Sec. 110001. Recompete pilot program
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There is authorized to be appropriated $4,000,000,000 for fiscal years 2022 through 2025 to remain available until expended, to the Department of Commerce for economic adjustment assistance as authorized by section 209 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3149 ) to establish a pilot program, to be known as the Recompete Pilot Program , to provide grants to eligible recipients to carry out activities in eligible areas and Tribal lands represented by an eligible recipient to alleviate persistent economic distress and support long-term comprehensive economic development and job creation in eligible areas, except that sections 204 and 301 of such Act shall not apply to a grant provided under this section.
A grant shall have a term of 10 fiscal years and be disbursed at such time and in such manner as determined by the Secretary of Commerce in accordance with benchmarking requirements established by the Secretary. Of the funds provided by this section— not less than 96 percent shall be used for grants to be awarded to eligible recipients representing eligible areas to carry out activities described in a recompete plan that has been approved by the Secretary of Commerce; not more than 1 percent may be used for planning and technical assistance grants to be awarded to eligible recipients representing eligible areas to develop a recompete plan and carry out related predevelopment activities; and the Secretary shall transfer not more than 3 percent to the Salary and Expenses Account of the Economic Development Administration for the costs of administration and oversight of this section.
An eligible area may not benefit from more than 1 grant described in subsection (c)(1) and 1 grant described in subsection (c)(2). For purposes of the program under this section, an eligible recipient may not receive a grant described in subsection (c)(1) on behalf of more than 1 eligible area. In determining the amount of a grant that an eligible recipient may be awarded under subsection (c)(1), the Secretary shall— take into consideration the proposed activities and projected expenditures outlined in an approved recompete plan; and use not more than the product obtained by multiplying— the prime-age employment gap of the eligible area; the prime-age population of the eligible area; and either— $70,585 for local labor markets; or $53,600 for local communities.
Eligible recipients and other specified entities in an eligible area may use funds awarded under subsection (c)(1), in accordance with an approved recompete plan, to carry out coordinated and comprehensive economic development programs and activities in an eligible area, which shall include— the provision of business advice and assistance to small and medium-sized local businesses and entrepreneurs, including— manufacturing extension services; small business development centers; centers to help businesses bid for Federal procurement contracts; entrepreneurial assistance programs that link entrepreneurs with available public and private resources; legal advice and resources; and assistance in accessing capital; land and site development programs, such as brownfield redevelopment, research and technology parks, business incubators, business corridor development, and Main Street redevelopment programs; infrastructure and housing activities that are directly related to supporting job creation and employment for residents, such as— improvements to transit, roads, and broadband access; housing development and other activities to address local housing needs; land-use and zoning reforms; and transit-oriented development activities; job training oriented to local employer needs, such as customized job training programs carried out by local community colleges in partnership with local businesses; workforce outreach programs, such as— programs located in, and targeted to, lower-income and underemployed neighborhoods; and embedding job placement and training services in neighborhood institutions such as churches, housing projects, and community advocacy programs; job retention programs and activities, such as the provision of— job coaches; child care services; and transportation support; planning, predevelopment, technical assistance, and other administrative activities as may be necessary for the ongoing implementation, administration, and operation of the programs and activities carried out with a grant described in subsection (c)(1) and in accordance with the requirements of this section, including but not limited to economic development planning and evaluation; and such other programs and activities as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, including any proposed programs or activities that the recipient demonstrates clearly and substantially, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, will directly advance the goals of the program established under this section.
In this section: The term eligible area means either of the following: A local labor market that— has a prime-age employment gap equal to not less than 2.5 percent; and meets additional criteria as the Secretary may establish. A local community that— has a prime-age employment gap equal to not less than 5 percent; is not located within an eligible local labor market that meets the criteria described in subparagraph (A); has a median annual household income of not more than $75,000; and meets additional criteria as the Secretary may establish.
The term eligible recipient means a specified entity which has been authorized in a manner as determined by the Secretary to represent and act on behalf of an eligible area for the purposes of the Recompete Pilot Program. The term local labor market means any of the following areas that contains 1 or more specified entities described in subparagraphs
(A)through
(D)of paragraph (6): A metropolitan statistical area or micropolitan statistical area, excluding any area described in subparagraph (C). A commuting zone, excluding any areas described in subparagraphs
(A)and (C). The Tribal land with a Tribal prime-age population represented by a Tribal government. The term local community means the area served by a unit of general local government that is located within, but does not cover the entire area of, a local labor market that does not meet the criteria described in paragraph (1)(A). The term prime-age employment gap means the difference (expressed as a percentage) between— the national 5-year average prime-age employment rate; and the 5-year average prime-age employment rate of the eligible area. For the purposes of subparagraph (A), an individual is prime-age if such individual between the ages of 25 years and 54 years. The term recompete plan means a comprehensive 10-year economic development plan that— includes— proposed programs and activities to be carried out with a grant awarded under subsection (c)(1) to address the economic challenges of the eligible area in a comprehensive manner that promotes long-term, sustained economic growth, lasting job creation, per capita wage increases, and reduction in the prime-age employment gap of the eligible area; projected costs and annual expenditures and proposed disbursement schedule; the roles and responsibilities of specified entities which may receive funds awarded under this grant to carry out proposed programs and activities; and other information as the Secretary determines appropriate; is developed by an eligible recipient that is the recipient of a planning and technical assistance grant described in subsection (c)(2); is submitted to the Secretary for approval for an eligible recipient to be considered for a grant described in subsection (c)(1); and may be modified over the term of the grant by the eligible recipient, subject to the approval of the Secretary or at the direction of the Secretary, if benchmarking requirements are repeatedly not met or if other circumstances necessitate a modification. The term specified entity means— a unit of local government; the District of Columbia; a territory of the United States; a Tribal government; a State-authorized political subdivision or other entity, including a special-purpose entity engaged in economic development activities; a public entity or nonprofit organization, acting in cooperation with the officials of a political subdivision or entity described in subparagraph (E); an economic development district (as defined in section 3 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3122 ); and a consortium of any of the specified entities described in this paragraph which serve or are contained within the same eligible area. The term Tribal government means the recognized governing body of any Indian or Alaska Native Tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, community, component band, or component reservation, individually identified (including parenthetically) in the list published by the Bureau of Indian Affairs on January 29, 2021, pursuant to section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 ( 25 U.S.C. 5131 ). The term Tribal land means any land— located within the boundaries of an Indian reservation, pueblo, or rancheria; or not located within the boundaries of an Indian reservation, pueblo, or rancheria, the title to which is held— in trust by the United States for the benefit of an Indian Tribe or an individual Indian; by an Indian Tribe or an individual Indian, subject to restriction against alienation under laws of the United States; or by a dependent Indian community. The term Tribal prime-age population shall be equal to the sum obtained by adding— the product obtained by multiplying— the total number of individuals ages 25 through 54 residing on the Tribal land of the Tribal government; and 0.65; and the product obtained by multiplying— the total number of individuals ages 25 through 54 included on the membership roll of the Tribal government; and 0.35. A calculation under subparagraph
(A)shall be determined based on data provided by the applicable Tribal government to the Department of the Treasury under the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund programs under title VI of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 801 et seq. ).
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