[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5098 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5098
To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to
authorize the Secretary of Commerce to make predevelopment grants, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 1, 2023
Mr. Carter of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. Graves of Louisiana)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on
Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to
authorize the Secretary of Commerce to make predevelopment grants, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Empowerment Through
Predevelopment Act of 2023''.
SEC. 2. PREDEVELOPMENT GRANTS.
(a) Predevelopment Grants.--
(1) In general.--Title II of the Public Works and Economic
Development Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after section
207 (42 U.S.C. 3147) the following:
``SEC. 208. PREDEVELOPMENT GRANTS.
``(a) Predevelopment Grants.--On the application of an eligible
recipient, the Secretary may make grants or cooperative agreements
for--
``(1) community asset mapping;
``(2) training;
``(3) technical assistance and organizational development;
``(4) feasibility, environmental, and market studies;
``(5) demonstration projects;
``(6) organizational capacity building;
``(7) organizing and facilitating convenings;
``(8) permitting, including professional services; and
``(9) other predevelopment activities determined by the
Secretary to be appropriate.
``(b) Application Assistance.--In the case of a project under this
section that provides assistance to 1 or more eligible recipients with
low organizational capacity, as determined by the Secretary, the
Secretary may waive the prohibition under section 213.''.
(2) Cost sharing.--Section 204(c)(3) of the Public Works
and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3144(c)(3)) is
amended--
(A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ``and
predevelopment grants'' after ``and technical
assistance''; and
(B) by striking ``section 207'' and inserting
``section 207 or 208''.
(3) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents contained in
section 1(b) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act
of 1965 (79 Stat. 552; 112 Stat. 3597; 118 Stat. 1761) is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 207 the
following:
``Sec. 208. Predevelopment grants.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Direct expenditure or redistribution by recipient.--
Section 217(a) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act
of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3154c(a)) is amended by striking ``or 207''
and inserting ``207, or 208''.
(2) Powers of secretary.--Section 601(a)(12) of the Public
Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.
3211(a)(12)) is amended by striking ``section 207'' and
inserting ``sections 207 and 208''.
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