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Union Calendar No. 94 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5376 
[Report No. 117–130] 
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 
Mr. YARMUTH, from the Committee on the Budget, reported the following bill; 
which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State 
of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. 
Res. 14. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
TITLE I—AGRICULTURE 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
SECTION 10001. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) The term ‘‘insular area’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 1404 of the National Ag-
ricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy 
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103). 
(2) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
Subtitle B—Forestry 
SEC. 11001. NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM RESTORATION AND 
FUELS REDUCTION PROJECTS. 
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there are appropriated to the Secretary for 
fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2031— 
(1) $10,000,000,000 for hazardous fuels reduc-
tion projects within the wildland-urban interface; 
(2) $4,000,000,000 for, on a determination by 
the Secretary that hazardous fuels within the 
wildland-urban interface have been effectively treat-
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ed to prevent the spread of wildfire to at-risk com-
munities, hazardous fuels reduction projects outside 
the wildland-urban interface that are— 
(A) noncommercial in nature, except on a 
determination by the Secretary, in accordance 
with the best available science, that the harvest 
of merchantable materials is ecologically nec-
essary for restoration and to enhance ecological 
integrity, subject to the requirement that the 
sale of merchantable materials shall be limited 
to small diameter trees or biomass that are a 
byproduct of projects under this paragraph; 
(B) collaboratively developed; and 
(C) carried out in a manner that— 
(i) enhances the ecological integrity 
and achieves the restoration of a forest 
ecosystem; 
(ii) maximizes the retention of old- 
growth and large trees, as appropriate for 
the forest type; and 
(iii) focuses on prescribed fire as the 
primary 
means 
to 
achieve 
modified 
wildland fire behavior, as measured by the 
projected reduction of uncharacteristically 
severe wildfire effects for the forest type; 
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(3) $1,000,000,000 for vegetation management 
projects carried out solely on National Forest Sys-
tem land that the Secretary shall select following the 
receipt of proposals submitted in accordance with 
subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 4003 of the 
Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 
U.S.C. 7303); 
(4) $500,000,000 for vegetation management 
projects carried out in accordance with— 
(A) a water source management plan; or 
(B) a watershed protection and restoration 
action plan; 
(5) $500,000,000 for vegetation management 
projects that— 
(A) maintain, or contribute toward the res-
toration of, old growth characteristics, including 
structure, 
composition, 
function, 
and 
connectivity, according to the reference old 
growth conditions characteristic of the forest 
type, taking into account— 
(i) the contribution of the project to 
landscape fire adaptation and the ecologi-
cal integrity of watershed and ecosystem 
health; and 
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(ii) the goal of retaining the large 
trees contributing to old growth structure; 
(B) focus primarily on small diameter trees 
and prescribed fire to modify fire behavior, as 
measured 
by 
the 
projected 
reduction 
of 
uncharacteristically severe wildfire effects for 
the forest type; and 
(C) maximize the retention of large trees, 
as appropriate for the forest type; 
(6) $450,000,000 for the Legacy Roads and 
Trails program of the Forest Service; 
(7) $350,000,000 for National Forest System 
land management planning and monitoring, with a 
focus on— 
(A) the assessment of watershed, ecologi-
cal, and carbon conditions on National Forest 
System land; and 
(B) the revision and amendment of older 
land management plans that present opportuni-
ties to protect, maintain, restore, and monitor 
ecological integrity, ecological conditions for at- 
risk species, and carbon storage; 
(8) $100,000,000 for maintenance of trails on 
National Forest System land, with a focus on trails 
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(11) $50,000,000 to develop and carry out ac-
tivities and tactics for the protection of older and 
mature forests on National Forest System land, in-
cluding completing an inventory of older and mature 
forests within the National Forest System; 
(12) $50,000,000 to develop and carry out ac-
tivities and tactics for the maintenance and restora-
tion of habitat conditions necessary for the protec-
tion and recovery of at-risk species on National For-
est System land in implementing Forest Service haz-
ardous fuels reduction and other vegetation manage-
ment programs and projects based on a science- 
based analysis carried out by the Secretary; 
(13) $50,000,000 to carry out post-fire recovery 
plans that— 
(A) emphasize the use of locally adapted 
native plant materials to restore the ecological 
integrity of disturbed areas; and 
(B) do not include salvage logging; 
(14) $50,000,000 to develop and carry out non-
lethal activities and tactics to reduce human-wildlife 
conflicts on National Forest System land; and 
(15) $2,250,000,000 to be used for staffing, 
salaries, and other workforce needs to support the 
development of a Civilian Climate Corps for the pur-
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poses of managing National Forest System land, 
subject to the conditions that— 
(A) the amounts made available under this 
paragraph shall be in addition to any amounts 
required for salaries and expenses needed to 
carry out projects under this subsection; and 
(B) members of the Civilian Climate Corps 
shall be compensated at not less than 200 per-
cent of the annual Federal poverty line. 
(b) PRIORITY FOR FUNDING.—The Secretary shall 
prioritize for implementation under this section projects 
described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection 
(a)— 
(1) for which an environmental assessment or 
an environmental impact statement required under 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) has been completed; 
(2) that are collaboratively developed; or 
(3) that include opportunities to restore sus-
tainable recreation infrastructure or access or ac-
complish other recreation outcomes, if the opportuni-
ties are compatible with the primary restoration pur-
poses of the project. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds made available 
by this section may be used for any activity— 
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(1) conducted in a wilderness area or wilderness 
study area; 
(2) that includes the construction of a perma-
nent road or permanent trail; 
(3) that includes the construction of a tem-
porary road, except in the case of a temporary road 
that is decommissioned by the Secretary not later 
than 3 years after the earlier of— 
(A) the date on which the temporary road 
is no longer needed; and 
(B) the date on which the project for 
which the temporary road was constructed is 
completed; 
(4) inconsistent with the applicable land man-
agement plan; 
(5) inconsistent with the prohibitions of the rule 
of the Forest Service entitled ‘‘Special Areas; 
Roadless Area Conservation’’ (66 Fed. Reg. 3244 
(January 12, 2001)), as modified by subparts C and 
D of part 294 of title 36, Code of Federal Regula-
tions; or 
(6) carried out on any land that is not National 
Forest System land, including other forested land on 
Federal, State, Tribal, or private land. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) AT-RISK COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘at-risk 
community’’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 101 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 
2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511). 
(2) COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOPED.—The term 
‘‘collaboratively developed’’ means, with respect to a 
project located exclusively on National Forest Sys-
tem land, that the project is developed and imple-
mented through a collaborative process that— 
(A) includes multiple interested persons 
representing diverse interests; and 
(B)(i) is transparent and nonexclusive; or 
(ii) meets the requirements for a resource 
advisory 
committee 
under 
subsections 
(c) 
through (f) of section 205 of the Secure Rural 
Schools and Community Self-Determination Act 
of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7125). 
(3) DECOMMISSION.—The term ‘‘decommis-
sion’’ means, with respect to a road— 
(A) reestablishing native vegetation on the 
road; 
(B) restoring any natural drainage, water-
shed function, or other ecological processes that 
were disrupted or adversely impacted by the 
road 
by 
removing 
or 
hydrologically 
dis-
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connecting the road prism and reestablishing 
stable slope contours; and 
(C) effectively blocking the road to vehic-
ular traffic, where feasible. 
(4) ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY.—The term ‘‘eco-
logical integrity’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 219.19 of title 36, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (as in effect on the date of enactment of this 
Act). 
(5) 
HAZARDOUS
FUELS
REDUCTION 
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘hazardous fuels reduction 
project’’ means an activity, including the use of pre-
scribed fire, to protect structures and communities 
from wildfire that is carried out on National Forest 
System land. 
(6) RESTORATION.—The term ‘‘restoration’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 219.19 of 
title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on 
the date of enactment of this Act). 
(7) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PROJECT.—The 
term ‘‘vegetation management project’’ means an ac-
tivity carried out on National Forest System land to 
enhance the ecological integrity and achieve the res-
toration of a forest ecosystem through— 
(A) the removal of vegetation; 
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(B) the use of prescribed fire; 
(C) the restoration of aquatic habitat; or 
(D) the decommissioning of an unauthor-
ized, temporary, or system road. 
(8) WATER SOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The 
term ‘‘water source management plan’’ means a plan 
developed under section 303(d)(1) of the Healthy 
Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 
6542(d)(1)). 
(9) WATERSHED PROTECTION AND RESTORA-
TION ACTION PLAN.—The term ‘‘watershed protec-
tion and restoration action plan’’ means a plan de-
veloped under section 304(a)(3) of the Healthy For-
ests 
Restoration 
Act 
of 
2003 
(16 
U.S.C. 
6543(a)(3)). 
(10) WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE.—The term 
‘‘wildland-urban interface’’— 
(A) in the case of the lower 48 States, 
means the areas mapped as the wildland-urban 
interface in the document entitled ‘‘The 
Wildland-Urban Interface of the Conterminous 
United States’’, and published by the Depart-
ment of Agriculture in 2015; and 
(B) in the case of the States of Alaska and 
Hawaii, has the meaning given the term in sec-
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tion 101 of the Healthy Forests Restoration 
Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511). 
SEC. 11002. NON-FEDERAL LAND FOREST RESTORATION 
AND FUELS REDUCTION PROJECTS AND RE-
SEARCH. 
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there are appropriated to the Secretary for 
fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2031— 
(1) $9,000,000,000 to award grants to a Trib-
al, State, or local government, a regional organiza-
tion, a special district, or a nonprofit organization to 
support, on non-Federal land, forest restoration and 
resilience projects, including projects to reduce the 
risk of wildfires and establish defensible space 
around structures within at-risk communities; 
(2) $1,000,000,000 to award grants to a Trib-
al, State, or local government, a regional organiza-
tion, a special district, or a nonprofit organization to 
implement community wildfire protection plans (as 
defined in section 101 of the Healthy Forests Res-
toration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511)), purchase 
firefighting equipment, provide firefighter training, 
and increase the capacity for planning, coordinating, 
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and monitoring projects on non-Federal land to pro-
tect at-risk communities (as defined in section 101 
of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 
U.S.C. 6511)); 
(3) $250,000,000 to award grants to a Tribal, 
State, or local government, a regional organization, 
a special district, or a nonprofit organization for 
projects on non-Federal land to aid in the recovery 
and rehabilitation of burned areas, including refor-
estation; 
(4) $250,000,000 to award grants to a Tribal, 
State, or local government, a regional organization, 
a special district, or a nonprofit organization for 
projects on non-Federal land to expand equitable 
outdoor access and promote tourism on non-Federal 
forested land for members of underserved groups; 
(5) $250,000,000 for the State Fire Assistance 
and Volunteer Fire Assistance programs established 
under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 
1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.), to be distributed at 
the discretion of the Secretary; 
(6) $250,000,000 for the implementation of 
State-wide forest resource strategies under section 
2A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 
1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101a); 
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(7) $250,000,000 for the competitive grant pro-
gram under section 13A of the Cooperative Forestry 
Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2109a) for pro-
viding through that program a cost share to carry 
out climate mitigation or forest resilience practices 
in the case of underserved forest landowners, subject 
to the condition that subsection (h) of that section 
shall not apply; 
(8) $250,000,000 for the competitive grant pro-
gram under section 13A of the Cooperative Forestry 
Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2109a) for pro-
viding through that program grants to support the 
participation of underserved forest landowners in 
emerging private markets for climate mitigation or 
forest resilience, subject to the condition that sub-
section (h) of that section shall not apply; 
(9) $250,000,000 for the competitive grant pro-
gram under section 13A of the Cooperative Forestry 
Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2109a) for pro-
viding through that program grants to support the 
participation of forest landowners who own less than 
2,500 acres of forest land in emerging private mar-
kets for climate mitigation or forest resilience, sub-
ject to the condition that subsection (h) of that sec-
tion shall not apply; 
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(10) $500,000,000 for the competitive grant 
program under section 13A of the Cooperative For-
estry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2109a) to 
provide grants to states and other eligible entities to 
provide payments to owners of private forest land 
for implementation of forestry practices on private 
forest land, that are determined by the Secretary, 
based on the best available science, to provide meas-
urable increases in carbon sequestration and storage 
beyond customary practices on comparable land, 
subject to the conditions that— 
(A) those payments shall not preclude 
landowners from participation in other public 
and private sector financial incentive programs; 
and 
(B) subsection (h) of that section shall not 
apply; 
(11) $50,000,000 to carry out the healthy for-
ests reserve program established under section 501 
of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 
U.S.C. 6571); 
(12) $50,000,000 for the forest inventory and 
analysis program established under section 3(e) of 
the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Re-
search Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1642(e)) for collabo-
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rative partnerships with the National Association of 
University Forest Resources Programs; 
(13) $50,000,000 for the forest inventory and 
analysis program established under section 3(e) of 
the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Re-
search Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1642(e)) for activi-
ties and tactics to accelerate and expand existing re-
search efforts to improve forest carbon monitoring 
technologies to better predict changes in forest car-
bon due to climate change; 
(14) $100,000,000 for the forest inventory and 
analysis program established under section 3(e) of 
the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Re-
search Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1642(e)) to carry out 
recommendations from a panel of relevant experts 
convened by the Secretary that has reviewed and, 
based on the review, issued recommendations regard-
ing the current priorities and future needs of the 
forest inventory and analysis program with respect 
to climate change, forest health, sustainable wood 
products, and increasing carbon storage in forests; 
(15) $50,000,000 for the forest inventory and 
analysis program established under section 3(e) of 
the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Re-
search Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1642(e)) to provide 
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enhancements to the technology managed and used 
by the forest inventory and analysis program, includ-
ing cloud computing and remote sensing for pur-
poses such as small area estimation; 
(16) $1,000,000,000 to provide grants under 
the wood innovation grant program under section 
8643 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 
(7 U.S.C. 7655d), including for the construction of 
new facilities that advance the purposes of the pro-
gram, subject to the conditions that— 
(A) the amount of such a grant shall be 
not more than $5,000,000; 
(B) notwithstanding subsection (d) of that 
section, a recipient of such a grant shall provide 
funds equal to not less than 50 percent of the 
amount received under the grant, to be derived 
from non-Federal sources; and 
(C) a priority shall be placed on projects 
that create a financial model for addressing for-
est restoration needs on public or private forest 
land; 
(17) $50,000,000 for the research mission area 
of the Forest Service to accelerate and expand exist-
ing research efforts relating to strategies to increase 
carbon stocks on National Forest System land; 
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(18) $50,000,000 for the research mission area 
of the Forest Service to accelerate and expand exist-
ing research efforts relating to the impacts of cli-
mate change and weather variability on national for-
est ecosystems; 
(19) $50,000,000 for the research mission area 
of the Forest Service to accelerate and expand exist-
ing research efforts relating to strategies to ensure 
that national forest ecosystems, including forests, 
plants, aquatic ecosystems, and wildlife, are able to 
adapt to climate change and weather variability; 
(20) $50,000,000 for the research mission area 
of the Forest Service to assess the quantity of car-
bon sequestration and storage accomplished by dif-
ferent forest practices when applied in diverse eco-
logical and geographic settings; 
(21) $50,000,000 for the research mission area 
of the Forest Service to carry out greenhouse gas 
life cycle analyses of domestic wood products; 
(22) $50,000,000 for the Forest Health Moni-
toring Program of the Forest Service for activities 
and tactics to reduce the spread of invasive species 
on non-Federal forested land; and 
(23) $2,250,000,000 to be used for staffing, 
salaries, and other workforce needs and expenses to 
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support the development of a Civilian Climate Corps 
for carrying out projects on non-Federal land 
through the Forest Service State and private for-
estry mission area and other Department of Agri-
culture programs, including rural and urban con-
servation and tree planting projects, subject to the 
conditions that— 
(A) the amounts made available under this 
paragraph shall be in addition to any amounts 
required for salaries and expenses needed to 
carry out projects under this subsection; and 
(B) members of the Civilian Climate Corps 
shall be compensated at not less than 200 per-
cent of the annual Federal poverty line. 
(b) SUBMISSION
OF NON-FEDERAL RESTORATION 
AREAS BY STATES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Governor of a State 
may submit to the Secretary, in writing, a request 
to include with land on which a project is carried out 
using amounts made available by this section certain 
non-Federal land in the State. 
(2) INCLUSIONS.—A written request submitted 
under paragraph (1) may include 1 or more maps or 
recommendations. 
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(3) AUTHORIZATION.—On approval of a written 
request submitted under paragraph (1), a project 
may be carried out using amounts made available by 
this section on the non-Federal land in the State 
that is the subject of the request. 
(c) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The grants made available 
under paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (a) 
shall be subject to a non-Federal match requirement 
of not less than 20 percent of the overall project 
cost. 
(2) WAIVER.—The cost-sharing requirement 
under paragraph (1) may be waived, at the discre-
tion of the Secretary, for high priority projects 
that— 
(A) have the purpose of protecting human 
life or critical infrastructure; and 
(B) are located in counties where the aver-
age median household income of the population 
is less than 150 percent of the poverty line. 
SEC. 11003. STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY CONSERVA-
TION PROGRAMS. 
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there are appropriated to the Secretary for 
fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not 
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otherwise appropriated, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2031— 
(1) $1,250,000,000 to provide competitive 
grants to eligible entities through the Forest Legacy 
Program established under section 7 of the Coopera-
tive Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
2103c) to acquire land and interests in land that— 
(A) offer significant natural carbon seques-
tration benefits; or 
(B) contribute to the resilience of commu-
nity infrastructure, local economies, or natural 
systems; 
(2) $3,000,000,000 to provide multi-year, pro-
grammatic, competitive grants to a State agency, a 
local governmental entity, an Indian Tribe, or a non-
profit organization through the Urban and Commu-
nity Forestry Assistance program established under 
section 9(c) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance 
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2105(c)) for tree planting 
and related activities to increase community tree 
canopy and associated societal and climate co-bene-
fits, with a priority for projects that increase tree 
equity; and 
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(3) $100,000,000 for the acquisition of urban 
and community forests through the Community For-
est and Open Space Program of the Forest Service. 
(b) PRIORITY.—In providing grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall— 
(1) with respect to grants under subsection 
(a)(2), give priority to projects that are located in— 
(A) a census block group in which 30 per-
cent or more of the population lives below the 
poverty line; and 
(B) a neighborhood with lower tree canopy 
and higher maximum daytime summer tempera-
tures compared to surrounding neighborhoods, 
as determined by the Secretary, based on pub-
licly available information; 
(2) with respect to grants under paragraphs (1) 
and (2) of subsection (a), give priority to grant ap-
plications from underserved populations; and 
(3) set aside not less than 10 percent of the 
amounts made available under each of paragraphs 
(1) and (2) of subsection (a) to provide grants under 
each of those paragraphs to individuals who are 
members of underserved populations. 
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SEC. 11004. LIMITATION. 
The funds made available under this subtitle are sub-
ject to the condition that the Secretary shall not— 
(1) enter into any agreement— 
(A) that is for a term extending beyond 
September 30, 2031; and 
(B) under which any payment could be 
outlaid or funds disbursed after September 30, 
2031; and 
(2) use any other funds available to the Sec-
retary to satisfy obligations initially made under this 
subtitle. 
Subtitle C—Rural Development 
and Energy 
SEC. 12001. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE USDA BUSI-
NESS AND INDUSTRY LOAN PROGRAM. 
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, 
and notwithstanding sections 381E through 381H and 
381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act (7 U.S.C. 2009d through 2009g and 2009m), 
$40,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2031, for the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees for 
the rural business development programs authorized under 
section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
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opment Act and described in subsections (a) and (g) of 
section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
opment Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(a) and (g)). 
SEC. 12002. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR USDA RURAL 
WATER 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, 
and notwithstanding sections 381E through 381H and 
381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act (7 U.S.C. 2009d through 2009g and 2009m), 
$430,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2031, for the cost of grants for rural water and waste 
water programs authorized by sections 306, 306C, and 
306D and described in sections 306C(a)(2) and 306D of 
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act in— 
(1) persistent poverty counties or, notwith-
standing any population limits specified in the Con-
solidated Farm and Rural Development Act, a coun-
ty seat of a persistent poverty county with a popu-
lation that does not exceed the authorized population 
limit by more than 10 percent; and 
(2) insular areas. 
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SEC. 12003. SUBSIDY FOR CERTAIN USDA RURAL DEVELOP-
MENT LOAN PAYMENTS. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to the amounts 
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary 
for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, $390,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2031, to carry out this sec-
tion. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) PAYMENT.—The Secretary shall make a 
payment to the lender on a covered loan equal to 
half of the total of the installment amounts owed by 
the borrower on the loan for 1 year, if the borrower 
has the opportunity to opt out of the payment. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
PAYMENTS.—To the extent 
that amounts made available by subsection (a) re-
main after making the payments under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall make additional loan pay-
ments on a covered loan. 
(c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(1) WAIVER.—The Secretary shall waive statu-
tory limits on maximum loan maturities for any cov-
ered loan durations, including those where the lender 
provides a deferral and extends the maturity of a 
covered loan during the 1-year period beginning with 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
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(2) EXTENSION.—The Secretary shall, when 
necessary to provide more time because of the poten-
tial of higher volumes, travel restrictions, and the in-
ability to access some properties during the COVID- 
19 pandemic, extend lender site visit requirements 
to— 
(A) not more than 60 days (which may be 
extended at the discretion of the Secretary) 
after the occurrence of an adverse event, other 
than a payment default, that causes a loan to 
be classified as in liquidation; and 
(B) not more than 90 days after a pay-
ment default. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered 
loan’’ means— 
(1) a business and industry loan made or guar-
anteed before January 1, 2021, under subsection (a) 
or (g) of section 310B of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(a) or 
(g)); 
(2) a loan that is made by an intermediary 
lender before January 1, 2021, to an ultimate recipi-
ent using a loan received under section 1323 of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1932 note; 
Public Law 99–198) or section 310H of the Consoli-
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dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1936b); and 
(3) a loan that is made by a microenterprise de-
velopment organization before January 1, 2021, to 
a microentrepreneur under section 379E of the Con-
solidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 
U.S.C. 2008s). 
SEC. 12004. RURAL ENERGY SAVINGS PROGRAM. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for 
fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, $200,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2031, to carry out this section. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2) of this subsection, at the election of an eli-
gible entity to which a loan is made under section 
6407(c) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107a(c)), the Secretary shall 
make a grant to the eligible entity in an amount 
equal to not more than 5 percent of the loan amount 
for the purposes of costs incurred in— 
(A) applying for a loan received under sec-
tion 6407(c) of such Act; 
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(B) making a loan under section 6407(d) 
of such Act; 
(C) making repairs to the property of a 
qualified consumer that facilitate the energy ef-
ficiency measures for the property financed 
through a loan under section 6407(d) of such 
Act; 
(D) entering into a contract under section 
6407(e) of such Act; or 
(E) carrying out the duties of an eligible 
entity under section 6407 of such Act. 
(2) PERSISTENT POVERTY COUNTIES.—In the 
case that the grant is for the purpose of making a 
loan under section 6407(d) of the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
8107a(d)) to a qualified consumer in a persistent 
poverty county (as determined by the Secretary), the 
percentage limitation in paragraph (1) of this sub-
section shall be 10 percent. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
6407(b) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107a(b)). 
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(2) QUALIFIED CONSUMER.—The term ‘‘quali-
fied consumer’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 6407(b) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107a(b)). 
SEC. 12005. RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
for eligible projects under the Rural Energy for America 
Program established under section 9007 of the Farm Se-
curity and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
8107)— 
(1) $811,750,000 for fiscal year 2022, to re-
main available until September 30, 2031, and for 
which there may be no outlays after September 30, 
2031; and 
(2) $272,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
through 2027, to remain available until September 
30, 2031, and for which there may be no outlays 
after September 30, 2031. 
(b) UNDERUTILIZED RENEWABLE ENERGY TECH-
NOLOGIES.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
there is appropriated to the Secretary, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to provide 
grants and other financial assistance under the program 
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described in subsection (a) relating to underutilized renew-
able energy technologies, and to provide technical assist-
ance for applying to such program, as determined by the 
Secretary, and to the extent the following amounts remain 
available at the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
use such amounts in accordance with subsection (a)— 
(1) $143,250,000 for fiscal year 2022, to re-
main available until September 30, 2031, and for 
which there may be no outlays after September 30, 
2031; and 
(2) $48,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
through 2027, to remain available until September 
30, 2031, and for which there may be no outlays 
after September 30, 2031. 
(c) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwithstanding section 
9007(c)(3)(A) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107(c)(3)(A)), the amount of a 
grant provided using amounts made available by this sec-
tion shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of the activity 
carried out using the grant funds. 
SEC. 
12006. 
BIOFUEL 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
AND 
AGRI-
CULTURE PRODUCT MARKET EXPANSION. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for 
fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not 
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otherwise appropriated, $960,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2031, to carry out this section. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary shall use the 
amounts made available by subsection (a) to provide 
grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities described 
in subsection (c)— 
(1) to install, retrofit, or otherwise upgrade fuel 
dispensers or pumps and related equipment, storage 
tank system components, and other infrastructure 
required at a location to ensure the environmentally 
safe availability of fuel containing ethanol blends at 
levels greater than 10 percent (as determined by the 
Secretary) or fuel containing biodiesel blends at lev-
els greater than 20 percent (as determined by the 
Secretary); and 
(2) to build and retrofit distribution systems for 
ethanol blends, traditional and pipeline biodiesel ter-
minal operations (including rail lines), and home 
heating oil distribution centers or equivalent enti-
ties— 
(A) to blend biodiesel; and 
(B) to carry ethanol and biodiesel. 
(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Entities eligible to receive 
a grant under this section are transportation fueling facili-
ties and distribution facilities, including fueling stations, 
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convenience stores, hypermarket retailer fueling stations, 
fleet facilities, as well as fuel terminal operations, mid-
stream partners, and heating oil distribution facilities or 
equivalent entities. 
(d) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 
total cost of carrying out a project for which a grant is 
provided under this section shall be not more than 75 per-
cent. 
(e) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not limit the 
amount of funding an eligible entity may receive under 
this section. 
SEC. 12007. CLEAN ENERGY REPOWERING FOR RURAL 
UTILITIES. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for 
fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, $9,700,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2031, to provide to an eligible 
entity assistance under paragraphs (1) and (2) by 
prioritizing such assistance to eligible entities that will 
achieve the greatest reduction in greenhouse gas emissions 
using such assistance and that will otherwise aid disadvan-
taged communities (as determined by the Secretary) 
when— 
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(1) making grants and loans (including the cost 
of loans and modifications thereof as defined in sec-
tion 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974) 
to purchase renewable energy or renewable energy 
systems (as defined in section 9001(15) and (16) of 
the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8101(15) and (16))), deploy renew-
able energy systems, or make energy efficiency im-
provements after the date of enactment of this Act; 
and 
(2) making grants for debt relief and other 
costs associated with terminating, after the date of 
enactment of this Act or up to one year prior to the 
date of enactment, the use of— 
(A) facilities with high greenhouse gas 
emissions; and 
(B) related transmission assets. 
(b) LIMITATION.—No eligible entity may receive an 
amount equal to more than 10 percent of the total amount 
made available by this section. 
(c) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 
(1) an electric cooperative described in section 
501(c)(12) or 1381(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986; and 
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(2) an entity primarily owned or controlled by 
1 or more entities described in paragraph (1). 
SEC. 12008. RURAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) RURAL PROSPERITY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.— 
(1) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Sec-
retary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the 
Treasury 
not 
otherwise 
appropriated, 
$3,500,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2031, to carry out this subsection to provide 
grants to support rural development under this sub-
section. 
(2) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
(A) FORMULA.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a formula pursuant to which the Secretary 
shall allocate, for each State and for Indian 
Tribes, an amount to be provided under this 
subsection to eligible applicants described in 
paragraph (3). 
(B) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(i) FORMULA.—The formula estab-
lished under subparagraph (A) shall in-
clude a graduated scale for the amount to 
be allocated under this subsection for eligi-
ble applicants in each State and eligible 
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applicants of Indian Tribes, with higher 
amounts provided based on lower popu-
lations and lower income levels, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
(ii) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants 
under this subsection to eligible applicants 
in each State and eligible applicants of In-
dian Tribes, the Secretary shall give pri-
ority to eligible applicants representing a 
micropolitan statistical area (as defined by 
the Office of Management and Budget) 
and 1 or more rural areas contiguous to 
that micropolitan statistical area. 
(3) ELIGIBLE
APPLICANTS.—The Secretary 
may make a grant under this subsection to a part-
nership no member of which has received a grant 
under subsection (b) and that— 
(A) is composed of— 
(i) entities representing a region com-
posed of 1 or more rural areas, including— 
(I) except as provided in sub-
paragraph (B), 1 or more of— 
(aa) a unit of local govern-
ment; 
(bb) a Tribal government; or 
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(cc) an authority, agency, or 
instrumentality of an entity de-
scribed in item (aa) or (bb); and 
(II) a nonprofit or for-profit or-
ganization, including a public benefit 
corporation, an economic development 
organization, a community or labor 
organization, an institution of higher 
education, a community development 
financial institution, a philanthropic 
organization, an instrumentality of a 
State agency relevant to community 
and rural development, a cooperative 
extension, an institution in the Farm 
Credit System, and a local food policy 
council; and 
(ii) such other entities as the Sec-
retary or the partnership may determine to 
be appropriate; 
(B) does not include a member described 
in subparagraph (A)(i)(I), but demonstrates 
significant community support sufficient to sup-
port a likelihood of success on the proposed 
projects, as determined by the Secretary; and 
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(C) demonstrates, as determined by the 
Secretary, cooperation among the members of 
the partnership necessary to complete com-
prehensive, asset-based rural development to 
align Federal, State, regional, and Tribal in-
vestment, while leveraging nongovernmental re-
sources, to build economic resilience and aid 
economic recovery, including in communities 
impacted by economic transitions and climate 
change. 
(4) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—The use of grant 
funds provided under this subsection may be used 
for the following purposes, provided that, where ap-
plicable, the performance of any construction work 
completed with the grant funds shall meet the condi-
tion described section 9003(f) of the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
8103(f)): 
(A) Conducting comprehensive rural devel-
opment and pre-development activities and 
planning. 
(B) Supporting organizational operating 
expenses relating to the rural development ac-
tivities for which the grant was provided. 
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(C) Implementing planned rural develop-
ment activities and projects. 
(5) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The recipient of a 
grant under this subsection may not receive an 
additional grant under this subsection or fund-
ing to implement activities pursuant to a rural 
development plan unless the recipient provides 
to the Secretary an annual plan and report, 
which the Secretary has approved, on the use of 
each grant provided to the recipient under this 
subsection. 
(B) LIMITATION.—Not more than 25 per-
cent of amounts received by a recipient of a 
grant under this subsection may be used to sat-
isfy a Federal matching requirement of any 
other program. 
(6) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the recipient of a grant under this 
subsection shall contribute a non-Federal match 
of 25 percent of the amount of the grant, which 
may be satisfied through an in-kind contribu-
tion. 
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(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive 
any portion of the matching requirement de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) on a finding that 
the recipient of the applicable grant is economi-
cally distressed. 
(b) RURAL PROSPERITY INNOVATION GRANTS.— 
(1) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Sec-
retary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $370,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2031, to 
carry out this subsection. 
(2) ELIGIBLE
APPLICANTS.—The Secretary 
may make a grant under this subsection to an entity 
that has not received a grant under subsection (a) 
and that— 
(A) serves rural areas; and 
(B) is a qualified nonprofit corporation or 
an institution of higher education. 
(3) ELIGIBLE
ACTIVITIES.—A grant provided 
under this subsection may be used— 
(A) to support activities of the recipient re-
lating to— 
(i) development and predevelopment 
planning aspects of rural development; and 
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(ii) organizational capacity-building 
necessary to support the rural development 
activities funded by the grant; and 
(B) to support the recipient of a grant 
under subsection (a) in carrying out activities 
for which that grant was provided. 
(4) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The recipient 
of a grant under this subsection shall contribute a 
non-Federal match of 20 percent of the amount of 
the grant. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) RURAL AREA.—The term ‘‘rural area’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 343(a)(13)(C) 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)(C)). 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 
(A) the 50 States of the United States; 
(B) the District of Columbia; and 
(C) the insular areas. 
SEC. 12009. ADDITIONAL USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT AD-
MINISTRATIVE FUNDS. 
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, 
$545,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
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2031, for administrative costs and salaries and expenses 
for the Rural Development mission area and for research, 
data collection, and other associated costs for section 
12008. 
Subtitle D—Research and Urban 
Agriculture 
SEC. 13001. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RESEARCH 
FUNDING. 
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there are appropriated to the Secretary, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
to remain available until September 30, 2031— 
(1) to the Agricultural Research Service, 
$250,000,000 for fiscal year 2022, to carry out agri-
cultural research relating to climate change, includ-
ing through climate hubs, long-term agroecosystem 
research, nutrient uses and outcomes, soil carbon 
data collection, and other related agricultural cli-
mate science; 
(2) 
to 
the 
Economic 
Research 
Service, 
$45,000,000 for fiscal year 2022, to carry out eco-
nomic analysis and economic agricultural research 
relating to climate change; 
(3) to the Office of the Chief Economist, 
$3,200,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
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2026, to carry out economic analysis and economic 
agricultural research relating to climate change and 
environmental services markets; 
(4) to the National Agricultural Statistics Serv-
ice— 
(A) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2022, to 
carry out data collection and agricultural re-
search relating to climate change; and 
(B) $14,000,000 for fiscal year 2022, for 
measurements, a survey, and data collection to 
conduct the study required under section 
7212(b) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 
2018 (Public Law 115–334; 132 Stat. 4812), 
which shall be completed not later than Decem-
ber 31, 2022; 
(5) to the National Institute of Food and Agri-
culture— 
(A) to carry out agricultural education, ex-
tension, and research relating to climate 
change— 
(i) through the Agriculture and Food 
Research Initiative established by sub-
section (b) of the Competitive, Special, and 
Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 
3157(b))— 
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(I) $25,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2022 and 2023; and 
(II) $150,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2024 through 2026; 
(ii) through the sustainable agri-
culture research education program estab-
lished under sections 1619, 1621, 1622, 
1628, and 1629 of the Food, Agriculture, 
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 
U.S.C. 5801, 5811, 5812, 5831, 5832)— 
(I) $25,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2022 and 2023; and 
(II) $150,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2024 through 2026; 
(iii) through the crop protection pest 
management competitive grant program 
authorized under section 406 of the Agri-
cultural Research, Extension, and Edu-
cation Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7626), $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
(iv) through the Agricultural Genome 
to Phenome Initiative established under 
section 1671 of the Food, Agriculture, 
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 
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U.S.C. 5924), $20,000,000 for fiscal year 
2022; 
(v) through the organic agriculture re-
search and extension initiative established 
under section 1672B of the Food, Agri-
culture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 
1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925b)— 
(I) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 
2022; 
(II) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 
2023; and 
(III) $60,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2024 through 2026; 
(vi) through the urban, indoor, and 
other emerging agricultural production re-
search, education, and extension initiative 
established under section 1672E of the 
Food, 
Agriculture, 
Conservation, 
and 
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925g), 
$65,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
(vii) through the centers of excellence 
led by 1890 Institutions established under 
section 1673(d) of the Food, Agriculture, 
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 
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U.S.C. 5926(d)), $15,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2022; 
(viii) through the specialty crop re-
search and extension initiative established 
by section 412 of the Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Education Reform 
Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632)— 
(I) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2022 and 2023; and 
(II) $60,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2024 through 2026; 
(ix) through the cooperative extension 
under the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 341 
et seq.) for technical assistance, technology 
adoption, and other extension activities re-
lating to climate change— 
(I) $60,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2022 and 2023; and 
(II) $160,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2024 through 2026; 
(x) through the cooperative extension 
at 1994 Institutions in accordance with 
section 3(b)(3) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 
U.S.C. 343(b)(3)), $8,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2022 through 2026; and 
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(xi) through the cooperative extension 
at 1890 Institutions under section 1444 of 
the National Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3221), $25,200,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2022 through 2026; 
(B) $2,664,500,000 for fiscal year 2022, 
for grants for construction, alteration, acquisi-
tion, modernization, renovation, or remodeling 
of agricultural research facilities, including re-
lated building costs associated with compliance 
with applicable Federal and State law, under 
section 4 of the Research Facilities Act (7 
U.S.C. 390b), subject to the condition that, 
notwithstanding section 3(c)(2)(A) of that Act 
(7 U.S.C. 390a(c)(2)(A)), the recipient of a 
grant provided using those amounts shall not be 
required to provide any non-Federal share of 
total funding provided under this subparagraph; 
(C) $985,500,000 for fiscal year 2022, for 
grants to covered institutions for construction, 
alteration, acquisition, modernization, renova-
tion, or remodeling of agricultural research fa-
cilities, including related building costs associ-
ated with compliance with applicable Federal 
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and State law, under section 4 of the Research 
Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. 390b), subject to the 
condition 
that 
notwithstanding 
section 
3(c)(2)(A) 
of 
that 
Act 
(7 
U.S.C. 
390a(c)(2)(A)), the recipient of a grant pro-
vided using those amounts shall not be required 
to provide any non-Federal share of total fund-
ing provided under this subparagraph; 
(D) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2022, for 
research equipment grants under section 1462A 
of the National Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3310a); 
(E) for the scholarships for students at 
1890 Institutions grant program under section 
1446 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3222a)— 
(i) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2022 and 2023; 
(ii) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2024 and 2025; and 
(iii) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; 
(F) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2026, for grants to land-grant 
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colleges and universities to support Tribal stu-
dents under section 1450 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 
3222e) and for purposes of this subparagraph, 
section 1450(b)(4) of such Act shall not apply; 
and 
(G) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2026, for the Higher Education 
Multicultural Scholars Program carried out 
pursuant to section 1417 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 
3152); 
(6) to the Office of the Chief Scientist, to carry 
out advanced research and development relating to 
climate through the Agriculture Advanced Research 
and Development Authority under section 1473H of 
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3319k)— 
(A) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 and 2023; and 
(B) $120,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2024 through 2026; 
(7) to the Foundation for Food and Agriculture 
Research, to carry out activities relating to climate 
change in accordance with section 7601 of the Agri-
cultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5939), to be consid-
ered as provided pursuant to subsection (g)(1)(A) of 
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that section, and subject to the condition that the 
Foundation shall not secure funds from any institu-
tion of higher education (as defined in section 101 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001)) to fulfill the matching funds requirement 
under section 7601(g)(1)(B)(i) of the Agricultural 
Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5939(g)(1)(B)(i))— 
(A) $45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 and 2023; and 
(B) $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2024 through 2026; 
(8) for biomass research, $5,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2022, to carry out agriculture climate research 
on biomass, including pyrolysis and biochar, and re-
lated activities in accordance with section 9008 of 
the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8108); and 
(9) to the Office of Urban Agriculture and In-
novative Production, $62,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2022 and 2023, to carry out activities in ac-
cordance with section 222 of the Department of Ag-
riculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 
6923). 
(b) COVERED INSTITUTION DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘covered institution’’ means— 
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(1) an 1890 Institution (as defined in section 2 
of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Edu-
cation Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601)); 
(2) a 1994 Institution (as defined in section 
532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Sta-
tus Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 
103–382)); 
(3) an Alaska Native serving institution or Na-
tive Hawaiian serving institution eligible to receive 
grants under subsections (a) and (b), respectively, of 
section 1419B of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 
(7 U.S.C. 3156); 
(4) Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and 
universities and Hispanic-serving institutions (as 
those terms are defined in section 1404 of the Na-
tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teach-
ing Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)); 
(5) an eligible institution (as defined in section 
1489 of the National Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3361) (relating to institutions of higher education in 
insular areas)); and 
(6) the University of the District of Columbia 
established pursuant to the Act of July 2, 1862 
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(commonly known as the ‘‘First Morrill Act’’) (7 
U.S.C. 301 et seq.). 
SEC. 13002. LIMITATION. 
The funds made available under this subtitle are sub-
ject to the condition that the Secretary shall not— 
(1) enter into any agreement— 
(A) that is for a term extending beyond 
September 30, 2031; and 
(B) under which any payment could be 
outlaid or funds disbursed after September 30, 
2031; and 
(2) use any other funds available to the Sec-
retary to satisfy obligations initially made under this 
subtitle. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous 
SEC. 14001. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR USDA OFFICE THE 
INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
there is appropriated to the Office of the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2022, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $5,000,000 to remain available until September 
30, 2031, for audits, investigations, and other oversight 
activities of projects and activities carried out with funds 
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made available to the Department of Agriculture under 
this title. 
TITLE II—COMMITTEE ON 
EDUCATION AND LABOR 
Subtitle A—Education Matters 
PART 1—ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
EDUCATION 
SEC. 20001. REBUILD AMERICA’S SCHOOLS GRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Department of Edu-
cation— 
(1) for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in 
the 
Treasury 
not 
otherwise 
appropriated, 
$1,270,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2025, for carrying out this section; and 
(2) for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2024, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, $39,643,650,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2026, for carrying out this sec-
tion. 
(b) REBUILD AMERICA’S SCHOOLS GRANTS AUTHOR-
IZED.—From funds provided under paragraphs (1) and 
(2) of subsection (a), the Secretary shall award grants in 
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fiscal years 2022 through 2024 to State educational agen-
cies in accordance with subsection (c). 
(c) REBUILD AMERICA’S SCHOOLS GRANTS.— 
(1) ELIGIBILITY.—A State educational agency 
is eligible for an allocation under this section— 
(A) with respect to fiscal year 2022, for 
the purpose of public school facilities inventory 
efforts in accordance with paragraph (3)(A); 
and 
(B) with respect to fiscal years 2023 and 
2024, if such State educational agency has had 
approved by the Secretary a State facilities plan 
developed under paragraph (3)(A)(ii)(I), for the 
purpose of improving public school facilities in 
accordance with paragraph (3)(B). 
(2) ALLOCATIONS TO STATES.—The amount al-
located to each State educational agency under para-
graph (1) shall be in the same proportion as the 
amounts distributed to the State under part A of 
title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311) in the most recent fis-
cal year, relative to the total amount received under 
such part by all other States receiving an allocation 
under this section in such fiscal year. 
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(3) STATE
USES
OF
FUNDS.—A State edu-
cational agency that receives an allocation under 
paragraph (1)— 
(A) with respect to fiscal year 2022, shall 
use— 
(i) not less than 80 percent of such 
allocation to award subgrants to local edu-
cational agencies (including public charter 
schools that are local educational agencies) 
in the State, in proportion to the amount 
of funds such local educational agencies 
and charter schools received under part A 
of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311) 
in the most recent fiscal year, to support 
each such local educational agency in— 
(I) the development and publica-
tion of a local facilities master plan to 
address the health, safety, education 
equity, enrollment diversity, environ-
mental sustainability, and climate re-
siliency of the public school facilities 
operated by such agency; and 
(II) the collection and submission 
of data to the State educational agen-
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cy to support implementation of the 
State school facilities database; and 
(ii) not more than 20 percent of such 
allocation to— 
(I) develop a State facilities plan 
that details— 
(aa) how the State will use 
grant funds received under this 
section and State funds to make 
improvements to public school fa-
cilities of eligible local edu-
cational agencies to address dis-
parities in both the financing and 
expenditures of school facilities 
capital outlay projects and in the 
conditions of public school facili-
ties between eligible local edu-
cational agencies and other local 
educational agencies in the State; 
(bb) how the State will de-
velop a competitive process to 
provide subgrants to eligible local 
educational agencies, including 
the State’s criteria for subgrant 
eligibility; and 
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(cc) how the State will, in 
carrying 
out 
the 
competitive 
process for subgrants described 
in item (bb), take into consider-
ation the impact that such sub-
grants may have on increasing 
student diversity and decreasing 
racial and socioeconomic isolation 
of students attending public ele-
mentary or secondary schools im-
proved by such subgrants; 
(II) develop and operate (directly 
or through grants or contracts) the 
State school facilities database; and 
(III) provide technical assistance 
to local educational agencies in car-
rying out activities described in clause 
(i) and supports related to the re-
quirements of paragraph (4) for eligi-
ble local educational agencies; and 
(B) with respect to each of fiscal years 
2023 and 2024, shall— 
(i) use not less than 90 percent of 
such allocation to award subgrants on a 
competitive basis to eligible local edu-
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cational agencies with approved applica-
tions described in paragraph (4)(A); and 
(ii) use not more than 10 percent of 
such allocation to— 
(I) maintain and update (directly 
or through grants or contracts) the 
State school facilities database; 
(II) provide technical assistance 
to eligible local educational agencies in 
the State in carrying out school facili-
ties capital outlay projects, including 
technical assistance regarding capital 
construction, energy efficiency, and 
climate resiliency; 
(III) 
develop 
and 
implement 
State-level strategies for safe, healthy, 
energy efficient, and environmentally 
resilient public school facilities that 
address— 
(aa) indoor air quality; 
(bb) water quality; 
(cc) energy and water effi-
ciency; 
(dd) renewable energy and 
decarbonization; 
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(ee) exposure to toxic sub-
stances, 
including 
mercury, 
radon, polychlorinated biphenyls, 
lead, vapor intrusions, and asbes-
tos; 
(ff) climate resiliency; 
(gg) emergency prepared-
ness for natural or man-made 
disasters or emergencies; and 
(hh) structural hazards cre-
ated by pyrrhotite, as determined 
by an engineer’s report and 
pyrrhotite testing; 
(IV) provide professional develop-
ment opportunities for State and local 
staff involved in maintenance and op-
erations and school facilities capital 
outlay projects; and 
(V) administer and monitor the 
implementation of subgrants provided 
under clause (i). 
(4) REBUILD AMERICA’S SCHOOLS SUBGRANTS 
TO ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.— 
(A) APPLICATION.—The State educational 
agency shall require an eligible local educational 
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agency desiring a subgrant under paragraph 
(3)(B)(i) to submit an application to the State 
educational agency that, at a minimum, in-
cludes— 
(i) a certification that the eligible local 
educational agency shall use subgrant 
funds for school facilities capital outlay 
projects that prioritize the improvement of 
the public school facilities of such agency 
that serve the highest numbers or percent-
ages of students who are eligible for a free 
or reduced price lunch under the Richard 
B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1751), under a method established 
by the Secretary; and 
(ii) such agency’s facilities master 
plan. 
(B) 
REBUILD
AMERICA’S
SCHOOLS 
SUBGRANT USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible local 
educational agency that receives a subgrant 
under paragraph (3)(B)(i) shall use such funds 
to carry out school facilities capital outlay 
projects, including 1 or more of the following: 
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(i) Assessing, planning, designing, 
constructing, modernizing, retrofitting, or 
decarbonizing public school facilities. 
(ii) Carrying out major repairs of 
public school facilities, including repairs to 
extend the life of facilities systems and 
components by not less than 10 years. 
(iii) Upgrading or replacing major fa-
cilities systems, components, furniture, fix-
tures, and equipment with a life of not less 
than 10 years. 
(iv) Constructing new public school 
facilities, including when student enroll-
ment exceeds the physical and instructional 
capacity of public school facilities. 
(v) Purchasing and preparing sites on 
which public school facilities will be con-
structed. 
(vi) Improving energy and water effi-
ciency in public school facilities, including 
improvements related to clean energy. 
(vii) Reducing or eliminating the pres-
ence of health and safety hazards in public 
school facilities, including— 
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(I) toxic substances, including 
mercury, 
radon, 
polychlorinated 
biphenyls, lead, and asbestos; 
(II) mold or mildew; 
(III) rodents and pests; and 
(IV) structural hazards created 
by pyrrhotite. 
(viii) Improving instructional or out-
door public school facilities relating to 
early learning, special education, science, 
technology, career and technical education, 
physical education, the arts, literacy (in-
cluding library programs), or community- 
based partnerships. 
(ix) Improving the public school facili-
ties of magnet schools, or other instruc-
tional programs, designed to increase stu-
dent diversity and decrease racial or socio-
economic isolation. 
(x) Supporting independent commis-
sioning and certification of public school 
facilities, public school facility systems, 
and school facilities capital outlay projects. 
(d) CONDITIONS.— 
(1) STATE MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of re-
ceiving 
an 
allocation 
under 
subsection 
(c)(1)(B), a State shall contribute, from non- 
Federal sources, an amount equal to 10 percent 
of the amount of the allocation received under 
such subsection to carry out activities supported 
by such allocation. 
(B) EXEMPTION.—States that contributed 
an average of 10 percent or greater toward 
total local educational agency capital outlay 
from non-Federal funds, within the most recent 
5-year fiscal period, are exempt from the State 
matching requirement under subparagraph (A). 
(2) STATE MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The State shall provide 
an assurance to the Secretary that for each fis-
cal year that the State receives an allocation 
under this section, the State’s share of school 
facilities capital outlay will be not less than 90 
percent of the average of the State’s share of 
school facilities capital outlay for the 5 years 
preceding the 2020 fiscal year. 
(B) WAIVER.—Notwithstanding subpara-
graph (A), in response to a request from a 
State, the Secretary may modify or waive, in 
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whole or in part, the requirement of subpara-
graph (A) if the Secretary determines that such 
State demonstrates an exceptional or uncontrol-
lable circumstance, such as a natural disaster, 
pandemic, or precipitous decline in revenue. 
(3) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—As a condi-
tion of receiving an allocation under subsection 
(c)(1)(B), a State shall use funds received under 
this section only to supplement the level of State and 
local public funds that would, in the absence of the 
receipt of Federal funds under this section, be made 
available for the State’s contribution to school facili-
ties capital outlays, and not to supplant those other 
funds. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘elementary 
school’’, ‘‘local educational agency’’, ‘‘secondary 
school’’, and ‘‘State educational agency’’ have the 
meanings given the terms in section 8101 of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7801). 
(2) ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.— 
The term ‘‘eligible local educational agency’’ means 
a local educational agency (including a public char-
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ter school that is a local educational agency under 
State law) in a State that— 
(A) is identified by the State based on the 
criteria established under the State facilities 
plan as among the local educational agencies in 
such State with— 
(i) the highest numbers or percent-
ages of students counted under section 
1124(c) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
6333(c)); or 
(ii) the most limited capacity to raise 
funds for the long-term improvement of 
public school facilities, as determined by an 
assessment of factors determined by the 
Secretary; 
(B) certifies that any funds received under 
this section shall be used to prioritize the im-
provement of public school facilities of public el-
ementary or secondary schools that serve the 
highest percentages of students who are eligible 
for a free or reduced price lunch under the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1751), under a method established 
by the Secretary; and 
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(C) certifies that any public school facili-
ties improved by funds received under this sec-
tion are— 
(i) operated and managed by a public 
agency or a non-profit private entity; and 
(ii)(I) owned or leased from a public 
agency; or 
(II) owned or leased from a private 
entity, except that no individual associated 
with such private entity may have a finan-
cial interest or management role in the 
local educational agency. 
(3) LOCAL
FACILITIES
MASTER
PLAN.—The 
term ‘‘local facilities master plan’’ means a plan of 
a local educational agency developed under sub-
section (c)(3)(A)(i)(I) by the local educational agen-
cy, in consultation with local stakeholders, which in-
cludes an assessment of such agency’s public school 
facilities, financing of school capital project outlays, 
and student enrollment levels, and other factors de-
termined by the Secretary. 
(4) 
OPERATIONS
AND
MAINTENANCE
OF 
SCHOOL
FACILITIES.—The term ‘‘operations and 
maintenance of school facilities’’ means the labor, 
contracts, and supplies and materials supported by 
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a local educational agency’s annual operating budget 
related to— 
(A) cleaning, groundskeeping, and preven-
tive and routine maintenance of public school 
facilities and grounds; 
(B) minor repairs and operations of build-
ing systems and equipment for public school fa-
cilities; and 
(C) payments for utilities for public school 
facilities. 
(5) PUBLIC
SCHOOL
FACILITY.—The term 
‘‘public school facility’’ means a school facility oper-
ated by a local educational agency that is primarily 
used to educate students, including outdoor facilities 
and grounds, but does not include— 
(A) a facility that is primarily used for 
athletic contests or exhibitions or other events 
for which admission is charged to the general 
public; 
(B) a vehicle; or 
(C) a district central office, operation cen-
ter, or other school facility if it is not primarily 
used to educate students. 
(6) SCHOOL
FACILITIES
CAPITAL
OUTLAY 
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘school facilities capital outlay 
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project’’ means the assessment, planning, design, 
construction, renovation, repair, management, and 
financing of a public school facility project with a 
life expectancy of at least 10 years, but does not in-
clude operations and maintenance of school facilities. 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
(8) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 
(9) STATE’S CONTRIBUTION TO SCHOOL FACILI-
TIES
CAPITAL
OUTLAYS.—The term ‘‘State’s con-
tribution to school facilities capital outlays’’ means 
the total amount of State appropriations on elemen-
tary and secondary education capital expenditures in 
the State, including— 
(A) State aid reimbursements for school 
facilities capital outlay projects; 
(B) State payment of debt service for 
school facilities capital outlay projects; 
(C) direct payment of school facilities cap-
ital outlay projects; and 
(D) grants or facilities allowances to char-
ter schools for facilities capital projects. 
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(10) STATE
FACILITIES
PLAN.—The term 
‘‘State facilities plan’’ means a State’s plan devel-
oped by the State educational agency, in accordance 
with subsection (c)(3)(A)(ii)(I) and including plan 
elements determined by the Secretary, for the pur-
pose of being eligible for an allocation described in 
subsection (c)(1)(B). 
(11) STATE SCHOOL FACILITIES DATABASE.— 
The term ‘‘State school facilities database’’ means 
an electronic, publicly available database maintained 
by the State educational agency that contains an in-
ventory of the infrastructure of all public school fa-
cilities in the State, including the data elements de-
termined by the Secretary. 
SEC. 20002. OUTLYING AREAS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Department of Education for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $410,900,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2026, for the Secretary of Education to 
allocate to each outlying area (as defined in section 8101 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 7801)) an amount in proportion to the amount 
received by the outlying area under part A of title I of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
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U.S.C. 6311) in the most recent fiscal year relative to the 
total amount received under such part for such fiscal year 
by all outlying areas, to carry out the activities described 
in section 20001(c) in the outlying areas. 
SEC. 20003. IMPACT AID CONSTRUCTION GRANTS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Department of Education for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $410,900,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2026, for making payments to local edu-
cational agencies in accordance with the same terms and 
conditions as the terms and conditions of section 7007 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7707), except that— 
(1) subsection (a)(2)(A) of such section shall be 
applied by substituting ‘‘20 percent’’ for ‘‘50 per-
cent’’; 
(2) subsection (a)(2)(B) of such section shall be 
applied by substituting ‘‘20 percent’’ for ‘‘50 per-
cent’’; and 
(3) clauses (i) and (vi) of subsection (b)(5)(A) 
of such section shall not apply to funds provided or 
received under this section. 
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SEC. 20004. BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Bureau of Indian Education for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated— 
(1) $369,810,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2026, for necessary expenses related 
to construction, repair, improvement, and mainte-
nance of buildings, utilities, and other facilities nec-
essary for the operation of Indian education pro-
grams, including architectural and engineering serv-
ices by contract, acquisition of lands, and interests 
in lands, of which no more than 3 percent shall be 
used for administrative costs to carry out this sec-
tion; and 
(2) $41,090,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2026, for digital infrastructure to im-
prove access to high-speed broadband sufficient for 
digital learning and related digital infrastructure ac-
tivities or programs operated or funded by the Bu-
reau of Indian Education, for Bureau-funded schools 
(as defined in section 1141(3) of the Education 
Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021(3))). 
SEC. 20005. GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Department of Education for fiscal 
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year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $150,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2026, for the Kendall Demonstration Ele-
mentary School and the Model Secondary School for the 
Deaf at Gallaudet University for construction, as defined 
in section 201(2) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 
(20 U.S.C. 4351(2)). 
SEC. 20006. GROW YOUR OWN PROGRAMS. 
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Department 
of Education for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $197,000,000, 
to remain available through September 30, 2025, to award 
grants for the development and support of Grow Your 
Own Programs, as described in section 202(g) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1022a(g)). 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Section 202 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1022a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(6)(C), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (f) or (g)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (f) or 
(h)’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘a Grow 
Your Own program under subsection (g),’’ after 
‘‘subsection (e),’’; 
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(3) by redesignating subsections (g), (h), (i), 
(j), and (k), as subsections (h), (i), (j), (k), and (l), 
respectively; and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) PARTNERSHIP GRANTS FOR THE ESTABLISH-
MENT OF ‘GROW YOUR OWN’ PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible partnership that 
receives a grant under this section shall carry out an 
effective ‘Grow Your Own’ program to address 
shortages of teachers in high-need subjects, fields, 
schools, and geographic areas, or shortages of school 
leaders in high-need schools, and to increase the di-
versity of qualified individuals entering into the 
teacher, principal, or other school leader workforce. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS OF A GROW YOUR OWN 
PROGRAM.—In addition to carrying out each of the 
activities described in paragraphs (1) through (6) of 
subsection (d), an eligible partnership carrying out a 
Grow Your Own program under this subsection 
shall— 
‘‘(A) integrate career-focused courses on 
education topics with a year-long school-based 
clinical experience in which candidates teach or 
lead alongside an expert mentor teacher or 
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school leader who is the teacher or school leader 
of record in the same local educational agencies 
in which the candidates expect to work; 
‘‘(B) provide opportunities for candidates 
to practice and develop teaching skills or school 
leadership skills; 
‘‘(C) support candidates as they complete 
their associate (in furtherance of their bacca-
laureate), baccalaureate, or master’s degree or 
earn their teaching or school leadership creden-
tial; 
‘‘(D) work to provide academic, counseling, 
and programmatic supports to candidates; 
‘‘(E) provide academic and nonacademic 
supports, including advising and financial as-
sistance, to candidates to enter and complete 
teacher or school leadership preparation pro-
grams and to access and complete State licen-
sure exams; 
‘‘(F) include efforts to recruit individuals 
with experience in high-need subjects or fields 
who are not certified to teach or lead, with a 
specific focus on recruiting individuals— 
‘‘(i) from groups or populations that 
are underrepresented; and 
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‘‘(ii) who live in and come from the 
communities the schools serve; 
‘‘(G) evaluate the effectiveness of the pro-
gram, including, at a minimum, using the data 
required under section 204(a)(1); 
‘‘(H) require candidates to complete all 
State requirements to become fully certified; 
and 
‘‘(I) provide stipends for candidates to en-
gage in school-based clinical placements.’’. 
SEC. 20007. TEACHER RESIDENCIES. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Department of Education for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $198,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2025, to award grants for the development 
and support of high-quality teaching residency programs, 
as described in section 202(e) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1022a(e)), except that amounts 
available under this section shall be available for residency 
programs for prospective teachers in a bachelor’s or mas-
ter’s degree program. 
SEC. 20008. SUPPORT SCHOOL PRINCIPALS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Department of Education for fiscal 
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year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $198,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2025, to award grants for the development 
and support of school leadership programs, as described 
in section 2243 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6673). 
SEC. 20009. HAWKINS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Department of Education for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $198,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2025, to award grants for the Augustus 
F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence Program, as described 
in section 242 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1033a). 
SEC. 20010. FUNDING FOR THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABIL-
ITIES EDUCATION PART D PERSONNEL DE-
VELOPMENT. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Department of Education for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $297,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2025, for personnel development in section 
662 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
U.S.C. 1462). 
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PART 2—HIGHER EDUCATION 
Subpart A—America’s College Promise 
SEC. 20021. GRANTS FOR TUITION-FREE COMMUNITY COL-
LEGE. 
Title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1133 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘PART F—AMERICA’S COLLEGE PROMISE 
‘‘Subpart 1—Grants for Tuition-Free Community 
College 
‘‘SEC. 785. GRANT AWARDS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning with award year 
2023–2024, from amounts appropriated to carry out this 
subpart for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall award 
grants to States and eligible Tribal Colleges and Univer-
sities to pay the Federal share of expenditures needed to 
carry out the activities and services described in section 
789. 
‘‘(b) TIMING OF GRANT AWARDS.—The Secretary 
shall award grant funds under subsection (a) for an award 
year not less than 30 days before the first day of the 
award year. 
‘‘SEC. 786. FEDERAL SHARE; STATE SHARE. 
‘‘(a) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
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‘‘(A) AMOUNT.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the amount of the Federal share of a grant 
under this subpart shall be based on a formula 
that provides, for each eligible student enrolled 
in a community college operated or controlled 
by the State or in an eligible Tribal College or 
University, a per-student amount (based on 
full-time equivalent enrollment) that is equal to 
the applicable percent described in subpara-
graph (B), or the percent described in para-
graph (2) with respect to an eligible Tribal Col-
lege or University, of— 
‘‘(i) for the 2023–2024 award year, 
the median resident community college tui-
tion and fees per student in all States, not 
weighted for enrollment, for the most re-
cent award year for which data are avail-
able; and 
‘‘(ii) for each subsequent award year, 
the amount determined under this para-
graph for the preceding award year, in-
creased by the lesser of— 
‘‘(I) a percentage equal to the es-
timated percentage increase in the 
Consumer Price Index (as determined 
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by the Secretary) since the date of 
such determination; or 
‘‘(II) 3 percent. 
‘‘(B) APPLICABLE PERCENT.—The appli-
cable percent for a State receiving a grant 
under this subpart shall be— 
‘‘(i) for the 2023–2024 award year, 
100 percent; 
‘‘(ii) for the 2024–2025 award year, 
95 percent; 
‘‘(iii) for the 2025–2026 award year, 
90 percent; 
‘‘(iv) for the 2026–2027 award year, 
85 percent; and 
‘‘(v) for the 2027–2028 award year, 
80 percent. 
‘‘(2) TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.— 
The amount of the Federal share for an eligible 
Tribal College or University receiving a grant under 
this subpart shall be the greater of— 
‘‘(A) 100 percent of the per-student 
amount determined in accordance with clause 
(i) or (ii) of paragraph (1)(A), as applicable, 
with respect to eligible students enrolled in such 
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eligible Tribal College or University (based on 
full-time equivalent enrollment); or 
‘‘(B) the amount that is 100 percent of the 
total amount needed to set tuition and fees to 
$0 for all eligible students enrolled in such eligi-
ble Tribal College or University for the 2021– 
2022 award year, increased by the percentage 
increase in the Consumer Price Index (as deter-
mined by the Secretary) between July 1, 2021, 
and the applicable award year, and adjusted to 
reflect the enrollment in such eligible Tribal 
College or University for such applicable award 
year. 
‘‘(b) STATE SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) FORMULA.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The State share of a 
grant under this subpart for each award year 
shall be the amount needed to pay the applica-
ble percent described in subparagraph (B) of 
the median resident community college tuition 
and fees in all States, not weighted for enroll-
ment, per student (based on full-time equivalent 
enrollment) determined in accordance with sub-
section (a)(1)(A)(i) for all eligible students en-
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rolled in a community college operated or con-
trolled by the State for such award year. 
‘‘(B) APPLICABLE PERCENT.—The appli-
cable percent shall be— 
‘‘(i) for the 2023–2024 award year, 0 
percent; 
‘‘(ii) for the 2024–2025 award year, 5 
percent; 
‘‘(iii) for the 2025–2026 award year, 
10 percent; 
‘‘(iv) for the 2026–2027 award year, 
15 percent; and 
‘‘(v) for the 2027–2028 award year, 
20 percent. 
‘‘(C) OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE SHARE.— 
The State shall provide the State share even if 
the State is able to set tuition and fees charged 
to eligible students attending community col-
leges operated or controlled by the State to $0 
as required by section 788(a) without such 
State share. 
‘‘(D) NO DOUBLE COUNTING FUNDS.—Ex-
cept with respect to funding described in para-
graph (2)(A), no funds that count toward the 
maintenance of effort requirement under sec-
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tion 788(c) may also count toward the State 
share under this subsection. 
‘‘(E) SPECIAL RULE FOR OUTLYING AREAS 
AND TERRITORIES.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—If the Secretary 
determines that requiring an outlying area 
or territory to provide a State share in ac-
cordance with this subsection would rep-
resent a substantial hardship for the out-
lying area or territory, the Secretary may 
reduce or waive the State share for such 
area or territory. If the Secretary so re-
duces or waives the amount of the State 
share of an outlying area or territory, the 
Secretary shall increase the applicable per-
cent used to calculate the Federal share 
for such area or territory, in proportion to 
the reduction in the applicable percent 
used to calculate such State share. 
‘‘(ii) DEFINITION.—For the purposes 
of this subparagraph, the term ‘outlying 
area or territory’ means the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Co-
lumbia, Guam, American Samoa, the 
United States Virgin Islands, the Com-
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monwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands, and the Freely Associated States. 
‘‘(2) INCLUSION OF STATE FINANCIAL AID AND 
LOCAL FUNDS.—In the case of a State that dem-
onstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that 
community colleges operated or controlled by such 
State will not experience a net reduction in total 
per-student revenue (including revenue derived from 
tuition and fees) as compared to the preceding fiscal 
year in such State, a State may include, as part of 
the State share— 
‘‘(A) any financial aid that is provided 
from State funds to an eligible student and 
that— 
‘‘(i)(I) is not awarded predominantly 
on the basis of merit, including programs 
awarded on the basis of predicted or actual 
academic performance or assessments; and 
‘‘(II) may be used by such student to 
pay any component of cost of attendance, 
as defined under section 472; and 
‘‘(B) any funds provided to community col-
leges by local governments in such State for the 
purpose of carrying out this subpart. 
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‘‘(3) RELATIONSHIP TO MAINTENANCE OF EF-
FORT.—The inclusion of funds described in para-
graph (2) as part of a State’s share shall modify the 
maintenance of effort requirements under section 
788(c) in accordance with the provisions of— 
‘‘(A) section 791(10)(B)(iii), with respect 
to funds included under paragraph (2)(A); and 
‘‘(B) section 791(10)(A)(ii), with respect 
to funds included under paragraph (2)(B). 
‘‘(4) NO
IN-KIND
CONTRIBUTIONS.—A State 
shall not include in-kind contributions for purposes 
of the State share described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(c) DETERMINING NUMBER
OF ELIGIBLE STU-
DENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of sub-
sections (a) and (b), the Secretary shall, in consulta-
tion with the State or eligible Tribal College or Uni-
versity concerned, determine the estimated number 
of eligible students enrolled in the community col-
leges operated or controlled by such State or in such 
eligible Tribal College or University for the applica-
ble award year. 
‘‘(2) ADJUSTMENT
OF
GRANT
AMOUNT.—For 
each year for which a State or eligible Tribal College 
or University receives a grant under this subpart, 
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the Secretary shall, once final enrollment data for 
such year are available— 
‘‘(A) in consultation with the State or eli-
gible Tribal College or University concerned, 
determine the actual number of eligible stu-
dents enrolled in the community colleges oper-
ated or controlled by such State or in such eli-
gible Tribal College or University for the year 
covered by the grant; and 
‘‘(B) adjust the Federal share of the grant 
amount received by the State or eligible Tribal 
College or University and the State share under 
subsection (b) to reflect the actual number of 
eligible students, which may include applying 
the relevant adjustment to such Federal share 
or the State share, or both, in the subsequent 
award year. 
‘‘(d) COMMUNITY COLLEGES OPERATED OR CON-
TROLLED BY STATE TO INCLUDE COMMUNITY COLLEGES 
OPERATED OR CONTROLLED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS 
WITHIN THE STATE.—For purposes of this subpart, the 
term ‘community college operated or controlled by a State’ 
shall include a community college operated or controlled 
by a local government within such State. 
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100 
‘‘(vi) apply section 786(b)(1)(B)(iii) 
by substituting ‘0 percent’ for ‘10 percent’; 
‘‘(vii) apply section 786(b)(1)(B)(iv) 
by substituting ‘0 percent’ for ’15 percent’; 
and 
‘‘(viii) apply section 786(b)(1)(B)(v) 
by substituting ‘0 percent’ for ‘20 percent’. 
‘‘(2) APPLICABLE AWARD YEARS.—With respect 
to each State eligible for relief under tier II, III, IV, 
or V, the Secretary shall provide the relief under 
paragraph (1), in accordance with subsection (d), 
for— 
‘‘(A) the award year for which the deter-
mination of the State’s eligibility for such relief 
is made; 
‘‘(B) the award year succeeding the award 
year described in subparagraph (A); or 
‘‘(C) both such award years. 
‘‘(c) STATE ELIGIBILITY.—A State’s eligibility for re-
lief under this section shall be determined as follows: 
‘‘(1) TIER I.—A State shall be eligible for relief 
under tier I for a fiscal year for which— 
‘‘(A) the State is in an elevated unemploy-
ment period at any point in the fiscal year; and 
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