 
Authority is established as a wholly owned Government corporation.
    (b) General Authority of AIFA.--AIFA shall provide direct loans and 
loan guarantees to facilitate infrastructure projects that are both 
economically viable and of regional or national significance, and shall 
have such other authority, as provided in this Act.
    (c) Incorporation.--
            (1) In general.--The Board of Directors first appointed 
        shall be deemed the incorporator of AIFA, and the incorporation 
        shall be held to have been effected from the date of the first 
        meeting of the Board of Directors.
            (2) Corporate office.--AIFA shall--
                    (A) maintain an office in Washington, DC; and
                    (B) for purposes of venue in civil actions, be 
                considered to be a resident of Washington, DC.
    (d) Responsibility of the Secretary.--The Secretary shall take such 
action as may be necessary to assist in implementing AIFA, and in 
carrying out the purpose of this Act.
    (e) Rule of Construction.--Chapter 91 of title 31, United States 
Code, does not apply to AIFA, unless otherwise specifically provided in 
this Act.

SEC. 246. VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

    (a) Voting Membership of the Board of Directors.--
            (1) In general.--AIFA shall have a Board of Directors 
        consisting of 7 voting members appointed by the President, by 
        and with the advice and consent of the Senate, not more than 4 
        of whom shall be from the same political party.
            (2) Chairperson.--One of the voting members of the Board of 
        Directors shall be designated by the President to serve as 
        Chairperson thereof.
            (3) Congressional recommendations.--Not later than 30 days 
        after the date of enactment of this Act, the majority leader of 
        the Senate, the minority leader of the Senate, the Speaker of 
        the House of Representatives, and the minority leader of the 
        House of Representatives shall each submit a recommendation to 
        the President for appointment of a member of the Board of 
        Directors, after consultation with the appropriate committees 
        of Congress.
    (b) Voting Rights.--Each voting member of the Board of Directors 
shall have an equal vote in all decisions of the Board of Directors.
    (c) Qualifications of Voting Members.--Each voting member of the 
Board of Directors shall--
            (1) be a citizen of the United States; and
            (2) have significant demonstrated expertise in--
                    (A) the management and administration of a 
                financial institution relevant to the operation of 
                AIFA; or a public financial agency or authority; or
                    (B) the financing, development, or operation of 
                infrastructure projects; or
                    (C) analyzing the economic benefits of 
                infrastructure investment.
    (d) Terms.--
            (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this Act, 
        each voting member of the Board of Directors shall be appointed 
        for a term of 4 years.
            (2) Initial staggered terms.--Of the voting members first 
        appointed to the Board of Directors--
                    (A) the initial Chairperson and 3 of the other 
                voting members shall each be appointed for a term of 4 
                years; and
                    (B) the remaining 3 voting members shall each be 
                appointed for a term of 2 years.
            (3) Date of initial nominations.--The initial nominations 
        for the appointment of all voting members of the Board of 
        Directors shall be made not later than 60 days after the date 
        of enactment of this Act.
            (4) Beginning of term.--The term of each of the initial 
        voting members appointed under this section shall commence 
        immediately upon the date of appointment, except that, for 
        purposes of calculating the term limits specified in this 
        subsection, the initial terms shall each be construed as 
        beginning on January 22 of the year following the date of the 
        initial appointment.
            (5) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the position of a voting 
        member of the Board of Directors shall be filled by the 
        President, and a member appointed to fill a vacancy on the 
        Board of Directors occurring before the expiration of the term 
        for which the predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only 
        for the remainder of that term.
    (e) Meetings.--
            (1) Open to the public; notice.--Except as provided in 
        paragraph (3), all meetings of the Board of Directors shall 
        be--
                    (A) open to the public; and
                    (B) preceded by reasonable public notice.
            (2) Frequency.--The Board of Directors shall meet not later 
        than 60 days after the date on which all members of the Board 
        of Directors are first appointed, at least quarterly 
        thereafter, and otherwise at the call of either the Chairperson 
        or 5 voting members of the Board of Directors.
            (3) Exception for closed meetings.--The voting members of 
        the Board of Directors may, by majority vote, close a meeting 
        to the public if, during the meeting to be closed, there is 
        likely to be disclosed proprietary or sensitive information 
        regarding an infrastructure project under consideration for 
        assistance under this Act. The Board of Directors shall prepare 
        minutes of any meeting that is closed to the public, and shall 
        make such minutes available as soon as practicable, not later 
        than 1 year after the date of the closed meeting, with any 
        necessary redactions to protect any proprietary or sensitive 
        information.
            (4) Quorum.--For purposes of meetings of the Board of 
        Directors, 5 voting members of the Board of Directors shall 
        constitute a quorum.
    (f) Compensation of Members.--Each voting member of the Board of 
Directors shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent 
of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level III of the 
Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, 
for each day (including travel time) during which the member is engaged 
in the performance of the duties of the Board of Directors.
    (g) Conflicts of Interest.--A voting member of the Board of 
Directors may not participate in any review or decision affecting an 
infrastructure project under consideration for assistance under this 
Act, if the member has or is affiliated with an entity who has a 
financial interest in such project.

SEC. 247. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF AIFA.

    (a) In General.--The chief executive officer of AIFA shall be a 
nonvoting member of the Board of Directors, who shall be responsible 
for all activities of AIFA, and shall support the Board of Directors as 
set forth in this Act and as the Board of Directors deems necessary or 
appropriate.
    (b) Appointment and Tenure of the Chief Executive Officer.--
            (1) In general.--The President shall appoint the chief 
        executive officer, by and with the advice and consent of the 
        Senate.
            (2) Term.--The chief executive officer shall be appointed 
        for a term of 6 years.
            (3) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the office of the chief 
        executive officer shall be filled by the President, and the 
        person appointed to fill a vacancy in that position occurring 
        before the expiration of the term for which the predecessor was 
        appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of that 
        term.
    (c) Qualifications.--The chief executive officer--
            (1) shall have significant expertise in management and 
        administration of a financial institution, or significant 
        expertise in the financing and development of infrastructure 
        projects, or significant expertise in analyzing the economic 
        benefits of infrastructure investment; and
            (2) may not--
                    (A) hold any other public office;
                    (B) have any financial interest in an 
                infrastructure project then being considered by the 
                Board of Directors, unless that interest is placed in a 
                blind trust; or
                    (C) have any financial interest in an investment 
                institution or its affiliates or any other entity 
                seeking or likely to seek financial assistance for any 
                infrastructure project from AIFA, unless any such 
                interest is placed in a blind trust for the tenure of 
                the service of the chief executive officer plus 2 
                additional years.
    (d) Responsibilities.--The chief executive officer shall have such 
executive functions, powers, and duties as may be prescribed by this 
Act, the bylaws of AIFA, or the Board of Directors, including--
            (1) responsibility for the development and implementation 
        of the strategy of AIFA, including--
                    (A) the development and submission to the Board of 
                Directors of the investment prospectus, the annual 
                business plans and budget;
                    (B) the development and submission to the Board of 
                Directors of a long-term strategic plan; and
                    (C) the development, revision, and submission to 
                the Board of Directors of internal policies; and
            (2) responsibility for the management and oversight of the 
        daily activities, decisions, operations, and personnel of AIFA, 
        including--
                    (A) the appointment of senior management, subject 
                to approval by the voting members of the Board of 
                Directors, and the hiring and termination of all other 
                AIFA personnel;
                    (B) requesting the detail, on a reimbursable basis, 
                of personnel from any Federal agency having specific 
                expertise not available from within AIFA, following 
                which request the head of the Federal agency may 
                detail, on a reimbursable basis, any personnel of such 
                agency reasonably requested by the chief executive 
                officer;
                    (C) assessing and recommending in the first 
                instance, for ultimate approval or disapproval by the 
                Board of Directors, compensation and adjustments to 
                compensation of senior management and other personnel 
                of AIFA as may be necessary for carrying out the 
                functions of AIFA;
                    (D) ensuring, in conjunction with the general 
                counsel of AIFA, that all activities of AIFA are 
                carried out in compliance with applicable law;
                    (E) overseeing the involvement of AIFA in all 
                projects, including--
                            (i) developing eligible projects for AIFA 
                        financial assistance;
                            (ii) determining the terms and conditions 
                        of all financial assistance packages;
                            (iii) monitoring all infrastructure 
                        projects assisted by AIFA, including 
                        responsibility for ensuring that the proceeds 
                        of any loan made, guaranteed, or participated 
                        in are used only for the purposes for which the 
                        loan or guarantee was made;
                            (iv) preparing and submitting for approval 
                        by the Board of Directors the documents 
                        required under paragraph (1); and
                            (v) ensuring the implementation of 
                        decisions of the Board of Directors; and
                    (F) such other activities as may be necessary or 
                appropriate in carrying out this Act.
    (e) Compensation.--
            (1) In general.--Any compensation assessment or 
        recommendation by the chief executive officer under this 
        section shall be without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 
        or subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code.
            (2) Considerations.--The compensation assessment or 
        recommendation required under this subsection shall take into 
        account merit principles, where applicable, as well as the 
        education, experience, level of responsibility, geographic 
        differences, and retention and recruitment needs in determining 
        compensation of personnel.

SEC. 248. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

    The Board of Directors shall--
            (1) as soon as is practicable after the date on which all 
        members are appointed, approve or disapprove senior management 
        appointed by the chief executive officer;
            (2) not later than 180 days after the date on which all 
        members are appointed--
                    (A) develop and approve the bylaws of AIFA, 
                including bylaws for the regulation of the affairs and 
                conduct of the business of AIFA, consistent with the 
                purpose, goals, objectives, and policies set forth in 
                this Act;
                    (B) establish subcommittees, including an audit 
                committee that is composed solely of members of the 
                Board of Directors who are independent of the senior 
                management of AIFA;
                    (C) develop and approve, in consultation with 
                senior management, a conflict-of-interest policy for 
                the Board of Directors and for senior management;
                    (D) approve or disapprove internal policies that 
                the chief executive officer shall submit to the Board 
                of Directors, including--
                            (i) policies regarding the loan application 
                        and approval process, including--
                                    (I) disclosure and application 
                                procedures to be followed by entities 
                                in the course of nominating 
                                infrastructure projects for assistance 
                                under this Act;
                                    (II) guidelines for the selection 
                                and approval of projects;
                                    (III) specific criteria for 
                                determining eligibility for project 
                                selection, consistent with title II; 
                                and
                                    (IV) standardized terms and 
                                conditions, fee schedules, or legal 
                                requirements of a contract or program, 
                                so as to carry out this Act; and
                            (ii) operational guidelines; and
                    (E) approve or disapprove a multi-year or 1-year 
                business plan and budget for AIFA;
            (3) ensure that AIFA is at all times operated in a manner 
        that is consistent with this Act, by--
                    (A) monitoring and assessing the effectiveness of 
                AIFA in achieving its strategic goals;
                    (B) periodically reviewing internal policies;
                    (C) reviewing and approving annual business plans, 
                annual budgets, and long-term strategies submitted by 
                the chief executive officer;
                    (D) reviewing and approving annual reports 
                submitted by the chief executive officer;
                    (E) engaging one or more external auditors, as set 
                forth in this Act; and
                    (F) reviewing and approving all changes to the 
                organization of senior management;
            (4) appoint and fix, by a vote of 5 of the 7 voting members 
        of the Board of Directors, and without regard to the provisions 
        of chapter 51 or subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, 
        United States Code, the compensation and adjustments to 
        compensation of all AIFA personnel, provided that in appointing 
        and fixing any compensation or adjustments to compensation 
        under this paragraph, the Board shall--
                    (A) consult with, and seek to maintain 
                comparability with, other comparable Federal personnel;
                    (B) consult with the Office of Personnel 
                Management; and
                    (C) carry out such duties consistent with merit 
                principles, where applicable, as well as the education, 
                experience, level of responsibility, geographic 
                differences, and retention and recruitment needs in 
                determining compensation of personnel;
            (5) establish such other criteria, requirements, or 
        procedures as the Board of Directors may consider to be 
        appropriate in carrying out this Act;
            (6) serve as the primary liaison for AIFA in interactions 
        with Congress, the Executive Branch, and State and local 
        governments, and to represent the interests of AIFA in such 
        interactions and others;
            (7) approve by a vote of 5 of the 7 voting members of the 
        Board of Directors any changes to the bylaws or internal 
        policies of AIFA;
            (8) have the authority and responsibility--
                    (A) to oversee entering into and carry out such 
                contracts, leases, cooperative agreements, or other 
                transactions as are necessary to carry out this Act 
                with--
                            (i) any Federal department or agency;
                            (ii) any State, territory, or possession 
                        (or any political subdivision thereof, 
                        including State infrastructure banks) of the 
                        United States; and
                            (iii) any individual, public-private 
                        partnership, firm, association, or corporation;
                    (B) to approve of the acquisition, lease, pledge, 
                exchange, and disposal of real and personal property by 
                AIFA and otherwise approve the exercise by AIFA of all 
                of the usual incidents of ownership of property, to the 
                extent that the exercise of such powers is appropriate 
                to and consistent with the purposes of AIFA;
                    (C) to determine the character of, and the 
                necessity for, the obligations and expenditures of 
                AIFA, and the manner in which the obligations and 
                expenditures will be incurred, allowed, and paid, 
                subject to this Act and other Federal law specifically 
                applicable to wholly owned Federal corporations;
                    (D) to execute, in accordance with applicable 
                bylaws and regulations, appropriate instruments;
                    (E) to approve other forms of credit enhancement 
                that AIFA may provide to eligible projects, as long as 
                the forms of credit enhancements are consistent with 
                the purposes of this Act and terms set forth in title 
                II;
                    (F) to exercise all other lawful powers which are 
                necessary or appropriate to carry out, and are 
                consistent with, the purposes of AIFA;
                    (G) to sue or be sued in the corporate capacity of 
                AIFA in any court of competent jurisdiction;
                    (H) to indemnify the members of the Board of 
                Directors and officers of AIFA for any liabilities 
                arising out of the actions of the members and officers 
                in such capacity, in accordance with, and subject to 
                the limitations contained in this Act;
                    (I) to review all financial assistance packages to 
                all eligible infrastructure projects, as submitted by 
                the chief executive officer and to approve, postpone, 
                or deny the same by majority vote;
                    (J) to review all restructuring proposals submitted 
                by the chief executive officer, including assignation, 
                pledging, or disposal of the interest of AIFA in a 
                project, including payment or income from any interest 
                owned or held by AIFA, and to approve, postpone, or 
                deny the same by majority vote; and
                    (K) to enter into binding commitments, as specified 
                in approved financial assistance packages;
            (9) delegate to the chief executive officer those duties 
        that the Board of Directors deems appropriate, to better carry 
        out the powers and purposes of the Board of Directors under 
        this section; and
            (10) to approve a maximum aggregate amount of outstanding 
        obligations of AIFA at any given time, taking into 
        consideration funding, and the size of AIFA's addressable 
        market for infrastructure projects.

SEC. 249. SENIOR MANAGEMENT.

    (a) In General.--Senior management shall support the chief 
executive officer in the discharge of the responsibilities of the chief 
executive officer.
    (b) Appointment of Senior Management.--The chief executive officer 
shall appoint such senior managers as are necessary to carry out the 
purpose of AIFA, as approved by a majority vote of the voting members 
of the Board of Directors.
    (c) Term.--Each member of senior management shall serve at the 
pleasure of the chief executive officer and the Board of Directors.
    (d) Removal of Senior Management.--Any member of senior management 
may be removed, either by a majority of the voting members of the Board 
of Directors upon request by the chief executive officer, or otherwise 
by vote of not fewer than 5 voting members of the Board of Directors.
    (e) Senior Management.--
            (1) In general.--Each member of senior management shall 
        report directly to the chief executive officer, other than the 
        Chief Risk Officer, who shall report directly to the Board of 
        Directors.
            (2) Duties and responsibilities.--
                    (A) Chief financial officer.--The Chief Financial 
                Officer shall be responsible for all financial 
                functions of AIFA, provided that, at the discretion of 
                the Board of Directors, specific functions of the Chief 
                Financial Officer may be delegated externally.
                    (B) Chief risk officer.--The Chief Risk Officer 
                shall be responsible for all functions of AIFA relating 
                to--
                            (i) the creation of financial, credit, and 
                        operational risk management guidelines and 
                        policies;
                            (ii) credit analysis for infrastructure 
                        projects;
                            (iii) the creation of conforming standards 
                        for infrastructure finance agreements;
                            (iv) the monitoring of the financial, 
                        credit, and operational exposure of AIFA; and
                            (v) risk management and mitigation actions, 
                        including by reporting such actions, or 
                        recommendations of such actions to be taken, 
                        directly to the Board of Directors.
                    (C) Chief compliance officer.--The Chief Compliance 
                Officer shall be responsible for all functions of AIFA 
                relating to internal audits, accounting safeguards, and 
                the enforcement of such safeguards and other applicable 
                requirements.
                    (D) General counsel.--The General Counsel shall be 
                responsible for all functions of AIFA relating to legal 
                matters and, in consultation with the chief executive 
                officer, shall be responsible for ensuring that AIFA 
                complies with all applicable law.
                    (E) Chief operations officer.--The Chief Operations 
                Officer shall be responsible for all operational 
                functions of AIFA, including those relating to the 
                continuing operations and performance of all 
                infrastructure projects in which AIFA retains an 
                interest and for all AIFA functions related to human 
                resources.
                    (F) Chief lending officer.--The Chief Lending 
                Officer shall be responsible for--
                            (i) all functions of AIFA relating to the 
                        development of project pipeline, financial 
                        structuring of projects, selection of 
                        infrastructure projects to be reviewed by the 
                        Board of Directors, preparation of 
                        infrastructure projects to be presented to the 
                        Board of Directors, and set aside for rural 
                        infrastructure projects;
                            (ii) the creation and management of--
                                    (I) a Center for Excellence to 
                                provide technical assistance to public 
                                sector borrowers in the development and 
                                financing of infrastructure projects; 
                                and
                                    (II) an Office of Rural Assistance 
                                to provide technical assistance in the 
                                development and financing of rural 
                                infrastructure projects; and
                            (iii) the establishment of guidelines to 
                        ensure diversification of lending activities by 
                        region, infrastructure project type, and 
                        project size.
    (f) Changes to Senior Management.--The Board of Directors, in 
consultation with the chief executive officer, may alter the structure 
of the senior management of AIFA at any time to better accomplish the 
goals, objectives, and purposes of AIFA, provided that the functions of 
the Chief Financial Officer set forth in subsection (e) remain separate 
from the functions of the Chief Risk Officer set forth in subsection 
(e).
    (g) Conflicts of Interest.--No individual appointed to senior 
management may--
            (1) hold any other public office;
            (2) have any financial interest in an infrastructure 
        project then being considered by the Board of Directors, unless 
        that interest is placed in a blind trust; or
            (3) have any financial interest in an investment 
        institution or its affiliates, AIFA or its affiliates, or other 
        entity then seeking or likely to seek financial assistance for 
        any infrastructure project from AIFA, unless any such interest 
        is placed in a blind trust during the term of service of that 
        individual in a senior management position, and for a period of 
        2 years thereafter.

SEC. 250. SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AIFA.

    (a) In General.--During the first 5 operating years of AIFA, the 
Office of the Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury shall 
have responsibility for AIFA.
    (b) Office of the Special Inspector General.--Effective 5 years 
after the date of enactment of the commencement of the operations of 
AIFA, there is established the Office of the Special Inspector General 
for AIFA.
    (c) Appointment of Inspector General; Removal.--
            (1) Head of office.--The head of the Office of the Special 
        Inspector General for AIFA shall be the Special Inspector 
        General for AIFA (in this Act referred to as the ``Special 
        Inspector General''), who shall be appointed by the President, 
        by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
            (2) Basis of appointment.--The appointment of the Special 
        Inspector General shall be made on the basis of integrity and 
        demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial 
        analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or 
        investigations.
            (3) Timing of nomination.--The nomination of an individual 
        as Special Inspector General shall be made as soon as is 
        practicable after the effective date under subsection (b).
            (4) Removal.--The Special Inspector General shall be 
        removable from office in accordance with the provisions of 
        section 3(b) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
        App.).
            (5) Rule of construction.--For purposes of section 7324 of 
        title 5, United States Code, the Special Inspector General 
        shall not be considered an employee who determines policies to 
        be pursued by the United States in the nationwide 
        administration of Federal law.
            (6) Rate of pay.--The annual rate of basic pay of the 
        Special Inspector General shall be the annual rate of basic pay 
        for an Inspector General under section 3(e) of the Inspector 
        General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
    (d) Duties.--
            (1) In general.--It shall be the duty of the Special 
        Inspector General to conduct, supervise, and coordinate audits 
        and investigations of the business activities of AIFA.
            (2) Other systems, procedures, and controls.--The Special 
        Inspector General shall establish, maintain, and oversee such 
        systems, procedures, and controls as the Special Inspector 
        General considers appropriate to discharge the duty under 
        paragraph (1).
            (3) Additional duties.--In addition to the duties specified 
        in paragraphs (1) and (2), the Inspector General shall also 
        have the duties and responsibilities of inspectors general 
        under the Inspector General Act of 1978.
    (e) Powers and Authorities.--
            (1) In general.--In carrying out the duties specified in 
        subsection (c), the Special Inspector General shall have the 
        authorities provided in section 6 of the Inspector General Act 
        of 1978.
            (2) Additional authority.--The Special Inspector General 
        shall carry out the duties specified in subsection (c)(1) in 
        accordance with section 4(b)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 
        1978.
    (f) Personnel, Facilities, and Other Resources.--
            (1) Additional officers.--
                    (A) The Special Inspector General may select, 
                appoint, and employ such officers and employees as may 
                be necessary for carrying out the duties of the Special 
                Inspector General, subject to the provisions of title 
                5, United States Code, governing appointments in the 
                competitive service, and the provisions of chapter 51 
                and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title, 
                relating to classification and General Schedule pay 
                rates.
                    (B) The Special Inspector General may exercise the 
                authorities of subsections (b) through (i) of section 
                3161 of title 5, United States Code (without regard to 
                subsection (a) of that section).
            (2) Retention of services.--The Special Inspector General 
        may obtain services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 
        United States Code, at daily rates not to exceed the equivalent 
        rate prescribed for grade GS-15 of the General Schedule by 
        section 5332 of such title.
            (3) Ability to contract for audits, studies, and other 
        services.--The Special Inspector General may enter into 
        contracts and other arrangements for audits, studies, analyses, 
        and other services with public agencies and with private 
        persons, and make such payments as may be necessary to carry 
        out the duties of the Special Inspector General.
            (4) Request for information.--
                    (A) In general.--Upon request of the Special 
                Inspector General for information or assistance from 
                any department, agency, or other entity of the Federal 
                Government, the head of such entity shall, insofar as 
                is practicable and not in contravention of any existing 
                law, furnish such information or assistance to the 
                Special Inspector General, or an authorized designee.
                    (B) Refusal to comply.--Whenever information or 
                assistance requested by the Special Inspector General 
                is, in the judgment of the Special Inspector General, 
                unreasonably refused or not provided, the Special 
                Inspector General shall report the circumstances to the 
                Secretary of the Treasury, without delay.
    (g) Reports.--
            (1) Annual report.--Not later than 1 year after the 
        confirmation of the Special Inspector General, and every 
        calendar year thereafter, the Special Inspector General shall 
        submit to the President a report summarizing the activities of 
        the Special Inspector General during the previous 1-year period 
        ending on the date of such report.
            (2) Public disclosures.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
        be construed to authorize the public disclosure of information 
        that is--
                    (A) specifically prohibited from disclosure by any 
                other provision of law;
                    (B) specifically required by Executive order to be 
                protected from disclosure in the interest of national 
                defense or national security or in the conduct of 
                foreign affairs; or
                    (C) a part of an ongoing criminal investigation.

SEC. 251. OTHER PERSONNEL.

    Except as otherwise provided in the bylaws of AIFA, the chief 
executive officer, in consultation with the Board of Directors, shall 
appoint, remove, and define the duties of such qualified personnel as 
are necessary to carry out the powers, duties, and purpose of AIFA, 
other than senior management, who shall be appointed in accordance with 
section 249.

SEC. 252. COMPLIANCE.

    The provision of assistance by the Board of Directors pursuant to 
this Act shall not be construed as superseding any provision of State 
law or regulation otherwise applicable to an infrastructure project.

   PART II--TERMS AND LIMITATIONS ON DIRECT LOANS AND LOAN GUARANTEES

SEC. 253. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR ASSISTANCE FROM AIFA AND TERMS AND 
              LIMITATIONS OF LOANS.

    (a) In General.--Any project whose use or purpose is private and 
for which no public benefit is created shall not be eligible for 
financial assistance from AIFA under this Act. Financial assistance 
under this Act shall only be made available if the applicant for such 
assistance has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Board of 
Directors that the infrastructure project for which such assistance is 
being sought--
            (1) is not for the refinancing of an existing 
        infrastructure project; and
            (2) meets--
                    (A) any pertinent requirements set forth in this 
                Act;
                    (B) any criteria established by the Board of 
                Directors or chief executive officer in accordance with 
                this Act; and
                    (C) the definition of a transportation 
                infrastructure project, water infrastructure project, 
                or energy infrastructure project.
    (b) Considerations.--The criteria established by the Board of 
Directors pursuant to this Act shall provide adequate consideration 
of--
            (1) the economic, financial, technical, environmental, and 
        public benefits and costs of each infrastructure project under 
        consideration for financial assistance under this Act, 
        prioritizing infrastructure projects that--
                    (A) contribute to regional or national economic 
                growth;
                    (B) offer value for money to taxpayers;
                    (C) demonstrate a clear and significant public 
                benefit;
                    (D) lead to job creation; and
                    (E) mitigate environmental concerns;
            (2) the means by which development of the infrastructure 
        project under consideration is being financed, including--
                    (A) the terms, conditions, and structure of the 
                proposed financing;
                    (B) the credit worthiness and standing of the 
                project sponsors, providers of equity, and 
                cofinanciers;
                    (C) the financial assumptions and projections on 
                which the infrastructure project is based; and
                    (D) whether there is sufficient State or municipal 
                political support for the successful completion of the 
                infrastructure project;
            (3) the likelihood that the provision of assistance by AIFA 
        will cause such development to proceed more promptly and with 
        lower costs than would be the case without such assistance;
            (4) the extent to which the provision of assistance by AIFA 
        maximizes the level of private investment in the infrastructure 
        project or supports a public-private partnership, while 
        providing a significant public benefit;
            (5) the extent to which the provision of assistance by AIFA 
        can mobilize the participation of other financing partners in 
        the infrastructure project;
            (6) the technical and operational viability of the 
        infrastructure project;
            (7) the proportion of financial assistance from AIFA;
            (8) the geographic location of the project in an effort to 
        have geographic diversity of projects funded by AIFA;
            (9) the size of the project and its impact on the resources 
        of AIFA;
            (10) the infrastructure sector of the project, in an effort 
        to have projects from more than one sector funded by AIFA; and
            (11) encourages use of innovative procurement, asset 
        management, or financing to minimize the all-in-life-cycle 
        cost, and improve the cost-effectiveness of a project.
    (c) Application.--
            (1) In general.--Any eligible entity seeking assistance 
        from AIFA under this Act for an eligible infrastructure project 
        shall submit an application to AIFA at such time, in such 
        manner, and containing such information as the Board of 
        Directors or the chief executive officer may require.
            (2) Review of applications.--AIFA shall review applications 
        for assistance under this Act on an ongoing basis. The chief 
        executive officer, working with the senior management, shall 
        prepare eligible infrastructure projects for review and 
        approval by the Board of Directors.
            (3) Dedicated revenue sources.--The Federal credit 
        instrument shall be repayable, in whole or in part, from tolls, 
        user fees, or other dedicated revenue sources that also secure 
        the infrastructure project obligations.
    (d) Eligible Infrastructure Project Costs.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), to be 
        eligible for assistance under this Act, an infrastructure 
        project shall have project costs that are reasonably 
        anticipated to equal or exceed $100,000,000.
            (2) Rural infrastructure projects.--To be eligible for 
        assistance under this Act a rural infrastructure project shall 
        have project costs that are reasonably anticipated to equal or 
        exceed $25,000,000.
    (e) Loan Eligibility and Maximum Amounts.--
            (1) In general.--The amount of a direct loan or loan 
        guarantee under this Act shall not exceed the lesser of 50 
        percent of the reasonably anticipated eligible infrastructure 
        project costs or, if the direct loan or loan guarantee does not 
        receive an investment grade rating, the amount of the senior 
        project obligations.
            (2) Maximum annual loan and loan guarantee volume.--The 
        aggregate amount of direct loans and loan guarantees made by 
        AIFA in any single fiscal year may not exceed--
                    (A) during the first 2 fiscal years of the 
                operations of AIFA, $10,000,000,000;
                    (B) during fiscal years 3 through 9 of the 
                operations of AIFA, $20,000,000,000; or
                    (C) during any fiscal year thereafter, 
                $50,000,000,000.
    (f) State and Local Permits Required.--The provision of assistance 
by the Board of Directors pursuant to this Act shall not be deemed to 
relieve any recipient of such assistance, or the related infrastructure 
project, of any obligation to obtain required State and local permits 
and approvals.

SEC. 254. LOAN TERMS AND REPAYMENT.

    (a) In General.--A direct loan or loan guarantee under this Act 
with respect to an eligible infrastructure project shall be on such 
terms, subject to such conditions, and contain such covenants, 
representations, warranties, and requirements (including requirements 
for audits) as the chief executive officer determines appropriate.
    (b) Terms.--A direct loan or loan guarantee under this Act--
            (1) shall--
                    (A) be payable, in whole or in part, from tolls, 
                user fees, or other dedicated revenue sources that also 
                secure the senior project obligations (such as 
                availability payments and dedicated State or local 
                revenues); and
                    (B) include a rate covenant, coverage requirement, 
                or similar security feature supporting the project 
                obligations; and
            (2) may have a lien on revenues described in paragraph (1), 
        subject to any lien securing project obligations.
    (c) Base Interest Rate.--The base interest rate on a direct loan 
under this Act shall be not less than the yield on United States 
Treasury obligations of a similar maturity to the maturity of the 
direct loan.
    (d) Risk Assessment.--Before entering into an agreement for 
assistance under this Act, the chief executive officer, in consultation 
with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and 
considering rating agency preliminary or final rating opinion letters 
of the project under this section, shall estimate an appropriate 
Federal credit subsidy amount for each direct loan and loan guarantee, 
taking into account such letter, as well as any comparable market rates 
available for such a loan or loan guarantee, should any exist. The 
final credit subsidy cost for each loan and loan guarantee shall be 
determined consistent with the Federal Credit Reform Act, 2 U.S.C. 661a 
et seq.
    (e) Credit Fee.--With respect to each agreement for assistance 
under this Act, the chief executive officer may charge a credit fee to 
the recipient of such assistance to pay for, over time, all or a 
portion of the Federal credit subsidy determined under subsection (d), 
with the remainder paid by the account established for AIFA; provided, 
that the source of fees paid under this section shall not be a loan or 
debt obligation guaranteed by the Federal Government. In the case of a 
direct loan, such credit fee shall be in addition to the base interest 
rate established under subsection (c).
    (f) Maturity Date.--The final maturity date of a direct loan or 
loan guaranteed by AIFA under this Act shall be not later than 35 years 
after the date of substantial completion of the infrastructure project, 
as determined by the chief executive officer.
    (g) Rating Opinion Letter.--
            (1) In general.--The chief executive officer shall require 
        each applicant for assistance under this Act to provide a 
        rating opinion letter from at least 1 ratings agency, 
        indicating that the senior obligations of the infrastructure 
        project, which may be the Federal credit instrument, have the 
        potential to achieve an investment-grade rating.
            (2) Rural infrastructure projects.--With respect to a rural 
        infrastructure project, a rating agency opinion letter 
        described in paragraph (1) shall not be required, except that 
        the loan or loan guarantee shall receive an internal rating 
        score, using methods similar to the ratings agencies generated 
        by AIFA, measuring the proposed direct loan or loan guarantee 
        against comparable direct loans or loan guarantees of similar 
        credit quality in a similar sector.
    (h) Investment-Grade Rating Requirement.--
            (1) Loans and loan guarantees.--The execution of a direct 
        loan or loan guarantee under this Act shall be contingent on 
        the senior obligations of the infrastructure project receiving 
        an investment-grade rating.
            (2) Rating of aifa overall portfolio.--The average rating 
        of the overall portfolio of AIFA shall be not less than 
        investment grade after 5 years of operation.
    (i) Terms and Repayment of Direct Loans.--
            (1) Schedule.--The chief executive officer shall establish 
        a repayment schedule for each direct loan under this Act, based 
        on the projected cash flow from infrastructure project revenues 
        and other repayment sources.
            (2) Commencement.--Scheduled loan repayments of principal 
        or interest on a direct loan under this Act shall commence not 
        later than 5 years after the date of substantial completion of 
        the infrastructure project, as determined by the chief 
        executive officer of AIFA.
            (3) Deferred payments of direct loans.--
                    (A) Authorization.--If, at any time after the date 
                of substantial completion of an infrastructure project 
                assisted under this Act, the infrastructure project is 
                unable to generate sufficient revenues to pay the 
                scheduled loan repayments of principal and interest on 
                the direct loan under this Act, the chief executive 
                officer may allow the obligor to add unpaid principal 
                and interest to the outstanding balance of the direct 
                loan, if the result would benefit the taxpayer.
                    (B) Interest.--Any payment deferred under 
                subparagraph (A) shall--
                            (i) continue to accrue interest, in 
                        accordance with the terms of the obligation, 
                        until fully repaid; and
                            (ii) be scheduled to be amortized over the 
                        remaining term of the loan.
                    (C) Criteria.--
                            (i) In general.--Any payment deferral under 
                        subparagraph (A) shall be contingent on the 
                        infrastructure project meeting criteria 
                        established by the Board of Directors.
                            (ii) Repayment standards.--The criteria 
                        established under clause (i) shall include 
                        standards for reasonable assurance of 
                        repayment.
            (4) Prepayment of direct loans.--
                    (A) Use of excess revenues.--Any excess revenues 
                that remain after satisfying scheduled debt service 
                requirements on the infrastructure project obligations 
                and direct loan and all deposit requirements under the 
                terms of any trust agreement, bond resolution, or 
                similar agreement securing project obligations under 
                this Act may be applied annually to prepay the direct 
                loan, without penalty.
                    (B) Use of proceeds of refinancing.--A direct loan 
                under this Act may be prepaid at any time, without 
                penalty, from the proceeds of refinancing from non-
                Federal funding sources.
            (5) Sale of direct loans.--
                    (A) In general.--As soon as is practicable after 
                substantial completion of an infrastructure project 
                assisted under this Act, and after notifying the 
                obligor, the chief executive officer may sell to 
                another entity, or reoffer into the capital markets, a 
                direct loan for the infrastructure project, if the 
                chief executive officer determines that the sale or 
                reoffering can be made on favorable terms for the 
                taxpayer.
                    (B) Consent of obligor.--In making a sale or 
                reoffering under subparagraph (A), the chief executive 
                officer may not change the original terms and 
                conditions of the direct loan, without the written 
                consent of the obligor.
    (j) Loan Guarantees.--
            (1) Terms.--The terms of a loan guaranteed by AIFA under 
        this Act shall be consistent with the terms set forth in this 
        section for a direct loan, except that the rate on the 
        guaranteed loan and any payment, pre-payment, or refinancing 
        features shall be negotiated between the obligor and the 
        lender, with the consent of the chief executive officer.
            (2) Guaranteed lender.--A guaranteed lender shall be 
        limited to those lenders meeting the definition of that term in 
        section 601(a) of title 23, United States Code.
    (k) Compliance With FCRA--In General.--Direct loans and loan 
guarantees authorized by this Act shall be subject to the provisions of 
the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), as 
amended.

SEC. 255. COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Credit Agreement.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
each eligible entity that receives assistance under this Act from AIFA 
shall enter into a credit agreement that requires such entity to comply 
with all applicable policies and procedures of AIFA, in addition to all 
other provisions of the loan agreement.
    (b) AIFA Authority on Noncompliance.--In any case in which a 
recipient of assistance under this Act is materially out of compliance 
with the loan agreement, or any applicable policy or procedure of AIFA, 
the Board of Directors may take action to cancel unutilized loan 
amounts, or to accelerate the repayment terms of any outstanding 
obligation.
    (c) Nothing in this Act is intended to affect existing provisions 
of law applicable to the planning, development, construction, or 
operation of projects funded under the Act.

SEC. 256. AUDITS; REPORTS TO THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS.

    (a) Accounting.--The books of account of AIFA shall be maintained 
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and shall 
be subject to an annual audit by independent public accountants of 
nationally recognized standing appointed by the Board of Directors.
    (b) Reports.--
            (1) Board of directors.--Not later than 90 days after the 
        last day of each fiscal year, the Board of Directors shall 
        submit to the President and Congress a complete and detailed 
        report with respect to the preceding fiscal year, setting 
        forth--
                    (A) a summary of the operations of AIFA, for such 
                fiscal year;
                    (B) a schedule of the obligations of AIFA and 
                capital securities outstanding at the end of such 
                fiscal year, with a statement of the amounts issued and 
                redeemed or paid during such fiscal year;
                    (C) the status of infrastructure projects receiving 
                funding or other assistance pursuant to this Act during 
                such fiscal year, including all nonperforming loans, 
                and including disclosure of all entities with a 
                development, ownership, or operational interest in such 
                infrastructure projects;
                    (D) a description of the successes and challenges 
                encountered in lending to rural communities, including 
                the role of the Center for Excellence and the Office of 
                Rural Assistance established under this Act; and
                    (E) an assessment of the risks of the portfolio of 
                AIFA, prepared by an independent source.
            (2) GAO.--Not later than 5 years after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
        States shall conduct an evaluation of, and shall submit to 
        Congress a report on, activities of AIFA for the fiscal years 
        covered by the report that includes an assessment of the impact 
        and benefits of each funded infrastructure project, including a 
        review of how effectively each such infrastructure project 
        accomplished the goals prioritized by the infrastructure 
        project criteria of AIFA.
    (c) Books and Records.--
            (1) In general.--AIFA shall maintain adequate books and 
        records to support the financial transactions of AIFA, with a 
        description of financial transactions and infrastructure 
        projects receiving funding, and the amount of funding for each 
        such project maintained on a publically accessible database.
            (2) Audits by the secretary and gao.--The books and records 
        of AIFA shall at all times be open to inspection by the 
        Secretary of the Treasury, the Special Inspector General, and 
        the Comptroller General of the United States.

                       PART III--FUNDING OF AIFA

SEC. 257. ADMINISTRATIVE FEES.

    (a) In General.--In addition to fees that may be collected under 
section 254(e), the chief executive officer shall establish and collect 
fees from eligible funding recipients with respect to loans and loan 
guarantees under this Act that--
            (1) are sufficient to cover all or a portion of the 
        administrative costs to the Federal Government for the 
        operations of AIFA, including the costs of expert firms, 
        including counsel in the field of municipal and project 
        finance, and financial advisors to assist with underwriting, 
        credit analysis, or other independent reviews, as appropriate;
            (2) may be in the form of an application or transaction 
        fee, or other form established by the CEO; and
            (3) may be based on the risk premium associated with the 
        loan or loan guarantee, taking into consideration--
                    (A) the price of United States Treasury obligations 
                of a similar maturity;
                    (B) prevailing market conditions;
                    (C) the ability of the infrastructure project to 
                support the loan or loan guarantee; and
                    (D) the total amount of the loan or loan guarantee.
    (b) Availability of Amounts.--Amounts collected under subsections 
(a)(1), (a)(2), and (a)(3) shall be available without further action; 
provided further, that the source of fees paid under this section shall 
not be a loan or debt obligation guaranteed by the Federal Government.

SEC. 258. EFFICIENCY OF AIFA.

    The chief executive officer shall, to the extent possible, take 
actions consistent with this Act to minimize the risk and cost to the 
taxpayer of AIFA activities. Fees and premiums for loan guarantee or 
insurance coverage will be set at levels that minimize administrative 
and Federal credit subsidy costs to the Government, as defined in 
Section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, as amended, of 
such coverage, while supporting achievement of the program's 
objectives, consistent with policies as set forth in the Business Plan.

SEC. 259. FUNDING.

    There is hereby appropriated to AIFA to carry out this Act, for the 
cost of direct loans and loan guarantees subject to the limitations 
under Section 253, and for administrative costs, $10,000,000,000, to 
remain available until expended; Provided, That such costs, including 
the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 
of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, as amended; Provided further, 
that of this amount, not more than $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2012 through 2013, and not more than $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 
may be used for administrative costs of AIFA; provided further, that 
not more than 5 percent of such amount shall be used to offset subsidy 
costs associated with rural projects. Amounts authorized shall be 
available without further action.

PART IV--EXTENSION OF EXEMPTION FROM ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX TREATMENT 
                      FOR CERTAIN TAX-EXEMPT BONDS

SEC. 260. EXTENSION OF EXEMPTION FROM ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX TREATMENT 
              FOR CERTAIN TAX-EXEMPT BONDS.

    (a) In General.--Clause (vi) of section 57(a)(5)(C) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``January 1, 2011'' in subclause (I) and 
        inserting ``January 1, 2013''; and
            (2) by striking ``and 2010'' in the heading and inserting 
        ``, 2010, 2011, and 2012''.
    (b) Adjusted Current Earnings.--Clause (iv) of section 56(g)(4)(B) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``January 1, 2011'' in subclause (I) and 
        inserting ``January 1, 2013''; and
            (2) by striking ``and 2010'' in the heading and inserting 
        ``, 2010, 2011, and 2012''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to obligations issued after December 31, 2010.

                      Subtitle G--Project Rebuild

SEC. 261. PROJECT REBUILD.

    (a) Direct Appropriations.--There is appropriated, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $15,000,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2014, for assistance to eligible entities 
including States and units of general local government (as such terms 
are defined in section 102 of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302)), and qualified nonprofit organizations, 
businesses or consortia of eligible entities for the redevelopment of 
abandoned and foreclosed-upon properties and for the stabilization of 
affected neighborhoods.
    (b) Allocation of Appropriated Amounts.--
            (1) In general.--Of the amounts appropriated, two thirds 
        shall be allocated to States and units of general local 
        government based on a funding formula established by the 
        Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this subtitle 
        referred to as the ``Secretary''). Of the amounts appropriated, 
        one third shall be distributed competitively to eligible 
        entities.
            (2) Formula to be devised swiftly.--The funding formula 
        required under paragraph (1) shall be established and the 
        Secretary shall announce formula funding allocations, not later 
        than 30 days after the date of enactment of this section.
            (3) Formula criteria.--The Secretary may establish a 
        minimum grant size, and the funding formula required under 
        paragraph (1) shall ensure that any amounts appropriated or 
        otherwise made available under this section are allocated to 
        States and units of general local government with the greatest 
        need, as such need is determined in the discretion of the 
        Secretary based on--
                    (A) the number and percentage of home foreclosures 
                in each State or unit of general local government;
                    (B) the number and percentage of homes in default 
                or delinquency in each State or unit of general local 
                government; and
                    (C) other factors such as established program 
                designs, grantee capacity and performance, number and 
                percentage of commercial foreclosures, overall economic 
                conditions, and other market needs data, as determined 
                by the Secretary.
            (4) Competition criteria.--
                    (A) For the funds distributed competitively, 
                eligible entities shall be States, units of general 
                local government, nonprofit entities, for-profit 
                entities, and consortia of eligible entities that 
                demonstrate capacity to use funding within the period 
                of this program.
                    (B) In selecting grantees, the Secretary shall 
                ensure that grantees are in areas with the greatest 
                number and percentage of residential and commercial 
                foreclosures and other market needs data, as determined 
                by the Secretary. Additional award criteria shall 
                include demonstrated grantee capacity to execute 
                projects involving acquisition and rehabilitation or 
                redevelopment of foreclosed residential and commercial 
                property and neighborhood stabilization, leverage, 
                knowledge of market conditions and of effective 
                stabilization activities to address identified 
                conditions, and any additional factors determined by 
                the Secretary.
                    (C) The Secretary may establish a minimum grant 
                size; and
                    (D) The Secretary shall publish competition 
                criteria for any grants awarded under this heading not 
                later than 60 days after appropriation of funds, and 
                applications shall be due to the Secretary within 120 
                days.
    (c) Use of Funds.--
            (1) Obligation and expenditure.--The Secretary shall 
        obligate all funding within 150 days of enactment of this Act. 
        Any eligible entity that receives amounts pursuant to this 
        section shall expend all funds allocated to it within three 
        years of the date the funds become available to the grantee for 
        obligation. Furthermore, the Secretary shall by Notice 
        establish intermediate expenditure benchmarks at the one and 
        two year dates from the date the funds become available to the 
        grantee for obligation.
            (2) Priorities.--
                    (A) Job creation.--Each grantee or eligible entity 
                shall describe how its proposed use of funds will 
                prioritize job creation, and secondly, will address 
                goals to stabilize neighborhoods, reverse vacancy, or 
                increase or stabilize residential and commercial 
                property values.
                    (B) Targeting.--Any State or unit of general local 
                government that receives formula amounts pursuant to 
                this section shall, in distributing and targeting such 
                amounts give priority emphasis and consideration to 
                those metropolitan areas, metropolitan cities, urban 
                areas, rural areas, low- and moderate-income areas, and 
                other areas with the greatest need, including those--
                            (i) with the greatest percentage of home 
                        foreclosures;
                            (ii) identified as likely to face a 
                        significant rise in the rate of residential or 
                        commercial foreclosures; and
                            (iii) with higher than national average 
                        unemployment rate.
                    (C) Leverage.--Each grantee or eligible entity 
                shall describe how its proposed use of funds will 
                leverage private funds.
            (3) Eligible uses.--Amounts made available under this 
        section may be used to--
                    (A) establish financing mechanisms for the purchase 
                and redevelopment of abandoned and foreclosed-upon 
                properties, including such mechanisms as soft-seconds, 
                loan loss reserves, and shared-equity loans for low- 
                and moderate-income homebuyers;
                    (B) purchase and rehabilitate properties that have 
                been abandoned or foreclosed upon, in order to sell, 
                rent, or redevelop such properties;
                    (C) establish and operate land banks for properties 
                that have been abandoned or foreclosed upon;
                    (D) demolish blighted structures;
                    (E) redevelop abandoned, foreclosed, demolished, or 
                vacant properties; and
                    (F) engage in other activities, as determined by 
                the Secretary through notice, that are consistent with 
                the goals of creating jobs, stabilizing neighborhoods, 
                reversing vacancy reduction, and increasing or 
                stabilizing residential and commercial property values.
    (d) Limitations.--
            (1) On purchases.--Any purchase of a property under this 
        section shall be at a price not to exceed its current market 
        value, taking into account its current condition.
            (2) Rehabilitation.--Any rehabilitation of an eligible 
        property under this section shall be to the extent necessary to 
        comply with applicable laws, and other requirements relating to 
        safety, quality, marketability, and habitability, in order to 
        sell, rent, or redevelop such properties or provide a renewable 
        energy source or sources for such properties.
            (3) Sale of homes.--If an abandoned or foreclosed-upon home 
        is purchased, redeveloped, or otherwise sold to an individual 
        as a primary residence, then such sale shall be in an amount 
        equal to or less than the cost to acquire and redevelop or 
        rehabilitate such home or property up to a decent, safe, 
        marketable, and habitable condition.
            (4) On demolition of public housing.--Public housing, as 
        defined at section 3(b)(6) of the United States Housing Act of 
        1937, may not be demolished with funds under this section.
            (5) On demolition activities.--No more than 10 percent of 
        any grant made under this section may be used for demolition 
        activities unless the Secretary determines that such use 
        represents an appropriate response to local market conditions.
            (6) On use of funds for non-residential property.--No more 
        than 30 percent of any grant made under this section may be 
        used for eligible activities under subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
        (E) of subsection (c)(3) that will not result in residential 
        use of the property involved unless the Secretary determines 
        that such use represents an appropriate response to local 
        market conditions.
    (e) Rules of Construction.--
            (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided by this 
        section, amounts appropriated, revenues generated, or amounts 
        otherwise made available to eligible entities under this 
        section shall be treated as though such funds were community 
        development block grant funds under title I of the Housing and 
        Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.).
            (2) No match.--No matching funds shall be required in order 
        for an eligible entity to receive any amounts under this 
        section.
            (3) Tenant protections.--An eligible entity receiving a 
        grant under this section shall comply with the 14th, 17th, 
        18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd and 23rd provisos of the American 
        Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5, 123 
        Stat. 218-19), as amended by section 1497(b)(2) of the Dodd-
        Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public 
        Law 111-203, 124 Stat. 2211).
            (4) Vicinity hiring.--An eligible entity receiving a grant 
        under this section shall comply with section 1497(a)(8) of the 
        Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 
        (Public Law 111-203, 129 Stat. 2210).
            (5) Buy american.--Section 1605 of Title XVI--General 
        Provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 
        2009--shall apply to amounts appropriated, revenues generated, 
        and amounts otherwise made available to eligible entities under 
        this section.
    (f) Authority To Specify Alternative Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--In administering the program under this 
        section, the Secretary may specify alternative requirements to 
        any provision under title I of the Housing and Community 
        Development Act of 1974 or under title I of the Cranston-
        Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 (except for 
        those provisions in these laws related to fair housing, 
        nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment) for 
        the purpose of expediting and facilitating the use of funds 
        under this section.
            (2) Notice.--The Secretary shall provide written notice of 
        intent to the public via internet to exercise the authority to 
        specify alternative requirements under paragraph.
            (3) Low and moderate income requirement.--
                    (A) In general.--Notwithstanding the authority of 
                the Secretary under paragraph (1)--
                            (i) all of the formula and competitive 
                        grantee funds appropriated or otherwise made 
                        available under this section shall be used with 
                        respect to individuals and families whose 
                        income does not exceed 120 percent of area 
                        median income; and
                            (ii) not less than 25 percent of the 
                        formula and competitive grantee funds 
                        appropriated or otherwise made available under 
                        this section shall be used for the purchase and 
                        redevelopment of eligible properties that will 
                        be used to house individuals or families whose 
                        incomes do not exceed 50 percent of area median 
                        income.
                    (B) Recurrent requirement.--The Secretary shall, by 
                rule or order, ensure, to the maximum extent 
                practicable and for the longest feasible term, that the 
                sale, rental, or redevelopment of abandoned and 
                foreclosed-upon homes and residential properties under 
                this section remain affordable to individuals or 
                families described in subparagraph (A).
    (g) Nationwide Distribution of Resources.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this section or the amendments made by this section, 
each State shall receive not less than $20,000,000 of formula funds.
    (h) Limitation on Use of Funds With Respect to Eminent Domain.--No 
State or unit of general local government may use any amounts received 
pursuant to this section to fund any project that seeks to use the 
power of eminent domain, unless eminent domain is employed only for a 
public use, which shall not be construed to include economic 
development that primarily benefits private entities.
    (i) Limitation on Distribution of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--None of the funds made available under 
        this title or title IV shall be distributed to--
                    (A) an organization which has been indicted for a 
                violation under Federal law relating to an election for 
                Federal office; or
                    (B) an organization which employs applicable 
                individuals.
            (2) Applicable individuals defined.--In this section, the 
        term ``applicable individual'' means an individual who--
                    (A) is--
                            (i) employed by the organization in a 
                        permanent or temporary capacity;
                            (ii) contracted or retained by the 
                        organization; or
                            (iii) acting on behalf of, or with the 
                        express or apparent authority of, the 
                        organization; and
                    (B) has been indicted for a violation under Federal 
                law relating to an election for Federal office.
    (j) Rental Housing Preferences.--Each State and local government 
receiving formula amounts shall establish procedures to create 
preferences for the development of affordable rental housing.
    (k) Job Creation.--If a grantee chooses to use funds to create jobs 
by establishing and operating a program to maintain eligible 
neighborhood properties, not more than 10 percent of any grant may be 
used for that purpose.
    (l) Program Support and Capacity Building.--The Secretary may use 
up to 0.75 percent of the funds appropriated for capacity building of 
and support for eligible entities and grantees undertaking neighborhood 
stabilization programs, staffing, training, technical assistance, 
technology, monitoring, travel, enforcement, research and evaluation 
activities.
            (1) Funds set aside for the purposes of this subparagraph 
        shall remain available until September 30, 2016;
            (2) Any funds made available under this subparagraph and 
        used by the Secretary for personnel expenses related to 
        administering funding under this subparagraph shall be 
        transferred to ``Personnel Compensation and Benefits, Community 
        Planning and Development'';
            (3) Any funds made available under this subparagraph and 
        used by the Secretary for training or other administrative 
        expenses shall be transferred to ``Administration, Operations, 
        and Management, Community Planning and Development'' for non-
        personnel expenses; and
            (4) Any funds made available under this subparagraph and 
        used by the Secretary for technology shall be transferred to 
        ``Working Capital Fund''.
    (m) Enforcement and Prevention of Fraud and Abuse.--The Secretary 
shall establish and implement procedures to prevent fraud and abuse of 
funds under this section, and shall impose a requirement that grantees 
have an internal auditor to continuously monitor grantee performance to 
prevent fraud, waste, and abuse. Grantees shall provide the Secretary 
and citizens with quarterly progress reports. The Secretary shall 
recapture funds from formula and competitive grantees that do not 
expend 100 percent of allocated funds within 3 years of the date that 
funds become available, and from underperforming or mismanaged 
grantees, and shall re-allocate those funds by formula to target areas 
with the greatest need, as determined by the Secretary through notice. 
The Secretary may take an alternative sanctions action only upon 
determining that such action is necessary to achieve program goals in a 
timely manner.
    (n) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall to the 
extent feasible conform policies and procedures for grants made under 
this section to the policies and practices already in place for the 
grants made under Section 2301 of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act 
of 2008; Division A, Title XII of the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act of 2009; or Section 1497 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street 
Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

                Subtitle H--National Wireless Initiative

SEC. 271. DEFINITIONS.

    In this subtitle, the following definitions shall apply:
            (1) 700 mhz band.--The term ``700 MHz band'' means the 
        portion of the electromagnetic spectrum between the frequencies 
        from 698 megahertz to 806 megahertz.
            (2) 700 mhz d block spectrum.--The term ``700 MHz D block 
        spectrum'' means the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum 
        frequencies from 758 megahertz to 763 megahertz and from 788 
        megahertz to 793 megahertz.
            (3) Appropriate committees of congress.--Except as 
        otherwise specifically provided, the term ``appropriate 
        committees of Congress'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                Transportation of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
                House of Representatives.
            (4) Assistant secretary.--The term ``Assistant Secretary'' 
        means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications 
        and Information.
            (5) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
        Communications Commission.
            (6) Corporation.--The term ``Corporation'' means the Public 
        Safety Broadband Corporation established in section 284.
            (7) Existing public safety broadband spectrum.--The term 
        ``existing public safety broadband spectrum'' means the portion 
        of the electromagnetic spectrum between the frequencies--
                    (A) from 763 megahertz to 768 megahertz;
                    (B) from 793 megahertz to 798 megahertz;
                    (C) from 768 megahertz to 769 megahertz; and
                    (D) from 798 megahertz to 799 megahertz.
            (8) Federal entity.--The term ``Federal entity'' has the 
        same meaning as in section 113(i) of the National 
        Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization 
        Act (47 U.S.C. 923(i)).
            (9) Narrowband spectrum.--The term ``narrowband spectrum'' 
        means the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum between the 
        frequencies from 769 megahertz to 775 megahertz and between the 
        frequencies from 799 megahertz to 805 megahertz.
            (10) NIST.--The term ``NIST'' means the National Institute 
        of Standards and Technology.
            (11) NTIA.--The term ``NTIA'' means the National 
        Telecommunications and Information Administration.
            (12) Public safety entity.--The term ``public safety 
        entity'' means an entity that provides public safety services.
            (13) Public safety services.--The term ``public safety 
        services''--
                    (A) has the meaning given the term in section 
                337(f) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
                337(f)); and
                    (B) includes services provided by emergency 
                response providers, as that term is defined in section 
                2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101).

          PART I--AUCTIONS OF SPECTRUM AND SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT

SEC. 272. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES TO REPURPOSE FEDERAL SPECTRUM 
              FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.

    (a) Paragraph (1) of subsection 113(g) of the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 
U.S.C. 923(g)(1)) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 
the following:
            ``(1) Eligible federal entities.--Any Federal entity that 
        operates a Federal Government station authorized to use a band 
        of frequencies specified in paragraph (2) and that incurs 
        relocation costs because of planning for a potential auction of 
        spectrum frequencies, a planned auction of spectrum frequencies 
        or the reallocation of spectrum frequencies from Federal use to 
        exclusive non-Federal use, or shared Federal and non-Federal 
        use may receive payment for such costs from the Spectrum 
        Relocation Fund, in accordance with section 118 of this Act. 
        For purposes of this paragraph, Federal power agencies exempted 
        under subsection (c)(4) that choose to relocate from the 
        frequencies identified for reallocation pursuant to subsection 
        (a), are eligible to receive payment under this paragraph.''.
    (b) Eligible Frequencies.--Section 113(g)(2)(B) of the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 
U.S.C. 923(g)(2)) is amended by deleting and replacing subsection (B) 
with the following:
                    ``(B) any other band of frequencies reallocated 
                from Federal use to non-Federal or shared use after 
                January 1, 2003, that is assigned by competitive 
                bidding pursuant to section 309(j) of the 
                Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) or is 
                assigned as a result of later legislation or other 
                administrative direction.''.
    (c) Paragraph (3) of subsection 113(g) of the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 
U.S.C. 923(g)(3)) is amended by striking it in its entirety and 
replacing it with the following:
            ``(3) Definition of relocation and sharing costs.--For 
        purposes of this subsection, the terms `relocation costs' and 
        `sharing costs' mean the costs incurred by a Federal entity to 
        plan for a potential or planned auction or sharing of spectrum 
        frequencies and to achieve comparable capability of systems, 
        regardless of whether that capability is achieved by relocating 
        to a new frequency assignment, relocating a Federal Government 
        station to a different geographic location, modifying Federal 
        government equipment to mitigate interference or use less 
        spectrum, in terms of bandwidth, geography or time, and thereby 
        permitting spectrum sharing (including sharing among relocated 
        Federal entities and incumbents to make spectrum available for 
        non-Federal use) or relocation, or by utilizing an alternative 
        technology. Comparable capability of systems includes the 
        acquisition of state-of-the-art replacement systems intended to 
        meet comparable operational scope, which may include incidental 
        increases in functionality. Such costs include--
                    ``(A) the costs of any modification or replacement 
                of equipment, spares, associated ancillary equipment, 
                software, facilities, operating manuals, training 
                costs, or regulations that are attributable to 
                relocation or sharing;
                    ``(B) the costs of all engineering, equipment, 
                software, site acquisition and construction costs, as 
                well as any legitimate and prudent transaction expense, 
                including term-limited Federal civil servant and 
                contractor staff necessary, which may be renewed, to 
                carry out the relocation activities of an eligible 
                Federal entity, and reasonable additional costs 
                incurred by the Federal entity that are attributable to 
                relocation or sharing, including increased recurring 
                costs above recurring costs of the system before 
                relocation for the remaining estimated life of the 
                system being relocated;
                    ``(C) the costs of research, engineering studies, 
                economic analyses, or other expenses reasonably 
                incurred in connection with (i) calculating the 
                estimated relocation costs that are provided to the 
                Commission pursuant to paragraph (4) of this 
                subsection, or in calculating the estimated sharing 
                costs; (ii) determining the technical or operational 
                feasibility of relocation to one or more potential 
                relocation bands; or (iii) planning for or managing a 
                relocation or sharing project (including spectrum 
                coordination with auction winners) or potential 
                relocation or sharing project;
                    ``(D) the one-time costs of any modification of 
                equipment reasonably necessary to accommodate 
                commercial use of shared frequencies or, in the case of 
                frequencies reallocated to exclusive commercial use, 
                prior to the termination of the Federal entity's 
                primary allocation or protected status, when the 
                eligible frequencies as defined in paragraph (2) of 
                this subsection are made available for private sector 
                uses by competitive bidding and a Federal entity 
                retains primary allocation or protected status in those 
                frequencies for a period of time after the completion 
                of the competitive bidding process;
                    ``(E) the costs associated with the accelerated 
                replacement of systems and equipment if such 
                acceleration is necessary to ensure the timely 
                relocation of systems to a new frequency assignment or 
                the timely accommodation of sharing of Federal 
                frequencies; and
                    ``(F) the costs of the use of commercial systems 
                and services (including systems not utilizing spectrum) 
                to replace Federal systems discontinued or relocated 
                pursuant to this Act, including lease, subscription, 
                and equipment costs over an appropriate period, such as 
                the anticipated life of an equivalent Federal system or 
                other period determined by the Director of the Office 
                of Management and Budget.''.
    (d) A new subsection (7) is added to Section 113(g) as follows:
            ``(7) Spectrum sharing.--Federal entities are permitted to 
        allow access to their frequency assignments by non-Federal 
        entities upon approval of the terms of such access by NTIA, in 
        consultation with the Office of Management and Budget. Such 
        non-Federal entities must comply with all applicable rules of 
        the Commission and NTIA, including any regulations promulgated 
        pursuant to this section. Remuneration associated with such 
        access shall be deposited into the Spectrum Relocation Fund. 
        Federal entities that incur costs as a result of such access 
        are eligible for payment from the Fund for the purposes 
        specified in subsection (3) of this section. The revenue 
        associated with such access must be at least 110 percent of the 
        estimated Federal costs.''.
    (e) Section 118 of such Act (47 U.S.C. 928) is amended by:
            (1) In subsection (b), adding at the end, ``and any 
        payments made by non-Federal entities for access to Federal 
        spectrum pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 113(g)(7)'';
            (2) replacing subsection (c) with the following:
    ``The amounts in the Fund from auctions of eligible frequencies are 
authorized to be used to pay relocation costs, as defined in section 
(g)(3) of this title, of an eligible Federal entity incurring such 
costs with respect to relocation from any eligible frequency. In 
addition, the amounts in the Fund from payments by non-Federal entities 
for access to Federal spectrum are authorized to be used to pay Federal 
costs associated with such sharing, as defined in section (g)(3) of 
this title. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
may transfer at any time (including prior to any auction or 
contemplated auction, or sharing initiative) such sums as may be 
available in the Fund to an eligible Federal entity to pay eligible 
relocation or sharing costs related to pre-auction estimates or 
research as defined in subparagraph (C) of section 923(g)(3) of this 
title. However, the Director may not transfer more than $100,000,000 
associated with authorized pre-auction activities before an auction is 
completed and proceeds are deposited in the Spectrum Relocation Fund. 
Within the $100,000,000 that may be transferred before an auction, the 
Director of OMB may transfer up to $10,000,000 in total to eligible 
federal entities for eligible relocation or sharing costs related to 
pre-auction estimates or research as defined in subparagraph (C) of 
section 923(g)(3) of this title for costs incurred prior to the 
enactment of this legislation, but after June 28th, 2010. These amounts 
transferred pursuant to the previous proviso are in addition to amounts 
that the Director of OMB may transfer after the enactment of this 
legislation.'';
            (3) amending subsection (d)(1) to add, ``and sharing'' 
        before ``costs'';
            (4) amending subsection (d)(2)(B) to add, ``and sharing'' 
        before ``costs'', and adding at the end, ``and sharing'';
            (5) replacing subsection (d)(3) with the following:
    ``Any amounts in the Fund that are remaining after the payment of 
the relocation and sharing costs that are payable from the Fund shall 
revert to and be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury not 
later than 15 years after the date of the deposit of such proceeds to 
the Fund, unless the Director of OMB, in consultation with the 
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, notifies the 
Committees on Appropriations and Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate at least 60 days in advance 
of the reversion of the funds to the general fund of the Treasury that 
such funds are needed to complete or to implement current or future 
relocations or sharing initiatives.'';
            (6) amending subsection (e)(2) by adding ``and sharing'' 
        before ``costs''; by adding ``or sharing'' before ``is 
        complete''; and by adding ``or sharing'' before ``in 
        accordance''; and
            (7) adding a new subsection at the end thereof:
    ``(f) Notwithstanding subsections (c) through (e) of this section 
and after the amount specified in subsection (b), up to twenty percent 
of the amounts deposited in the Spectrum Relocation Fund from the 
auction of licenses following the date of enactment of this section for 
frequencies vacated by Federal entities, or up to twenty percent of the 
amounts paid by non-Federal entities for sharing of Federal spectrum, 
after the date of enactment are hereby appropriated and available at 
the discretion of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 
in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Communications and 
Information, for payment to the eligible Federal entities, in addition 
to the relocation and sharing costs defined in paragraph (3) of 
subsection 923(g), for the purpose of encouraging timely access to 
those frequencies, provided that:
            ``(1) Such payments may be based on the market value of the 
        spectrum, timeliness of clearing, and needs for agencies' 
        essential missions;
            ``(2) Such payments are authorized for:
                    ``(A) the purposes of achieving enhanced 
                capabilities of systems that are affected by the 
                activities specified in subparagraphs (A) through (F) 
                of paragraph (3) of subsection 923(g) of this title; 
                and
                    ``(B) other communications, radar and spectrum-
                using investments not directly affected by such 
                reallocation or sharing but essential for the missions 
                of the Federal entity that is relocating its systems or 
                sharing frequencies;
            ``(3) The increase to the Fund due to any one auction after 
        any payment is not less than 10 percent of the winning bids in 
        the relevant auction, or is not less than 10 percent of the 
        payments from non-Federal entities in the relevant sharing 
        agreement;
            ``(4) Payments to eligible entities must be based on the 
        proceeds generated in the auction that an eligible entity 
        participates in; and
            ``(5) Such payments will not be made until 30 days after 
        the Director of OMB has notified the Committees on 
        Appropriations and Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
        Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations and Energy and 
        Commerce of the House of Representatives.''.
    (f) Subparagraph D of section 309 (j)(8) of the Communications Act 
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(D)) is amended by adding ``, after the 
retention of revenue described in subparagraph (B),'' before 
``attributable'' and ``and frequencies identified by the Federal 
Communications Commission to be auctioned in conjunction with eligible 
frequencies described in 47 U.S.C. 923(g)(2)'' before the first 
``shall'' in the subparagraph.
    (g) If the head of an executive agency of the Federal Government 
determines that public disclosure of any information contained in 
notifications and reports required by sections 923 or 928 of Title 47 
of the United States Code would reveal classified national security 
information or other information for which there is a legal basis for 
nondisclosure and such public disclosure would be detrimental to 
national security, homeland security, public safety, or jeopardize law 
enforcement investigations the head of the executive agency shall 
notify the NTIA of that determination prior to release of such 
information. In that event, such information shall be included in a 
separate annex, as needed and to the extent the agency head determines 
is consistent with national security or law enforcement purposes. These 
annexes shall be provided to the appropriate subcommittee in accordance 
with applicable stipulations, but shall not be disclosed to the public 
or provided to any unauthorized person through any other means.

SEC. 273. INCENTIVE AUCTION AUTHORITY.

    (a) Paragraph (8) of section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by deleting ``and (E)'' and 
        inserting ``(E) and (F)'' after ``subparagraphs (B), (D),''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
                    ``(F) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
                if the Commission determines that it is consistent with 
                the public interest in utilization of the spectrum for 
                a licensee to voluntarily relinquish some or all of its 
                licensed spectrum usage rights in order to permit the 
                assignment of new initial licenses through a 
                competitive bidding process subject to new service 
                rules, or the designation of spectrum for unlicensed 
                use, the Commission may pay to such licensee a portion 
                of any auction proceeds that the Commission determines, 
                in its discretion, are attributable to the spectrum 
                usage rights voluntarily relinquished by such licensee. 
                If the Commission also determines that it is in the 
                public interest to modify the spectrum usage rights of 
                any incumbent licensee in order to facilitate the 
                assignment of such new initial licenses subject to new 
                service rules, or the designation of spectrum for 
                unlicensed use, the Commission may pay to such licensee 
                a portion of the auction proceeds for the purpose of 
                relocating to any alternative frequency or location 
                that the Commission may designate; Provided, however, 
                that with respect to frequency bands between 54 
                megahertz and 72 megahertz, 76 megahertz and 88 
                megahertz, 174 megahertz and 216 megahertz, and 470 
                megahertz and 698 megahertz (`the specified bands'), 
                any spectrum made available for alternative use 
                utilizing payments authorized under this subsection 
                shall be assigned via the competitive bidding process 
                until the winning bidders for licenses covering at 
                least 84 megahertz from the specified bands deposit the 
                full amount of their bids in accordance with the 
                Commission's instructions. In addition, if more than 84 
                megahertz of spectrum from the specified bands is made 
                available for alternative use utilizing payments under 
                this subsection, and such spectrum is assigned via 
                competitive bidding, a portion of the proceeds may be 
                disbursed to licensees of other frequency bands for the 
                purpose of making additional spectrum available, 
                provided that a majority of such additional spectrum is 
                assigned via competitive bidding. Also, provided that 
                in exercising the authority provided under this 
                section:
                            ``(i) The Chairman of the Commission, in 
                        consultation with the Director of OMB, shall 
                        notify the Committees on Appropriations and 
                        Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
                        Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations 
                        and Energy and Commerce of the House of 
                        Representatives of the methodology for 
                        calculating such payments to licensees at least 
                        3 months in advance of the relevant auction, 
                        and that such methodology consider the value of 
                        spectrum vacated in its current use and the 
                        timeliness of clearing; and
                            ``(ii) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 
                        and except as provided in subparagraphs (B), 
                        (C), and (D), all proceeds (including deposits 
                        and up front payments from successful bidders) 
                        from the auction of spectrum under this section 
                        and section 106 of this Act shall be deposited 
                        with the Public Safety Trust Fund established 
                        under section 217 of this Act.
                    ``(G) Establishment of incentive auction relocation 
                fund.--
                            ``(i) In general.--There is established in 
                        the Treasury of the United States a fund to be 
                        known as the `Incentive Auction Relocation 
                        Fund'.
                            ``(ii) Administration.--The Assistant 
                        Secretary shall administer the Incentive 
                        Auction Relocation Fund using the amounts 
                        deposited pursuant to this section.
                            ``(iii) Crediting of receipts.--There shall 
                        be deposited into or credited to the Incentive 
                        Auction Relocation Fund any amounts specified 
                        in section 217 of this Act.
                            ``(iv) Availability.--Amounts in the 
                        Incentive Auction Relocation Fund shall be 
                        available to the NTIA for use--
                                    ``(I) without fiscal year 
                                limitation;
                                    ``(II) for a period not to exceed 
                                18 months following the later of--
                                            ``(aa) the completion of 
                                        incentive auction from which 
                                        such amounts were derived;
                                            ``(bb) the date on which 
                                        the Commission issues all the 
                                        new channel assignments 
                                        pursuant to any repacking 
                                        required under subparagraph 
                                        (F)(ii); or
                                            ``(cc) the issuance of a 
                                        construction permit by the 
                                        Commission for a station to 
                                        change channels, geographic 
                                        locations, to collocate on the 
                                        same channel or notification by 
                                        a station to the Assistant 
                                        Secretary that it is impacted 
                                        by such a change; and
                                    ``(III) without further 
                                appropriation.
                            ``(v) Use of funds.--Amounts in the 
                        Incentive Auction Relocation Fund may only be 
                        used by the NTIA, in consultation with the 
                        Commission, to cover--
                                    ``(I) the reasonable costs of 
                                television broadcast stations that are 
                                relocated to a different spectrum 
                                channel or geographic location 
                                following an incentive auction under 
                                subparagraph (F), or that are impacted 
                                by such relocations, including to cover 
                                the cost of new equipment, 
                                installation, and construction; and
                                    ``(II) the costs incurred by 
                                multichannel video programming 
                                distributors for new equipment, 
                                installation, and construction related 
                                to the carriage of such relocated 
                                stations or the carriage of stations 
                                that voluntarily elect to share a 
                                channel, but retain their existing 
                                rights to carriage pursuant to sections 
                                338, 614, and 615.''.

SEC. 274. REQUIREMENTS WHEN REPURPOSING CERTAIN MOBILE SATELLITE 
              SERVICES SPECTRUM FOR TERRESTRIAL BROADBAND USE.

    To the extent that the Commission makes available terrestrial 
broadband rights on spectrum primarily licensed for mobile satellite 
services, the Commission shall recover a significant portion of the 
value of such right either through the authority provided in section 
309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) or by 
section 278 of this subtitle.

SEC. 275. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF AUCTION AUTHORITY.

    Section 309(j)11 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309 
(j)(11)) is repealed.

SEC. 276. AUTHORITY TO AUCTION LICENSES FOR DOMESTIC SATELLITE 
              SERVICES.

    Section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 is amended by 
adding the following new subsection at the end thereof:
            ``(17) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
        Commission shall use competitive bidding under this subsection 
        to assign any license, construction permit, reservation, or 
        similar authorization or modification thereof, that may be used 
        solely or predominantly for domestic satellite communications 
        services, including satellite-based television or radio 
        services. A service is defined to be predominantly for domestic 
        satellite communications services if the majority of customers 
        that may be served are located within the geographic boundaries 
        of the United States. The Commission may, however, use an 
        alternative approach to assignment of such licenses or similar 
        authorities if it finds that such an alternative to competitive 
        bidding would serve the public interest, convenience, and 
        necessity. This paragraph shall be effective on the date of its 
        enactment and shall apply to all Commission assignments or 
        reservations of spectrum for domestic satellite services, 
        including, but not limited to, all assignments or reservations 
        for satellite-based television or radio services as of the 
        effective date.''.

SEC. 277. DIRECTED AUCTION OF CERTAIN SPECTRUM.

    (a) Identification of Spectrum.--Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this subtitle, the Assistant Secretary shall 
identify and make available for immediate reallocation, at a minimum, 
15 megahertz of contiguous spectrum at frequencies located between 1675 
megahertz and 1710 megahertz, inclusive, minus the geographic exclusion 
zones, or any amendment thereof, identified in NTIA's October 2010 
report entitled ``An Assessment of Near-Term Viability of Accommodating 
Wireless Broadband Systems in 1675-1710 MHz, 1755-1780 MHz, 3500-3650 
MHz, and 4200-4220 MHz, 4380-4400 MHz Bands'', to be made available for 
reallocation or sharing with incumbent Government operations.
    (b) Auction.--Not later than January 31, 2016, the Commission shall 
conduct, in such combination as deemed appropriate by the Commission, 
the auctions of the following licenses covering at least the 
frequencies described in this section, by commencing the bidding for:
            (1) The spectrum between the frequencies of 1915 megahertz 
        and 1920 megahertz, inclusive.
            (2) The spectrum between the frequencies of 1995 megahertz 
        and 2000 megahertz, inclusive.
            (3) The spectrum between the frequencies of 2020 megahertz 
        and 2025 megahertz, inclusive.
            (4) The spectrum between the frequencies of 2155 megahertz 
        and 2175 megahertz, inclusive.
            (5) The spectrum between the frequencies of 2175 megahertz 
        and 2180 megahertz, inclusive.
            (6) At least 25 megahertz of spectrum between the 
        frequencies of 1755 megahertz and 1850 megahertz, minus 
        appropriate geographic exclusion zones if necessary, unless the 
        President of the United States determines that--
                    (A) such spectrum should not be reallocated due to 
                the need to protect incumbent Federal operations; or 
                reallocation must be delayed or progressed in phases to 
                ensure protection or continuity of Federal operations; 
                and
                    (B) allocation of other spectrum--
                            (i) better serves the public interest, 
                        convenience, and necessity; and
                            (ii) can reasonably be expected to produce 
                        receipts comparable to auction of spectrum 
                        frequencies identified in this paragraph.
            (7) The Commission may substitute alternative spectrum 
        frequencies for the spectrum frequencies identified in 
        paragraphs (1) through (5) of this subsection, if the 
        Commission determines that alternative spectrum would better 
        serve the public interest and the Office of Management and 
        Budget certifies that such alternative spectrum frequencies are 
        reasonably expected to produce receipts comparable to auction 
        of the spectrum frequencies identified in paragraphs (1) 
        through (5) of this subsection.
    (c) Auction Organization.--The Commission may, if technically 
feasible and consistent with the public interest, combine the spectrum 
identified in paragraphs (4), (5), and the portion of paragraph (6) 
between the frequencies of 1755 megahertz and 1850 megahertz, 
inclusive, of subsection (b) in an auction of licenses for paired 
spectrum blocks.
    (d) Further Reallocation of Certain Other Spectrum.--
            (1) Covered spectrum.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
        term ``covered spectrum'' means the portion of the 
        electromagnetic spectrum between the frequencies of 3550 to 
        3650 megahertz, inclusive, minus the geographic exclusion 
        zones, or any amendment thereof, identified in NTIA's October 
        2010 report entitled ``An Assessment of Near-Term Viability of 
        Accommodating Wireless Broadband Systems in 1675-1710 MHz, 
        1755-1780 MHz, 3500-3650 MHz, and 4200-4220 MHz, 4380-4400 MHz 
        Bands''.
            (2) In general.--Consistent with requirements of section 
        309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934, the Commission shall 
        reallocate covered spectrum for assignment by competitive 
        bidding or allocation to unlicensed use, minus appropriate 
        exclusion zones if necessary, unless the President of the 
        United States determines that--
                    (A) such spectrum cannot be reallocated due to the 
                need to protect incumbent Federal systems from 
                interference; or
                    (B) allocation of other spectrum--
                            (i) better serves the public interest, 
                        convenience, and necessity; and
                            (ii) can reasonably be expected to produce 
                        receipts comparable to what the covered 
                        spectrum might auction for without the 
                        geographic exclusion zones.
            (3) Actions required if covered spectrum cannot be 
        reallocated.--
                    (A) In general.--If the President makes a 
                determination under paragraph (2) that the covered 
                spectrum cannot be reallocated, then the President 
                shall, within 1 year after the date of such 
                determination--
                            (i) identify alternative bands of 
                        frequencies totaling more than 20 megahertz and 
                        no more than 100 megahertz of spectrum used 
                        primarily by Federal agencies that satisfy the 
                        requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of 
                        paragraph (2)(B);
                            (ii) report to the appropriate committees 
                        of Congress and the Commission an 
                        identification of such alternative spectrum for 
                        assignment by competitive bidding; and
                            (iii) make such alternative spectrum for 
                        assignment immediately available for 
                        reallocation.
                    (B) Auction.--If the President makes a 
                determination under paragraph (2) that the covered 
                spectrum cannot be reallocated, the Commission shall 
                commence the bidding of the alternative spectrum 
                identified pursuant to subparagraph (A) within 3 years 
                of the date of enactment of this subtitle.
            (4) Actions required if covered spectrum can be 
        reallocated.--If the President does not make a determination 
        under paragraph (1) that the covered spectrum cannot be 
        reallocated, the Commission shall commence the competitive 
        bidding for the covered spectrum within 3 years of the date of 
        enactment of this subtitle.
    (e) Amendments to Design Requirements Related to Competitive 
Bidding.--Section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
309(j)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (E)(ii), by striking ``; and'' 
                and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting a semicolon; and
            (2) by amending clause (i) of the second sentence of 
        paragraph (8)(C) to read as follows:
                            ``(i) the deposits--
                                    ``(I) of successful bidders of any 
                                auction conducted pursuant to 
                                subparagraph (F) of section 106 of this 
                                act shall be paid to the Public Safety 
                                Trust Fund established under section 
                                217 of such Act; and
                                    ``(II) of successful bidders of any 
                                other auction shall be paid to the 
                                Treasury;''.

SEC. 278. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH SPECTRUM LICENSE USER FEES.

    Section 309 of the Communications Act of 1934 is amended by adding 
the following new subsection at the end thereof:
    ``(m) Use of Spectrum License User Fees.--For initial licenses or 
construction permits that are not granted through the use of 
competitive bidding as set forth in subsection (j), and for renewals or 
modifications of initial licenses or other authorizations, whether 
granted through competitive bidding or not, the Commission may, where 
warranted, establish, assess, and collect annual user fees on holders 
of spectrum licenses or construction permits, including their 
successors or assignees, in order to promote efficient and effective 
use of the electromagnetic spectrum.
            ``(1) Required collections.--The Commission shall collect 
        at least the following amounts--
                    ``(A) $200,000,000 in fiscal year 2012;
                    ``(B) $300,000,000 in fiscal year 2013;
                    ``(C) $425,000,000 in fiscal year 2014;
                    ``(D) $550,000,000 in fiscal year 2015;
                    ``(E) $550,000,000 in fiscal year 2016;
                    ``(F) $550,000,000 in fiscal year 2017;
                    ``(G) $550,000,000 in fiscal year 2018;
                    ``(H) $550,000,000 in fiscal year 2019;
                    ``(I) $550,000,000 in fiscal year 2020; and
                    ``(J) $550,000,000 in fiscal year 2021.
            ``(2) Development of spectrum fee regulations.--
                    ``(A) The Commission shall, by regulation, 
                establish a methodology for assessing annual spectrum 
                user fees and a schedule for collection of such fees on 
                classes of spectrum licenses or construction permits or 
                other instruments of authorization, consistent with the 
                public interest, convenience and necessity. The 
                Commission may determine over time different classes of 
                spectrum licenses or construction permits upon which 
                such fees may be assessed. In establishing the fee 
                methodology, the Commission may consider the following 
                factors:
                            ``(i) the highest value alternative 
                        spectrum use forgone;
                            ``(ii) scope and type of permissible 
                        services and uses;
                            ``(iii) amount of spectrum and licensed 
                        coverage area;
                            ``(iv) shared versus exclusive use;
                            ``(v) level of demand for spectrum licenses 
                        or construction permits within a certain 
                        spectrum band or geographic area;
                            ``(vi) the amount of revenue raised on 
                        comparable licenses awarded through an auction; 
                        and
                            ``(vii) such factors that the Commission 
                        determines, in its discretion, are necessary to 
                        promote efficient and effective spectrum use.
                    ``(B) In addition, the Commission shall, by 
                regulation, establish a methodology for assessing 
                annual user fees and a schedule for collection of such 
                fees on entities holding Ancillary Terrestrial 
                Component authority in conjunction with Mobile 
                Satellite Service spectrum licenses, where the 
                Ancillary Terrestrial Component authority was not 
                assigned through use of competitive bidding. The 
                Commission shall not collect less from the holders of 
                such authority than a reasonable estimate of the value 
                of such authority over its term, regardless of whether 
                terrestrial services is actually provided during this 
                term. In determining a reasonable estimate of the value 
                of such authority, the Commission may consider factors 
                listed in subsection (A).
                    ``(C) Within 60 days of enactment of this Act, the 
                Commission shall commence a rulemaking to develop the 
                fee methodology and regulations. The Commission shall 
                take all actions necessary so that it can collect fees 
                from the first class or classes of spectrum license or 
                construction permit holders no later than September 30, 
                2012.
                    ``(D) The Commission, from time to time, may 
                commence further rulemakings (separate from or in 
                connection with other rulemakings or proceedings 
                involving spectrum-based services, licenses, permits 
                and uses) and modify the fee methodology or revise its 
                rules required by paragraph (B) to add or modify 
                classes of spectrum license or construction permit 
                holders that must pay fees, and assign or adjust such 
                fee as a result of the addition, deletion, 
                reclassification or other change in a spectrum-based 
                service or use, including changes in the nature of a 
                spectrum-based service or use as a consequence of 
                Commission rulemaking proceedings or changes in law. 
                Any resulting changes in the classes of spectrum 
                licenses, construction permits or fees shall take 
                effect upon the dates established in the Commission's 
                rulemaking proceeding in accordance with applicable 
                law.
                    ``(E) The Commission shall exempt from such fees 
                holders of licenses for broadcast television and public 
                safety services. The term `emergency response 
                providers' includes State, local, and tribal, emergency 
                public safety, law enforcement, firefighter, emergency 
                response, emergency medical (including hospital 
                emergency facilities), and related personnel, agencies 
                and authorities.
            ``(3) Penalties for late payment.--The Commission shall 
        prescribe by regulation an additional charge which shall be 
        assessed as a penalty for late payment of fees required by this 
        subsection.
            ``(4) Revocation of license or permit.--The Commission may 
        revoke any spectrum license or construction permit for a 
        licensee's or permitee's failure to pay in a timely manner any 
        fee or penalty to the Commission under this subsection. Such 
        revocation action may be taken by the Commission after notice 
        of the Commission's intent to take such action is sent to the 
        licensee by registered mail, return receipt requested, at the 
        licensee's last known address. The notice will provide the 
        licensee at least 30 days to either pay the fee or show cause 
        why the fee does not apply to the licensee or should otherwise 
        be waived or payment deferred. A hearing is not required under 
        this subsection unless the licensee's response presents a 
        substantial and material question of fact. In any case where a 
        hearing is conducted pursuant to this section, the hearing 
        shall be based on written evidence only, and the burden of 
        proceeding with the introduction of evidence and the burden of 
        proof shall be on the licensee. Unless the licensee 
        substantially prevails in the hearing, the Commission may 
        assess the licensee for the costs of such hearing. Any 
        Commission order adopted pursuant to this subsection shall 
        determine the amount due, if any, and provide the licensee with 
        at least 30 days to pay that amount or have its authorization 
        revoked. No order of revocation under this subsection shall 
        become final until the licensee has exhausted its right to 
        judicial review of such order under section 402(b)(5) of this 
        title.
            ``(5) Treatment of revenues.--All proceeds obtained 
        pursuant to the regulations required by this subsection shall 
        be deposited in the General Fund of the Treasury.''.

                PART II--PUBLIC SAFETY BROADBAND NETWORK

SEC. 281. REALLOCATION OF D BLOCK FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.

    (a) In General.--The Commission shall reallocate the 700 MHz D 
block spectrum for use by public safety entities in accordance with the 
provisions of this subtitle.
    (b) Spectrum Allocation.--Section 337(a) of the Communications Act 
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 337(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``24'' in paragraph (1) and inserting 
        ``34''; and
            (2) by striking ``36'' in paragraph (2) and inserting 
        ``26''.

SEC. 282. FLEXIBLE USE OF NARROWBAND SPECTRUM.

    The Commission may allow the narrowband spectrum to be used in a 
flexible manner, including usage for public safety broadband 
communications, subject to such technical and interference protection 
measures as the Commission may require and subject to interoperability 
requirements of the Commission and the Corporation established in 
section 204 of this subtitle.

SEC. 283. SINGLE PUBLIC SAFETY WIRELESS NETWORK LICENSEE.

    (a) Reallocation and Grant of License.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, and subject to the provisions of this subtitle, 
including section 290, the Commission shall grant a license to the 
Public Safety Broadband Corporation established under section 284 for 
the use of the 700 MHz D block spectrum and existing public safety 
broadband spectrum.
    (b) Term of License.--
            (1) Initial license.--The license granted under subsection 
        (a) shall be for an initial term of 10 years from the date of 
        the initial issuance of the license.
            (2) Renewal of license.--Prior to expiration of the term of 
        the initial license granted under subsection (a) or the 
        expiration of any subsequent renewal of such license, the 
        Corporation shall submit to the Commission an application for 
        the renewal of such license. Such renewal application shall 
        demonstrate that, during the preceding license term, the 
        Corporation has met the duties and obligations set forth under 
        this subtitle. A renewal license granted under this paragraph 
        shall be for a term of not to exceed 15 years.
    (c) Facilitation of Transition.--The Commission shall take all 
actions necessary to facilitate the transition of the existing public 
safety broadband spectrum to the Public Safety Broadband Corporation 
established under section 284.

SEC. 284. ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY BROADBAND CORPORATION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is authorized to be established a 
private, nonprofit corporation, to be known as the ``Public Safety 
Broadband Corporation'', which is neither an agency nor establishment 
of the United States Government or the District of Columbia Government.
    (b) Application of Provisions.--The Corporation shall be subject to 
the provisions of this subtitle, and, to the extent consistent with 
this subtitle, to the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act 
(sec. 29-301.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code).
    (c) Residence.--The Corporation shall have its place of business in 
the District of Columbia and shall be considered, for purposes of venue 
in civil actions, to be a resident of the District of Columbia.
    (d) Powers Under DC Act.--In order to carry out the duties and 
activities of the Corporation, the Corporation shall have the usual 
powers conferred upon a nonprofit corporation by the District of 
Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act.
    (e) Incorporation.--The members of the initial Board of Directors 
of the Corporation shall serve as incorporators and shall take whatever 
steps that are necessary to establish the Corporation under the 
District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act.

SEC. 285. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION.

    (a) Membership.--The management of the Corporation shall be vested 
in a Board of Directors (referred to in this Title as the ``Board''), 
which shall consist of the following members:
            (1) Federal members.--The following individuals, or their 
        respective designees, shall serve as Federal members:
                    (A) The Secretary of Commerce.
                    (B) The Secretary of Homeland Security.
                    (C) The Attorney General of the United States.
                    (D) The Director of the Office of Management and 
                Budget.
            (2) Non-federal members.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary of Commerce, in 
                consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security 
                and the Attorney General of the United States, shall 
                appoint 11 individuals to serve as non-Federal members 
                of the Board.
                    (B) State, territorial, tribal and local government 
                interests.--In making appointments under subparagraph 
                (A), the Secretary of Commerce should--
                            (i) appoint at least 3 individuals with 
                        significant expertise in the collective 
                        interests of State, territorial, tribal and 
                        local governments; and
                            (ii) seek to ensure geographic and regional 
                        representation of the United States in such 
                        appointments; and
                            (iii) seek to ensure rural and urban 
                        representation in such appointments.
                    (C) Public safety interests.--In making 
                appointments under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of 
                Commerce should appoint at least 3 individuals who have 
                served or are currently serving as public safety 
                professionals.
                    (D) Required qualifications.--
                            (i) In general.--Each non-Federal member 
                        appointed under subparagraph (A) should meet at 
                        least 1 of the following criteria:
                                    (I) Public safety experience.--
                                Knowledge and experience in the use of 
                                Federal, State, local, or tribal public 
                                safety or emergency response.
                                    (II) Technical expertise.--
                                Technical expertise and fluency 
                                regarding broadband communications, 
                                including public safety communications 
                                and cybersecurity.
                                    (III) Network expertise.--Expertise 
                                in building, deploying, and operating 
                                commercial telecommunications networks.
                                    (IV) Financial expertise.--
                                Expertise in financing and funding 
                                telecommunications networks.
                            (ii) Expertise to be represented.--In 
                        making appointments under subparagraph (A), the 
                        Secretary of Commerce should appoint--
                                    (I) at least one individual who 
                                satisfies the requirement under 
                                subclause (II) of clause (i);
                                    (II) at least one individual who 
                                satisfies the requirement under 
                                subclause (III) of clause (i); and
                                    (III) at least one individual who 
                                satisfies the requirement under 
                                subclause (IV) of clause (i).
                    (E) Independence.--
                            (i) In general.--Each non-Federal member of 
                        the Board shall be independent and neutral and 
                        maintain a fiduciary relationship with the 
                        Corporation in performing his or her duties.
                            (ii) Independence determination.--In order 
                        to be considered independent for purposes of 
                        this subparagraph, a member of the Board--
                                    (I) may not, other than in his or 
                                her capacity as a member of the Board 
                                or any committee thereof--
                                            (aa) accept any consulting, 
                                        advisory, or other compensatory 
                                        fee from the Corporation; or
                                            (bb) be a person associated 
                                        with the Corporation or with 
                                        any affiliated company thereof; 
                                        and
                                    (II) shall be disqualified from any 
                                deliberation involving any transaction 
                                of the Corporation in which the Board 
                                member has a financial interest in the 
                                outcome of the transaction.
                    (F) Not officers or employees.--The non-Federal 
                members of the Board shall not, by reason of such 
                membership, be considered to be officers or employees 
                of the United States Government or of the District of 
                Columbia Government.
                    (G) Citizenship.--No individual other than a 
                citizen of the United States may serve as a non-Federal 
                member of the Board.
                    (H) Clearance for classified information.--In order 
                to have the threat and vulnerability information 
                necessary to make risk management decisions regarding 
                the network, the non-Federal members of the Board shall 
                be required, prior to appointment, to obtain a 
                clearance held by the Director of National Intelligence 
                that permits them to receive information classified at 
                the level of Top Secret, Special Compartmented 
                Information.
    (b) Terms of Appointment.--
            (1) Initial appointment deadline.--Members of the Board 
        shall be appointed not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this subtitle.
            (2) Terms.--
                    (A) Length.--
                            (i) Federal members.--Each Federal member 
                        of the Board shall serve as a member of the 
                        Board for the life of the Corporation while 
                        serving in their appointed capacity.
                            (ii) Non-federal members.--The term of 
                        office of each non-Federal member of the Board 
                        shall be 3 years. No non-Federal member of the 
                        Board may serve more than 2 consecutive full 3-
                        year terms.
                    (B) Expiration of term.--Any member whose term has 
                expired may serve until such member's successor has 
                taken office, or until the end of the calendar year in 
                which such member's term has expired, whichever is 
                earlier.
                    (C) Appointment to fill vacancy.--Any non-Federal 
                member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to 
                the expiration of the term for which that member's 
                predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the 
                remainder of the predecessor's term.
                    (D) Staggered terms.--With respect to the initial 
                non-Federal members of the Board--
                            (i) 4 members shall serve for a term of 3 
                        years;
                            (ii) 4 members shall serve for a term of 2 
                        years; and
                            (iii) 3 members shall serve for a term of 1 
                        year.
            (3) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the membership of the Board 
        shall not affect the Board's powers, and shall be filled in the 
        same manner as the original member was appointed.
    (c) Chair.--
            (1) Selection.--The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation 
        with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney 
        General of the United States, shall select, from among the 
        members of the Board, an individual to serve for a 2-year term 
        as Chair of the Board.
            (2) Consecutive terms.--An individual may not serve for 
        more than 2 consecutive terms as Chair of the Board.
            (3) Removal for cause.--The Secretary of Commerce, in 
        consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the 
        Attorney General of the United States, may remove the Chair of 
        the Board and any non-Federal member for good cause.
    (d) Removal.--All members of the Board may by majority vote--
            (1) remove any non-Federal member of the Board from office 
        for conduct determined by the Board to be detrimental to the 
        Board or Corporation; and
            (2) request that the Secretary of Commerce exercise his or 
        her authority to remove the Chair of the Board for conduct 
        determined by the Board to be detrimental to the Board or 
        Corporation.
    (e) Meetings.--
            (1) Frequency.--The Board shall meet in accordance with the 
        bylaws of the Corporation--
                    (A) at the call of the Chairperson; and
                    (B) not less frequently than once each quarter.
            (2) Transparency.--Meetings of the Board, including any 
        committee of the Board, shall be open to the public. The Board 
        may, by majority vote, close any such meeting only for the time 
        necessary to preserve the confidentiality of commercial or 
        financial information that is privileged or confidential, to 
        discuss personnel matters, to discuss security vulnerabilities 
        when making those vulnerabilities public would increase risk to 
        the network or otherwise materially threaten network 
        operations, or to discuss legal matters affecting the 
        Corporation, including pending or potential litigation.
    (f) Quorum.--Eight members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.
    (g) Bylaws.--A majority of the members of the Board of Directors 
may amend the bylaws of the Corporation.
    (h) Attendance.--Members of the Board of Directors may attend 
meetings of the Corporation and vote in person, via telephone 
conference, or via video conference.
    (i) Prohibition on Compensation.--Members of the Board of the 
Corporation shall serve without pay, and shall not otherwise benefit, 
directly or indirectly, as a result of their service to the 
Corporation, but shall be allowed a per diem allowance for travel 
expenses, at rates authorized for an employee of an agency under 
subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away 
from the home or regular place of business of the member in the 
performance of the duties of the Corporation.

SEC. 286. OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND COMMITTEES OF THE CORPORATION.

    (a) Officers and Employees.--
            (1) In general.--The Corporation shall have a Chief 
        Executive Officer, and such other officers and employees as may 
        be named and appointed by the Board for terms and at rates of 
        compensation fixed by the Board pursuant to this subsection. 
        The Chief Executive Officer may name and appoint such employees 
        as are necessary. All officers and employees shall serve at the 
        pleasure of the Board.
            (2) Limitation.--No individual other than a citizen of the 
        United States may be an officer of the Corporation.
            (3) Nonpolitical nature of appointment.--No political test 
        or qualification shall be used in selecting, appointing, 
        promoting, or taking other personnel actions with respect to 
        officers, agents, or employees of the Corporation.
            (4) Compensation.--
                    (A) In general.--The Board may hire and fix the 
                compensation of employees hired under this subsection 
                as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the 
                Corporation.
                    (B) Approval by compensation by federal members.--
                Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or any 
                bylaw adopted by the Corporation, all rates of 
                compensation, including benefit plans and salary 
                ranges, for officers and employees of the Board, shall 
                be jointly approved by the Federal members of the 
                Board.
                    (C) Limitation on other compensation.--No officer 
                or employee of the Corporation may receive any salary 
                or other compensation (except for compensation for 
                services on boards of directors of other organizations 
                that do not receive funds from the Corporation, on 
                committees of such boards, and in similar activities 
                for such organizations) from any sources other than the 
                Corporation for services rendered during the period of 
                the employment of the officer or employee by the 
                Corporation, unless unanimously approved by all voting 
                members of the Corporation.
            (5) Service on other boards.--Service by any officer on 
        boards of directors of other organizations, on committees of 
        such boards, and in similar activities for such organizations 
        shall be subject to annual advance approval by the Board and 
        subject to the provisions of the Corporation's Statement of 
        Ethical Conduct.
            (6) Rule of construction.--No officer or employee of the 
        Board or of the Corporation shall be considered to be an 
        officer or employee of the United States Government or of the 
        government of the District of Columbia.
            (7) Clearance for classified information.--In order to have 
        the threat and vulnerability information necessary to make risk 
        management decisions regarding the network, at a minimum the 
        Chief Executive Officer and any officers filling the roles 
        normally titled as Chief Information Officers, Chief 
        Information Security Officer, and Chief Operations Officer 
        shall--
                    (A) be required, within six months of being hired, 
                to obtain a clearance held by the Director of National 
                Intelligence that permits them to receive information 
                classified at the level of Top Secret, Special 
                Compartmented Information.
    (b) Advisory Committees.--The Board--
            (1) shall establish a standing public safety advisory 
        committee to assist the Board in carrying out its duties and 
        responsibilities under this title; and
            (2) may establish additional standing or ad hoc committees, 
        panels, or councils as the Board determines are necessary.

SEC. 287. NONPROFIT AND NONPOLITICAL NATURE OF THE CORPORATION.

    (a) Stock.--The Corporation shall have no power to issue any shares 
of stock, or to declare or pay any dividends.
    (b) Profit.--No part of the income or assets of the Corporation 
shall inure to the benefit of any director, officer, employee, or any 
other individual associated with the Corporation, except as salary or 
reasonable compensation for services.
    (c) Politics.--The Corporation may not contribute to or otherwise 
support any political party or candidate for elective public office.
    (d) Prohibition on Lobbying Activities.--The Corporation shall not 
engage in lobbying activities (as defined in section 3(7) of the 
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (5 U.S.C. 1602(7))).

SEC. 288. POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CORPORATION.

    (a) General Powers.--The Corporation shall have the authority to do 
the following:
            (1) To adopt and use a corporate seal.
            (2) To have succession until dissolved by an Act of 
        Congress.
            (3) To prescribe, through the actions of its Board, bylaws 
        not inconsistent with Federal law and the laws of the District 
        of Columbia, regulating the manner in which the Corporation's 
        general business may be conducted and the manner in which the 
        privileges granted to the Corporation by law may be exercised.
            (4) To exercise, through the actions of its Board, all 
        powers specifically granted by the provisions of this title, 
        and such incidental powers as shall be necessary.
            (5) To hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and 
        places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as the 
        Corporation considers necessary to carry out its 
        responsibilities and duties.
            (6) To obtain grants and funds from and make contracts with 
        individuals, private companies, organizations, institutions, 
        and Federal, State, regional, and local agencies, pursuant to 
        guidelines established by the Director of the Office of 
        Management and Budget.
            (7) To accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, 
        donations, and bequests of property, both real and personal, 
        for the purposes of aiding or facilitating the work of the 
        Corporation.
            (8) To issue notes or bonds, which shall not be guaranteed 
        or backed in any manner by the Government of the United States, 
        to purchasers of such instruments in the private capital 
        markets.
            (9) To incur indebtedness, which shall be the sole 
        liability of the Corporation and shall not be guaranteed or 
        backed by the Government of the United States, to carry out the 
        purposes of this Title.
            (10) To spend funds under paragraph (6) in a manner 
        authorized by the Board, but only for purposes that will 
        advance or enhance public safety communications consistent with 
        this subtitle.
            (11) To establish reserve accounts with funds that the 
        Corporation may receive from time to time that exceed the 
        amounts required by the Corporation to timely pay its debt 
        service and other obligations.
            (12) To expend the funds placed in any reserve accounts 
        established under paragraph (11) (including interest earned on 
        any such amounts) in a manner authorized by the Board, but only 
        for purposes that--
                    (A) will advance or enhance public safety 
                communications consistent with this subtitle; or
                    (B) are otherwise approved by an Act of Congress.
            (13) To build, operate and maintain the public safety 
        interoperable broadband network.
            (14) To take such other actions as the Corporation (through 
        its Board) may from time to time determine necessary, 
        appropriate, or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this 
        subtitle.
    (b) Duty and Responsibility To Deploy and Operate a Nationwide 
Public Safety Interoperable Broadband Network.--
            (1) In general.--The Corporation shall hold the single 
        public safety wireless license granted under section 281 and 
        take all actions necessary to ensure the building, deployment, 
        and operation of a secure and resilient nationwide public 
        safety interoperable broadband network in consultation with 
        Federal, State, tribal, and local public safety entities, the 
        Director of NIST, the Commission, and the public safety 
        advisory committee established in section 284(b)(1), including 
        by--
                    (A) ensuring nationwide standards including 
                encryption requirements for use and access of the 
                network;
                    (B) issuing open, transparent, and competitive 
                requests for proposals to private sector entities for 
                the purposes of building, operating, and maintaining 
                the network;
                    (C) managing and overseeing the implementation and 
                execution of contracts or agreements with non-Federal 
                entities to build, operate, and maintain the network; 
                and
                    (D) establishing policies regarding Federal and 
                public safety support use.
            (2) Interoperability, security and standards.--In carrying 
        out the duties and responsibilities of this subsection, 
        including issuing requests for proposals, the Corporation 
        shall--
                    (A) ensure the safety, security, and resiliency of 
                the network, including requirements for protecting and 
                monitoring the network to protect against cyber 
                intrusions or cyberattack;
                    (B) be informed of and manage supply chain risks to 
                the network, including requirements to provide insight 
                into the suppliers and supply chains for critical 
                network components and to implement risk management 
                best practice in network design, contracting, 
                operations and maintenance;
                    (C) promote competition in the equipment market, 
                including devices for public safety communications, by 
                requiring that equipment and devices for use on the 
                network be--
                            (i) built to open, non-proprietary, 
                        commercially available standards;
                            (ii) capable of being used across the 
                        nationwide public safety broadband network 
                        operating in the 700 MHz band;
                            (iii) be able to be interchangeable with 
                        other vendors' equipment; and
                            (iv) backward-compatible with existing 
                        second and third generation commercial networks 
                        to the extent that such capabilities are 
                        necessary and technically and economically 
                        reasonable; and
                    (D) promote integration of the network with public 
                safety answering points or their equivalent.
            (3) Rural coverage.--In carrying out the duties and 
        responsibilities of this subsection, including issuing requests 
        for proposals, the Corporation, consistent with the license 
        granted under section 281, shall require deployment phases with 
        substantial rural coverage milestones as part of each phase of 
        the construction and deployment of the network.
            (4) Execution of authority.--In carrying out the duties and 
        responsibilities of this subsection, the Corporation may--
                    (A) obtain grants from and make contracts with 
                individuals, private companies, and Federal, State, 
                regional, and local agencies;
                    (B) hire or accept voluntary services of 
                consultants, experts, advisory boards, and panels to 
                aid the Corporation in carrying out such duties and 
                responsibilities;
                    (C) receive payment for use of--
                            (i) network capacity licensed to the 
                        Corporation; and
                            (ii) network infrastructure constructed, 
                        owned, or operated by the Corporation; and
                    (D) take such other actions as may be necessary to 
                accomplish the purposes set forth in this subsection.
    (c) Other Specific Duties and Responsibilities.--
            (1) Establishment of network policies.--In carrying out the 
        requirements under subsection (b), the Corporation shall take 
        such actions as may be necessary, including the development of 
        requests for proposals--
                    (A) request for proposals should include--
                            (i) build timetables, including by taking 
                        into consideration the time needed to build out 
                        to rural areas;
                            (ii) coverage areas, including coverage in 
                        rural and nonurban areas;
                            (iii) service levels;
                            (iv) performance criteria; and
                            (v) other similar matters for the 
                        construction and deployment of such network;
                    (B) the technical, operational and security 
                requirements of the network and, as appropriate, 
                network suppliers;
                    (C) practices, procedures, and standards for the 
                management and operation of such network;
                    (D) terms of service for the use of such network, 
                including billing practices; and
                    (E) ongoing compliance review and monitoring of 
                the--
                            (i) management and operation of such 
                        network;
                            (ii) practices and procedures of the 
                        entities operating on and the personnel using 
                        such network; and
                            (iii) training needs of entities operating 
                        on and personnel using such network.
            (2) State and local planning.--
                    (A) Required consultation.--In developing requests 
                for proposal and otherwise carrying out its 
                responsibilities under this subtitle, the Corporation 
                shall consult with regional, State, tribal, and local 
                jurisdictions regarding the distribution and 
                expenditure of any amounts required to carry out the 
                policies established under paragraph (1), including 
                with regard to the--
                            (i) construction of an Evolved Packet Core 
                        or Cores and any Radio Access Network build 
                        out;
                            (ii) placement of towers;
                            (iii) coverage areas of the network, 
                        whether at the regional, State, tribal, or 
                        local level;
                            (iv) adequacy of hardening, security, 
                        reliability, and resiliency requirements;
                            (v) assignment of priority to local users;
                            (vi) assignment of priority and selection 
                        of entities seeking access to or use of the 
                        nationwide public safety interoperable 
                        broadband network established under subsection 
                        (b); and
                            (vii) training needs of local users.
                    (B) Method of consultation.--The consultation 
                required under subparagraph (A) shall occur between the 
                Corporation and the single officer or governmental body 
                designated under section 294(d).
            (3) Leveraging existing infrastructure.--In carrying out 
        the requirement under subsection (b), the Corporation shall 
        enter into agreements to utilize, to the maximum economically 
        desirable, existing--
                    (A) commercial or other communications 
                infrastructure; and
                    (B) Federal, State, tribal, or local 
                infrastructure.
            (4) Maintenance and upgrades.--The Corporation shall ensure 
        through the maintenance, operation, and improvement of the 
        nationwide public safety interoperable broadband network 
        established under subsection (b), including by ensuring that 
        the Corporation updates and revises any policies established 
        under paragraph (1) to take into account new and evolving 
        technologies and security concerns.
            (5) Roaming agreements.--The Corporation shall negotiate 
        and enter into, as it determines appropriate, roaming 
        agreements with commercial network providers to allow the 
        nationwide public safety interoperable broadband users to roam 
        onto commercial networks and gain prioritization of public 
        safety communications over such networks in times of an 
        emergency.
            (6) Network infrastructure and device criteria.--The 
        Director of NIST, in consultation with the Corporation and the 
        Commission, shall ensure the development of a list of certified 
        devices and components meeting appropriate protocols, 
        encryption requirements, and standards for public safety 
        entities and commercial vendors to adhere to, if such entities 
        or vendors seek to have access to, use of, or compatibility 
        with the nationwide public safety interoperable broadband 
        network established under subsection (b).
            (7) Representation before standard setting entities.--The 
        Corporation, in consultation with the Director of NIST, the 
        Commission, and the public safety advisory committee 
        established under section 284(b)(1), shall represent the 
        interests of public safety users of the nationwide public 
        safety interoperable broadband network established under 
        subsection (b) before any proceeding, negotiation, or other 
        matter in which a standards organization, standards body, 
        standards development organization, or any other recognized 
        standards-setting entity regarding the development of standards 
        relating to interoperability.
            (8) Prohibition on negotiation with foreign governments.--
        Except as authorized by the President, the Corporation shall 
        not have the authority to negotiate or enter into any 
        agreements with a foreign government on behalf of the United 
        States.
    (d) Use of Mails.--The Corporation may use the United States mails 
in the same manner and under the same conditions as the departments and 
agencies of the United States.

SEC. 289. INITIAL FUNDING FOR CORPORATION.

    (a) NTIA Provision of Initial Funding to the Corporation.--
            (1) In general.--Prior to the commencement of incentive 
        auctions to be carried out under section 309(j)(8)(F) of the 
        Communications Act of 1934 or the auction of spectrum pursuant 
        to section 273 of this subtitle, the NTIA is hereby 
        appropriated $50,000,000 for reasonable administrative expenses 
        and other costs associated with the establishment of the 
        Corporation, and that may be transferred as needed to the 
        Corporation for expenses before the commencement of incentive 
        auction: Provided, That funding shall expire on September 30, 
        2014.
            (2) Condition of funding.--At the time of application for, 
        and as a condition to, any such funding, the Corporation shall 
        file with the NTIA a statement with respect to the anticipated 
        use of the proceeds of this funding.
            (3) NTIA approval.--If the NTIA determines that such 
        funding is necessary for the Corporation to carry out its 
        duties and responsibilities under this title and that 
        Corporation has submitted a plan, then the NTIA shall notify 
        the appropriate committees of Congress 30 days before each 
        transfer of funds takes place.

SEC. 290. PERMANENT SELF-FUNDING; DUTY TO ASSESS AND COLLECT FEES FOR 
              NETWORK USE.

    (a) In General.--The Corporation shall have the authority to assess 
and collect the following fees:
            (1) Network user fee.--A user or subscription fee from each 
        entity, including any public safety entity or secondary user, 
        that seeks access to or use of the nationwide public safety 
        interoperable broadband network established under this title.
            (2) Lease fees related to network capacity.--
                    (A) In general.--A fee from any non-Federal entity 
                that seeks to enter into a covered leasing agreement.
                    (B) Covered leasing agreement.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (A), a ``covered leasing agreement'' means 
                a written agreement between the Corporation and 
                secondary user to permit--
                            (i) access to network capacity on a 
                        secondary basis for non-public safety services; 
                        and
                            (ii) the spectrum allocated to such entity 
                        to be used for commercial transmissions along 
                        the dark fiber of the long-haul network of such 
                        entity.
            (3) Lease fees related to network equipment and 
        infrastructure.--A fee from any non-Federal entity that seeks 
        access to or use of any equipment or infrastructure, including 
        antennas or towers, constructed or otherwise owned by the 
        Corporation.
    (b) Establishment of Fee Amounts; Permanent Self-Funding.--The 
total amount of the fees assessed for each fiscal year pursuant to this 
section shall be sufficient, and shall not exceed the amount necessary, 
to recoup the total expenses of the Corporation in carrying out its 
duties and responsibilities described under this title for the fiscal 
year involved.
    (c) Required Reinvestment of Funds.--The Corporation shall reinvest 
amounts received from the assessment of fees under this section in the 
nationwide public safety interoperable broadband network by using such 
funds only for constructing, maintaining, managing or improving the 
network.

SEC. 291. AUDIT AND REPORT.

    (a) Audit.--
            (1) In general.--The financial transactions of the 
        Corporation for any fiscal year during which Federal funds are 
        available to finance any portion of its operations shall be 
        audited by the Comptroller General of the United States in 
        accordance with the principles and procedures applicable to 
        commercial corporate transactions and under such rules and 
        regulations as may be prescribed by the Comptroller General.
            (2) Location.--Any audit conducted under paragraph (1) 
        shall be conducted at the place or places where accounts of the 
        Corporation are normally kept.
            (3) Access to corporation books and documents.--
                    (A) In general.--For purposes of an audit conducted 
                under paragraph (1), the representatives of the 
                Comptroller General shall--
                            (i) have access to all books, accounts, 
                        records, reports, files, and all other papers, 
                        things, or property belonging to or in use by 
                        the Corporation that pertain to the financial 
                        transactions of the Corporation and are 
                        necessary to facilitate the audit; and
                            (ii) be afforded full facilities for 
                        verifying transactions with the balances or 
                        securities held by depositories, fiscal agents, 
                        and custodians.
                    (B) Requirement.--All books, accounts, records, 
                reports, files, papers, and property of the Corporation 
                shall remain in the possession and custody of the 
                Corporation.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United 
        States shall submit a report of each audit conducted under 
        subsection (a) to--
                    (A) the appropriate committees of Congress;
                    (B) the President; and
                    (C) the Corporation.
            (2) Contents.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
        shall contain--
                    (A) such comments and information as the 
                Comptroller General determines necessary to inform 
                Congress of the financial operations and condition of 
                the Corporation;
                    (B) any recommendations of the Comptroller General 
                relating to the financial operations and condition of 
                the Corporation; and
                    (C) a description of any program, expenditure, or 
                other financial transaction or undertaking of the 
                Corporation that was observed during the course of the 
                audit, which, in the opinion of the Comptroller 
                General, has been carried on or made without the 
                authority of law.

SEC. 292. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this subtitle, and each year thereafter, the Corporation shall 
submit an annual report covering the preceding fiscal year to the 
President and the appropriate committees of Congress.
    (b) Required Content.--The report required under subsection (a) 
shall include--
            (1) a comprehensive and detailed report of the operations, 
        activities, financial condition, and accomplishments of the 
        Corporation under this section; and
            (2) such recommendations or proposals for legislative or 
        administrative action as the Corporation deems appropriate.
    (c) Availability To Testify.--The directors, officers, employees, 
and agents of the Corporation shall be available to testify before the 
appropriate committees of the Congress with respect to--
            (1) the report required under subsection (a);
            (2) the report of any audit made by the Comptroller General 
        under section 291; or
            (3) any other matter which such committees may determine 
        appropriate.

SEC. 293. PROVISION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    The Commission and the Departments of Homeland Security, Justice 
and Commerce may provide technical assistance to the Corporation and 
may take any action at the request of the Corporation in effectuating 
its duties and responsibilities under this title.

SEC. 294. STATE AND LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION.

    (a) Establishment of State and Local Implementation Grant 
Program.--The Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the 
Corporation, shall take such action as is necessary to establish a 
grant program to make grants to States to assist State, regional, 
tribal, and local jurisdictions to identify, plan, and implement the 
most efficient and effective way for such jurisdictions to utilize and 
integrate the infrastructure, equipment, and other architecture 
associated with the nationwide public safety interoperable broadband 
network established in this subtitle to satisfy the wireless 
communications and data services needs of that jurisdiction, including 
with regards to coverage, siting, identity management for public safety 
users and their devices, and other needs.
    (b) Matching Requirements; Federal Share.--
            (1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of any 
        activity carried out using a grant under this section may not 
        exceed 80 percent of the eligible costs of carrying out that 
        activity, as determined by the Assistant Secretary, in 
        consultation with the Corporation.
            (2) Waiver.--The Assistant Secretary may waive, in whole or 
        in part, the requirements of paragraph (1) for good cause shown 
        if the Assistant Secretary determines that such a waiver is in 
        the public interest.
    (c) Programmatic Requirements.--Not later than 6 months after the 
establishment of the bylaws of the Corporation pursuant to section 286 
of this subtitle, the Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the 
Corporation, shall establish requirements relating to the grant program 
to be carried out under this section, including the following:
            (1) Defining eligible costs for purposes of subsection 
        (b)(1).
            (2) Determining the scope of eligible activities for grant 
        funding under this section.
            (3) Prioritizing grants for activities that ensure coverage 
        in rural as well as urban areas.
    (d) Certification and Designation of Officer or Governmental 
Body.--In carrying out the grant program established under this 
section, the Assistant Secretary shall require each State to certify in 
its application for grant funds that the State has designated a single 
officer or governmental body to serve as the coordinator of 
implementation of the grant funds.

SEC. 295. STATE AND LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION FUND.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of the 
United States a fund to be known as the ``State and Local 
Implementation Fund''.
    (b) Purpose.--The Assistant Secretary shall establish and 
administer the grant program authorized under section 294 of this 
subtitle using funds deposited in the State and Local Implementation 
Fund.
    (c) Crediting of Receipts.--There shall be deposited into or 
credited to the State and Local Implementation Fund--
            (1) any amounts specified in section 297; and
            (2) any amounts borrowed by the Assistant Secretary under 
        subsection (d).
    (d) Borrowing Authority.--
            (1) In general.--The Assistant Secretary may borrow from 
        the General Fund of the Treasury beginning on October 1, 2011, 
        such sums as may be necessary, but not to exceed $100,000,000 
        to implement section 294.
            (2) Reimbursement.--The Assistant Secretary shall reimburse 
        the General Fund of the Treasury, with interest, for any 
        amounts borrowed under subparagraph (1) as funds are deposited 
        into the State and Local Implementation Fund.

SEC. 296. PUBLIC SAFETY WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH AND 
              DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) NIST Directed Research and Development Program.--From amounts 
made available from the Public Safety Trust Fund established under 
section 297, the Director of NIST, in consultation with the Commission, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the National Institute of 
Justice of the Department of Justice, as appropriate, shall conduct 
research and assist with the development of standards, technologies, 
and applications to advance wireless public safety communications.
    (b) Required Activities.--In carrying out the requirement under 
subsection (a), the Director of NIST, in consultation with the 
Corporation and the public safety advisory committee established under 
section 286(b)(1), shall--
            (1) document public safety wireless communications 
        technical requirements;
            (2) accelerate the development of the capability for 
        communications between currently deployed public safety 
        narrowband systems and the nationwide public safety 
        interoperable broadband network to be established under this 
        title;
            (3) establish a research plan, and direct research, that 
        addresses the wireless communications needs of public safety 
        entities beyond what can be provided by the current generation 
        of broadband technology;
            (4) accelerate the development of mission critical voice, 
        including device-to-device ``talkaround'' standards for 
        broadband networks, if necessary and practical, public safety 
        prioritization, authentication capabilities, as well as a 
        standard application programing interfaces for the nationwide 
        public safety interoperable broadband network to be established 
        under this title, if necessary and practical;
            (5) seek to develop technologies, standards, processes, and 
        architectures that provide a significant improvement in network 
        security, resiliency and trustworthiness; and
            (6) convene working groups of relevant government and 
        commercial parties to achieve the requirements in paragraphs 
        (1) through (5).
    (c) Transfer Authority.--If in the determination of the Director of 
NIST another Federal agency is better suited to carry out and oversee 
the research and development of any activity to be carried out in 
accordance with the requirements of this section, the Director may 
transfer any amounts provided under this section to such agency, 
including to the National Institute of Justice of the Department of 
Justice and the Department of Homeland Security.

SEC. 297. PUBLIC SAFETY TRUST FUND.

    (a) Establishment of Public Safety Trust Fund.--
            (1) In general.--There is established in the Treasury of 
        the United States a trust fund to be known as the ``Public 
        Safety Trust Fund''.
            (2) Crediting of receipts.--
                    (A) In general.--There shall be deposited into or 
                credited to the Public Safety Trust Fund the proceeds 
                from the auction of spectrum carried out pursuant to--
                            (i) section 273 of this subtitle; and
                            (ii) section 309(j)(8)(F) of the 
                        Communications Act of 1934, as added by section 
                        273 of this subtitle.
                    (B) Availability.--Amounts deposited into or 
                credited to the Public Safety Trust Fund in accordance 
                with subparagraph (A) shall remain available until the 
                end of fiscal year 2018. Upon the expiration of the 
                period described in the prior sentence such amounts 
                shall be deposited in the General Fund of the Treasury, 
                where such amounts shall be dedicated for the sole 
                purpose of deficit reduction.
    (b) Use of Fund.--Amounts deposited in the Public Safety Trust Fund 
shall be used in the following manner:
            (1) Payment of auction incentive.--
                    (A) Required disbursals.--Amounts in the Public 
                Safety Trust Fund shall be used to make any required 
                disbursal of payments to licensees required pursuant to 
                clause (i) and subclause (IV) of clause (ii) of section 
                309(j)(8)(F) of the Communications Act of 1934.
                    (B) Notification to congress.--
                            (i) In general.--At least 3 months in 
                        advance of any incentive auction conducted 
                        pursuant to subparagraph (F) of section 
                        309(j)(8) of the Communications Act of 1934, 
                        the Chairman of the Commission, in consultation 
                        with the Director of the Office of Management 
                        and Budget, shall notify the appropriate 
                        committees of Congress--
                                    (I) of the methodology for 
                                calculating the disbursal of payments 
                                to certain licensees required pursuant 
                                to clause (i) and subclauses (III) and 
                                (IV) of clause of (ii) of such section;
                                    (II) that such methodology 
                                considers the value of the spectrum 
                                voluntarily relinquished in its current 
                                use and the timeliness with which the 
                                licensee cleared its use of such 
                                spectrum; and
                                    (III) of the estimated payments to 
                                be made from the Incentive Auction 
                                Relocation Fund established under 
                                section 309(j)(8)(G) of the 
                                Communications Act of 1934.
                            (ii) Definition.--In this clause, the term 
                        ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
                                    (I) the Committee on Commerce, 
                                Science, and Transportation of the 
                                Senate;
                                    (II) the Committee on 
                                Appropriations of the Senate;
                                    (III) the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce of the House of 
                                Representatives; and
                                    (IV) the Committee on 
                                Appropriations of the House of 
                                Representatives.
            (2) Incentive auction relocation fund.--Not more than 
        $1,000,000,000 shall be deposited in the Incentive Auction 
        Relocation Fund established under section 309(j)(8)(G) of the 
        Communications Act of 1934.
            (3) State and local implementation fund.--$200,000,000 
        shall be deposited in the State and Local Implementation Fund 
        established under section 294.
            (4) Public safety broadband corporation.--$6,450,000,000 
        shall be deposited with the Public Safety Broadband Corporation 
        established under section 284, of which pursuant to its 
        responsibilities and duties set forth under section 288 to 
        deploy and operate a nationwide public safety interoperable 
        broadband network. Funds deposited with the Public Safety 
        Broadband Corporation shall be available after submission of a 
        five-year budget by the Corporation and approval by the 
        Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of 
        Homeland Security, Director of the Office of Management and 
        Budget and Attorney General of the United States.
            (5) Public safety research and development.--After approval 
        by the Office of Management and Budget of a spend plan 
        developed by the Director of NIST, a Wireless Innovation (WIN) 
        Fund of up to $300,000,000 shall be made available for use by 
        the Director of NIST to carry out the research program 
        established under section 296 and be available until expended. 
        If less than $300,000,000 is approved by the Office of 
        Management and Budget, the remainder shall be transferred to 
        the Public Safety Broadband Corporation established in section 
        284 and be available for duties set forth under section 288 to 
        deploy and operate a nationwide public safety interoperable 
        broadband network.
            (6) Deficit reduction.--Any amounts remaining after the 
        deduction of the amounts required under paragraphs (1) through 
        (5) shall be deposited in the General Fund of the Treasury, 
        where such amounts shall be dedicated for the sole purpose of 
        deficit reduction.

SEC. 298. FCC REPORT ON EFFICIENT USE OF PUBLIC SAFETY SPECTRUM.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this subtitle and every 2 years thereafter, the Commission 
shall, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary and the Director of 
NIST, conduct a study and submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report on the spectrum allocated for public safety use.
    (b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include--
            (1) an examination of how such spectrum is being used;
            (2) recommendations on how such spectrum may be used more 
        efficiently;
            (3) an assessment of the feasibility of public safety 
        entities relocating from other bands to the public safety 
        broadband spectrum; and
            (4) an assessment of whether any spectrum made available by 
        the relocation described in paragraph (3) could be returned to 
        the Commission for reassignment through auction, including 
        through use of incentive auction authority under subparagraph 
        (G) of section 309(j)(8) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
        U.S.C. 309(j)(8)), as added by section 273(a).

SEC. 299. PUBLIC SAFETY ROAMING AND PRIORITY ACCESS.

    The Commission may adopt rules, if necessary in the public 
interest, to improve the ability of public safety users to roam onto 
commercial networks and to gain priority access to commercial networks 
in an emergency if--
            (1) the public safety entity equipment is technically 
        compatible with the commercial network;
            (2) the commercial network is reasonably compensated; and
            (3) such access does not preempt or otherwise terminate or 
        degrade all existing voice conversations or data sessions.

   TITLE III--ASSISTANCE FOR THE UNEMPLOYED AND PATHWAYS BACK TO WORK

               Subtitle A--Supporting Unemployed Workers

SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

    This subtitle may be cited as the ``Supporting Unemployed Workers 
Act of 2011''.

 PART I--EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION AND CERTAIN 
  EXTENDED BENEFITS PROVISIONS, AND ESTABLISHMENT OF SELF-EMPLOYMENT 
                           ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

SEC. 311. EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 4007 of the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note), is amended--
            (1) by striking ``January 3, 2012'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``January 3, 2013'';
            (2) in the heading for subsection (b)(2), by striking 
        ``January 3, 2012'' and inserting ``January 3, 2013''; and
            (3) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``June 9, 2012'' and 
        inserting ``June 8, 2013''.
    (b) Funding.--Section 4004(e)(1) of the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note), is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the end; 
        and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:
                    ``(H) the amendments made by section 101 of the 
                Supporting Unemployed Workers Act of 2011; and''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect as if included in the enactment of the Unemployment Compensation 
Extension Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-205).

SEC. 312. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF EXTENDED BENEFIT PROVISIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 2005 of the Assistance for Unemployed 
Workers and Struggling Families Act, as contained in Public Law 111-5 
(26 U.S.C. 3304 note), is amended--
            (1) by striking ``January 4, 2012'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``January 4, 2013'';
            (2) in the heading for subsection (b)(2), by striking 
        ``January 4, 2012'' and inserting ``January 4, 2013''; and
            (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``June 11, 2012'' and 
        inserting ``June 11, 2013''.
    (b) Extension of Matching for States With No Waiting Week.--Section 
5 of the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 (Public Law 
110-449; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by striking ``June 10, 2012'' 
and inserting ``June 9, 2013''.
    (c) Extension of Modification of Indicators Under the Extended 
Benefit Program.--Section 502 of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance 
Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-312; 26 
U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``December 31, 2011'' and 
        inserting ``December 31, 2012''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ``December 31, 2011'' 
        and inserting ``December 31, 2012''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect as if included in the enactment of the Unemployment Compensation 
Extension Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-205).

SEC. 313. REEMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND REEMPLOYMENT AND ELIGIBILITY 
              ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Provision of services and activities.--Section 4001 of 
        the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008, (Public Law 110-252; 
        26 U.S.C. 3304 note), is amended by inserting the following new 
        subsection (h):
    ``(h) In General.--
            ``(1) Required provision of services and activities.--An 
        agreement under this section shall require that the State 
        provide reemployment services and reemployment and eligibility 
        assessment activities to each individual receiving emergency 
        unemployment compensation who, on or after the date that is 30 
        days after the date of enactment of the Supporting Unemployed 
        Workers Act of 2011, establishes an account under section 
        4002(b), commences receiving the amounts described in section 
        4002(c), commences receiving the amounts described in section 
        4002(d), or commences receiving the amounts described in 
        subsection 4002(e), whichever occurs first. Such services and 
        activities shall be provided by the staff of the State agency 
        responsible for administration of the State unemployment 
        compensation law or the Wagner-Peyser Act from funds available 
        pursuant to section 4004(c)(2) and may also be provided from 
        funds available under the Wagner-Peyser Act.
            ``(2) Description of services and activities.--The 
        reemployment services and in-person reemployment and 
        eligibility assessment activities provided to individuals 
        receiving emergency unemployment compensation described in 
        paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) shall include--
                            ``(i) the provision of labor market and 
                        career information;
                            ``(ii) an assessment of the skills of the 
                        individual;
                            ``(iii) orientation to the services 
                        available through the One-Stop centers 
                        established under title I of the Workforce 
                        Investment Act of 1998;
                            ``(iv) job search counseling and the 
                        development or review of an individual 
                        reemployment plan that includes participation 
                        in job search activities and appropriate 
                        workshops and may include referrals to 
                        appropriate training services; and
                            ``(v) review of the eligibility of the 
                        individual for emergency unemployment 
                        compensation relating to the job search 
                        activities of the individual; and
                    ``(B) may include the provision of--
                            ``(i) comprehensive and specialized 
                        assessments;
                            ``(ii) individual and group career 
                        counseling; and
                            ``(iii) additional reemployment services.
            ``(3) Participation requirement.--As a condition of 
        continuing eligibility for emergency unemployment compensation 
        for any week, an individual who has been referred to 
        reemployment services or reemployment and eligibility 
        assessment activities under this subsection shall participate, 
        or shall have completed participation in, such services or 
        activities, unless the State agency responsible for the 
        administration of State unemployment compensation law 
        determines that there is justifiable cause for failure to 
        participate or complete such services or activities, as defined 
        in guidance to be issued by the Secretary of Labor.''.
            (2) Issuance of guidance.--Not later than 30 days after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue 
        guidance on the implementation of the reemployment services and 
        reemployment and eligibility assessments activities required to 
        be provided under the amendments made by paragraph (1).
    (b) Funding.--
            (1) In general.--Section 4004(c) of the Supplemental 
        Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 
        note), is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``There'' and inserting ``(1) 
                Administration.--There''; and
                    (B) by inserting the following new paragraph:
            ``(2) Reemployment services and reemployment and 
        eligibility assessment activities.--
                    ``(A) Appropriation.--There are appropriated from 
                the general fund of the Treasury, without fiscal year 
                limitation, out of the employment security 
                administration account as established by section 901(a) 
                of the Social Security Act, such sums as determined by 
                the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subparagraph 
                (B) to assist States in providing reemployment services 
                and reemployment and eligibility assessment activities 
                described in section 4001(h)(2).
                    ``(B) Determination of total amount.--The amount 
                referred to in subparagraph (A) is the amount the 
                Secretary estimates is equal to--
                            ``(i) the number of individuals who will 
                        receive reemployment services and reemployment 
                        eligibility and assessment activities described 
                        in section 4001(h)(2) in all States through the 
                        date specified in section 4007(b)(3), 
                        multiplied by
                            ``(ii) $200.
                    ``(C) Distribution among states.--Of the amounts 
                appropriated under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of 
                Labor shall distribute amounts to each State, in 
                accordance with section 4003(c), that the Secretary 
                estimates is equal to--
                            ``(i) the number of individuals who will 
                        receive reemployment services and reemployment 
                        and eligibility assessment activities described 
                        in section 4001(h)(2) in such State through the 
                        date specified in section 4007(b)(3), 
                        multiplied by
                            ``(ii) $200.''.
            (2) Transfer of funds.--Section 4004(e) of the Supplemental 
        Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 
        note), is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (B) by inserting the following paragraph (3):
            ``(3) to the Employment Ssecurity Administration account 
        (as established by section 901(a) of the Social Security Act) 
        such sums as the Secretary of Labor determines to be necessary 
        in accordance with subsection (c)(2) to assist States in 
        providing reemployment services and reemployment eligibility 
        and assessment activities described in section 4001(h)(2).''.

SEC. 314. FEDERAL-STATE AGREEMENTS TO ADMINISTER A SELF-EMPLOYMENT 
              ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    Section 4001 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public 
Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note), as amended by section 313, is 
further amended by inserting a new subsection (i) as follows:
    ``(i) Authority To Conduct Self-Employment Assistance Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--
                    ``(A) Establishment.--Any agreement under 
                subsection (a) may provide that the State agency of the 
                State shall establish a self-employment assistance 
                program described in paragraph (2), to provide for the 
                payment of emergency unemployment compensation as self-
                employment assistance allowances to individuals who 
                meet the eligibility criteria specified in subsection 
                (b).
                    ``(B) Payment of allowances.--The self-employment 
                assistance allowance described in subparagraph (A) 
                shall be paid for up to 26 weeks to an eligible 
                individual from such individual's emergency 
                unemployment compensation account described in section 
                4002, and the amount in such account shall be reduced 
                accordingly.
            ``(2) Definition of `self-employment assistance program'.--
        For the purposes of this title, the term `self-employment 
        assistance program' means a program as defined under section 
        3306(t) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 
        3306(t)), except as follows:
                    ``(A) all references to `regular unemployment 
                compensation under the State law' shall be deemed to 
                refer instead to `emergency unemployment compensation 
                under title IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
                2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note)';
                    ``(B) paragraph (3)(B) shall not apply;
                    ``(C) clause (i) of paragraph (3)(C) shall be 
                deemed to state as follows:
                            ```(i) include any entrepreneurial training 
                        that the State may provide in coordination with 
                        programs of training offered by the Small 
                        Business Administration, which may include 
                        business counseling, mentorship for 
                        participants, access to small business 
                        development resources, and technical 
                        assistance; and';
                    ``(D) the reference to `5 percent' in paragraph (4) 
                shall be deemed to refer instead to `1 percent'; and
                    ``(E) paragraph (5) shall not apply.
            ``(3) Availability of self-employment assistance 
        allowances.--In the case of an individual who has received any 
        emergency unemployment compensation payment under this title, 
        such individual shall not receive self-employment assistance 
        allowances under this subsection unless the State agency has a 
        reasonable expectation that such individual will be entitled to 
        at least 26 times the individual's average weekly benefit 
        amount of emergency unemployment compensation.
            ``(4) Participant option to terminate participation in 
        self-employment assistance program.--
                    ``(A) Termination.--An individual who is 
                participating in a State's self-employment assistance 
                program may opt to discontinue participation in such 
                program.
                    ``(B) Continued eligibility for emergency 
                unemployment compensation.--An individual whose 
                participation in the self-employment assistance program 
                is terminated as described in paragraph (1) or who has 
                completed participation in such program, and who 
                continues to meet the eligibility requirements for 
                emergency unemployment compensation under this title, 
                shall receive emergency unemployment compensation 
                payments with respect to subsequent weeks of 
                unemployment, to the extent that amounts remain in the 
                account established for such individual under section 
                4002(b) or to the extent that such individual commences 
                receiving the amounts described in subsections (c), 
                (d), or (e) of such section, respectively.''.

SEC. 315. CONFORMING AMENDMENT ON PAYMENT OF BRIDGE TO WORK WAGES.

    Section 4001 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public 
Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note), as amended by section 103, is 
further amended by inserting a new subsection (j) as follows:
    ``(j) Authorization To Pay Wages for Purposes of a Bridge to Work 
Program.--Any State that establishes a Bridge to Work program under 
section 204 of the Supporting Unemployed Workers Act of 2011 is 
authorized to deduct from an emergency unemployment compensation 
account established for such individual under section 4002 such sums as 
may be necessary to pay wages for such individual as authorized under 
section 204(b)(1) of such Act.''.

SEC. 316. ADDITIONAL EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNDER THE RAILROAD 
              UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT.

    (a) Extension.--Section 2(c)(2)(D)(iii) of the Railroad 
Unemployment Insurance Act, as added by section 2006 of the American 
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) and as amended 
by section 9 of the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act 
of 2009 (Public Law 111-92), is amended--
            (1) by striking ``June 30, 2011'' and inserting ``June 30, 
        2012''; and
            (2) by striking ``December 31, 2011'' and inserting 
        ``December 31, 2012''.
    (b) Clarification on Authority To Use Funds.--Funds appropriated 
under either the first or second sentence of clause (iv) of section 
2(c)(2)(D) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act shall be 
available to cover the cost of additional extended unemployment 
benefits provided under such section 2(c)(2)(D) by reason of the 
amendments made by subsection (a) as well as to cover the cost of such 
benefits provided under such section 2(c)(2)(D), as in effect on the 
day before the date of the enactment of this Act.

                   PART II--REEMPLOYMENT NOW PROGRAM

SEC. 321. ESTABLISHMENT OF REEMPLOYMENT NOW PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--There is hereby established the Reemployment NOW 
program to be carried out by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with 
this part in order to facilitate the reemployment of individuals who 
are receiving emergency unemployment compensation under title IV of the 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 
3304 note) (hereafter in this part referred to as ``EUC claimants'').
    (b) Authorization and Appropriation.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated and appropriated from the general fund of the Treasury for 
fiscal year 2012 $4,000,000,000 to carry out the Reemployment NOW 
program under this part.

SEC. 322. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.

    (a) In General.--Of the funds appropriated under section 321(b) to 
carry out this part, the Secretary of Labor shall--
            (1) reserve up to 1 percent for the costs of Federal 
        administration and for carrying out rigorous evaluations of the 
        activities conducted under this part; and
            (2) allot the remainder of the funds not reserved under 
        paragraph (1) in accordance with the requirements of subsection 
        (b) and (c) to States that have approved plans under section 
        323.
    (b) Allotment Formula.--
            (1) Formula factors.--The Secretary of Labor shall allot 
        the funds available under subsection (a)(2) as follows:
                    (A) two-thirds of such funds shall be allotted on 
                the basis of the relative number of unemployed 
                individuals in each State, compared to the total number 
                of unemployed individuals in all States; and
                    (B) one-third of such funds shall be allotted on 
                the basis of the relative number of individuals in each 
                State who have been unemployed for 27 weeks or more, 
                compared to the total number of individuals in all 
                States who have been unemployed for 27 weeks or more.
            (2) Calculation.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the number 
        of unemployed individuals and the number of individuals 
        unemployed for 27 weeks or more shall be based on the data for 
        the most recent 12-month period, as determined by the 
        Secretary.
    (c) Reallotment.--
            (1) Failure to submit state plan.--If a State does not 
        submit a State plan by the time specified in section 323(b), or 
        a State does not receive approval of a State plan, the amount 
        the State would have been eligible to receive pursuant to the 
        formula under subsection (b) shall be allotted to States that 
        receive approval of the State plan under section 323 in 
        accordance with the relative allotments of such States as 
        determined by the Secretary under subsection (b).
            (2) Failure to implement activities on a timely basis.--The 
        Secretary of Labor may, in accordance with procedures and 
        criteria established by the Secretary, recapture the portion of 
        the State allotment under this part that remains unobligated if 
        the Secretary determines such funds are not being obligated at 
        a rate sufficient to meet the purposes of this part. The 
        Secretary shall reallot such recaptured funds to other States 
        that are not subject to recapture in accordance with the 
        relative share of the allotments of such States as determined 
        by the Secretary under subsection (b).
            (3) Recapture of funds.--Funds recaptured under paragraph 
        (2) shall be available for reobligation not later than December 
        31, 2012.

SEC. 323. STATE PLAN.

    (a) In General.--For a State to be eligible to receive an allotment 
under section 322, a State shall submit to the Secretary of Labor a 
State plan in such form and containing such information as the 
Secretary may require, which at a minimum shall include--
            (1) a description of the activities to be carried out by 
        the State to assist in the reemployment of eligible individuals 
        to be served in accordance with this part, including which of 
        the activities authorized in sections 324-328 the State intends 
        to carry out and an estimate of the amounts the State intends 
        to allocate to the activities, respectively;
            (2) a description of the performance outcomes to be 
        achieved by the State through the activities carried out under 
        this part, including the employment outcomes to be achieved by 
        participants and the processes the State will use to track 
        performance, consistent with guidance provided by the Secretary 
        of Labor regarding such outcomes and processes;
            (3) a description of coordination of activities to be 
        carried out under this part with activities under title I of 
        the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, the Wagner-Peyser Act, 
        and other appropriate Federal programs;
            (4) the timelines for implementation of the activities 
        described in the plan and the number of EUC claimants expected 
        to be enrolled in such activities by quarter;
            (5) assurances that the State will participate in the 
        evaluation activities carried out by the Secretary of Labor 
        under this section;
            (6) assurances that the State will provide appropriate 
        reemployment services, including counseling, to any EUC 
        claimant who participates in any of the programs authorized 
        under this part; and
            (7) assurances that the State will report such information 
        as the Secretary may require relating to fiscal, performance 
        and other matters, including employment outcomes and effects, 
        which the Secretary determines are necessary to effectively 
        monitor the activities carried out under this part.
    (b) Plan Submission and Approval.--A State plan under this section 
shall be submitted to the Secretary of Labor for approval not later 
than 30 days after the Secretary issues guidance relating to submission 
of such plan. The Secretary shall approve such plans if the Secretary 
determines that the plans meet the requirements of this part and are 
appropriate and adequate to carry out the purposes of this part.
    (c) Plan Modifications.--A State may submit modifications to a 
State plan that has been approved under this part, and the Secretary of 
Labor may approve such modifications, if the plan as modified would 
meet the requirements of this part and are appropriate and adequate to 
carry out the purposes of this part.

SEC. 324. BRIDGE TO WORK PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--A State may use funds allotted to the State under 
this part to establish and administer a Bridge to Work program 
described in this section.
    (b) Description of Program.--In order to increase individuals' 
opportunities to move to permanent employment, a State may establish a 
Bridge to Work program to provide an EUC claimant with short-term work 
experience placements with an eligible employer, during which time such 
individual--
            (1) shall be paid emergency unemployment compensation 
        payable under title IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
        2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note), as wages for 
        work performed, and as specified in subsection (c);
            (2) shall be paid the additional amount described in 
        subsection (e) as augmented wages for work performed; and
            (3) may be paid compensation in addition to the amounts 
        described in paragraphs (1) and (2) by a State or by a 
        participating employer as wages for work performed.
    (c) Program Eligibility and Other Requirements.--For purposes of 
this program--
            (1) individuals who, except for the requirements described 
        in paragraph (3), are eligible to receive emergency 
        unemployment compensation payments under title IV of the 
        Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 
        U.S.C. 3304 note), and who choose to participate in the program 
        described in subsection (b), shall receive such payments as 
        wages for work performed during their voluntary participation 
        in the program described under subsection (b);
            (2) the wages payable to individuals described in paragraph 
        (1) shall be paid from the emergency unemployment compensation 
        account for such individual as described in section 4002 of the 
        Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 
        U.S.C. 3304 note), and the amount in such individual's account 
        shall be reduced accordingly;
            (3) the wages payable to an individual described in 
        paragraph (1) shall be payable in the same amount, at the same 
        interval, on the same terms, and subject to the same conditions 
        under title IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 
        (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note), except that--
                    (A) State requirements applied under such Act 
                relating to availability for work and active search for 
                work are not applicable to such individuals who 
                participate for at least 25 hours per week in the 
                program described in subsection (b) for the duration of 
                such individual's participation in the program;
                    (B) State requirements applied under such act 
                relating to disqualifying income regarding wages earned 
                shall not apply to such individuals who participate for 
                at least 25 hours per week in the program described in 
                subsection (b), and shall not apply with respect to--
                            (i) the wages described under subsection 
                        (b); and
                            (ii) any wages, in addition to those 
                        described under subsection (b), whether paid by 
                        a State or a participating employer for the 
                        same work activities;
                    (C) State prohibitions or limitations applied under 
                such Act relating to employment status shall not apply 
                to such individuals who participate in the program 
                described in subsection (b); and
                    (D) State requirements applied under such Act 
                relating to an individual's acceptance of an offer of 
                employment shall not apply with regard to an offer of 
                long-term employment from a participating employer made 
                to such individual who is participating in the program 
                described in subsection (b) in a work experience 
                provided by such employer, where such long-term 
                employment is expected to commence or commences at the 
                conclusion of the duration specified in paragraph 
                (4)(A);
            (4) the program shall be structured so that individuals 
        described in paragraph (1) may participate in the program for 
        up to--
                    (A) 8 weeks, and
                    (B) 38 hours for each such week;
            (5) a State shall ensure that all individuals participating 
        in the program are covered by a workers' compensation insurance 
        program; and
            (6) the program meets such other requirements as the 
        Secretary of Labor determines to be appropriate in guidance 
        issued by the Secretary.
    (d) State Requirements.--
            (1) Certification of eligible employer.--A State may 
        certify as eligible for participation in the program under this 
        section any employer that meets the eligibility criteria as 
        established in guidance by the Secretary of Labor, except that 
        an employer shall not be certified as eligible for 
        participation in the program described under subsection (b)--
                    (A) if such employer--
                            (i) is a Federal, State, or local 
                        government entity;
                            (ii) would engage an eligible individual in 
                        work activities under any employer's grant, 
                        contract, or subcontract with a Federal, State, 
                        or local government entity, except with regard 
                        to work activities under any employer's supply 
                        contract or subcontract;
                            (iii) is delinquent with respect to any 
                        taxes or employer contributions described under 
                        sections 3301 and 3303(a)(1) of the Internal 
                        Revenue Code of 1986 or with respect to any 
                        related reporting requirements;
                            (iv) is engaged in the business of 
                        supplying workers to other employers and would 
                        participate in the program for the purpose of 
                        supplying individuals participating in the 
                        program to other employers; or
                            (v) has previously participated in the 
                        program and the State has determined that such 
                        employer has failed to abide by any of the 
                        requirements specified in subsections (h), (i), 
                        or (j), or by any other requirements that the 
                        Secretary may establish for employers under 
                        subsection (c)(6); and
                    (B) unless such employer provides assurances that 
                it has not displaced existing workers pursuant to the 
                requirements of subsection (h).
            (2) Authorized activities.--Funds allotted to a State under 
        this part for the program--
                    (A) shall be used to--
                            (i) recruit employers for participation in 
                        the program;
                            (ii) review and certify employers 
                        identified by eligible individuals seeking to 
                        participate in the program;
                            (iii) ensure that reemployment and 
                        counseling services are available for program 
                        participants, including services describing the 
                        program under subsection (b), prior to an 
                        individual's participation in such program;
                            (iv) establish and implement processes to 
                        monitor the progress and performance of 
                        individual participants for the duration of the 
                        program;
                            (v) prevent misuse of the program; and
                            (vi) pay augmented wages to eligible 
                        individuals, if necessary, as described in 
                        subsection (e); and
                    (B) may be used--
                            (i) to pay workers' compensation insurance 
                        premiums to cover all individuals participating 
                        in the program, except that, if a State opts 
                        not to make such payments directly to a State 
                        administered workers' compensation program, the 
                        State involved shall describe in the approved 
                        State plan the means by which such State shall 
                        ensure workers' compensation or equivalent 
                        coverage for all individuals who participate in 
                        the program;
                            (ii) to pay compensation to a participating 
                        individual that is in addition to the amounts 
                        described in subsections (c)(1) and (e) as 
                        wages for work performed;
                            (iii) to provide supportive services, such 
                        as transportation, child care, and dependent 
                        care, that would enable individuals to 
                        participate in the program;
                            (iv) for the administration and oversight 
                        of the program; and
                            (v) to fulfill additional program 
                        requirements included in the approved State 
                        plan.
    (e) Payment of Augmented Wages if Necessary.--In the event that the 
wages described in subsection (c)(1) are not sufficient to equal or 
exceed the minimum wages that are required to be paid by an employer 
under section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) or the applicable State or local minimum wage law, 
whichever is higher, a State shall pay augmented wages to a program 
participant in any amount necessary to cover the difference between--
            (1) such minimum wages amount; and
            (2) the wages payable under subsection (c)(1).
    (f) Effect of Wages on Eligibility for Other Programs.--None of the 
wages paid under this section shall be considered as income for the 
purposes of determining eligibility for and the amount of income 
transfer and in-kind aid furnished under any Federal or federally 
assisted program based on need.
    (g) Effect of Wages, Work Activities, and Program Participation on 
Continuing Eligibility for Emergency Unemployment Compensation.--Any 
wages paid under this section and any additional wages paid by an 
employer to an individual described in subsection (c)(1), and any work 
activities performed by such individual as a participant in the 
program, shall not be construed so as to render such individual 
ineligible to receive emergency unemployment compensation under title 
IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 
U.S.C. 3304 note).
    (h) Nondisplacement of Employees.--
            (1) Prohibition.--An employer shall not use a program 
        participant to displace (including a partial displacement, such 
        as a reduction in the hours of non-overtime work, wages, or 
        employment benefits) any current employee (as of the date of 
        the participation).
            (2) Other prohibitions.--An employer shall not permit a 
        program participant to perform work activities related to any 
        job for which--
                    (A) any other individual is on layoff from the same 
                or any substantially equivalent position;
                    (B) the employer has terminated the employment of 
                any employee or otherwise reduced the workforce of the 
                employer with the intention of filling or partially 
                filling the vacancy so created with the work activities 
                to be performed by a program participant;
                    (C) there is a strike or lock out at the worksite 
                that is the participant's place of employment; or
                    (D) the job is created in a manner that will 
                infringe in any way upon the promotional opportunities 
                of currently employed individuals (as of the date of 
                the participation).
    (i) Prohibition on Impairment of Contracts.--An employer shall not, 
by means of assigning work activities under this section, impair an 
existing contract for services or a collective bargaining agreement, 
and no such activity that would be inconsistent with the terms of a 
collective bargaining agreement shall be undertaken without the written 
concurrence of the labor organization that is signatory to the 
collective bargaining agreement.
    (j) Limitation on Employer Participation.--If, after 24 weeks of 
participation in the program, an employer has not made an offer of 
suitable long-term employment to any individual described under 
subsection (c)(1) who was placed with such employer and has completed 
the program, a State shall bar such employer from further participation 
in the program. States may impose additional conditions on 
participating employers to ensure that an appropriate number of 
participants receive offers of suitable long term employment.
    (k) Failure To Meet Program Requirements.--If a State makes a 
determination based on information provided to the State, or acquired 
by the State by means of its administration and oversight functions, 
that a participating employer under this section has violated a 
requirement of this section, the State shall bar such employer from 
further participation in the program. The State shall establish a 
process whereby an individual described in subsection (c)(1), or any 
other affected individual or entity, may file a complaint with the 
State relating to a violation of any requirement or prohibition under 
this section.
    (l) Participant Option To Terminate Participation in Bridge to Work 
Program.--
            (1) Termination.--An individual who is participating in a 
        program described in subsection (b) may opt to discontinue 
        participation in such program.
            (2) Continued eligibility for emergency unemployment 
        compensation.--An individual who opts to discontinue 
        participation in such program, is terminated from such program 
        by a participating employer, or who has completed participation 
        in such program, and who continues to meet the eligibility 
        requirements for emergency unemployment compensation under 
        title IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public 
        Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note), shall receive emergency 
        unemployment compensation payments with respect to subsequent 
        weeks of unemployment, to the extent that amounts remain in the 
        account established for such individual under section 4002(b) 
        of such Act or to the extent that such individual commences 
        receiving the amounts described in subsections (c), (d), or (e) 
        of such section, respectively.
    (m) Effect of Other Laws.--Unless otherwise provided in this 
section, nothing in this section shall be construed to alter or affect 
the rights or obligations under any Federal, State, or local laws with 
respect to any individual described in subsection (c)(1) and with 
respect to any participating employer under this section.
    (n) Treatment of Payments.--All wages or other payments to an 
individual under this section shall be treated as payments of 
unemployment insurance for purposes of section 209 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 409) and for purposes of subtitle A and 
sections 3101 and 3111 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

SEC. 325. WAGE INSURANCE.

    (a) In General.--A State may use the funds allotted to the State 
under this part to provide a wage insurance program for EUC claimants.
    (b) Benefits.--The wage insurance program provided under this 
section may use funds allotted to the State under this part to pay, for 
a period not to exceed 2 years, to a worker described in subsection 
(c), up to 50 percent of the difference between--
            (1) the wages received by the worker at the time of 
        separation; and
            (2) the wages received by the worker for reemployment.
    (c) Individual Eligibility.--The benefits described in subsection 
(b) may be paid to an individual who is an EUC claimant at the time 
such individual obtains reemployment and who--
            (1) is at least 50 years of age;
            (2) earns not more than $50,000 per year in wages from 
        reemployment;
            (3) is employed on a full-time basis as defined by the law 
        of the State; and
            (4) is not employed by the employer from which the 
        individual was last separated.
    (d) Total Amount of Payments.--A State shall establish a maximum 
amount of payments per individual for purposes of payments described in 
subsection (b) during the eligibility period described in such 
subsection.
    (e) Non-Discrimination Regarding Wages.--An employer shall not pay 
a worker described in subsection (c) less than such employer pays to a 
regular worker in the same or substantially equivalent position.

SEC. 326. ENHANCED REEMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES.

    (a) In General.--A State may use funds allotted under this part to 
provide a program of enhanced reemployment services to EUC claimants. 
In addition to the provision of services to such claimants, the program 
may include the provision of reemployment services to individuals who 
are unemployed and have exhausted their rights to emergency 
unemployment compensation under title IV of the Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 2008, (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note). 
The program shall provide reemployment services that are more intensive 
than the reemployment services provided by the State prior to the 
receipt of the allotment under this part.
    (b) Types of Services.--The enhanced reemployment services 
described in subsection (a) may include services such as--
            (1) assessments, counseling, and other intensive services 
        that are provided by staff on a one-to-one basis and may be 
        customized to meet the reemployment needs of EUC claimants and 
        individuals described in subsection (a);
            (2) comprehensive assessments designed to identify 
        alternative career paths;
            (3) case management;
            (4) reemployment services that are provided more frequently 
        and more intensively than such reemployment services have 
        previously been provided by the State; and
            (5) services that are designed to enhance communication 
        skills, interviewing skills, and other skills that would assist 
        in obtaining reemployment.

SEC. 327. SELF-EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS.

    A State may use funds allotted to the State under this part, in an 
amount specified under an approved State plan, for the administrative 
costs associated with starting up the self-employment assistance 
program described in section 4001(i) of the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 2008, (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note).

SEC. 328. ADDITIONAL INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--A State may use funds allotted under this part to 
provide a program for innovative activities, which use a strategy that 
is different from the reemployment strategies described in sections 
324-327 and which are designed to facilitate the reemployment of EUC 
claimants. In addition to the provision of activities to such 
claimants, the program may include the provision of activities to 
individuals who are unemployed and have exhausted their rights to 
emergency unemployment compensation under title IV of the Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 2008, (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note).
    (b) Conditions.--The innovative activities approved in accordance 
with subsection (a)--
            (1) shall directly benefit EUC claimants and, if 
        applicable, individuals described in subsection (a), either as 
        a benefit paid to such claimant or individual or as a service 
        provided to such claimant or individual;
            (2) shall not result in a reduction in the duration or 
        amount of, emergency unemployment compensation for which EUC 
        claimants would otherwise be eligible;
            (3) shall not include a reduction in the duration, amount 
        of or eligibility for regular compensation or extended 
        benefits;
            (4) shall not be used to displace (including a partial 
        displacement, such as a reduction in the hours of non-overtime 
        work, wages, or employment benefits) any currently employed 
        employee (as of the date of the participation) or allow a 
        program participant to perform work activities related to any 
        job for which--
                    (A) any other individual is on layoff from the same 
                or any substantially equivalent job;
                    (B) the employer has terminated the employment of 
                any regular employee or otherwise reduced the workforce 
                of the employer with the intention of filling or 
                partially filling the vacancy so created with the work 
                activities to be performed by a program participant;
                    (C) there is a strike or lock out at the worksite 
                that is the participant's place of employment; or
                    (D) the job is created in a manner that will 
                infringe in any way upon the promotional opportunities 
                of currently employed individuals (as of the date of 
                the participation);
            (5) shall not be in violation of any Federal, State, or 
        local law.

SEC. 329. GUIDANCE AND ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.

    The Secretary of Labor may establish through guidance, without 
regard to the requirements of section 553 of title 5, United States 
Code, such additional requirements, including requirements regarding 
the allotment, recapture, and reallotment of funds, and reporting 
requirements, as the Secretary determines to be necessary to ensure 
fiscal integrity, effective monitoring, and appropriate and prompt 
implementation of the activities under this Act.

SEC. 330. REPORT OF INFORMATION AND EVALUATIONS TO CONGRESS AND THE 
              PUBLIC.

    The Secretary of Labor shall provide to the appropriate Committees 
of the Congress and make available to the public the information 
reported pursuant to section 329 and the evaluations of activities 
carried out pursuant to the funds reserved under section 322(a)(1).

SEC. 331. STATE.

    For purposes of this part, the term ``State'' has the meaning given 
that term in section 205 of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment 
Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note).

               PART III--SHORT-TIME COMPENSATION PROGRAM

SEC. 341. TREATMENT OF SHORT-TIME COMPENSATION PROGRAMS.

    (a) Definition.--
            (1) In general.--Section 3306 of the Internal Revenue Code 
        of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 3306) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new subsection:
    ``(v) Short-Time Compensation Program.--For purposes of this 
chapter, the term `short-time compensation program' means a program 
under which--
            ``(1) the participation of an employer is voluntary;
            ``(2) an employer reduces the number of hours worked by 
        employees in lieu of layoffs;
            ``(3) such employees whose workweeks have been reduced by 
        at least 10 percent, and by not more than the percentage, if 
        any, that is determined by the State to be appropriate (but in 
        no case more than 60 percent), are eligible for unemployment 
        compensation;
            ``(4) the amount of unemployment compensation payable to 
        any such employee is a pro rata portion of the unemployment 
        compensation which would otherwise be payable to the employee 
        if such employee were totally unemployed from the participating 
        employer;
            ``(5) such employees meet the availability for work and 
        work search test requirements while collecting short-time 
        compensation benefits, by being available for their workweek as 
        required by their participation in the short-time compensation 
        program;
            ``(6) eligible employees may participate, as appropriate, 
        in training (including employer-sponsored training or worker 
        training funded under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998) to 
        enhance job skills if such program has been approved by the 
        State agency;
            ``(7) the State agency shall require employers to certify 
        that if the employer provides health benefits and retirement 
        benefits under a defined benefit plan (as defined in section 
        414(j)) or contributions under a defined contribution plan (as 
        defined in section 414(i)) to any employee whose workweek is 
        reduced under the program that such benefits will continue to 
        be provided to employees participating in the short-time 
        compensation program under the same terms and conditions as 
        though the workweek of such employee had not been reduced or to 
        the same extent as other employees not participating in the 
        short-time compensation program, subject to other requirements 
        in this section;
            ``(8) the State agency shall require an employer to submit 
        a written plan describing the manner in which the requirements 
        of this subsection will be implemented (including a plan for 
        giving advance notice, where feasible, to an employee whose 
        workweek is to be reduced) together with an estimate of the 
        number of layoffs that would have occurred absent the ability 
        to participate in short-time compensation and such other 
        information as the Secretary of Labor determines is 
        appropriate;
            ``(9) in the case of employees represented by a union as 
        the sole and exclusive representative, the appropriate official 
        of the union has agreed to the terms of the employer's written 
        plan and implementation is consistent with employer obligations 
        under the applicable Federal laws; and
            ``(10) upon request by the State and approval by the 
        Secretary of Labor, only such other provisions are included in 
        the State law that are determined to be appropriate for 
        purposes of a short-time compensation program.''.
            (2) Effective date.--Subject to paragraph (3), the 
        amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date 
        of the enactment of this Act.
            (3) Transition period for existing programs.--In the case 
        of a State that is administering a short-time compensation 
        program as of the date of the enactment of this Act and the 
        State law cannot be administered consistent with the amendment 
        made by paragraph (1), such amendment shall take effect on the 
        earlier of--
                    (A) the date the State changes its State law in 
                order to be consistent with such amendment; or
                    (B) the date that is 2 years and 6 months after the 
                date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Internal revenue code of 1986.--
                    (A) Subparagraph (E) of section 3304(a)(4) of the 
                Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as 
                follows:
                    ``(E) amounts may be withdrawn for the payment of 
                short-time compensation under a short-time compensation 
                program (as defined under section 3306(v));''.
                    (B) Subsection (f) of section 3306 of the Internal 
                Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
                            (i) by striking paragraph (5) (relating to 
                        short-time compensation) and inserting the 
                        following new paragraph:
            ``(5) amounts may be withdrawn for the payment of short-
        time compensation under a short-time compensation program (as 
        defined in subsection (v)); and''; and
                            (ii) by redesignating paragraph (5) 
                        (relating to self-employment assistance 
                        program) as paragraph (6).
            (2) Social security act.--Section 303(a)(5) of the Social 
        Security Act is amended by striking ``the payment of short-time 
        compensation under a plan approved by the Secretary of Labor'' 
        and inserting ``the payment of short-time compensation under a 
        short-time compensation program (as defined in section 3306(v) 
        of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986)''.
            (3) Unemployment compensation amendments of 1992.--
        Subsections (b) through (d) of section 401 of the Unemployment 
        Compensation Amendments of 1992 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) are 
        repealed.

SEC. 342. TEMPORARY FINANCING OF SHORT-TIME COMPENSATION PAYMENTS IN 
              STATES WITH PROGRAMS IN LAW.

    (a) Payments to States.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), there shall be 
        paid to a State an amount equal to 100 percent of the amount of 
        short-time compensation paid under a short-time compensation 
        program (as defined in section 3306(v) of the Internal Revenue 
        Code of 1986, as added by section 341(a)) under the provisions 
        of the State law.
            (2) Terms of payments.--Payments made to a State under 
        paragraph (1) shall be payable by way of reimbursement in such 
        amounts as the Secretary estimates the State will be entitled 
        to receive under this section for each calendar month, reduced 
        or increased, as the case may be, by any amount by which the 
        Secretary finds that the Secretary's estimates for any prior 
        calendar month were greater or less than the amounts which 
        should have been paid to the State. Such estimates may be made 
        on the basis of such statistical, sampling, or other method as 
        may be agreed upon by the Secretary and the State agency of the 
        State involved.
            (3) Limitations on payments.--
                    (A) General payment limitations.--No payments shall 
                be made to a State under this section for short-time 
                compensation paid to an individual by the State during 
                a benefit year in excess of 26 times the amount of 
                regular compensation (including dependents' allowances) 
                under the State law payable to such individual for a 
                week of total unemployment.
                    (B) Employer limitations.--No payments shall be 
                made to a State under this section for benefits paid to 
                an individual by the State under a short-time 
                compensation program if such individual is employed by 
                the participating employer on a seasonal, temporary, or 
                intermittent basis.
    (b) Applicability.--
            (1) In general.--Payments to a State under subsection (a) 
        shall be available for weeks of unemployment--
                    (A) beginning on or after the date of the enactment 
                of this Act; and
                    (B) ending on or before the date that is 3 years 
                and 6 months after the date of the enactment of this 
                Act.
            (2) Three-year funding limitation for combined payments 
        under this section and section 343.--States may receive 
        payments under this section and section 343 with respect to a 
        total of not more than 156 weeks.
    (c) Two-Year Transition Period for Existing Programs.--During any 
period that the transition provision under section 341(a)(3) is 
applicable to a State with respect to a short-time compensation 
program, such State shall be eligible for payments under this section. 
Subject to paragraphs (1)(B) and (2) of subsection (b), if at any point 
after the date of the enactment of this Act the State enacts a State 
law providing for the payment of short-time compensation under a short-
time compensation program that meets the definition of such a program 
under section 3306(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by 
section 341(a), the State shall be eligible for payments under this 
section after the effective date of such enactment.
    (d) Funding and Certifications.--
            (1) Funding.--There are appropriated, out of moneys in the 
        Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be 
        necessary for purposes of carrying out this section.
            (2) Certifications.--The Secretary shall from time to time 
        certify to the Secretary of the Treasury for payment to each 
        State the sums payable to such State under this section.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Labor.
            (2) State; state agency; state law.--The terms ``State'', 
        ``State agency'', and ``State law'' have the meanings given 
        those terms in section 205 of the Federal-State Extended 
        Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note).

SEC. 343. TEMPORARY FINANCING OF SHORT-TIME COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS.

    (a) Federal-State Agreements.--
            (1) In general.--Any State which desires to do so may enter 
        into, and participate in, an agreement under this section with 
        the Secretary provided that such State's law does not provide 
        for the payment of short-time compensation under a short-time 
        compensation program (as defined in section 3306(v) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by section 341(a)).
            (2) Ability to terminate.--Any State which is a party to an 
        agreement under this section may, upon providing 30 days' 
        written notice to the Secretary, terminate such agreement.
    (b) Provisions of Federal-State Agreement.--
            (1) In general.--Any agreement under this section shall 
        provide that the State agency of the State will make payments 
        of short-time compensation under a plan approved by the State. 
        Such plan shall provide that payments are made in accordance 
        with the requirements under section 3306(v) of the Internal 
        Revenue Code of 1986, as added by section 341(a).
            (2) Limitations on plans.--
                    (A) General payment limitations.--A short-time 
                compensation plan approved by a State shall not permit 
                the payment of short-time compensation to an individual 
                by the State during a benefit year in excess of 26 
                times the amount of regular compensation (including 
                dependents' allowances) under the State law payable to 
                such individual for a week of total unemployment.
                    (B) Employer limitations.--A short-time 
                compensation plan approved by a State shall not provide 
                payments to an individual if such individual is 
                employed by the participating employer on a seasonal, 
                temporary, or intermittent basis.
            (3) Employer payment of costs.--Any short-time compensation 
        plan entered into by an employer must provide that the employer 
        will pay the State an amount equal to one-half of the amount of 
        short-time compensation paid under such plan. Such amount shall 
        be deposited in the State's unemployment fund and shall not be 
        used for purposes of calculating an employer's contribution 
        rate under section 3303(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986.
    (c) Payments to States.--
            (1) In general.--There shall be paid to each State with an 
        agreement under this section an amount equal to--
                    (A) one-half of the amount of short-time 
                compensation paid to individuals by the State pursuant 
                to such agreement; and
                    (B) any additional administrative expenses incurred 
                by the State by reason of such agreement (as determined 
                by the Secretary).
            (2) Terms of payments.--Payments made to a State under 
        paragraph (1) shall be payable by way of reimbursement in such 
        amounts as the Secretary estimates the State will be entitled 
        to receive under this section for each calendar month, reduced 
        or increased, as the case may be, by any amount by which the 
        Secretary finds that the Secretary's estimates for any prior 
        calendar month were greater or less than the amounts which 
        should have been paid to the State. Such estimates may be made 
        on the basis of such statistical, sampling, or other method as 
        may be agreed upon by the Secretary and the State agency of the 
        State involved.
            (3) Funding.--There are appropriated, out of moneys in the 
        Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be 
        necessary for purposes of carrying out this section.
            (4) Certifications.--The Secretary shall from time to time 
        certify to the Secretary of the Treasury for payment to each 
        State the sums payable to such State under this section.
    (d) Applicability.--
            (1) In general.--An agreement entered into under this 
        section shall apply to weeks of unemployment--
                    (A) beginning on or after the date on which such 
                agreement is entered into; and
                    (B) ending on or before the date that is 2 years 
                and 13 weeks after the date of the enactment of this 
                Act.
            (2) Two-year funding limitation.--States may receive 
        payments under this section with respect to a total of not more 
        than 104 weeks.
    (e) Special Rule.--If a State has entered into an agreement under 
this section and subsequently enacts a State law providing for the 
payment of short-time compensation under a short-time compensation 
program that meets the definition of such a program under section 
3306(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by section 
341(a), the State--
            (1) shall not be eligible for payments under this section 
        for weeks of unemployment beginning after the effective date of 
        such State law; and
            (2) subject to paragraphs (1)(B) and (2) of section 342(b), 
        shall be eligible to receive payments under section 342 after 
        the effective date of such State law.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Labor.
            (2) State; state agency; state law.--The terms ``State'', 
        ``State agency'', and ``State law'' have the meanings given 
        those terms in section 205 of the Federal-State Extended 
        Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note).

SEC. 344. GRANTS FOR SHORT-TIME COMPENSATION PROGRAMS.

    (a) Grants.--
            (1) For implementation or improved administration.--The 
        Secretary shall award grants to States that enact short-time 
        compensation programs (as defined in subsection (i)(2)) for the 
        purpose of implementation or improved administration of such 
        programs.
            (2) For promotion and enrollment.--The Secretary shall 
        award grants to States that are eligible and submit plans for a 
        grant under paragraph (1) for such States to promote and enroll 
        employers in short-time compensation programs (as so defined).
            (3) Eligibility.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall determine 
                eligibility criteria for the grants under paragraphs 
                (1) and (2).
                    (B) Clarification.--A State administering a short-
                time compensation program, including a program being 
                administered by a State that is participating in the 
                transition under the provisions of sections 341(a)(3) 
                and 342(c), that does not meet the definition of a 
                short-time compensation program under section 3306(v) 
                of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by 
                341(a)), and a State with an agreement under section 
                343, shall not be eligible to receive a grant under 
                this section until such time as the State law of the 
                State provides for payments under a short-time 
                compensation program that meets such definition and 
                such law.
    (b) Amount of Grants.--
            (1) In general.--The maximum amount available for making 
        grants to a State under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be equal 
        to the amount obtained by multiplying $700,000,000 (less the 
        amount used by the Secretary under subsection (e)) by the same 
        ratio as would apply under subsection (a)(2)(B) of section 903 
        of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1103) for purposes of 
        determining such State's share of any excess amount (as 
        described in subsection (a)(1) of such section) that would have 
        been subject to transfer to State accounts, as of October 1, 
        2010, under the provisions of subsection (a) of such section.
            (2) Amount available for different grants.--Of the maximum 
        incentive payment determined under paragraph (1) with respect 
        to a State--
                    (A) one-third shall be available for a grant under 
                subsection (a)(1); and
                    (B) two-thirds shall be available for a grant under 
                subsection (a)(2).
    (c) Grant Application and Disbursal.--
            (1) Application.--Any State seeking a grant under paragraph 
        (1) or (2) of subsection (a) shall submit an application to the 
        Secretary at such time, in such manner, and complete with such 
        information as the Secretary may require. In no case may the 
        Secretary award a grant under this section with respect to an 
        application that is submitted after December 31, 2014.
            (2) Notice.--The Secretary shall, within 30 days after 
        receiving a complete application, notify the State agency of 
        the State of the Secretary's findings with respect to the 
        requirements for a grant under paragraph (1) or (2) (or both) 
        of subsection (a).
            (3) Certification.--If the Secretary finds that the State 
        law provisions meet the requirements for a grant under 
        subsection (a), the Secretary shall thereupon make a 
        certification to that effect to the Secretary of the Treasury, 
        together with a certification as to the amount of the grant 
        payment to be transferred to the State account in the 
        Unemployment Trust Fund (as established in section 904(a) of 
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1104(a))) pursuant to that 
        finding. The Secretary of the Treasury shall make the 
        appropriate transfer to the State account within 7 days after 
        receiving such certification.
            (4) Requirement.--No certification of compliance with the 
        requirements for a grant under paragraph (1) or (2) of 
        subsection (a) may be made with respect to any State whose--
                    (A) State law is not otherwise eligible for 
                certification under section 303 of the Social Security 
                Act (42 U.S.C. 503) or approvable under section 3304 of 
                the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
                    (B) short-time compensation program is subject to 
                discontinuation or is not scheduled to take effect 
                within 12 months of the certification.
    (d) Use of Funds.--The amount of any grant awarded under this 
section shall be used for the implementation of short-time compensation 
programs and the overall administration of such programs and the 
promotion and enrollment efforts associated with such programs, such as 
through--
            (1) the creation or support of rapid response teams to 
        advise employers about alternatives to layoffs;
            (2) the provision of education or assistance to employers 
        to enable them to assess the feasibility of participating in 
        short-time compensation programs; and
            (3) the development or enhancement of systems to automate--
                    (A) the submission and approval of plans; and
                    (B) the filing and approval of new and ongoing 
                short-time compensation claims.
    (e) Administration.--The Secretary is authorized to use 0.25 
percent of the funds available under subsection (g) to provide for 
outreach and to share best practices with respect to this section and 
short-time compensation programs.
    (f) Recoupment.--The Secretary shall establish a process under 
which the Secretary shall recoup the amount of any grant awarded under 
paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) if the Secretary determines 
that, during the 5-year period beginning on the first date that any 
such grant is awarded to the State, the State--
            (1) terminated the State's short-time compensation program; 
        or
            (2) failed to meet appropriate requirements with respect to 
        such program (as established by the Secretary).
    (g) Funding.--There are appropriated, out of moneys in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, to the Secretary, $700,000,000 to carry out 
this section, to remain available without fiscal year limitation.
    (h) Reporting.--The Secretary may establish reporting requirements 
for States receiving a grant under this section in order to provide 
oversight of grant funds.
    (i) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Labor.
            (2) Short-time compensation program.--The term ``short-time 
        compensation program'' has the meaning given such term in 
        section 3306(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added 
        by section 341(a).
            (3) State; state agency; state law.--The terms ``State'', 
        ``State agency'', and ``State law'' have the meanings given 
        those terms in section 205 of the Federal-State Extended 
        Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note).

SEC. 345. ASSISTANCE AND GUIDANCE IN IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--In order to assist States in establishing, 
qualifying, and implementing short-time compensation programs (as 
defined in section 3306(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as 
added by section 341(a)), the Secretary of Labor (in this section 
referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall--
            (1) develop model legislative language which may be used by 
        States in developing and enacting such programs and 
        periodically review and revise such model legislative language;
            (2) provide technical assistance and guidance in 
        developing, enacting, and implementing such programs;
            (3) establish reporting requirements for States, including 
        reporting on--
                    (A) the number of estimated averted layoffs;
                    (B) the number of participating employers and 
                workers; and
                    (C) such other items as the Secretary of Labor 
                determines are appropriate.
    (b) Model Language and Guidance.--The model language and guidance 
developed under subsection (a) shall allow sufficient flexibility by 
States and participating employers while ensuring accountability and 
program integrity.
    (c) Consultation.--In developing the model legislative language and 
guidance under subsection (a), and in order to meet the requirements of 
subsection (b), the Secretary shall consult with employers, labor 
organizations, State workforce agencies, and other program experts.

SEC. 346. REPORTS.

    (a) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 4 years after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall submit 
        to Congress and to the President a report or reports on the 
        implementation of the provisions of this Act.
            (2) Requirements.--Any report under paragraph (1) shall at 
        a minimum include the following:
                    (A) A description of best practices by States and 
                employers in the administration, promotion, and use of 
                short-time compensation programs (as defined in section 
                3306(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added 
                by section 341(a)).
                    (B) An analysis of the significant challenges to 
                State enactment and implementation of short-time 
                compensation programs.
                    (C) A survey of employers in States that have not 
                enacted a short-time compensation program or entered 
                into an agreement with the Secretary on a short-time 
                compensation plan to determine the level of interest 
                among such employers in participating in short-time 
                compensation programs.
    (b) Funding.--There are appropriated, out of any moneys in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Secretary of Labor, 
$1,500,000 to carry out this section, to remain available without 
fiscal year limitation.

          Subtitle B--Long Term Unemployed Hiring Preferences

SEC. 351. LONG TERM UNEMPLOYED WORKERS WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDITS.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 51(b) of the Internal 
Revenue Code is amended by inserting ``$10,000 per year in the case of 
any individual who is a qualified long term unemployed individual by 
reason of subsection (d)(11), and'' before ``$12,000 per year''.
    (b) Long Term Unemployed Individuals Tax Credits.--Paragraph (d) of 
section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code is amended by--
            (1) inserting ``(J) qualified long term unemployed 
        individual'' at the end of paragraph (d)(1);
            (2) inserting a new paragraph after paragraph (10) as 
        follows--
            ``(11) Qualified long term unemployed individual.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified long term 
                unemployed individual' means any individual who was not 
                a student for at least 6 months during the 1-year 
                period ending on the hiring date and is certified by 
                the designated local agency as having aggregate periods 
                of unemployment during the 1-year period ending on the 
                hiring date which equal or exceed 6 months.
                    ``(B) Student.--For purposes of this subsection, a 
                student is an individual enrolled at least half-time in 
                a program that leads to a degree, certificate, or other 
                recognized educational credential for at least 6 months 
                whether or not consecutive during the 1-year period 
                ending on the hiring date.''; and
            (3) renumbering current paragraphs (11) through (14) as 
        paragraphs (12) through (15).
    (c) Simplified Certification.--Section 51(d) of the Internal 
Revenue Code is amended by adding a new paragraph 16 as follows:
            ``(16) Credit allowed for qualified long term unemployed 
        individuals.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Any qualified long term 
                unemployed individual under paragraph (11) will be 
                treated as certified by the designated local agency as 
                having aggregate periods of unemployment if--
                            ``(i) the individual is certified by the 
                        designated local agency as being in receipt of 
                        unemployment compensation under State or 
                        Federal law for not less than 6 months during 
                        the 1-year period ending on the hiring date.
                    ``(B) Regulatory authority.--The Secretary in his 
                discretion may provide alternative methods for 
                certification.''.
    (d) Credit Made Available to Tax-Exempt Employers in Certain 
Circumstances.--Section 52(c) of the Internal Revenue Code is amended--
            (1) by striking the word ``No'' at the beginning of the 
        section and replacing it with ``Except as provided in this 
        subsection, no''; and
            (2) the following new paragraphs are inserted at the end of 
        section 52(c)--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of a tax-exempt employer, 
        there shall be treated as a credit allowable under subpart C 
        (and not allowable under subpart D) the lesser of--
                    ``(A) the amount of the work opportunity credit 
                determined under this subpart with respect to such 
                employer that is related to the hiring of qualified 
                long term unemployed individuals described in 
                subsection (d)(11); or
                    ``(B) the amount of the payroll taxes of the 
                employer during the calendar year in which the taxable 
                year begins.
            ``(2) Credit amount.--In calculating tax-exempt employers, 
        the work opportunity credit shall be determined by substituting 
        `26 percent' for `40 percent' in section 51(a) and by 
        substituting `16.25 percent' for `25 percent' in section 
        51(i)(3)(A).
            ``(3) Tax-exempt employer.--For purposes of this subtitle, 
        the term `tax-exempt employer' means an employer that is--
                    ``(A) an organization described in section 501(c) 
                and exempt from taxation under section 501(a), or
                    ``(B) a public higher education institution (as 
                defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 
                1965).
            ``(4) Payroll taxes.--For purposes of this subsection--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `payroll taxes' means--
                            ``(i) amounts required to be withheld from 
                        the employees of the tax-exempt employer under 
                        section 3401(a),
                            ``(ii) amounts required to be withheld from 
                        such employees under section 3101, and
                            ``(iii) amounts of the taxes imposed on the 
                        tax-exempt employer under section 3111.''.
    (e) Treatment of Possessions.--
            (1) Payments to possessions.--
                    (A) Mirror code possessions.--The Secretary of the 
                Treasury shall pay to each possession of the United 
                States with a mirror code tax system amounts equal to 
                the loss to that possession by reason of the 
                application of this section (other than this 
                subsection). Such amounts shall be determined by the 
                Secretary of the Treasury based on information provided 
                by the government of the respective possession of the 
                United States.
                    (B) Other possessions.--The Secretary of the 
                Treasury shall pay to each possession of the United 
                States, which does not have a mirror code tax system, 
                amounts estimated by the Secretary of the Treasury as 
                being equal to the aggregate credits that would have 
                been provided by the possession by reason of the 
                application of this section (other than this 
                subsection) if a mirror code tax system had been in 
                effect in such possession. The preceding sentence shall 
                not apply with respect to any possession of the United 
                States unless such possession has a plan, which has 
                been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, under 
                which such possession will promptly distribute such 
                payments.
            (2) Coordination with credit allowed against united states 
        income taxes.--No increase in the credit determined under 
        section 38(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is 
        attributable to the credit provided by this section (other than 
        this subsection (e)) shall be taken into account with respect 
        to any person--
                    (A) to whom a credit is allowed against taxes 
                imposed by the possession of the United States by 
                reason of this section for such taxable year, or
                    (B) who is eligible for a payment under a plan 
                described in paragraph (1)(B) with respect to such 
                taxable year.
            (3) Definitions and special rules.--
                    (A) Possession of the united states.--For purposes 
                of this subsection (e), the term ``possession of the 
                United States'' includes American Samoa, the 
                Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the 
                Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the United 
                States Virgin Islands.
                    (B) Mirror code tax system.--For purposes of this 
                subsection, the term ``mirror code tax system'' means, 
                with respect to any possession of the United States, 
                the income tax system of such possession if the income 
                tax liability of the residents of such possession under 
                such system is determined by reference to the income 
                tax laws of the United States as if such possession 
                were the United States.
                    (C) Treatment of payments.--For purposes of section 
                1324(b)(2) of title 31, United States Code, rules 
                similar to the rules of section 1001(b)(3)(C) of the 
                American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 
                shall apply.
    (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to individuals who begin work for the employer after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.

                   Subtitle C--Pathways Back to Work

SEC. 361. SHORT TITLE.

    This subtitle may be cited as the ``Pathways Back to Work Act of 
2011''.

SEC. 362. ESTABLISHMENT OF PATHWAYS BACK TO WORK FUND.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of the 
United States a fund which shall be known as the Pathways Back to Work 
Fund (hereafter in this Act referred to as ``the Fund'').
    (b) Deposits Into the Fund.--Out of any amounts in the Treasury of 
the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated 
$5,000,000,000 for payment to the Fund to be used by the Secretary of 
Labor to carry out this Act.

SEC. 363. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.

    (a) In General.--Of the amounts available to the Fund under section 
362(b), the Secretary of Labor shall--
            (1) allot $2,000,000,000 in accordance with section 364 to 
        provide subsidized employment to unemployed, low-income adults;
            (2) allot $1,500,000,000 in accordance with section 365 to 
        provide summer and year-round employment opportunities to low-
        income youth;
            (3) award $1,500,000,000 in competitive grants in 
        accordance with section 366 to local entities to carry out 
        work-based training and other work-related and educational 
        strategies and activities of demonstrated effectiveness to 
        unemployed, low-income adults and low-income youth to provide 
        the skills and assistance needed to obtain employment.
    (b) Reservation.--The Secretary of Labor may reserve not more than 
1 percent of amounts available to the Fund under each of paragraphs 
(1)-(3) of subsection (a) for the costs of technical assistance, 
evaluations and Federal administration of this Act.
    (c) Period of Availability.--The amounts appropriated under this 
Act shall be available for obligation by the Secretary of Labor until 
December 31, 2012, and shall be available for expenditure by grantees 
and subgrantees until September 30, 2013.

SEC. 364. SUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT FOR UNEMPLOYED, LOW-INCOME ADULTS.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Allotments.--From the funds available under section 
        363(a)(1), the Secretary of Labor shall make an allotment under 
        subsection (b) to each State that has a State plan approved 
        under subsection (c) and to each outlying area and Native 
        American grantee under section 166 of the Workforce Investment 
        Act of 1998 that meets the requirements of this section, for 
        the purpose of providing subsidized employment opportunities to 
        unemployed, low-income adults.
            (2) Guidance.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, in coordination 
        with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall issue 
        guidance regarding the implementation of this section. Such 
        guidance shall, consistent with this section, include 
        procedures for the submission and approval of State and local 
        plans and the allotment and allocation of funds, including 
        reallotment and reallocation of such funds, that promote the 
        expeditious and effective implementation of the activities 
        authorized under this section.
    (b) State Allotments.--
            (1) Reservations for outlying areas and tribes.--Of the 
        funds described in subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall 
        reserve--
                    (A) not more than one-quarter of one percent to 
                provide assistance to outlying areas to provide 
                subsidized employment to low-income adults who are 
                unemployed; and
                    (B) 1.5 percent to provide assistance to grantees 
                of the Native American programs under section 166 of 
                the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to provide 
                subsidized employment to low-income adults who are 
                unemployed.
            (2) States.--After determining the amounts to be reserved 
        under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Labor shall allot the 
        remainder of the amounts described in subsection (a)(1) among 
        the States as follows:
                    (A) one-third shall be allotted on the basis of the 
                relative number of unemployed individuals in areas of 
                substantial unemployment in each State, compared to the 
                total number of unemployed individuals in areas of 
                substantial unemployment in all States;
                    (B) one-third shall be allotted on the basis of the 
                relative excess number of unemployed individuals in 
                each State, compared to the total excess number of 
                unemployed individuals in all States; and
                    (C) one-third shall be allotted on the basis of the 
                relative number of disadvantaged adults and youth in 
                each State, compared to the total number of 
                disadvantaged adults and youth in all States.
            (3) Definitions.--For purposes of the formula described in 
        paragraph (2)--
                    (A) Area of substantial unemployment.--The term 
                ``area of substantial unemployment'' means any 
                contiguous area with a population of at least 10,000 
                and that has an average rate of unemployment of at 
                least 6.5 percent for the most recent 12 months, as 
                determined by the Secretary.
                    (B) Disadvantaged adults and youth.--The term 
                ``disadvantaged adults and youth'' means an individual 
                who is age 16 and older (subject to section 
                132(b)(1)(B)(v)(I) of the Workforce Investment Act of 
                1998) who received an income, or is a member of a 
                family that received a total family income, that, in 
                relation to family size, does not exceed the higher 
                of--
                            (i) the poverty line; or
                            (ii) 70 percent of the lower living 
                        standard income level.
                    (C) Excess number.--The term ``excess number'' 
                means, used with respect to the excess number of 
                unemployed individuals within a State, the higher of--
                            (i) the number that represents the number 
                        of unemployed individuals in excess of 4.5 
                        percent of the civilian labor force in the 
                        State; or
                            (ii) the number that represents the number 
                        of unemployed individuals in excess of 4.5 
                        percent of the civilian labor force in areas of 
                        substantial unemployment in such State.
            (4) Reallotment.--If the Governor of a State does not 
        submit a State plan by the time specified in subsection (c), or 
        a State does not receive approval of a State plan, the amount 
        the State would have been eligible to receive pursuant to the 
        formula under paragraph (2) shall be transferred within the 
        Fund and added to the amounts available for the competitive 
        grants under section 363(a)(3).
    (c) State Plan.--
            (1) In general.--For a State to be eligible to receive an 
        allotment of the funds under subsection (b), the Governor of 
        the State shall submit to the Secretary of Labor a State plan 
        in such form and containing such information as the Secretary 
        may require. At a minimum, such plan shall include--
                    (A) a description of the strategies and activities 
                to be carried out by the State, in coordination with 
                employers in the State, to provide subsidized 
                employment opportunities to unemployed, low-income 
                adults, including strategies relating to the level and 
                duration of subsidies consistent with subsection 
                (e)(2);
                    (B) a description of the requirements the State 
                will apply relating to the eligibility of unemployed, 
                low-income adults, consistent with section 368(6), for 
                subsidized employment opportunities, which may include 
                criteria to target assistance to particular categories 
                of such adults, such as individuals with disabilities 
                or individuals who have exhausted all rights to 
                unemployment compensation;
                    (C) a description of how the funds allotted to 
                provide subsidized employment opportunities will be 
                administered in the State and local areas, in 
                accordance with subsection (d);
                    (D) a description of the performance outcomes to be 
                achieved by the State through the activities carried 
                out under this section and the processes the State will 
                use to track performance, consistent with guidance 
                provided by the Secretary of Labor regarding such 
                outcomes and processes and with section 367(b);
                    (E) a description of the coordination of activities 
                to be carried out with the funds provided under this 
                section with activities under title I of the Workforce 
                Investment Act of 1998, the TANF program under part A 
                of title IV of the Social Security Act, and other 
                appropriate Federal and State programs that may assist 
                unemployed, low-income adults in obtaining and 
                retaining employment;
                    (F) a description of the timelines for 
                implementation of the activities described in 
                subparagraph (A), and the number of unemployed, low-
                income adults expected to be placed in subsidized 
                employment by quarter;
                    (G) assurances that the State will report such 
                information as the Secretary of Labor may require 
                relating to fiscal, performance and other matters that 
                the Secretary determines is necessary to effectively 
                monitor the activities carried out under this section; 
                and
                    (H) assurances that the State will ensure 
                compliance with the labor standards and protections 
                described in section 367(a) of this Act.
            (2) Submission and approval of state plan.--
                    (A) Submission with other plans.--The State plan 
                described in this subsection may be submitted in 
                conjunction with the State plan modification or request 
                for funds required under section 365, and may be 
                submitted as a modification to a State plan that has 
                been approved under section 112 of the Workforce 
                Investment Act of 1998.
                    (B) Submission and approval.--
                            (i) Submission.--The Governor shall submit 
                        a plan to the Secretary of Labor not later than 
                        75 days after the enactment of this Act and the 
                        Secretary of Labor shall make a determination 
                        regarding the approval or disapproval of such 
                        plans not later than 45 days after the 
                        submission of such plan. If the plan is 
                        disapproved, the Secretary of Labor may provide 
                        a reasonable period of time in which a 
                        disapproved plan may be amended and resubmitted 
                        for approval.
                            (ii) Approval.--The Secretary of Labor 
                        shall approve a State plan that the Secretary 
                        determines is consistent with requirements of 
                        this section and reasonably appropriate and 
                        adequate to carry out the purposes of this 
                        section. If the plan is approved, the Secretary 
                        shall allot funds to States within 30 days 
                        after such approval.
            (3) Modifications to state plan.--The Governor may submit a 
        modification to a State plan under this subsection consistent 
        with the requirements of this section.
    (d) Administration Within the State.--
            (1) Option.--The State may administer the funds for 
        activities under this section through--
                    (A) the State and local entities responsible for 
                the administration of the adult formula program under 
                title I-B of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998;
                    (B) the entities responsible for the administration 
                of the TANF program under part A of title IV of the 
                Social Security Act; or
                    (C) a combination of the entities described in 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B).
            (2) Within-state allocations.--
                    (A) Allocation of funds.--The Governor may reserve 
                up to 5 percent of the allotment under subsection 
                (b)(2) for administration and technical assistance, and 
                shall allocate the remainder, in accordance with the 
                option elected under paragraph (1)--
                            (i) among local workforce investment areas 
                        within the State in accordance with the factors 
                        identified in subsection (b)(2), except that 
                        for purposes of such allocation references to a 
                        State in such paragraph shall be deemed to be 
                        references to a local workforce investment area 
                        and references to all States shall be deemed to 
                        be references to all local areas in the State 
                        involved, of which not more than 10 percent of 
                        the funds allocated to a local workforce 
                        investment area may be used for the costs of 
                        administration of this section; or
                            (ii) through entities responsible for the 
                        administration of the TANF program under part A 
                        of title IV of the Social Security Act in local 
                        areas in such manner as the State may determine 
                        appropriate.
                    (B) Local plans.--
                            (i) In general.--In the case where the 
                        responsibility for the administration of 
                        activities is to be carried out by the entities 
                        described under paragraph (1)(A), in order to 
                        receive an allocation under subparagraph 
                        (A)(i), a local workforce investment board, in 
                        partnership with the chief elected official of 
                        the local workforce investment area involved, 
                        shall submit to the Governor a local plan for 
                        the use of such funds under this section not 
                        later than 30 days after the submission of the 
                        State plan. Such local plan may be submitted as 
                        a modification to a local plan approved under 
                        section 118 of the Workforce Investment Act of 
                        1998.
                            (ii) Contents.--The local plan described in 
                        clause (i) shall contain the elements described 
                        in subparagraphs (A)-(H) of subsection (c)(1), 
                        as applied to the local workforce investment 
                        area.
                            (iii) Approval.--The Governor shall approve 
                        or disapprove the local plan submitted under 
                        clause (i) within 30 days after submission, or 
                        if later, 30 days after the approval of the 
                        State plan. The Governor shall approve the plan 
                        unless the Governor determines that the plan is 
                        inconsistent with requirements of this section 
                        or is not reasonably appropriate and adequate 
                        to carry out the purposes of this section. If 
                        the Governor has not made a determination 
                        within the period specified under the first 
                        sentence of this clause, the plan shall be 
                        considered approved. If the plan is 
                        disapproved, the Governor may provide a 
                        reasonable period of time in which a 
                        disapproved plan may be amended and resubmitted 
                        for approval. The Governor shall allocate funds 
                        to local workforce investment areas with 
                        approved plans within 30 days after such 
                        approval.
                    (C) Reallocation of funds to local areas.--If a 
                local workforce investment board does not submit a 
                local plan by the time specified in subparagraph (B) or 
                the Governor does not approve a local plan, the amount 
                the local workforce investment area would have been 
                eligible to receive pursuant to the formula under 
                subparagraph (A)(i) shall be allocated to local 
                workforce investment areas that receive approval of the 
                local plan under subparagraph (B). Such reallocations 
                shall be made in accordance with the relative share of 
                the allocations to such local workforce investment 
                areas applying the formula factors described under 
                subparagraph (A)(i).
    (e) Use of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--The funds under this section shall be used 
        to provide subsidized employment for unemployed, low-income 
        adults. The State and local entities described in subsection 
        (d)(1) may use a variety of strategies in recruiting employers 
        and identifying appropriate employment opportunities, with a 
        priority to be provided to employment opportunities likely to 
        lead to unsubsidized employment in emerging or in-demand 
        occupations in the local area. Funds under this section may be 
        used to provide support services, such as transportation and 
        child care, that are necessary to enable the participation of 
        individuals in subsidized employment opportunities.
            (2) Level of subsidy and duration.--The States or local 
        entities described in subsection (d)(1) may determine the 
        percentage of the wages and costs of employing a participant 
        for which an employer may receive a subsidy with the funds 
        provided under this section, and the duration of such subsidy, 
        in accordance with guidance issued by the Secretary. The State 
        or local entities may establish criteria for determining such 
        percentage or duration using appropriate factors such as the 
        size of the employer and types of employment.
    (f) Coordination of Federal Administration.--The Secretary of Labor 
shall administer this section in coordination with the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services to ensure the effective implementation of 
this section.

SEC. 365. SUMMER EMPLOYMENT AND YEAR-ROUND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR 
              LOW-INCOME YOUTH.

    (a) In General.--From the funds available under section 363(a)(2), 
the Secretary of Labor shall make an allotment under subsection (c) to 
each State that has a State plan modification (or other form of request 
for funds specified in guidance under subsection (b)) approved under 
subsection (d) and to each outlying area and Native American grantee 
under section 166 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 that meets 
the requirements of this section, for the purpose of providing summer 
employment and year-round employment opportunities to low-income youth.
    (b) Guidance and Application of Requirements.--
            (1) Guidance.--Not later than 20 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall issue 
        guidance regarding the implementation of this section. Such 
        guidance shall, consistent with this section, include 
        procedures for the submission and approval of State plan 
        modifications, or for forms of requests for funds by the State 
        as may be identified in such guidance, local plan 
        modifications, or other forms of requests for funds from local 
        workforce investment areas as may be identified in such 
        guidance, and the allotment and allocation of funds, including 
        reallotment and reallocation of such funds, that promote the 
        expeditious and effective implementation of the activities 
        authorized under this section.
            (2) Requirements.--Except as otherwise provided in the 
        guidance described in paragraph (1) and in this section and 
        other provisions of this Act, the funds provided for activities 
        under this section shall be administered in accordance with 
        subtitles B and E of title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 
        1998 relating to youth activities.
    (c) State Allotments.--
            (1) Reservations for outlying areas and tribes.--Of the 
        funds described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
        reserve--
                    (A) not more than one-quarter of one percent to 
                provide assistance to outlying areas to provide summer 
                and year-round employment opportunities to low-income 
                youth; and
                    (B) 1.5 percent to provide assistance to grantees 
                of the Native American programs under section 166 of 
                the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to provide summer 
                and year-round employment opportunities to low-income 
                youth.
            (2) States.--After determining the amounts to be reserved 
        under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Labor shall allot the 
        remainder of the amounts described in subsection (a) among the 
        States in accordance with the factors described in section 
        364(b)(2) of this Act.
            (3) Reallotment.--If the Governor of a State does not 
        submit a State plan modification or other request for funds 
        specified in guidance under subsection (b) by the time 
        specified in subsection (d)(2)(B), or a State does not receive 
        approval of such State plan modification or request, the amount 
        the State would have been eligible to receive pursuant to the 
        formula under paragraph (2) shall be transferred within the 
        Fund and added to the amounts available for the competitive 
        grants under section 363(a)(3).
    (d) State Plan Modification.--
            (1) In general.--For a State to be eligible to receive an 
        allotment of the funds under subsection (c), the Governor of 
        the State shall submit to the Secretary of Labor a modification 
        to a State plan approved under section 112 of the Workforce 
        Investment Act of 1998, or other request for funds described in 
        guidance in subsection (b), in such form and containing such 
        information as the Secretary may require. At a minimum, such 
        plan modification or request shall include--
                    (A) a description of the strategies and activities 
                to be carried out to provide summer employment 
                opportunities and year-round employment opportunities, 
                including the linkages to educational activities, 
                consistent with subsection (f);
                    (B) a description of the requirements the States 
                will apply relating to the eligibility of low-income 
                youth, consistent with section 368(4), for summer 
                employment opportunities and year-round employment 
                opportunities, which may include criteria to target 
                assistance to particular categories of such low-income 
                youth, such as youth with disabilities, consistent with 
                subsection (f);
                    (C) a description of the performance outcomes to be 
                achieved by the State through the activities carried 
                out under this section and the processes the State will 
                use to track performance, consistent with guidance 
                provided by the Secretary of Labor regarding such 
                outcomes and processes and with section 367(b);
                    (D) a description of the timelines for 
                implementation of the activities described in 
                subparagraph (A), and the number of low-income youth 
                expected to be placed in summer employment 
                opportunities, and year-round employment opportunities, 
                respectively, by quarter;
                    (E) assurances that the State will report such 
                information as the Secretary may require relating to 
                fiscal, performance and other matters that the 
                Secretary determines is necessary to effectively 
                monitor the activities carried out under this section; 
                and
                    (F) assurances that the State will ensure 
                compliance with the labor standards protections 
                described in section 367(a).
            (2) Submission and approval of state plan modification or 
        request.--
                    (A) Submission.--The Governor shall submit a 
                modification of the State plan or other request for 
                funds described in guidance in subsection (b) to the 
                Secretary of Labor not later than 30 days after the 
                issuance of such guidance. The State plan modification 
                or request for funds required under this subsection may 
                be submitted in conjunction with the State plan 
                required under section 364.
                    (B) Approval.--The Secretary of Labor shall approve 
                the plan or request submitted under subparagraph (A) 
                within 30 days after submission, unless the Secretary 
                determines that the plan or request is inconsistent 
                with the requirements of this section. If the Secretary 
                has not made a determination within 30 days, the plan 
                or request shall be considered approved. If the plan or 
                request is disapproved, the Secretary may provide a 
                reasonable period of time in which a disapproved plan 
                or request may be amended and resubmitted for approval. 
                If the plan or request is approved, the Secretary shall 
                allot funds to States within 30 days after such 
                approval.
            (3) Modifications to state plan or request.--The Governor 
        may submit further modifications to a State plan or request for 
        funds identified under subsection (b) to carry out this section 
        in accordance with the requirements of this section.
    (e) Within-State Allocation and Administration.--
            (1) In general.--Of the funds allotted to the State under 
        subsection (c), the Governor--
                    (A) may reserve up to 5 percent of the allotment 
                for administration and technical assistance; and
                    (B) shall allocate the remainder of the allotment 
                among local workforce investment areas within the State 
                in accordance with the factors identified in section 
                364(b)(2), except that for purposes of such allocation 
                references to a State in such paragraph shall be deemed 
                to be references to a local workforce investment area 
                and references to all States shall be deemed to be 
                references to all local areas in the State involved. 
                Not more than 10 percent of the funds allocated to a 
                local workforce investment area may be used for the 
                costs of administration of this section.
            (2) Local plan.--
                    (A) Submission.--In order to receive an allocation 
                under paragraph (1)(B), the local workforce investment 
                board, in partnership with the chief elected official 
                for the local workforce investment area involved, shall 
                submit to the Governor a modification to a local plan 
                approved under section 118 of the Workforce Investment 
                Act of 1998, or other form of request for funds as may 
                be identified in the guidance issued under subsection 
                (b), not later than 30 days after the submission by the 
                State of the modification to the State plan or other 
                request for funds identified in subsection (b), 
                describing the strategies and activities to be carried 
                out under this section.
                    (B) Approval.--The Governor shall approve the local 
                plan submitted under subparagraph (A) within 30 days 
                after submission, unless the Governor determines that 
                the plan is inconsistent with requirements of this 
                section. If the Governor has not made a determination 
                within 30 days, the plan shall be considered approved. 
                If the plan is disapproved, the Governor may provide a 
                reasonable period of time in which a disapproved plan 
                may be amended and resubmitted for approval. The 
                Governor shall allocate funds to local workforce 
                investment areas with approved plans within 30 days 
                after approval.
            (3) Reallocation.--If a local workforce investment board 
        does not submit a local plan modification (or other request for 
        funds identified in guidance under subsection (b)) by the time 
        specified in paragraph (2), or does not receive approval of a 
        local plan, the amount the local workforce investment area 
        would have been eligible to receive pursuant to the formula 
        under paragraph (1)(B) shall be allocated to local workforce 
        investment areas that receive approval of the local plan 
        modification or request for funds under paragraph (2). Such 
        reallocations shall be made in accordance with the relative 
        share of the allocations to such local workforce investment 
        areas applying the formula factors described under paragraph 
        (1)(B).
    (f) Use of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--The funds provided under this section 
        shall be used--
                    (A) to provide summer employment opportunities for 
                low-income youth, ages 16 through 24, with direct 
                linkages to academic and occupational learning, and may 
                include the provision of supportive services, such as 
                transportation or child care, necessary to enable such 
                youth to participate; and
                    (B) to provide year-round employment opportunities, 
                which may be combined with other activities authorized 
                under section 129 of the Workforce Investment Act of 
                1998, to low-income youth, ages 16 through 24, with a 
                priority to out-of-school youth who are--
                            (i) high school dropouts; or
                            (ii) recipients of a secondary school 
                        diploma or its equivalent but who are basic 
                        skills deficient unemployed or underemployed.
            (2) Program priorities.--In administering the funds under 
        this section, the local board and local chief elected officials 
        shall give a priority to--
                    (A) identifying employment opportunities that are--
                            (i) in emerging or in-demand occupations in 
                        the local workforce investment area; or
                            (ii) in the public or nonprofit sector that 
                        meet community needs; and
                    (B) linking year-round program participants to 
                training and educational activities that will provide 
                such participants an industry-recognized certificate or 
                credential.
            (3) Performance accountability.--For activities funded 
        under this section, in lieu of the requirements described in 
        section 136 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, State and 
        local workforce investment areas shall provide such reports as 
        the Secretary of Labor may require regarding the performance 
        outcomes described in section 367(a)(5).

SEC. 366. WORK-BASED EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES OF DEMONSTRATED 
              EFFECTIVENESS.

    (a) In General.--From the funds available under section 363(a)(3), 
the Secretary of Labor shall award grants on a competitive basis to 
eligible entities to carry out work-based strategies of demonstrated 
effectiveness.
    (b) Use of Funds.--The grants awarded under this section shall be 
used to support strategies and activities of demonstrated effectiveness 
that are designed to provide unemployed, low-income adults or low-
income youth with the skills that will lead to employment as part of or 
upon completion of participation in such activities. Such strategies 
and activities may include--
            (1) on-the-job training, registered apprenticeship 
        programs, or other programs that combine work with skills 
        development;
            (2) sector-based training programs that have been designed 
        to meet the specific requirements of an employer or group of 
        employers in that sector and where employers are committed to 
        hiring individuals upon successful completion of the training;
            (3) training that supports an industry sector or an 
        employer-based or labor-management committee industry 
        partnership which includes a significant work-experience 
        component;
            (4) acquisition of industry-recognized credentials in a 
        field identified by the State or local workforce investment 
        area as a growth sector or demand industry in which there are 
        likely to be significant job opportunities in the short-term;
            (5) connections to immediate work opportunities, including 
        subsidized employment opportunities, or summer employment 
        opportunities for youth, that includes concurrent skills 
        training and other supports;
            (6) career academies that provide students with the 
        academic preparation and training, including paid internships 
        and concurrent enrollment in community colleges or other 
        postsecondary institutions, needed to pursue a career pathway 
        that leads to postsecondary credentials and high-demand jobs; 
        and
            (7) adult basic education and integrated basic education 
        and training models for low-skilled adults, hosted at community 
        colleges or at other sites, to prepare individuals for jobs 
        that are in demand in a local area.
    (c) Eligible Entity.--An eligible entity shall include a local 
chief elected official, in collaboration with the local workforce 
investment board for the local workforce investment area involved 
(which may include a partnership with such officials and boards in the 
region and in the State), or an entity eligible to apply for an Indian 
and Native American grant under section 166 of the Workforce Investment 
Act of 1998, and may include, in partnership with such officials, 
boards, and entities, the following:
            (1) employers or employer associations;
            (2) adult education providers and postsecondary educational 
        institutions, including community colleges;
            (3) community-based organizations;
            (4) joint labor-management committees;
            (5) work-related intermediaries; or
            (6) other appropriate organizations.
    (d) Application.--An eligible entity seeking to receive a grant 
under this section shall submit to the Secretary of Labor an 
application at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Secretary may require. At a minimum, the application 
shall--
            (1) describe the strategies and activities of demonstrated 
        effectiveness that the eligible entities will carry out to 
        provide unemployed, low-income adults and low-income youth with 
        the skills that will lead to employment upon completion of 
        participation in such activities;
            (2) describe the requirements that will apply relating to 
        the eligibility of unemployed, low-income adults or low-income 
        youth, consistent with paragraphs (4) and (6) of section 368, 
        for activities carried out under this section, which may 
        include criteria to target assistance to particular categories 
        of such adults and youth, such as individuals with disabilities 
        or individuals who have exhausted all rights to unemployment 
        compensation;
            (3) describe how the strategies and activities address the 
        needs of the target populations identified in paragraph (2) and 
        the needs of employers in the local area;
            (4) describe the expected outcomes to be achieved by 
        implementing the strategies and activities;
            (5) provide evidence that the funds provided may be 
        expended expeditiously and efficiently to implement the 
        strategies and activities;
            (6) describe how the strategies and activities will be 
        coordinated with other Federal, State and local programs 
        providing employment, education and supportive activities;
            (7) provide evidence of employer commitment to participate 
        in the activities funded under this section, including 
        identification of anticipated occupational and skill needs;
            (8) provide assurances that the grant recipient will report 
        such information as the Secretary may require relating to 
        fiscal, performance and other matters that the Secretary 
        determines is necessary to effectively monitor the activities 
        carried out under this section; and
            (9) provide assurances that the use of the funds provided 
        under this section will comply with the labor standards and 
        protections described in section 367(a).
    (e) Priority in Awards.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
Secretary of Labor shall give a priority to applications submitted by 
eligible entities from areas of high poverty and high unemployment, as 
defined by the Secretary, such as Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) as 
designated by the Census Bureau.
    (f) Coordination of Federal Administration.--The Secretary of Labor 
shall administer this section in coordination with the Secretary of 
Education, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and other 
appropriate agency heads, to ensure the effective implementation of 
this section.

SEC. 367. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Labor Standards and Protections.--Activities provided with 
funds under this Act shall be subject to the requirements and 
restrictions, including the labor standards, described in section 181 
of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and the nondiscrimination 
provisions of section 188 of such Act, in addition to other applicable 
federal laws.
    (b) Reporting.--The Secretary may require the reporting of 
information relating to fiscal, performance and other matters that the 
Secretary determines is necessary to effectively monitor the activities 
carried out with funds provided under this Act. At a minimum, grantees 
and subgrantees shall provide information relating to--
            (1) the number of individuals participating in activities 
        with funds provided under this Act and the number of such 
        individuals who have completed such participation;
            (2) the expenditures of funds provided under the Act;
            (3) the number of jobs created pursuant to the activities 
        carried out under this Act;
            (4) the demographic characteristics of individuals 
        participating in activities under this Act; and
            (5) the performance outcomes of individuals participating 
        in activities under this Act, including--
                    (A) for adults participating in activities funded 
                under section 364 of this Act--
                            (i) entry in unsubsidized employment,
                            (ii) retention in unsubsidized employment, 
                        and
                            (iii) earnings in unsubsidized employment;
                    (B) for low-income youth participating in summer 
                employment activities under sections 365 and 366--
                            (i) work readiness skill attainment using 
                        an employer validated checklist;
                            (ii) placement in or return to secondary or 
                        postsecondary education or training, or entry 
                        into unsubsidized employment;
                    (C) for low-income youth participating in year-
                round employment activities under section 365 or in 
                activities under section 366--
                            (i) placement in or return to post-
                        secondary education;
                            (ii) attainment of high school diploma or 
                        its equivalent;
                            (iii) attainment of an industry-recognized 
                        credential; and
                            (iv) entry into unsubsidized employment, 
                        retention, and earnings as described in 
                        subparagraph (A);
                    (D) for unemployed, low-income adults participating 
                in activities under section 366--
                            (i) entry into unsubsidized employment, 
                        retention, and earnings as described in 
                        subparagraph (A); and
                            (ii) the attainment of industry-recognized 
                        credentials.
    (c) Activities Required To Be Additional.--Funds provided under 
this Act shall only be used for activities that are in addition to 
activities that would otherwise be available in the State or local area 
in the absence of such funds.
    (d) Additional Requirements.--The Secretary of Labor may establish 
such additional requirements as the Secretary determines may be 
necessary to ensure fiscal integrity, effective monitoring, and the 
appropriate and prompt implementation of the activities under this Act.
    (e) Report of Information and Evaluations to Congress and the 
Public.--The Secretary of Labor shall provide to the appropriate 
Committees of the Congress and make available to the public the 
information reported pursuant to subsection (b) and the evaluations of 
activities carried out pursuant to the funds reserved under section 
363(b).

SEC. 368. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Local chief elected official.--The term ``local chief 
        elected official'' means the chief elected executive officer of 
        a unit of local government in a local workforce investment area 
        or in the case where more than one unit of general government, 
        the individuals designated under an agreement described in 
        section 117(c)(1)(B) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
            (2) Local workforce investment area.--The term ``local 
        workforce investment area'' means such area designated under 
        section 116 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
            (3) Local workforce investment board.--The term ``local 
        workforce investment board'' means such board established under 
        section 117 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
            (4) Low-income youth.--The term ``low-income youth'' means 
        an individual who--
                    (A) is aged 16 through 24;
                    (B) meets the definition of a low-income individual 
                provided in section 101(25) of the Workforce Investment 
                Act of 1998, except that States, local workforce 
                investment areas under section 365 and eligible 
                entities under section 366(c), subject to approval in 
                the applicable State plans, local plans, and 
                applications for funds, may increase the income level 
                specified in subparagraph (B)(i) of such section to an 
                amount not in excess of 200 percent of the poverty line 
                for purposes of determining eligibility for 
                participation in activities under sections 365 and 366 
                of this Act; and
                    (C) is in one or more of the categories specified 
                in section 101(13)(C) of the Workforce Investment Act 
                of 1998.
            (5) Outlying area.--The term ``outlying area'' means the 
        United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the 
        Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republic 
        of Palau.
            (6) Unemployed, low-income adult.--The term ``unemployed, 
        low-income adult'' means an individual who--
                    (A) is age 18 or older;
                    (B) is without employment and is seeking assistance 
                under this Act to obtain employment; and
                    (C) meets the definition of a ``low-income 
                individual'' under section 101(25) of the Workforce 
                Investment Act of 1998, except that for that States, 
                local entities described in section 364(d)(1) and 
                eligible entities under section 366(c), subject to 
                approval in the applicable State plans, local plans, 
                and applications for funds, may increase the income 
                level specified in subparagraph (B)(i) of such section 
                to an amount not in excess of 200 percent of the 
                poverty line for purposes of determining eligibility 
                for participation in activities under sections 364 and 
                366 of this Act.
            (7) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several 
        States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and 
        Puerto Rico.

Subtitle D--Prohibition of Discrimination in Employment on the Basis of 
                  an Individual's Status as Unemployed

SEC. 371. SHORT TITLE.

    This subtitle may be cited as the ``Fair Employment Opportunity Act 
of 2011''.

SEC. 372. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that denial of employment 
opportunities to individuals because of their status as unemployed is 
discriminatory and burdens commerce by--
            (1) reducing personal consumption and undermining economic 
        stability and growth;
            (2) squandering human capital essential to the Nation's 
        economic vibrancy and growth;
            (3) increasing demands for Federal and State unemployment 
        insurance benefits, reducing trust fund assets, and leading to 
        higher payroll taxes for employers, cuts in benefits for 
        jobless workers, or both;
            (4) imposing additional burdens on publicly funded health 
        and welfare programs; and
            (5) depressing income, property, and other tax revenues 
        that the Federal Government, States, and localities rely on to 
        support operations and institutions essential to commerce.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to prohibit employers and employment agencies from 
        disqualifying an individual from employment opportunities 
        because of that individual's status as unemployed;
            (2) to prohibit employers and employment agencies from 
        publishing or posting any advertisement or announcement for an 
        employment opportunity that indicates that an individual's 
        status as unemployed disqualifies that individual for the 
        opportunity; and
            (3) to eliminate the burdens imposed on commerce due to the 
        exclusion of such individuals from employment.

SEC. 373. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act--
            (1) the term ``affected individual'' means any person who 
        was subject to an unlawful employment practice solely because 
        of that individual's status as unemployed;
            (2) the term ``Commission'' means the Equal Employment 
        Opportunity Commission;
            (3) the term ``employee'' means--
                    (A) an employee as defined in section 701(f) of the 
                Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e(f));
                    (B) a State employee to which section 302(a)(1) of 
                the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991 (42 U.S.C. 
                2000e-16b(a)(1)) applies;
                    (C) a covered employee, as defined in section 101 
                of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 
                U.S.C. 1301) or section 411(c) of title 3, United 
                States Code; or
                    (D) an employee or applicant to which section 
                717(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
                2000e-16(a)) applies;
            (4) the term ``employer'' means--
                    (A) a person engaged in an industry affecting 
                commerce (as defined in section 701(h) of the Civil 
                Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e(h)) who has 15 or 
                more employees for each working day in each of 20 or 
                more calendar weeks in the current or preceding 
                calendar year, and any agent of such a person, but does 
                not include a bona fide private membership club that is 
                exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of the 
                Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
                    (B) an employing authority to which section 
                302(a)(1) of the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991 
                applies;
                    (C) an employing office, as defined in section 101 
                of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 or 
                section 411(c) of title 3, United States Code; or
                    (D) an entity to which section 717(a) of the Civil 
                Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e-16(a)) applies;
            (5) the term ``employment agency'' means any person 
        regularly undertaking with or without compensation to procure 
        employees for an employer or to procure for individuals 
        opportunities to work as employees for an employer and includes 
        an agent of such a person, and any person who maintains an 
        Internet website or print medium that publishes advertisements 
        or announcements of openings in jobs for employees;
            (6) the term ``person'' has the meaning given the term in 
        section 701(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
        2000e(a)); and
            (7) the term ``status as unemployed'', used with respect to 
        an individual, means that the individual, at the time of 
        application for employment or at the time of action alleged to 
        violate this Act, does not have a job, is available for work 
        and is searching for work.

SEC. 374. PROHIBITED ACTS.

    (a) Employers.--It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an 
employer to--
            (1) publish in print, on the Internet, or in any other 
        medium, an advertisement or announcement for an employee for 
        any job that includes--
                    (A) any provision stating or indicating that an 
                individual's status as unemployed disqualifies the 
                individual for any employment opportunity; or
                    (B) any provision stating or indicating that an 
                employer will not consider or hire an individual for 
                any employment opportunity based on that individual's 
                status as unemployed;
            (2) fail or refuse to consider for employment, or fail or 
        refuse to hire, an individual as an employee because of the 
        individual's status as unemployed; or
            (3) direct or request that an employment agency take an 
        individual's status as unemployed into account to disqualify an 
        applicant for consideration, screening, or referral for 
        employment as an employee.
    (b) Employment Agencies.--It shall be an unlawful employment 
practice for an employment agency to--
            (1) publish, in print or on the Internet or in any other 
        medium, an advertisement or announcement for any vacancy in a 
        job, as an employee, that includes--
                    (A) any provision stating or indicating that an 
                individual's status as unemployed disqualifies the 
                individual for any employment opportunity; or
                    (B) any provision stating or indicating that the 
                employment agency or an employer will not consider or 
                hire an individual for any employment opportunity based 
                on that individual's status as unemployed;
            (2) screen, fail or refuse to consider, or fail or refuse 
        to refer an individual for employment as an employee because of 
        the individual's status as unemployed; or
            (3) limit, segregate, or classify any individual in any 
        manner that would limit or tend to limit the individual's 
        access to information about jobs, or consideration, screening, 
        or referral for jobs, as employees, solely because of an 
        individual's status as unemployed.
    (c) Interference With Rights, Proceedings or Inquiries.--It shall 
be unlawful for any employer or employment agency to--
            (1) interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of or 
        the attempt to exercise, any right provided under this Act; or
            (2) fail or refuse to hire, to discharge, or in any other 
        manner to discriminate against any individual, as an employee, 
        because such individual--
                    (A) opposed any practice made unlawful by this Act;
                    (B) has asserted any right, filed any charge, or 
                has instituted or caused to be instituted any 
                proceeding, under or related to this Act;
                    (C) has given, or is about to give, any information 
                in connection with any inquiry or proceeding relating 
                to any right provided under this Act; or
                    (D) has testified, or is about to testify, in any 
                inquiry or proceeding relating to any right provided 
                under this Act.
    (d) Construction.--Nothing in this Act is intended to preclude an 
employer or employment agency from considering an individual's 
employment history, or from examining the reasons underlying an 
individual's status as unemployed, in assessing an individual's ability 
to perform a job or in otherwise making employment decisions about that 
individual. Such consideration or examination may include an assessment 
of whether an individual's employment in a similar or related job for a 
period of time reasonably proximate to the consideration of such 
individual for employment is job-related or consistent with business 
necessity.

SEC. 375. ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Enforcement Powers.--With respect to the administration and 
enforcement of this Act--
            (1) the Commission shall have the same powers as the 
        Commission has to administer and enforce--
                    (A) title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
                U.S.C. 2000e et seq.); or
                    (B) sections 302 and 304 of the Government Employee 
                Rights Act of 1991 (42 U.S.C. 2000e-16b and 2000e-16c),
        in the case of an affected individual who would be covered by 
        such title, or by section 302(a)(1) of the Government Employee 
        Rights Act of 1991 (42 U.S.C. 2000e-16b(a)(1)), respectively;
            (2) the Librarian of Congress shall have the same powers as 
        the Librarian of Congress has to administer and enforce title 
        VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.) 
        in the case of an affected individual who would be covered by 
        such title;
            (3) the Board (as defined in section 101 of the 
        Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301)) shall 
        have the same powers as the Board has to administer and enforce 
        the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301 et 
        seq.) in the case of an affected individual who would be 
        covered by section 201(a)(1) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1311(a)(1));
            (4) the Attorney General shall have the same powers as the 
        Attorney General has to administer and enforce--
                    (A) title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
                U.S.C. 2000e et seq.); or
                    (B) sections 302 and 304 of the Government Employee 
                Rights Act of 1991 (42 U.S.C. 2000e-16b and 2000e-16c);
        in the case of an affected individual who would be covered by 
        such title, or of section 302(a)(1) of the Government Employee 
        Rights Act of 1991 (42 U.S.C. 2000e-16b(a)(1)), respectively;
            (5) the President, the Commission, and the Merit Systems 
        Protection Board shall have the same powers as the President, 
        the Commission, and the Board, respectively, have to administer 
        and enforce chapter 5 of title 3, United States Code, in the 
        case of an affected individual who would be covered by section 
        411 of such title; and
            (6) a court of the United States shall have the same 
        jurisdiction and powers as the court has to enforce--
                    (A) title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
                U.S.C. 2000e et seq.) in the case of a claim alleged by 
                such individual for a violation of such title;
                    (B) sections 302 and 304 of the Government Employee 
                Rights Act of 1991 (42 U.S.C. 2000e-16b and 2000e-16c) 
                in the case of a claim alleged by such individual for a 
                violation of section 302(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                2000e-16b(a)(1));
                    (C) the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 
                U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) in the case of a claim alleged by 
                such individual for a violation of section 201(a)(1) of 
                such Act (2 U.S.C. 1311(a)(1)); and
                    (D) chapter 5 of title 3, United States Code, in 
                the case of a claim alleged by such individual for a 
                violation of section 411 of such title.
    (b) Procedures.--The procedures applicable to a claim alleged by an 
individual for a violation of this Act are--
            (1) the procedures applicable for a violation of title VII 
        of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.) in 
        the case of a claim alleged by such individual for a violation 
        of such title;
            (2) the procedures applicable for a violation of section 
        302(a)(1) of the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991 (42 
        U.S.C. 2000e-16b(a)(1)) in the case of a claim alleged by such 
        individual for a violation of such section;
            (3) the procedures applicable for a violation of section 
        201(a)(1) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 
        U.S.C. 1311(a)(1)) in the case of a claim alleged by such 
        individual for a violation of such section; and
            (4) the procedures applicable for a violation of section 
        411 of title 3, United States Code, in the case of a claim 
        alleged by such individual for a violation of such section.
    (c) Remedies.--
            (1) In any claim alleging a violation of Section 374(a)(1) 
        or 374(b)(1) of this Act, an individual, or any person acting 
        on behalf of the individual as set forth in Section 375(a) of 
        this Act, may be awarded, as appropriate--
                    (A) an order enjoining the respondent from engaging 
                in the unlawful employment practice;
                    (B) reimbursement of costs expended as a result of 
                the unlawful employment practice;
                    (C) an amount in liquidated damages not to exceed 
                $1,000 for each day of the violation; and
                    (D) reasonable attorney's fees (including expert 
                fees) and costs attributable to the pursuit of a claim 
                under this Act, except that no person identified in 
                Section 103(a) of this Act shall be eligible to receive 
                attorney's fees.
            (2) In any claim alleging a violation of any other 
        subsection of this Act, an individual, or any person acting on 
        behalf of the individual as set forth in Section 375(a) of this 
        Act, may be awarded, as appropriate, the remedies available for 
        a violation of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
        U.S.C. 2000e et seq.), section 302(a)(1) of the Government 
        Employee Rights Act of 1991 (42 U.S.C. 2000e-16b(a)(1)), 
        section 201(a)(1) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 
        1995 (2 U.S.C. 1311(a)(1)), and section 411 of title 3, United 
        States Code, except that in a case in which wages, salary, 
        employment benefits, or other compensation have not been denied 
        or lost to the individual, damages may be awarded in an amount 
        not to exceed $5,000.

SEC. 376. FEDERAL AND STATE IMMUNITY.

    (a) Abrogation of State Immunity.--A State shall not be immune 
under the 11th Amendment to the Constitution from a suit brought in a 
Federal court of competent jurisdiction for a violation of this Act.
    (b) Waiver of State Immunity.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Waiver.--A State's receipt or use of Federal 
                financial assistance for any program or activity of a 
                State shall constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity, 
                under the 11th Amendment to the Constitution or 
                otherwise, to a suit brought by an employee or 
                applicant for employment of that program or activity 
                under this Act for a remedy authorized under Section 
                375(c) of this Act.
                    (B) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term 
                ``program or activity'' has the meaning given the term 
                in section 606 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
                U.S.C. 2000d-4a).
            (2) Effective date.--With respect to a particular program 
        or activity, paragraph (1) applies to conduct occurring on or 
        after the day, after the date of enactment of this Act, on 
        which a State first receives or uses Federal financial 
        assistance for that program or activity.
    (c) Remedies Against State Officials.--An official of a State may 
be sued in the official capacity of the official by any employee or 
applicant for employment who has complied with the applicable 
procedures of this Act, for relief that is authorized under this Act.
    (d) Remedies Against the United States and the States.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in an action or 
administrative proceeding against the United States or a State for a 
violation of this Act, remedies (including remedies at law and in 
equity) are available for the violation to the same extent as such 
remedies would be available against a non-governmental entity.

SEC. 377. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.

    This Act shall not invalidate or limit the rights, remedies, or 
procedures available to an individual claiming discrimination 
prohibited under any other Federal law or regulation or any law or 
regulation of a State or political subdivision of a State.

SEC. 378. SEVERABILITY.

    If any provision of this Act, or the application of the provision 
to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the remainder of 
this Act and the application of the provision to any other person or 
circumstances shall not be affected by the invalidity.

SEC. 379. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and 
shall not apply to conduct occurring before the effective date.

                    TITLE IV--SURTAX ON MILLIONAIRES

SEC. 401. SURTAX ON MILLIONAIRES.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new part:

                  ``PART VIII--SURTAX ON MILLIONAIRES

``Sec. 59B. Surtax on millionaires.

``SEC. 59B. SURTAX ON MILLIONAIRES.

    ``(a) General Rule.--In the case of a taxpayer other than a 
corporation for any taxable year beginning after 2012, there is hereby 
imposed (in addition to any other tax imposed by this subtitle) a tax 
equal to 5.6 percent of so much of the modified adjusted gross income 
of the taxpayer for such taxable year as exceeds $1,000,000 ($500,000, 
in the case of a married individual filing a separate return).
    ``(b) Inflation Adjustment.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of any taxable year 
        beginning after 2013, each dollar amount under subsection (a) 
        shall be increased by an amount equal to--
                    ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
                    ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined 
                under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which 
                the taxable year begins, determined by substituting 
                `calendar year 2011' for `calendar year 1992' in 
                subparagraph (B) thereof.
            ``(2) Rounding.--If any amount as adjusted under paragraph 
        (1) is not a multiple of $10,000, such amount shall be rounded 
        to the next highest multiple of $10,000.
    ``(c) Modified Adjusted Gross Income.--For purposes of this 
section, the term `modified adjusted gross income' means adjusted gross 
income reduced by any deduction (not taken into account in determining 
adjusted gross income) allowed for investment interest (as defined in 
section 163(d)). In the case of an estate or trust, adjusted gross 
income shall be determined as provided in section 67(e).
    ``(d) Special Rules.--
            ``(1) Nonresident alien.--In the case of a nonresident 
        alien individual, only amounts taken into account in connection 
        with the tax imposed under section 871(b) shall be taken into 
        account under this section.
            ``(2) Citizens and residents living abroad.--The dollar 
        amount in effect under subsection (a) shall be decreased by the 
        excess of--
                    ``(A) the amounts excluded from the taxpayer's 
                gross income under section 911, over
                    ``(B) the amounts of any deductions or exclusions 
                disallowed under section 911(d)(6) with respect to the 
                amounts described in subparagraph (A).
            ``(3) Charitable trusts.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
        a trust all the unexpired interests in which are devoted to one 
        or more of the purposes described in section 170(c)(2)(B).
            ``(4) Not treated as tax imposed by this chapter for 
        certain purposes.--The tax imposed under this section shall not 
        be treated as tax imposed by this chapter for purposes of 
        determining the amount of any credit under this chapter or for 
        purposes of section 55.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of parts for subchapter A of 
chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item:

                ``part viii. surtax on millionaires.''.

    (c) Section 15 Not to Apply.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall not be treated as a change in a rate of tax for purposes of 
section 15 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012.
                                                       Calendar No. 187

112th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1660

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                                 A BILL

   To provide tax relief for American workers and businesses, to put 
 workers back on the job while rebuilding and modernizing America, and 
    to provide pathways back to work for Americans looking for jobs.

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                            October 6, 2011

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar