42 U.S.C. § 3213: Annual report to Congress

Summary

The Secretary must send Congress a full annual report by July 1, 2000 and by July 1 each year after that. The report must list all grant recipients by State and show the projected private-to-Federal investment ratio for each. It must discuss private-sector leveraging goals for grants to rural, urban economically distressed, and highly distressed areas. For finished projects the report must show the actual private-to-Federal ratio. It must also list all Economic Development Administration grants for projects in or mainly helping rural areas, explain how each project was judged to help a rural area, and certify that each project is located in or will mainly benefit a rural area. The report must include construction project award, completion, and closeout dates, total project cost with funding breakdown, and the number of jobs expected. The Secretary must make this construction report public when it is sent to Congress. No later than January 4, 2026, the Secretary must also send the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure a report that compares projected and actual timelines for EDA construction projects and describes how often and why timelines are delayed, including when awards need to be changed.

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(a)In general

Not later than July 1, 2000, and July 1 of each year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a comprehensive and detailed annual report on the activities of the Secretary under this chapter during the most recently completed fiscal year.

(b)Inclusions

Each report required under subsection (a) shall—

(1)include a list of all grant recipients by State, including the projected private sector dollar to Federal dollar investment ratio for each grant recipient;

(2)include a discussion of any private sector leveraging goal with respect to grants awarded to—

(A)rural areas and urban economically distressed areas; and

(B)highly distressed areas;

(3)after the completion of a project, include the realized private sector dollar to Federal dollar investment ratio for the project; and

(4)(A)include a list of all of the grants provided by the Economic Development Administration for projects located in, or that primarily benefit, rural areas;

(B)an explanation of the process used to determine how each project referred to in subparagraph (A) would benefit a rural area; and

(C)a certification that each project referred to in subparagraph (A)—

(i)is located in a rural area; or

(ii)will primarily benefit a rural area.

(c)Additional reporting

As part of the annual report to Congress of the Economic Development Administration, the Secretary shall include a report on project completions and close outs for construction awards that includes the following information on individual construction projects:

(1)The award date of the project.

(2)The completion date of the project.

(3)The close out date of the project.

(4)The total amount of the project, including non-Federal cost share and funding from other sources, including a breakdown by source.

(5)The number of jobs anticipated to be created or retained as a result of the investment.

(d)Public availability

Not later than the date of the submission of the report under subsection (c), the Secretary shall make the report under subsection (c) publicly available.

(e)Additional reporting requirement

To ensure that projects are meeting expected timelines, not later than 1 year after January 4, 2025, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that, at a minimum—

(1)includes an analysis of Economic Development Administration construction project timeline estimates and actual project durations; and

(2)describes the frequency with which project timelines are delayed and the sources of those delays, including cases in which a project scope or schedule requires an award amendment.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 3213, Pub. L. 89–136, title VII, § 703, Aug. 26, 1965, 79 Stat. 572, set forth

Savings Provision

s, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–393, § 102(b)(3). A prior section 603 of Pub. L. 89–136 was classified to section 3203 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–393, § 102(a).

Amendments

2025—Subsec. (b)(2)(A). Pub. L. 118–272, § 2230(1)(A)(i), inserted “areas” after “rural”. Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 118–272, § 2230(1)(A)(ii)–(C), added par. (4). Subsecs. (c) to (e). Pub. L. 118–272, § 2230(2), added subsecs. (c) to (e). 2004—Pub. L. 108–373 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Feb. 11, 1999, see section 105 of Pub. L. 105–393, set out as a note under section 3121 of this title.

§3213 Annual Report to Congress