; and (v) the cost of the initiative. (3) Authority to enter into agreements The President may enter into agreements using authorities of Federal agencies, including the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Health and Human Services, or any other authorities the President considers appropriate, to advance a special economic initiative under paragraph (1). (4) Waiver of competition requirements (A) In general The President may waive the requirements of title 41, United States Code, relating to competition in the awarding of Government contracts in the case of a contract related to the near-shoring of strategic supply chains or transformational energy investments through a special economic initiative under paragraph (1) if the ethics officer of the agency seeking to enter into the contract evaluates the contract and the certifies that there are no conflicts of interest. (B) Timing of evaluation An ethics officer shall have not less than 20 business days to conduct an evaluation described in subparagraph (A). (5) Additional support for near-shoring and transformational energy investments under special economic initiative (A) In general The Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the heads of other agencies that operate under the foreign policy guidance of the Secretary of State, shall, as appropriate, prioritize and expedite the efforts of the Department of Commerce, the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Energy, and such other agencies in supporting the efforts of the United States Government to incentivize near-shoring and transformational energy investments through financial and nonfinancial methods, including methods described in this subsection, and Americas partner countries to support near-shoring and increase investment in entities identified under subsection (b)(1)(C) by—