H.R. 3339, or the National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2021, is a bill that creates the National Infrastructure Bank to facilitate the long-term financing of infrastructure projects. Specifically, the bank must provide loans to public and private entities for financing, developing, or operating eligible infrastructure projects. An eligible project must have a public sponsor as well as local, regional, or national significance.
The bill treats the bank as a government corporation exempt from tax, and treats contributions to the bank as charitable contributions.
Projects that receive a loan must pay all laborers and mechanics locally prevailing wages, and use only certain United States-produced construction materials unless a waiver is secured from the bank. The bank shall issue stock and may also issue bonds and maintain a discount line of credit with the Federal Reserve System. The bank must apply for a national bank charter and, once chartered, accept deposits from individuals, corporations, and public entities and pay interest on those deposits.
The bill imposes requirements related to the bank's operation, such as minimum reserve requirements and requirements for handling loan losses.
Categorical benefits of projects include:
The Congressional Budget Office does not have an official cost estimate for this legislation. However, most agree that the cost is estimated to be approximately $5 trillion.
Requests that Congress pass and the President of the United States sign the National Infrastructure Bank Act or similar legislation.