[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 121 (Wednesday, July 1, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H2995-H3033]
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       INVESTING IN A NEW VISION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND SURFACE 
                     TRANSPORTATION IN AMERICA ACT

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2) to authorize funds for Federal-aid 
highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other 
purposes, will now resume.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.


       Amendments En Bloc No. 4 Offered by Mr. DeFazio of Oregon

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now in order to consider an amendment 
en bloc consisting of amendments printed in part E of House Report 116-
438.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to section 5 of the House 
Resolution 1028, I offer amendments en bloc.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendments en 
bloc.
  Amendments en bloc No. 4 consisting of amendment Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 
25, 26, and 27, printed in part E of House Report 116-438, offered by 
Mr. DeFazio of Oregon.


             Amendment No. 1 Offered by Mr. Babin of Texas

       Page 61, after line 7, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDORS ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM.

       (a) Identification.--
       (1) Central texas corridor.--Section 1105(c)(84) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(84) The Central Texas Corridor, including the route--
       ``(A) commencing in the vicinity of Texas Highway 338 in 
     Odessa, Texas, running eastward generally following 
     Interstate Route 20, connecting to Texas Highway 158 in the 
     vicinity of Midland, Texas, then following Texas Highway 158 
     eastward to United States Route 87 and then following United 
     States Route 87 southeastward, passing in the vicinity of San 
     Angelo, Texas, and connecting to United States Route 190 in 
     the vicinity of Brady, Texas;
       ``(B) commencing at the intersection of Interstate Route 10 
     and United States Route 190 in Pecos County, Texas, and 
     following United States Route 190 to Brady, Texas;
       ``(C) following portions of United States Route 190 
     eastward, passing in the vicinity of Fort Hood, Killeen, 
     Belton, Temple, Bryan, College Station, Huntsville, 
     Livingston, Woodville, and Jasper, to the logical terminus of 
     Texas Highway 63 at the Sabine River Bridge at Burrs Crossing 
     and including a loop generally encircling Bryan/College 
     Station, Texas;
       ``(D) following United States Route 83 southward from the 
     vicinity of Eden, Texas, to a logical connection to 
     Interstate Route 10 at Junction, Texas;
       ``(E) following United States Route 69 from Interstate 
     Route 10 in Beaumont, Texas, north to United States Route 190 
     in the vicinity of Woodville, Texas;
       ``(F) following United States Route 96 from Interstate 
     Route 10 in Beaumont, Texas, north to United States Route 190 
     in the vicinity of Jasper, Texas; and
       ``(G) following United States Route 190, State Highway 305, 
     and United States Route 385 from Interstate Route 10 in Pecos 
     County, Texas to Interstate 20 at Odessa, Texas.''.
       (2) Central louisiana corridor.--Section 1105(c) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(91) The Central Louisiana Corridor commencing at the 
     logical terminus of Louisiana Highway 8 at the Sabine River 
     Bridge at Burrs Crossing and generally following portions of 
     Louisiana Highway 8 to Leesville, Louisiana, and then 
     eastward on Louisiana Highway 28, passing in the vicinity of 
     Alexandria, Pineville, Walters, and Archie, to the logical 
     terminus of United States Route 84 at the Mississippi River 
     Bridge at Vidalia, Louisiana.''.
       (3) Central mississippi corridor.--Section 1105(c) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, as 
     amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(92) The Central Mississippi Corridor, including the 
     route--
       ``(A) commencing at the logical terminus of United States 
     Route 84 at the Mississippi River and then generally 
     following portions of United States Route 84 passing in the 
     vicinity of Natchez, Brookhaven, Monticello, Prentiss, and 
     Collins, to Interstate 59 in the vicinity of Laurel, 
     Mississippi, and continuing on Interstate Route 59 north to 
     Interstate Route 20 and on Interstate Route 20 to the 
     Mississippi-Alabama State Border; and
       ``(B) commencing in the vicinity of Laurel, Mississippi, 
     running south on Interstate Route 59 to United States Route 
     98 in the vicinity of Hattiesburg, connecting to United 
     States Route 49 south then following United States Route 49 
     south to Interstate Route 10 in the vicinity of Gulfport and 
     following Mississippi Route 601 southerly terminating near 
     the Mississippi State Port at Gulfport.''.
       (4) Middle alabama corridor.--Section 1105(c) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, as 
     amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(93) The Middle Alabama Corridor including the route--
       ``(A) beginning at the Alabama-Mississippi Border generally 
     following portions of I-20 until following a new interstate 
     extension paralleling United States Highway 80 specifically:
       ``(B) crossing Alabama Route 28 near Coatopa, Alabama, 
     traveling eastward crossing United States Highway 43 and 
     Alabama Route 69 near Selma, Alabama, traveling eastwards 
     closely paralleling United States Highway 80 to the south 
     crossing over Alabama Routes 22, 41, and 21, until its 
     intersection with I-65 near Hope Hull, Alabama;
       ``(C) continuing east along the proposed Montgomery Outer 
     Loop south of Montgomery, Alabama where it would next join 
     with I-85 east of Montgomery, Alabama;
       ``(D) continuing along I-85 east bound until its 
     intersection with United States Highway 280 near Opelika, 
     Alabama or United States Highway 80 near Tuskegee, Alabama;
       ``(E) generally following the most expedient route until 
     intersecting with existing United States Highway 80 (JR Allen 
     Parkway) through Phenix City until continuing into Columbus, 
     Georgia.''.
       (5) Middle georgia corridor.--Section 1105(c) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, as 
     amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(94) The Middle Georgia Corridor including the route--
       ``(A) beginning at the Alabama-Georgia Border generally 
     following the Fall Line Freeway from Columbus Georgia to 
     Augusta, Georgia specifically:
       ``(B) travelling along United States Route 80 (JR Allen 
     Parkway) through Columbus, Georgia and near Fort Benning, 
     Georgia, east to Talbot County, Georgia where it would follow 
     Georgia Route 96, then commencing on Georgia Route 49C (Fort 
     Valley Bypass) to Georgia Route 49 (Peach Parkway) to its 
     intersection with Interstate route 75 in Byron, Georgia;
       ``(C) continuing north along Interstate Route 75 through 
     Warner Robins and Macon, Georgia where it would meet 
     Interstate Route 16. Following Interstate 16 east it would 
     next join United States Route 80 and then onto State Route 
     57;
       ``(D) commencing with State Route 57 which turns into State 
     Route 24 near Milledgeville, Georgia would then bypass Wrens, 
     Georgia with a newly constructed bypass. After the bypass it 
     would join United States Route 1 near Fort Gordon into 
     Augusta, Georgia where it will terminate at Interstate Route 
     520.''.
       (b) Inclusion of Certain Segments on Interstate System.--
     Section 1105(e)(5)(A) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended in the first 
     sentence--
       (1) by inserting ``subsection (c)(84),'' after ``subsection 
     (c)(83),''; and
       (2) by striking ``and subsection (c)(90)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (c)(90), subsection (c)(91), subsection (c)(92), 
     subsection (c)(93), and subsection (c)(94)''.
       (c) Designation.--Section 1105(e)(5)(C) of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended by 
     striking ``The route referred to in subsection (c)(84) is 
     designated as Interstate Route I-14.'' and inserting ``The 
     route referred to in subsection (c)(84)(A) is designated as 
     Interstate Route I-14 North. The route referred to in 
     subsection (c)(84)(B) is designated as Interstate Route I-14 
     South. The Bryan/College Station, Texas loop referred to in 
     subsection (c)(84) is designated as Interstate Route I-214. 
     The routes referred to in subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), (F), 
     and (G) of subsection (c)(84) and in subsections (c)(91), 
     (c)(92), (c)(93), and (c)(94) are designated as Interstate 
     Route I-14.''.


            Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Balderson of Ohio

       Page 894, line 17, strike ``lane splitting'' and insert 
     ``operating between lanes of slow or stopped traffic''.


            Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Beyer of Virginia

       Page 499, after line 22, insert the following:

     SEC. 1632. STUDY ON EFFECTIVENESS OF SUICIDE PREVENTION NETS 
                   AND BARRIERS FOR STRUCTURES OTHER THAN BRIDGES.

       (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct a study to identify--

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       (1) the types of structures, other than bridges, that 
     attract a high number of individuals attempting suicide-by-
     jumping;
       (2) the characteristics that distinguish structures 
     identified under paragraph (1) from similar structures that 
     do not attract a high number of individuals attempting 
     suicide-by-jumping;
       (3) the types of nets or barriers that are effective at 
     reducing suicide-by-jumping with respect to the structures 
     identified under paragraph (1);
       (4) methods of reducing suicide-by-jumping with respect to 
     the structures identified under paragraph (1) other than nets 
     and barriers;
       (5) quantitative measures of the effectiveness of the nets 
     and barriers identified under paragraph (3);
       (6) quantitative measures of the effectiveness of the 
     additional methods identified under paragraph (4);
       (7) the entities that typically install the nets and 
     barriers identified under paragraph (3); and
       (8) the costs of the nets and barriers identified under 
     paragraph (3).
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of 
     the study conducted under subsection (a).


         Amendment No. 4 Offered by Ms. Brownley of California

       Page 192, strike lines 14 through 16 and insert the 
     following:
       ``(B) Construction or installation of protective devices 
     (including replacement of functionally obsolete protective 
     devices) at railway-highway crossings.''.


          Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. Calvert of California

       At the end of title II of division L, add the following:

         Subtitle A--Western Riverside County Wildlife Refuge.

     SEC. 82501. ESTABLISHMENT.

       The Secretary of the Interior (in this subtitle referred to 
     as the ``Secretary''), acting through the U.S. Fish and 
     Wildlife Service, shall establish as a national wildlife 
     refuge the lands, waters, and interests therein acquired 
     under section 82504. The national wildlife refuge shall be 
     known as the Western Riverside County National Wildlife 
     Refuge (in this subtitle referred to as the ``Wildlife 
     Refuge'').

     SEC. 82502. PURPOSE. THE PURPOSE OF THE WILDLIFE REFUGE SHALL 
                   BE--

       (1) to conserve, manage, and restore wildlife habitats for 
     the benefit of present and future generations of Americans;
       (2) to conserve species listed as threatened or endangered 
     under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
     seq.) or the California Endangered Species Act (California 
     Fish and Game Code 2050-2068), or which is a covered species 
     under the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat 
     Conservation Plan;
       (3) to support the recovery and protection of threatened 
     and endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and
       (4) to provide for wildlife habitat connectivity and 
     migratory corridors within the Western Riverside County 
     Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan Area.

     SEC. 82503. NOTIFICATION OF ESTABLISHMENT. THE SECRETARY 
                   SHALL PUBLISH NOTICE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF 
                   THE WILDLIFE REFUGE IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER.

     SEC. 82504. BOUNDARIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall include within the 
     boundaries of the Wildlife Refuge the lands and waters within 
     the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat 
     Conservation Plan Area (as depicted on maps and described in 
     the Final Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat 
     Conservation Plan dated June 17, 2003) that are owned by the 
     Federal government, a State, or a political subdivision of a 
     State on the date of enactment.

     SEC. 82505. ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) In General.--Upon the establishment of the Wildlife 
     Refuge and thereafter, the Secretary shall administer all 
     federally owned lands, waters, and interests in the Wildlife 
     Refuge in accordance with the National Wildlife Refuge System 
     Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) and this 
     subtitle. The Secretary may use such additional statutory 
     authority as may be available to the Secretary for the 
     conservation, management, and restoration of fish and 
     wildlife and natural resources, the development of compatible 
     wildlife dependent outdoor recreation opportunities, and the 
     facilitation of fish and wildlife interpretation and 
     education as the Secretary considers appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this subtitle and serve the objectives of the 
     Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat 
     Conservation Plan.
       (b) Cooperative Agreements Regarding Non-federal Lands.--
     The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the 
     State of California, any political subdivision thereof, or 
     any other person--
       (1) for the management, in a manner consistent with this 
     subtitle and the Western Riverside County Multiple Species 
     Habitat Conservation Plan, of lands that are owned by such 
     State, subdivision, or other person and located within the 
     boundaries of the Wildlife Refuge;
       (2) to promote public awareness of the natural resources of 
     the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat 
     Conservation Plan Area; or
       (3) to encourage public participation in the conservation 
     of those resources.

     SEC. 82506. ACQUISITION AND TRANSFERS OF LANDS AND WATERS FOR 
                   WILDLIFE REFUGE.

       (a) Acquisitions.--The Secretary shall acquire by donation, 
     purchase with appropriated funds, or exchange the lands and 
     water, or interest therein (including conservation 
     easements), within the boundaries of the Wildlife Refuge, 
     except that the lands, water, and interests therein owned by 
     the State of California and its political subdivisions may be 
     acquired only by donation.
       (b) Transfers.--
       (1) In general.--The head of any Federal department or 
     agency, including any agency within the Department of the 
     Interior, that has jurisdiction of any Federal property 
     located within the boundaries of the Wildlife Refuge as 
     described by this subtitle shall, not later than 1 year after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the 
     Secretary an assessment of the suitability of such property 
     for inclusion in the Wildlife Refuge.
       (2) Assessment.--Any assessment under paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       (A) parcel descriptions and best existing land surveys for 
     such property;
       (B) a list of existing special reservations, designations, 
     or purposes of the property;
       (C) a list of all known or suspected hazardous substance 
     contamination of such property, and any facilities, surface 
     water, or groundwater on such property;
       (D) the status of withdrawal of such property from--
       (i) the Mineral Leasing Act; and
       (ii) the General Mining Act of 1872; and
       (E) a recommendation as to whether such property is or is 
     not suitable for inclusion in the Wildlife Refuge.
       (3) Inclusion in wildlife refuge.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall, not later than 60 
     days after receiving an assessment submitted pursuant to 
     paragraph (1), determine if the property described in such 
     assessment is suitable for inclusion in the Wildlife Refuge.
       (B) Transfer.--If the Secretary determines the property in 
     an assessment submitted under paragraph (1) is suitable for 
     inclusion in the Wildlife Refuge, the head of the Federal 
     department or agency that has jurisdiction of such property 
     shall transfer such property to the administrative 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary for the purposes of this 
     subtitle.
       (4) Property unsuitable for inclusion.--Property determined 
     by the Secretary to be unsuitable for inclusion in the 
     Wildlife Refuge based on an assessment submitted under 
     paragraph (1) shall be subsequently transferred to the 
     Secretary for purposes of this subtitle by the head of the 
     department or agency that has jurisdiction of such property 
     if such property becomes suitable for inclusion in the 
     Wildlife Refuge as determined by the Secretary in 
     consultation with the head of the department or agency that 
     has jurisdiction of such property.
       (5) Public access.--If property transferred to the 
     Secretary under this subsection allows for public access at 
     the time of transfer, such access shall be maintained unless 
     such access--
       (A) would be incompatible with the purposes of the Wildlife 
     Refuge;
       (B) would jeopardize public health or safety; or
       (C) must be limited due to emergency circumstances.


           Amendment No. 6 Offered by Mr. Cohen of Tennessee

       Page 499, after line 22, insert the following:

     SEC. 1632. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON NATIONAL DUI 
                   REPORTING.

       (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study on the reporting of alcohol-
     impaired driving arrest and citation results into Federal 
     databases to facilitate the widespread identification of 
     repeat impaired driving offenders.
       (b) Inclusions.--The study conducted under subsection (a) 
     shall include a detailed assessment of--
       (1) the extent to which State and local criminal justice 
     agencies are reporting alcohol-impaired driving arrest and 
     citation results into Federal databases;
       (2) barriers on the Federal, State, and local levels to the 
     reporting of alcohol-impaired driving arrest and citation 
     results into Federal databases, as well as barriers to the 
     use of those systems by criminal justice agencies;
       (3) Federal, State, and local resources available to 
     improve the reporting of alcohol-impaired driving arrest and 
     citation results into Federal databases;
       (4) recommendations for policies and programs to be carried 
     out by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; 
     and
       (5) recommendations for programs and grant funding to be 
     authorized by Congress.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
     a report on the results of the study conducted under 
     subsection (a).

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          Amendment No. 7 Offered by Mr. Crawford of Arkansas

       Page 607, line 7, strike ``Section'' and insert ``(b) 
     Special Rule.--Section''.
       Page 607, after line 6, insert the following:
       (a) Certification.--Section 5323(u)(4) of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the heading of subparagraph (A) by striking 
     ``rail''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Nonrail rolling stock.--Notwithstanding subparagraph 
     (B) of paragraph (5), as a condition of financial assistance 
     made available in a fiscal year under section 5339, a 
     recipient shall certify in that fiscal year that the 
     recipient will not award any contract or subcontract for the 
     procurement of rolling stock for use in public transportation 
     with a rolling stock manufacturer described in paragraph 
     (1).''.


            Amendment No. 8 Offered by Mr. Cuellar of Texas

       Page 499, after line 22, insert the following:2

     SEC. 1632. FUTURE INTERSTATE DESIGNATION AND OPERATION.

       Section 1105(e)(5)(A) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended by inserting 
     ``subclauses (I) through (IX) of subsection (c)(38)(A)(i), 
     subsection (c)(38)(A)(iv),'' after ``subsection (c)(37),''.


          Amendment No. 9 Offered by Mrs. Dingell of Michigan

       At the end of title III of division L, add the following:

                             CHAPTER 4--___

  Subchapter A--Natural Infrastructure for Wildlife Conservation and 
                              Restoration

     SEC. 83411. SHORT TITLE.

       This subchapter may be cited as the ``Recovering America's 
     Wildlife Act''.

     SEC. 83412. WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION SUBACCOUNT.

       (a) In General.--Section 3 of the Pittman-Robertson 
     Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669b) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``$50,000,000 in fiscal 
     year 2001'' in paragraph (2) and inserting ``$1,397,000,000 
     in fiscal years 2021 through 2025''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
     (3) as paragraphs (9) and (10); and
       (3) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (1) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(1) Establishment of subaccount.--
       ``(A) In general.--There is established in the fund a 
     subaccount to be known as the `Wildlife Conservation and 
     Restoration Subaccount' (referred to in this section as the 
     `Subaccount').
       ``(B) Availability.--Amounts in the Subaccount shall be 
     available upon appropriation, for each fiscal year, for 
     apportionment in accordance with this Act.
       ``(C) Deposits into subaccount.--For fiscal years 2021 
     through 2025, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer 
     $1,300,000,000 upon appropriation from the general fund of 
     the treasury each fiscal year to the fund for deposit in the 
     Subaccount.
       ``(2) Supplement not supplant.--Amounts transferred to the 
     Subaccount shall supplement, but not replace, existing funds 
     available to the States from--
       ``(A) the funds distributed pursuant to the Dingell-Johnson 
     Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.); and
       ``(B) the fund.
       ``(3) Innovation grants.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall distribute 10 
     percent of funds from the Subaccount through a competitive 
     grant program to State fish and wildlife departments, the 
     District of Columbia fish and wildlife department, fish and 
     wildlife departments of territories, or to regional 
     associations of fish and wildlife departments (or any group 
     composed of more than 1 such entity).
       ``(B) Purpose.--Such grants shall be provided for the 
     purpose of catalyzing innovation of techniques, tools, 
     strategies, or collaborative partnerships that accelerate, 
     expand, or replicate effective and measurable recovery 
     efforts for species of greatest conservation need and species 
     listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (15 U.S.C. 
     1531 et seq.) and the habitats of such species.
       ``(C) Review committee.--The Secretary shall appoint a 
     review committee comprised of--
       ``(i) a State Director from each regional association of 
     State fish and wildlife departments;
       ``(ii) the head of a department responsible for fish and 
     wildlife management in a territory; and
       ``(iii) four individuals representing four different 
     nonprofit organizations each of which is actively 
     participating in carrying out wildlife conservation 
     restoration activities using funds apportioned from the 
     Subaccount.
       ``(D) Support from united states fish and wildlife 
     service.--The United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall 
     provide any personnel or administrative support services 
     necessary for such Committee to carry out its 
     responsibilities under this Act.
       ``(E) Evaluation.--Such committee shall evaluate each 
     proposal submitted under this paragraph and recommend 
     projects for funding. The committee shall give preference to 
     solutions that accelerate the recovery of species identified 
     as priorities through regional scientific assessments of 
     species of greatest conservation need.
       ``(4) Use of funds.--Funds apportioned from the 
     Subaccount--
       ``(A) shall be used to implement the Wildlife Conservation 
     Strategy of a State, territory, or the District of Columbia, 
     as required under 16 U.S.C. 669c(d), by carrying out, 
     revising, or enhancing existing wildlife and habitat 
     conservation and restoration programs and developing and 
     implementing new wildlife conservation, restoration, and 
     natural infrastructure resilience programs and partnerships 
     to recover and manage species of greatest conservation need 
     and the key habitats and plant community types essential to 
     the conservation of those species as determined by the 
     appropriate State fish and wildlife department;
       ``(B) shall be used to develop, revise, and enhance the 
     Wildlife Conservation Strategy of a State, territory, or the 
     District of Columbia, as may be required by this Act;
       ``(C) shall be used to assist in the recovery of species 
     found in the State, territory, or the District of Columbia 
     that are listed as endangered species, threatened species, 
     candidate species or species proposed for listing, or species 
     petitioned for listing under the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) or under State law;
       ``(D) may be used for wildlife conservation education and 
     wildlife-associated recreation projects and infrastructure, 
     especially in historically underserved communities;
       ``(E) may be used to manage a species of greatest 
     conservation need whose range is shared with another State, 
     territory, Indian Tribe, or foreign government and for the 
     conservation of the habitat of such species;
       ``(F) may be used to manage, control, and prevent invasive 
     species, disease, and other risks to species of greatest 
     conservation need; and
       ``(G) may be used for law enforcement activities that are 
     directly related to the protection and conservation of a 
     species of greatest conservation need and the habitat of such 
     species.
       ``(5) Minimum required spending for endangered species 
     recovery.--Not less than an average of 15 percent over a 5-
     year period of amounts apportioned to a State, territory, or 
     the District of Columbia from the Subaccount shall be used 
     for purposes described in paragraph (4)(C). The Secretary may 
     reduce the minimum requirement of a State, territory, or the 
     District of Columbia on an annual basis if the Secretary 
     determines that the State, territory, or the District of 
     Columbia is meeting the conservation and recovery needs of 
     all species described in paragraph (4)(C).
       ``(6) Public access to private lands not required.--Funds 
     apportioned from the Subaccount shall not be conditioned upon 
     the provision of public access to private lands, waters, or 
     holdings.
       ``(7) Requirements for matching funds.--
       ``(A) For the purposes of the non-Federal fund matching 
     requirement for a wildlife conservation or restoration 
     program or project funded by the Subaccount, a State, 
     territory, or the District of Columbia may use as matching 
     non-Federal funds--
       ``(i) funds from Federal agencies other than the Department 
     of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture;
       ``(ii) donated private lands and waters, including 
     privately owned easements;
       ``(iii) in circumstances described in subparagraph (B), 
     revenue generated through the sale of State hunting and 
     fishing licenses; and
       ``(iv) other sources consistent with part 80 of title 50, 
     Code of Federal Regulations, in effect on the date of 
     enactment of the Recovering America's Wildlife Act of 2019.
       ``(B) Revenue described in subparagraph (A)(iii) may only 
     be used to fulfill the requirements of such non-Federal fund 
     matching requirement if--
       ``(i) no Federal funds apportioned to the State fish and 
     wildlife department of such State from the Wildlife 
     Restoration Program or the Sport Fish Restoration Program 
     have been reverted because of a failure to fulfill such non-
     Federal fund matching requirement by such State during the 
     previous 2 years; and
       ``(ii) the project or program being funded benefits the 
     habitat of a hunted or fished species and a species of 
     greatest conservation need.
       ``(C) No State, territory or the District of Columbia shall 
     be required to provide non-Federal matching funds for this 
     program through fiscal year 2025.
       ``(8) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(A) Species of greatest conservation need.--The term 
     `species of greatest conservation need' may be fauna or 
     flora, and may include terrestrial, aquatic, marine, and 
     invertebrate species that are of low population, declining, 
     rare, or facing threats and in need of conservation 
     attention, as determined by each State fish and wildlife 
     department, with respect to funds apportioned to such State.
       ``(B) Partnerships.--The term `partnerships' may include, 
     but are not limited to, collaborative efforts with Federal 
     agencies, State agencies, local agencies, Indian Tribes, 
     nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, industry 
     groups, and private individuals to implement a State's 
     Wildlife Conservation Strategy.
       ``(C) Territory and territories.--The terms `territory' and 
     `territories' mean the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, 
     American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands.

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       ``(D) Wildlife.--The term `wildlife' means any species of 
     wild, freeranging fauna, including fish, and also any fauna 
     in captive breeding programs the object of which is to 
     reintroduce individuals of a depleted indigenous species into 
     previously occupied range.''.
       (b) Allocation and Apportionment of Available Amounts.--
     Section 4 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 669c) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating the second subsection (c), relating to 
     the apportionment of the Wildlife Conservation and 
     Restoration Account, and subsection (d) as subsections (d) 
     and (e) respectively;
       (2) in subsection (d), as redesignated--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``to the District of 
     Columbia and to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, each'' and 
     inserting ``To the District of Columbia'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``to Guam'' and 
     inserting ``To Guam'';
       (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``not more than one-
     fourth of one percent'' and inserting ``not less than one-
     third of one percent''
       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) To the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a sum equal to 
     not less than 1 percent thereof.'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)(A), as redesignated--
       (i) by amending clause (i) to read as follows:
       ``(i) one-half of which is based on the ratio to which the 
     land and water area of such State bears to the total land and 
     water area of all such States;'';
       (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``two-thirds'' and 
     inserting ``one-quarter''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) one-quarter of which is based upon the ratio to 
     which the number of species listed as endangered or 
     threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (15 
     U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) in such State bears to the total number 
     of such species listed in all such States.'';
       (C) by amending paragraph (2)(B) to read as follows:
       ``(B) The amounts apportioned under this paragraph shall be 
     adjusted equitably so that no such State, unless otherwise 
     designated, shall be apportioned a sum which is less than one 
     percent or more than five percent of the amount available for 
     apportionment under--
       ``(i) paragraph (2)(A)(i) of this section;
       ``(ii) paragraph (2)(A)(ii) of this section; and
       ``(iii) the overall amount available for section (2)(A).
       ``(C) States that include plants among their species of 
     greatest conservation need and in the conservation planning 
     and habitat prioritization efforts of their Wildlife 
     Conservation Strategy shall receive an additional 5 percent 
     of their apportioned amount.'';
       (D) in paragraph (3), by striking ``3 percent'' and 
     inserting ``1.85 percent'';
       (3) by amending subsection (e)(4)(B), as redesignated, to 
     read as follows:
       ``(B) Not more than an average of 15 percent over a 5-year 
     period of amounts apportioned to each State under this 
     section for a State's wildlife conservation and restoration 
     program may be used for wildlife conservation education and 
     wildlife-associated recreation.''; and
       (4) by adding at the end following:
       ``(f) Minimization of Planning and Reporting.--Nothing in 
     this Act shall be interpreted to require a State to create a 
     comprehensive strategy related to conservation education or 
     outdoor recreation.
       ``(g) Accountability.--Not more than one year after the 
     date of enactment of the Recovering America's Wildlife Act of 
     2019 and every three years thereafter, each State fish and 
     wildlife department shall submit a three-year work plan and 
     budget for implementing its Wildlife Conservation Strategy 
     and a report describing the results derived from activities 
     accomplished under paragraph (4) during the previous three 
     years to--
       ``(1) the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
     Senate;
       ``(2) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       ``(3) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.''.

     SEC. 83413. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 2 of the Pittman-Robertson 
     Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669a) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (5);
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (9) as 
     paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively; and
       (3) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by 
     inserting ``Indian Tribes, academic institutions,'' before 
     ``wildlife conservation organizations''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 
     Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669a et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 3--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) by striking ``(1) An amount equal to'' and inserting 
     ``An amount equal to''; and
       (ii) by striking paragraph (2);
       (B) in subsection (c)--
       (i) in paragraph (9), as redesignated by section 101(a)(1), 
     by striking ``or an Indian tribe''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (10), as redesignated by section 
     101(a)(1), by striking ``Wildlife Conservation and 
     Restoration Account'' and inserting ``Subaccount''; and
       (C) in subsection (d), by striking ``Wildlife Conservation 
     and Restoration Account'' and inserting ``Subaccount'';
       (2) in section 4 (16 U.S.C. 669c)--
       (A) in subsection (d), as redesignated--
       (i) in the heading, by striking ``Account'' and inserting 
     ``Subaccount''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Account'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Subaccount''; and
       (B) in subsection (e)(1), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``Account'' and inserting ``Subaccount''; and
       (3) in section 8 (16 U.S.C. 669g), in subsection (a), by 
     striking ``Account'' and inserting ``Subaccount''.

     SEC. 83414. SAVINGS CLAUSE.

       The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 
     669 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 13 as section 15; and
       (2) by inserting after section 12 the following:

     ``SEC. 13. SAVINGS CLAUSE.

       ``Nothing in this Act shall be construed to enlarge or 
     diminish the authority, jurisdiction, or responsibility of a 
     State to manage, control, or regulate fish and wildlife under 
     the law and regulations of the State on lands and waters 
     within the State, including on Federal lands and waters.

     ``SEC. 14. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION WITH RESPECT TO ALASKA.

       ``If any conflict arises between any provision of this Act 
     and any provision of the Alaska National Interest Lands 
     Conservation Act (Public Law 46-487, 16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), 
     then the provision in the Alaska National Interest Lands 
     Conservation Act shall prevail.''.

 Subchapter B--Natural Infrastructure for Tribal Wildlife Conservation 
                            and Restoration

     SEC. 83421. INDIAN TRIBES.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) Account.--The term ``Account'' means the Tribal 
     Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Account established by 
     subsection (c)(1).
       (2) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (4) Tribal species of greatest conservation need.--The term 
     ``Tribal species of greatest conservation need'' means any 
     species identified by an Indian Tribe as requiring 
     conservation management because of declining population, 
     habitat loss, or other threats, or because of their 
     biological or cultural importance to such Tribe.
       (5) Wildlife.--The term ``wildlife'' means--
       (A) any species of wild flora or fauna including fish and 
     marine mammals;
       (B) flora or fauna in a captive breeding, rehabilitation, 
     and holding or quarantine program, the object of which is to 
     reintroduce individuals of a depleted indigenous species into 
     previously occupied range or to maintain a species for 
     conservation purposes; and
       (C) does not include game farm animals.
       (b) Tribal Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Account.--
       (1) In general.--There is established in the Treasury an 
     account to be known as the ``Tribal Wildlife Conservation and 
     Restoration Account''.
       (2) Availability.--Amounts in the Account shall be 
     available for each fiscal year upon appropriation for 
     apportionment in accordance with this title.
       (3) Deposits.--For fiscal year 2021 through 2025, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer $97,500,000 upon 
     appropriation to the Account.
       (c) Distribution of Funds to Indian Tribes.--Each fiscal 
     year, the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit funds into 
     the Account and distribute such funds through a 
     noncompetitive application process according to guidelines, 
     and criteria, and reporting requirements determined by the 
     Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the 
     Bureau of Indian Affairs, in consultation with Indian Tribes. 
     Such funds shall remain available until expended.
       (d) Wildlife Management Responsibilities.--The distribution 
     guidelines and criteria described in subsection (d) shall be 
     based, in part, upon Indian Tribes' wildlife management 
     responsibilities.
       (e) Use of Funds.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary may distribute funds from the Account to an Indian 
     Tribe for any of the following purposes:
       (A) To develop, carry out, revise, or enhance wildlife 
     conservation and restoration programs to manage Tribal 
     species of greatest conservation need and the habitats of 
     such species as determined by the Indian Tribe.
       (B) To assist in the recovery of species listed as an 
     endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species 
     Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
       (C) For wildlife conservation education and wildlife-
     associated recreation projects and infrastructure.
       (D) To manage a Tribal species of greatest conservation 
     need and the habitat of such species, the range of which may 
     be shared with a foreign country, State, or other Indian 
     Tribe.
       (E) To manage, control, and prevent invasive species as 
     well as diseases and other risks to wildlife.
       (F) For law enforcement activities that are directly 
     related to the protection and conservation of wildlife.

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       (G) To develop, revise, and implement comprehensive 
     wildlife conservation strategies and plans for such Tribe.
       (H) For the hiring and training of wildlife conservation 
     and restoration program staff.
       (2) Conditions on the use of funds.--
       (A) Required use of funds.--In order to be eligible to 
     receive funds under subsection (d), a Tribe's application 
     must include a proposal to use funds for at least one of the 
     purposes described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 
     (1).
       (B) Imperiled species recovery.--In distributing funds 
     under this section, the Secretary shall distribute not less 
     than 15 percent of the total funds distributed to proposals 
     to fund the recovery of a species, subspecies, or distinct 
     population segment listed as a threatened species, endangered 
     species, or candidate species under the Endangered Species 
     Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) or Tribal law.
       (C) Limitation.--In distributing funds under this section, 
     the Secretary shall distribute not more than 15 percent of 
     all funds distributed under this section for the purpose 
     described in paragraph (1)(C).
       (f) No Matching Funds Required.--No Indian Tribe shall be 
     required to provide matching funds to be eligible to receive 
     funds under this Act.
       (g) Public Access Not Required.--Funds apportioned from the 
     Tribal Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Account shall 
     not be conditioned upon the provision of public or non-Tribal 
     access to Tribal or private lands, waters, or holdings.
       (h) Administrative Costs.--Of the funds deposited under 
     subsection (c)(3) for each fiscal year, not more than 3 
     percent shall be used by the Secretary for administrative 
     costs.
       (i) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed 
     as modifying or abrogating a treaty with any Indian Tribe, or 
     as enlarging or diminishing the authority, jurisdiction, or 
     responsibility of an Indian Tribe to manage, control, or 
     regulate wildlife.


           amendment no. 10 offered by mr. garcia of illinois

       Page 389, line 25, insert ``, and make recommendations for 
     developing and utilizing transportation and traffic demand 
     models with a demonstrated record of accuracy'' before the 
     period.
       Page 390, line 13, insert ``, including an analysis of the 
     level of accuracy of forecasts and possible reasons for large 
     discrepancies'' before the semicolon.
       Page 392, after line 14, insert the following:
       (5) Working with affected communities.--In carrying out 
     this section, the Secretary shall consult with, and collect 
     data and input from, representatives of--
       (A) the Department of Transportation;
       (B) State departments of transportation;
       (C) metropolitan planning organizations;
       (D) local governments;
       (E) providers of public transportation;
       (F) nonprofit entities related to transportation, including 
     safety, cycling, disability, and equity groups; and
       (G) any other stakeholders, as determined by the Secretary.
       Page 392, after line 24, insert the following:
       (d) Update Guidance and Regulations.--The Secretary shall--
       (1) update Department of Transportation guidance and 
     procedures to utilize best practices documented throughout 
     the Federal program; and
       (2) ensure that best practices included in the report are 
     incorporated into appropriate regulations as such regulations 
     are updated.
       (e) Continuing Improvement.--The Secretary shall set out a 
     process to repeat the study under this section every 2 years 
     as part of the conditions and performance report, including--
       (1) progress in the accuracy of model projections;
       (2) further recommendations for improvement; and
       (3) further changes to guidance, regulation, and procedures 
     required for the Department of Transportation to adopt best 
     practices.


          amendment no. 11 offered by mr. gianforte of montana

       Page 1907, after line 24, insert the following:

     SEC. 81253. CONTINUED USE OF PICK-SLOAN MISSOURI BASIN 
                   PROGRAM PROJECT USE POWER BY THE KINSEY 
                   IRRIGATION COMPANY AND THE SIDNEY WATER USERS 
                   IRRIGATION DISTRICT.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) the Act of May 18, 1938 (52 Stat. 403, chapter 250; 16 
     U.S.C. 833 et seq.), authorized the completion, maintenance, 
     and operation of the Fort Peck project;
       (2) section 2 of that Act (52 Stat. 404, chapter 250; 16 
     U.S.C. 833a) authorized and directed the Bureau of 
     Reclamation--
       (A) to transmit and sell electric energy generated by the 
     Fort Peck project; and
       (B) ``to interconnect the Fort Peck project with either 
     private or with other Federal projects and publicly owned 
     power systems now or hereafter constructed.'';
       (3) section 9 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly 
     known as the ``Flood Control Act of 1944'') (58 Stat. 891, 
     chapter 665)--
       (A) authorized the Missouri River Basin Project, now known 
     as the ``Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program'' (referred to in 
     this section as the ``Program'');
       (B) approved the comprehensive plan for the Program set 
     forth in Senate Document 191 and House Document 475, as 
     revised and coordinated by Senate Document 247, 78th 
     Congress;
       (C) established a permanent administration for the 
     development of the Missouri River Basin; and
       (D) incorporated the Fort Peck project as part of the 
     Program;
       (4) in 1946, the Bureau of Reclamation entered into project 
     use power contracts to provide the Kinsey Irrigation Company 
     and the predecessor of the Sidney Water Users Irrigation 
     District electrical service under the authority of the Act of 
     May 18, 1938 (52 Stat. 403, chapter 250; 16 U.S.C. 833 et 
     seq.);
       (5) since 1946, the Bureau of Reclamation has approved 9 
     modifications to the project use power contracts between the 
     Bureau of Reclamation, the Kinsey Irrigation Company, and the 
     Sidney Water Users Irrigation District;
       (6) the project use power contracts in effect on the date 
     of enactment of this Act provide electric service to the 
     Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users 
     Irrigation District at the Program rate of 2.5 mills per 
     kilowatt-hour, including wheeling, through 2020; and
       (7) the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water 
     Users Irrigation District have reasonably relied on the 
     authority of the Act of May 18, 1938 (52 Stat. 403, chapter 
     250; 16 U.S.C. 833 et seq.), and the fact that the Bureau of 
     Reclamation has treated the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the 
     Sidney Water Users Irrigation District as irrigation pumping 
     units of the Program for more than 74 years.
       (b) Authorization.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law and subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of the 
     Interior (acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation) 
     shall continue to treat the irrigation pumping units known as 
     the ``Kinsey Irrigation Company'' in Custer County, Montana, 
     and the ``Sidney Water Users Irrigation District'' in 
     Richland County, Montana, or any successor to the Kinsey 
     Irrigation Company or Sidney Water Users Irrigation District, 
     as irrigation pumping units of the Program for the purposes 
     of wheeling, administration, and payment of project use 
     power.
       (c) Limitation.--The quantity of power to be provided to 
     the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users 
     Irrigation District (including any successor to the Kinsey 
     Irrigation Company or the Sidney Water Users Irrigation 
     District) under subsection (b) may not exceed the maximum 
     quantity of power provided to the Kinsey Irrigation Company 
     and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District under the 
     applicable contract for electric service in effect on the 
     date of enactment of this Act.


     amendment no. 12 offered by miss gonzalez-colon of puerto rico

       Page 1913, after line 18, insert the following:

     SEC. 81314. PUERTO RICO WATERSMART GRANTS ELIGIBILITY.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Puerto 
     Rico WaterSMART Grants Eligibility Act''.
       (b) Watersmart Grants and Agreements.--Section 9504 of the 
     Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10364) 
     is amended in subsection (a)(2)(A)--
       (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``or'';
       (2) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' and inserting 
     ``or''; and
       (3) by inserting after clause (iii), the following:
       ``(iv) Puerto Rico; and''.


     amendment no. 13 offered by miss gonzalez-colon of puerto rico

       Page 797, after line 5, insert the following:

     SEC. 4310. APPLICATION OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY.

       (a) Definition.--Section 31301(14) of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' and inserting a comma; and
       (2) by inserting ``, and Puerto Rico'' before the period.
       (b) Implementation.--The Administrator of the Federal Motor 
     Carrier Safety Administration shall work with the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico on obtaining full compliance with 
     chapter 313 of title 49, United States Code, and regulations 
     adopted under that chapter.
       (c) Grace Period.--Notwithstanding section 31311(a) of 
     title 49, United States Code, during a 5-year period 
     beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall not be subject to a 
     withholding of an apportionment of funds under paragraphs (1) 
     and (2) of section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, 
     for failure to comply with any requirement under section 
     31311(a) of title 49, United States Code.


          amendment no. 14 offered by mr. graves of louisiana

       On page 1975, line 16, after ``fishing vessel'' insert ``or 
     employ a fisherman that has been significantly impacted by 
     unfair methods of competition or other actions from foreign 
     governments, as determined by the United States Trade 
     Representative, to supplant domestic seafood production or 
     fish products;''.


         amendment no. 15 offered by mr. grothman of wisconsin

       Page 1540, after line 17, insert the following:

     SEC. 33178. CONSIDERATION OF INVASIVE SPECIES.

       Section 18 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 811) is 
     amended by inserting ``In prescribing a fishway, the 
     Secretary of Commerce or the Secretary of the Interior, as 
     appropriate, shall consider the threat of

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     invasive species.'' before ``The license applicant and any 
     party to the proceeding shall be entitled to a determination 
     on the record,''.


          amendment no. 16 offered by mr. hastings of florida

       Page 198, line 12, strike the closing quotation marks and 
     the semicolon and insert the following:
       ``(20) roads in rural areas that primarily serve to 
     transport agricultural products from a farm or ranch to a 
     marketplace.'';
       Page 205, strike lines 12 through 21 and insert the 
     following:
       (8) in subsection (g)--
       (A) in the heading by striking ``5,000'' and inserting 
     ``50,000''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking subsection (d)(1)(A)(ii) 
     and all that follows through the period at the end and 
     inserting ``clauses (iii) and (iv) of subsection (d)(1)(A) 
     for each fiscal year may be obligated on roads functionally 
     classified as rural minor collectors or local roads or on 
     critical rural freight corridors designated under section 
     167(e).''.


         amendment no. 17 offered by mr. keller of pennsylvania

       Page 674, after line 2, insert the following:

     SEC. 2806. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION INNOVATION.

       Section 5312(h)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking subparagraph (G).


       amendment no. 18 offered by mr. krishnamoorthi of illinois

       Page 731, line 22, strike ``(B) and (C)'' and insert ``(B), 
     (C), and (D)''.
       Page 732, after line 14, insert the following:
       ``(D) Texting while driving.--Notwithstanding subparagraphs 
     (B) and (C), a State shall be allocated 25 percent of the 
     amount calculated under subparagraph (A) if such State has 
     enacted and is enforcing a law that prohibits a driver from 
     viewing a personal wireless communication device, except for 
     the purpose of navigation.''.


        amendment no. 19 offered by mr. lowenthal of california

       Page 934, after line 19, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. UNIVERSAL ELECTRONIC IDENTIFIER.

       Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary shall issue a final motor vehicle safety 
     standard that requires a commercial motor vehicle 
     manufactured after the effective date of such standard to be 
     equipped with a universal electronic vehicle identifier 
     that--
       (1) identifies the vehicle to roadside inspectors for 
     enforcement purposes;
       (2) does not transmit personally identifiable information 
     regarding operators; and
       (3) does not create an undue cost burden for operators and 
     carriers.


       amendment no. 20 offered by mr. mckinley of west virginia

       In division G, at the end of subtitle A of title III, add 
     the following:

           CHAPTER 10--CARBON CAPTURE UTILIZATION AND STORAGE

     SEC. 33191. SUPPORTING CARBON CAPTURE UTILIZATION AND 
                   STORAGE.

       (a) Repeal of Clean Coal Power Initiative.--Subtitle A of 
     title IV of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15961 et 
     seq.) is repealed.
       (b) Fossil Energy Objectives.--Section 961(a) of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16291(a)) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(8) Improving the conversion, use, and storage of carbon 
     dioxide from fossil fuels.
       ``(9) Lowering greenhouse gas emissions across the fossil 
     fuel cycle to the maximum extent possible, including 
     emissions from all fossil fuel production, generation, 
     delivery, and utilization.
       ``(10) Preventing, predicting, monitoring, and mitigating 
     the unintended leaking of methane, carbon dioxide, and other 
     fossil fuel-related emissions into the atmosphere.
       ``(11) Reducing water use, improving water reuse, and 
     minimizing the surface and subsurface environmental impact of 
     the development of unconventional domestic oil and natural 
     gas resources.
       ``(12) Developing carbon removal and utilization 
     technologies, products, and methods that result in net 
     reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, including direct air 
     capture and storage and carbon use and reuse for commercial 
     application.''.
       (c) Carbon Capture and Utilization Technology 
     Commercialization Program.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish 
     a carbon capture and utilization technology commercialization 
     program to significantly improve the efficiency, 
     effectiveness, cost, and environmental performance of fossil 
     fuel-fired facilities.
       (2) Inclusions.--The program shall include funding for--
       (A) front end engineering design studies for commercial 
     demonstration projects for at least 3 types of advanced 
     carbon capture technology and at least 1 type of direct air 
     capture technology;
       (B) commercial demonstration of advanced carbon capture 
     technology projects intended to produce a standard design 
     specification for up to 5 demonstrations of a particular 
     technology type;
       (C) commercial demonstration of direct air capture 
     technology projects intended to produce a standard design 
     specification for up to 5 demonstrations of a particular 
     technology type; and
       (D) commercialization projects of large-scale carbon 
     dioxide storage sites in saline geological formations that 
     are designed to accept at least 10,000,000 tons per year of 
     carbon dioxide, including activities exploring, categorizing, 
     and developing storage sites and necessary pipeline 
     infrastructure.
       (3) Funding.--
       (A) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated for activities--
       (i) under paragraph (2)(A), $100,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 2021 through 2025, and such sums as may be necessary 
     for fiscal years 2026 through 2030;
       (ii) under paragraph (2)(B), $1,500,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2021 through 2025, and such sums as may be 
     necessary for fiscal years 2026 through 2030;
       (iii) under paragraph (2)(C), $250,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2021 through 2025, and such sums as may be 
     necessary for fiscal years 2026 through 2030; and
       (iv) under paragraph (2)(D), $500,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2021 through 2025, and such sums as may be 
     necessary for fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
       (B) Cost sharing.--Federal grants under this section shall 
     be limited as follows:
       (i) For activities under paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary 
     shall provide not more than 80 percent of project funds.
       (ii) For activities under any of subparagraphs (B) through 
     (D) of paragraph (2), the Secretary shall provide not more 
     than 50 percent of project funds.
       (d) Direct Air Capture Technology Prize Program.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Qualified carbon dioxide.--
       (i) In general.--The term ``qualified carbon dioxide'' 
     means any carbon dioxide that--

       (I) is captured directly from the ambient air; and
       (II) is measured at the source of capture and verified at 
     the point of disposal, injection, or utilization.

       (ii) Inclusion.--The term ``qualified carbon dioxide'' 
     includes the initial deposit of captured carbon dioxide used 
     as a tertiary injectant.
       (iii) Exclusion.--The term ``qualified carbon dioxide'' 
     does not include carbon dioxide that is recaptured, recycled, 
     and reinjected as part of the enhanced oil and natural gas 
     recovery process.
       (B) Qualified direct air capture facility.--
       (i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), the term 
     ``qualified direct air capture facility'' means any facility 
     that--

       (I) uses carbon capture equipment to capture carbon dioxide 
     directly from the ambient air; and
       (II) captures more than 10,000 metric tons of qualified 
     carbon dioxide annually.

       (ii) Exclusion.--The term ``qualified direct air capture 
     facility'' does not include any facility that captures carbon 
     dioxide--

       (I) that is deliberately released from naturally occurring 
     subsurface springs; or
       (II) using natural photosynthesis.

       (2) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary of Energy, in 
     consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency, shall establish a direct air capture prize 
     program designed to significantly reward development, 
     demonstration, and deployment of direct air capture 
     technologies.
       (3) Direct air capture prize program.--
       (A) Awards.--Under the prize program, the Secretary shall 
     provide financial awards in a competitive setting equally for 
     each ton of qualified carbon dioxide captured by a qualified 
     direct air capture facility until appropriated funds are 
     expended. The prize per metric ton shall not exceed--
       (i) $180 for qualified carbon dioxide captured and stored 
     in saline storage formations;
       (ii) a lesser amount as determined by the Secretary for 
     qualified carbon dioxide captured and stored in conjunction 
     with enhanced oil recovery operations; or
       (iii) a lesser amount as determined by the Secretary for 
     qualified carbon dioxide captured and utilized in any 
     activity consistent with section 45Q(f)(5) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 45Q(f)(5)).
       (B) Administration.--
       (i) Requirements.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Administrator, in consultation 
     with the Secretary, shall submit requirements for qualifying 
     metric tons of carbon dioxide. In carrying out this clause, 
     the Administrator shall develop specific requirements for--

       (I) the process of applying for prizes; and
       (II) the demonstration of performance of approved projects.

       (ii) Determination.--For purposes of determining the amount 
     of metric tons of qualified carbon dioxide eligible for 
     prizes under clause (i), the amount shall be equal to the net 
     metric tons of carbon dioxide removal demonstrated by the 
     recipient, subject to the requirements set forth by the 
     Administrator under such clause.
       (C) Schedule of payment.--The Secretary shall award prizes 
     on an annual basis to qualified direct air capture facilities 
     for metric tons of qualified carbon dioxide captured and 
     verified at the point of disposal, injection, or utilization.
       (4) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $200,000,000 
     for the period of fiscal years 2021 through 2025, and

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     $400,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2026 through 
     2030, to remain available until expended.
       (e) Increased Funding for Injection Well Permitting.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--For activities 
     involved in the permitting by the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency of Class VI wells for the 
     injection of carbon dioxide for the purpose of geologic 
     sequestration in accordance with the requirements of the Safe 
     Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.) and regulations 
     promulgated thereunder by the Administrator on December 10, 
     2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 77230), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
     2025, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2026 
     through 2030.
       (2) State permitting programs.--
       (A) Grants.--The Administrator shall provide grants to 
     States that receive program approval for permitting Class VI 
     wells for the injection of carbon dioxide pursuant to section 
     1422 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300h-1), for 
     the purpose of defraying State expenses related to the 
     establishment and operation of such State permitting 
     programs.
       (B) Authorization of appropriations.--For State grants 
     described in subparagraph (A), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated $50,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2021 
     through 2025, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
     years 2026 through 2030.


          amendment no. 21 offered by mr. rouda of california

       Page 1220, after line 11, insert the following:

                        TITLE VI--OTHER MATTERS

     SEC. 26001. SMART WATER INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT GRANTS.

       Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 222. SMART WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY.

       ``(a) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to 
     support the modernization of the Nation's publicly owned 
     treatment works to maintain reliable and affordable water 
     quality infrastructure that addresses demand impacts, 
     including resiliency to improve public health and natural 
     resources.
       ``(b) Grants.--
       ``(1) Grants to treatment works.--The Administrator shall 
     make direct grants to owners and operators of publicly owned 
     treatment works for planning, design, construction, and 
     operations training of--
       ``(A) intelligent wastewater collection systems and 
     stormwater management operations, including technologies that 
     rely on--
       ``(i) real-time monitoring, embedded intelligence, and 
     predictive maintenance capabilities that improve the energy 
     efficiency, reliability, and resiliency of wastewater pumping 
     systems;
       ``(ii) real-time sensors that provide continuous monitoring 
     of wastewater collection system water quality to support the 
     optimization of stormwater and wastewater collection systems, 
     with a priority for water quality impacts; and
       ``(iii) the use of artificial intelligence and other 
     intelligent optimization tools that reduce operational costs, 
     including operational costs relating to energy consumption 
     and chemical treatment; and
       ``(B) innovative and alternative combined sewer and 
     stormwater control projects, including groundwater banking, 
     that rely upon real-time data acquisition to support 
     predictive aquifer recharge through water reuse and 
     stormwater management capabilities.
       ``(2) Rural communities set-aside.--Of amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to subsection (h), the Administrator use not more 
     than 20 percent to make grants to communities with 
     populations not greater than 10,000.
       ``(c) Cost-share.--The non-Federal share of the costs of an 
     activity carried out using a grant under subsection (b) shall 
     be 25 percent.
       ``(d) Exception.--The Administrator may waive the cost-
     share requirement of subsection (c) if the Administrator 
     determines such cost-share would be financially unreasonable 
     due to a community's ability to comply with such cost-share 
     requirement.
       ``(e) Program Implementation.--
       ``(1) Guidance.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Administrator shall issue 
     guidance to owners and operators of publicly owned treatment 
     works on how to apply for assistance.
       ``(2) Decision on applications.--The Administrator shall 
     make a determination of whether to make a grant to an 
     applicant within 30 days of receipt of an application. In the 
     case that the Administrator determines an application is 
     deficient, the applicant shall be advised of any such 
     deficiencies and provided the opportunity to resubmit the 
     application.
       ``(3) Disbursement.--A grant shall be made not later than 
     60 days after the date on which the Administrator approves an 
     application.
       ``(f) Compliance With Buy America.--The requirements of 
     section 608 shall apply to funds granted under this section.
       ``(g) Report to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of enactment of this subsection, and annually 
     thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a 
     report describing projects funded under this section, results 
     in improving the resiliency of publicly owned treatment 
     works, and recommendations to improve the achievement of the 
     program's policy. For purposes of the first report to 
     Congress, the Administrator shall report on the program's 
     implementation, including a description of projects approved 
     and those disapproved. In providing such information, the 
     Administrator shall detail the reasons that a project was not 
     awarded assistance.
       ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $500,000,000 to carry out this section, to 
     remain available until expended.''.


           amendment no. 22 offered by mr. ruiz of california

       After section 34105, insert the following:

     SEC. 34106. ACCESS ROAD FOR DESERT SAGE YOUTH WELLNESS 
                   CENTER.

       (a) Acquisition of Land.--
       (1) Authorization.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health 
     Service, is authorized to acquire, from willing sellers, the 
     land in Hemet, California, upon which is located a dirt road 
     known as ``Best Road'', beginning at the driveway of the 
     Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center at Faure Road and extending 
     to the junction of Best Road and Sage Road.
       (2) Compensation.--The Secretary shall pay fair market 
     value for the land authorized to be acquired under paragraph 
     (1). Fair market value shall be determined--
       (A) using Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land 
     Acquisitions; and
       (B) by an appraiser acceptable to the Secretary and the 
     owners of the land to be acquired.
       (3) Additional rights.--In addition to the land referred to 
     in paragraph (1), the Secretary is authorized to acquire, 
     from willing sellers, land or interests in land as reasonably 
     necessary to construct and maintain the road as required by 
     subsection (b).
       (b) Construction and Maintenance of Road.--
       (1) Construction.--After the Secretary acquires the land 
     pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall construct on 
     that land a paved road that is generally located over Best 
     Road to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness 
     Center in Hemet, California.
       (2) Maintenance.--The Secretary--
       (A) shall maintain and manage the road constructed pursuant 
     to paragraph (1); or
       (B) enter into an agreement with Riverside County, 
     California, to own, maintain and manage the road constructed 
     pursuant to paragraph (1).


          amendment no. 23 offered by mr. sarbanes of maryland

       Insert the following at the end of title III of division L:

                        CHAPTER 4--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 83501 REAUTHORIZATION OF CHESAPEAKE BAY GATEWAYS AND 
                   WATERTRAILS NETWORK.

       Section 502(c) of the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 
     (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 105-312) is amended by 
     striking ``2019'' and inserting ``2025''.


           amendment no. 24 offered by mr. scott of virginia

       At the end of division H, add the following:

     SEC. 40002. DEFINITIONS.

       In this division:
       (1) Chesapeake bay agreements.--The term ``Chesapeake Bay 
     agreements'' means the formal, voluntary agreements--
       (A) executed to achieve the goal of restoring and 
     protecting the Chesapeake Bay watershed ecosystem and the 
     living resources of the Chesapeake Bay watershed ecosystem; 
     and
       (B) signed by the Chesapeake Executive Council.
       (2) Chesapeake bay program.--The term ``Chesapeake Bay 
     program'' means the program directed by the Chesapeake 
     Executive Council in accordance with the Chesapeake Bay 
     agreements.
       (3) Chesapeake bay watershed.--The term ``Chesapeake Bay 
     watershed'' means the region that covers--
       (A) the Chesapeake Bay;
       (B) the portions of the States of Delaware, Maryland, New 
     York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia that drain 
     into the Chesapeake Bay; and
       (C) the District of Columbia.
       (4) Chesapeake executive council.--The term ``Chesapeake 
     Executive Council'' means the council comprised of--
       (A) the Governors of each of the States of Delaware, 
     Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West 
     Virginia;
       (B) the Mayor of the District of Columbia;
       (C) the Chair of the Chesapeake Bay Commission; and
       (D) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency.
       (5) Chesapeake wild program.--The term ``Chesapeake WILD 
     program'' means the nonregulatory program established by the 
     Secretary under section 40003(a).
       (6) Grant program.--The term ``grant program'' means the 
     Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense grant 
     program established by the Secretary under section 40004(a).
       (7) Restoration and protection activity.--The term 
     ``restoration and protection activity'' means an activity 
     carried out for the conservation, stewardship, and 
     enhancement of habitat for fish and wildlife--
       (A) to preserve and improve ecosystems and ecological 
     processes on which the fish and wildlife depend; and
       (B) for use and enjoyment by the public.

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       (8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service.

     SEC. 40003. PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
     nonregulatory program, to be known as the ``Chesapeake 
     Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense program''.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Chesapeake WILD program 
     include--
       (1) coordinating restoration and protection activities 
     among Federal, State, local, and regional entities and 
     conservation partners throughout the Chesapeake Bay 
     watershed;
       (2) engaging other agencies and organizations to build a 
     broader range of partner support, capacity, and potential 
     funding for projects in the Chesapeake Bay watershed;
       (3) carrying out coordinated restoration and protection 
     activities, and providing for technical assistance, 
     throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed--
       (A) to sustain and enhance restoration and protection 
     activities;
       (B) to improve and maintain water quality to support fish 
     and wildlife, habitats of fish and wildlife, and drinking 
     water for people;
       (C) to sustain and enhance water management for volume and 
     flood damage mitigation improvements to benefit fish and 
     wildlife habitat;
       (D) to improve opportunities for public access and 
     recreation in the Chesapeake Bay watershed consistent with 
     the ecological needs of fish and wildlife habitat;
       (E) to facilitate strategic planning to maximize the 
     resilience of natural ecosystems and habitats under changing 
     watershed conditions;
       (F) to utilize green infrastructure or natural 
     infrastructure best management practices to enhance fish and 
     wildlife habitat;
       (G) to engage the public through outreach, education, and 
     citizen involvement to increase capacity and support for 
     coordinated restoration and protection activities in the 
     Chesapeake Bay watershed;
       (H) to sustain and enhance vulnerable communities and fish 
     and wildlife habitat;
       (I) to conserve and restore fish, wildlife, and plant 
     corridors; and
       (J) to increase scientific capacity to support the 
     planning, monitoring, and research activities necessary to 
     carry out coordinated restoration and protection activities.
       (c) Duties.--In carrying out the Chesapeake WILD program, 
     the Secretary shall--
       (1) draw on existing plans for the Chesapeake Bay 
     watershed, or portions of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, 
     including the Chesapeake Bay agreements, and work in 
     consultation with applicable management entities, including 
     Chesapeake Bay program partners, such as the Federal 
     Government, State and local governments, the Chesapeake Bay 
     Commission, and other regional organizations, as appropriate, 
     to identify, prioritize, and implement restoration and 
     protection activities within the Chesapeake Bay watershed;
       (2) adopt a Chesapeake Bay watershed-wide strategy that--
       (A) supports the implementation of a shared set of science-
     based restoration and protection activities developed in 
     accordance with paragraph (1); and
       (B) targets cost-effective projects with measurable 
     results; and
       (3) establish the grant program in accordance with section 
     40004.
       (d) Coordination.--In establishing the Chesapeake WILD 
     program, the Secretary shall consult, as appropriate, with--
       (1) the heads of Federal agencies, including--
       (A) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency;
       (B) the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration;
       (C) the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation 
     Service;
       (D) the Chief of Engineers;
       (E) the Director of the United States Geological Survey;
       (F) the Secretary of Transportation;
       (G) the Chief of the Forest Service; and
       (H) the head of any other applicable agency;
       (2) the Governors of each of the States of Delaware, 
     Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia 
     and the Mayor of the District of Columbia;
       (3) fish and wildlife joint venture partnerships; and
       (4) other public agencies and organizations with authority 
     for the planning and implementation of conservation 
     strategies in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

     SEC. 40004. GRANTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Chesapeake Wild Grant Program.--To the extent that 
     funds are made available to carry out this section, the 
     Secretary shall establish and carry out, as part of the 
     Chesapeake WILD program, a voluntary grant and technical 
     assistance program, to be known as the ``Chesapeake Watershed 
     Investments for Landscape Defense grant program'', to provide 
     competitive matching grants of varying amounts and technical 
     assistance to eligible entities described in subsection (b) 
     to carry out activities described in section 40003(b).
       (b) Eligible Entities.--The following entities are eligible 
     to receive a grant and technical assistance under the grant 
     program:
       (1) A State.
       (2) The District of Columbia.
       (3) A unit of local government.
       (4) A nonprofit organization.
       (5) An institution of higher education.
       (6) Any other entity that the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate in accordance with the criteria established under 
     subsection (c).
       (c) Criteria.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
     officials and entities described in section 40003(d), shall 
     establish criteria for the grant program to help ensure that 
     activities funded under this section--
       (1) accomplish 1 or more of the purposes described in 
     section 40003(b); and
       (2) advance the implementation of priority actions or needs 
     identified in the Chesapeake Bay watershed-wide strategy 
     adopted under section 40003(c)(2).
       (d) Cost Sharing.--
       (1) Department of the interior share.--The Department of 
     the Interior share of the cost of a project funded under the 
     grant program shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost 
     of the project, as determined by the Secretary.
       (2) Non-department of the interior share.--
       (A) In general.--The non-Department of the Interior share 
     of the cost of a project funded under the grant program may 
     be provided in cash or in the form of an in-kind contribution 
     of services or materials.
       (B) Other federal funding.--Non-Department of the Interior 
     Federal funds may be used for not more than 25 percent of the 
     total cost of a project funded under the grant program.
       (e) Administration.--The Secretary may enter into an 
     agreement to manage the grant program with an organization 
     that offers grant management services.

     SEC. 40005. REPORTING.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress a report describing the implementation of sections 
     40002 through 40006 of this Act, including a description of 
     each project that has received funding under this Act.

     SEC. 40006. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     such sums as are necessary to carry out sections 40002 
     through 40006 of this Act.
       (b) Supplement, Not Supplant.--Funds made available under 
     subsection (a) shall supplement, and not supplant, funding 
     for other activities conducted by the Secretary in the 
     Chesapeake Bay watershed.


          amendment no. 25 offered by mr. walberg of michigan

       Page 718, line 15, strike ``race and ethnicity'' and insert 
     ``race, ethnicity, and mode of transportation''.


            amendment no. 26 offered by mr. walden of oregon

       Page 157, after line 23, insert the following:

     SEC. 1118. FEDERAL GRANTS FOR PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE SAFETY 
                   IMPROVEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any provision of title 23, 
     United States Code, or any regulation issued by the Secretary 
     of Transportation, section 129(a)(3) of such title shall not 
     apply to a covered public authority that receives funding 
     under such title for pedestrian and bike safety improvements.
       (b) No Toll.--A covered public authority may not charge a 
     toll, fee, or other levy for use of such improvements.
       (c) Effective Date.--A covered public authority shall be 
     eligible for the exemption under subsection (a) for 10 years 
     after the date of enactment of this Act. Any such exemption 
     granted shall remain in effect after the effective date 
     described in this section.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (1) Covered public authority.--The term ``covered public 
     authority'' means a public authority with jurisdiction over a 
     toll facility located within both--
       (A) a National Scenic Area; and
       (B) the National Trail System.
       (2) National scenic area.--The term ``National Scenic 
     Area'' means an area of the National Forest System federally 
     designated as a National Scenic Area in recognition of the 
     outstanding natural, scenic, and recreational values of the 
     area.
       (3) National trail system.--The term ``National Trail 
     System'' means an area described in section 3 of the National 
     Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1242).
       (4) Public authority; toll facility.--The terms ``public 
     authority'' and ``toll facility'' have the meanings such 
     terms would have if such terms were included in chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code.


            amendment no. 27 offered by mr. welch of vermont

       In subtitle B of title III of division G, strike subchapter 
     A of chapter 1 and insert the following:

                      Subchapter A--HOPE for HOMES

     SEC. 33201. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subchapter:
       (1) Contractor certification.--The term ``contractor 
     certification'' means an industry recognized certification 
     that may be obtained by a residential contractor to advance 
     the expertise and education of the contractor in energy 
     efficiency retrofits of residential buildings, including--
       (A) a certification provided by--
       (i) the Building Performance Institute;
       (ii) the Air Conditioning Contractors of America;
       (iii) the National Comfort Institute;

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       (iv) the North American Technician Excellence;
       (v) RESNET;
       (vi) the United States Green Building Council; or
       (vii) Home Innovation Research Labs; and
       (B) any other certification the Secretary determines 
     appropriate for purposes of the Home Energy Savings Retrofit 
     Rebate Program.
       (2) Contractor company.--The term ``contractor company'' 
     means a company--
       (A) the business of which is to provide services to 
     residential building owners with respect to HVAC systems, 
     insulation, air sealing, or other services that are approved 
     by the Secretary;
       (B) that holds the licenses and insurance required by the 
     State in which the company provides services; and
       (C) that provides services for which a partial system 
     rebate, measured performance rebate, or modeled performance 
     rebate may be provided pursuant to the Home Energy Savings 
     Retrofit Rebate Program.
       (3) Energy audit.--The term ``energy audit'' means an 
     inspection, survey, and analysis of the energy use of a 
     building, including the building envelope and HVAC system.
       (4) Home.--The term ``home'' means a residential dwelling 
     unit in a building with no more than 4 dwelling units that--
       (A) is located in the United States;
       (B) was constructed before the date of enactment of this 
     Act; and
       (C) is occupied at least 6 months out of the year.
       (5) Home energy savings retrofit rebate program.--The term 
     ``Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program'' means the 
     Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program established under 
     section 33203.
       (6) Homeowner.--The term ``homeowner'' means the owner of 
     an owner-occupied home or a tenant-occupied home.
       (7) Home valuation certification.--The term ``home 
     valuation certification'' means the following home 
     assessments:
       (A) Home Energy Score.
       (B) PEARL Certification.
       (C) National Green Building Standard.
       (D) LEED.
       (E) Any other assessment the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate.
       (8) HOPE qualification.--The term ``HOPE Qualification'' 
     means the qualification described in section 33202B.
       (9) HOPE training credit.--The term ``HOPE training 
     credit'' means a HOPE training task credit or a HOPE training 
     supplemental credit.
       (10) HOPE training task credit.--The term ``HOPE training 
     task credit'' means a credit described in section 33202A(a).
       (11) HOPE training supplemental credit.--The term ``HOPE 
     training supplemental credit'' means a credit described in 
     section 33202A(b).
       (12) HVAC system.--The term ``HVAC system'' means a 
     system--
       (A) consisting of a heating component, a ventilation 
     component, and an air-conditioning component; and
       (B) which components may include central air conditioning, 
     a heat pump, a furnace, a boiler, a rooftop unit, and a 
     window unit.
       (13) Measured performance rebate.--The term ``measured 
     performance rebate'' means a rebate provided in accordance 
     with section 33203B and described in subsection (e) of that 
     section.
       (14) Modeled performance rebate.--The term ``modeled 
     performance rebate'' means a rebate provided in accordance 
     with section 33203B and described in subsection (d) of that 
     section.
       (15) Moderate income.--The term ``moderate income'' means, 
     with respect to a household, a household with an annual 
     income that is less than 80 percent of the area median 
     income, as determined annually by the Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development.
       (16) Partial system rebate.--The term ``partial system 
     rebate'' means a rebate provided in accordance with section 
     33203A.
       (17) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Energy.
       (18) State.--The term ``State'' includes--
       (A) a State;
       (B) the District of Columbia;
       (C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
       (D) Guam;
       (E) American Samoa;
       (F) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands;
       (G) the United States Virgin Islands; and
       (H) any other territory or possession of the United States.
       (19) State energy office.--The term ``State energy office'' 
     means the office or agency of a State responsible for 
     developing the State energy conservation plan for the State 
     under section 362 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 6322).

                         PART 1--HOPE TRAINING

     SEC. 33202. NOTICE FOR HOPE QUALIFICATION TRAINING AND 
                   GRANTS.

       Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the 
     Building Technologies Office of the Department of Energy, 
     shall issue a notice that includes--
       (1) criteria established under section 33202A for approval 
     by the Secretary of courses for which credits may be issued 
     for purposes of a HOPE Qualification;
       (2) a list of courses that meet such criteria and are so 
     approved; and
       (3) information on how individuals and entities may apply 
     for grants under this part.

     SEC. 33202A. COURSE CRITERIA.

       (a) HOPE Training Task Credit.--
       (1) Criteria.--The Secretary shall establish criteria for 
     approval of a course for which a credit, to be known as a 
     HOPE training task credit, may be issued, including that such 
     course--
       (A) is equivalent to at least 30 hours in total course 
     time;
       (B) is accredited by the Interstate Renewable Energy 
     Council or is determined to be equivalent by the Secretary;
       (C) is, with respect to a particular job, aligned with the 
     relevant National Renewable Energy Laboratory Job Task 
     Analysis, or other credentialing program foundation that 
     helps identify the necessary core knowledge areas, critical 
     work functions, or skills, as approved by the Secretary;
       (D) has established learning objectives; and
       (E) includes, as the Secretary determines appropriate, an 
     appropriate assessment of such learning objectives that may 
     include a final exam, to be proctored on-site or through 
     remote proctoring, or an in-person field exam.
       (2) Included courses.--The Secretary shall approve one or 
     more courses that meet the criteria described in paragraph 
     (1) for training related to--
       (A) contractor certification;
       (B) energy auditing or assessment;
       (C) home energy systems (including HVAC systems);
       (D) insulation installation and air leakage control;
       (E) health and safety regarding the installation of energy 
     efficiency measures or health and safety impacts associated 
     with energy efficiency retrofits; and
       (F) indoor air quality.
       (b) HOPE Training Supplemental Credit Criteria.--The 
     Secretary shall establish criteria for approval of a course 
     for which a credit, to be known as a HOPE training 
     supplemental credit, may be issued, including that such 
     course provides--
       (1) training related to--
       (A) small business success, including management, home 
     energy efficiency software, or general accounting principles;
       (B) the issuance of a home valuation certification;
       (C) the use of wifi-enabled technology in an energy 
     efficiency upgrade; or
       (D) understanding and being able to participate in the Home 
     Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program; and
       (2) as the Secretary determines appropriate, an appropriate 
     assessment of such training that may include a final exam, to 
     be proctored on-site or through remote proctoring, or an in-
     person field exam.
       (c) Existing Approved Courses.--The Secretary may approve a 
     course that meets the applicable criteria established under 
     this section that is approved by the applicable State energy 
     office or relevant State agency with oversight authority for 
     residential energy efficiency programs.
       (d) In-person and Online Training.--An online course 
     approved pursuant to this section may be conducted in-person, 
     but may not be offered exclusively in-person.

     SEC. 33202B. HOPE QUALIFICATION.

       (a) Issuance of Credits.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, or an entity authorized by 
     the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (2), may issue--
       (A) a HOPE training task credit to any individual that 
     completes a course that meets applicable criteria under 
     section 33202A; and
       (B) a HOPE training supplemental credit to any individual 
     that completes a course that meets the applicable criteria 
     under section 33202A.
       (2) Other entities.--The Secretary may authorize a State 
     energy office implementing an authorized program under 
     subsection (b)(2), an organization described in section 
     33202C(b), and any other entity the Secretary determines 
     appropriate, to issue HOPE training credits in accordance 
     with paragraph (1).
       (b) HOPE Qualification.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may certify that an 
     individual has achieved a qualification, to be known as a 
     HOPE Qualification, that indicates that the individual has 
     received at least 3 HOPE training credits, of which at least 
     2 shall be HOPE training task credits.
       (2) State programs.--The Secretary may authorize a State 
     energy office to implement a program to provide HOPE 
     Qualifications in accordance with this part.

     SEC. 33202C. GRANTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall, to the extent amounts 
     are made available in appropriations Acts for such purposes, 
     provide grants to support the training of individuals toward 
     the completion of a HOPE Qualification.
       (b) Provider Organizations.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may provide a grant of up to 
     $20,000 under this section to an organization to provide 
     training online, including establishing, modifying, or 
     maintaining the online systems, staff time, and software and 
     online program management, through a course that meets the 
     applicable criteria established under section 33202A.
       (2) Criteria.--In order to receive a grant under this 
     subsection, an organization shall be--
       (A) a nonprofit organization;
       (B) an educational institution; or
       (C) an organization that has experience providing training 
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     with the weatherization assistance program implemented under 
     part A of title IV of the Energy Conservation and Production 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 6861 et seq.) or equivalent experience, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       (3) Additional certifications.--In addition to any grant 
     provided under paragraph (1), the Secretary may provide an 
     organization up to $5,000 for each additional course for 
     which a HOPE training credit may be issued that is offered by 
     the organization.
       (c) Contractor Company.--The Secretary may provide a grant 
     under this section of $1,000 per employee to a contractor 
     company, up to a maximum of $10,000, to reimburse the 
     contractor company for training costs for employees, and any 
     home technology support needed for an employee to receive 
     training pursuant to this section. Grant funds provided under 
     this subsection may be used to support wages of employees 
     during training.
       (d) Trainees.--The Secretary may provide a grant of up to 
     $1,000 under this section to an individual who receives a 
     HOPE Qualification.
       (e) State Energy Office.--The Secretary may provide a grant 
     under this section to a State energy office of up to $25,000 
     to implement an authorized program under section 33202B(b).

     SEC. 33202D. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     part $500,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2021 through 
     2025, to remain available until expended.

          PART 2--HOME ENERGY SAVINGS RETROFIT REBATE PROGRAM

     SEC. 33203. ESTABLISHMENT OF HOME ENERGY SAVINGS RETROFIT 
                   REBATE PROGRAM.

        The Secretary shall establish a program, to be known as 
     the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program, to--
       (1) provide rebates in accordance with section 33203A; and
       (2) provide grants to States to carry out programs to 
     provide rebates in accordance with section 33203B.

     SEC. 33203A. PARTIAL SYSTEM REBATES.

       (a) Amount of Rebate.--In carrying out the Home Energy 
     Savings Retrofit Rebate Program, and subject to the 
     availability of appropriations for such purpose, the 
     Secretary shall provide a homeowner a rebate, to be known as 
     a partial system rebate, of, except as provided in section 
     33203C, up to--
       (1) $800 for the purchase and installation of insulation 
     and air sealing within a home of the homeowner; and
       (2) $1,500 for the purchase and installation of insulation 
     and air sealing within a home of the homeowner and 
     replacement of an HVAC system, the heating component of an 
     HVAC system, or the cooling component of an HVAC system, of 
     such home.
       (b) Specifications.--
       (1) Cost.--The amount of a partial system rebate provided 
     under this section shall, except as provided in section 
     33203C, not exceed 30 percent of cost of the purchase and 
     installation of insulation and air sealing under subsection 
     (a)(1), or the purchase and installation of insulation and 
     air sealing and replacement of an HVAC system, the heating 
     component of an HVAC system, or the cooling component of an 
     HVAC system, under subsection (a)(2). Labor may be included 
     in such cost but may not exceed--
       (A) in the case of a rebate under subsection (a)(1), 50 
     percent of such cost; and
       (B) in the case of a rebate under subsection (a)(2), 25 
     percent of such cost.
       (2) Replacement of an hvac system, the heating component of 
     an hvac system, or the cooling component of an hvac system.--
     In order to qualify for a partial system rebate described in 
     subsection (a)(2)--
       (A) any HVAC system, heating component of an HVAC system, 
     or cooling component of an HVAC system installed shall be 
     Energy Star Most Efficient certified;
       (B) installation of such an HVAC system, the heating 
     component of an HVAC system, or the cooling component of an 
     HVAC system, shall be completed in accordance with standards 
     specified by the Secretary that are at least as stringent as 
     the applicable guidelines of the Air Conditioning Contractors 
     of America that are in effect on the date of enactment of 
     this Act;
       (C) if ducts are present, replacement of an HVAC system, 
     the heating component of an HVAC system, or the cooling 
     component of an HVAC system shall include duct sealing; and
       (D) the installation of insulation and air sealing shall 
     occur within 6 months of the replacement of the HVAC system, 
     the heating component of an HVAC system, or the cooling 
     component of an HVAC system.
       (c) Additional Incentives for Contractors.--In carrying out 
     the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program, the 
     Secretary may provide a $250 payment to a contractor per home 
     for which--
       (1) a partial system rebate is provided under this section 
     for the installation of insulation and air sealing, or 
     installation of insulation and air sealing and replacement of 
     an HVAC system, the heating component of an HVAC system, or 
     the cooling component of an HVAC system, by the contractor;
       (2) the applicable homeowner has signed and submitted to 
     the Secretary a release form made available pursuant to 
     section 33203E(b) authorizing the contractor access to 
     information in the utility bills of the homeowner; and
       (3) the contractor inputs, into the Department of Energy's 
     Building Performance Database--
       (A) the energy usage for the home for the 12 months 
     preceding, and the 24 months following, the installation of 
     insulation and air sealing or installation of insulation and 
     air sealing and replacement of an HVAC system, the heating 
     component of an HVAC system, or the cooling component of an 
     HVAC system;
       (B) a description of such installation or installation and 
     replacement; and
       (C) the total cost to the homeowner for such installation 
     or installation and replacement.
       (d) Process.--
       (1) Forms; rebate processing system.--Not later than 90 
     days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, 
     in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall--
       (A) develop and make available rebate forms required to 
     receive a partial system rebate under this section;
       (B) establish a Federal rebate processing system which 
     shall serve as a database and information technology system 
     that will allow homeowners to submit required rebate forms; 
     and
       (C) establish a website that provides information on 
     partial system rebates provided under this section, including 
     how to determine whether particular measures qualify for a 
     rebate under this section and how to receive such a rebate.
       (2) Submission of forms.--In order to receive a partial 
     system rebate under this section, a homeowner shall submit 
     the required rebate forms, and any other information the 
     Secretary determines appropriate, to the Federal rebate 
     processing system established pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (e) Funding.--
       (1) Limitation.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary may 
     not use more than 50 percent of the amounts made available to 
     carry out this part to carry out this section.
       (2) Allocation.--The Secretary shall allocate amounts made 
     available to carry out this section for partial system 
     rebates among the States using the same formula as is used to 
     allocate funds for States under part D of title III of the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq.).

     SEC. 33203B. STATE ADMINISTERED REBATES.

       (a) Funding.--In carrying out the Home Energy Savings 
     Retrofit Rebate Program, and subject to the availability of 
     appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary shall provide 
     grants to States to carry out programs to provide rebates in 
     accordance with this section.
       (b) State Participation.--
       (1) Plan.--In order to receive a grant under this section a 
     State shall submit to the Secretary an application that 
     includes a plan to implement a State program that meets the 
     minimum criteria under subsection (c).
       (2) Approval.--Not later than 60 days after receipt of a 
     completed application for a grant under this section, the 
     Secretary shall either approve the application or provide to 
     the applicant an explanation for denying the application.
       (c) Minimum Criteria for State Programs.--Not later than 6 
     months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall establish and publish minimum criteria for a State 
     program to meet to qualify for funding under this section, 
     including--
       (1) that the State program be carried out by the applicable 
     State energy office or its designee;
       (2) that a rebate be provided under a State program only 
     for a home energy efficiency retrofit that--
       (A) is completed by a contractor who meets minimum training 
     requirements and certification requirements set forth by the 
     Secretary;
       (B) includes installation of one or more home energy 
     efficiency retrofit measures for a home that together are 
     modeled to achieve, or are shown to achieve, a reduction in 
     home energy use of 20 percent or more from the baseline 
     energy use of the home;
       (C) does not include installation of any measure that the 
     Secretary determines does not improve the thermal energy 
     performance of the home, such as a pool pump, pool heater, 
     spa, or EV charger; and
       (D) includes, after installation of the applicable home 
     energy efficiency retrofit measures, a test-out procedure 
     conducted in accordance with guidelines issued by the 
     Secretary of such measures to ensure--
       (i) the safe operation of all systems post retrofit; and
       (ii) that all improvements are included in, and have been 
     installed according to--

       (I) manufacturers installation specifications; and
       (II) all applicable State and local codes or equivalent 
     standards approved by the Secretary;

       (3) that the State program utilize--
       (A) for purposes of modeled performance rebates, modeling 
     software approved by the Secretary for determining and 
     documenting the baseline energy use of a home and the 
     reductions in home energy use resulting from the 
     implementation of a home energy efficiency retrofit; and
       (B) for purposes of measured performance rebates, methods 
     and procedures approved by the Secretary for determining and 
     documenting the baseline energy use of a home and the 
     reductions in home energy use resulting from the 
     implementation of a home energy efficiency retrofit, 
     including methods

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     and procedures for use of advanced metering infrastructure, 
     weather-normalized data, and open source standards, to 
     measure such baseline energy use and such reductions in home 
     energy use;
       (4) that the State program include implementation of a 
     quality assurance program--
       (A) to ensure that home energy efficiency retrofits are 
     achieving the stated level of energy savings, that efficiency 
     measures were installed correctly, and that work is performed 
     in accordance with procedures developed by the Secretary, 
     including through quality-control inspections for a portion 
     of home energy efficiency retrofits completed by each 
     applicable contractor; and
       (B) under which a quality-control inspection of a home 
     energy efficiency retrofit is performed by a quality 
     assurance provider who--
       (i) is independent of the contractor for such retrofit; and
       (ii) will confirm that such contractor is a contractor who 
     meets minimum training requirements and certification 
     requirements set forth by the Secretary;
       (5) that the State program include requirements for a 
     homeowner, contractor, or rebate aggregator to claim a 
     rebate, including that the homeowner, contractor, or rebate 
     aggregator submit any applicable forms approved by the 
     Secretary to the State, including a copy of the certificate 
     provided by the applicable contractor certifying projected or 
     measured reduction of home energy use;
       (6) that the State program may include requirements for an 
     entity to be eligible to serve as a rebate aggregator to 
     facilitate the delivery of rebates to homeowners or 
     contractors;
       (7) that the State program include procedures for a 
     homeowner to transfer the right to claim a rebate to the 
     contractor performing the applicable home energy efficiency 
     retrofit or to a rebate aggregator that works with the 
     contractor; and
       (8) that the State program provide that a homeowner, 
     contractor, or rebate aggregator may claim more than one 
     rebate under the State program, and may claim a rebate under 
     the State program after receiving a partial system rebate 
     under section 33203A, provided that no 2 rebates may be 
     provided with respect to a home using the same baseline 
     energy use of such home.
       (d) Modeled Performance Rebates.--
       (1) In general.--In carrying out a State program under this 
     section, a State may provide a homeowner, contractor, or 
     rebate aggregator a rebate, to be known as a modeled 
     performance rebate, for an energy audit of a home and a home 
     energy efficiency retrofit that is projected, using modeling 
     software approved by the Secretary, to reduce home energy use 
     by at least 20 percent.
       (2) Amount.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in section 33203C, and 
     subject to subparagraph (B), the amount of a modeled 
     performance rebate provided under a State program shall be 
     equal to 50 percent of the cost of the applicable energy 
     audit of a home and home energy efficiency retrofit, 
     including the cost of diagnostic procedures, labor, 
     reporting, and modeling.
       (B) Limitation.--Except as provided in section 33203C, with 
     respect to an energy audit and home energy efficiency 
     retrofit that is projected to reduce home energy use by--
       (i) at least 20 percent, but less than 40 percent, the 
     maximum amount of a modeled performance rebate shall be 
     $2,000; and
       (ii) at least 40 percent, the maximum amount of a modeled 
     performance rebate shall be $4,000.
       (e) Measured Performance Rebates.--
       (1) In general.--In carrying out a State program under this 
     section, a State may provide a homeowner, contractor, or 
     rebate aggregator a rebate, to be known as a measured 
     performance rebate, for a home energy efficiency retrofit 
     that reduces home energy use by at least 20 percent as 
     measured using methods and procedures approved by the 
     Secretary.
       (2) Amount.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in section 33203C, and 
     subject to subparagraph (B), the amount of a measured 
     performance rebate provided under a State program shall be 
     equal to 50 percent of the cost, including the cost of 
     diagnostic procedures, labor, reporting, and energy 
     measurement, of the applicable home energy efficiency 
     retrofit.
       (B) Limitation.--Except as provided in section 33203C, with 
     respect to a home energy efficiency retrofit that is measured 
     as reducing home energy use by--
       (i) at least 20 percent, but less than 40 percent, the 
     maximum amount of a measured performance rebate shall be 
     $2,000; and
       (ii) at least 40 percent, the maximum amount of a measured 
     performance rebate shall be $4,000.
       (f) Coordination of Rebate and Existing State-sponsored or 
     Utility-sponsored Programs.--A State that receives a grant 
     under this section is encouraged to work with State agencies, 
     energy utilities, nonprofits, and other entities--
       (1) to assist in marketing the availability of the rebates 
     under the applicable State program;
       (2) to coordinate with utility or State managed financing 
     programs;
       (3) to assist in implementation of the applicable State 
     program, including installation of home energy efficiency 
     retrofits; and
       (4) to coordinate with existing quality assurance programs.
       (g) Administration and Oversight.--
       (1) Review of approved modeling software.--The Secretary 
     shall, on an annual basis, list and review all modeling 
     software approved for use in determining and documenting the 
     reductions in home energy use for purposes of modeled 
     performance rebates under subsection (d). In approving such 
     modeling software each year, the Secretary shall ensure that 
     modeling software approved for a year will result in modeling 
     of energy efficiency gains for any type of home energy 
     efficiency retrofit that is at least as substantial as the 
     modeling of energy efficiency gains for such type of home 
     energy efficiency retrofit using the modeling software 
     approved for the previous year.
       (2) Oversight.--If the Secretary determines that a State is 
     not implementing a State program that was approved pursuant 
     to subsection (b) and that meets the minimum criteria under 
     subsection (c), the Secretary may, after providing the State 
     a period of at least 90 days to meet such criteria, withhold 
     grant funds under this section from the State.

     SEC. 33203C. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR MODERATE INCOME 
                   HOUSEHOLDS.

       (a) Certifications.--The Secretary shall establish 
     procedures for certifying that the household of a homeowner 
     is moderate income for purposes of this section.
       (b) Percentages.--Subject to subsection (c), for households 
     of homeowners that are certified pursuant to the procedures 
     established under subsection (a) as moderate income the--
       (1) amount of a partial system rebate under section 33203A 
     shall not exceed 60 percent of the applicable purchase and 
     installation costs described in section 33203A(b)(1); and
       (2) amount of--
       (A) a modeled performance rebate under section 33203B 
     provided shall be equal to 80 percent of the applicable costs 
     described in section 33203B(d)(2)(A); and
       (B) a measured performance rebate under section 33203B 
     provided shall be equal to 80 percent of the applicable costs 
     described in section 33203B(e)(2)(A).
       (c) Maximum Amounts.--For households of homeowners that are 
     certified pursuant to the procedures established under 
     subsection (a) as moderate income the maximum amount--
       (1) of a partial system rebate--
       (A) under section 33203A(a)(1) for the purchase and 
     installation of insulation and air sealing within a home of 
     the homeowner shall be $1600; and
       (B) under section 33203A(a)(2) for the purchase and 
     installation of insulation and air sealing within a home of 
     the homeowner and replacement of an HVAC system, the heating 
     component of an HVAC system, or the cooling component of an 
     HVAC system, of such home, shall be $3,000;
       (2) of a modeled performance rebate under section 33203B 
     for an energy audit and home energy efficiency retrofit that 
     is projected to reduce home energy use as described in--
       (A) section 33203B(d)(2)(B)(i) shall be $4,000; and
       (B) section 33203B(d)(2)(B)(ii) shall be $8,000; and
       (3) of a measured performance rebate under section 33203B 
     for a home energy efficiency retrofit that reduces home 
     energy use as described in--
       (B) section 33203B(e)(2)(B)(i) shall be $4,000; and
       (C) section 33203B(e)(2)(B)(ii) shall be $8,000.
       (d) Outreach.--The Secretary shall establish procedures 
     to--
       (1) provide information to households of homeowners that 
     are certified pursuant to the procedures established under 
     subsection (a) as moderate income regarding other programs 
     and resources relating to assistance for energy efficiency 
     upgrades of homes, including the weatherization assistance 
     program implemented under part A of title IV of the Energy 
     Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6861 et seq.); and
       (2) refer such households, as applicable, to such other 
     programs and resources.

     SEC. 33203D. EVALUATION REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act and annually thereafter until the 
     termination of the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate 
     Program, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on 
     the use of funds made available to carry out this part.
       (b) Contents.--Each report submitted under subsection (a) 
     shall include--
       (1) how many home energy efficiency retrofits have been 
     completed during the previous year under the Home Energy 
     Savings Retrofit Rebate Program;
       (2) an estimate of how many jobs have been created through 
     the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program, directly and 
     indirectly;
       (3) a description of what steps could be taken to promote 
     further deployment of energy efficiency and renewable energy 
     retrofits;
       (4) a description of the quantity of verifiable energy 
     savings, homeowner energy bill savings, and other benefits of 
     the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program;
       (5) a description of any waste, fraud, or abuse with 
     respect to funds made available to carry out this part; and
       (6) any other information the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.

     SEC. 33203E. ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide such 
     administrative and technical support to contractors, rebate 
     aggregators,

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     States, and Indian Tribes as is necessary to carry out this 
     part.
       (b) Information Collection.--The Secretary shall establish, 
     and make available to a homeowner, or the homeowner's 
     designated representative, seeking a rebate under this part, 
     release forms authorizing access by the Secretary, or a 
     designated third-party representative to information in the 
     utility bills of the homeowner with appropriate privacy 
     protections in place.

     SEC. 33203F. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary to carry out this part $1,200,000,000 for each 
     of fiscal years 2021 through 2025, to remain available until 
     expended.
       (b) Tribal Allocation.--Of the amounts made available 
     pursuant to subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall work with Indian Tribes and use 2 percent of such 
     amounts to carry out a program or programs that as close as 
     possible reflect the goals, requirements, and provisions of 
     this part, taking into account any factors that the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate.

                       PART 3--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 33204. APPOINTMENT OF PERSONNEL.

       Notwithstanding the provisions of title 5, United States 
     Code, regarding appointments in the competitive service and 
     General Schedule classifications and pay rates, the Secretary 
     may appoint such professional and administrative personnel as 
     the Secretary considers necessary to carry out this 
     subchapter.

     SEC. 33204A. MAINTENANCE OF FUNDING.

       Each State receiving Federal funds pursuant to this 
     subchapter shall provide reasonable assurances to the 
     Secretary that it has established policies and procedures 
     designed to ensure that Federal funds provided under this 
     subchapter will be used to supplement, and not to supplant, 
     State and local funds.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 1028, the 
gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio) and the gentleman from Missouri 
(Mr. Graves) each will control 30 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Oregon.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of these en bloc amendments which 
provides consideration of 27 amendments sponsored by Members on both 
sides of the aisle.
  The amendments contained in this en bloc amend various divisions of 
the bill, and affect highways, transit, rail, safety, water, natural 
resources, and energy policy in the base bill. Some of these amendments 
include:
  A designation of a route through Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, 
Alabama, and Georgia as a future Interstate 14, and designation of a 
route through Texas and New Mexico as future Interstate 27;
  Directing a study on the effectiveness of suicide barriers on 
physical structures other than bridges;
  Clarifying that replacement of functionally obsolete warning devices 
are eligible under the railway grade crossing program;
  Clarifying that transportation demand data and modeling directed by 
the bill must include an analysis of the level of accuracy of existing 
modeling tools;
  Granting Puerto Rico the authority to begin issuing commercial 
drivers' licenses, as all States have the authority to do;
  Allowing certain Surface Transportation Program funds to be used on 
local roads, including farm-to-market roads, in rural areas. There is a 
strong emphasis in this bill on rural areas;
  Making grant funds available to States who ban any non-navigational 
viewing of cellphones while driving;
  Requiring the Secretary of Transportation, within 2 years of 
enactment, to issue a motor vehicle safety standard for newly 
manufactured commercial motor vehicles to be equipped with a universal 
electronic vehicle identifier to identify the vehicle for the purposes 
of roadside inspections and enforcement;
  Requiring States that collect data on traffic stops as part of the 
racial profiling grant program to include the data on the mode of 
transportation associated with the stop.
  These are just a few. I look forward to hearing further discussion on 
these amendments from the various sponsors.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for 
offering these amendments to improve the Moving Forward Act. I urge 
adoption of the amendment.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to en bloc E.
  Of the 171 amendments in this bill, or in this bloc that we are 
considering, it contains 27 individual amendments carefully selected 
and grouped by the other side of the aisle with absolutely no input 
whatsoever from Republicans. Unfortunately, this is par for the course 
for the way the majority has managed its my-way-or-the-highway bill.
  These 27 amendments were picked so the majority could falsely claim 
that their bill includes bipartisan provisions, when in reality this 
bill is still nothing more than a partisan wish list.
  Mr. Speaker, if a car is a lemon, putting a nice cup holder in it 
isn't going to make me buy it.
  Regardless, we should at least have adequate time or an adequate 
amount of time to consider and debate each of these amendments 
individually, because, frankly, there are a number of amendments in 
here that I do support. But this process has not been open. It should 
be open. But, instead, we have been dealt a poor hand from a stacked 
deck.
  It would be an understatement to say that I am disappointed by how 
the majority is rushing this bill, which spends $1\1/2\ trillion of the 
taxpayers' money through a sham legislative process.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I would point out that all of these amendments are 
bipartisan and two of them are solely Republican. So, you know, the 
gentleman may have general objections to the bill for other reasons, as 
we discussed yesterday, the emphasis on climate change, and other 
provisions of the bill for safe drinking water, a substantial increase 
in wastewater, and all that, but this en bloc should be virtually non-
controversial.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. 
Suozzi).
  Mr. SUOZZI. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Moving Forward Act, 
expertly led by Chairman DeFazio.
  This transformative $1.5 trillion infrastructure investment, the 
largest in our Nation's history, would not only help rebuild America's 
decaying infrastructure, not only stimulate our post-coronavirus 
economy, not only create solid middle class jobs, hopefully many of 
them union jobs, but will also make the most significant investment in 
protecting our environment in a generation.
  Investments here will combat climate change, improve the resiliency 
of our shorelines, improve water quality for many American communities, 
and much, much more.
  This bill also includes a provision of mine, which incentivizes 
homeowners in my district, and throughout the Nation, to upgrade their 
antiquated septic systems by reversing a wrong-headed IRS decision that 
requires homeowners to pay income taxes on septic system improvement 
grants that they receive from local governments, such as Suffolk County 
in my district.
  Admittedly, this is not a high-profile provision, but it will help 
homeowners financially and dramatically improve our environment by 
reducing the devastating impacts of nitrogen pollution.
  Over the past 25 years, as a former mayor, county executive, and now 
a Member of this body, I have seen firsthand how reducing nitrogen has 
helped revitalize the Long Island Sound, our national park. This can 
happen up and down the coast of America.

  Investments like these are critical pieces in a comprehensive 
approach we must take to preserve and protect our environment. I 
encourage my colleagues to support the bill.

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  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the 
gentlewoman from Puerto Rico (Miss Gonzalez-Colon).
  Miss GONZALEZ-COLON of Puerto Rico. Mr. Speaker, I thank the 
gentleman for yielding.
  I rise to speak on my amendments 12 and 13 included in the en bloc 
No. 4.
  Amendment 12 incorporates my bipartisan bill, H.R. 6050, making 
Puerto Rico an eligible applicant for the Bureau of Reclamation's 
WaterSMART Grants as well as its Drought Resiliency Project Grants.
  These programs provide Federal funding for water conservation

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projects, as well as projects that improve water management to increase 
resiliency to droughts.
  Currently, Puerto Rico is the only territory and noncontiguous 
jurisdiction in the U.S. where these grants are not available.
  Reliable water service is essential, particularly as we confront 
COVID-19 and we are asking people to wash their hands, and yet, in 
Puerto Rico we are announcing rationing measures impacting over 140,000 
customers. Unfortunately, as much as 59 percent of the water produced 
by the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority is lost through a 
deficient distribution system.
  This situation is further complicated by our vulnerability to 
droughts. In fact, per the U.S. Drought Monitor, 77.48 percent of 
Puerto Rico is currently under abnormally dry conditions. Approximately 
59.84 percent of the island is experiencing drought, while 26.11 
percent is facing a severe drought. The Governor of Puerto Rico, as I 
just told everybody here, has already announced water rationing 
measures impacting more than 140,000 customers.
  Given this reality, Congress should ensure Puerto Rico, just as 
Alaska and Hawaii and the rest of the U.S. territories, is eligible for 
WaterSMART and Drought Resiliency Project Grants.
  My second amendment, amendment 13, allows Puerto Rico to issue 
commercial driver's licenses, or CDLs, and makes the island eligible to 
receive Commercial Driver's License Improvement Grants.
  Requirements of CDL licensure promote increased skills, knowledge, 
and safety of those operating a commercial motor vehicle to a well-
established standard.
  This amendment provides Puerto Rico a 5-year grace period to come 
into CDL compliance and provides immediate eligibility for grants to 
expedite this process.
  I urge my colleagues to support this amendment in the en bloc 
package.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Oregon (Ms. Bonamici).
  Ms. BONAMICI. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  I rise today in support of the en bloc amendments and the Moving 
Forward Act.
  In the last few months, more than 47 million people in this country 
filed for unemployment. They need our support. The Moving Forward Act 
will help address our Nation's deteriorating infrastructure and will 
help us transition to a clean energy economy while creating high-
quality, good-paying jobs. My amendment will make meaningful 
investments in our workforce through registered apprenticeships and 
paid on-the-job training programs to fill those jobs.
  Last year, I worked with Congressman Mitchell, Senator Kaine, and 
Senator Portman to introduce the Building U.S. Infrastructure By 
Leveraging Demands for Skills, or BUILDS, Act, to increase workforce 
diversity in the transportation, infrastructure, and energy sectors.
  My amendment includes language from this bill to provide individuals 
who have historically faced barriers to employment, especially women 
and people of color, with the support, services, and training they need 
to succeed and to find better-paying jobs with preemployment services, 
early employment support, and continuing employment services.
  I thank Chairman DeFazio and Chairman Scott for their support and 
leadership.
  I urge my colleagues to support not only the en bloc amendments but 
the underlying bill, as well.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the 
gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Grothman).
  Mr. GROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  This amendment, which mirrors bipartisan bill H.R. 380 is 
straightforward. It requires the Federal decision makers at the 
Department of the Interior to consider the threat of invasive species 
when installing fishways.
  We all know that over time, the number of dams in this country have 
decreased. As the number of dams has decreased, a benefit is a lot of 
times fish are able to swim upstream, spawn more, and improve the 
overall health of our rivers.
  However, there are times where there are some fish that are not so 
good, and that is when we have invasive species. I have a big problem 
with that on the most significant river in the State of Wisconsin, the 
Wisconsin River. There is a dam there, and they were talking about 
putting up a fishway, which, on the face of it, sounds nice.
  The problem is, below the dam we have Asian carp; they are large 
fish, not native to Wisconsin. It would be devastating to the local 
fish. If they were ever able to work their way over the dam, they would 
not only pollute the Wisconsin River, but the lakes which feed into the 
Wisconsin River all over northern Wisconsin could also be polluted. And 
it is even possible that because there are areas that are kind of 
dicey, they could even work their way into the Great Lakes and all the 
way up the Saint Lawrence River.
  I appreciate the fact that we have considered this amendment. I hope 
it is adopted as part of the en bloc.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Michigan (Mrs. Dingell).
  Mrs. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Oregon for 
yielding.
  I rise in strong support of this en bloc, which includes an important 
bipartisan natural infrastructure amendment that adds H.R. 3742, the 
Recovering America's Wildlife Act to H.R. 2.
  When we talk about infrastructure, natural infrastructure, habitat 
restoration and resilience projects must be part of the conversation.

  Such investments not only create jobs, up to 33 created per $1 
million of investment, but they make communities safer. They grow our 
outdoor recreation economy. And they help recover at-risk wildlife 
populations.
  This amendment will enable States, territories, and Tribes to 
complete proactive collaborative on-the-ground habitat restoration and 
the natural infrastructure projects that will recover more than 12,000 
wildlife, fish, and plant species of the greatest conservation need.
  This amendment is modeled after legislation that has more than 180 
bipartisan cosponsors, and it passed out of the Natural Resources 
Committee with a majority of both Republicans and Democrats.
  I thank my colleagues, Representatives Fortenberry and Raskin for 
coleading this amendment, as well as everybody who helped get us here 
today, including Speaker Pelosi, Leader Hoyer, Whip Clyburn, my dear 
friend, the chairman leading all of this, Chairman McGovern, Chairman 
Grijalva, the Natural Resources Committee staff, and the entire RAWA 
coalition.
  I urge my colleagues to support this en bloc and to support this 
bill. The country needs it.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the 
gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Fortenberry).
  Mr. FORTENBERRY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding, as 
well as Mr. DeFazio for his leadership on this bill.
  Mr. Speaker, the Recovering America's Wildlife Act, I believe, is the 
single most exciting policy development in the conservation space in 
decades.
  As an amendment to today's bill, we are doing three things here: We 
are protecting ecosystems; we are enhancing community; and we are 
supporting recreation.
  I also add my thanks to Representative Debbie Dingell, who has been a 
tremendous leader in this particular effort, as well as Jamie Raskin, 
the Congressman from Maryland, for joining us.
  Mr. Speaker, most Americans don't know that the Federal Government 
requires that States do wildlife management planning. This amendment 
funds that Federal mandate in a more creative fashion, by connecting 
resource extraction with prudent resource recovery, to help States 
improve their plans and create a continuity of habitat for multiuse 
opportunities within communities. That is why we have such a diverse 
group of persons supporting this bill: Hunters and anglers and birders 
and hikers and other wildlife enthusiasts, as well as those who are 
involved in the burgeoning field of ecotourism.
  Mr. Speaker, here is another benefit. When something goes wrong, of 
course, we tend to act. And in this regard, we act through a very 
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called the Endangered Species Act. But this amendment puts preventative 
measures in place, moving upstream from the emergency room enactment of 
the Endangered Species Act and moving us from regulation and litigation 
to collaboration and conservation, which saves huge amounts of 
government resources, societal resources, while it also enhances our 
environmental security.
  And while there are some structural difficulties with the overall 
bill from my perspective, nonetheless, this provision is a winner.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Cuellar).
  Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman DeFazio for yielding. I 
also thank his staff for working very hard to put this bill together 
that will add $1.5 billion to the $1 trillion that will be added for 
our highways and the infrastructure that we need. Thank you so much.
  I am pleased to offer this bipartisan amendment in order to designate 
the I-27 Ports-to-Plains Corridor as a future interstate that starts in 
Laredo, the largest inland port in the country.
  I thank Jodey Arrington, Brian Babin, Lizzie Fletcher, and Ben Lujan 
for all the work that they have done to get to this point.
  This designation will make Texas and New Mexico eligible for 
increased Federal funding to complete the I-27 highway expansion 
project, creating economic growth, jobs, and trade opportunities across 
those two states.
  The I-27 expansion would immediately grow the Texas GDP by $17.2 
billion and create 178,000 construction jobs. It would also add 17,710 
long-term employment opportunities in the new I-27 corridor. It would 
also make Laredo the only port of entry that will have I-35, I-69, and 
I-27 as corridors, also.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues in the House to pass this 
bipartisan amendment that will help improve trade in south Texas, 
Texas, and across New Mexico.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Illinois (Mr. Garcia), a member of the committee.
  Mr. GARCIA of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of these en 
bloc amendments, which includes a bipartisan amendment that I filed 
with Representative Gallagher of Wisconsin.
  Our amendment combats old practices like the performance metric now 
known as ``level of service'' that provides faster, wider roads with 
more lanes, rather than a holistic analysis that takes into account 
increased traffic, induced demand, or alternatives like bike and 
transit access.
  Our amendment improves the existing travel demand study included in 
H.R. 2 to examine ways we can prevent new projects from inadvertently 
increasing traffic volume, time, or congestion, all of which are bad 
for drivers and bad for the environment.
  We can and must make smarter investments by using current data and 
best practices, and that is what this bipartisan amendment is all 
about.
  It is endorsed by Transportation for America, the Natural Resources 
Defense Council, Environmental Law and Policy Center, and the League of 
Conservation Voters.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge adoption of this en bloc.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Illinois (Mr. Schneider).

                              {time}  1100

  Mr. SCHNEIDER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 2, 
the Moving Forward Act.
  At home we have seen firsthand the effects of our Nation's aging and 
overburdened infrastructure in crumbling roads, inadequate public 
transit, and more frequent floods.
  Today's package is not simply about rebuilding our roads, bridges, 
and rail, though it does all that. The Moving Forward Act is about 
making smart, transformative investments in our future: investing in 
rebuilding school infrastructure to help them safely reopen; expanding 
internet access to underserved communities to close the digital divide; 
and creating millions of good-paying jobs in the process, lifting up 
entire communities.
  I am particularly proud this legislation has been designed with 
addressing the climate crisis as a top priority.
  Climate change is an existential threat. We see it in rising lake 
levels, a record level in Lake Michigan. We see it across the country 
in stronger storms and longer hurricane seasons, longer fire seasons, 
and disrupted growing seasons.
  We have to act now. We have to reduce emissions. We have to build 
resiliency.
  To that end, I am proud that this act includes two clean energy 
provisions I have previously introduced to promote electric vehicle 
charging stations and incentivize waste heat to power projects.
  This comprehensive package is transformative legislation that will 
ensure our Nation's infrastructure is built to ensure our success in 
the 21st century.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleague to join us in support of this 
important legislation.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Illinois (Ms. Schakowsky).
  Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the en bloc 
amendment. I also rise to thank Chairman DeFazio for including the Hot 
Cars Act in the base bill.
  There are far too many ways that parents can lose their children that 
we can't control. There are diseases that take the lives of our kids 
that we are just not equipped today to stop. But we have a duty to do 
everything that we can to ensure that parents don't lose a child when 
we can prevent it.
  Fifty-three children died of heatstroke in cars last year. In most 
cases, parents--good parents--accidentally leave their children in 
cars. In other cases, kids crawl into an empty car and then somehow 
can't get out again.
  Education alone cannot solve the problem. Even the most attentive 
parents can become distracted and inadvertently leave a child in the 
car.
  I have talked to those parents. It is a crushing experience, as you 
can imagine, one you never get over.
  A simple sensor, an alert system, that would notify parents that they 
have left a child in their car can save lives.
  It is really past time for us to enact this crucial legislation. The 
heat of the summer is really just beginning. Let's get to it.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Mr. DeFazio again for including this 
bill.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Tennessee (Mr. Cohen).
  Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 2 that 
Chairman DeFazio has helped craft and the en bloc amendment which is 
being discussed now.
  Transportation is Memphis. Memphis is blessed to be on the banks of 
the greatest river in our country, the Mississippi, and fortunate to 
have Fred Smith born there, which brought the greatest air cargo 
company in the world to Memphis, Federal Express. That is our number 
one employer.
  This bill will help airports, investments in airports, and create 
jobs, helping FedEx and helping Memphis. It will invest in harbors--we 
have the fifth largest inland harbor in the country--with dredging. 
That is important for the Port of Memphis.
  We have five Class 1 railroads, and there are investments there, and 
that produces jobs and moves goods and services.
  We have two interstate systems and roads that need improvement. This 
bill will put money into roads and bridges and create those jobs.
  It will further put money into broadband, which it is very important 
to reach into the inner cities to give an opportunity for young people, 
African Americans in particular, to get access to the internet and all 
the information that they need to have a good education and a good 
livelihood later on.
  This bill includes several priorities that I have had, including a 
DUI law that is part of this en bloc amendment that will see to it that 
there is a study on why DUI convictions aren't shared by States so that 
people who have multiple DUIs will be punished accordingly and save 
innocent potential victims from the carnage of a DUI accident.

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  It happened in Mississippi. A young Memphis girl was killed by a 
multiple offender, but nobody knew they were a multiple offender 
because their convictions were not submitted to a central base.
  This also incorporates the Complete Streets Act that makes our 
planning more in keeping with the 21st century for pedestrians and 
bicyclers and others who use our roads in alternative ways.
  This is an excellent bill. I am proud to support it. It creates jobs. 
It is good for Memphis. It is good for America.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman DeFazio. There is no more important 
bill than this.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Washington (Ms. Schrier).
  Ms. SCHRIER. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for yielding to me.
  The coronavirus pandemic has taken a severe toll on our economy and 
has resulted in the permanent loss of countless jobs and highlighted 
the need for broadband access for workers and students.

  That is why the Moving Forward Act is so critical right now. It is a 
bold infrastructure package that will put America back to work, create 
new jobs, expand broadband access, and invest in schools and tomorrow's 
clean energy infrastructure.
  I am proud to have included two important wins for Washington in this 
package.
  My bill to fund the Legacy Roads and Trails Program will prioritize 
culvert repairs and riparian habitat in Washington's forests.
  My amendment to ensure transit agencies in King and Pierce Counties 
have flexibility and predictability will allow them to continue to 
serve riders during this public health crisis.
  Passing the Moving Forward Act now is how we shore up our 
infrastructure, set the stage for a clean energy future, and restore 
our economy and families' financial security.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Ruiz).
  Mr. RUIZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this en bloc amendment, 
which includes my bill turned into an amendment to authorize the 
construction of an access road to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center 
in Hemet, California, in my district.
  The Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center is the only Indian Health 
Service youth treatment center in the entire State of California. The 
only way to get to the facility, however, is by traversing a dirt road 
that cracks in the heat and washes out in the rain.
  The Indian Health Service wasn't able to secure the right-of-way to 
pave the access road, so my amendment would give the Indian Health 
Service the authority to improve and pave the access road to give 
Tribal youth safe and secure passage to this facility so they can 
receive treatment and individual counseling in a culturally appropriate 
way that they need to reach their full potential.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for his support of my amendment to 
improve the infrastructure of the Indian Health Service facility in my 
district and for his work on H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Pressley).
  Ms. PRESSLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to offer an amendment to H.R. 2, 
the Moving Forward Act, and thank my colleagues for their work on this 
legislation.
  Our Nation's transportation and infrastructure policies play a 
critical role in building healthy and safe communities, but for far too 
long, they have perpetuated many of our most entrenched inequities.
  My amendment would require us to examine how our Nation's 
transportation policies have impacted and targeted our most vulnerable. 
It is critical that we understand how transportation policies are 
criminalizing Black and Brown communities.
  Specifically, we have seen violent enforcement of fare evasion 
policies and the discriminatory placement of speed cameras and other 
surveillance technology in our lowest income communities.
  Mr. Speaker, this is a moment of reckoning. There is a multiracial, 
multigenerational movement that, for the last month, has been affirming 
that Black lives matter, demanding an end to racist systems and 
policies that disproportionately criminalize our Black and Brown 
neighbors.
  We have a mandate to center justice in all of our policymaking. Our 
transportation policies are no exception.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this amendment.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers on my side, and 
I am prepared to close if the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Graves) is 
ready to close.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  I rise in opposition to this en bloc amendment, and I am, frankly, 
embarrassed by the process.
  I am willing to bet that everyone who sits on the Transportation and 
Infrastructure Committee is proud of its track record of working across 
the aisle to get things done. That is the proven track record for 
success for getting bills actually signed into law, but that is not how 
our committee has operated during the process on this particular piece 
of legislation.
  If you choose to operate and move legislation in this manner, you are 
going to get nothing accomplished; you are not going to get any bill 
signed into law. The only thing you are going to get out of this 
process is going to be a press release, and that is it.
  This is a sham process, and dusting this massive bill with a few 
amendments that Republicans support doesn't make it a bipartisan 
process or a bipartisan product.
  When the majority is ready to work across the aisle on responsible 
legislation, we will continue to stand at the ready to work with them. 
But I can't vote for this en bloc package, and I cannot vote for the 
underlying bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  In response to that, I will revisit a little bit of yesterday's 
debate.
  President Trump ran on the issue of infrastructure. President Trump 
met with us a year ago in March. We started out saying we needed $1 
trillion to $1.3 trillion for infrastructure. He went to $1.9 trillion, 
and then he ended up at $2 trillion.
  We discussed and agreed on what would be in an infrastructure bill: 
roads, bridges, highways, transit, wastewater, drinking water, rail, 
and broadband. All of those are part of this package.
  The total package is less than what the President requested a year 
ago March. He said $2 trillion. This is close to $1.5 trillion. Those 
components of the bill are about $1 trillion. So, that would be very 
close to what he wanted.

                              {time}  1115

  The other components have become necessary because of COVID.
  I was talking to the chairman of Education and Labor, and it has 
become clear that 50 percent of the schools in America do not have HVAC 
systems that can handle COVID--50 percent. A lot of these schools are 
pretty darn decrepit. So we are investing a bunch of money to safely 
educate our kids.
  Mr. Speaker, my hometown, Springfield, Oregon, a great place, people 
have a great public spirit. We have voted to bond ourselves several 
times for new schools. We have a fabulous new middle school, absolutely 
incredible. It has a very big trades department, because not all kids 
are going on the high school track, and we need more trades. We are 
going to need trades to implement our infrastructure bills. So we need 
to help.
  I remember I went to a post-World War II, brand-new elementary 
school. That school is still sitting there, and a lot of these schools 
are not suitable for children at this pandemic time.
  It also includes money for housing. We have a housing crisis in most 
of America. Certainly, on the coast; although, of course, this 
administration cares nothing for the people who live on the coast. But 
even in some of the middle of the country, there is a housing crisis. 
This bill begins to deal with that.

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  It also begins to deal with our absolutely decrepit public housing. 
That is Federal public housing, much of which is 50, 60 years old when 
the Federal Government did things like this, and it needs 
rehabilitation.
  So, yes, we have added a couple of elements to this bill that weren't 
discussed with the President, but they became necessary because of 
COVID.
  And also the Postal Service, which is more essential today than ever. 
Trump hates it because Jeff Bezos has Amazon, and he thinks Amazon is 
getting subsidized by the Postal Service. Actually, no, the Postal 
Service makes a bunch of money by delivering Amazon packages, but it is 
difficult to penetrate.
  So he wants to destroy the Postal Service, which will actually 
disproportionately affect the people who voted for him in red States, 
and particularly rural areas. They are getting their prescriptions and 
other things delivered by the USPS.
  Now, rain, shine, night, day, COVID or not, the Postal Service is 
doing it, doing it in 35-year-old delivery vehicles. They are decrepit 
and incredibly expensive to maintain. This bill would help them buy a 
new fleet and would help them to get through this crisis.
  So, yes, there are some other things in this that were not in a 
traditional infrastructure bill.
  As far as the portion of the bill that comes from our committee, the 
President had seven infrastructure weeks, and we were promised numerous 
times that they were imminently going to propose a bill. The only bill 
they ever proposed would have shifted the entire burden to the States 
and said: Oh, and the private sector will take care of the rest of it.
  There wasn't a Republican I am aware of who even supported that 
stupid proposal. That is it.
  But now we are told: Oh, they are on the cusp again, $2 trillion 
coming soon.
  Well, we are trying to help them deliver here.
  We heard: Oh, Presidents don't propose these things. They don't do 
these things.
  We are here on the anniversary of JFK putting transit into 
transportation. We are here the day after the anniversary of a 
Republican President, Dwight David Eisenhower, signing the National 
Interstate and Defense Highways Act and funding it with a trust fund, 
which hasn't been supplemented since 1993 because the Republicans have 
been in charge most of that time, and they won't raise the user fee.
  Their alternative bill, by the way, doesn't raise the user fee. So 
they are about $120 billion out of whack with a bill that only 
increases highways by 10 percent, zeros out any increase in transit, 
and does nothing for rail.
  So, yes, this is a different product. But this amendment--and I 
misspoke earlier. Eight of the amendments in this package are fully 
Republican amendments; the others are bipartisan amendments.
  So you can raise concerns about the overall process and the overall 
bill, but this part is solid, and it should be approved by a large 
majority in the House.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time for debate has expired.
  Pursuant to the rule, the previous question is ordered on the 
amendments en bloc offered by the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio).
  The question is on the amendments en bloc offered by the gentleman 
from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio).
  The en bloc amendments were agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.


      Amendments En Bloc No. 5 Offered by Ms. Waters of California

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now in order to consider an amendment 
en bloc consisting of amendments printed in part F of House Report 116-
438.
  Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, as the designee of the chair of the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and pursuant to House 
Resolution 1028, I offer an amendment en bloc consisting of the 
amendments printed in part F of House Report 116-438.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendments en 
bloc.
  Amendments en bloc No. 5 consisting of amendment Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 
and 25, printed in part F of House Report 116-438, offered by Ms. 
Waters of California:


         Amendment No. 1 Offered by Ms. Adams of North Carolina

       Page 2147, after line 25, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 90114. EXAMINING LOAN MODIFICATIONS TO THE HBCU CAPITAL 
                   FINANCING PROGRAM.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Education shall report to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
     the Senate the results of an analysis to determine the 
     potential benefits and costs of offering loan modifications 
     under the HBCU Capital Financing Program under part D of 
     title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1066 
     et seq.) as described in the report entitled ``Action Needed 
     to Improve Participation in Education's HBCU Capital 
     Financing Program'' published by Government Accountability 
     Office in June 2018 (GAO-18-455).


              Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mrs. Axne of Iowa

       Page 1714, after line 2, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 60016. GRANT PROGRAM FOR MANUFACTURED HOUSING 
                   PRESERVATION.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development shall establish a grant program under this 
     section and, to the extent amounts are made available 
     pursuant to subsection (j), make grants under such program to 
     eligible entities under subsection (b) for acquiring and 
     preserving manufactured housing communities.
       (b) Eligible Entities.--A grant under this section may be 
     made only to entities that meet such requirements as the 
     Secretary shall establish to ensure that any entity receiving 
     a grant has the capacity to acquire and preserve housing 
     affordability in such communities, including--
       (1) a nonprofit organization, including land trusts;
       (2) a public housing agency or other State or local 
     government agency;
       (3) an Indian tribe (as such term is defined in section 4 
     of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
     Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103)) or an agency of 
     an Indian tribe;
       (4) a resident organization in which homeowners are members 
     and have open and equal access to membership; or
       (5) such other entities as the Secretary determines will 
     maintain housing affordability in manufactured housing 
     communities.
       (c) Use of Grant Amounts.--Amounts from a grant under this 
     section may be used only for--
       (1) the acquisition and preservation of manufactured 
     housing communities;
       (2) such acquisition and preservation, together with costs 
     for making improvements to common areas and community 
     property for acquired manufactured housing communities; or
       (3) the demolition, removal, and replacement of dilapidated 
     homes from a manufactured housing community.
       (d) Preservation; Affordability; Ownership.--A grant under 
     this section may be made only if the Secretary determines 
     that the grantee will enter into such binding agreements as 
     the Secretary considers sufficient to ensure that--
       (1) the manufactured housing community acquired using such 
     grant amounts--
       (A) will be maintained as a manufactured housing community 
     for a period that begins upon the making of such grant and 
     has a duration not shorter than 20 years;
       (B) will be managed in a manner that benefits the residents 
     and maintains their quality of life for a period not shorter 
     than 20 years;
       (C) will, for a period not shorter than 20 years, be 
     subject to limitations on annual increases in rents for lots 
     for manufactured homes in such community either through 
     resident control over increases or, if owned by a party other 
     than the residents, as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
     ensure continued affordability and maintenance of the 
     property, but not in any case annually to exceed the 
     percentage that is equal to the percentage increase for the 
     immediately preceding year in the Consumer Price Index for 
     All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) plus 7 percent, and such rents 
     will comply with any applicable State laws;
       (D) will be owned by an entity described in subsection (b) 
     for a period not shorter than 20 years; and
       (E) has not been the primary beneficiary of a grant under 
     this section during the preceding 5 years; and
       (2) if in the determination of the Secretary the provisions 
     of the agreement have not been met, the grant shall be 
     repaid.
       (e) Amount.--The amount of any grant under this section may 
     not exceed the lesser of--
       (1) $1,000,000; or
       (2) the amount that is equal to $20,000 multiplied by the 
     number of manufactured home lots in the manufactured housing 
     community for which the grant is made.
       (f) Matching Funds.--The Secretary shall require a grantee 
     of grant under this section to provide non-Federal matching 
     funds for use only for the same purposes for which the grant 
     is used in an amount equal or exceeding the amount of the 
     grant provided to the grantee. Such non-Federal matching 
     funds

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     may be provided by State, tribal, local, or private resources 
     and may be a grant or loan, in cash or in-kind.
       (g) Applications; Selection.--
       (1) Applications.--The Secretary shall provide for eligible 
     entities under subsection (b) to apply for grants under this 
     section, and shall require such applications to contain such 
     assurances as the Secretary may require regarding the 
     availability of matching funds sufficient to comply with 
     subsection (f) and any organizational documents regarding the 
     manufactured housing community for which the grant is made, 
     as may be required by the State in which such community is 
     located. The Secretary shall accept applications on a rolling 
     basis and approve or deny each application within 20 business 
     days of receipt in order to facilitate market-based 
     transactions by an applicant.
       (2) Selection.--The Secretary shall establish criteria for 
     selection of applicants to receive grants under this section, 
     which criteria shall--
       (A) give priority to grantees who would use such grant 
     amounts to carry out activities under subsection (c) within 
     areas having a high concentration of low-, very low-, or 
     extremely low-income families (as such terms are defined in 
     section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437a(b));
       (B) give priority to grants for the benefit of communities 
     that have not received a grant under this section during the 
     preceding 10 years; and
       (C) ensure that not more than 40 percent of grant funds for 
     any fiscal year are awarded to entities identified in 
     subsection (b)(5).
       (h) Reports.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall submit a report 
     annually regarding the grant program under this section to 
     Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs of the Senate, and shall make each such report 
     publicly available on the website of the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development. The first such report shall be 
     made for the first fiscal year in which any grants are made 
     under this section and a report shall be made for each fiscal 
     year in which a grantee is subject to the requirements under 
     subparagraph (d)(1)(A).
       (2) Contents.--Each such report shall include, for the 
     fiscal year covered by the report--
       (A) a description of the grants made under the program, 
     including identification of what type of eligible entity 
     under subsection (b) each grantee is;
       (B) for each manufactured home community for which a grant 
     under this section is made, identification of --
       (i) the number of manufactured home units in the community 
     at the time of the grant;
       (ii) the lot rents in the community at such time; and
       (iii) if a manufactured home community was purchased using 
     grant amounts, the purchase price of the community;
       (C) summary information identifying the total applications 
     received for grants under this section and total grant 
     funding sought, disaggregated by the types of eligible 
     entities under subsection (b) of the applicants; and
       (D) an analysis of the effectiveness of the program, 
     including identification of changes to the number of units 
     and lot rents in communities for which a grant was made, any 
     significant upgrades made to the communities, demographic 
     changes in communities, and, if any community is sold during 
     the period covered under subsection (d), the sale price of 
     the community.
       (i) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       (1) Manufactured home.--The term ``manufactured home'' 
     means a structure, transportable in one or more sections, 
     that--
       (A) in the traveling mode, is 8 body feet or more in width 
     and 40 body feet or more in length, or when erected on site 
     is 320 square feet or more;
       (B) is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used 
     as a dwelling (with or without a permanent foundation when 
     connected to required utilities) and includes plumbing, 
     heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems; and
       (C) in the case of a structure manufactured after June 15, 
     1976, is certified as meeting the Manufactured Home 
     Construction and Safety Standards issued under the National 
     Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 
     1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.) by the Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development and displays a label of such 
     certification on the exterior of each transportable section.
     Such term shall not include any self-propelled recreational 
     vehicle.
       (2) Manufactured housing community.--The term 
     ``manufactured housing community'' means a community 
     comprised primarily of manufactured homes used primarily for 
     residential purposes.
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Housing and Urban Development.
       (j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for grants under this section $100,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025, of which not more 
     than 5 percent may be used for administration and oversight.
       (k) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue any regulations 
     necessary to carry out this section.


           Amendment No. 3 Offered by Ms. Bonamici of Oregon

       Page 1691, after line 10, insert the following:

                TITLE I--NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM.

       At the end of division H, insert the following:

TITLE II--BUILDING U.S. INFRASTRUCTURE BY LEVERAGING DEMANDS FOR SKILLS 
                                (BUILDS)

     SEC. 40101. DEFINITIONS.

       (1) In general.--In this title, except as otherwise 
     provided in this title, the terms have the meanings given the 
     terms in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).
       (2) Apprenticeship, apprenticeship program.--The term 
     ``apprenticeship'' or ``apprenticeship program'' means an 
     apprenticeship program registered under the Act of August 16, 
     1937 (commonly known as the ``National Apprenticeship Act''; 
     50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.), including 
     any requirement, standard, or rule promulgated under such 
     Act, as such requirement, standard, or rule was in effect on 
     December 30, 2019.
       (3) CTE terms.--The terms ``area career and technical 
     education school'', ``articulation agreement'', ``career 
     guidance and academic counseling'', ``credit transfer 
     agreement'', ``early college high school'', ``high school'', 
     ``program of study'', ``Tribal educational agency'', and 
     ``work-based learning'' have the meanings given the terms in 
     section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
     Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302).
       (4) Education and training provider.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``education and training 
     provider'' means an entity listed in subparagraph (B) that 
     provides academic curriculum and instruction related to 
     targeted infrastructure industries.
       (B) Entities.--An entity described in this subparagraph is 
     as follows:
       (i) An area career and technical education school, early 
     college high school, or high school providing career and 
     technical education programs of study.
       (ii) An Indian Tribe, Tribal organization, or Tribal 
     educational agency.
       (iii) A minority-serving institution (as described in any 
     of paragraphs (1) through (7) of section 371(a) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a))).
       (iv) A provider of adult education and literacy activities 
     under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (29 U.S.C. 
     3271 et seq.);
       (v) A local agency administering plans under title I of the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.), other 
     than section 112 or part C of that title (29 U.S.C. 732, 
     741);
       (vi) A related instruction provider for an apprenticeship 
     program.
       (vii) A public institution of higher education (as defined 
     in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1001).
       (viii) A provider included on the list of eligible 
     providers of training services described in section 122(d) of 
     the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
     3152(d)).
       (ix) A consortium of entities described in any of clauses 
     (i) through (viii).
       (5) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
       (A) an industry or sector partnership;
       (B) a State board or State workforce development agency, or 
     a local board or local workforce development agency;
       (C) an eligible institution, or a consortium thereof;
       (D) an Indian Tribe, Tribal organization, or Tribal 
     educational agency;
       (E) a labor organization or joint-labor management 
     organization; or
       (F) a qualified intermediary.
       (6) Nontraditional population.--The term ``nontraditional 
     population'' means a group of individuals (such as a group of 
     individuals from the same gender or race) the members of 
     which comprise fewer than 25 percent of the individuals 
     employed in a targeted infrastructure industry.
       (7) Qualified intermediary.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``qualified intermediary'' means 
     an entity that demonstrates an expertise--
       (i) in engaging in the partnerships described in 
     subparagraph (B); and
       (ii) serving participants and employers of programs funded 
     under this title by--

       (I) connecting employers to programs funded under this 
     title;
       (II) assisting in the design and implementation of such 
     programs, including curriculum development and delivery of 
     instruction;
       (III) providing professional development activities such as 
     training to mentors;
       (IV) connecting students or workers to programs funded 
     under this title;
       (V) developing and providing personalized support for 
     individuals participating in programs funded under this 
     title, including by partnering with organizations to provide 
     access to or referrals for supportive services and financial 
     advising; or
       (VI) providing services, resources, and supports for 
     development, delivery, expansion, or improvement of programs 
     funded under this title.

       (B) Required partnerships.--In carrying out activities 
     under this title, the qualified intermediary shall act in 
     partnerships with--
       (i) industry or sector partnerships, including establishing 
     a new industry or sector

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     partnership or expanding an existing industry or sector 
     partnership;
       (ii) partnerships among employers, joint labor-management 
     organizations, labor organizations, community-based 
     organizations, State or local workforce development boards, 
     education and training providers, social service 
     organizations, economic development organizations, Indian 
     Tribes or Tribal organizations, or one-stop operators, or 
     one-stop partners, in the State workforce development system; 
     or
       (iii) partnerships among one or more of the entities 
     described in clauses (i) and (ii).
       (8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Labor.
       (9) Targeted infrastructure industry.--The term ``targeted 
     infrastructure industry'' means an industry, including the 
     transportation (including surface, transit, aviation, 
     maritime, or railway transportation), construction, energy 
     (including the deployment of renewable and clean energy, 
     energy efficiency, transmission, and battery storage), 
     information technology, or utilities industry) to be served 
     by a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this 
     title.

     SEC. 40102. GRANTS AUTHORIZED.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Energy, the 
     Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Education, and the 
     Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the Army Corps 
     of Engineers, shall award, on a competitive basis, grants, 
     contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible entities to 
     plan and implement activities to achieve the strategic 
     objectives described in section 40104(b) with respect to a 
     targeted infrastructure industry identified in the 
     application submitted under section 40103 by such eligible 
     entities.
       (b) Types of Awards.--A grant, contract, or cooperative 
     agreement awarded under this title may be in the form of--
       (1) an implementation grant, contract, or cooperative 
     agreement, for entities seeking an initial grant under this 
     title; or
       (2) a renewal grant, contract, or cooperative agreement for 
     entities that have already received an implementation grant, 
     contract, or cooperative agreement under this title.
       (c) Duration.--Each grant awarded under this title shall be 
     for a period not to exceed 3 years.
       (d) Amount.--The amount of a grant, contract, or 
     cooperative agreement awarded under this title may not 
     exceed--
       (1) for an implementation grant, contract, or cooperative 
     agreement, $2,500,000; and
       (2) for a renewal grant, contract, or cooperative 
     agreement, $1,500,000.
       (e) Award Basis.--
       (1) Geographic diversity.--The Secretary shall award funds 
     under this title in a manner that ensures geographic 
     diversity (such as urban and rural distribution) in the areas 
     in which activities will be carried out using such funds.
       (2) Priority for awards.--In awarding funds under this 
     title, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities 
     that--
       (A) in the case of awarding implementation grants, 
     contracts, or cooperative agreements--
       (i) demonstrate long-term sustainability of a program or 
     activity funded under this title;
       (ii) will serve a high number or high percentage of 
     nontraditional populations and individuals with barriers to 
     employment; and
       (iii) will provide a non-Federal share of the cost of the 
     activities; and
       (B) in the case of awarding renewal grants, contracts, or 
     cooperative agreements--
       (i) meet the criteria established in subparagraph (A); and
       (ii) have demonstrated ability to meet the--

       (I) strategic objectives of the implementation grant, 
     contract or cooperative agreement described in section 
     40103(b)(4); and
       (II) meet or exceed the requirements of the evaluations and 
     progress reports described in section 40104(f).

     SEC. 40103. APPLICATION.

       (a) In General.--An eligible entity desiring a grant. 
     contract, or cooperative agreement under this title shall 
     submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
     manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
     require, including the contents described in subsection (b).
       (b) Contents.--An application submitted under this title 
     shall contain, at a minimum--
       (1) a description of the entities engaged in activities 
     funded under the grant, including--
       (A) evidence of the eligible entity's capacity to carry out 
     activities to achieve the strategic objectives described in 
     section 40104(b); and
       (B) identification, and expected participation and 
     responsibilities of each key stakeholder in the targeted 
     infrastructure industry described in section 40104(b)(1) with 
     which the eligible entity will partner to carry out such 
     activities;
       (2) a description of the targeted infrastructure industry 
     to be served by the eligible entity with funds received under 
     this title, and a description of how such industry was 
     identified, including--
       (A) the quantitative data and evidence that demonstrates 
     the demand for employment in such industry in the geographic 
     area served by the eligible entity under this title; and
       (B) a description of the local, State, or federally funded 
     infrastructure projects with respect to which the eligible 
     entity anticipates engaging the partners described in 
     paragraph (1)(B);
       (3) a description of the workers that will be targeted or 
     recruited by the eligible entity, including--
       (A) how recruitment activities will target nontraditional 
     populations to improve the percentages of nontraditional 
     populations employed in targeted infrastructure industries; 
     and
       (B) a description of potential barriers to employment for 
     targeted workers, and a description of strategies that will 
     be used to help workers overcome such barriers;
       (4) a description of the strategic objectives described in 
     section 40104(b) that the eligible entity intends to achieve 
     concerning the targeted infrastructure industry and 
     activities to be carried out as described in section 40104, 
     including--
       (A) a timeline for progress towards achieving such 
     strategic objectives;
       (B) a description of the manner in which the eligible 
     entity intends to make sustainable progress towards achieving 
     such strategic objectives; and
       (C) assurances the eligible entity will provide performance 
     measures for measuring progress towards achieving such 
     strategic objectives, as described in section 40104(f);
       (5) a description of the recognized postsecondary 
     credentials that the eligible entity proposes to prepare 
     individuals participating in activities under this title for, 
     which shall--
       (A) be nationally or regionally portable and stackable;
       (B) be related to the targeted infrastructure industry that 
     the eligible entity proposes to support; and
       (C) be aligned to a career pathway and work-based learning 
     opportunity, such as an apprenticeship program or a pre-
     apprenticeship program articulating to an apprenticeship 
     program;
       (6) a description of the Federal and non-Federal resources, 
     available under provisions of law other than this title, that 
     will be leveraged in support of the partnerships and 
     activities under this title; and
       (7) a description of how the eligible entity or the 
     education and training provider in partnership with such 
     eligible entity under this title will establish or implement 
     plans to be included on the list of eligible providers of 
     training services described in section 122(d) of the 
     Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3152(d)).

     SEC. 40104. ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--An eligible entity receiving funds under 
     this title shall carry out activities described this section 
     to achieve the strategic objectives identified in the 
     entity's application under section 40103, including the 
     objectives described in subsection (b).
       (b) Strategic Objectives.--The activities to be carried out 
     with the funds awarded under this title shall be designed to 
     achieve strategic objectives, including the following:
       (1) Recruiting key stakeholders (such as employers, labor 
     organizations, local boards, and education and training 
     providers, economic development agencies, and as applicable, 
     qualified intermediaries) in the targeted infrastructure 
     industry to establish or expand industry and sector 
     partnerships for the purpose of--
       (A) assisting the eligible entity in carrying out the 
     activities described in subsection (a); and
       (B) convening with the eligible entity in a collaborative 
     structure that supports the sharing of information and best 
     practices for supporting the development of a diverse 
     workforce to support the targeted infrastructure industry.
       (2) Identifying the training needs of the State or local 
     area in the targeted infrastructure industry, including--
       (A) needs for skills critical to competitiveness and 
     innovation in the industry;
       (B) needs of the apprenticeship programs or other paid 
     work-based learning programs supported by the funds; and
       (C) the needed establishment, expansion, or revisions of 
     career pathways and academic curriculum in the targeted 
     infrastructure industries to establish talent pipelines for 
     such industry.
       (3) Identifying and quantifying any disparities or gaps in 
     employment of nontraditional populations in the targeted 
     infrastructure industries and establishing or expanding 
     strategies to close such gaps.
       (4) Supporting the development of consortia of education 
     and training providers receiving assistance under this title 
     to align curricula, recognized postsecondary credentials, and 
     programs to the targeted infrastructure industry needs and 
     the credentials described in section 40103(b)(5), 
     particularly for high-skill, high-wage or in-demand industry 
     sectors or occupations related to the targeted infrastructure 
     industry.
       (5) Providing information on activities carried out with 
     such funds to the State and local board and the State agency 
     carrying out the State program under the Wagner-Peyser Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.), including staff of the agency that 
     provide services under such Act, to enable the State agency 
     to inform recipients of unemployment compensation or the 
     employment and training opportunities that may be offered 
     through such activities.
       (6) Establishing or expanding partnerships with employers 
     in industry or sector partnerships to attract potential 
     workers from a diverse jobseeker base, including individuals

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     with barriers to employment and nontraditional populations, 
     by identifying any such barriers through analysis of the 
     labor market data and recruitment strategies, and 
     implementing strategies to help such workers overcome such 
     barriers and increase diversity in the targeted 
     infrastructure industries.
       (c) Planning Activities.--An eligible entity receiving a 
     planning grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this 
     title shall use not more than $250,000 of such funds to carry 
     out planning activities during the first year of the grant, 
     contract, or agreement period, which may include--
       (1) establishing or expanding industry or sector 
     partnerships described in subsection (b)(1);
       (2) conducting outreach to local labor organizations, 
     employers, industry associations, education and training 
     providers, economic development organizations, and qualified 
     intermediaries, as applicable;
       (3) recruiting individuals for participation in programs 
     assisted with funds under this title, including individuals 
     with barriers to employment and nontraditional populations;
       (4) establishing or expanding paid work-based learning 
     opportunities, including apprenticeship programs or programs 
     articulating to apprenticeship programs;
       (5) establishing or implementing plans for any education 
     and training provider receiving funding under this title to 
     be included on the list of eligible providers of training 
     services described in section 122(d) of the Workforce 
     Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3152(d));
       (6) establishing or implementing plans for awarding 
     academic credit or providing for academic alignment towards 
     credit pathways for programs or programs of study assisted 
     with funds under this title, including academic credit for 
     industry recognized credentials, competency-based education, 
     work-based learning, or apprenticeship programs;
       (7) making available open, searchable, and comparable 
     information on the recognized postsecondary credentials 
     awarded under such programs, including the related skills or 
     competencies and related employment and earnings outcomes;
       (8) conducting an evaluation of workforce needs in the 
     local area; or
       (9) career pathway and curriculum development or expansion, 
     program establishment, and acquiring equipment necessary to 
     support activities permitted under this section.
       (d) Employer Engagement.--An eligible entity receiving 
     funds under this title shall use the grant funds to provide 
     services to engage employers in efforts to achieve the 
     strategic objectives identified in the partnership's 
     application under section 40103(b)(4), such as--
       (1) navigating the registration process for a sponsor of an 
     apprenticeship program;
       (2) connecting the employer with an education and training 
     provider, to support the development of curriculum for work-
     based learning opportunities, including the related 
     instruction for apprenticeship programs;
       (3) providing training to incumbent workers to serve as 
     trainers or mentors to individuals participating in a work-
     based learning program funded under this title;
       (4) subsidizing the wages and benefits for individuals 
     participating in activities or programs funded under this 
     title for a period of not more than 6 months for employers 
     demonstrating financial need, including due to COVID-19; and
       (5) recruiting for employment or participation in programs 
     funded under this title, including work-based learning 
     programs, including--
       (A) individuals participating in programs under the 
     Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et 
     seq.), or the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et 
     seq.);
       (B) recipients of assistance through the supplemental 
     nutrition assistance program established under the Food and 
     Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.);
       (C) recipients of assistance through the program of block 
     grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families 
     established under part A of title IV of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
       (D) individuals with a barrier to employment; or
       (E) nontraditional populations in the targeted 
     infrastructure industry served by such funds.
       (e) Participant Supports.--The eligible entity receiving 
     funds under this title shall use the grant funds to provide 
     services to support the success of individuals participating 
     in a program supported under this title, which shall 
     include--
       (1) in coordination with the State or local board--
       (A) training services as described in section 134(c)(3) of 
     the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
     3174(c)(3));
       (B) career services as described in section 134(c)(2) of 
     such Act; and
       (C) supportive services, such as child care and 
     transportation;
       (2) providing access to necessary supplies, materials, 
     technological devices, or required equipment, attire, and 
     other supports necessary to participate in such programs or 
     to start employment;
       (3) job placement assistance, including in paid work-based 
     learning opportunities which may include apprenticeship 
     programs, or employment at the completion of a program 
     provided by an education and training provider;
       (4) providing career awareness activities, such as career 
     guidance and academic counseling; and
       (5) services to ensure individuals served by funds under 
     this title maintain employment after the completion of a 
     program funded under this title for at least 12 months, 
     including through the continuation of services described 
     under paragraphs (1) through (4) as applicable continuation 
     of services described under paragraphs (1) through (4).
       (f) Evaluation and Progress Reports.--Not later than 1 year 
     after receiving a grant under this title, and annually 
     thereafter, the eligible entity receiving the grant shall 
     submit a report to the Secretary and the Governor of the 
     State that the eligible entity serves, that--
       (1) describes the activities funded under this title;
       (2) evaluates the progress the eligible entity has made 
     towards achieving the strategic objectives identified under 
     section 40103(b)(4); and
       (3) evaluates the levels of performance achieved by the 
     eligible entity for training participants with respect to the 
     performance indicators under section 116(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
     3141(b)(2)(A)) for all such workers, disaggregated by each 
     population specified in section 3(24) of the Workforce 
     Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102(24)) and by 
     race, ethnicity, sex, and age.
       (g) Administrative Costs.--An eligible partnership may use 
     not more than 5 percent of the funds awarded through a grant, 
     contract, or cooperative agreement under this title for 
     administrative expenses in carrying out this section.

     SEC. 40105. ADMINISTRATION BY THE SECRETARY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary may use not more than 2 
     percent of the amount appropriated under section 40106 for 
     each fiscal year for administrative expenses to carry out 
     this title, including the expenses of providing the technical 
     assistance and oversight activities under subsection (b).
       (b) Technical Assistance; Oversight.--The Secretary shall 
     provide technical assistance and oversight to assist the 
     eligible entities in applying for and administering grants 
     awarded under this title.

     SEC. 40106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     title such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2021 and 
     each of the succeeding 4 fiscal years.

     SEC. 40107. SPECIAL RULE.

       Any funds made available under this title that are used to 
     fund an apprenticeship or apprenticeship program shall only 
     be used for, or provided to, an apprenticeship or 
     apprenticeship program that meets the definition of such term 
     in section 40101 of this title, including any funds awarded 
     for the purposes of grants, contracts, or cooperative 
     agreements, or the development, implementation, or 
     administration, of an apprenticeship or an apprenticeship 
     program.


         amendment no. 4 offered by ms. brownley of california

       Page 1658, after line 14, insert the following:
       (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator 
     of General Services, shall ensure that in acquiring medium- 
     and heavy-duty vehicles for a Federal fleet, a Federal entity 
     shall acquire zero emission vehicles to the maximum extent 
     feasible.'';


         amendment no. 5 offered by mr. cardenas of california

       At the end of section 50002, add the following:
       (g) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, 
     as the Postal Service replaces or upgrades its fleet of 
     delivery vehicles, the Postal Service should take all 
     reasonable steps to ensure that its vehicles are equipped 
     with climate control units to protect the health and safety 
     of its mail carriers, especially those working in areas of 
     the country that are subject to extreme temperatures.


         amendment no. 6 offered by mr. courtney of connecticut

       Page 1707, line 11, strike ``or''.
       Page 1707, after line 11, insert the following:
       (3) activities designed to preserve existing housing by 
     remediation of iron sulfide or other minerals causing housing 
     degredation; or
       Page 1707, line 12, strike ``(3)'' and insert ``(4)''.


           amendment no. 7 offered by mr. gallego of arizona

       Page 1232, after line 10, insert the following (and 
     redesignate the succeeding paragraphs accordingly):
       (14) Native hawaiian organization.--The term ``Native 
     Hawaiian organization'' means any organization--
       (A) that serves the interests of Native Hawaiians;
       (B) in which Native Hawaiians serve in substantive and 
     policymaking positions;
       (C) that has as a primary and stated purpose the provision 
     of services to Native Hawaiians; and
       (D) that is recognized for having expertise in Native 
     Hawaiian affairs, digital connectivity, or access to 
     broadband service.
       Page 1243, after line 20, insert the following:
       (3) Tribal and native hawaiian consultation and 
     engagement.--In establishing the Program under paragraph (1), 
     the Assistant

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     Secretary shall conduct robust, interactive, pre-decisional, 
     transparent consultation with Indian Tribes and Native 
     Hawaiian organizations.
       Page 1269, line 5, strike ``; and'' and insert a semicolon.
       Page 1269, after line 7, insert the following:
       (D) providing assistance specific to Indian Tribes, 
     tribally designated entities, and Native Hawaiian 
     organizations, including--
       (i) conducting annual outreach to Indian Tribes and Native 
     Hawaiian organizations on the availability of technical 
     assistance for applying for or otherwise participating in the 
     Program;
       (ii) providing technical assistance at the request of any 
     Indian Tribe, tribally designated entity, or Native Hawaiian 
     organization that is applying for or participating in the 
     Program in order to facilitate the fulfillment of any 
     applicable requirements in subsections (c) and (d); and
       (iii) providing additional technical assistance at the 
     request of any Indian Tribe, tribally designated entity, or 
     Native Hawaiian organization that is applying for or 
     participating in the Program to improve the development or 
     implementation of a Digital Equity plan, such as--

       (I) assessing all Federal programs that are available to 
     assist the Indian Tribe, tribally designated entity, or 
     Native Hawaiian organization in meeting the goals of a 
     Digital Equity plan;
       (II) identifying all applicable Federal, State, and Tribal 
     statutory provisions, regulations, policies, and procedures 
     that the Assistant Secretary determines are necessary to 
     adhere to for the deployment of broadband service;
       (III) identifying obstacles to the deployment of broadband 
     service under a Digital Equity plan, as well as potential 
     solutions; or
       (IV) identifying activities that may be necessary to the 
     success of a Digital Equity plan, including digital literacy 
     training, technical support, privacy and cybersecurity 
     expertise, and other end-user technology needs; and


           amendment no. 8 offered by mr. garcia of illinois

       Page 1714, after line 2, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 60016. LEAD ABATEMENT FOR FAMILIES.

       (a) Identification of Lead Water Service Lines.--
       (1) Review.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, in consultation with public housing agencies, 
     owners of other federally assisted housing, and the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Administration 
     shall, not later than the expiration of the 24-month period 
     beginning upon the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     undertake and complete a review of all public housing 
     projects and all other federally assisted housing projects to 
     identify any such projects for which the source of potable 
     water is a lead-based water service pipe or pipes.
       (2) Report.--Upon completion of the review required under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit a report to the 
     Congress setting forth the results of the review and 
     identifying any projects for which the source of potable 
     water is a lead-based water service pipe or pipes.
       (b) Grant Authority.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may make grants to public 
     housing agencies and owners of other federally assisted 
     housing to cover the eligible costs of removing and replacing 
     lead-based water service pipes for housing projects 
     identified pursuant to the review under subsection (a).
       (2) Eligible costs.--Amounts from a grant under this 
     subsection may be used only for costs of removing and 
     replacing a lead-based water service pipe for a housing 
     project.
       (3) Assurances.--The Secretary shall require each public 
     housing agency and owner of other federally assisted housing 
     receiving a grant under this subsection for a housing project 
     to make such assurances and enter into such agreements as the 
     Secretary considers necessary to ensure that--
       (A) the lead-based water service pipes for the project that 
     will be removed and replaced using such grant amounts are 
     identified; and
       (B) all work to remove and replace such pipes is completed 
     before the expiration of the 24-month period beginning upon 
     the initial availability to the agency or owner of such grant 
     amounts.
       (4) Limitation on amounts.--The amount of grant under this 
     subsection with respect to a housing project may not exceed 
     the estimate of the Secretary of the full cost or removing 
     and replacing the lead-based water service pipes for the 
     project identified pursuant to paragraph (3)(A).
       (c) Final Report.--Upon the expiration of the 6-year period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report identifying 
     the housing projects for which lead -based water service 
     pipes were removed and replaced using grants under subsection 
     (b) and analyzing the effectiveness of the program for such 
     grants.
       (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this sectionn, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       (1) Housing project.--The term ``housing project'' means a 
     public housing project or a project that is other federally 
     assisted housing.
       (2) Other federally assisted housing.--The term ``other 
     federally assisted housing'' has the meaning given the term 
     ``federally assisted housing'' in section 683 of the Housing 
     and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13641), 
     except that such term does not include any public housing 
     project described in paragraph (2)(A) of such section.
       (3) Lead-based water service pipe.--The term ``lead-based 
     water service pipe'' means, with respect to a housing 
     project, a pipe or other conduit that--
       (A) is used to supply potable water for the housing project 
     from outside the project; and
       (B) does not satisfy the definition of ``lead-free'' 
     established under section 1417 of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 300g-6).
       (4) Public housing.--The term ``public housing'' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 3(b) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)).
       (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Housing and Urban Development.
       (e) Regulations.--The Secretary, after consultation with 
     the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Administration, may issue any regulations necessary to carry 
     out this section.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for grants under subsection (b)--
       (1) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
       (2) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; and
       (3) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.


           Amendment No. 9 Offered by Mr. Hastings of Florida

       At the end of division J, add the following:

     SEC. 60015. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON HIGH-SPEED INTERNET 
                   CONNECTIVITY IN FEDERALLY-ASSISTED HOUSING.

       (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit to Congress a report on broadband 
     service in Federally-assisted housing.
       (b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include--
       (1) an analysis of Federally-assisted housing units that 
     have access to broadband service and the number of such units 
     that do not have access to broadband service, disaggregated 
     by State, county, and congressional district, that includes 
     geographic information and any Federal agency responsible for 
     such units;
       (2) an analysis of which such units are not currently 
     capable of supporting broadband service deployment and would 
     require retrofitting to support broadband service deployment, 
     disaggregated by State, county, and congressional district, 
     that includes geographic information and any Federal agency 
     responsible for such units;
       (3) an analysis of the estimated costs and timeframe 
     necessary for retrofitting buildings to achieve 100 percent 
     access to broadband service;
       (4) an analysis of the challenges to more widespread 
     deployment of broadband service, including the comparative 
     markets dynamics to expansion in rural areas and low-income 
     urban areas, and the challenges to pursuing retrofits to 
     achieve 100 percent access to broadband service;
       (5) descriptions of lessons learned from previous 
     retrofitting actions;
       (6) an evaluation of the ConnectHome pilot program of the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; and
       (7) recommendations for Congress for achieving 100 percent 
     access to broadband service in Federally-assisted housing.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Broadband service.--The term ``broadband service'' has 
     the meaning given the term ``broadband internet access 
     service'' in section 8.1(b) of title 47, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, or any successor regulation.
       (2) Federally-assisted housing.--In this section, the term 
     ``Federally-assisted housing'' means any single-family or 
     multifamily housing that is assisted under a program 
     administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development or the Secretary of Agriculture.

     SEC. 60016. MASTER PLAN FOR BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY IN 
                   FEDERALLY-ASSISTED HOUSING.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, in consultation with other relevant heads of 
     Federal agencies, shall develop a master plan for achieving 
     retrofitting Federally-assisted housing to support broadband 
     service. The Secretary shall submit such plan to Congress not 
     later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``broadband 
     service'' and ``Federally-assisted housing'' have the 
     meanings given in section 60015.


         Amendment No. 10 Offered by Ms. Jayapal of Washington

       Page 1714, after line 2, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 60016. UNITED STATES INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON 
                   HOMELESSNESS.

       (a) Repeal of Termination.--Title II of the McKinney-Vento 
     Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11311 et seq.) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking section 209 (42 U.S.C. 11319); and
       (2) by redesignating sections 207 and 208 (42 U.S.C. 11317, 
     11318) as sections 208 and 209, respectively.
       (b) Functions.--Section 203 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11313) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--

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       (A) in paragraph (12), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(14) rely on evidence-based practices;
       ``(15) identify and promote successful practices, including 
     the Housing First strategy and the permanent supportive 
     housing model; and
       ``(16) prioritize addressing disparities faced by members 
     of a population at higher risk of homelessness, including by 
     issuing reports and making recommendations to agencies.''; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) make formal reports and recommendations to Federal 
     agencies, which shall include comments on how proposed 
     regulatory changes would impact persons experiencing 
     homelessness, housing instability, or who are cost-
     burdened.''.
       (c) Advisory Board.--
       (1) In general.--Title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
     Assistance Act is amended by inserting after section 206 (42 
     U.S.C. 11316) the following new section:

     ``SEC. 207. ADVISORY BOARD.

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established an advisory 
     board for the Council.
       ``(b) Membership.--
       ``(1) Composition.--The advisory board shall be composed of 
     not less than 20 individuals, selected in accordance with 
     paragraph (3) from nominees proposed pursuant to paragraph 
     (2), as follows:
       ``(A) Not less than 10 members shall be individuals who are 
     homeless or experiencing housing instability, or were so 
     during the 5 calendar years preceding appointment to the 
     advisory board or who have been so in the last 5 calendar 
     years.
       ``(B) Not less than 8 members shall be individuals who are 
     members of, or advocate on behalf of, or both, a population 
     at higher risk of homelessness, including such transgender 
     and gender non-conforming persons, Asian, Black, Latino, 
     Native American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other 
     communities of color, youth in or formerly in the foster care 
     system, and justice-system involved youth and adults.
       ``(2) Nomination.--Nominees for members of the advisory 
     board shall be proposed by any grantee or subgrantee under 
     this Act.
       ``(3) Selection.--Advisory Board members shall be selected 
     as follows:
       ``(A) At least 5 members shall be selected by the majority 
     party members of the Committee on Financial Services of the 
     House of Representatives and 5 members shall be selected by 
     the minority party members of such committee.
       ``(B) At least 5 members shall be selected by the majority 
     party members of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs of the Senate and 5 members shall be selected by the 
     minority party members of such committee.
       ``(4) Terms.--Members of the advisory board shall serve 
     terms of 2 years.
       ``(c) Functions.--The advisory board shall review the work 
     of the Council, make recommendations regarding how the 
     Council can most effectively pursue the goal of ending 
     homelessness, and raise specific points of concern with 
     members of the Council who represent Federal agencies.
       ``(d) Meetings.--The advisory board shall meet not less 
     often than twice each year.
       ``(e) Council Meetings.--The Council shall meet regularly 
     and not less often than once a year with the advisory board 
     and shall provide timely written responses to 
     recommendations, proposals, and concerns issued by the 
     advisory board.
       ``(f) Chairman.--The position of Chairman of the advisory 
     board shall be filled by an individual who is a current or 
     former member of the advisory board, is nominated by at least 
     two members of the advisory board, and is confirmed by a vote 
     of not less than 75 percent of the members of the advisory 
     board.
       ``(g) Compensation.--Any amounts made available for 
     administrative costs of the Council may be used for costs of 
     travel or online access to meetings for participation by 
     members of the advisory board in board meetings, and for per 
     diem compensation to advisory board members for board 
     meetings.
       ``(h) Rule of Construction.--The agencies implementing this 
     Act shall construe this Act in a manner that facilitates and 
     encourage the full participation of advisory board members 
     and shall consider the barriers faced by persons experiencing 
     homelessness and shall endeavor to overcome such barriers to 
     participation.''.
       (2) Representation of chairman on council.--Section 202(a) 
     of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
     11312(a)) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (22) as paragraph (21); and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(22) The chairman of the advisory board established by 
     section 207.''.
       (d) Director.--Subsection (a) of section 204 of the 
     McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11314(a)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(a) Director.--The Council shall appoint 
     an Executive Director, who shall be'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) Director.--
       ``(1) In general.--The chief executive officer of the 
     Council shall be the Executive Director, who shall be 
     appointed in accordance with paragraph (2) and''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(1) Process for appointment.--A vacancy in the position 
     of Executive Director shall be filled by an individual 
     nominated and appointed to such position by the Council, 
     except that the Council may not appoint any nominee who is 
     not confirmed by approval of 75 percent of the aggregate of 
     all members of the Council and the advisory board under 
     section 207 pursuant to an election in which each such 
     member's vote is given identical weight. If the Council is 
     unable to agree on an Executive Director, the chairperson of 
     the advisory council shall act as interim Executive 
     Director.''.
       (e) Definitions.--Section 207 of the McKinney-Vento 
     Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11317) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(3) The term `Housing First' means, with respect to 
     addressing homelessness, an approach to quickly and 
     successfully connect individuals and families experiencing 
     homelessness to permanent and affordable housing 
     opportunities and appropriate services without preconditions 
     and low or no barriers to entry, including barriers relating 
     to sobriety, treatment, work requirements, and service 
     participation requirements.
       ``(4) The term `permanent supportive housing' means housing 
     that provides--
       ``(A) indefinite leasing or rental assistance; and
       ``(B) non-mandatory, culturally competent supportive 
     services to assist persons to achieve housing stability and 
     maintain their health and well-being.
       ``(5)(A) The term `population at higher risk of 
     homelessness' means a group of persons that is defined by a 
     common characteristic and that has been found to experience 
     homelessness, housing instability, or to be cost-burdened at 
     a rate higher than that of the general public.
       ``(B) Information that may be used in demonstrating such a 
     higher rate includes data generated by the Federal 
     Government, by State or municipal governments, by peer-
     reviewed research, and by organizations having expertise in 
     working with or advocating on behalf of homeless, housing 
     unstable, or cost-burdened groups.
       ``(C) Such term shall include populations for which such 
     higher rate has already been demonstrated, including Asian, 
     Black, Latino, Native American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific 
     Islander and other communities of color; persons with 
     disabilities, including mental health disabilities, elderly 
     persons, foster and former foster youth; LGBTQ persons, 
     gender non-binary and gender non-conforming persons, justice 
     system-involved persons, and veterans.''.
       (f) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     101(b) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 11301 note) is amended by striking the items relating 
     to sections 209 and 210 and inserting the following:
``Sec. 209. Encouragement of State involvement.''.


         Amendment No. 11 Offered by Ms. Jayapal of Washington

       Page 1714, after line 2, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 60016. GAO STUDY OF HOUSING NEEDS OF POPULATIONS AT 
                   HIGHER RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.

       (a) In General.--No later than the expiration of the 1-year 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Comptroller General of the United States shall identify 
     and analyze the housing infrastructure needs of populations 
     at higher risk of homelessness, and shall submit a report to 
     the Congress recommending regulatory, policy, and practice 
     changes that would ensure that Federal agencies better reduce 
     and prevent homelessness and housing instability faced by 
     populations at higher risk of homelessness.
       (b) Population at Higher Risk of Homelessness.--
       (1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``population at higher risk of homelessness'' means a group 
     of persons that is defined by a common characteristic and 
     that has been found to experience homelessness, housing 
     instability, or to be cost-burdened at a rate higher than 
     that of the general public.
       (2) Higher rate.--Information that may be used in 
     demonstrating such a higher rate includes data generated by 
     the Federal Government, by State or municipal governments, by 
     peer-reviewed research, and by organizations having expertise 
     in working with or advocating on behalf of homeless, housing 
     unstable, or cost-burdened groups.
       (3) Included populations.--Such term shall include 
     populations for which such higher rate has already been 
     demonstrated, including Asian, Black, Latino, Native 
     American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander and other 
     communities of color; persons with disabilities, including 
     mental health disabilities, elderly persons, foster and 
     former foster youth; LGBTQ persons, gender non-binary and 
     gender non-conforming persons, justice system-involved 
     persons, survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and 
     other intimate partner violence, and veterans.

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        Amendment No. 12 Offered by Mr. Lowenthal of California

       Page 1677, after line 16, insert the following:

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 33501. WATER REUSE INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Administrator''), shall establish a Water Reuse Interagency 
     Working Group (referred to in this section as the ``Working 
     Group'').
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Working Group is to 
     develop and coordinate actions, tools, and resources to 
     advance water reuse across the United States, including 
     through the implementation of a National Water Reuse Action 
     Plan that creates opportunities for water reuse in the 
     mission areas of each of the Federal agencies included in the 
     Working Group under subsection (c) (referred to in this 
     section as the ``Action Plan'').
       (c) Chairperson; Membership.--The Working Group shall be--
       (1) chaired by the Administrator; and
       (2) comprised of senior representatives from such Federal 
     agencies as the Administrator determines to be appropriate.
       (d) Duties of the Working Group.--In carrying out this 
     section, the Working Group shall--
       (1) with respect to water reuse, leverage the expertise of 
     industry, the research community, nongovernmental 
     organizations, and government;
       (2) seek to foster water reuse as an important component of 
     integrated water resources management;
       (3) conduct an assessment of new opportunities to advance 
     water reuse and annually update the Action Plan with new 
     actions, as necessary, to pursue those opportunities;
       (4) seek to coordinate Federal programs and policies to 
     support the adoption of water reuse;
       (5) consider how each Federal agency can explore and 
     identify opportunities to support water reuse through the 
     programs and activities of that Federal agency; and
       (6) consult, on a regular basis, with representatives of 
     relevant industries, the research community, and 
     nongovernmental organizations.
       (e) Report.--Not less frequently than once every 2 years, 
     the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     activities and findings of the Working Group.
       (f) Sunset.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Working 
     Group shall terminate on the date that is 6 years after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       (2) Extension.--The Administrator may extend the date of 
     termination of the Working Group under paragraph (1).


         Amendment No. 13 Offered by Ms. McCollum of Minnesota

       Page 1714, after line 2, insert the following:

     SEC. 60016. BUY AMERICA REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMUNITY 
                   DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ACTIVITIES.

       Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
     1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 5323. BUY AMERICA.

       ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary shall not obligate any funds authorized to 
     be appropriated for any project authorized under this title 
     and administered by the Secretary, unless steel, iron, 
     manufactured products, and construction materials used in 
     such project are produced in the United States.
       ``(b) Inapplicability.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
     the development of any housing, including single-family and 
     multifamily housing.
       ``(c) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the requirements of 
     subsection (a) if the Secretary finds---
       ``(1) that such requirements would be inconsistent with the 
     public interest;
       ``(2) that products described in subsection (a) are not 
     produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably 
     available quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or
       ``(3) that inclusion of domestic material will increase the 
     cost of the overall project by more than 25 percent.
       ``(d) Notice.--Not later than 15 days before making a 
     determination regarding a waiver described in subsection (b), 
     the Secretary shall provide notification and an opportunity 
     for public comment on the request for such waiver.
       ``(e) International Agreements.--This section shall be 
     applied in a manner consistent with the obligations of the 
     United States under international agreements.''.


           Amendment No. 14 Offered by Mr. Neguse of Colorado

       Page 1691, after line 20, insert the following:

     SEC. 40002. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO FEDERAL 
                   RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE.

       (a) In General.--Section 1007(c)(1) of the America COMPETES 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 6619(c)(1)) is amended by inserting ``and 
     funding for research infrastsructure'' after ``research 
     infrastructure''.
       (b) GAO Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act and every 3 years thereafter, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
     Congress a report that includes--
       (1) an assessment of the current state of Federal science 
     facilities and related infrastructure, including with respect 
     to climate control systems, the functionality of equipment 
     and the usage of such equipment, the quality of buildings in 
     which such facilities are housed (including the resiliency of 
     such buildings to changes in climate, weather, and natural 
     surroundings), and the safety of the materials used in 
     construction of facilities;
       (2) An identification of the facilities in most critical 
     need of repair or renovation;
       (3) the estimated costs of completing such repairs of 
     renovations; and
       (4) an evaluation of whether facility occupancy is 
     sufficient to meet agency demands.


       Amendment No. 15 Offered by Ms. Ocasio-Cortez of New York

       Page 1692, line 14, insert ``and $50,000,000 shall be for 
     updating postal facilities to increase accessibility for 
     disabled individuals, with a focus on such facilities that 
     are included in the National Register of Historic Places'' 
     after ``vehicles''.


       Amendment No. 16 Offered by Ms. Ocasio-Cortez of New York

       Page 1714, after line 2, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 60016. REPEAL OF FAIRCLOTH AMENDMENT.

       Section 9(g) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437g(g)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) 
     (relating to limitation on new construction).


           Amendment No. 17 Offered by Ms. Omar of Minnesota

       Page 1241, after line 18, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 31107. STUDY AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO CONNECT SOCIALLY 
                   DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 12 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this act, the Office of Internet 
     Connectivity and Growth, in consultation with the Commission 
     and the Rural Utility Service of the Department of 
     Agriculture, shall, after public notice and an opportunity 
     for comment, conduct a study to assess the extent to which 
     Federal funds for broadband internet access services, 
     including the Universal Service Fund programs and other 
     Federal broadband service support programs, have expanded 
     access to and adoption of broadband internet access service 
     by socially disadvantaged individuals as compared to 
     individuals who are not socially disadvantaged individuals.
       (b) Report and Publication.--
       (1) Submission.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Office of Internet 
     Connectivity and Growth shall submit a report on the results 
     of the study under subsection (a) to--
       (A) the Committee on Energy & Commerce in the House of 
     Representatives;
       (B) the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation 
     of the Senate; and
       (C) each agency administering a program evaluated by such 
     report.
       (2) Public publication.--Contemporaneously with submitting 
     the report required by paragraph (1), the Office of Internet 
     Connectivity and Growth shall publish such report on the 
     public facing website of--
       (A) the National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration;
       (B) the Commission; and
       (C) the Rural Utility Service of the Department of 
     Agriculture.
       (3) Recommendations.--The report required by paragraph (1) 
     shall include recommendations with regard who to how Federal 
     funds for the Universal Service Fund programs and Federal 
     broadband service support programs may be dispersed in an a 
     manner that better expands access to and adoption of 
     broadband internet access service by socially disadvantaged 
     individuals as compared to individuals who are not socially 
     disadvantaged individuals.
       (c) Socially Disadvantaged Individual.--In this section, 
     the term ``socially disadvantaged individual'' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 8 of the Small Business 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 637).


       Amendment No. 18 Offered by Ms. Pressley of Massachusetts

       Page 1714, after line 2, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 60016. STUDY OF EFFECTS OF CRIMINAL HISTORY ON ACCESS TO 
                   HOUSING.

       Not later than the expiration of the 2-year period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall--
       (1) conduct and complete a study on the effects of criminal 
     history or involvement with the criminal legal system on 
     access to private and assisted housing, taking into 
     consideration demographic information, type of housing, 
     socio-economic status, geography, nature of the offense, and 
     other relevant factors allowing greater understanding of the 
     impact of criminal history on access to housing; and
       (2) submit to the Congress a report setting forth the 
     findings of the study, which shall be disaggregated according 
     to the factors considered pursuant to paragraph (1).


           amendment no. 19 offered by mr. ruiz of california

       Page 1973, after line 2, insert the following:

                    Subtitle E--Tribal Land to Trust

     SECTION 82501. LANDS TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST.

       (a) In General.--The approximately 2,560 acres of land 
     owned by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, numbered 
     16, 21, 27, and 29 and generally depicted as ``BLM Exchange 
     Lands (2,560 Acres)'' on the map titled ``ACBCI/BLM LAND 
     EXCHANGE'' is

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     hereby taken into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente 
     Band of Cahuilla Indians.
       (b) Lands Part of Reservation.--Lands taken into trust by 
     this section shall be part of the Tribe's reservation and 
     shall be administered in accordance with the laws and 
     regulations generally applicable to property held in trust by 
     the United States for an Indian tribe.
       (c) Gaming Prohibited.--Lands taken into trust by this 
     section for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla 
     Indians shall not be eligible for gaming under the Indian 
     Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.).


           amendment no. 20 offered by mr. ruiz of california

       Page 1352, after line 22, insert the following:

     SEC. 31302. UNIVERSAL SERVICE IN INDIAN COUNTRY AND AREAS 
                   WITH HIGH POPULATIONS OF INDIAN PEOPLE.

       Section 254(b)(3) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
     U.S.C. 254(b)(3)) is amended by inserting ``and in Indian 
     country (as defined in section 1151 of title 18, United 
     States Code) and areas with high populations of Indian (as 
     defined in section 19 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (Chapter 
     576; 48 Stat. 988; 25 U.S.C. 5129)) people'' after ``high 
     cost areas''.


            amendment no. 21 offered by mr. rush of illinois

       At the end of title III of division G, add the following 
     new subtitle:

                Subtitle E--Energy Workforce Development

    CHAPTER 1--OFFICE OF ECONOMIC IMPACT, DIVERSITY, AND EMPLOYMENT

     SEC. 33501. NAME OF OFFICE.

       (a) In General.--Section 211 of the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7141) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``minority economic 
     impact'' and inserting ``economic impact, diversity, and 
     employment''; and
       (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``Office of Minority 
     Economic Impact'' and inserting ``Office of Economic Impact, 
     Diversity, and Employment''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Department of Energy Organization Act is amended by amending 
     the item relating to section 211 to read as follows:

``Sec. 211. Office of Economic Impact, Diversity, and Employment.''.

     SEC. 33502. ENERGY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.

       Section 211 of the Department of Energy Organization Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 7141) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
     (g) and (h), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
       ``(f) The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall 
     establish and carry out the programs described in sections 
     33511 and 33512 of the Moving Forward Act.''.

     SEC. 33503. AUTHORIZATION.

       Subsection (h) of section 211 of the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7141), as redesignated by section 
     33502 of this Act, is amended by striking ``not to exceed 
     $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1979, not to exceed $5,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1980, and not to exceed $6,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1981. Of the amounts so appropriated each fiscal year, 
     not less than 50 percent shall be available for purposes of 
     financial assistance under subsection (e).'' and inserting 
     ``$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.''.

                CHAPTER 2--ENERGY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

     SEC. 33511. ENERGY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) In General.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, the Secretary, acting through the Director of 
     the Office of Economic Impact, Diversity, and Employment, 
     shall establish and carry out a comprehensive, nationwide 
     program to improve education and training for jobs in energy-
     related industries, including manufacturing, engineering, 
     construction, and retrofitting jobs in such energy-related 
     industries, in order to increase the number of skilled 
     workers trained to work in such energy-related industries, 
     including by--
       (1) encouraging underrepresented groups, including 
     religious and ethnic minorities, women, veterans, individuals 
     with disabilities, unemployed energy workers, and 
     socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals to enter into the 
     science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (in this 
     section referred to as ``STEM'') fields;
       (2) encouraging the Nation's educational institutions to 
     equip students with the skills, mentorships, training, and 
     technical expertise necessary to fill the employment 
     opportunities vital to managing and operating the Nation's 
     energy-related industries;
       (3) providing students and other candidates for employment 
     with the necessary skills and certifications for skilled, 
     semiskilled, and highly skilled jobs in such energy-related 
     industries;
       (4) strengthening and more fully engaging Department of 
     Energy programs and laboratories in carrying out the 
     Department's Minorities in Energy Initiative; and
       (5) to the greatest extent possible, collaborating with and 
     supporting existing State workforce development programs to 
     maximize program efficiency.
       (b) Priority.--In carrying out the program established 
     under subsection (a), the Secretary shall prioritize the 
     education and training of underrepresented groups for jobs in 
     energy-related industries.
       (c) Direct Assistance.--In carrying out the program 
     established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide 
     direct assistance (including financial assistance awards, 
     technical expertise, and internships) to educational 
     institutions, local workforce development boards, State 
     workforce development boards, nonprofit organizations, labor 
     organizations, and apprenticeship programs. The Secretary 
     shall distribute such direct assistance in a manner 
     proportional to the needs of, and demand for jobs in, energy-
     related industries, consistent with information obtained 
     under subsections (e)(3) and (i).
       (d) Clearinghouse.--In carrying out the program established 
     under subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish a 
     clearinghouse to--
       (1) maintain and update information and resources on 
     training programs for jobs in energy-related industries, 
     including manufacturing, engineering, construction, and 
     retrofitting jobs in such energy-related industries; and
       (2) act as a resource for educational institutions, local 
     workforce development boards, State workforce development 
     boards, nonprofit organizations, labor organizations, and 
     apprenticeship programs that would like to develop and 
     implement training programs for such jobs.
       (e) Collaboration and Report.--In carrying out the program 
     established under subsection (a), the Secretary--
       (1) shall collaborate with educational institutions, local 
     workforce development boards, State workforce development 
     boards, nonprofit organizations, labor organizations, 
     apprenticeship programs, and energy-related industries;
       (2) shall encourage and foster collaboration, mentorships, 
     and partnerships among industry, local workforce development 
     boards, State workforce development boards, nonprofit 
     organizations, labor organizations, and apprenticeship 
     programs that currently provide effective training programs 
     for jobs in energy-related industries and educational 
     institutions that seek to establish these types of programs 
     in order to share best practices and approaches that best 
     suit local, State, and national needs; and
       (3) shall collaborate with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 
     the Department of Commerce, the Bureau of the Census, and 
     energy-related industries to--
       (A) develop a comprehensive and detailed understanding of 
     the workforce needs of such energy-related industries, and 
     job opportunities in such energy-related industries, by State 
     and by region; and
       (B) publish an annual report on job creation in the energy-
     related industries described in subsection (i)(2).
       (f) Guidelines for Educational Institutions.--
       (1) In general.--In carrying out the program established 
     under subsection (a), the Secretary, in collaboration with 
     the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Commerce, the 
     Secretary of Labor, and the National Science Foundation, 
     shall develop voluntary guidelines or best practices for 
     educational institutions to help provide graduates with the 
     skills necessary for jobs in energy-related industries, 
     including manufacturing, engineering, construction, and 
     retrofitting jobs in such energy-related industries.
       (2) Input.--The Secretary shall solicit input from energy-
     related industries in developing guidelines or best practices 
     under paragraph (1).
       (3) Energy efficiency and conservation initiatives.--The 
     guidelines or best practices developed under paragraph (1) 
     shall include grade-specific guidelines for teaching energy 
     efficiency technology, manufacturing efficiency technology, 
     community energy resiliency, and conservation initiatives to 
     educate students and families.
       (4) STEM education.--The guidelines or best practices 
     developed under paragraph (1) shall promote STEM education in 
     educational institutions as it relates to job opportunities 
     in energy-related industries.
       (g) Outreach to Minority-Serving Institutions.--In carrying 
     out the program established under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall--
       (1) give special consideration to increasing outreach to 
     minority-serving institutions;
       (2) make resources available to minority-serving 
     institutions with the objective of increasing the number of 
     skilled minorities and women trained for jobs in energy-
     related industries, including manufacturing, engineering, 
     construction, and retrofitting jobs in such energy-related 
     industries;
       (3) encourage energy-related industries to improve the 
     opportunities for students of minority-serving institutions 
     to participate in industry internships and cooperative work-
     study programs; and
       (4) partner with the Department of Energy laboratories to 
     increase underrepresented groups' participation in 
     internships, fellowships, traineeships, and employment at all 
     Department of Energy laboratories.
       (h) Outreach to Displaced and Unemployed Energy Workers.--
     In carrying out the program established under subsection (a), 
     the Secretary shall--
       (1) give special consideration to increasing outreach to 
     employers and job trainers preparing displaced and unemployed 
     energy

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     workers for emerging jobs in energy-related industries, 
     including manufacturing, engineering, construction, and 
     retrofitting jobs in such energy-related industries;
       (2) make resources available to institutions serving 
     displaced and unemployed energy workers with the objective of 
     increasing the number of individuals trained for jobs in 
     energy-related industries, including manufacturing, 
     engineering, construction, and retrofitting jobs in such 
     energy-related industries; and
       (3) encourage energy-related industries to improve 
     opportunities for displaced and unemployed energy workers to 
     participate in industry internships and cooperative work-
     study programs.
       (i) Guidelines To Develop Skills for an Energy Industry 
     Workforce.--In carrying out the program established under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall, in collaboration with 
     energy-related industries--
       (1) identify the areas with the greatest demand for workers 
     in each such industry; and
       (2) develop guidelines for the skills necessary for work in 
     the following energy-related industries:
       (A) Energy efficiency industry, including work in energy 
     efficiency, conservation, weatherization, retrofitting, or as 
     inspectors or auditors.
       (B) Renewable energy industry, including work in the 
     development, engineering, manufacturing, and production of 
     renewable energy from renewable energy sources (such as 
     solar, hydropower, wind, or geothermal energy).
       (C) Community energy resiliency industry, including work in 
     the installation of rooftop solar, in battery storage, and in 
     microgrid technologies.
       (D) Fuel cell and hydrogen energy industry.
       (E) Manufacturing industry, including work as operations 
     technicians, in operations and design in additive 
     manufacturing, 3-D printing, and advanced composites and 
     advanced aluminum and other metal alloys, industrial energy 
     efficiency management systems, including power electronics, 
     and other innovative technologies.
       (F) Chemical manufacturing industry, including work in 
     construction (such as welders, pipefitters, and tool and die 
     makers) or as instrument and electrical technicians, 
     machinists, chemical process operators, engineers, quality 
     and safety professionals, and reliability engineers.
       (G) Utility industry, including work in the generation, 
     transmission, and distribution of electricity and natural 
     gas, such as utility technicians, operators, lineworkers, 
     engineers, scientists, and information technology 
     specialists.
       (H) Alternative fuels industry, including work in biofuel 
     development and production.
       (I) Pipeline industry, including work in pipeline 
     construction and maintenance or work as engineers or 
     technical advisors.
       (J) Nuclear industry, including work as scientists, 
     engineers, technicians, mathematicians, or security 
     personnel.
       (K) Oil and gas industry, including work as scientists, 
     engineers, technicians, mathematicians, petrochemical 
     engineers, or geologists.
       (L) Coal industry, including work as coal miners, 
     engineers, developers and manufacturers of state-of-the-art 
     coal facilities, technology vendors, coal transportation 
     workers and operators, or mining equipment vendors.
       (j) Enrollment in Training and Apprenticeship Programs.--In 
     carrying out the program established under subsection (a), 
     the Secretary shall work with industry, local workforce 
     development boards, State workforce development boards, 
     nonprofit organizations, labor organizations, and 
     apprenticeship programs to help identify students and other 
     candidates, including from underrepresented communities such 
     as minorities, women, and veterans, to enroll into training 
     and apprenticeship programs for jobs in energy-related 
     industries.
       (k) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.

     SEC. 33512. ENERGY WORKFORCE GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) Program.--
       (1) Establishment.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, the Secretary, acting through the Director of 
     the Office of Economic Impact, Diversity, and Employment, 
     shall establish and carry out a program to provide grants to 
     eligible businesses to pay the wages of new and existing 
     employees during the time period that such employees are 
     receiving training to work in the renewable energy sector, 
     energy efficiency sector, or grid modernization sector.
       (2) Guidelines.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with 
     stakeholders, contractors, and organizations that work to 
     advance existing residential energy efficiency, shall 
     establish guidelines to identify training that is eligible 
     for purposes of the program established pursuant to paragraph 
     (1).
       (b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     the program established under subsection (a) or a business or 
     labor management organization that is directly involved with 
     energy efficiency or renewable energy technology, or working 
     on behalf of any such business, shall provide services 
     related to--
       (1) renewable electric energy generation, including solar, 
     wind, geothermal, hydropower, and other renewable electric 
     energy generation technologies;
       (2) energy efficiency, including energy-efficient lighting, 
     heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, air source heat 
     pumps, advanced building materials, insulation and air 
     sealing, and other high-efficiency products and services, 
     including auditing and inspection;
       (3) grid modernization or energy storage, including smart 
     grid, microgrid and other distributed energy solutions, 
     demand response management, and home energy management 
     technology; or
       (4) fuel cell and hybrid fuel cell generation.
       (c) Use of Grants.--An eligible business with--
       (1) 20 or fewer employees may use a grant provided under 
     the program established under subsection (a) to pay up to--
       (A) 45 percent of an employee's wages for the duration of 
     the training, if the training is provided by the eligible 
     business; and
       (B) 90 percent of an employee's wages for the duration of 
     the training, if the training is provided by an entity other 
     than the eligible business;
       (2) 21 to 99 employees may use a grant provided under the 
     program established under subsection (a) to pay up to--
       (A) 37.5 percent of an employee's wages for the duration of 
     the training, if the training is provided by the eligible 
     business; and
       (B) 75 percent of an employee's wages for the duration of 
     the training, if the training is provided by an entity other 
     than the eligible business; and
       (3) 100 employees or more may use a grant provided under 
     the program established under subsection (a) to pay up to--
       (A) 25 percent of an employee's wages for the duration of 
     the training, if the training is provided by the eligible 
     business; and
       (B) 50 percent of an employee's wages for the duration of 
     the training, if the training is provided by an entity other 
     than the eligible business.
       (d) Priority for Targeted Communities.--In providing grants 
     under the program established under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall give priority to eligible businesses that--
       (1) recruit employees--
       (A) from the communities that the businesses serve; and
       (B) that are minorities, women, persons who are or were 
     foster children, persons who are transitioning from fossil 
     energy sector jobs, or veterans; and
       (2) provide trainees with the opportunity to obtain real-
     world experience.
       (e) Limit.--An eligible business may not receive more than 
     $100,000 under the program established under subsection (a) 
     per fiscal year.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $70,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.

     SEC. 33513. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Apprenticeship.--The term ``apprenticeship'' means an 
     apprenticeship registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 
     (commonly known as the ``National Apprenticeship Act''; 50 
     Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.).
       (2) Educational institution.--The term ``educational 
     institution'' means an elementary school, secondary school, 
     or institution of higher education.
       (3) Elementary school and secondary school.--The terms 
     ``elementary school'' and ``secondary school'' have the 
     meanings given such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
       (4) Energy-related industry.--The term ``energy-related 
     industry'' includes each of the energy efficiency, renewable 
     energy, chemical manufacturing, utility, alternative fuels, 
     pipeline, nuclear energy, oil, gas, and coal industries.
       (5) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1002).
       (6) Labor organization.--The term ``labor organization'' 
     has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the National 
     Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 152).
       (7) Local workforce development board.--The term ``local 
     workforce development board'' means a local board, as defined 
     in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 3102).
       (8) Minority-serving institution.--The term ``minority-
     serving institution'' means an institution of higher 
     education that is of one of the following:
       (A) Hispanic-serving institution (as defined in section 
     502(a)(5) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1101a(a)(5))).
       (B) Tribal College or University (as defined in section 
     316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1059c(b))).
       (C) Alaska Native-serving institution (as defined in 
     section 317(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1059d(b))).
       (D) Native Hawaiian-serving institution (as defined in 
     section 317(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1059d(b))).
       (E) Predominantly Black Institution (as defined in section 
     318(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1059e(b))).
       (F) Native American-serving nontribal institution (as 
     defined in section 319(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1059f(b))).

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       (G) Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-
     serving institution (as defined in section 320(b) of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059g(b))).
       (9) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Energy.
       (10) State workforce development board.--The term ``State 
     workforce development board'' means a State board, as defined 
     in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 3102).


            amendment no. 22 offered by mr. soto of florida

       Page 2107, after line 25, insert the following:

              Subtitle G.--Sinkhole Hazard Identification

     SEC. 84701. SINKHOLE HAZARD IDENTIFICATION.

       (a) Program.--The Director of the United States Geological 
     Survey shall establish a program to--
       (1) study the short-term and long-term mechanisms that 
     cause sinkholes, including extreme storm events, prolonged 
     droughts causing shifts in water management practices, 
     aquifer depletion, and other major changes in water use; and
       (2) develop maps that depict zones that are at greater risk 
     of sinkhole formation.
       (b) Review of Maps.--Once during each 5-year period, or 
     more often as the Director of the United States Geological 
     Survey determines is necessary, the Director shall assess the 
     need to revise and update the maps developed under this 
     section.
       (c) Website.--The Director of the United States Geological 
     Survey shall establish and maintain a public website that 
     displays the maps developed under this section and other 
     relevant information critical for use by community planners 
     and emergency managers.


          amendment no. 23 offered by ms. speier of california

       Page 1303, line 14, strike ``; or'' and insert a semicolon.
       Page 1303, line 22, strike the period at the end and insert 
     ``; or''.
       Page 1303, after line 22, insert the following:
       (D) at least one member of the household has received a 
     Federal Pell Grant under section 401 of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a) in the most recent academic 
     year.


         amendment no. 24 offered by mrs. torres of california

       In division H, add at the end the following:

     SEC. 40002. AMERICAN INFRASTRUCTURE OPPORTUNITY BONDS.

       Chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by adding at the end the following new subchapter:

      ``SUBCHAPTER III--AMERICAN INFRASTRUCTURE OPPORTUNITY BONDS

     ``Sec. 3131. Issuance of American Infrastructure Opportunity 
       Bonds and use of proceeds

       ``(a) Issuance of Bonds.--If the Secretary of the Treasury 
     determines that the real rate is equal to zero percent or 
     less, the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) issue Government bonds with a face value of 
     $20,000,000,000; and
       ``(2) deposit amounts equivalent to the proceeds from such 
     issuance into the Highway Trust Fund, of which 20 percent 
     shall be deposited into the Mass Transit Account established 
     under section 9503(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       ``(1) Federal interest rate.--The term `Federal interest 
     rate' means the current market yields on outstanding 
     marketable obligations of the United States with remaining 
     periods to maturity of approximately 1 year, as determined by 
     the Secretary of the Treasury.
       ``(2) Inflation rate.--The term `inflation rate' means the 
     change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers 
     published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department 
     of Labor with respect to the previous calendar month.
       ``(3) Real rate.--The term `real rate' means--
       ``(A) the Federal interest rate, minus
       ``(B) the inflation rate.''; and
       (2) in the analysis for such chapter, by adding at the end 
     the following:

       ``subchapter iii--american infrastructure opportunity bonds

``3131. Issuance of American Infrastructure Opportunity Bonds and use 
              of proceeds.''.


         amendment no. 25 offered by ms. velazquez of new york

       Page 1698, lines 12 and 13, strike ``35 percent and not 
     more than 75'' and insert ``50''.
       Page 1698, strike ``including'' in line 18 and all that 
     follows through line 21, and insert the following: ``which 
     shall not exclude public housing agencies working in good 
     faith to resolve urgent health and safety concerns based on 
     written notification of violations from the Department of 
     Environmental Protection, Department of Justice, or 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 1028, the 
gentlewoman from California (Ms. Waters) and the gentleman from 
Louisiana (Mr. Graves) each will control 15 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from California.
  Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, the Moving Forward Act is long overdue, and it comes on 
the heels of a devastating pandemic that has killed more than 125,000 
Americans and shut down much of our economy.
  The Moving Forward Act will repair our Nation's dilapidated roads, 
bridges, and public transit systems. It will rebuild our drinking water 
infrastructure, upgrade our schools and hospitals, and improve our 
affordable housing infrastructure. The Moving Forward Act will also 
create millions of jobs and help our economy to recover.
  This en bloc amendment makes several improvements to H.R. 2, 
including the addition of new language that would support the 
infrastructure of historically Black colleges and universities, support 
long-term affordability of manufactured housing communities, remove 
lead in public housing, permanently authorize the U.S. Interagency 
Council on Homelessness, and make postal offices more accessible for 
persons with disabilities.
  These are positive efforts to more comprehensively address the 
infrastructure needs of this country, and I commend each of the Members 
offering an amendment included in this en bloc.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this en bloc amendment. I want 
to put things in perspective.
  Mr. Speaker, I mentioned on the floor yesterday that there were 
approximately 390 amendments filed on this bill--390 amendments filed. 
There are approximately 148 Democrat amendments and there were 22 
Republican amendments that were accepted and allowed to be voted on, 
but because of this distorted process, those were only being allowed 
seven votes.
  Mr. Speaker, en bloc B, there were 45 Democrat amendments; en bloc C, 
there were 34 Democrat amendments; en bloc D, there were 28 Democrat 
amendments; and in this bloc F, there are 25 Democrat amendments--zero 
Republican amendments in any of those blocs.
  The amendments in this bloc, there is another grab bag of the 
majority's priorities, many of which take a very generous view of what 
actual infrastructure is.
  This bill is supposed to be infrastructure legislation. The bloc 
includes everything from air-conditioning for postal vehicles to 
studying sinkholes, to unworkable vehicle mandates that have zero 
consideration for actual taxpayer funds. It mandates the acquisition of 
certain types of vehicles without looking at any type of economic 
analysis on the use of those taxpayer funds.
  It continues to ignore the need for reasonable bipartisan solutions 
to address our biggest infrastructure needs, and rather than looking 
forward at solutions, the amendment tries to eliminate longstanding 
bipartisan agreements that have addressed our infrastructure needs and, 
instead, put these left-leaning visions in place.
  It doesn't have to be this way. It didn't have to be this way. We 
could have come together and written an infrastructure bill that would 
have easily cleared this Chamber.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to remind you, going back to TEA-21 when our 
distinguished chairman was around, TEA-21, the highway bill, the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, the vote coming out of 
this House was 337 ``yes'' votes--337--to 80 ``no'' votes.
  In SAFETEA-LU, our distinguished chairman emeritus, the dean of the 
House, led that effort. The vote out of the House was 417 to 9 ``no'' 
votes--417 ``yes'' to 9 ``no'' votes.
  MAP-21, 293 ``aye'' votes, 127 ``no'' votes, and I want to make note 
that our chairman, Chairman DeFazio, voted ``yes.'' He was in the 
minority but voted ``yes.''
  And, of course, the FAST Act, once again, when the Republicans were 
in charge, a big four agreement, when Republicans and Democrats had to 
come together. The vote was 372 ayes to 54 nays.
  Right now, just to demonstrate this is doable, right now, Republicans 
and Democrats are working together in this very committee on the Water 
Resources Development Act, including

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both resilience and climate provisions in those negotiations.
  Mr. Speaker, this is a failure of leadership, and it is incredibly 
disappointing to watch this continue to happen when we have such urgent 
needs in this country.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman form 
Iowa (Mrs. Axne), a distinguished member of the Financial Services 
Committee.
  Mrs. AXNE. Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairwoman Waters and Chairman 
DeFazio for their work.
  Manufactured housing can be a critical tool to providing affordable 
housing and a pathway to homeownership. But in Iowa, that option has 
been abused by outside investors who have bought up mobile home parks 
and promptly raised rents to Iowans by as much as 70 percent, and that 
is simply unconscionable.
  We must protect the residents in these communities and preserve these 
homes as affordable housing. My amendment does exactly that. It 
provides grants of up to $1 million for the good actors in this space 
who will manage the community for the benefit of the residents for the 
long term.
  We all know that America needs more affordable housing, and we need 
to do what we can to keep that now, not lose it to predatory landlords 
who are solely looking out for their bottom line.
  I urge the adoption of my amendment.
  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the 
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Stivers).
  Mr. STIVERS. Mr. Speaker, I thank Ranking Member Graves for yielding 
me the time.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this en bloc amendment.
  There is a lot of bipartisan support for an infrastructure bill, so 
it is a shame that today we are considering a political messaging bill 
that is dead on arrival in the Senate.
  Part of the reason this legislation will fail is that it is a wish 
list for progressive priorities, many of which are outside the scope of 
what Americans consider to be addressing real and immediate 
transportation needs.

                              {time}  1130

  The bill was drafted without any bipartisan input. As the ranking 
member on the Housing, Community Development and Insurance 
Subcommittee, I believe that housing and infrastructure are important 
enough to merit their own debates.
  While there are a few good ideas in this amendment, there are also a 
few bad ones. The underlying bill spends about $100 billion on housing 
programs. That is done without any debate in the House on the House 
floor other than this 15-minute debate. In fact, we haven't done much 
debate in the Financial Services Committee. Housing needs deserve their 
own debate. They deserve their own time.
  The majority would be wise to do hard work and bring truly bipartisan 
housing-specific bills to the floor. Instead they have chosen to 
package housing priorities with transportation priorities, which are 
both important, but it makes it less likely that either one of these 
will ultimately become law and be addressed.
  Very quickly I will speak to one amendment that, in particular, I 
think merits more discussion than it will receive today, and it would 
eliminate the Faircloth Amendment. That was an amendment that passed 
during the Clinton era that capped the number of housing projects. Bill 
Clinton signed that into law. I think it is really telling that we are 
going to undo it without any real debate. That was passed in 1998. That 
was a consensus change that moved us away from constructing new public 
housing units after decades of examples, including the infamous 
Cabrini-Green Homes in Chicago showing the idea that concentrating low-
income Americans in inner cities did not reduce poverty, and it did 
increase crime.
  Even more so, it was another Democrat President, Barack Obama, who 
created an innovative and highly successful Rental Assistance 
Demonstration project. We had a hearing in the Financial Services 
Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance earlier 
this year on housing, and a lot of people from the public housing 
sector talked about how successful the Rental Assistance Demonstration 
project was at getting private capital to public housing units. It 
converts them into new, modern, privately owned, project-based section 
8 properties. In fact, thanks to RAD and other modernizations, notable 
housing authorities like San Francisco and Atlanta no longer have any 
units of public housing, and they have experienced remarkable 
turnarounds in terms of crime rates and reduced poverty levels.
  RAD is a truly bipartisan success story. It has raised $12.6 billion 
in private funding to convert 100,000 units of public housing to 
private-market housing, and it rehabilitated troubled properties 
creating better outcomes for the residents.
  All of this has been achieved without Congress' providing billions of 
dollars of funding. It has been private money that has funded the RAD 
program.
  Instead of looking to RAD and other modernizations for our housing 
infrastructure, this bill instead focuses on going backwards to a time 
of failed housing policies at the very moment when, frankly, we need to 
be looking at 21st century infrastructure.
  It just doesn't make sense that the only way the majority can justify 
doing it would be to slip an idea like this, with 25 en bloc Democratic 
amendments, into a partisan 2,300-page bill. That just doesn't make 
sense. We should have a separate debate about housing policy. I believe 
there are a lot of things we could come together on.
  Again, the RAD program was started under Secretary Donovan and 
President Obama. It was a Democratic program that has been very, very 
successful, and it has been lauded by Republicans and Democrats alike.
  I don't think we should be setting unrelated policy in a 2,300-page 
bill with an en bloc amendment like this. I wish that we had taken a 
different road.
  I, unfortunately, have to oppose this en bloc amendment. But I am 
hopeful that we can come together and have a focused debate about the 
future of Federal housing policy, and I believe that we can come 
together as Republicans and Democrats to find a solution.
  Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I am surprised the gentleman who serves on 
the Financial Services Committee has not been a part of all of the 
housing debates we have had, all of the information on housing.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. 
Garcia), a distinguished member of the Financial Services Committee.
  Mr. GARCIA of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I give a special thanks to Chair 
Waters for helping advance this amendment.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this en bloc which includes an 
amendment that I filed with Congresswoman Pressley of Massachusetts, 
amendment 343, directing the department of Housing and Urban 
Development to find lead pipes in our Nation's public and federally 
assisted housing and provide grants to remove them.
  Frankly, it is a scandal that we have to bring this legislation to 
the House floor in 2020, but we do. Chicago has more lead pipes than 
any other city in the U.S. More than 350,000 homes in my city have lead 
service lines.
  But the problem is nationwide. According to the National Housing Law 
Project, over 90,000 children nationwide in the Housing Choice Vouchers 
program have lead poisoning, while another 340,000 living in federally 
subsidized housing are at risk. These are children.
  By now the dangers of lead poisoning are well-known. A 2015 study 
determined that children in Chicago with lead in their blood were more 
than 32 percent likely to fail standardized tests by the third grade.
  We must remember, removing lead pipes is a racial justice issue.
  White flight to the suburbs left some of our oldest municipalities 
strapped for cash. Most jurisdictions require property owners to pay 
for the replacement of lead pipes on their own property, and the burden 
falls heavily on working class Black and Brown communities like mine.
  After decades of disinvestment, our Nation's public housing 
authorities simply do not have the resources to get rid of lead pipes 
fast enough. It is past time for Congress to act to keep families in 
this country safe and healthy in

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their homes. Housing is infrastructure, and I believe that this 
amendment is an important part of H.R. 2.

  I would like to thank Congresswoman Pressley for joining me in 
offering this amendment, as well as supporting organizations including 
the Natural Resources Defense Council and the National Housing Trust.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge adoption of this en bloc.
  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
Minnesota (Ms. Omar), who is a distinguished member on the Education 
and Labor Committee.
  Ms. OMAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of an amendment I authored 
to strengthen the broadband provisions of H.R. 2.
  We often discuss the dangers of the digital divide, and I am proud of 
the investment we are making today to help close that divide. But as 
with most issues of economic inequality, its effects run deeper for 
communities of color, immigrants, and low-income families.
  So it is very important for us to quantify the impact that Federal 
broadband investments have had on socially disadvantaged communities, 
so that we can assure Federal resources are being invested fairly 
throughout the country or if these programs are inadvertently widening 
the racial and wealth connectivity gap.
  I hope my colleagues will join me in this important effort.
  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, once again, 25 amendments, and we are being given 30 
minutes to debate 25 different amendments. We just effectively approved 
$250 million--one-quarter of a billion dollars--in 2 minutes.
  These aren't our funds. These are taxpayer funds. This bill had, I 
believe it was around 1,300, 1,400 pages of text just airdropped in the 
bill. It wasn't marked up in committee. It was just airdropped in the 
bill, added to it, and now we are just going to appropriate trillions 
of dollars in taxpayer funds without adequate consideration.
  Once again, Mr. Speaker, I urge rejection of this en bloc, and I 
reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Ruiz), who is a distinguished member of the Energy and 
Commerce Committee.
  Mr. RUIZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the en bloc amendment and 
urge support for my two amendments that are included.
  My first amendment would take land in the San Jacinto and Santa Rosa 
Mountains into trust for the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians to 
fulfill an agreement between the Agua Caliente and the Bureau of Land 
Management. This bill would help consolidate the checkerboard pattern 
of land ownership and allow the Tribe to better manage their ancestral 
lands which contain numerous significant cultural sites, trails, and 
other elements of their history.
  My second amendment, the Tribal Internet Advancement Act, would 
expand broadband access in Indian Country by adding Tribal lands as a 
priority for broadband expansion under the FCC's Universal Service 
Fund.
  Last year, the FCC issued a report in response to my bill, the Tribal 
Broadband Deployment Act, which showed that Tribal nations lag far 
behind the rest of the population in broadband access. This lack of 
access to broadband is a significant barrier to economic advancement, 
education, and, as now evident, telemedicine during the pandemic, and 
well-being.
  So, Mr. Speaker, I urge support for my amendment and H.R. 2, the 
Moving Forward Act, in order to close the digital divide in Indian 
Country.
  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
California (Mrs. Torres), who is a distinguished member of the 
Appropriations Committee.
  Mrs. TORRES of California. Mr. Speaker, while the Moving Forward Act 
is not perfect, I am glad the bill includes my amendment, the American 
Infrastructure Opportunity Bonds Act.
  This amendment would take advantage of times when interest rates are 
below the rate of inflation, making borrowing essentially free. The 
amendment would direct the Treasury to issue government bonds, in 
effect borrowing at these low interest rates. The amendment then 
directs the proceeds to the Highway Trust Fund to support 
infrastructure investment, creating jobs.
  This amendment is a smart investment taking advantage of unique 
interest rates to fund infrastructure in a responsible way. During 
severe recessions, my amendment will provide crucial support for 
necessary infrastructure projects helping both those who build and 
those who rely on roads and public transportation.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge its adoption.
  Ms. WATERS. I reserve the right to close, Mr. Speaker.
  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of 
my time.
  Mr. Speaker, once again, I want to highlight what just happened.
  We just went and effectively approved an amendment that would allow 
for $20 billion in bonds to be issued. We just effectively approved the 
transfer of 2,500 acres of taxpayer property without the consideration 
of the Natural Resources Committee, the committee of jurisdiction.
  This is like Monopoly money we are sitting here playing with, but the 
reality is these are taxpayer funds. These aren't our moneys. These are 
funds of the taxpayers.

  This bill has not been through the proper process to ensure that we 
are actually and legitimately addressing the importance and the 
integrity of taxpayer funds.
  I will say it again: dating back decades, Mr. Speaker, we have had 
bipartisan legislation related to infrastructure--bipartisan. Dating 
back to the late 1990s, TEA-21, 337-80; SAFETEA-LU, 417-9; MAP-21, 293-
127. I will say it again: our distinguished chairman voted for it. The 
FAST Act got 372 ``aye'' votes.
  These were all House versions, Mr. Speaker, not the conference 
report. What we are seeing right now, what we are doing--I believe, 
again, the number is 148 Democrat amendments compared to, I believe it 
is 22 Republican amendments.
  This is not representation. This entire process is a farce. We just 
approved perhaps billions of dollars--or we are about to approve 
billions of dollars--by giving it 30 minutes' consideration. That is 
not what we were sent here to do. This process is fatally flawed.
  Three hundred ninety amendments distilled down to effectively 
allowing up to seven votes?
  This is a failure in leadership.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge rejection of this en bloc. I urge rejection of 
the underlying bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

                              {time}  1145

  Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  Mr. Speaker, in closing, I thank Chairman DeFazio for all of his hard 
work on the Moving Forward Act, and I especially thank him for 
including my Housing is Infrastructure legislation in this important 
bill.
  My colleague from Ohio has expressed concerns that our committee has 
not sufficiently debated the housing provisions in this bill. But let 
me remind him that we held a hearing on H.R. 5187, which is the same 
text of the housing division in this bill, and that hearing was held in 
April 2019. We also had a markup on this legislation in February of 
this year.
  So, I don't know where he was when all of this was taking place, but 
we certainly had sufficient hearings and markup on this bill.
  Mr. Speaker, it is clear that Democrats are committed to investing in 
and improving our Nation's infrastructure, including our affordable 
housing infrastructure.
  Republicans continue to insist that these investments are 
irresponsible, but I contend that it would be irresponsible not to make 
these investments. When we have children living in housing that exposes 
them to lead poisoning and homes in flood zones that are not built to 
code, we are setting ourselves up for much higher costs down the road. 
We must make the responsible choice and pass H.R. 2.

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  Mr. Speaker, this is such a significant piece of legislation, 
legislation that speaks to the repair of the infrastructure of this 
country.
  Bridges are in disrepair and have been deemed to be dangerous. They 
may fall apart, and some have. We have water systems in this country--
everybody knows about Flint, but there are a lot of more Flints in this 
Nation, with old pipes, pipes with lead, children exposed to water that 
could cause them brain damage for the rest of their lives. We have 
roads and highways that are in great disrepair.
  The President of the United States wants to spend $2 trillion, and I 
am pleased about that.
  I don't know what my colleague on the opposite side of the aisle is 
so upset about. He is talking about the Republicans didn't get enough 
amendments. Well, it is not our fault if they don't know how to craft 
amendments that are appropriate and that should be in this bill. 
Because in our Committee on Rules, Democrats have been very fair in the 
way that they have dealt with this.
  I don't know what he is so upset about that they didn't get into this 
bill. No, this bill does not include investment in building a wall, if 
that is what they are interested in. We are not about building any 
walls to keep out immigrants from Mexico or anyplace else, if that is 
what they are interested in.
  This bill does not do that. This bill is about making sure that our 
citizens get the support from their government that they deserve, to 
make sure that their communities are safer, that our schools are safer, 
that our drinking water is safer. This is about making sure that we put 
the resources into this country that are so desperately needed and much 
of which have been neglected for far too long.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud of this bill and what it is going to do for 
all of our citizens in this country, north, south, east, and west. I am 
proud that the leadership of the Democratic Party in this government 
have taken this as a number one priority, and we are presenting a total 
piece of legislation that addresses concerns that all of our Members 
have said they have had.
  Mr. Speaker, again, I am proud of the work that Mr. DeFazio has done, 
and I am proud of all the amendments that have been included in this 
bill. I am pleased that I have the opportunity today to stand here on 
these en bloc amendments and participate in one of the most important 
pieces of legislation this House could have ever presented.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time for debate has expired.
  Pursuant to the rule, the previous question is ordered on the 
amendments en bloc offered by the gentlewoman from California (Ms. 
Waters).
  The question is on the amendments en bloc offered by the gentlewoman 
from California (Ms. Waters).
  The en bloc amendments were agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.


       Amendments En Bloc No. 6 Offered by Mr. Graves of Missouri

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now in order to consider an amendment 
en bloc consisting of amendments printed in part G of House Report 116-
438.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I would like to offer amendments 
en bloc printed in part G.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendments en 
bloc.
  Amendments en bloc No. 6 consisting of amendment Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 
6, 7, and 8, printed in part G of House Report 116-438, offered by Mr. 
Graves of Missouri:


            amendment no. 1 offered by mr. bost of illinois

       Page 210, strike lines 13 through page 213, line 5 and 
     insert the following:
       ``(3) Eligible projects.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     funds set aside under this subsection may be obligated for 
     any of the following projects or activities:
       ``(i) Construction, planning, and design of on-road and 
     off-road trail facilities for pedestrians, bicyclists, and 
     other nonmotorized forms of transportation, including 
     sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, pedestrian and bicycle 
     signals, traffic calming techniques, lighting and other 
     safety-related infrastructure, and transportation projects to 
     achieve compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act 
     of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).
       ``(ii) Construction, planning, and design of 
     infrastructure-related projects and systems that will provide 
     safe routes for nondrivers, including children, older adults, 
     and individuals with disabilities to access daily needs.
       ``(iii) Conversion and use of abandoned railroad corridors 
     for trails for pedestrians, bicyclists, or other nonmotorized 
     transportation users.
       ``(iv) Construction of turnouts, overlooks, and viewing 
     areas.
       ``(v) Community improvement activities, including--

       ``(I) inventory, control, or removal of outdoor 
     advertising;
       ``(II) historic preservation and rehabilitation of historic 
     transportation facilities;
       ``(III) vegetation management practices in transportation 
     rights-of-way to improve roadway safety, prevent against 
     invasive species, and provide erosion control; and
       ``(IV) archaeological activities relating to impacts from 
     implementation of a transportation project eligible under 
     this title.

       ``(vi) Any environmental mitigation activity, including 
     pollution prevention and pollution abatement activities and 
     mitigation to address stormwater management, control, and 
     water pollution prevention or abatement related to highway 
     construction or due to highway runoff, including activities 
     described in sections 328(a) and 329.
       ``(vii) Projects and strategies to reduce vehicle-caused 
     wildlife mortality related to, or to restore and maintain 
     connectivity among terrestrial or aquatic habitats affected 
     by, a transportation facility otherwise eligible for 
     assistance under this subsection.
       ``(viii) The recreational trails program under section 206.
       ``(ix) The safe routes to school program under section 211.
       ``(x) Activities in furtherance of a vulnerable road user 
     assessment described in section 148.
       ``(xi) Any other projects or activities described in 
     section 101(a)(29) or section 213, as such sections were in 
     effect on the day before the date of enactment of the FAST 
     Act (Public Law 114-94).
       ``(B) Prohibition against eminent domain.--
       ``(i) In general.--Funds set aside under this subsection 
     may not be obligated for any project or activity that 
     includes the exercise of eminent domain authority to carry 
     out such project or activity.
       ``(ii) Exception .--Notwithstanding clause (i), funds 
     reserved under this subsection may be obligated for a project 
     or activity that includes the exercise of eminent domain 
     authority if such project or activity is--

       ``(I) described in section 101(a)(29)(B), as in effect on 
     the day before the date of enactment of the FAST Act (Public 
     Law 114-94);
       ``(II) an acquisition necessary to achieve compliance with 
     the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 
     et seq); or
       ``(III) described in the safe routes to school program 
     under section 211.''.


          amendment no. 2 offered by mr. crawford of arkansas

       Page 981, strike lines 8 through 11.
       Page 981, line 12, strike ``(j)'' and insert ``(i)''.
       Page 982, line 21, strike ``(k)'' and insert ``(j)''.


            amendment no. 3 offered by mr. fulcher of idaho

       Page 1920, after line 19, insert the following:

     SEC. 81324. AQUIFER RECHARGE FLEXIBILITY.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act''.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Bureau.--The term ``Bureau'' means the Bureau of 
     Reclamation.
       (2) Commissioner.--The term ``Commissioner'' means the 
     Commissioner of Reclamation.
       (3) Eligible land.--The term ``eligible land'', with 
     respect to a Reclamation project, means land that--
       (A) is authorized to receive water under State law; and
       (B) shares an aquifer with land located in the service area 
     of the Reclamation project.
       (4) Net water storage benefit.--The term ``net water 
     storage benefit'' means an increase in the volume of water 
     that is--
       (A) stored in 1 or more aquifers; and
       (B)(i) available for use within the authorized service area 
     of a Reclamation project; or
       (ii) stored on a long-term basis to avoid or reduce 
     groundwater overdraft.
       (5) Reclamation facility.--The term ``Reclamation 
     facility'' means each of the infrastructure assets that are 
     owned by the Bureau at a Reclamation project.
       (6) Reclamation project.--The term ``Reclamation project'' 
     means any reclamation or irrigation project, including 
     incidental features thereof, authorized by Federal 
     reclamation law or the Act of August 11, 1939 (commonly known 
     as the ``Water Conservation and Utilization Act'') (53 Stat. 
     1418, chapter 717; 16 U.S.C. 590y et seq.), or constructed by 
     the United States pursuant to such law, or in connection with 
     which there is a repayment or water service contract executed 
     by the United States pursuant to such law, or any project 
     constructed by the Secretary through the Bureau for the 
     reclamation of land.
       (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (c) Flexibility to Allow Greater Aquifer Recharge in 
     Western States.--
       (1) Use of reclamation facilities.--
       (A) In general.--The Commissioner may allow the use of 
     excess capacity in Reclamation facilities for aquifer 
     recharge of non-

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     Reclamation project water, subject to applicable rates, 
     charges, and public participation requirements, on the 
     condition that--
       (i) the use--

       (I) shall not be implemented in a manner that is 
     detrimental to--

       (aa) any power service or water contract for the 
     Reclamation project; or
       (bb) any obligations for fish, wildlife, or water quality 
     protection applicable to the Reclamation project;

       (II) shall be consistent with water quality guidelines for 
     the Reclamation project;
       (III) shall comply with all applicable--

       (aa) Federal laws; and
       (bb) policies of the Bureau; and

       (IV) shall comply with all applicable State laws and 
     policies; and

       (ii) the non-Federal party to an existing contract for 
     water or water capacity in a Reclamation facility consents to 
     the use of the Reclamation facility under this subsection.
       (B) Effect on existing contracts.--Nothing in this 
     subsection affects a contract--
       (i) in effect on the date of enactment of this Act; and
       (ii) under which the use of excess capacity in a Bureau 
     conveyance facility for carriage of non-Reclamation project 
     water for aquifer recharge is allowed.
       (2) Aquifer recharge on eligible land.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (C) and (D), the 
     Secretary may contract with a holder of a water service or 
     repayment contract for a Reclamation project to allow the 
     contractor, in accordance with applicable State laws and 
     policies--
       (i) to directly use water available under the contract for 
     aquifer recharge on eligible land; or
       (ii) to enter into an agreement with an individual or 
     entity to transfer water available under the contract for 
     aquifer recharge on eligible land.
       (B) Authorized project use.--The use of a Reclamation 
     facility for aquifer recharge under subparagraph (A) shall be 
     considered an authorized use for the Reclamation project if 
     requested by a holder of a water service or repayment 
     contract for the Reclamation facility.
       (C) Modifications to contracts.--The Secretary may contract 
     with a holder of a water service or repayment contract for a 
     Reclamation project under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary 
     determines that a new contract or contract amendment 
     described in that paragraph is--
       (i) necessary to allow for the use of water available under 
     the contract for aquifer recharge under this subsection;
       (ii) in the best interest of the Reclamation project and 
     the United States; and
       (iii) approved by the contractor that is responsible for 
     repaying the cost of construction, operations, and 
     maintenance of the facility that delivers the water under the 
     contract.
       (D) Requirements.--The use of Reclamation facilities for 
     the use or transfer of water for aquifer recharge under this 
     subsection shall be subject to the requirements that--
       (i) the use or transfer shall not be implemented in a 
     manner that materially impacts any power service or water 
     contract for the Reclamation project;
       (ii) before the use or transfer, the Secretary shall 
     determine that the use or transfer--

       (I) results in a net water storage benefit for the 
     Reclamation project; or
       (II) contributes to the recharge of an aquifer on eligible 
     land; and

       (iii) the use or transfer complies with all applicable--

       (I) Federal laws and policies; and
       (II) interstate water compacts.

       (3) Conveyance for aquifer recharge purposes.--The holder 
     of a right-of-way, easement, permit, or other authorization 
     to transport water across public land administered by the 
     Bureau of Land Management may transport water for aquifer 
     recharge purposes without requiring additional authorization 
     from the Secretary where the use does not expand or modify, 
     other than the timing of use, the operation of the right-of-
     way, easement, permit, or other authorization across public 
     land.
       (4) Effect.--Nothing in this section creates, impairs, 
     alters, or supersedes a Federal or State water right.
       (5) Exemption.--This Act shall not apply to the State of 
     California.
       (6) State-led advisory group.--The Secretary may 
     participate in any State-led collaborative, multi-stakeholder 
     advisory group created in any watershed the purpose of which 
     is to monitor, review, and assess aquifer recharge 
     activities.


           amendment no. 4 offered by mr. graves of louisiana

       On page 1968, after line 16, insert the following:
       (c) Preserving The Sustainability of the Funding Source.--
     The Secretary shall not award grants to eligible entities for 
     the projects in subsection (a) until the Secretary certifies 
     that the actions in subsection (a) are more nationally 
     significant than the ecological restoration and 
     sustainability of the region (including adjacent coastal 
     areas) responsible for producing such revenue as defined by 
     the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 
     1331 note).


             amendment no. 5 offered by mr. hice of georgia

       Page 1692, line 1, strike ``ZERO-EMISSION POSTAL FLEET 
     AND''.
       Page 1692, strike line 4 and all that follows through page 
     1694, line 23.


          amendment no. 6 offered by mr. lamalfa of california

       Page 984, strike line 16 and all that follows through page 
     985, line 2 (and redesignate subsequent clauses accordingly).


        amendment no. 7 offered by mr. mckinley of west virginia

       Page 1137, after line 10, insert the following:

     SEC. 22117. CERTIFICATION.

       Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1341) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in the first sentence--

       (I) by inserting ``by the applicant'' after ``any 
     discharge''; and
       (II) by inserting ``as a result of the federally licensed 
     or permitted activity'' after ``into the navigable waters'';

       (ii) in the second sentence, by striking ``activity'' and 
     inserting ``discharge'';
       (iii) in the third sentence, by striking ``applications'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``requests'';
       (iv) in the fifth sentence, by striking ``act on'' and 
     inserting ``grant or deny''; and
       (v) by inserting after the fourth sentence the following: 
     ``The certifying State, interstate agency, or Administrator 
     shall publish the requirements for certification that meet 
     the applicable provisions of sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 
     307. The decision to grant or deny a request shall be based 
     only on the applicable provisions of sections 301, 302, 303, 
     306, and 307 and the grounds for a decision shall be set 
     forth in writing to the applicant.'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in the second sentence--

       (I) by striking ``such a discharge'' and inserting ``a 
     discharge made into the navigable waters by the applicant as 
     described in paragraph (1)'';
       (II) by inserting ``receipt of the'' before ``notice''; and
       (III) by striking ``of application for such Federal license 
     or permit'' and inserting ``under the preceding sentence'';

       (ii) in the third sentence--

       (I) by striking ``such discharge'' and inserting ``any 
     discharge made into the navigable waters by the applicant as 
     described in paragraph (1)''; and
       (II) by striking ``any water quality requirement'' and 
     inserting ``the applicable provisions of sections 301, 302, 
     303, 306, and 307'';

       (iii) in the fifth sentence, by striking ``insure 
     compliance with applicable water quality requirements.'' and 
     inserting ``ensure any discharge into the navigable waters by 
     the applicant as described in paragraph (1) will comply with 
     the applicable provisions of sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 
     307.''; and
       (iv) by striking the first sentence and inserting ``Not 
     later than 90 days after receipt of a request for 
     certification, the certifying State, interstate agency, or 
     Administrator shall identify in writing all specific 
     additional materials or information that are necessary to 
     make a final decision on a request for certification. On 
     receipt of a request for certification, the certifying State 
     or interstate agency, as applicable, shall immediately notify 
     the Administrator of the request.'';
       (C) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``there will be 
     compliance'' and inserting ``a discharge made into the 
     navigable waters by the applicant as described in paragraph 
     (1) will comply''; and
       (ii) in the second sentence--

       (I) by striking ``section'' and inserting ``the applicable 
     provisions of sections''; and
       (II) by striking ``or 307 of this Act'' and inserting ``and 
     307'';

       (D) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``applicable 
     effluent limitations'' and all that follows through the 
     period at the end and inserting ``any discharge made by the 
     applicant into the navigable waters as described in paragraph 
     (1) will not violate the applicable provisions of sections 
     301, 302, 303, 306, and 307.'';
       (ii) in the second sentence, by striking ``will violate 
     applicable effluent limitations or other limitations or other 
     water quality requirements such Federal'' and inserting 
     ``will result in a discharge made into the navigable waters 
     by the applicant as described in paragraph (1) that violates 
     the applicable provisions of sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 
     307, the Federal''; and
       (iii) in the third sentence--

       (I) by striking ``such facility or activity'' and inserting 
     ``a discharge made by the applicant into the navigable waters 
     as described in paragraph (1)''; and
       (II) by striking ``section 301, 302, 303, 306, or 307 of 
     this Act'' and inserting ``sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 
     307''; and

       (E) in paragraph (5)--
       (i) by striking ``such facility or activity has been 
     operated in'' and inserting ``any discharge made by the 
     applicant into the navigable waters as described in paragraph 
     (1) is in''; and
       (ii) by striking ``section 301, 302, 303, 306, or 307 of 
     this Act'' and inserting ``sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 
     307''; and
       (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``assure that any 
     applicant for a Federal license or permit will comply with 
     any applicable'' and inserting the following: ``ensure that 
     any discharge made by the applicant into the navigable waters 
     as described in subsection (a)(1) shall comply with the 
     applicable provisions of sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 
     307.

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     Any limitations or requirements in the preceding sentence 
     shall become a condition on any Federal license or permit 
     subject to the provisions of this section.
       ``(e) Definition of Applicable Provisions of Sections 301, 
     302, 303, 306, and 307.--In this section, the term 
     `applicable provisions of sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 
     307' means, as applicable,''; and
       (3) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by striking ``with'';
       (B) by striking ``other appropriate''; and
       (C) by striking ``set forth'' and all that follows through 
     the period at the end and inserting ``implementing water 
     quality criteria under section 303 necessary to support the 
     specified designated use or uses of the receiving navigable 
     water.''.


          amendment no. 8 offered by mr. stauber of minnesota

       Page 1137, after line 10, insert the following:

     SEC. 22117. PERMITS FOR DREDGED OR FILL MATERIAL.

       Section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1344) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(u) Exception to Permitting Requirement.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of this section, any person issued a 
     permit by a State for the discharge of dredged or fill 
     material which complies with the requirements of 
     subparagraphs (A) through (H) of subsection (h)(1) shall not 
     be required to obtain a permit under this section.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 1028, the 
gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Graves) and the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. 
DeFazio) each will control 15 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Missouri.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, although I support this amendment, I want to, again, 
note my continued disappointment in this overall process.
  More than once, I faulted the majority's one-sided committee markup 
of H.R. 2, but at least we were given time to consider 165 Republican 
amendments, although 112 were ultimately rejected and mostly through en 
bloc. But now the majority wants to further stifle consideration of 
minority amendments by giving us a scant eight Republican amendments 
out of nearly 400 that were filed. We weren't even given the courtesy 
to choose.
  In 2015, if everyone remembers, and for those who weren't here, when 
the House considered the last surface transportation law, the FAST Act, 
there were more Democrat-led amendments--remember, Republicans were in 
the majority. There were more Democrat-led amendments that were agreed 
to than there were Republican-led amendments that were made in order 
for today's debate.
  Of course, the FAST Act was a bill that was developed at that time by 
both the majority and the minority, which is a stark difference from 
the majority's bill that we are discussing today.
  In fact, I remember the Big Four agreement. If the chairmen of both 
the subcommittee and the full committee and the ranking members of both 
the subcommittee and full committee, if one of us didn't agree on a 
provision, then it wasn't included. It was as simple as that.
  Today could have been a great day for all of us, and we could be 
approving a bill that all of us could be proud of. Instead, we are left 
with a bill and a process that shreds one of the only bipartisan issues 
left in Congress. It just shreds it to pieces.
  I can answer the gentlewoman who managed the last section of the 
bill, the financial services section. She said: I don't understand why 
everybody is so disappointed in this.
  Mr. Speaker, because it is a failure. An absolute failure is what 
this bill is. And it is not going anywhere, absolutely not going 
anywhere.
  Mr. Speaker, I continue to oppose this partisan process, but I urge 
my colleagues to support this amendment, and I reserve the balance of 
my time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this en bloc, which provides for 
the consideration of eight amendments. The amendments contained in this 
en bloc amend various divisions of the bill. I will speak to a few that 
fall within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure.
  The gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Bost) would bar the use of eminent 
domain only for pedestrian and bicycle projects. Oh, by the way, he 
still supports eminent domain for pipeline projects, a very disruptive 
one proposed in my district and here on the East Coast and maybe even 
where he lives. He isn't dealing with that kind of eminent domain, not 
dealing with highway eminent domain, not dealing with transit eminent 
domain. He just doesn't like alternate modes.
  Well, these would only take place under the Uniform Relocation 
Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Act, which provides strong 
protection to landowners to ensure that any involuntary land 
acquisitions are fair, striking the right balance of protecting 
landowner rights, and construct necessary infrastructure.
  Generally, this has been used on rail-to-trail projects or bike 
projects when there is one reluctant landowner who thinks that nasty 
people are going to be riding their bikes by the fringe of their 
property.
  In my largest city, Eugene, it took several years to get one 
landowner to finally allow a circular bike path to transit around the 
river. One landowner held it up for 3 years because of the concerns 
about the kind of people who would be riding bikes. Ultimately, a large 
fence was erected there with the barriers and all that to keep those 
people out. The path was done, but it shouldn't have taken 3 years. 
That all could have been set earlier under the Uniform Relocation Act.
  Mr. Speaker, we are reemphasizing transportation alternatives. They 
were pretty much done away with during the FAST Act and MAP-21. That 
means cycling, pedestrians, scooters, and other modes now, which have 
proved very viable in the time of corona, when people are a little 
reluctant to get into taxicabs or even Ubers or whatever, if they don't 
have their own single-occupancy vehicle.
  We can realize a lot more safe commuting. We also have had a 
disturbing increase in pedestrian cycling deaths. This bill would help 
with that.
  There are also two amendments by the gentleman from West Virginia 
(Mr. McKinley) that preempt State authority to protect waters within 
that State.
  Now, I understand. Yes, if you are from West Virginia, mountaintop 
mining removal, dumping in the streams, all that. Great. We wouldn't 
want to protect the waters. The water is doing just fine underneath all 
of that toxic mining waste. And then, well, we did have a little 
poisoning incident right near the State capital, as I remember, where 
people couldn't use the water for quite a while. But, hey, States 
should not be able to protect their drinking water or recreational 
waters or any waters within that State.
  Then a wonderful one from Mr. Stauber that would deem--deem, meaning 
no process necessary--the permits for dredge-and-fill activities, no 
oversight. That would, of course, overturn the precedents set by the 
Clean Water Act since 1987. But he is providing backup support to 
Trump, who is pretty much decimating the Clean Water Act with his dirty 
water rule.
  Then, Mr. LaMalfa says that he wants to make it harder to get a 
railroad rehabilitation improvement fund grant. Well, he is upset about 
California's high-speed rail. Unfortunately, he would make it virtually 
impossible for the Texas high-speed rail, which, by the way, is a 
private project and, I believe, supported by many Republicans in this 
House from Texas. He would make it impossible for them to get a RRIF 
loan if his amendment should pass. But, hey, he doesn't like the 
California high-speed rail, so tough luck to the people from Texas and 
elsewhere who want high-speed rail.
  Mr. Speaker, right now, a lot of the RRIF money remains unused, so we 
are trying to help expedite that in this bill. He would make it, again, 
nearly impossible and harder.
  Then, Mr. Crawford would take away the 50 percent set-aside for large 
projects, over $100 million in the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and 
Safety Improvement grant program.

                              {time}  1200

  And outside my jurisdiction, Mr. Hice would strike the $25 billion to 
the United States Postal Service.
  I mentioned this earlier. Trump hates the Postal Service because he 
thinks that they are subsidizing Amazon. Actually, Amazon is 
subsidizing the post office, but, hey, we don't deal with facts 
downtown here very much anymore--or he doesn't.

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  And it would also strike the money that they could use to buy a new 
fleet of vehicles. They should keep driving around in those crappy 35-
year-old vehicles which require massive amounts of maintenance and are, 
of course, polluting.
  So I would also oppose that amendment, even though it is not within 
my jurisdiction.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to how much 
time is remaining.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Missouri has 12\1/2\ 
minutes remaining. The gentleman from Oregon has 9\1/2\ minutes 
remaining.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the 
gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Hice).
  Mr. HICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the postal 
provisions in H.R. 2 and have offered an amendment to strike them from 
the bill.
  As ranking member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations of the 
Oversight and Reform Committee, I was very much disappointed that we 
were not consulted on these provisions.
  My colleagues from the Oversight and Reform Committee and I have been 
closely following the financial health of the Postal Service, and we 
receive, in fact, weekly updates on mail volume, revenue, and cash on 
hand. The numbers are very clear, what we have received. The $25 
billion postal bailout provided in H.R. 2 is just simply premature. We 
don't need to go there at this point.
  A few weeks ago, I asked the Postmaster General to revise the initial 
estimates for the direct impact from the pandemic, which included this 
$25 billion for modernization. The reality is that, over the last 
several months, the revenue trends no longer support the Postal 
Service's multibillion-dollar bailout request. This is because there 
are much better numbers and performance that has been driven by package 
volume.
  Let me give you some examples.
  During the first 11 weeks of the pandemic, the Postal Service earned 
$330 million more in revenue than this same time last year. The Postal 
Service also improved its amount of cash on hand by at least $600 
million. And as of June 4, they had $13.2 billion in cash.
  In addition, while negotiations with the Treasury Department are 
still ongoing, the Postal Service has yet to even tap into the $10 
billion in lending that was authorized by Congress in the CARES Act.
  A long-term plan to turn the Postal Service around is also being 
developed. My colleagues from the Oversight and Reform Committee and I 
have called for a 10-year business plan to improve the Postal Service's 
business model.
  And given the start of the new Postmaster General's term, we are 
hopeful that an updated plan that outlines specific reforms to put the 
Postal Service on firm financial footing is going to happen.
  But absent revised estimates and a business plan, it is unclear what 
the true needs of the Postal Service are. I will just say that the USPS 
was designed to be self-sufficient, a self-sufficient entity. The only 
way of dealing with that issue is by long-term legislative reform, not 
a bailout. That is the only way to do it.
  So we cannot continue throwing taxpayer money away and particularly 
adding green new deals. I ask my colleagues to support this amendment.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
New York (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney), the chair of the Committee on 
Oversight and Reform with jurisdiction over the post office.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, I thank the 
gentleman for yielding and for his extraordinary leadership on H.R. 2.
  I thank my colleague on the other side of the aisle, but I am urging 
a ``no'' vote on his amendment. We are in the midst of a national 
emergency caused by the coronavirus, and it is having a dire effect on 
the Postal Service.
  Despite better-than-expected revenues in recent months, the Postal 
Service is still at risk of running out of money. It could be forced to 
cease operations if it does not receive financial assistance from the 
Federal Government soon. This amendment would eliminate the critical 
funding that the post office needs.
  Throughout the pandemic, the Postal Service has continued to deliver 
lifesaving medications and vital supplies, especially to rural America. 
If the Postal Service ceases to exist, rural Americans will suffer the 
most, because it is the only delivery company that serves them.
  If any issue should be bipartisan, it is this one, because the post 
office affects every American and is critical to many of us. The Postal 
Service helps bind us together and delivers to every address in the 
Nation, no matter how remote.
  But the dedicated staff that braves the coronavirus pandemic every 
day cannot continue to do their job without reliable transportation or 
funding. We must fulfill our constitutional duty and act now to save 
the Postal Service.
  I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to oppose this 
amendment.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Graves).
  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Madam Speaker, I have expressed my 
frustration about the fact that so few Republican amendments have been 
allowed to even be debated, yet this is the one en bloc amendment. This 
is block G, and there are eight Republican amendments--eight--eight 
Republican amendments where we actually get to debate. And, of course, 
they are all wrapped in. Our amendment is No. 349. And, as I have 
mentioned before, nearly 380 or 390 amendments on this bill.

  Our amendment amends page 1968 that I am sure everyone here has read, 
and what this does is it very simply--it very simply says that, in 
order for this brand-new urban park grant program that has not been 
through the committee of jurisdiction, the Natural Resources Committee, 
if you are going to take money from one area and give it to this 
urbanized park grant program, you at least need to make sure that the 
area where the revenues are coming from, which happens to be the area 
that I represent, that it is sustainable, that it is ecologically 
sustainable and the community is sustainable and that it would be a 
better investment for taxpayers to invest in the urban parks than it 
would be to ensure the ecological and the community resilience or 
sustainability of these regions.
  That is it, a very simple amendment.
  I would love to have anybody come explain to me why they are going to 
vote ``no,'' because we are going to see this amendment voted down in 
just a few minutes. I would love for anybody--and I would be happy to 
yield time, Madam Speaker. I would be happy to have anybody explain to 
me why they are opposed to this amendment and what they are going to 
explain to people next time we have a hurricane and these communities 
are decimated. That is what I would love to hear.
  So, Madam Speaker, I yield my remaining time to my friends on the 
other side of the aisle to explain to me the opposition to this 
amendment.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
Michigan (Ms. Slotkin.)
  Ms. SLOTKIN. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the Moving Forward 
Act as a critical investment in our Nation's infrastructure.
  No matter where you stand politically, the state of our crumbling 
infrastructure is something that all people, and certainly all 
Michiganders, agree on.
  The disastrous breaching of two major dams in my State last month is 
all you need to know. It is a cautionary tale for everyone.
  We are in need of generational investment in our infrastructure, and 
this bill includes many of the priorities I have fought for for our 
district, including major money for high-speed broadband for all 
Americans, significant funds for upgrades to our schools, and $40 
billion for clean water investment projects, including PFAS treatment.
  I am also pleased that the House adopted two of my amendments which 
protect Michigan's most precious gifts, which is our waters and our 
water.
  One of my amendments is directly related to an issue called Line 5, a 
pipeline in our beautiful Great Lakes. It

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will require the Federal agency responsible for pipeline safety to 
share information related to pipeline leaks, damage, or disruption with 
relevant State and local governments.
  This is enormously relevant, given the recent disruption of 
Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac. The people of 
Michigan deserve to be sure of the safety of the pipeline. My amendment 
would make sure they have the relevant information.
  Investing in our country's infrastructure can and should be a 
bipartisan issue. I urge my colleagues to support on both sides of the 
aisle.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Brady), the ranking member of the Ways and 
Means Committee.
  Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I first want to thank the ranking member 
for his insistence that both parties work together to develop and fund 
infrastructure priorities in America. This is the way it ought to work. 
This issue has never been partisan in the past. Mr. Graves has made the 
point, we will go to the table and work together. He is exactly right, 
and I support his efforts.
  I rise today to support Representative LaMalfa's amendment to strike 
certain credit risk premium provisions in the underlying bill. The 
amendment protects Federal taxpayers all across America, makes sure 
they are not stuck holding the bag when a specific railroad defaults on 
its loans.
  The author of the original provision readily admits that this is an 
earmark for Texas Central Railroad in Texas. This is a private company 
that had claimed for years that they would fund this privately and it 
would be a State railroad, but they have reneged on that. They are now 
considering one of these loans to build a high-speed rail between 
Houston and Dallas.
  But Texas Central's train is so risky and their financial situation 
so poor, they say they can't even pay the risk premium upfront. And for 
this reason, they request that legislators change the Federal law in 
order to help the company qualify for a loan they would never receive 
under standard rules.
  This is a huge red flag if I have ever seen one. That is why I feel 
it is important for legislators of both parties to support 
Representative LaMalfa's amendment, to ensure that we don't lose 
important taxpayer protections for these RRIF loans and allow for a 
prolonged CRP payment schedule.
  Here is the situation: Texas Central Railroad is privately funded and 
a State railroad, and it has always promised to Texas that this 
``project does not need, does not want, and will not ask for government 
grants for construction or public money to subsidize operations.''
  Yet it is now clear that promise, which was used to gain support from 
citizens in communities across Texas, was misleading. In April, Texas 
Central announced they would renege on their original promise; they 
would now seek Federal stimulus money.
  And there is a reason they are doing that. The project's costs have 
tripled from its original estimates of $30 billion. These ballooning 
projections are especially concerning, considering the project also 
faces other significant hurdles:
  Lack of financial feasibility;
  They have no power for eminent domain, thank goodness, although they 
are coming to Washington for power to seize people's lands without 
their consent;
  There are potential safety and funding issues; and
  Near uniform opposition from local and State officials along the 
rural route of this railroad.
  Texas Central is now asking House Democrats in the House to include a 
change in the Green New Deal legislation to make it easier to renege on 
these loans. We should not condone this. We are in a COVID crisis. 
Those dollars should be used for healthcare, not a boondoggle.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Evans).

                              {time}  1215

  Mr. EVANS. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 2, the 
Moving Forward Act.
  Our Nation's public schools are in desperate need of repair, school 
facilities across the country. I come from the city of Philadelphia, 
where our average public school buildings are more than 70 years old.
  I am proud to say that H.R. 158, the Rehabilitation of Historical 
Schools Act, which I am the sponsor of, is in this. H.R. 158 allows the 
historic tax credit to be used for rehabilitation of public school 
buildings.
  President Trump used the historical tax credit to transform an old 
public building, a post office, into a hotel. I believe that should be 
made available to fix our schools. Our children all deserve an equal 
shot at the future, regardless of their ZIP Code.
  I stand proudly supporting H.R. 2, because I commend the leadership 
of my chairman here, who is demonstrating that we need to work this all 
together.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Madam Speaker, can I inquire as to the time 
left on both sides?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Wild). The gentleman from Missouri has 
4\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Oregon has 5\1/2\ minutes 
remaining.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Madam Speaker, I don't have any other 
speakers. I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Madam Speaker, I would just take this time to thank a few folks for 
this epic legislation, the transformative 21st century transportation 
bill and, of course, for things from other committees that we have 
explained during the debate: Helena Zyblikewycz, my chief counsel on 
highways and transit, incredible yeoman's work; Auke Mahar-Piersma, who 
took over rail; Garrett Gee; Jackie Schmitz; Brittany Lundberg, from my 
hometown; Chris Bell; Andrea Wohleber; Katherine Ambrose; Alice Koethe; 
Kathy Dedrick; Mohsin Syed, our committee counsel; Jill Harrelson; 
Maddy Pike; Edward McGlone; Michael Hudspith; Jamie Harrell; and many 
more on other subcommittees.
  I am just going to return to Kathy Dedrick for a moment. I do this 
sometimes; it always embarrasses her. We used to have a program here 
called the page program. I thought it was a great thing. A lot of pages 
went on, a number, to becomes Members of Congress or to come back and 
work in government service.
  Kathy was my first congressional page, obviously, a few years ago. 
She is from Lebanon, Oregon. She came back later and worked for me when 
we did the SAFETEA-LU bill, a few years ago, as my designated person 
when I chaired the Highways Subcommittee--I mean, when I was ranking 
member on the Highways Subcommittee. She worked for Al Gore. She worked 
downtown. At a very auspicious and appropriate time, she came back to 
be my chief of staff on the committee and has just done absolutely 
incredible work.
  Hopefully, I won't have to be disturbing her at all hours of the day 
and night and on weekends too much in the near future, and the same to 
many of my other staff who I have been bothering a lot as we worked 
through this process and other legislation in these very difficult 
times.
  Madam Speaker, I thank everyone who helped, and I thank those from 
other committees who contributed so much to the bill.
  Madam Speaker, I thank the Republican side. Paul Sass, Jack Ruddy--I 
am sure that Sam is going to do this, but I am going to do it anyway--
Corey Cooke, Michael Falencki, a dozen committees. I said all the other 
committees.
  Office of Legislative Counsel, they have been troopers in putting all 
this together: Wade Ballou, Karen Anderson, Robert Casturo, and Kakuti 
Lin.
  The Congressional Research Service, Christopher Davis sat in on our 
epic 24-hour markup and provided invaluable advice when we threatened 
to fall into the parliamentary black hole a couple of times. He kept us 
out of it.
  And then the floor staff and, of course, the Office of the 
Parliamentarian for their work as we determined jurisdictions and 
appropriateness of amendments.
  Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.

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  Madam Speaker, I would like to lend my support for the gentleman's 
thank-yous for the staff. We all know that staff works very, very hard 
on these pieces of legislation, and they put in a tremendous amount of 
time and effort, regardless of which side that they happen to be on.
  Madam Speaker, I want to continue to note how much of a missed 
opportunity that this is and this was. I support this amendment, but 
unfortunately, it doesn't fix the overall bill for it to make really 
too much of a difference.
  The sad thing is, is we know we could have come together and written 
an infrastructure bill that would easily gain bipartisan support, which 
it needs to become law.
  In 2 weeks, the T&I Committee plans to mark up the bipartisan Water 
Resources Act, and I hope and I expect that it will pass. It is 
bipartisan at this point because it is a bill that both sides continue 
to develop together. We have worked together on it. That bipartisan 
process stands in stark contrast to the process that has been used 
today.
  The water resources bill absolutely has a chance of becoming law, 
whereas this $1.5 trillion wish list won't go anywhere after today.
  I congratulate my Republican colleagues for their work on these 
particular amendments, and I would urge Members to support this 
amendment.
  Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Madam Speaker, none of what we do here would 
happen without countless hours of staff work. I especially want to 
thank the following members of my own staff, all of whom have worked 
tirelessly on this bill:
  Paul Sass, Jack Ruddy, Corey Cooke, Tara Hupman, Justin Harclerode, 
Abigail Camp, Nick Christensen, Jamie Hopkins, Tyler Micheletti, Shawn 
Bloch, Michael Falencki.
  Cheryle Tucker, Trey McKenzie, Victor Sarmiento, Drew Feeley, Melissa 
Beaumont, Johanna Hardy, Ian Bennitt, Jon Pawlow, Holly Woodruff Lyons, 
T. Hunter Presti, John Rayfield.
  I also want to thank the Democratic Committee staff for their work on 
this bill.
  Finally, I want to thank the Office of Legislative Counsel, 
especially Karen Anderson and Robert Casturo, for their long hours and 
hard work in drafting the bill before us, as well as the majority of 
amendments offered both at our markup and at Rules Committee. Their 
professionalism and skill are always appreciated, and we owe them a 
tremendous debt of gratitude.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time for debate has expired.
  Pursuant to the rule, the previous question is ordered on the 
amendments en bloc offered by the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Graves).
  The question is on the amendments en bloc offered by the gentleman 
from Missouri (Mr. Graves).
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the noes appeared to have it.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Madam Speaker, I demand the yeas and nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3 of House Resolution 
965, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question 
are postponed.


         Amendment No. 1 Offered by Ms. Foxx of North Carolina

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 
1 printed in part H of House Report 116-438.
  Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, I have an amendment at the 
desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of division H, add the following new section:

     SEC. ___. PREVAILING RATE OF WAGE REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Repeals.--The following provisions are repealed:
       (1) Section 113 of title 23, United States Code (and the 
     item relating to such section in the analysis for chapter 1 
     of such title).
       (2) Section 5333(a) of title 49, United States Code.
       (b) Applicability.--
       (1) Effective date.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall take effect on the 31st 
     day following the date of enactment of this Act.
       (2) Existing contracts.--The amendments made by this 
     section shall not affect any contract in existence on the 
     date of enactment of this Act or made pursuant to an 
     invitation for bids outstanding on such date of enactment.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 1028, the 
gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Foxx) and a Member opposed each 
will control 15 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from North Carolina.
  Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time 
as I may consume.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of my amendment to H.R. 2. 
This amendment will modernize our infrastructure spending to yield more 
investments in infrastructure projects, more jobs for frontline 
workers, and equitable spending for communities across our Nation.
  I am always hesitant about measures that are brought before this 
Chamber that are partisan, which is what H.R. 2 is. I am disappointed 
that Democrats decided to turn the infrastructure bill into a partisan 
exercise by spending over a trillion dollars, while failing to address 
this longstanding problem and save taxpayers tens of billions of 
dollars a year.
  Instead of recognizing and addressing ongoing issues with the Highway 
Trust Fund's inevitable insolvency, this bill relies on deficit 
spending and adds to the taxpayers' growing burdens at a time when many 
families are struggling with the uncertainty created by the COVID-19 
crisis.
  Instead of building the infrastructure Americans need, this bill 
gives priority to rail lines and urban hubs, even as Americans across 
the country begin to flee these high-cost areas.
  Instead of building a bipartisan consensus to streamline the project 
review process, this bill binds the hands of States and localities and 
burdens the American public with unworkable mandates.
  Madam Speaker, at a time when numerous other bills that had been 
brought to the floor carry a $1 trillion price tag, without offsetting 
cost, we must look for ways to rein in out-of-control spending. My 
amendment would inject a modicum of fiscal research into this $1.5 
trillion bill by reversing a Federal contracting policy that was 
designed to protect established union work at the expense of would-be 
competitors, taxpayers, and our Nation's investment in infrastructure.
  My amendment will allow us to continue to fund important highway 
projects by making commonsense reforms to lower the cost of 
infrastructure contracts funded by the American taxpayer.
  The Davis-Bacon Act requires Federal contractors and subcontractors 
to pay the local prevailing wage for construction projects on which the 
Federal Government is a party. It sounds innocent, but the devil is 
always in the details. The prevailing wage is severely dictated not by 
market forces but by the domination of union bargaining power.
  By using this metric, Congress is effectively pricing out any would-
be competition for contracts and shielding entrenched interests from 
competition.
  What is the result of Davis-Bacon, which was adopted before Federal 
minimum wage standards existed? According to a report from the Joint 
Economic Committee, Davis-Bacon-determined wages tend to inflate labor 
costs an average of 22 percent above market rates.
  Additionally, research from Suffolk University found that Davis-Bacon 
requirements cost U.S. taxpayers an additional $8.6 billion annually 
and add 9.9 percent to construction costs.
  The Congressional Budget Office has found that removing this 
burdensome mandate would free up $13 billion over 10 years. Perhaps 
that is why the Government Accountability Office advocated for its 
repeal over 40 years ago.
  I know Congress is often derelict in its duty, but that is simply 
inexcusable. These inflated costs mean bloated government spending and 
less bang for the taxpayers' buck.
  Beyond requiring taxpayers to overpay for construction projects, 
Davis-Bacon requirements force businesses working on Federal highway 
projects to comply with burdensome paperwork and reporting regulations, 
which further inflate costs and slow project completion.
  The premise of this bill is that it invests in America. If that is 
the goal, then we must address this outdated

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stumbling block to our Nation's progress. Davis-Bacon concentrates 
wealth by government fiat instead of growing our economy. It 
artificially limits the number of construction projects in which we 
engage. Finally, it limits the number of jobs created.
  Madam Speaker, our economy needs expansion, not constraint. Federal 
spending needs efficiency, not bloated profit-making. People need jobs, 
not barriers to entry to employment.
  Madam Speaker, if we want investment, support my amendment and inject 
our infrastructure projects with a healthy dose of the 21st century.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

                              {time}  1230

  Mr. DeFAZIO. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Oregon is recognized for 
15 minutes.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  I am not quite certain what the gentlewoman is objecting to. Now, I 
realize her State has a $7.25 an hour minimum wage. Great, work 40 
hours a week, live in abject poverty. Okay.
  So the wages for Davis-Bacon projects in her State aren't much 
better. These aren't living wages. They aren't family wages. They 
aren't wages where you can go home to your family, not have to hold a 
second job, raise your kids, clothe them, send them to school, give 
them a good education, maybe help them pay for postsecondary education.
  No, she is complaining about carpenters under Davis-Bacon in her 
State, they earn $25,000 a year under Davis-Bacon. Wow. Wow. 25,000 
bucks a year. That is outrageous. If they worked for the State minimum 
wage, we could get that down to less than $20,000 a year. That is 
great. What kind of carpenter are you going to get for that wage? I 
don't think you are going to find any living in your State anymore.
  Ironworkers, well, they get a bit more, kind of up there on the 
heights and all that. They get up to almost $28,000 a year. $28,000 a 
year for an ironworker? Amazing.
  Oh, and then truck drivers. The heavy truck drivers who work on 
construction, they get $13.50 an hour. So she is alarmed at these 
outrageous wages that are being paid to these people and how it is 
impinging upon projects in her State. Why, they could get lots of 
people to do that for $7.25 an hour. Of course, they wouldn't have any 
skills, but what the heck.
  So, you know, what we have found, first off, these aren't union 
negotiated, these are done by locale because, yes, these wages would be 
much higher in other areas. Apparently, in her State you can buy a 
house for 15 or $20,000 down there or rent a nice apartment for 400, 
300 bucks a month, so you can live on those kinds of wages. But other 
places it is not so inexpensive.
  And what we are trying to prevent is history. Low-bid contractors 
that often come in from out of State provide shoddy workmanship, but, 
yes, it was cheaper, it is cheaper. If you want a crappy job, hire 
somebody who is the low-bid contractor, who has unskilled people 
working for them.
  We are setting a standard here. Studies show that the most in any 
region around the country, because these are done in very discrete 
regions--there are quite a number of regions in her State, I was using 
the averages here; some of them are even lower, a few are higher. But 
the average, under a dispassionate analysis by the EPI, would be it 
could raise wages by as much as 10 percent. Wages are one-quarter of 
the job cost. So 10 percent of one-quarter would mean you would add 
2\1/2\ percent to the job so people could have a decent living wage, 
decent benefits and raise a family, maybe even own a home, car. Wow.
  Of course, they couldn't take transit to work if the Republicans were 
successful in their version of this bill.
  You know, we found higher productivity that comes from this. This is 
a fight we have had many times on this floor, and I am afraid that 
there will be a number of Republicans who oppose her amendment. I 
certainly will be asking for a recorded vote.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, you know, the gentleman, I 
think, maligns the State of North Carolina. I didn't think I would have 
to really stand here and defend what a wonderful State North Carolina 
is, but I think it is the fourth largest growing State in the country. 
People are coming there in droves. It is considered one of the best 
States in the country for workers. The minimum wage may be $7.25, but I 
think we know only about 2 percent of the people in this country are 
making the minimum wage, and they are entry level people. I think we 
are talking more about an average wage of about $20 an hour for people 
in North Carolina. So that is a straw dog that he is bringing up.
  We have a wonderful State, and people are flocking there. The quality 
of life is great. And I will put up our quality of life in North 
Carolina against the quality of life in Oregon or anywhere else in the 
country as a great place to live.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  I certainly did not mean to have her interpret I am disparaging her 
State. It is a beautiful State. I visited there. You have some fabulous 
breweries based there, one from Colorado and one from San Francisco 
because you have clean water.
  Of course, if one of these other amendments earlier is adopted, you 
would not have clean water and the breweries might go away, but that is 
okay, that is just a Republican philosophical talking point.
  The gentlewoman said the average wage is $20 an hour, so I don't know 
what she is concerned about. I have two pages of Davis-Bacon prevailing 
wages in North Carolina, and I only see one of about 50 entries that is 
$20.92 an hour, so it doesn't seem there is much purpose to her 
amendment.
  Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. 
Jeffries), the Chair of the Democratic Caucus.
  Mr. JEFFRIES. Madam Speaker, I thank the distinguished chair of the 
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for yielding and for his 
tremendous leadership as it relates to the Moving Forward Act.
  House Democrats throughout the 116th Congress have been working on 
lowering healthcare costs and bigger paychecks leading with an emphasis 
on fixing our crumbling bridges, roads, tunnels, airports, mass 
transportation system, public schools, public housing, and all other 
aspects of infrastructure.

  I oppose this amendment because Davis-Bacon protections are central 
to the effort to deliver a living wage to everyday Americans.
  Here in this country, when you work hard and play by the rules, you 
should be able to provide a comfortable living for yourself and for 
your family. But that basic contract has been broken. It is broken 
because of the globalization of our economy. It is broken because of 
the outsourcing of good-paying American jobs. It is broken because of 
poorly negotiated trade deals. It is broken because of the rise of 
automation. And it is broken because of the decline in unionization.
  So the central question that we face in the aftermath of the Great 
Recession and now in the midst of another dramatic economic decline is, 
will we be able to preserve the great American middle class and all 
those who aspire to be part of it? That is what Davis-Bacon prevailing 
wage protections are all about. And we on this side of the aisle stand 
with those everyday Americans, stand with those hardworking Americans, 
yes, stand with those unionized Americans who are pursuing the American 
Dream, and we should be facilitating that, not undermining it here in 
the United States Congress.
  Vote ``no'' against this amendment.
  Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time 
as I may consume.
  Davis-Bacon stifles competition and discourages small and minority-
owned businesses. Small business owners often do not have the financial 
resources to bid on or win Davis-Bacon contracts. These restrictions 
mean less infrastructure and fewer jobs in America, but more jobs and 
higher pay only for union members, concentrating wealth in the hands of 
the few while many Americans are out of work. That

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is something our colleagues seem to be opposed to in every other 
situation.
  Suspending this mandate would make each public construction dollar go 
at least 10 percent further. This would create more bridges and 
buildings at the same cost to taxpayers. It would also employ hundreds 
of thousands more construction workers.
  Repealing these restrictions would allow the government to build more 
infrastructure and create 155,000 more construction-related jobs at the 
same cost to taxpayers.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Madam Speaker, I would like to inquire as to the time 
left on either side.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Oregon has 8\1/4\ minutes 
remaining. The gentlewoman from North Carolina has 7\1/2\ minutes 
remaining.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Madam Speaker, I yield myself 30 seconds.
  I stand corrected. There are three categories out of 50 that get more 
than $20 an hour. Blaster. Do you want a blaster that earns $7.25 an 
hour? I don't think so. That might not be too good. A crane rough, all 
terrain up there, they earn $21.25 an hour in North Carolina. And a 
slipform machine, laying concrete. So there are three categories who 
could have their wages reduced or all of these people could have their 
wages reduced because many are at $14, $15, $16, $12 an hour even.
  And under her amendment, those protections go away. We can have a 
rush to the bottom. And she somehow is implying that minority 
contractors want to pay people less or will pay people less or can't 
afford to pay people. We have very strong disadvantaged business 
enterprise provisions in this bill.
  Madam Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentlewoman from Iowa (Ms. 
Finkenauer).
  Ms. FINKENAUER. Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  I am proud to stand here today as a Congresswoman from Iowa's First 
Congressional District, but even more proud to stand here today as a 
daughter of a retired union pipe fitter/welder.
  And you see I brought something with me today of my dad's. You can 
see right here it is a sweatshirt actually that he welded in. And you 
can see right here it has got these tiny little holes from the sparks 
of his welding torch.
  And I kept this sweatshirt actually with me when I was in the State 
House in Iowa for 4 years to remind me every single day of who I was 
fighting for and also to give me hope when the Republicans in Iowa went 
after worker's compensation and collective bargaining in my State, 
making it harder for folks just like my dad.
  Today, I see Congressional Republicans doing the same thing, pushing 
an amendment to gut Davis-Bacon prevailing wage protections that will 
make life harder for working families like the one that I grew up in.
  And you see, I brought this with me today not because I need a 
reminder of who I am or where I come from, but clearly, my colleagues 
across the aisle in this body today need a reminder of the working men 
and women who have sacrificed day in and day out to provide good lives 
for their families who don't complain when they get burned from the 
sparks of a welding torch, who don't complain when they have to wring 
sweat out of their belt at the end of a hard day's work, which I have 
seen my father do more times than I would like to count.
  You see, what they have done right now with this amendment and the 
proposals that they have shown us this year are going after, again, the 
families like the one that I grew up in. What they have done with 
amendments like this is to try to drive down wages and take away 
opportunities.
  This amendment is outrageous. Without Davis-Bacon how many more 
workers busting their tails every day will see their paychecks go down 
and not up? How many more kids like me are going to go weeks without 
seeing their father or their mother? How many more families will be 
forced to leave their hometowns just to make ends meet?
  Republicans are trying to cut off access to healthcare right now in 
the middle of a pandemic, and now they are trying to eliminate fair 
wage protections in the middle of an economic crisis.
  This is outrageous, and quite frankly, it is disrespectful. Working 
families are already struggling to get by. Millions have lost their 
jobs, and millions more are worried about their job security. And now 
in the middle of this crisis we are going to take away wage 
protections? Again, this isn't just outrageous, it is disrespectful, 
and quite frankly, it is heartless.
  Please join me in defeating this amendment, voting ``no'' and 
actually showing working men and women across the country who really 
has their back.

                              {time}  1245

  Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, under the nearly $500 
billion surface transportation reauthorization piece of H.R. 2, the 
Highway Trust Fund, HTF, which pays for Federal highway and transit 
programs, it will require a $145 billion general fund bailout to cover 
the cost of the majority's irresponsible spending decisions.
  Instead of trying to find a responsible way to pay for this huge 
increase in surface transportation funding and address the HTF's long-
term solvency issues, the bill simply piles more debt onto future 
generations.
  Infrastructure is vital to our economy and the flow of commerce, but 
it is reckless to push such a massive bill that relies so heavily on 
more deficit spending, adds billions of dollars to programs without 
providing any reforms to reduce costs associated with the 
infrastructure project approval process, and ignores the Highway Trust 
Fund's solvency issue.
  In addition, these partisan changes to our Federal transportation 
programs focus more on climate change and less on building 
infrastructure projects, creating more uncertainty for transportation 
workers and businesses.
  Rather than kicking the can down the road and burdening future 
generations with the spending habits of today, we need to recognize and 
address inefficiencies that have lingered for far too long.
  By repealing the Davis-Bacon Act for transportation projects, we can 
stretch taxpayer dollars further while updating, improving, and 
advancing the development of our Nation's critical infrastructure.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Madam Speaker, may I inquire how much time is remaining 
on either side.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Oregon has 4\1/4\ minutes 
remaining. The gentlewoman from North Carolina has 6 minutes remaining.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman 
from New Jersey (Mr. Norcross).
  Mr. NORCROSS. Madam Speaker, I thank the chairman for his leadership.
  We just heard from a daughter of a fitter out of the UA. I spent 37 
years in the construction industry as an electrician.
  We heard just the other day that 40 percent of those who make $40,000 
or less are out of work because of the pandemic, yet here we are, in 
the most deliberative body in the world, where a Member is saying: I 
want to represent my people by cutting their pay.
  Unbelievable that we are hearing this.
  They say we must modernize this system. Just because it is old 
doesn't make it no good. I think many of us can understand that.
  They say they can save billions of dollars. Well, let's think about 
why they want to do it. It is so they can take that billion dollars 
saved from workers out in the field, who are making pennies an hour, 
and give it to billionaires like they did 2 years ago.
  Let's understand this. They come before us to say: I want to hurt my 
constituents. I want to pay them less.
  Unbelievable that somebody has the guts here on the House floor to 
say, ``I want to screw my constituents by paying them less, no health 
benefits,'' time after time. Unbelievable.
  This was almost 100 years ago, Senator Davis and Congressman Bacon, 
signed by a Republican President. I guess that was back when 
Republicans had a conscience because what we are seeing now is an 
absolute farce.
  ``Let's save money so we can build more roads.''
  My God, why don't you go back and give them two bucks an hour so they 
can't even live?

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  ``We will use them as pavement.'' That is what I hear.
  Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time 
as I may consume.
  Madam Speaker, you know, the attacks on this amendment are truly 
uncalled for. No Republican is calling for people to be paid $2 an hour 
or to be abused, nobody.
  You know, our colleagues on the other side of the aisle, they have a 
right to their opinion but not to making up things and not to putting 
words in our mouths. That is just uncalled for.
  So, I am not going to really dignify those comments by trying to 
respond to them except to say that. We are getting sick and tired of 
people telling others what we think.
  Let's just talk about what we do. And what this bill does is waste 
hardworking taxpayer dollars, and that is what we are trying to 
protect.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Madam Speaker, I yield myself 10 seconds.
  The gentlewoman says, save taxpayer dollars. What she wants to do is 
reduce the pay of skilled workers in America. That is not saving. They 
are taxpayers, by the way.
  Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New York (Mr. 
Rose).
  Mr. ROSE of New York. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to this 
amendment.
  And, quite frankly, I am dumbfounded. You are aware that this 
conversation is in public. So I won't put words in your mouth, but I 
will use your own words.
  You say today you don't want to consolidate wealth amongst the few. 
What do you think your tax scam did?
  This is about workers.
  You say you are worried about deficit spending. Hallelujah. Suddenly 
you are worried about it. You weren't worried about deficit spending 
when it came to endless wars. You weren't worried about deficit 
spending when it came to a tax scam.
  This conversation is in public. You don't get to go back to your 
districts now and say you are on the side of workers.
  But whose side are you on? Because there is one thing this amendment 
will do. It will boost corporate profits, it will put money in the 
hands of billionaires, and it will rip off workers.
  So today out in public, you reveal yourselves * * *. We are going to 
make sure that people remember this.
  Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, I ask for the gentleman's 
words to be taken down.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to direct their remarks 
to the Chair.
  Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, I ask for the gentleman's 
words to be taken down. I am not a hypocrite.
  Mr. ROSE of New York. * * * .
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will suspend.
  The Clerk will report the words.
  Mr. ROSE of New York. I would like to say that my colleagues across 
the aisle----
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will suspend. Does the 
gentleman wish to withdraw his remarks?
  Mr. ROSE of New York. No. * * *.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will suspend.
  The gentleman from New York is recognized.
  Mr. ROSE of New York. I did not mean any disrespect if I caused that. 
All right?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the gentleman ask unanimous consent to 
withdraw his words?
  Mr. ROSE of New York. Yes, of course.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from New York?
  Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. May I hear the gentleman say what he said 
again, please? I am sorry, someone was distracting me, Madam Speaker. I 
am only asking.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the gentleman from New York please 
repeat his request?
  Mr. ROSE of New York. I am sorry I offended anybody and I withdraw.
  Thank you again.
  Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. As I understand it, the gentleman is 
withdrawing his remarks and asking for unanimous consent that his 
remarks be withdrawn. Is that correct?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. That is correct.
  Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. No objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the words are withdrawn.
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from North Carolina is 
recognized.
  Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of 
my time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. The gentlewoman has the right to close, so I am going to 
yield the balance of my time to my esteemed colleague from Michigan 
(Mr. Kildee).
  Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I thank my friend, the gentleman from 
Oregon, for yielding, but especially for leading us to this moment 
where we have the opportunity to do something big and meaningful that 
will put millions of Americans back to work in a meaningful way and 
stimulate this economy and also position us to lead in the 21st 
century.
  I will say this, however. We have been through this before. I have 
been here 8 years, and every year somebody from the other side comes 
down to this floor to offer the same amendment to take away an 
important protection that is actually quite simple.
  It just simply says people who work for a living ought to be paid a 
fair wage, a wage that is consistent with the prevailing wages in the 
community so that people don't have to work full time and live in 
poverty, as tens of millions of Americans do right now.
  It is pretty straightforward. Thankfully, even when the Democrats 
were not in the majority, there were enough thoughtful Republicans on 
the other side who would join with us to protect workers.
  But I do find, and I know this is an issue that is very difficult for 
many of our Members to take, and it is an emotional subject because it 
is the same Republican leadership that pushed through a tax bill that 
granted huge economic benefits to a very small number of people at the 
very top who now want to pull the rug from under working families. This 
can't stand, and it won't.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time 
as I may consume.
  Madam Speaker, the jobs bill and tax cut bill which Republicans alone 
passed in 2017 cut taxes for low-income Americans. Again, my colleagues 
are welcome to their opinions, but they are not welcome to make up 
facts, and that is what happened. The top 1 percent of the people in 
this country pay more in taxes as a result of that bill.
  Madam Speaker, I grew up extremely poor in a house with no 
electricity and no running water. My father had to work away from home 
in the north. I grew up in North Carolina, and he was forced to be a 
member of a union and he hated it. He hated it because he had to pay 
union dues that supported policies he didn't support.
  He was forced to take breaks. He was forced to slow down jobs. What 
he wanted to do was do his job and do it well and not come under the 
heavy hand of union bosses. I learned a long time ago about negative 
aspects of union membership from my father.
  But we are not here today to talk about personal issues; we are here 
to talk about the future of this country.
  I also am the lead Republican on the Education and Labor Committee, 
and I fought all of my life to help people gain the skills they need to 
get good jobs and better their lives. I am proud of what I have done 
over the years, and I will continue to do those things and focus on 
helping individuals become masters of their own lives and not be the 
subjects of anyone--not the unions, not the government, not anyone--but 
preserve their own freedom.
  We are here today to consider a massive progressive wish list. The 
majority has made no attempts to pay for any of the program increases 
or offset any of the other $1.5 trillion added to this bill, which puts 
the American people in debt.
  In the surface transportation provisions, $2 out of every $5 is tied 
up in Green New Deal goals. Let's be clear. Also, this bill has no 
chance of becoming law.

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  With so many Americans already out of work because of the pandemic, 
this costly shift in our transportation programs creates more 
uncertainty and does nothing to address longstanding inefficiencies.
  Rather than pushing partisan wish lists that would heap enormous 
amounts of debt on future generations, we instead need to find 
commonsense solutions to modernize our infrastructure spending so we 
can get the most from every dollar invested. That is what Republicans 
want to do. We are not hypocrites.

                              {time}  1300

  We believe, again, in freedom. We believe in what founded this 
country, the values that founded this country, and we are about to 
celebrate Independence Day. That is what we should be focused on: How 
do we do everything we can to celebrate independence and preserve that 
for the American people?
  One of the ways we do that is by not incurring more debt on their 
behalf. I ask my colleagues to join me in taking a step toward fiscal 
restraint by overturning this antiquated law from a bygone era. At this 
critical junction in our Nation's history, we need to maximize our 
commitment to job creation, wise investment, equitable spending, and 
solutions to our unending deficit.
  Support my amendment to get the real investment in our Nation's 
infrastructure that our citizens deserve.
  Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the previous question 
is ordered on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from North 
Carolina (Ms. Foxx).
  The question is on the amendment.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the noes appeared to have it.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Madam Speaker, I demand the yeas and nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3 of House Resolution 
965, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question 
are postponed.


                Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Courtney

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 
2 printed in part H of House Report 116-438.
  Mr. COURTNEY. Madam Speaker, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:
       Page 499, after line 22, insert the following:

     SEC. 1632. VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITATIONS.

       Section 127(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(14) With respect to the State of Connecticut, laws and 
     regulations in effect on October 1, 2013, shall be applicable 
     for the purposes of this subsection.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 1028, the 
gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Courtney) and a Member opposed each 
will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Connecticut.
  Mr. COURTNEY. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Madam Speaker, in 2013, the Connecticut General Assembly passed a law 
which was enacted that tried to modify and did modify, at least at the 
State level, the truck weight limits for agricultural producers, which, 
again, is sort of caught in a bit of a geographic box, given the fact 
that it is an 80,000 limit in Connecticut, 127,000 in Massachusetts for 
interstates, and 143,000 in the State of New York.
  This is a very densely concentrated part of the country, and almost 
all of their feed, almost all of their silage, a lot of their fuel, and 
a lot of their equipment comes in from out of State. So when you have 
got trucks that can carry 120,000 going down the Mass Pike and then 
enter Connecticut, you are suddenly having a very disruptive, expensive 
proposition in terms of actually needing more trucks or having to have 
the products offloaded.
  That is why the general assembly passed this statute. They thought 
they fixed it, but as, of course, we know here, in fact, Federal law 
has to be modified in order to make it effective. And that really was 
the purpose of this amendment.
  I had the support of the Governor and all of the relevant agencies in 
Washington.
  Truck weights are complicated. We know that, and I think we have 
really learned a lot in terms of this process.
  Again, I will be making a motion which I think will bring this event 
to a conclusion, but before I do that, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentlewoman from Connecticut (Mrs. Hayes), a great advocate for farms 
in the State of Connecticut, a member of the House Agriculture 
Committee, and someone who has been very involved in terms of trying to 
help on this issue.
  Mrs. HAYES. Madam Speaker, I thank Congressman Courtney for yielding.
  Connecticut farmers are in dire need of this amendment. Connecticut's 
agricultural industry encompasses everything from greenhouses to dairy 
farms. The greenhouse and nursery industry are the largest agricultural 
production sectors in the State, and they account for about $4.7 
billion in Connecticut's economy. But these are family farms, not large 
corporate farms.
  When they have to pay more to transport products due to unfair truck 
weight limits, there is a meaningful impact on their ability to stay 
afloat. For this reason, the Connecticut Legislature passed a law in 
2013 to allow for the increase in truck weights within the State.
  However, this change, as my colleague Mr. Courtney says, requires a 
Federal fix to truly take effect. Putting Federal policy in line with 
State policy would be a lifeline for my local farmers. We are not 
talking about a hypothetical benefit. We are talking about real, 
tangible benefits.
  This amendment would achieve parity with neighboring States where 
weight limits are much higher. As you heard, in Connecticut, you can 
only carry up to 80,000 pounds, unlike our neighbors, Massachusetts, 
which is up to 127,000 pounds, and New York, which is up to 143,000 
pounds. In order to do business with those States, it requires 
multiple, inefficient trips.
  This amendment is not just about fairness. It is about doing what 
makes sense for most of Connecticut's agricultural sector. This would 
be a vital lifeline for the industry that is the backbone of my State's 
economy, and they are already struggling.
  I urge my colleagues to at least recognize the importance of this 
amendment, and I thank my friend, Mr. Courtney, for his partnership in 
this effort.
  Mr. COURTNEY. Madam Speaker, again, I think the gentlewoman described 
very well the situation that is there. We obviously, as I said, learned 
a lot in this process in terms of maybe trying to get more reassurance 
about the precision of the definition of what are agricultural 
products, as well as making sure that the regulations in Connecticut 
are beefed up so that the maximum level of truck safety would be 
incorporated into any such change. As I said, it needs more work.
  I want to thank Mr. DeFazio for at least listening to us and Mr. 
McGovern for making this amendment in order and Mr. Graves, again, for 
the work that he does on the Transportation and Infrastructure 
Committee.
  As a friend of mine once said when he was redirected out of a seat in 
the Connecticut Legislature: Don't send me flowers, because I am coming 
back.
  Don't send us flowers, because we want to really bring this issue, 
sometime in the future, to Congress to try and help really great people 
who work every day, get up early, and are doing wonderful things in 
terms of food production and agriculture products.
  I ask unanimous consent to withdraw this amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Connecticut?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The amendment is withdrawn.


                  Amendment No. 3 Offered by Ms. Tlaib

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 
3 printed in part H of House Report 116-438.
  Ms. TLAIB. Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 1464, after line 17, insert the following:

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     SEC. 33105. COMPREHENSIVE LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT.

       Section 1459B of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
     300j-19b) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``$60,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$4,500,000,000''; and
       (B) by striking ``2021'' and inserting ``2025''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Comprehensive Lead Reduction Projects.--
       ``(1) Grants.--The Administrator shall make grants 
     available to eligible entities for comprehensive lead 
     reduction projects that, notwithstanding any other provision 
     in this section, pay to fully replace all lead service lines 
     served by the eligible entity, irrespective of the ownership 
     of the service line and without requiring a contribution to 
     the cost of replacement of any portion of the service line by 
     any individual homeowner.
       ``(2) Priority.--In making grants under paragraph (1), the 
     Administrator shall give priority to eligible entities 
     serving disadvantaged communities, consistent with subsection 
     (b)(3), and environmental justice communities (with 
     significant representation of communities of color, low-
     income communities, or Tribal and indigenous communities, 
     that experience, or are at risk of experiencing, higher or 
     more adverse human health or environmental effects).
       ``(3) No cost-sharing.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     project carried out pursuant to this subsection shall be 100 
     percent.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 1028, the 
gentlewoman from Michigan (Ms. Tlaib) and a Member opposed each will 
control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Michigan.
  Ms. TLAIB. Madam Speaker, first, I want to thank Speaker Pelosi and 
Leader Hoyer for their leadership in bringing this important bill to 
the floor.
  I would also like to thank Chairman Pallone for working with me on 
this amendment and Chairpersons DeFazio, Waters, Scott, and others for 
their leadership; and my colleagues, Representatives Dan Kildee, 
Slotkin, Cicilline, and Moore for their cosponsorship of this 
amendment.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of my amendment because 
everyone deserves clean water, because water is a human right. I rise 
today because, in the richest country in the world, no family or child 
should live with poisoned water.
  My amendment authorizes $4.5 billion annually, totaling $22.5 billion 
over the next 5 years, to replace dangerous lead water pipes throughout 
our Nation. This amendment also prioritizes lead pipe replacement 
projects serving disadvantaged communities, communities of color, low-
income communities, and environmental justice communities like mine in 
Michigan's 13th Congressional District.
  Our residents in Michigan, surrounded by the largest bodies of 
freshwater in the world, should not be forced to live off bottled water 
sold by corporations like Nestle, who make billions while paying almost 
nothing to bottle our water and harm our ecosystem.
  Contaminated water has been a fact of life for too many communities, 
especially Black and Brown communities like Detroit, Flint, Baltimore, 
Chicago, and more. My amendment will require that lead service lines 
must be fully replaced and removed. No partial lead service line 
replacements would be funded.
  Our residents deserve so much more than half measures. We owe them 
their human right to drink clean water. This amendment, Madam Speaker, 
would change lives for over 9 million homes across the country 
currently at risk of facing the harms of lead exposure.
  The time for environmental justice is now, and this amendment is a 
crucial step toward finally achieving that.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on this 
amendment. I urge them to tell every single individual, family, child, 
and community in this country that they have a right to clean, safe 
water.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SHIMKUS. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Illinois is recognized 
for 5 minutes.
  Mr. SHIMKUS. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. TLAIB. Madam Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Kildee), my good colleague and fellow 
activist on the human right to water.
  Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I thank my friend and colleague, 
Congresswoman Tlaib, for her leadership and for bringing this amendment 
to the floor. I am proud to join her in it.
  As many of you know, I represent my hometown of Flint, Michigan. 
Flint is the community that really brought national attention to this 
issue of lead in drinking water.
  Fifteen thousand children were impacted in Flint, Michigan, because 
of lead leaching into their drinking water. Those lead service lines 
were the source of that contamination.
  There is no safe level of lead in drinking water. Right now, we have 
a rule that allows for a certain level of lead. Many communities exceed 
it, but there is no safe level of lead in drinking water, and we need 
to do everything we can to eliminate it. This is a big step forward in 
dealing with it.
  And let me just remind my friends, yes, of course, this sort of 
initiative comes with a price tag. But if you really want to know the 
price of this issue, come to Flint and you will see the price of 
failure, the price of lead exposure.
  It is not just measured in the half a billion dollars that it has 
cost to remediate a problem that could have been solved if this program 
had been in place before, but the cost is measured in the effect that 
that lead exposure has had on developing small brains and the effect on 
the trajectory of the lives of those kids forever.
  You are not going to get a CBO score that measures the quality of 
life and the trajectory of the life of a child whose brain has been 
affected by exposure to lead. We have a chance to do something about 
this. We have a chance to prevent the next Flint, Michigan.
  My people at home are tough, and they have been through a lot. They 
don't want Flint to be an anomaly. It should be an example to the rest 
of the country.
  This is an important amendment that will make even better this bill 
that I support that invests in the future of our country.
  I thank my colleague, Congresswoman Tlaib, for her outstanding 
leadership on this.

                              {time}  1315

  Mr. SHIMKUS. I reserve the balance of my time, Madam Speaker.
  Ms. TLAIB. Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to really understand 
the human impact of not having clean water around our country. This 
would help 11,000 communities across our Nation.
  I urge my colleagues to support this and vote ``yes,'' and I yield 
back the balance of my time.
  Mr. SHIMKUS. Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  Madam Speaker, I was here on the floor yesterday evening to debate 
the amendments under the Energy and Commerce Committee's jurisdiction 
that were airdropped into this Transportation and Infrastructure bill. 
This is another one. Although the intent is good, it is a terrible 
amendment because it didn't go through regular order. The committee of 
jurisdiction didn't get a chance to understand it and debate it, and I 
will explain why.
  My constituents get tired of process arguments, and also a lot of 
Members get tired of that. We used to have some very powerful 
committees in this institution, and Members would develop subject-
matter expertise through the years of hearings and detail-focused 
markups. When we moved bills through regular order it would help avoid 
unintended consequences above bad public policy, and this amendment is 
another example of bad public policy.
  So while I appreciate the well-meaning sentiments behind the 
sponsors, including the emphasis the amendment places on prioritizing 
communities who cannot afford lead pipe replacements, the way this 
amendment is drafted leaves me with many questions about how it 
operates and that it won't actually result in the claims of its 
sponsors.
  First, the amendment authorizes a brand-new comprehensive lead 
program, which is not well-defined, on top of the existing lead 
reduction program which is defined. I am sure my colleagues don't even 
know we have a lead reduction program right now under current law.
  We know the existing lead reduction program contains education and 
lead service line replacements. All we know

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about the comprehensive lead program is that it pays to remove lead 
service lines. This seems like less but calling it comprehensive 
certainly suggests more.
  In addition, this amendment authorizes $4.5 billion per year for both 
programs. Does this mean $4.44 billion is supposed to go to the new, 
undefined comprehensive program and $60 million to the existing defined 
lead reduction program?
  Are they supposed to be treated equally?
  On the question of funding, the amount authorized to be spent in 1 
year is 300 percent more than the entire amount of Federal funding for 
major drinking water aid programs. It is actually about one-half of the 
EPA's entire annual budget.
  The regular lead reduction program which was authorized at $60 
million per year and took 4 years to establish is now just starting to 
award funds. Since the comprehensive program is a separate program, we 
can expect this program to take longer to get going, but in reality, 
pushing this unprecedented level of funding out the door might be 
aspirational rather than realistic. That would be a shame for those 
communities who need it most.
  Second, the amendment waives any requirements for matching funds from 
the water systems or communities that obtain them. On top of that, this 
amendment waives any requirement for any person to pay for replacement 
of their personally-owned portion of lead service lines, whereas the 
existing program waives this expense for low-income people. This means 
people who have the financial resources to afford their own 
replacements don't have to use them at all because the new 
comprehensive program will pick up the check for them. That is not very 
progressive. Compensating the wealthy for these replacements both now 
and in the future is an especially harsh consequence for U.S. 
taxpayers, but that is what this amendment does.
  Flint was a failure at all levels, and it happened because of money 
in politics. The city of Flint wanted off Detroit water because they 
felt they were being gouged on their rates.
  The city council set an artificial political deadline for transition 
that wasn't based on the engineering needs of the system's water 
chemistry.
  The State cut the city slack because the city was in receivership and 
didn't pursue enforcement.
  EPA was aware of the high-level readings but minimized their impact 
to avoid causing a panic and slowed-walked the legal response.
  The biggest problem was that no one told the public.
  Flint suffered because of that, and the people living in the most 
neglected areas of Flint suffered the most.
  So while this amendment guarantees priority funding for cities and 
water utilities for low-income folks, this amendment does not mandate 
that these households get their lead service lines replaced first or 
that they target the worst contamination. Let me repeat that. Under 
this amendment, you can be the reason your city or utility gets moved 
to the front of the line, but that city does not have to replace the 
poorest and most dangerous lead service lines.
  This is another example of why we shouldn't stick safe drinking water 
amendments on a transportation bill. It bastardizes the process and 
creates poor public policy like this amendment.
  I ask for a ``no'' vote.
  In fact, Chairman DeFazio in the Rules Committee once said: I have no 
idea what these amendments mean because I had no jurisdiction on this 
process.
  So with that, Madam Speaker, vote ``no'' on this very poorly drafted 
amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. MOORE. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise in strong support of 
the Tlaib/Kildee/Slotkin/Cicilline/Moore amendment to help remove 
dangerous lead pipes in our communities.
  Lead paint in housing and water infrastructure containing lead are 
the two primary, but not the sole, pathways for lead poisoning in our 
children.
  HUD estimates that over 22 million homes (34 percent of the homes 
built before 1978) have significant lead-based paint hazards. 
Nationwide, estimates are that there are as many as 10 million lead 
service lines.
  The pernicious impacts of lead poisoning are well known. These 
impacts are often lifelong and irreversible. Lead poisoning is a 
serious threat in the State of Wisconsin and particularly in the City 
of Milwaukee, which has the largest concentration of lead service lines 
in the state. And its not just my state. According to the Great Lakes 
Governor's and Premiers, the Great Lakes region contains the highest 
concentrations of lead service lines in the United States.
  The good news is that lead poisoning is preventable, not inevitable, 
if we act. It is critical that we start taking steps to boost 
assistance, especially to localities with extremely high numbers of 
households served by lead lateral lines, who are least able to pay for 
the replacement of those lines.
  That's what this amendment does.
  This amendment would authorize $4.5 billion dollars per year for 5 
years to help pay to fully replace lead service lines across the 
country with a priority given to low-income and other communities that 
suffer disproportionately from the harms posed by this threat.
  A sustained substantial commitment to federal lead prevention and 
mitigation efforts is critical if our country is to make serious 
progress in protecting our nation's children. That's what this 
amendment does. It raises the federal investment and makes changes to 
ensure that more households can participate in comprehensive lead 
reduction projects that fully replace lead lines.
  Unfortunately, the households most affected by this problem often 
have the fewest resources available to pay to replace lead pipes.
  It reaffirms a federal commitment to helping get lead pipes out of 
the ground. Primary prevention--the removal of lead hazards from the 
environment before a child is exposed--is the most effective way to 
ensure that children do not experience the harmful effects of lead 
exposure. These funds will help to ensure that children can grow up 
healthy and safe while living in homes where they are protected from 
lead poisoning.
  For this small investment, our communities reap great gains. The 
annual costs of lead poisoning have been estimated at over $50 billion. 
As noted in a report by the Pew Charitable Trusts, ``In the absence of 
lead, hundreds of thousands of children would be more likely to realize 
their full potential thanks to higher GPAs, a better chance of earning 
high school diplomas and graduating.
  This amendment gets us closer to riding our communities of lead 
service lines and to providing a healthier tomorrow for millions of 
children and their families. I urge my colleagues to support it.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the previous question 
is ordered on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Michigan 
(Ms. Tlaib).
  The question is on the amendment.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  Ms. TLAIB. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3 of House Resolution 
965, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question 
are postponed.
  Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further consideration of H.R. 2 
is postponed.

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