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Americans with Disabilities Act of 
1990; 
‘‘(VI) owned and controlled by a 
member of an Indian tribe individ-
ually identified (including parentheti-
cally) in the most recent list published 
pursuant to section 104 of the Feder-
ally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act 
of 1994; or 
‘‘(VII) otherwise identified by the 
Administrator. 
‘‘(B) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab-
lished a Community Advantage Loan Program 
under which the Administration may guarantee 
loans made by covered institutions under this 
subsection, with an emphasis on loans made to 
small business concerns in an underserved mar-
ket. 
‘‘(C) REQUIREMENT TO MAKE LOANS TO 
UNDERSERVED
MARKETS.—Not less than 60 
percent of loans made by a covered institution 
under the program shall consist of loans made 
to small business concerns in an underserved 
market. 
‘‘(D) MAXIMUM LOAN AMOUNT.— 
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‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), the maximum loan 
amount for a loan guaranteed under the 
program is $250,000. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(I) REQUESTED EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(aa) IN
GENERAL.—Upon 
request by a covered institution, 
the Administrator may guarantee 
a loan under the program that is 
more than $250,000 and not 
more than $350,000. 
‘‘(bb) 
NOTIFICATION.—As 
soon as practicable and not later 
than 14 business days after re-
ceiving a request under item 
(aa), the Administration shall— 
‘‘(AA) review the re-
quest; and 
‘‘(BB) provide a deci-
sion regarding the request to 
the covered institution mak-
ing the loan. 
‘‘(II) MAJOR
DISASTERS.—The 
maximum loan amount for a loan 
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guaranteed under the program that is 
made to a small business concern lo-
cated in an area affected by a major 
disaster 
described 
in 
subsection 
(b)(2)(A) is $350,000. 
‘‘(E) INTEREST
RATES.—The maximum 
interest rate for a loan guaranteed under the 
program shall not exceed the maximum interest 
rate, as determined by the Administration, ap-
plicable to other loans guaranteed under this 
subsection.’’. 
SEC. 100502. FUNDING FOR CREDIT ENHANCEMENT AND 
SMALL DOLLAR LOAN FUNDING. 
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Small Business 
Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2031— 
(1) $1,480,600,000 to carry out paragraph (39) 
of section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(a)), as added by subsection (b); and 
(2) $484,000,000 for administrative expenses 
related to carrying out such paragraph (39), includ-
ing issuing interim final rules within 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this title, of which 
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$25,000,000 is reserved for grants to conduct out-
reach to entities eligible to receive a loan under such 
paragraph (39). 
(b) SMALL DOLLAR LOAN FUNDING.—Section 7(a) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)), as amended 
by section 100501, is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)(i), in the third sen-
tence, by striking ‘‘; and’’ and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting a period; 
(2) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking the comma 
after ‘‘prescribed by the Administration’’ and all 
that follows through the period at the end and in-
serting a period; 
(3) in paragraph (26), by inserting ‘‘(except for 
those collected under paragraph (39))’’ after ‘‘prof-
its’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(39) SMALL DOLLAR LOAN FUNDING.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) 
SMALL
GOVERNMENT
CON-
TRACTOR.—The term ‘small government 
contractor’ means a small business concern 
that is performing a government contract. 
‘‘(ii) SMALL
MANUFACTURER.—The 
term ‘small manufacturer’ means a small 
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business concern that is assigned a North 
American Industry Classification System 
code beginning with 31, 32, or 33 at the 
time at which the small business concern 
receives loan under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) DIRECT LOANS.—The Administrator 
is authorized to originate and disburse direct 
loans, including through partnerships with third 
parties, to small business concerns. 
‘‘(C) MAXIMUM
LOAN
SIZE.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (3)(C) of this subsection, a 
loan made in accordance with this paragraph 
shall be— 
‘‘(i) except as provided in clause (ii), 
not more than $150,000; or 
‘‘(ii) not more than $1,000,000, if the 
borrower is a small manufacturer or a 
small government contractor. 
‘‘(D) FEES.—With respect to each loan 
made in accordance with this paragraph, the 
Administrator, an authorized third party, or an 
agent may— 
‘‘(i) impose, collect, retain, and utilize 
fees, which may be charged to the bor-
rower, to cover any costs associated with 
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referring applications or originating, mak-
ing, underwriting, disbursing, closing, serv-
icing, or liquidating the loan, including any 
direct lending agent costs, other program 
or contract costs, or other agent adminis-
trative expenses; 
‘‘(ii) impose, collect, retain, and use 
fees (including unused fees and draw fees), 
which may be charged to the borrower on 
loans for revolving lines of credit; and 
‘‘(iii) pay third parties, including di-
rect lending agents and financial institu-
tions, with which the Administration part-
ners for assistance in referring applicants 
or promoting, originating, making, under-
writing, disbursing, closing, servicing, or 
liquidating loans in accordance with this 
paragraph on behalf of the Administration. 
‘‘(E) TERMS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this para-
graph, the Administrator shall issue interim 
final rules and revise any relevant rules to es-
tablish the terms and conditions for a direct 
loan, including repayment, underwriting cri-
teria, interest rate, maturity, and other terms 
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of a loan made in accordance with this para-
graph.’’. 
SEC. 100503. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY FEE REDUCTIONS. 
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Small Business 
Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $950,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2026, for carrying 
out this section and any amendments made by this section. 
(b) 7(A) LOAN PROGRAM.—Section 326 of the Eco-
nomic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and 
Venues Act (title III of division N of Public Law 116– 
260; 134 Stat. 2036; 15 U.S.C. 636 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘October 1, 
2021’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2026’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘October 1, 
2021’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2026’’. 
(c) OTHER FEES.—Section 327 of the Economic Aid 
to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues 
Act (title III of division N of Public Law 116–260; 134 
Stat. 2037; 15 U.S.C. 636 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2026’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2026’’. 
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SEC. 100504. FUNDING FOR COOPERATIVES. 
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Small Business 
Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2031, for carrying 
out paragraph (40) of section 7(a) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)), as added by subsection (b). 
(b) COOPERATIVE LENDING PILOT.—Section 7(a) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)), as amended 
by section 100502, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(40) COOPERATIVE LENDING PILOT.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) COMMUNITY FINANCIAL INSTITU-
TION.—The term ‘community financial in-
stitution’ has the meaning given in para-
graph (36)(A). 
‘‘(ii) COOPERATIVE.—The term ‘coop-
erative’— 
‘‘(I) means an entity determined 
by the Administrator to be a coopera-
tive; and 
‘‘(II) includes an entity owned by 
employees or consumers of the entity. 
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‘‘(iii) 
ELIGIBLE
EMPLOYEE-OWNED 
BUSINESS
CONCERN.—The term ‘eligible 
employee-owned business concern’ means— 
‘‘(I) a cooperative in which the 
employees of the cooperative are eligi-
ble for membership; 
‘‘(II) a qualified employee trust; 
or 
‘‘(III) other employee-owned enti-
ties as determined by the Adminis-
trator. 
‘‘(iv) PILOT
PROGRAM.—The term 
‘pilot program’ means the pilot program 
established under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab-
lished a pilot program under which the Admin-
istrator shall guarantee loans (including loans 
made by community financial institutions), 
without the requirement of a personal or entity 
guarantee, where such loans shall be made to 
cooperatives or eligible employee-owned business 
concerns. 
‘‘(C) TERMINATION.—The pilot program 
shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after 
the date of enactment of this paragraph.’’. 
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(c) DELEGATED LENDING AUTHORITY
FOR PRE-
FERRED LENDERS.—Section 5(b)(7) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 634(b)(7)) is amended by striking 
‘‘paragraph (15) or (35)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (15), 
(35), or (40)’’. 
Subtitle F—Supporting 
Entrepreneurial Second Chances 
SEC. 100601. REENTRY ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNSELING 
AND TRAINING FOR INCARCERATED AND 
FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) REENTRY
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
COUNSELING 
AND TRAINING FOR INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS.— 
(1) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
Small Business Administration, out of money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated for fiscal year 
2022, $35,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2029, to carry out section 52 of the 
Small Business Act, as added by paragraph (2). 
(2) IN GENERAL.—The Small Business Act is 
amended by inserting after section 51, as added by 
section 100301 of this title, the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 52. REENTRY ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNSELING 
AND TRAINING FOR INCARCERATED INDIVID-
UALS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COVERED
INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘cov-
ered individual’ means an individual who is com-
pleting a term of imprisonment in a facility des-
ignated as a minimum, low, or medium security. 
‘‘(2) RESOURCE
PARTNERS.—The term ‘re-
source partners’ means a small business development 
center (defined in section 3) or a women’s business 
center (described under section 29). 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall co-
ordinate with resource partners and associations formed 
to pursue matters of common concern to resource partners 
to provide entrepreneurship counseling and training serv-
ices to covered individuals pursuant to subsection (c). 
‘‘(c) USE
OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available 
under this section shall be used to— 
‘‘(1) develop and deliver a curriculum, including 
classroom instruction and in-depth training to de-
velop skills related to business planning and finan-
cial literacy; 
‘‘(2) train mentors and instructors; 
‘‘(3) establish public-private partnerships to 
support covered individuals; and 
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‘‘(4) identify opportunities to access capital.’’. 
(b) REENTRY
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
COUNSELING 
AND TRAINING FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVID-
UALS.— 
(1) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
Small Business Administration, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for fiscal 
year 2022, $35,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2029, to carry out section 53 of the 
Small Business Act, as added by paragraph (2). 
(2) IN GENERAL.—The Small Business Act is 
amended by inserting after section 52, as added by 
subsection (a), the following: 
‘‘SEC. 53. REENTRY ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNSELING 
AND TRAINING FOR FORMERLY INCARCER-
ATED INDIVIDUALS. 
‘‘(a) COVERED INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘covered individual’ means an individual 
who completed a term of imprisonment. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish a program under which the Service Corps of Re-
tired Executives authorized by section 8(b)(1)(B) shall 
provide entrepreneurship counseling and training services 
to covered individuals on a nationwide basis. 
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‘‘(c) USE
OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available 
under this section shall be used by the Service Corps of 
Retired Executives for providing to covered individuals the 
following services: 
‘‘(1) Regular individualized mentoring sessions 
to identify and support development of the business 
plans of covered individuals. 
‘‘(2) Workshops on topics specifically tailored to 
meet the needs of covered individuals. 
‘‘(3) Instructional videos designed specifically 
for covered individuals on how to start or expand a 
small business concern.’’. 
SEC. 100602. NEW START ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOP-
MENT PROGRAM FOR FORMERLY INCARCER-
ATED INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Small Business 
Administration, out of any money in the Treasury not oth-
erwise appropriated for fiscal year 2022, $35,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2029, for carrying 
out this section. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) COVERED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘covered 
individual’’ means an individual who— 
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(A) completed a term of imprisonment; 
and 
(B) meets the offense eligibility require-
ments set forth in any applicable policy notice 
or other guidance issued by the Small Business 
Administration for the program established 
under section 7(m) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 636(m)). 
(2) INTERMEDIARY; MICROLOAN.—The terms 
‘‘intermediary’’ and ‘‘microloan’’ have the meanings 
given those terms, respectively, in section 7(m)(11) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)(11)). 
(3) PARTICIPATING LENDER.—The term ‘‘par-
ticipating lender’’ means a participating lender de-
scribed under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 636(a)). 
(4) PILOT
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘pilot pro-
gram’’ means the pilot program established under 
subsection (b). 
(5) RESOURCE PARTNER.—The term ‘‘resource 
partner’’ means— 
(A) a small business development center 
(defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 632)); 
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(B) a women’s business center (described 
under section 29 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 656)); 
(C) a chapter of the Service Corps of Re-
tired Executives (established under section 
8(b)(1)(B) 
of 
such 
Act 
((15 
U.S.C. 
637(b)(1)(B))); and 
(D) a Veteran Business Outreach Center 
(described under section 32 of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 657b)). 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish a pilot program to award grants to organizations, 
or partnerships of organizations, to provide assistance to 
covered individuals throughout the United States. 
(d) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An organization or partner-
ship of organizations desiring a grant under the 
pilot program shall submit an application to the Ad-
ministrator in such form, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Administrator may 
reasonably require. 
(2) 
CONTENTS.—An 
application 
submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) demonstrate that the applicant has a 
partnership with, or is, an intermediary that 
shall make microloans to covered individuals; 
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(B) demonstrate an ability to provide a full 
range of entrepreneurial development program-
ming on an ongoing basis; 
(C) include a plan for reaching covered in-
dividuals, including by identifying particular 
target populations within the community in 
which a covered individual lives; 
(D) include a plan to refer covered individ-
uals who have completed participation in the 
pilot program to existing resource partners and 
participating lenders; 
(E) include a comprehensive plan for the 
use of grant funds, including estimates for ad-
ministrative expenses and outreach costs; and 
(F) any other requirements, as determined 
by the Administrator. 
(e) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of a grant 
provided under the pilot program, the Administrator 
shall require the recipient of the grant to contribute 
an amount equal to 25 percent of the amount of the 
grant, obtained solely from non-Federal sources. 
(2) FORM.—In addition to cash or other direct 
funding, the contribution required under paragraph 
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(1) may include indirect costs or in-kind contribu-
tions paid for under non-Federal programs. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
SEC. 100701. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Administration for 
fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, $125,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2030, for administrative expenses re-
lated to carrying out this title (or any amendments made 
by this title), except as otherwise provided in this title. 
(b) RULEMAKING.—Using amounts made available 
under subsection (a), not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator may issue 
rules, including interim final rules, as necessary to carry 
out this title and the amendments made by this title. 
SEC. 100702. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE 
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Office of Inspector General of the 
Small Business Administration for fiscal year 2022, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$12,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2030, for audits, investigations, and other oversight of 
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projects and activities carried out with funds made avail-
able by this title to the Small Business Administration. 
TITLE 
XI—COMMITTEE 
ON 
TRANSPORTATION 
AND 
IN-
FRASTRUCTURE 
SEC. 110001. AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACCESS PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$9,750,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2026, to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment and the Administrator of the Federal Transit Ad-
ministration to make competitive grants under sections 
5307, 5311, and 5339(c) of title 49, United States Code, 
to support— 
(1) access to affordable housing; 
(2) enhanced mobility for residents and riders, 
including those in disadvantaged communities and 
neighborhoods, persistent poverty communities, or 
for low-income riders generally; and 
(3) other community benefits for residents of 
disadvantaged communities or neighborhoods, per-
sistent poverty communities, or for low-income riders 
generally identified by the Secretary and the Admin-
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istrator related to enhanced transit service, includ-
ing— 
(A) access to job and educational opportu-
nities; 
(B) better connections to medical care; and 
(C) enhanced access to grocery stores with 
fresh foods to help eliminate food deserts. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION
OF
FUNDS.—Funds made 
available under this section— 
(1) shall not be subject to any prior restriction 
on the total amount of funds available for implemen-
tation or execution of programs authorized under 
sections 5307, 5311, 5312, 5314, or 5339(c) of title 
49, United States Code; 
(2) notwithstanding requirements related to 
Government share under such sections, shall be 
available for up to 100 percent of the net cost of a 
project; 
(3) notwithstanding section 5307(a)(1) of such 
title, may be used for operating costs of equipment 
and facilities in an urbanized area with a population 
equal to or greater than 200,000 individuals; and 
(4) shall be expended in compliance with the 
U.S. Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged 
Business Enterprise Program. 
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(c) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Eligible activities for 
funds made available under subsection (a) shall be— 
(1) construction of a new fixed guideway capital 
project; 
(2) construction of a bus rapid transit project 
or a corridor-based bus rapid transit project that 
utilizes zero-emission vehicles, or a collection of such 
projects; 
(3) the establishment or expansion of high-fre-
quency bus service that utilizes zero-emission buses; 
(4) the acquisition of zero-emission vehicles or 
related infrastructure under section 5339(c) of title 
49, United States Code, to expand service in urban 
areas and the acquisition of vehicles under section 
5311 of such title to expand service in non-urban 
areas; 
(5) an expansion of the service area or the fre-
quency of service of recipients or subrecipients under 
sections 5307 or 5311 of such title, including the 
provision of fare-free or reduced-fare service; 
(6) renovation or construction of facilities and 
incidental expenses related to transit service in dis-
advantaged communities or neighborhoods or service 
that benefits low-income riders generally; 
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(7) additional assistance to project sponsors of 
new fixed guideway capital projects, core capacity 
improvement projects, or corridor-based bus rapid 
transit projects not yet open to revenue service, not-
withstanding applicable requirements regarding Gov-
ernment share of contributions toward net project 
cost of the project or the share of contributions pro-
vided by the Administrator of the Federal Transit 
Administration, if— 
(A) the applicant demonstrates that the 
availability of funding under this section pro-
vides additional support for transit services con-
sistent with the requirements in subsection (a); 
and 
(B) assistance under this paragraph does 
not increase by more than 10 percentage 
points— 
(i) the Government share of contribu-
tions toward net project cost; or 
(ii) the Government share of assist-
ance from a program carried out by the 
Administrator of the Federal Transit Ad-
ministration; 
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(8) fleet transition, route, or other public trans-
portation planning, including planning related to 
economic development; and 
(9) projects to upgrade the accessibility of bus 
or rail public transportation services for persons 
with disabilities, including individuals who use 
wheelchairs. 
(d) RESEARCH, TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE, 
AND 
TRAINING.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$150,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2026, for grants under sections 5312 or 5314 of title 49, 
United States Code, (excluding grants related to any ac-
tivities or agreements with international entities or foreign 
nationals) for— 
(1) activities under section 5312 of such title 
that support efforts to reduce barriers to the deploy-
ment of zero-emission transit vehicles in disadvan-
taged communities or neighborhoods and rural 
areas, including barriers related to the cost of such 
vehicles; and 
(2) activities under section 5314 of such title 
for training and development activities to support 
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the provision of service to disadvantaged commu-
nities or neighborhoods and rural areas. 
(e) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—In addition to 
amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fis-
cal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2026, for administrative expenses and 
oversight costs of carrying out this section and to make 
new awards or to increase prior awards to provide tech-
nical assistance and capacity building for eligible recipi-
ents or subrecipients under this section. 
(f) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Any funds provided 
from the general fund of the Treasury to carry out grants 
under section 5339(c) of title 49, United States Code, for 
fiscal years 2025 and 2026 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2028. 
SEC. 110002. COMMUNITY CLIMATE INCENTIVE GRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 177. Community climate incentive grant program 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In addition to amounts oth-
erwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
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priated, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2026, to the Administrator of the Federal Highway 
Administration— 
‘‘(1) to establish a greenhouse gas performance 
measure that requires States to set performance tar-
gets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; 
‘‘(2) to establish an incentive structure to re-
ward States that demonstrate the most significant 
progress toward achieving reductions in greenhouse 
gas emissions; 
‘‘(3) to establish consequences for States that 
do not achieve reductions in greenhouse gas emis-
sions; 
‘‘(4) to issue guidance and regulations and pro-
vide technical assistance as necessary to implement 
this section; and 
‘‘(5) for operations and administration of the 
Federal Highway Administration in carrying out this 
section. 
‘‘(b) INCENTIVE GRANTS TO STATES.—In addition to 
amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fis-
cal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, $950,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2026, to the Administrator of the Federal 
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Highway Administration for incentive grants for carbon 
reduction projects, to be awarded to States that— 
‘‘(1) qualify for a reward under the incentive 
structure established by the Administrator of the 
Federal Highway Administration under subsection 
(a)(2); or 
‘‘(2) have incorporated carbon reduction strate-
gies that contribute to achieving net zero greenhouse 
gas emissions by 2050 into the transportation plans 
required under section 135. 
‘‘(c) COMMUNITY CLIMATE GRANTS TO OTHER ELI-
GIBLE ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, $3,000,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2026, to the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Highway Administration to 
award grants, on a competitive basis, for carbon re-
duction projects to eligible entities that are not 
States. 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the cost of a project carried out with a grant under 
this subsection may be up to 100 percent. 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A project carried out under 
subsection (b) or (c) shall be treated as a project on 
a Federal-aid highway. 
‘‘(2) COMPLIANCE
WITH
EXISTING
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Funds made available for a grant under 
subsection (b), and funds made available for a grant 
under subsection (c) that are administered by or 
through a State department of transportation, shall 
be expended in compliance with the U.S. Depart-
ment of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business 
Enterprise Program. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATION.—Funds made available under this 
section shall not— 
‘‘(1) be subject to any restriction or limitation 
on the total amount of funds available for implemen-
tation or execution of programs authorized for Fed-
eral-aid highways; or 
‘‘(2) be used for projects that result in addi-
tional through travel lanes for single occupant pas-
senger vehicles. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CARBON REDUCTION PROJECT.—The term 
‘carbon reduction project’ means a project— 
‘‘(A) that is eligible under this title; and 
‘‘(B) that— 
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‘‘(i) will result in significant reduc-
tions in greenhouse gas emissions related 
to a surface transportation facility or 
project; 
‘‘(ii) provides zero-emission transpor-
tation options; 
‘‘(iii) reduces dependence on single-oc-
cupant vehicle trips; or 
‘‘(iv) advances carbon reduction strat-
egies adopted by an eligible entity that 
contribute to achieving net-zero greenhouse 
gas emissions by 2050. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a unit of local government; 
‘‘(B) a political subdivision of a State; 
‘‘(C) a territory; 
‘‘(D) a metropolitan planning organization 
(as defined in section 134(b)(2)); 
‘‘(E) a special purpose district or public 
authority with a transportation function; 
‘‘(F) 
an 
entity 
described 
in 
section 
207(m)(1)(E); or 
‘‘(G) a State.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘177. Community climate incentive grant program.’’. 
SEC. 110003. NEIGHBORHOOD ACCESS AND EQUITY GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘§ 178. Neighborhood access and equity grant pro-
gram 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $2,370,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2026, to the Administrator of the Federal 
Highway Administration for competitive grants to eligible 
entities described in subsection (b)— 
‘‘(1) to improve walkability, safety, and afford-
able transportation access through construction of 
projects that are context-sensitive— 
‘‘(A) to remove, remediate, or reuse a facil-
ity described in subsection (c)(1); 
‘‘(B) to replace a facility described in sub-
section (c)(1) with a facility that is at-grade or 
lower speed; 
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‘‘(C) to retrofit or cap a facility described 
in subsection (c)(1); 
‘‘(D) to build or improve complete streets, 
multiuse trails, regional greenways, or active 
transportation networks and spines; or 
‘‘(E) to provide affordable access to essen-
tial destinations, public spaces, or transpor-
tation links and hubs; 
‘‘(2) to mitigate or remediate negative impacts 
on the human or natural environment resulting from 
a facility described in subsection (c)(2) in a dis-
advantaged or underserved community, including 
construction of— 
‘‘(A) noise barriers to reduce impacts re-
sulting from a facility described in subsection 
(c)(2); 
‘‘(B) technologies, infrastructure, and ac-
tivities to reduce surface transportation-related 
air pollution, including greenhouse gas emis-
sions; 
‘‘(C) infrastructure or protective features 
to reduce or manage stormwater run-off result-
ing from a facility described in subsection 
(c)(2), including through natural infrastructure 
and pervious, permeable, or porous pavement; 
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‘‘(D) infrastructure and natural features to 
reduce or mitigate urban heat island hot spots 
in the transportation right-of-way or on surface 
transportation facilities; or 
‘‘(E) safety improvements for vulnerable 
road users; and 
‘‘(3) for planning and capacity building activi-
ties in disadvantaged or underserved communities 
to— 
‘‘(A) identify, monitor, or assess local and 
ambient air quality, emissions of transportation 
greenhouse gases, hot spot areas of extreme 
heat or elevated air pollution, gaps in tree can-
opy coverage, or flood prone transportation in-
frastructure; 
‘‘(B) assess transportation equity or pollu-
tion impacts and develop local anti-displacement 
policies and community benefit agreements; 
‘‘(C) conduct predevelopment activities for 
projects eligible under this subsection; 
‘‘(D) expand public participation in trans-
portation planning by individuals and organiza-
tions in disadvantaged or underserved commu-
nities; or 
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‘‘(E) administer or obtain technical assist-
ance related to activities described in this sub-
section. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES DESCRIBED.—An eligible 
entity referred to in subsection (a) is— 
‘‘(1) a State; 
‘‘(2) a unit of local government; 
‘‘(3) a political subdivision of a State; 
‘‘(4) 
an 
entity 
described 
in 
section 
207(m)(1)(E); 
‘‘(5) a territory of the United States; 
‘‘(6) a special purpose district or public author-
ity with a transportation function; 
‘‘(7) a metropolitan planning organization (as 
defined in section 134(b)(2)); or 
‘‘(8) with respect to a grant described in sub-
section (a)(3), in addition to an eligible entity de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) through (7), a nonprofit 
organization or institution of higher education that 
has entered into a partnership with an eligible entity 
described in paragraphs (1) through (7). 
‘‘(c) FACILITY DESCRIBED.—A facility referred to in 
subsection (a) is— 
‘‘(1) a surface transportation facility for which 
high speeds, grade separation, or other design fac-
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tors create an obstacle to connectivity within a com-
munity; or 
‘‘(2) a surface transportation facility which is a 
source of air pollution, noise, stormwater, or other 
burden to a disadvantaged or underserved commu-
nity. 
‘‘(d) INVESTMENT
IN ECONOMICALLY DISADVAN-
TAGED COMMUNITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, $1,580,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2026, to the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Highway Administration to 
provide grants for projects in communities described 
in paragraph (2) for the same purposes and admin-
istered in the same manner as described in sub-
section (a). 
‘‘(2) COMMUNITIES DESCRIBED.—A community 
referred to in paragraph (1) is a community that— 
‘‘(A) is economically disadvantaged, includ-
ing an underserved community or a community 
located in an area of persistent poverty; 
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‘‘(B) has entered or will enter into a com-
munity benefits agreement with representatives 
of the community; 
‘‘(C) has an anti-displacement policy, a 
community land trust, or a community advisory 
board in effect; or 
‘‘(D) has demonstrated a plan for employ-
ing local residents in the area impacted by the 
activity or project proposed under this section. 
‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A project carried out under 
subsection (a) or (d) shall be treated as a project on 
a Federal-aid highway. 
‘‘(2) COMPLIANCE
WITH
EXISTING
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Funds made available for a grant under 
this section and administered by or through a State 
department of transportation shall be expended in 
compliance with the U.S. Department of Transpor-
tation’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Pro-
gram. 
‘‘(f) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of 
an activity carried out using a grant awarded under this 
section shall be not more than 80 percent, except that the 
Federal share of the cost of a project in a disadvantaged 
or underserved community may be up to 100 percent. 
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‘‘(g) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—In addition to 
amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fis-
cal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, $50,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2026, to the Administrator of the Federal 
Highway Administration for— 
‘‘(1) guidance, technical assistance, templates, 
training, or tools to facilitate efficient and effective 
contracting, design, and project delivery by units of 
local government; 
‘‘(2) subgrants to units of local government to 
build capacity of such units of local government to 
assume responsibilities to deliver surface transpor-
tation projects; and 
‘‘(3) operations and administration of the Fed-
eral Highway Administration. 
‘‘(h) LIMITATIONS.—Amounts made available under 
this section shall not— 
‘‘(1) be subject to any restriction or limitation 
on the total amount of funds available for implemen-
tation or execution of programs authorized for Fed-
eral-aid highways; and 
‘‘(2) be used for a project for additional 
through travel lanes for single-occupant passenger 
vehicles.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘178. Neighborhood access and equity grant program.’’. 
SEC. 110004. TERRITORIAL HIGHWAY PROGRAM FUNDING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
made available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $320,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2026, to the Administrator of the Federal 
Highway Administration for distribution under section 
165(c) of title 23, United States Code. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Funds made available under this 
section shall not be subject to any restriction or limitation 
on the total amount of funds available for implementation 
or execution of programs authorized for Federal-aid high-
ways. 
SEC. 110005. TRAFFIC SAFETY CLEARINGHOUSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
made available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $47,500,000 to remain available until September 
30, 2026, for the Administrator of the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration to make 1 or more grants, 
cooperative agreements, or contracts with 1 or more quali-
fied institutions to— 
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(1) operate a national clearinghouse for fair 
and equitable traffic safety enforcement programs; 
(2) conduct research relating to, and develop, 
systems for States to collect traffic safety enforce-
ment data, and provide technical assistance to 
States collecting such data, including the sharing of 
data to a national database; 
(3) develop recommendations and best practices 
to help States collect and use traffic safety enforce-
ment data to promote equity and reduce traffic-re-
lated fatalities and injuries; and 
(4) develop information and educational pro-
grams relating to implementing equitable traffic 
safety enforcement best practices to assist States 
and local communities. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—In addition to amounts oth-
erwise made available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 
2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, $2,500,000 to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2026, for the Administrator of the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration for the salaries, 
expenses, and costs of administering this section. 
(c) DEFINITION OF STATE.—In this section the term 
‘‘State’’ has the meaning given the term in section 401 
of title 23, United States Code. 
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SEC. 
110006. 
PASSENGER 
RAIL 
IMPROVEMENT, 
MOD-
ERNIZATION, AND EMISSIONS REDUCTION 
GRANTS. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of 
Transportation for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in 
the 
Treasury 
not 
otherwise 
appropriated, 
$10,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2026, for financial assistance under sections 26101 and 
26106 of title 49, United States Code, to eligible entities 
for eligible projects. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CORRIDOR.—The term ‘‘corridor’’ means an 
existing, modified, or proposed intercity passenger 
rail service (as defined in section 26106(b)(5) of 
title 49, United States Code). 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) an entity that is eligible to receive fi-
nancial assistance under section 26101 of title 
49, United States Code; and 
(B) an applicant that is eligible to receive 
a grant under section 26106 of title 49, United 
States Code. 
(3) ELIGIBLE
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘eligible 
project’’ means— 
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(A) a planning project for high-speed rail 
corridor development that consists of planning 
activities eligible to receive financial assistance 
under section 26101(b)(1) of title 49, United 
States Code; and 
(B) a capital project for high-speed rail 
corridor development that— 
(i) is eligible to receive a grant for a 
capital project (as defined in section 
26106(b)(3) of title 49, United States 
Code); and 
(ii) directly serves rail stations within 
urban areas (as published by the Bureau 
of the Census) that are located in close 
proximity to a census tract (as published 
by the Bureau of the Census) within the 
urban area that has a greater density pop-
ulation than the urban area as a whole. 
(4) HIGH-SPEED RAIL.—The term ‘‘high-speed 
rail’’ means non-highway ground transportation that 
is owned or operated by an eligible entity and rea-
sonably expected to reach speeds of— 
(A) 160 miles per hour or faster on a 
shared use right-of-way; or 
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(B) 186 miles per hour or faster on a dedi-
cated right-of-way. 
(c) ALLOCATION.—Not less than $1,000,000,000 of 
the amounts appropriated by subsection (a) shall be used 
for eligible projects described in subsection (b)(3)(A). 
(d) FEDERAL SHARE.—For any financial assistance 
and grants provided pursuant to this section, the Federal 
share may not exceed 90 percent of the total cost of the 
eligible project. 
(e) OVERSIGHT.—Not more than $100,000,000 of 
the amounts appropriated by subsection (a) may be used 
by the Secretary of Transportation for the costs of award 
and project management of financial assistance provided 
under this section. 
SEC. 110007. ALTERNATIVE FUEL AND LOW-EMISSION AVIA-
TION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM. 
(a) APPROPRIATION
AND
ESTABLISHMENT.—For 
purposes of establishing a competitive grant program to 
provide grants to eligible entities to carry out projects lo-
cated in the United States that produce, transport, blend, 
or store sustainable aviation fuel, or develop, demonstrate, 
or apply low-emission aviation technologies, in addition to 
amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated to the 
Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the 
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Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available 
until September 30, 2026— 
(1) $247,000,000 for projects relating to the 
production, transportation, blending, or storage of 
sustainable aviation fuel; 
(2) $47,000,000 for projects relating to low- 
emission aviation technologies; and 
(3) $6,000,000 to fund the award of grants 
under this section, and oversight of the program, by 
the Secretary. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall consider, with respect to a pro-
posed project— 
(1) the capacity for the eligible entity to in-
crease the domestic production and deployment of 
sustainable aviation fuel or the use of low-emission 
aviation technologies among the United States com-
mercial aviation and aerospace industry; 
(2) the projected greenhouse gas emissions 
from such project, including emissions resulting 
from the development of the project, and the poten-
tial the project has to reduce or displace, on a 
lifecycle basis, United States greenhouse gas emis-
sions associated with air travel; 
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(3) the capacity to create new jobs and develop 
supply chain partnerships in the United States; 
(4) for projects related to the production of sus-
tainable aviation fuel, the projected lifecycle green-
house gas emissions benefits from the proposed 
project, which shall include feedstock and fuel pro-
duction and potential direct and indirect greenhouse 
gas emissions (including resulting from changes in 
land use); and 
(5) the benefits of ensuring a diversity of feed-
stocks for sustainable aviation fuel, including the use 
of waste carbon oxides and direct air capture. 
(c) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of 
a project carried out using grant funds under subsection 
(a) shall be a maximum of 90 percent of the proposed total 
cost of the project, and the Secretary shall consider the 
extent to which a proposed project meets the consider-
ations described in subsection (b) in determining the Fed-
eral share under this subsection. 
(d) FUEL EMISSIONS REDUCTION TEST.—For pur-
poses of clause (ii) of subsection (e)(7)(E), the Secretary 
shall, not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this section, adopt at least 1 methodology for testing 
lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions that meets the require-
ments of such clause. 
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(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a State or local government, including 
the District of Columbia, other than an airport 
sponsor; 
(B) an air carrier; 
(C) an airport sponsor; 
(D) an accredited institution of higher edu-
cation; 
(E) a research institution; 
(F) a person or entity engaged in the pro-
duction, transportation, blending, or storage of 
sustainable aviation fuel in the United States or 
feedstocks in the United States that could be 
used to produce sustainable aviation fuel; 
(G) a person or entity engaged in the de-
velopment, demonstration, or application of low- 
emission aviation technologies; or 
(H) nonprofit entities or nonprofit con-
sortia with experience in sustainable aviation 
fuels, low-emission aviation technologies, or 
other clean transportation research programs. 
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(2) FEEDSTOCK.—The term ‘‘feedstock’’ means 
sources of hydrogen and carbon not originating from 
unrefined or refined petrochemicals. 
(3) INDUCED
LAND-USE
CHANGE
VALUES.— 
The term ‘‘induced land-use change values’’ means 
the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the con-
version of land to the production of feedstocks and 
from the conversion of other land due to the dis-
placement of crops or animals for which the original 
land was previously used. 
(4) 
LIFECYCLE
GREENHOUSE
GAS
EMIS-
SIONS.—The term ‘‘lifecycle greenhouse gas emis-
sions’’ means the combined greenhouse gas emis-
sions from feedstock production, collection of feed-
stock, transportation of feedstock to fuel production 
facilities, conversion of feedstock to fuel, transpor-
tation and distribution of fuel, and fuel combustion 
in an aircraft engine, as well as from induced land- 
use change values. 
(5) LOW-EMISSION AVIATION TECHNOLOGIES.— 
The term ‘‘low-emission aviation technologies’’ 
means technologies, produced in the United States, 
that significantly— 
(A) improve aircraft fuel efficiency; 
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(B) increase utilization of sustainable avia-
tion fuel; or 
(C) reduce greenhouse gas emissions pro-
duced during operation of civil aircraft. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
(7) SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL.—The term 
‘‘sustainable aviation fuel’’ means liquid fuel, pro-
duced in the United States, that— 
(A) consists of synthesized hydrocarbons; 
(B) meets the requirements of— 
(i) ASTM International Standard 
D7566; or 
(ii) the co-processing provisions of 
ASTM International Standard D1655, 
Annex A1 (or such successor standard); 
(C) is derived from biomass (in a similar 
manner as such term is defined in section 
45K(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986), 
waste 
streams, 
renewable 
energy 
sources, or gaseous carbon oxides; 
(D) is not derived from palm fatty acid 
distillates; and 
(E) achieves at least a 50 percent lifecycle 
greenhouse gas emissions reduction in compari-
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son with petroleum-based jet fuel, as deter-
mined by a test that shows— 
(i) 
the 
fuel 
production 
pathway 
achieves at least a 50 percent reduction of 
the aggregate attributional core lifecycle 
emissions and the induced land use change 
values under a lifecycle methodology for 
sustainable aviation fuels similar to that 
adopted by the International Civil Aviation 
Organization with the agreement of the 
United States; or 
(ii) the fuel production pathway 
achieves at least a 50 percent reduction of 
the aggregate attributional core lifecycle 
greenhouse gas emissions values and the 
induced land-use change values under an-
other methodology that the Secretary de-
termines is— 
(I) reflective of the latest sci-
entific 
understanding 
of 
lifecycle 
greenhouse gas emissions; and 
(II) as stringent as the require-
ment under clause (i). 
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SEC. 110008. ASSISTANCE TO UPDATE AND ENFORCE HAZ-
ARD RESISTANT CODES AND STANDARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$145,500,000, to remain available until expended, to the 
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Com-
munities Program for activities and grants that provide 
technical assistance and capacity building, for which the 
Federal cost share shall be 100 percent, to State, local, 
Indian Tribal, territorial, or the District of Columbia gov-
ernments for establishing, implementing, and carrying out 
enforcement activities of the latest published editions of 
relevant performance-based and consensus-based codes, 
specifications, and standards, including amendments made 
by State, local, Indian Tribal, territorial, or the District 
of Columbia governments during the adoption process, 
that incorporate— 
(1) the latest hazard-resistant designs; and 
(2) the latest requirements for the maintenance 
and inspection of existing buildings to address haz-
ard risk. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—In addition to amounts oth-
erwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise available, 
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$4,500,000 to the Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency, to remain available until ex-
pended, for administrative expenses of carrying out this 
section. 
SEC. 110009. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FOR RE-
GIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH CLUSTERS.—In addition to 
amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fis-
cal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, $3,360,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2031, to the Secretary of Commerce 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for grants 
under section 209 (except for assistance authorized by sec-
tion 209(c)(1)) of the Public Works and Economic Devel-
opment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3149) to develop regional 
economic growth clusters, including grants for technical 
assistance, planning, and predevelopment activities, sub-
ject to the condition that sections 204 and 301 of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 3144 and 3161) shall not apply to grants 
made with amounts made available under this subsection. 
(b) RECOMPETE GRANTS FOR PERSISTENTLY DIS-
TRESSED COMMUNITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts oth-
erwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 
2022, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
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wise appropriated, $1,200,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2031, to the Secretary of 
Commerce for economic adjustment assistance as 
authorized by section 209 (except for assistance au-
thorized by section 209(c)(1)) of the Public Works 
and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3149) to provide grants to eligible recipients (as de-
fined in section 3 of such Act) to alleviate economic 
distress and support long-term comprehensive eco-
nomic development and job creation in persistently 
distressed local labor markets and local commu-
nities, except that sections 204 and 301 of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 3144 and 3161) shall be inapplicable to 
such grants. 
(2) RECOMPETE PLAN.—As a condition of re-
ceipt of a grant described under paragraph (1), an 
eligible recipient shall submit a comprehensive 10- 
year economic development plan for approval by the 
Secretary that includes— 
(A) proposed programs and activities to be 
carried out with a grant awarded under this 
subsection to address the economic challenges 
of the local labor market or local community in 
a manner that promotes long-term, sustained 
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economic growth, quality job creation, and local 
prime-age employment growth; 
(B) projected costs, annual expenditures, 
and a proposed grant disbursement schedule; 
and 
(C) other local economic information and 
periodic benchmarking criteria as the Secretary 
determines appropriate. 
(3) MAXIMUM
AWARD
AMOUNT.—In deter-
mining the maximum amount of a grant that may 
be awarded under paragraph (1) for the purposes of 
implementing and carrying out the programs and ac-
tivities identified in an approved recompete plan de-
scribed in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall use the 
product obtained by multiplying— 
(A) the difference in the prime-age employ-
ment rate between the United States and the 
local labor market or local community; 
(B) the prime-age population of the local 
labor market or local community; and 
(C) either— 
(i) $70,585 for local labor markets 
with a prime-age employment rate not less 
than 2.5 percent below the United States; 
or 
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(ii) $53,600 for local communities 
with a prime-age employment rate not less 
than 5 percent below the United States. 
(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) LOCAL
LABOR
MARKET.—The term 
‘‘local labor market’’ means any of the following 
areas that contains 1 or more recipients eligible 
under paragraph (1): 
(i) A metropolitan statistical area or 
micropolitan statistical area, excluding any 
area described in clause (iii). 
(ii) A commuting zone, excluding any 
areas described in clauses (i) and (iii). 
(iii) Tribal land subject to the juris-
diction of an Indian Tribe. 
(B) LOCAL COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘local 
community’’ means the area served by a unit of 
general local government that is located within, 
but does not cover the entire area of, a local 
labor market that does not meet the criteria de-
scribed in paragraph (3)(C)(i). 
(c) ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR EN-
ERGY AND INDUSTRIAL TRANSITION COMMUNITIES.—In 
addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the 
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Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $240,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2027, to the Secretary 
of Commerce for economic adjustment assistance as au-
thorized by section 209 (except for assistance authorized 
by section 209(c)(1)) of the Public Works and Economic 
Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3149) to provide as-
sistance, including grants for technical assistance, plan-
ning, and predevelopment activities, to energy and indus-
trial transition communities, including oil, gas, coal, nu-
clear, and biomass transition communities, and manufac-
turing transition communities. 
(d) ECONOMIC
ADJUSTMENT
ASSISTANCE
FOR 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PROJECT PREDEVELOPMENT, 
AND CAPACITY BUILDING.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $240,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2027, to the Secretary of Commerce for eco-
nomic adjustment assistance as authorized by section 209 
(except for assistance authorized by section 209(c)(1)) of 
the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3149) to provide grants for technical assist-
ance, project predevelopment, and capacity building activi-
ties, including activities relating to the writing of grant 
applications (consistent with section 213 of the Public 
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Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3153)) and stipends to local community organiza-
tions for planning participation, community outreach and 
engagement activities, subject to the conditions that— 
(1) sections 204 and 301 of such Act shall not 
apply to grants made with amounts made available 
under this subsection; and 
(2) not less than 50 percent of the amounts 
made available under this subsection shall be for ac-
tivities that are carried out in underserved commu-
nities. 
(e) ADMINISTRATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $210,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2031, for the administrative expenses of car-
rying out this section. 
SEC. 110010. ASSISTANCE FOR FEDERAL BUILDINGS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $500,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2031, to be depos-
ited in the Federal Buildings Fund established under sec-
tion 592 of title 40, United States Code, for measures nec-
essary to convert facilities of the Administrator of General 
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Services to high-performance green buildings (as defined 
in section 401 of the Energy Independence and Security 
Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17061)). 
SEC. 110011. CLIMATE RESILIENT COAST GUARD INFRA-
STRUCTURE. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2022, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$650,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2031, for the acquisition, design, and construction of new, 
or replacement of existing, climate resilient facilities, in-
cluding personnel readiness facilities such as family sup-
port services facilities, that are threatened by or have been 
impacted by climate change, as authorized under sections 
504(e) and 1101(b)(1) of title 14, United States Code. 
SEC. 110012. GREAT LAKES ICEBREAKER ACQUISITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Coast Guard for fis-
cal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, $350,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2031, for acquisition, design, and construc-
tion of a Great Lakes heavy icebreaker, as authorized 
under section 8107 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(Public Law 116–283). 
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(b) LIMITATION.—The funds made available under 
this section are subject to the condition that the Coast 
Guard shall not— 
(1) enter into an agreement involving funds 
made available under subsection (a) if such agree-
ment— 
(A) is for a term extending beyond Sep-
tember 30, 2031; or 
(B) involves any payment that could be 
made or funds disbursed using amounts made 
available under subsection (a) after September 
30, 2031; or 
(2) use any other funds available to the Coast 
Guard to satisfy obligations initially made under 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 110013. PORT INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUPPLY CHAIN 
RESILIENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$600,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2026, to the Maritime Administration for the purposes of 
making grants for projects to support supply chain resil-
ience, reduction in port congestion, and the development 
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of offshore wind through the program under section 
50302(c) of title 46, United States Code. 
(b) LIMITATIONS.—The funds made available under 
this section are subject to the condition that the Secretary 
of Transportation shall not— 
(1) enter into an agreement involving funds 
made available under subsection (a) if such agree-
ment— 
(A) is for a term extending beyond Sep-
tember 30, 2031; or 
(B) involves any payment that could be 
made or funds disbursed using amounts made 
available under subsection (a) after September 
30, 2031; or 
(2) use any other funds available to the Sec-
retary to satisfy obligations initially made under 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 110014. ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCE PROJECT 
GRANTS. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Environmental 
Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of any money 
in 
the 
Treasury 
not 
otherwise 
appropriated, 
$125,000,000, to remain available until expended, for car-
rying out section 220 of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
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trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1300), in accordance with subsection 
(b), which funds may be used to make grants under such 
section on the condition that— 
(1) a project carried out using such funds shall, 
to the maximum extent practicable, maximize the 
avoidance, minimization, or mitigation of climate 
change impacts on, and of, any constructed part of 
the project (including through the implementation of 
technologies to recover and reuse energy produced in 
the treatment of wastewater); and 
(2) all of the iron and steel used in the project 
are produced in the United States in accordance 
with section 608 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1388). 
(b) LIMITATIONS.—For purposes of subsection (a)— 
(1) the limitation in section 220(d)(1) of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (as in effect on 
September 1, 2021), as it applies to the receipt of 
planning or design funds, shall not apply with re-
spect to eligibility for a grant under this section; and 
(2) the requirements of sections 220(d)(2) and 
(e) of such Act (as in effect on September 1, 2021) 
shall not apply to the making of a grant under this 
section. 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Of the amounts made 
available under subsection (a), the Administrator of the 
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Environmental Protection Agency shall reserve 4 percent 
for the administrative costs of carrying out this section. 
SEC. 110015. SEWER OVERFLOW AND STORMWATER REUSE 
MUNICIPAL GRANTS. 
(a) GENERAL ASSISTANCE.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Environ-
mental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$500,000,000, to remain available until expended, for car-
rying out section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1301), which funds may be used to 
make grants under such section on the condition that any 
activity carried out using such funds shall, to the max-
imum extent practicable, maximize the avoidance, mini-
mization, or mitigation of climate change impacts on, and 
of, any constructed part of the activity (including through 
the implementation of technologies to recover and reuse 
energy produced in the treatment of wastewater). 
(b) FINANCIALLY DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES.— 
(1) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the En-
vironmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, $1,350,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, for carrying out section 221 of the 
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Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1301), which funds may be used to make grants 
under such section to a financially distressed com-
munity (as defined in such section), or an Indian 
tribe or other entity described in section 518(c)(3) 
of such Act, on the condition that any activity car-
ried out using such funds shall, to the maximum ex-
tent practicable, maximize the avoidance, minimiza-
tion, or mitigation of climate change impacts on, 
and of, any constructed part of the activity (includ-
ing through the implementation of technologies to 
recover and reuse energy produced in the treatment 
of wastewater). 
(2) LIMITATION.—In carrying out paragraph 
(1), the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency may not require a financially distressed 
community, Indian tribe, or entity receiving a grant 
pursuant to this subsection to provide, as a condi-
tion of eligibility to receive such grant, a share of 
the cost of the activity for which the grant was 
made. 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Of the amounts made 
available under each of subsections (a) and (b), the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall 
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reserve 4 percent for the administrative costs of carrying 
out this section. 
SEC. 110016. INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLD DECENTRALIZED 
WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM GRANTS. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Environmental 
Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain 
available until expended— 
(1) $75,000,000 to make grants to States, mu-
nicipalities, and nonprofit entities under the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act for the construction, re-
pair, or replacement of individual household decen-
tralized wastewater treatment systems of eligible in-
dividuals (as such term is defined in section 603(j) 
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1383(j))); and 
(2) $75,000,000 to make grants to States, mu-
nicipalities, and nonprofit entities under such Act 
for the construction, repair, or replacement of indi-
vidual household decentralized wastewater treatment 
systems of eligible individuals (as so defined) resid-
ing in households that are not connected to a system 
or technology designed to treat domestic sewage, in-
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cluding eligible individuals using household cess-
pools. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Of the amounts made 
available under subsection (a), the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency shall reserve 7 percent 
for the administrative costs of carrying out this section. 
SEC. 110017. DISASTER RELIEF. 
The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency may provide financial assistance through 
September 30, 2026, pursuant to section 203(h), 404(a), 
and 406(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(h); 42 U.S.C. 
5170c(a); 42 U.S.C. 5172(b)) for— 
(1) costs associated with low-carbon materials; 
and 
(2) incentives that encourage low-carbon and 
net-zero energy projects, which may include an in-
crease in the Federal cost share. 
SEC. 110018. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IMPLEMENTATION 
FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘§ 179. Environmental review implementation funds 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In addition to amounts oth-
erwise available, for fiscal year 2022, there is appropriated 
to the Administrator, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2026, for the purpose of facili-
tating the development and review of documents for the 
environmental review process for proposed projects, in-
cluding through— 
‘‘(1) the provision of guidance, technical assist-
ance, templates, training, or tools to facilitate an ef-
ficient and effective environmental review process for 
surface transportation projects, including any ad-
ministrative expenses of the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration to conduct such activities; and 
‘‘(2) providing funds made available under this 
subsection to eligible entities— 
‘‘(A) to build capacity of such eligible enti-
ties and facilitate the environmental review 
process for proposed projects, including— 
‘‘(i) defining the scope or study areas; 
‘‘(ii) identifying impacts, mitigation 
measures, and reasonable alternatives; 
‘‘(iii) preparing planning and environ-
mental studies and other documents prior 
to and during the environmental review 
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process, for potential use in the environ-
mental review process in accordance with 
applicable statutes and regulations; 
‘‘(iv) conducting public engagement 
activities; and 
‘‘(v) carrying out other activities, in-
cluding permitting activities, as the Admin-
istrator determines to be appropriate, to 
support the timely completion of an envi-
ronmental review process required for a 
proposed project; and 
‘‘(B) for administrative expenses of the eli-
gible entity to conduct any of the activities de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 
cost of an activity carried out under this section by 
an eligible entity shall be not more than 80 percent. 
‘‘(2) SOURCE
OF
FUNDS.—The non-Federal 
share of the cost of an activity carried out under 
this section by an eligible entity may be satisfied 
using funds made available to the eligible entity 
under any other Federal, State, or local grant pro-
gram, including funds made available to the eligible 
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entity under this title or administered by the U.S. 
Department of Transportation. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis-
trator’ means the Administrator of the Federal 
Highway Administration. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a State; 
‘‘(B) a unit of local government; 
‘‘(C) a political subdivision of a State; 
‘‘(D) a territory of the United States; 
‘‘(E) 
an 
entity 
described 
in 
section 
207(m)(1)(E); 
‘‘(F) a recipient of funds under section 
203; or 
‘‘(G) a metropolitan planning organization 
(as defined in section 134(b)(2)). 
‘‘(3) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS.—The 
term ‘environmental review process’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 139(a)(3). 
‘‘(4) PROPOSED PROJECT.—The term ‘proposed 
project’ means a surface transportation project for 
which an environmental review process is required.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘179. Environmental review implementation funds.’’. 
SEC. 110019. LOW-CARBON TRANSPORTATION MATERIALS 
GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘§ 180. Low-carbon transportation materials grants 
‘‘(a) FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION APPRO-
PRIATION.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$900,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2026, to the Administrator to reimburse eligible recipients 
for the incremental costs of using low-embodied carbon 
construction materials and products in projects and for 
the administrative costs of carrying out this section. 
‘‘(b) REIMBURSEMENT OF INCREMENTAL COSTS; IN-
CENTIVES.— 
‘‘(1) 
REIMBURSEMENT
OF
INCREMENTAL 
COSTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall, subject to the availability of funds, reim-
burse eligible recipients that use low-embodied 
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carbon construction materials and products on 
a project funded under this title. 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT.—The amount of reimburse-
ment under subparagraph (A) shall be the in-
crementally higher cost of using such materials 
relative to the cost of using traditional mate-
rials, as determined by the eligible recipient and 
verified by the Administrator. 
‘‘(2) INCENTIVE.—If a reimbursement is pro-
vided under paragraph (1), the total Federal share 
payable for the project for which the reimbursement 
is provided shall be up to 100 percent. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall only provide a reimbursement under para-
graph (1) for a project on a— 
‘‘(i) Federal-aid highway; 
‘‘(ii) tribal transportation facility; 
‘‘(iii) Federal lands transportation fa-
cility; or 
‘‘(iv) Federal lands access transpor-
tation facility. 
‘‘(B) 
OTHER
RESTRICTIONS.—Amounts 
made available under this section shall not be 
subject to any restriction or limitation on the 
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total amount of funds available for implementa-
tion or execution of programs authorized for 
Federal-aid highways. 
‘‘(C) SINGLE OCCUPANT PASSENGER VEHI-
CLES.—Funds made available under this sec-
tion shall not be used for projects that result in 
additional through travel lanes for single occu-
pant passenger vehicles. 
‘‘(4) MATERIALS
IDENTIFICATION.—The Ad-
ministrator shall review the low-embodied carbon 
construction materials and products identified by the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency and shall identify low-embodied carbon con-
struction materials and products— 
‘‘(A) appropriate for use in projects eligible 
under this title; and 
‘‘(B) eligible for reimbursement under this 
section. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis-
trator’ means the Administrator of the Federal 
Highway Administration. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.—The term ‘eligible 
recipient’ means— 
‘‘(A) a State; 
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‘‘(B) a unit of local government; 
‘‘(C) a political subdivision of a State; 
‘‘(D) a territory of the United States; 
‘‘(E) 
an 
entity 
described 
in 
section 
207(m)(1)(E)); 
‘‘(F) a recipient of funds under section 
203; 
‘‘(G) a metropolitan planning organization 
(as defined in section 134(b)(2)); or 
‘‘(H) a special purpose district or public 
authority with a transportation function. 
‘‘(3) EMBODIED CARBON.—The term ‘embodied 
carbon’ means the quantity of greenhouse gas emis-
sions associated with all relevant stages of produc-
tion of a material or product, measured in kilograms 
of carbon dioxide-equivalent per unit of such mate-
rial or product. 
‘‘(4) LOW-EMBODIED
CARBON
CONSTRUCTION 
MATERIALS
AND
PRODUCTS.—The term ‘low-em-
bodied carbon construction materials and products’ 
means materials and products identified by the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
as having substantially lower levels of embodied car-
bon compared to estimated industry averages of 
similar products or materials.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘180. Low-carbon transportation materials grants.’’. 
SEC. 110020. SOUTHWEST BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Southwest Border Regional Commis-
sion for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treas-
ury not otherwise appropriated, $33,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2031, to carry out activities 
authorized by subtitle V of title 40, United States Code. 
TITLE XII—COMMITTEE ON 
VETERANS AFFAIRS 
SEC. 120001. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS INFRA-
STRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,317,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2031, for facilities 
under the jurisdiction of, or for the use of, the Department 
of Veterans Affairs to carry out sections 2400, 2403, 
2404, 2406, 2407, 2412, 8101, 8102 (except for section 
8102(d)), 8103 (except for super construction projects as 
defined in section 8103(e)(3)), 8104 through 8110, 8122, 
and 8161 through 8169 of title 38, United States Code, 
taking into consideration the integration of climate resil-
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iency into infrastructure as well as the needs of under-
served areas and underserved veteran populations. 
SEC. 120002. MODIFICATIONS TO ENHANCED-USE LEASE 
AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS. 
(a) MODIFICATIONS TO AUTHORITY.—Paragraph (2) 
of section 8162(a) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary may enter into an enhanced- 
use lease on or after the date of the enactment of this 
paragraph only if the Secretary determines— 
‘‘(i) that the lease will not be inconsistent with, 
and will not adversely affect— 
‘‘(I) the mission of the Department; or 
‘‘(II) the operation of facilities, programs, 
and services of the Department in the local 
area; and 
‘‘(ii) that— 
‘‘(I) the lease will enhance the use of the 
leased property by directly or indirectly benefit-
ting veterans; or 
‘‘(II) the leased property will provide sup-
portive housing. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall give priority to enhanced- 
use leases that, on the leased property— 
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‘‘(i) provide supportive housing for veterans; 
‘‘(ii) provide direct services or benefits targeted 
to veterans; or 
‘‘(iii) provide services or benefits that indirectly 
support veterans.’’. 
(b) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $455,000,000 for the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs, to remain available until expended, to enter into en-
hanced-use leases pursuant to section 8162 of title 38, 
United States Code, as amended by this section. 
(c) MODIFICATION
OF SUNSET.—Section 8169 of 
such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2026’’. 
SEC. 120003. MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY LEASES OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO MAJOR MEDICAL 
FACILITY LEASES.—Paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of 
section 8104 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘No funds’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) 
No funds’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘or any major medical facility 
lease’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘or lease’’; and 
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(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) Funds may be appropriated for a fiscal year, 
and the Secretary may obligate and expend funds, includ-
ing for advance planning and design, for any major med-
ical facility lease.’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF MAJOR MED-
ICAL FACILITY LEASE.—Subparagraph (B) of paragraph 
(3) of such subsection is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) The term ‘major medical facility lease’— 
‘‘(i) means a lease for space for use as a 
new medical facility approved through the Gen-
eral Services Administration under section 
3307(a)(2) of title 40 at an average annual rent 
equal to or greater than the dollar threshold de-
scribed in such section, which shall be subject 
to annual adjustment in accordance with sec-
tion 3307(h) of such title; and 
‘‘(ii) does not include a lease for space for 
use as a shared Federal medical facility for 
which the Department’s estimated share of the 
lease costs does not exceed such dollar thresh-
old.’’. 
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(c) INTERIM LEASING ACTIONS.—Such section is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(i)(1) The Secretary may carry out interim leasing 
actions for major medical facility leases (as defined in sub-
section (a)(3)(B)). 
‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘interim leasing ac-
tions’ has the meaning given that term by the Adminis-
trator of the General Services Administration.’’. 
(d) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to a major medical facility 
lease of the Department of Veterans Affairs that has not 
been specifically authorized by law on or before the date 
of the enactment of this Act and is included as part of 
the annual budget submission of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs for fiscal year 2022, 2023, or 2024. 
(e) PURCHASE OPTIONS.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs may obligate and expend funds to exercise a pur-
chase option included in any major medical facility lease 
described in subsection (d). 
(f) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $1,805,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for major medical facility leases pursuant to sub-
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chapter I of chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, 
as amended by this section, as requested in the annual 
budget submission of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
for fiscal year 2022, 2023, or 2024. 
(g) TERMINATION AND RESTORATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective upon the date of 
execution of the final lease award for leases de-
scribed in subsection (d), subsections (a) through (e) 
of this section and the amendments made by those 
subsections are repealed and any provision of law 
amended by those subsections is restored as if those 
subsections had not been enacted into law. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall submit to Congress and the Law Revi-
sion Counsel of the House of Representatives written 
notification of the date specified in paragraph (1) 
not later than 30 days before such date. 
SEC. 120004. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF HEALTH PROFES-
SIONS RESIDENCY POSITIONS AT DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FA-
CILITIES. 
(a) INCREASE.—In carrying out section 7302(a)(1) 
of title 38, United States Code, during the seven-year pe-
riod beginning on the day that is one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 
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Affairs shall increase the number of health professions 
residency positions at medical facilities of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs by not more than 500 positions (which 
shall be allocated among occupations included in the most 
current determination published in the Federal Register 
pursuant to section 7412(a) of such title, or allocated pur-
suant to a prioritization by the Secretary of occupations 
in primary care, mental health care, and any other health 
professions occupation the Secretary determines appro-
priate) through the establishment of such new positions 
at— 
(1) medical facilities where the Secretary estab-
lished such positions pursuant to section 301(b)(2) 
of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability 
Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–146; 38 U.S.C. 7302 
note); or 
(2) any medical facility— 
(A) the director of which expresses an in-
terest in establishing or expanding a health pro-
fessions residency program at the medical facil-
ity; or 
(B) that is located in a community that 
has a high concentration of veterans or is expe-
riencing a shortage of health care professionals. 
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(b) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Department 
of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2022, out of any money 
in 
the 
Treasury 
not 
otherwise 
appropriated, 
$268,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2029, for the purpose of carrying out this section. 
SEC. 120005. VETERAN RECORDS SCANNING. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Veterans Benefits Administration for 
fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, $150,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2023, for costs of record scanning 
and claims processing, to carry out sections 7701 and 
7703 of title 38, United States Code. 
SEC. 120006. FUNDING FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Office of Inspector General of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2022, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, 
for audits, investigations, and other oversight of projects 
and activities carried out with funds made available to the 
Department of Veterans Affairs. 
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TITLE XIII—COMMITTEE ON 
WAYS AND MEANS 
Subtitle A—Universal 
Comprehensive Paid Leave 
SEC. 130001. COMPREHENSIVE PAID LEAVE. 
The Social Security Act is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘TITLE XXII—COMPREHENSIVE 
PAID LEAVE BENEFITS 
‘‘SEC. 2201. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
‘‘The table of contents for this title is as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 2201. Table of contents. 
‘‘Sec. 2202. Entitlement to comprehensive paid leave benefits. 
‘‘Sec. 2203. Benefit amount. 
‘‘Sec. 2204. Benefit determination and payment. 
‘‘Sec. 2205. Appeals. 
‘‘Sec. 2206. Accurate payment. 
‘‘Sec. 2207. Funding for benefit payments, grants, and program administra-
tion. 
‘‘Sec. 2208. Funding for State administration option for legacy States. 
‘‘Sec. 2209. Reimbursement option for employer-sponsored comprehensive paid 
leave benefits. 
‘‘Sec. 2210. Definitions. 
‘‘SEC. 
2202. 
ENTITLEMENT 
TO 
COMPREHENSIVE 
PAID 
LEAVE BENEFITS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Every individual who— 
‘‘(1) has filed an application for a comprehen-
sive paid leave benefit in accordance with section 
2204(a); 
‘‘(2) has, or anticipates having, at least 4 
caregiving hours in a week ending at any time dur-
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ing the period that begins 90 days before the date 
on which such application is filed or not later than 
90 days after such date; 
‘‘(3) has wages or self-employment income at 
any time during the period— 
‘‘(A) beginning with the most recent cal-
endar quarter that ends at least 4 months prior 
to the beginning of the individual’s benefit pe-
riod specified in subsection (b); and 
‘‘(B) ending with the month before the 
month in which such benefit period begins; and 
‘‘(4) has at least the specified amount of wages 
and self-employment income during the most recent 
8-calendar quarter period that ends at least 4 
months prior to the beginning of the individual’s 
benefit period specified in subsection (b), 
shall be entitled to such a benefit for each month during 
such benefit period, except as otherwise provided in this 
section. For purposes of paragraph (4), the specified 
amount for individuals whose benefit period begins in cal-
endar year 2024 shall be $2,000, and the specified amount 
for individuals whose benefit period begins in any calendar 
year after 2024 shall equal the specified amount applicable 
for the calendar year preceding such calendar year, or, if 
larger, the product of $2,000 and the quotient obtained 
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by dividing the national average wage index (as defined 
in section 2210) for the second calendar year preceding 
such calendar year by the national average wage index (as 
so defined) for 2022. 
‘‘(b) BENEFIT PERIOD.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the benefit period specified in this sub-
section is the period beginning with the month in 
which ends the 1st week in which the individual has 
at least 4 caregiving hours and otherwise would 
meet the criteria specified in paragraphs (1), (2), 
(3), and (4) of subsection (a) and ending at the end 
of the month in which ends the 52nd week ending 
during such period. 
‘‘(2) RETROACTIVE BENEFITS.—In the case of 
an application for benefits under this section with 
respect to an individual who has at least 4 
caregiving hours in a week at any time during the 
period that begins 90 days before the date on which 
such application is filed, the benefit period specified 
in this subsection is the period beginning with the 
later of— 
‘‘(A) the month in which ends the 1st week 
in which the individual has at least 4 caregiving 
hours; or 
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‘‘(B) the 1st month that begins during 
such 90-day period, 
and ending at the end of the month in which ends 
the 52nd week ending during such period. 
‘‘(3) 
LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding 
para-
graphs (1) and (2), no benefit period under this title 
may begin with any month beginning before January 
2024. 
‘‘(c) CAREGIVING HOURS.— 
‘‘(1) CAREGIVING
HOUR
DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this title, the term ‘caregiving hour’ means 
a 1-hour period during which the individual engaged 
in qualified caregiving (determined on the basis of 
information filed with the Commissioner pursuant to 
subsection (c) of section 2204). 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED CAREGIVING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the term ‘qualified caregiving’ 
means any activity engaged in by an individual 
in lieu of work (during the hours that constitute 
the individual’s regular workweek (within the 
meaning of section 2203(d))), other than for 
monetary compensation, for a qualifying reason 
(as defined in section 2210). 
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‘‘(B) NO MONETARY COMPENSATION PER-
MITTED.—For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
an activity shall be considered to be engaged in 
by an individual for monetary compensation if, 
for the time during which the individual was so 
engaged, the individual received— 
‘‘(i) wages from an employer; 
‘‘(ii) self-employment income; or 
‘‘(iii) any form of cash payment made 
by an employer for purposes of providing 
the individual with paid vacation, paid sick 
leave, or any other form of paid time off 
(but not including any such form of cash 
payment to the extent that the sum of 
such cash payment and any comprehensive 
paid leave benefits under section 2202 does 
not exceed 100 percent of the individual’s 
regular rate of pay (as determined under 
section 7(e) of the Fair Labor Standards 
Act of 1938)). 
‘‘(C) TREATMENT
OF
INDIVIDUALS
COV-
ERED BY EMPLOYER-SPONSORED COMPREHEN-
SIVE PAID LEAVE PROGRAM.—For purposes of 
subparagraph (A), an activity engaged in by an 
individual shall not be considered to be engaged 
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in in lieu of work if, for the time during which 
the individual was so engaged, the individual is 
taking leave from covered employment under an 
employer-sponsored program (as defined in sec-
tion 2209(g)). 
‘‘(D) TREATMENT
OF
INDIVIDUALS
COV-
ERED BY LEGACY STATE COMPREHENSIVE PAID 
LEAVE
PROGRAM.—For purposes of subpara-
graph (A), an activity engaged in by an indi-
vidual shall not be considered to be engaged in 
in lieu of work if, for the time during which the 
individual was so engaged, the individual is tak-
ing leave from covered employment under the 
law of a legacy State (as defined in section 
2208(c)). In the case of an individual who is no 
longer employed, such individual shall be treat-
ed, for purposes of the preceding sentence, as 
taking leave from covered employment under 
the law of a legacy State (as so defined) with 
respect to the portion of the time during which 
the individual was so engaged corresponding to 
the share of the individual’s regular workweek 
(within the meaning of 2203(d)) that was in 
covered employment under the law of a legacy 
State (as so defined). 
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‘‘(d) NO CAREGIVING HOURS IN INDIVIDUAL’S WEEK 
OF DEATH.—No caregiving hours of an individual may be 
credited under section 2203(c) to the week during which 
the individual dies. 
‘‘(e) DISQUALIFICATION.—An individual who has 
been found to have used false statements or representation 
to secure benefits under this section shall be ineligible for 
benefits under this section for a 5-year period following 
the date of such finding. 
‘‘SEC. 2203. BENEFIT AMOUNT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The amount of the benefit to 
which an individual is entitled under section 2202 for a 
month shall be an amount equal to the sum of the weekly 
benefit amounts for each week ending during such month. 
The weekly benefit amount of an individual for a week 
shall be equal to the product of the individual’s weekly 
benefit rate (as determined under subsection (b)) multi-
plied by a fraction— 
‘‘(1) the numerator of which is the number of 
caregiving hours of the individual credited to such 
week (as determined in subsection (c)); and 
‘‘(2) the denominator of which is the number of 
hours in a regular workweek of the individual (as de-
termined in subsection (d)). 
‘‘(b) WEEKLY BENEFIT RATE.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, an individual’s weekly benefit rate shall be an 
amount equal to the sum of— 
‘‘(A) 90.138 percent of the individual’s av-
erage weekly earnings to the extent that such 
earnings do not exceed the amount established 
for purposes of this subparagraph by paragraph 
(2); 
‘‘(B) 73.171 percent of the individual’s av-
erage weekly earnings to the extent that such 
earnings exceed the amount established for pur-
poses of subparagraph (A) but do not exceed 
the amount established for purposes of this sub-
paragraph by paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(C) 53.023 percent of the individual’s av-
erage weekly earnings to the extent that such 
earnings exceed the amount established for pur-
poses of subparagraph (B) but do not exceed 
the amount established for purposes of this sub-
paragraph by paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) AMOUNTS ESTABLISHED.— 
‘‘(A) INITIAL AMOUNTS.—For individuals 
whose benefit period under this title begins in 
calendar year 2024, the amount established for 
purposes of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of 
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paragraph (1) shall be 
1⁄52
of $15,080, 
$34,248, and $62,000, respectively. 
‘‘(B) WAGE
INDEXING.—For individuals 
whose benefit period under this title begins in 
any calendar year after 2024, each of the 
amounts so established shall equal the cor-
responding amount established for the calendar 
year preceding such calendar year, or, if larger, 
the product of the corresponding amount estab-
lished with respect to the calendar year 2024 
and the quotient obtained by dividing— 
‘‘(i) the national average wage index 
(as defined in section 2210) for the second 
calendar year preceding such calendar 
year, by 
‘‘(ii) the national average wage index 
(as so defined) for calendar year 2022. 
‘‘(C) ROUNDING.—Each amount estab-
lished under subparagraph (B) for any calendar 
year shall be rounded to the nearest $1, except 
that any amount so established which is a mul-
tiple of $0.50 but not of $1 shall be rounded to 
the next higher $1. 
‘‘(3) AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS.—For pur-
poses of this subsection, an individual’s average 
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weekly earnings, as calculated by the Commissioner, 
shall be equal to the quotient obtained by dividing— 
‘‘(A) the total of the wages and self-em-
ployment income received by the individual dur-
ing the 8-calendar quarter period described in 
section 2202(a)(4); by 
‘‘(B) 104. 
‘‘(4) EVIDENCE OF EARNINGS.—For purposes 
of determining the wages and self-employment in-
come of an individual with respect to an application 
for benefits under section 2202, the Commissioner 
shall make such determination on the basis of data 
provided to the Commissioner from the National Di-
rectory of New Hires pursuant to section 453(j)(12) 
and self-employment income information provided to 
the Commissioner pursuant to section 6103(l)(23) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, except that the 
Commissioner shall also consider any more recent or 
additional evidence of wages or self-employment in-
come the individual chooses to additionally submit. 
‘‘(c) CREDITING
OF
CAREGIVING
HOURS
TO
A 
WEEK.—The number of caregiving hours of an individual 
credited to a week as determined under this subsection 
shall equal the number of caregiving hours of the indi-
vidual occurring during such week, except that— 
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‘‘(1) such number may not exceed the number 
of hours in a regular workweek of the individual (as 
determined in subsection (d)); 
‘‘(2) no caregiving hours may be credited to a 
week in which fewer than 4 caregiving hours of the 
individual occur; 
‘‘(3) no caregiving hours of the individual may 
be credited to the individual’s waiting period, con-
sisting of the first week during an individual’s ben-
efit period in which at least 4 caregiving hours occur 
(regardless of whether the individual received any 
form of cash payment for the purpose of providing 
the individual with paid vacation, paid sick leave, or 
any other form of paid time off from the individual’s 
employer during such week in accordance with sec-
tion 2202(c)(2)(B)(iii)); and 
‘‘(4) the total number of caregiving hours cred-
ited to weeks during the individual’s benefit period 
may not exceed the product of 4 multiplied by the 
number of hours in a regular workweek of the indi-
vidual (as so determined). 
‘‘(d) NUMBER OF HOURS IN A REGULAR WORK-
WEEK.—For purposes of this section, the number of hours 
in a regular workweek of an individual shall be the number 
of hours that the individual regularly works in a week for 
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all employers or as a self-employed individual (or regularly 
worked in the case of an individual who is no longer work-
ing or whose total weekly hours of work have been re-
duced) during the month before the individual’s benefit 
period begins (or prior to such month, if applicable in the 
case of an individual who is no longer working or whose 
total weekly hours of work have been reduced). 
‘‘(e) SUBMISSION
OF REQUIRED INFORMATION.— 
Any person may submit applicable paid leave information 
with respect to an individual, including, as applicable, the 
individual’s representative, the individual’s employer, or 
any relevant authority identified under section 2204(b)(2). 
For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘applicable paid 
leave information’ means, with respect to an individual, 
any information submitted to the Commissioner with re-
spect to the comprehensive paid leave benefits of the indi-
vidual, including any initial application, periodic benefit 
claim report, appeal, and any other information submitted 
in support of such application, report, or appeal. 
‘‘SEC. 2204. BENEFIT DETERMINATION AND PAYMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An individual seeking benefits 
under section 2202 shall file an application with the Com-
missioner containing at least the information described in 
subsection (b). Any information contained in an applica-
tion for benefits under section 2202, or in a periodic ben-
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efit claim report filed with respect to such benefits, shall 
be presumed to be true and accurate, unless the Commis-
sioner demonstrates by a preponderance of the evidence 
that information contained in the application or periodic 
benefit claim report is false, except that the Commissioner 
shall mandate procedures to validate the identity of such 
individual. 
‘‘(b) REQUIRED CONTENTS
OF INITIAL APPLICA-
TION.—An application for a comprehensive paid leave ben-
efit filed by an individual shall include— 
‘‘(1) an attestation that the individual has, or 
anticipates having, at least 4 caregiving hours in a 
week ending at any time during the period that be-
gins 90 days before the date on which such applica-
tion is filed or not later than 90 days after such 
date; 
‘‘(2) at the option of the Commissioner, a cer-
tification, issued by a relevant authority identified 
under regulations issued by the Commissioner, that 
contains such information as the Commissioner shall 
specify in regulations as necessary to affirm the cir-
cumstances giving rise to the need for such 
caregiving hours, which shall be no more than is re-
quired for reasonable documentation (as defined in 
section 2210); 
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‘‘(3) an attestation from the individual that no-
tice of the individual’s need to be absent from work 
during such caregiving hours has been provided, not 
later than 7 days after such need arises, to the indi-
vidual’s employer (except in cases of hardship or 
other extenuating circumstances or if the individual 
does not have (or no longer has) an employer); 
‘‘(4) pay stubs or such other evidence as the in-
dividual may provide demonstrating the individual’s 
wages or self-employment income during the period 
described in section 2202(a)(3), except that the 
Commissioner may waive this requirement in any 
case in which such evidence is otherwise available to 
the Commissioner; and 
‘‘(5) an attestation from the individual stating 
the number of hours in a regular workweek of the 
individual (within the meaning of section 2203(d)). 
In the case of an individual who applies for a comprehen-
sive paid leave benefit in the anticipation of caregiving 
hours occurring after the date of application, the certifi-
cation described in paragraph (2), the attestations de-
scribed in paragraphs (3) and (5), and the evidence de-
scribed in paragraph (4) may be provided after the 1st 
week in which at least 4 such caregiving hours occur. 
‘‘(c) PERIODIC BENEFIT CLAIM REPORT.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), not later than 60 days (or such longer pe-
riod as may be provided in any case in which the 
Commissioner determines that good cause exists for 
an extension) after the end of each month during 
the benefit period of an individual entitled to bene-
fits under section 2202, the individual shall file a 
periodic benefit claim report with the Commissioner. 
Such periodic benefit claim report shall specify the 
caregiving hours of the individual that occurred dur-
ing each week that ended in such month. No peri-
odic benefit claim report shall be required with re-
spect to any week in which fewer than 4 caregiving 
hours occurred. 
‘‘(2) RETROACTIVE APPLICATIONS.—In the case 
of an application filed by an individual for a com-
prehensive paid leave benefit with a benefit period 
that begins, in accordance with section 2202(b)(2), 
with a month that ends before the date on which 
such application is filed, the individual may include 
with such application the information described in 
the second sentence of paragraph (1) with respect to 
each week in the benefit period that ends before 
such date. 
‘‘(d) DETERMINATIONS.— 
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‘‘(1) INITIAL APPLICATION.—The Commissioner 
shall determine, with respect to an individual apply-
ing for benefits under section 2202, the initial enti-
tlement and the benefit period in accordance with 
such section, and the weekly benefit rate, average 
weekly earnings, and the number of hours in a reg-
ular workweek in accordance with section 2203. 
‘‘(2) MONTHLY BENEFIT DETERMINATIONS.— 
On the basis of the information filed with the Com-
missioner pursuant to subsection (c), the Commis-
sioner shall determine, with respect to an individual 
for each week ending in a month, the number of 
caregiving hours to be credited to such week in ac-
cordance with section 2203(c). 
‘‘(3) CHANGING
CIRCUMSTANCES.—If more 
than one type of circumstance gives rise to the need 
for caregiving hours during the individual’s benefit 
period, such caregiving hours shall be credited to 
weeks within the benefit period in accordance with 
section 2203(c) regardless of circumstance. 
‘‘(e) CERTIFICATION OF PAYMENT.—Not later than 
15 days after the making of a determination under sub-
section (d)(2) with respect to the number of caregiving 
hours of an individual to be credited to weeks ending in 
a month, the Commissioner shall certify payment of the 
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comprehensive paid leave benefit for such month to be 
made to such individual, and the Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall make such payment in accordance with the cer-
tification of the Commissioner of Social Security. 
‘‘(f) REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES.—The Com-
missioner shall have full power and authority to make 
rules and regulation, including interim final regulations, 
and to establish procedures, not inconsistent with this 
title, which are necessary and appropriate to carry out this 
title. 
‘‘SEC. 2205. APPEALS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An individual shall have the 
right— 
‘‘(1) to appeal to the Commissioner any deter-
mination made with respect to— 
‘‘(A) comprehensive paid leave benefits 
under section 2202; and 
‘‘(B) comprehensive paid leave benefits 
under an employer-sponsored program de-
scribed in section 2209 whose appeal to the em-
ployer (or administering entity) pursuant to 
subsection (b)(1)(B)(iii)(I) of such section re-
sults in a determination unfavorable to the indi-
vidual; and 
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‘‘(2) to have the appeal heard in a timely man-
ner by a decisionmaker who was not the initial deci-
sionmaker and who reviews any additional evidence 
submitted. 
‘‘(b) TREATMENT
OF DETERMINATIONS
ON AP-
PEAL.—Any determination by the Commissioner on an ap-
peal under this section shall be a final determination. 
‘‘SEC. 2206. ACCURATE PAYMENT. 
‘‘(a) UNDERPAYMENTS AND OVERPAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Whenever the Commis-
sioner determines that more or less than the correct 
amount of payment has been made to any individual 
under this title, the Commissioner shall promptly no-
tify the individual of such determination and inform 
the individual of the right to appeal such determina-
tion in accordance with the provisions of section 
2205. Proper adjustment or recovery shall be made 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) UNDERPAYMENTS.—With respect to 
payment to an individual of less than the cor-
rect amount, the Commissioner shall promptly 
pay the balance of the amount due to such un-
derpaid individual. 
‘‘(B) OVERPAYMENTS.— 
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‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—With respect to 
payment to an individual of more than the 
correct amount, the Commissioner shall de-
crease any payment for a month under sec-
tion 2202 to which such overpaid indi-
vidual is entitled (except that no such pay-
ment may be decreased in any manner that 
results in weekly benefit amounts for each 
week ending during such month that are 
less than the lower of the weekly benefit 
amounts for each such week as determined 
for such individual under section 2203(a) 
or the amount specified in clause (ii) with 
respect to such weekly benefit amounts of 
the individual), or shall require such over-
paid individual to refund the amount in ex-
cess of the correct amount, or shall apply 
any combination of the foregoing. 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION ON RECOVERY.— 
‘‘(I) AMOUNT
SPECIFIED.—The 
amount specified in this clause with 
respect to a weekly benefit amount of 
an individual for a week is an amount 
equal to the weekly benefit amount 
that would be determined for the indi-
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vidual for such week under section 
2203(a) if the individual’s weekly ben-
efit rate (as determined under section 
2203(b)) were equal to the applicable 
dollar amount as determined under 
subclause (II). 
‘‘(II) 
APPLICABLE
DOLLAR 
AMOUNT.—For purposes of subclause 
(I), the applicable dollar amount is— 
‘‘(aa) with respect to a 
weekly benefit amount deter-
mined for a week ending in a 
month in calendar year 2024, 
$315; and 
‘‘(bb) with respect to a 
weekly benefit amount deter-
mined for a week ending in a 
month in any calendar year after 
2024, the corresponding amount 
established with respect to a 
weekly benefit amount deter-
mined for a week ending in a 
month in the calendar year pre-
ceding such calendar year or, if 
larger, the product of the cor-
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responding amount specified in 
item (aa) with respect to a week-
ly benefit amount determined for 
a week ending in a month in cal-
endar year 2024 multiplied by 
the quotient obtained by divid-
ing— 
‘‘(AA) the national av-
erage wage index (as defined 
in section 2210) for the sec-
ond calendar year preceding 
such calendar year, by 
‘‘(BB) the national av-
erage wage index (as so de-
fined) for 2022. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER OF CERTAIN OVERPAYMENTS.—In 
any case in which more than the correct amount of 
payment for comprehensive paid leave benefits under 
section 2202 has been made, there shall be no ad-
justment of payments to, or recovery from, any indi-
vidual who was without fault in connection with the 
overpayment if such adjustment or recovery would 
defeat the purpose of this title or would impede effi-
cient or effective administration of this title, or if 
such individual relied on the receipt or expected pay-
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ment of comprehensive paid leave benefits under sec-
tion 2202 to make a financial decision. In consid-
ering whether an individual is without fault, the 
Commissioner shall take into account the individ-
ual’s age and any physical impairment or mental im-
pairment (including intellectual disability), limited 
English proficiency, low levels of literacy skills, edu-
cational limitations, and any other circumstances 
that may render the individual not at fault. 
‘‘(b) CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any person who knowingly 
makes a false statement, misrepresents a fact, or 
omits material information in connection with an ap-
plication for benefits under section 2202 or a peri-
odic benefit claim report under section 2204 shall be 
subject to a civil monetary penalty of not more than 
the amount determined under paragraph (2) for a 
calendar year for each such statement, misrepresen-
tation, or omission. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT DETERMINED.—The amount de-
termined under this paragraph for a calendar year 
shall be the amount that would be in effect for such 
calendar year if such penalty— 
‘‘(A) had been first established in the 
amount of $5,000 in calendar year 1994; and 
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‘‘(B) had been initially adjusted for infla-
tion in calendar year 2016. 
‘‘(c) EXCLUSION FROM PARTICIPATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No person or entity who— 
‘‘(A) knowingly and willfully makes or 
causes to be made any false statement or rep-
resentation of a material fact in any application 
for any benefit under this title, 
‘‘(B) at any time knowingly and willfully 
makes or causes to be made any false statement 
or representation of a material fact for use in 
determining rights to any such benefit, 
‘‘(C) having knowledge of the occurrence of 
any event affecting (i) his initial or continued 
right to any such benefit, or (ii) the initial or 
continued right to any such benefit of any other 
individual in whose behalf he has applied for or 
is receiving such benefit, conceals or fails to dis-
close such event with an intent fraudulently to 
secure such benefit either in a greater amount 
or quantity than is due or when no such benefit 
is authorized, 
‘‘(D) having made application to receive 
any such benefit for the use and benefit of an-
other and having received it, knowingly and 
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willfully converts such benefit or any part there-
of to a use other than for the use and benefit 
of such other person, or 
‘‘(E) conspires to take any action described 
in any of subparagraphs (A) through (C), 
may represent, or submit evidence on behalf of, an 
individual applying for, or receiving, benefits under 
this title. 
‘‘(2) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—An exclusion under 
this paragraph shall be effective with respect to serv-
ices furnished to any individual on or after the effec-
tive date of the exclusion. Nothing in this paragraph 
may be construed to preclude consideration of any 
medical evidence derived from services provided by a 
health care provider before the effective date of the 
exclusion of the health care provider under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(d) REDETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) TERMINATION OR REVERSAL OF BEN-
EFITS.—The Commissioner shall immediately 
redetermine the entitlement of an individual to 
comprehensive paid leave benefits under section 
2202 if there is reason to believe that fraud or 
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‘‘(iii) in any case in which an eligible 
employee receives an adverse determination 
from the employer (or administering enti-
ty) with respect to comprehensive paid 
leave benefits under the program described 
in subparagraph (C)(ii)— 
‘‘(I) to provide opportunity for 
the eligible employee to appeal such 
adverse determination to the employer 
(or administering entity); and 
‘‘(II) in any case in which the eli-
gible employee elects to appeal the re-
sults of such initial appeal to the 
Commissioner pursuant to section 
2205(a)(1)(B) and the final decision 
of the Commissioner is in the eligible 
employee’s favor, to provide for the 
payment of such comprehensive paid 
leave benefits in addition to the costs 
to the Commissioner of such sec-
ondary appeal; 
‘‘(iv) to provide annual notice to all el-
igible employees stating that their employ-
ment is covered employment under an em-
ployer-sponsored program (as defined in 
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‘‘(ii)(I) in the case of a tract not lo-
cated within a metropolitan area, the me-
dian family income for such tract does not 
exceed 80 percent of statewide median 
family income, or 
‘‘(II) in the case of a tract located 
within a metropolitan area, the median 
family income for such tract does not ex-
ceed 80 percent of the greater of statewide 
median family income or the metropolitan 
area median family income, 
‘‘(B) which is used for a qualified active 
low-income community business which— 
‘‘(i) services a significant population 
of Tribal or Alaska Native Village mem-
bers who are residents of a low-income 
community 
described 
in 
subsection 
(f)(5)(C)(i), and 
‘‘(ii) obtains a written statement from 
the relevant Indian Tribal Government 
(within the meaning of section 7871(c)) 
that documents the eligibility such project 
with respect to the requirement of clause 
(i). 
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