(a)
Department of Commerce grants for public works and economic development— The Secretary of Commerce may make additional grants—
(1)
to cities with high unemployment, under sections 201, 203, 207, and 209 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965; and
(2)
under the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms Program under chapters 3 and 5 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974.
(b)
Department of Labor grants for job training programs— The Secretary of Labor shall carry out adult and dislocated worker employment and training activities under chapter V of subtitle B of title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2861 et seq.) to benefit cities with high unemployment.
(c)
City with high unemployment defined— For purposes of this section, the term city with high unemployment means a city that—
(1)
has a population of at least 600,000 people; and
(2)
has, for each month beginning with January 2009, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act, an unemployment rate greater than the national unemployment rate (determined by reference to the monthly unemployment data announced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor).
(d)
Authorization of appropriations— There are authorized to be appropriated for all fiscal years—
(1)
$5,000,000,000 for purposes of making grants under subsection (a), and
(2)
$5,000,000,000 for purposes of carrying out subsection (b).