The fact sheet detailing President Biden’s infrastructure plan, officially titled the American Jobs Plan, makes no mention of creating new agencies. Proposals for new entities mentioned in the plan include the following:
- “200 centers of excellence” to provide opportunities “for underserved populations.”
- An office in the Department of Commerce focused on overseeing “domestic industrial capacity” and investing in the production of goods.
- A “financing program” supporting “debt and equity investments for manufacturing.”
The plan also mentions partnering with existing agencies to achieve shared goals, like:
- Working with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy to make school bus fleets clean.
- Investing in the EPA’s effort to replace lead pipes.
- Distributing funds across federal research agencies to improve capacity.
The plan will not take effect unless enacted by Congress.