1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the American Jobs Act of 2011
.
(b)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.
2.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.
3.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.
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.
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.
<enum>I</enum><header>Relief for workers
and businesses</header>
<subtitle id="HEE8CA79A4CC049A5926B5EAE16C3EC62"><enum>A</enum><header>Payroll tax
relief</header>
<section id="H33F376AB09A2461E923D41E19CB0401C"><enum>101.</enum><header>Temporary
payroll tax cut for employers, employees and the self-employed</header>
<subsection id="H1FF2326785714AD0A05A7DB9A5BFF623"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Wages</header><text>Notwithstanding
any other provision of law—</text>
<paragraph id="H93D99C810DE242199A37EE1F4D854DD0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6ED0815FFAA34078848394C9B4AF569D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFA29432FBD904B399D91864C8C4C2C0E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Subsection (a)(2)
shall only apply to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H97AD6F62AA0044A6844F4D9898EC4B36"><enum>(A)</enum><text>employees
performing services in a trade or business of a qualified employer, or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE5B6DAAAA92C41B097AD62F5BCA9F5F3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2AC06A104AFB459EBEB8B0B757A21669"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5B66081176634496B52B0233292846A9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Self-Employment
taxes</header>
<paragraph id="HEFD56154FCDE4A88ADBA0C08B3A477FE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="H77077CDAE5A5491BA8B9724A2E72DA1B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H78FFCE93E97948F98F546D4CE8F648D0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>9.3 percent for
any portion of net earnings from self-employment not subject to subsection
(b)(1)(A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF5A7D9E90BE24DDBA38E0FC7EC65DB3C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Coordination
with deductions for employment taxes</header><text>For purposes of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, in the case of any taxable year which begins in the
payroll tax holiday period—</text>
<subparagraph id="H29E74882C33A4F49A796C30D490C1693"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Deduction in
computing net earnings from self-employment</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2706F305B71A4D2F847CF0292D6198D2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Individual
deduction</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3313D38BAD89494496DCAA2CFB61DF0B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulatory
authority</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H054A8E93F4AC4C4F92AEDE6D7104BF76"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header>
<paragraph id="H4A01BDAE6DB14C9F912E4F2830973642"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Payroll tax
holiday period</header><text>The term <term>payroll tax holiday period</term>
means calendar year 2012.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H627EE94296004BFD8DF17CF0339B1E9D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualified
employer</header><text>For purposes of this paragraph,</text>
<subparagraph id="H171E9EB160F947C7A3BDB6BC5EA1F14A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>qualified employer</term> 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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA3990EA3754943C0B5CB35FA40CCBD9C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Treatment of
employees of post-secondary educational
institutions</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (A), the term
<term>qualified employer</term> includes any employer which is a public
institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8CFEEE267D2B4CC9AE847282AC6AA881"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Aggregation
rules</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF83C204628D044A796A8CF3675B11639"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Transfers of
funds</header>
<paragraph id="HBE87DCBC152449698ECB4057CA30BBF9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Transfers to
federal old-age and survivors insurance trust fund</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8B3FFB853CD4403D91FF42BD743B0559"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transfers to
social security equivalent benefit account</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC87F5275422E4696882D0779975232F5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Coordination
with other federal laws</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HCA7D892EFD6745FEA4D9604112953C37"><enum>102.</enum><header>Temporary tax
credit for increased payroll</header>
<subsection id="H19B1919B3054420EB94064938E0FFE63"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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:</text>
<paragraph id="HE8F01FBFE61E409D8FB4C9B610B76F6B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD17F6F247BB242C4AF74ECCD88CCC148"><enum>(2)</enum><text>With respect to
the period from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012,</text>
<subparagraph id="HA9D1B5EB43B941C98C4EFEBCA27B3C92"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDAEA69B9F02244E79D4B8CB1536D9686"><enum>(B)</enum><text>3.1 percent of the
result (but not less than zero) of subtracting from $5 million such wages for
calendar year 2011.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF8FBFCF1B6BA40C289ACA9DF0C893A57"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3337927F47844E7793FF9F72EB1CFA6A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA6124422044C467DB2F6D747AE686FA6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Qualified
employers</header><text>For purposes of this section—</text>
<paragraph id="H0CCAA1291A054C1BBDDB3262F7D24C6E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>qualified employer</term> 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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H95AB9F1428FD41C292BAE3CCFEC4FCCC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Treatment of
employees of post-secondary educational
institutions</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), the term
<term>qualified employer</term> includes any employer which is a public
institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5053C507CBDF4BA8A346A31931A39800"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Aggregation
rules</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3AC500688C324DBC8F03DDB538F261B4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application of
credits</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF8C3F388131D4160BCB97BECBDB0DA52"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Transfers to
federal old-Age and survivors insurance trust fund</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC00D426BE6BF4126A56EDA1BE257804B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Application to
railroad retirement taxes</header><text>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
<term>compensation</term> for <term>wages</term> as appropriate.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HC4C52E1A83934C52AF9DDDC7B863BB33"><enum>B</enum><header>Other relief for
businesses</header>
<section id="HBA948E181B734D2388145A01DCE59D83"><enum>111.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of temporary 100 percent bonus
depreciation for certain business assets</header>
<subsection id="H89E9C093F5A34EAF8FF08D5EC603B17E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Paragraph (5) of section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue
Code is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA314A9D3FE324A42894D4AEE6E03EB89"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>January 1, 2012</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>January 1, 2013</quote>, and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB0C0756B70E2499A815085DDA3B62510"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>January 1, 2013</quote> and inserting <quote>January 1,
2014</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7892F9C987CA45E6B772473DF78C074C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The heading for paragraph (5) of section 168(k) of the
Internal Revenue Code is amended by striking <quote>PRE–2012 PERIODS</quote>
and inserting <quote>PRE–2013 PERIODS</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H09B7A241805A492CA7369DA16AD289F4"><enum>112.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Surety bonds</header>
<subsection id="H63E2A3E2B47E4BF294DF149F278CD5A4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Maximum bond
amount</header><text>Section 411(a)(1) of the Small Business Investment Act of
1958 (15 U.S.C. 694b(a)(1)) is amended by striking <quote>$2,000,000</quote>
and inserting <quote>$5,000,000</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H10DBD1000B6647C685C4633A313570C5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Denial of
liability</header><text>Section 411(e)(2) of the Small Business Investment Act
of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 694b(e)(2)) is amended by striking <quote>$2,000,000</quote>
and inserting <quote>$5,000,000</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8043F42204484F3EA06A4C01615CC12A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text>The
amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall remain in
effect until September 30, 2012.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3D0C3010C77F4ED5A492146078145E7B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HAB72FFD580554494907D9C1AB2503273"><enum>113.</enum><header>Delay in
application of withholding on government contractors</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (b) of section 511 of the Tax
Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 is amended by striking
<quote>December 31, 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31,
2013</quote>.</text>
</section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Putting workers
back on the job while rebuilding and modernizing america</header>
<subtitle id="H4503EE64ED434023BDC8FFD1F24F8E55"><enum>A</enum><header>Veterans hiring
preferences</header>
<section id="HE21AE1A5CF74498C94248CB576BAB4BC"><enum>201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Returning heroes and wounded warriors work
opportunity tax credits</header>
<subsection id="H43BD779C77544031B8FB499FF89515F4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Paragraph (3) of section 51(b) of the Internal Revenue
Code is amended by striking <quote>($12,000 per year in the case of any
individual who is a qualified veteran by reason of subsection
(d)(3)(A)(ii))</quote> and inserting <quote>($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))</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCBF5478D6C7F481387FCD50922CA70E7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Returning heroes
tax credits</header><text>Section 51(d)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code is
amended by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end of paragraph (3)(A)(i), and
inserting the following new paragraphs after paragraph (ii)—</text>
<quoted-block id="HE8ED74D9C4AC4D5989476451BD202758" style="OLC">
<clause id="H57D916B3AD5E4862B21D0D13BB5D1EEA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>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</text>
</clause><clause id="H9C790B20AFA04295B3A813150986E621"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>having aggregate
periods of unemployment during the 1-year period ending on the hiring date
which equal or exceed 6
months.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H71AB954A6A134435B4440EA9A54E7A68"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Simplified
certification</header><text>Section 51(d) of the Internal Revenue Code is
amended by adding a new paragraph 15 as follows—</text>
<quoted-block id="H56FE329201814B37B68E4843671A7D86" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H026011BED1F64F2E85132361225C88C6"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Credit allowed
for unemployed veterans</header>
<subparagraph id="HBCD747DD59C8417FB0A05BE9FE54216C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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—</text>
<clause id="H415DDC289BFA48CEBBB705DC9CA47B6C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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</text>
</clause><clause id="HF7218F8670CA4C368F50EFEDF7906757"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H490F04D749BC4DC886FCE2EDB4123B5D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Regulatory
Authority</header><text>The Secretary in his discretion may provide alternative
methods for
certification.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H2BD389C321254FD4B2E033507B87C3BC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Credit made
available to tax-Exempt employers in certain
circumstances</header><text>Section 52(c) of the Internal Revenue Code is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H37E36869F4044E879C6C729B5C336E49"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the
word <quote>No</quote> at the beginning of the section and replacing it with
<quote>Except as provided in this subsection, no</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H716C1C2E4E014CDA8FFB54311201865C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the following new
paragraphs are inserted at the end of section 52(c)—</text>
<quoted-block id="HDCF2E7F90C2D40DDBD7AA87A4759F5BB" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H2BA6095A8FF74C54B9C3006C569D77CF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA85A13070ADC401C97B92480A34DE0AB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9FD7C10E6E2D412784AB4C1C5B7C0692"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the amount of the
payroll taxes of the employer during the calendar year in which the taxable
year begins.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5AE3C9E9208248489CB9CB17D8DB1E59"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Credit
amount</header><text>In calculating for tax-exempt employers, the work
opportunity credit shall be determined by substituting <quote>26
percent</quote> for <quote>40 percent</quote> in section 51(a) and by
substituting <quote>16.25 percent</quote> for <quote>25 percent</quote> in
section 51(i)(3)(A).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEEB424C72FFC49AAAF066146F1D63CF1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Tax-exempt
employer</header><text>For purposes of this subpart, the term <quote>tax-exempt
employer</quote> means an employer that is—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1F7D91631C7640FC8D38BD0EBD4EC862"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an organization
described in section 501(c) and exempt from taxation under section 501(a),
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB6D6D5E7A1CD462188272B6901DBA96F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a public higher
education institution (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of
1965).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE9ABDC80F5ED49D4AED9DC9E86DE2AA0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Payroll
taxes</header><text>For purposes of this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="H33B01DCD7C074632811B4BA492BB717F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <quote>payroll taxes</quote> means—</text>
<clause id="HBDBACF2F4F5743A5ACEFC5611BAB3FFC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>amounts required
to be withheld from the employees of the tax-exempt employer under section
3401(a),</text>
</clause><clause id="H806B9DAB93D847E2B8D0219725D3216D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>amounts required
to be withheld from such employees under section 3101(a), and</text>
</clause><clause id="H66C12D63FAEF43FEB5B76A7729086181"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>amounts of the
taxes imposed on the tax-exempt employer under section
3111(a).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2A816859273341C1AD4B84FE3F972918"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Treatment of
Possessions</header>
<paragraph id="H938AA959B3FA428784A6F838ED1DBF25"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Payments to
possessions</header>
<subparagraph id="H9048B9FE95A2490F825E4960F7FE0A98"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Mirror code
possessions</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H98C35F4E595646B18512970323DB386B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other
possessions</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H86CC89714BE148649992A82422802271"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Coordination
with credit allowed against united states income taxes</header><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="H34DBE3D13C6B4BB89F5574C64E2E1834"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAD6E54D18BB440C4A74FAA568EE1BB81"><enum>(B)</enum><text>who is eligible
for a payment under a plan described in paragraph (1)(B) with respect to such
taxable year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2BCE4BC6C2ED462BB695A6FE2DE7FB06"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Definitions and
special rules</header>
<subparagraph id="HDFB56546A0F4445F93F0F6FA04E41CCD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Possession of
the united states</header><text>For purposes of this subsection (e), the term
<term>possession of the United States</term> includes American Samoa, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB2D710D9327E482E833FA156F3192EFB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Mirror code tax
system</header><text>For purposes of this subsection, the term <term>mirror
code tax system</term> 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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEDB79A02915E48C59A175AA7AAEB8CBF"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Treatment of
payments</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCB217A86FF414612AD2CDA314DF37284"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HCFDE4C752375482CB8503F51AA099254"><enum>B</enum><header>Teacher
stabilization</header>
<section id="H0FDDF657C7F54173AE18F8E2ECA98A3D"><enum>202.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text>
</section><section id="HC60D03E221854AE7A7839FAD0FDF7123"><enum>203.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants for the outlying areas and the
Secretary of the Interior; availability of funds</header>
<subsection id="H3E36EFCE35C14D52B6D9317B6D620001"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reservation of
funds</header><text>From the amount appropriated to carry out this subtitle
under section 212, the Secretary—</text>
<paragraph id="H8F292FC7908A461BB42420E9783CDC98"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H945C79ABDB6445288E14C234F0D62622"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H606F83360AB840D7B198D17F5A0AC026"><enum>(3)</enum><text>may reserve up to
$2,000,000 for administration and oversight of this part, including program
evaluation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2E2D99637EBF4A2F8A9EDF339F7E0F40"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability of
funds</header><text>Funds made available under section 212 shall remain
available to the Secretary until September 30, 2012.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HD627DBAB9CC740D1B9160D8C0506772F"><enum>204.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State allocation</header>
<subsection id="H3463DEB9699E48DDA43D5677568ED12B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text>After
reserving funds under section 203(a), the Secretary shall allocate to the
States—</text>
<paragraph id="H25B042E392314E14875C6BA4E3907DE1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>60 percent on the
basis of their relative population of individuals aged 5 through 17; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE99A219996794DA0BB805CA40AA598F2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>40 percent on the
basis of their relative total population.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE183D7F511684166996759FAA79F6057"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Awards</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE112394C020449D19B7B9D1F064C9B32"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Alternate
distribution of funds</header>
<paragraph id="H1B970754B138402490984A6B9B19924F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H90D30B9B53E54636865F670A450BD29A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maintenance of
effort</header>
<subparagraph id="H49D9F400DF524602ABB36D8B5BF76DDD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Governor
assurance</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H042E3C8D29064B9FA8620D807622FEEB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3D6D270955C642B7A0AF86AE68622F00"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>An
entity that receives funds under paragraph (1) shall use those funds in
accordance with the requirements of this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H05A6EEEC3C0144988BDF081B821C202C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reallocation</header><text>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).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H613000D9F2FD46EFB974853C9CCF4996"><enum>205.</enum><header>State
application</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text>
</section><section id="H56F8571D9793429B81342F5515E6398A"><enum>206.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State reservation and
responsibilities</header>
<subsection id="H7F862652CB6349EC91C1A6C8CDDB3DD0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reservation</header><text>Each
State receiving a grant under section 204(b) may reserve—</text>
<paragraph id="H85A40D657CCC4C7D9BBED28CCD841595"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not more than 10
percent of the grant funds for awards to State-funded early learning programs;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5CAF1D453710495B9421D163F34C5E61"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not more than 2
percent of the grant funds for the administrative costs of carrying out its
responsibilities under this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6EFDE9D4F7AC421BAF764F1AE6018A12"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State
responsibilities</header><text>Each State receiving a grant under this subtitle
shall, after reserving any funds under subsection (a)—</text>
<paragraph id="H6C362F3A3C064BC885B73854701144EC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>use the remaining
grant funds only for awards to local educational agencies for the support of
early childhood, elementary, and secondary education; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H395833C6C43D471DAF048F42B20AAB6C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>distribute those
funds, through subgrants, to its local educational agencies by
distributing—</text>
<subparagraph id="H75F70C51CF494FF68EED2516EF99A05E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>60 percent on the
basis of the local educational agencies’ relative shares of enrollment;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDA5147454C9243FC8404534C684E341D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDC2C188E2E794BA7B47A429E0F84AEC7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>make those funds
available to local educational agencies no later than 100 days after receiving
a grant from the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H50F6DC5592704004A569505A7692728B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prohibitions</header><text>A
State shall not use funds received under this subtitle to directly or
indirectly—</text>
<paragraph id="HBB4F54868CC8469F9DE35644EE632CE6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish,
restore, or supplement a rainy-day fund;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H57C1D0D800F54DEA8828C4333A431EAA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>supplant State
funds in a manner that has the effect of establishing, restoring, or
supplementing a rainy-day fund;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAC195CC6D3684C7CA9C0BC89F6C729A3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>reduce or retire
debt obligations incurred by the State; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0559679DD50C4E8A9F79C2013F935F4E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>supplant State
funds in a manner that has the effect of reducing or retiring debt obligations
incurred by the State.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H9C94F57FCC37463E8147C0BB575D6B08"><enum>207.</enum><header>Local
educational agencies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Each
local educational agency that receives a subgrant under this subtitle—</text>
<paragraph id="HB384B306D9E8463088B11CE0D14E1C31"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA3B49B046A734F6881F89C5FEE0B18F7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall obligate
those funds no later than September 30, 2013; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC05EF03F4C724CE0A2B8256482216013"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H8F0E2140E3EB40C78555C42D7FB0D82F"><enum>208.</enum><header>Early
learning</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Each State-funded
early learning program that receives funds under this subtitle shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HBA28218C0D6D4E20BEE9F9C872C72B13"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H20D0B701E92F4DC4BC7D131AF5E2FE9D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>obligate those
funds no later than September 30, 2013.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H6642A6299C8C4284BD4322411B165C96"><enum>209.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maintenance of effort</header>
<subsection id="HCD8241C5451042768AC3283143826ECC"><enum>(a)</enum><text>The Secretary
shall not allocate funds to a State under this subtitle unless the State
provides an assurance to the Secretary that—</text>
<paragraph id="HEB4029FB4CED455095D9AAFC509D9E1C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for State fiscal
year 2012—</text>
<subparagraph id="H739092629B0F420B8845BE04FBB67C46"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD678A3CF000C4F96AB95190A8AA4A446"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H017BD4CF0FE846E1800B45750051244C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for State fiscal
year 2013—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDA292B453FA2494EBA6FAC41D5932DF0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC2BF2187097041D7B59C17CD1C0DE984"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5411B36212E94A89A50B14BF2B32D139"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
Secretary may waive the requirements of this section if the Secretary
determines that a waiver would be equitable due to—</text>
<paragraph id="H90DB8789D8B1442DB51CD9B7AFA6DEA1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>exceptional or
uncontrollable circumstances, such as a natural disaster; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC7CD114915BE4D61BD19E3047FF6DE62"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
precipitous decline in the financial resources of the State.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H9A77C96F4843437480DC857A0BCC0117"><enum>210.</enum><header>Reporting</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Each State that receives a grant under this
subtitle shall submit, on an annual basis, a report to the Secretary that
contains—</text>
<paragraph id="H3462541B1A4149578F3DF47D070461B3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
description of how funds received under this part were expended or obligated;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H368C7E0BCC2B4AF396A79E2491A55820"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an estimate of the
number of jobs supported by the State using funds received under this
subtitle.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H8A36AACF1036436DAAB6B88A61D45CBE"><enum>211.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header>
<subsection id="HDC4B2A32EC66491B922F28DF90A3CE85"><enum>(a)</enum><text>Except as
otherwise provided, the terms <term>local educational agency</term>,
<term>outlying area</term>, <term>Secretary</term>, <term>State</term>, and
<term>State educational agency</term> have the meanings given those terms in
section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7801).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9955BD8C0F014417B6C7B4D44F30EA3D"><enum>(b)</enum><text>The term
<term>State</term> does not include an outlying area.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1C9EED72E3A041669EAD3E29ADE832A1"><enum>(c)</enum><text>The term
<term>early childhood educator</term> means an individual who—</text>
<paragraph id="HA1C0FA5AC1F740E1958D9C77802F98B8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>works directly
with children in a State-funded early learning program in a low-income
community;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE286B372A6634D21BF26A774E677174A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is involved
directly in the care, development, and education of infants, toddlers, or young
children age five and under; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9CB4F269BA4744B28F00E3881773F867"><enum>(3)</enum><text>has completed a
baccalaureate or advanced degree in early childhood development or early
childhood education, or in a field related to early childhood education.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9784E1D4B59E4EAEB6CDB4EE822C9989"><enum>(d)</enum><text>The term
<term>State-funded early learning program</term> means a program that provides
educational services to children from birth to kindergarten entry and receives
funding from the State.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HD42ED5685F9D4AA6AD3685F38CB87DAE"><enum>212.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated, and there are appropriated, $30,000,000,000 to
carry out this subtitle for fiscal year 2012.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H5D0A34395A7B432C8336357805C4FDF2"><enum>C</enum><header>First responder
stabilization</header>
<section id="H9D038E508374445898853B7563902E8D"><enum>213.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text>
</section><section id="H50884A451C7E46F0A64C8BE3E11B9794"><enum>214.</enum><header>Grant
program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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)).</text>
</section><section id="H0CD355ADBB3F4F408F409A0AD11CC794"><enum>215.</enum><header>Appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H419AF28D49CE4EFA97499B790F04238E"><enum>D</enum><header>School
modernization </header>
<part id="HC528A5A7F98F40299C718029A4B1DE4B"><enum>I</enum><header>Elementary and
secondary schools</header>
<section id="HF50ADBDB72CE4DEDA2C75A88F8F6E030"><enum>221.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text>
</section><section id="H989EE06044284DC5BAFBF4319EDF76F7"><enum>222.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated, and there are appropriated, $25,000,000,000 to
carry out this part, which shall be available for obligation by the Secretary
until September 30, 2012.</text>
</section><section id="H04E1EE6587714CF1A0547173D9709768"><enum>223.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allocation of funds</header>
<subsection id="HCD2CCE31A3104B5AB228B0FC00A6F13B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reservations</header><text>Of
the amount made available to carry out this part, the Secretary shall
reserve—</text>
<paragraph id="HC888BFDF61EA40F09BC1DC19DD49B4BE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFA40539C266C4402BF895BC9299CB8D4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>one-half of one
percent to make grants to the outlying areas for modernization, renovation, and
repair activities described in section 226; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H99B5254E806141268CF63A6AE8DD3B3C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEE29BF2A0C6947409F1BF4669BB3766D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State
allocation</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="H8564AD0AE90F45598BB43CE6E6C5345A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD6ABFB399A8342838FD81F9F16380398"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the allocation to
any State shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of the allocations under
paragraph (1) to local educational agencies in that State.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE95ED48C03BA4BBF969830E13BCA1FC7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Remaining
allocation</header>
<paragraph id="H179A3D36DF964779AD73FEBC5577E795"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2044E3779F16422E83B1E9A0F32F02B1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reallocate all or
a portion of that allocation to the other States in accordance with subsection
(b); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5AAC30B7B6504CFEB90E680282126B0A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD8F84A06F7624206AB56C5FEE048A9A8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>If a local
educational agency does not apply for its allocation under subsection (b)(1),
applies for less than the full allocation for which it is eligible, or does not
use 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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H8922E7B3BEA54456BD4137B330D90D22"><enum>224.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State use of funds</header>
<subsection id="HB264475549904A918B0C365B3BF05E56"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reservation</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H14F506C35E1744659ACFB7B46B42A4A8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funds to local
educational agencies</header>
<paragraph id="HFB0F8059DE59433AA14CBEE45EA07F93"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Formula
subgrants</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB1C8FCF15ED642E682845ABC09C2F5D5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
subgrants</header><text>The State shall use any funds remaining, after
reserving funds under subsection (a) and allocating funds under paragraph (1),
for subgrants to local educational agencies that did not receive funds under
section 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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H69F6AEF9934A4E0FB9988D35A8F4A800"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Remaining
funds</header><text>If a local educational agency does not apply for an
allocation under subsection (b)(1), applies for less than its full allocation,
or fails to use that allocation in a timely manner, the State may reallocate
any unused portion to other local educational agencies in accordance with
subsection (b).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HD7FE44C98A204A6486247CA5EEBB4B7E"><enum>225.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State and local applications</header>
<subsection id="H2C69C8F2BA9A4758A76493CAC908F975"><enum>(a)</enum><header>State
application</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="HA7892A426A3647CFB07414E5DCF0D029"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an identification
of the State agency or entity that will administer the program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H56B2ECF355E647FEA63579956BAC316A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the State’s
process for determining how the grant funds will be distributed and
administered, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7F937FE8A4554EFFB2F44F677C4840AF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>how the State will
determine the criteria and priorities in making subgrants under section
224(b)(2);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEA82B9F51A954FEC877FA26DB50FF6A6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any additional
criteria the State will use in determining which projects it will fund under
that section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H11316147E7E246ACAF5E4E6A56624B72"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a description of
how the State will consider—</text>
<clause id="H692541C9A89B4DC49BED51ABEB0C6297"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
needs of local educational agencies for assistance under this part;</text>
</clause><clause id="HFF7B133AFAFD4EB5BCD2351C90312EE7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
impact of potential projects on job creation in the State;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC67A89D26A1447D89AB770F42B425741"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the fiscal
capacity of local educational agencies applying for assistance;</text>
</clause><clause id="H88CDF565D3D04A9F8B5F4EFBB8C1E272"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the
percentage of children in those local educational agencies who are from
low-income families; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H1732F69B9DDE433084B8FEB583E3FA7E"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the
potential for leveraging assistance provided by this program through matching
or other financing mechanisms;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7BE7F967B5C24B99A0B9B5F49A5E20F0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a description of
how the State will ensure that the local educational agencies receiving
subgrants meet the requirements of this part;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2DEB432DA0EC441BBC4275F035C4C212"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a description of
how the State will ensure that the State and its local educational agencies
meet the deadlines established in section 228;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H22FCFF08BD0D4EEC8F800E5265A57AEC"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a description of
how the State will give priority to the use of green practices that are
certified, verified, or consistent with any applicable provisions of—</text>
<clause id="HB4C34253E3C24A458D2F6DC803654ADE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
LEED Green Building Rating System;</text>
</clause><clause id="H843509092037448AB22BE6D6244EA39F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Energy
Star;</text>
</clause><clause id="HEB6D5BCC9C8B4E2880EE745EC8CB2EB3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the CHPS
Criteria;</text>
</clause><clause id="HD73049B44FE4401F973FE508DD030576"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Green Globes;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="H5CF2B4C5F0FC461BBCD49BC6C98A7122"><enum>(v)</enum><text>an
equivalent program adopted by the State or another jurisdiction with authority
over the local educational agency;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H17E73843843A45D8A28D64F777D78DB4"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a description of
the steps that the State will take to ensure that local educational agencies
receiving subgrants will adequately maintain any facilities that are
modernized, renovated, or repaired with subgrant funds under this part;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3930003836D847A1BB632E95C7E6C094"><enum>(H)</enum><text>such additional
information and assurances as the Secretary may require.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB3FF949C6B6A4505B9F9B232015D2803"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Local
application</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="HD81084B914D94EC68FE15BF2B860A1C5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
description of how the local educational agency will meet the deadlines and
requirements of this part;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBB270E573BB24903AB802ACB2B38FDC3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
description of the steps that the local educational agency will take to
adequately maintain any facilities that are modernized, renovated, or repaired
with funds under this part; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1C6E1004C7A34DE686FB455DA75A76C9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>such additional
information and assurances as the Secretary may require.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H07AC9B27D10B4659805E390D0761BAA1"><enum>226.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of funds</header>
<subsection id="H9BC4238C05C647D79DE5CB643DC924E8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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:</text>
<paragraph id="H021669AC6D0C49D7813341469B0DECE7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Direct payments
for school modernization, renovation, and repair.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFFEAFB7DA5DB4CB1B10683EEFED1CAA9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBA5F4AA0D02A44BA89B3BAB7EF02B782"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Supplement, not
supplant</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF33D8B8497FC46DF8F045318D49E6597"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>Funds
awarded to local educational agencies under this part may not be used
for—</text>
<paragraph id="H4F7422DE1CA14F4AA5EB2635E9B4EF5F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>new
construction;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6B119B8DD3BA4D39B6162223110982EC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>payment of routine
maintenance costs; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC2A7551BEF2A4C9FBDA68AD18A293618"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H9762453E05C34884906D2D551B8D9494"><enum>227.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Private schools</header>
<subsection id="H47BB7E9D71774386ADD897557AD7AEE7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="HD1961A3A50AD4CC2877B30031DB8159D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>section 9501 shall
not apply with respect to the title to any real property modernized, renovated,
or repaired with assistance provided under this section;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1406B21DCD124073B223423B08AB38CA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>services</term>, 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—</text>
<subparagraph id="H33A6F8878BCA413FA361CF9723B5F225"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8694BC50CD8449E7BF7281F8E0ABCC80"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H56DEB61ECD9D4DFFA262765971322007"><enum>(C)</enum><text>asbestos or
polychlorinated biphenyls abatement or removal from school facilities;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H51F241449858456FA735502DAECE7985"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H211308C2F49E4BB182FE76880C4C3200"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Remaining
funds</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6746AF3AB87A4B2E9A87054FDA73A05C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H161AA085FE8F4112A28959CF9CD2CAD7"><enum>228.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional provisions</header>
<subsection id="H4BE485135F804A469E8DA2BCF5F66236"><enum>(a)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2E248D596458454887AEBD0A339DC1DD"><enum>(b)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7D3CAB903DCD4B7C980D26FF13765EC1"><enum>(c)</enum><text>Section 439 of the
General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232b) shall apply to funds
available under this part.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H79BA801D1ECD4F99840F3352A7FD90D4"><enum>(d)</enum><text>For purposes of
section 223(b)(1), Hawaii, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico are not local educational agencies.</text>
</subsection></section></part><part id="H007872DE25D2416CA57B44BCBB22D48B"><enum>II</enum><header>Community college
modernization</header>
<section id="H12207E12804D44D79F1CDC2FA3098760"><enum>229.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal assistance for community college
modernization</header>
<subsection id="HA596329512DD4773A7D8488CFAA62E85"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<paragraph id="H1B326FE100F24C5288E759EE4DC3A4C3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grant
program</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H53DC8B2A2CBD44BBAB54BB75DDBBEBDB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Allocation</header>
<subparagraph id="H5D15D44DF0AF4693B292730977AAD8FB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Reservations</header><text>Of
the amount made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall
reserve—</text>
<clause id="H3DBB1027FAB544E4A30F519781E8C449"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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</text>
</clause><clause id="H7293C1D3464A4E76976F310B59AD4F35"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>up
to 0.25 percent for grants to the outlying areas to provide for modernization,
renovation, and repair activities described in this section.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB37CC21A0154DD987CD902A4A915848"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H79DBB5FE963B4DE5B719A346122CB450"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Reallocation</header><text>Amounts
not allocated under this section to a State because the State either did not
submit an application under subsection (b), the State submitted an application
that the Secretary determined did not meet the requirements of such subsection,
or the State cannot demonstrate to the Secretary a sufficient demand for
projects to warrant the full allocation of the funds, shall be proportionately
reallocated under this paragraph to the other States that have a demonstrated
need for, and are receiving, allocations under this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF73377A84A7A428BBD6279A252D1DCC9"><enum>(D)</enum><header>State
administration</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA2EAC41B6C8A4A5EA29E36B8B15B7C78"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Supplement, not
supplant</header><text>Funds made available under this section shall be used to
supplement, and not supplant, other Federal, State, and local funds that would
otherwise be expended to modernize, renovate, or repair existing community
college facilities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0B2026F40BEC4A6DAD7605F42F9EF766"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header><text>A
State that desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit an
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information and assurances as the Secretary may require. Such application shall
include a description of—</text>
<paragraph id="HCEFBDF906F3246CDBD8A6D6070C42E57"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H33DDA213FCEB4A508E2BBF053129DC21"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the projected
start of each project and the estimated number of persons to be employed in the
project.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC54151FD6E8A43F89E4D69689BCA4F7E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prohibited uses
of funds</header>
<paragraph id="HF414481C94FB401587D5681360ECC3FC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>No funds awarded under this section may be used
for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2D499EA112574D3CADAD5D240883D3A7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>payment of routine
maintenance costs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2CF293BDA2964A93A7A61F2D979A2307"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5C3E9B3F15E54D32B077D162F2DAB6C5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>construction,
modernization, renovation, or repair of facilities—</text>
<clause id="HC43885397BFD4242A268B14F1AF72516"><enum>(I)</enum><text>used
for sectarian instruction, religious worship, or a school or department of
divinity; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HF662A2DCE5E9477E8CF702904FD266CE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in
which a substantial portion of the functions of the facilities are subsumed in
a religious mission.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAB278A9AEBF34997AF90769FC11EB713"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Four-year
institutions</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8100746EBA034849B7CEB5294983792F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Green
projects</header><text>In providing assistance to community college projects
under this section, the State shall consider the extent to which a community
college’s project involves activities that are certified, verified, or
consistent with the applicable provisions of—</text>
<paragraph id="HCE281D991AB349A69DE10626C3C8B90A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the LEED Green
Building Rating System;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1A8CC34698FF4AC5A72810B1FEAA5427"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Energy
Star;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H39AB7F26B2FD45DA80EBF5BC8F0B2593"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the CHPS Criteria,
as applicable;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7B1668C967B64601AD18DB5111F03BFB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Green Globes;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD08A3E079DA740D8A5B8223DF3083976"><enum>(5)</enum><text>an equivalent
program adopted by the State or the State higher education agency that includes
a verifiable method to demonstrate compliance with such program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8ABF1079796B4711BBC8974CBE25024F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Application of
GEPA</header><text>Section 439 of the General Education Provisions Act such Act
(20 U.S.C. 1232b) shall apply to funds available under this subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H06A49E59D3BB41CB88D04ED6F1B31F0C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Reports by the
states</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="HBA20A6EC4D3B4EE4A1BB092F1639D9C8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
description of the projects for which the grant was, or will be, used;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H30E978229E654E56907C7839D7273E55"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
description of the amount and nature of the assistance provided to each
community college under this section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H31B45F0D1FAC4C619CA756C009DD87B0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the number of jobs
created by the projects funded under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H748EBC79BE134523A652897A7E6DBFFA"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Report by the
secretary</header><text>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).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCDD0923636FE4B25A88874B3EE66DB94"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Availability of
funds</header>
<paragraph id="H88A2DBB249BB4BE49ECC71A359534B72"><enum>(1)</enum><text>There are
authorized to be appropriated, and there are appropriated, to carry out this
section (in addition to any other amounts appropriated to carry out this
section and out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated),
$5,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB46B5F376B85485D8A99942DE51CE0BD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Funds appropriated
under this subsection shall be available for obligation by community colleges
only during the period that ends 36 months after the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></part><part id="HE22BFEF611864C6C9EBE667725F32C78"><enum>III</enum><header>General
provisions</header>
<section id="H9A137C0A9AEE4AE795EC4D6E9DA5FB6F"><enum>230.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header>
<subsection id="H425F1FA145B7467093D4504FF0438F1F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>ESEA
terms</header><text>Except as otherwise provided, in this subtitle, the terms
<term>local educational agency</term>, <term>Secretary</term>, and <term>State
educational agency</term> have the meanings given those terms in section 9101
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6765BC26BF3244B6A7B20EAC3A684AC7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional
definitions</header><text>The following definitions apply to this title:</text>
<paragraph id="HCE4BB9C5F97043CFA01331446FAC3986"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Community
college</header><text>The term <term>community college</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H23DE28FF9B75460F87214D4AA305A190"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a junior or
community college, as that term is defined in section 312(f) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058(f)); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0BA0DFBF174947DEA18912D2A4DBC1AF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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—</text>
<clause id="HEEA808066C9C42B1AAD719AFCD4DA0A0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>bachelor’s degrees
(or an equivalent); or</text>
</clause><clause id="HD517C5BBF9C141A88C8F95E73990365B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>master’s,
professional, or other advanced degrees.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H24C7FFE26D9C479FAA202CF9CA9D7E17"><enum>(2)</enum><header>CHPS
criteria</header><text>The term <term>CHPS Criteria</term> means the green
building rating program developed by the Collaborative for High Performance
Schools.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H63DADAE2C8204E97B6757233B34CF053"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Energy
star</header><text>The term <term>Energy Star</term> means the Energy Star
program of the United States Department of Energy and the United States
Environmental Protection Agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE38D5ED631E245F689858863020E90C4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Green
globes</header><text>The term <term>Green Globes</term> means the Green
Building Initiative environmental design and rating system referred to as Green
Globes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8FF83744E7AE4A54B7FCDCFDEE1729D9"><enum>(5)</enum><header>LEED green
building rating system</header><text>The term <term>LEED Green Building Rating
System</term> means the United States Green Building Council Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design green building rating standard referred to as
the LEED Green Building Rating System.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE1D23B9AB5384FC3AFD649AD27B838CD"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Modernization,
renovation, and repair</header><text>The term <term>modernization, renovation
and repair</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H40DCAEAE9B9B4569A54B569C81B06793"><enum>(A)</enum><text>comprehensive
assessments of facilities to identify—</text>
<clause id="HDD226B666A7A4A82B13CF1D888957E61"><enum>(i)</enum><text>facility
conditions or deficiencies that could adversely affect student and staff
health, safety, performance, or productivity or energy, water, or materials
efficiency; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HCE4A16874468448795293D97BC1DE50D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>needed facility
improvements;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD6C577CF80DD4383B5D8EB343AA35D84"><enum>(B)</enum><text>repairing,
replacing, or installing roofs (which may be extensive, intensive, or
semi-intensive <quote>green</quote> roofs); electrical wiring; water supply and
plumbing systems, sewage systems, storm water runoff systems, lighting systems
(or components of such systems); or building envelope, windows, ceilings,
flooring, or doors, including security doors;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFC45B06D3DDB4202ACB8186361949BBE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>repairing,
replacing, or installing heating, ventilation, or air conditioning systems, or
components of those systems (including insulation), including by conducting
indoor air quality assessments;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H808EE6FB983244AFA6560BE33F89B116"><enum>(D)</enum><text>compliance with
fire, health, seismic, and safety codes, including professional installation of
fire and life safety alarms, and modernizations, renovations, and repairs that
ensure that facilities are prepared for such emergencies as acts of terrorism,
campus violence, and natural disasters, such as improving building
infrastructure to accommodate security measures and installing or upgrading
technology to ensure that a school or incident is able to respond to such
emergencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC2239170F183406FB5B7927534250BF3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>making
modifications necessary to make educational facilities accessible in compliance
with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and
section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), except that such
modifications shall not be the primary use of a grant or subgrant;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H360C5A105B334008B24BC70C8FEC441C"><enum>(F)</enum><text>abatement,
removal, or interim controls of asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, mold,
mildew, or lead-based hazards, including lead-based paint hazards;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8ABFF911E43A4AFD9C9A9D6755551F9D"><enum>(G)</enum><text>retrofitting
necessary to increase energy efficiency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H21A52828F30446318B06B323F9F7B87B"><enum>(H)</enum><text>measures, such as
selection and substitution of products and materials, and implementation of
improved maintenance and operational procedures, such as <quote>green
cleaning</quote> programs, to reduce or eliminate potential student or staff
exposure to—</text>
<clause id="HFA03F72027A245489E6BC7ABD5FD8D4C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>volatile organic
compounds;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB5BF0973D6D64F9D9C19757F07C8D242"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>particles such as
dust and pollens; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H6F0EC3D84E9249EDB40C2FF933CF7EF0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>combustion
gases;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE74C8C1620C4482AAA6DFE4A39B6AF2C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>modernization,
renovation, or repair necessary to reduce the consumption of coal, electricity,
land, natural gas, oil, or water;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA0F93171136C46FBAAF7A97D972E6FC5"><enum>(J)</enum><text>installation or
upgrading of educational technology infrastructure;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4AD2DC1F3F2D46988EF0163D738C949D"><enum>(K)</enum><text>installation or
upgrading of renewable energy generation and heating systems, including solar,
photovoltaic, wind, biomass (including wood pellet and woody biomass),
waste-to-energy, solar-thermal, and geothermal systems, and energy
audits;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0501C67C73C14CB58EB66D69E551AB99"><enum>(L)</enum><text>modernization,
renovation, or repair activities related to energy efficiency and renewable
energy, and improvements to building infrastructures to accommodate bicycle and
pedestrian access;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7630E4526759468FA80202E5B7A54A2E"><enum>(M)</enum><text>ground
improvements, storm water management, landscaping and environmental clean-up
when necessary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H80AF72AF2A084FAD899F93B806F9890B"><enum>(N)</enum><text>other
modernization, renovation, or repair to—</text>
<clause id="H5AFC44CF39F74BEA91A9D665FB05222F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>improve teachers’
ability to teach and students’ ability to learn;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4BB02782D0C648B79A9FDF889EF30DC4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>ensure the health
and safety of students and staff; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H5D0F8BABCBD645C2A54A7C6D4B1AD017"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>improve
classroom, laboratory, and vocational facilities in order to enhance the
quality of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics instruction;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF7C6C828E323459FB0B4333C318D7E4A"><enum>(O)</enum><text>required
environmental remediation related to facilities modernization, renovation, or
repair activities described in subparagraphs (A) through (L).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3C921D6C9B494DAEADE473F13C87FCFF"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Outlying
area</header><text>The term <term>outlying area</term> means the U.S. Virgin
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, and the Republic of Palau.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H863CBB25F19943269A677E9512657828"><enum>(8)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
term <term>State</term> means each of the 50 States of the United States, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H85907584D6CC4BB3A78C60B38293317C"><enum>231.</enum><header>Buy
American</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1605 of
division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law
111–5) applies to funds made available under this title.</text>
</section></part></subtitle><subtitle id="H6C8CF78C0EF94A71AD77675673B5903D"><enum>E</enum><header>Immediate
transportation infrastrucure investments</header>
<section id="HF28781F3339443B6ADC7FC1D33CB96E9"><enum>241.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immediate transportation infrastructure
investments</header>
<subsection id="HF2F3B61FFB4441738D9D23907A28EA0C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants-In-Aid
for airports</header>
<paragraph id="H5AB74BC51679469EB1231239AB160FB2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB03F65CFD63C42A8B8F7D2CEA10938EB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal share;
limitation on obligations</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDA948B2D31C243C082DF06330DE21387"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Distribution of
funds</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC335C7F6E4934F23A89B49F48E33BE5B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H12945F4DA52B46FE9FAA86D6227AF138"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Administrative
expenses</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1C143AA77FA9495FA771BF520CAF82A9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Next generation
air traffic control advancements</header>
<paragraph id="H78BF6781CFE04D599A5F9E983C933A41"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9AAB33B38D87418194F251B5A9473A3B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE3616F45E01144BB96FD874E5E7C7F51"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Highway
infrastructure investment</header>
<paragraph id="H43F14F2C44BF4E9C8D71B849539F45AF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA5483D22DE824EA5AF6E5431536860BF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal share;
limitation on obligations</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD5169C6C1656458188537C2822A69E50"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H01EE9B0EAC474C0AAB2FB5AE7170A6D9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Distribution of
funds</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H012B60918B44485BB583AFC2F0C45566"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Apportionment</header><text>Apportionments
under paragraph (4) shall be made not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE4D50D5A4BDC4D31909E6523DF517C72"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Redistribution</header>
<subparagraph id="HEE12425E4A81414D8EDA6119E25CAB37"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5C97D228B2024D4CA3E38D83FD0849AF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0CFB2A9F57C64C349DAF717AAA143963"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE31B3DE7C6B24F64AEBD872D2255531B"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Transportation
enhancements</header><text>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).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H45CC6E59A4D44786B7BE5BD2ECA06841"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Suballocation</header><text>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).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2A005297B61749ABAC4B5B0F4095A681"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Puerto rico and
territorial highway programs</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAFD3E139D88A4B32830969754ECDDD9F"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Federal lands
and indian reservations</header><text>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:</text>
<subparagraph id="H234EE0CF947A4839955032732033C8B4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7963FEEAAC0844DFA85C21F2F3F34BEA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFDDBBAE4DC844F6183921AEFB8231B2B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB13A06A3F82341C0B3DA9DC05916D77B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3BD2055D25094B5DBF7EF3E96C4C982E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Section
134(f)(3)(C)(ii)(II) of title 23, United States Code, shall not apply to funds
set aside by this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD2043E9928FA4BB99DBD5DB638AAA2DF"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Job
training</header><text>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.</text>
<subparagraph id="H1379AEFBD2A7464A9D8D2603774D9857"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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—</text>
<clause id="H0C27DF16D3EA4A03907CEECF56DB3B09"><enum>(i)</enum><text>impact on areas
with transportation workforce shortages;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC51B5A61B7194DDAA721B51DDC5DB888"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>diversity of
training participants;</text>
</clause><clause id="HD38CBCD12A3D4F5D89D480E2528F5793"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>number of
participants obtaining certifications or credentials required for specific
types of employment;</text>
</clause><clause id="H38A5ACB953814A8082BA6DBF59837B19"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>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;</text>
</clause><clause id="HA8A7C6B387D8461983AAA4D855FC6BA0"><enum>(v)</enum><text>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</text>
</clause><clause id="HE57765702D954884B14CAFFED55CDFA7"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>identification of
areas of collaboration with the Department of Labor programs, including
co-enrollment.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0819D5B733D94A61B5AA49C12FE454D9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3A4D5A182D064C3DA7062DBDE30207A9"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Disadvantaged
business enterprises</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9C9167E33FC04BB0A6D5581251B4AF50"><enum>(13)</enum><header>State planning
and oversight expenses</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5BC45A305D094994AD560B8BC96E3DC4"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Conditions</header>
<subparagraph id="H79D9874E08814698BAEC60F54F12EE1F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE918C2E4B2E84473973EC8319EA7F487"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Funds made
available under this subsection shall not be obligated for the purposes
authorized under section 115(b) of title 23, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC1EFC28B1D2C48C0A4545C60AF13AC9A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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 <quote>Federal-aid
Highways</quote> and shall not affect the distribution of funds provided for
<quote>Federal-aid Highways</quote> in any other Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B1362B7ACDE4719B3691771B56316B6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Section 1101(b) of
Public Law 109–59 shall apply to funds apportioned under this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF51B10103A0C451A9D5FF77A6A4A1635"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Oversight</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCAFC1002E051431DAE4344CF6F9C76CE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Capital
assistance for high-Speed rail corridors and intercity passenger rail
service</header>
<paragraph id="HF2BFD809617845F0929E63853DED8D30"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6AB218E24A65427BA928F9ED68CE697D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4C45AA9446D04F539C4CCDAA717753FB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5231101DD4F240FA87A92C7D0623E922"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Interim
guidance</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3254527B113B4D8DA819D24C51C9E5F1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Intercity
passenger rail corridors</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H042B350660EA4B82AD65C2D8D0424DF4"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Conditions</header>
<subparagraph id="H0B4BA473688C4AE7A2488AC48828B744"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDED8E9D3925948A998740B3AF80FAC33"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H36ACD965AAAF4E679D5E042BBFB7A85A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H707AAE61D06042B0BBAD63EC43455ABE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Capital grants
to the national railroad passenger corporation</header>
<paragraph id="H482519428E9C4FD4A7F2E8723BA71EA6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1647EC0D0DE947109A674E46D64CC6C3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDC3F8C7C48CB4854A51CC1D19FD794BC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Project
priority</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6BB67C5A4B0B456080526A07265C5FBE"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Conditions</header>
<subparagraph id="H0C7EE88AFD5441ECAAA7CCBA05278940"><enum>(A)</enum><text>None of the funds
under this subsection shall be used to subsidize the operating losses of
Amtrak.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBD5D846DEEE9460A850A5A27B095EEAC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The funds provided
under this subsection shall be awarded not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB35EAE02A0F741E39AD4DDFB3B8861C1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4AFB9010835C481D994D80DE1F37F4A8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Oversight</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5B55B38AD60E47AE80411DD6AFE97213"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Transit capital
assistance</header>
<paragraph id="HF3E96CBE47CF45D5996B9C48B730814D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8127C6E4D4AA460B8B82AC331A71E653"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal share;
limtation on obligations</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4636C209F89445CC9A33F91A553A284A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF1B8D21E853247438F2E26F420D99984"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Distribution of
funds</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3694BC9C777548AAA0DAF7CE936120EC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB2E988605CCF40048AC23880A0D9F178"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide 10 percent
of the funds appropriated under this subsection in accordance with section 5340
of such title; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFD6B79ED7F9843289722C87E3D82CBF7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD5E775CCE2F54747A57396D7A7A301CD"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Apportionment</header><text>The
funds apportioned under this subsection shall be apportioned not later than 21
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2CFD33CB544D4F3F9D8DB645012AA924"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Redistribution</header>
<subparagraph id="H36880582DB0043D5A70CC10CD3D8C836"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H21AB79B115024B39947B895B8A366976"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B3841BFF8CA43E58752E3E092270BE8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H285E53DA98DD4797A4569587D6EA17C8"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Conditions</header>
<subparagraph id="H7E40BF255B034E069BD63A2548576F1E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8D502EF198C440FC9FECF56E87CA104C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Section 1101(b) of
Public Law 109–59 shall apply to funds appropriated under this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBCA2DE341DC84BFABC41CD581801CDA9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The funds
appropriated under this subsection shall not be comingled with any prior year
funds.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H44053E7BA166499A831FFC5D181E786A"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Oversight</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB04727BB3A0C4082BD0A7E6A4D31C309"><enum>(g)</enum><header>State of good
repair</header>
<paragraph id="H17FD17C23B334E14B3749735EE897EFB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H18B422F008AC4085ABD7AD21CE1A5FDF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H64B0A28F5C0D41F0BA3C4CC5943526AB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0B62421FCD704ED9AD766A2E6C1222F9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Distribution of
funds</header>
<subparagraph id="H9968C0F7843A46E4AF0AEEA69BD8501F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2A41986516E842B4BD7418240F8E1374"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H86CC4C7255594814A87D42F43B721CDE"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Apportionment</header><text>The
funds made available under this subsection shall be apportioned not later than
30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H192B669922FD46E3A5265E6ED4DF6690"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Redistribution</header>
<subparagraph id="H758AFE272FC446E08F350F19405207B1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H50D18D430A5F4F2AA4B2519D0EF220AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H246CDA74879C4A65809A2EF9B11FBCDB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB24C8151CC764D6E9D13B0CAE61D0C2A"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Conditions</header>
<subparagraph id="H1C98B054F37A4F668DAD4AB23621360E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The provisions of
section 1101(b) of Public Law 109–59 shall apply to funds made available under
this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B6159768F204F318CB1E81CAB442845"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The funds
appropriated under this subsection shall not be commingled with any prior year
funds.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H252EFDF635224E848D2C9E4BA6BD2D4F"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Oversight</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBC9141DA9CB94F8EAF26D4A9E751BF8C"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Transportation
infrastructure grants and financing</header>
<paragraph id="H9EA8B41300A44F89800146D097CBEBFF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H212C65E0408844A7BF9A83F4DAAFDC9D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal share;
limitation on obligations</header><text>The Federal share payable of the costs
for which a grant is made under this subsection, shall be 100 percent.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H230A4FAFDFDB456E9C665648C0A30DEA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4A0DAEC5809F4C99A2D83C6E86D1BA39"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Project
eligibility</header><text>Projects eligible for funding provided under this
subsection include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4195BEB8B2144A79B81072397CDC944C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0C78CF11F0E947BAA21B06A3C2673373"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB1D6CF4BB67F495B868ECB28FE818D9E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>passenger and
freight rail transportation projects; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H78D44515C69A431C8554736AE5A498C1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>port
infrastructure investments, including projects that connect ports to other
modes of transportation and improve the efficiency of freight movement.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H793DAD11282A409A9594F9338580FFB2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>TIFIA
program</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H535D2022D6AD4664B9906553E333DF94"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Project
priority</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2E32C34227764EE08636A72D91667C77"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Deadline for
issuance of competition criteria</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3E1931E4F4E5454097D53DC02D5288F2"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Applicability of
title 40</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H71EA939752DC45678B4B2328D802A9B3"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Administrative
expenses</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H867D070E91CB4CCB8B661F32F9B04903"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Local
hiring</header>
<paragraph id="H0DDCCBE9779649BC907236D1A7A435EB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4E5DFE6EE41D46B2B146C888C6E8C80B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3ABA63C2BCE24EBBB257D5C0DFDB4E07"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0765C479C19F45849886A4A20E626F01"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8C723E7EA0A34E16AD1D11E049905DC0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Project
standards</header>
<subparagraph id="H5E62EFC8825E426E9B14F772F3FFE82B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any standards established by the Secretary under this
section shall ensure that any requirements specified under subsection
(c)(1)—</text>
<clause id="H1C0CA0006A9C4CE08012BBE603905F0B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>do
not compromise the quality of the project;</text>
</clause><clause id="H02FF55355669475E9889ACE57534B1D9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are
reasonable in scope and application;</text>
</clause><clause id="H15DCEB60883446018C27D8BCE49D1982"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>do
not unreasonably delay the completion of the project; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H0DA0246F6F4047B48B2DD78FEBF202B5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>do
not unreasonably increase the cost of the project.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H19D9966D1663433EAD90A65EDF8079CE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Available
programs</header><text>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).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H573E2740CA5F4D0AB9D1EC9A8B78AAD9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Implementing
regulations</header><text>The Secretary shall promulgate final regulations to
implement the authority of this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCB0C389CD51F4762874BE2C7DFEAF1F1"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Administrative
provisions</header>
<paragraph id="H8C0FE7353D474C70B4A476ACF5B251E1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applicability of
title 40</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB65D93FBBDB44E02B492DB638508A0F8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Buy
american</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HE2B790BCF36F4721B96BF5E42797B308"><enum>F</enum><header>Building and
Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development</header>
<section id="HC31FD222D59B48F18259BC3171396093"><enum>242.</enum><header>Short title;
table of contents</header>
<subsection id="H288639A139B84C88826189AF2A5BFFE8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short
Title</header><text>This subtitle may be cited as the <quote>Building and
Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development Act</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HDE72CCC1946945F8AAAC280A47A04132"><enum>243.</enum><header>Findings and
purpose</header>
<subsection id="H7A99C1B5FA91437F91349CA37C13DAF9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="HAF8552BE8E844FED8EC1F6439F65297B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9D75C8AB59614A259C405D729ED9D045"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2075B34525B64A18936D9B6F163A0373"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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 <quote>Quality of overall infrastructure</quote> category of the same
report, the United States ranked twenty-third in the world;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDABCCCE82A274708B7503F6D8A2F0900"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8AB60BE652A84960A3B4D8BE10A99CBF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>according to a
January 2009 report from the University of Massachusetts/Alliance for American
Manufacturing entitled <quote>Employment, Productivity and Growth,</quote>
infrastructure investment is a <quote>highly effective engine of job
creation</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD74CFCBDAE624B798309FD8C4D6FED2D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE6F561FAEBB5456D95A4CFDA591C4B6F"><enum>(7)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H285367EC6E0A42B6ADE40EDC6002E82B"><enum>(8)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H42645E70149C4E2BBAD0971957856872"><enum>(9)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF911C89FE45C4DAEA9223BD5B8B84630"><enum>(10)</enum><text>current funding
mechanisms are not readily scalable and do not—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA71C3528ED534037B033FE9FB56EA10D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>serve large
in-State or cross jurisdiction infrastructure projects, projects of regional or
national significance, or projects that cross sector silos;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H78366FFCE32F4100968BAFE6D45DCAC9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>sufficiently
catalyze private sector investment; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE591577685AE453D924376D9143C03AD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensure the optimal
return on public resources;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAA63F1D4E36A45FC8AE956034F5D0E9F"><enum>(11)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7B2D2EF1572A4DB8865A7EDC529DA4FE"><enum>(12)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8F156BF41FE64599B0281B596DB25BFD"><enum>(13)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H58CBB9FA5F924B3E8CC311906FF0EDAD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H7430DECCCF914B7D998B6E8F57A3D0FA"><enum>244.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For purposes of this Act, the following
definitions shall apply:</text>
<paragraph id="H4C4529FB8B8843AB8F3CD8FD5AE14F82"><enum>(1)</enum><header>AIFA</header><text>The
term <quote>AIFA</quote> means the American Infrastructure Financing Authority
established under this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H67870E387DAD49899160C6D801AE1D5D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Blind
trust</header><text>The term <quote>blind trust</quote> 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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFFEA6800CB3B4D4CBF512562BFC8038C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Board of
directors</header><text>The term <quote>Board of Directors</quote> means Board
of Directors of AIFA.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6924221621CD4B2CA31D14315762A9C2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The
term <quote>Chairperson</quote> means the Chairperson of the Board of Directors
of AIFA.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5F40F0F7D2B14AF887F4AEDFC00F8385"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Chief executive
officer</header><text>The term <quote>chief executive officer</quote> means the
chief executive officer of AIFA, appointed under section 247.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H73B8C5C9E5D74C92B0C4CEB7FA7FE4D6"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Cost</header><text>The
term <quote>cost</quote> has the same meaning as in section 502 of the Federal
Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEA380C3CB7984B5492FFEE462506D877"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Direct
loan</header><text>The term <quote>direct loan</quote> has the same meaning as
in section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE417587849AF4F57A8D79A9F7B0FE5AA"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Eligible
entity</header><text>The term <quote>eligible entity</quote> 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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE6EF515731F74C98A87C9D9752295FC6"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Infrastructure
project</header>
<subparagraph id="HCF8C5B6CAF11450BB209A152EAE5EB8D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <quote>eligible infrastructure project</quote>
means any non-Federal transportation, water, or energy infrastructure project,
or an aggregation of such infrastructure projects, as provided in this
Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5A548E4D466C462FA8FA4175B212B762"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Transportation
infrastructure project</header><text>The term <quote>transportation
infrastructure project</quote> means the construction, alteration, or repair,
including the facilitation of intermodal transit, of the following
subsectors:</text>
<clause id="H6CA1CD124B534331AFB786BA97D814B1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Highway or
road.</text>
</clause><clause id="H11BFBCE2A10344D68674B9146A021E74"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Bridge.</text>
</clause><clause id="HBA6CF31EF8CF44F881507194259ECE5C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Mass
transit.</text>
</clause><clause id="H3245724130674CCC88BA3994D70910BE"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Inland
waterways.</text>
</clause><clause id="HA5ADBE723EC14BACAEE5617874BF4511"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Commercial
ports.</text>
</clause><clause id="H64C27D3AFA3E418FB7F644E078799FDC"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Airports.</text>
</clause><clause id="H14C3677B940D4DE7965FB01347A40499"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>Air traffic
control systems.</text>
</clause><clause id="HADE1A2D76F954D22BD8C71175F473859"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>Passenger rail,
including high-speed rail.</text>
</clause><clause id="H81EACF7E632B49EBB93F8A78FFB40AF3"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>Freight rail
systems.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H980FD930A9E640C5866FC602DD8118CC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Water
infrastructure project</header><text>The term <quote>water infrastructure
project</quote> means the construction, consolidation, alteration, or repair of
the following subsectors:</text>
<clause id="HFB239E30756F45DA868A2CBE017048AF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Waterwaste
treatment facility.</text>
</clause><clause id="H5027D6A2AEE04EB9B62D6237150EBE0B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Storm water
management system.</text>
</clause><clause id="HC56309FC9B11478AA9AF24D32FFE2EA2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Dam.</text>
</clause><clause id="H04FC5E0E266F4841AE31A49A59763F56"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Solid waste
disposal facility.</text>
</clause><clause id="H40C4A4BF46D24DF095517BAF25139FCB"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Drinking water
treatment facility.</text>
</clause><clause id="HF6B6A203698946D09EA088BFF1AF2698"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Levee.</text>
</clause><clause id="HBE15A84D82F5427C861996752658D10B"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>Open space
management system.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H21D24B2AA6E348BD8C5364598AD54FF0"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Energy
infrastructure project</header><text>The term <quote>energy infrastructure
project</quote> means the construction, alteration, or repair of the following
subsectors:</text>
<clause id="HF3B80127253647828C666E7A0750B311"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Pollution reduced
energy generation.</text>
</clause><clause id="H0D875F689F0242E99819FCC71784C58C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Transmission and
distribution.</text>
</clause><clause id="H9B72CC4FA7914FFCADD633EF16038B8F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Storage.</text>
</clause><clause id="H0F22039BBC874E9580245683CEA46CEB"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Energy efficiency
enhancements for buildings, including public and commercial buildings.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H130563DA5F2C4DF78928637CE339FEEF"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Board authority
to modify subsectors</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEB1369A5990846D3A11ABE7CCC7945F7"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Investment
prospectus</header>
<subparagraph id="HC61BAC0C6C6444149CAB1BEFF44F2BCC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The term
<quote>investment prospectus</quote> 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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA0BC0DAAA4ED4BC28B4CEE1F1A694EE5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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—</text>
<clause id="HDA57D96C2EA547E1BFF2F79B58F9361A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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;</text>
</clause><clause id="H9DFACF5FB8704A5494014128E82E1628"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>specify the
priorities and strategic focus of the Bank in forwarding its strategic
objectives and carrying out the Bank strategy;</text>
</clause><clause id="HAC8B956E9B714B8BB25477A1BB08F962"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>specify the
priorities and strategic focus of the Bank in promoting greater efficiency in
the movement of freight;</text>
</clause><clause id="HCE636F74950C44078CFC138CC7F1D098"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>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;</text>
</clause><clause id="H7E419D3346E74A878817E0C4B8EA68F2"><enum>(v)</enum><text>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;</text>
</clause><clause id="HD7A06C1148324F9485341D6066FBE587"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>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</text>
</clause><clause id="HA04059277DB4468EBAD60E4005FCC7D8"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>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.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H68D1188DC6AF4E7EADF68A48AB6644C8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Investment
Prospectus and any subsequent updates thereto shall be approved by a majority
vote of the Board of Directors prior to publication.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF1871F63C8444559AFE926F879762EC0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Bank shall
update the Investment Prospectus on every biennial anniversary of its original
publication.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H17C8D3BB7CA246CA8F9C5813555F76E7"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Investment-grade
rating</header><text>The term <quote>investment-grade rating</quote> means a
rating of BBB minus, Baa3, or higher assigned to an infrastructure project by a
ratings agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA03FCDE938D64968A47512298D21E809"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Loan
guarantee</header><text>The term <quote>loan guarantee</quote> has the same
meaning as in section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C.
661a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF984402614324C36882B1E44E4980D64"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Public-private
partnership</header><text>The term <quote>public-private partnership</quote>
means any eligible entity—</text>
<subparagraph id="H618C1E1CE6A34BAF828A7B5C689A6202"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7081234EDEBB460186A98873C559FC6F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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</text>
</clause><clause id="H52C038248DCA48888F62C3ACC21DF754" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the activities of which, with
respect to such an infrastructure project, are subject to regulation by a State
or any instrumentality of a State;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9C64E408477D4C6A8E2E8FF1AADB8749"><enum>(B)</enum><text>which owns,
leases, or operates or will own, lease, or operate, the project in whole or in
part; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB1CEB1074D445D8A91303BFE4FE4681"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the participants
in which include not fewer than 1 nongovernmental entity with significant
investment and some control over the project or project vehicle.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF6B94BB9B7474113832FA0395C7779C1"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Rural
infrastructure project</header><text>The term <quote>rural infrastructure
project</quote> 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)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFC2B6EC351B540EBB13EDB3E8413EE29"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>Unless
the context otherwise requires, the term <quote>Secretary</quote> means the
Secretary of the Treasury or the designee thereof.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD552C4E16E204DECB5FAF61AF192278C"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Senior
management</header><text>The term <quote>senior management</quote> 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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE76ABDC66F224D4FA1AEAED27797387E"><enum>(17)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
term <quote>State</quote> 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.</text>
</paragraph></section><part id="H496F67EBD4B24F12B8822319DFC60B3B"><enum>I</enum><header>American
Infrastructure Financing Authority</header>
<section id="H2221F4EF979D4978A4CE72A707095939"><enum>245.</enum><header>Establishment
and general authority of AIFA</header>
<subsection id="HAC76C2167EAA4993928FECB9BFC59497"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
AIFA</header><text>The American Infrastructure Financing Authority is
established as a wholly owned Government corporation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7EACF395CC9D45B7856B39B6BA154EEF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>General
authority of AIFA</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB99444F75FC340F5BB0FC54D3E49313E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Incorporation</header>
<paragraph id="HEE7303A9F02146A3A0434B7CF5BE5EBF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6BAE6639A2CB41BDAFD1FB6E65C10D1A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Corporate
office</header><text>AIFA shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H17B3D0889BFC4436B0FB7B92CEF14902"><enum>(A)</enum><text>maintain an office
in Washington, DC; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H46FE324E5D85456FA0C8F40D959C69F4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for purposes of
venue in civil actions, be considered to be a resident of Washington,
DC.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE5259D384DCE4A6BB9160E5706F2E5CF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Responsibility
of the secretary</header><text>The Secretary shall take such action as may be
necessary to assist in implementing AIFA, and in carrying out the purpose of
this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC5BD3AE89E0A47EDA52894AD5C3C1E9A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code, does not
apply to AIFA, unless otherwise specifically provided in this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H999C8E771CDA44B6ACB674C25234AA70"><enum>246.</enum><header>Voting members
of the board of directors</header>
<subsection id="H426E854401164DF7957C4B76A67B4966"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Voting
membership of the board of directors</header>
<paragraph id="H4193943E294042279740455E3689072F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBFB37645A27E4B739C0C0925F279DD14"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>One
of the voting members of the Board of Directors shall be designated by the
President to serve as Chairperson thereof.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H882AF08EA3F84CB299D1AC205E005522"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Congressional
recommendations</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE7ED019102CB41FD8A8646D97BAE22BE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Voting
rights</header><text>Each voting member of the Board of Directors shall have an
equal vote in all decisions of the Board of Directors.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA4A649D9266746CCBC88E4A34ED6800B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Qualifications
of voting members</header><text>Each voting member of the Board of Directors
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HA029BBED23FB49CC9A917DF8EC87FBDE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be a citizen of
the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF11F67983F4048588BBED14F10EC04E8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>have significant
demonstrated expertise in—</text>
<subparagraph id="H114786F926A3472DA1A7FC6DC1E2B327"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the management and
administration of a financial institution relevant to the operation of AIFA; or
a public financial agency or authority; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEC99EA8C4BCC48C5B093746919F738C6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the financing,
development, or operation of infrastructure projects; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB67DAC1D5AED4E69BE2856548A66B39F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>analyzing the
economic benefits of infrastructure investment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7823C9AE52184BA49E92F27B96A55F40"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Terms</header>
<paragraph id="H7B26983AE0DA459E88C2DDC53123E1DC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this Act, each voting
member of the Board of Directors shall be appointed for a term of 4
years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5CD2C946F5C54BB4807F1984D67FDB29"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Initial
staggered terms</header><text>Of the voting members first appointed to the
Board of Directors—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8593791DD967425B9AB08D4160245CC9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the initial
Chairperson and 3 of the other voting members shall each be appointed for a
term of 4 years; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC54B91F35760493E9690DC3FFA0FC0D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the remaining 3
voting members shall each be appointed for a term of 2 years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7B009D04AD2744BAAEDB0305755AAB32"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Date of initial
nominations</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8E3472620B7940C49C4A748573E6AE0C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Beginning of
term</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5FF0F26F951B43D3B9232686AF457940"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD1626495106D4F09852C0ADA46827265"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Meetings</header>
<paragraph id="H5FFC5FABE1D14613A1FA463427F5641C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Open to the
public; notice</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (3), all meetings
of the Board of Directors shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAF6B896971354CD49C6AADFF869F2645"><enum>(A)</enum><text>open to the
public; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H464FB020000D4C2589463F9185EEC904"><enum>(B)</enum><text>preceded by
reasonable public notice.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H79D826BD7C5346E5B68E60ECB0E1545B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Frequency</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7F86A2FD19F443669761D1F071D2D5C5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exception for
closed meetings</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6B926B6A28F941A0901FA102B54187E8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>For
purposes of meetings of the Board of Directors, 5 voting members of the Board
of Directors shall constitute a quorum.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAD6EF43716E846588649560996743A66"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Compensation of
members</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4AD8C33631454DA89CBEE0695FD6C173"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Conflicts of
interest</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H9F50DEC7A5404924B87F2BF7F0D61D36"><enum>247.</enum><header>Chief executive
officer of AIFA</header>
<subsection id="H953E595C1C184E8EA32396903DC50A3A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE7F25A19CFDF41A98188D8B74FC61173"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appointment and
tenure of the chief executive officer</header>
<paragraph id="H7C6AD1BC11C0471CA6847285E3F341CD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The President shall appoint the chief executive officer,
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA29AD064AE7A4816991A402AA379A3CF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Term</header><text>The
chief executive officer shall be appointed for a term of 6 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCC8858E8BAC44FBA9C0F93BED6054DDC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDA82C66A530D4044A96A87479ACA5C1B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>The
chief executive officer—</text>
<paragraph id="H228615BE436B437E8215BB530C38C5EC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H29AB54CBFC9848E5ADA5C64AFBC838B2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may not—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD4F872F5F8C94BF287E60B06B10897EE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>hold any other
public office;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC981415EBC86460FB2DA9C06C9F5B27B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H611298832E4B47CF84D75F56B662C1FC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3FF9D1363BF24E3A9A5DEF06F9E57051"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="HC7C18BCBEC124DBFB486DBDDDFE572AF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>responsibility for
the development and implementation of the strategy of AIFA, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0820E7E2726D41CE85AF8F07060FE6E4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the development
and submission to the Board of Directors of the investment prospectus, the
annual business plans and budget;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD32ABAC4E4B14CA2A2CB177EFF103A81"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the development
and submission to the Board of Directors of a long-term strategic plan;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7B63C88ABAA940CEB61CD6B4DF08B069"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the development,
revision, and submission to the Board of Directors of internal policies;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H69026CEBF7F84D1E8AB7FA601B0810CE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>responsibility for
the management and oversight of the daily activities, decisions, operations,
and personnel of AIFA, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H786C4C83C50B4C6FB93B1DC87BD71EB3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0837A3D875694BD7ACC2F6CD5ADC7BA3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1F2222811B6047C1818648BBD016AED0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H17B9228012CB4991B5B84B8E847637DB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>ensuring, in
conjunction with the general counsel of AIFA, that all activities of AIFA are
carried out in compliance with applicable law;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1BAFDE4629E4D32B54D3447451F541A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>overseeing the
involvement of AIFA in all projects, including—</text>
<clause id="HF0F5070AA588474D8FD056AA6FDBAA81"><enum>(i)</enum><text>developing
eligible projects for AIFA financial assistance;</text>
</clause><clause id="H02D478FCBD524615B79EFF968603D88B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>determining the
terms and conditions of all financial assistance packages;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB6327D5E787144CEAD64D6CEF93D1FB3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>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;</text>
</clause><clause id="HE13C78525E5D4A5A886F92DD0ED5C939"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>preparing and
submitting for approval by the Board of Directors the documents required under
paragraph (1); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5A7452BCAC6B459AAD4826859646B253"><enum>(v)</enum><text>ensuring the
implementation of decisions of the Board of Directors; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H65511FFCCEFC4EC7AB729CD21987BA53"><enum>(F)</enum><text>such other
activities as may be necessary or appropriate in carrying out this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5566A38731274CEEA478013B1C34153B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Compensation</header>
<paragraph id="H44F94004D5E640BBABA01B62ED287C6B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA5792F0D339E47529C95694754190CE2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HA31FBAA4C19F401EA4F1570B9B204E32"><enum>248.</enum><header>Powers and
duties of the board of directors</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Board of Directors shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HFE1192239C944342BE90BE4FF5D4D66E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H14E0C20BB25F4EC0B14E2C8A5E35FE6F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not later than 180
days after the date on which all members are appointed—</text>
<subparagraph id="H20F72758284E44AC85CE5757F47DA388"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H83BEA2A930824AB9890AE8EB01E83DFE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB085A5EB2134635B247498F129AEB2A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>develop and
approve, in consultation with senior management, a conflict-of-interest policy
for the Board of Directors and for senior management;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB098E256D3DD466C811B2DA5B6690370"><enum>(D)</enum><text>approve or
disapprove internal policies that the chief executive officer shall submit to
the Board of Directors, including—</text>
<clause id="HE22720D17465432F8287C2ED9CF85C2E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>policies regarding
the loan application and approval process, including—</text>
<subclause id="H1DAD676495D04B88B9C4434203A006E5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>disclosure and
application procedures to be followed by entities in the course of nominating
infrastructure projects for assistance under this Act;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HA26D5BD8124B40D195B34C597C291CDB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>guidelines for
the selection and approval of projects;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H2F8A7E19DE0B4A7C9554C9E5E09639B4"><enum>(III)</enum><text>specific
criteria for determining eligibility for project selection, consistent with
title II; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H9764A237B67E438DA9F58E8F203D1A12"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>standardized
terms and conditions, fee schedules, or legal requirements of a contract or
program, so as to carry out this Act; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HE729615C354448D1B3902B7B0E30E9C9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>operational
guidelines; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7CFABDBBFD0C42DCB3BC9F9DDF211FAB"><enum>(E)</enum><text>approve or
disapprove a multi-year or 1-year business plan and budget for AIFA;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H545DC30C356F4AF68E2C7C67F9ABB514"><enum>(3)</enum><text>ensure that AIFA
is at all times operated in a manner that is consistent with this Act,
by—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEDD2AC534C524D2FBB6490D9FFA9513D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>monitoring and
assessing the effectiveness of AIFA in achieving its strategic goals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H64029D62E9264DE580840C9970782B38"><enum>(B)</enum><text>periodically
reviewing internal policies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9BC84AEBA3C4405CAECB6D64482A1109"><enum>(C)</enum><text>reviewing and
approving annual business plans, annual budgets, and long-term strategies
submitted by the chief executive officer;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC7D56C5966404B02BAF61FD1AC788BD3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>reviewing and
approving annual reports submitted by the chief executive officer;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6D29EDA6F41C40B482CBC799ECF92ECC"><enum>(E)</enum><text>engaging one or
more external auditors, as set forth in this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF1EF7661DA524A329E022D1D4F376BD8"><enum>(F)</enum><text>reviewing and
approving all changes to the organization of senior management;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7E87C25AA6964433ACFCA8066F6E4929"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB8D34D1338594773AE8F3F3C32CDB5BA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consult with, and
seek to maintain comparability with, other comparable Federal personnel;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC105EAC4BB5F4EBE9AF06D5EA98625F1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consult with the
Office of Personnel Management; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H71D89C6993B446E59555414E95A953C3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA7A81A46E348406AB539B38D3BEB9358"><enum>(5)</enum><text>establish such
other criteria, requirements, or procedures as the Board of Directors may
consider to be appropriate in carrying out this Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H58EA6050950B45C190A1857E3ECE6FB3"><enum>(6)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H52B5B4430B7F4C59930D0AC5C5AB285C"><enum>(7)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H31A6AE0666E7404BA308A7039F0C522E"><enum>(8)</enum><text>have the authority
and responsibility—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD249734FD9E84701A1EE78E0D94B2005"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to oversee
entering into and carry out such contracts, leases, cooperative agreements, or
other transactions as are necessary to carry out this Act with—</text>
<clause id="HBF19952555124814B3BB7DBF591973F7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any
Federal department or agency;</text>
</clause><clause id="H111CCB236C554D8698B090355607F18A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any
State, territory, or possession (or any political subdivision thereof,
including State infrastructure banks) of the United States; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HD41C28009DA040E6B0E5C5D43ABE5442"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any individual,
public-private partnership, firm, association, or corporation;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFBE3BF2EB5F143C0858519B444162D83"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H905F9FE4527646A18B85CB04CB219851"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H58F7089AD72E43A099E54B481446B9F8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to execute, in
accordance with applicable bylaws and regulations, appropriate
instruments;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H233504106C72477EA9161053672BB341"><enum>(E)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD7885F0A3C2E471581B29BEA16FF0CDA"><enum>(F)</enum><text>to exercise all
other lawful powers which are necessary or appropriate to carry out, and are
consistent with, the purposes of AIFA;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H710770FC7EB64FA5B81A37E74F26647E"><enum>(G)</enum><text>to sue or be sued
in the corporate capacity of AIFA in any court of competent
jurisdiction;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H60613EAC13914F3387461D4F131BA9CA"><enum>(H)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H154D2044C77A46599A8253D9D6972C18"><enum>(I)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6516DEB047184AC791D294B9CD608C59"><enum>(J)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H62CB25EA5DF242638CA7B08594E5EA1D"><enum>(K)</enum><text>to enter into
binding commitments, as specified in approved financial assistance
packages;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H93628AD34A15487E8D6CB997E435E987"><enum>(9)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0F54292A64D94B45A456BA0646447964"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H619B851997AB46329FC5F1BFE1938050"><enum>249.</enum><header>Senior
management</header>
<subsection id="H948594EC14634278AE92C50D73BC5E85"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Senior management shall support the chief executive
officer in the discharge of the responsibilities of the chief executive
officer.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC43D113899E84A7183AE1237B8D0D65B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appointment of
senior management</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA75CB00FD97E40B08D03F62C4C4F584D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Term</header><text>Each
member of senior management shall serve at the pleasure of the chief executive
officer and the Board of Directors.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDDA489EA52394DE6AFA117D27F17CD11"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Removal of
senior management</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDFB51324AA50435AA5B60D733517C368"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Senior
management</header>
<paragraph id="H48A2DA87763B4D8EA333C26ABCEC32C9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6A52AA07CAF448208D07E85E91FB81B9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties and
responsibilities</header>
<subparagraph id="H2ACF94BD611C4575A7AC55C02FE5896A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Chief financial
officer</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H70FAF9ADCE8A4E4A96F1AC558121AD83"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Chief risk
officer</header><text>The Chief Risk Officer shall be responsible for all
functions of AIFA relating to—</text>
<clause id="H7D43F888125E4CDC90939262171BF008"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
creation of financial, credit, and operational risk management guidelines and
policies;</text>
</clause><clause id="H0E0B8BE2592649D3BF1105DDF21A3232"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>credit analysis
for infrastructure projects;</text>
</clause><clause id="HCDABEE166DD146FDB2D9F41802487CE0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the creation of
conforming standards for infrastructure finance agreements;</text>
</clause><clause id="H46B4E54AEA224152BA24C6E934087ABA"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the
monitoring of the financial, credit, and operational exposure of AIFA;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H7E972E50793D4283A174B3E2C4264674"><enum>(v)</enum><text>risk
management and mitigation actions, including by reporting such actions, or
recommendations of such actions to be taken, directly to the Board of
Directors.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1A7486BE25EF46DCA185DB4FA5BA1563"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Chief compliance
officer</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1140EDA7F5174B6F8A068ACDDBC99B8E"><enum>(D)</enum><header>General
counsel</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D883DCB892547D096972B9EAF86AA0C"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Chief operations
officer</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2411DD006011426BAE584B4B029E871D"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Chief lending
officer</header><text>The Chief Lending Officer shall be responsible
for—</text>
<clause id="H70CD365EF2C84A7094B5F1BBEA9002C3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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;</text>
</clause><clause id="H3852755B179C4E0EA0F9BCB320296DF7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
creation and management of—</text>
<subclause id="HA66BE8686E78400895FE01FA44CD5E48"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a
Center for Excellence to provide technical assistance to public sector
borrowers in the development and financing of infrastructure projects;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H5B52580846404DDD807F1AA162068D1A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>an Office of
Rural Assistance to provide technical assistance in the development and
financing of rural infrastructure projects; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HF948BB1D4CC64A1B87D32939F7CEAB10"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the
establishment of guidelines to ensure diversification of lending activities by
region, infrastructure project type, and project size.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H33D14554A19A41B2A4E44630139A3557"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Changes to
senior management</header><text>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).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE966C6435ACC49F5B0EFC4E3EFB5B863"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Conflicts of
interest</header><text>No individual appointed to senior management may—</text>
<paragraph id="HEC0CFA5CAFCC4279B0C23B14EF19A078"><enum>(1)</enum><text>hold any other
public office;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9E2ECE8BDCEB425585D7F5223524EEA5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H162038A568DA428FBC5C7A86C69FEE89"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HE0C97B69A8D249C4817D3F7195FF6203"><enum>250.</enum><header>Special
Inspector General for AIFA</header>
<subsection id="H23FC1CA494484F5D9F70E96B05705548"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8A4DB35CAE2A475AB50912B77C289846"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Office of the
Special Inspector General</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF812BBEDB8E2464F9AD5769778ABDD75"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Appointment of
Inspector General; removal</header>
<paragraph id="HD43D3B46576F458DB5E7AED54825288B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Head of
office</header><text>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 <quote>Special Inspector General</quote>), who shall be appointed by
the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0D0B4B43C9B74517BC157B50657D5552"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Basis of
appointment</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA255D63ED1F841DCA72F3FB8A770B61A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Timing of
nomination</header><text>The nomination of an individual as Special Inspector
General shall be made as soon as is practicable after the effective date under
subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4111DEFDC6F645B3A7BB554D9EF3D7C4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Removal</header><text>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.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1128ED52F8E34DFCAA1C726C88CC650C"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H076D4042859541DC9D19C380A860B95C"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Rate of
pay</header><text>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.).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA10B2530121E4384A3C37E2BBD16CC48"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Duties</header>
<paragraph id="H4BA69A15BA5D43868459120391936FEC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>It shall be the duty of the Special Inspector General to
conduct, supervise, and coordinate audits and investigations of the business
activities of AIFA.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H07B0205EB1ED415CA79B793175E5EF7D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other systems,
procedures, and controls</header><text>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).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1AC6D5030F764231BFFCCF55F8CF70C2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional
duties</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA4278A782BE24A709AC5105E4124E04B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Powers and
authorities</header>
<paragraph id="H863F4F7073FC41E9B5D2FD87AADF8593"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE45F74656B484DD480A536D08CF8C8AB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
authority</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H780E084DEC424F34A0647487E1FB2315"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Personnel,
facilities, and other resources</header>
<paragraph id="H864215714877486ABE57AC5E8F5E79EF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Additional
officers</header>
<subparagraph id="H8FF02E4470234141929F51369E0137F8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC6BE0D0080046C1B33177A771426FAC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF05F42201B9E49D788F50899F238EC9C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Retention of
services</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4986F0390E7D49AABE1DF96DAD4F70C0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Ability to
contract for audits, studies, and other services</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF941115F5677437F96F9DF4FFA6C78BD"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Request for
information</header>
<subparagraph id="HBDF56592E22C4FB1B74D49CBDA52A03F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B4AECCBE06344D6BF525D7A83EF00D5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Refusal to
comply</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9E00FBCDC09D4B9FAA1F8EB3446727A6"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Reports</header>
<paragraph id="H754BF661BA914617A98C022A3B5F5FF6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Annual
report</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6ED786FB46784F348FAC87BBF5BCB54A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public
disclosures</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
authorize the public disclosure of information that is—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7F715C93FE6545FDA5913BA8706A3FA8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>specifically
prohibited from disclosure by any other provision of law;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H600A6FC8A4E14A6B96DB4EF97E308FAA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB59FF5047BB74562B36ED218BC841C4D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a part of an
ongoing criminal investigation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H82AE69E71B4D4EC1B74011B4EEEEB1C8"><enum>251.</enum><header>Other
personnel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text>
</section><section id="HBFE0475C5C194057BD0D2EF2672B4E3E"><enum>252.</enum><header>Compliance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text>
</section></part><part id="HFDD33D0DC37A4EBDA3AB889B84CD1656"><enum>II</enum><header>Terms
and Limitations on Direct Loans and Loan Guarantees</header>
<section id="H4C6E8040BD5644A6BABE1446B36ABF3B"><enum>253.</enum><header>Eligibility
criteria for assistance from AIFA and terms and limitations of loans</header>
<subsection id="H4714073BBABA40139CE2BEF84FD3E31A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="H017B1EE836E2450A9A62E0C845B85FC1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is not for the
refinancing of an existing infrastructure project; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2A246C7F06BC40E59B0E55B76196F5CF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>meets—</text>
<subparagraph id="H47660B410B3949E6B9B373677F21D15D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any pertinent
requirements set forth in this Act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B41B6CE563545D5A8A6A1F59AA31965"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any criteria
established by the Board of Directors or chief executive officer in accordance
with this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7371E171638B468CA8DDBCA0653D2CE2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the definition of
a transportation infrastructure project, water infrastructure project, or
energy infrastructure project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDC94A2A32D324673B198C95D80A8BBF6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>The
criteria established by the Board of Directors pursuant to this Act shall
provide adequate consideration of—</text>
<paragraph id="H43C397C1B4D44FB89129DEBDAB5050D2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6DEBEEC54D8D4D94AEC458250681B9EC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>contribute to
regional or national economic growth;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6C8597C7F7104F45A0D21ED1054FCF79"><enum>(B)</enum><text>offer value for
money to taxpayers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB5B1113CB2B54CB58473F5DCE934972A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>demonstrate a
clear and significant public benefit;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB31F9E32ABB491188C2DD0B7202036C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>lead to job
creation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5081CDB95236492AB45BC3FC591FEBE0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>mitigate
environmental concerns;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE2F7AFC1EB82407CAE8FE48195A6CF3B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the means by which
development of the infrastructure project under consideration is being
financed, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA59FE694CDA44FAC8EF1B7F9017478D9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the terms,
conditions, and structure of the proposed financing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0788BBA59ECE4D58B1AF16FBE6647157"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the credit
worthiness and standing of the project sponsors, providers of equity, and
cofinanciers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H132CF11EA82740ACA1810C0EE165F1B0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the financial
assumptions and projections on which the infrastructure project is based;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8292B8FD599645C7A3C1EF9C49F7A934"><enum>(D)</enum><text>whether there is
sufficient State or municipal political support for the successful completion
of the infrastructure project;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4BBA4D41B73E47DDB8317AAAF2D6CC46"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA7EBAB79D20E4B0EB472F6DF5C1BD628"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBE561369D7814D588ACCBAB716D2EB7C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the extent to
which the provision of assistance by AIFA can mobilize the participation of
other financing partners in the infrastructure project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4E437B96D54642B886ABEFA502D7014C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the technical and
operational viability of the infrastructure project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4B39C6E7B9B74EBC92CEED5BBBA29D0B"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the proportion of
financial assistance from AIFA;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4437F8E4A91E463890046E97ABF7AAE1"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the geographic
location of the project in an effort to have geographic diversity of projects
funded by AIFA;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC3E5A4E502A54DF995209980AA75B7C9"><enum>(9)</enum><text>the size of the
project and its impact on the resources of AIFA;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H60404C1484934526AF7BBECC58091345"><enum>(10)</enum><text>the
infrastructure sector of the project, in an effort to have projects from more
than one sector funded by AIFA; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H69F81C3A16D04321B17B3D1B7117AC20"><enum>(11)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H65FC1B934C544F3188BB88DFC9D54823"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application</header>
<paragraph id="H5637E5E8CB4D402489058845B30CCD82"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3097C1504EF549FF96DCEA29186836A6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Review of
applications</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF64AAE8A0C1E41C0A8BA7CE83F046644"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Dedicated
revenue sources</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4A3232F1B4B843CFB6495A6E9B48149B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Eligible
infrastructure project costs</header>
<paragraph id="H8501DE375E204C3D8C53E9A9B82FC291"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFA6962608A7A42D2B818D20A652A3F7F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rural
infrastructure projects</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4E95B65394364FBA80E299DB3430D817"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Loan eligibility
and maximum amounts</header>
<paragraph id="HA3F2F62350E7497585C7F954AD655095"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD0AC2883D33746A0BCC374F52A08C986"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maximum annual
loan and loan guarantee volume</header><text>The aggregate amount of direct
loans and loan guarantees made by AIFA in any single fiscal year may not
exceed—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6597544A35FC42A59DDC7553AA6A7150"><enum>(A)</enum><text>during the first 2
fiscal years of the operations of AIFA, $10,000,000,000;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF71558BA28C54BEDA6170D87F4557F13"><enum>(B)</enum><text>during fiscal
years 3 through 9 of the operations of AIFA, $20,000,000,000; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4ACBD73B6A43414C8ECEECBC74AB1B8F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>during any fiscal
year thereafter, $50,000,000,000.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCE7A125696454E1EB1C3EAA3B9D13142"><enum>(f)</enum><header>State and local
permits required</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H014D148074B2477C903D5F204DED3020"><enum>254.</enum><header>Loan terms and
repayment</header>
<subsection id="HC14DC53A2CE2467DBC6357495CE4F423"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFB55189830BB4E63A2BD846A36A93B8C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Terms</header><text>A
direct loan or loan guarantee under this Act—</text>
<paragraph id="H7FC29E92A9054D75B3F911C4E40B9425"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H885D361089EF4836850685677ECF54B6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9F0D44F2DA354C05BA64788F52F65CC7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include a rate
covenant, coverage requirement, or similar security feature supporting the
project obligations; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE56ED69252004EB0AEDCC4181AF1ACFA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may have a lien on
revenues described in paragraph (1), subject to any lien securing project
obligations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD67AF43A1B7B4E73883D2762F58304F6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Base interest
rate</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3A573199EB1D434089A43F2EE8F04071"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Risk
assessment</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD3BFDF49F1644C76BABE0D97A412D7A2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Credit
fee</header><text>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).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H29662BB41B364B91B8A99B8AA65BAAC4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Maturity
date</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF9B1CED8A666438B900D1898AA58A992"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Rating opinion
letter</header>
<paragraph id="HBCD874F89E574A3CB27BCC7A2000277A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE510A107852D4217AB6501C11BFAF917"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rural
infrastructure projects</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF350516F349C4AE9BB9C2042DF0E15AB"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Investment-Grade
rating requirement</header>
<paragraph id="H1556D5C444814E9D971AC661619E7BFE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Loans and loan
guarantees</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF4C8D3B6FF404D14A4974EA8E49F8F34"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rating of AIFA
overall portfolio</header><text>The average rating of the overall portfolio of
AIFA shall be not less than investment grade after 5 years of operation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDFB05DB75F7746DEB9CE017E36524B2A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Terms and
repayment of direct loans</header>
<paragraph id="HE3240B40F99E490A8639DEB54D74AA18"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Schedule</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDD079C13C88E47EA938CFF9464C24D85"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Commencement</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA2B5F5A39D224955A5E0686568385E98"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Deferred
payments of direct loans</header>
<subparagraph id="HDDB885E7657F4044A2A5E29FCF39E91B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H59CABB08D1F844619A25D8FD3D024AE1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Interest</header><text>Any
payment deferred under subparagraph (A) shall—</text>
<clause id="HEBF3A379796F481CB163CF8125470283"><enum>(i)</enum><text>continue to accrue
interest, in accordance with the terms of the obligation, until fully repaid;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HD5C015D4AD1947A7B9B47BAD71AF30DF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>be
scheduled to be amortized over the remaining term of the loan.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HADE5B3F35AFF48EAAA8D78D1D3A57CC1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Criteria</header>
<clause id="HF8FFA0D6F7384E03BE75FB6BEEFCCC6D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any payment deferral under subparagraph (A) shall be
contingent on the infrastructure project meeting criteria established by the
Board of Directors.</text>
</clause><clause id="H316B781A860F425686CD193917238A5B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Repayment
standards</header><text>The criteria established under clause (i) shall include
standards for reasonable assurance of repayment.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H230BD405FF22463FA012D06A9667D7A2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Prepayment of
direct loans</header>
<subparagraph id="H0064FC70ABB5498285666955311E7B8A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Use of excess
revenues</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3002AD5ABC8546A8A6744E9BA087A0F5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of proceeds
of refinancing</header><text>A direct loan under this Act may be prepaid at any
time, without penalty, from the proceeds of refinancing from non-Federal
funding sources.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEDBD56CED7474E99A04AB2DC6D380B70"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Sale of direct
loans</header>
<subparagraph id="H6D092438D45D400DA60101275745B20E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H251E7B785F3844A1B1F5486469E96174"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Consent of
obligor</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H24C9D1E9958743D7BA6E5E05BF66AFDD"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Loan
guarantees</header>
<paragraph id="H7F91F3FACA754D08BBF54A92D1942908"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Terms</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBDC134DA51CF43BEBADC141D5566350C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Guaranteed
lender</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H90A620EC28C14F0BB802FAC25B2DE167"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Compliance with
FCRA—In general</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H2955BC3644184429B81570C1DA4EB553"><enum>255.</enum><header>Compliance and
enforcement</header>
<subsection id="HC3D69562D4334635B765C20E04306A6F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Credit
agreement</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H43833301AD7E4D8F9C537DE68E441A25"><enum>(b)</enum><header>AIFA authority
on noncompliance</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6C0057946B1A4195A39F53042C38AC01"><enum>(c)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HD3BE5FB0C67E47C896DE50BEBB75475F"><enum>256.</enum><header>Audits; reports
to the President and Congress</header>
<subsection id="H31A1529497CF4BD4A4300C455CDAA3E9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Accounting</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HED2E6C1837AF4842A2E2A652CDE0A230"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reports</header>
<paragraph id="HD442BACF06E9428191DC294114A6F1C2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Board of
directors</header><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="H870338F89546474585F1B72994BB4FF6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a summary of the
operations of AIFA, for such fiscal year;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD7F202442E6D4CD9BCCAA1094CF1C507"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD866685EBF154DEF81CB5AF820A45A6A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8835273450D4A9E8F066CB30F26058A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3EB8D70462914A03B78ECE13A4D0F5B3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an assessment of
the risks of the portfolio of AIFA, prepared by an independent source.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H475C68C81FEB4CF0A6A808C829BF81E1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>GAO</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC69892A8253049518D0D2186010048E3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Books and
records</header>
<paragraph id="H43C5A51682B64F2B9129B17EA9C1EE51"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6EAD6A7684DE4AC58E64A29C4D3E7D4E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Audits by the
Secretary and GAO</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></part><part id="H6D4B9301FB8C4816B4D9704E41AF6DE9"><enum>III</enum><header>Funding of
AIFA</header>
<section id="H358AD77CDE9C4CAB95057459AC765AE6"><enum>257.</enum><header>Administrative
fees</header>
<subsection id="H14BBAE1DA7BD4AC4A64A88066D585BCD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="H175571AE1AAD4BFDAC84A2C095C9882C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H43004966350E45D6AD25A5F528A663EF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may be in the form
of an application or transaction fee, or other form established by the CEO;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5B559BCAB6C8479BA3070AD5CC3D1B6B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>may be based on
the risk premium associated with the loan or loan guarantee, taking into
consideration—</text>
<subparagraph id="H156273C13F7D436C996B3A0B6A0A0EC1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the price of
United States Treasury obligations of a similar maturity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1D81CE43A764966850C154FB98EC7F0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>prevailing market
conditions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8EA3E275ABBC4F8B83813CF76162B0E7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the ability of the
infrastructure project to support the loan or loan guarantee; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D8782D8E74F463FB5404721761B6D04"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the total amount
of the loan or loan guarantee.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H88DBDDF71A9E42B39D6E7423C3BC06FF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability of
amounts</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H9E72844414164FBB98C49E572D586680"><enum>258.</enum><header>Efficiency of
AIFA</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text>
</section><section id="H65F9F632C9434BD5AF0D9811C683C9C5"><enum>259.</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text>
</section></part><part id="HF84F52CB209A490EBDDF1D4918323021"><enum>IV</enum><header>Extension of
Exemption from Alternative Minimum Tax Treatment for Certain Tax-Exempt
Bonds</header>
<section id="H9B397ABB8AA14FD8AE656F9374E8671C"><enum>260.</enum><header>Extension of
exemption from alternative minimum tax treatment for certain tax-exempt
bonds</header>
<subsection id="HFD9F4556E6184154AC4D081303C54B21"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Clause (vi) of section 57(a)(5)(C) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H839F237B55CF4082830C128BD4885865"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>January 1, 2011</quote> in subclause (I) and inserting <quote>January 1,
2013</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H16119A64894C4632A245C97FCC982EB0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="subclause">and 2010</header-in-text></quote> in
the heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subclause">, 2010,
2011, and 2012</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H14882806C13D492BA09C03EAA38DA12B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Adjusted current
earnings</header><text>Clause (iv) of section 56(g)(4)(B) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H0568191DA26E4406831DFAA3C523E34B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>January 1, 2011</quote> in subclause (I) and inserting <quote>January 1,
2013</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE2971375FF824B4C87B4C292A00EB0D5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="subclause">and 2010</header-in-text></quote> in
the heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subclause">, 2010,
2011, and 2012</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB2BC66B7DF66414290140263D48E67C3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to
obligations issued after December 31, 2010.</text>
</subsection></section></part></subtitle><subtitle id="HBEAAA17C49D04914858B43308FB2049A"><enum>G</enum><header>Project
Rebuild</header>
<section id="HEF556CB6D0CF4A8C83329AC9D17BE51E"><enum>261.</enum><header>Project
Rebuild</header>
<subsection id="HE6E8C18BA6DA400085AC20C00F8877C7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Direct
appropriations</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAD146A7EA8534FD2B2C77B6DCD380784"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allocation of
appropriated amounts</header>
<paragraph id="H0EF48E0DC8074D32B66B50989250B96F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 <quote>Secretary</quote>). Of the amounts
appropriated, one third shall be distributed competitively to eligible
entities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE914A9BC6FF944368B08406EC4EBF3C8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Formula to be
devised swiftly</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9B72CA93E3D3462FB7243E8218C707E9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Formula
criteria</header><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0C09A2750E4943AEBD2435D5449F2643"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number and
percentage of home foreclosures in each State or unit of general local
government;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H735A94E0F7534FCFBEF27241F8A22FD4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number and
percentage of homes in default or delinquency in each State or unit of general
local government; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H330C459B66374865B01CB26988B10799"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF6C101EDD6E549F5B01AB90F62929BF5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Competition
criteria</header>
<subparagraph id="H43C4C26B35304FCF99DD2E06EB377F9C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3CE20B2D8542406683C8AA71E3B0841F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H440198A530824B888EA409CD8A2D4A42"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Secretary may
establish a minimum grant size; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8DBCE54108FD4DA8B6DCB0418CF2C888"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2C9B8F94452E485E96296D96257FAFEA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header>
<paragraph id="HC7FC37C64EC44FF5B20DBA7C4792D024"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Obligation and
expenditure</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H701570C23B51406DA7FE85DE33FFCC19"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priorities</header>
<subparagraph id="H609ED2018EFD49308E3DF4842C798EDC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Job
creation</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H09E5E47C11F648EDBFCCA3A1A44B0176"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Targeting</header><text>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—</text>
<clause id="H784FFD4AF4DD461AB4A4D6658EFBE3C6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with
the greatest percentage of home foreclosures;</text>
</clause><clause id="H45553A4F7E7A448794A35E6DF901D668"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identified as
likely to face a significant rise in the rate of residential or commercial
foreclosures; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H2A2A81E33F72475FBB48B521187FB40B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>with higher than
national average unemployment rate.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD581FC3568B4294A08039A0157327CC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Leverage</header><text>Each
grantee or eligible entity shall describe how its proposed use of funds will
leverage private funds.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H54E86EF746E9431DB34E8C3E84741365"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible
uses</header><text>Amounts made available under this section may be used
to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8B0850BFEEC7471F8CF8B43312F4C0C5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB439763F5D04B01B8C1697261ED4977"><enum>(B)</enum><text>purchase and
rehabilitate properties that have been abandoned or foreclosed upon, in order
to sell, rent, or redevelop such properties;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF10CD5E4EA1D4CA8AD8038B99F94B700"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establish and
operate land banks for properties that have been abandoned or foreclosed
upon;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1F0DC14F0E8141DA9AF3ED06D9280CFF"><enum>(D)</enum><text>demolish blighted
structures;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2B3ABF0F3BA943A5A400B291A7521F12"><enum>(E)</enum><text>redevelop
abandoned, foreclosed, demolished, or vacant properties; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9C9E92E82E543C3BB0E2CD8C6AE3D66"><enum>(F)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDC2FD9EE63E441E7898B51096DF12246"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<paragraph id="H45DA51CBE01C4597A346FA61EAFE3C11"><enum>(1)</enum><header>On
purchases</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H89BCA06891DE438187895EA3AC64CD3D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rehabilitation</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7B4E6FBA625C40FBA7FACE466CC7C089"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Sale of
homes</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1BA325787B0E4C09B46CE0DA22C18C53"><enum>(4)</enum><header>On demolition of
public housing</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9A48D11923924F8DBD5E02E321EFC1DD"><enum>(5)</enum><header>On demolition
activities</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD5168C190B964BE0923805B396997914"><enum>(6)</enum><header>On use of funds
for non-residential property</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H26BACBAD39CB46238086ED2CDFCAB8E8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Rules of
construction</header>
<paragraph id="H935B10A6DE1C42E5AB003A4E89EE551C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDF690913634A4749BA8DC5676513ABED"><enum>(2)</enum><header>No
match</header><text>No matching funds shall be required in order for an
eligible entity to receive any amounts under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H192073CFD81B4E1CBF8B124503C80F0E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Tenant
protections</header><text>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).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1509FF390D7D4E1385CAF19F4533F28F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Vicinity
hiring</header><text>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).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H331BAA89D82048D68AF72CC0C66A48E0"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Buy
American</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC5B1F0E6B5114027808C3F51DEDA3626"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authority To
specify alternative requirements</header>
<paragraph id="HBF5DE5E63E244676ADCDD84577856096"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H48D0431903BA4D23890758D6657DBF0A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>The
Secretary shall provide written notice of intent to the public via internet to
exercise the authority to specify alternative requirements under
paragraph.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD594932975204F70B5EBEDEA8DC11191"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Low and moderate
income requirement</header>
<subparagraph id="HBCA5D1C7ADAC40D4A4A4C7CEFC7155F8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding the authority of the Secretary under
paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="H6A376F3A9B6147619C56E1365A236871"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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</text>
</clause><clause id="H63B4BB60C70845C1AE77F34CDB7D57B6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFF19EA9F344E4F8781F30435790317CB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Recurrent
requirement</header><text>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).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE5BB95D9D15640BD954998588309C104"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Nationwide
distribution of resources</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5C812A1181EC4A94959C336AF0BE0673"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Limitation on
use of funds with respect to eminent domain</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDEF60E33C3A7427C9B776B77853784EC"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Limitation on
distribution of funds</header>
<paragraph id="HC05B58861209445AA897D1EF09948651"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>None of the funds made available under this title or
title IV shall be distributed to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFE08FD9997774E40A473655A24ECC6C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an organization
which has been indicted for a violation under Federal law relating to an
election for Federal office; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3BA9443655E54C72908D18F56C453168"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an organization
which employs applicable individuals.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFAE13C74143F4F0EBBE75FB23AC95A80"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicable
individuals defined</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>applicable
individual</quote> means an individual who—</text>
<subparagraph id="H816BE823DA024CAD9EE81893E0045616"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is—</text>
<clause id="H64F515AC5B084D0E8AFEAA23F3DE162F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>employed by the
organization in a permanent or temporary capacity;</text>
</clause><clause id="H33AD476795A34D6A8018EF78B62A5494"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>contracted or
retained by the organization; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H4F369D13FFE342BFB2CDDDA97E2425FE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>acting on behalf
of, or with the express or apparent authority of, the organization; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0404022F286047EEA0E412A7DDFDA490"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has been indicted
for a violation under Federal law relating to an election for Federal
office.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H401CEF62960A4B1AA5D078E560345784"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Rental housing
preferences</header><text>Each State and local government receiving formula
amounts shall establish procedures to create preferences for the development of
affordable rental housing.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H54B653F541C04550803F5D0A2E1D7F37"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Job
creation</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCF524286E40C4384A6D62C2A58BD3B55"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Program support
and capacity building</header><text>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.</text>
<paragraph id="HE8FB4B1C677A479DA8AC0D5055D3D980"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Funds set aside
for the purposes of this subparagraph shall remain available until September
30, 2016;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3AF97552DEFD40B3A0BCBE74F54E6CF4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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 <quote>Personnel Compensation and Benefits, Community Planning
and Development</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H28C173BBAD494F55AD8C681E86747EB5"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any funds made available under this
subparagraph and used by the Secretary for training or other administrative
expenses shall be transferred to <quote>Administration, Operations, and
Management, Community Planning and Development</quote> for non-personnel
expenses; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H637E7ED52FF94DDE8EF26C00579BF46C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Any funds made
available under this subparagraph and used by the Secretary for technology
shall be transferred to <quote>Working Capital Fund</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3496A75C13EB449EA0EA7FF3FB60D879"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Enforcement and
prevention of fraud and abuse</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H38DB6C1CAEAB4CBABD3778193ACC9B40"><enum>(n)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HCA6220D2354D4CDAA3704DD9BB20FDCD"><enum>H</enum><header>National Wireless
Initiative</header>
<section id="HA22457620C99450591890BB79919CDAF"><enum>271.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle, the following definitions
shall apply:</text>
<paragraph id="H511E30D71C014FB5BA9E56A711137A69"><enum>(1)</enum><header>700 mhz
band</header><text>The term <quote>700 MHz band</quote> means the portion of
the electromagnetic spectrum between the frequencies from 698 megahertz to 806
megahertz.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H392C5617F7324F51ACA98F673F52AE00"><enum>(2)</enum><header>700 mhz d block
spectrum</header><text>The term <quote>700 MHz D block spectrum</quote> means
the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum frequencies from 758 megahertz to
763 megahertz and from 788 megahertz to 793 megahertz.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7998099901E74AC9B21A7DB86BA84046"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Appropriate
committees of congress</header><text>Except as otherwise specifically provided,
the term <quote>appropriate committees of Congress</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H670979107B0D48C0A71394DFFBB04206"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8392573839AA4475BDC51179AFB7534C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H54A4B98C007541D590E770BA0A49F862"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Assistant
secretary</header><text>The term <quote>Assistant Secretary</quote> means the
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC31C558015D741728F9481C904F06A7E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Commission</header><text>The
term <quote>Commission</quote> means the Federal Communications
Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB1903406AB61412A9E3DCC8F346BE456"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Corporation</header><text>The
term <quote>Corporation</quote> means the Public Safety Broadband Corporation
established in section 284.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC03948A6F8C64A379758784BAF8CBE2F"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Existing public
safety broadband spectrum</header><text>The term <quote>existing public safety
broadband spectrum</quote> means the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum
between the frequencies—</text>
<subparagraph id="H39070437DDA844B486D26AD32BF92FF7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>from 763 megahertz
to 768 megahertz;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF15C1A7E58594E198CD07EBB8AAA1F5D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>from 793 megahertz
to 798 megahertz;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC89CA8DA508140EA9F1451F9F88677A4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>from 768 megahertz
to 769 megahertz; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H56F4AD0106434883BBBDD50ECDC90A98"><enum>(D)</enum><text>from 798 megahertz
to 799 megahertz.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4C9EB506C99D4F26948E295F9D273CD0"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Federal
entity</header><text>The term <quote>Federal entity</quote> has the same
meaning as in section 113(i) of the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 923(i)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD1688E3B39834FC5BFCC0BE1AB44AF22"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Narrowband
spectrum</header><text>The term <quote>narrowband spectrum</quote> 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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H782BCDC51D614A43AA82F5ECB16AC108"><enum>(10)</enum><header>NIST</header><text>The
term <quote>NIST</quote> means the National Institute of Standards and
Technology.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2F08656477A4414AB70BA875293F5B91"><enum>(11)</enum><header>NTIA</header><text>The
term <quote>NTIA</quote> means the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7DE91ABDEF264486B65178AF020FC19E"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Public safety
entity</header><text>The term <quote>public safety entity</quote> means an
entity that provides public safety services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB30E62C245314DAB99B030D4A21F22FF"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Public safety
services</header><text>The term <quote>public safety services</quote>—</text>
<subparagraph id="H56A0F885FC134DA9BC11BE54B14C39FA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has the meaning
given the term in section 337(f) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
337(f)); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCCD3B52057B24D91AB0C13A53967B60A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><part id="H9DEDC166545E4E73BACE98012AE0FE28"><enum>I</enum><header>Auctions of
Spectrum and Spectrum Management</header>
<section id="H064684C912D74D35B7F644441F93D819"><enum>272.</enum><header>Clarification
of authorities to repurpose Federal spectrum for commercial purposes</header>
<subsection id="HE5619550A33E445A8F46D35A1EFC8510"><enum>(a)</enum><text>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:</text>
<quoted-block id="H482CF28D3ACA4F99BBB3AAA882660484" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H5F06C4AA0D1B4F2B83BA79E4EF576172"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible federal
entities</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H609F3B0F0B954F759E840828D2A6ABDC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible
frequencies</header><text>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:</text>
<quoted-block id="HCC2B0812E165452BA7E4FE3F2B517783" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HAAAF896BDEFA4A6A9C1410C9CDBA232D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HBF3A9B5512674E02A7CF3AC9A2CB34EC"><enum>(c)</enum><text>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:</text>
<quoted-block id="H7CE4BDE8B27C49F482B27FB289C7CEE0" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HF8253AC913F34FD99C20EDD48B5AF093"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Definition of
relocation and sharing costs</header><text>For purposes of this subsection, the
terms <quote>relocation costs</quote> and <quote>sharing costs</quote> 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—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA333D99922C04B0CB88B60A9BEDFAEB7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE041871E92F74D6682D6A873F92991D0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H730358A00AB3425CA0ADD1779C1828C8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE8D2FFFD20364AB69217312A9058D6E4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H078658D5BA534293B16BA10824B87E7A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H216B06AA36C5463E83F07FE59EA66E6D"><enum>(F)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H499B8A607A24467EA8B559EF2D5D9B3B"><enum>(d)</enum><text>A new subsection
(7) is added to Section 113(g) as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H495DCE0593E548DFB05B7B034CEF4916" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H12888607C3534E208752E7A45370D139"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Spectrum
sharing</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HA281077B51D94ADAA2BFC5300D0F1FE2"><enum>(e)</enum><text>Section 118 of
such Act (47 U.S.C. 928) is amended by:</text>
<paragraph id="HE5B10B34A82749109220F593A37AE097"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In subsection (b),
adding at the end, <quote>and any payments made by non-Federal entities for
access to Federal spectrum pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 113(g)(7)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7900CE7FC6544225B0FE67BA1933EE25"><enum>(2)</enum><text>replacing
subsection (c) with the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H85B66B05C79D475D9B7C6CE98F988686" style="OLC">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text>
<after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6E4D60C8A91D497DB18A626965FED823"><enum>(3)</enum><text>amending
subsection (d)(1) to add, <quote>and sharing</quote> before
<quote>costs</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H676934275FD04AF889948C0DAC1952E4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>amending
subsection (d)(2)(B) to add, <quote>and sharing</quote> before
<quote>costs</quote>, and adding at the end, <quote>and sharing</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7D2AE67840DC47A59E615056244B596E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>replacing
subsection (d)(3) with the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HF0E8BA54ABCC4FCEA7E9BB1A7290A154" style="OLC">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text>
<after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H72A42CFC53BF42A997DF95DC8924680B"><enum>(6)</enum><text>amending
subsection (e)(2) by adding <quote>and sharing</quote> before
<quote>costs</quote>; by adding <quote>or sharing</quote> before <quote>is
complete</quote>; and by adding <quote>or sharing</quote> before <quote>in
accordance</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3574A08D60AE4FC781AEEFBB6FAD3780"><enum>(7)</enum><text>adding a new
subsection at the end thereof:</text>
<quoted-block id="H772250B4CADB496ABE7A3A9E2EF4A3A8" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H405A7E7D09C442999A3C9C90E744C66F"><enum>(f)</enum><text>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:</text>
<paragraph id="H59030A2703FD49528CE2A677E7356BE4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Such payments may
be based on the market value of the spectrum, timeliness of clearing, and needs
for agencies’ essential missions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2CC76E118F904F3E9612733F048E139E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Such payments are
authorized for:</text>
<subparagraph id="H23F107664EA9400E85C0B53C6F241012"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCB0B3496FC5141398BEA9492BE435CEE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H40E4CD19B4D34422BF98413F2DAD9C8C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5419BB0CAE734ABC96CABE3D8D79FE14"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Payments to
eligible entities must be based on the proceeds generated in the auction that
an eligible entity participates in; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB745D7394CBD444C9F92557DF941EE9F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF3CDDBF32B9C4A37BAC9AC801D45B20C"><enum>(f)</enum><text>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 <quote>, after the retention of revenue described in
subparagraph (B),</quote> before <quote>attributable</quote> and <quote>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)</quote> before the first <quote>shall</quote> in the
subparagraph.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H22818F1CC554421AAD3715244AE8DD49"><enum>(g)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H687E954A3B484CDF934C15BE425BC2B5"><enum>273.</enum><header>Incentive
auction authority</header>
<subsection id="H7CF717934FE34D9CBE49BF962C07992C"><enum>(a)</enum><text>Paragraph (8) of
section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5DBC3743CEE5404ABC64DD9FACABD098"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by deleting <quote>and (E)</quote> and inserting <quote>(E) and
(F)</quote> after <quote>subparagraphs (B), (D),</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H60F7707489DD4991A744000701A6191F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraphs:</text>
<quoted-block id="H216AD003C4984D7FAEC4F920146B6C24" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H84FE32802F5E4135B06558C70334D8F0"><enum>(F)</enum><text>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 (<quote>the specified
bands</quote>), 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:</text>
<clause id="H931D296A46624EAFA4CA9AA1043908D4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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</text>
</clause><clause id="H08D32AE4D95345319758C9A4FC15AC5A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H898BB150912F466CA838AB0712EF6BCF"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Establishment of
incentive auction relocation fund</header>
<clause id="HE05E13A96E1342B6B52E2447C03164B7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established in the Treasury of the United States
a fund to be known as the <quote>Incentive Auction Relocation
Fund</quote>.</text>
</clause><clause id="H07552C1336B74369AE6F1C3D491EBEAF"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The
Assistant Secretary shall administer the Incentive Auction Relocation Fund
using the amounts deposited pursuant to this section.</text>
</clause><clause id="H4C10BC64B8C2438CA49ADC4461DD7A25"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Crediting of
receipts</header><text>There shall be deposited into or credited to the
Incentive Auction Relocation Fund any amounts specified in section 217 of this
Act.</text>
</clause><clause id="HFD5DC906273B4571A535319F4AB2C9EE"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Amounts
in the Incentive Auction Relocation Fund shall be available to the NTIA for
use—</text>
<subclause id="H033DF7D91A2B4F688C65C9F848895C8C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>without fiscal
year limitation;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H9C5C769A6A6842EFB6B1ED2019AEA021"><enum>(II)</enum><text>for a period not
to exceed 18 months following the later of—</text>
<item id="H356F3ACAD2DD44E580DCA7A1CA1B39B7"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the
completion of incentive auction from which such amounts were derived;</text>
</item><item id="HF5890E2ECFFF40ED9BB1EA14B57AFF59"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the
date on which the Commission issues all the new channel assignments pursuant to
any repacking required under subparagraph (F)(ii); or</text>
</item><item id="HC9366C2659A94ED498AC6B764B78C01D"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>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</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="HAAE2635C9F2141A58635FCA647326461"><enum>(III)</enum><text>without further
appropriation.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H581F6727AF4F458C8D3C3CD366C544EC"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>Amounts in the Incentive Auction Relocation Fund may only
be used by the NTIA, in consultation with the Commission, to cover—</text>
<subclause id="HB5EE7764451048F89C7B478091E93054"><enum>(I)</enum><text>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</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H8C52C8AA8AEA4CF382C4C996B6CEA930"><enum>(II)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HDD9ED8711A4443659DACCDBEAA9A9CDA"><enum>274.</enum><header>Requirements
when repurposing certain mobile satellite services spectrum for terrestrial
broadband use</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text>
</section><section id="H165E926F60454391A7C360ECC12D8F84"><enum>275.</enum><header>Permanent
extension of auction authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 309(j)11 of the Communications Act
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309 (j)(11)) is repealed.</text>
</section><section id="H7726ACACC82443EE90F13EC163F97534"><enum>276.</enum><header>Authority to
auction licenses for domestic satellite services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 309(j) of the Communications Act of
1934 is amended by adding the following new subsection at the end
thereof:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF0C05B11FA4E42B786E75147EB970A41" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H8A42285E57F94948A9D32A5EE5EB94C3"><enum>(17)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H8A83DA205F9D4026A21CE68207545D2E"><enum>277.</enum><header>Directed
auction of certain spectrum</header>
<subsection id="H47189453E13D4F16BC12F6CCD4CB71E7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Identification
of spectrum</header><text>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 <quote>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</quote>, to be made
available for reallocation or sharing with incumbent Government
operations.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA2EF2872A74F41B5AE94CA1064821DE7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Auction</header><text>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:</text>
<paragraph id="HC804B651320D4FE39F28779C990D6FB8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The spectrum
between the frequencies of 1915 megahertz and 1920 megahertz, inclusive.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0FE34F331CBE44AB95B9933DD1E1E43A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The spectrum
between the frequencies of 1995 megahertz and 2000 megahertz, inclusive.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB7DEB2FDED4F45F8B7288F0684E9B98D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The spectrum
between the frequencies of 2020 megahertz and 2025 megahertz, inclusive.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1AEA52D1BB50448CAAD929F42648DF5F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The spectrum
between the frequencies of 2155 megahertz and 2175 megahertz, inclusive.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H96E0D31D3E8F47898F3CD98C194C91C0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The spectrum
between the frequencies of 2175 megahertz and 2180 megahertz, inclusive.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3AECCA1B3921436FBE5FD68CD4ECFCD7"><enum>(6)</enum><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9FBE55C229E0438D8E3EBAD960D07F9C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBAB5FE4FB49A4B9C8071B2CAC1B3E414"><enum>(B)</enum><text>allocation of
other spectrum—</text>
<clause id="H1EFC13D15AD644BB8C9CE4BA467114D7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>better serves the
public interest, convenience, and necessity; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HCB045CE277F44ABFAC1FD15FE852E9E4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>can
reasonably be expected to produce receipts comparable to auction of spectrum
frequencies identified in this paragraph.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H73A78CD1A4D84C82A699C29C56030F23"><enum>(7)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H44D36E2668CB423CB9BFE9404B0DB3A2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Auction
organization</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2591E70C79D5420F8FAB9CD0D6AA7635"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Further
reallocation of certain other spectrum</header>
<paragraph id="H5041FED7809148E0A81198FE658579EE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered
spectrum</header><text>For purposes of this subsection, the term <term>covered
spectrum </term> 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 <quote>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</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H67150622E9364FF4B4F8B27609DC1E3C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5401847A06224603B22DA98AA30F53A7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such spectrum
cannot be reallocated due to the need to protect incumbent Federal systems from
interference; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0278B411A83F48E4B400F7C90C4F6F7A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>allocation of
other spectrum—</text>
<clause id="HE46DB641D8D04EE19B6B6B854538B8CC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>better serves the
public interest, convenience, and necessity; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HA942201DEDFD43518A445BD5D786131E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>can
reasonably be expected to produce receipts comparable to what the covered
spectrum might auction for without the geographic exclusion zones.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCD4E83130E8B47F79AC3F90C38ED345A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Actions required
if covered spectrum cannot be reallocated</header>
<subparagraph id="H1E8D4764AEC942F0B09E4C386F276F80"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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—</text>
<clause id="H6BD0082A6BFD483C9F07F6E0D0AB0B12"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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);</text>
</clause><clause id="H0C8EB9CB83864489B2389821755F92BC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>report to the
appropriate committees of Congress and the Commission an identification of such
alternative spectrum for assignment by competitive bidding; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE1005168A0014FBBA36BA0DB6F4F9D40"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>make such
alternative spectrum for assignment immediately available for
reallocation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5CD35366D5884DF480666644CB75B694"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Auction</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAE24BBD5EBD34F88A4DE5D7ED3DFF18E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Actions required
if covered spectrum can be reallocated</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2A1E4A87DA64459E9609D8B1D171B460"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Amendments to
design requirements related to competitive bidding</header><text>Section 309(j)
of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC91A4C3F639449FFADCA50694E046B4D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0FF541FF94ED4E22857B38CD9E7B94FE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E)(ii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2CAEAD9E5D0442D48DAC7A233AD8415B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(F), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H728CB66753754987A71A98B635C29CAB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending clause
(i) of the second sentence of paragraph (8)(C) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC50EEEDCE9634D9190CC7090A6276B91" style="OLC">
<clause id="idD6EB45C763974B158C9B1037FB9407FA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
deposits—</text>
<subclause id="idC91104AA5BB945089A925984A43BD16C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>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</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id6743EE62A1A246D689E424716C5879D0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>of successful
bidders of any other auction shall be paid to the
Treasury;</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H674DED7532434DCFA83F99415736B751"><enum>278.</enum><header>Authority to
establish spectrum license user fees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 309 of the Communications Act of
1934 is amended by adding the following new subsection at the end
thereof:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8B966FB213154FAFBCE4A09538537582" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id665825A3EB914334B81EB09D39DE9499"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Use of spectrum
license user fees</header><text>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.</text>
<paragraph id="id02615C4A7E1F4681BEFF8AC9D784547B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Required
collections</header><text>The Commission shall collect at least the following
amounts—</text>
<subparagraph id="id5920248257A041D9AB34B449CF0CD246"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$200,000,000 in
fiscal year 2012;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF66A33F7B51941F2A539C3D7002BEAEF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$300,000,000 in
fiscal year 2013;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2BA265AAB9A149FA8BC4C4FE545E158E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$425,000,000 in
fiscal year 2014;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id251D550C55094C5EAB19607830D6154C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$550,000,000 in
fiscal year 2015;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idADBD523C3B55428180092DEA0964D46B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$550,000,000 in
fiscal year 2016;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF5526383A810419AAF1DA01B4081220E"><enum>(F)</enum><text>$550,000,000 in
fiscal year 2017;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6E9778BC550742C0B8FEE7C1692B8DA9"><enum>(G)</enum><text>$550,000,000 in
fiscal year 2018;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC39F50EADC8849098AE30A79721F14A6"><enum>(H)</enum><text>$550,000,000 in
fiscal year 2019;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD6A7373A74F3478CB97E16ED0E414886"><enum>(I)</enum><text>$550,000,000 in
fiscal year 2020; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id48F68FFF6ADF40329A2D7158B984F126"><enum>(J)</enum><text>$550,000,000 in
fiscal year 2021.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idED9A941F890A4A69A572A359737703F0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Development of
spectrum fee regulations</header>
<subparagraph id="id5440B6A430DC483EACAAC9D58620DB8F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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:</text>
<clause id="id07DB0F5B2CA04378A5E59748838BCEDD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the highest value
alternative spectrum use forgone;</text>
</clause><clause id="id0891411F02304BEF8B1772D5178A7597"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>scope and type
of permissible services and uses;</text>
</clause><clause id="id0CB1C6884E10448A974C51C7E757E26E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>amount of
spectrum and licensed coverage area;</text>
</clause><clause id="id160E2D11313B4F82918706E6CF98CBEE"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>shared versus
exclusive use;</text>
</clause><clause id="idCD283A8B147A4AF394FB8FCFA27B57E6"><enum>(v)</enum><text>level of demand
for spectrum licenses or construction permits within a certain spectrum band or
geographic area;</text>
</clause><clause id="idCA039369EA91412FA008EF4336A38F83"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the amount of
revenue raised on comparable licenses awarded through an auction; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id0CC22AAB14C24DC0A2B9AAAA79D6CD6D"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>such factors
that the Commission determines, in its discretion, are necessary to promote
efficient and effective spectrum use.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id412EAD6E8E92434797220FDB1020BBF0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id67E2CB8A11554CEBA1046FEC65D385E1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9701C7A6870A4229AE954FEB9063C824"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9990DF1C7ECE4EBF89BE9B0A7CC37877"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The Commission
shall exempt from such fees holders of licenses for broadcast television and
public safety services. The term <term>emergency response providers</term>
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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7C70BCC7661D46F0BCBC4866EE58F16B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Penalties for
late payment</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8E342FF9C4344B0B87E15E929DFC8E67"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Revocation of
license or permit</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAFC4C2F2FC4D45B983AF1D641045487D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Treatment of
revenues</header><text>All proceeds obtained pursuant to the regulations
required by this subsection shall be deposited in the General Fund of the
Treasury.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></part><part id="idAC9CE34537CC4F2BBBFF7E697D2BA59D"><enum>II</enum><header>Public Safety
Broadband Network</header>
<section id="HE710303A22074D48A110BE74984B0D60"><enum>281.</enum><header>Reallocation of
D block for public safety</header>
<subsection id="H898AA4999FAC44BD8D4DCA9BFA5DC08F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Commission shall reallocate the 700 MHz D block
spectrum for use by public safety entities in accordance with the provisions of
this subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFFD80AE2A1ED441C96E6F9DE8A6E3BF2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Spectrum
allocation</header><text>Section 337(a) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 337(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HD6DF3BFAB388479E92B4DC908DEB1DDA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>24</quote> in paragraph (1) and inserting <quote>34</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H727DDFA646314C23A8B53BB8DFFFBC96"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>36</quote> in paragraph (2) and inserting <quote>26</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H6804865034664700BABA6B7CEE0333C8"><enum>282.</enum><header>Flexible use of
narrowband spectrum</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text>
</section><section id="H4A93C2A96EE14CB3B5507397C775F857"><enum>283.</enum><header>Single public
safety wireless network licensee</header>
<subsection id="H29C897F97C754D79BF3FBE62833B3F22"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reallocation and
grant of license</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H000A009FF48446DF82ABE67B4C653FD5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Term of
license</header>
<paragraph id="H36EB0FD38D6E4FEBB316F6CEE11B7934"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial
license</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H931D1D7C9F344B35BB2040F7D32FEF3C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Renewal of
license</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1406E750B28247C2A13FD187C033E235"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Facilitation of
transition</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H153E38E42A7B4929B847FCCC4BBDEFB5"><enum>284.</enum><header>Establishment
of Public Safety Broadband Corporation</header>
<subsection id="HA0882419438F48AF9A00ED53E3EA20D7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is authorized to be established a private, nonprofit corporation, to be known
as the <term>Public Safety Broadband Corporation</term>, which is neither an
agency nor establishment of the United States Government or the District of
Columbia Government.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEF8E3B6909304148936260D498FCF2DF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application of
provisions</header><text>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).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H54580C09F1144E9AB5576CB52A96ECBD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Residence</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7F712DE5E8B740AF879907CFB1B204B5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Powers under DC
Act</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB30DC0B5A76A4C7C96BF10E63E63FCA3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Incorporation</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H2E91171B6FED422F843D11CF78EDB0B7"><enum>285.</enum><header>Board of
directors of the corporation</header>
<subsection id="H6E5EB55E38FB401C92C35C600E05A60E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
management of the Corporation shall be vested in a Board of Directors (referred
to in this Title as the <term>Board</term>), which shall consist of the
following members:</text>
<paragraph id="H6FC1EA09CEFF4439AF15CF10193D607F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal
members</header><text>The following individuals, or their respective designees,
shall serve as Federal members:</text>
<subparagraph id="HA3239B2451EB40C48FAFD0387FDC217A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Commerce.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD70AAFA516934182B9DB8C2AFB050028"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Homeland Security.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H31E7192E431B418687F36A6B6B1897F4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Attorney
General of the United States.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H219B33BD3A9D4521B3D59B6F36DE10B3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Director of
the Office of Management and Budget.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H17CD87AC64124380B044B73E4561D2DC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Non-Federal
members</header>
<subparagraph id="H9EEB2D75265D46869F990D34DC659405"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB750E73554F040CE80CCE44790A386C1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State,
territorial, tribal and local government interests</header><text>In making
appointments under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Commerce should—</text>
<clause id="H6BBF5DD4E32A4C068815A805900625F2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>appoint at least 3
individuals with significant expertise in the collective interests of State,
territorial, tribal and local governments; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H04F85865AC44407BA4F02C5603714EC9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>seek to ensure
geographic and regional representation of the United States in such
appointments; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H6F43080BD0154F5DA84A2529EA151888"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>seek to ensure
rural and urban representation in such appointments.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H047040495A014A47B18437292E6A42F9"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Public safety
interests</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC3D010150D1341128D358286D68952EF"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Required
qualifications</header>
<clause id="H6130B64D623F4B42B2D6C206B65C0521"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each non-Federal member appointed under subparagraph (A)
should meet at least 1 of the following criteria:</text>
<subclause id="HD213C5B1E5D8425DAC2B8CC4229D122C"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Public safety
experience</header><text>Knowledge and experience in the use of Federal, State,
local, or tribal public safety or emergency response.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H7532A77D415A43BB83268A54FB494B89"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Technical
expertise</header><text>Technical expertise and fluency regarding broadband
communications, including public safety communications and
cybersecurity.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H492FD3710B524E979974FCA144FFF925"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Network
expertise</header><text>Expertise in building, deploying, and operating
commercial telecommunications networks.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H8B5A6856EE054727BF631E44D876B23E"><enum>(IV)</enum><header>Financial
expertise</header><text>Expertise in financing and funding telecommunications
networks.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HBE376E7FCB3A48B289A083E0738D919D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Expertise to be
represented</header><text>In making appointments under subparagraph (A), the
Secretary of Commerce should appoint—</text>
<subclause id="H504ADE54C3314B109C1FF950C98C3C24"><enum>(I)</enum><text>at least one
individual who satisfies the requirement under subclause (II) of clause
(i);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H10562079D5414BCA93BE3F96ACD8FC67"><enum>(II)</enum><text>at least one
individual who satisfies the requirement under subclause (III) of clause (i);
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H743D0CA2FA00454DBD530A62BFA1794C"><enum>(III)</enum><text>at least one
individual who satisfies the requirement under subclause (IV) of clause
(i).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9DB6E400D4D747D8895065DEEBDE64E0"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Independence</header>
<clause id="HF277119FF9F848138A160ECDB8638C32"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</clause><clause id="H1309AAF124D942A3835B94FA95C6E9F1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Independence
determination</header><text>In order to be considered independent for purposes
of this subparagraph, a member of the Board—</text>
<subclause id="H7F46653ECF1544A583C7EFD7F756DFD6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>may not, other
than in his or her capacity as a member of the Board or any committee
thereof—</text>
<item id="H7EDE8A9EB0384208B137652DCA3FEA57"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>accept any
consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from the Corporation; or</text>
</item><item id="H8435FE13954C4471A33601A34D8D231A"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>be a
person associated with the Corporation or with any affiliated company thereof;
and</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="H1C68BDD06DF84813ACF424DFA463573A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA508F25557054E7E86640114818D8E28"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Not officers or
employees</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7B00CEFFBF0F40E6AA7F9BBC5E639A91"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Citizenship</header><text>No
individual other than a citizen of the United States may serve as a non-Federal
member of the Board.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D9003E6F25149068717B03959578945"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Clearance for
classified information</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H90FB6DA62BDA4CD7B1DCD54FDB8F4C24"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Terms of
Appointment</header>
<paragraph id="H86452E8A247141CC856FDC220D765C3E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial
appointment deadline</header><text>Members of the Board shall be appointed not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD7B08FE818504F28939D6196969AF273"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Terms</header>
<subparagraph id="H0F02ED7F1BCD472D9B0049CB8E6C4E8B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Length</header>
<clause id="HEA05F7E33F2F40BD935B6923B1479E5A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Federal
members</header><text>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.</text>
</clause><clause id="H5C8EBBF3F1764B58BB9ED4C3AB5C31D8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Non-Federal
members</header><text>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.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBAFD84377CEA481582186159A8B61263"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Expiration of
term</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCCD73BF401A641E4BA2C99721298F7FC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Appointment to
fill vacancy</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H265B61FBC849484DA2F35F4078E931A9"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Staggered
terms</header><text>With respect to the initial non-Federal members of the
Board—</text>
<clause id="H77444754A3674ED7A5D571E6173A47C8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>4
members shall serve for a term of 3 years;</text>
</clause><clause id="H91A165F44D624152A6B766DACFA4EFA0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>4
members shall serve for a term of 2 years; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE4A353FEEBD945C281B7CC9E7ACD20F2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>3
members shall serve for a term of 1 year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H61CD98271D7B4573A08141BAF49B9FE3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEB0A184AB80B4A6E920DC48911C0D4CD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Chair</header>
<paragraph id="HE3E9F6200C1C4DA8B021C5F52DED72D4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H68A041EC46654D2D95B511A031D80BBC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consecutive
terms</header><text>An individual may not serve for more than 2 consecutive
terms as Chair of the Board.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H67CA80AC8C5E4D74A2F723E721EECF35"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Removal for
cause</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1F466186E7AE4B68BB285E159AF66EBE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Removal</header><text>All
members of the Board may by majority vote—</text>
<paragraph id="H074247785A0A409486F69BEA4F11C9DD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H57F291B7DFCD4AD39303163EDED4EC32"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6E6AB09D556B4D2792A9AC4F0999FC63"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Meetings</header>
<paragraph id="HE480313A0DD34901BCC8B41D48708846"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Frequency</header><text>The
Board shall meet in accordance with the bylaws of the Corporation—</text>
<subparagraph id="H95F79F3E3431401F9D5010239DB095D3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>at the call of the
Chairperson; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA179EB9ECCB34056832CB41A0C096635"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not less
frequently than once each quarter.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6E599B4303634C8EA47B7DD36C99F8A3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transparency</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9790179FF98D48A5BD6930289E5EB0A6"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>Eight
members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD87FD99E9D394E15ABAB02FDAF1A3C9A"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Bylaws</header><text>A
majority of the members of the Board of Directors may amend the bylaws of the
Corporation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1F7C61843B014F64AD30323F060F185C"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Attendance</header><text>Members
of the Board of Directors may attend meetings of the Corporation and vote in
person, via telephone conference, or via video conference.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5566021540354E36854B29B39BEDEE6F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Prohibition on
compensation</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H92106E0412634C2393998AAEF38C9092"><enum>286.</enum><header>Officers,
employees, and committees of the corporation</header>
<subsection id="HD198431DCAD14597BD709F03F6B5A581"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Officers and
Employees</header>
<paragraph id="HDB1F2945642C4C348F9040D8D14BB5F2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6812A6E3AD734A7AAC224C68D1AAD0FF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>No
individual other than a citizen of the United States may be an officer of the
Corporation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9DFA31DE07104A4FADE406D848C66250"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Nonpolitical
nature of appointment</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2A20241C6C564C9DB597F28E3C566FFC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Compensation</header>
<subparagraph id="H190810CB43CD465BBF112C2AAADA1EA3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8902712227EE4F26989D6820A86F87B1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Approval by
compensation by Federal members</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE52A6D7E779F4EEB91CCA68CB383F2C9"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitation on
other compensation</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H06519F3CD3684C19A9088B51BB589257"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Service on other
boards</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB6B90198B4E249D6B192452D553AEAA8"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7E978E6CE6474AF5861BEB67018088CE"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Clearance for
classified information</header><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="H277E608C85BE410383CD95D5C617DA1B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE25A7DD4C5274417ADDE80EB0BEB0E3B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Advisory
committees</header><text>The Board—</text>
<paragraph id="H7BEA97CE7DF24A49AA58F6EB009D5472"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall establish a
standing public safety advisory committee to assist the Board in carrying out
its duties and responsibilities under this title; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEC112EEB39AC44B7938247CE8221CF28"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may establish
additional standing or ad hoc committees, panels, or councils as the Board
determines are necessary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HCB60EA955C8046E4BA13DB6DE297068A"><enum>287.</enum><header>Nonprofit and
nonpolitical nature of the corporation</header>
<subsection id="H9B2F1B8257A44A7DBA84E3F6DC3AD249"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Stock</header><text>The
Corporation shall have no power to issue any shares of stock, or to declare or
pay any dividends.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3CAFFD960CC2461D9D47863790D601E3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Profit</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD08EC3129A254854A15649842CAC6485"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Politics</header><text>The
Corporation may not contribute to or otherwise support any political party or
candidate for elective public office.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDB016B8777AA4CC9A972F14A2B88825B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Prohibition on
lobbying activities</header><text>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))).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H01C0474F8E1741EC935CC1A299ABCCA2"><enum>288.</enum><header>Powers, duties,
and responsibilities of the corporation</header>
<subsection id="HAA07B7295A0F4DAAA59020F308BE2F19"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General
powers</header><text>The Corporation shall have the authority to do the
following:</text>
<paragraph id="H58F2DC1BE4BC4168A563D68FBAADCF5F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>To adopt and use a
corporate seal.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4FE2ED628261476C9B9C8A839346A309"><enum>(2)</enum><text>To have succession
until dissolved by an Act of Congress.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H898DD15EA610475284771B137600A50E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6A2579A7BA9F4529A2B048466F7EAA39"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF70E8832EAE04076B5FED419E3B3A5FA"><enum>(5)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6B3E6102EBC541F08D493B3114582593"><enum>(6)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA2D869AA896F43CA89E1D80B29F69A0A"><enum>(7)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCE090E2C6DCB4904A53761553C75393F"><enum>(8)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0F449C19F58241C7A8CA824A31563BA7"><enum>(9)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA4EAB3B37DE34B4297A24409A8E1927A"><enum>(10)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEAC286B6AE194ACE918694E75738C096"><enum>(11)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4A3B4AF9FE2F4F249701E972D6CBCE12"><enum>(12)</enum><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBB71CA03DBE148F8AC66A192FA860727"><enum>(A)</enum><text>will advance or
enhance public safety communications consistent with this subtitle; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2428F1F0839D470F82F0D831BD57041F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are otherwise
approved by an Act of Congress.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC2DD4E3DA70A4743BE1746A1A6707C22"><enum>(13)</enum><text>To build, operate
and maintain the public safety interoperable broadband network.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA79C8CE6402E44C4A675D54EEF13AA6C"><enum>(14)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCA5D3690CD9D413BB845A81B3C256016"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duty and
Responsibility To Deploy and Operate a Nationwide Public Safety Interoperable
Broadband Network</header>
<paragraph id="H5FCC2925DEA342B5A4D1A33060F59BF0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCE161B2545C844A78767B680F3F24239"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensuring
nationwide standards including encryption requirements for use and access of
the network;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H10424EAF6CCB4975A8EE52A0A0D3BDFA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>issuing open,
transparent, and competitive requests for proposals to private sector entities
for the purposes of building, operating, and maintaining the network;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7772C4014AC24E02A8FCF4448DADE2D7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>managing and
overseeing the implementation and execution of contracts or agreements with
non-Federal entities to build, operate, and maintain the network; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBEAE01BE7AF343C785D170E570FDDB95"><enum>(D)</enum><text>establishing
policies regarding Federal and public safety support use.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H22477EA311BE44189AACF6DB23321647"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Interoperability,
security and standards</header><text>In carrying out the duties and
responsibilities of this subsection, including issuing requests for proposals,
the Corporation shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H794A910BE4424958A0A99D3B29076A4E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensure the safety,
security, and resiliency of the network, including requirements for protecting
and monitoring the network to protect against cyber intrusions or
cyberattack;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF8419F176072430DA4B099002ED743F5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAE86DFF3D94141999BCF6812EF8C5B4C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>promote
competition in the equipment market, including devices for public safety
communications, by requiring that equipment and devices for use on the network
be—</text>
<clause id="HD9957022184B414DB387252DD118457A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>built to open,
non-proprietary, commercially available standards;</text>
</clause><clause id="H2170E840CBE34CBF9E7AB3044448486D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>capable of being
used across the nationwide public safety broadband network operating in the 700
MHz band;</text>
</clause><clause id="HAE5DED0604634AC6832E797F5ADB7D8C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>be
able to be interchangeable with other vendors’ equipment; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H58D26BE51F4142B1814C719DE5A09E0F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>backward-compatible
with existing second and third generation commercial networks to the extent
that such capabilities are necessary and technically and economically
reasonable; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF546C1F477FF4AB0AF476B9323748A29"><enum>(D)</enum><text>promote
integration of the network with public safety answering points or their
equivalent.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF580CBC63BD9455ABC691A701B9F54AD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rural
coverage</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE72479C29948427192057ABD3B470287"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Execution of
authority</header><text>In carrying out the duties and responsibilities of this
subsection, the Corporation may—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5D07E4B2A0114D638BB6B0BC20171A3F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>obtain grants from
and make contracts with individuals, private companies, and Federal, State,
regional, and local agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D0FCAB3C88643FD96B9BC6A2525D803"><enum>(B)</enum><text>hire or accept
voluntary services of consultants, experts, advisory boards, and panels to aid
the Corporation in carrying out such duties and responsibilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCCC4792E4021436E9AD9D5F11957AFD1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>receive payment
for use of—</text>
<clause id="H749CD74F4E6441E48716549044DC15CE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>network capacity
licensed to the Corporation; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H4514C33A14A442498F20A56D4027E62A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>network
infrastructure constructed, owned, or operated by the Corporation; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H37ABE40830E94EA6BD01C76ACA65B946"><enum>(D)</enum><text>take such other
actions as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes set forth in this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H136D86D76D37457D9663D3FD83A40A01"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Other specific
duties and responsibilities</header>
<paragraph id="HF9353110E0F64C999BB2C53C2AD23DFC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment of
network policies</header><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA7B123A68B20479599C63BF8D07F015D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>request for
proposals should include—</text>
<clause id="HC7BF752E51C445BC9DE7EB38A00E7E41"><enum>(i)</enum><text>build timetables,
including by taking into consideration the time needed to build out to rural
areas;</text>
</clause><clause id="H48F954A913464E7C8E3138DC2841B733"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>coverage areas,
including coverage in rural and nonurban areas;</text>
</clause><clause id="H7C7D51B80EE34F7BA02EC0D288FE1477"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>service
levels;</text>
</clause><clause id="H00697AA1CF0C4BC481D4BFDCA9ECB808"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>performance
criteria; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H171FD1464B5841A994FAA410DAEF1F87"><enum>(v)</enum><text>other similar
matters for the construction and deployment of such network;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEABA4DEB6BC044A7B05B73D14E1D4B1F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the technical,
operational and security requirements of the network and, as appropriate,
network suppliers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H61B9E492A910421A8A4D58F2F8AA2B61"><enum>(C)</enum><text>practices,
procedures, and standards for the management and operation of such
network;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H07927E75521B4AD7AE3EF46DB2E92DE4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>terms of service
for the use of such network, including billing practices; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCFF0217D67FD45A98C13BE382B9EC17A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>ongoing compliance
review and monitoring of the—</text>
<clause id="H2CB566E7163742EBBD65459CB58B955C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>management and
operation of such network;</text>
</clause><clause id="H01D28A47A3144588AE3BF8EC478E735E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>practices and
procedures of the entities operating on and the personnel using such network;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H0709348471BB47EF8DD1A56509FB74EB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>training needs
of entities operating on and personnel using such network.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6E32E481F861452E92CCCF7032100F63"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State and local
planning</header>
<subparagraph id="HBFDB0910AA454DCABB430E1FA0C46D22"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Required
consultation</header><text>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—</text>
<clause id="HDFEE3078DB484DEC8664A586D4034141"><enum>(i)</enum><text>construction of an
Evolved Packet Core or Cores and any Radio Access Network build out;</text>
</clause><clause id="H1812C76E164343D281DBE0DE05BEB3A3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>placement of
towers;</text>
</clause><clause id="H156016BF78ED4D39BB1DA3CF0FCD11BE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>coverage areas
of the network, whether at the regional, State, tribal, or local level;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB206ACC6B21A44D79C0D19759957EE23"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>adequacy of
hardening, security, reliability, and resiliency requirements;</text>
</clause><clause id="HE9622DE2ACD54B298A840514C56704C0"><enum>(v)</enum><text>assignment of
priority to local users;</text>
</clause><clause id="H6835CDEA0D2F42E7A0DA94B9903CEF52"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>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</text>
</clause><clause id="H510594B3BE1641B58A38115F7E876688"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>training needs
of local users.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H09E3CB124AC541BCAFBAC63BEDE1672E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Method of
consultation</header><text>The consultation required under subparagraph (A)
shall occur between the Corporation and the single officer or governmental body
designated under section 294(d).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF3B48C245F2F44BE95997561AE7363A1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Leveraging
existing infrastructure</header><text>In carrying out the requirement under
subsection (b), the Corporation shall enter into agreements to utilize, to the
maximum economically desirable, existing—</text>
<subparagraph id="H59C4D3A4BF2A419DA7252505E7A6136C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>commercial or
other communications infrastructure; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCE5C69F67BB8466B878CB90921A74670"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Federal, State,
tribal, or local infrastructure.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBB6D9A4E55F244D6AD781C84A9674948"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Maintenance and
upgrades</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H183ECAFD475D40A1BBA2E60B54191654"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Roaming
agreements</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H92CC0BA1163C40EC9203248F76D72D73"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Network
infrastructure and device criteria</header><text>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).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA3F72F5806104EE8A79188340928F4F9"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Representation
before standard setting entities</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAED1EB1D68E346B4A2FED87BA966F72F"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Prohibition on
negotiation with foreign governments</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H847B6DB786B54A36ABDDF1BC2F7F9F8F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of
mails</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H01880B4B834C49B39606B8A6FC035A81"><enum>289.</enum><header>Initial funding
for corporation</header>
<subsection id="HE487E4B8664142009B3F1A5A65E0818A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>NTIA provision
of initial funding to the corporation</header>
<paragraph id="H6AACB319F075419A8F1A1778176AF97E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC3EC73D6F2B9421D81CF586B87C7170F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Condition of
funding</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3A01A6541B3148A895B9229F0B656BDC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>NTIA
approval</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H45EB835DF8DA477BABCF3435A773F8C2"><enum>290.</enum><header>Permanent
self-funding; duty to assess and collect fees for network use</header>
<subsection id="H44F6D6060B064032820CA6223731CCE3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Corporation shall have the authority to assess and
collect the following fees:</text>
<paragraph id="H2F48DED16A0A4C9E8511CF192925D4E0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Network user
fee</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H76055213B6F5462CA9249CDDBDE1AB0D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Lease fees
related to network capacity</header>
<subparagraph id="H2391229CF3554B8A9E9197A57B1042EA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A fee from any non-Federal entity that seeks to enter
into a covered leasing agreement.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B570CF5A38649E5B3D943A86B9CBA9E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Covered leasing
agreement</header><text>For purposes of subparagraph (A), a <term>covered
leasing agreement</term> means a written agreement between the Corporation and
secondary user to permit—</text>
<clause id="H86587617D52F49E9A54143BE23AF1DDD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>access to network
capacity on a secondary basis for non-public safety services; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H671FC8C22218410C8654EE556A3AA435"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
spectrum allocated to such entity to be used for commercial transmissions along
the dark fiber of the long-haul network of such entity.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0B2E99CE0F184CA5B5E5D9CD12ED7B92"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Lease fees
related to network equipment and infrastructure</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5E24C6C15B5348DC82BBF76E096A3D21"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment of
fee amounts; permanent self-Funding</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC75AFCB0266541749284D6F35E1EBCE6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Required
reinvestment of funds</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H6DA20F0CD8384CDB8DC277FFC332C799"><enum>291.</enum><header>Audit and
report</header>
<subsection id="H555156DAE3DB4724934DE0FE6B854C4F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Audit</header>
<paragraph id="HC9C38636063F46F0A3548BEE035F1037"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCA724305E2994A15A763FE21BBC7E42A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Location</header><text>Any
audit conducted under paragraph (1) shall be conducted at the place or places
where accounts of the Corporation are normally kept.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4E5489380CC6415E846222E2F1D2D38E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Access to
corporation books and documents</header>
<subparagraph id="H1AB8E8CE6EFC4021AA53A123503B4487"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For purposes of an audit conducted under paragraph (1),
the representatives of the Comptroller General shall—</text>
<clause id="HA1B883585FFA4BA6832175234A6FA598"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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</text>
</clause><clause id="H8EAA211CF9EC487987BB5CFA5F089182"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>be
afforded full facilities for verifying transactions with the balances or
securities held by depositories, fiscal agents, and custodians.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H324CE94D00884E56BDD76E878ECD0213"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>All
books, accounts, records, reports, files, papers, and property of the
Corporation shall remain in the possession and custody of the
Corporation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H196F746D2D0F45BB8CBB04340CFCDAC6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="H9B51EDE3CD17441AB5F1DA1F6BD0A220"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit
a report of each audit conducted under subsection (a) to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEAA09324E66B42A4A3490A0AFAA24BE5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the appropriate
committees of Congress;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFE1C0827DC3947ED9AEA6E7A9635B8AE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the President;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H33249D7EA9774848BF973A7CBDA734BE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the
Corporation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBB18057C2D1145668F48F0B1EC01A84E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each
report submitted under paragraph (1) shall contain—</text>
<subparagraph id="H037317D018AB4EB8952B271A8C6BA9C6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such comments and
information as the Comptroller General determines necessary to inform Congress
of the financial operations and condition of the Corporation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEF242CB58F564D93BC810E680F9887C0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any
recommendations of the Comptroller General relating to the financial operations
and condition of the Corporation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3FE65EDA97FC4C7FB45BDE5D66750C2B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H49AA67EA332F484FB5AF1E01CD9C71BB"><enum>292.</enum><header>Annual report
to Congress</header>
<subsection id="H3AA9B7395C1240D2BBD5B6FFB85C3564"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H44CA750A083B43FC82C1B7C4F617B52B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Required
content</header><text>The report required under subsection (a) shall
include—</text>
<paragraph id="H98A3F0B7DC084876AD4629F0A3618148"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
comprehensive and detailed report of the operations, activities, financial
condition, and accomplishments of the Corporation under this section;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2EE407D589AD41FEA7737F71B8E02A74"><enum>(2)</enum><text>such
recommendations or proposals for legislative or administrative action as the
Corporation deems appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA53CD3F71BDE4000A3E7F476D3E16133"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Availability To
testify</header><text>The directors, officers, employees, and agents of the
Corporation shall be available to testify before the appropriate committees of
the Congress with respect to—</text>
<paragraph id="H3F94915B9C2649F697CC1AB4E7CEE8B8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the report
required under subsection (a);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFD5424CEC1F44E318B0C3DB74BCCF365"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the report of any
audit made by the Comptroller General under section 291; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H19F869DFF4B3446FAB6D057EFE0D7302"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any other matter
which such committees may determine appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HDF8B8ADFCDE14BA0971F5E1CF35FC3AC"><enum>293.</enum><header>Provision of
technical assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text>
</section><section id="HA82E2A05A89E4CBF826C9ACEAA93015A"><enum>294.</enum><header>State and local
implementation</header>
<subsection id="HCC7BB62DA9774837A776CCE91A8F6C25"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
State and local implementation grant program</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H92C50E1FA67345DF97A30DF18A35F509"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Matching
requirements; Federal share</header>
<paragraph id="H9D957CBA95C44AA2BCAAC9449077F7DB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5E97150982F347B5A36CD66E656867F5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H52DCA14A0C534138A90A70703A6787A4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Programmatic
requirements</header><text>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:</text>
<paragraph id="H2BC68654EFE14C868A022E6C50E19070"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Defining eligible
costs for purposes of subsection (b)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5D9EF37563AC443A9E1E63C5A91BD837"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Determining the
scope of eligible activities for grant funding under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA0093D8BA04049848891BBB05585992F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Prioritizing
grants for activities that ensure coverage in rural as well as urban
areas.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF0345F1223D84DE99CDE43AA17529907"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Certification
and designation of officer or governmental body</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HE778D8AB22394102BCB49BCBE1311CE8"><enum>295.</enum><header>State and Local
Implementation Fund</header>
<subsection id="H9C576ABDC94C405EA6ADBB3BDA8BC72F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the
<term>State and Local Implementation Fund</term>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H090C61AA52E341E5A8BF04D95FBB2EFC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H563B803DD4F543D094A6EE594DE4CE3B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Crediting of
receipts</header><text>There shall be deposited into or credited to the State
and Local Implementation Fund—</text>
<paragraph id="H81419FD351DB4CA3ADBE0D6B62335310"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any amounts
specified in section 297; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5A1BF1506BA3497EAF3D16B5C3A267C7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any amounts
borrowed by the Assistant Secretary under subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD5D1E71282F54BBA8E5B5F5A1937CD50"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Borrowing
authority</header>
<paragraph id="HC86BEF7C5C904CAFBFB887E0635CC9AE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5740E5AC2CBC44F2BFC0656BFBF159CD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HE803016C558E498E8103F7834C8A3008"><enum>296.</enum><header>Public safety
wireless communications research and development</header>
<subsection id="H8D578BFEE6E345079B68237910948754"><enum>(a)</enum><header>NIST Directed
Research and Development Program</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H96F9D4FBAFBB42C8A9555A3EE7F77A7F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Required
activities</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="H737166EC2A484A95B01B7ECDA232FDAD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>document public
safety wireless communications technical requirements;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD6B20E8ABF48483EA830315E01EB31AF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7612EFFF05AE4FDC8006EC89082B58E5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA75060E6D1674293BDCBF68E5A22D7F5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>accelerate the
development of mission critical voice, including device-to-device
<term>talkaround</term> 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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H10ABFB92C9EB42D4ADBD33FD91920D0F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>seek to develop
technologies, standards, processes, and architectures that provide a
significant improvement in network security, resiliency and trustworthiness;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0DF78408B24A484CA10444B03B205FD2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>convene working
groups of relevant government and commercial parties to achieve the
requirements in paragraphs (1) through (5).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD6B56C6CF17E4AE79898DE4ADCBAE591"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transfer
authority</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HE6512D7D8ED04353B3EC0C19F30966D4"><enum>297.</enum><header>Public Safety
Trust Fund</header>
<subsection id="H334353B843DA42FFA27FDCD1D28529A6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
Public Safety Trust Fund</header>
<paragraph id="HA249089FEFE042DD8DA6B44CF81B0101"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established in the Treasury of the United States
a trust fund to be known as the <term>Public Safety Trust Fund</term>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H03A5A390D5F74707ADC32F0FD7088C3E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Crediting of
receipts</header>
<subparagraph id="H3D6F1FDE1D9D41DA829175E9C18FD9C7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There shall be deposited into or credited to the Public
Safety Trust Fund the proceeds from the auction of spectrum carried out
pursuant to—</text>
<clause id="HA1E537A4C2B1473EA86A74F910674479"><enum>(i)</enum><text>section 273 of
this subtitle; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H6E59806B1D1C467B8A14A4AF7B0C95BD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>section
309(j)(8)(F) of the Communications Act of 1934, as added by section 273 of this
subtitle.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B88AA3D5A0B42468894F6A9F70B41B7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H41D38DBCB332494B81104CFC1DC48D42"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of
fund</header><text>Amounts deposited in the Public Safety Trust Fund shall be
used in the following manner:</text>
<paragraph id="H346999CE4C4C43C3A03AF9D185CEADA9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Payment of
auction incentive</header>
<subparagraph id="HF3A2D93BD616484B8EC43C80FE9418F7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Required
disbursals</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCCFEC2028B0341FE9EF2F506D6B84390"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notification to
Congress</header>
<clause id="H5F533630643C4B0194223F08753236CD"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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—</text>
<subclause id="HB3BCAF51545246FFB85EF5928684A7C4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HA4ADB8896CD34D99BB0B45885DA1BBBE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>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</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H9020FAE645BE494DBC7449F0CC63173C"><enum>(III)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H7A9DA6C0A36742068F4E2147F2852F2D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this clause, the term <term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>
means—</text>
<subclause id="H53C42FE0C9AC47CC87F83C9C7EFCC5EC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H1C87595D9FAA4D419D017CEADDB2E9BB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HBF8A7E494F014F8B8EEA6F78082B87A3"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HADB667812CE442488F453D4AA0E1E636"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H033A4C5B53A64AE383E8F84B272D888D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Incentive
Auction Relocation Fund</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H74E6D1159753481E8EBA40D563E41D08"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State and local
implementation fund</header><text>$200,000,000 shall be deposited in the State
and Local Implementation Fund established under section 294.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA7158383ADDB4A32B9FF1B3853E5EAD2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Public Safety
Broadband Corporation</header><text>$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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H859B06BC9A99470EBAD1DB44CDE798C9"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Public safety
research and development</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFF90CF649D504AA285A93667DC366CD7"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Deficit
reduction</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HC4982B1082414B9CB4326AD53D1E9BCB"><enum>298.</enum><header>FCC report on
efficient use of public safety spectrum</header>
<subsection id="HC7DA2CB4FE5B404F8F6D43172877AA32"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7C8142EA040A44FB8298489CF0E7889C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
report required by subsection (a) shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="H6948FB600C304C4E8740C35B2D341B65"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an examination of
how such spectrum is being used;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H09BE44F071BD4B04BBBD4A1AE3B7A086"><enum>(2)</enum><text>recommendations on
how such spectrum may be used more efficiently;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB0F518BF244A457D917574364CFDD781"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an assessment of
the feasibility of public safety entities relocating from other bands to the
public safety broadband spectrum; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0329C907B8BD4BEDAB85480A7D2207F4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HD2EE34A2463346ABB6E9E83A09016489"><enum>299.</enum><header>Public safety
roaming and priority access</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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—</text>
<paragraph id="H525CD365F163407082122F190016EAEC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the public safety
entity equipment is technically compatible with the commercial network;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCDED309A75DA47E1927F288525B17843"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the commercial
network is reasonably compensated; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H438F4DB808EB49EF9483EA966E7086E4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>such access does
not preempt or otherwise terminate or degrade all existing voice conversations
or data sessions.</text>
</paragraph></section></part></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>Assistance for
the unemployed and pathways back to work</header>
<subtitle id="H858E6D0BC574463C837579206BA494D1"><enum>A</enum><header>Supporting
unemployed workers</header>
<section id="H5B464D137ABC4DB195B42D5F3C806B27"><enum>301.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote>Supporting Unemployed Workers Act of 2011</quote>.</text>
</section><part id="H6B2E7ECA165749DE86F748A1B8348AFF"><enum>I</enum><header>Extension of
emergency unemployment compensation and certain extended benefits provisions,
and establishment of self-Employment assistance program</header>
<section id="H5107C184477845A69CCAEB74C79D11EB"><enum>311.</enum><header>Extension of
emergency unemployment compensation program</header>
<subsection id="HA4284AB2BDEB47EB93FE740D01FC7B18"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 4007 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008
(Public Law 110–252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note), is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC1A109908F484061AD309347E503B068"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>January 3, 2012</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>January 3, 2013</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5B2F2A662857478AB2FE6D5ECDD8F32B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the heading for
subsection (b)(2), by striking <quote>January 3, 2012</quote> and inserting
<quote>January 3, 2013</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H75FF6730C3F84AD8AA3FC2B8094BC927"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(3), by striking <quote>June 9, 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>June 8,
2013</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H39E27DF933164A60B6D91A37AD4EC1A7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Section
4004(e)(1) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252; 26
U.S.C. 3304 note), is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H9F9279D5C11A400BB9C636D8D489E0B8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(F), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H090C4AFD679A4893B5094C91FCA690AF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (G) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HF1AD8C77115C4DEE84902CD13E50B100" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HEDFE288EB051410781D4CD558A514E97"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the amendments
made by section 101 of the Supporting Unemployed Workers Act of 2011;
and</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H66AE4E427D8D40A8BD3B0A8DFBFE25DB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>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).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H7DD39AE058B84A00BB4CEA16306F2AC8"><enum>312.</enum><header>Temporary
extension of extended benefit provisions</header>
<subsection id="HA6BD6589D48D40F0A352B0B1C892BB89"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="H36C348EA44C24DACB8A4942CB51C0957"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>January 4, 2012</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>January 4, 2013</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H22A98A92323741AF8123985189F10DF9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the heading for
subsection (b)(2), by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">January 4, 2012</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection">January 4,
2013</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4AAFA52424A04163BBB37AC6A51875A6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c),
by striking <quote>June 11, 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>June 11,
2013</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1B78E6AA604340AE84CC9F677B0719FB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extension of
matching for states with no waiting week</header><text>Section 5 of the
Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–449; 26 U.S.C.
3304 note) is amended by striking <quote>June 10, 2012</quote> and inserting
<quote>June 9, 2013</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE29AD65071784D5BB22C78E624099A80"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Extension of
modification of indicators under the extended benefit
program</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="H625BD04BF8634D178597AFBE123B931A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)
by striking <quote>December 31, 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31,
2012</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1D69D9BC9AC34724B2956E46371B96F5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(2) by striking <quote>December 31, 2011</quote> and inserting
<quote>December 31, 2012</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H92003E804510445AB1DE9DBCED14CB80"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>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).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H1A8EC28A17AE4370B9B9D19270CC2376"><enum>313.</enum><header>Reemployment
services and reemployment and eligibility assessment activities</header>
<subsection id="H7EF306E66E244989A448B3B17DF26B33"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<paragraph id="HD9E8492E122441A59D9263DB9AE4DD93"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Provision of
services and activities</header><text>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):</text>
<quoted-block id="HC1B8DB18D8F548BCA9FCA4104C094881" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HC8B6A7A466094B3D914B01391849863D"><enum>(h)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<paragraph id="HEED59E5F7E1946EFAFC6DAC5049BCDA6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Required
provision of services and activities</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H001502DDD1E345678FFF50C6F6B1E98C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Description of
services and activities</header><text>The reemployment services and in-person
reemployment and eligibility assessment activities provided to individuals
receiving emergency unemployment compensation described in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H467994250C3F4D289E372366388FFC52"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall include—</text>
<clause id="H7519CC5C1F014E13A1BBC42019C529BE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the provision of
labor market and career information;</text>
</clause><clause id="H15049A5AF7DE400F8695D97478C9CE92"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an assessment of
the skills of the individual;</text>
</clause><clause id="H1A115220582E4C5D9F07378208CCEEB9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>orientation to
the services available through the One-Stop centers established under title I
of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998;</text>
</clause><clause id="H5DE7B7AA24FF47DEBAFAE65CE2566A06"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>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</text>
</clause><clause id="HF6E5ADB97D314035814E940B5959D307"><enum>(v)</enum><text>review of the
eligibility of the individual for emergency unemployment compensation relating
to the job search activities of the individual; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H434D760096AB469F8BF2E5A8E6CC6A2F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may include the
provision of—</text>
<clause id="H5005B1EC122347238B458B611765676A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>comprehensive and
specialized assessments;</text>
</clause><clause id="H82D05F5FB8CB41B895F180C136AC2849"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>individual and
group career counseling; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H6ED5E7CAA3D144C9A797CD45E96272AB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>additional
reemployment services.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4973E8EDD28449829F464BC8971F3019"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Participation
requirement</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H02EC575BFB4C482E84AB8AF55FFF3579"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Issuance of
guidance</header><text>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).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA13AEBE94A0C4415982399B7FE47DFB0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funding</header><text></text>
<paragraph id="HAC0D73C6DFF04173BDE99BC78E28FF02"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 4004(c) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act,
2008 (Public Law 110–252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note), is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8D154E35F5CD40FF80BC09F532D4671F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>There</quote> and inserting <quote>(1) <header-in-text level="paragraph">Administration</header-in-text>.—There</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H28CEF560D4C54DD0B3F8E4698AFBA7B1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting the
following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HE7CE88B0A61F425F9899C884A4B829C6" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HF92F16DADF834E948FB12FB49B985373"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reemployment
services and reemployment and eligibility assessment
activities</header><text></text>
<subparagraph id="H56D15ABCD6D04C78ADC48D5007874709"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Appropriation</header><text>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).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H859D256EFD5A4D4D8F6A2F64E59E9160"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Determination of
total amount</header><text>The amount referred to in subparagraph (A) is the
amount the Secretary estimates is equal to—</text>
<clause id="H791756B0B512447C92C55EDE7004BD55"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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</text>
</clause><clause id="H2FC9F64EBD3E48A9973BAA1FFBFE08FD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$200.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H43B353326688442AA27A04D37F774934"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Distribution
among states</header><text>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—</text>
<clause id="H4696EDB939144FF392034D0DD535470B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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</text>
</clause><clause id="H86E74FF012BC422188238FDA1991B467"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$200.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD8B5184F99954DCEA1BF7D655510119A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transfer of
funds</header><text>Section 4004(e) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act,
2008 (Public Law 110–252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note), is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H767D940EFD084DE68314C156502B561D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB74C6713AA944632BEE018D9B7416024"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting the
following paragraph (3):</text>
<quoted-block id="H2811CF65C8BE41609F8E524B7E69D05A" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HF6EEDABB6CEC4006A2317E8E4DB152BF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H4F85F9C9BFD54037881739D376326B0E"><enum>314.</enum><header>Federal-State
agreements to administer a self-employment assistance program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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:</text>
<quoted-block id="H02B05B4A2CF24194865D39C9C3D3D35F" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H784CD3D364B04DDA823D4397A3F12107"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authority To
conduct self-Employment assistance program</header><text></text>
<paragraph id="H1A02F2D3502C4BF0ACC0F64466436466"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text></text>
<subparagraph id="H1628A19ED7904060B8C39CC17B229AAF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>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).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0F37C2C0F478490D92F15B735977A101"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Payment of
allowances</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB1F20900C17F4B0198681E5758575EC0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definition of
<quote>self-employment assistance program</quote></header><text>For the
purposes of this title, the term <quote>self-employment assistance
program</quote> 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:</text>
<subparagraph id="HF4C8AAF19F4B46ED81842475A06A2426"><enum>(A)</enum><text>all references to
<quote>regular unemployment compensation under the State law</quote> shall be
deemed to refer instead to <quote>emergency unemployment compensation under
title IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252; 26
U.S.C. 3304 note)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H86A4695C587544CF9D461DC3E6697CF2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>paragraph (3)(B)
shall not apply;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC428E6BA55824600B9AD9FC42436592E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>clause (i) of
paragraph (3)(C) shall be deemed to state as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDCF0D32BC1ED48A89326E8BE0DF30F67" style="OLC">
<clause id="H88636491A6A34A4B8F9FD39F0FA8E6DC"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFF80C6A1E3C847509381BB1AD2307859"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the reference to
<quote>5 percent</quote> in paragraph (4) shall be deemed to refer instead to
<quote>1 percent</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE72BBA3A744E47BF98D012F1DF158E0A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>paragraph (5)
shall not apply.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF86C228C45BC45C2BC9E71A10C4AD400"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability of
self-employment assistance allowances</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H084FE92B306541B0A1A84896E14FAE3C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Participant
option to terminate participation in self-employment assistance
program</header><text></text>
<subparagraph id="HF758ED3C788D4DC58F2A3C58250D9B58"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>An
individual who is participating in a State’s self-employment assistance program
may opt to discontinue participation in such program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H684FA7486AD5456E9305B6A2181BCAC9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Continued
eligibility for emergency unemployment compensation</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H9D09CA3EC73A40FABC0CEDDD9B0077F0"><enum>315.</enum><header>Conforming
amendment on payment of Bridge to Work wages</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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:</text>
<quoted-block id="H9C1AA8420D5E40BB83F3FC5C0140DAB9" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H9019AA2BCF3B40C9B7AD69DB78EA5301"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Authorization To
pay wages for purposes of a bridge to work program</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HFBEED7B93A56493494D00FD34E4383BA"><enum>316.</enum><header>Additional
extended unemployment benefits under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance
Act</header>
<subsection id="HCCB8AE30177C491B85B71BB1C9D99714"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extension</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="H234F2E63DCD24833B1A9DBE355298DB4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>June 30, 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>June 30, 2012</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H94706C7BA2474148A250C6B8D5AF683A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>December 31, 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31,
2012</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF4AC83467EBB4A0F90DFE9B3D83F4A0A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clarification on
authority To use funds</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section></part><part id="HD3E8B2BA4D8E4DBAA85B1F774FBACA30"><enum>II</enum><header>Reemployment now
program</header>
<section id="HF6DF55FF71D24CF8AEADFF309B509CF5"><enum>321.</enum><header>Establishment
of Reemployment NOW program</header>
<subsection id="H98FFA91947D94F9C96FA671F2BDC14DB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 <quote>EUC claimants</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6EB3102ACD6742D798FB54178FBE465A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization
and appropriation</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H6E528C499F6B4D37B12619BEBA54FE8F"><enum>322.</enum><header>Distribution of
funds</header>
<subsection id="H85E80F8C121B46F7A5D7215049252B70"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Of the funds appropriated under section 321(b) to carry
out this part, the Secretary of Labor shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H3907E726311243C5B2A30EBDD8A4476E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6BE9B0BF35404E1C90B8D2E021E9DBBD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9D2579BCDEBD45B0ABEBFA4BD363A056"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allotment
formula</header><text></text>
<paragraph id="HE721B4BD11DE430EB280A4AD86249AAD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Formula
factors</header><text>The Secretary of Labor shall allot the funds available
under subsection (a)(2) as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="H09F4B967110E402DB092212EC847605E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H37FE122C319D4700AE8B2D63D4EC288A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8792280D8F644989A3E708FA31A77140"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Calculation</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5E61F6324CF348A4B2B51E62ADB2A716"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reallotment</header>
<paragraph id="HDAAC72C250794589942FE275A6A29A6F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Failure to
submit State plan</header><text>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).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1F13E520432940DC9B5A8D0115A37400"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Failure to
implement activities on a timely basis</header><text>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).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H60B403E4026E48EA80C3A9CE9904AFE6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Recapture of
funds</header><text>Funds recaptured under paragraph (2) shall be available for
reobligation not later than December 31, 2012.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H08D6D17D1DCF488E94434E388134B978"><enum>323.</enum><header>State
plan</header>
<subsection id="H6ABAFD903EE542018186B9D52ACCDF51"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="H5BF4D81DDD004274950C251E7C8185BE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB82A9C30A5D24C31BB55D86301232838"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0255DC0E376B4562B3F6172071D179E0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H58A902EDB01E4AE1944CB00D0988949F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H390F4977F7F64A8493B01DAC880D730D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>assurances that
the State will participate in the evaluation activities carried out by the
Secretary of Labor under this section;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC571414EFB9A4F3587A9F58794B05DAE"><enum>(6)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAFD221EECDCA4572BBFAF2554F87734E"><enum>(7)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H593DC7006FC149ED8E5BD23B21439565"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Plan submission
and approval</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF81CD3640F274F2AA4A9B5716C899EA5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Plan
modifications</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H3C74F826C4594CE7AB3951E49EC8562F"><enum>324.</enum><header>Bridge to Work
program</header>
<subsection id="H39EBED731AE84FF599F65A890282DE65"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H510F30DFC04B4A00A047CAB598185B48"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Description of
program</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="HC658D23EEA83462DA872516FFC895C95"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB7D7046544664CC1BB35B7550EF37702"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall be paid the
additional amount described in subsection (e) as augmented wages for work
performed; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB38891302D4C4B6B9482D7B2EC1A3BBD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE6DADC9BE2894D9DBB4EB8B20C4BFF3F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Program
eligibility and other requirements</header><text>For purposes of this
program—</text>
<paragraph id="H644CE6CF6AF04787BAFD91FE82ADA1B8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1B9C242F9B12491BBAC681FD06DA9B11"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2FD58086B0674E03AB38B4B09A960A20"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6DE4B93180B747E4BF289837DE5C1B39"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEF4FF30FE87D442BA4471EE169F7548A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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—</text>
<clause id="HCB31EB8C1208459593203ACFB8D1A0A4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
wages described under subsection (b); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H0BE51271A3E04C21B08CF1F35296AB28"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any
wages, in addition to those described under subsection (b), whether paid by a
State or a participating employer for the same work activities;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H591943EE72C345BD909801DAD6003162"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA30D5F38EDC6400BA17F1D4985B3FCB2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC01E63AC95A94185BE89FB434B5962A6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the program shall
be structured so that individuals described in paragraph (1) may participate in
the program for up to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB860D2E1915741D5AA47DC4B310A60F0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>8 weeks,
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD685E9E938B7448EAC480B5F6D62A073"><enum>(B)</enum><text>38 hours for each
such week;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H08EEAB3AF97940DA91E1F082C548CE66"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a
State shall ensure that all individuals participating in the program are
covered by a workers’ compensation insurance program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEC5CB3BF376D44BA958DFC0C07AE58D9"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the program meets
such other requirements as the Secretary of Labor determines to be appropriate
in guidance issued by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H57D358BBF06740FDA2EA8A3FB243EF81"><enum>(d)</enum><header>State
requirements</header><text></text>
<paragraph id="HF4B9C3ADDA5641E6A486F178375962BF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Certification of
eligible employer</header><text>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)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H00672F36E50E45F6968DCD84B9EF1E4E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>if such
employer—</text>
<clause id="HA74DACB7049545E0B20CB91AC62A8B8E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is a
Federal, State, or local government entity;</text>
</clause><clause id="H52860CBD619948C9B25FB34D33F847ED"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4D5D97A3DC2749CD8405B906B7A2AC07"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>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;</text>
</clause><clause id="HDA2976FA3E404B66AA5A923022C06087"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>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</text>
</clause><clause id="H80ABE16E26CE4BDCA2CA8EB0A1A9B8EE"><enum>(v)</enum><text>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</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0AEFB62FADF54033974FF9F52EE0B254"><enum>(B)</enum><text>unless such
employer provides assurances that it has not displaced existing workers
pursuant to the requirements of subsection (h).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H92EE23DDDCC040D896DB1DF2A5C6B86D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorized
activities</header><text>Funds allotted to a State under this part for the
program—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7ED1E9EF52A348619FA84E56F33785F4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be used
to—</text>
<clause id="H48278FEBAB434CB9B47257F95B50B144"><enum>(i)</enum><text>recruit employers
for participation in the program;</text>
</clause><clause id="H0635348479DF441A908D0556A75CFBF2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>review and
certify employers identified by eligible individuals seeking to participate in
the program;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC699CEC14FFB48B1BD87A44479DE18C5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>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;</text>
</clause><clause id="H65866089FF264DE3A1EF8229EA7B2C22"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>establish and
implement processes to monitor the progress and performance of individual
participants for the duration of the program;</text>
</clause><clause id="H3E735522EE1141FDAF63C78E7C896393"><enum>(v)</enum><text>prevent misuse of
the program; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H522D3A3C16E040F4B2872D01DD411348"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>pay
augmented wages to eligible individuals, if necessary, as described in
subsection (e); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFFEE911B506E4761B09F5DCA5F891E3C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may be
used—</text>
<clause id="HE8263C654D274B2DBD09232E49771BCD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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;</text>
</clause><clause id="H8A73E1D0247B4C6493ACA57F8D0ADE8D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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;</text>
</clause><clause id="HDE3C6253EEB34985B114B0028A23B696"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to
provide supportive services, such as transportation, child care, and dependent
care, that would enable individuals to participate in the program;</text>
</clause><clause id="H7A475BEE42CD45AF8BDAF6970F82F3F9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>for
the administration and oversight of the program; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H27CCA28004DD4EE583E40A8B08A91F60"><enum>(v)</enum><text>to
fulfill additional program requirements included in the approved State
plan.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAF2168D4422F41B085B369FE13A83054"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Payment of
augmented wages if necessary</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="HE95B2DF8C5F348E5A42B778B02F69EE7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>such minimum wages
amount; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9E6450CF6F9B42B68CDF801D38807F60"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the wages payable
under subsection (c)(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF99982E85EAB4B759EF568A6D522EE7C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Effect of wages
on eligibility for other programs</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBCF7BB2D0F9545BF8347599364619B53"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Effect of wages,
work activities, and program participation on continuing eligibility for
emergency unemployment compensation</header><text>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).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H699E5512726B4D4CA2FCEFE8E563462E"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Nondisplacement
of employees</header>
<paragraph id="H0A2D89DC61A24E8EADA95E98F0C53C6D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>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).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5FA9DD235A1447A28B3F567F058FBA2B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other
prohibitions</header><text>An employer shall not permit a program participant
to perform work activities related to any job for which—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1729D80817984F0F96E85ABEE6586AB7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any other
individual is on layoff from the same or any substantially equivalent
position;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F6DFC361177429AA7B90889E8F7E1E5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H528D34BF3B164705B74058BB00F0B861"><enum>(C)</enum><text>there is a strike
or lock out at the worksite that is the participant’s place of employment;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBE03FF211B9A4FCDB19CA82908AD537A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF6F40BBF5BE145B69CBE48ADF72C973C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Prohibition on
impairment of contracts</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H58B3B4EA79EA4BE2867D083B6DE2570C"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Limitation on
employer participation</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H034FCA9B24904794ABA041B232B2AE2F"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Failure To meet
program requirements</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD83CA4E1E29F42678CCF87DE7242A9B7"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Participant
option To terminate participation in bridge to work program</header>
<paragraph id="H790D59A92EE54DF18A54F16FE0188795"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>An
individual who is participating in a program described in subsection (b) may
opt to discontinue participation in such program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8270B42640A742ED9E9A6A0FCCF181FF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Continued
eligibility for emergency unemployment compensation</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7BA255D83A724F0F9049BB242A527AB2"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Effect of other
laws</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H033500210122473F970C11D3D7C0947E"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Treatment of
payments</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HE1A6596F9C3D462DA138F5FA7308F071"><enum>325.</enum><header>Wage
insurance</header>
<subsection id="HCDF2D258E824467196F7192FF18BFA42"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A State may use the funds allotted to the State under
this part to provide a wage insurance program for EUC claimants.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF444A69ECD3D432BA09417BD9A02525F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Benefits</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="H1FB06B3CB28E401791ED91E4A3CE49CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the wages received
by the worker at the time of separation; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5269237F22014DD3BD827CB5528DF2F7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the wages received
by the worker for reemployment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAB0B79A9AEF746F583B42CB8AAB409D7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Individual
eligibility</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="H57DC5BF8C51A4D6E884D8AB1C2AC2D54"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is at least 50
years of age;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H78B8E9B8DFA04C42824012EA5D787B96"><enum>(2)</enum><text>earns not more
than $50,000 per year in wages from reemployment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFAFA4D66DCC64BCA8F915FC1992AE637"><enum>(3)</enum><text>is employed on a
full-time basis as defined by the law of the State; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCEE2A4E68039457EBB50352837FEDD24"><enum>(4)</enum><text>is not employed by
the employer from which the individual was last separated.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9B3A8FE8F71942B58B1B0A46971E5BF7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Total amount of
payments</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9884A493298A4B55A346F3F10B278A68"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Non-Discrimination
regarding wages</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H531F2FD6540A42848556D0B7FB864F96"><enum>326.</enum><header>Enhanced
reemployment strategies</header>
<subsection id="H91CCF9000EB84C5CA80D98709A08994A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5B5AA699DE964F2A981047BE2E5BD362"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Types of
services</header><text>The enhanced reemployment services described in
subsection (a) may include services such as—</text>
<paragraph id="H0620BC2F7C9E478CB4050842E43F8170"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3388A913006641CB96BAC3A61FDC3596"><enum>(2)</enum><text>comprehensive
assessments designed to identify alternative career paths;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H488D4F5F53F84C81A7820D84646DC6C6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>case
management;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA3AC224246544ABAAD886A8FF16D2445"><enum>(4)</enum><text>reemployment
services that are provided more frequently and more intensively than such
reemployment services have previously been provided by the State; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBA61A419A42B46C7B66EDD567AB3A5AF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>services that are
designed to enhance communication skills, interviewing skills, and other skills
that would assist in obtaining reemployment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H080D4242EEB14CFCA7F2E9DCEF7057AF"><enum>327.</enum><header>Self-employment
programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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).</text>
</section><section id="H858D58FE3CC349BEB90F83250CCB8230"><enum>328.</enum><header>Additional
innovative programs</header>
<subsection id="H6A4EE1A04D7F4A2684A8A191C3762E04"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD485D15018134FDC92880AF253798E0C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>The
innovative activities approved in accordance with subsection (a)—</text>
<paragraph id="HC79B7BF4F4464A8588D59B600B206197"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3B2363D30D3D44C5BE123EBC9CB79E92"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall not result
in a reduction in the duration or amount of, emergency unemployment
compensation for which EUC claimants would otherwise be eligible;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAD338A8158E044FA948CDF14D4FE3C10"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall not include
a reduction in the duration, amount of or eligibility for regular compensation
or extended benefits;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC8D58C9EC12B4B31AD48609FCA8BB9CB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="H59CEFEA34E47441D95280719C4178475"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any other
individual is on layoff from the same or any substantially equivalent
job;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H956B1E73FE074450A2C4ED40872CC9B6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB51576D4F514FCCB5613F951DDF71B6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>there is a strike
or lock out at the worksite that is the participant’s place of employment;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1BA45AC576E4C56855F19088923F544"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H463DC5C3CA344C2F8892435E5FC41C05"><enum>(5)</enum><text>shall not be in
violation of any Federal, State, or local law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H29412A507A64499ABE1CE26C2504FAD3"><enum>329.</enum><header>Guidance and
additional requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text>
</section><section id="H04C37D640CCE4B7A9D64606BAFD01F7C"><enum>330.</enum><header>Report of
information and evaluations to Congress and the public</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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).</text>
</section><section id="H623A0423295A4CB7B56EA3DD58180783"><enum>331.</enum><header>State</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For purposes of this part, the term
<quote>State</quote> 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).</text>
</section></part><part id="H8EDC5E54088E40ADA66DD57CF832B828"><enum>III</enum><header>Short-Time
compensation program</header>
<section id="H51932190818E48D8B5D582DDC2E25E09"><enum>341.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment of short-time compensation
programs</header>
<subsection id="H1C70AEBD412C4D02A9D65FCE36ED26DD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition</header>
<paragraph id="HB727559F6A2349FA91EA1F5010353C34"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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:</text>
<quoted-block id="HF0BDD8673FAF4D9E800F885DB22C74E0" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H8F032C9A82C44421A69B5DF9CA9E1BEC"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Short-Time
compensation program</header><text>For purposes of this chapter, the term
<term>short-time compensation program</term> means a program under
which—</text>
<paragraph id="H9482094EF3E64829B3902F34842F95D5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the participation
of an employer is voluntary;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC92C2E927572437899D623DCD5A3D790"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an employer
reduces the number of hours worked by employees in lieu of layoffs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF5FB86034D9E462DAE03F35D2E875A74"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6D3A22A3419A40DDAE2F8D7FBBED2F0E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC3514415B2AE4C39B8A3A91F2A08394A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H093679910FE048EEA0A2ED0F5E8A880A"><enum>(6)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBBDD9E2B8AB24A598011723F0CF8DE01"><enum>(7)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4592319245E04AE792FB348E7F78A232"><enum>(8)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5AAEE94E83604E3BA4F590D80D101E4B"><enum>(9)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9F70D9D8A7F645EB9CD14539B741B0D0"><enum>(10)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H017FA8B8536C44BD8D5812047591D2FD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>Subject to paragraph (3), the amendment made by paragraph
(1) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H50C1731030374EAD8DDD6C415B56814C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Transition
period for existing programs</header><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5F55CBC6B8D3464E8D6B05EBF803BAF9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the date the State
changes its State law in order to be consistent with such amendment; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B33FDEEF7D7476FB935D2FCEAD9725F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the date that is 2
years and 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9718235DAFCF4DE3A1893AA8EDDE6238"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph id="H50522A8EF3564E6993FCDCDBB5F2B760"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Internal revenue
code of 1986</header>
<subparagraph id="H98454F6A55274A2985CA9FB86FC3C26D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Subparagraph (E)
of section 3304(a)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read
as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H7413FE588EA44C7380BFC63C8838983E" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H0DCB6CF75A6A4D9B806C5B205069E0F4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>amounts may be
withdrawn for the payment of short-time compensation under a short-time
compensation program (as defined under section
3306(v));</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2492BD01E7074B8ABF49061245192FDF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Subsection (f) of
section 3306 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text>
<clause id="HD28028463A8B4CC091F5E82FAE61F4FC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking paragraph (5) (relating to short-time compensation) and inserting the
following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HF30C451BCD3F4400931FEA7FC6395E87" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HD6D5B85E6BB241629CE6035397544B28"><enum>(5)</enum><text>amounts may be
withdrawn for the payment of short-time compensation under a short-time
compensation program (as defined in subsection (v));
and</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="H2B3FC06BE88545C2A60159352C39101E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
redesignating paragraph (5) (relating to self-employment assistance program) as
paragraph (6).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H02B7FAD0BD8E446C9467CE9D22CECAD1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Social security
act</header><text>Section 303(a)(5) of the Social Security Act is amended by
striking <quote>the payment of short-time compensation under a plan approved by
the Secretary of Labor</quote> and inserting <quote>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)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H416E396118B0413899DE5A05FF67C2AD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Unemployment
compensation amendments of 1992</header><text>Subsections (b) through (d) of
section 401 of the Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1992 (26 U.S.C. 3304
note) are repealed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HD3D1DB91E5074F978AC9C4CE0F20FE95"><enum>342.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Temporary financing of short-time
compensation payments in States with programs in law</header>
<subsection id="H7F3020DFC6ED42B39732BA9E7D1C58F4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Payments to
states</header>
<paragraph id="HA7CFD1506575434089B2DFDB8DFDCD57"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9AAD182A0F764E638BD1F12C010CA4D0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Terms of
payments</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H93CA1E5EE7AB4584B29BF20336C646C7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitations on
payments</header>
<subparagraph id="H10967C7E2A974B7F87AE85C14623EA00"><enum>(A)</enum><header>General payment
limitations</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7E5E6CBF6CD445F99094119843C7DFC3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Employer
limitations</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9B5AA61E679F4C9BBB98F8CF5E111526"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability</header>
<paragraph id="HA0EC3667A3F0480DB69C356D014635B2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Payments to a State under subsection (a) shall be
available for weeks of unemployment—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4786A9601660475488B33F639D3B323D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>beginning on or
after the date of the enactment of this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAECD3433A32A4597B4D612F68128D011"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ending on or
before the date that is 3 years and 6 months after the date of the enactment of
this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8100C865279E4ADC809EE8BC320EF156"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Three-year
funding limitation for combined payments under this section and section
343</header><text>States may receive payments under this section and section
343 with respect to a total of not more than 156 weeks.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC1CDB9AB217F4A04A9B9AA3EC6799453"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Two-Year
transition period for existing programs</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H496DF63DDE1141538128054E68812AF5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding and
certifications</header>
<paragraph id="HAC3030507CA14C049C940F89C9290C45"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF5C40703110B4C2FA462B071B88D1C53"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Certifications</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF1DC19AAC17F4C1E98E7358A4AE4C705"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HC786448EDF2C4F9694A4287D12CBBD4A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Labor.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H19B7B01C881A4EECAFC46EEFAFB43581"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State; state
agency; state law</header><text>The terms <term>State</term>, <term>State
agency</term>, and <term>State law</term> 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).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H1BD8361C3FF549FC8D147A79B51C4D8B"><enum>343.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Temporary financing of short-time
compensation agreements</header>
<subsection id="H97A7ED2498B2459081E720731AA175F5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Federal-State
agreements</header>
<paragraph id="H267BD8163EB5497A8A1DE29566769006"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H22A7161D6EA14EE28F4B079220C9E94C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Ability to
terminate</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF4CAF7EDF60C4813964C5D02FAD8490B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Provisions of
federal-State agreement</header>
<paragraph id="HBF72F2F0088048B18BEC0C8E45EB8A60"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC437B48313E945B78835D4E9D6F9EC7E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitations on
plans</header>
<subparagraph id="H16783367ABC54E6FABF3E9B6C81C39D0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>General payment
limitations</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H194210B1048849F09271E578C6053E00"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Employer
limitations</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB24D481ADD7C4EE196A588529B88516B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Employer payment
of costs</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3F6F8426BE5444BCBA8E359347A4642C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Payments to
states</header>
<paragraph id="H763018FE48BE4FB48C56A41DA80FAB7C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There shall be paid to each State with an agreement under
this section an amount equal to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0933588781C347C9BE5EF1F64943EEC2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>one-half of the
amount of short-time compensation paid to individuals by the State pursuant to
such agreement; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBDDFAAFCB10548CFB2F45D587E76CDC5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any additional
administrative expenses incurred by the State by reason of such agreement (as
determined by the Secretary).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC742093E8B4A472EB06783D308C8F19C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Terms of
payments</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE821535F6C6A448F8AB94EFCA613E0D1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H20DB1A30E3B943C5914349E634FDAA0A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Certifications</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA81EB0BB44A24B168485E5B1C65D0BFE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applicability</header>
<paragraph id="H4718C8C66EB44655808E79873C74186A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An agreement entered into under this section shall apply
to weeks of unemployment—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB2EAE78952364802BDEBBDD3A32C9EC9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>beginning on or
after the date on which such agreement is entered into; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF683F21F8BE846FF8EB05574202CCD80"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ending on or
before the date that is 2 years and 13 weeks after the date of the enactment of
this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H001A11FB7D52480A92020CF27549112B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Two-year funding
limitation</header><text>States may receive payments under this section with
respect to a total of not more than 104 weeks.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H01DA10B2F6354098889EF8B8E313E3D0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Special
rule</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="H89A5829D219E4FFD94FDDB6AD43C5865"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall not be
eligible for payments under this section for weeks of unemployment beginning
after the effective date of such State law; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H26B5B07D7D744C16B7E855E890704E44"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9ACA7333FF914926874265631A2B2474"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H86BBAEF1F1F14B3398A457D8D4EA586F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Labor.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H89492429B89E43DD8E18932E2CE6379C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State; state
agency; state law</header><text>The terms <term>State</term>, <term>State
agency</term>, and <term>State law</term> 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).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HE027736DCC734C9AB541943C176517DC"><enum>344.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants for short-time compensation
programs</header>
<subsection id="H37BC987090C14D90A58910F5C904E1BD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants</header>
<paragraph id="HE8642EAD3920400F9206AB05425C2D9D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>For
implementation or improved administration</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8F5544FB4EE6481C892DA639CE66BF9E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>For promotion
and enrollment</header><text>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).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB690390D0BE14AF0B62DE5C094DBF9EF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligibility</header>
<subparagraph id="HFD86A73E684E4DF98910A04D7217EBA5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall determine eligibility criteria for
the grants under paragraphs (1) and (2).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5D8B300D4B71402D8CF70BE4FBA41D3B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Clarification</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBA5E15CCC27644A99CC400D220B8FB01"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amount of
grants</header>
<paragraph id="H680556F3B7084C3FA75B6462937F9B89"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA2246CC7B3194F78A1146D31DF0FEBD1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amount available
for different grants</header><text>Of the maximum incentive payment determined
under paragraph (1) with respect to a State—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC028FE6EE0E34108AF33726AB75584F0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>one-third shall be
available for a grant under subsection (a)(1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H65E8330AA9864EE68B0DFC6D247F9766"><enum>(B)</enum><text>two-thirds shall
be available for a grant under subsection (a)(2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HADD50EB185D8419AA0CCE6A0028DF85B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grant
application and disbursal</header>
<paragraph id="H4A62E3FF7FD84B329D9434942A283741"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Application</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0BDEB73EF84C4F00AEB030463B5F42EB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>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).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H91322A2E5A844A43B026E5571AC07400"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H300482F872084956A0A8F46F21E3FCE4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFA5DBE0AD3484482A525B253AD5DD9F2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H73D6A071D54F4EFBA348C13DB5C72ECF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>short-time
compensation program is subject to discontinuation or is not scheduled to take
effect within 12 months of the certification.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFEC601831AC243B2AD87CC9D492455E6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="H341484AF3F4D4A258F6810CD4CFD04C4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the creation or
support of rapid response teams to advise employers about alternatives to
layoffs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H584D1C2C5D1448DB91FA950378B471A7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the provision of
education or assistance to employers to enable them to assess the feasibility
of participating in short-time compensation programs; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H30AF34EF0B644AD886D8A5922BD9F784"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the development or
enhancement of systems to automate—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB543FF06F8354907B5D6EBFADA651DAC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the submission and
approval of plans; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H75C9AD2510484AD997A481703F117909"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the filing and
approval of new and ongoing short-time compensation claims.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5583410350ED41D5B775AC129471CA95"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0D718F25234147529CB9271C2FF7E7AE"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Recoupment</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="HCF985CB979A84E5095D1161A4D2E94E7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>terminated the
State’s short-time compensation program; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1D786AA7CB05400CAB6FC2069ED66611"><enum>(2)</enum><text>failed to meet
appropriate requirements with respect to such program (as established by the
Secretary).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2C035DCC342F40D3B200640858E200B8"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF84037141EF24A919C9AAC14CF4CBBD3"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>The
Secretary may establish reporting requirements for States receiving a grant
under this section in order to provide oversight of grant funds.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5C7F16191A804386AD71C01E8CB04D42"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HEA66B5B619F34A99B4EAD3548C9FED22"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Labor.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6F5F5575E00544218991545C860ADA40"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Short-time
compensation program</header><text>The term <term>short-time compensation
program</term> has the meaning given such term in section 3306(v) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by section 341(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H41B2235E2BFC4D11A62CB4768B1678DC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State; state
agency; state law</header><text>The terms <term>State</term>, <term>State
agency</term>, and <term>State law</term> 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).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HFCAAC77A48FD4F0B8BAC876F2A8C7402"><enum>345.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance and guidance in implementing
programs</header>
<subsection id="H760ED7216CB74ADDA7445972028CDB05"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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
<quote>Secretary</quote>) shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H9399C8D0082244D3915999608B49D748"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H33B912573348423B9A1356E77117A19D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide technical
assistance and guidance in developing, enacting, and implementing such
programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE178F0B4962F45CB87D20B50AC151A3C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>establish
reporting requirements for States, including reporting on—</text>
<subparagraph id="HABD8BE78A4EF486CBF463EAF051C5619"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of
estimated averted layoffs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBDE65FC9FBE0473880CCB850CB3B7779"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of
participating employers and workers; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2881425174EC4871B829F9129CFE4F19"><enum>(C)</enum><text>such other items
as the Secretary of Labor determines are appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H40B0CB9EABFD4D6ABCA1DAE2E77777CD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Model language
and guidance</header><text>The model language and guidance developed under
subsection (a) shall allow sufficient flexibility by States and participating
employers while ensuring accountability and program integrity.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7E1FF265A7774FFEA01C23C44EB292D7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HD8D551EB7EF249CFB7E1C580A8FEF30D"><enum>346.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports</header>
<subsection id="H47D72FD1B1744ED3A0CC8741C8FC0FEC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="H1D3B626621A2493887AD86C6F29EEA44"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H69E8D470625F4B5EA184257CD1BC050B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Any
report under paragraph (1) shall at a minimum include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HD70F351BAD4A4EC38F39DF53852AB527"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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)).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE6E165BFD444A95B5AB4C8CCCD1CFE1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>An analysis of the
significant challenges to State enactment and implementation of short-time
compensation programs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1BECDC749B2646C9AFBC4B0E9FC8B359"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1AAA6ADEDE904E3AB53AE70F14941268"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section></part></subtitle><subtitle id="H082245E7E46A4DA3B7640AA3D29CA825"><enum>B</enum><header>Long term
unemployed hiring preferences</header>
<section id="HF0E8266020C54704949F4EA66FB127B2"><enum>351.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Long term unemployed workers work
opportunity tax credits</header>
<subsection id="H94BE2D0C7DD440ABA9E44B30F9C907C2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Paragraph (3) of section 51(b) of the Internal Revenue
Code is amended by inserting <quote>$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</quote> before <quote>$12,000 per year</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H116C25FB959F47128CB94E28DC58C9F5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Long term
unemployed individuals tax credits</header><text>Paragraph (d) of section 51 of
the Internal Revenue Code is amended by—</text>
<paragraph id="H7BC34786881746B9BD548ACEB2DE92BD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>inserting
<quote>(J) qualified long term unemployed individual</quote> at the end of
paragraph (d)(1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7A63726C82784210AB2AF8EBC452BFD7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>inserting a new
paragraph after paragraph (10) as follows—</text>
<quoted-block id="HAEAAD19EC76F4939A083075DF284090E" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H23EDC4ED8FE045FBA4209E6E65DBFE90"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Qualified long
term unemployed individual</header>
<subparagraph id="H92B8D244BC8640C2AD455BC7967E3F84"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>qualified long term unemployed
individual</term> 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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA47C79D23F574FA9A21D0F05E5FC91DA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Student</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2897D06CF308494F8699A937F1214E28"><enum>(3)</enum><text>renumbering
current paragraphs (11) through (14) as paragraphs (12) through (15).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1F2DE5DE29FE4425A0B6D61749414F01"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Simplified
certification</header><text>Section 51(d) of the Internal Revenue Code is
amended by adding a new paragraph 16 as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H64488D1E4F29465F9485145DF737FC4D" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HD9A9D96B206D4BC0A417E1E9B3DA06A4"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Credit allowed
for qualified long term unemployed individuals</header>
<subparagraph id="HA408594EB80B442A9E7F6F5D85CAF4B6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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—</text>
<clause id="HEE2F3C9C0BCD49758AC57DF7434F3564"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF9824EF1AB8A423C9F43E76101E50DC9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Regulatory
authority</header><text>The Secretary in his discretion may provide alternative
methods for
certification.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HEA15DA43A78A4FAC9A4A3600E5523543"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Credit made
available to tax-Exempt employers in certain
circumstances</header><text>Section 52(c) of the Internal Revenue Code is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H87A664EA33FD48A2877EF9A7CC9ADEF2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the
word <quote>No</quote> at the beginning of the section and replacing it with
<quote>Except as provided in this subsection, no</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H61D28C22C73B4A14A49490802DA39A8D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the following new
paragraphs are inserted at the end of section 52(c)—</text>
<quoted-block id="H9913E7582EE24C428395EE82B73D510B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H6A45851091424B4DAC057FDAFCD46108"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2CF364463D854A449C2915A098CD5BFF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8467308997084BC087D4754862B3329C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the amount of the
payroll taxes of the employer during the calendar year in which the taxable
year begins.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB3080609558049689D7266F4442182AB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Credit
amount</header><text>In calculating tax-exempt employers, the work opportunity
credit shall be determined by substituting <quote>26 percent</quote> for
<quote>40 percent</quote> in section 51(a) and by substituting <quote>16.25
percent</quote> for <quote>25 percent</quote> in section 51(i)(3)(A).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA06F4E1A3BD348C2AEA429116A038AB5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Tax-exempt
employer</header><text>For purposes of this subtitle, the term <term>tax-exempt
employer</term> means an employer that is—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF33E1661B7B346D79A8B0B267002EA4E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an organization
described in section 501(c) and exempt from taxation under section 501(a),
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A50FC6CF90447EAA6F403BB6EE4C869"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a public higher
education institution (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of
1965).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3C8654262CC34920B3588993D7305233"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Payroll
taxes</header><text>For purposes of this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD65BD530535244D7973473F54CD089F7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>payroll taxes</term> means—</text>
<clause id="H52B82285426C456B8B80B1AAB80901C4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>amounts required
to be withheld from the employees of the tax-exempt employer under section
3401(a),</text>
</clause><clause id="H2B9DF3162C554361868EBF7CF3B65EB9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>amounts required
to be withheld from such employees under section 3101, and</text>
</clause><clause id="HBB154DE59EAC47DE86C7A90618FAFCA6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>amounts of the
taxes imposed on the tax-exempt employer under section
3111.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H22C067C375914D43A8F8D575398F1836"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Treatment of
Possessions</header>
<paragraph id="H42BDF8020F934A22A45791A584B5560C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Payments to
possessions</header>
<subparagraph id="H9D0B1610DA8147B584BCEC5F753C943D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Mirror code
possessions</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H654AFA7B411F48A88E76470F8353A64A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other
possessions</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H91E3FCDDF2D4491E87C4B8C222737944"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Coordination
with credit allowed against united states income taxes</header><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4BC5DB2183704B5EAD6B31AC4F53F8D9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H41A7B6D3BC41454EBE8AD43F250AF205"><enum>(B)</enum><text>who is eligible
for a payment under a plan described in paragraph (1)(B) with respect to such
taxable year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H59757F978F4C4C04B7C151C4C58A8342"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Definitions and
special rules</header>
<subparagraph id="H80004F7EEB3B409BB2B2B00410054C1A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Possession of
the united states</header><text>For purposes of this subsection (e), the term
<term>possession of the United States</term> includes American Samoa, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H15135F433E9D4772B1ADDAC128A026DA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Mirror code tax
system</header><text>For purposes of this subsection, the term <term>mirror
code tax system</term> 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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC414A3867269493390C59E959464E6AE"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Treatment of
payments</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9927D3B999EB449FBBC36CBF53FCF07F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HC5BFC91764D743979701699D92CD71DD"><enum>C</enum><header>Pathways back to
work</header>
<section id="HE8B45568A3804241BCD150E8544B03BE"><enum>361.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote>Pathways Back to Work Act of 2011</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H95629EBD639545B8B64FB2CC09FA224D"><enum>362.</enum><header>Establishment
of Pathways Back to Work Fund</header>
<subsection id="HCB3A31D435AE4EEDBDDC6DE20C4C3C7E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>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
<quote>the Fund</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H20E5D36CF0C246A9968A03783F9E017B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deposits into
the fund</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H1447845FFEA942DABED67F9CFBF92728"><enum>363.</enum><header>Availability of
funds</header>
<subsection id="H070C96A494CE42C7A731817FC29A104C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Of the amounts available to the Fund under section
362(b), the Secretary of Labor shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H8B2D14E2F75C4ABEB788E1C37CC5CC36"><enum>(1)</enum><text>allot
$2,000,000,000 in accordance with section 364 to provide subsidized employment
to unemployed, low-income adults;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA2845D8AC2634768B5A6237053C9F2E2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>allot
$1,500,000,000 in accordance with section 365 to provide summer and year-round
employment opportunities to low-income youth;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8D985AB95ADC4271B2465D855DDF774F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7FD0396C97C94B05842BBA06ABB43282"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reservation</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H71AA67DF76F444ABB745DBE061F4E242"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Period of
availability</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H2BB52D2DF77F410F914ECB795F15164F"><enum>364.</enum><header>Subsidized
employment for unemployed, low-income adults</header>
<subsection id="HD56A5B7B7EFC442E8F74DD701C5FA45C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text></text>
<paragraph id="H041F4EFD9FD34C0B8A75CF1BB8547121"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Allotments</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBAAE0E50EEB34A658B1D5A90F3EBC328"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H24120F70576941DAA5E1C9D047694E43"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State
allotments</header><text></text>
<paragraph id="H8EEA5BEA56324CF6AEB724B62A2EBF61"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reservations for
outlying areas and tribes</header><text>Of the funds described in subsection
(a)(1), the Secretary shall reserve—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEEFC04FC37534D4E903E6582FA6538B8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H51B96AB7C12D4306BB161130125DF6F0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC73AE314850E4E1ABE9C2AD192BFA2EC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>States</header><text>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:</text>
<subparagraph id="HEBCCFE8577F0437EAD3BD4DB5D4C4CA9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF769C60E9EAC43E5882CCE5B6C9C680C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2AE7C6A6AC1B4276AEF490DCBBA1DC79"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H257943F549ED45AD93AB7AAA398AF65B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For
purposes of the formula described in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8E750E0B5B47489EB7BF0BAD10A410D0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Area of
substantial unemployment</header><text>The term <quote>area of substantial
unemployment</quote> 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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H98BEE2BA47DB4BC6B141FD1972B0A055"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Disadvantaged
adults and youth</header><text>The term <quote>disadvantaged adults and
youth</quote> 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—</text>
<clause id="HB790B00496254E0D9697E70033F1A0E1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
poverty line; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HADDBC8D2107C45B3A2FA03DE4B98834F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>70
percent of the lower living standard income level.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H23A55985E09441EEBC795A2493508AED"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Excess
number</header><text>The term <quote>excess number</quote> means, used with
respect to the excess number of unemployed individuals within a State, the
higher of—</text>
<clause id="H2D0CF2A64A024CBC87BB9DE8463CB84D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
number that represents the number of unemployed individuals in excess of 4.5
percent of the civilian labor force in the State; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H733E6D7B3A07476A8154D74432DAFD4F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H523A54F79F2B4CE8A10378305A6D13E6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reallotment</header><text>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).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H24E738CCC57D4F239F59744DE52E9BB4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State
plan</header><text></text>
<paragraph id="H6E4A13A34BB540B5A78D69ABE70722E5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1CD2AA4AB0CA4CE7BEA147F62B66EAFD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H119627F87C584CCA84E4D5408511BC68"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA111194FACD84335990B02FA8C9FFAD3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6BD211B19F76475B8C16544E313E6E63"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5A4A0E16672E486AB2EDB379A5DC4B01"><enum>(E)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97F4D0ABFE6D42FB8B73C0ECB3BBB44E"><enum>(F)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7BC47E05C5DF413DA3D63F67F277B081"><enum>(G)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBD73793A94994C7DA4A2EB058191BA95"><enum>(H)</enum><text>assurances that
the State will ensure compliance with the labor standards and protections
described in section 367(a) of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1C53A818500140718DE6E3495791C9C1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Submission and
approval of State plan</header><text></text>
<subparagraph id="HFFDD78E1803D495EA146E409372AA2E8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Submission with
other plans</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H58C648164F4C4427B6593D38E57C9501"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Submission and
approval</header><text></text>
<clause id="H145ADB5C52CC4164BE2D94CC3E86C36D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Submission</header><text>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.</text>
</clause><clause id="H301442B4FCDE479691F8C8AC00A235B5"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>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.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H76D6A533D5D94FC5AF2F64424D0FF8E4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Modifications to
State plan</header><text>The Governor may submit a modification to a State plan
under this subsection consistent with the requirements of this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4507D3E1645347688D17468A65C8C162"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Administration
within the State</header><text></text>
<paragraph id="H30DCA77A24B74C969E3AB958FF186861"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Option</header><text>The
State may administer the funds for activities under this section
through—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAC5EB3A1BD154468ADB1EAE61E462206"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H408307B8368A46F6AB6FA0FD8A06DB21"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the entities
responsible for the administration of the TANF program under part A of title IV
of the Social Security Act; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H88E337B6B2134340BAA5DEA03BDDACDB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a combination of
the entities described in subparagraphs (A) and (B).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H662A509B26B14D02966F78718FC8B520"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Within-State
allocations</header><text></text>
<subparagraph id="H2A2C0C401E624611A5D48FDCD6D7C3F9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Allocation of
funds</header><text>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)—</text>
<clause id="HF6CF1AD9AA4F4837B9E0F32ABDD21BA7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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</text>
</clause><clause id="H85627AA42CB8453A9B0D15A082E53D9E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H65F135268C4B4B84AFAA771EDB74ECA3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Local
plans</header><text></text>
<clause id="H149C5F52A0C940108AAA7F4C3C5B5077"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</clause><clause id="HC595FA3BCDD3443D81C5281F2900D0B4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>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.</text>
</clause><clause id="H4AD46FB4A8C143BF8F9A11CA97C58580"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>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.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4594073F73FA429789FDCAA76310A1D6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Reallocation of
funds to local areas</header><text>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).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8EB9A63468B74E45A9C06E717DF95B2D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text></text>
<paragraph id="H5B0D7D094E5B4C3EBC296C3CE48AF766"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H74865CCB14344DE985020E05446E1E4B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Level of subsidy
and duration</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB1F0C42E3C5B426EAB57DEB3ECE3B6E9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Coordination of
Federal administration</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H6A6074C6CC5A47009CCD06A3CF0884FB"><enum>365.</enum><header>Summer
employment and year-round employment opportunities for low-income
youth</header>
<subsection id="H6433545899554670A1DA98A14BC21739"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE8A3F9E454C74B7B81F4E15F460807EF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Guidance and
application of requirements</header><text></text>
<paragraph id="H093D4DAE69504DD6B3A1E70DC75F1A40"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H84328C04F5924E5BA5BBC068E69AB6FD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H67F16D5975AB47489250FB99BF15E78D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State
allotments</header><text></text>
<paragraph id="HB5304363A4F04FB2A114218A7D22118D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reservations for
outlying areas and tribes</header><text>Of the funds described in subsection
(a), the Secretary shall reserve—</text>
<subparagraph id="H45B46EDE201941CF8BD2EBAD1EF6E8D4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H34FC748F1E09457A8C2552AA0400699D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1D0A19490C6140EB81D1FA79FEF8C773"><enum>(2)</enum><header>States</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6A560F15F65947499BCC59363262EC52"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reallotment</header><text>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).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H09307B35CE9A4BB692C4BBBB57D6B789"><enum>(d)</enum><header>State plan
modification</header><text></text>
<paragraph id="HA3E45899F84649AEB366B53A72086427"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6B4D8374F5314CBBB14C8CCAB03140E1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA46F38DEADB24A7AB5F854B876F01834"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0DC29E667BCC4D38A02B691FEF807CB3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H288445BEC50347A6843B8DCF1261390B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC314376FFB734A23A3CF4E07CF5B1093"><enum>(E)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFDD55561877B449F9360E1DEA939CC37"><enum>(F)</enum><text>assurances that
the State will ensure compliance with the labor standards protections described
in section 367(a).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H790ACE58F8BB420481904A817C83F8D4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Submission and
approval of State plan modification or request</header><text></text>
<subparagraph id="HA44CB627DC7F44918A50CB14C012900E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Submission</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0CB3E4BF83214427B90FB0E128E74F85"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEC8276ECE01649C5B5E08DFFC07E2B2F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Modifications to
State plan or request</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H401B27486F4348C48CBC4F33F01D8BFC"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Within-State
allocation and administration</header><text></text>
<paragraph id="H6540D3DAD34D4343A9A4940E818A3F61"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Of the funds allotted to the State under subsection (c),
the Governor—</text>
<subparagraph id="H52AA0EFDD8444A4BAA6D53F7A548881B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may reserve up to
5 percent of the allotment for administration and technical assistance;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA56DA77BFE33440BB2B467708154FB18"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4BC87A9946EC4099AD523E3B8D4C4A87"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Local
plan</header><text></text>
<subparagraph id="HE7FBF09065D4492C9DF834C34B812D96"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Submission</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H380218705DC54171A46BA9A699C94D2B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3C86CE2FA2954130A5E13E44F050DA12"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reallocation</header><text>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).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD8C7545665E84938B6282975D8723302"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text></text>
<paragraph id="H1E75B20B81D24F94A61C32AB781478BF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The funds provided under this section shall be
used—</text>
<subparagraph id="H41FFF3C702D049BDBD8C09B9944CC7CA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE2262BF409A44302BA9B53C75239E51D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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—</text>
<clause id="H3F9FE4B3E67D41C3898EC0C375AFF008"><enum>(i)</enum><text>high
school dropouts; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H4D74511A3C694703A8AA7B0520A0CFD6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>recipients of a
secondary school diploma or its equivalent but who are basic skills deficient
unemployed or underemployed.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H090A29F10068442D9CAAB68233B63260"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program
priorities</header><text>In administering the funds under this section, the
local board and local chief elected officials shall give a priority to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5776854C76EC4C4CA5628B0416FA46B5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identifying
employment opportunities that are—</text>
<clause id="H5C5981878C724278BB0105B8FD84FCCB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
emerging or in-demand occupations in the local workforce investment area;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="H58BDF2E8FDA441C1BC154F781FA05D50"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
the public or nonprofit sector that meet community needs; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF1226D96A17148C39D60AEBD1D9CAD55"><enum>(B)</enum><text>linking year-round
program participants to training and educational activities that will provide
such participants an industry-recognized certificate or credential.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H37E74D4FFF2641B6B7D95ECBD55E96BF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Performance
accountability</header><text>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).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H61E7694BECC947899A656711C53C0A7D"><enum>366.</enum><header>Work-based
employment strategies of demonstrated effectiveness</header>
<subsection id="H1475F21A210D4D9C8F2DC0E93E007B70"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H453B6442F10343219C4CD02BE22F1A9D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="HDFE3B94DF478415585673F4D9A66F59B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>on-the-job
training, registered apprenticeship programs, or other programs that combine
work with skills development;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9647F385A73649B59EA4375BD501BE98"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE2E003BB85254355A55E9EF8DDC84D36"><enum>(3)</enum><text>training that
supports an industry sector or an employer-based or labor-management committee
industry partnership which includes a significant work-experience
component;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4BE4D15D88CD41AABA2E365423F3442A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEB06020DBC3044D9832C31812C42A96F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>connections to
immediate work opportunities, including subsidized employment opportunities, or
summer employment opportunities for youth, that includes concurrent skills
training and other supports;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA5C13D8E3D2F4D67B185F15EF8EB2786"><enum>(6)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1FDD69C708B94790B08E303EA03DABCA"><enum>(7)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3163CB7D7032427E8A2FB6620AA6FF8A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible
entity</header><text>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:</text>
<paragraph id="HE8215364D5F24595A91D9C09447B6D41"><enum>(1)</enum><text>employers or
employer associations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF356BC8D91D64AF3B82413D05F731E52"><enum>(2)</enum><text>adult education
providers and postsecondary educational institutions, including community
colleges;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD96717B487A04F9CAF9A7BFE02E21940"><enum>(3)</enum><text>community-based
organizations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5A93A31AEFEC4DBDA19F3522AFD499B0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>joint
labor-management committees;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H702CA3AFCC134AEC87735EB4D71DB67C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>work-related
intermediaries; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6C669E38AEB44997AEBCCB14A5886059"><enum>(6)</enum><text>other appropriate
organizations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2A229E346A89485D9EAB18E93CC75305"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="H2E9CF0200BDA47BF9EAC73F6A608C19B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H35A8295FE96B4449B788BB7D693EAE37"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9D02021AEDD3431F82FD00F9E4129263"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0B03954C1930413780A26A7081847991"><enum>(4)</enum><text>describe the
expected outcomes to be achieved by implementing the strategies and
activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCBE510C8AF064494A5302591A836A0D1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>provide evidence
that the funds provided may be expended expeditiously and efficiently to
implement the strategies and activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDF8A98D847F04804953A8BA0E75E92E8"><enum>(6)</enum><text>describe how the
strategies and activities will be coordinated with other Federal, State and
local programs providing employment, education and supportive
activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6EFD69A8893243C89DA0B243CB6BE66B"><enum>(7)</enum><text>provide evidence
of employer commitment to participate in the activities funded under this
section, including identification of anticipated occupational and skill
needs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2D0E72E942C04400828E12A2A99811B5"><enum>(8)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9CC6FC8179FE407283DEBC4FFFF901CD"><enum>(9)</enum><text>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).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7E952A7B69B248D6BA8B7119CA061699"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Priority in
awards</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3EAC000BD22947D3B192039495B4DE4D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Coordination of
Federal administration</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H742F86826BEE47C0BF1374C190A885AF"><enum>367.</enum><header>General
requirements</header>
<subsection id="HC1F82BB9B3404547B19E2C2B93AD9100"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Labor standards
and protections</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H21B19B00B02D401CA8672C6084A9D2B2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="HC5232AC34DDE493DA8C648DC391DBB53"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the number of
individuals participating in activities with funds provided under this Act and
the number of such individuals who have completed such participation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBCACA600002745D5B9C0CFFAAF2848AE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the expenditures
of funds provided under the Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1B618462840844D69DB9F1859A67EAB0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the number of jobs
created pursuant to the activities carried out under this Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6D08D0E8BD734DD2A3EAC564383C1005"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the demographic
characteristics of individuals participating in activities under this Act;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD39C200A44984B438F7639D5B1D6C69E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the performance
outcomes of individuals participating in activities under this Act,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE0AA5F37943D4E338EEE96D18358C93A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for adults
participating in activities funded under section 364 of this Act—</text>
<clause id="H561C7207AB7049B780588163A4F03983"><enum>(i)</enum><text>entry in
unsubsidized employment,</text>
</clause><clause id="H13B843189D7D4D8AAF728774E41895FF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>retention in
unsubsidized employment, and</text>
</clause><clause id="H93AA1D8F4FC248EA9A3C4D9470536ED9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>earnings in
unsubsidized employment;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBE0C77B46D554AB1A23D830E5E17FBAD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for low-income
youth participating in summer employment activities under sections 365 and
366—</text>
<clause id="H10FEDD2D1DBD4A7DA8296FD32D4C0F04"><enum>(i)</enum><text>work
readiness skill attainment using an employer validated checklist;</text>
</clause><clause id="H0579EDC8D31F4D8AA5E8AB9B7D988752"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>placement in or
return to secondary or postsecondary education or training, or entry into
unsubsidized employment;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H777EF9E330864863931EA1DE36B7BEF4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for low-income
youth participating in year-round employment activities under section 365 or in
activities under section 366—</text>
<clause id="H3D2D61A88E194079A8F125A0AA67CE6A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>placement in or
return to post-secondary education;</text>
</clause><clause id="H761C63CF90ED4319A5EB1F5AA933E226"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>attainment of
high school diploma or its equivalent;</text>
</clause><clause id="H04465DBE193E445AAF77CCB5D1BD4B74"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>attainment of an
industry-recognized credential; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H6E6F20DC9704498C816B4E956FBF72D0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>entry into
unsubsidized employment, retention, and earnings as described in subparagraph
(A);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H152C21249DF2435B8CC00519B379C6FC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>for unemployed,
low-income adults participating in activities under section 366—</text>
<clause id="H475FB579C11E471A9F84B6B7BC8897F8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>entry into
unsubsidized employment, retention, and earnings as described in subparagraph
(A); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9FFC02E4D57E43EC9321FD5A65345DE9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
attainment of industry-recognized credentials.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H03853C5E7AEE4AC1BAE7EC5E8C610214"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Activities
required To be additional</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0D1CE43CB4B942C1A5B39BB525712AA9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Additional
requirements</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H911DBA235D5B4F2AAF0367A58EC3003C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report of
information and evaluations to Congress and the public</header><text>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).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H92911634A5724DFFB4500174EC21149C"><enum>368.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this Act:</text>
<paragraph id="HE4967212594240828E4C1C73E884778A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Local chief
elected official</header><text>The term <quote>local chief elected
official</quote> 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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF88FF2A71F4D49F7A033FB0EA17F5B08"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Local workforce
investment area</header><text>The term <quote>local workforce investment
area</quote> means such area designated under section 116 of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA620B735A07F4818BAD6A62A1B194E13"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Local workforce
investment board</header><text>The term <quote>local workforce investment
board</quote> means such board established under section 117 of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H032D16567304424EAF2FB9B8AF5C982F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Low-income
youth</header><text>The term <quote>low-income youth</quote> means an
individual who—</text>
<subparagraph id="H274BB8EC73DA4833A52F0FF2386989D9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is aged 16 through
24;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0FFE240B946A4FC9818A708F5E162B4B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B1FB536E2E84CB3899B3CA835347FCB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is in one or more
of the categories specified in section 101(13)(C) of the Workforce Investment
Act of 1998.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA15E6D7761CF44CDB053DA3739B6880E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Outlying
area</header><text>The term <quote>outlying area</quote> means the United
States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, and the Republic of Palau.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6ADE7EEB7BCB49509115788C345E6581"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Unemployed,
low-income adult</header><text>The term <quote>unemployed, low-income
adult</quote> means an individual who—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEAA2100A737E4854B887C1DA5371C1AF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is age 18 or
older;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H54605DB6C6DE45A2B090005471B8F71A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is without
employment and is seeking assistance under this Act to obtain employment;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9623E3DA3C3640C6B25D199F5CE338CF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>meets the
definition of a <quote>low-income individual</quote> 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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6DAB76BB3908431B98A5AB941C36A28F"><enum>(7)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
term <quote>State</quote> means each of the several States of the United
States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H2C634A88C22B4BAC8B6F18A5DD0668DB"><enum>D</enum><header>Prohibition of
discrimination in employment on the basis of an individual's status as
unemployed</header>
<section id="HB625AA177BDE468EB323C44D2D5BCE86"><enum>371.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote>Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HF37A558670FB4B5FAB9F98D756694989"><enum>372.</enum><header>Findings and
purpose</header>
<subsection id="H87E8BC72F1AD446CA3E8701EE6F9B0F9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds that denial of employment opportunities to individuals because of their
status as unemployed is discriminatory and burdens commerce by—</text>
<paragraph id="HBF2885DF2314457A9901FA4AC411CA5F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>reducing personal
consumption and undermining economic stability and growth;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H39129E524854440CB07F40725B19E559"><enum>(2)</enum><text>squandering human
capital essential to the Nation’s economic vibrancy and growth;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H14ACC46F6FD94D11AFB0A3DF49B9BCCD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H473E8B53AE4847D0A574E15EF377FC01"><enum>(4)</enum><text>imposing
additional burdens on publicly funded health and welfare programs; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H73C3CB97B829428090A162ADA9FCEEE3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>depressing income,
property, and other tax revenues that the Federal Government, States, and
localities rely on to support operations and institutions essential to
commerce.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H208920F4C0314E11979DBB86C1A1C6B5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of this Act are—</text>
<paragraph id="H1CF8A3176D2F41B48EE883B0A5F7A8FD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to prohibit
employers and employment agencies from disqualifying an individual from
employment opportunities because of that individual’s status as
unemployed;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5D9A7CCA31204C35BF58683D117AA2B8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H38FB2EEF169648038065A9FC98DBB495"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to eliminate the
burdens imposed on commerce due to the exclusion of such individuals from
employment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H4E3646492C764429B98EC6E415B41B62"><enum>373.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">As used in this Act—</text>
<paragraph id="H56161356028E4416875A863C38E0215A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<quote>affected individual</quote> means any person who was subject to an
unlawful employment practice solely because of that individual’s status as
unemployed;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H12861692827E48F7AE8CBA0C74922EF1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<quote>Commission</quote> means the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9799FFD4259A4C6EAB2C6000D7EED13C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term
<quote>employee</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H892105A50B084A5D9C8481AB7A2C40EB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an employee as
defined in section 701(f) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C.
2000e(f));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC7EB85928584257B0FCE7B6AE6CF7F1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0C7D8E38F04E4BA0A7BD2C641652C297"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H742A24206D43471FA8E56A4296330D9A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an employee or
applicant to which section 717(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C.
2000e–16(a)) applies;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8F6946D186B4403A9428FE976A29035D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the term
<quote>employer</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H837FF5EB33EA40B4855133246C75192D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE861829111714329AC6D130A9B36254D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an employing
authority to which section 302(a)(1) of the Government Employee Rights Act of
1991 applies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7C8A15120C04416D8CAB65A0E77D1236"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9B24549C931A41F0816C470594BE8313"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an entity to which
section 717(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16(a))
applies;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0BBE34B36A3E498BA05DB203FE701420"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the term
<quote>employment agency</quote> 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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H34222D359ED7460E9C79CCF0BA538E8D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the term
<quote>person</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 701(a) of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e(a)); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5EEC82712C554FD3ACB551218ECC7D75"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the term
<quote>status as unemployed</quote>, 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.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H9D0D5C692D914C51977CF2B664984DEB"><enum>374.</enum><header>Prohibited
acts</header>
<subsection id="H609FCAB7F4B14B67932E9D1D89D31ACB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Employers</header><text>It
shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to—</text>
<paragraph id="H5114F510C20F45478DCBA6E9D8F41585"><enum>(1)</enum><text>publish in print,
on the Internet, or in any other medium, an advertisement or announcement for
an employee for any job that includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="H18BE447D5C7844A38706DEB82F2237EE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any provision
stating or indicating that an individual’s status as unemployed disqualifies
the individual for any employment opportunity; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H399A624E0FC34B7A9500FDDE352BE55E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFE2CA1A27A7F4337A977A37536AE7711"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4EDF94C8DC3747E6BC344166B534700C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H30189EFE4D2C48A396D3539269617E2E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Employment
agencies</header><text>It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an
employment agency to—</text>
<paragraph id="HFB7A8855C5C74D6794AB4835805CE865"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA441D2F4759548C69908324E0254C6FC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any provision
stating or indicating that an individual’s status as unemployed disqualifies
the individual for any employment opportunity; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCA47CA31DBE049D88D828427BA78002C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H543EE7F3B6694E41BCC0AE85BFD6F3A4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCEC7FE2C746145A7B78CFE7867F92301"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H81F4DAE1678B40FD961E4D90D1039372"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Interference
with rights, proceedings or inquiries</header><text>It shall be unlawful for
any employer or employment agency to—</text>
<paragraph id="HBF856B87D4DE41E8950F5296183F426B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>interfere with,
restrain, or deny the exercise of or the attempt to exercise, any right
provided under this Act; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC07C61AFAAE74676B4AC0EAF98803D46"><enum>(2)</enum><text>fail or refuse to
hire, to discharge, or in any other manner to discriminate against any
individual, as an employee, because such individual—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFBF7AD2706704837AF312E9A5ED2A1C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>opposed any
practice made unlawful by this Act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF115E6CFB25E47F58AF7F101AB48D74B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has asserted any
right, filed any charge, or has instituted or caused to be instituted any
proceeding, under or related to this Act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF7EE59C79F274695B39AD916070DEA36"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1A0D8E4A1ACE457393DCFCE597614DC1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>has testified, or
is about to testify, in any inquiry or proceeding relating to any right
provided under this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA6A7FE2ADFED45B691D806C4AD8E27B1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HD426C79FE79E4D3D86A7F47176496A69"><enum>375.</enum><header>Enforcement</header>
<subsection id="H784E29E4954E4DCFA7A91B9CFE758BD1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Enforcement
powers</header><text>With respect to the administration and enforcement of this
Act—</text>
<paragraph id="H403C5F1212DF4BC49752A4D721A35AA0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Commission
shall have the same powers as the Commission has to administer and
enforce—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA25FB2DE2517431D8F89BB23FEE5F46B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>title VII of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H71F01E18BC254EE18F041FA20EEA37FE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>sections 302 and
304 of the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16b and
2000e–16c),</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">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;</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5CC4500EECF843B4A51EAAD325A707A7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF00945EEFFBA4805B515BD471130C4EA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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));</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5CC7137CC10346EBA80FAAFF930425A1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Attorney
General shall have the same powers as the Attorney General has to administer
and enforce—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8413BDD5624D4984B3764364F2349218"><enum>(A)</enum><text>title VII of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97098955E1F94FA6B53922A4620EC1F4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>sections 302 and
304 of the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16b and
2000e–16c);</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">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;</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="H12BBC5E0B46D41D8B6385913A55E5E67"><enum>(5)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9C241EFCADFA4E06B9F912761B0E4DFA"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a
court of the United States shall have the same jurisdiction and powers as the
court has to enforce—</text>
<subparagraph id="H872C6DE1C1F94DFFACB0722A7D3BDF71"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0C9320B69D08489885F0759D1D44BC4C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3DD24470995F445D8D894587D1D581F2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H14276DBC76254958BB2229FABCA7DD23"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H548A6504025748E3888FABD8C1F71EE4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text>The
procedures applicable to a claim alleged by an individual for a violation of
this Act are—</text>
<paragraph id="HCBA6CF145B9B4A5198254916514AF26D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3BA4FBDE862B4F948CA953CE08FE7F06"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H360A71247E824A278C6DE66FB3AC87ED"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7DBBC25B403A4DCCBD9E52179DCAF67A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCCDF994F44B24442BF2645D20DFFE65E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Remedies</header><text></text>
<paragraph id="HDBE4DFF444E145C5B6871A74DDEEE952"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE65726228BCD47FAA71368D4FDAF8E07"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an order enjoining
the respondent from engaging in the unlawful employment practice;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H98B969F5C4F84674B6E78758801D5CFD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reimbursement of
costs expended as a result of the unlawful employment practice;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A1849BC3C2A43F4BFC44E3DDA9B7701"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an amount in
liquidated damages not to exceed $1,000 for each day of the violation;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF9206DB76BB2492F928D7FADAE01E65D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H89C7A651FF464998821A34E80A8F9542"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H6DDA938D334E41D789F66342249943BC"><enum>376.</enum><header>Federal and
State immunity</header>
<subsection id="H8B28BDCFDEBB49CA9076275F56DF608F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Abrogation of
State immunity</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H53DEF23AA81948E0B4A66B1A70A428C3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Waiver of State
immunity</header><text></text>
<paragraph id="H1F5E79EB61FF42F6A5A447A81E05A2B0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text></text>
<subparagraph id="HE32D60B0ED164829B0A4B9B339C9C752"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H01235AA06C654C079C4760AD45C87F81"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this paragraph, the term <quote>program or activity</quote> has the meaning
given the term in section 606 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C.
2000d–4a).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD86BF5566074428CA7430892F48D95AF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H64E18103D491412B88DCC4696120081D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Remedies against
State officials</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H23B9EDDF301C4FDE8C4FD4A468DB742F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Remedies against
the United States and the States</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HC437246FF9CA43FD961B6D8271C486E2"><enum>377.</enum><header>Relationship to
other laws</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text>
</section><section id="H690BD9CFC7324284BFB66D7191863ADE"><enum>378.</enum><header>Severability</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text>
</section><section id="HC598E5046AAA406CBB9192827CF1565D"><enum>379.</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act shall take
effect on the date of enactment of this Act and shall not apply to conduct
occurring before the effective date.</text>
</section></subtitle><enum>IV</enum><header>Surtax on
millionaires</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA28A15FC25DD45F4BA246FB84F76BC65" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>401.</enum><header>Surtax on
millionaires</header>
<subsection id="H1AF74AB15367443E847AF49218D439E1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter A of
chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new part:</text>
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<part id="HE68ADC46065E49E29EAD319B3A46EF9A"><enum>VIII</enum><header>Surtax on
millionaires</header>
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<toc-entry idref="H7C1EBF7ADD474F3887944D5F3CCAB13C" level="section">Sec. 59B. Surtax on millionaires.</toc-entry>
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<section id="H7C1EBF7ADD474F3887944D5F3CCAB13C"><enum>59B.</enum><header>Surtax on
millionaires</header>
<subsection id="H522C22D8E2304DAF939665731F5591A5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General
rule</header><text>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).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H11C18879FB5A4656B664B81F53DEEB24"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inflation
adjustment</header>
<paragraph id="HA439353630A34CD7BEB4B5068B7263AB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In the case of any taxable year beginning after 2013,
each dollar amount under subsection (a) shall be increased by an amount equal
to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1A3A41F648964D5E8C2E89BADEEC67E3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such dollar
amount, multiplied by</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAE4E61F14D9B411587A6BC48C3B794E8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the cost-of-living
adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the
taxable year begins, determined by substituting <quote>calendar year
2011</quote> for <quote>calendar year 1992</quote> in subparagraph (B)
thereof.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4D5466E1E6BE4AD8B01FE86F4CA669BD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rounding</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7A9A10052B9042A0968F7439C651213B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Modified
adjusted gross income</header><text>For purposes of this section, the term
<term>modified adjusted gross income</term> 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).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFA8AA1245BC645B7A981845A6CC111B8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Special
rules</header>
<paragraph id="H91056A08DFAD4A3A8288EF192827451F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Nonresident
alien</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE209317559AE4E23A1DA7DBBB99D7BDA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Citizens and
residents living abroad</header><text>The dollar amount in effect under
subsection (a) shall be decreased by the excess of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6E27F8680FA049258B36663D24BE3896"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the amounts
excluded from the taxpayer’s gross income under section 911, over</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7531001F71C84E82A887592694AEC1CE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amounts of any deductions or exclusions
disallowed under section 911(d)(6) with respect to the amounts described in
subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA4587652828F4C6DBC43739FF0CF8984"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Charitable
trusts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD3512E2CD7D47C0A4F86D17D52EB726"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Not treated as
tax imposed by this chapter for certain purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
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</subsection><subsection id="H5D9653923D384E51BBBC336A41E29DC7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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:</text>
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<toc-entry level="subpart">Part VIII. Surtax on
millionaires.</toc-entry>
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</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E1A86FC968B49B1B50DCA1A6C1E2B1D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Section 15 not
to apply</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1037A56D9D63420793B242ED2124B414"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after December 31, 2012.</text>
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