[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7968 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7968

   To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to 
     provide for the establishment of a Critical Supply Chain Site 
           Development grant program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 11, 2024

  Mr. Sorensen (for himself, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Allred, and Mrs. 
Kiggans of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was 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 amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to 
     provide for the establishment of a Critical Supply Chain Site 
           Development grant program, 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 ``Opportunities for Non-developed 
Sites to Have Opportunities to be Rehabilitated for Economic 
development Act of 2024'' or the ``ONSHORE Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Section 2(a) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) economic development in Tribal nations, States, 
        cities, and rural areas of the United States can be best 
        promoted by assisting communities and regions in developing and 
        implementing cluster-based regional economic and innovation 
        strategies that strengthen critical domestic supply chains, 
        including by promoting industrial site development or expansion 
        projects for the purposes of--
                    ``(A) reshoring companies to the United States; and
                    ``(B) incentivizing greenfield foreign direct 
                investments by companies headquartered outside the 
                United States.''.

SEC. 3. CRITICAL SUPPLY CHAIN SITE DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Title II of the Public Works and Economic 
Development Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after section 207 (42 
U.S.C. 3147) the following:

``SEC. 208. CRITICAL SUPPLY CHAIN SITE DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a grant 
program, to be known as the `Critical Supply Chain Site Development 
grant program' (referred to in this section as the `grant program'), to 
provide grants to eligible recipients to carry out site development or 
expansion projects for the purpose of making the site ready for 
manufacturing projects, including foreign direct investment projects 
and advanced manufacturing projects, in industries determined to be of 
strategic importance by the Secretary.
    ``(b) Considerations.--In awarding a grant to an eligible recipient 
under the grant program, the Secretary may consider whether--
            ``(1) the proposed improvements to the site will improve 
        economic conditions for--
                    ``(A) rural or Tribal communities; or
                    ``(B) economically disadvantaged regions 
                experiencing chronic high unemployment, 
                underemployment, outmigration, or low per-capita 
                incomes, as determined by the Secretary;
            ``(2) the project is consistent with regional economic 
        development plans, which may include a comprehensive economic 
        development strategy; and
            ``(3) the eligible recipient has initiatives to prioritize 
        job training and workforce development.
    ``(c) Priority.--In awarding grants to eligible recipients under 
the grant program, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible 
recipients that propose to carry out a project that--
            ``(1) has State, local, private, or nonprofit funds being 
        contributed to assist with site development efforts; and
            ``(2) supports the domestic manufacturing of technologies 
        in--
                    ``(A) a key technology focus area included on the 
                list required under section 10387(a)(2) of the Research 
                and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (42 
                U.S.C. 19107(a)(2)) (referred to in this section as a 
                `key technology focus area'); or
                    ``(B) other industries or technology sectors 
                identified by the Secretary, in consultation with the 
                Secretary of Defense, to be critical to national 
                security and economic competitiveness.
    ``(d) Use of Funds.--A grant awarded under the grant program may be 
used for the following activities relating to the development or 
expansion of a site:
            ``(1) Investments in site utility readiness, including--
                    ``(A) construction of on-site utility 
                infrastructure;
                    ``(B) construction of last-mile infrastructure, 
                including road infrastructure, water infrastructure, 
                power infrastructure, broadband infrastructure, and 
                other physical last-mile infrastructure;
                    ``(C) site grading; and
                    ``(D) other activities to extend public utilities 
                or services to a site, as determined appropriate by the 
                Secretary.
            ``(2) Investments in site readiness, including--
                    ``(A) land assembly and other land or property 
                acquisition;
                    ``(B) environmental reviews;
                    ``(C) zoning;
                    ``(D) design;
                    ``(E) engineering; and
                    ``(F) permitting.
            ``(3) Investments in workforce development programs, 
        including job training and retraining programs.
            ``(4) Investments to ensure that economically disadvantaged 
        communities have access to on-site jobs.
    ``(e) Eligible Recipient.--Entities eligible to receive a grant 
under this section are--
            ``(1) an economic development district;
            ``(2) an Indian tribe;
            ``(3) a State;
            ``(4) a city or other political subdivision of a State, 
        including a special purpose unit of a State or local government 
        engaged in economic or infrastructure development activities, 
        or a consortium of political subdivisions;
            ``(5) an institution of higher education or a consortium of 
        institutions of higher education; or
            ``(6) a public or private nonprofit organization or 
        association acting in cooperation with officials of a political 
        subdivision of a State.
    ``(f) Minimum Number of Grants.--Each fiscal year, the Secretary 
shall award not fewer than 10 grants under the grant program.
    ``(g) Grant Restrictions.--In awarding grants under the grant 
program, the Secretary shall not--
            ``(1) require an eligible recipient to demonstrate that a 
        private company or investment has selected the site for 
        development or expansion;
            ``(2) award a grant--
                    ``(A) to a foreign entity of concern (as defined in 
                section 10612(a) of the Research and Development, 
                Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19221(a))); 
                or
                    ``(B) for a project that would benefit a foreign 
                entity of concern (as so defined); or
            ``(3) award more than 20 percent of amounts made available 
        to carry out the grant program for a fiscal year for projects 
        that support any 1 particular key technology focus area or an 
        industry or technology sector identified under subsection 
        (c)(2)(B).
    ``(h) Cost Sharing.--Notwithstanding section 204, the Federal share 
of the cost of a project carried out with an award under the grant 
program may be up to 100 percent of the total project cost.
    ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the grant program 
$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents contained in section 
1(b) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (Public 
Law 89-136) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
207 the following:

``Sec. 208. Critical supply chain site development grant program.''.

SEC. 4. USE OF FUNDS IN PROJECTS CONSTRUCTED UNDER PROJECTED COST.

    Section 211(a) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3151(a)) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ``section 201 or 209'' and inserting ``section 201, 
208, or 209''.

SEC. 5. DIRECT EXPENDITURE OR REDISTRIBUTION BY RECIPIENT.

    Section 217(a) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3154c(a)) is amended by striking ``section 201, 203, or 
207'' and inserting ``section 201, 203, 207, or 208''.
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