§ 3213. Annual report to Congress

• (a) 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.
• (b) Each report required under subsection (a) shall—
  • (1) include a list of all grant recipients by State, including the projected private sector dollar to Federal dollar investment ratio for each grant recipient;
  • (2) include a discussion of any private sector leveraging goal with respect to grants awarded to—
    • (A) rural areas and urban economically distressed areas; and
    • (B) highly distressed areas;
  • (3) after the completion of a project, include the realized private sector dollar to Federal dollar investment ratio for the project; and
  • (4)
    • (A) include a list of all of the grants provided by the Economic Development Administration for projects located in, or that primarily benefit, rural areas;
    • (B) an explanation of the process used to determine how each project referred to in subparagraph (A) would benefit a rural area; and
    • (C) a certification that each project referred to in subparagraph (A)—
      • (i) is located in a rural area; or
      • (ii) will primarily benefit a rural area.
• (c) 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:
  • (1) The award date of the project.
  • (2) The completion date of the project.
  • (3) The close out date of the project.
  • (4) The total amount of the project, 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) 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.
• (e) 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—
  • (1) includes an analysis of Economic Development Administration construction project timeline estimates and actual project durations; and
  • (2) 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.