diff --git a/centaur/src/main/resources/standardTestCases/drs_tests/gcpbatch_drs_usa_jdr.wdl b/centaur/src/main/resources/standardTestCases/drs_tests/gcpbatch_drs_usa_jdr.wdl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1cf35d219fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/centaur/src/main/resources/standardTestCases/drs_tests/gcpbatch_drs_usa_jdr.wdl
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+version 1.0
+
+workflow drs_usa_jdr {
+    input {
+        File file1
+        File file2
+    }
+
+    call localize_jdr_drs_with_usa {
+        input:
+            file1 = file1,
+            file2 = file2
+    }
+
+    call skip_localize_jdr_drs_with_usa {
+        input:
+            file1 = file1,
+            file2 = file2
+    }
+
+    call read_drs_with_usa {
+        input:
+            file1 = file1,
+            file2 = file2
+    }
+
+    output {
+        String path1 = localize_jdr_drs_with_usa.path1
+        String path2 = localize_jdr_drs_with_usa.path2
+        String hash1 = localize_jdr_drs_with_usa.hash1
+        String hash2 = localize_jdr_drs_with_usa.hash2
+        Float size1 = localize_jdr_drs_with_usa.size1
+        Float size2 = localize_jdr_drs_with_usa.size2
+        String cloud1 = skip_localize_jdr_drs_with_usa.path1
+        String cloud2 = skip_localize_jdr_drs_with_usa.path2
+        Map[String, String] map1 = read_drs_with_usa.map1
+        Map[String, String] map2 = read_drs_with_usa.map2
+    }
+}
+
+task localize_jdr_drs_with_usa {
+    input {
+       File file1
+       File file2
+    }
+
+    command <<<
+       echo ~{file1} > path1
+       echo ~{file2} > path2
+       md5sum ~{file1} | cut -c1-32 > hash1
+       md5sum ~{file2} | cut -c1-32 > hash2
+    >>>
+
+    output {
+        String path1 = read_string("path1")
+        String path2 = read_string("path2")
+        String hash1 = read_string("hash1")
+        String hash2 = read_string("hash2")
+        Float size1 = size(file1)
+        Float size2 = size(file2)
+    }
+
+    runtime {
+        docker: "ubuntu:latest"
+        backend: "GCPBATCH-usa"
+    }
+}
+
+task skip_localize_jdr_drs_with_usa {
+    input {
+       File file1
+       File file2
+    }
+
+    parameter_meta {
+        file1: { localization_optional: true }
+        file2: { localization_optional: true }
+    }
+
+    command <<<
+       echo ~{file1} > path1
+       echo ~{file2} > path2
+    >>>
+
+    output {
+        String path1 = read_string("path1")
+        String path2 = read_string("path2")
+    }
+
+    runtime {
+        docker: "ubuntu:latest"
+        backend: "GCPBATCH-usa"
+    }
+}
+
+task read_drs_with_usa {
+    input {
+        File file1
+        File file2
+    }
+
+    command <<<
+        echo file is read by the engine
+    >>>
+
+    output {
+        Map[String, String] map1 = read_json(file1)
+        Map[String, String] map2 = read_json(file2)
+    }
+
+    runtime {
+        docker: "ubuntu:latest"
+        backend: "GCPBATCH-usa"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/centaur/src/main/resources/standardTestCases/drs_usa_jdr.test b/centaur/src/main/resources/standardTestCases/drs_usa_jdr.test
index 58a9977679c..4404d97a73e 100644
--- a/centaur/src/main/resources/standardTestCases/drs_usa_jdr.test
+++ b/centaur/src/main/resources/standardTestCases/drs_usa_jdr.test
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: drs_usa_jdr
 testFormat: WorkflowSuccess
-backends: ["papi-v2-usa", "GCPBATCH_NEEDS_ALT"]
+backends: ["papi-v2-usa", "GCPBATCH_ALT"]
 tags: [ drs ]
 skipDescribeEndpointValidation: true
 
diff --git a/centaur/src/main/resources/standardTestCases/drs_usa_jdr_preresolve.test b/centaur/src/main/resources/standardTestCases/drs_usa_jdr_preresolve.test
index db2780566a1..8ba0547b38d 100644
--- a/centaur/src/main/resources/standardTestCases/drs_usa_jdr_preresolve.test
+++ b/centaur/src/main/resources/standardTestCases/drs_usa_jdr_preresolve.test
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: drs_usa_jdr_preresolve
 testFormat: WorkflowSuccess
-backends: ["papi-v2-usa", GCPBATCH_NEEDS_ALT]
+backends: ["papi-v2-usa", GCPBATCH_ALT]
 tags: [ drs ]
 skipDescribeEndpointValidation: true
 
diff --git a/centaur/src/main/resources/standardTestCases/gcpbatch_drs_usa_jdr.test b/centaur/src/main/resources/standardTestCases/gcpbatch_drs_usa_jdr.test
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cbba3a7c22a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/centaur/src/main/resources/standardTestCases/gcpbatch_drs_usa_jdr.test
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+name: gcpbatch_drs_usa_jdr
+testFormat: WorkflowSuccess
+backends: ["GCPBATCH-usa"]
+tags: [ drs ]
+skipDescribeEndpointValidation: true
+
+files {
+  workflow: drs_tests/gcpbatch_drs_usa_jdr.wdl
+  options-dir: "Error: BA-6546 The environment variable CROMWELL_BUILD_RESOURCES_DIRECTORY must be set/export pointing to a valid path such as '${YOUR_CROMWELL_DIR}/target/ci/resources'"
+  options-dir: ${?CROMWELL_BUILD_RESOURCES_DIRECTORY}
+  options: ${files.options-dir}/papi_v2_usa.options.json
+  inputs: drs_tests/drs_usa_jdr.inputs
+}
+
+metadata {
+  workflowName: drs_usa_jdr
+  status: Succeeded
+
+  "outputs.drs_usa_jdr.path1" =
+    "/mnt/disks/cromwell_root/drs_localization_paths/CromwellSimpleWithFilerefs/hello_jade.json"
+  "outputs.drs_usa_jdr.path2" =
+    "/mnt/disks/cromwell_root/drs_localization_paths/CromwellSimpleWithFilerefs2/hello_jade_2.json"
+  "outputs.drs_usa_jdr.hash1" = "faf12e94c25bef7df62e4a5eb62573f5"
+  "outputs.drs_usa_jdr.hash2" = "19e1b021628130fda04c79ee9a056b67"
+  "outputs.drs_usa_jdr.size1" = 18.0
+  "outputs.drs_usa_jdr.size2" = 38.0
+  # This JDR file has a gsUri that doesn't end in /fileName so it must be downloaded with the DRS localizer
+  "outputs.drs_usa_jdr.cloud1" =
+    "/mnt/disks/cromwell_root/drs_localization_paths/CromwellSimpleWithFilerefs/hello_jade.json"
+  # This JDR file has a gsUri that can skip localization
+  "outputs.drs_usa_jdr.cloud2" =
+    "gs://broad-jade-dev-data-bucket/e1941fb9-6537-4e1a-b70d-34352a3a7817/ad783b60-aeba-4055-8f7b-194880f37259/hello_jade_2.json"
+  "outputs.drs_usa_jdr.map1.hello" = "jade"
+  "outputs.drs_usa_jdr.map2.hello" = "jade"
+  "outputs.drs_usa_jdr.map2.attempt" = "2"
+}
diff --git a/centaur/src/main/resources/standardTestCases/gcpbatch_drs_usa_jdr_preresolve.test b/centaur/src/main/resources/standardTestCases/gcpbatch_drs_usa_jdr_preresolve.test
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9ca9f7ceaf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/centaur/src/main/resources/standardTestCases/gcpbatch_drs_usa_jdr_preresolve.test
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+name: gcpbatch_drs_usa_jdr_preresolve
+testFormat: WorkflowSuccess
+backends: ["GCPBATCH-usa"]
+tags: [ drs ]
+skipDescribeEndpointValidation: true
+
+files {
+  workflow: drs_tests/gcpbatch_drs_usa_jdr.wdl
+  options-dir: "Error: BA-6546 The environment variable CROMWELL_BUILD_RESOURCES_DIRECTORY must be set/export pointing to a valid path such as '${YOUR_CROMWELL_DIR}/target/ci/resources'"
+  options-dir: ${?CROMWELL_BUILD_RESOURCES_DIRECTORY}
+  options: ${files.options-dir}/gcpbatch_papi_v2_usa_preresolve.options.json
+  inputs: drs_tests/drs_usa_jdr.inputs
+}
+
+metadata {
+  workflowName: drs_usa_jdr
+  status: Succeeded
+
+  "outputs.drs_usa_jdr.path1" =
+    "/mnt/disks/cromwell_root/drs_localization_paths/CromwellSimpleWithFilerefs/hello_jade.json"
+  # This JDR file has a gsUri that can be preresolved to a regular GCS file for improved localization performance.
+  # However this means that the file's container path is determined by the GCS localization logic and not the
+  # `localizationPath`-aware DRS localization logic. The GCS localization logic always uses a containerized version
+  # of the GCS path, which is what this expectation represents.
+  "outputs.drs_usa_jdr.path2" =
+    "/mnt/disks/cromwell_root/broad-jade-dev-data-bucket/e1941fb9-6537-4e1a-b70d-34352a3a7817/ad783b60-aeba-4055-8f7b-194880f37259/hello_jade_2.json"
+  "outputs.drs_usa_jdr.hash1" = "faf12e94c25bef7df62e4a5eb62573f5"
+  "outputs.drs_usa_jdr.hash2" = "19e1b021628130fda04c79ee9a056b67"
+  "outputs.drs_usa_jdr.size1" = 18.0
+  "outputs.drs_usa_jdr.size2" = 38.0
+  # This JDR file has a gsUri that doesn't end in /fileName so it must be downloaded with the DRS localizer
+  "outputs.drs_usa_jdr.cloud1" =
+    "/mnt/disks/cromwell_root/drs_localization_paths/CromwellSimpleWithFilerefs/hello_jade.json"
+  # This JDR file has a gsUri that can skip localization
+  "outputs.drs_usa_jdr.cloud2" =
+    "gs://broad-jade-dev-data-bucket/e1941fb9-6537-4e1a-b70d-34352a3a7817/ad783b60-aeba-4055-8f7b-194880f37259/hello_jade_2.json"
+  "outputs.drs_usa_jdr.map1.hello" = "jade"
+  "outputs.drs_usa_jdr.map2.hello" = "jade"
+  "outputs.drs_usa_jdr.map2.attempt" = "2"
+}
diff --git a/cromwell-drs-localizer/src/main/scala/drs/localizer/DrsLocalizerMain.scala b/cromwell-drs-localizer/src/main/scala/drs/localizer/DrsLocalizerMain.scala
index 64f36239db5..14ccf0bff8d 100644
--- a/cromwell-drs-localizer/src/main/scala/drs/localizer/DrsLocalizerMain.scala
+++ b/cromwell-drs-localizer/src/main/scala/drs/localizer/DrsLocalizerMain.scala
@@ -233,7 +233,9 @@ class DrsLocalizerMain(toResolveAndDownload: IO[List[UnresolvedDrsUrl]],
         )
       } else {
         IO.raiseError(
-          new RuntimeException(s"Exhausted $resolutionRetries resolution retries to resolve $drsUrlToResolve.drsUrl", t)
+          new RuntimeException(s"Exhausted $resolutionRetries resolution retries to resolve ${drsUrlToResolve.drsUrl}",
+                               t
+          )
         )
       }
 
diff --git a/src/ci/resources/gcp_batch_application.conf b/src/ci/resources/gcp_batch_application.conf
index 5e2843290e2..ee1650f14e6 100644
--- a/src/ci/resources/gcp_batch_application.conf
+++ b/src/ci/resources/gcp_batch_application.conf
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ backend {
         include "gcp_batch_provider_config.inc.conf"
       }
     }
+    GCPBATCH-usa {
+      actor-factory = "cromwell.backend.google.batch.GcpBatchBackendLifecycleActorFactory"
+      config {
+        include "gcp_batch_provider_config.inc.conf"
+      }
+    }
     GCPBATCHParallelCompositeUploads {
       actor-factory = "cromwell.backend.google.batch.GcpBatchBackendLifecycleActorFactory"
       config {
diff --git a/src/ci/resources/gcp_batch_shared_application.inc.conf b/src/ci/resources/gcp_batch_shared_application.inc.conf
index 1944a2a50b0..2202a744901 100644
--- a/src/ci/resources/gcp_batch_shared_application.inc.conf
+++ b/src/ci/resources/gcp_batch_shared_application.inc.conf
@@ -60,6 +60,24 @@ backend {
         filesystems.http {}
       }
     }
+    GCPBATCH-usa {
+      actor-factory = "REPLACEME!"
+      config {
+        # When importing: Remember to also include an appropriate provider_config.inc.conf here.
+
+        project = "user_error: google_project must be set in workflow options http://cromwell.readthedocs.io/en/develop/wf_options/Google/"
+        root = "user_error: jes_gcs_root must be set in workflow options http://cromwell.readthedocs.io/en/develop/wf_options/Google/"
+        batch.compute-service-account = "user_error: google_compute_service_account must be set in workflow options http://cromwell.readthedocs.io/en/develop/wf_options/Google/"
+        batch.auth = "user_service_account"
+        filesystems.http {}
+        filesystems.drs.auth = "user_service_account"
+        filesystems.gcs.auth = "user_service_account"
+        filesystems.gcs.project = "user_error: user_service_account must be set in workflow options http://cromwell.readthedocs.io/en/develop/wf_options/Google/"
+
+        # Have the engine authenticate to docker.io. See BT-141 for more info.
+        include "dockerhub_provider_config_v1.inc.conf"
+      }
+    }
     GCPBATCHParallelCompositeUploads {
       actor-factory = "REPLACEME!"
       config {
diff --git a/src/ci/resources/gcpbatch_papi_v2_usa_preresolve.options.json.ctmpl b/src/ci/resources/gcpbatch_papi_v2_usa_preresolve.options.json.ctmpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..09abfcb111f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ci/resources/gcpbatch_papi_v2_usa_preresolve.options.json.ctmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{{with $cromwellServiceAccount := secret (printf "secret/dsde/cromwell/common/cromwell-service-account.json")}}
+{
+    "google_compute_service_account": "{{$cromwellServiceAccount.Data.client_email}}",
+    "user_service_account_json": "{{$cromwellServiceAccount.Data | toJSON | replaceAll "\\" "\\\\" | replaceAll "\"" "\\\"" }}",
+    "google_project": "broad-dsde-cromwell-dev",
+    "jes_gcs_root": "gs://cloud-cromwell-dev-self-cleaning/cromwell_execution/ci",
+{{/* We're re-using the WDL with the same inputs in multiple tests, make sure we don't accidentally cache hit */}}
+    "read_from_cache": false,
+{{/* Test pre-resolving DrsPath to GcsPath */}}
+    "override_preresolve_for_test": true
+}
+{{end}}
diff --git a/src/ci/resources/papi_v2_usa_preresolve.options.json.ctmpl b/src/ci/resources/papi_v2_usa_preresolve.options.json.ctmpl
index 09abfcb111f..12706637ac6 100644
--- a/src/ci/resources/papi_v2_usa_preresolve.options.json.ctmpl
+++ b/src/ci/resources/papi_v2_usa_preresolve.options.json.ctmpl
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "google_compute_service_account": "{{$cromwellServiceAccount.Data.client_email}}",
     "user_service_account_json": "{{$cromwellServiceAccount.Data | toJSON | replaceAll "\\" "\\\\" | replaceAll "\"" "\\\"" }}",
     "google_project": "broad-dsde-cromwell-dev",
-    "jes_gcs_root": "gs://cloud-cromwell-dev-self-cleaning/cromwell_execution/ci",
+    "gcp_batch_gcs_root": "gs://cloud-cromwell-dev-self-cleaning/cromwell_execution/ci",
 {{/* We're re-using the WDL with the same inputs in multiple tests, make sure we don't accidentally cache hit */}}
     "read_from_cache": false,
 {{/* Test pre-resolving DrsPath to GcsPath */}}