---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 3213"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "3213"
heading: "Annual report to Congress"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/3213"
units:
  - "Chapter 38 — Public Works and Economic Development"
  - "Subchapter VI — Miscellaneous"
---

# §3213. Annual report to Congress

- (a) **In general—** Not later than July 1, 2000, and July 1 of each year thereafter, the [Secretary](/usc/42/3122.md?p=13) shall submit to Congress a comprehensive and detailed annual report on the activities of the [Secretary](/usc/42/3122.md?p=13) under this chapter during the most recently completed fiscal year.
- (b) **Inclusions—** Each report required under [subsection (a)](#a) shall—
  - (1) include a list of all [grant](/usc/42/3122.md?p=8) recipients by [State](/usc/42/3122.md?p=14), including the projected private sector dollar to Federal dollar investment ratio for each [grant](/usc/42/3122.md?p=8) recipient;
  - (2) include a discussion of any private sector leveraging goal with respect to [grants](/usc/42/3122.md?p=8) awarded to—
    - (A) rural areas and urban economically distressed areas; and
    - (B) highly distressed areas;
  - (3) after the completion of a [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2), include the realized private sector dollar to Federal dollar investment ratio for the [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2); and
  - (4)
    - (A) include a list of all of the [grants](/usc/42/3122.md?p=8) provided by the Economic Development Administration for [projects](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) located in, or that primarily benefit, rural areas;
    - (B) an explanation of the process used to determine how each [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) referred to in [subparagraph (A)](#b-4-A) would benefit a rural area; and
    - (C) a certification that each [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) referred to in [subparagraph (A)](#b-4-A)—
      - (i) is located in a rural area; or
      - (ii) will primarily benefit a rural area.
- (c) **Additional reporting—** As part of the annual report to Congress of the Economic Development Administration, the [Secretary](/usc/42/3122.md?p=13) shall include a report on [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) completions and close outs for [construction](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=7) awards that includes the following information on individual [construction](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=7) [projects](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2):
  - (1) The award date of the [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2).
  - (2) The completion date of the [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2).
  - (3) The close out date of the [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2).
  - (4) The total amount of the [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2), including non-Federal cost share and funding from other sources, including a breakdown by source.
  - (5) The number of jobs anticipated to be created or retained as a result of the investment.
- (d) **Public availability—** Not later than the date of the submission of the report under [subsection (c)](#c), the [Secretary](/usc/42/3122.md?p=13) shall make the report under [subsection (c)](#c) publicly available.
- (e) **Additional reporting requirement—** To ensure that [projects](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) are meeting expected timelines, not later than 1 year after January 4, 2025, the [Secretary](/usc/42/3122.md?p=13) 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—
  - (1) includes an analysis of Economic Development Administration [construction](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=7) [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) timeline estimates and actual [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) durations; and
  - (2) describes the frequency with which [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) timelines are delayed and the sources of those delays, including cases in which a [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) scope or schedule requires an award amendment.

## Source credit

(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.)

## Notes

### 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.