§3213. Annual report to Congress
42 U.S.C. § 3213
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.
include a list of all grant recipients by State, including the projected private sector dollar to Federal dollar investment ratio for each grant recipient;
include a discussion of any private sector leveraging goal with respect to grants awarded to—
rural areas and urban economically distressed areas; and
highly distressed areas;
after the completion of a project, include the realized private sector dollar to Federal dollar investment ratio for the project; and
include a list of all of the grants provided by the Economic Development Administration for projects located in, or that primarily benefit, rural areas;
an explanation of the process used to determine how each project referred to in subparagraph (A) would benefit a rural area; and
a certification that each project referred to in subparagraph (A)—
is located in a rural area; or
will primarily benefit a rural area.
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:
The award date of the project.
The completion date of the project.
The close out date of the project.
The total amount of the project, including non-Federal cost share and funding from other sources, including a breakdown by source.
The number of jobs anticipated to be created or retained as a result of the investment.
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.
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—
includes an analysis of Economic Development Administration construction project timeline estimates and actual project durations; and
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, amendments, and revision history
(Pub. L. 89–136, title VI, § 603, as added Pub. L. 105–393, title I, § 102(a), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3614; amended Pub. L. 108–373, title VI, § 601, Oct. 27, 2004, 118 Stat. 1769; Pub. L. 118–272, div. B, title II, § 2230, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 3196.)
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 3213, Pub. L. 89–136, title VII, § 703, Aug. 26, 1965, 79 Stat. 572, set forth savings provisions, 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.