Congressional Record, Volume 166 Issue 121 (Wednesday, July 1, 2020)

[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 121 (Wednesday, July 1, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H2995-H3033]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

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
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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.
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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
important law

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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).

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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.

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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
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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
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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
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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.

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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).

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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
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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.

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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
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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