[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2363 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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115th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2363
To establish the Creating American Investment, Redevelopment, and
Opportunity Task Force.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 30, 2018
Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Mr. Durbin) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works
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A BILL
To establish the Creating American Investment, Redevelopment, and
Opportunity Task Force.
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 ``Creating American Investment,
Redevelopment, and Opportunity Task Force Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Broadband internet access service.--The term
``broadband Internet access service'' has the meaning given the
term in section 8.2 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations,
or any successor regulation.
(2) Cairo.--The term ``Cairo'' means the city of Cairo,
Illinois.
(3) Covered state.--The term ``covered State'' means the
State of Illinois.
(4) Executive agency.--The term ``Executive agency'' has
the meaning given the term in section 105 of title 5, United
States Code.
(5) Public housing.--The term ``public housing'' has the
meaning given the term in section 3(b) of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)).
(6) Relevant federal entity.--The term ``relevant Federal
entity'' means--
(A) the Department of Housing and Urban
Development;
(B) the Department of Agriculture;
(C) the Department of Justice;
(D) the Department of Education;
(E) the Department of Veterans Affairs;
(F) the Department of Labor;
(G) the Department of Commerce;
(H) the Department of Transportation;
(I) the Department of Energy;
(J) the Department of Health and Human Services;
(K) the Department of the Interior;
(L) the Environmental Protection Agency;
(M) the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
(N) the Small Business Administration;
(O) the Federal Communications Commission;
(P) the Delta Regional Authority;
(Q) the Corporation for National and Community
Service;
(R) the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and
Rural Prosperity;
(S) the Council of Economic Advisors;
(T) the National Economic Council;
(U) the Community Development Advisory Board; and
(V) any other Executive agency that the President
determines is appropriate.
(7) Small business concern.--The term ``small business
concern'' has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
(8) Task force.--The term ``Task Force'' means the task
force established under section 3(a).
SEC. 3. CREATING AMERICAN INVESTMENT, REDEVELOPMENT, AND OPPORTUNITY
TASK FORCE.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a task force to be known
as the Creating American Investment, Redevelopment, and Opportunity
Task Force.
(b) Duties.--
(1) In general.--The Task Force shall--
(A) establish a plan to carry out the goals
described in paragraph (2); and
(B) coordinate Federal efforts to carry out the
plan described in subparagraph (A).
(2) Goals.--The goals described in this paragraph are--
(A) identifying existing public housing in
Alexander County, Illinois;
(B) building new affordable housing in Alexander
County, Illinois;
(C) recruiting investment in affordable housing in
Alexander County, Illinois;
(D) expanding and repairing infrastructure in
Cairo, while prioritizing safety and access to
interstate commerce, through methods such as--
(i) installing and improving street lights;
(ii) improving roads and sidewalks;
(iii) removing lead piping and implementing
safe and sanitary piping;
(iv) introducing--
(I) municipal broadband Internet
access service; and
(II) other modern improvements to
rural infrastructure;
(v) ensuring affordable access to public
utilities, including power, water, and sewage;
and
(vi) assessing flood insurance rate maps in
order to ensure safety in Cairo and allow for
proper urban planning to encourage future
economic investment;
(E) spurring public and private investment targeted
at economic growth and bringing industry employers to
Cairo;
(F) assisting small business concerns in Cairo by--
(i) examining present barriers that small
business concerns in Cairo face;
(ii) establishing short-term and long-term
goals to encourage growth of small business
concerns and prosperity in Cairo; and
(iii) assisting small business concerns in
Cairo to leverage Federal, covered State, and
private funding;
(G) in partnership with covered State and local
schools, universities, community colleges, and other
relevant organizations, creating opportunities for
residents of Cairo to obtain education, technical
training, and employment counseling; and
(H) encouraging covered State and local
participation in and gathering local input on the
creation and implementation of programs related to the
plan described in paragraph (1)(A).
(3) Consultation with covered state and local agencies and
stakeholders.--In carrying out the duties described in
paragraph (1), the Task Force shall consult regularly with--
(A) the Attorney General of the covered State;
(B) covered State and local agencies;
(C) organizations that provide services for
veterans; and
(D) consumer advocates.
(c) Membership.--
(1) Members.--
(A) In general.--The Task Force shall consist of
each of the heads, or the designee of the head, of each
of the relevant Federal entities.
(B) Designees.--A designee of a head of a relevant
Federal entity under subparagraph (A) shall be an
official of that relevant Federal entity who, in that
capacity, exercises significant decision-making
authority for oversight or investigatory activities and
responsibilities related to any of the goals described
in subsection (b)(2).
(2) Chairperson.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development, or the designee of the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development, shall serve as the Chairperson of the Task
Force.
(d) Meetings.--The members of the Task Force shall meet regularly,
but not less than once during each quarter of each fiscal year, to
carry out the duties described in subsection (b)(1).
(e) Reports.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Task Force
shall submit to Congress a report that includes--
(A) for the year for which the report is submitted,
an accounting of--
(i) any action by the Federal, covered
State, or local government to carry out the
plan described in subsection (b)(1)(A); and
(ii) any award of Federal funding for a
project in Cairo, including information
relating to--
(I) the amount of the award;
(II) the purpose of the award;
(III) the beneficiary of the award;
and
(IV) the manner in which the award
was used;
(B) a description of any partnerships created as a
result of the activities of the Task Force, including
partnerships involving--
(i) Federal agencies;
(ii) covered State and local governments;
(iii) investors; and
(iv) nonprofit and public service
organizations;
(C) information relating to, as a result of the
Task Force--
(i) the number of jobs created;
(ii) the number of businesses started;
(iii) the amount of public housing provided
to individuals in Cairo;
(iv) the industries recruited to assist in
carrying out the plan described in subsection
(b)(1)(A);
(v) benefits that have arisen in the region
in which Cairo is located; and
(vi) housing vacancies in Cairo; and
(D) for the year following the date of submission
of the report--
(i) a description of the goals, priorities,
and anticipated actions of the Task Force,
local participants in programs related to the
plan described in subsection (b)(1)(A), and
partners of the Task Force; and
(ii) a detailed implementation plan for the
goals, priorities, and anticipated actions
described in clause (i).
(2) Public access.--The report described in paragraph (1)
shall be made available to the public in a manner that is
easily accessible to stakeholders.
(f) Task Force Support.--The head of each relevant Federal entity
shall ensure appropriate staff and officials of that relevant Federal
entity are available to support any Task Force-related work of that
relevant Federal entity.
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