[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5899 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5899

  To reauthorize the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 6, 2023

Mr. Davis of North Carolina (for himself, Ms. Mace, Ms. McClellan, Mr. 
Fry, Ms. Ross, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr. Nickel) introduced 
                           the following bill

                            October 25, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
  addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To reauthorize the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Southeastern Crescent Economic 
Empowerment Act'' or the ``SCEE Act''.

SEC. 2. STATE CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT PROGRAM.

    Section 6304(c) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (40 
U.S.C. 15101(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and 
                inserting the following:
                    ``(A) Commission.--The term `Commission' means the 
                Southeast Crescent Regional Commission and the Northern 
                Border Regional Commission established under paragraphs 
                (1) and (3) of section 15301(a) of title 40, United 
                States Code.
                    ``(B) Commission state.--The term `Commission 
                State' means each of the States described in sections 
                15731 and 15733 of title 40, United States Code.''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (C) by inserting ``15731 or'' 
                before ``15733'';
            (2) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (F) by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (G) by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(H) to promote economic development housing 
                incentives to support job creation and workforce 
                needs.''; and
            (3) in paragraph (9)(A) by striking ``$5,000,000 for each 
        of fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' and inserting ``$10,000,000 
        for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028''.

SEC. 3. ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.

    Section 15501 of title 40, United States Code, is amended
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (9) as 
                paragraphs (6) through (11), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) to design, build, implement, or upgrade 
        transportation or basic public infrastructure or workforce 
        capacity to support the adaption to and mitigation of climate 
        challenges;
            ``(5) to promote the production of housing to meet economic 
        development and workforce needs;''; and
            (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``paragraph (1), (2), 
        (3), or (7)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), 
        (5), (7), or (9)''.

SEC. 4. ANNUAL REPORT SUBMISSIONS.

    Section 15308(a) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``90'' and inserting ``180''.

SEC. 5. RETENTION OF FEES.

    Section 15304(a) of title 40, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (8) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (9) by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) collect, retain, and expend fees for the service for 
        which such fees were collected.''.

SEC. 6. MODIFICATION OF MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT.

    Section 15501(d)(2) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``80'' and inserting ``90''.

SEC. 7. REAUTHORIZATION OF COMMISSIONS.

    Section 15751(a) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``this subtitle $33,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 
through 2023'' and inserting the following: ``this subtitle--
            ``(1) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 
        2027; and
            ``(2) $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2028 through 
        2032.''.
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