H.R. 10182

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10182 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10182
   To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to
      require eligible recipients of certain grants to develop a
comprehensive economic development strategy that directly or indirectly
increases the accessibility of affordable, quality care-based services,
                        and for other purposes.
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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                            August 27, 2026
   Ms. Williams of Georgia (for herself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Jackson of
 Illinois, Mrs. Beatty, and Ms. Tlaib) introduced the following bill;
       which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of
                        the committee concerned
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                                 A BILL
   To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to
      require eligible recipients of certain grants to develop a
comprehensive economic development strategy that directly or indirectly
increases the accessibility of affordable, quality care-based services,
                        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 ``Care is an Economic Development
Strategy Act'' or the ``CEDS Act''.
SEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES.
    (a) In General.--Section 302(a)(3)(A) of the Public Works and
Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3162(a)(3)(A)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' before ``balances resources''; and
            (2) by inserting ``, and directly or indirectly increases
        the accessibility of affordable, quality care-based services,
        including child care, early childhood education, disability and
        long-term care, and elder care'' after ``sound management of
        development''.
    (b) Guidance.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall issue
        guidance on implementing the amendments made by subsection (a),
        to include how to increase access to the affordable, quality
        care-based services described in section 302(a)(3)(A) of the
        Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.
        3162(a)(3)(A)) in a comprehensive economic development strategy
        developed under section 302 of such Act.
            (2) Existing comprehensive economic development
        strategies.--In issuing the guidance under paragraph (1), with
        respect to a grant recipient whose comprehensive economic
        development strategy has been approved under section 302 of the
        Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.
        3162) before the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
        shall ensure that such grant recipient is only required to
        update such comprehensive economic development strategy to
        comply with the amendments made by this Act when a regularly
        scheduled update to such comprehensive economic development
        strategy is required.
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