H.R. 7342

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7342 Referred in Senate (RFS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7342 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 25, 2026 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide for certain grant eligibility relating to projects that facilitate the relocation, to the United States, of a source of employment located outside the United States, 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 ``Made in America Jobs Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. (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),''. Passed the House of Representatives March 24, 2026. Attest: KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, Clerk.