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H.R. 7342 · House bill · 119th Congress
This bill expands the criteria for various grants under the Economic Development Administration's public works program to include projects that facilitate the relocation of employment opportunities into the United States or the growth of the manufacturing sector.
Specifically, the bill modifies grants for (1) public works and economic development; (2) planning and administrative expenses; (3) training, research, and technical assistance; and (4) regions experiencing adverse economic changes.
This Act may be cited as the “Made in America Jobs Act of 2026”.
(a) Grants for public works and economic development.— Section 201(c) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141(c)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (7) by striking “or” at the end;
(2) in paragraph (8) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(9) facilitate the relocation, to the United States, of a source of employment located outside the United States; and
(10) facilitate the growth of the manufacturing sector.”.
(b) Grants for planning and grants for administrative expenses.— Section 203(a) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3143(a)) is amended by inserting “, including planning with respect to projects to facilitate the relocation, to the United States, of a source of employment located outside the United States or to facilitate the growth of the manufacturing sector,” after “economic development planning”.
(c) Grants for training, research, and technical assistance.— Section 207(a)(2) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3147(a)(2)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (H) by striking “and” at the end;
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (K); and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following:
“(I) activities to facilitate the relocation, to the United States, of a source of employment located outside the United States;
(J) activities to facilitate the growth of the manufacturing sector; and”.
(d) Grants for economic adjustment.— Section 209(a) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3149(a)) is amended by inserting “projects to facilitate the relocation, to the United States, of a source of employment located outside the United States, projects to facilitate the growth of the manufacturing sector,” after “loan fund),”.