GRANTS FOR PLANNING AND GRANTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

SEC. 2214. GRANTS FOR PLANNING AND GRANTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. Section 203 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3143) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: “(d) Administrative Expenses.—Administrative expenses that may be paid with a grant under this section include— “(1) expenses related to carrying out the planning process described in subsection (b); “(2) expenses related to project predevelopment; “(3) expenses related to updating economic development plans to align with other applicable State, regional, or local planning efforts; and “(4) expenses related to hiring professional staff to assist communities in— “(A) project predevelopment and implementing projects and priorities included in— “(i) a comprehensive economic development strategy; or “(ii) an economic development planning grant; “(B) identifying and using other Federal, State, and Tribal economic development programs; “(C) leveraging private and philanthropic investment; “(D) preparing economic recovery plans in response to disasters; and “(E) carrying out economic development and predevelopment activities in accordance with professional economic development best practices.” ; and (3) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), in paragraph (4)— (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking “; and” and inserting “(including broadband);”; (B) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following: “(F) address and mitigate economic impacts of extreme weather; and” .