(8) $5,727,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Public Affairs and Public Engagement; 
(9) $2,312,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the Executive Secretariat; 
(10) $18,533,000 shall be available for the Of-
fice of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Re-
sponse; 
(11) $29,195,000 shall be available for the Of-
fice of the Chief Information Officer; and 
(12) $1,500,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Tribal Government Affairs; and 
(13) $2,000,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and Policy: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Transportation 
(referred to in this title as the ‘‘Secretary’’) is authorized 
to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office 
of the Secretary to any other office of the Office of the 
Secretary: Provided further, That no appropriation for any 
office shall be increased or decreased by more than 7 per-
cent by all such transfers: Provided further, That any 
change in funding greater than 7 percent shall be subject 
to the requirements of section 405 of this Act: Provided 
further, That not to exceed $70,000 shall be for allocation 
within the Department for official reception and represen-
tation expenses as the Secretary may determine: Provided 
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further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
there may be credited to this appropriation up to 
$2,500,000 in funds received in user fees. 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses related to the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, 
$66,963,000, of which $52,780,000 shall remain available 
until expended: Provided, That there may be credited to 
this appropriation, to be available until expended, funds 
received from States, counties, municipalities, other public 
authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for 
training: Provided further, That any reference in law, reg-
ulation, judicial proceedings, or elsewhere to the Research 
and Innovative Technology Administration shall continue 
to be deemed to be a reference to the Office of the Assist-
ant Secretary for Research and Technology of the Depart-
ment of Transportation. 
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 6702 of 
title 49, United States Code, $775,000,000, to remain 
available 
until 
expended: 
Provided, 
That 
section 
6702(f)(2) of title 49, United States Code, shall not apply 
to amounts made available under this heading in this Act: 
Provided further, That of amounts made available under 
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this heading in this Act, not less than $30,000,000 shall 
be awarded to projects in historically disadvantaged com-
munities or areas of persistent poverty as such term is 
defined under section 6702(a)(1) of title 49, United States 
Code: Provided further, That section 6702(g) of title 49, 
United States Code, shall not apply to amounts made 
available under this heading in this Act: Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading 
in this Act not less than 5 percent shall be made available 
for the planning, preparation, or design of eligible projects 
and shall prioritize transit, transit oriented development, 
multimodal, intercity passenger rail, and pedestrian 
projects: Provided further, That grants awarded under this 
heading in this Act for eligible projects for planning, prep-
aration, or design shall not be subject to a minimum grant 
size: Provided further, That in distributing amounts made 
available under this heading in this Act, the Secretary 
shall take such measures so as to ensure an equitable geo-
graphic distribution of funds, an appropriate balance in 
addressing the needs of urban and rural areas, including 
Tribal areas, and the investment in a variety of transpor-
tation 
modes: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
section 
6702(c)(2)(C) of title 49, United States Code, shall not 
apply to amounts made available under this heading in 
this Act: Provided further, That a grant award under this 
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heading in this Act shall be not greater than $50,000,000: 
Provided further, That section 6702(c)(3) of title 49, 
United States Code, shall not apply to amounts made 
available under this heading in this Act: Provided further, 
That not more than 15 percent of the amounts made avail-
able under this heading in this Act may be awarded to 
projects in a single state: Provided further, That for 
amounts made available under this heading in this Act, 
the Secretary shall give priority to projects that require 
a contribution of Federal funds in order to complete an 
overall financing package: Provided further, That section 
6702(f)(1) of title 49, United States Code, shall not apply 
to amounts made available under this heading in this Act: 
Provided further, That of the amounts awarded under this 
heading in this Act, not more than 50 percent shall be 
allocated for eligible projects located in rural areas and 
not more than 50 percent shall be allocated for eligible 
projects located in urbanized areas: Provided further, That 
for the purpose of determining if an award for planning, 
preparation, or design under this heading in this Act is 
an urban award, the project location is the location of the 
project being planned, prepared, or designed: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall apply to projects under this 
heading the Federal requirements that the Secretary de-
termines are appropriate based on the purpose of the Na-
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tional Infrastructure Investments program, the require-
ments expressly stated under this heading, the require-
ments expressly stated in chapter 67 of title 49, United 
States Code, and the Federal requirements applicable to 
comparable projects supported by other Department of 
Transportation financial assistance programs, including 
domestic preference requirements, contracting opportuni-
ties for small and disadvantaged businesses, and labor 
practices: Provided further, That the Secretary may retain 
up to 2 percent of the amounts made available under this 
heading in this Act, and may transfer portions of such 
amounts to the Administrators of the Federal Aviation 
Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, the 
Federal Transit Administration, the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration and the Maritime Administration to fund the 
award and oversight of grants and credit assistance made 
under the program authorized under section 6702 of title 
49, United States Code: Provided further, That for 
amounts made available under this heading in this Act, 
the Secretary shall consider and award projects based sole-
ly on the selection criteria as identified under paragraphs 
(3) and (4) of section 6702(d) of title 49, United States 
Code. 
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THRIVING COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for a thriving communities 
program, $100,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025: Provided, That the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall make such amounts available for technical 
assistance and cooperative agreements to develop and im-
plement technical assistance, planning, and capacity build-
ing to improve and foster thriving communities through 
transportation improvements: Provided further, That the 
Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with 
philanthropic entities, non-profit organizations, other Fed-
eral agencies, state or local governments and their agen-
cies, Indian Tribes, or other technical assistance providers, 
to provide such technical assistance, planning, and capac-
ity building to state, local, or Tribal governments, United 
States territories, metropolitan planning organizations, 
transit agencies, or other political subdivisions of state or 
local governments: Provided further, That to be eligible for 
a cooperative agreement under this heading, a recipient 
shall provide assistance to entities described in the pre-
ceding proviso on engaging in public planning processes 
with residents, local businesses, non-profit organizations, 
and to the extent practicable, philanthropic organizations, 
educational institutions, or other community stakeholders: 
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