,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #djjc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ab1 #bjbe,mr4  
,vasquez 7= himself & ,mr4 ,ciscomani7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,transportation &      
,infra/ructure1 & 9 addition to !       
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 = a   
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce to develop
 a national /rategy = support+ economic 
opportunity 9 bord] communities1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,economic ,opportunity =
 ,bord] ,communities ,act4  #b4         
,national /rategy = support+ economic   
opportunity 9 bord] communities  7a7    
,developm5t ( national /rategy ,!       
,secret>y %all develop a national       
/rategy = support+ economic opportunity 
9 bord] communities4  7b7 ,goals (      
national /rategy ,! goals ( ! national  

/rategy develop$ "u subsection 7a7 are !
 foll[+3 7#a7 ,increas+ ! numb] ( jobs 9
 bord] communities1 ) a focus on !      
foll[+ indu/ries3  7,a7 ,logi/ics4  7,b7
 ,int]national trade4  7,c7             
,manufactur+4  7,d7 ,transportation4    
7,e7 ,agriculture4  7#b7 ,/r5g!n+ ,unit$
 ,/ates competitiv5ess 9 manufactur+4   
7#c7 ,r$uc+ ! co/s ( exports & imports4 
7#d7 ,increas+ ! numb] ( opportunities =
 work=ce developm5t1 includ+ by provid+ 
vocational tra9+ = ! indu/ries describ$ 
9 p>agraph 7#a74  7c7 ,cont5t ( national
 /rategy ,! national /rategy develop$ "u
 subsection 7a7 %all include ! foll[+3  
7#a7 ,assessm5t ( inc5tives1 includ+ tax
 inc5tives1 = economic developm5t 9     
bord] communities4  7#b7 ,recomm5dations
 = /atutory or regulatory *anges        
necess>y to a*ieve ! goals describ$ 9   
subsection 7b74  7#c7 ,coord9ation ) !  
,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t &
 ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture to evaluate 
! role ( rural h\s+1 infra/ructure1 &   
economic developm5t programs 9 support+ 

economic developm5t 9 bord] communities4
  7#d7 ,coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y (     
,transportation to evaluate ! role (    
highway & railway infra/ructure 9       
support+ economic developm5t 9 bord]    
communities4  7d7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #a
 ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to        
,congress a report on ! national /rategy
 develop$ "u subsection 7a74  7e7       
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,bord] 
community ,! t]m bord] community means a
 municipality n m ?an #ae miles f a l&  
port ( entry4  7#b7 ,secret>y ,! t]m    
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce4