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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4643 
To require certain grant recipients of transit and highway transportation 
projects to establish and contribute to a business uninterrupted monetary 
program fund, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2025 
Mr. CORREA (for himself and Mr. CARTER of Louisiana) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To require certain grant recipients of transit and highway 
transportation projects to establish and contribute to a 
business uninterrupted monetary program fund, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Business Uninter-
rupted Monetary Program Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. FIXED GUIDEWAY CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS. 
Section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(s) BUSINESS UNINTERRUPTED MONETARY PRO-
GRAM FUND.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—To be eligible for a 
grant under this section, a project sponsor or shall 
establish a fund to be known as a business uninter-
rupted monetary program fund (in this subsection 
referred to as a ‘BUMP Fund’). 
‘‘(2) FUND REQUIREMENTS.—Amounts contrib-
uted to a BUMP Fund under this subsection— 
‘‘(A) may count toward the non-Federal 
share of the cost of a project under such sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(B) shall be provided to covered entities 
that are negatively impacted by an interruption 
caused by a project carried out with amounts 
made available under such grant. 
‘‘(3) CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FUND.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
require that the project sponsor contribute an 
amount into a BUMP Fund that meets the fol-
lowing requirements: 
‘‘(i) The amount required to be set 
aside shall not impact the total project cost 
or the total non-Federal match require-
ment of the project. 
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‘‘(ii) Such amount shall reflect the 
funds necessary to fully carry out the re-
quirement described in paragraph (2)(B). 
‘‘(iii) Such amount may not constitute 
an amount of the non-Federal cost share 
that would impede the project sponsor 
from carrying out the project. 
‘‘(iv) Apply to projects with total cost 
equal or greater than $100 million. 
‘‘(v) Such amount shall be determined 
by the local sponsor, so long as such 
amount— 
‘‘(I) does not exceed 10 percent 
of the total non-Federal share; and 
‘‘(II) reflects the estimated dam-
ages caused by the interruption. 
‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive 
or alter the percentage of the contribution 
amount required under subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) if the Secretary determines that 
the project sponsor has an equivalent pro-
gram established that is applicable to the 
project; 
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‘‘(ii) the Secretary determines that 
there is no interruption that could occur 
with respect to a project; 
‘‘(iii) the amount of Federal funding 
for the total cost of the project is less than 
10 percent of such cost; or 
‘‘(iv) for any other reason the Sec-
retary determines appropriate. 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBILITY FOR RECEIPT OF FUNDS.— 
The applicant, as part of the portion of the applica-
tion for a grant under this section that relates to the 
financial commitment of the applicant, shall provide 
information to the Secretary on how the project 
sponsor shall determine which covered entities are 
eligible to receive assistance from a BUMP Fund, 
including the following: 
‘‘(A) Which covered entities are eligible to 
receive funding under the BUMP Fund. 
‘‘(B) The terms for eligibility for amounts 
in a BUMP Fund. 
‘‘(C) The process by which the local spon-
sor or project partner shall— 
‘‘(i) determine the impact on covered 
entities; 
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‘‘(ii) distribute the funds to covered 
entities; and 
‘‘(iii) verify the information provided 
by covered entities. 
‘‘(D) The total funding available per cov-
ered entity. 
‘‘(E) The outreach plan for informing cov-
ered entities. 
‘‘(F) Any other information the applicant 
determines is necessary. 
‘‘(5) ELIGIBLE EXPENSES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Eligible expenses pro-
vided to a covered entity from a BUMP Fund 
may include, at the discretion of the project 
sponsor, the following: 
‘‘(i) Utilities. 
‘‘(ii) Insurance. 
‘‘(iii) Rent or mortgage. 
‘‘(iv) Payroll. 
‘‘(v) Loss of income. 
‘‘(vi) Any other expense the sponsor 
determines is consistent with the require-
ments of this section. 
‘‘(B) INVALIDATION OF PAYMENT BY SEC-
RETARY.—The Secretary may disqualify an eli-
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gible expense submitted by a project sponsor at 
the time such recipient submits its financial 
commitment if the Secretary determines such 
an expense is not consistent with the require-
ments of this section. 
‘‘(6) COMBINED BUMP FUND.—For a project 
sponsor that has more than 2 projects running con-
currently, the project sponsor may maintain one 
BUMP Fund to cover all such projects. 
‘‘(7) RETENTION OF FUNDS.—Funds set aside 
for the BUMP Fund shall remain available for a pe-
riod of 1 year after the completion of the project for 
which the BUMP Fund was established unless the 
project sponsor certifies to the Secretary that the 
funds are no longer needed. 
‘‘(8) UNUSED FUNDS.—Any amounts deposited 
in a BUMP Fund that are not dispensed during the 
project may be available to the recipient for the fol-
lowing uses: 
‘‘(A) Operating expenses for the project for 
which the BUMP Fund was established. 
‘‘(B) Project enhancements or construction 
cost overruns for the project. 
‘‘(C) Other projects eligible under this 
title, except that the amounts may not count to-
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