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site acquisition, or for any of the purposes set forth in 
sections 316, 2404, 2406 and chapter 81 of title 38, 
United States Code, not otherwise provided for, where the 
estimated cost of a project is equal to or less than the 
amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, 
United 
States 
Code, 
$553,000,000, 
of 
which 
$497,700,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2026, and of which $55,300,000 shall remain available 
until expended, along with unobligated balances of pre-
vious ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ appropriations 
which are hereby made available for any project where the 
estimated cost is equal to or less than the amount set forth 
in such section: Provided, That funds made available 
under this heading shall be for: (1) repairs to any of the 
nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use 
of the Department which are necessary because of loss or 
damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; 
and (2) temporary measures necessary to prevent or to 
minimize further loss by such causes. 
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE 
FACILITIES 
For grants to assist States to acquire or construct 
State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to re-
model, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, 
and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing 
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care to veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 
8137 of title 38, United States Code, $90,000,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VETERANS CEMETERIES 
For grants to assist States and tribal organizations 
in establishing, expanding, or improving veterans ceme-
teries as authorized by section 2408 of title 38, United 
States Code, $47,097,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2022 for 
‘‘Compensation and Pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment Benefits’’, 
and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ may be trans-
ferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appro-
priations: Provided, That, before any such transfer may 
take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request 
from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress the authority to make the transfer and such 
Committees issue an approval, or absent a response, a pe-
riod of 30 days has elapsed. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 202. Amounts made available for the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2022, in this or 
any other Act, under the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical 
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Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, 
and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ accounts may be transferred 
among the accounts: Provided, That any transfers among 
the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, and 
‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’ accounts of 1 percent 
or less of the total amount appropriated to the account 
in this or any other Act may take place subject to notifica-
tion from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of 
the amount and purpose of the transfer: Provided further, 
That any transfers among the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Med-
ical Community Care’’, and ‘‘Medical Support and Compli-
ance’’ accounts in excess of 1 percent, or exceeding the 
cumulative 1 percent for the fiscal year, may take place 
only after the Secretary requests from the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority 
to make the transfer and an approval is issued: Provided 
further, That any transfers to or from the ‘‘Medical Facili-
ties’’ account may take place only after the Secretary re-
quests from the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer 
and an approval is issued. 
SEC. 203. Appropriations available in this title for 
salaries and expenses shall be available for services au-
thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 
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hire of passenger motor vehicles; lease of a facility or land 
or both; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as author-
ized by sections 5901 through 5902 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 204. No appropriations in this title (except the 
appropriations for ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’, and 
‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’) shall be available for the 
purchase of any site for or toward the construction of any 
new hospital or home. 
SEC. 205. No appropriations in this title shall be 
available for hospitalization or examination of any persons 
(except beneficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or ex-
amination under the laws providing such benefits to vet-
erans, and persons receiving such treatment under sec-
tions 7901 through 7904 of title 5, United States Code, 
or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), unless reim-
bursement of the cost of such hospitalization or examina-
tion is made to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account at such 
rates as may be fixed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
SEC. 206. Appropriations available in this title for 
‘‘Compensation and Pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment Benefits’’, 
and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ shall be avail-
able for payment of prior year accrued obligations re-
quired to be recorded by law against the corresponding 
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prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 
2021. 
SEC. 207. Appropriations available in this title shall 
be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding 
prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 
3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States 
Code, except that if such obligations are from trust fund 
accounts they shall be payable only from ‘‘Compensation 
and Pensions’’. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, during fiscal year 2022, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall, from the National Service Life Insurance 
Fund under section 1920 of title 38, United States Code, 
the Veterans’ Special Life Insurance Fund under section 
1923 of title 38, United States Code, and the United 
States Government Life Insurance Fund under section 
1955 of title 38, United States Code, reimburse the ‘‘Gen-
eral Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administra-
tion’’ and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ accounts for 
the cost of administration of the insurance programs fi-
nanced through those accounts: Provided, That reimburse-
ment shall be made only from the surplus earnings accu-
mulated in such an insurance program during fiscal year 
2022 that are available for dividends in that program after 
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claims have been paid and actuarially determined reserves 
have been set aside: Provided further, That if the cost of 
administration of such an insurance program exceeds the 
amount of surplus earnings accumulated in that program, 
reimbursement shall be made only to the extent of such 
surplus earnings: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year 
2022 which is properly allocable to the provision of each 
such insurance program and to the provision of any total 
disability income insurance included in that insurance pro-
gram. 
SEC. 209. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use 
lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses in-
curred by that account during a prior fiscal year for pro-
viding enhanced-use lease services, shall be available until 
expended. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 210. Funds available in this title or funds for 
salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be 
available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Manage-
ment, Diversity and Inclusion, the Office of Employment 
Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, and the Alter-
native Dispute Resolution function within the Office of 
Human Resources and Administration for all services pro-
vided at rates which will recover actual costs but not to 
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exceed $78,417,225 for the Office of Resolution Manage-
ment, Diversity and Inclusion, $6,609,000 for the Office 
of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, 
and $3,822,000 for the Alternative Dispute Resolution 
function within the Office of Human Resources and Ad-
ministration: Provided, That payments may be made in 
advance for services to be furnished based on estimated 
costs: Provided further, That amounts received shall be 
credited to the ‘‘General Administration’’ and ‘‘Informa-
tion Technology Systems’’ accounts for use by the office 
that provided the service. 
SEC. 211. No funds of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs shall be available for hospital care, nursing home 
care, or medical services provided to any person under 
chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, for a non-serv-
ice-connected disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of 
such title, unless that person has disclosed to the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary 
may require, current, accurate third-party reimbursement 
information for purposes of section 1729 of such title: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary may recover, in the same man-
ner as any other debt due the United States, the reason-
able charges for such care or services from any person who 
does not make such disclosure as required: Provided fur-
ther, That any amounts so recovered for care or services 
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provided in a prior fiscal year may be obligated by the 
Secretary during the fiscal year in which amounts are re-
ceived. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leas-
ing activities (including disposal) may be deposited into 
the ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, 
Minor Projects’’ accounts and be used for construction 
(including site acquisition and disposition), alterations, 
and improvements of any medical facility under the juris-
diction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs. Such sums as realized are in addition to the amount 
provided for in ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Con-
struction, Minor Projects’’. 
SEC. 213. Amounts made available under ‘‘Medical 
Services’’ are available— 
(1) for furnishing recreational facilities, sup-
plies, and equipment; and 
(2) for funeral expenses, burial expenses, and 
other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for 
beneficiaries receiving care in the Department. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 214. Such sums as may be deposited in the 
Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 
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of title 38, United States Code, may be transferred to the 
‘‘Medical Services’’ and ‘‘Medical Community Care’’ ac-
counts to remain available until expended for the purposes 
of these accounts. 
SEC. 215. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 
enter into agreements with Federally Qualified Health 
Centers in the State of Alaska and Indian tribes and tribal 
organizations which are party to the Alaska Native Health 
Compact with the Indian Health Service, to provide 
healthcare, including behavioral health and dental care, to 
veterans in rural Alaska. The Secretary shall require par-
ticipating veterans and facilities to comply with all appro-
priate rules and regulations, as established by the Sec-
retary. The term ‘‘rural Alaska’’ shall mean those lands 
which are not within the boundaries of the municipality 
of Anchorage or the Fairbanks North Star Borough. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 216. Such sums as may be deposited to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursu-
ant to section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may 
be transferred to the ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and 
‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ accounts, to remain avail-
able until expended for the purposes of these accounts. 
SEC. 217. Not later than 30 days after the end of 
each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
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submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress a report on the financial status of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs for the preceding quarter: 
Provided, That, at a minimum, the report shall include 
the direction contained in the paragraph entitled ‘‘Quar-
terly reporting’’, under the heading ‘‘General Administra-
tion’’ in the joint explanatory statement accompanying 
Public Law 114–223. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 218. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Med-
ical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical Sup-
port and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘General Op-
erating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, 
‘‘Board of Veterans Appeals’’, ‘‘General Administration’’, 
and ‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’ accounts for fis-
cal year 2022 may be transferred to or from the ‘‘Informa-
tion Technology Systems’’ account: Provided, That such 
transfers may not result in a more than 10 percent aggre-
gate increase in the total amount made available by this 
Act for the ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ account: 
Provided further, That, before a transfer may take place, 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
the authority to make the transfer and an approval is 
issued. 
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 219. Of the amounts appropriated to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2022 for 
‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical 
Support and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘Con-
struction, Minor Projects’’, and ‘‘Information Technology 
Systems’’, up to $379,009,000, plus reimbursements, may 
be transferred to the Joint Department of Defense—De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstra-
tion Fund, established by section 1704 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 
111–84; 123 Stat. 3571) and may be used for operation 
of the facilities designated as combined Federal medical 
facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hun-
ter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): Provided, 
That additional funds may be transferred from accounts 
designated in this section to the Joint Department of De-
fense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 
Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, 
That section 220 of title II of division J of Public Law 
116–260 is repealed. 
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 220. Of the amounts appropriated to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs which become available on 
October 1, 2022, for ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Com-
munity Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, and 
‘‘Medical Facilities’’, up to $323,242,000, plus reimburse-
ments, may be transferred to the Joint Department of De-
fense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 
Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
(Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 3571) and may be used 
for operation of the facilities designated as combined Fed-
eral medical facilities as described by section 706 of the 
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): 
Provided, That additional funds may be transferred from 
accounts designated in this section to the Joint Depart-
ment of Defense—Department of Veterans Affairs Med-
ical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notifica-
tion by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 221. Such sums as may be deposited to the 
Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 
of title 38, United States Code, for healthcare provided 
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thorized by section 8111(d) of title 38, United States 
Code, to remain available until expended, for any purpose 
authorized by section 8111 of title 38, United States Code. 
SEC. 223. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall no-
tify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress of all bid savings in a major construction project 
that total at least $5,000,000, or 5 percent of the pro-
grammed amount of the project, whichever is less: Pro-
vided, That such notification shall occur within 14 days 
of a contract identifying the programmed amount: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall notify the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 14 
days prior to the obligation of such bid savings and shall 
describe the anticipated use of such savings. 
SEC. 224. None of the funds made available for 
‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ may be used for a project 
in excess of the scope specified for that project in the origi-
nal justification data provided to the Congress as part of 
the request for appropriations unless the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs receives approval from the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
SEC. 225. Not later than 30 days after the end of 
each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress a quarterly report containing perform-
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ance measures and data from each Veterans Benefits Ad-
ministration Regional Office: Provided, That, at a min-
imum, the report shall include the direction contained in 
the section entitled ‘‘Disability claims backlog’’, under the 
heading ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits 
Administration’’ in the joint explanatory statement accom-
panying Public Law 114–223: Provided further, That the 
report shall also include information on the number of ap-
peals pending at the Veterans Benefits Administration as 
well as the Board of Veterans Appeals on a quarterly 
basis. 
SEC. 226. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
provide written notification to the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress 15 days prior to or-
ganizational changes which result in the transfer of 25 or 
more full-time equivalents from one organizational unit of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs to another. 
SEC. 227. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
provide on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress notification of any 
single national outreach and awareness marketing cam-
paign in which obligations exceed $1,000,000. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 228. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, upon 
determination that such action is necessary to address 
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needs of the Veterans Health Administration, may trans-
fer to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account any discretionary 
appropriations made available for fiscal year 2022 in this 
title (except appropriations made to the ‘‘General Oper-
ating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ ac-
count) or any discretionary unobligated balances within 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, including those ap-
propriated for fiscal year 2022, that were provided in ad-
vance by appropriations Acts: Provided, That transfers 
shall be made only with the approval of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget: Provided further, That the transfer 
authority provided in this section is in addition to any 
other transfer authority provided by law: Provided further, 
That no amounts may be transferred from amounts that 
were designated by Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985: Provided further, That such authority to transfer 
may not be used unless for higher priority items, based 
on emergent healthcare requirements, than those for 
which originally appropriated and in no case where the 
item for which funds are requested has been denied by 
Congress: Provided further, That, upon determination that 
all or part of the funds transferred from an appropriation 
are not necessary, such amounts may be transferred back 
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to that appropriation and shall be available for the same 
purposes as originally appropriated: Provided further, 
That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority 
to make the transfer and receive approval of that request. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 229. Amounts made available for the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2022, under the 
‘‘Board of Veterans Appeals’’ and the ‘‘General Operating 
Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ accounts 
may be transferred between such accounts: Provided, That 
before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress the authority to 
make the transfer and receive approval of that request. 
SEC. 230. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not 
reprogram funds among major construction projects or 
programs if such instance of reprogramming will exceed 
$7,000,000, unless such reprogramming is approved by 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress. 
SEC. 231. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
ensure that the toll-free suicide hotline under section 
1720F(h) of title 38, United States Code— 
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(1) provides to individuals who contact the hot-
line immediate assistance from a trained profes-
sional; and 
(2) adheres to all requirements of the American 
Association of Suicidology. 
(b)(1) None of the funds made available by this Act 
may be used to enforce or otherwise carry out any Execu-
tive action that prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
from appointing an individual to occupy a vacant civil 
service position, or establishing a new civil service position, 
at the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to 
such a position relating to the hotline specified in sub-
section (a). 
(2) In this subsection— 
(A) the term ‘‘civil service’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 2101(1) of title 5, United 
States Code; and 
(B) the term ‘‘Executive action’’ includes— 
(i) 
any 
Executive 
order, 
Presidential 
memorandum, or other action by the President; 
and 
(ii) any agency policy, order, or other di-
rective. 
(c)(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall con-
duct a study on the effectiveness of the hotline specified 
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in subsection (a) during the 5-year period beginning on 
January 1, 2016, based on an analysis of national suicide 
data and data collected from such hotline. 
(2) At a minimum, the study required by paragraph 
(1) shall— 
(A) determine the number of veterans who con-
tact the hotline specified in subsection (a) and who 
receive follow up services from the hotline or mental 
health services from the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs thereafter; 
(B) determine the number of veterans who con-
tact the hotline who are not referred to, or do not 
continue receiving, mental health care who commit 
suicide; and 
(C) determine the number of veterans described 
in subparagraph (A) who commit or attempt suicide. 
SEC. 232. Effective during the period beginning on 
October 1, 2018, and ending on January 1, 2024, none 
of the funds made available to the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs by this or any other Act may be obligated or ex-
pended in contravention of the ‘‘Veterans Health Adminis-
tration Clinical Preventive Services Guidance Statement 
on the Veterans Health Administration’s Screening for 
Breast Cancer Guidance’’ published on May 10, 2017, as 
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issued by the Veterans Health Administration National 
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. 
SEC. 233. (a) Chapter 17 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 1720J the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 1720K. Provision of assisted reproductive tech-
nology or adoption reimbursements for 
certain disabled veterans 
‘‘(a) PROVISION OF SERVICES.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, the Secretary may provide— 
‘‘(1) fertility counseling and treatment using as-
sisted reproductive technology to a covered veteran 
or the spouse of a covered veteran; or 
‘‘(2) adoption reimbursement to a covered vet-
eran. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.—Amounts made available for the 
purposes specified in subsection (a) are subject to the re-
quirements for funds contained in section 508 of division 
H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public 
Law 115–31). 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘adoption reimbursement’ means 
reimbursement for the adoption-related expenses for 
an adoption that is finalized after the date of the en-
actment of this section under the same terms as 
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apply under the adoption reimbursement program of 
the Department of Defense, as authorized in De-
partment of Defense Instruction 1341.09, including 
the reimbursement limits and requirements set forth 
in such instruction, as in effect on the date of the 
enactment of this section. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘assisted reproductive tech-
nology’ means benefits relating to reproductive as-
sistance provided to a member of the Armed Forces 
who incurs a serious injury or illness on active duty 
pursuant to section 1074(c)(4)(A) of title 10, as de-
scribed in the memorandum on the subject of ‘Policy 
for Assisted Reproductive Services for the Benefit of 
Seriously or Severely Ill/Injured (Category II or III) 
Active Duty Service Members’ issued by the Assist-
ant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs on April 
3, 2012, and the guidance issued to implement such 
policy, as in effect on the date of the enactment of 
this section, including any limitations on the amount 
of such benefits available to such a member, except 
that— 
‘‘(A) 
the 
periods 
regarding 
embryo 
cryopreservation and storage set forth in part 
III(G) and in part IV(H) of the first part IV 
of such memorandum shall not apply; and 
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‘‘(B) 
such 
term 
includes 
embryo 
cryopreservation and storage without limitation 
on the duration of such cryopreservation and 
storage. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘covered veteran’ means a vet-
eran who has a service-connected disability that re-
sults in the inability of the veteran to procreate 
without the use of fertility treatment.’’. 
(b) The table of sections at the beginning of such 
chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 1720J the following new item: 
‘‘1720K. Provision of assisted reproductive technology or adoption reimburse-
ments for certain disabled veterans.’’. 
SEC. 234. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act or any other Act for the 
Department of Veterans Affairs may be used in a manner 
that is inconsistent with: (1) section 842 of the Transpor-
tation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the 
Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–115; 
119 Stat. 2506); or (2) section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 235. Section 842 of Public Law 109–115 shall 
not apply to conversion of an activity or function of the 
Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefits Ad-
ministration, or National Cemetery Administration to con-
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tractor performance by a business concern that is at least 
51 percent owned by one or more Indian tribes as defined 
in section 5304(e) of title 25, United States Code, or one 
or more Native Hawaiian Organizations as defined in sec-
tion 637(a)(15) of title 15, United States Code. 
SEC. 236. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor, shall dis-
continue using Social Security account numbers to identify 
individuals in all information systems of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs as follows: 
(1) For all veterans submitting to the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs new claims for benefits under 
laws administered by the Secretary, not later than 
March 23, 2023. 
(2) For all individuals not described in para-
graph (1), not later than March 23, 2026. 
(b) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use a So-
cial Security account number to identify an individual in 
an information system of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs if and only if the use of such number is required 
to obtain information the Secretary requires from an in-
formation system that is not under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary. 
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(c) The matter in subsections (a) and (b) shall super-
sede section 238 of Public Law 116–94. 
SEC. 237. For funds provided to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2022 and 2023 
for ‘‘Medical Services’’, section 239 of division A of Public 
Law 114–223 shall apply. 
SEC. 238. None of the funds appropriated in this or 
prior appropriations Acts or otherwise made available to 
the Department of Veterans Affairs may be used to trans-
fer any amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Com-
pensation Fund to any other account within the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs. 
SEC. 239. Of the funds provided to the Department 
of Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2022 and fiscal 
year 2023 for ‘‘Medical Services’’, funds may be used in 
each year to carry out and expand the child care program 
authorized by section 205 of Public Law 111–163, not-
withstanding subsection (e) of such section. 
SEC. 240. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in this title may be used by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement re-
lated to resolving a dispute or claim with an individual 
that would restrict in any way the individual from speak-
ing to members of Congress or their staff on any topic 
not otherwise prohibited from disclosure by Federal law 
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or required by Executive order to be kept secret in the 
interest of national defense or the conduct of foreign af-
fairs. 
SEC. 241. For funds provided to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2022 and 2023, 
section 258 of division A of Public Law 114–223 shall 
apply. 
SEC. 242. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act may be used to deny 
an Inspector General funded under this Act timely access 
to any records, documents, or other materials available to 
the department or agency of the United States Govern-
ment over which such Inspector General has responsibil-
ities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.), or to prevent or impede the access of such Inspector 
General to such records, documents, or other materials, 
under any provision of law, except a provision of law that 
expressly refers to such Inspector General and expressly 
limits the right of access of such Inspector General. 
(b) A department or agency covered by this section 
shall provide its Inspector General access to all records, 
documents, and other materials in a timely manner. 
(c) Each Inspector General covered by this section 
shall ensure compliance with statutory limitations on dis-
closure relevant to the information provided by the depart-
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ment or agency over which that Inspector General has re-
sponsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.). 
(d) Each Inspector General covered by this section 
shall report to the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives within 5 calendar days of any failure 
by any department or agency covered by this section to 
comply with this section. 
SEC. 243. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used in a manner that would increase wait 
times for veterans who seek care at medical facilities of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
SEC. 244. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act to the Veterans Health 
Administration may be used in fiscal year 2022 to convert 
any program which received specific purpose funds in fis-
cal year 2021 to a general purpose funded program unless 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits written notifica-
tion of any such proposal to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior 
to any such action and an approval is issued by the Com-
mittees. 
SEC. 245. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b), 
none of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
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by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to purchase, breed, 
transport, house, feed, maintain, dispose of, or experiment 
on, dogs or cats as part of the conduct of any study includ-
ing an assignment of pain category D or E, as defined 
by the Pain and Distress Categories of the Department 
of Agriculture (or such successor categories developed pur-
suant to section 13 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 
2143)). 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to training pro-
grams or studies of service dogs described in section 1714 
of title 38, United States Code, or section 17.148 of title 
38, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 246. Amounts made available for the ‘‘Veterans 
Health Administration, Medical Community Care’’ ac-
count in this or any other Act for fiscal years 2022 and 
2023 may be used for expenses that would otherwise be 
payable from the Veterans Choice Fund established by 
section 802 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Account-
ability Act, as amended (38 U.S.C. 1701 note). 
SEC. 247. Obligations and expenditures applicable to 
the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account in fiscal years 2017 
through 2019 for aid to state homes (as authorized by 
section 1741 of title 38, United States Code) shall remain 
in the ‘‘Medical Community Care’’ account for such fiscal 
years. 
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SEC. 248. Of the amounts made available for the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2022, in this 
or any other Act, under the ‘‘Veterans Health Administra-
tion—Medical Services’’, ‘‘Veterans Health Administra-
tion—Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Veterans Health Ad-
ministration—Medical Support and Compliance’’, and 
‘‘Veterans Health Administration—Medical Facilities’’ ac-
counts, $778,500,000 shall be made available for gender- 
specific care for women. 
SEC. 249. By no later than October 1, 2021, the Sec-
retary shall commence site preparation for the Commu-
nity-Based Outpatient Clinic in Bakersfield, California in 
accordance with Lease No. 36C10F20L0008. 
TITLE III 
RELATED AGENCIES 
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
of the American Battle Monuments Commission, including 
the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign coun-
tries; purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of 
national cemeteries and monuments outside of the United 
States and its territories and possessions; rent of office 
and garage space in foreign countries; purchase (one-for- 
one replacement basis only) and hire of passenger motor 
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vehicles; not to exceed $15,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses; and insurance of official motor 
vehicles in foreign countries, when required by law of such 
countries, $88,100,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
of the American Battle Monuments Commission, such 
sums as may be necessary, to remain available until ex-
pended, for purposes authorized by section 2109 of title 
36, United States Code. 
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS 
CLAIMS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the operation of the 
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as 
authorized by sections 7251 through 7298 of title 38, 
United States Code, $41,700,000: Provided, That 
$3,385,104 shall be available for the purpose of providing 
financial assistance as described and in accordance with 
the process and reporting procedures set forth under this 
heading in Public Law 102–229. 
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 
CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for maintenance, operation, 
and improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and Sol-
diers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, including 
the purchase or lease of passenger motor vehicles for re-
placement on a one-for-one basis only, and not to exceed 
$2,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 
$87,000,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2024. In addition, 
such sums as may be necessary for parking maintenance, 
repairs and replacement, to be derived from the ‘‘Lease 
of Department of Defense Real Property for Defense 
Agencies’’ account. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses for planning and design and 
construction at Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers’ 
and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, $141,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, for planning and design 
and construction associated with the Southern Expansion 
project at Arlington National Cemetery. 
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ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME 
TRUST FUND 
For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire-
ment Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces 
Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, 
and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mis-
sissippi, to be paid from funds available in the Armed 
Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $77,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2023, of which 
$9,000,000 shall remain available until expended for con-
struction and renovation of the physical plants at the 
Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, District of 
Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home— 
Gulfport, Mississippi: Provided, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading from funds available in the 
Armed 
Forces 
Retirement 
Home 
Trust 
Fund, 
$25,000,000 shall be paid from the general fund of the 
Treasury to the Trust Fund. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 301. Amounts deposited into the special account 
established under 10 U.S.C. 7727 are appropriated and 
shall be available until expended to support activities at 
the Army National Military Cemeteries. 
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TITLE IV 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 402. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used for any program, project, or activity, 
when it is made known to the Federal entity or official 
to which the funds are made available that the program, 
project, or activity is not in compliance with any Federal 
law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private 
property rights, or unfunded mandates. 
SEC. 403. All departments and agencies funded under 
this Act are encouraged, within the limits of the existing 
statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of 
‘‘E–Commerce’’ technologies and procedures in the con-
duct of their business practices and public service activi-
ties. 
SEC. 404. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and no-
tifications required by this Act shall be submitted to the 
Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Af-
fairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Sub-
committee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, 
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and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate. 
SEC. 405. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government except 
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro-
vided in, this or any other appropriations Act. 
SEC. 406. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used for a project or program named for an 
individual serving as a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner of the United States House of Representa-
tives. 
SEC. 407. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail-
able in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), 
post on the public website of that agency any report re-
quired to be submitted by the Congress in this or any 
other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agen-
cy that it shall serve the national interest. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 
(1) the public posting of the report com-
promises national security; or 
(2) the report contains confidential or propri-
etary information. 
(c) The head of the agency posting such report shall 
do so only after such report has been made available to 
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the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for 
no less than 45 days. 
SEC. 408. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 
network unless such network blocks the viewing, 
downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 
funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 
enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi-
nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 
SEC. 409. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used by an agency of the executive branch 
to pay for first-class travel by an employee of the agency 
in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301– 
10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 410. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to execute a contract for goods or serv-
ices, including construction services, where the contractor 
has not complied with Executive Order No. 12989. 
SEC. 411. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used in contravention of section 101(e)(8) of 
title 10, United States Code. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construc-
tion, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 2022’’. 
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DIVISION G—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING 
AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RE-
LATED 
AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2022 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$143,030,000 (reduced by $2,400,000) (reduced by 
$1,500,000) (reduced by $1,500,000) (reduced by 
$1,000,000): Provided, That the Secretary of Transpor-
tation (referred to in this title as the ‘‘Secretary’’) is au-
thorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of 
the Office of the Secretary to any other office of the Office 
of the Secretary: Provided further, That no appropriation 
for any office shall be increased or decreased by more than 
7 percent by all such transfers: Provided further, That no-
tice of any change in funding greater than 7 percent shall 
be submitted for approval to the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That not to 
exceed $70,000 shall be for allocation within the Depart-
ment for official reception and representation expenses as 
the Secretary may determine: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, there may be 
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credited to this appropriation up to $2,500,000 in funds 
received in user fees. 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses related to the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, 
$57,000,000: Provided, That of the amounts made avail-
able under this heading, $50,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended, of which $5,000,000 shall be for the 
Highly Automated Systems Safety Center of Excellence 
established by section 105 of title I of division H of the 
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public 
Law 116–94) and of which not more than $10,000,000 
shall be for a clearinghouse for new innovations in bridge 
technology: Provided further, That there may be credited 
to this appropriation, to be available until expended, funds 
received from states, counties, municipalities, other public 
authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for 
training: Provided further, That any reference in law, reg-
ulation, judicial proceedings, or elsewhere to the Research 
and Innovative Technology Administration shall continue 
to be deemed to be a reference to the Office of the Assist-
ant Secretary for Research and Technology of the Depart-
ment of Transportation. 
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NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For capital investments in surface transportation in-
frastructure, $1,200,000,000 (increased by $1,000,000) 
(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That the Sec-
retary shall distribute amounts made available under this 
heading as discretionary grants to be awarded to a state, 
local or tribal government, United States territory, transit 
agency, port authority, metropolitan planning organiza-
tion, political subdivision of a state or local government, 
or a collaboration among such entities on a competitive 
basis for projects that will have a significant local or re-
gional impact: Provided further, That projects eligible for 
amounts made available under this heading shall include, 
but not be limited to, highway or bridge projects eligible 
under title 23, United States Code; public transportation 
projects eligible under chapter 53 of title 49, United 
States Code; passenger and freight rail transportation 
projects; port infrastructure investments (including inland 
port infrastructure and land ports of entry); and projects 
investing in surface transportation facilities that are lo-
cated on tribal land and for which title or maintenance 
responsibility is vested in the Federal Government: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount made available under 
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this heading, the Secretary shall use an amount not more 
than $40,000,000 (increased by $1,000,000) for the plan-
ning, preparation, or design of projects eligible for 
amounts made available under this heading, and shall 
prioritize transit, transit oriented development, and 
multimodal projects: Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available in the previous proviso, not less 
than $20,000,000 (increased by $1,000,000) shall be for 
projects eligible for amounts made available under this 
heading located in or to directly benefit areas of persistent 
poverty and not less than $10,000,000 shall be for 
projects in urbanized areas, as designated by the Bureau 
of the Census, that had a population not greater than 
2,000,000 in the most recent decennial census: Provided 
further, That grants awarded under the previous two pro-
visos shall not be subject to a minimum grant size: Pro-
vided further, That the term ‘‘areas of persistent poverty’’ 
means any county that has consistently had greater than 
or equal to 20 percent of the population living in poverty 
during the 30-year period preceding the date of enactment 
of this Act, as measured by the 1990 and 2000 decennial 
census and the most recent annual Small Area Income and 
Poverty Estimates as estimated by the Bureau of the Cen-
sus; any census tract with a poverty rate of at least 20 
percent as measured by the 2015–2019 5-year data series 
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available from the American Community Survey of the 
Bureau of the Census; or any territory or possession of 
the United States: Provided further, That the Secretary 
may use up to 20 percent of the amounts made available 
under this heading for the purpose of paying the subsidy 
and administrative costs of projects eligible for Federal 
credit assistance under chapter 6 of title 23, United States 
Code, or sections 501 through 504 of the Railroad Revital-
ization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 
94–210), if the Secretary finds that such use of the funds 
would advance the purposes of this heading: Provided fur-
ther, That in distributing amounts made available under 
this heading, the Secretary shall take such measures so 
as to ensure an equitable geographic distribution of funds, 
an appropriate balance in addressing the needs of urban 
and rural areas, including tribal areas, and the investment 
in a variety of transportation modes: Provided further, 
That a grant award under this heading shall be not less 
than $5,000,000 and not greater than $100,000,000: Pro-
vided further, That not more than 15 percent of the 
amounts made available under this heading may be award-
ed to projects in a single state: Provided further, That the 
Federal share of the costs for which an amount is provided 
under this heading shall be, at the option of the recipient, 
up to 80 percent: Provided further, That the Secretary 
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shall give priority to projects that require a contribution 
of Federal funds in order to complete an overall financing 
package: Provided further, That the Secretary shall give 
priority to projects that promote connections amongst and 
between transportation modes including improvements 
over small distances that complete or expand transpor-
tation networks such as first and last mile solutions, facili-
tate improved health outcomes for communities, or de-
crease unequal access to mobility: Provided further, That 
not less than 30 percent of the funds provided under this 
heading shall be for projects located in rural areas: Pro-
vided further, That an award under this heading is a rural 
award if it is not to a project located within or on the 
boundary of an urbanized area, as designated by the Bu-
reau of the Census, that had a population greater than 
200,000 in the most recent decennial census: Provided fur-
ther, That for the purpose of determining if an award for 
planning, preparation or design is a rural award, the 
project location is the location of the project being 
planned, prepared or designed: Provided further, That for 
rural awards, the minimum grant size shall be 
$1,000,000: Provided further, That for rural awards and 
areas of persistent poverty awards the Secretary may in-
crease the Federal share of costs above 80 percent: Pro-
vided further, That projects conducted using amounts 
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made available under this heading shall comply with the 
requirements of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, 
United States Code: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall conduct a new competition to select the grants and 
credit assistance awarded under this heading: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may retain up to 2 percent 
of the amounts made available under this heading, and 
may transfer portions of such amounts to the Administra-
tors of the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal 
Transit Administration, the Federal Railroad Administra-
tion and the Maritime Administration to fund the award 
and oversight of grants and credit assistance made under 
the National Infrastructure Investments program: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall apply to projects 
under this heading the Federal requirements that the Sec-
retary determines are appropriate based on the purpose 
of the National Infrastructure Investments program, the 
requirements expressly stated under this heading, and the 
Federal requirements applicable to comparable projects 
supported by other Department of Transportation finan-
cial assistance programs, including domestic preference re-
quirements, contracting opportunities for small and dis-
advantaged businesses, and labor protections: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall not use the Federal share 
or an applicant’s ability to generate non-Federal revenue 
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as a selection criteria in awarding projects: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall issue the Notice of Funding 
Opportunity no later than 120 days after enactment of 
this Act: Provided further, That such Notice of Funding 
Opportunity shall require application submissions 90 days 
after the publishing of such Notice: Provided further, That 
of the applications submitted under the previous two pro-
visos, the Secretary shall make grants no later than 330 
days after enactment of this Act in such amounts that 
the Secretary determines. 
THRIVING COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for a thriving communities 
program, $100,000,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (in-
creased by $1,000,000) to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2024: Provided, That the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall make such amounts available for competi-
tive grants or cooperative agreements to develop and im-
plement technical assistance, planning, and capacity build-
ing to improve equity and foster thriving communities 
through transportation improvements: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall award grants to or enter into co-
operative agreements with state, local, or tribal govern-
ments, United States territories, metropolitan planning 
organizations, or other political subdivisions of state or 
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local governments: Provided further, That to be eligible for 
a grant or cooperative agreement under this heading, a 
recipient shall engage in a public planning process with 
residents, local businesses, nonprofit organizations, and to 
the extent practicable, philanthropic organizations, edu-
cational institutions, or other community stakeholders: 
Provided further, That such grants and cooperative agree-
ments shall be for developing transportation and commu-
nity revitalization projects that increase mobility, reduce 
pollution from transportation sources, including green-
house gas emissions, expand affordable transportation op-
tions, and facilitate efficient land use: Provided further, 
That such grants and cooperative agreements shall be for 
transportation activities supported by the Department of 
Transportation under titles 23, 46, and 49, United States 
Code: Provided further, That the Secretary shall prioritize 
projects that propose to preserve or expand jobs, improve 
housing conditions, enhance connections to health care, 
education, and food security and improve health outcomes: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may give preference 
to projects that remove or plan for the removal of infra-
structure barriers in communities that had unemployment 
rates in 2020 at or above the national average, as defined 
by the Bureau of the Census: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall prioritize awards that contribute to com-
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munity resiliency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and 
facilitate sustainable infrastructure in communities that 
have disproportionate rates of pollution and poor air qual-
ity, overburdened communities (as defined by the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency), or com-
munities experiencing disproportionate effects (as defined 
by Executive Order No. 12898, relating to environmental 
justice): Provided further, That funds made available 
under this heading may be used for charging infrastruc-
ture along corridor-ready or corridor-pending alternative 
fuel corridors designated pursuant to section 151 of title 
23, United States Code: Provided further, That planning 
and technical assistance made available under this heading 
shall include early project work, feasibility studies, and 
other pre-design work for capital projects eligible under 
titles 23, 46, and 49, United States Code: Provided fur-
ther, That not more than 10 percent of the amounts made 
available under this heading may be awarded to grantees 
in a single state: Provided further, That the Secretary may 
retain up to 2 percent of the amounts made available 
under this heading for necessary administrative expenses 
of carrying out the provisions of this heading: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall consult with the Secre-
taries of Housing and Urban Development, Education, 
Labor, Health and Human Services, the Chief of Engi-
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neers of the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency to coordi-
nate and leverage other appropriate Federal resources 
prior to awarding grants or entering into cooperative 
agreements using amounts made available under this 
heading: Provided further, That such amounts and pay-
ments as may be necessary to carry out the thriving com-
munities program may be transferred and credited to ap-
propriate accounts of other operating administrations 
within the Department of Transportation: Provided fur-
ther, That projects funded under this heading shall be for 
not less than 90 percent of the net total project cost. 
NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND INNOVATIVE 
FINANCE BUREAU 
For necessary expenses of the National Surface 
Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau as author-
ized by 49 U.S.C. 116, $13,800,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That of the amounts made avail-
able under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be for technical 
assistance grants to areas of persistent poverty: Provided 
further, That areas of persistent poverty means any county 
that has consistently had 20 percent or more of the popu-
lation living in poverty over the 30 years preceding the 
date of enactment of this Act, as measured by the 1990 
and 2000 decennial census and the most recent Small 
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Area Income and Poverty Estimates, any census tract 
with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent as measured 
by the 2014–2019 5-year data series available from the 
American Community Survey of the Bureau of the Census, 
or any territory or possession of the United States: Pro-
vided further, That such technical assistance grants shall 
be in the form of competitive grants to eligible entities 
to support pre-construction activities including, but not 
limited to, planning, engineering, design, environmental 
work, feasibility studies, and financing plans for eligible 
projects: Provided further, That eligible entities for tech-
nical assistance grants under this heading shall include 
state, local or tribal governments, transit agencies, port 
authorities or commissions, metropolitan planning organi-
zations, other political subdivisions of state or local gov-
ernments, or collaborations among such entities, that are 
located in areas of persistent poverty: Provided further, 
That eligible projects for technical assistance grants under 
this heading shall include, but not be limited to, highway, 
bridge, or bicycle and pedestrian projects eligible under 
title 23, United States Code; public transportation 
projects eligible under chapter 53 of title 49, United 
States Code; passenger and freight rail transportation 
projects; port infrastructure improvement projects; airport 
improvement projects; and intermodal projects: Provided 
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further, That the Secretary of Transportation shall con-
duct outreach to eligible entities for technical assistance 
grants through personal contact, webinars, web materials, 
or other appropriate methods determined by the Sec-
retary: Provided further, That the Federal share of the 
costs for which an amount is provided under this heading 
for technical assistance grants shall be, at the option of 
the recipient, not less than 90 percent of the net total 
project cost: Provided further, That for technical assist-
ance grants under this heading priority consideration shall 
be, without regard to rural or urban areas of persistent 
poverty, based on project justification and demonstrated 
need: Provided further, That the Secretary may collect and 
spend fees, as authorized by title 23, United States Code, 
to cover the costs of services of expert firms, including 
counsel, in the field of municipal and project finance to 
assist in the underwriting and servicing of Federal credit 
instruments and all or a portion of the costs to the Federal 
Government of servicing such credit instruments: Provided 
further, That such fees are available until expended to pay 
for such costs: Provided further, That such amounts are 
in addition to other amounts made available for such pur-
poses and are not subject to any obligation limitation or 
the limitation on administrative expenses under section 
608 of title 23, United States Code. 
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RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT 
FINANCING PROGRAM 
For the cost of modifications, as defined by section 
502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of direct 
loans issued pursuant to sections 501 through 504 of the 
Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 
1976 (Public Law 94–210), included in cohort 3, as de-
fined by the Department of Transportation’s memo-
randum to the Office of Management and Budget dated 
November 5, 2018, and executed in fiscal year 2010, 
$5,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That, for a direct loan included in such cohort 3 for such 
fiscal year that has satisfied all obligations attached to 
such loan, the Secretary shall repay the credit risk pre-
miums of such loan, with interest accrued thereon, not 
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act 
or, for a direct loan included in such cohort 3 for such 
fiscal year with obligations that have not yet been satis-
fied, not later than 60 days after the date on which all 
obligations attached to such loan have been satisfied: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary is authorized to issue 
direct loans and loan guarantees pursuant to sections 501 
through 504 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory 
Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–210) and such au-
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thority shall exist so long as any such direct loan or loan 
guarantee is outstanding. 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPITAL 
For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing 
the Department of Transportation’s financial systems and 
re-engineering business processes, $5,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2023. 
CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVES 
For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, 
including necessary upgrades to network and information 
technology infrastructure, improvement of identity man-
agement and authentication capabilities, securing and pro-
tecting data, implementation of Federal cyber security ini-
tiatives, and implementation of enhanced security controls 
on agency computers and mobile devices, $39,400,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2023. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$12,628,000. 
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation 
planning, research, systems development, development ac-
tivities, and making grants, $11,297,000, to remain avail-
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able until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 
$1,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses of the Inter-
agency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center 
(IIPIC): Provided further, That there may be transferred 
to this appropriation, to remain available until expended, 
amounts transferred from other Federal agencies for ex-
penses incurred under this heading for IIPIC activities not 
related to transportation infrastructure: Provided further, 
That the tools and analysis developed by the IIPIC shall 
be available to other Federal agencies for the permitting 
and review of major infrastructure projects not related to 
transportation only to the extent that other Federal agen-
cies provide funding to the Department in accordance with 
the preceding proviso. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for operating costs and cap-
ital outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed 
$419,173,000, shall be paid from appropriations made 
available to the Department of Transportation: Provided, 
That such services shall be provided on a competitive basis 
to entities within the Department of Transportation: Pro-
vided further, That the limitation in the preceding proviso 
on operating expenses shall not apply to entities external 
to the Department of Transportation: Provided further, 
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That no funds made available by this Act to an agency 
of the Department shall be transferred to the Working 
Capital Fund without majority approval of the Working 
Capital Fund Steering Committee and approval of the 
Secretary: Provided further, That no assessments may be 
levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity, 
or project funded by this Act unless notice of such assess-
ments and the basis therefor are presented to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are ap-
proved by such Committees. 
SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION AND 
OUTREACH 
For necessary expenses for small and disadvantaged 
business utilization and outreach activities, $6,500,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2023: Provided, 
That notwithstanding section 332 of title 49, United 
States Code, such amounts may be used for business op-
portunities related to any mode of transportation: Pro-
vided further, That appropriations made available under 
this heading shall be available for any purpose consistent 
with prior year appropriations that were made available 
under the heading ‘‘Office of the Secretary—Minority 
Business Resource Center Program’’. 
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PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
In addition to funds made available from any other 
source to carry out the essential air service program under 
sections 41731 through 41742 of title 49, United States 
Code, $247,700,000, to be derived from the Airport and 
Airway Trust Fund, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That in determining between or among carriers 
competing to provide service to a community, the Sec-
retary may consider the relative subsidy requirements of 
the carriers: Provided further, That basic essential air 
service minimum requirements shall not include the 15- 
passenger capacity requirement under section 41732(b)(3) 
of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That 
amounts authorized to be distributed for the essential air 
service program under section 41742(b) of title 49, United 
States Code, shall be made available immediately from 
amounts otherwise provided to the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration: Provided further, That 
the Administrator may reimburse such amounts from fees 
credited to the account established under section 45303 
of title 49, United States Code. 
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ELECTRIC VEHICLE FLEET 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to transition to the General 
Services Administration’s leased vehicle fleet, for the pur-
chase of electric passenger motor vehicles, and to provide 
necessary charging infrastructure, $11,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such amounts are 
in addition to any other amounts available for such pur-
poses: Provided further, That amounts made available 
under this heading may be transferred to other accounts 
of the Department of Transportation for the purposes 
specified under this heading: Provided further, That such 
transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer au-
thority provided by law. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—OFFICE OF THE 
SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 101. None of the funds made available by this 
Act to the Department of Transportation may be obligated 
for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to ap-
prove assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining 
to funds appropriated to the operating administrations in 
this Act, except for activities underway on the date of en-
actment of this Act, unless such assessments or agree-
ments have completed the normal reprogramming process 
for congressional notification. 
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SEC. 102. The Secretary shall post on the web site 
of the Department of Transportation a schedule of all 
meetings of the Council on Credit and Finance, including 
the agenda for each meeting, and require the Council on 
Credit and Finance to record the decisions and actions 
of each meeting. 
SEC. 103. In addition to authority provided by section 
327 of title 49, United States Code, the Department’s 
Working Capital Fund is authorized to provide partial or 
full payments in advance and accept subsequent reim-
bursements from all Federal agencies from available funds 
for transit benefit distribution services that are necessary 
to carry out the Federal transit pass transportation fringe 
benefit program under Executive Order No. 13150 and 
section 3049 of SAFETEA–LU (5 U.S.C. 7905 note): 
Provided, That the Department shall maintain a reason-
able operating reserve in the Working Capital Fund, to 
be expended in advance to provide uninterrupted transit 
benefits to Government employees: Provided further, That 
such reserve shall not exceed 1 month of benefits payable 
and may be used only for the purpose of providing for 
the continuation of transit benefits: Provided further, That 
the Working Capital Fund shall be fully reimbursed by 
each customer agency from available funds for the actual 
cost of the transit benefit. 
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SEC. 104. Receipts collected in the Department’s 
Working Capital Fund, as authorized by section 327 of 
title 49, United States Code, for unused transit and van 
pool benefits, in an amount not to exceed 10 percent of 
fiscal year 2022 collections, shall be available until ex-
pended in the Department’s Working Capital Fund to pro-
vide contractual services in support of section 189 of this 
Act: Provided, That obligations in fiscal year 2022 of such 
collections shall not exceed $1,000,000. 
SEC. 105. (a) Funds made available in division L of 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 
113–76) under the heading ‘‘Department of Transpor-
tation—Office of the Secretary—National Infrastructure 
Investments’’ for pedestrian safety and transit projects 
that were available for obligation through fiscal year 2016 
shall remain available through fiscal year 2028 for the liq-
uidation of valid obligations incurred during fiscal years 
2014 through 2016 of active grants awarded with such 
funds. 
(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall be-
come effective immediately upon enactment of this Act. 
(2) If this Act is enacted after September 30, 
2021, this section shall be applied as if it were in 
effect on September 30, 2021. 
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SEC. 106. None of the funds in this title may be obli-
gated or expended for retention or senior executive bo-
nuses for an employee of the Department of Transpor-
tation without the prior written approval of the Assistant 
Secretary for Administration. 
SEC. 107. In addition to authority provided by section 
327 of title 49, United States Code, the Department’s Ad-
ministrative Working Capital Fund is hereby authorized 
to transfer information technology equipment, software, 
and systems from Departmental sources or other entities 
and collect and maintain a reserve at rates which will re-
turn full cost of transferred assets. 
SEC. 108. None of the funds provided in this Act to 
the Department of Transportation may be used to provide 
credit assistance unless not less than 3 days before any 
application approval to provide credit assistance under 
sections 603 and 604 of title 23, United States Code, the 
Secretary provides notification in writing to the following 
committees: the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations; the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works and the Committee on Banking, Housing and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives: Provided, That such notification shall include, but 
not be limited to, the name of the project sponsor; a de-
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scription of the project; whether credit assistance will be 
provided as a direct loan, loan guarantee, or line of credit; 
and the amount of credit assistance. 
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration, not otherwise provided for, including oper-
ations and research activities related to commercial space 
transportation, administrative expenses for research and 
development, establishment of air navigation facilities, the 
operation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, 
subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold 
to the public, the lease or purchase of passenger motor 
vehicles for replacement only, $11,434,100,000 (reduced 
by $1) (increased by $1), to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2023, of which $10,519,000,000 to be derived 
from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund: Provided, That 
of the amounts made available under this heading— 
(1) not less than $1,536,298,000 shall be avail-
able for aviation safety activities; 
(2) $8,489,585,000 shall be available for air 
traffic organization activities; 
(3) $32,470,000 shall be available for commer-
cial space transportation activities; 
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(4) $892,216,000 shall be available for finance 
and management activities; 
(5) $63,955,000 shall be available for NextGen 
and operations planning activities; 
(6) $139,466,000 shall be available for security 
and hazardous materials safety; and 
(7) $280,110,000 shall be available for staff of-
fices: 
Provided further, That not to exceed 5 percent of any 
budget activity, except for aviation safety budget activity, 
may be transferred to any budget activity under this head-
ing: Provided further, That no transfer may increase or 
decrease any appropriation under this heading by more 
than 5 percent: Provided further, That any transfer in ex-
cess of 5 percent shall be treated as a reprogramming of 
funds under section 405 of this Act and shall not be avail-
able for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 
with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided fur-
ther, That not later than 60 days after the submission of 
the budget request, the Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration shall transmit to Congress an annual 
update to the report submitted to Congress in December 
2004 pursuant to section 221 of the Vision 100-Century 
of Aviation Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note): 
Provided further, That the amounts made available under 
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this heading shall be reduced by $100,000 for each day 
after 60 days after the submission of the budget request 
that such report has not been transmitted to Congress: 
Provided further, That not later than 60 days after the 
submission of the budget request, the Administrator shall 
transmit to Congress a companion report that describes 
a comprehensive strategy for staffing, hiring, and training 
flight standards and aircraft certification staff in a format 
similar to the one utilized for the controller staffing plan, 
including stated attrition estimates and numerical hiring 
goals by fiscal year: Provided further, That the amounts 
made available under this heading shall be reduced by 
$100,000 for each day after the date that is 60 days after 
the submission of the budget request that such report has 
not been submitted to Congress: Provided further, That 
funds may be used to enter into a grant agreement with 
a nonprofit standard-setting organization to assist in the 
development of aviation safety standards: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds made available by this Act 
shall be available for new applicants for the second career 
training program: Provided further, That none of the 
funds made available by this Act shall be available for the 
Federal Aviation Administration to finalize or implement 
any regulation that would promulgate new aviation user 
fees not specifically authorized by law after the date of 
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the enactment of this Act: Provided further, That there 
may be credited to this appropriation, as offsetting collec-
tions, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, 
foreign authorities, other public authorities, and private 
sources for expenses incurred in the provision of agency 
services, including receipts for the maintenance and oper-
ation of air navigation facilities, and for issuance, renewal 
or modification of certificates, including airman, aircraft, 
and repair station certificates, or for tests related thereto, 
or for processing major repair or alteration forms: Pro-
vided further, That of the amounts made available under 
this heading, not less than $178,000,000 shall be used to 
fund direct operations of the current air traffic control 
towers in the contract tower program, including the con-
tract tower cost share program, and any airport that is 
currently qualified or that will qualify for the program 
during the fiscal year: Provided further, That none of the 
funds made available by this Act for aeronautical charting 
and cartography are available for activities conducted by, 
or coordinated through, the Working Capital Fund: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act or any other Act may 
be used to eliminate the Contract Weather Observers pro-
gram at any airport. 
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FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
for acquisition, establishment, technical support services, 
improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of national 
airspace systems and experimental facilities and equip-
ment, as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 
49, United States Code, including initial acquisition of 
necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service 
testing, including construction of test facilities and acqui-
sition of necessary sites by lease or grant; construction 
and furnishing of quarters and related accommodations 
for officers and employees of the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration stationed at remote localities where such accom-
modations are not available; and the purchase, lease, or 
transfer of aircraft from funds made available under this 
heading, including aircraft for aviation regulation and cer-
tification; to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust 
Fund, $3,416,000,000, of which $550,000,000 is for per-
sonnel and related expenses and shall remain available 
until September 30, 2023, $1,865,569,000 is for equip-
ment and shall remain available until September 30, 2024, 
and $1,000,431,000 is for facilities and shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2026: Provided, That there may 
be credited to this appropriation funds received from 
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States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, 
and private sources, for expenses incurred in the establish-
ment, improvement, and modernization of national air-
space systems: Provided further, That not later than 60 
days after submission of the budget request, the Secretary 
of Transportation shall transmit to the Congress an in-
vestment plan for the Federal Aviation Administration 
which includes funding for each budget line item for fiscal 
years 2023 through 2027, with total funding for each year 
of the plan constrained to the funding targets for those 
years as estimated and approved by the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget. 
RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
for research, engineering, and development, as authorized 
under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States 
Code, including construction of experimental facilities and 
acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, 
$260,500,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway 
Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30, 
2024: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro-
priation as offsetting collections, funds received from 
States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, 
and private sources, which shall be available for expenses 
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incurred for research, engineering, and development: Pro-
vided further, That amounts made available under this 
heading shall be used in accordance with the report accom-
panying this Act: Provided further, That not to exceed 10 
percent of any funding level specified under this heading 
in the report accompanying this Act may be transferred 
to any other funding level specified under this heading in 
the report accompanying this Act: Provided further, That 
no transfer may increase or decrease any funding level by 
more than 10 percent: Provided further, That any transfer 
in excess of 10 percent shall be treated as a reprogram-
ming of funds under section 405 of this Act and shall not 
be available for obligation or expenditure except in compli-
ance with the procedures set forth in that section. 
GRANTS–IN–AID FOR AIRPORTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in- 
aid for airport planning and development, and noise com-
patibility planning and programs as authorized under sub-
chapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 
of title 49, United States Code, and under other law au-
thorizing such obligations; for procurement, installation, 
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and commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices 
and systems at airports of such title; for grants authorized 
under section 41743 of title 49, United States Code; and 
for inspection activities and administration of airport safe-
ty programs, including those related to airport operating 
certificates under section 44706 of title 49, United States 
Code, $3,350,000,000 (increased by $10,000,000) (re-
duced by $10,000,000), to be derived from the Airport and 
Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That none of the amounts made avail-
able under this heading shall be available for the planning 
or execution of programs the obligations for which are in 
excess of $3,350,000,000, in fiscal year 2022, notwith-
standing section 47117(g) of title 49, United States Code: 
Provided further, That none of the amounts made available 
under this heading shall be available for the replacement 
of baggage conveyor systems, reconfiguration of terminal 
baggage areas, or other airport improvements that are 
necessary to install bulk explosive detection systems: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding section 47109(a) of 
title 49, United States Code, the Government’s share of 
allowable project costs under paragraph (2) of such sec-
tion for subgrants or paragraph (3) of such section shall 
be 95 percent for a project at other than a large or me-
dium hub airport that is a successive phase of a multi- 
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phased construction project for which the project sponsor 
received a grant in fiscal year 2011 for the construction 
project: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, of amounts limited under this heading, 
not more than $127,165,000 shall be available for admin-
istration, not less than $15,000,000 shall be available for 
the Airport Cooperative Research Program, not less than 
$40,961,000 shall be available for Airport Technology Re-
search, and $10,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be available and transferred to ‘‘Office of 
the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses’’ to carry out the 
Small Community Air Service Development Program: Pro-
vided further, That in addition to airports eligible under 
section 41743 of title 49, United States Code, such pro-
gram may include the participation of an airport that 
serves a community or consortium that is not larger than 
a small hub airport, according to FAA hub classifications 
effective at the time the Office of the Secretary issues a 
request for proposals. 
GRANTS–IN–AID FOR AIRPORTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Grants-In-Aid for Air-
ports’’, to enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants for projects as authorized by subchapter 1 of chap-
ter 471 and subchapter 1 of chapter 475 of title 49, 
United States Code, $400,000,000, to remain available 
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through September 30, 2024, of which $79,959,135 is for 
Community Project Funding grants for the purposes, and 
in the amounts, specified for this account in the table ti-
tled ‘‘Incorporation of Community Project Funding’’ in-
cluded in the report accompanying this Act: Provided, 
That amounts made available under this heading shall be 
derived from the general fund, and such amounts shall not 
be subject to apportionment formulas, special apportion-
ment categories, or minimum percentages under chapter 
471 of such title: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall distribute amounts made available under this head-
ing as discretionary grants to airports: Provided further, 
That the amount made available under this heading shall 
not be subject to any limitation on obligations for the 
Grants-in-Aid for Airports program set forth in any Act: 
Provided further, That the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration may retain up to 0.5 percent of 
the amounts made available under this heading to fund 
the award and oversight by the Administrator of grants 
described under this heading. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL AVIATION 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 110. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to compensate in excess of 600 technical 
staff-years under the federally funded research and devel-
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opment center contract between the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration and the Center for Advanced Aviation Sys-
tems Development during fiscal year 2022. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds made available by this 
Act shall be used to pursue or adopt guidelines or regula-
tions requiring airport sponsors to provide to the Federal 
Aviation Administration without cost building construc-
tion, maintenance, utilities and expenses, or space in air-
port sponsor-owned buildings for services relating to air 
traffic control, air navigation, or weather reporting: Pro-
vided, That the prohibition on the use of funds in this 
section does not apply to negotiations between the agency 
and airport sponsors to achieve agreement on ‘‘below-mar-
ket’’ rates for these items or to grant assurances that re-
quire airport sponsors to provide land without cost to the 
Federal Aviation Administration for air traffic control fa-
cilities. 
SEC. 112. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration may reimburse amounts made available to 
satisfy section 41742(a)(1) of title 49, United States 
Code, from fees credited under section 45303 of title 49, 
United States Code, and any amount remaining in such 
account at the close of any fiscal year may be made avail-
able to satisfy section 41742(a)(1) of title 49, United 
States Code, for the subsequent fiscal year. 
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SEC. 113. Amounts collected under section 40113(e) 
of title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to the 
appropriation current at the time of collection, to be 
merged with and available for the same purposes as such 
appropriation. 
SEC. 114. None of the funds made available by this 
Act shall be available for paying premium pay under sub-
section 5546(a) of title 5, United States Code, to any Fed-
eral Aviation Administration employee unless such em-
ployee actually performed work during the time cor-
responding to such premium pay. 
SEC. 115. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be obligated or expended for an employee of the 
Federal Aviation Administration to purchase a store gift 
card or gift certificate through use of a Government-issued 
credit card. 
SEC. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds made available under this Act or 
any prior Act may be used to implement or to continue 
to implement any limitation on the ability of any owner 
or operator of a private aircraft to obtain, upon a request 
to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion, a blocking of that owner’s or operator’s aircraft reg-
istration number, Mode S transponder code, flight identi-
fication, call sign, or similar identifying information from 
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any ground based display to the public that would allow 
the real-time or near real-time flight tracking of that air-
craft’s movements, except data made available to a Gov-
ernment agency, for the noncommercial flights of that 
owner or operator. 
SEC. 117. None of the funds made available by this 
Act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more 
than nine political and Presidential appointees in the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration. 
SEC. 118. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to increase fees pursuant to section 
44721 of title 49, United States Code, until the Federal 
Aviation Administration provides to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations a report that justifies all 
fees related to aeronautical navigation products and ex-
plains how such fees are consistent with Executive Order 
No. 13642. 
SEC. 119. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to close a regional operations center of 
the Federal Aviation Administration or reduce its services 
unless the Administrator notifies the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations not less than 90 full busi-
ness days in advance. 
SEC. 119A. None of the funds made available by or 
limited by this Act may be used to change weight restric-
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tions or prior permission rules at Teterboro airport in 
Teterboro, New Jersey. 
SEC. 119B. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration to withhold from consideration and 
approval any new application for participation in the Con-
tract Tower Program, or for reevaluation of Cost-share 
Program participants so long as the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration has received an application from the airport, 
and so long as the Administrator determines such tower 
is eligible using the factors set forth in Federal Aviation 
Administration published establishment criteria. 
SEC. 119C. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to open, close, redesignate as a lesser 
office, or reorganize a regional office, the aeronautical cen-
ter, or the technical center unless the Administrator sub-
mits a request for the reprogramming of funds under sec-
tion 405 of this Act. 
SEC. 119D. Of the funds provided under the heading 
‘‘Grants-in-aid for Airports’’, up to $4,000,000 shall be 
for 
necessary 
expenses, 
including 
an 
independent 
verification regime, to provide reimbursement to airport 
sponsors that do not provide gateway operations, providers 
of general aviation ground support services, or other avia-
tion tenants located at those airports closed during a tem-
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porary flight restriction (TFR) for any residence of the 
President that is designated or identified to be secured 
by the United States Secret Service, and for direct and 
incremental financial losses incurred while such airports 
are closed solely due to the actions of the Federal Govern-
ment: Provided, That no funds shall be obligated or dis-
tributed to airport sponsors that do not provide gateway 
operations and providers of general aviation ground sup-
port services until an independent audit is completed: Pro-
vided further, That losses incurred as a result of violations 
of law, or through fault or negligence, of such operators 
and service providers or of third parties (including air-
ports) are not eligible for reimbursements: Provided fur-
ther, That obligation and expenditure of funds are condi-
tional upon full release of the United States Government 
for all claims for financial losses resulting from such ac-
tions. 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Not to exceed $492,000,000, together with advances 
and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration, shall be obligated for necessary expenses for 
administration and operation of the Federal Highway Ad-
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ministration or transferred to the Appalachian Regional 
Commission for administrative activities associated within 
the Appalachian Development Highway System. 
FEDERAL–AID HIGHWAYS 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Funds available for the implementation or execution 
of Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs authorized under titles 23 and 49, United States 
Code, and the provisions of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act (Public Law 114–94), or any suc-
cessor surface transportation reauthorization Act author-
izing appropriations for fiscal year 2022, shall not exceed 
total 
obligations 
of 
$61,143,102,951 
(reduced 
by 
$1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by 
$1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) for fiscal year 
2022. 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For the payment of obligations incurred in carrying 
out Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs authorized under title 23, United States Code, 
$61,882,102,951 derived from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account), to remain avail-
able until expended. 
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HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS 
There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary 
$592,000,000 (increased by $55,000,000) (reduced by 
$55,000,000): Provided, That the funds made available 
under this heading shall be derived from the general fund, 
shall be in addition to any funds provided for fiscal year 
2022 in this or any other Act for: (1) ‘‘Federal-aid High-
ways’’ under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; 
or (2) the Appalachian Development Highway System as 
authorized under section 1069(y) of the Intermodal Sur-
face Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 
102–240), and shall not affect the distribution or amount 
of funds provided in any other Act: Provided further, That 
section 1101(b) of the FAST Act (Public Law 114–94) 
shall apply to funds made available under this heading: 
Provided further, That unless otherwise specified, amounts 
made available under this heading shall be available until 
September 30, 2025: Provided further, That of the funds 
made available under this heading— 
(1) Not more than $427,500,000 shall be for 
the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for local 
transportation priorities in the table titled ‘‘Incorpo-
ration of Community Project Funding’’ included in 
the report accompanying this Act; 
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(2) $51,200,000 shall be for necessary expenses 
for construction of the Appalachian Development 
Highway System as authorized under section 
1069(y) of the Intermodal Transportation Efficiency 
Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240); 
(3) $3,150,000 shall be for activities eligible 
under the Puerto Rico Highway Program as de-
scribed in section 165(b)(2)(C) of title 23, United 
States Code; 
(4) $650,000 shall be for activities eligible 
under the Territorial Highway Program, as de-
scribed in section 165(c)(6) of title 23, United 
States Code; 
(5) $45,000,000 shall be for the nationally sig-
nificant federal lands and tribal projects program 
under section 1123 of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 201 
note); 
(6) $20,000,000 shall be for activities eligible 
under the tribal transportation program as described 
in section 202 of title 23, United States Code; 
(7) $15,000,000 shall be for competitive grants 
to State and Local governments to develop and ex-
pand the capacity to use and deploy Advanced Dig-
ital Construction Management Systems: Provided, 
That the minimum grant amount shall be $500,000; 
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(8) $12,000,000 shall be for the regional infra-
structure accelerator demonstration program author-
ized under section 1441 of the FAST Act (23 
U.S.C. 601 note); 
(9) $2,000,000 shall be for research that leads 
to decreases in highway and pedestrian fatalities 
among Tribal populations; 
(10) $7,500,000 shall be for a cooperative 
agreement to conduct a comprehensive analysis of 
highway corridors from ports of entry to inland 
ports; and 
(11) $5,000,000 shall be for a cooperative se-
ries of agreements to examine the impacts of cul-
verts, roads, and bridges on threatened or endan-
gered salmon populations: 
Provided further, That, except as otherwise provided under 
this heading, funds made available under paragraph (1) 
shall be administered as if apportioned under chapter 1 
of title 23, United States Code: Provided further, That 
funds made available under paragraph (1) that are used 
for Tribal projects shall be administered as if allocated 
under chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code, except 
that the set-asides described in subparagraph (C) of sec-
tion 202(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code, and sub-
sections (a)(6), (c), (d), and (e) of section 202 of such 
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title shall not apply to such funds: Provided further, That 
of the funds made available under this heading, the Fed-
eral Highway Administration may retain an amount of 
$3,000,000, to remain available until expended, to fund 
the oversight of projects carried out with funds made 
available under such paragraph: Provided further, That 
funds made available under paragraphs (1), (2), (7), (8), 
(9), (10), and (11) shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That for funds made available under 
paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), and (11), 
the Federal share of the costs shall be, at the option of 
the recipient, up to 100 percent: Provided further, That 
except as provided in the preceding or following proviso, 
the funds made available under this heading for activities 
eligible under the Puerto Rico Highway Program and ac-
tivities eligible under the Territorial Highway Program 
shall be administered as if allocated under sections 165(b) 
and 165(c), respectively, of title 23, United States Code: 
Provided further, That the funds made available under this 
heading for activities eligible under the Puerto Rico High-
way Program shall not be subject to the requirements of 
sections 165(b)(2)(A) or 165(b)(2)(B) of such title: Pro-
vided further, That the funds made available for the tribal 
transportation program shall be distributed in the manner 
described in section 202(b)(3)(A)(i)(IV) of such title, ex-
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cept that the set-asides described in subparagraph (C) of 
section 202(b)(3) of such title and subsections (a)(6), (c), 
(d), and (e) of section 202 of such title shall not apply 
to funds made available under this heading: Provided fur-
ther, That for the purposes of funds made available under 
this heading for construction of the Appalachian Develop-
ment Highway System (hereinafter referred to as 
‘‘ADHS’’), the term ‘‘Appalachian State’’ means a State 
that contains one or more counties (including any political 
subdivision located within the area) in the Appalachian re-
gion as defined in section 14102(a) of title 40, United 
States Code: Provided further, That a project carried out 
with funds made available under this heading for construc-
tion of the ADHS shall be carried out in the same manner 
as a project under section 14501 of title 40, United States 
Code: Provided further, That subject to the following pro-
viso, funds made available under this heading for con-
struction of the ADHS shall be apportioned to Appa-
lachian States according to the percentages derived from 
the 2012 Appalachian Development Highway System 
Cost-to-Complete Estimate adopted in Appalachian Re-
gional Commission Resolution Number 736, and con-
firmed as each Appalachian State’s relative share of the 
estimated remaining need to complete the ADHS, ad-
justed to exclude corridors that such States have no cur-
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rent plans to complete, as reported in the 2013 Appa-
lachian Development Highway System Completion Report, 
unless such States have modified and assigned a higher 
priority for completion of an ADHS corridor, as reported 
in the 2020 ADHS Future Outlook: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall adjust apportionments made 
under the preceding proviso so that no Appalachian State 
shall be apportioned an amount in excess of 25 percent 
of the amount made available for construction of the 
ADHS under this heading: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall consult with the Appalachian Regional Com-
mission in making adjustments under the preceding two 
provisos: Provided further, That funds made available 
under this heading for Advanced Digital Construction 
Management Systems shall be for competitive grants to 
State and local governments to develop and expand the 
capacity to use and deploy Advanced Digital Construction 
Management Systems. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2022, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall— 
(1) not distribute from the obligation limitation 
for Federal-aid highways— 
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(A) amounts authorized for administrative 
expenses and programs by section 104(a) of 
title 23, United States Code; 
(B) amounts authorized for the Bureau of 
Transportation Statistics; and 
(C) amounts authorized as ‘‘additional 
amounts for the Federal-aid highway program’’ 
or as ‘‘member designated project funds’’ (unre-
lated to amounts that had been previously au-
thorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2021) under any successor surface transpor-
tation reauthorization Act authorizing appro-
priations for fiscal year 2022; 
(2) not distribute an amount from the obliga-
tion limitation for Federal-aid highways that is equal 
to the unobligated balance of amounts— 
(A) made available from the Highway 
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count) for Federal-aid highway and highway 
safety construction programs for previous fiscal 
years the funds for which are allocated by the 
Secretary (or apportioned by the Secretary 
under section 202 or 204 of title 23, United 
States Code); and 
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(B) for which obligation limitation was 
provided in a previous fiscal year; 
(3) determine the proportion that— 
(A) the obligation limitation for Federal- 
aid highways, less the aggregate of amounts not 
distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
this subsection; bears to 
(B) the total of the sums authorized to be 
appropriated for the Federal-aid highway and 
highway safety construction programs (other 
than sums authorized to be appropriated for 
provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) 
through (11) of subsection (b) and sums au-
thorized to be appropriated for section 119 of 
title 23, United States Code, equal to the 
amount referred to in subsection (b)(12) for 
such fiscal year), less the aggregate of the 
amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) 
and (2) of this subsection; 
(4) distribute the obligation limitation for Fed-
eral-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not 
distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), for each 
of the programs (other than programs to which 
paragraph (1) applies) that are allocated by the Sec-
retary under the Fixing America’s Surface Trans-
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portation Act and title 23, United States Code, or 
apportioned by the Secretary under sections 202 or 
204 of that title, by multiplying— 
(A) the proportion determined under para-
graph (3); by 
(B) the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for each such program for such fiscal 
year; and 
(5) distribute the obligation limitation for Fed-
eral-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not 
distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the 
amounts distributed under paragraph (4), for Fed-
eral-aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs that are apportioned by the Secretary 
under title 23, United States Code (other than the 
amounts apportioned for the National Highway Per-
formance Program in section 119 of title 23, United 
States Code, that are exempt from the limitation 
under subsection (b)(12) and the amounts appor-
tioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in 
the proportion that— 
(A) amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for the programs that are apportioned under 
title 23, United States Code, to each State for 
such fiscal year; bears to 
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(B) the total of the amounts authorized to 
be appropriated for the programs that are ap-
portioned under title 23, United States Code, to 
all States for such fiscal year. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS FROM OBLIGATION LIMITATION.— 
The obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways shall 
not apply to obligations under or for— 
(1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code; 
(2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation 
Assistance Act of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 
Stat. 2714); 
(3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act 
of 1981 (95 Stat. 1701); 
(4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the 
Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 
Stat. 2119); 
(5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the 
Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation As-
sistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 198); 
(6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Inter-
modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
1991 (105 Stat. 2027); 
(7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect on June 8, 1998); 
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(c) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED OBLIGATION AU-
THORITY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall, after August 1 of such fiscal year— 
(1) revise a distribution of the obligation limita-
tion made available under subsection (a), if an 
amount distributed cannot be obligated during that 
fiscal year; and 
(2) redistribute sufficient amounts to those 
States able to obligate amounts in addition to those 
previously distributed during that fiscal year, giving 
priority to those States having large unobligated bal-
ances of funds apportioned under sections 144 (as in 
effect on the day before the date of enactment of 
Public Law 112–141) and 104 of title 23, United 
States Code. 
(d) CERTAIN PROGRAMS.— 
(1) TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the obligation limitation for 
Federal-aid highways shall apply to contract 
authority for transportation research programs 
carried out under— 
(i) chapter 5 of title 23, United States 
Code; and 
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(ii) title VI of the Fixing America’s 
Surface Transportation Act. 
(B) 
EXCEPTION.—Obligation 
authority 
made available under subparagraph (A) shall— 
(i) remain available for a period of 4 
fiscal years; and 
(ii) be in addition to the amount of 
any limitation imposed on obligations for 
Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
construction programs for future fiscal 
years. 
(2) ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS FOR THE FEDERAL– 
AID HIGHWAY PROGRAM AND MEMBER DESIGNATED 
PROJECT
FUNDS.—Obligation authority reserved 
under subsection (a)(1)(C) for amounts authorized 
as additional amounts for the Federal-aid highway 
program or as member designated project funds (un-
related to amounts that had been previously author-
ized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021) under 
any successor surface transportation reauthorization 
Act authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2022 
shall remain available until expended. 
(e) REDISTRIBUTION
OF
CERTAIN
AUTHORIZED 
FUNDS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of distribution of obligation limitation 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall distribute 
to the States any funds (excluding funds authorized 
for the program under section 202 of title 23, 
United States Code) that— 
(A) are authorized to be appropriated for 
such fiscal year for Federal-aid highway pro-
grams; and 
(B) the Secretary determines will not be 
allocated to the States (or will not be appor-
tioned to the States under section 204 of title 
23, United States Code), and will not be avail-
able for obligation, for such fiscal year because 
of the imposition of any obligation limitation for 
such fiscal year. 
(2) RATIO.—Funds shall be distributed under 
paragraph (1) in the same proportion as the dis-
tribution of obligation authority under subsection 
(a)(5). 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—Funds distributed to each 
State under paragraph (1) shall be available for any 
purpose described in section 133(b) of title 23, 
United States Code. 
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SEC. 121. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds re-
ceived by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the 
sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred pur-
suant to chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code, may 
be credited to the Federal-aid highways account for the 
purpose of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses: 
Provided, That such funds shall be subject to the obliga-
tion limitation for Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
construction programs. 
SEC. 122. Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, 
under his or her statutory authority, any Buy America re-
quirement for Federal-aid highways projects, the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall make an informal public no-
tice and comment opportunity on the intent to issue such 
waiver and the reasons therefor: Provided, That the Sec-
retary shall provide an annual report to the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations on any waivers 
granted under the Buy America requirements. 
SEC. 123. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to make a grant for a project under sec-
tion 117 of title 23, United States Code, unless the Sec-
retary, at least 60 days before making a grant under that 
section, provides written notification to the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations of the proposed 
grant, including an evaluation and justification for the 
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project and the amount of the proposed grant award: Pro-
vided, That the written notification required in the pre-
ceding proviso shall be made not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 124. (a) A State or territory, as defined in sec-
tion 165 of title 23, United States Code, may use for any 
project eligible under section 133(b) or 165 of such title, 
and located within the boundary of the State or territory 
any earmarked amount, and any associated obligation lim-
itation: Provided, That the Department of Transportation 
for the State or territory for which the earmarked amount 
was originally designated or directed notifies the Secretary 
of Transportation of its intent to use its authority under 
this section and submits an annual report to the Secretary 
identifying the projects to which the funding would be ap-
plied. Notwithstanding the original period of availability 
of funds to be obligated under this section, such funds 
and associated obligation limitation shall remain available 
for obligation for a period of 3 fiscal years after the fiscal 
year in which the Secretary of Transportation is notified. 
The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out with 
funds made available under this section shall be the same 
as associated with the earmark. 
(b) In this section, the term ‘‘earmarked amount’’ 
means— 
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(1) congressionally directed spending, as de-
fined in rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the 
Senate, identified in a prior law, report, or joint ex-
planatory statement, which was authorized to be ap-
propriated or appropriated more than 10 fiscal years 
prior to the current fiscal year, and administered by 
the Federal Highway Administration; or 
(2) a congressional earmark, as defined in rule 
XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
identified in a prior law, report, or joint explanatory 
statement, which was authorized to be appropriated 
or appropriated more than 10 fiscal years prior to 
the current fiscal year, and administered by the Fed-
eral Highway Administration. 
(c) The authority under subsection (a) may be exer-
cised only for those projects or activities that have obli-
gated less than 10 percent of the amount made available 
for obligation as of October 1 of the current fiscal year, 
and shall be applied to projects within the same general 
geographic area within 5 miles for which the funding was 
designated, except that a State or territory may apply 
such authority to unexpended balances of funds from 
projects or activities the State or territory certifies have 
been closed and for which payments have been made under 
a final voucher. 
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(d) The Secretary shall submit consolidated reports 
of the information provided by the States and territories 
annually to the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations. 
SEC. 125. Until final guidance is published, the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Highway Administration shall 
adjudicate requests for Buy America waivers under the 
criteria that were in effect prior to April 17, 2018. 
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in the implemen-
tation, execution and administration of motor carrier safe-
ty operations and programs pursuant to section 31110 of 
title 49, United States Code, as amended by the Fixing 
America’s Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114– 
94) or any successor surface transportation reauthoriza-
tion Act authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2022, 
$379,500,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust 
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), together 
with advances and reimbursements received by the Fed-
eral Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the sum of 
which shall remain available until expended: Provided, 
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That funds available for implementation, execution, or ad-
ministration of motor carrier safety operations and pro-
grams authorized under title 49, United States Code, shall 
not exceed total obligations of $379,500,000, for ‘‘Motor 
Carrier Safety Operations and Programs’’ for fiscal year 
2022, of which $13,073,000, to remain available for obli-
gation until September 30, 2024, is for the research and 
technology program, and of which not less than 
$65,000,000, to remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2024, is for development, modernization, en-
hancement, continued operation, and maintenance of in-
formation technology and information management. 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
sections 31102, 31103, 31104, and 31313 of title 49, 
United States Code, as amended by the Fixing America’s 
Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114–94), or any 
successor surface transportation reauthorization Act au-
thorizing 
appropriations 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2022, 
$506,200,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust 
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That funds avail-
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able for the implementation or execution of motor carrier 
safety programs shall not exceed total obligations of 
$506,200,000 in fiscal year 2022 for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safe-
ty Grants’’: Provided further, That of the sums appro-
priated under this heading: 
(1) $389,212,000 shall be available for the 
motor carrier safety assistance program; 
(2) $56,880,000 shall be available for the com-
mercial driver’s license program implementation pro-
gram; 
(3) $59,108,000 shall be available for the high 
priority activities program; and 
(4) $1,000,000 shall be made available for com-
mercial motor vehicle operators grants. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL MOTOR 
CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 130. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin-
istration shall send notice of section 385.308 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations, violations by certified mail, 
registered mail, or another manner of delivery, which 
records the receipt of the notice by the persons responsible 
for the violations. 
SEC. 131. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin-
istration shall update annual inspection regulations under 
Appendix G to subchapter B of chapter III of title 49, 
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Code of Federal Regulations, as recommended by GAO– 
19–264. 
SEC. 132. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available to the Department of Transportation 
by this Act or any other Act may be obligated or expended 
to implement, administer, or enforce the requirements of 
section 31137 of title 49, United States Code, or any regu-
lation issued by the Secretary pursuant to such section, 
with respect to the use of electronic logging devices by op-
erators of commercial motor vehicles, as such term is de-
fined in section 31132 of such title, who are transporting 
livestock, as such term is defined in section 602 of the 
Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance Act of 1988 (7 
U.S.C. 1471), or insects. 
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of 
the Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety 
authorized under chapter 301 and part C of subtitle VI 
of title 49, United States Code, $245,550,000 shall remain 
available through September 30, 2023. 
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OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403, including behavioral re-
search on Automated Driving Systems and Advanced 
Driver Assistance Systems and improving consumer re-
sponses to safety recalls, section 4011 of the Fixing Amer-
ica’s Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114–94), 
and chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, or any 
successor surface transportation reauthorization Act au-
thorizing 
appropriations 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2022, 
$180,612,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust 
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That none of the 
funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or 
execution of programs the total obligations for which, in 
fiscal year 2022, are in excess of $180,612,000: Provided 
further, That of the sums appropriated under this head-
ing— 
(1) $165,112,000 shall be for programs author-
ized under section 403 of title 23, United States 
Code, including behavioral research on Automated 
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Driving Systems and Advanced Driver Assistance 
Systems and improving consumer responses to safety 
recalls, and section 4011 of the Fixing America’s 
Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114–94) or 
any successor surface transportation reauthorization 
Act authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2022; 
(2) $5,500,000 shall be for the National Driver 
Register authorized under chapter 303 of title 49, 
United States Code; and 
(3) $10,000,000 shall be available to continue 
a high visibility enforcement paid-media campaign 
regarding highway-rail grade crossing safety in col-
laboration with the Federal Railroad Administration: 
Provided, That $3,947,458 of such amounts are to 
be made available from prior year unobligated con-
tract authority provided under the heading ‘‘Oper-
ations and Research (Liquidation of Contract Au-
thorization) (Limitation on Obligations) (Highway 
Trust Fund)’’ in the Transportation Equity Act for 
the 
21st 
Century 
(Public 
Law 
105–178), 
SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59), MAP–21 
(Public Law 112–141), the FAST Act (Public Law 
114–94), or other appropriations or authorization 
Acts prior to fiscal year 2022: Provided further, 
That of unobligated amounts provided under the 
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heading ‘‘Highway Traffic Safety Grants (Liquida-
tion of Contract Authorization) (Limitation on Obli-
gations) (Highway Trust Fund)’’ in the Transpor-
tation Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 
105–178), SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59), 
MAP–21 (Public Law 112–141), the FAST Act 
(Public Law 114–94), or other appropriations or au-
thorization 
Acts 
prior 
to 
fiscal 
year 
2022, 
$6,052,542, shall be transferred and merged with 
this appropriation and made available for the pur-
poses of this paragraph: 
Provided further, That within the $180,612,000 obligation 
limitation for operations and research, $20,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2023, and up to 
$7,000,000, for mobility research on older drivers, shall 
remain available until expended, and shall be in addition 
to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations 
for future years: Provided further, That amounts for be-
havioral research on Automated Driving Systems and Ad-
vanced Driver Assistance Systems and improving con-
sumer responses to safety recalls are in addition to any 
other funds provided for those purposes for fiscal year 
2022 in this Act. 
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HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
provisions of sections 402, 404, and 405 of title 23, 
United States Code, and section 4001(a)(6) of the Fixing 
America’s Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114– 
94), or any successor surface transportation reauthoriza-
tion Act authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2022, 
to remain available until expended, $855,488,000, to be 
derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
Mass Transit Account): Provided, That none of the funds 
in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution 
of programs for which the total obligations in fiscal year 
2022 are in excess of $855,488,000 for programs author-
ized under 23 U.S.C. 402, 404, and 405, and section 
4001(a)(6) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transpor-
tation Act or any successor surface transportation reau-
thorization Act authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 
2022: Provided further, That of the sums appropriated 
under this heading— 
(1) $384,800,000 shall be for the highway safe-
ty program under section 402 of title 23, United 
States Code; 
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(2) $390,900,000 shall be for national priority 
safety programs under section 405 of title 23, 
United States Code; 
(3) $49,702,000 shall be for the high-visibility 
enforcement program under section 404 of title 23, 
United States Code; and 
(4) $30,086,000 shall be for administrative ex-
penses under section 4001(a)(6) of the Fixing Amer-
ica’s Surface Transportation Act: 
Provided further, That none of these funds shall be used 
for construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for 
office furnishings and fixtures for state, local or private 
buildings or structures: Provided further, That not to ex-
ceed $500,000 of the funds made available for ‘‘National 
Priority Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405 for ‘‘Im-
paired Driving Countermeasures’’ (as described in sub-
section (d) of that section) shall be available for technical 
assistance to the states: Provided further, That with re-
spect to the ‘‘Transfers’’ provision under 23 U.S.C. 
405(a)(8), any amounts transferred to increase the 
amounts made available under section 402 shall include 
the obligation authority for such amounts: Provided fur-
ther, That the Administrator shall notify the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations of any exercise of 
the authority granted under the previous proviso or under 
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23 U.S.C. 405(a)(8) not later than 5 days after the date 
of the transfer. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY 
TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 140. An additional $130,000 shall be made 
available to the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-
tration, out of the amount limited for section 402 of title 
23, United States Code, to pay for travel and related ex-
penses for state management reviews and to pay for core 
competency development training and related expenses for 
highway safety staff. 
SEC. 141. The limitations on obligations for the pro-
grams of the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-
tration set in this Act shall not apply to obligations for 
which obligation authority was made available in previous 
public laws but only to the extent that the obligation au-
thority has not lapsed or been used. 
SEC. 142. In addition to the amounts made available 
under the heading, ‘‘Operations and Research (Liquida-
tion of Contract Authorization) (Limitation on Obliga-
tions) (Highway Trust Fund)’’ for carrying out the provi-
sions of section 403 of title 23, United States Code, 
$7,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, 
shall be made available to the National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration from the general fund to provide 
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funding for grants, pilot program activities, and innovative 
solutions to reduce impaired-driving fatalities in collabora-
tion with eligible entities under section 403 of title 23, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 143. None of the funds in this Act or any other 
Act shall be used to enforce the requirements of section 
405(a)(9) of title 23, United States Code. 
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
SAFETY AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration, not otherwise provided for, $247,700,000 
(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000), of 
which $30,000,000 shall remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading, not more than $2,100,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be for the alteration and repair of 
buildings and improvements for fire and life safety, emer-
gency power system, waste and potable water manage-
ment, and asbestos abatement projects, to carry out nec-
essary railroad safety, training, and research activities at 
the Transportation Technology Center. 
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for railroad research and de-
velopment, $53,826,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
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PASSENGER RAIL IMPROVEMENT, MODERNIZATION, AND 
EXPANSION 
For investments in railroad infrastructure to improve 
mobility, operational performance, or growth of intercity 
rail passenger transportation (as defined in section 24102 
of title 49, United States Code), $625,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary 
shall distribute amounts made available under this head-
ing as discretionary grants to be awarded to a State; a 
group of States; an Interstate Compact; a public agency 
or publicly chartered authority established by 1 or more 
States; a political subdivision of a State; a tribal govern-
ment; the National Railroad Passenger Corporation; or a 
combination of such entities, on a competitive basis: Pro-
vided further, That capital projects eligible for amounts 
made available under this heading shall be for— 
(1) providing intercity rail passenger transpor-
tation; 
(2) improving intercity rail passenger transpor-
tation performance (including congestion mitigation, 
reliability improvements, achievement of on-time per-
formance standards established under section 207 of 
the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement 
Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 24101 note), reduced trip 
times, increased train frequencies, higher operating 
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speeds, electrification, and other improvements as 
determined by the Secretary); or 
(3) expanding or establishing intercity rail pas-
senger transportation and facilities, including activi-
ties defined in section 26105(2) of title 49, United 
States Code: 
Provided further, That projects eligible for amounts made 
available under this heading shall include acquiring, con-
structing, or improving infrastructure assets, equipment, 
or facilities of use in or for the primary benefit of intercity 
rail passenger transportation (including tunnels, bridges, 
stations, track and track structures, communication and 
signalization improvements, electrification, highway-rail 
grade crossing improvements, and passenger rolling 
stock): Provided further, That projects eligible for amounts 
made available under this heading shall include planning, 
developing, designing, engineering, location surveying, 
mapping, environmental analyses and studies, and acquir-
ing rights-of-way or making payments for railroad track-
age rights agreements for eligible projects in the second 
proviso under this heading: Provided further, That the 
Federal share of the costs for which an amount is provided 
under this heading shall be, at the option of the recipient, 
up to 90 percent: Provided further, That the proceeds of 
Federal credit assistance under chapter 6 of title 23, 
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United States Code, or sections 501 through 504 of the 
Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 
1976 (Public Law 94–210) shall be considered to be part 
of the non-Federal share of project costs if the loan is 
repayable from non-Federal funds, unless otherwise re-
quested: Provided further, That the National Railroad 
Passenger Corporation may use ticket and other revenues 
generated from its operations and other sources to satisfy 
the non-Federal share of project costs for which an 
amount is made available under this heading: Provided 
further, That projects conducted using amounts made 
available under this heading shall comply with the grant 
conditions under section 22905 of title 49, United States 
Code: Provided further, That, notwithstanding the pre-
ceding proviso, the Secretary shall apply the domestic buy-
ing preferences of section 24305(f) of title 49, United 
States Code, to projects conducted by the National Rail-
road Passenger Corporation using amounts made available 
under this heading, in lieu of the requirements of section 
22905(a) of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may withhold up to 2 percent of the 
amounts made available under this heading for the costs 
of award and project management oversight of grants. 
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CONSOLIDATED RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY 
IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses related to consolidated rail 
infrastructure and safety improvements grants, as author-
ized by section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, 
$500,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading— 
(1) not less than $150,000,000 shall be for 
projects eligible under section 22907(c)(2) of title 
49, United States Code, that support the develop-
ment of new intercity passenger rail service routes 
including alignments for existing routes; 
(2) not less than $25,000,000 shall be for 
projects to reduce trespassing on railroad property 
and along railroad rights-of-way (including capital 
projects and engineering solutions), suicide preven-
tion activities, deployment of trespasser prevention 
technology, and enforcement activities: Provided, 
That for amounts made available in this paragraph, 
the Secretary shall give preference to projects that 
are located in counties with the most pedestrian 
trespasser casualties; and 
(3) not more than $5,000,000 shall be for 
projects eligible under section 22907(c)(8) of title 
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49, United States Code: Provided, That for amounts 
made available in this paragraph, eligible projects 
under section 22907(c)(8) of title 49, United States 
Code, shall also include railroad systems planning 
(including the preparation of regional intercity pas-
senger rail plans and State Rail Plans) and railroad 
project development activities (including railroad 
project planning, preliminary engineering, design, 
environmental analysis, feasibility studies, and the 
development and analysis of project alternatives): 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall not limit eligible 
projects from consideration for funding for planning, engi-
neering, environmental, construction, and design elements 
of the same project in the same application: Provided fur-
ther, That section 22907(e)(1)(A) of title 49, United 
States Code, shall not apply to amounts made available 
under this heading: Provided further, That section 
22907(e)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code, shall not 
apply to amounts made available under this heading in 
previous fiscal years if such funds are announced in a no-
tice of funding opportunity that includes funds made avail-
able under this heading: Provided further, That unobli-
gated balances remaining after 6 years from the date of 
enactment of this Act may be used for any eligible project 
under section 22907(c) of title 49, United States Code: 
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