836 
(C) facilitating the creation, maintenance, 
or availability of rental units, including units in 
mixed-use properties, affordable and accessible 
to a household whose income does not exceed 
80 percent of the median income for the area, 
as determined by the Secretary, for a period of 
not less than 30 years; 
(D) facilitating the creation, maintenance, 
or availability of homeownership units afford-
able and accessible to households whose incomes 
do not exceed 120 percent of the median in-
come for the area, as determined by the Sec-
retary; 
(E) establishing or operating land banks; 
and 
(F) providing assistance to existing resi-
dents experiencing economic distress or at risk 
of displacement, including purchasing nonper-
forming mortgages and clearing and obtaining 
formal title. 
(4) COMMUNITY LAND TRUST GRANTS.—An eli-
gible recipient of a community land trust grant 
awarded under this section may use such grant for 
activities to support civic infrastructure, including 
the production, acquisition, and rehabilitation of 
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housing for use in a community land trust or shared 
equity homeownership program, and expanding the 
capacity of the recipient to carry out the grant. 
(5) COSTS OF GRANTEES.—Up to 20 percent of 
a recipient’s grant may be used for administrative 
costs. 
(f) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Except as otherwise 
provided by this section, amounts appropriated or other-
wise made available under this section shall be subject to 
the community development block grant program require-
ments under title I of the Housing and Community Devel-
opment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.). 
(g) WAIVERS.—The Secretary may waive or specify 
alternative requirements for any provision of title I of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) or regulation for the administration 
of the amounts made available under this section other 
than requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimina-
tion, labor standards, and the environment, upon a finding 
that the waiver or alternative requirement is necessary to 
expedite or facilitate the use of amounts made available 
under this section. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 
following definitions shall apply: 
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(1) ANCHOR INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘anchor 
institution’’ means a school, a library, a healthcare 
provider, a community college or other institution of 
higher education, museum or cultural institution, or 
another community support organization or entity. 
(2) COMMUNITY
LAND
TRUST.—The term 
‘‘community land trust’ ’’ means a nonprofit organi-
zation or State or local governments or instrumen-
talities that— 
(A) use a ground lease or deed covenant 
with an affordability period of at least 30 years 
or more to— 
(i) make rental and homeownership 
units affordable to households; and 
(ii) stipulate a preemptive option to 
purchase the affordable rentals or home-
ownership units so that the affordability of 
the units is preserved for successive in-
come-eligible households; and 
(B) monitor properties to ensure afford-
ability is preserved. 
(3) LAND
BANK.—The term ‘‘land bank’’ 
means a government entity, agency, or program, or 
a special purpose nonprofit entity formed by one or 
more units of government in accordance with State 
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or local land bank enabling law, that has been des-
ignated by one or more State or local governments 
to acquire, steward, and dispose of vacant, aban-
doned, or other problem properties in accordance 
with locally-determined priorities and goals. 
(4) SHARED
EQUITY
HOMEOWNERSHIP
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘‘shared equity homeownership 
program’’ means a program to facilitate affordable 
homeownership preservation through a resale restric-
tion program administered by a community land 
trust, other nonprofit organization, or State or local 
government or instrumentalities and that utilizes a 
ground lease, deed restriction, subordinate loan, or 
similar legal mechanism that includes provisions en-
suring that the program shall— 
(A) maintain the home as affordable for 
subsequent very low-, low-, or moderate-income 
families for an affordability term of at least 30 
years after recordation; 
(B) apply a resale formula that limits the 
homeowner’s proceeds upon resale; and 
(C) provide the program administrator or 
such administrator’s assignee a preemptive op-
tion to purchase the homeownership unit from 
the homeowner at resale. 
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SEC. 40106. FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES AND INVESTIGA-
TIONS. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— 
(1) $770,000,000 for the Fair Housing Initia-
tives Program under section 561 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 
3616a) to ensure existing and new fair housing or-
ganizations have expanded and strengthened capac-
ity to address fair housing inquiries and complaints, 
conduct local, regional, and national testing and in-
vestigations, conduct education and outreach activi-
ties, and address costs of delivering or adapting 
services to meet increased housing market activity 
and evolving business practices in the housing, hous-
ing-related, and lending markets. Amounts made 
available under this section shall support greater or-
ganizational continuity and capacity, including 
through up to 10-year grants; and 
(2) $230,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary 
of administering and overseeing the implementation 
of this section and the Fair Housing Initiatives and 
Fair Housing Assistance Programs generally, includ-
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ing information technology, financial reporting, re-
search and evaluations, other cross-program costs in 
support of programs administered by the Secretary 
in this title, and other costs. The Secretary may 
transfer and merge amounts set aside under this 
paragraph to section 40301. 
Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2031. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall have au-
thority to issue such regulations or other notices, guid-
ance, forms, instructions, and publications as may be nec-
essary or appropriate to carry out the programs, projects, 
or activities authorized under this section, including to en-
sure that such programs, projects, or activities are com-
pleted in a timely and effective manner. 
SEC. 40107. INTERGOVERNMENTAL FAIR HOUSING ACTIVI-
TIES AND INVESTIGATIONS. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— 
(1) $184,000,000 for support for cooperative 
efforts with State and local agencies administering 
fair housing laws under section 817 of the Fair 
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Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3616) to assist the Sec-
retary to affirmatively further fair housing, and for 
Fair Housing Assistance Program cooperative agree-
ments with interim certified and certified State and 
local agencies, under the requirements of subpart C 
of part 115 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations, 
to ensure expanded and strengthened capacity of 
substantially equivalent agencies to assume a greater 
share of the responsibility for the administration and 
enforcement of fair housing laws; the Secretary may 
transfer and merge amounts appropriated by this 
paragraph to section 40301; and 
(2) $66,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary 
of administering and overseeing the implementation 
of this section and the Fair Housing Assistance and 
Fair Housing Initiatives Programs generally, includ-
ing information technology, financial reporting, re-
search and evaluations, other cross-program costs in 
support of programs administered by the Secretary 
in this title, and other costs; the Secretary may 
transfer and merge amounts appropriated by this 
paragraph to section 40301. 
Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2031. 
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(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall have au-
thority to issue such regulations or other notices, guid-
ance, forms, instructions, and publications as may be nec-
essary or appropriate to carry out the programs, projects, 
or activities authorized under this section, including to en-
sure that such programs, projects, or activities are com-
pleted in a timely and effective manner. 
Subtitle C—Homeownership 
Investments 
SEC. 40201. FIRST-GENERATION DOWNPAYMENT ASSIST-
ANCE. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the First Genera-
tion Downpayment Fund established under subsection (b) 
for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated— 
(1) $6,825,000,000 for the First-Generation 
Downpayment Assistance Fund under this section 
for allocation among States that the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development has not found to 
be out of compliance with the obligation to affirma-
tively further fair housing, in accordance with a for-
mula established by the Secretary, which shall take 
into consideration adult population size excluding 
homeowners, median area home prices, and racial 
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disparities in homeownership rates, to carry out the 
eligible uses of the Fund as described in subsection 
(c); 
(2) $2,275,000,000 for the First-Generation 
Downpayment Assistance Program under this sec-
tion for competitive grants to eligible entities that 
the Secretary has not found to be out of compliance 
with the obligation to affirmatively further fair hous-
ing, to carry out the eligible uses of the Fund as de-
scribed in subsection (d); 
(3) $500,000,000 for the costs of providing 
housing counseling required under the First-Genera-
tion Downpayment Assistance Program under sub-
section (c)(1); and 
(4) $400,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary 
of administering and overseeing the implementation 
of the First-Generation Downpayment Assistance 
Program, including information technology, financial 
reporting, programmatic reporting, ensuring fair 
housing and fair lending compliance, research and 
evaluations, technical assistance to recipients of 
amounts under this section, and other cross-program 
costs in support to programs administered by the 
Secretary in this Act, and other costs; the Secretary 
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may transfer and merge accounts set aside under 
this clause to section 40301. 
Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2031. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development shall establish and manage a 
fund to be known as the First Generation Downpayment 
Fund (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’) for the 
uses set forth in subsection (d). 
(c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) INITIAL ALLOCATION.—The Secretary shall 
allocate and award funding provided by subsection 
(a) as provided under such subsection not later than 
12 months after the date of the enactment of this 
section. 
(2) REALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—If a State or 
eligible entity does not demonstrate the capacity to 
expend grant funds provided under this section, the 
Secretary shall reallocate the grant funds of such 
grantee among States and eligible entities that dem-
onstrate to the Secretary the capacity to expend 
such amounts and that are satisfactorily meeting the 
goals of this section. 
(d) TERMS
AND CONDITIONS
OF GRANTS ALLO-
CATED OR AWARDED FROM FUND.— 
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(1) USES OF FUNDS.—States and eligible enti-
ties receiving grants from the Fund shall— 
(A) use such grants to provide assistance 
on behalf of a qualified homebuyer who has 
completed a program of housing counseling be-
fore entering into a sales purchase agreement, 
as the Secretary shall require, provided through 
a housing counseling agency approved by the 
Secretary for— 
(i) costs in connection with the acqui-
sition, involving an eligible mortgage loan, 
of an eligible home, including downpay-
ment costs, closing costs, and costs to re-
duce the rates of interest on eligible mort-
gage loans; 
(ii) subsidies to make shared equity 
homes affordable to eligible homebuyers by 
discounting the price for which the home 
will be sold and to preserve the home’s af-
fordability for subsequent homebuyers; and 
(iii) pre-occupancy home modifications 
that may be necessary to meet required 
property standards or accommodate quali-
fied homebuyers or members of their 
household with disabilities; 
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(B) use not more than 10 percent of their 
grant allocation or award for administrative 
costs and training for carrying out the program 
of the State or eligible entity to provide assist-
ance with such grant amounts, as well as to de-
velop the capacity to track and monitor pro-
gram outcomes in consultation with community- 
based and nonprofit organizations that have as 
their mission to advance fair housing and fair 
lending; and 
(C) comply with the obligation to affirma-
tively further fair housing, as defined by the 
Secretary to implement section 808(e)(5) of the 
Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3608(e)(5)), in 
any program or activity related to the use of 
such funds. 
(2) AMOUNT AND LAYERING OF ASSISTANCE.— 
Assistance under this section— 
(A) may be provided to or on behalf of any 
qualified homebuyer only once; 
(B) may not exceed the greater of $20,000 
or 10 percent of the purchase price in the case 
of a qualified homebuyer, not to include assist-
ance received under subsection (d)(1)(A)(iii) for 
disability related home modifications, except 
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that the Secretary may increase such maximum 
limitation amounts in the case of a qualified 
homebuyer who is economically disadvantaged; 
and 
(C) may be provided to or on behalf of a 
qualified homebuyer who is receiving assistance 
from other sources, including other State, Fed-
eral, local, private, public, and nonprofit 
sources, for acquisition of an eligible home. 
(3) PROHIBITION
OF
PRIORITY.—In selecting 
qualified homebuyers for assistance with grant 
amounts under this section, a State or eligible entity 
may not provide any priority or preference for home-
buyers who are acquiring eligible homes with a mort-
gage loan made, insured, guaranteed, or otherwise 
assisted by the State housing finance agency for the 
State, any other housing agency of the State, or an 
eligible entity when applicable. 
(4) REPAYMENT OF ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall 
require that, if a homebuyer to or on behalf of 
whom assistance is provided from grant 
amounts under this section fails or ceases to oc-
cupy the property acquired using such assist-
ance as the primary residence of the home-
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buyer, except in the case of assistance is pro-
vided in connection with the purchase of a prin-
cipal residence through a shared equity home-
ownership program, the homebuyer shall repay 
to the State or eligible entity, as applicable, in 
a proportional amount of the assistance the 
homebuyer receives based on the number of 
years they have occupied the eligible home up 
to 5 years, except that no assistance shall be re-
paid if the qualified homebuyer occupies the eli-
gible home as a primary residence for 5 years 
or more. 
(B) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding sub-
paragraph (A), a homebuyer to or on behalf of 
whom assistance is provided from grant 
amounts under this section shall not be liable to 
the State or eligible entity for the repayment of 
the amount of such shortage if the homebuyer 
fails or ceases to occupy the property acquired 
using such assistance as the principal residence 
of the homebuyer at least in part because of a 
hardship, such as death or military deployment; 
a financial hardship, such as a significant re-
duction in income, or increase in medical ex-
penses; relocation for a reason related to do-
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mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
or stalking, as defined in the Secretary’s regula-
tions 
implementing 
the 
Violence 
Against 
Women Act; or relocation for a reason related 
to the homebuyer or a member of the house-
hold’s disabilities; or another hardships based 
on criteria established by the Secretary, or sells 
the property acquired with such assistance be-
fore the expiration of the 60-month period be-
ginning on such date of acquisition and the cap-
ital gains from such sale to a bona fide pur-
chaser in an arm’s length transaction are less 
than the amount the homebuyer is required to 
repay the State or eligible entity under sub-
paragraph (A). 
(5) COMMUNITY
LAND
TRUSTS
AND
SHARED 
EQUITY HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAMS.—If assistance 
from grant amounts under this section is provided in 
connection with an eligible home made available 
through a community land trust or shared equity 
homeownership program, such assistance shall re-
main in the community land trust or shared equity 
property upon transfer of the property to keep the 
home affordable to the next eligible community land 
trust or shared equity homebuyer. 
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(6) RELIANCE ON BORROWER ATTESTATIONS.— 
No additional documentation beyond the borrower’s 
attestation shall be required to demonstrate eligi-
bility under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of sub-
section (e)(6) and no State, eligible entity, or cred-
itor shall be subject to liability, including monetary 
penalties or requirements to indemnify a Federal 
agency or repurchase a loan that has been sold or 
securitized, based on the provision of assistance 
under this section to or on behalf of a borrower who 
does not meet the eligibility requirements under such 
subparagraphs if the creditor does so in good faith 
reliance on borrower attestations of eligibility re-
quired under such subparagraphs. 
(7) REPORTING.—The Secretary may require 
the reporting of such information on the use of 
grants provided from the Fund as the Secretary may 
require to carry out this subsection. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 
following definitions shall apply: 
(1) COMMUNITY
LAND
TRUST.—The term 
‘‘community land trust’’″ means a nonprofit organi-
zation or State or local government, agencies or in-
strumentalities thereof, that— 
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(A) use a ground lease or deed covenant 
with an affordability period of at least 30 years 
to— 
(i) make homeownership units afford-
able to households; and 
(ii) stipulate a preemptive option to 
purchase the affordable homeownership 
units so that the affordability of the units 
is preserved for successive income-eligible 
households; and 
(B) monitor properties to ensure afford-
ability is preserved. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a minority depository institution, as 
such term is defined in section 308 of the Fi-
nancial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and En-
forcement Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C. 1463 note); 
(B) a community development financial in-
stitution, as such term is defined in section 103 
of the Riegle Community Development and 
Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (12 
U.S.C. 4702), that is certified by the Secretary 
of the Treasury and targets services to low-in-
come and socially disadvantaged populations 
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and provides services in neighborhoods having 
high concentrations of minority, low-income and 
socially disadvantaged populations; and 
(C) any other nonprofit, mission-driven en-
tity that the Secretary finds has a track record 
of providing assistance to homeowners, targets 
services to low-income and socially disadvan-
taged populations, and provides services in 
neighborhoods having high concentrations of 
minority, low-income, or socially disadvantaged 
populations. 
(3) ELIGIBLE
HOME.—The term ‘‘eligible 
home’’ means a residential dwelling, including a unit 
in a condominium or cooperative project or a manu-
factured housing unit, that— 
(A) consists of 1 to 4 dwelling units; and 
(B) will be occupied by the qualified home-
buyer, in accordance with such assurances and 
commitments as the Secretary shall require, as 
the primary residence of the homebuyer. 
(4) ELIGIBLE MORTGAGE LOAN.—The term ‘‘el-
igible mortgage loan’’ means a single-family residen-
tial mortgage loan that— 
(A) meets the underwriting requirements 
and dollar amount limitations for acquisition by 
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the Federal National Mortgage Association or 
the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation; 
(B) is made, insured, or guaranteed under 
any program administered by the Secretary; 
(C) is made, insured, or guaranteed under 
title V of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
1471 et seq.); 
(D) is a qualified mortgage, as such term 
is defined in section 129C(b)(2) of the Truth in 
Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1639c(b)(2)); or 
(E) is made, insured, or guaranteed for the 
benefit of a veteran. 
(5) FIRST
GENERATION
HOMEBUYER.—The 
term ‘‘first-generation homebuyer’’ means a home-
buyer that is, as attested by the homebuyer— 
(A) an individual— 
(i) whose living parents or legal 
guardians do not, to the best of the indi-
vidual’s knowledge, have any present fee 
simple ownership interest in a principal 
residence in any State, excluding owner-
ship of heir property; 
(ii) who, if no parents or legal guard-
ians are living upon acquisition of the eligi-
ble home to be acquired using such assist-
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ance, to the best of the individual’s knowl-
edge, their parents or legal guardians did 
not have any ownership interest in a prin-
cipal residence in any State at the time of 
their death, excluding ownership of heir 
property; and 
(iii) whose spouse or domestic partner 
has not, during the 3-year period ending 
upon acquisition of the eligible home to be 
acquired using such assistance, had any 
present ownership interest in a principal 
residence in any State, excluding owner-
ship of heir property, whether the indi-
vidual is a co-borrower on the loan or not; 
or 
(B) an individual who has at any time 
been placed in foster care or institutional care 
whose spouse or domestic partner has not, dur-
ing the 3-year period ending upon acquisition of 
the eligible home to be acquired using such as-
sistance, had any ownership interest in a prin-
cipal residence in any State, excluding owner-
ship of heir property, whether such individuals 
are co-borrowers on the loan or not. 
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(6) 
QUALIFIED
HOMEBUYER.—The 
term 
‘‘qualified homebuyer’’ means a homebuyer— 
(A) having an annual household income 
that is less than or equal to— 
(i) 120 percent of median income, as 
determined by the Secretary, for— 
(I) the area in which the home to 
be acquired using such assistance is 
located; or 
(II) the area in which the place 
of residence of the homebuyer is lo-
cated; or 
(ii) 140 percent of the median income, 
as determined by the Secretary, for the 
area within which the eligible home to be 
acquired using such assistance is located if 
the homebuyer is acquiring an eligible 
home located in a high-cost area; 
(B) who is a first-time homebuyer, as such 
term is defined at 42 U.S.C. 12704, except that 
ownership of heir property shall not be treated 
as owning a home for purposes of determining 
whether a borrower qualifies as a first-time 
homebuyer; and 
(C) who is a first-generation homebuyer. 
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(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 
(8) SHARED
EQUITY
HOMEOWNERSHIP
PRO-
GRAM.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘shared eq-
uity homeownership program’’ means affordable 
homeownership preservation through a resale 
restriction program administered by a commu-
nity land trust, other nonprofit organization, or 
State or local government or instrumentalities. 
(B) AFFORDABILITY
REQUIREMENTS.— 
Any such program under subparagraph (A) 
shall— 
(i) provide affordable homeownership 
opportunities to households; and 
(ii) utilize a ground lease, deed re-
striction, subordinate loan, or similar legal 
mechanism that includes provisions ensur-
ing that the program shall— 
(I) maintain the homeownership 
unit as affordable for subsequent very 
low-, low-, or moderate-income fami-
lies for an affordability term of at 
least 30 years after recordation; 
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(II) apply a resale formula that 
limits the homeowner’s proceeds upon 
resale; and 
(III) provide the program admin-
istrator or such administrator’s as-
signee a preemptive option to pur-
chase the homeownership unit from 
the homeowner at resale. 
(9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any 
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United 
States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands, and American 
Samoa. 
(10) HEIR PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘heir prop-
erty’’ means residential property for which title 
passed by operation of law through intestacy and is 
held by two or more heirs as tenants in common. 
(f) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall have au-
thority to issue such regulations or other notices, guid-
ance, forms, instructions, and publications as may be nec-
essary or appropriate to carry out the programs, projects, 
or activities authorized under this section, including to en-
sure that such programs, projects, or activities are com-
pleted in a timely and effective manner. 
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SEC. 40202. WEALTH-BUILDING HOME LOAN PROGRAM. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, 
out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated— 
(1) $480,000,000 to the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development for carrying out the pro-
gram established under subsection (b) and programs 
of the Federal Housing Administration and the Gov-
ernment National Mortgage Association generally, 
including information technology, financial report-
ing, other cross-program costs in support of pro-
grams administered by the Secretary in this Act, 
other costs, and for the cost of guaranteed loans and 
other obligations; and 
(2) $20,000,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture 
for carrying out the program established under sub-
section (b) and programs of the Rural Housing 
Service generally, including information technology 
and financial reporting in support of the Program 
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in this 
Act, other costs, and for the cost of guaranteed 
loans and other obligations. 
Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2031. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF LIFT HOME FUNDS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in each 
Loan Guarantee Agency a fund to be known as the 
LIFT HOME Fund, into which amounts appro-
priated under this section shall be deposited and 
which shall be used by each Department for carrying 
out the purposes of this section. 
(2) MANAGEMENT
OF
FUND.—The LIFT 
HOME Fund of each Loan Guarantee Agency shall 
be administered and managed by the respective Sec-
retary, who shall establish reasonable and prudent 
criteria for the management and operation of any 
amounts in the Fund. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) TRANSFER OF AMOUNTS TO TREASURY.— 
Such portions of the appropriation to the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development shall be trans-
ferred by the Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment to the Department of the Treasury in an 
amount equal to, as determined by the Secretary of 
the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development— 
(A) the amount the Secretary of the Treas-
ury estimates to be necessary for the purchase 
of securities under the Program during the pe-
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riod for which the funds are intended to be 
available; 
(B) the difference between— 
(i) the Secretary of the Treasury’s re-
ceipts from the sale or other disposition of 
securities acquired under the Program; 
and 
(ii) the Secretary of the Treasury’s 
costs in purchasing such securities; and 
(C) the Department of the Treasury’s ad-
ministrative expenses related to the Program. 
(2) CREDIT SUBSIDY.—Such portion of the ap-
propriation to each Secretary as may be necessary 
may be used for the cost to the respective Loan 
Guarantee Agency of guaranteed loans under this 
section. Such costs, including the costs of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a). 
(d) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE LIFT HOME PRO-
GRAM.—Each Secretary shall establish, and carry out, 
with respect to any mortgage with a case number issued 
on or before December 31, 2025, that is subsequently in-
sured or guaranteed by such Secretary, a program to 
make covered mortgage loans available to eligible home-
buyers to purchase a single-family residence for use as 
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their principal residence (referred to in this section as the 
‘‘Program’’), under which— 
(1) the Secretary of the Treasury— 
(A) shall act as a purchaser, on behalf of 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, of securities that are secured by covered 
mortgage loans; 
(B) may designate financial institutions, 
including banks, savings associations, trust 
companies, security brokers or dealers, asset 
managers, investment advisers, and other insti-
tutions and such institutions shall— 
(i) perform all reasonable duties re-
lated to this section as a financial agent of 
the United States as may be required; and 
(ii) be paid for such duties using ap-
propriations available to the Secretary of 
the Treasury to reimburse financial insti-
tutions in their capacity as financial agents 
of the United States; 
(C) may use the services of any agency or 
instrumentality of the United States or compo-
nent thereof on a reimbursable basis, and any 
such agency or instrumentality or component 
thereof is authorized to provide services as re-
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quested by the Secretary using all authorities 
vested in or delegated to that agency, instru-
mentality, or component; 
(D) may manage, and exercise any rights 
received in connection with, any financial in-
struments or assets purchased or acquired pur-
suant to the authorities granted under this sec-
tion; 
(E) may establish and use vehicles to pur-
chase, hold, and sell financial instruments and 
other assets; and 
(F) may issue such regulations and other 
guidance as may be necessary or appropriate to 
carry out the authorities or purposes of this 
section; 
(2) each Secretary of a Loan Guarantee Agency 
shall— 
(A) establish pricing terms for covered 
mortgage loans such that the covered mortgage 
loans carry a monthly mortgage payment of 
principal and interest that is not more than 110 
percent and not less than 100 percent of the 
monthly payment of principal, interest, and 
periodic mortgage insurance premium or loan 
guarantee fee associated with a newly origi-
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teed by the Loan Guarantee Agency, or such 
pricing terms as are determined by the Secre-
taries to be necessary to develop liquidity for 
securities backed by covered mortgage loans 
and expand Program participation by eligible 
homebuyers; 
(B) have the authority to designate mort-
gage bankers, financial institutions, including 
banks, savings associations, trust companies, 
security brokers or dealers, asset managers, in-
vestment advisers, and other institutions and 
such institutions shall— 
(i) perform all reasonable duties re-
lated to this section as an agent of the 
United States as may be required; and 
(ii) be paid for such duties using ap-
propriations available under this section to 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment to reimburse these entities in 
their capacity as agents of the United 
States; 
(C) have the authority to use the services 
of any agency or instrumentality of the United 
States or component thereof on a reimbursable 
basis, and any such agency or instrumentality 
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or component thereof is authorized to provide 
services as requested by the Secretary of Hous-
ing and Urban Development using all authori-
ties vested in or delegated to that agency, in-
strumentality, or component; 
(D) operate the Program in coordination 
with the Association, the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration, the Rural Housing Service, and 
the Secretary of the Treasury so as to dem-
onstrate feasibility and workability to market 
participants, including— 
(i) originators and servicers of mort-
gages; 
(ii) issuers of mortgage-backed securi-
ties; and 
(iii) investors; and 
(E) gain price discovery experience by in-
structing the Secretary of the Treasury, fol-
lowing consultation with the Secretary of Treas-
ury to sell acquired securities described in sub-
paragraph (A) as soon as practicable, thereby 
hastening the development of liquidity for secu-
rities backed by covered mortgage loans. 
(3) LIMITATION ON AGGREGATE LOAN GUAR-
ANTEE
AUTHORITY.—The aggregate original prin-
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cipal obligation of all covered mortgage loans under 
this section for each Loan Guarantee Agency may 
not exceed $5,000,000,000. 
(4) GNMA GUARANTEE AUTHORITY.—To carry 
out the purposes of this section, the Association may 
enter into new commitments to issue guarantees of 
securities based on or backed by mortgages insured 
under this section, not exceeding $10,000,000,000. 
(5) GNMA GUARANTY FEE.—To carry out the 
purposes of this section, the Association may collect 
guaranty fees consistent with section 306(g)(1) of 
the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)(1)) 
that are paid at securitization. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ASSOCIATION.—The term ‘‘Association’’ 
means the Government National Mortgage Associa-
tion. 
(2) COVERED MORTGAGE LOAN.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘covered 
mortgage loan’’ means, for purposes of the Pro-
gram established by the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development, a mortgage loan 
that— 
(i) is insured or guaranteed by the 
Federal Housing Administration pursuant 
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to section 203(b) of the National Housing 
Act, subject to the eligibility criteria set 
forth in this subsection, and has a case 
number issued on or before December 31, 
2025; 
(ii) is made for an original term of 20 
years or for an original term determined 
by the Secretary to be necessary to develop 
liquidity for securities backed by covered 
mortgage loans and expand Program par-
ticipation by eligible homebuyers; 
(iii) subject to subparagraph (C) of 
this paragraph and notwithstanding sec-
tion 203(b)(2)(C) of the National Housing 
Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(b)(2)(C)), has a 
mortgage insurance premium of not more 
than 4 percent of the loan balance that is 
paid at closing, financed into the principal 
balance of the loan, paid through an an-
nual premium, or a combination thereof; 
(iv) involves a rate of interest that is 
fixed over the term of the mortgage loan; 
and 
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(v) is secured by a single-family resi-
dence that is the principal residence of an 
eligible homebuyer. 
(B) The term ‘‘covered mortgage loan’’ 
means, for purposes of the Program established 
by the Secretary of Agriculture, a loan guaran-
teed under section 502(h) of the Housing Act 
of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472(h)) that— 
(i) 
notwithstanding 
section 
502(h)(7)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 
(42 U.S.C. 1472(h)(7)(A)), is made for an 
original term of 20 years or for an original 
term determined by the Secretary to be 
necessary to develop liquidity for securities 
backed by covered mortgage loans and ex-
pand Program participation by eligible 
homebuyers; and 
(ii) subject to subparagraph (C) of 
this paragraph and notwithstanding sec-
tion 502(h)(8)(A) of the Housing Act of 
1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472(h)(8)(A)), has a 
loan guarantee fee of not more than 4 per-
cent of the principal obligation of the loan. 
(C) WAIVER
OF
MORTGAGE
INSURANCE 
PREMIUM REQUIREMENT.—Each Secretary, in 
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consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, 
and notwithstanding section 502(h)(8)(A) of 
the 
Housing 
Act 
of 
1949 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1472(h)(8)(A)) for purposes of the Program es-
tablished by the Secretary of Agriculture, may 
waive the mortgage insurance premium cap or 
loan guarantee fee cap under subparagraphs 
(A)(iii) and (B)(ii) with respect to covered 
mortgage loans insured or guaranteed by the 
Loan Guarantee Agency of which that Sec-
retary is the head if necessary to protect the 
solvency of the associated insurance fund. 
(3) DEPARTMENT.—Unless otherwise specified, 
the term ‘‘Department’’ means the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development or the Department 
of Agriculture, as appropriate. 
(4) ELIGIBLE HOMEBUYER.—The term ‘‘eligible 
homebuyer’’ means an individual who— 
(A) for purposes of the Program estab-
lished by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development— 
(i) has an annual household income 
that is less than or equal to— 
(I) 120 percent of median income 
for the area, as determined by the 
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(i) meets the applicable requirements 
in section 502(h) of the Housing Act of 
1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472(h)); and 
(ii) is a first-time homebuyer as de-
fined in paragraph (6) of this subsection 
and a first-generation homebuyer as de-
fined in paragraph (5) of this subsection. 
(5) 
FIRST-GENERATION
HOMEBUYER.—The 
term ‘‘first-generation homebuyer’’ means a home-
buyer that, as attested by the homebuyer, is— 
(A) an individual— 
(i) whose living parents or legal 
guardians do not, to the best of the indi-
vidual’s knowledge, have any present fee 
simple ownership interest in a principal 
residence in any State, excluding owner-
ship of heir property; 
(ii) if no parents or legal guardians 
are living upon acquisition of the eligible 
home to be acquired using such assistance, 
to the best of the individual’s knowledge, 
whose parents or legal guardians did not 
have any ownership interest in a principal 
residence in any State at the time of their 
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death, excluding ownership of heir prop-
erty; and 
(iii) whose spouse, or domestic part-
ner has not, during the 3-year period end-
ing upon acquisition of the eligible home to 
be acquired using such assistance, had any 
present ownership interest in a principal 
residence in any State, excluding owner-
ship of heir property, whether the indi-
vidual is a co-borrower on the loan or not; 
or 
(B) an individual who has at any time 
been placed in foster care or institutional care 
whose spouse or domestic partner has not, dur-
ing the 3-year period ending upon acquisition of 
the eligible home to be acquired using such as-
sistance, had any ownership interest in a prin-
cipal residence in any State, excluding owner-
ship of heir property, whether such individuals 
are co-borrowers on the loan or not. 
(6) FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER.—The term ‘‘first- 
time homebuyer’’ means a homebuyer as defined in 
section 104 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af-
fordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12704), except 
that ownership of heir property shall not be treated 
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as owning a home for purposes of determining 
whether a borrower qualifies as a first-time home-
buyer. 
(7) HEIR
PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘heir prop-
erty’’ means residential property for which title 
passed by operation of law through intestacy and is 
held by two or more heirs as tenants in common. 
(8) LOAN GUARANTEE AGENCY.—Unless other-
wise specified, the term ‘‘Loan Guarantee Agency’’ 
means the Federal Housing Administration of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development or 
the Rural Housing Service of the Department of Ag-
riculture, as appropriate. 
(9) SECRETARY.—Unless otherwise specified, 
the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Hous-
ing and Urban Development or the Secretary of Ag-
riculture, as appropriate. 
(f) RELIANCE ON BORROWER ATTESTATIONS.—No 
additional documentation beyond the borrower’s attesta-
tion shall be required to demonstrate eligibility under 
paragraph (4) of subsection (e) and no State, eligible enti-
ty, or creditor shall be subject to liability, including mone-
tary penalties or requirements to indemnify a Federal 
agency or repurchase a loan that has been sold or 
securitized, based on the provision of assistance under this 
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section to a borrower who does not meet the eligibility re-
quirements under paragraph (4) of subsection (e) if the 
creditor does so in good faith reliance on borrower attesta-
tions of eligibility required under such paragraph. 
(g) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development, the Secretary of Agriculture, 
and the Secretary of Treasury shall have authority to issue 
such regulations or other notices, guidance, forms, in-
structions, and publications as may be necessary or appro-
priate to carry out the programs, projects, or activities au-
thorized under this section, including to ensure that such 
programs, projects, or activities are completed in a timely 
and effective manner. 
SEC. 40203. HUD-INSURED SMALL DOLLAR MORTGAGE 
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— 
(1) $76,000,000 for a program to increase ac-
cess to small-dollar mortgages, as defined in sub-
section (b), which may include payment of incentives 
to lenders, adjustments to terms and costs, indi-
vidual financial assistance, technical assistance to 
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lenders and certain financial institutions to help 
originate loans, lender and borrower outreach, and 
other activities; 
(2) $10,000,000 for the cost of insured or guar-
anteed loans, including the cost of modifying loans, 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budg-
et Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a); and 
(3) $14,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary 
of administering and overseeing the implementation 
of this section and programs in the Office of Hous-
ing generally, including information technology, fi-
nancial reporting, research and evaluations, fair 
lending compliance, and other cross-program costs in 
support of programs administered by the Secretary 
in this title, and other costs; the Secretary may 
transfer and merge amounts appropriated by this 
paragraph to section 40301. 
Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2031. 
(b) SMALL-DOLLAR MORTGAGE.—For purposes of 
this section, the term ‘‘small-dollar mortgage’’ means a 
forward mortgage that— 
(1) has an original principal balance of 
$100,000 or less; 
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(2) is secured by a one- to four-unit property 
that is the mortgagor’s principal residence; and 
(3) is insured by the Secretary pursuant to title 
II of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1707 et 
seq.), or guaranteed by the Secretary pursuant to 
section 184 or 184A of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-13a, 
1715z-13b). 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall have au-
thority to issue such regulations or other notices, guid-
ance, forms, instructions, and publications as may be nec-
essary or appropriate to carry out the programs, projects, 
or activities authorized under this section, including to en-
sure that such programs, projects, or activities are com-
pleted in a timely and effective manner. 
SEC. 40204. INVESTMENTS IN RURAL HOMEOWNERSHIP. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of 
Agriculture (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’), out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated— 
(1) $70,000,000 for direct loans made under 
section 502 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
1472); 
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(2) $95,000,000 for providing single family 
housing repair grants under section 504 of the 
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1474), subject to 
the terms and conditions in subsection (b) of this 
section; 
(3) $25,000,000 for grants under section 523 
of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c); and 
(4) $10,000,000 for administrative expenses of 
the Secretary that in whole or in part support activi-
ties funded by this section and related activities. 
Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(1) ELIGIBILITY.—Eligibility for grants from 
amounts made available by subsection (a)(2) shall 
not be subject to the limitations in section 
3550.103(b) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(2) USES.—Notwithstanding the limitations in 
section 3550.102(a) of title 7, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations, grants from amounts made available by 
subsection (a)(2) shall be available for the eligible 
purposes in section 3550.102(b) of title 7, Code of 
Federal Regulations. 
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SEC. 40205. SELF-HELP HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY 
PROGRAM. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any amounts in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development— 
(1) $49,500,000 for grants under section 11 of 
the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 
1996 (42 U.S.C. 12805 note); and 
(2) $500,000 for costs to the Secretary of ad-
ministering and overseeing the implementation of 
this section, including information technology, finan-
cial reporting, research and evaluations, fair lending 
compliance, and other cross-program costs in sup-
port of programs administered by the Secretary in 
this title, and other costs. 
Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2031. 
Subtitle D—HUD and Community 
Capacity Building 
SEC. 40301. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION, TRAINING, TECH-
NICAL 
ASSISTANCE, 
CAPACITY 
BUILDING, 
AND USICH. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, 
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out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated,— 
(1) $1,985,000,000 to the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development for— 
(A) the costs to the Secretary of admin-
istering and overseeing the implementation of 
this title and the Department’s programs gen-
erally, including information technology, inspec-
tions of housing units, research and evaluation, 
financial reporting, and other costs; and 
(B) new awards or increasing prior awards 
to provide training, technical assistance, and ca-
pacity building related to the Department’s pro-
grams, including direct program support to pro-
gram recipients throughout the country, includ-
ing insular areas, that require such assistance 
with daily operations; 
(2) $5,000,000 to the United States Inter-
agency Council on Homelessness for necessary ex-
penses in carrying out the functions of the Council 
pursuant to title II of the McKinney-Vento Home-
less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11311 et seq.); and 
(3) $10,000,000 to the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development for necessary salaries and 
expenses of the Office of the Inspector General of 
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the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978. 
Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2031. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall have au-
thority to issue such regulations or other notices, guid-
ance, forms, instructions, and publications as may be nec-
essary or appropriate to carry out the programs, projects, 
or activities authorized under this section, including to en-
sure that such programs, projects, or activities are com-
pleted in a timely and effective manner. 
SEC. 40302. COMMUNITY-LED CAPACITY BUILDING. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise made available, there is appropriated to the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for fiscal year 2022, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— 
(1) $90,000,000 for competitively awarded 
funds for technical assistance and capacity building 
to non-Federal entities, including nonprofit organi-
zations that can provide technical assistance activi-
ties to community development corporations, com-
munity housing development organizations, commu-
nity land trusts, nonprofit organizations in insular 
areas, and other mission-driven and nonprofit orga-
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nizations that target services to low-income and so-
cially disadvantaged populations, and provide serv-
ices in neighborhoods having high concentrations of 
minority, low-income, or socially disadvantaged pop-
ulations to— 
(A) provide training, education, support, 
and advice to enhance the technical and admin-
istrative capabilities of community development 
corporations, community housing development 
organizations, community land trusts, and other 
mission-driven 
and 
nonprofit 
organizations 
seeking to undertake affordable housing devel-
opment, acquisition, preservation, or rehabilita-
tion activities; 
(B) provide grants or predevelopment as-
sistance to community development corpora-
tions, community housing development organi-
zations, and other mission-driven and nonprofit 
organizations seeking to undertake affordable 
housing development, acquisition, preservation, 
or rehabilitation activities; and 
(C) carry out such other activities as may 
be determined by the grantees in consultation 
with the Secretary; and 
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(2) $10,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary 
of administering and overseeing the implementation 
of this section and the Department’s technical as-
sistance programs generally, including information 
technology, research and evaluations, financial re-
porting, fair housing compliance, and other cross- 
program costs in support of programs administered 
by the Secretary in this title and other costs; the 
Secretary may transfer and merge amounts set aside 
under this subsection to section 40301. 
Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2031. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall have au-
thority to issue such regulations or other notices, guid-
ance, forms, instructions, and publications as may be nec-
essary or appropriate to carry out the programs, projects, 
or activities authorized under this section, including to en-
sure that such programs, projects, or activities are com-
pleted in a timely and effective manner. 
Subtitle E—Economic Development 
SEC. 40401. MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Minority Busi-
ness Development Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of 
amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— 
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(1) $200,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2026, for carrying out subsection 
(b)(1); 
(2) $1,200,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2029, for carrying out subparagraphs 
(A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), and (H) of subsection 
(b)(2); 
(3) $50,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2026, for carrying out subparagraph (G) 
of subsection (b)(2); 
(4) $1,500,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2026, for carrying out subsection 
(b)(3); and 
(5) $150,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2029, for administrative costs associ-
ated with carrying out subsection (b)(3). 
(b) MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.— 
(1) RURAL BUSINESS CENTERS.—The Director 
of the Minority Business Development Agency may 
enter into agreements with one or more rural Busi-
ness Centers of the Agency that are operated by a 
minority-serving institution of higher education or 
by a consortium of institutions of higher education 
that is led by a minority-serving institution of higher 
education. Under such an agreement, a rural Busi-
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ness Center shall provide assistance primarily to eli-
gible business enterprises located within a rural 
area, as defined by the Director. 
(2) OTHER ACTIVITIES.—The Director of the 
Minority Business Development Agency shall— 
(A) pay salaries and related costs for em-
ployees; 
(B) pay for administrative and other costs 
to support initiatives that assist the formation, 
growth, and expansion of eligible business en-
terprises; 
(C) establish and provide assistance to 
Business Centers and specialty Business Cen-
ters, prioritizing for such establishment in 
States or regions that lack a Business Center 
and have a significant population of members of 
an underrepresented community; 
(D) establish not fewer than 5 regional of-
fices, in locations determined by the Director; 
(E) conduct an annual forum between the 
Federal Government and businesses to review 
existing programs and current challenges relat-
ing to capital formation by eligible business en-
terprises; 
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(F) establish a program to assist small, 
underserved manufacturers in accessing private 
capital by accelerating technology adoption and 
providing training and support in supply chain 
integration; 
(G) provide grants to minority-serving in-
stitutions of higher education to develop and 
implement entrepreneurship curricula; and 
(H) collect data and develop research and 
policies regarding the needs and development of 
eligible business enterprises. 
(3) GRANTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Mi-
nority Business Development Agency may pro-
vide grants to— 
(i) a eligible business enterprise; and 
(ii) an eligible nonprofit organization 
that will make subgrants to eligible busi-
ness enterprises located in areas with sig-
nificant populations of members of under-
represented communities. 
(B) APPLICATION.—In making grants and 
subgrants to eligible business enterprises and 
eligible nonprofit organizations under this sec-
tion, the Director shall establish an application 
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process and selection criteria, which shall in-
clude— 
(i) assurances that the eligible busi-
ness enterprise and eligible nonprofit orga-
nization will use such grants and sub-
grants to address gaps in access to capital, 
assist with startup costs, or support busi-
ness expansion; 
(ii) criteria for determining the size of 
grant or subgrant award for the eligible 
business enterprise and eligible nonprofit 
organization; and 
(iii) other criteria as determined by 
the Director. 
(C) 
ELIGIBLE
NONPROFIT
ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—An eligible nonprofit organization that 
receives a grant under this section shall, when 
making a subgrant to an eligible business enter-
prise described under subparagraph (A)(ii), also 
use such grant to provide support to the eligible 
business enterprise in one or more of the fol-
lowing ways: 
(i) Providing resources, which may in-
clude physical workspace and facilities, to 
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startups and established eligible business 
enterprises. 
(ii) Providing supports to accelerate 
the growth and success of eligible business 
enterprises through a variety of services, 
including— 
(I) access to capital, business 
education, and counseling; 
(II) networking opportunities; 
(III) mentorship opportunities; 
(IV) advising on market analysis, 
company strategy, revenue, growth, 
commercialization, and securing fund-
ing; and 
(V) other services intended to aid 
in developing eligible business enter-
prises. 
(D) BUSINESS IDENTIFIERS.—In accepting 
applications for grants to eligible business en-
terprises or subgrants to eligible business enter-
prises under this subsection, the Director shall 
allow each grantee or subgrantee to use existing 
business identifiers of the subgrantee instead of 
other forms of registration or identification. 
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(E) 
ELIGIBLE
NONPROFIT
ORGANIZA-
TION.—In this paragraph, the term ‘‘eligible 
nonprofit organization’’ means an organization 
that is described in paragraph (3) or (6) of sec-
tion 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 and that is exempt from taxation under 
section 501(a) of such Code for which a pri-
mary activity of the organization is to provide 
services or financial support to eligible business 
enterprises located in areas with significant 
populations of members of underrepresented 
communities. 
(4) RETURNING FUNDS.—If an entity that re-
ceives a grant or assistance under this subsection 
fails to use all the funds or permanently ceases oper-
ations on or before September 30, 2031, the entity 
shall return the funds to the Minority Business De-
velopment Agency. The Minority Business Develop-
ment Agency shall return all such funds to the 
Treasury if not expended by September 30, 2031. 
(5) PENALTIES
FOR
FAILURE
TO
ABIDE
BY 
TERMS OR CONDITIONS OF AWARD.—At the discre-
tion of the Director and in addition to any other 
civil or criminal consequences, the Director shall 
withhold payments to an eligible applicant or order 
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the eligible applicant to return any assistance pro-
vided under this section for failure to abide by the 
terms and conditions of such assistance. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BUSINESS CENTER.—The term ‘‘Business 
Center’’ means any business center that— 
(A) is established by the Minority Business 
Development Agency; and 
(B) provides technical business assistance 
to minority business enterprises. 
(2) ELIGIBLE
BUSINESS
ENTERPRISE.—The 
term ‘‘eligible business enterprise’’ means a business 
owned or controlled by one or more members of an 
underrepresented community. 
(3) MEMBER OF AN UNDERREPRESENTED COM-
MUNITY.—The term ‘‘member of an underrep-
resented community’’ means an individual who is— 
(A) a resident of— 
(i) a low-income community, as de-
fined in section 45D(e) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986; 
(ii) a low-income rural community; or 
(iii) a HUBZone, as defined in section 
31(b) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 657a); 
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(B) a member of an Indian or Alaska Na-
tive tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, commu-
nity, component band, or component reserva-
tion, individually identified (including par-
enthetically) in the most recent list published 
pursuant to section 104 of the Federally Recog-
nized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 
5131); 
(C) an individual with a disability, as de-
fined in section 3 of the Americans with Dis-
abilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102); 
(D) a veteran, as defined in section 101 of 
title 38, United States Code; 
(E) an individual who completed a term of 
imprisonment; 
(F) an Afghan refugee, including an indi-
vidual who has received a Special Immigrant 
Visa, a P–2 classification, or special parole sta-
tus; or 
(G) an individual otherwise identified by 
the Director. 
(4) MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION OF HIGH-
ER EDUCATION.—The term ‘‘minority-serving insti-
tution of higher education’’ means— 
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(A) an institution described in section 
371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)); or 
(B) a junior or community college, as de-
fined in section 312 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058). 
(5) SPECIALTY BUSINESS CENTER.—The term 
‘‘specialty Business Center’’ means a Business Cen-
ter that provides specialty services focusing on spe-
cific business needs, including assistance relating 
to— 
(A) capital access; 
(B) Federal procurement; 
(C) entrepreneurship; 
(D) technology transfer; or 
(E) any other area determined necessary 
or appropriate based on the priorities of the Di-
rector of the Minority Business Development 
Agency. 
SEC. 40402. MANUFACTURING FACILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The State Small Business Credit 
Initiative Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in section 3003— 
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(A) in subsection (b), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(3) 2022 ALLOCATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of enactment of this para-
graph, the Secretary shall allocate Federal 
funds to participating States so that each State 
is eligible to receive an amount equal to what 
the State would receive under the 2022 alloca-
tion, as determined under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) 2022 ALLOCATION FORMULA.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—With respect to 
States, the Secretary shall determine the 
2022 allocation by allocating Federal funds 
among the States based on the manufac-
turing job losses per State over the 30-year 
period ending on the date of enactment of 
this paragraph. 
‘‘(ii) 
MANUFACTURING
JOB
LOSS 
DATA.—If the Secretary determines that 
manufacturing job loss data with respect 
to a State is unavailable from the Bureau 
of Labor Statistics of the Department of 
Labor, the Secretary shall consider such 
other economic and employment data that 
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is otherwise available for purposes of deter-
mining the employment data of such 
State.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) RULES FOR THE 2022 ALLOCATION.—With re-
spect to the 2022 allocation: 
‘‘(1) TRANSFER
OF
ALLOCATION.—The Sec-
retary shall transfer the full amount of each alloca-
tion to a State in a single transfer and shall com-
plete such transfer before September 30, 2022. 
‘‘(2) USE
OF
TRANSFERRED
FUNDS.—States 
may use allocations of amounts appropriated for fis-
cal year 2022 to carry out the Program only— 
‘‘(A) for making Federal contributions to, 
or for the account of, an approved State pro-
gram, for the purposes of, as determined by the 
Secretary of the Treasury— 
‘‘(i) maintaining the economic com-
petitiveness of the United States; 
‘‘(ii) maintaining a strong manufac-
turing base in the United States, including 
promoting advanced manufacturing tech-
nology and innovative technology; 
‘‘(iii) increasing the supply and inno-
vation of factory-built housing for afford-
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ability, accessibility, efficiency, and resil-
ience; or 
‘‘(iv) helping the United States transi-
tion to clean energy or clean manufac-
turing processes to combat climate change 
or to invest in innovation for climate 
change adapted production processes; 
‘‘(B) as collateral for a qualifying loan or 
swap funding facility, for the purposes de-
scribed under subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(C) for paying administrative costs in-
curred by the State in implementing an ap-
proved State program in an amount not to ex-
ceed 5 percent of such State’s allocation. 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL PERMISSION FOR CERTAIN MU-
NICIPALITIES.—Section 3004(d) shall apply to the 
2022 allocation to the same extent as such provision 
applies to an allocation made under subsection (d), 
except that— 
‘‘(A) paragraph (1) of section 3004(d) 
shall be applied by substituting ‘6 months’ for 
‘9 months’; and 
‘‘(B) paragraph (2) of section 3004(d) 
shall be applied by substituting ‘9 months’ for 
‘12 months’.’’; and 
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(2) in section 3009(c), by striking ‘‘7-year pe-
riod’’ and inserting ‘‘10-year period’’. 
(b) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is hereby appropriated to the Sec-
retary of the Treasury for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$1,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2031, to carry out the amendments made by subsection 
(a). 
(c) RULE OF APPLICATION.—The amendments made 
by this section shall apply with respect to funds appro-
priated on the date of enactment of this section. 
TITLE V—COMMITTEE ON 
HOMELAND SECURITY 
SEC. 50001. CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECU-
RITY AGENCY. 
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to re-
main available until September 30, 2031— 
(1) $50,000,000 to the Cybersecurity and In-
frastructure Security Agency for support of the 
Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Cen-
ter; 
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(2) $25,000,000 to the Cybersecurity and In-
frastructure Security Agency for operating a cyber 
range; 
(3) $25,000,000 to the Cybersecurity and In-
frastructure Security Agency for the execution of a 
national multi-factor authentication campaign; 
(4) $400,000,000 to the Cybersecurity and In-
frastructure Security Agency for the implementation 
of Executive Order 14028 (86 Fed. Reg. 26633; re-
lating to improving the cybersecurity of the United 
States), including the implementation of multi-factor 
authentication, endpoint detection and response, im-
proved logging, and securing cloud systems; 
(5) $50,000,000 to the Cybersecurity and In-
frastructure Security Agency for expansion and op-
eration of the Crossfeed program; 
(6) $75,000,000 to the Cybersecurity and In-
frastructure Security Agency for expansion and op-
eration of the CyberSentry program; 
(7) $10,000,000 to the Cybersecurity and In-
frastructure Security Agency for performing activi-
ties in support of the development of the continuity 
of the economy plan required under section 9603(a) 
of title XCVI of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 (Public Law 116–283; 6 U.S.C. 322); 
(8) $20,000,000 to the Cybersecurity and In-
frastructure Security Agency for expanding pro-
grams working with international partners on the 
protection of critical infrastructure; 
(9) $50,000,000 to the Cybersecurity and In-
frastructure Agency for researching and developing 
means to secure operational technology, including in-
dustrial control systems, against cybersecurity 
vulnerabilities; 
(10) $100,000,000 to the Cybersecurity and In-
frastructure Security Agency for cybersecurity work-
force development and education, including providing 
education, training, and capacity development, in-
cluding in collaboration with historically Black col-
leges and universities, other minority-serving institu-
tions, and community colleges, and to the Cybersecu-
rity Education and Training Program, to be used 
for purposes that include— 
(A) cybersecurity training and upskilling 
veterans; 
(B) implementing cybersecurity apprentice-
ships at the Agency; and 
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(C) cybersecurity programs for under-
served communities, as a focus for activities au-
thorized under section 2217 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 665f); and 
(11) $60,000,000 to the Cybersecurity and In-
frastructure Security Agency for enhancing the 
cloud architecture, migration advisory services, and 
cloud threat hunting capabilities of the Agency. 
TITLE VI—COMMITTEE ON THE 
JUDICIARY 
Subtitle A—Immigration 
Provisions 
SEC. 60001. LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR CER-
TAIN ENTRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title II of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 245A the following: 
‘‘SEC. 245B. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF CERTAIN EN-
TRANTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 201, 
202, 203, and 245(c), and subject to subsection (c), the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall adjust to the status 
of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, an 
alien described in subsection (b), if such alien— 
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‘‘(1) submits an application for adjustment of 
status in accordance with procedures established by 
the Secretary; 
‘‘(2) in addition to any administrative proc-
essing fee, pays a supplemental fee of $1,500; and 
‘‘(3) completes, to the satisfaction of the Sec-
retary— 
‘‘(A) security and law enforcement back-
ground checks; and 
‘‘(B) a medical examination consistent with 
section 221(d). 
‘‘(b) ALIENS DESCRIBED.—An alien described in this 
subsection is an alien who— 
‘‘(1)(A) 
has 
been 
continuously 
physically 
present in the United States since January 1, 2021; 
‘‘(B) was 18 years of age or younger on the 
date on which the alien entered the United States 
and has continuously resided in the United States 
since such entry; and 
‘‘(C) demonstrates— 
‘‘(i) a record of honorable service in the 
Uniformed Services of the United States; 
‘‘(ii) attainment of, or completion of not 
less than 2 years, in good standing, of a pro-
gram leading to— 
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‘‘(I) a degree from a United States in-
stitution of higher education; or 
‘‘(II) a postsecondary credential from 
an area career and technical education 
school in the United States; 
‘‘(iii) during the 3-year period immediately 
preceding the date on which the alien submits 
an application for adjustment of status under 
this section, a consistent record of earned in-
come in the United States; or 
‘‘(iv)(I) enrollment in a program described 
in clause (ii); and 
‘‘(II) current employment or participation 
in an internship, apprenticeship, or similar 
training program; 
‘‘(2)(A) 
has 
been 
continuously 
physically 
present in the United States since January 1, 2021; 
and 
‘‘(B) has demonstrated a consistent record of 
earned income in the United States in an occupation 
described in the guidance of the Department of 
Homeland Security entitled ‘Advisory Memorandum 
on Ensuring Essential Critical Infrastructure Work-
ers’ Ability to Work During the COVID–19 Re-
sponse’, issued on August 10, 2021, during the pe-
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riod beginning on January 31, 2020, and ending on 
August 24, 2021; 
‘‘(3)(A) 
has 
been 
continuously 
physically 
present in the United States for not less than 3 
years; and 
‘‘(B)(i) is a national of a foreign state (or a 
part of a foreign state) (or in the case of an alien 
having no nationality, is a person who last habitually 
resided in such state) with a designation under sub-
section (b) of section 244 on January 1, 2017; 
‘‘(ii) notwithstanding paragraphs (1)(A)(iv) and 
(3)(C) of subsection (c) of section 244, had or was 
otherwise eligible for temporary protected status 
under section 244 on that date; and 
‘‘(iii) has not engaged in conduct since that 
date that would render the alien ineligible for tem-
porary protected status under section 244(c)(2); or 
‘‘(4)(A) 
has 
been 
continuously 
physically 
present in the United States for not less than 3 
years; and 
‘‘(B)(i) was eligible for deferred enforced depar-
ture as of January 20, 2021; and 
‘‘(ii) has not engaged in conduct since that date 
that would render the alien ineligible for deferred 
enforced departure. 
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‘‘(c) GROUNDS OF INELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) 
and (3), an alien seeking adjustment of status under 
this section shall demonstrate that the alien— 
‘‘(A) is not inadmissible under paragraph 
(2), (3), (6)(E), (6)(G), (8), (10)(A), (10)(C), 
or (10)(D) of section 212(a); 
‘‘(B) has not ordered, incited, assisted, or 
otherwise participated in the persecution of any 
person on account of race, religion, nationality, 
membership in a particular social group, or po-
litical opinion; 
‘‘(C) has not been convicted of— 
‘‘(i) any offense under Federal or 
State law, other than a State offense for 
which an essential element is the alien’s 
immigration status, that is punishable by a 
maximum term of imprisonment of more 
than 1 year; or 
‘‘(ii) 3 or more offenses under Federal 
or State law, other than State offenses for 
which an essential element is the alien’s 
immigration status, for which the alien was 
convicted on different dates for each of the 
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3 offenses and imprisoned for an aggregate 
of 90 days or more; and 
‘‘(D) has registered under the Military Se-
lective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.), if 
the alien is subject to registration under that 
Act. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.—With respect to any benefit 
under this section, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity may waive the grounds of inadmissibility under 
paragraph (2), (6)(E), (6)(G), or (10)(D) of section 
212(a)— 
‘‘(A) for humanitarian purposes or family 
unity; or 
‘‘(B) if a waiver is otherwise in the public 
interest. 
‘‘(3) TREATMENT
OF
EXPUNGED
CONVIC-
TIONS.—For purposes of paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary— 
‘‘(A) may not automatically treat an ex-
punged conviction as a conviction; and 
‘‘(B) shall evaluate expunged convictions 
on a case-by-case basis according to the nature 
and severity of the underlying offense to deter-
mine whether, under the circumstances, the 
alien should be eligible for adjustment of status. 
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‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON REMOVAL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to an alien 
who is in removal proceedings or subject to a final 
order of removal or an order of voluntary departure, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide 
the alien with a reasonable opportunity to apply for 
relief under this section if the alien— 
‘‘(A) requests an opportunity to so apply; 
or 
‘‘(B) appears to be prima facie eligible for 
such relief. 
‘‘(2) STAY OF REMOVAL FOR CERTAIN CHIL-
DREN.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
stay the removal of an alien who— 
‘‘(A) meets the requirements of subpara-
graphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(1); 
‘‘(B) subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
subsection (c), is not subject to a ground of in-
eligibility under paragraph (1) of such sub-
section; and 
‘‘(C) is enrolled in— 
‘‘(i) an early childhood education pro-
gram; 
‘‘(ii) an elementary school; 
‘‘(iii) a secondary school; or 
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‘‘(iv) an education program assisting 
students in obtaining a high school di-
ploma or its equivalent. 
‘‘(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The section shall take effect 
on the earlier of— 
‘‘(1) the date that is 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this section; or 
‘‘(2) May 1, 2022.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to 245A the following: 
‘‘Sec. 245B. Adjustment of status of certain entrants.’’. 
SEC. 60002. RECAPTURE OF UNUSED IMMIGRANT VISA 
NUMBERS. 
(a) RECAPTURE OF UNUSED IMMIGRANT VISA NUM-
BERS.— 
(1) ENSURING FUTURE USE OF ALL IMMIGRANT 
VISAS.—Section 201(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(c)(1)(B)(ii)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) In no case shall the number com-
puted under subparagraph (A) be less than 
the sum of— 
‘‘(I) 226,000; and 
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‘‘(II) 
the 
number 
computed 
under paragraph (3).’’. 
(2) RECAPTURING UNUSED VISAS.—Section 201 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1151) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) RECAPTURING UNUSED VISAS.— 
‘‘(1) FAMILY-SPONSORED VISAS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the 
numerical limitations set forth in this section or 
in sections 202 or 203, beginning in fiscal year 
2022, the number of family-sponsored immi-
grant visas that may be issued under section 
203(a) shall be increased by the number com-
puted under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) UNUSED VISAS.—The number com-
puted under this subparagraph is the dif-
ference, if any, between— 
‘‘(i) the difference, if any, between— 
‘‘(I) the number of visas that 
were originally made available to fam-
ily-sponsored immigrants under sec-
tion 201(c)(1) for fiscal years 1992 
through 2021, setting aside any un-
used visas made available to such im-
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migrants in such fiscal years under 
section 201(c)(3); and 
‘‘(II) the number of visas de-
scribed in subclause (I) that were 
issued under section 203(a), or, in ac-
cordance with section 201(d)(2)(C), 
under section 203(b); and 
‘‘(ii) the number of visas resulting 
from the calculation under clause (i) issued 
under section 203(a) after fiscal year 
2021. 
‘‘(2) EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISAS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the 
numerical limitations set forth in this section or 
in sections 202 or 203, beginning in fiscal year 
2022, the number of employment-based immi-
grant visas that may be issued under section 
203(b) shall be increased by the number com-
puted under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) UNUSED VISAS.—The number com-
puted under this paragraph is the difference, if 
any, between— 
‘‘(i) the difference, if any, between— 
‘‘(I) the number of visas that 
were originally made available to em-
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ployment-based immigrants under sec-
tion 201(d)(1) for fiscal years 1992 
through 2021, setting aside any un-
used visas made available to such im-
migrants in such fiscal years under 
section 201(d)(2); and 
‘‘(II) the number of visas de-
scribed in subclause (I) that were 
issued under section 203(b), or, in ac-
cordance with section 201(c)(3)(C), 
under section 203(a); and 
‘‘(ii) the number of visas resulting 
from the calculation under clause (i) issued 
under section 203(b) after fiscal year 
2021. 
‘‘(3) DIVERSITY VISAS.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 204(a)(1)(I)(ii)(II), an immigrant visa for an 
alien selected in accordance with section 203(e)(2) in 
fiscal year 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, or 2021 shall 
remain available to such alien (and the spouse and 
children of such alien) if— 
‘‘(A) the alien was refused a visa, pre-
vented from seeking admission, or denied ad-
mission to the United States solely because of 
Executive 
Order 
13769, 
Executive 
Order 
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13780, Presidential Proclamation 9645, or 
Presidential Proclamation 9983; or 
‘‘(B) because of restrictions or limitations 
on visa processing, visa issuance, travel, or 
other effects associated with the COVID–19 
public health emergency— 
‘‘(i) the alien was unable to receive a 
visa interview despite submitting an Online 
Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration 
Application (Form DS–260) to the Sec-
retary of State; or 
‘‘(ii) the alien was unable to seek ad-
mission or was denied admission to the 
United States despite being approved for a 
visa under section 203(c).’’. 
SEC. 60003. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS. 
Section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1255) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(n) VISA AVAILABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 
(a)(3), the Secretary of Homeland Security may ac-
cept for filing, an application for adjustment of sta-
tus from an alien (and the spouse and children of 
such alien) if such alien— 
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‘‘(A) is the beneficiary of an approved peti-
tion under section 204(a)(1); 
‘‘(B) pays a supplemental fee of $1,500, 
plus $250 for each derivative beneficiary; and 
‘‘(C) is otherwise eligible for such adjust-
ment. 
‘‘(2) EXEMPTION.—The Secretary of State shall 
exempt an alien (and the spouse and children of 
such alien) from the numerical limitations described 
in sections 201, 202, and 203 and the Secretary of 
Homeland Security may adjust the status of such 
alien (and the spouse and children of such alien) to 
lawful permanent resident if such alien submits or 
has submitted an application for adjustment of sta-
tus and— 
‘‘(A) such alien— 
‘‘(i) is the beneficiary of an approved 
petition under subparagraph (A)(i) or 
(B)(i)(I) of section 204(a)(1) that bears a 
priority date that is more than 2 years be-
fore the date the alien requests a waiver of 
the numerical limitations; and 
‘‘(ii) pays a supplemental fee of 
$2,500; 
‘‘(B) such alien— 
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‘‘(i) is the beneficiary of an approved 
petition under subparagraph (E) or (F) of 
section 204(a)(1) that bears a priority date 
that is more than 2 years before the date 
the alien requests a waiver of the numer-
ical limitations; and 
‘‘(ii) pays a supplemental fee of 
$5,000; or 
‘‘(C) such alien— 
‘‘(i) is the beneficiary of an approved 
petition under subparagraph (H) of section 
204(a)(1) that bears a priority date that is 
more than 2 years before the date the alien 
requests a waiver of the numerical limita-
tions; and 
‘‘(ii) pays a supplemental fee of 
$50,000. 
‘‘(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of this 
subsection— 
‘‘(i) shall take effect on the earlier of 
the date that is— 
‘‘(I) 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this subsection; or 
‘‘(II) May 1, 2022; and 
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‘‘(ii) except as provided in subpara-
graph (B), shall cease to have effect on 
September 30, 2031. 
‘‘(B) 
CONTINUATION.—Paragraph 
(2) 
shall continue in effect with respect to an alien 
who requested a waiver of the numerical limita-
tions and paid the requisite fee prior to the 
date described in subparagraph (A)(ii), until 
the Secretary of Homeland Security renders a 
final administrative decision on such applica-
tion.’’. 
SEC. 60004. ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL FEES. 
(a) TREASURY.—The supplemental fees described in 
subsection (b) of this section, and in sections 245B(a)(2) 
and 245(n) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as 
added by this subtitle, shall be deposited in the general 
fund of the Treasury of the United States. 
(b) 
SUPPLEMENTAL
PETITION
FEE.—Section 
204(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by adding at the 
end the following: ‘‘A petition for classification by 
reason of a relationship described in paragraph (1), 
(3), or (4) of section 203(a) shall be accompanied by 
a supplemental fee in the amount of $100.’’; 
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(2) in subparagraph (B)(i)(I), by adding at the 
end the following: ‘‘Such petition shall be accom-
panied by a supplemental fee in the amount of 
$100.’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (E), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘Such petition shall be accompanied 
by a supplemental fee in the amount of $800.’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (F), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘Such petition shall be accompanied 
by a supplemental fee in the amount of $800.’’; and 
(5) in subparagraph (H), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘Such petition shall be accompanied 
by a supplemental fee in the amount of $15,000.’’. 
SEC. 60005. U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Serv-
ices for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, $2,800,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for the purpose of increasing the 
capacity of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to 
efficiently adjudicate applications described in sections 
245B and 245(n) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
as added by sections 60001 and 60003 of this Act, respec-
tively, and to reduce case processing backlogs. 
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Subtitle B—Community Violence 
Prevention 
SEC. 61001. FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY-BASED VIOLENCE 
INTERVENTION INITIATIVES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Attorney General 
for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, $2,500,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2031, for the purposes de-
scribed in subsection (b). 
(b) USE OF FUNDING.—The Attorney General, act-
ing through the Assistant Attorney General of the Office 
of Justice Programs, the Director of the Office of Commu-
nity Oriented Policing Services, and the Director of the 
Office on Violence Against Women, shall use amounts ap-
propriated by subsection (a)— 
(1) to award competitive grants or contracts to 
units of local government, States, Indian Tribes, 
nonprofit community-based organizations, victim 
services providers, or other entities as determined by 
the Attorney General, to support evidence-informed 
intervention strategies to reduce community violence; 
(2) to support training, technical assistance, re-
search, evaluation, and data collection on strategies 
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to effectively reduce community violence and ensure 
public safety; and 
(3) to support research, evaluation, and data 
collection on the differing impact of community vio-
lence on demographic categories. 
(c) EXPENDITURE REQUIREMENT.—All expenditures 
made pursuant to subsection (a) shall be made on or be-
fore September 30, 2031. 
TITLE VII—COMMITTEE ON 
NATURAL RESOURCES 
Subtitle A—Bureau of Indian 
Affairs and Indian Health Service 
SEC. 70101. TRIBAL CONSULTATION. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Department of the Interior for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $30,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2031, except that no amounts may be ex-
pended after September 30, 2031, for the purposes of con-
ducting consultation with Tribal Governments. 
SEC. 70102. BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 
(a) BIA ROAD
MAINTENANCE.—In addition to 
amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
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$300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2031, except that no amounts may be expended after Sep-
tember 30, 2031, for carrying out the Act of November 
2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13; commonly known as the ‘‘Snyder 
Act’’) for Bureau of Indian Affairs road maintenance and 
to address the deferred maintenance backlog, of which no 
more than 2 percent shall be used for administrative costs 
to carry out this subsection. 
(b) BIA PUBLIC SAFETY.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Bureau 
of Indian Affairs for fiscal year 2022, out of any money 
in 
the 
Treasury 
not 
otherwise 
appropriated, 
$200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2031, except that no amounts may be expended after Sep-
tember 30, 2031, for carrying out the Act of November 
2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13; commonly known as the ‘‘Snyder 
Act’’) for Bureau of Indian Affairs Public Safety and Jus-
tice, of which no more than 2 percent shall be used for 
administrative costs to carry out this subsection. 
(c) BIA CLIMATE RESILIENCE.—In addition to 
amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$1,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2031, except that no amounts may be expended after Sep-
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tember 30, 2031, for carrying out the Act of November 
2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13; commonly known as the ‘‘Snyder 
Act’’) for Tribal climate resilience and adaptation pro-
grams, of which no more than 2 percent shall be used for 
administrative costs to carry out this subsection. 
(d) TRIBAL HOUSING.—In addition to amounts oth-
erwise available, there is appropriated to the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $500,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2031, except that 
no amounts may be expended after September 30, 2031, 
for carrying out the Act of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 
13; commonly known as the ‘‘Snyder Act’’) to improve 
Tribal housing, of which no more than 2 percent shall be 
used for administrative costs to carry out this subsection. 
(e) TRIBAL ENERGY.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Bureau of In-
dian Affairs for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $35,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2031, except that no 
amounts may be expended after September 30, 2031, for 
carrying out the Act of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13; 
commonly known as the ‘‘Snyder Act’’) for Tribal energy 
programs, of which no more than 2 percent shall be used 
for administrative costs to carry out this subsection. 
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(f) SMALL
AND NEEDY PROGRAM.—Funds made 
available under this section shall be excluded from the cal-
culation of funds received by those Tribal Governments 
that participate in the ‘‘Small and Needy’’ program. 
(g) ONE-TIME BASIS FUNDS.—Funds made available 
under this section to Tribes and Tribal organizations 
under the Indian Self-Determination and Education As-
sistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301) shall be available on a one- 
time basis. Such nonrecurring funds shall not be part of 
the amount required by section 106 of the Indian Self- 
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
5325), and such funds shall only be used for the purposes 
identified in this section. 
SEC. 70103. INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE. 
(a) IHS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.—In addition 
to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to 
the Indian Health Service for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$140,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2031, except that no amounts may be expended after Sep-
tember 30, 2031, for carrying out the Act of August 5, 
1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act, the Indian Health Care Im-
provement Act, and titles II and III of the Public Health 
Service Act, with respect to the Indian Health Service, for 
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Indian Health Service electronic records (25 U.S.C. 
1660h), telehealth, system modernization, and information 
technology infrastructure. 
(b) URBAN
INDIAN
HEALTH.—In addition to 
amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
Indian Health Service for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$42,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2031, except that no amounts may be expended after Sep-
tember 30, 2031, for carrying out the Act of August 5, 
1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act, the Indian Health Care Im-
provement Act, and titles II and III of the Public Health 
Service Act, with respect to the Indian Health Service, for 
the Urban Indian Health program for renovations, con-
struction, expansion of facilities, including leased facilities, 
which shall be in addition to other amounts made available 
for Urban Indian organizations (as defined in section 4 
of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act 25 U.S.C. 
1603)) under this subsection. 
(c) IHS FACILITIES MAINTENANCE.—In addition to 
amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
Indian Health Service for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$610,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
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2031, except that no amounts may be expended after Sep-
tember 30, 2031, for carrying out the Act of August 5, 
1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act, the Indian Health Care Im-
provement Act, and titles II and III of the Public Health 
Service Act, with respect to the Indian Health Service, for 
maintenance and improvement of Indian Health Service 
and Tribal facilities. 
(d) GREEN
INFRASTRUCTURE.—In addition to 
amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
Indian Health Service for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2031, except that no amounts may be expended after Sep-
tember 30, 2031, for carrying out the Act of August 5, 
1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act, the Indian Health Care Im-
provement Act, and titles II and III of the Public Health 
Service Act, with respect to the Indian Health Service, for 
sustainability features for existing facilities. 
(e) INPATIENT AND COMMUNITY HEALTH FACILI-
TIES.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, there 
is appropriated to the Indian Health Service for fiscal year 
2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, $40,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
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tember 30, 2031, except that no amounts may be ex-
pended after September 30, 2031, for carrying out the Act 
of August 5, 1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act, the Indian Health 
Care Improvement Act, and titles II and III of the Public 
Health Service Act, with respect to the Indian Health 
Service, for Inpatient and Community Health Facilities 
Design, Construction, in accordance with 25 U.S.C. 
1665h. 
(f) MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Indian 
Health Service for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $150,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2031, except that 
no amounts may be expended after September 30, 2031, 
for carrying out the Act of August 5, 1954 (68 Stat. 674), 
the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and titles 
II and III of the Public Health Service Act, with respect 
to the Indian Health Service, for maintaining, upgrading, 
and replacing medical equipment for IHS and Tribal fa-
cilities. 
(g) SMALL AMBULATORY CONSTRUCTION.—In addi-
tion to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated 
to the Indian Health Service for fiscal year 2022, out of 
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any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$60,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2031, except that no amounts may be expended after Sep-
tember 30, 2031, for carrying out the Act of August 5, 
1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act, the Indian Health Care Im-
provement Act, and titles II and III of the Public Health 
Service Act, with respect to the Indian Health Service, for 
the small ambulatory construction program. 
(h) PERSONNEL QUARTERS CONSTRUCTION.—In ad-
dition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Indian Health Service for fiscal year 2022, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $278,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2031, except that no amounts may be ex-
pended after September 30, 2031, for carrying out the Act 
of August 5, 1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act, the Indian Health 
Care Improvement Act, and titles II and III of the Public 
Health Service Act, with respect to the Indian Health 
Service, for personnel quarters construction. 
(i) IHS PRIORITY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.—In 
addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Indian Health Service for fiscal year 2022, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
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priated, $2,000,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2031, except that no amounts may be ex-
pended after September 30, 2031, for projects identified 
through the health care facility priority system established 
and maintained pursuant to section 301(c) of the Indian 
Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1631(c)). 
(j) FACILITIES SUPPORT.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Indian 
Health Service for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $170,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2031, except that 
no amounts may be expended after September 30, 2031, 
for environmental health and facilities support activities 
of the Indian Health Service. 
(k) NONRECURRING FUNDS.—Funds made available 
under this section to Tribes and Tribal organizations 
under the Indian Self-Determination and Education As-
sistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) shall be available 
on a one-time basis. Such nonrecurring funds shall not 
be part of the amount required by section 106 of the In-
dian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
(25 U.S.C. 5325), and such funds shall only be used for 
the purposes identified in this section. 
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Subtitle B—Subcommittee on Na-
tional Parks, Forests, and Pub-
lic Lands 
SEC. 70201. OAK FLAT WITHDRAWAL. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DISPOSAL.—The term ‘‘disposal’’ means 
that the lands identified are not available under the 
proceedings outlined under section 203 of the Fed-
eral Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1713). 
(2) ENTRY.—The term ‘‘entry’’ has the mean-
ing as it is used under section 103(j) of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1702(j)), in its application to lands under the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary. 
(3) LOCATION.—The term ‘‘location’’ has the 
meaning as it is used under section 2320 of the Re-
vised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 23), in its application to 
lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; 
(4) OAK FLAT WITHDRAWAL AREA.—the term 
‘‘Oak Flat’’ means the approximately 2,422 acres of 
Forest System land in the Tonto National Forest in 
southeastern Arizona commonly known as ‘‘Oak 
Flat’’ and generally depicted as ‘‘Oak Flat With-
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drawal Area’’ on the map titled ‘‘Oak Flat With-
drawal’’ and dated June 15, 2021. 
(5) PATENT.—The term ‘‘patent’’ has the 
meaning as it is used under section 2325 of the Re-
vised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29), in its application to 
lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(b) REPEAL.—Section 3003 of the Carl Levin and 
Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (16 U.S.C. 539p) is re-
pealed. 
(c) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in exist-
ence on the date of the enactment of this section, Oak 
Flat is withdrawn from all forms of disposal, location, 
entry, and patent. 
SEC. 70202. CIVILIAN CLIMATE CORPS. 
(a) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CIVILIAN CLIMATE 
CORPS.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—With regard to this sub-
section: 
(A) CONSERVATION PROJECT.—The term 
‘‘conservation project’’ means a project for the 
conservation, restoration, construction, or reha-
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bilitation of natural, cultural, historic, archae-
ological, recreational, or scenic resources. 
(B) CORPS PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘corps 
program’’ means a program established by a 
Federal, State, Tribal, or local government, or 
nonprofit organization that performs conserva-
tion projects on Public Lands. 
(C) PUBLIC
LANDS.—The term ‘‘Public 
Lands’’ means lands administered by the Na-
tional Park Service. 
(2) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts oth-
erwise available, there is appropriated to the Na-
tional Park Service for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$1,700,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2031, except that no amounts may be expended 
after September 30, 2031, for carrying out edu-
cation and job training projects and conservation 
projects on Public Lands, including through the use 
of direct expenditure, contracts, grants, and coopera-
tive agreements with corps programs. 
(3) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the funds 
provided by this subsection, no more than 2 percent 
shall be used for administrative costs to carry out 
this section. 
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(b) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT CIVILIAN CLI-
MATE CORPS.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—With regard to this sub-
section: 
(A) CONSERVATION PROJECT.—The term 
‘‘conservation project’’ means a project for the 
conservation, restoration, construction, or reha-
bilitation of natural, cultural, historic, archae-
ological, recreational, or scenic resources. 
(B) CORPS PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘corps 
program’’ means a program established by a 
Federal, State, Tribal, or local government, or 
nonprofit organization that performs conserva-
tion projects on Public Lands. 
(C) PUBLIC
LANDS.—The term ‘‘Public 
Lands’’ means lands administered by the Bu-
reau of Land Management. 
(2) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts oth-
erwise available, there is appropriated to the Bureau 
of Land Management for fiscal year 2022, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $900,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2031, except that no amounts may be 
expended after September 30, 2031, for carrying out 
education and job training projects and conservation 
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projects on Public Lands, including through the use 
of direct expenditure, contracts, grants, and coopera-
tive agreements with corps programs. 
(3) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the funds 
provided by this subsection, no more than 2 percent 
shall be used for administrative costs to carry out 
this section. 
(c) UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 
CIVILIAN CLIMATE CORPS.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—With regard to this sub-
section: 
(A) CONSERVATION PROJECT.—The term 
‘‘conservation project’’ means a project for the 
conservation, restoration, construction, or reha-
bilitation of natural, cultural, historic, archae-
ological, recreational, or scenic resources. 
(B) CORPS PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘corps 
program’’ means a program established by a 
Federal, State, Tribal, or local government, or 
nonprofit organization that performs conserva-
tion projects on Public Lands. 
(C) PUBLIC
LANDS.—The term ‘‘Public 
Lands’’ means lands administered by the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 
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(2) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts oth-
erwise available, there is appropriated to the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service for fiscal year 
2022, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, $400,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2031, except that no 
amounts may be expended after September 30, 
2031, for carrying out education and job training 
projects and conservation projects on Public Lands, 
including through the use of direct expenditure, con-
tracts, grants, and cooperative agreements with 
corps programs. 
(3) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the funds 
provided by this subsection, no more than 2 percent 
shall be used for administrative costs to carry out 
this section. 
(d) TRIBAL CIVILIAN CLIMATE CORPS.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—With regard to this sub-
section: 
(A) CONSERVATION PROJECT.—The term 
‘‘conservation project’’ means any project for 
the conservation, restoration, construction, or 
rehabilitation of natural, cultural, historic, ar-
chaeological, recreational, or scenic resources. 
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(B) CORPS PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘corps 
program’’ means a program established by a 
Federal, State, Tribal, or local government, or 
nonprofit organization that performs appro-
priate conservation projects on Public Lands. 
(C) INDIAN
LAND.—The term ‘‘Indian 
land’’ means land of an Indian Tribe or an In-
dian individual that is— 
(I) held in trust by the United States; 
or 
(ii) subject to a restriction against 
alienation imposed by the United States. 
(D) INDIAN
TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian 
Tribe’’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 101 of the Federally Recognized Indian 
Tribe List Act (25 U.S.C. 5130). 
(E) NATIVE HAWAIIAN.—The term ‘‘Na-
tive Hawaiian’’ means any individual who is— 
(I) a citizen of the United States; and 
(ii) a descendant of the aboriginal 
people who, before 1778, occupied and ex-
ercised sovereignty in the area that now 
comprises the State of Hawaii, as evi-
denced by— 
(I) genealogical records; 
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(II) 
Kupuna 
(elders) 
or 
Kamaaina (long-term community resi-
dents) verification; or 
(III) certified birth records. 
(F) NATIVE
HAWAIIAN
ORGANIZATION.— 
The term ‘‘Native Hawaiian organization’’ 
means a private nonprofit organization that— 
(I) serves the interests of Native Ha-
waiians; 
(ii) has Native Hawaiians in sub-
stantive and policymaking positions within 
the organization; and 
(iii) is recognized by the Governor of 
Hawaii for the purposes of planning, con-
ducting, or administering programs (or 
portions of programs) for the benefit of 
Native Hawaiians. 
(2) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts oth-
erwise available, there is appropriated to the Bureau 
of Indian Affairs for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$500,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2031, except that no amounts may be expended 
after September 30, 2031, for carrying out edu-
cation and job training projects and conservation 
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projects, including through the use of direct expendi-
ture, contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements 
with corps programs, and including projects on In-
dian lands, pursuant to an agreement between an 
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization and a 
corps program for the benefit of an Indian Tribe or 
Native Hawaiians. None of the funds provided by 
this subsection shall be subject to cost-share require-
ments. 
(3) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the funds 
provided by this subsection, no more than 2 percent 
shall be used for administrative costs to carry out 
this section. 
SEC. 70203. PRESIDIO TRUST. 
(a) PRESIDIO TRUST DEFINED.—With regard to this 
section, the term ‘‘Presidio Trust’’ means the entity estab-
lished under section 103(a) of title I of division I of Public 
Law 104–333 and under the requirements placed upon 
that entity by section 104(a) of title I of division I of Pub-
lic Law 104–333. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Presidio Trust for 
fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, $200,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2026, for carrying out projects identi-
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fied by the Presidio Trust in accordance with the purposes 
identified under the first section of Public Law 92–589 
(16 U.S.C. 460bb). 
SEC. 70204. GRAND CANYON. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section: 
(1) DISPOSAL.—The term ‘‘disposal’’ means 
that the lands identified are not available under the 
proceedings outlined under section 203 of the Fed-
eral Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1713). 
(2) ENTRY.—The term ‘‘entry’’ has the mean-
ing as it is used under section 103 of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1702(j)), in its application to lands under the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary. 
(3) GRAND CANYON PROTECTION AREA.—The 
term ‘‘Grand Canyon Protection Area’’ means the 
approximately 1,054,923 acres of land depicted as 
‘‘Federal Mineral Estate to be Withdrawn’’ on the 
map entitled ‘‘Grand Canyon Protection Area’’ and 
dated August 23, 2021. 
(4) LOCATION.—The term ‘‘location’’ has the 
meaning as it is used under section 2320 of the Re-
vised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 23), in its application to 
lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 
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(5) PATENT.—The term ‘‘patent’’ has the 
meaning as it is used under section 2325 of the Re-
vised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29), in its application to 
lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) WITHDRAWAL.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Bureau of 
Land Management for fiscal year 2022, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,500,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2026, to carry 
out, subject to valid rights in existence on the date of en-
actment of this section, the withdrawal of the Grand Can-
yon Protection Area from all forms of disposal, location, 
entry, and patent. 
SEC. 70205. WILDFIRE. 
(a) PROTECTING COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS 
FROM WILDFIRE.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Bureau of Land 
Management for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $900,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2031, except that 
no amounts may be expended after September 30, 2031, 
to reduce wildfire risk on landscapes and communities 
through fire preparedness, fire science and research (in-
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cluding improved fireshed mapping and management), 
emergency rehabilitation, rural fire assistance, non-
commercial fuels management activities in the wildland- 
urban interface, the renovation or construction of fire fa-
cilities, and for expenses necessary to support firefighter 
workforce reforms. None of the funds provided by this 
subsection shall be used for salvage logging. 
(b) TRIBAL WILDFIRE PREVENTION.—In addition to 
amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2031, except that no amounts may be expended after Sep-
tember 30, 2031, For carrying out the National Indian 
Forest Resources Management Act (25 U.S.C. 3101 et 
seq.) for renewable and manageable resources, commu-
nications, economic and cultural benefits, improved 
fireshed mapping and management, and to protect Tribal 
forest lands from wildfire. 
(c) FOREST TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS.—In ad-
dition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Office of Wildland Fire Management for 
fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2031, except that no amounts may 
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be expended after September 30, 2031, for carrying out 
a research, development, and testing pilot program to— 
(1) assess new technologies, including un-
manned aircraft system, geospatial, or remote sens-
ing technologies, across all reforestation activities; 
(2) accelerate the deployment and integration of 
such technologies into the operations of the Sec-
retary of the Interior; and 
(3) collaborate and cooperate with State, Trib-
al, and private geospatial information system organi-
zations with respect to such technologies. 
SEC. 70206. URBAN PARKS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the National Park Service for fiscal year 
2022, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2026, to carry out direct, competitive 
grants to localities to create or significantly enhance ac-
cess to parks or outdoor recreation facilities in urban 
areas, in accordance with the authorities outlined under 
section 200305(e)(2)(A) or 200305(e)(3) of title 54, 
United States Code, and subject to limitations outlined 
under section 200305(f)(3) of such title, of which no more 
than 2 percent shall be used for administrative costs to 
carry out this section. 
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SEC. 70207. EVERY KID OUTDOORS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—With respect to this section: 
(1) FEDERAL LAND AND WATERS.—The term 
‘‘Federal land and waters’’ means any Federal land 
or body of water under the jurisdiction of the Direc-
tor to which the public has access. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the National Park Service. 
(3) STUDENT OR STUDENTS.—The term ‘‘stu-
dent’’ or ‘‘students’’ means any fourth, fifth, or 
sixth grader or home-schooled learner 10 years of 
age residing in the United States. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the National Park Serv-
ice for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2031, except that no 
amounts may be expended after September 30, 2031, for 
the carrying out of the issuance and administration of 
passes, effective during the period beginning on September 
1 and ending on August 31 of the following year, at the 
request of a student, which allows access, when the stu-
dent to which the pass was issued is present, to Federal 
lands and waters for which access is subject to an en-
trance, standard amenity, or day use fee, free of charge 
for the student and three accompanying adults, and for 
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carrying out the purposes outlined under section 
9001(b)(3)(D) of Public Law 116–9. 
SEC. 70208. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CLIMATE RESIL-
IENCE. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the National Park Service for fiscal year 
2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, $115,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2031, except that no amounts may be ex-
pended after September 30, 2031, for the protection, res-
toration, and resiliency of public lands and resources in 
accordance with the purposes outlined in section 
100101(a) of title 54, United States Code. None of the 
funds provided by this section shall be subject to cost- 
sharing requirements. 
SEC. 70209. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT CLIMATE RE-
SILIENCE. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Bureau of Land Management for fis-
cal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, $110,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2031, except that no amounts may be ex-
pended after September 30, 2031, for the protection, res-
toration, and resiliency of public lands and resources in 
accordance with the purposes outlined in section 102(a)(8) 
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of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1701(a)(8). None of the funds provided by this 
section shall be subject to cost-sharing requirements. 
SEC. 70210. HISTORIC PRESERVATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Director of the Na-
tional Park Service for fiscal year 2022, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $75,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2031, except that 
no amounts may be expended after September 30, 2031, 
to carry out preservation or historic preservation as de-
fined by section 300315 of title 54, United States Code. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the funds pro-
vided by this section, no more than 2 percent shall be used 
for administrative costs to carry out this section. 
SEC. 70211. THOMPSON DIVIDE. 
(a) THOMPSON DIVIDE WITHDRAWAL.— 
(1) THOMPSON DIVIDE WITHDRAWAL AND PRO-
TECTION AREA DEFINED.—For the purposes of this 
subsection, the term ‘‘Thompson Divide Withdrawal 
and Protection area’’ means the Federal land and 
minerals generally depicted as the ‘‘Thompson Di-
vide Withdrawal and Protection Area’’ on the map 
entitled ‘‘Greater Thompson Divide Area Map’’ and 
dated June 13, 2019. 
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(2) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in 
existence on the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion, the Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protec-
tion Area is withdrawn from— 
(A) entry, appropriation, and disposal 
under the public land laws; 
(B) location, entry, and patent under the 
mining laws; and 
(C) operation of the mineral leasing, min-
eral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
(b) THOMPSON DIVIDE LEASE PAYMENTS.— 
(1) THOMPSON DIVIDE WITHDRAWAL AND PRO-
TECTION AREA DEFINED.—With regard to this sub-
section, the term ‘‘Thompson Divide Withdrawal and 
Protection Area’’ means the Federal land and min-
erals generally depicted as the ‘‘Thompson Divide 
Withdrawal and Protection Area’’ on the map enti-
tled ‘‘Greater Thompson Divide Area Map’’ and 
dated June 13, 2019. 
(2) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts oth-
erwise available, there is appropriated to the Bureau 
of Land Management for fiscal year 2022, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $500,000 to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2026, to acquire, from willing sellers, the 
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rights to oil or gas leases within the Thompson Di-
vide Withdrawal and Protection Area, provided such 
leases are in effect on the date of enactment of this 
subsection. All rights acquired under this subsection 
shall be permanently cancelled and unavailable for 
reissue. 
(3) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the funds 
provided by this subsection, no more than 2 percent 
shall be used for administrative costs to carry out 
this subsection. 
(c) FUGITIVE COAL MINE METHANE USE PILOT 
PROGRAM.— 
(1) PILOT PROGRAM AREA DEFINED.—For the 
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘pilot program 
area’’ means the areas identified as ‘‘Coal Mine 
Methane Capture Areas’’ on the map entitled 
‘‘Greater Thompson Divide Fugitive Coal Mine 
Methane Use Pilot Program Area’’ and dated June 
17, 2019. 
(2) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts oth-
erwise available, there is appropriated to the Bureau 
of Land Management for fiscal year 2022, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $1,000,000 to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2026, for carrying out a pilot program 
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in the pilot program area to inventory and, subject 
to valid existing rights, to lease, capture, mitigate or 
sequester methane emissions that would leak or be 
vented into the atmosphere from an active, inactive, 
or abandoned underground coal mine. 
SEC. 70212. CHACO CANYON. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 
(1) CHACO CULTURAL HERITAGE WITHDRAWAL 
AREA.—The term ‘‘Chaco Cultural Heritage With-
drawal Area’’ means the Federal land generally de-
picted as the ‘‘Chaco Cultural Heritage Withdrawal 
Area’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Chaco Cultural Heritage 
Withdrawal Area’’ and dated April 2, 2019. 
(2) NON-PRODUCING LEASES.—The term ‘‘non- 
producing leases’’ means any oil and gas lease on 
Federal land within the Chaco Cultural Heritage 
Withdrawal Area— 
(A) on which drilling operations have not 
been commenced before the end of the primary 
term of the applicable lease; 
(B) that is not producing oil and gas in 
paying quantities; and, 
(C) that is not subject to a valid coopera-
tive or unit plan of development. 
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(b) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in exist-
ence on the date of enactment of this section, the Chaco 
Cultural Heritage Withdrawal Area is withdrawn from— 
(1) entry and disposal under the public land 
laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
(c) NON-PRODUCING
LEASES.—A non-producing 
lease shall terminate pursuant to section 17(e) of the Min-
eral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(e)) and subpart 3108 
of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations, and may not be 
extended. 
Subtitle C—Drought Response and 
Preparedness 
SEC. 70301. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION WATER SETTLE-
MENT FUNDING. 
Section 10501 of the Omnibus Public Land Manage-
ment Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 407) is amended as follows: 
(1) In subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL
DEPOSITS.—In addition to 
amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated— 
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‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2032 and each fiscal 
year thereafter out of any money in the Treas-
ury not otherwise appropriated, $370,000,000, 
for deposit in the Fund, to remain available 
until expended; and 
‘‘(B) for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $2,000,000,000, for deposit in the 
Fund, to remain available until September 30, 
2031, except that no amounts may be expended 
after September 30, 2031.’’. 
(2) In subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘for 
each of fiscal years 2020 through 2034, the 
Secretary may expend from the Fund an 
amount not to exceed $120,000,000,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘for fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal 
year thereafter, the Secretary may expend from 
the 
Fund 
an 
amount 
not 
to 
exceed 
$370,000,000’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘more than $120,000,000, for any fiscal year if 
such amounts are available in the Fund due to 
expenditures not reaching $120,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘more than $370,000,000 for any fis-
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cal year if such amounts are available in the 
Fund, for the fiscal year in which expenditures 
are made pursuant to subparagraph (D) and 
paragraphs (2) and (3)’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) The Secretary shall expend all 
amounts in the Fund available from deposits 
made under subsection (b)(1) and subsection 
(b)(3)(B) not later than the end of fiscal year 
2031. 
‘‘(D) If, in the judgment of the Secretary 
on an annual basis, the Secretary is unlikely to 
expend the amounts as required under subpara-
graph (C) because expenditures cannot be made 
for activities authorized under paragraph (2), 
the Secretary shall expend from the Fund on an 
annual basis any projected unspent amounts by 
not later than the end of fiscal year 2031 on 
grants to disadvantaged communities (identified 
according to criteria adopted by the Secretary) 
or on grants to Indian Tribes (as defined in 
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)), in 
a manner as determined by the Secretary, for 
up to 100 percent of the cost of the planning, 
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design, or construction of water projects the 
primary purpose of which is to provide potable 
water supplies to communities or households 
that do not have reliable access to potable water 
in a State or territory described in the first sec-
tion of the Act of June 17, 1902 (43 U.S.C. 
391; 32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093).’’. 
(3) In subsection (c), by amending paragraph 
(2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(A) NON-TRIBAL SETTLEMENT EXPENDI-
TURES.—The Secretary may expend money 
from the Fund to implement a settlement 
agreement approved by Congress that resolves, 
in whole or in part, litigation involving the 
United States and a party that is not an Indian 
Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)), if the settlement agree-
ment or implementing legislation requires the 
Bureau of Reclamation to provide financial as-
sistance for, or plan, design, and construct— 
‘‘(i) water supply infrastructure; or 
‘‘(ii) a project— 
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‘‘(I) to rehabilitate a water deliv-
ery system to conserve water; or 
‘‘(II) to restore habitat or other-
wise improve environmental conditions 
associated with or affected by, or lo-
cated within the same river basin as, 
a Federal reclamation project that is 
in existence on March 30, 2009. 
‘‘(B) TRIBAL
EXPENDITURES.—The Sec-
retary may expend money from the Fund to im-
plement a settlement agreement approved by 
Congress that resolves, in whole or in part, 
claims concerning Indian water resources, if the 
settlement agreement or implementing legisla-
tion authorizes the Secretary to provide finan-
cial assistance for, or plan, design, and con-
struct— 
‘‘(i) water supply infrastructure; or 
‘‘(ii) a project— 
‘‘(I) to rehabilitate a water deliv-
ery system to conserve water; or 
‘‘(II) to restore habitat or other-
wise improve environmental conditions 
associated with or affected by, or lo-
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cated within the same river basin as, 
a Federal reclamation project.’’. 
(5) In subsection (c)(3)(C), by striking ‘‘for any 
authorized use’’ and inserting ‘‘for any use author-
ized under paragraph (2) or paragraph (1)(D)’’. 
(6) By striking subsection (f). 
SEC. 70302. EMERGENCY DROUGHT RELIEF. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Bureau of Reclama-
tion for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2026, except that no 
amounts shall be expended after September 30, 2026, for 
near-term drought relief actions carried out under— 
(1) the Reclamation States Emergency Drought 
Relief Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–250); 
(2) the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhance-
ment Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–498); 
(3) section 201 of division D of Public Law 
108–7; or 
(4) section 1109 of division FF of Public Law 
116–260. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the funds pro-
vided by this section, no more than 2 percent may be used 
for administrative costs to carry out this section. 
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SEC. 70303. EMERGENCY DROUGHT RELIEF FOR TRIBES. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Bureau of Reclamation for fiscal year 
2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, $150,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2026, except that no amounts may be ex-
pended after September 30, 2026, for near-term drought 
relief actions to mitigate drought impacts for Indian 
Tribes (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)) 
that are impacted by the operation of a Bureau of Rec-
lamation water project, including through direct financial 
assistance to address drinking water shortages and to 
mitigate for the loss of Tribal trust resources. 
SEC. 70304. SALTON SEA PROJECTS. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts oth-
erwise available, there is appropriated to the Bureau 
of Reclamation for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$250,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2031, except that no amounts may be expended 
after September 30, 2031, to provide grants and 
enter into contracts and cooperative agreements to 
carry out projects located in the area of the Salton 
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Sea in Southern California to improve air quality, 
habitat, and water quality, in partnership with— 
(A) State, Tribal, and local governments; 
(B) water districts; 
(C) joint powers authorities; 
(D) nonprofit organizations; and 
(E) institutions of higher education. 
(2) COST SHARE.—The non-Federal share of 
the cost of a project under this subsection shall be 
50 percent of the cost of the project. 
(b) INCLUDED ACTIVITIES.—The projects described 
in subsection (a) may include— 
(1) construction, operation, maintenance, per-
mitting, and design activities required for such 
projects; and 
(2) dust suppression projects. 
(c) FUNDING ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive 
funding, non-Tribal grantees must demonstrate compli-
ance with prevailing wage requirements. 
(d) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the funds pro-
vided by this section, no more than 2 percent shall be used 
for administrative costs to carry out this section. 
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SEC. 70305. WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH AND TECH-
NOLOGY INSTITUTES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the United States Geo-
logical Survey for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $75,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2031, except that no 
amounts may be expended after September 30, 2031, for 
carrying out section 104 of the Water Resources Research 
Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303). 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the funds pro-
vided by this section, no more than 2 percent shall be used 
for administrative costs to carry out this section. 
SEC. 70306. FEDERAL PRIORITY STREAMGAGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the United States Geo-
logical Survey for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $150,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2031, except that 
no amounts may be expended after September 30, 2031, 
for making operational streamgages that are identified by 
the Secretary of the Interior as Federal priority 
streamgages. 
(b) COLLABORATION WITH NON-FEDERAL PART-
NERS.—The United States Geological Survey shall 
prioritize the expenditure of funds available under sub-
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section (a) in a manner that seeks to leverage the use of 
non-Federal funds made available through streamgage 
funding agreements with States and local agencies to im-
prove environmental quality and water supply reliability. 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the funds pro-
vided by this section, no more than 2 percent shall be used 
for administrative costs to carry out this section. 
SEC. 70307. SNOW WATER SUPPLY FORECASTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Bureau of Reclama-
tion for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2031, except that no amounts 
may be expended after September 30, 2031, for carrying 
out section 1111 of division FF of the Consolidated Ap-
propriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260). 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the funds pro-
vided by this section, no more than 2 percent shall be used 
for administrative costs to carry out this section. 
SEC. 70308. WATER TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Bureau of Reclama-
tion for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2031, except that no amounts 
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trict, or other organization with water or power 
delivery authority; 
(B) a State, regional, or local authority, 
the members of which include 1 or more organi-
zations with water or power delivery authority; 
or 
(C) an agency established under State law 
for the joint exercise of powers or a combina-
tion of entities described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (B). 
(2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(3) RECLAMATION
STATE.—The term ‘‘Rec-
lamation State’’ means a State or territory described 
in the first section of the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 
Stat. 388, chapter 1093; 43 U.S.C. 391). 
(b) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Bureau of Reclama-
tion for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2031, except that no 
amounts may be expended before fiscal year 2027 or after 
September 30, 2031, to provide nonreimbursable grants 
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on a competitive basis to eligible entities that shall not 
exceed 25 percent of the total cost of an eligible project 
unless the project advances at least a proportionate share 
of nonreimbursable benefits authorized under the reclama-
tion laws (including fish and wildlife benefits provided 
through measurable reductions in water diversions from 
imperiled ecosystems) up to a maximum 75 percent of the 
total costs of an eligible project, to carry out the planning, 
design, and construction of projects to reclaim and reuse 
municipal, industrial, domestic, or agricultural wastewater 
or impaired ground or surface waters that have a total 
estimated cost of more than $500,000,000 and that pro-
vide substantial water supply and other benefits to 
drought stricken regions within the Reclamation States for 
the purposes of— 
(1) helping to advance water management plans 
across a multi-state area, such as drought contin-
gency plans in the Colorado River Basin; 
(2) providing multiple benefits, including water 
supply 
reliability 
benefits 
for 
drought-stricken 
States, Tribes, and communities, fish and wildlife 
benefits, and water quality improvements; and 
(3) reducing impacts on environmental re-
sources from water projects owned or operated by 
Federal and State agencies, including through meas-
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urable reductions in water diversions from imperiled 
ecosystems. 
(c) TOTAL DOLLAR CAP.—The Bureau of Reclama-
tion shall not impose a total dollar cap on Federal con-
tributions that applies to all individual projects funded 
under this section. 
(d) FUNDING ELIGIBILITY.—An eligible project shall 
not be considered ineligible for assistance under this sec-
tion because the project has received assistance authorized 
under title XVI of Public Law 102–575 or section 4009 
of Public Law 114–322. 
(e) TREATMENT OF CONVEYANCE.—The Bureau of 
Reclamation shall consider the planning, design, and con-
struction of an eligible project’s conveyance system to be 
eligible for grant funding under this section. 
SEC. 70311. CONVEYANCE REPAIRS AND BUILD BACK BET-
TER FUNDS FOR SOLAR CANAL INTEGRA-
TION. 
(a) CONVEYANCE REPAIRS.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Bureau 
of Reclamation for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2031, except that 
no amounts may be expended after September 30, 2031, 
to provide nonreimbursable grants in a manner as deter-
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mined by the Secretary of the Interior (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) on a competitive basis to 
eligible entities that in aggregate shall not exceed 33 per-
cent of the total cost of an eligible project to carry out 
the planning, design, and construction of projects to make 
major, non-recurring maintenance repairs to water con-
veyance facilities that do not enlarge the carrying capacity 
of a conveyance facility beyond the capacity as previously 
constructed for conveyance facilities in need of emergency 
capacity restoration due to subsidence and experiencing 
exceptional drought for the purposes of increasing drought 
resiliency, primarily through groundwater recharge. 
(b) BUILD BACK BETTER FUNDS FOR SOLAR CANAL 
INTEGRATION.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able, there is appropriated to the Bureau of Reclamation 
for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2031, except that no 
amounts may be expended after September 30, 2031, for 
the design, study, and implementation of projects (includ-
ing pilot and demonstration projects) to cover conveyance 
facilities receiving grants under subparagraph (a) with 
solar panels to generate renewable energy in a manner as 
determined by the Secretary or for other solar projects as-
sociated with Bureau of Reclamation projects that in-
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crease water efficiency and assist in implementation of 
clean energy goals. 
SEC. 70312. RIO GRANDE PUEBLOS IRRIGATION INFRA-
STRUCTURE GRANTS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Bureau of Reclamation for fiscal year 
2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, $200,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2031, except that no amounts may be ex-
pended after September 30, 2031, for carrying out section 
9106(d) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 
2009 (Public Law 111–11). 
Subtitle D—Efficient and Effective 
NEPA Implementation 
SEC. 70401. EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE NEPA IMPLEMEN-
TATION. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Department of the Interior for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $150,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2031, except that no amounts may be ex-
pended after September 30, 2031, to provide for more effi-
cient and more effective environmental reviews under the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 through the 
hiring and training of additional personnel, the develop-
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ment of programmatic assessments or templates, the pro-
curement of technical or scientific services, the develop-
ment of data or technology systems, stakeholder and com-
munity engagement, and the purchase of new equipment. 
Subtitle E—National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration 
SEC. 70501. COASTAL AND GREAT LAKES RESTORATION 
AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration for fiscal year 2022, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$9,500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2031, except that no amounts may be expended after Sep-
tember 30, 2031, through direct expenditure, contracts, 
grants, and cooperative agreements to provide funding and 
technical assistance for the purposes of restoring a ma-
rine, estuarine, coastal, or Great Lake habitat; or pro-
viding adaptation to climate change, including by pro-
tecting, restoring, or establishing ecological features that 
protects coastal communities from sea-level rise, coastal 
storms, or flooding; or designing or implementing blue car-
bon projects. None of the funds provided by this section 
shall be subject to cost share or matching requirements. 
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(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the funds pro-
vided by this section, no more than 2 percent shall be used 
for administrative costs to carry out this section. 
SEC. 70502. PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration for fiscal year 2022, out 
of funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated 
$400,000,000, to remain available until 2026, for the pur-
poses of climate resilience, habitat protection, and other 
habitat restoration projects to recover Pacific salmon. 
None of the funds provided by this section shall be subject 
to cost-sharing or matching requirements. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the funds pro-
vided by this section, no more than 2 percent shall be used 
for administrative costs to carry out this section. 
SEC. 70503. NOAA STOCK ASSESSMENTS. 
(a) STOCK ASSESSMENTS.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for fiscal year 
2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, $200,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2031, except that no amount may be expended 
after September 30, 2031, for carrying out section 401 
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Man-
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agement Reauthorization Act of 2006 (16 U.S.C. 1881) 
and, section 117 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1386) for fisheries data collections, 
surveys, and science, management, and ecosystem-based 
assessments in support of federally managed marine fish-
eries. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the funds pro-
vided by this section, no more than 2 percent shall be used 
for administrative costs to carry out this section. 
SEC. 70504. COASTAL HAZARDS AND SEA LEVEL RISE. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $500,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2031, except that 
no amounts may be expended after September 30, 2031, 
for carrying out the provisions of section 12304 of the In-
tegrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 
2009 (33 U.S.C. 3603), section 4 of the Digital Coast Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1467), section 310 of the Coastal Zone Man-
agement Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1456c), section 303 of 
the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1988 (33 
U.S.C. 892a), and the first section and section 2 of the 
Act of August 6, 1947 (chapter 504; 33 U.S.C. 883a and 
33 U.S.C. 883b), popularly known as the Coast and Geo-
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detic Survey Act of 1947; for the purposes of making up-
grades to the Integrated Ocean Observing System; making 
upgrades to the Shoreline Mapping Program; developing 
products, services, and coordinated decision-support 
frameworks with respect to coastal floods, sea level rise, 
Great Lakes water level, and vertical land motion data and 
conducting the research and development necessary to 
support such products and services; producing and main-
taining authoritative and timely data, maps, charts, tidal 
and water level observations and information services for 
communities to plan for present and future coastal flood 
risks and to sustain the economic viability of ports and 
marine transportation system; and providing technical as-
sistance to States, Insular areas, local governments, and 
end user at-risk communities. 
SEC. 70505. BLUE CARBON. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $95,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2031, except that no 
amounts may be expended after September 30, 2031, for 
carrying out the provisions of section 117 of the Magnu-
son-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reau-
thorization Act of 2006 (16 U.S.C. 1891a); and section 
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309 of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 
1440); for research and extension activities to charac-
terize, quantify, map, and study blue carbon ecosystems 
or protection and restoration efforts in blue carbon eco-
systems, which include marine and coastal freshwater, 
brackish, and saltwater-fed ecosystems, such as coastal 
wetland forest and other tidal or historically tidal wetlands 
that have the capacity to sequester carbon from the atmos-
phere for a period of not less than 100 years in the Gulf 
of Mexico region. 
SEC. 70506. COASTAL HAZARDS IN UNITED STATES INSU-
LAR AREAS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2031, except that no 
amounts may be expended after September 30, 2031, for 
carrying out the provisions of the Integrated Coastal and 
Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3601), 
section 4 of the Digital Coast Act (16 U.S.C. 1467, and 
section 303 of the Hydrographic Services Improvement 
Act (33 U.S.C. 892a) to improve weather data collection 
and provide science, data, information, and impact-based 
decision support services to reduce tsunami, hurricane, ty-
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SEC. 70509. CIVILIAN CLIMATE CORPS AT NOAA. 
(a) NOAA CIVILIAN CLIMATE CORPS.—In addition 
to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for 
fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, $120,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2026, to carry out education and job 
training projects that conserve, restore, construct, or reha-
bilitate natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, rec-
reational, or scenic resources through direct expenditure, 
contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements. None of 
the funds provided by this section shall be subject to cost- 
sharing or matching requirements. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the funds pro-
vided by this section, no more than 2 percent shall be used 
for administrative costs to carry out this section. 
SEC. 70510. NOAA HATCHERIES. 
(a) NOAA HATCHERIES.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, for fiscal year 
2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, $250,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2026, for grants to States and Indian Tribes 
(as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304), to repair, 
replace, and upgrade hatchery infrastructure for produc-
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tion of a marine fishery. None of the funds provided by 
this section shall be subject to cost-sharing or matching 
requirements. 
(b) FUNDING ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive 
funding under this section, non-Tribal grantees must dem-
onstrate compliance with prevailing wage requirements. 
SEC. 70511. ELECTRONIC MONITORING. 
(a) ELECTRONIC
MONITORING.—In addition to 
amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for fis-
cal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, $75,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2031, except that no amounts may be ex-
pended after September 30, 2031, for the purposes of sup-
porting the continued and timely implementation of elec-
tronic monitoring and fishing effort reporting. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the funds pro-
vided by this section, no more than 2 percent shall be used 
for administrative costs to carry out this section. 
SEC. 70512. WORKING WATERFRONTS. 
(a) WORKING
WATERFRONTS.—In addition to 
amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for fis-
cal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, $160,000,000, to remain available until 
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September 30, 2031, except that no amounts may be ex-
pended after September 30, 2031, for carrying out the 
provisions of section 309 of the Coastal Zone Management 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1456b) through direct expenditure, con-
tracts, grants, and cooperative agreements for projects 
that preserve and protect coastal access for water-depend-
ent commercial activities. 
(b) FUNDING ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive 
funding under this section, the grantee must demonstrate 
compliance with prevailing wage requirements. 
SEC. 70513. MARINE SANCTUARY AND NATIONAL ESTUA-
RINE RESEARCH RESERVE MAINTENANCE 
BACKLOG. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $98,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2031, except that no 
amounts may be expended after September 30, 2031, for 
carrying out the provisions of the National Marine Sanc-
tuary Act (16 U.S.C. 1431) and the Coastal Zone Man-
agement Act (16 U.S.C. 1461) for construction, mainte-
nance, and renovation of facilities of National Marine 
Sanctuaries and National Estuarine Research Reserves. 
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SEC. 70514. SEAFOOD IMPORT MONITORING PROGRAM EX-
PANSION. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2031, except that no 
amounts may be expended after September 30, 2031, for 
carrying out the provisions of section 307 of the Magnu-
son-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reau-
thorization Act (16 U.S.C. 1857(1)(Q)), to expand the 
Seafood Import Monitoring Program to apply to all sea-
food and seafood products. 
Subtitle F—United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service 
SEC. 70601. ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT RECOVERY PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service for fiscal year 2022, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $75,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2031, except that 
no amounts may be expended after September 30, 2031, 
for the development and implementation of recovery plans 
under section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1533(f)). 
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(b) CANDIDATE CONSERVATION.—In addition to the 
amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service for fiscal year 
2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, $75,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2031, except that no amounts may be ex-
pended after September 30, 2031, for developing Can-
didate Conservation Agreements and Candidate Conserva-
tion Agreements with Assurances for candidate and other 
at-risk species pursuant section 10 of the Endangered 
Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1539). 
SEC. 70602. ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT HABITAT CON-
SERVATION. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2031, except that no amounts 
may be expended after September 30, 2031, for United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service responsibilities in the de-
velopment, review, and permitting of Habitat Conservation 
Plans under section 10(a)(2) of the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1539(a)(2)) and for State pro-
grams under section 6(d) of the Endangered Species Act 
of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1535(d)). 
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SEC. 70603. ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT INTERAGENCY 
CONSULTATIONS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, $40,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2031, except that no amounts 
may be expended after September 30, 2031, for carrying 
out consultations with Federal agencies that undertake 
agency actions affecting endangered species and threat-
ened species under section 7 of the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536). 
SEC. 70604. FUNDING FOR ISLAND PLANT CONSERVATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service for fiscal year 2022, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $25,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2031, except that 
no amounts may be expended after September 30, 2031, 
for the conservation of endangered species and threatened 
species of plants in the Hawaiian Islands and the Pacific 
Island Territories of the United States as authorized by 
section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1533). 
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(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the funds pro-
vided by this section, no more than 2 percent shall be used 
for administrative costs to carry out this section. 
SEC. 70605. FUNDING FOR POLLINATOR CONSERVATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service for fiscal year 2022, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $25,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2031, except that 
no amounts may be expended after September 30, 2031, 
for the conservation of endangered species and threatened 
species of pollinators in the United States as authorized 
by section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1533). 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the funds pro-
vided by this section, no more than 2 percent shall be used 
for administrative costs to carry out this section. 
SEC. 70606. FUNDING FOR MUSSEL CONSERVATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service for fiscal year 2022, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $25,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2031, except that 
no amounts may be expended after September 30, 2031, 
for the conservation of endangered species and threatened 
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and Wildlife Service for fiscal year 2022, out of any money 
in 
the 
Treasury 
not 
otherwise 
appropriated, 
$100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2031, except that no amounts may be expended after Sep-
tember 30, 2031, for the purposes of carrying out the Fish 
and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a) and the Fish 
and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661), through 
direct expenditure, contracts, grants, and cooperative 
agreements, for the purposes of rebuilding and restoring 
units of the National Wildlife Refuge System, other Fed-
eral public assets, and State wildlife management areas 
including by addressing the threat of invasive species, in-
creasing the resiliency and capacity of habitats and infra-
structure to withstand weather events, or reducing the 
amount of damage caused by those events. None of the 
funds provided by this section shall be subject to cost- 
share requirements. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the funds pro-
vided by this section, no more than 2 percent shall be used 
for administrative costs to carry out this section. 
SEC. 70609. FUNDING FOR THE UNITED STATES FISH AND 
WILDLIFE 
SERVICE 
FOR 
WILDLIFE 
COR-
RIDOR CONSERVATION. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
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ice for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2026, except that no amounts 
may be expended after September 30, 2026, to carry out 
the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 
U.S.C. 742a) and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act 
(16 U.S.C. 661) through direct expenditure,, contracts, 
grants, and cooperative agreements, for mapping wildlife 
corridors and providing assistance to States and Indian 
Tribes as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304) 
for the conservation and restoration of wildlife corridors. 
SEC. 70610. FUNDING FOR THE UNITED STATES FISH AND 
WILDLIFE SERVICE FOR GRASSLAND RES-
TORATION. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2026, except that no 
amounts may be expended after September 30, 2026, to 
carry out the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 
1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a) and the Fish and Wildlife Coordi-
nation Act (16 U.S.C. 661) through direct expenditure, 
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contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements, for the pro-
tection and restoration of grassland habitats. 
Subtitle G—Insular Affairs 
SEC. 70701. INSULAR AFFAIRS HOSPITAL AND OTHER CRIT-
ICAL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Department of the Interior Office of 
Insular Affairs for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $993,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2031, except that 
no amounts may be expended after September 30, 2031, 
for hospitals and other critical health infrastructure in the 
territories. Amounts made available under this section 
shall be divided among the territories in accordance with 
needs identified by assessments completed by the Depart-
ment of the Interior, Office of Insular Affairs, of health 
care facilities in each territory, but not less than 35 per-
cent shall be provided to Guam, not less than 35 percent 
shall be provided to the United States Virgin Islands, not 
less than 20 percent shall be provided to the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and not less than 
10 percent shall be provided to American Samoa. 
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SEC. 
70702. 
OFFICE 
OF 
INSULAR 
AFFAIRS 
CLIMATE 
CHANGE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Department of the 
Interior Office of Insular Affairs for fiscal year 2022, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2026, to provide technical assistance for climate-change 
planning, mitigation, adaptation, and resilience to United 
States-affiliated Insular Areas under the Office of Insular 
Affairs. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the funds pro-
vided by this section, not more than 2 percent shall be 
used for administrative costs to carry out this section. 
SEC. 70703. SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED 
STATES FOR CERTAIN RESIDENTS OF THE IS-
LAND OF VIEQUES, PUERTO RICO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Department of the 
Interior Office of Insular Affairs, for fiscal year 2022, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2031, except that no amounts may be made available after 
September 30, 2031, to compensate through the appoint-
ment of a Special Master, the municipality of Vieques, and 
an individual claimant who is or was a resident, the child 
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of a resident, or an immediate heir (as determined by the 
laws of Puerto Rico) of a deceased claimant who was a 
resident on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, in the pe-
riod or after the United States Government used the is-
land of Vieques, Puerto Rico, for military readiness. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the funds pro-
vided by this section, not more than 2 percent shall be 
used for administrative costs to carry out this section. 
SEC. 70704. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this subtitle: 
(1) FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES.—The term 
‘‘Freely Associated States’’ means the Republic of 
the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micro-
nesia, and the Republic of Palau. 
(2) 
UNITED
STATES-AFFILIATED
INSULAR 
AREAS.—The term ‘‘United States-affiliated Insular 
Areas’’ means the territories and Freely Associated 
States. 
(3) 
TERRITORIES.—The 
term 
‘‘territories’’ 
means American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and 
the Virgin Islands of the United States. 
(4) TERRITORY.—The term ‘‘territory’’ means 
American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the North-
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ern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, or the Vir-
gin Islands of the United States. 
Subtitle H—Energy and Mineral 
Resources 
SEC. 70801. OFFSHORE WIND FOR THE TERRITORIES. 
(a) APPLICATION OF OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF 
LANDS ACT WITH RESPECT TO TERRITORIES OF THE 
UNITED STATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2 of the Outer Con-
tinental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The term’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) The term’’ 
(ii) by inserting after ‘‘control’’ the 
following: ‘‘or lying within the exclusive 
economic zone of the United States and 
the outer Continental Shelf adjacent to any 
territory of the United States’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) The term ‘outer Continental Shelf’ does 
not include any area conveyed by Congress to a ter-
ritorial government for administration.’’; 
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(B) in subsection (p), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon at the end; 
(C) in subsection (q), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(r) The term ‘State’ means any of the several States 
and also includes Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, 
the Virgin Islands of the United States, and the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.’’. 
(2) EXCLUSIONS.—Section 18 of the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) This section shall not apply to the scheduling of 
any lease sale in an area of the outer Continental Shelf 
that is adjacent to Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, 
the Virgin Islands of the United States, or the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.’’. 
(b) WIND LEASE SALES FOR AREAS OF THE OUTER 
CONTINENTAL SHELF.—The Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 33. WIND LEASE SALES FOR AREAS OF THE OUTER 
CONTINENTAL SHELF OFFSHORE OF TERRI-
TORIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 
‘‘(a) WIND LEASE SALES OFF COASTS OF TERRI-
TORIES OF THE UNITED STATES.— 
‘‘(1) CALL
FOR
INFORMATION
AND
NOMINA-
TIONS.—The Secretary shall issue a call for informa-
tion and nominations for proposed wind lease sales 
for areas determined to be feasible. 
‘‘(2) CONDITIONAL WIND LEASE SALES.—For 
areas lying within the exclusive economic zone of the 
United States adjacent to Puerto Rico, Guam, 
American Samoa, the Virgin Islands of the United 
States, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, the Secretary shall conduct not less 
than one wind lease sale in each such area, so long 
as: 
‘‘(A) The Secretary has concluded that a 
wind lease sale on the area is feasible. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary has determined that 
there is sufficient interest in leasing the area. 
‘‘(C) The Secretary has consulted with 
other relevant Federal agencies regarding such 
sale. 
‘‘(D) The Secretary has consulted with the 
Governor of the territory regarding the suit-
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ability of the area for wind energy develop-
ment.’’. 
SEC. 70802. LEASING ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF. 
(a) LEASING AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the 
Interior is authorized to grant leases, easements, and 
rights-of-way pursuant to section 8(p)(1)(C) of the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(1)(C)) 
in the areas withdrawn by the Presidential Memorandum 
entitled ‘‘Memorandum on the Withdrawal of Certain 
Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from 
Leasing Disposition’’ (issued September 8, 2020) and the 
Presidential Memorandum entitled ‘‘Presidential Deter-
mination on the Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the 
United States Outer Continental Shelf from Leasing Dis-
position’’ (issued September 25, 2020). 
(b) WITHDRAWALS.—Any Presidential withdrawal of 
an area of the Outer Continental Shelf from leasing under 
section 12(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1341(a)) issued after the date of enactment 
of this Act shall apply only to leasing authorized under 
subsections (a) and (i) of section 8 of the Outer Conti-
nental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(a) and 1337(i)), 
unless otherwise specified. 
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SEC. 70803. UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 
(a) 3D ELEVATION
PROGRAM.—In addition to 
amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
United States Geological Survey for fiscal year 2022, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2031, except that no amounts may be expended after Sep-
tember 30, 2031, to carry out the 3D elevation program 
(43 U.S.C. 3104). 
(b) CLIMATE ADAPTATION SCIENCE CENTERS.—In 
addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the United States Geological Survey for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2031, except that no amounts may be ex-
pended after September 30, 2031, for the Regional and 
National Climate Adaptation Science Centers to provide 
localized information to help communities respond to cli-
mate change. 
SEC. 70804. FOSSIL FUEL RESOURCES. 
(a) REPEAL OF THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE 
REFUGE OIL AND GAS PROGRAM.—Section 20001 of Pub-
lic Law 115–97 is repealed and any leases issued pursuant 
to section 20001 of Public Law 115–97 are hereby can-
celled and all payments related to the leases shall be re-
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turned to the lessee(s) within 30 days of enactment of this 
Act. 
(b) PROTECTION OF THE EASTERN GULF, ATLANTIC, 
AND PACIFIC COASTS.—Section 8 of the Outer Conti-
nental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(q) PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN 
CERTAIN AREAS OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.— 
The Secretary of the Interior may not issue a lease or 
any other authorization for the exploration, development, 
or production of oil or natural gas in the areas of the 
Outer Continental Shelf designated by section 104(a) of 
the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 or in any 
area within the Atlantic Region planning areas or the Pa-
cific Region planning areas (as such planning areas are 
described in the document entitled ‘2017 – 2022 Outer 
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final 
Program’ dated November 2016, or a subsequent oil and 
gas leasing program developed under section 18 of the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344).’’. 
(c) ONSHORE FOSSIL FUEL ROYALTY RATES.—The 
Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 207) is amended— 
(1) in section 7(a), by striking ‘‘121⁄2’’ and in-
serting ‘‘20’’; 
(2) in section 17, by— 
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(2) in subsection (b)(2)(C), by striking ‘‘$2 per 
acre’’ and inserting ‘‘$10 per acre’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(q) 
INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT.—The 
Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(1) by regulation, at least once every 4 years, 
adjust each of the dollar amounts that apply under 
subsections (b)(1)(B), (b)(2)(C), and (d) to reflect 
the change in inflation; and 
‘‘(2) publish each such regulation in the Fed-
eral Register.’’. 
(f) DEFERRED COAL BONUS PAYMENTS.—Section 
2(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 201(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking the second 
and third sentences; and 
(2) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5). 
(g) FOSSIL FUEL RENTAL RATES.— 
(1) Section 7(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 
U.S.C. 207) is amended in the third sentence by in-
serting ‘‘at a rental rate of not less than $100 per 
acre (as reviewed and, if appropriate, adjusted by 
the Secretary every 4 years)’’ before the period. 
(2) Section 17(d) of the Mineral Leasing Act 
(30 U.S.C. 226(d)) is amended in the first sentence 
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by striking ‘‘$1.50 per acre per year for the first 
through fifth years of the lease and not less than $2 
per acre per year for each year thereafter’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$3 per acre per year during the 2-year pe-
riod beginning on the date the lease begins for new 
leases, and after the end of such two-year period not 
less than $5 per acre per year’’. 
(3) Section 31(e) of the Mineral Leasing Act 
(30 U.S.C. 188(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘$10’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$20’’. 
(h) FOSSIL FUEL LEASE TERM LENGTH.— 
(1) Section 7 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 
U.S.C. 207) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘twenty’’ and inserting ‘‘10’’; 
(ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘ten’’ and inserting ‘‘5’’; and 
(iii) in the sixth sentence— 
(I) by striking ‘‘twenty’’ and in-
serting ‘‘10’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘ten’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘5’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ‘‘20’’ 
and inserting ‘‘10’’. 
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(2) Section 17(e) of the Mineral Leasing Act 
(30 U.S.C. 226(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘10 
years:’’ and inserting ‘‘5 years.’’. 
(i) EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FEE.—Section 17 of 
the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226), as amended by 
this subtitle is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(r) FEE FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall charge 
any person who submits, in accordance with proce-
dures established by the Secretary to carry out this 
subsection, an expression of interest in leasing land 
available for disposition under this section for explo-
ration for, and development of, oil or gas a fee in 
an amount determined by the Secretary under para-
graph (2). 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT.—The fee authorized under para-
graph (1) shall be established by the Secretary in an 
amount that is determined by the Secretary to be 
appropriate to cover the aggregate cost of processing 
an expression of interest under this subsection, but 
not less than $15 per acre of the area covered by the 
applicable expression of interest. 
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‘‘(3) ADJUSTMENT
OF
FEE.—The Secretary 
shall, by regulation at least every 4 years, establish 
a higher expression of interest fee— 
‘‘(A) to reflect the change in inflation; and 
‘‘(B) as the Secretary determines to be 
necessary to enhance financial returns to the 
United States.’’. 
(j) ELIMINATION OF NONCOMPETITIVE LEASING.— 
The Mineral Leasing Act is amended— 
(1) in section 17(b) (30 U.S.C. 226(b)), by 
striking paragraph (3); 
(2) by amending section 17(c) (30 U.S.C. 
226(c)) to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) Lands made available for leasing under sub-
section (b)(1) but for which no bid is accepted may be 
made available by the Secretary for a new round of sealed 
bidding under such subsection.’’; 
(3) in section 17(e) (30 U.S.C. 226(e))— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Competitive and non-
competitive leases’’ and inserting ‘‘Leases, in-
cluding leases for tar sand areas,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Provided, however’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘ten years.’’; 
(4) in section 31(d)(1) (30 U.S.C. 188(d)(1)) 
by striking ‘‘or (c)’’; 
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(5) in section 31(e) (30 U.S.C. 188(e))— 
(A) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘, or the 
inclusion’’ and all that follows and inserting a 
semicolon; and 
(B) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘(A)’’ 
and by striking subparagraph (B); 
(6) by striking section 31(f) (30 U.S.C. 188(f)); 
and 
(7) in section 31(g) (30 U.S.C. 188(g))— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘as a 
competitive’’ and all that follows through the 
period and inserting ‘‘in the same manner as 
the original lease issued pursuant to section 
17.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesig-
nating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
(2) and (3), respectively; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), as redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘, applicable to leases issued under 
subsection 17(c) of this Act (30 U.S.C. 226(c)) 
except,’’ and inserting ‘‘, except’’. 
(k) OIL AND GAS BONDING REQUIREMENTS.—Sec-
tion 17(g) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(g)) 
is amended— 
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(1) by inserting ‘‘Each such bond, surety, or 
other financial arrangement shall be considered in-
adequate if such bond, surety, or other financial ar-
rangement is for less than $150,000 in the case of 
an arrangement for an individual surface-disturbing 
activity of each entity on an individual oil or gas 
lease in a State, or $500,000 in the case of an ar-
rangement for all surface-disturbing activities of 
each entity on all oil and gas leases in a State.’’ 
after ‘‘on the lease.’’; 
(2) by redesignating existing subsection (g) as 
paragraph (1); and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2)(A) Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of subtitle H of the Act to provide for 
reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14 
of the 117th Congress the Secretary concerned shall 
initiate a rulemaking to require that an adequate 
bond, surety, or other financial arrangement be pro-
vided by the lessee prior to the commencement of 
surface-disturbing activities on any lease issued 
under this Act to ensure the complete and timely re-
mediation and reclamation of any land, water, or 
other resources (including resources with recreation, 
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range, timber, mineral, watershed, fish or wildlife, 
natural scenic, scientific, or historical value) ad-
versely affected by lease activities and operations 
after the abandonment or cessation of oil and gas 
operations on the lease. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary concerned shall find that a 
bond, surety or other financial arrangement required 
by regulation under subparagraph (A) is inadequate 
if it is for less than— 
‘‘(i) the complete and timely reclamation of 
the lease tract; 
‘‘(ii) the restoration of any lands or sur-
face waters adversely affected by lease oper-
ations after the abandonment or cessation of oil 
and gas operations on the lease; and 
‘‘(iii) in the case of an idled well, the total 
plugging and reclamation costs for each idled 
well controlled by the same operator. 
‘‘(C) The Secretary concerned shall review the 
adequacy of each such bond, surety, or other finan-
cial arrangement at least once every 5 years and 
anytime a lease issued under this Act is trans-
ferred.’’. 
(l) PER-ACRE LEASE FEES.— 
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(1) OIL AND GAS LEASE FEES.—The Secretary 
of Interior shall charge onshore and offshore oil and 
gas leaseholders the following annual, non-refund-
able fees: 
(A) CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES FEE.— 
There is established a Conservation of Re-
sources Fee of $4 per acre per year on new pro-
ducing Federal onshore and offshore oil and gas 
leases. 
(B) SPECULATIVE LEASING FEE.—There is 
established a Speculative Leasing Fee of $6 per 
acre per year on new nonproducing Federal on-
shore and offshore oil and gas leases. 
(2) DEPOSIT.—All funds collected pursuant to 
paragraph (1) shall be deposited into the United 
States Treasury General Fund. 
(3) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior shall, by regulation at least 
once every four years, adjust each fee created by 
paragraph (1) to reflect any increase in inflation. 
(m) ONSHORE OIL AND GAS INSPECTION FEES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 108 of the Federal 
Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 
U.S.C. 1718) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘(d) INSPECTION FEES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The designated operator 
under each oil and gas lease on Federal or Indian 
lands, or each unit and communitization agreement 
that includes one or more such Federal or Indian 
leases, that is subject to inspection under subsection 
(b) and that is in force at the start of the fiscal year 
2021, shall pay a nonrefundable annual inspection 
fee in an amount that, except as provided in para-
graph (2), is established by the Secretary by regula-
tion and is sufficient to recover the full costs in-
curred by the United States for inspection and en-
forcement with respect to such leases. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT.—Until the effective date of reg-
ulations under paragraph (1), the amount of the fee 
shall be— 
‘‘(A) $800 for each lease or unit or 
communitization agreement with no active or 
inactive wells, but with surface use, disturbance 
or reclamation; 
‘‘(B) $1,400 for each lease or unit or 
communitization agreement with 1 to 10 wells, 
with any combination of active or inactive wells; 
‘‘(C) $5,600 for each lease or unit or 
communitization agreement with 11 to 50 wells, 
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with any combination of active or inactive wells; 
and 
‘‘(D) $11,300 for each lease or unit or 
communitization agreement with more than 50 
wells, with any combination of active or inactive 
wells. 
‘‘(3) DUE DATE.—Payment of the fee under 
this section shall be due, annually, not later than 30 
days after the Secretary provides notice of the as-
sessment of the fee. 
‘‘(4) PENALTY.—If the designated operator 
fails to pay the full amount of the fee as prescribed 
in this section, the Secretary may, in addition to uti-
lizing any other applicable enforcement authority, 
assess civil penalties against the operator under sec-
tion 109 in the same manner as if this section were 
a mineral leasing law. 
‘‘(5) EXEMPTION FOR TRIBAL OPERATORS.—An 
operator that is a Tribe or is controlled by a Tribe 
is not subject to paragraph (1) with respect to a 
lease, unit, or communitization agreement that is lo-
cated entirely on the lands of such Tribe.’’. 
(2) ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022.—The 
Secretary of the Interior shall assess the fee under 
the amendment made by paragraph (1) for fiscal 
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year 2022, and provide notice of such assessment to 
each designated operator who is liable for such fee, 
by not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(n) OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS INSPECTION FEES.— 
Section 22 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
U.S.C. 1348) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) INSPECTION FEES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Secretary 
shall collect from the operators of facilities sub-
ject to inspection under subsection (c) non-
refundable fees for such inspections— 
‘‘(i) at an aggregate level to offset the 
annual expenses of such inspections; 
‘‘(ii) using a schedule that reflect the 
differences in complexity among the classes 
of facilities to be inspected; and 
‘‘(iii) in accordance with subpara-
graph (C). 
‘‘(B) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.—For 
each fiscal year beginning after fiscal year 
2022, the Secretary shall adjust the amount of 
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the fees collected under this paragraph for in-
flation. 
‘‘(C) FEES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022.— 
‘‘(i) ANNUAL FEES.—For fiscal year 
2022, the Secretary shall collect annual 
fees from the operator of facilities that are 
above the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, 
and are in place at the start of the fiscal 
year in the following amounts: 
‘‘(I) $11,725 for facilities with no 
wells, but with processing equipment 
or gathering lines. 
‘‘(II) $18,984 for facilities with 1 
to 10 wells, with any combination of 
active or inactive wells. 
‘‘(III) $35,176 for facilities with 
more than 10 wells, with any com-
bination of active or inactive wells. 
‘‘(ii) FEES FOR DRILLING RIGS.—For 
fiscal year 2022, the Secretary shall collect 
fees for each inspection from the operators 
of drilling rigs in the following amounts: 
‘‘(I) $34,059 per inspection for 
rigs operating in water depths of 500 
feet or more. 
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‘‘(A) ANNUAL FEES.—The Secretary shall 
bill designated operators under paragraph 
(1)(C)(i) annually, with payment required not 
later than 30 days after such billing. 
‘‘(B) FEES FOR DRILLING RIGS.—The Sec-
retary shall bill designated operators under 
paragraph (1)(C)(ii) not later than 30 days 
after the end of the month in which the inspec-
tion occurred, with payment required not later 
than 30 days after such billing. 
‘‘(4) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall annu-
ally make available to the public the following infor-
mation about each fee deposited into the Fund: 
‘‘(A) The facility that was inspected. 
‘‘(B) The name of the operator of such fa-
cility. 
‘‘(C) The amount of the payment.’’. 
(o) SEVERANCE FEES.—The Secretary of Interior 
shall collect annual, non-refundable fees on fossil fuels 
produced from new leases on Federal lands and the Outer 
Continental Shelf and deposit the funds into the United 
States Treasury General Fund. Such fees shall be— 
(1) not less than $0.50 per barrel of oil equiva-
lent on oil and natural gas produced from Federal 
lands and the Outer Continental Shelf; and 
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