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the provisions of, or the amendments made by, this 
section. 
Subtitle J—Public Health 
PART 1—HEALTH CARE INFRASTRUCTURE AND 
WORKFORCE 
SEC. 31001. FUNDING TO SUPPORT CORE PUBLIC HEALTH 
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR STATE, TERRITORIAL, 
LOCAL, AND TRIBAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS 
AT THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL 
AND PREVENTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services (in this subtitle referred to as the 
‘‘Secretary’’) for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $7,000,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, to carry out, acting 
through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Direc-
tor’’), activities described in subsection (b). 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available pursu-
ant to subsection (a) shall be used to support core public 
health infrastructure activities to strengthen the public 
health system of the United States, including by awarding 
grants under this section and expanding and improving 
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activities of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion under subsections (c) and (d). 
(c) GRANTS.— 
(1) AWARDS.—For the purpose of addressing 
core public health infrastructure needs, the Sec-
retary shall award— 
(A) a grant to each State or territorial 
health department, and to local health depart-
ments that serve counties with a population of 
at least 2,000,000 or cities with a population of 
at least 400,000 people; and 
(B) grants on a competitive basis to State, 
territorial, local, or Tribal health departments. 
(2) ALLOCATION.—Of the total amount of 
funds awarded as grants under this subsection for a 
fiscal year— 
(A) not less than 50 percent shall be for 
grants to health departments under paragraph 
(1)(A); and 
(B) not less than 25 percent shall be for 
grants to State, local, territorial, or Tribal 
health departments under paragraph (1)(B). 
(3) REQUIRED USES.— 
(A) REALLOCATION
TO
LOCAL
HEALTH 
DEPARTMENTS.—A State health department re-
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ceiving funds under subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
paragraph (1) shall allocate at least 25 percent 
of the such funds to local health departments, 
as applicable, within the State to support con-
tributions of the local health departments to 
core public health infrastructure. 
(B) PROGRESS
IN
MEETING
ACCREDITA-
TION STANDARDS.—A health department receiv-
ing funds under this section that is not accred-
ited shall report to the Secretary on an annual 
basis how the department is working to meet 
accreditation standards. 
(4) FORMULA
GRANTS
TO
HEALTH
DEPART-
MENTS.—In awarding grants under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall award funds to each health de-
partment in accordance with a formula which con-
siders population size, the Social Vulnerability Index 
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
and other factors as determined by the Secretary. 
(5) COMPETITIVE GRANTS TO STATE, TERRI-
TORIAL, LOCAL, AND
TRIBAL
HEALTH
DEPART-
MENTS.—In making grants under paragraph (1)(B), 
the Secretary shall give priority to applicants dem-
onstrating core public health infrastructure needs 
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for all public health agencies in the applicant’s juris-
diction. 
(6) PERMITTED USES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
make available a subset of the funds available 
for grants under paragraph (1) for purposes of 
awarding grants to State, territorial, local, and 
Tribal health departments for planning or to 
support public health accreditation. 
(B) USES.—Recipients of such grants may 
use the grant funds to assess core public health 
infrastructure needs and report to the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention on efforts 
to achieve accreditation, as applicable. 
(7) REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this section, an entity shall— 
(A) submit an application in such form 
and containing such information as the Sec-
retary shall require; 
(B) demonstrate to the satisfaction of the 
Secretary that— 
(i) funds received through the grant 
will be expended only to supplement, and 
not supplant, non-Federal and Federal 
funds otherwise available to the entity for 
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the purpose of addressing core public 
health infrastructure needs; and 
(ii) with respect to activities for which 
the grant is awarded, the entity will main-
tain expenditures of non-Federal amounts 
for such activities at a level not less than 
the level of such expenditures maintained 
by the entity for fiscal year 2019; and 
(C) agree to report annually to the Direc-
tor regarding the use of the grant funds. 
(d) CORE PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE AND 
ACTIVITIES FOR THE CDC.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Director, shall expand and improve the 
core public health infrastructure and activities of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to sup-
port activities necessary to address unmet, ongoing, 
and emerging public health needs, including preven-
tion, preparation for, and response to public health 
emergencies. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Out of amounts appropriated 
under subsection (a) to carry out this section for a 
fiscal year, not more than 25 percent of the funds 
awarded per fiscal year may be used by the Centers 
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for Disease Control and Prevention to carry out this 
subsection. 
(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘core 
public health infrastructure’’ includes— 
(1) workforce capacity and competency; 
(2) laboratory systems; 
(3) all hazards public health and preparedness; 
(3) testing capacity, including test platforms, 
mobile testing units, and personnel; 
(4) health information, health information sys-
tems, and health information analysis; 
(5) disease surveillance; 
(6) contact tracing; 
(7) communications; 
(8) financing; 
(9) other relevant components of organizational 
capacity; and 
(10) other related activities. 
(f) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Amounts made 
available by this section shall be used to supplement, and 
not supplant, amounts otherwise made available for the 
purposes described in this Act. 
SEC. 31002. FUNDING FOR HOSPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
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year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $10,000,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, to carry out subsection (b) consistent with en-
hancing the goals of parts B and C of title XVI of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300q et seq.). 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—From amounts made available 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, with priority 
given to applicants whose projects will include, by design, 
public health emergency preparedness, natural disaster 
emergency preparedness, or cybersecurity against cyber 
threats, award grants to entities described in section 
1610(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300r(a)) for purposes of increasing capacity and updating 
hospitals and other medical facilities in order to better 
serve communities in need. 
(c) CONDITIONS.—The following requirements of 
parts B and C of title XVI of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300r et seq.) shall apply to funds made 
available under this section: 
(1) The requirements related to reasonable vol-
ume 
of 
care 
described 
under 
section 
1621(b)(1)(K)(ii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 300s– 
1(b)(1)(K)(ii)). 
(2) Section 1621(b)(1)(I) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 300s–1(b)(1)(I)). 
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(3) Any other provision of such parts that the 
Secretary determines (as prescribed by regulation) 
to be appropriate to carry out this section. 
SEC. 31003. FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER 
CAPITAL GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $10,000,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, for necessary expenses for awarding grants and 
entering into cooperative agreements for capital projects 
to health centers funded under section 330 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b) to be awarded with-
out regard to the time limitation in subsection (e)(3) and 
subsections (e)(6)(A)(iii), (e)(6)(B)(iii), and (r)(2)(B) of 
such section 330, and for necessary expenses for awarding 
grants and cooperative agreements for capital projects to 
Federally qualified health centers, as described in section 
1861(aa)(4)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395x(aa)(4)(B)). The Secretary shall take such steps as 
may be necessary to expedite the awarding of such grants 
to Federally qualified health centers for capital projects. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available to a 
recipient of a grant or cooperative agreement pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall be used for health center facility alter-
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ation, renovation, remodeling, expansion, construction, 
and other capital improvement costs, including the costs 
of amortizing the principal of, and paying interest on, 
loans for such purposes. 
SEC. 31004. FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY-BASED CARE INFRA-
STRUCTURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $500,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for purposes of making awards to qualified teach-
ing health centers (as defined in section 340H of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h)), behavioral 
health care centers (as defined by the Secretary to include 
both substance abuse and mental health care facilities), 
and pediatric mental health care providers (as used in sec-
tion 330M(b)(1)(G) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 254c–19(b)(1)(G))). 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available pursu-
ant to subsection (a) shall be used to support the improve-
ment, renovation, or modernization of infrastructure at 
such centers, including to respond to public health emer-
gencies declared under section 319 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d). 
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SEC. 31005. FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE IN UN-
DERSERVED AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, for purposes of making awards to eligible enti-
ties for the establishment, improvement, or expansion of 
an allopathic or osteopathic school of medicine, or a 
branch campus of an allopathic or osteopathic school of 
medicine, consistent with subsection (b). 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services 
Administration, shall, with priority given to minority-serv-
ing institutions described in section 371(a) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)), and taking 
into consideration equitable distribution of awards among 
the geographical regions of the United States (which shall 
include rural regions and populations as defined by the 
Secretary for the purposes of this section) and the loca-
tions of existing schools of medicine and osteopathic medi-
cine, use amounts appropriated by subsection (a) to award 
grants to eligible entities to— 
(1) recruit, enroll, and retain students, includ-
ing individuals who are from disadvantaged back-
grounds (including racial and ethnic groups under-
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represented among medical students and health pro-
fessions), individuals from rural and underserved 
areas, low-income individuals, and first generation 
college students (as defined in section 402A(h)(3) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1070a–11(h)(3))), at a school of medicine or osteo-
pathic medicine or branch campus of a school of 
medicine or osteopathic medicine; 
(2) develop, implement, and expand curriculum 
that emphasizes care for rural and underserved pop-
ulations, including accessible and culturally appro-
priate and linguistically appropriate care and serv-
ices, at such school or branch campus; 
(3) plan and construct a school of medicine or 
osteopathic medicine in an area in which no other 
such school or branch campus of such a school is 
based; 
(4) plan, develop, and meet criteria for accredi-
tation for a school of medicine or osteopathic medi-
cine or branch campus of such a school; 
(5) hire faculty, including faculty from racial 
and ethnic groups who are underrepresented among 
the medical and other health professions, and other 
staff to serve at such a school or branch campus; 
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(6) support educational programs at such a 
school or branch campus, including modernizing cur-
riculum; 
(7) modernize and expand infrastructure at 
such a school or branch campus; or 
(8) support other activities that the Secretary 
determines will further the establishment, improve-
ment, or expansion of a school of medicine or osteo-
pathic medicine or branch campus of a school of 
medicine or osteopathic medicine. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means an institution of higher education as de-
fined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(2) BRANCH CAMPUS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘branch cam-
pus’’, with respect to a school of medicine or os-
teopathic medicine, means an additional loca-
tion of such school that is geographically apart 
and independent of the main campus, at which 
the school offers at least 50 percent of the pro-
gram leading to a degree of doctor of medicine 
or doctor of osteopathy that is offered at the 
main campus. 
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(B) INDEPENDENCE
FROM
MAIN
CAM-
PUS.—For purposes of subparagraph (A), the 
location of a school described in such subpara-
graph shall be considered to be independent of 
the main campus described in such subpara-
graph if the location— 
(i) is permanent in nature; 
(ii) offers courses in educational pro-
grams leading to a degree, certificate, or 
other recognized educational credential; 
(iii) has its own faculty and adminis-
trative or supervisory organization; and 
(iv) has its own budgetary and hiring 
authority. 
SEC. 31006. FUNDING FOR NURSING EDUCATION ENHANCE-
MENT AND MODERNIZATION GRANTS IN UN-
DERSERVED AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, for purposes of making awards to schools of 
nursing (as defined in section 801 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296)) to enhance and modernize 
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nursing education programs and increase the number of 
faculty and students at such schools. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services 
Administration, taking into consideration equitable dis-
tribution of awards among the geographical regions of the 
United States and the capacity of a school of nursing to 
provide care in underserved areas, shall use amounts ap-
propriated by subsection (a) to award grants for purposes 
of— 
(1) recruiting, enrolling, and retaining students 
at such school, with a priority for students from dis-
advantaged backgrounds (including racial or ethnic 
groups underrepresented in the nursing workforce), 
individuals from rural and underserved areas, low-in-
come individuals, and first generation college stu-
dents (as defined in section 402A(h)(3) of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a– 
11(h)(3))); 
(2) creating, supporting, or modernizing edu-
cational programs and curricula at such school; 
(3) retaining current faculty, and hiring new 
faculty, with an emphasis on faculty from racial or 
ethnic groups that are underrepresented in the nurs-
ing workforce; 
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(4) modernizing infrastructure at such school, 
including audiovisual or other equipment, personal 
protective equipment, simulation and augmented re-
ality resources, telehealth technologies, and virtual 
and physical laboratories; 
(5) partnering with a health care facility, nurse- 
managed health clinic, community health center, or 
other facility that provides health care, in order to 
provide educational opportunities for the purpose of 
establishing or expanding clinical education; 
(6) enhancing and expanding nursing programs 
that prepare nurse researchers and scientists; 
(7) establishing nurse-led intradisciplinary and 
interprofessional educational partnerships; or 
(8) other activities that the Secretary deter-
mines will further the development, improvement, 
and expansion of schools of nursing. 
SEC. 31007. FUNDING FOR TEACHING HEALTH CENTER 
GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, and notwithstanding the limitations referred to 
in subsections (b)(2) and (d)(2) of section 340H of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h), there is ap-
propriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of 
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any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$6,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, for— 
(1) the program of payments to teaching health 
centers that operate graduate medical education pro-
grams under such section; and 
(2) the award of teaching health center develop-
ment grants pursuant to section 749A of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293l–1). 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available pursu-
ant to subsection (a) shall be used for the following activi-
ties: 
(1) For making payments to establish new ap-
proved graduate medical residency training pro-
grams pursuant to section 340H(a)(1)(C) of the 
Public 
Health 
Service 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
256h(a)(1)(C)). 
(2) For making payments under section 
340H(a)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 256h(a)(1)(A))) to qualified teaching health 
centers for maintenance of filled positions at existing 
approved graduate medical residency training pro-
grams. 
(3) For making payments under section 
340H(a)(1)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 256h(a)(1)(B)) for the expansion of existing 
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approved graduate medical residency training pro-
grams. 
(4) For making awards under section 749A of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293l–1) to 
teaching health centers for the purpose of estab-
lishing new accredited or expanded primary care 
residency programs. 
(5) To provide an increase to the per resident 
amount described in section 340H(a)(2) of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h(a)(2)). 
SEC. 31008. FUNDING FOR CHILDREN’S HOSPITALS THAT 
OPERATE GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION 
PROGRAMS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$250,000,000, to remain available until expended, for car-
rying out section 340E of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 256e). 
SEC. 31009. FUNDING FOR THE NURSE CORPS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$300,000,000, to remain available until expended, for car-
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rying out section 846 of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 297n). 
PART 2—PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS 
SEC. 31021. FUNDING FOR LABORATORY ACTIVITIES AT 
THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND 
PREVENTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $5,000,000,000 for purposes of carrying 
out, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Director’’), activities described in subsection (b), to re-
main available until expended. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available by 
subsection (a) shall be used for the following activities: 
(1) Supporting renovation, expansion, and mod-
ernization of State and local public health laboratory 
infrastructure (as the term ‘‘laboratory’’ is defined 
in section 353 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 263a)), including— 
(A) increasing and enhancing testing and 
response capacity; 
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(B) upgrades and expansion of the Labora-
tory Response Network for rapid outbreak de-
tection; 
(C) improving and expanding genomic se-
quencing capabilities to detect emerging dis-
eases and variant strains; 
(D) expanding biosafety and biosecurity 
capacity; and 
(E) making other laboratory enhancements 
and modernization as determined by the Direc-
tor to be important for maintaining public 
health. 
(2) Renovating, expanding, and modernizing 
laboratories of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention as described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (E) of paragraph (1). 
(3) Enhancing the ability of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention to monitor and exer-
cise oversight over biosafety and biosecurity of State 
and local public health laboratories. 
SEC. 31022. FUNDING FOR STRENGTHENING VACCINE CON-
FIDENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
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appropriated, $1,250,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, to carry out, acting through the Director of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, directly or 
by making grants to public or private entities, activities 
described in subsection (b) in the United States, including 
its territories and possessions. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available by 
subsection (a) shall be used to— 
(1) strengthen vaccine confidence; 
(2) strengthen routinely recommended vaccine 
programs; and 
(3) improve rates of vaccination, including 
through activities described in section 313 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 245). 
SEC. 31023. FUNDING FOR SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES AT 
THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND 
PREVENTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, to carry out, acting through the Director of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, directly or 
by making grants to public or private entities, activities 
described in subsection (b). 
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(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available by 
subsection (a) shall be used to— 
(1) enhance and strengthen early warning and 
detection systems, including public health and health 
care surveillance, wastewater testing, and global and 
domestic genomic surveillance; 
(2) enhance and strengthen surveillance based 
in hospitals and other health care providers or facili-
ties, and outpatient facility surveillance for severe 
acute respiratory infection, influenza-like illness, 
acute febrile illness, and other diseases as deter-
mined by the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention to be in the interest of pub-
lic health; and 
(3) strengthen the antibiotic resistance initia-
tive program to improve research, stewardship, 
genomic detection capabilities, and surveillance of 
existing and emerging antimicrobial resistant patho-
gens. 
SEC. 31024. FUNDING FOR DATA MODERNIZATION AT THE 
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PRE-
VENTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
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appropriated, $500,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended— 
(1) to carry out, acting through the Director of 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, di-
rectly or by making grants to public or private enti-
ties, activities described in subsection (b); and 
(2) to supplement other available funds to carry 
out similar data modernization activities authorized 
by the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et 
seq.). 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available by 
subsection (a) shall be used for the following: 
(1) Supporting public health data surveillance, 
aggregation, and analytics infrastructure moderniza-
tion initiatives. 
(2) Enhancing reporting and workforce core 
competencies in informatics and digital health. 
(3) Expanding and maintaining efforts to mod-
ernize the United States disease warning system to 
forecast and track hotspots and emerging biological 
threats. 
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SEC. 31025. FUNDING FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND PRE-
PAREDNESS RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND 
COUNTERMEASURE CAPACITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, to remain available until expended, to carry 
out activities, acting through the Assistant Secretary for 
Preparedness and Response, to prepare for, and respond 
to, public health emergencies declared under section 319 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d)— 
(1) $3,000,000,000 to support surge capacity, 
including through construction, expansion, or mod-
ernization of facilities, to respond to a public health 
emergency, for procurement and domestic manufac-
ture of drugs, active pharmaceutical ingredients, 
vaccines and other biological products, diagnostic 
technologies and products, personal protective equip-
ment, medical devices, vials, syringes, needles, and 
other components or supplies for the Strategic Na-
tional Stockpile under section 319F–2 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b); 
(2) $2,000,000,000 to support expanded global 
and domestic vaccine production capacity, including 
by developing or acquiring new technology and ex-
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panding manufacturing capacity through construc-
tion, expansion, or modernization of facilities; 
(3) $2,000,000,000 to support activities to miti-
gate supply chain risks and enhance supply chain 
elasticity and resilience for critical drugs, active 
pharmaceutical ingredients, and supplies (including 
essential medicines, medical countermeasures, and 
supplies in shortage or at risk of shortage), drug 
and vaccine raw materials, and other supplies, as the 
Secretary determines appropriate, including con-
struction, expansion, or modernization of facilities, 
adoption of advanced manufacturing processes, and 
other activities to support domestic manufacturing 
of such supplies; 
(4) $500,000,000 to support activities con-
ducted by the Biomedical Advanced Research and 
Development Authority for advanced research, 
standards development, and domestic manufacturing 
capacity for drugs, including essential medicines, 
diagnostics, vaccines, therapeutics, and personal pro-
tective equipment; and 
(5) $500,000,000 to support increased biosafety 
and biosecurity in research on infectious diseases, in-
cluding by modernization or improvement of facili-
ties. 
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PART 3—INNOVATION 
SEC. 
31031. 
FUNDING 
FOR 
ADVANCED 
RESEARCH 
PROJECTS FOR HEALTH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $3,000,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, to establish the Advanced Research Projects 
Agency for Health (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘ARPA–H’’) for purposes of making pivotal investments 
in breakthrough technologies and broadly applicable plat-
forms, capabilities, resources, and solutions that have the 
potential to transform important areas of medicine and 
health for the benefit of all individuals and that cannot 
readily be accomplished through traditional biomedical re-
search or commercial activity. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available by 
subsection (a) shall be used to— 
(1) hire a Director to head the ARPA–H (for 
a term of no more than 5 years subject to one re-
newal period); and 
(2) acting through the Director of the ARPA– 
H, in consultation, as applicable, with the Director 
of the National Institutes of Health, the Commis-
sioner of Food and Drugs, the Administrator of the 
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Di-
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rector of the Biomedical Advanced Research and De-
velopment Authority, the Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Minority Health, and the heads of other agen-
cies, shall— 
(A) ensure to the maximum extent prac-
ticable that the projects and activities of the 
ARPA–H funded by subsection (a) are coordi-
nated with, and do not duplicate the efforts of, 
programs within, or research conducted or sup-
ported by, the Department of Health and 
Human Services; and 
(B) in using amounts made available by 
subsection (a), expedite the development, appli-
cation, and implementation of health break-
throughs to prevent, detect, and treat serious or 
life-threatening diseases, including— 
(i) providing awards in the form of 
grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, 
prizes, and other transactions (as defined 
under section 402(n) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(n))) to entities 
to carry out advanced research projects for 
health, including through multiyear con-
tracts (subject to the availability of funds) 
and prize competitions; 
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(ii) developing funding criteria and 
evaluation criteria to assess projects fund-
ed under clause (i); 
(iii) establishing metrics or criteria to 
prioritize investments and research that 
should be funded under clause (i), includ-
ing the novelty, scientific, and technical 
merit of proposed projects, the future com-
mercial applications of projects, and the 
unmet need within patient populations; 
(iv) identifying and promoting poten-
tial advances in basic research that will as-
sist in carrying out advanced health re-
search and development; 
(v) identifying areas of research and 
innovation that are high-risk, high-reward 
or where the incentives of the commercial 
market are unlikely to result in adequate 
or timely development; 
(vi) supporting collaboration and com-
munication among other Federal agencies, 
including both health and scientific agen-
cies, institutions of higher education, pri-
vate or public research institutions, private 
entities, including biotechnology and phar-
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maceutical companies, and nonprofit orga-
nizations, 
including 
patient 
advocacy 
groups, including soliciting data, if applica-
ble; 
(vii) translating scientific discoveries 
into technological innovations, including 
through— 
(I) collaboration with the Food 
and Drug Administration on the de-
velopment of medical products to fa-
cilitate 
transformation 
of 
break-
throughs in biomedicine into tangible 
solutions for patients; and 
(II) ensuring that medical prod-
uct development programs gather non-
clinical and clinical data necessary for 
approval as efficiently as practicable; 
(viii) hiring and appointing personnel 
necessary to carry out activities described 
in this section, including— 
(I) making and rescinding ap-
pointments of scientific, medical, and 
professional personnel; 
(II) designating personnel to 
serve as program managers (for terms 
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of no more than 3 years subject to 
one renewal period) to establish re-
search and development goals for the 
ARPA–H, provide project oversight 
and management of strategic initia-
tives, recommend restructure, expan-
sion, 
or 
termination 
of 
research 
projects under this section, as nec-
essary and appropriate, and carry out 
other activities described in this sub-
section; 
(III) recruiting and retaining a 
diverse workforce, including individ-
uals underrepresented in science and 
medicine and, racial and ethnic mi-
norities; and 
(IV) hiring and appointing ad-
ministrative, financial, and informa-
tion technology staff as necessary to 
carry out this subsection; 
(ix) compensating personnel at a rate 
to be determined by the Director of the 
ARPA–H; 
(x) acquiring (by purchase, lease, con-
demnation, or otherwise), constructing, im-
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proving, repairing, operating, and main-
taining such real and personal property as 
are necessary to carry out this section; and 
(xi) entering into or terminating con-
tracts, including multiyear contracts, as 
appropriate to support advanced research 
projects for health. 
(c) 
FUNDING
AWARDS.—Research 
funded 
by 
amounts made available under this section shall not be 
subject to the requirements of section 406(a)(3)(A)(ii) or 
492 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
284a(a)(3)(A)(ii), 289a). 
(d) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds appro-
priated by this section shall be used to supplement and 
not supplant any appropriations for institutes and centers 
of the National Institutes of Health. 
PART 4—MATERNAL MORTALITY 
SEC. 31041. FUNDING FOR LOCAL ENTITIES ADDRESSING 
SOCIAL 
DETERMINANTS 
OF 
MATERNAL 
HEALTH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $175,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, to award grants to community-based organiza-
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tions, Urban Indian organizations, Native Hawaiian orga-
nizations, or other nonprofit organizations working with 
a community-based organization, operating in areas with 
high rates of adverse maternal health outcomes or with 
significant racial or ethnic disparities in maternal health 
outcomes. 
(b) USE OF FUNDING.—Amounts made available by 
subsection (a) shall be used for the following activities: 
(1) Addressing social determinants of maternal 
health for pregnant and postpartum individuals and 
eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in maternal 
health outcomes by— 
(A) hiring, training, or retaining staff; 
(B) developing or distributing culturally 
and linguistically appropriate resources for so-
cial services programs; 
(C) offering programs and resources to ad-
dress social determinants of health; 
(D) conducting demonstration projects to 
address social determinants of health; 
(E) establishing a culturally and linguis-
tically appropriate resource center that provides 
multiple social services programs in a single lo-
cation; and 
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(F) 
consulting 
with 
pregnant 
and 
postpartum individuals to conduct an assess-
ment of the activities conducted under this sec-
tion. 
(2) Promoting evidence-based health literacy 
and pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting education 
for pregnant and postpartum individuals, and indi-
viduals seeking to become pregnant. 
(3) Providing support from perinatal health 
workers, support persons, and providers to pregnant 
and postpartum individuals. 
(4) Providing culturally congruent, linguistically 
appropriate, 
and 
trauma-informed 
training 
to 
perinatal health workers. 
(5) Conducting outreach to eligible entities to 
encourage such entities to apply for grants under 
this section. 
(6) Providing technical assistance to the eligible 
entities receiving funding under this section. 
(c) MINIMUM FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—Of the amounts made available by subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall award not less than $75,000,000 for 
the Office of Minority Health to award grants to commu-
nity-based organizations to carry out the activities de-
scribed in subsection (b). 
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SEC. 31042. FUNDING TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY THE NURS-
ING 
WORKFORCE 
IN 
MATERNAL 
AND 
PERINATAL HEALTH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $150,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for grants to accredited schools of nursing for the 
purpose of growing and diversifying the perinatal nursing 
workforce. 
(b) USES OF FUNDS.— 
(1) GRANTEES.—Prioritizing students and reg-
istered nurses who practice in a health professional 
shortage area designated under such section of the 
Public Health Service Act, amounts made available 
to grantees by subsection (a) shall be used for the 
following activities: 
(A) Providing scholarships to students 
seeking to become nurse practitioners whose 
education includes a focus on maternal and 
perinatal health. 
(B) Providing scholarships to students 
seeking to become clinical nurse specialists 
whose education includes a focus on maternal 
and perinatal health. 
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(C) Providing scholarships to students 
seeking to become certified nurse midwives. 
(D) Providing scholarships to registered 
nurses seeking certification as an obstetrics and 
gynecology registered nurse. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall use 
amounts made available pursuant to subsection (a) 
for the following activities: 
(A) Developing and implementing strate-
gies to recruit and retain a diverse pool of stu-
dents seeking to enter careers focused on ma-
ternal and perinatal health. 
(B) Developing partnerships with practice 
settings in a health professional shortage area 
designated under section 332 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254e) for the 
clinical placements of students at the schools 
receiving such grants. 
(C) Developing curriculum for students 
seeking to enter careers focused on maternal 
and perinatal health that includes training pro-
grams on bias, racism, or discrimination. 
(D) Carrying out other activities under 
title VIII of the Public Health Service Act (42 
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U.S.C. 296 et seq.) for the purpose under sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 31043. FUNDING TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY THE DOULA 
WORKFORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $50,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for grants to health professions schools, academic 
health centers, State or local governments, territories, In-
dian Tribes and Tribal organizations, Urban Indian orga-
nizations, Native Hawaiian organizations, or other appro-
priate public or private nonprofit entities (or consortia of 
entities, including entities promoting multidisciplinary ap-
proaches), to establish or expand programs to grow and 
diversify the doula workforce. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available by 
subsection (a) shall be used for the following activities: 
(1) Establishing programs that provide edu-
cation and training to individuals seeking appro-
priate training or certification as doulas. 
(2) Expanding the capacity of existing pro-
grams described in paragraph (1), for the purpose of 
increasing the number of students enrolled in such 
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programs, including by awarding scholarships for 
students. 
(3) Developing and implementing strategies to 
recruit and retain students from underserved com-
munities, particularly from demographic groups ex-
periencing high rates of maternal mortality and se-
vere maternal morbidity, including racial and ethnic 
minority groups, into programs described in para-
graphs (1) and (2). 
SEC. 31044. FUNDING TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY THE MA-
TERNAL MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE 
USE DISORDER TREATMENT WORKFORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $75,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for grants to health professions schools, academic 
health centers, State or local governments, territories, In-
dian Tribes and Tribal organizations, Urban Indian orga-
nizations, Native Hawaiian organizations, or other appro-
priate public or private nonprofit entities (or consortia of 
entities, including entities promoting multidisciplinary ap-
proaches), to establish or expand programs to grow and 
diversify the maternal mental health and substance use 
disorder treatment workforce. 
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(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available by 
subsection (a) shall be used for the following activities: 
(1) Establishing programs that provide edu-
cation and training to individuals seeking appro-
priate licensing or certification as mental health or 
substance use disorder treatment providers who plan 
to specialize in maternal mental health conditions or 
substance use disorders. 
(2) Expanding the capacity of existing pro-
grams described in paragraph (1), for the purposes 
of increasing the number of students enrolled in 
such programs, including by awarding scholarships 
for students. 
(3) Developing and implementing strategies to 
recruit and retain students from underserved com-
munities into programs described in paragraphs (1) 
and (2). 
SEC. 31045. FUNDING FOR MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH EQ-
UITY GRANT PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for grants to community-based organizations, 
Urban Indian organizations, Native Hawaiian organiza-
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tions, health care providers, accredited medical schools, 
accredited schools of nursing, teaching hospitals, accred-
ited midwifery programs, physician assistant education 
programs, residency or fellowship programs, or other non-
profit organizations, schools, or programs determined ap-
propriate by the Secretary, to address maternal mental 
health conditions and substance use disorders with respect 
to pregnant, lactating, and postpartum individuals in 
areas with high rates of adverse maternal health outcomes 
or with significant racial or ethnic disparities in maternal 
health outcomes. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available pursu-
ant to subsection (a), prioritizing community-based orga-
nizations, shall be for the following activities: 
(1) Establishing or expanding maternity care 
programs to improve the integration of mental 
health and substance use disorder treatment services 
into primary care settings where pregnant individ-
uals regularly receive health care services. 
(2) Establishing or expanding group prenatal 
care programs or postpartum care programs. 
(3) Expanding existing programs that improve 
maternal mental health and substance use disorder 
treatment from the preconception through the 
postpartum periods, with a focus on individuals from 
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racial and ethnic minority groups with high rates of 
maternal mortality and morbidity. 
(4) Providing services and support for individ-
uals with maternal mental health conditions and 
substance use disorders, starting in pregnancy and 
continuing through the postpartum period. 
(5) Addressing stigma associated with maternal 
mental health conditions and substance use dis-
orders, with a focus on racial and ethnic minority 
groups. 
(6) Raising awareness of warning signs of ma-
ternal mental health conditions and substance use 
disorders, with a focus on pregnant, lactating, and 
postpartum individuals from racial and ethnic mi-
nority groups. 
(7) Establishing or expanding programs to pre-
vent suicide or self-harm among pregnant, lactating, 
and postpartum individuals. 
(8) Offering evidence-informed programs at 
freestanding birth centers that provide maternal 
mental health and substance use disorder education, 
treatments, and services, and other services for indi-
viduals throughout the prenatal and postpartum pe-
riod. 
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(9) Establishing or expanding programs to pro-
vide education and training to maternity care pro-
viders with respect to— 
(A) identifying potential warning signs for 
maternal mental health conditions or substance 
use disorders in pregnant, lactating, and 
postpartum individuals, with a focus on individ-
uals from racial and ethnic minority groups; 
and 
(B) in the case where such providers iden-
tify such warning signs, offering referrals to 
mental health substance use disorder treatment 
professionals. 
(10) Developing a national website, or other 
source, that includes information on health care pro-
viders who treat maternal mental health conditions 
and substance use disorders. 
(11) Establishing or expanding programs in 
communities to improve coordination between mater-
nity care providers and mental health and substance 
use disorder providers who treat maternal mental 
health conditions and substance use disorders. 
(12) Carrying other programs aligned with evi-
dence-based or evidence-informed practices for ad-
dressing maternal mental health conditions and sub-
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stance use disorders for pregnant and postpartum 
individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups. 
SEC. 31046. FUNDING FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING AT 
HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOOLS TO IDEN-
TIFY AND ADDRESS HEALTH RISKS ASSOCI-
ATED WITH CLIMATE CHANGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $85,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for grants to accredited medical schools, accred-
ited schools of nursing, teaching hospitals, accredited mid-
wifery programs, physician assistant education programs, 
residency or fellowship programs, or other schools or pro-
grams determined appropriate by the Secretary, to sup-
port the development and integration of education and 
training programs for identifying and addressing health 
risks associated with climate change for pregnant, lac-
tating, and postpartum individuals. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available by 
subsection (a) shall be used for developing, integrating, 
and implementing curriculum and continuing education 
that focuses on the following: 
(1) Identifying health risks associated with cli-
mate 
change 
for 
pregnant, 
lactating, 
and 
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postpartum individuals and individuals with the in-
tent to become pregnant. 
(2) How health risks associated with climate 
change affect pregnant, lactating, and postpartum 
individuals and individuals with the intent to become 
pregnant. 
(3) Racial and ethnic disparities in exposure to, 
and the effects of, health risks associated with cli-
mate 
change 
for 
pregnant, 
lactating, 
and 
postpartum individuals and individuals with the in-
tent to become pregnant. 
(4) Patient counseling and mitigation strategies 
relating to health risks associated with climate 
change for pregnant, lactating, and postpartum indi-
viduals. 
(5) Relevant services and support for pregnant, 
lactating, and postpartum individuals relating to 
health risks associated with climate change and 
strategies for ensuring such individuals have access 
to such services and support. 
(6) Implicit and explicit bias, racism, and dis-
crimination in providing care to pregnant, lactating, 
and postpartum individuals and individuals with the 
intent to become pregnant. 
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SEC. 31047. FUNDING FOR MINORITY-SERVING INSTITU-
TIONS TO STUDY MATERNAL MORTALITY, SE-
VERE MATERNAL MORBIDITY, AND ADVERSE 
MATERNAL HEALTH OUTCOMES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $50,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended for minority-serving institutions described in sec-
tion 371 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1067q). 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available by 
subsection (a) shall be used for the following activities: 
(1) Developing and implementing systematic 
processes of listening to the stories of pregnant and 
postpartum individuals from racial and ethnic mi-
nority groups, and perinatal health workers sup-
porting such individuals, to fully understand the 
causes of, and inform potential solutions to, the ma-
ternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity crisis 
within their respective communities. 
(2) Assessing the potential causes of relatively 
low rates of maternal mortality among Hispanic in-
dividuals and foreign-born Black women. 
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(3) Assessing differences in rates of adverse 
maternal health outcomes among subgroups identi-
fying as Hispanic. 
(4) Conducting outreach to eligible minority- 
serving institutions to raise awareness of the avail-
ability of the grants. 
(5) Providing technical assistance on the appli-
cation process for such grant. 
(6) Promoting capacity building to eligible enti-
ties. 
SEC. 31048. FUNDING FOR IDENTIFICATION OF MATERNITY 
CARE 
HEALTH 
PROFESSIONAL 
TARGET 
AREAS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$25,000,000, to remain available until expended, for car-
rying out section 332(k) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 254e(k)). 
SEC. 31049. FUNDING FOR MATERNAL MORTALITY REVIEW 
COMMITTEES TO PROMOTE REPRESENTA-
TIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
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$50,000,000, to remain available until expended, for car-
rying out section 317K(d) of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–12(d)) to promote community en-
gagement in maternal mortality review committees to in-
crease the diversity of a committee’s membership with re-
spect to race and ethnicity, location, and professional 
background. 
SEC. 
31050. 
FUNDING 
FOR 
THE 
SURVEILLANCE 
FOR 
EMERGING THREATS TO MOTHERS AND BA-
BIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for carrying out section 317K of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–12) with respect to 
conducting surveillance for emerging threats to mothers 
and babies. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available by 
subsection (a) shall be used for the following activities: 
(1) Expanding the Surveillance for Emerging 
Threats to Mothers and Babies activities of the Cen-
ters for Disease Control and Prevention. 
(2) Working with public health, clinical, and 
community-based organizations to provide timely, 
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continually updated, evidence-based guidance to fam-
ilies and health care providers on ways to reduce 
risk to pregnant and postpartum individuals and 
their newborns and tailor interventions to improve 
their long-term health. 
(3) Partnering with more State, Tribal, terri-
torial, and local public health programs in the collec-
tion and analysis of clinical data on the impact of 
COVID–19 on pregnant and postpartum patients 
and their newborns, particularly among patients 
from racial and ethnic minority groups. 
(4) Establishing regionally based centers of ex-
cellence to offer medical, public health, and other 
knowledge (in coordination with State and Tribal 
public health authorities) to ensure that commu-
nities, especially communities with large populations 
of individuals from racial and ethnic minority 
groups, can help pregnant and postpartum individ-
uals and newborns get the care and support they 
need. 
SEC. 31051. FUNDING FOR ENHANCING REVIEWS AND SUR-
VEILLANCE TO ELIMINATE MATERNAL MOR-
TALITY PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
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year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $30,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for carrying out the Enhancing Reviews and Sur-
veillance to Eliminate Maternal Mortality program estab-
lished under section 317K of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–12). 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available by 
subsection (a) shall be used for the following activities: 
(1) Expanding the Enhancing Reviews and Sur-
veillance to Eliminate Maternal Mortality program 
(commonly known as the ‘‘ERASE MM program’’) 
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 
(2) Expanding partnerships with States, terri-
tories, Indian Tribes, and Tribal organizations to 
support Maternal Mortality Review Committees. 
(3) Providing technical assistance to existing 
maternal mortality review committees. 
SEC. 31052. FUNDING FOR THE PREGNANCY RISK ASSESS-
MENT MONITORING SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $15,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for carrying out section 317K of the Public 
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Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–12) with respect to 
the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available by 
subsection (a) shall be used for the following activities: 
(1) Supporting COVID–19 supplements to the 
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System 
questionnaire. 
(2) Conducting a rapid assessment of COVID– 
19 awareness, impact on care and experiences, and 
use of preventive measures among pregnant, labor-
ing and birthing, and postpartum individuals. 
(3) Supporting the transition of the question-
naire described in paragraph (1) to an electronic 
platform and expanding the distribution of the ques-
tionnaire to a larger population, with a special focus 
on reaching underrepresented communities. 
SEC. 31053. FUNDING FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF 
CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$15,000,000, to remain available until expended, for car-
rying out section 301 of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 241) and title IV of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 281 et seq.) with respect to child health 
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and human development, to conduct or support research 
for interventions to mitigate the effects of the COVID– 
19 public health emergency on pregnant, lactating, and 
postpartum individuals, with a particular focus on individ-
uals from racial and ethnic minority groups. 
SEC. 31054. FUNDING FOR EXPANDING THE USE OF TECH-
NOLOGY-ENABLED COLLABORATIVE LEARN-
ING AND CAPACITY MODELS FOR PREGNANT 
AND POSTPARTUM INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $30,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for grants to community-based organizations, 
health care providers, accredited medical schools, accred-
ited schools of nursing, teaching hospitals, accredited mid-
wifery programs, physician assistant education programs, 
residency or fellowship programs, or other schools or pro-
grams determined appropriate by the Secretary, that are 
operating in health professional shortage areas designated 
under section 332 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 254e) with high rates of adverse maternal health 
outcomes or significant racial and ethnic disparities in ma-
ternal health outcomes, to evaluate, develop, and expand 
the use of technology-enabled collaborative learning. 
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(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) GRANTEES.—A recipient of a grant award-
ed pursuant to subsection (a) shall use such grant 
amounts to— 
(A) train maternal health care providers 
and students through the use and expansion of 
technology-enabled collaborative learning and 
capacity building models, including hardware 
and software that— 
(i) enables distance learning and tech-
nical support; and 
(ii) supports the secure exchange of 
electronic health information; and 
(B) conduct evaluations on the use of tech-
nology-enabled collaborative learning to improve 
maternal health outcomes. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall use 
amounts made available pursuant to subsection (a) 
to provide technical assistance to recipients of grants 
awarded pursuant to subsection (a) on the develop-
ment, use, and sustainability of technology-enabled 
collaborative learning and capacity building models 
to expand access to maternal health services pro-
vided by such entities. 
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SEC. 31055. FUNDING FOR PROMOTING EQUITY IN MATER-
NAL HEALTH OUTCOMES THROUGH DIGITAL 
TOOLS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $30,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for grants to community-based organizations, 
health care providers, accredited medical schools, accred-
ited schools of nursing, teaching hospitals, accredited mid-
wifery programs, physician assistant education programs, 
residency or fellowship programs, or other schools or pro-
grams determined appropriate by the Secretary, that are 
operating in health professional shortage areas designated 
under section 332 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 254e) with high rates of adverse maternal health 
outcomes or significant racial and ethnic disparities in ma-
ternal health outcomes to reduce racial and ethnic dispari-
ties in maternal health outcomes by increasing access to 
digital tools related to maternal health care. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available pursu-
ant to subsection (a) shall be used for the following activi-
ties: 
(1) Increasing access to digital tools that could 
improve maternal health outcomes, such as wearable 
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technologies, patient portals, telehealth services, and 
mobile phone applications. 
(2) Providing technical assistance to recipients 
of grants awarded pursuant to subsection (a) on the 
development, use, evaluation, and postgrant sustain-
ability of digital tools for purposes of promoting eq-
uity in maternal health outcomes. 
SEC. 31056. FUNDING FOR ANTIDISCRIMINATION AND BIAS 
TRAINING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $25,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for the purpose described in subsection (b). 
(b) USE
OF
FUNDS.—The Secretary shall use 
amounts appropriated under subsection (a) to award com-
petitive grants or contracts to national nonprofit organiza-
tions focused on improving health equity, accredited 
schools of medicine or nursing, and other health profes-
sional training programs to develop, disseminate, review, 
research, and evaluate training for health professionals 
and all staff who interact with patients to reduce discrimi-
nation and bias in the provision of health care, with a 
focus on maternal health care. 
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PART 5—OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH INVESTMENTS 
SEC. 31061. FUNDING FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUB-
STANCE USE DISORDER PROFESSIONALS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$50,000,000, to remain available until expended, for pur-
poses of carrying out section 597 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290ll). 
SEC. 31062. FUNDING FOR PROJECT AWARE. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$30,000,000, to remain available until expended, for car-
rying out section 520A of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 290bb–32) with respect to advancing wellness 
and resiliency in education. 
SEC. 31063. FUNDING FOR THE NATIONAL SUICIDE PRE-
VENTION LIFELINE. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$75,000,000, to remain available until expended, for ad-
vancing infrastructure for the National Suicide Prevention 
Lifeline program under section 520E–3 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–36c) in order to ex-
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pand existing capabilities for response in a manner that 
avoids duplicating existing capabilities for text-based crisis 
support. 
SEC. 31064. FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY VIOLENCE AND 
TRAUMA INTERVENTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated to 
remain available until expended, for the purposes de-
scribed in subsection (b): 
(1) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2022. 
(2) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2023. 
(3) $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2024. 
(4) $550,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025, 
2026, and 2027. 
(b) USE
OF
FUNDING.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention, and in consultation with the Assistant 
Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, the Ad-
ministrator of the Health Resources and Services Admin-
istration, and the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority 
Health and with public health and medical professionals, 
victim services community-based organizations, and other 
violence reduction experts, shall use amounts appropriated 
by subsection (a) to support public health approaches to 
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reduce community violence and trauma, taking into con-
sideration the needs of communities with high rates of, 
and prevalence of risk factors associated with, violence- 
related injuries and deaths, by— 
(1) awarding competitive grants or contracts to 
local governmental entities, States, territories, In-
dian Tribes and Tribal organizations, Urban Indian 
organizations, hospitals and community health cen-
ters, nonprofit community-based organizations, cul-
turally specific organizations, victim services pro-
viders, or other entities as determined by the Sec-
retary (or consortia of such entities) to support evi-
dence-based, culturally competent, and develop-
mentally appropriate strategies to reduce community 
violence, including outreach and conflict mediation, 
hospital-based violence intervention, violence inter-
ruption, and services for victims and individuals and 
communities at risk for experiencing violence, such 
as trauma-informed mental health care and coun-
seling, school-based mental health services, and 
other services; and 
(2) supporting training, technical assistance, 
surveillance systems, and data collection to facilitate 
support for strategies to reduce community violence 
and ensure safe and healthy communities. 
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(c) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Amounts appro-
priated under this section shall be used to supplement and 
not supplant any Federal, State, or local funding other-
wise made available for the purposes described in this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 31065. FUNDING FOR THE NATIONAL CHILD TRAU-
MATIC STRESS NETWORK. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended, for car-
rying out section 582 of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 290hh–1) with respect to addressing the prob-
lem of high-risk or medically underserved persons who ex-
perience violence-related stress. 
SEC. 31066. FUNDING FOR HIV HEALTH CARE SERVICES 
PROGRAMS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$150,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
modifications to existing contracts, and supplements to ex-
isting grants and cooperative agreements under parts A, 
B, C, and D of title XXVI of the Public Health Service 
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Act (42 U.S.C. 300ff–11 et seq.) and section 2692(a) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 300ff–111(a)). 
SEC. 31067. SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR THE WORLD 
TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM. 
(a) SUPPLEMENTAL FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title XXXIII of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 3352. SUPPLEMENTAL FUND. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established a fund to 
be known as the World Trade Center Health Program 
Supplemental Fund (referred to in this section as the 
‘Supplemental Fund’), consisting of amounts deposited 
into the Supplemental Fund under subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) AMOUNT.—Out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated for fiscal 
year 2022, $2,860,000,000, for deposit into the Supple-
mental Fund, which amounts shall remain available 
through fiscal year 2031. 
‘‘(c) USES OF FUNDS.—Amounts deposited into the 
Supplemental Fund under subsection (b) shall be avail-
able, without further appropriation and without regard to 
any spending limitation under section 3351(c), to the 
WTC Program Administrator as needed at the discretion 
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of such Administrator for carrying out any provision in 
this title, including sections 3303 and 3341(c). 
‘‘(d) RETURN OF FUNDS.—Any amounts that remain 
in the Supplemental Fund on September 30, 2031, shall 
be deposited into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Title 
XXXIII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300mm et seq.) is amended— 
(A) in section 3311(a)(4)(B)(i)(II) (42 
U.S.C. 300mm–21(a)(4)(B)(i)(II)), by striking 
‘‘section 3351’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 3351 
and 3352’’; 
(B) in section 3321(a)(3)(B)(i)(II) (42 
U.S.C. 300mm–31(a)(3)(B)(i)(II)), by striking 
‘‘section 3351’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 3351 
and 3352’’; 
(C) in section 3331 (42 U.S.C. 300mm– 
41)— 
(i) in subsection (a), by inserting 
‘‘and the World Trade Center Health Pro-
gram Supplemental Fund’’ before the pe-
riod at the end; and 
(ii) in subsection (d)— 
(I) in paragraph (1)(B), by in-
serting ‘‘(excluding any expenditures 
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from amounts in the World Trade 
Center Health Program Supplemental 
Fund under section 3352)’’ before the 
period at the end; and 
(II) in paragraph (2), in the 
flush text following subparagraph (C), 
by inserting ‘‘(excluding any expendi-
tures from amounts in the World 
Trade Center Health Program Sup-
plemental Fund under section 3352)’’ 
before the period at the end; and 
(D) 
in 
section 
3351(b) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
300mm–61(b))— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or 
as available from the World Trade Center 
Health Program Supplemental Fund under 
section 3352’’ before the period at the end; 
and 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or 
as available from the World Trade Center 
Health Program Supplemental Fund under 
section 3352’’ before the period at the end. 
(b) RESEARCH COHORT FOR EMERGING HEALTH IM-
PACTS ON YOUTH.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3341 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm–51) is 
amended— 
(A) by redesignating subsections (c) and 
(d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after subsection (b) the 
following: 
‘‘(c) RESEARCH COHORT FOR EMERGING HEALTH 
IMPACTS ON YOUTH.—The WTC Program Administrator 
shall establish a research cohort of sufficient size to con-
duct research studies on the health and educational im-
pacts of exposure to airborne toxins, or any other hazard 
or adverse condition, resulting from the September 11, 
2001, terrorist attacks on the population of individuals 
who were 21 years of age or younger at the time of expo-
sure and who are enrolled in the WTC Program or other-
wise eligible for enrollment in the Program under section 
3321.’’. 
(2) SPENDING LIMITATION EXEMPTION.—Sec-
tion 3351(c)(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm– 
61(c)(5)) is amended in the matter preceding sub-
paragraph (A), by inserting ‘‘(other than subsection 
(c) of such section)’’ after ‘‘section 3341’’. 
(3) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
3301(f)(2)(E) 
of 
such 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
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300mm(f)(2)(E)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
3341(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a) or (c) of sec-
tion 3341’’. 
Subtitle K—Next Generation 9–1–1 
SEC. 31101. DEPLOYMENT OF NEXT GENERATION 9–1–1. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts oth-
erwise available, there is appropriated to the Assist-
ant Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money 
in 
the 
Treasury 
not 
otherwise 
appropriated, 
$10,000,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2030, to make grants to eligible entities 
for implementing Next Generation 9–1–1, operating 
and maintaining Next Generation 9–1–1, training 
directly related to implementing, maintaining, and 
operating Next Generation 9–1–1, if the cost related 
to such training does not exceed 3 percent of the 
total grant award, and planning and implementation 
activities, if the cost related to such planning and 
implementation does not exceed 1 percent of the 
total grant award. 
(2) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Of 
the 
amount appropriated in this subsection, the Assist-
ant Secretary may use not more than 2 percent to 
implement and administer this section. 
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(3) RULEMAKING REQUIRED.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Assistant Secretary shall, after public notice and 
opportunity for comment, issue rules to implement 
this section. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall not make a grant under this section to any eli-
gible entity unless such entity certifies to the Assist-
ant Secretary that— 
(A) no portion of any 9–1–1 fee or charge 
imposed by the eligible entity, or (in the case 
that the eligible entity is not a covered State or 
Tribal organization) any State or taxing juris-
diction within which the eligible entity will carry 
out activities using grant funds, will be obli-
gated or expended for any purpose or function 
other than a purpose or function for which the 
obligation or expenditure of such a fee or 
charge is acceptable (as determined by the Fed-
eral Communications Commission pursuant to 
the rules issued under section 6(f)(3) of the 
Wireless Communications and Public Safety 
Act of 1999 (47 U.S.C. 615a–1(f)(3)), as such 
rules are in effect on the date on which the eli-
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gible entity makes the certification) during any 
period during which the funds from the grant 
are available to the eligible entity; 
(B) any funds received by the eligible enti-
ty will be used to support the deployment of 
Next Generation 9–1–1 in a manner that en-
sures reliability, interoperability, and requires 
the use of commonly accepted standards; 
(C) the eligible entity has established, or 
commits to establish not later than 3 years 
after the date on which the funds are distrib-
uted to the eligible entity, a sustainable funding 
mechanism for Next Generation 9–1–1 and ef-
fective cybersecurity for Next Generation 9–1– 
1; and 
(D) no funds received by the eligible entity 
will be used to purchase, rent, lease, or other-
wise obtain covered communications equipment 
or services (as defined in section 9 of the Se-
cure and Trusted Communications Networks 
Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1608)). 
(2) OTHER
REQUIREMENTS.—The Assistant 
Secretary shall not make a grant under this section 
to an eligible entity unless such entity certifies to 
the Assistant Secretary that— 
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(A) the eligible entity, and (in the case 
that the eligible entity is not a covered State or 
Tribal organization) any covered State within 
which the eligible entity will carry out activities 
using grant funds, has designated a single offi-
cer or governmental body to serve as the point 
of contact to coordinate the implementation of 
Next Generation 9–1–1 for such covered State 
or Tribal organization; and 
(B) the eligible entity has developed and 
submitted a plan for the coordination and im-
plementation of Next Generation 9–1–1 con-
sistent with the requirements of the Assistant 
Secretary that, at a minimum— 
(i) ensures interoperability, reliability, 
resiliency, and the use of commonly accept-
ed standards; 
(ii) enables emergency communica-
tions centers to process, analyze, and store 
multimedia, data, and other information; 
(iii) incorporates cybersecurity tools, 
including intrusion detection and preven-
tion measures; 
(iv) includes strategies for coordi-
nating cybersecurity information sharing 
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between Federal, covered State, Tribal, 
and local government partners; 
(v) includes a governance body or bod-
ies, either by creation of a new body or 
bodies or use of an existing body or bodies, 
for the development and deployment of 
Next Generation 9–1–1; 
(vi) creates efficiencies related to Next 
Generation 9–1–1 functions, including the 
virtualization and sharing of infrastruc-
ture, equipment, and services; and 
(vii) utilizes an effective, competitive 
approach to establishing authentication, 
credentialing, secure connections, and ac-
cess in deploying Next Generation 9–1–1, 
including by— 
(I) requiring certificate authori-
ties to be capable of cross-certification 
with other authorities; 
(II) avoiding risk of a single 
point of failure or vulnerability; and 
(III) adhering to Federal agency 
best practices such as those promul-
gated by the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology. 
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(3) RETURN OF FUNDING.—If, after making a 
grant award to an eligible entity under subsection 
(a), the Assistant Secretary determines that such eli-
gible entity has acted in a manner not in accordance 
with the certifications required under this sub-
section, the Assistant Secretary shall, after affording 
due process, rescind such grant award and recoup 
funds from such eligible entity. 
(c) OVERSIGHT.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Inspector General 
of the Department of Commerce for fiscal year 2022, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2030, to conduct oversight to combat waste, fraud, and 
abuse of grant awards made under this section. 
SEC. 31102. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEXT GENERATION 9–1–1 
CYBERSECURITY CENTER. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Assistant Secretary for fiscal year 
2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, $80,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2030, to establish a Next Generation 9–1–1 
Cybersecurity Center to coordinate with covered State, 
local, and regional governments on the sharing of cyberse-
curity information about, the analysis of cybersecurity 
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threats to, and guidelines for strategies to detect and pre-
vent cybersecurity intrusions relating to Next Generation 
9–1–1. 
SEC. 31103. PUBLIC SAFETY NEXT GENERATION 9–1–1 ADVI-
SORY BOARD. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Assistant Secretary for fiscal year 
2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, $10,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2030, to establish a 16-member Public Safety 
Next Generation 9–1–1 Advisory Board (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Board’’), to be comprised of represent-
atives of public safety organizations, to provide rec-
ommendations to the Assistant Secretary with respect to 
carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the Assist-
ant Secretary related to Next Generation 9–1–1, including 
with respect to the grant program established pursuant 
to section 31101. 
SEC. 31104. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) 9–1–1 FEE OR CHARGE.—The term ‘‘9–1– 
1 fee or charge’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 6(f)(3)(D) of the Wireless Communica-
tions and Public Safety Act of 1999 (47 U.S.C. 
615a–1(f)(3)(D)). 
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(2) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary’’ means the Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Communications and Information. 
(3) COMMONLY
ACCEPTED
STANDARDS.—The 
term ‘‘commonly accepted standards’’ means the 
technical standards followed by the communications 
industry for network, device, and Internet Protocol 
connectivity that— 
(A) enable interoperability; and 
(B) are— 
(i) developed and approved by a 
standards development organization that is 
accredited by a United States or inter-
national standards body in a process 
that— 
(I) is open to the public, includ-
ing open for participation by any or-
ganization; and 
(II) provides for a conflict resolu-
tion process; 
(ii) subject to an open comment and 
input process before being finalized by the 
standards development organization; 
(iii) consensus-based; and 
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(iv) made publicly available once ap-
proved. 
(4) COST RELATED TO PLANNING AND IMPLE-
MENTATION.—The term ‘‘cost related to planning 
and implementation’’ means any cost incurred by an 
eligible entity related to planning for and preparing 
an application and related materials as required 
under this title. 
(5) COVERED
STATE.—The term ‘‘covered 
State’’ means any State of the United States, the 
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, 
Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, the North-
ern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or pos-
session of the United States. 
(6) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’— 
(A) means a covered State or a Tribal or-
ganization; and 
(B) may be an entity, including a public 
authority, board, or commission, established by 
one or more entities described in subparagraph 
(A). 
(7) EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘emergency 
communications center’’— 
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(i) means a facility that— 
(I) is designated to receive a 9– 
1–1 request for emergency assistance; 
and 
(II) performs one or more of the 
functions described in subparagraph 
(B); and 
(ii) may be a public safety answering 
point, as defined in section 222 of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
222). 
(B) FUNCTIONS
DESCRIBED.—The func-
tions described in this subparagraph are the fol-
lowing: 
(i) Process and analyze 9–1–1 re-
quests for emergency assistance and infor-
mation and data related to such requests. 
(ii) Dispatch appropriate emergency 
response providers. 
(iii) Transfer or exchange 9–1–1 re-
quests for emergency assistance and infor-
mation and data related to such requests 
with one or more facilities described under 
this paragraph and emergency response 
providers. 
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(iv) Analyze any communications re-
ceived from emergency response providers. 
(v) Support incident command func-
tions. 
(8) INTEROPERABLE; INTEROPERABILITY.—The 
term ‘‘interoperable’’ or ‘‘interoperability’’ means the 
capability of emergency communications centers to 
receive 9–1–1 requests for emergency assistance and 
information and data related to such requests, such 
as location information and callback numbers from 
a person initiating the request, and then process and 
share the 9–1–1 requests for emergency assistance 
and information and data related to such requests 
with other emergency communications centers and 
emergency response providers without the need for 
proprietary interfaces and regardless of jurisdiction, 
equipment, device, software, service provider, or 
other factors. 
(9) NEXT
GENERATION
9–1–1.—The term 
‘‘Next Generation 9–1–1’’ means an interoperable, 
secure, Internet Protocol-based system that— 
(A) employs commonly accepted standards; 
(B) enables emergency communications 
centers to receive, process, and analyze all types 
of 9–1–1 requests for emergency assistance; 
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(C) acquires and integrates additional in-
formation useful to handling 9–1–1 requests for 
emergency assistance; and 
(D) supports sharing information related 
to 9–1–1 requests for emergency assistance 
among emergency communications centers and 
emergency response providers. 
(10) PUBLIC
SAFETY
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘public safety organization’’ means an organi-
zation that represents the interests of personnel in— 
(A) local law enforcement; 
(B) fire and rescue; 
(C) emergency medical service; or 
(D) 9–1–1 services. 
(11) 
RELIABILITY.—The 
term 
‘‘reliability’’ 
means the employment of sufficient measures to en-
sure the ongoing operation of Next Generation 9–1– 
1, including through the use of geo-diverse, device- 
and network-agnostic elements that provide more 
than one physical route between end points with no 
common points where a single failure at that point 
would cause the operation of Next Generation 9–1– 
1 to fail. 
(12) STATE
OR
TAXING
JURISDICTION.—The 
term ‘‘State or taxing jurisdiction’’ has the meaning 
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given such term in section 6(f)(3)(D) of the Wireless 
Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 (47 
U.S.C. 615a–1(f)(3)(D)). 
(13) SUSTAINABLE
FUNDING
MECHANISM.— 
The term ‘‘sustainable funding mechanism’’ means a 
funding mechanism that provides adequate revenues 
to cover ongoing expenses, including operations, 
maintenance, and upgrades. 
Subtitle L—Spectrum Auctions 
SEC. 31201. SPECTRUM AUCTIONS AND INNOVATION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary’’ means the Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Communications and Information. 
(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Communications Commission. 
(3) COVERED
BAND.—The term ‘‘covered 
band’’ means the band of frequencies between 3100 
megahertz and 3450 megahertz, inclusive. 
(4) 
RELEVANT
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘relevant congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives; and 
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(B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Commerce. 
(b) 3.1–3.45 GHZ BAND.— 
(1) PRE-AUCTION FUNDING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—On the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
Management 
and 
Budget 
shall 
transfer 
$50,000,000 from the Spectrum Relocation 
Fund established under section 118 of the Na-
tional Telecommunications and Information Ad-
ministration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 928) 
to the Secretary for the purpose of engineering 
studies, economic analyses, activities with re-
spect to systems, or other planning activities to 
improve efficiency and effectiveness of Federal 
spectrum use in order to make available— 
(i) frequencies in the covered band for 
identification by the Secretary under para-
graph (2)(A); and 
(ii) frequencies in the covered band 
for identification by the Secretary under 
paragraph (2)(B). 
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(B) EXEMPTION.—Section 118(g) of the 
National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 
928(g)) shall not apply with respect to the pay-
ment required under subparagraph (A). 
(C) PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant 
Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Defense and the Executive Office of the Presi-
dent, shall develop a plan for conducting the en-
gineering studies, economic analyses, activities 
with respect to systems, or other planning ac-
tivities described in subparagraph (A). 
(D) CONSIDERATION
OF
COMMON
PLAT-
FORM.—In developing the plan required by sub-
paragraph (C), the Assistant Secretary shall 
consider facilitating the sharing of spectrum be-
tween Federal and non-Federal users imple-
mented through a Federal user informing com-
mon platform developed by the Assistant Sec-
retary, in coordination with the Commission. 
(E) OVERSIGHT.—The Assistant Secretary 
and the Executive Office of the President shall 
continuously review and provide oversight of the 
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execution of the plan required by subparagraph 
(C). 
(F) REPORT TO SECRETARY OF COMMERCE 
AND
CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, for the 
purposes of aiding the Secretary in making the 
identification under paragraph (2) and in-
formed by the findings of the engineering stud-
ies, economic analyses, activities with respect to 
systems, or other planning activities described 
in subparagraph (A), the Assistant Secretary, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, 
shall submit to the Secretary and the relevant 
congressional committees a report that— 
(i) contains such findings; and 
(ii) recommends— 
(I) frequencies in the covered 
band for identification by the Sec-
retary under paragraph (2)(A); and 
(II) frequencies in the covered 
band for identification by the Sec-
retary under paragraph (2)(B). 
(2) 
IDENTIFICATION.—Not 
later 
than 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, in-
formed by the findings of the engineering studies, 
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economic analyses, activities with respect to systems, 
or other planning activities described in paragraph 
(1)(A) and the report required under paragraph 
(1)(F), the Secretary, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Defense, the Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy, and the Commission, 
shall submit to the President, the Commission, and 
the relevant congressional committees a report 
that— 
(A) identifies for inclusion in a system of 
competitive bidding under paragraph (3) at 
least 200 megahertz of frequencies in the cov-
ered band for non-Federal use, shared Federal 
and non-Federal use, or a combination thereof; 
and 
(B) identifies additional frequencies of 
electromagnetic spectrum in the covered band 
that could be made available for non-Federal 
use, shared Federal and non-Federal use, or a 
combination thereof. 
(3) AUCTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 7 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Commission, in coordination with the Assistant 
Secretary, shall commence a system of competi-
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tive bidding under section 309(j) of the Com-
munications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)), in 
accordance with paragraph (2) of this sub-
section, of the frequencies identified under sub-
paragraph (A) of that paragraph. 
(B) PROHIBITION.—No entity that is on 
the list required by section 2 of the Secure and 
Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 
(47 U.S.C. 1601) may participate in the system 
of competitive bidding required by subpara-
graph (A). 
(4) PREPARING SPECTRUM FOR AUCTION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The President shall 
modify or withdraw any assignment to a Fed-
eral Government station of the frequencies iden-
tified under paragraph (2)(A) to accommodate 
non-Federal use or shared Federal and non- 
Federal use in accordance with that paragraph. 
(B) TIMING.—The President may not 
modify or withdraw any assignment to a Fed-
eral Government station as described in sub-
paragraph (A) before November 30, 2024. 
(5) AUCTION
PROCEEDS
TO
COVER
110
PER-
CENT
OF
FEDERAL
RELOCATION
OR
SHARING 
COSTS.—Nothing in this subsection shall be con-
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strued to relieve the Commission from the require-
ments under section 309(j)(16)(B) of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(16)(B)). 
(6) RULES AUTHORIZING ADDITIONAL USE OF 
SPECTRUM IN COVERED BAND.—Not later than 4 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Commission, in consultation with the Assistant Sec-
retary, shall adopt rules that authorize the use of 
spectrum in the covered band identified under para-
graph (2)(B) for non-Federal use, shared Federal 
and non-Federal use, or a combination thereof. 
(7) OPPORTUNISTIC USE OF IDENTIFIED FRE-
QUENCIES.—Not later than 4 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, if the President modifies or 
withdraws assignments under paragraph (4), or if 
President accommodates the use described in para-
graph (2)(A) without such modification or with-
drawal, the Commission, in coordination with the 
Assistant Secretary, shall allow for the opportunistic 
use of the frequencies identified under such para-
graph before the auction required by paragraph (3) 
is conducted. Opportunistic use, if such use is incon-
sistent with the rights of licensees that obtained li-
censes through such auction, shall cease upon the 
issuance by the Commission of such licenses. 
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(c) FCC AUCTION AUTHORITY.— 
(1) TERMINATION.—Section 309(j)(11) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(11)) 
is amended by inserting after ‘‘2025’’ the following: 
‘‘, and with respect to the electromagnetic spectrum 
identified under section 31201(b)(2)(A) of the Act 
to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of 
S. Con. Res. 14, such authority shall expire on the 
date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of 
that Act’’. 
(2) SPECTRUM
PIPELINE
ACT
OF
2015.—The 
Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–74; 
129 Stat. 621) is amended— 
(A) in section 1004— 
(i) in subsection (a), by striking 
‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2024’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (b)(1), by striking 
‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2024’’; and 
(B) in section 1006(c)(1), by striking 
‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2024’’. 
Subtitle M—Distance Learning 
SEC. 31301. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR DISTANCE LEARN-
ING. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, 
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out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated— 
(1) 
$4,000,000,000 
to 
the 
Emergency 
Connectivity Fund established under subsection 
(c)(1) of section 7402 of the American Rescue Plan 
Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2) to provide support 
under the covered regulations promulgated under 
subsection (a) of such section, except that such 
amount shall be used to provide support under the 
covered regulations for costs incurred after the date 
of enactment of this Act but before June 30, 2030, 
regardless of whether those costs are incurred dur-
ing a COVID–19 emergency period (as defined in 
subsection (d) of such section); and 
(2) $500,000 to the Inspector General of the 
Federal Communications Commission to conduct 
oversight of support provided under the covered reg-
ulations. 
Amounts appropriated by this subsection shall remain 
available until September 30, 2030. 
(b) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by 
subsection (a)(1) may be used to purchase, rent, lease, or 
otherwise obtain any covered communications equipment 
or service (as defined in section 9 of the Secure and Trust-
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ed Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 
1608)). 
Subtitle N—Manufacturing Supply 
Chain 
SEC. 31401. CRITICAL MANUFACTURING SUPPLY CHAIN RE-
SILIENCE. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise made available, there is appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Commerce for fiscal year 2022, out of any money 
in 
the 
Treasury 
not 
otherwise 
appropriated, 
$10,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, ex-
cept that no amounts may be expended after September 
30, 2031, to support the resilience, diversity, security, and 
strength of critical manufacturing supply chains affecting 
interstate commerce and related administrative costs. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The amount under subsection (a) 
shall be available to the Secretary of Commerce for— 
(1) critical manufacturing supply chain map-
ping and monitoring, which may include providing 
grants and other financial assistance as appropriate 
to eligible entities for private and public sector-led 
mapping, monitoring, and forecasting; 
(2) facilitating and supporting the establish-
ment of voluntary standards, guidelines, and best 
practices to reduce risks to the resilience, diversity, 
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security, and strength of critical manufacturing sup-
ply chains; 
(3) identifying, accelerating, promoting, and 
demonstrating technological advances for critical 
manufacturing supply chains; and 
(4) providing grants and other financial assist-
ance as appropriate that support the resilience, di-
versity, security, or strength of a critical manufac-
turing supply chain to eligible entities for activities 
that may include enhancements to a domestic manu-
facturing facility, process, or practice, the preserva-
tion of surge capacity, the provision of goods, or 
other activities at the determination of the Sec-
retary. 
(c) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts made available 
under subsection (a), not more than 3 percent may be 
used for related administrative expenses. 
(d) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—The term ‘‘eligible 
entity’’ means— 
(1) a domestic enterprise; 
(2) a domestic manufacturer; 
(3) a State, local, or Tribal government entity; 
(4) a domestic regional technology and manu-
facturing hub; 
(5) a domestic institution of higher education; 
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(6) a domestic public or private nonprofit orga-
nization or association; or 
(7) a consortium of any of the entities described 
in paragraphs (1) through (6). 
Subtitle O—FTC Privacy 
Enforcement 
SEC. 31501. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION FUNDING FOR A 
PRIVACY BUREAU AND RELATED EXPENSES. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Federal Trade 
Commission for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2031, for carrying 
out this section. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The Federal Trade Commission 
shall use the funds appropriated under subsection (a) to 
create and operate a bureau, including by hiring and re-
taining technologists, user experience designers, and other 
experts as the Commission considers appropriate, to ac-
complish the work of the Commission related to unfair or 
deceptive acts or practices relating to privacy, data secu-
rity, identity theft, data abuses, and related matters. 
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Subtitle P—Department of 
Commerce Inspector General 
SEC. 31601. FUNDING FOR THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR 
GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COM-
MERCE. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Office of the Inspector General of the 
Department of Commerce for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2031, for oversight of activities supported with funds ap-
propriated to the Department of Commerce in this Act. 
TITLE IV—COMMITTEE ON 
FINANCIAL SERVICES 
Subtitle 
A—Creating 
and 
Pre-
serving 
Affordable, 
Equitable 
and Accessible Housing for the 
21st Century 
SEC. 40001. PUBLIC HOUSING INVESTMENTS. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise made available, there is appropriated to the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for fiscal year 2022, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— 
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(1) $10,000,000,000 for the Capital Fund 
under section 9(d) of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)) pursuant to the same 
formula as in fiscal year 2021, to be made available 
within 60 days of the date of the enactment of this 
Act; 
(2) $66,500,000,000 for eligible activities under 
section 9(d)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)(1)) for priority invest-
ments as determined by the Secretary to repair, re-
place, or construct properties assisted under such 
section 9; 
(3) $2,750,000,000 for competitive grants 
under section 24 of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v) (in this section referred 
to as ‘‘section 24’’), under the terms and conditions 
in subsection (b), for transformation, rehabilitation, 
and replacement housing needs of public housing, to 
transform neighborhoods of poverty into functioning, 
sustainable mixed-income neighborhoods ; and 
(4) $750,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary 
of administering and overseeing the implementation 
of this section and the Public Housing Capital Fund 
and the section 24 grant program generally, includ-
ing information technology, financial reporting, re-
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search and evaluation, other cross-program costs in 
support of programs administered by the Secretary 
in this title, and other costs; the Secretary may 
transfer and merge amounts set aside under this 
subparagraph to section 40301. 
Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2031. 
(b) TERMS
AND CONDITIONS
FOR SECTION 24 
GRANTS.—Grants awarded under subsection (a)(3) shall 
be subject to terms and conditions determined by the Sec-
retary, which shall include the following: 
(1) USE.—Grant funds may be used for resi-
dent and community services, community develop-
ment and revitalization, and affordable housing 
needs in the community. 
(2) APPLICANTS.—Eligible recipients of grants 
shall include lead applicants and joint applicants, as 
follows: 
(A) LEAD APPLICANTS.—A lead applicant 
shall be a local government or a public housing 
agency. 
(B) JOINT APPLICANTS.—A nonprofit or-
ganization or a for-profit developer may apply 
jointly as a joint applicant with such public en-
tities specified in subparagraph (A). 
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(3) PERIOD
OF
AFFORDABILITY.—Grantees 
shall commit to a period of affordability determined 
by the Secretary of not fewer than 20 years, but the 
Secretary may specify a period of affordability that 
is fewer than 20 years with respect to homeowner-
ship units developed with section 24 grants. 
(4) ENVIRONMENTAL
REVIEW.—For purposes 
of environmental review, a grantee shall be treated 
as a public housing agency under section 26 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437x) and grants from amounts made available 
under this heading shall be subject to the regula-
tions issued by the Secretary to implement such sec-
tion. 
(5) PARTNERSHIPS.—Grantees shall create 
partnerships with other local organizations, included 
assisted housing owners, service agencies, and resi-
dent organizations. 
(6) UNOBLIGATED BALANCES.—The Secretary 
may, until September 30, 2031, obligate any avail-
able unobligated balances made available under sub-
section (a)(3). 
(7) LOW-INCOME
HOUSING.—Amounts made 
available under this section shall be used for low-in-
come housing (as such term is defined under section 
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3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437a(b)) and affordable housing, which 
shall be housing for which the owner or purchaser 
of the project has recorded an affordability use re-
striction approved by the Secretary for households 
earning up to 120 percent of the area median in-
come for no fewer than 20 years. 
(c) OTHER
TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS.—Grants 
awarded under this section shall be subject to the fol-
lowing terms and conditions: 
(1) LIMITATION.—Amounts provided pursuant 
to this section may not be used for operating costs 
or rental assistance. 
(2) DEVELOPMENT OF NEW UNITS.—Paragraph 
(3) of section 9(g) of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(3)) shall not apply to 
new funds made available under this section. 
(3) HEALTH
AND
SAFETY.—Amounts made 
available under this section shall be used to address 
health, safety, and environmental hazards, including 
lead, fire, carbon monoxide, mold, asbestos, radon, 
pest infestation, and other hazards as defined by the 
Secretary. 
(4) ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RESILIENCE.— 
Amounts made available under this section shall ad-
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vance improvements to energy and water efficiency 
or climate and disaster resilience in housing assisted 
under this section. 
(5) ALTERNATIVE DEADLINES.—The Secretary 
shall establish, by notice, alternative deadlines to 
those established in section 9(j) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(j)) to pro-
vide public housing agencies reasonable periods of 
time to obligate and expend funds provided under 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a). 
(6) RECAPTURE.—If the Secretary recaptures 
funding allocated by formula from a public housing 
agency under paragraph (a)(1), such recaptured 
amounts shall be added to the amounts available 
under paragraph (a)(2), and shall be obligated by 
the Secretary prior to the expiration of such funds. 
(7) SUPPLEMENTATION OF FUNDS.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that amounts provided pursuant 
to this section shall serve to supplement and not 
supplant other amounts generated by a recipient of 
such amounts or amounts provided by other Federal, 
State, or local sources. 
(8) WAIVERS
AND
ALTERNATIVE
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The Secretary may waive or specify alter-
native requirements for subsections (d)(1), (d)(2), 
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(e), and (j) of section 9 of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g) and associated 
regulations in connection with the use of amounts 
made available under this section other than require-
ments related to tenant rights and protections, fair 
housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the 
environment, upon a finding that the waiver or alter-
native requirement is necessary to facilitate the use 
of amounts made available under this section. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall have au-
thority to issue such regulations or other notices, guid-
ance, forms, instructions, and publications as may be nec-
essary or appropriate to carry out the programs, projects, 
or activities authorized under this section, including to en-
sure that such programs, projects, or activities are com-
pleted in a timely and effective manner. 
SEC. 40002. INVESTMENTS IN AFFORDABLE AND ACCES-
SIBLE HOUSING PRODUCTION. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise made available, there is appropriated to the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for fiscal year 2022, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— 
(1) $34,770,000,000, for activities and assist-
ance for the HOME Investment Partnerships Pro-
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gram (in this section referred to as the ‘‘HOME 
program’’), as authorized under title II of the Cran-
ston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
U.S.C. 12721 et seq.) (in this section referred to as 
‘‘NAHA’’); 
(2) $36,770,000,000 for activities and assist-
ance for the HOME Investment Partnerships Pro-
gram, as authorized under title II of NAHA, subject 
to the terms and conditions in paragraphs (1) and 
(2) of subsection (b); 
(3) $100,000,000 to make new awards or in-
crease prior awards to existing technical assistance 
providers, except that increases to prior awards do 
not exceed 10 percent of the amount made available 
under this subparagraph, to provide an increase in 
capacity building and technical assistance available 
to any grantees implementing activities or projects 
consistent with this section, except that the Sec-
retary may use not more than 10 percent of the 
amount made available under this paragraph to in-
crease prior awards to existing technical assistance 
providers to provide an immediate increase in capac-
ity building and technical assistance; and 
(4) $360,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary 
of administering and overseeing the implementation 
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of this section and the HOME and Housing Trust 
Fund programs generally, including information 
technology, financial reporting, research and evalua-
tions, other cross-program costs in support of pro-
grams administered by the Secretary in this title, 
and other costs. The Secretary may transfer and 
merge amounts appropriated under this paragraph 
to section 40301. 
Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2031. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITION.— 
(1) FORMULA.—The Secretary shall allocate 
amounts made available under subsection (a)(2) pur-
suant to the formula specified in section 1338(c)(3) 
of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety 
and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4568(c)(3)) 
to grantees that received Housing Trust Fund allo-
cations pursuant to that same formula in fiscal year 
2021 and shall make such allocations within 60 days 
of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Other than as pro-
vided in paragraph (5) of this subsection, funds 
made available under subsection (a)(2) may only be 
used for eligible activities described in subpara-
graphs (A) through (B)(i) of section 1338(c)(7) of 
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the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety 
and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4568(c)(7)), 
except that not more than 10 percent of funds made 
available may be used for activities under such sub-
paragraph (B)(i). 
(3) FUNDING
RESTRICTIONS.—The commit-
ment requirements in section 218(g) (42 U.S.C. 
12748(g)) of NAHA, the matching requirements in 
section 220 (42 U.S.C. 12750) of NAHA, and the 
set-aside for housing developed, sponsored, or owned 
by community housing development organizations re-
quired in section 231 of NAHA (42 U.S.C. 12771) 
shall not apply for amounts made available under 
this section. 
(4) REALLOCATION.—For funds provided under 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), the Sec-
retary may recapture certain amounts remaining 
available to a grantee under this section or amounts 
declined by a grantee, and reallocate such amounts 
to other grantees under that paragraph to ensure 
fund expenditure, geographic diversity, and avail-
ability of funding to communities within the State 
from which the funds have been recaptured. 
(5) ADMINISTRATION.— Notwithstanding sub-
sections (c) and (d)(1) of section 212 of NAHA (42 
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U.S.C. 12742), eligible grantees may use not more 
than 15 percent of their allocations under this sec-
tion for administrative and planning costs. 
(c) WAIVERS.—The Secretary may waive or specify 
alternative requirements for any provision of NAHA (42 
U.S.C. 12701 et seq.) or regulation for the administration 
of the amounts made available under this section other 
than requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimina-
tion, labor standards, and the environment, upon a finding 
that the waiver or alternative requirement is necessary to 
expedite or facilitate the use of amounts made available 
under this section. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall have au-
thority to issue such regulations or other notices, guid-
ance, forms, instructions, and publications as may be nec-
essary or appropriate to carry out the programs, projects, 
or activities authorized under this section, including to en-
sure that such programs, projects, or activities are com-
pleted in a timely and effective manner. 
SEC. 40003. HOUSING INVESTMENT FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the 
Housing Investment Fund, which shall be within the Com-
munity Development Financial Institutions Fund (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘CDFI Fund’’), to— 
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(1) increase and preserve the affordability and 
quality of housing; 
(2) increase the availability of affordable, acces-
sible housing; 
(3) improve the energy and water efficiency and 
resiliency of affordable housing; 
(4) enhance economic opportunities for resi-
dents, by financing or supporting affordable housing 
located within proximity to public transportation, as 
defined in section 5302 of title 49, United States 
Code, or centers of employment, and education, and 
critical community services; 
(5) match the creation of housing supply to ex-
isting demand and projected demand growth in the 
area, to the benefit of existing residents and with at-
tention to preventing displacement of residents; and 
(6) further fair housing purposes addressing 
historic disinvestment, the concentration of poverty, 
and housing segregation on the basis of race, color, 
religion, natural origin, sex, disability, or familial 
status. 
(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— 
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(1) $9,640,000,000 to the Housing Investment 
Fund established by this section; and 
(2) $360,000,000 for the costs to the CDFI 
Fund of administering and overseeing the implemen-
tation of this section, including information tech-
nology, financial reporting, research and evaluations, 
fair housing compliance, and other costs. 
Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2031. 
(c) EXPENDITURES FROM FUND.—Amounts in the 
Housing Investment Fund shall be available to the CDFI 
Fund to make grants to increase investment in the devel-
opment, preservation, rehabilitation, financing, or pur-
chase of affordable housing primarily for low-, very low- 
, and extremely low- income families , and for homeowners 
with incomes up to 120 percent of the area median in-
come. The CDFI Fund may impose such conditions as it 
deems necessary to achieve the program goals, including 
coordinating with the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development to housing achieve the purposes of sub-
section (a)(6). 
(d) ELIGIBLE GRANTEES.—A grant under this sec-
tion may be made, pursuant to such requirements as the 
CDFI Fund shall establish for experience and success in 
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carrying out the types of activities proposed under the ap-
plication of the grantee, only to— 
(1) a CDFI Fund certified community develop-
ment financial institution, as such term is defined in 
section 103 of the Riegle Community Development 
and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (12 
U.S.C. 4702) that is not found to be out of compli-
ance with the obligation to affirmatively further fair 
housing, as applicable; 
(2) a nonprofit organization having as one of its 
principal purposes the creation, development, or 
preservation of affordable housing and that is not 
found to be out of compliance with the obligation to 
affirmatively further fair housing, as applicable, in-
cluding a subsidiary of a public housing authority; 
or 
(3) a consortium comprised of certified commu-
nity development financial institutions, eligible non-
profit housing organizations, or a combination of 
both. 
(e) ELIGIBLE USES.—Grant amounts awarded from 
the Housing Investment Fund pursuant to this section 
may be used for the purposes described in subsection (c), 
including for the following uses: 
(1) To provide loan loss reserves. 
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(2) To capitalize an acquisition fund to acquire 
residential, industrial, or commercial property and 
land for the purpose of the preservation, develop-
ment, or rehabilitation of affordable, accessible hous-
ing, including to support the creation, preservation, 
or rehabilitation of resident-owned manufactured 
housing communities. 
(3) To capitalize an affordable housing fund , 
for development, preservation, rehabilitation, or fi-
nancing of affordable housing and economic develop-
ment activities, including community facilities, if 
part of a mixed-use project, or activities described in 
this paragraph related to transit-oriented develop-
ment, which may also be designated as a focus of 
such a fund. 
(4) To capitalize an affordable housing mort-
gage fund, to facilitate the origination of mortgages 
to buyers that may experience significant barriers to 
accessing affordable mortgage credit, including 
mortgages having low original principal obligations. 
(5) For risk-sharing loans. 
(6) To provide loan guarantees. 
(7) To fund rental housing operations. 
(f) APPLICATIONS.—The CDFI Fund shall provide, 
an application process, for eligible grantees under sub-
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section (d) to submit applications for Housing Investment 
Fund grants to the CDFI Fund at such time and in such 
manner as the CDFI Fund shall determine. 
(g) GRANT LIMITATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The CDFI Fund shall estab-
lish limitations on aggregate funds available for an 
eligible grantee and its subsidiaries and affiliates, 
and eligible uses and activities as appropriate. 
(2) LEVERAGE OF FUNDS.—Each grant from 
the Housing Investment Fund awarded under this 
section shall be reasonably expected to result in eli-
gible affordable housing activities that support or 
sustain affordable housing funded by a grant under 
this section and capital from other public and pri-
vate sources. 
(h) DIRECT HIRING AUTHORITY.—The CDFI Fund 
may use direct hiring authority to hire employees to ad-
minister the Housing Investment Fund. 
(i) IMPLEMENTATION.—The CDFI Fund shall have 
the authority to issue such regulations or other guidance, 
forms, instructions, and publications as may be necessary 
or appropriate to carry out the programs, projects, or ac-
tivities authorized under this section, including to ensure 
that such programs, projects, or activities are completed 
in a timely and effective manner. 
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SEC. 40004. SECTION 811 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PEO-
PLE WITH DISABILITIES. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— 
(1) $898,000,000 for capital advances, includ-
ing amendments to capital advance contracts, for 
supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as 
authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013) 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Act’’), and for 
project rental assistance for supportive housing for 
persons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of 
the Act and for project assistance contracts pursu-
ant to section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959 
(Public Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 667), for project rent-
al assistance to State housing finance agencies and 
other appropriate entities as authorized under sec-
tion 811(b)(3) of the Act, for State housing finance 
agencies; 
(2) $15,000,000 for providing technical assist-
ance to support State-level efforts to integrate hous-
ing assistance and voluntary supportive services for 
residents of housing receiving such assistance, which 
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funding may also be used to provide technical assist-
ance to applicants and potential applicants to under-
stand program requirements and develop effective 
applications; and the Secretary may use up to 10 
percent of such amounts made available under this 
paragraph to increase prior awards to existing tech-
nical assistance providers to provide an immediate 
increase in capacity building and technical assist-
ance; and 
(3) $87,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary 
of administering and overseeing the implementation 
of this section and the Supportive Housing for Per-
sons with Disabilities program generally, including 
information technology, financial reporting, research 
and evaluations, other cross-program costs in sup-
port of programs administered by the Secretary in 
this title, and other costs; the Secretary may trans-
fer and merge amounts appropriated under this 
paragraph to section 40301. 
Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2031. 
(b) WAIVERS.—The Secretary may waive or specify 
alternative requirements for any provision of section 
811(b)(3) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(b)(3)), or regulation 
that the Secretary administers that is applicable to such 
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statute other than requirements related to fair housing, 
nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment, 
upon a finding that the waiver or alternative requirement 
is necessary to facilitate the use of amounts made avail-
able under this section. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall have au-
thority to issue such regulations or other notices, guid-
ance, forms, instructions, and publications as may be nec-
essary or appropriate to carry out the programs, projects, 
or activities authorized under this section, including to en-
sure that such programs, projects, or activities are com-
pleted in a timely and effective manner. 
SEC. 40005. SECTION 202 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR THE 
ELDERLY PROGRAM. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— 
(1) $2,360,000,000 for the Supportive Housing 
for the Elderly Program authorized under section 
202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q) 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Act’’), which shall 
be used— 
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(A) for capital advance awards in accord-
ance with section 202(c)(1) of the Act to recipi-
ents that are eligible under the Act; 
(B) for section 8 project-based rental as-
sistance contracts in accordance with subsection 
(b) of this section and section 8 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘1937 Act’’) 
for capital advance projects, including new 
project-based rental assistance contracts under 
section 8 of the 1937 Act for capital advance 
projects notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c) 
of section 202 of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1701q) 
and section 8 of the 1937 Act (42 U.S.C. 
1437f), with the Secretary setting the terms of 
such project-based rental assistance contracts, 
including the duration and provisions regarding 
rent setting and rent adjustment; and 
(C) for service coordinators; 
(2) $15,000,000, to provide technical assistance 
to support State-level efforts to improve the design 
and delivery of voluntary supportive services for resi-
dents of any housing assisted under the Act and 
other housing supporting low-income older adults, in 
order to support residents to age-in-place and avoid 
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institutional care, as well as to assist applicants and 
potential applicants with project-specific design; and 
the Secretary may use up to 10 percent of such 
amounts made available under this paragraph to in-
crease prior awards to existing technical assistance 
providers to provide an immediate increase in capac-
ity building and technical assistance; and 
(3) $125,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary 
of administering and overseeing the implementation 
of this section and the Supportive Housing for the 
Elderly program generally, including information 
technology, financial reporting, research and evalua-
tion, other cross-program costs in support of pro-
grams administered by the Secretary in this title, 
and other costs; the Secretary may transfer and 
merge amounts appropriated under this paragraph 
to section 40301. 
Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2031. 
(b) WAIVERS.—The Secretary may waive or specify 
alternative requirements for any provision of section 202 
of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1701q), section 8 of the 1937 Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f), or regulation that the Secretary ad-
ministers that is applicable to such statutes other than 
requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, 
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labor standards, and the environment, upon a finding that 
the waiver or alternative requirement is necessary to facili-
tate the use of amounts made available under this section. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall have au-
thority to issue such regulations or other notices, guid-
ance, forms, instructions, and publications as may be nec-
essary or appropriate to carry out the programs, projects, 
or activities authorized under this section, including to en-
sure that such programs, projects, or activities are com-
pleted in a timely and effective manner. 
SEC. 40006. IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY OR WATER 
EFFICIENCY OR CLIMATE RESILIENCE OF AF-
FORDABLE HOUSING. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— 
(1) $5,314,000,000 for providing direct loans, 
which may be forgivable, and grants, subject to 
terms and conditions, including affordability require-
ments, determined by the Secretary, to fund projects 
that improve the energy or water efficiency, imple-
ment low-emission technologies, materials, or proc-
esses, including zero-emission electricity generation, 
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energy storage, or building electrification, electric 
car charging station installations, or address climate 
resilience of multifamily properties; 
(2) $76,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary 
of administering and overseeing the implementation 
of this section, including information technology, fi-
nancial reporting, research and evaluation, other 
cross-program costs in support of programs adminis-
tered by the Secretary in this title, and other costs; 
and the Secretary may transfer and merge amounts 
appropriated under this paragraph to section 40301; 
(3) $360,000,000 for expenses of contracts ad-
ministered by the Secretary, including to carry out 
property climate risk, energy, or water assessments, 
due diligence, and underwriting functions for such 
grant and direct loan program; and 
(4) 
$250,000,000 
for 
energy 
and 
water 
benchmarking of properties eligible to receive grants 
or loans under this section, regardless of whether 
they actually received such grants, along with associ-
ated data analysis and evaluation at the property 
and portfolio level, including the development of in-
formation technology systems necessary for the col-
lection, evaluation, and analysis of such data. 
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Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2031. 
(b) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—Amounts made avail-
able under this section shall be for direct loans, grants, 
and direct loans that can be converted to grants to prop-
erties receiving project-based assistance pursuant to sec-
tion 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q), 
section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), or section 8(b) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(b)). 
(c) COSTS.—The costs of direct loans provided under 
this section, including the cost of modifying such direct 
loans or converting direct loans into grants, shall be as 
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a). 
(d) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive or specify al-
ternative requirements for any provision of section 202 of 
the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q), section 811 
of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing 
Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), section 8 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), or any regulation 
applicable to such statutes other than requirements re-
lated to tenant rights and protections, rent setting, fair 
housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the envi-
ronment, upon a finding that the waiver or alternative re-
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quirement is necessary to facilitate the use of such 
amounts. 
SEC. 
40007. 
REVITALIZATION 
OF 
DISTRESSED 
MULTI-
FAMILY PROPERTIES. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development for fiscal year 2022, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated— 
(1) $3,870,000,000 for providing direct loans, 
which may be forgivable, to owners of distressed 
properties for the purpose of making necessary phys-
ical improvements, including to subsidize gross obli-
gations for the principal amount of direct loans not 
to exceed $6,000,000,000, subject to the terms and 
conditions in subsection (b); and 
(2) $130,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary 
of administering and overseeing the implementation 
of this section and the Office of Housing programs 
generally, including information technology, financial 
reporting, research and evaluations, other cross-pro-
gram costs in support of programs administered by 
the Secretary in this title, and other costs; the Sec-
retary may transfer and merge amounts appro-
priated under this paragraph to section 40301. 
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Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2031 
(b) LOAN TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(1) ELIGIBILITY.—Owners of distressed multi-
family housing projects who meet each of the fol-
lowing requirements shall be eligible for loan assist-
ance under this section: 
(A) The actual rents received by the owner 
of the distressed property would not adequately 
sustain the debt needed to make necessary 
physical improvements. 
(B) Any such additional eligibility criteria 
as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, 
including factors that contributed to the prop-
erty’s distressed state. 
(2) USE OF LOAN FUNDS.—Each recipient of 
loan assistance under this section may only use such 
loan assistance to make necessary physical improve-
ments to a distressed property. 
(3) LOAN AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall 
only provide loan assistance to an owner of a dis-
tressed property when such assistance, considered 
with other financial resources available to the owner, 
is necessary to remove the property from a dis-
tressed state. The Secretary may provide assistance 
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in any amount that the Secretary determines is 
needed to make the necessary physical improvements 
that will correct the deficiencies of the distressed 
property. 
(4) INTEREST
RATES
AND
LENGTH.—Loans 
provided under this section shall bear interest at 1 
percent, and at origination shall have a repayment 
period coterminous with the affordability period es-
tablished under paragraph (5), with the frequency 
and amount of repayments to be determined by re-
quirements established by the Secretary. 
(5) LOAN MODIFICATIONS OR FORGIVENESS.— 
With respect to loans provided under this section, 
the Secretary may take any of the following actions 
if the Secretary determines that doing so will pre-
serve affordability of the property: 
(A) Waive any due on sale or due on refi-
nancing restriction. 
(B) Consent to the terms of new owner 
debt to which the loans may be subordinate, 
even if such new debt would impact the rate of 
repayment of the loans. 
(C) Extend the term of the loan. 
(D) Forgive the loan in whole or in part. 
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(6) EXTENDED AFFORDABILITY PERIOD.—Each 
recipient of loan assistance under this section shall 
agree to an extended affordability period for the 
property that is subject to the loan by extending any 
existing affordable housing use agreements for an 
additional 30 years or, if the property is not cur-
rently subject to a use agreement establishing af-
fordability requirements, by establishing a use agree-
ment for 30 years. 
(7) MATCHING CONTRIBUTION.—Each recipient 
of loan assistance under this section shall secure at 
least 20 percent of the total cost needed to make the 
necessary physical improvements from non-Federal 
sources other than under this section, except in 
cases where the Secretary determines that a lack of 
financial resources qualifies a loan recipient for— 
(A) a reduced contribution below 20 per-
cent; or 
(B) an exemption to the matching con-
tribution requirement. 
(8) ADDITIONAL LOAN CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary may establish additional conditions for loan 
eligibility provided under this section as the Sec-
retary determines to be appropriate. 
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(9) PROPERTIES
INSURED
UNDER
NATIONAL 
HOUSING ACT.—In the case of a loan issued under 
this section that is secured by a property with insur-
ance under title II of the National Housing Act (12 
U.S.C. 1707 et seq.), the Secretary may use funds 
available under this section as necessary to pay for 
the costs of modifying such loan in accordance with 
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a). 
(10) COSTS.—The costs of direct loans provided 
under this section, including the cost of modifying 
such direct loans, shall be as defined in section 502 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 
661a). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘multifamily housing project’’ 
means a project consisting of more than four dwell-
ing units assisted, insured, or with a loan held by 
the Secretary or a State or State agency in part or 
in whole pursuant to— 
(A) section 8 of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), not including 
under subsection (o)(13) of such section; 
(B) section 202 of the Housing Act of 
1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q), as amended by section 
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801 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Afford-
able Housing Act; 
(C) section 202 of the Housing Act of 
1959 (former 12 U.S.C. 1701q), as such section 
existed before the enactment of the Cranston- 
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act; 
(D) section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
8013); or 
(E) section 236 of the National Housing 
Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1); 
(2) the term ‘‘distressed property’’? means a 
multifamily housing project that has deficiencies 
that cause the property to be at risk of physical ob-
solescence or economic non-viability; 
(3) the term ‘‘Secretary’’? means the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development; and 
(4) the term ‘‘necessary physical improve-
ments’’ means capital improvements that the Sec-
retary determines are necessary to address the con-
ditions making a property a distressed property or 
that rise to such a level that delaying physical im-
provements to the property would be detrimental to 
the longevity of the property as suitable housing for 
occupancy. 
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(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall have the 
authority to issue such regulations or other notices, guid-
ance, forms, instructions, and publications as may be nec-
essary or appropriate to carry out the programs, projects, 
or activities authorized under this section, including to en-
sure that such programs, projects, or activities are com-
pleted in a timely and effective manner. 
SEC. 40008. INVESTMENTS IN RURAL RENTAL HOUSING. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of 
Agriculture (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 
for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated— 
(1) $4,360,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, for carrying out new construction, im-
provements to energy and water efficiency or climate 
resilience, the removal of health and safety hazards, 
and the preservation and revitalization of housing 
authorized under sections 514, 515, and 516 of the 
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484, 1485, and 
1486)), subject to the terms and conditions in sub-
section (b); 
(2) $200,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2024, to provide grants under section 
521(a)(2) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
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1490a(a)(2)) or agreements entered into in lieu of 
debt forgiveness or payments for eligible households 
as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Hous-
ing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472(c)(5)(D)), to pro-
vide continued assistance to households assisted pur-
suant to Section 3203 of the American Rescue Plan 
Act of 2021; and 
(3) $240,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for the costs to the Secretary of admin-
istering and overseeing the implementation of this 
section, including information technology, financial 
reporting, research and evaluations, other cross-pro-
gram costs in support of programs administered by 
the Secretary in this title, and other costs. 
(b) PRESERVATION
AND REVITALIZATION TERMS 
AND CONDITIONS.— 
(1) LOANS AND GRANTS AND OTHER ASSIST-
ANCE.—The Secretary shall provide direct loans and 
grants, including the cost of modifying loans, as de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a), to restructure existing De-
partment of Agriculture multi-family housing loans 
expressly for the purposes of ensuring the project 
has sufficient resources to preserve the project for 
the purpose of providing safe and affordable housing 
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for low-income residents and farm laborers, includ-
ing— 
(A) reducing or eliminating interest; 
(B) deferring loan payments; 
(C) subordinating, reducing, or re-amor-
tizing loan debt; and 
(D) providing other financial assistance, 
including advances, payments, and incentives 
(including the ability of owners to obtain rea-
sonable returns on investment) required by the 
Secretary, including such assistance to non- 
profit entities and public housing authorities. 
(2) RESTRICTIVE USE AGREEMENT.—The Sec-
retary shall as part of the preservation and revital-
ization agreement obtain a restrictive use agreement 
consistent with the terms of the restructuring. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall have au-
thority to issue such regulations or other notices, guid-
ance, forms, instructions, and publications as may be nec-
essary or appropriate to carry out the programs, projects, 
or activities authorized under this section, including to en-
sure that such programs, projects, or activities are com-
pleted in a timely and effective manner. 
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SEC. 40009. HOUSING VOUCHERS. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— 
(1) $48,460,000,000 for— 
(A) incremental tenant-based rental assist-
ance for extremely low-income families under 
section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)); 
(B) renewals of such tenant-based rental 
assistance; and 
(C) fees for the costs of administering ten-
ant-based rental assistance and other eligible 
expenses, as determined by the Secretary, such 
as security deposit assistance and other costs 
related to the retention and support of partici-
pating owners; 
(2) $24,000,000,000 for— 
(A) incremental tenant-based rental assist-
ance under section 8(o) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) for 
households experiencing or at risk of homeless-
ness, survivors of domestic violence, dating vio-
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lence, sexual assault, and stalking, and sur-
vivors of trafficking families; 
(B) renewals of such tenant-based rental 
assistance; and 
(C) fees for the costs of administering ten-
ant-based rental assistance and other eligible 
expenses, as determined by the Secretary, such 
as security deposit assistance and other costs 
related to the retention and support of partici-
pating owners; 
(3) $500,000,000 for— 
(A) tenant protection vouchers for reloca-
tion and replacement of public housing units 
demolished or disposed of pursuant to section 
18 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437p) as part of a public housing 
preservation 
or 
project-based 
replacement 
transaction using funds made available under 
this Act; 
(B) renewals of such tenant-based rental 
assistance; and 
(C) fees for the costs of administering ten-
ant-based rental assistance and other eligible 
expenses, as determined by the Secretary, such 
as security deposit assistance and other costs 
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related to the retention and support of partici-
pating owners; 
(4) $750,000,000 for competitive grants, sub-
ject to terms and conditions determined by the Sec-
retary, to public housing agencies for mobility-re-
lated services for voucher families, including families 
with children, and service coordination; 
(5) $500,000,0000 for eligible expenses to fa-
cilitate the use of voucher assistance under this sec-
tion and for other voucher assistance under section 
8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as 
determined by the Secretary, including property 
owner outreach and retention activities such as in-
centive payments, security deposit payments and loss 
reserves, landlord liaisons, and other uses of funds 
designed primarily— 
(A) to recruit owners of dwelling units, 
particularly dwelling units in census tracts with 
a poverty rate of less than 20 percent, to enter 
into housing assistance payment contracts; and 
(B) to encourage owners that enter into 
housing assistance payment contracts as de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) to continue to 
lease their dwelling units to tenants assisted 
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under section 8(o) of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937; 
(6) $750,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary 
of administering and overseeing the implementation 
of this section and the Housing Choice Voucher pro-
gram generally, including information technology, fi-
nancial reporting, research and evaluations, other 
cross-program costs in support of programs adminis-
tered by the Secretary in this title, and other costs; 
and 
(7) $40,000,000 for making new awards or in-
creasing prior awards to existing technical assistance 
providers to provide an increase in capacity building 
and technical assistance available to public housing 
agencies, except that the Secretary may use not 
more than 10 percent of the amount made available 
under this paragraph to increase prior awards to ex-
isting technical assistance providers to provide an 
immediate increase in capacity building and tech-
nical assistance. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(1) ALLOCATION.—The Secretary shall allocate 
initial incremental assistance provided for rental as-
sistance under subsection (a)(1) and (2) in each fis-
cal year commencing in 2022 and ending in 2026 in 
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accordance with a formula that includes measures of 
severe housing need among extremely low-income 
renters and public housing agency capacity, and en-
sures geographic diversity among public housing 
agencies administering the Housing Choice Voucher 
program. 
(2) ELECTION TO ADMINISTER.—The Secretary 
shall establish a procedure for public housing agen-
cies to accept or decline the incremental vouchers 
made available under this section. 
(3) FAILURE TO USE VOUCHERS PROMPTLY.— 
If a public housing agency fails to lease the author-
ized vouchers it has received under this subsection 
on behalf of eligible families within a reasonable pe-
riod of time, the Secretary may offset the agency’s 
voucher renewal allocations or revoke and redis-
tribute any unleased vouchers and associated funds, 
including administrative fees and other expenses re-
ferred to in subsections (a)(3) and (a)(4), to other 
public housing agencies. 
(4) PROHIBITION OF USE UNDER MOVING TO 
WORK
PROGRAM.— Public housing agencies des-
ignated as Moving to Work agencies shall be eligible 
for an allocation under this section, but may only 
use such amounts for the activities listed in sub-
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sections (a) for which the funds were provided to 
such agency. 
(5) CAP
ON
PROJECT-BASED
VOUCHERS
FOR 
VULNERABLE
POPULATIONS.—Upon request by a 
public housing agency, the Secretary may designate 
a number of the public housing agency’s vouchers al-
located under this section as excepted units that do 
not count against the percentage limitation on the 
number of authorized units a public housing agency 
may project-base under section 8(o)(13)(B) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937, in accordance 
with the conditions established by the Secretary. 
This paragraph may not be construed to waive, 
limit, or specify alternative requirements, or permit 
such waivers, limitations, or alternative require-
ments, related to fair housing and nondiscrimina-
tion, including the requirement to provide housing 
and services to individuals with disabilities in inte-
grated settings. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall have au-
thority to issue such regulations or other notices, guid-
ance, forms, instructions, and publications as may be nec-
essary or appropriate to carry out the programs, projects, 
or activities authorized under this section, including to en-
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sure that such programs, projects, or activities are com-
pleted in a timely and effective manner. 
SEC. 40010. PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— 
(1) $14,760,000,000 for the project-based rent-
al assistance program, as authorized under section 
8(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f(b)), (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Act’’), subject to the terms and conditions of sub-
section (b) of this section; 
(2) $40,000,000 for providing technical assist-
ance to recipients of or applicants for project-based 
rental assistance or to States allocating the project- 
based rental assistance; and 
(3) $200,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary 
of administering and overseeing the implementation 
of this section and the section 8 project-based rental 
assistance program generally, including information 
technology, financial reporting, research and evalua-
tions, and other cross-program costs in support of 
programs administered by the Secretary in this title, 
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and other costs; and the Secretary may transfer and 
merge amounts appropriated under this subpara-
graph to section 40301. 
Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2031. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding section 8(a) 
the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f(a)), the Secretary may use 
amounts made available under this section to pro-
vide assistance payments with respect to newly con-
structed housing, existing housing, or substantially 
rehabilitated non-housing structures for use as new 
multifamily housing in accordance with this section 
and the provisions of section 8 of the Act. In addi-
tion, the Secretary may use amounts made available 
under this section for performance-based contract 
administrators for section 8 project-based assistance, 
for carrying out this section and section 8 of the 
Act. 
(2) PROJECT-BASED
RENTAL
ASSISTANCE.— 
The Secretary may make assistance payments using 
amounts made available under this section pursuant 
to contracts with owners or prospective owners who 
agree to construct housing, to substantially rehabili-
tate existing housing, to substantially rehabilitate 
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non-housing structures for use as new multifamily 
housing, or to attach the assistance to newly con-
structed housing in which some or all of the units 
shall be available for occupancy by very low-income 
families in accordance with the provisions of section 
8 of the Act. In awarding contracts pursuant to this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to owners or 
prospective owners of multifamily housing projects 
located or to be located in areas of high opportunity, 
as defined by the Secretary, in areas experiencing 
economic growth or rising housing prices to prevent 
displacement or secure affordable housing for low-in-
come households, or that serve people at risk of 
homelessness or that integrate additional units that 
are accessible for persons with mobility impairments 
and persons with hearing or visual impairments be-
yond those required by applicable Federal accessi-
bility standards. 
(3) ALLOCATION.—The Secretary may use var-
ious mechanisms, alone or in combination, to award 
grants with amounts made available under this sec-
tion, including— 
(A) using a competitive process, which the 
Secretary may carry out in multiple rounds of 
competition, each of which may have its own se-
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lection, performance, and reporting criteria as 
established by the Secretary; 
(B) selecting proposals submitted through 
FHA loan applications that meet specified cri-
teria; 
(C) delegating to States and territories the 
awarding of contracts, including related deter-
minations such as the maximum monthly rent, 
subject to the requirements of section 8 of the 
Act, as determined by the Secretary; and 
(D) using any other means that the Sec-
retary determines to be reasonable to accom-
plish the purposes of this section. 
(4) CONTRACT
TERM, RENT
SETTING, AND 
RENT ADJUSTMENTS.—The Secretary may set the 
terms of the contract, including the duration and 
provisions regarding rent setting and rent adjust-
ments. 
(c) WAIVERS.—The Secretary may waive or specify 
alternative requirements for any provision of section 8 of 
the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f) or regulation that the Secretary 
administers that is applicable to such statute other than 
requirements related to tenant rights and protections, rent 
setting, fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, 
and the environment, upon a finding that the waiver or 
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alternative requirement is necessary to expedite or facili-
tate the use of amounts made available under this section. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall have the 
authority to issue such regulations or other notices, guid-
ance, forms, instructions, and publications as may be nec-
essary or appropriate to carry out the programs, projects, 
or activities authorized under this section, including to en-
sure that such programs, projects, or activities are com-
pleted in a timely and effective manner. 
SEC. 40011. INVESTMENTS IN NATIVE AMERICAN COMMU-
NITIES. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— 
(1) $784,375,000 for grants under title I of the 
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-De-
termination Act of 1996 (in this section referred to 
as ‘‘NAHASDA’’) (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.) , and 
the Secretary shall distribute such amount according 
to the same funding formula used in fiscal year 
2021; 
(2) $7,000,000 for grants under title VIII of 
NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4221 et seq.); 
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(3) $784,375,000 for competitive grants to eli-
gible 
recipients 
authorized 
under 
title 
I 
of 
NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), which may be 
used for— 
(A) new construction and rehabilitation of 
affordable housing; 
(B) improving water or energy efficiency or 
increasing resilience to natural hazards for 
housing assisted by amounts made available 
under this subsection; or 
(C) ) other eligible affordable housing ac-
tivities under NAHASDA; 
(4) $334,250,000 for— 
(A) competitive single-purpose Indian com-
munity development block grants for Indian 
tribes under title I of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 
et seq.); and 
(B) imminent threat grants under title I of 
the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) for Indian 
tribes, or a tribal organization, governmental 
entity, or nonprofit organization designated by 
the Indian tribe to apply for a grant on its be-
half, which may be used to— 
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(i) address environmental threats, in-
cluding long-term environmental threats; 
(ii) assist Indian tribes with relocating 
a portion of or entire communities due to 
changes to the local environment; or 
(iii) assist Indian tribes with address-
ing other threats to health and safety; 
(5) $50,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary 
of administering and overseeing the implementation 
of this section and Native American programs gen-
erally, including information technology, financial re-
porting, research and evaluations, other cross-pro-
gram costs in support of programs administered by 
the Secretary in this Act, and other costs; and 
(6) $40,000,000 to make new awards or in-
crease prior awards to existing technical assistance 
providers to provide an immediate increase in capac-
ity building and technical assistance to grantees; and 
the Secretary may use not more than 10 percent of 
the amount under this paragraph to increase prior 
awards to existing technical assistance providers to 
provide an immediate increase in capacity building 
and technical assistance. 
Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2031. 
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(b) GRANTEE ELIGIBILITY.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this section, of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 
4101 et seq.), or of the provisions of title I of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5301 et seq) applicable to the Indian community develop-
ment block grant program, an Indian tribe shall be ineli-
gible to receive grants with amounts made available under 
this section if the Secretary determines that the Indian 
tribe is not in compliance with obligations under its 1866 
treaty with the United States as it relates to the inclusion 
of persons who are lineal descendants of Freedmen as hav-
ing the rights of the citizens of such tribes, unless a Fed-
eral court has issued a final order that determines the 
treaty obligations with respect to including Freedmen as 
citizens. For purposes of this subsection, a court order is 
not considered final if time remains for an appeal or appli-
cation for discretionary review with respect to the order. 
(c) PRELIMINARY FUNDING.— 
(1) 
USE
OF
IMMINENT
THREAT
GRANT 
AMOUNTS.—Of any amounts made available in sub-
section (a)(4)(B), and in consultation with the De-
partment of the Interior, the Secretary may award 
preliminary grants of up to $2,000,000 each to ap-
plicants that have applied for a grant under sub-
section (a)(4)(B) before making a final determina-
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tion as to whether to award a grant under sub-
section (a)(4)(B) to such applicant. 
(2) NEED AND CAPACITY.—Prior to awarding a 
preliminary grant under this subsection, the Sec-
retary must determine, based on a preliminary as-
sessment of need and administrative capacity, that 
the applicant is likely able to carry out the grant 
successfully but would need additional administrative 
and planning resources to develop a comprehensive 
implementation plan and additional administrative 
capacity in order to successfully administer a grant 
under subsection (a)(4)(B). 
(3) ELIGIBLE
ACTIVITIES.—Such preliminary 
grants shall be used for eligible program activities, 
as defined by the Secretary, that the Secretary de-
termines will allow the applicant to successfully im-
plement the grant. 
(4) 
INAPPLICABILITY.—Such 
preliminary 
grants are not subject to administrative and plan-
ning caps. 
(5) FUNDING
DETERMINATIONS.—The deter-
mination of whether to award a final grant under 
subsection (a)(4)(B) to an applicant after prelimi-
nary funding was granted to an applicant shall not 
be subject to review. 
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(d) REALLOCATION.—Amounts made available under 
subsection (a)(1) that are not accepted within a time spec-
ified by the Secretary, are voluntarily returned, or are oth-
erwise recaptured for any reason may be used to fund 
grants under paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (a). 
(e) WAIVERS.—The Secretary may waive or specify 
alternative requirements for any provision of NAHASDA 
(25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.), title I of the Housing and Com-
munity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq), 
or regulation that the Secretary administers that is appli-
cable to such statutes other than requirements related to 
fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the 
environment, upon a finding that the waiver or alternative 
requirement is necessary to expedite or facilitate the use 
of amounts made available under this section. 
(f) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall have au-
thority to issue such regulations or other notices, guid-
ance, forms, instructions, and publications as may be nec-
essary or appropriate to carry out the programs, projects, 
or activities authorized under this section, including to en-
sure that such programs, projects, or activities are com-
pleted in a timely and effective manner. 
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Subtitle B—21st Century Sustain-
able 
and 
Equitable 
Commu-
nities 
SEC. 40101. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT 
FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND 
INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— 
(1) $6,600,000,000 for grants to grantees 
under section 106 of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.5306) under 
the community development block grant program 
under title I of such Act, subject to subsection (b) 
of this section, except that for purposes of amounts 
made available by this paragraph, paragraph (2) of 
such section 106(a) shall be applied by substituting 
‘‘$70,000,000’’ for ‘‘$7,000,000’’; 
(2) $1,000,000,000 for assistance to community 
development block grant grantees, as determined by 
the Secretary, under section 106 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5306), only for colonias, to address the community 
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and housing infrastructure needs of existing colonia 
residents based on a formula that takes into account 
persons in poverty in the colonia areas, except that 
grantees may use funds in colonias outside of the 
150-mile border area upon approval of the Sec-
retary; 
(3) $500,000,000 for grants under the commu-
nity development block grant program under title I 
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) to eligible recipients 
under subsection (d) of this section for manufac-
tured housing infrastructure improvements in eligi-
ble manufactured home communities; 
(4) $300,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary 
of administering and overseeing the implementation 
of this section, the Community Development Block 
Grant program, and the manufactured home con-
struction and safety standards program generally, 
including information technology, financial report-
ing, research and evaluations, fair housing compli-
ance, other cross-program costs in support of pro-
grams administered by the Secretary in this title, 
and other costs; and the Secretary may transfer and 
merge amounts set aside under this paragraph to 
section 40301; and 
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(5) $100,000,000 for providing technical assist-
ance to recipients of or applicants for grants under 
this section. 
Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2031. 
(b) HOUSING CONSTRUCTION.—Expenditures on new 
construction of housing shall be an eligible expense for a 
recipient of funds made available under this section that 
is not a recipient of funds under title II of the Cranston- 
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 42 
U.S.C. 12721 et seq.). 
(c) MANUFACTURED
HOUSING
COMMUNITY
IM-
PROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Hous-
ing and Urban Development shall carry out a com-
petitive grant program to award funds appropriated 
under subsection (a)(4) to eligible recipients to carry 
out eligible projects for improvements in eligible 
manufactured home communities. 
(2) 
ELIGIBLE
PROJECTS.—Amounts 
from 
grants under this subsection shall be used only to 
assist in carrying out a project for construction, re-
construction, repair, or clearance of housing, facili-
ties and improvements in or serving a manufactured 
housing community that— 
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(A) is critically needed to protect the 
health and safety of the residents of the manu-
factured housing community and the long-term 
sustainability of the community; 
(B) can be commenced expeditiously as-
sisted by a grant under this subsection; and 
(C) includes activities— 
(i) eligible under the community devel-
opment block grant program under title I 
of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et 
seq.); 
(ii) to facilitate installation, including 
foundation construction for new manufac-
tured homes, as defined in section 603 of 
the National Manufactured Construction 
and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5402) and regulated under associ-
ated regulations, and previously sold cer-
tified manufactured homes; or 
(iii) to mitigate flood risk. 
(3) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall prioritize 
awards under this section by the extent to which the 
project will assist low-income families and preserve 
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long-term housing affordability for residents of an 
eligible manufactured home community. 
(d) WAIVERS.—The Secretary may waive or specify 
alternative requirements for any provision of title I of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) or regulation that the Secretary ad-
ministers in connection with use of amounts made avail-
able under this section other than requirements related to 
fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the 
environment, upon a finding that the waiver or alternative 
requirement is necessary to expedite or facilitate the use 
of amounts made available under this section. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 
following definitions shall apply: 
(1) COLONIA AREA.—The term ‘‘colonia area’’ 
means any census tract that— 
(A) is an area of the United States within 
150 miles of the contiguous border between the 
United States and Mexico, except as otherwise 
determined by the Secretary; and 
(B) lacks potable water supply, adequate 
sewage systems, and lack of decent, safe, sani-
tary housing, and other objective criteria as ap-
proved by the Secretary. 
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(2) ELIGIBLE MANUFACTURED HOME COMMU-
NITY.—The term ‘‘eligible manufactured home com-
munity’’ means a community that— 
(A) meets the affordable housing safe har-
bor requirements of the Internal Revenue Serv-
ice under section 601.201 of title 26, Code of 
Federal Regulations; and 
(B)(i) is owned by the residents of the 
manufactured housing community through a 
resident-controlled entity, as defined by the Sec-
retary, in which at least two-thirds of residents 
are member-owners of the land-owning entity; 
or 
(ii) the Secretary otherwise determines is 
subject to such binding agreements as are nec-
essary to ensure that the manufactured housing 
community will be maintained as such a com-
munity, and affordable for low-income families 
(as such term is defined in section 104 of the 
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Hous-
ing Act (42 U.S.C. 12704)), on a long-term 
basis. 
(3) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.—The term ‘‘eligible 
recipient’’ means a partnership of— 
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(A) a grantee under section 106 of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 
1974 (42 U.S.C.5306); and 
(B) an eligible manufactured home com-
munity, a nonprofit entity, or a consortia of 
nonprofit entities working with an eligible man-
ufactured home community. 
(4) MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITY.—The 
term ‘‘manufactured home community’’ means any 
community, court, or park equipped to accommodate 
manufactured homes for which pad sites, with or 
without existing manufactured homes or other al-
lowed homes, or other suitable sites, are used pri-
marily for residential purposes, with any additional 
requirements as determined by the Secretary, includ-
ing any manufactured housing community as such 
term is used for purposes of the program of the 
Federal National Mortgage Association for multi-
family loans for manufactured housing communities 
and the program of the Federal Home Loan Mort-
gage Corporation for loans for manufactured hous-
ing communities. 
(f) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall have au-
thority to issue such regulations or other notices, guid-
ance, forms, instructions, and publications as may be nec-
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essary or appropriate to carry out the programs, projects, 
or activities authorized under this section, including to en-
sure that such programs, projects, or activities are com-
pleted in a timely and effective manner. 
SEC. 40102. LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL AND 
HOUSING-RELATED 
HEALTH 
AND 
SAFETY 
HAZARD MITIGATION IN HOUSING OF FAMI-
LIES WITH LOWER INCOMES. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise made available, there is appropriated to the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for fiscal year 2022, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— 
(1) $6,430,000,000 for grants to States, units 
of general local government, Indian tribes or their 
tribally designated housing entities, and nonprofit 
organizations for the activities under subsection (c) 
in target housing units, and common areas servicing 
such units, where low-income families reside or are 
expected to reside that is not public housing, hous-
ing assisted by project-based rental assistance under 
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f), including under subsection 
(o)(13) of such section, nor housing assisted under 
section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 
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1701q) or section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013); 
(2) $500,000,000 for grants to State or local 
governments or nonprofit entities for the activities in 
subsection (c) in target housing units, and common 
areas servicing such units, that are being assisted 
under the Weatherization Assistance Program au-
thorized under title IV of the Energy Conservation 
and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6851 et seq.) but are 
not public housing, housing assisted by project-based 
rental assistance under section 8 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), in-
cluding under subsection (o)(13) of such section, nor 
housing assisted under section 202 of the Housing 
Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q) or section 811 of the 
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act 
(42 U.S.C. 8013); 
(3) $2,000,000,000 for grants to owners of a 
property receiving project-based rental assistance 
under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), including under subsection 
(o)(13) of such section, that meets the definition of 
target housing and that has not received a grant for 
similar purposes under this Act for the activities in 
subsection (c), except subsection (c)(2), in target 
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housing units receiving such assistance and common 
areas servicing such units; 
(4) $810,000,000 for costs related to training 
and technical assistance to support identification 
and mitigation of lead and housing-related health 
and safety hazards, research, and evaluation related 
to activities under this section; and 
(5) $260,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary 
of administering and overseeing the implementation 
of this section, and the Secretary’s lead hazard re-
duction and related programs generally including in-
formation technology, financial reporting, research 
and evaluations, other cross-program costs in sup-
port of programs administered by the Secretary in 
this Act, and other costs; the Secretary may transfer 
and merge amounts appropriated under this para-
graph to section 40301. 
Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2031. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(1) INCOME
ELIGIBILITY
DETERMINATIONS.— 
Notwithstanding any inconsistent requirements, the 
Secretary may make income determinations of eligi-
bility for enrollment of housing units for grants 
awarded under— 
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(A) subsection (a)(1) using criteria under 
title I of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), 
title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af-
fordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12701 et 
seq.), section 8 of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), title IV of the 
Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 
U.S.C. 6851 et seq.), section 2605 of the Low- 
Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 
(42 U.S.C. 8624), or section 2044 of title 38, 
United States Code, as determined appropriate 
by the Secretary; 
(B) subsection (a)(2) using criteria under 
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) or title IV of the En-
ergy Conservation and Production Act (42 
U.S.C. 6851 et seq.). 
(2) HOUSING
FAMILIES
WITH
YOUNG
CHIL-
DREN.—An owner of rental property that receives 
assistance under subsection (a)(3) shall give priority 
in renting units for which the lead-based paint has 
been abated pursuant to subsection (a)(3), for not 
less than 3 years following the completion of lead 
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abatement activities, to families with a child under 
the age of 6 years. 
(3) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—A recipient 
of a grant under this section may use up to 10 per-
cent of the grant for administrative expenses associ-
ated with the activities funded by this section. 
(c) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Grants awarded under 
this section shall be used for— 
(1) abatement of lead-based paint in target 
housing; 
(2) interim controls of lead-based paint hazards 
in target housing; 
(3) lead-based paint inspections; 
(4) lead risk assessments; 
(5) lead hazard control clearance examinations; 
(6) testing for housing-related health and safety 
hazards; 
(7) mitigation of housing-related health and 
safety hazards, including lead faucets, fixtures, and 
interior lines; 
(8) technical assistance; 
(9) providing work practices training to local 
residents; 
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(10) outreach and engagement with community 
stakeholders, including stakeholders in disadvan-
taged communities; 
(11) capacity building; 
(12) program evaluation and research; 
(13) environmental reviews; or 
(14) activities that directly or indirectly support 
the work under this section, as applicable, that with-
out which such activities could not be conducted. 
(d) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.—For purposes of en-
vironmental review pursuant to the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 
other provisions of law that further the purposes of such 
Act, a grant under subsection (a) of this section shall be 
considered funds for a special project for purposes of sec-
tion 305(c) of the Multifamily Housing Property Disposi-
tion Reform Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 3547), provided that 
references in such section 305(c) to ‘‘State or unit of gen-
eral local government’’ shall be deemed to include Indian 
tribes. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 
following definitions, and definitions in section 1004 of the 
Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 
1992 (42 U.S.C. 4851b), shall apply: 
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(1) NONPROFIT; NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.— 
The terms ‘‘nonprofit’’ and ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ 
mean a corporation, community chest, fund, or foun-
dation not organized for profit, but organized and 
operated exclusively for religious, charitable, sci-
entific, testing for public safety, literary, or edu-
cational purposes; or an organization not organized 
for profit but operated exclusively for the promotion 
of social welfare. 
(2) PUBLIC HOUSING; PUBLIC HOUSING AGEN-
CY; LOW-INCOME FAMILY.—The terms ‘‘public hous-
ing’’, ‘‘public housing agency’’, and ‘‘low-income 
family’ ’’’ have the same meaning given such terms 
in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)). 
(3) TRIBALLY DESIGNATED HOUSING ENTITY; 
INDIAN
TRIBE.—The terms ‘‘tribally designated 
housing entity’’ and ‘‘Indian tribe’’ have the same 
meaning given such terms in section 4 of the Native 
American Housing Assistance and Self-Determina-
tion Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103). 
(4) UNIT OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT.— 
The term ‘‘unit of general local government’’ has the 
same meaning given such term in section 102 of the 
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Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 
(42 U.S.C. 5302). 
(f) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall have the 
authority to issue such regulations or other notices, guid-
ance, forms, instructions, and publications as may be nec-
essary or appropriate to carry out the programs, projects, 
or activities authorized under this section, including to en-
sure that such programs, projects, or activities are com-
pleted in a timely and effective manner. 
SEC. 40103. UNLOCKING POSSIBILITIES PROGRAM. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development for fiscal year 2022, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated— 
(1) $4,260,000,000 for awarding planning 
grants under this section to develop and evaluate 
housing policy plans and substantially improve hous-
ing strategies; 
(2) $20,000,000 for research and evaluation re-
lated to housing policy planning and other associated 
costs; 
(3) $70,000,000 to provide technical assistance 
to grantees or applicants for grants made available 
by this section; and 
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(4) $150,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary 
of administering and overseeing the implementation 
of this section, including information technology, fi-
nancial reporting, research and evaluations, fair 
housing compliance, and other cross-program costs 
in support of programs administered by the Sec-
retary in this title; the Secretary may transfer and 
merge amounts appropriated under this paragraph 
to section 40301. 
Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2031. 
(b) PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development shall establish a com-
petitive grant program for— 
(1) planning grants to develop and evaluate 
housing policy plans and substantially improve hous-
ing strategies; 
(2) streamlining regulatory requirements and 
shorten processes, reform zoning codes, or other ini-
tiatives that reduce barriers to housing supply elas-
ticity and affordability; 
(3) developing and evaluating local or regional 
plans for urban development to substantially im-
prove urban development strategies related to sus-
tainability, fair housing, and location efficiency; 
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(4) implementation and livable community in-
vestment grants; and 
(5) research and evaluation. 
(c) GRANTS.— 
(1) PLANNING GRANTS.—The Secretary shall, 
under selection criteria determined by the Secretary, 
award grants under this paragraph on a competitive 
basis to eligible entities to finance planning activi-
ties, including engagement with community stake-
holders and housing practitioners, to— 
(A) develop housing policy plans; 
(B) substantially improve State or local 
housing strategies; 
(C) develop new regulatory requirements 
and processes, reform zoning codes, or under-
take other initiatives to reduce barriers to hous-
ing supply elasticity and affordability; 
(D) develop local or regional plans for 
urban development; and 
(E) substantially improve urban develop-
ment strategies, including strategies to increase 
availability and access to affordable housing, to 
further access to public transportation or to ad-
vance other sustainable or location-efficient 
urban development goals. 
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(2) IMPLEMENTATION
AND
LIVABLE
COMMU-
NITY
INVESTMENT
GRANTS.—The Secretary shall 
award implementation grants under this paragraph 
on a competitive basis to eligible entities for the pur-
pose of implementing— 
(A) completed housing strategies and hous-
ing policy plans and any planning to affirma-
tively further fair housing within the meaning 
of subsections (d) and (e) of section 808 of the 
Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 608) and applica-
ble regulations and for community investments 
that support the goals identified in such hous-
ing strategies or housing policy plans; 
(B) new regulatory requirements and proc-
esses, reformed zoning codes, or other initia-
tives to reduce barriers to housing supply elas-
ticity and affordability that are consistent with 
a plan under subparagraph (A); 
(C) completed local or regional plans for 
urban development and any planning to in-
crease availability and access to affordable 
housing, access to public transportation and 
other sustainable or location-efficient urban de-
velopment goals. 
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(d) COORDINATION WITH FTA ADMINISTRATOR.— 
To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall coordinate 
with the Federal Transit Administrator in carrying out 
this section. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 
following definitions apply: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a State, insular area, metropolitan 
city, or urban county, as such terms are defined 
in section 102 of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302); or 
(B) for purposes of grants under sub-
section (b)(1), a regional planning agency or 
consortia. 
(2) HOUSING POLICY PLAN; HOUSING STRAT-
EGY.— 
(A) HOUSING
POLICY
PLAN.—The term 
‘‘housing policy plan’’ means a plan of an eligi-
ble entity to, with respect to the area within the 
jurisdiction of the eligible entity— 
(i) match the creation of housing sup-
ply to existing demand and projected de-
mand growth in the area, with attention to 
preventing displacement of residents, re-
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ducing the concentration of poverty, and 
meaningfully reducing and not perpet-
uating housing segregation on the basis of 
race, color, religion, natural origin, sex, 
disability, or familial status; 
(ii) increase the affordability of hous-
ing in the area, increase the accessibility of 
housing in the area for people with disabil-
ities, including location-efficient housing, 
and preserve or improve the quality of 
housing in the area; 
(iii) reduce barriers to housing devel-
opment in the area, with consideration for 
location efficiency, affordability, and acces-
sibility; and 
(iv) coordinate with the metropolitan 
transportation plan of the area under the 
jurisdiction of the eligible entity, or other 
regional plan. 
(B) 
HOUSING
STRATEGY.—The 
term 
‘‘housing strategy’’ means the housing strategy 
required under section 105 of the Cranston- 
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
U.S.C. 12705). 
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(f) COSTS TO GRANTEES.—Up to 15 percent of a re-
cipient’s grant may be used for administrative costs. 
(g) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— Except as otherwise pro-
vided by this section, amounts appropriated or oth-
erwise made available under this section shall be 
subject to the community development block grant 
program requirements under title I of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.). 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(A) HOUSING
CONSTRUCTION.—Expendi-
tures on new construction of housing shall be 
an eligible expense under this section. 
(B) BUILDINGS
FOR
GENERAL
CONDUCT 
OF GOVERNMENT .—Expenditures on building 
for the general conduct of government, other 
than the Federal Government, shall be eligible 
under this section when necessary and appro-
priate as a part of a natural hazard mitigation 
project. 
(h) WAIVERS.—The Secretary may waive or specify 
alternative requirements for any provision of title I of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) or regulation for the administration 
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of the amounts made available under this section other 
than requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimina-
tion, labor standards, and the environment, upon a finding 
that the waiver or alternative requirement is necessary to 
expedite or facilitate the use of amounts made available 
under this section. 
(i) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall have the 
authority to issue such regulations or other notices, guid-
ance, forms, instructions, and publications as may be nec-
essary or appropriate to carry out the programs, projects, 
or activities authorized under this section, including to en-
sure that such programs, projects, or activities are com-
pleted in a timely and effective manner. 
SEC. 40104. STRENGTHENING RESILIENCE UNDER NA-
TIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM DEBT.— 
(1) CANCELLATION.—Subject only to para-
graphs (2) and (3) and notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, all indebtedness of the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy under any notes or other obligations issued pur-
suant to section 1309(a) of the National Flood In-
surance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 7 4016(a)) and sec-
tion 15(e) of the Federal Insurance Act of 1956 (42 
U.S.C. 2414(e)), and outstanding as of the date of 
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