; and (B) be the size of a county, multi-county, statewide, or multi-State region. (2) Savings provision Nothing in paragraph (1) prohibits interstate hiring. (b) Requirement (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law and to the maximum extent practicable, except to the extent that the head of the relevant Federal agency determines otherwise, in the case of any construction project carried out under a covered infrastructure program, the head of the relevant Federal agency shall ensure that, of the workers hired for the project (including workers hired for related maintenance, service, or operations activities for the project), the applicable percentage described in paragraph (2) are hired through local hiring, in partnership with a registered apprenticeship program, if applicable, or with a State workforce development board or local workforce development board, if applicable. (2) Applicable percentage The applicable percentage referred to in paragraph (1) is— (A) for fiscal year 2020, 10 percent; (B) for fiscal year 2021, 20 percent; (C) for fiscal year 2022, 30 percent; (D) for fiscal year 2023, 40 percent; and (E) for fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter, 50 percent. (c) Priority In carrying out subsection (b), the head of the relevant Federal agency shall ensure that the entity carrying out the project gives priority to— (1) individuals with a barrier to employment (as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 )), including ex-offenders and disabled individuals (as defined in section 121); (2) veterans (as defined in section 121); and (3) individuals that represent populations that are traditionally underrepresented in the infrastructure workforce, such as women and racial and ethnic minorities. (d) Reports and oversight (1) In general Not less frequently than annually, the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the heads of the relevant Federal agencies, shall— (A) submit to Congress a report on the implementation of this section