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DIVISION D—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING 
AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RE-
LATED 
AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2026 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$187,344,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027: Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this 
heading— 
(1) $3,764,000 shall be available for the imme-
diate Office of the Secretary; 
(2) $1,348,000 shall be available for the imme-
diate Office of the Deputy Secretary; 
(3) $27,780,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the General Counsel: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of Transportation (referred to in this title as 
‘‘the Secretary’’) shall report to the House and Sen-
ate Committees on Appropriations on the implemen-
tation of all sections under title V of the FAA Reau-
thorization Act of 2024 (Public Law 118–63) not 
later than 90 days after enactment of this Act; 
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(4) $21,358,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy, 
of which $5,000,000 is for the Office for Multimodal 
Freight Infrastructure and Policy: Provided, That 
the Secretary must obtain reprogramming approval 
from the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations under section 405 of this Act prior to exe-
cuting the authorities of section 118(g)(2)–(3) of 
title 49, United States Code; 
(5) $21,505,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Pro-
grams; 
(6) $3,807,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs; 
(7) $16,181,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the Assistant Secretary for Administration; 
(8) $5,664,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Public Affairs and Public Engagement; 
(9) $2,332,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the Executive Secretariat; 
(10) $19,388,000 shall be available for the Of-
fice of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Re-
sponse; 
(11) $1,707,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the Chief Information Officer; 
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(12) $1,517,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Tribal Government Affairs; and 
(13) $60,993,000 shall be available for shared 
services as authorized in section 327 of title 49, 
United States Code, for the Office of the Secretary 
that would otherwise be provided by the Working 
Capital Fund, in addition to amounts otherwise 
available for such purposes: 
Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized to 
transfer funds appropriated under this heading among the 
purposes specified in the first proviso under this heading: 
Provided further, That such transfers combined shall not 
increase or decrease the amount appropriated for any pur-
pose specified in the first proviso under this heading by 
more than 7 percent: Provided further, That notice of any 
change in funding greater than 7 percent shall be sub-
mitted for approval to the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations not later than 7 business days in ad-
vance of any such change: 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 
credited to this appropriation up to $2,500,000 in funds 
received in user fees. 
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RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses related to the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, 
$74,471,000, of which $56,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended: Provided, That of such amounts that are 
available until expended, $9,000,000 shall be for necessary 
expenses of the Advanced Research Projects Agency—In-
frastructure (ARPA–I) as authorized by section 119 of 
title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That within 
the funds made available under the preceding proviso, not 
less than $7,000,000 shall be available for research on du-
rability, resiliency, and sustainability of bridges and other 
infrastructure and shall be directed to an accredited uni-
versity of higher education in the northeast United States 
that has experience leading a regional university transpor-
tation center and a proven record of developing, patenting, 
deploying, and commercializing innovative composite ma-
terials and technologies for bridge and other transpor-
tation applications, as well as conducting research and de-
veloping prototypes using very large-scale polymer-based 
additive manufacturing: Provided further, That of such 
amounts that are available until expended, $4,000,000 
shall be for the Highly Automated Systems Safety Center 
of Excellence as authorized in section 105 of title I of divi-
sion H of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
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2020 (Public Law 116–94): Provided further, That of such 
amounts that are available until expended, $3,000,000 
shall be for activities relating to complementary posi-
tioning, navigation, and timing technologies demonstra-
tions as identified in the U.S. Department of Transpor-
tation Complementary PNT Action Plan (March 2024): 
Provided further, That of such amounts that are available 
until expended, $10,000,000 shall be for the drone infra-
structure inspection grant program authorized in section 
912 of Public Law 118–63: Provided further, That, not-
withstanding subsection (g)(2) of such section 912, 
amounts made available under section 106(k) of title 49, 
United States Code, shall not be available to carry out 
such program: Provided further, That of amounts made 
available for the drone infrastructure inspection grant pro-
gram, $1,000,000 shall be available for administrative ex-
penses: Provided further, That of such amounts that are 
available until expended, $30,000,000 shall be for research 
on transportation resilience and nuclear technology and 
shall be directed, without competition, to a university of 
higher education, as defined under 20 U.S.C. 1067(q)(1), 
that has a nuclear engineering program and experience as 
a consortium member of a university transportation center 
that conducts research on transportation cybersecurity 
and resiliency: Provided further, That there may be cred-
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ited to this appropriation, to be available until expended, 
funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other 
public authorities, and private sources for expenses in-
curred for training: Provided further, That any reference 
in law, regulation, 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 Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology of 
the Department of Transportation. 
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out a local and re-
gional project assistance grant program under section 
6702 of title 49, United States Code, $145,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That section 
6702(f)(2) of title 49, United States Code, shall not apply 
to amounts made available under this heading in this Act: 
Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading in this Act, not less than 5 percent 
shall be awarded to projects in historically disadvantaged 
communities or areas of persistent poverty as defined 
under section 6702(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code: 
Provided further, That grants awarded under this heading 
in this Act for eligible projects for planning, preparation, 
or design shall not be subject to a minimum grant size: 
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Provided further, That in distributing amounts made avail-
able under this heading in this Act, the Secretary shall 
take such measures so as to ensure an equitable geo-
graphic 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 transpor-
tation modes: Provided further, That for amounts made 
available under this heading in this Act, the Secretary 
shall give priority to projects that require a contribution 
of Federal funds in order to complete an overall financing 
package: Provided further, That section 6702(f)(1) of title 
49, United States Code, shall not apply to amounts made 
available under this heading in this Act: Provided further, 
That of the amounts awarded under this heading in this 
Act, not more than 50 percent shall be allocated for eligi-
ble projects located in rural areas and not more than 50 
percent shall be allocated for eligible projects located in 
urbanized areas: Provided further, That for the purpose 
of determining if an award for planning, preparation, or 
design under this heading in this Act is an urban award, 
the project location is the location of the project being 
planned, prepared, or designed: Provided further, That the 
Secretary may retain up to 2 percent of the amounts made 
available under this heading in this Act, and may transfer 
portions of such amounts to the Administrators of the 
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Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Highway 
Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the 
Federal Railroad Administration and the Maritime Ad-
ministration to fund the award and oversight of grants 
and credit assistance made under the program authorized 
under section 6702 of title 49, United States Code: Pro-
vided further, That for amounts made available under this 
heading in this Act, the Secretary shall consider and 
award projects based solely on the selection criteria as 
identified under section 6702(d)(3) and (d)(4) of title 49, 
United States Code. 
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, $9,250,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, 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, includ-
ing counsel, in the field of municipal and project finance 
to assist in the underwriting and servicing of Federal cred-
it instruments and all or a portion of the costs to the Fed-
eral Government of servicing such credit instruments: Pro-
vided further, That such fees are available until expended 
to pay for such costs: Provided further, That such amounts 
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are in addition to other amounts made available for such 
purposes and are not subject to any obligation limitation 
or the limitation on administrative expenses under section 
608 of title 23, United States Code. 
RURAL AND TRIBAL INFRASTRUCTURE ADVANCEMENT 
For necessary expenses to carry out rural and Tribal 
infrastructure advancement as authorized in section 
21205 of Public Law 117–58, $10,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2028: Provided, That the 
Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with 
philanthropic entities, non-profit organizations, other Fed-
eral agencies, State or local governments and their agen-
cies, Indian Tribes, or other technical assistance providers, 
to provide such technical assistance, planning, and capac-
ity building to State, local, or Tribal governments, United 
States territories, metropolitan planning organizations, 
transit agencies, or other political subdivisions of State or 
local governments. 
RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT 
FINANCING PROGRAM 
The Secretary is authorized to issue direct loans and 
loan guarantees pursuant to chapter 224 of title 49, 
United States Code, and such authority shall exist as long 
as any such direct loan or loan guarantee is outstanding. 
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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, 2027. 
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, $60,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2027. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$11,761,000. 
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, $32,043,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 
$5,436,000 shall be for necessary expenses of the Inter-
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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: Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading, $9,647,000 
shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified 
for Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed 
Spending in the table entitled ‘‘Community Project Fund-
ing/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ included for this 
division in the explanatory statement described in section 
4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act): Provided further, That amounts made available in 
the preceding proviso for such purposes shall not diminish 
or prejudice any application or geographic region for other 
discretionary grant or loan awards made by the Depart-
ment of Transportation: Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading, $2,000,000 
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shall be made available for an independent review of air-
space design, civil-military coordination, and operational 
safety in the National Capital Region, with particular 
focus on airspace activities at Ronald Reagan Washington 
National Airport, as specified under the paragraph enti-
tled ‘‘Flight 5342’’ in Senate Report 119–47. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for operating costs and cap-
ital outlays of the Working Capital Fund as authorized 
in section 327 of title 49, United States Code, not to ex-
ceed $764,965,000, shall be paid from appropriations 
made available to the Department of Transportation: Pro-
vided, That such services shall be provided on a competi-
tive basis to entities within the Department of Transpor-
tation: Provided further, That the limitation under this 
heading on operating expenses shall not apply to entities 
external to the Department of Transportation or for funds 
provided in Public Law 117–58: Provided further, 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 
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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: Provided further, That the 
Secretary may provide non-commodity information tech-
nology and procurement services in a consolidated or 
shared manner for operating administrations through the 
Working Capital Fund: Provided further, That the pre-
ceding proviso shall not apply to the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration, the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway De-
velopment Corporation, and the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral: Provided further, That an operating administration 
may determine that certain non-commodity information 
technology and procurement services do not provide a di-
rect benefit to the operating administration and shall not 
be required to obligate funds appropriated by this Act to 
the Office of the Secretary pursuant to section 188 of this 
Act: Provided further, That if the determination in the pre-
ceding proviso concludes that non-commodity information 
technology and procurement services do not provide a di-
rect benefit to the operating administration, those services 
shall remain within the operating administration: Provided 
further, That not less than 30 days prior to using the au-
thority provided in the preceding four provisos, the Sec-
retary shall provide the House and Senate Committees on 
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Appropriations a plan describing the non-commodity infor-
mation technology and procurement services consolidated 
or shared through the Working Capital Fund: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall provide monthly briefings 
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
on all activities relating to non-commodity information 
technology and procurement services as authorized under 
this heading, including: (1) the amount of funding partici-
pating operating administrations provide the Working 
Capital Fund for programming and full time equivalent 
positions, including reimbursable and non-reimbursable 
details, to support non-commodity information technology 
and procurement services as authorized under this head-
ing; and (2) the number of full time equivalent positions 
in the Office of the Chief Information Officer within the 
Office of the Secretary and the Office of the Assistant Sec-
retary for Administration within the Office of the Sec-
retary to support non-commodity information technology 
and procurement services as authorized under this head-
ing: Provided further, That the Secretary shall include 
funding for programming and full time equivalent posi-
tions to support non-commodity information technology 
and procurement services, as authorized under this head-
ing, in the congressional budget justification for fiscal year 
2027 for the Working Capital Fund, the Office of the 
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Chief Information Officer within the Office of the Sec-
retary, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Adminis-
tration within the Office of the Secretary, and each par-
ticipating operating administration: Provided further, That 
unless otherwise specified under this heading, the Working 
Capital Fund shall only deliver services consisting of ad-
ministration and commodity information technology: Pro-
vided further, That the departmental consolidation of ac-
tivities including human resources, governmental affairs, 
public affairs and public engagement, and civil rights in 
the Working Capital Fund are prohibited: Provided fur-
ther, That amounts within the Working Capital Fund are 
not available to provide services not specifically authorized 
under this heading. 
SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION AND 
OUTREACH 
For necessary expenses for small and disadvantaged 
business utilization and outreach activities, $5,330,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, 
That not less than 6 small business transportation re-
source centers shall be maintained and operated: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding section 332 of title 49, 
United States Code, such amounts may be used for busi-
ness opportunities related to any mode of transportation: 
Provided further, That appropriations made available 
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under this heading shall be available for any purpose con-
sistent with prior year appropriations that were made 
available under the heading ‘‘Office of the Secretary—Mi-
nority Business Resource Center Program’’. 
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, $513,637,231, 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 
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of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That, 
notwithstanding section 41733 of title 49, United States 
Code, for fiscal year 2026, the requirements established 
under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 41731(a)(1) 
of title 49, United States Code, shall not apply to maintain 
eligibility under section 41731 of title 49, United States 
Code. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—OFFICE OF THE 
SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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. 
SEC. 102. The Secretary shall post on the website 
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 
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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. 
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 
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fiscal year 2026 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 2026 of such 
collections shall not exceed $1,000,000. 
SEC. 105. 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. 106. 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. 107. 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 
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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-
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. 
SEC. 108. (a) Amounts made available to the Sec-
retary of Transportation or the Department of Transpor-
tation’s operating administrations in this Act for the costs 
of award, administration, or oversight of financial assist-
ance under the programs identified in subsection (c) may 
be transferred to the account identified in section 801 of 
division J of Public Law 117–58, as amended by section 
425 of title IV of division L of Public Law 117–103, to 
remain available until expended, for the necessary ex-
penses of award, administration, or oversight of any finan-
cial assistance programs in the Department of Transpor-
tation. 
(b) Amounts transferred under the authority in this 
section are available in addition to amounts otherwise 
available for such purpose. 
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(c) The programs from which funds made available 
under this Act may be transferred under subsection (a) 
are— 
(1) the local and regional project assistance 
program under section 6702 of title 49, United 
States Code; 
(2) the university transportation centers pro-
gram under section 5505 of title 49, United States 
Code; and 
(3) the drone infrastructure inspection grant 
program as authorized by section 912 of title IX of 
Public Law 118–63. 
SEC. 109. The Secretary of Transportation may 
transfer amounts awarded to a federally recognized Tribe 
under a funding agreement entered into under part 29 of 
title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, from the Depart-
ment of Transportation’s operating administrations to the 
Office of Tribal Government Affairs: Provided, That any 
amounts retroceded or reassumed under such part may 
be transferred back to the appropriate operating adminis-
tration. 
SEC. 109A. For amounts provided for this fiscal year 
and prior fiscal years, section 24112(c)(2)(B) of Public 
Law 117–58 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘30 percent’’ 
for ‘‘40 percent’’: Provided, That if the Secretary deter-
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mines that there are insufficient merit-worthy applications 
for the amounts provided for fiscal year 2022 through fis-
cal year 2026 in division J of Public Law 117–58 for com-
petitive grants as authorized in section 24112 of division 
B of Public Law 117–58 to meet the requirement in sec-
tion 24112(c)(2)(B) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
use the unutilized amounts to make other grants as au-
thorized in section 24112 of division B of Public Law 
117–58: Provided further, That amounts repurposed pur-
suant to this section shall continue to be treated as 
amounts specified in section 103(b) of division A of Public 
Law 118–5. 
SEC. 109B. The remaining unobligated balances, as 
of September 30, 2026, from amounts made available for 
‘‘Department of Transportation—Office of the Sec-
retary—National Infrastructure Investments’’ in division 
J of Public Law 117–58 for local and regional project as-
sistance under section 6702 of title 49, United States 
Code, for fiscal year 2022 are hereby permanently re-
scinded, and an amount of additional new budget author-
ity equivalent to the amount rescinded pursuant to this 
section is hereby appropriated on September 30, 2026, for 
an additional amount for fiscal year 2026, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2031, and shall be available, 
without additional competition, for completing the funding 
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of awards made pursuant to section 6702 of title 49, 
United States Code, for fiscal year 2022 funding, in addi-
tion to other funds as may be available for such purposes: 
Provided, That the amounts rescinded pursuant to this 
section that were previously designated by the Congress 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) 
of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent reso-
lution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to section 
251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to 4001(a)(1) of S. 
Con. Res 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and to legislation es-
tablishing fiscal year 2026 budget enforcement in the 
House of Representatives: Provided further, That the 
amount of additional new budget authority is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to such section 4001(a) and to legislation estab-
lishing fiscal year 2026 budget enforcement in the House 
of Representatives. 
SEC. 109C. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act shall be used to cancel or seek to renego-
tiate an existing contract under the essential air service 
program under subchapter II of chapter 417 of title 49, 
United States Code, before the standard period of rebid-
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ding occurring prior to a contract’s expiration unless in 
response to an explicit written request from the EAS Com-
munity: Provided, That this section shall only apply to ex-
isting contracts under which the carrier is in compliance 
with the contract terms. 
SEC. 109D. Of the unobligated balances of funds re-
maining from— 
(1) ‘‘Transportation Planning, Research, and 
Development’’ account in title I of division A of 
Public Law 111–117, $108,147.49 is hereby perma-
nently rescinded; and 
(2) ‘‘Transportation Planning, Research, and 
Development’’ account in title I of division F of 
Public Law 108–199, $744,000 is hereby perma-
nently rescinded. 
SEC. 109E. Of the unobligated balances from 
amounts made available for ‘‘Railroad Rehabilitation and 
Improvement Financing Program’’ in section 420 of title 
IV of division G of Public Law 116–6, $25,476 is hereby 
permanently rescinded. 
SEC. 109F. Of the unobligated balances from 
amounts made available for ‘‘Department of Transpor-
tation—Office of the Secretary—Salaries and Expenses’’ 
in Public Law 119–4, $10,368,826 is hereby permanently 
rescinded. 
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SEC. 109G. Of the unobligated balances from 
amounts made available until expended for ‘‘Department 
of Transportation—Office of the Secretary—Research and 
Technology’’ in division L of title I of Public Law 117– 
103, $1,272,800.79 is hereby permanently rescinded. 
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration (FAA), not otherwise provided for, including 
operations 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 air-
craft, subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps 
sold to the public, the lease or purchase of passenger 
motor vehicles for replacement only, $13,710,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2027, of which 
$13,040,600,000 to be derived from the Airport and Air-
way Trust Fund: Provided, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading— 
(1) not less than $1,842,037,000 shall be avail-
able for aviation safety activities; 
(2) $10,340,667,000 shall be available for air 
traffic organization activities; 
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(3) $41,755,000 shall be available for commer-
cial space transportation activities; 
(4) $963,410,000 shall be available for finance 
and management activities; 
(5) $65,813,000 shall be available for NextGen 
and operations planning activities; 
(6) $154,896,000 shall be available for security 
and hazardous materials safety activities; and 
(7) $301,422,000 shall be available for staff of-
fices: 
Provided further, That of the amounts allocated under the 
previous proviso— 
(A) not less than $379,223,000 shall be for air-
craft certification service; 
(B) not less than $100,000,000 shall be for the 
Office of Aerospace Medicine; 
(C) not less than $279,200,000 shall be used to 
fund direct operations of the current air traffic con-
trol towers in the contract tower program, including 
the contract tower cost share program, and any air-
port that is currently qualified or that will qualify 
for the program during the fiscal year; 
(D) $6,000,000 shall be for the pilot program 
to convert high activity air traffic control towers op-
erating under the contract tower program to FAA 
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staffed visual flight rules towers, as authorized 
under section 625 of the FAA Reauthorization Act 
of 2024, and to prioritize the contract towers as re-
quired under section 625(a)(2) of such Act; 
(E) not less than $16,000,000 shall be for the 
Office of Spectrum Engineering; 
(F) $6,000,000 shall be for unmanned aircraft 
system test ranges; 
(G) not less than $7,500,000 shall be for the 
internship program authorized under section 404 of 
the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Public Law 
118–63); 
(H) not less than $1,000,000 shall be for the 
human intervention motivation study contract and 
the flight attendant drug and alcohol program con-
tract; and 
(I) $3,000,000 shall be for the FAA’s veterans’ 
pilot training program: 
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 
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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 45 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. 44506 note): 
Provided further, That not later than 45 days after the 
submission of the budget request, the Administrator shall 
transmit to Congress reports that describe a comprehen-
sive strategy for staffing, hiring, and training of flight 
standards and aircraft certification staff, and airway 
transportation system specialists in a format similar to the 
one utilized for the controller staffing plan, including stat-
ed 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 45 days after the submission of the budget re-
quest that reports containing the information described in 
the preceding two provisos have not been transmitted 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 avia-
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tion safety standards: Provided further, That none of the 
funds made available by this Act shall be available for new 
applicants for the second career training program: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds made available by 
this Act shall be available for the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration to finalize or implement any regulation that 
would promulgate new aviation user fees not specifically 
authorized by law after the date of the enactment of this 
Act: Provided further, That there may be credited to this 
appropriation, as offsetting collections, funds received 
from States, counties, municipalities, foreign authorities, 
other public authorities, and private sources for expenses 
incurred in the provision of agency services, including re-
ceipts for the maintenance and operation of air navigation 
facilities, and for issuance, renewal or modification of cer-
tificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair station cer-
tificates, or for tests related thereto, or for processing 
major repair or alteration forms: Provided further, That 
not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator shall transmit to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations a report on all expenditures 
related to the contract tower program from the most re-
cent fiscal year, including a breakout for administrative 
costs, contract support expenses, insurance, equipment 
procured and installed in contract towers, new starts, and 
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aggregate payments for operating the contract towers: 
Provided further, That not later than 180 days after enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a report 
on the FAA’s ongoing efforts and future plans to equip 
contract towers with radar displays and other technology 
that the FAA believes are necessary to enhance aviation 
safety: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
available by this Act for aeronautical charting and cartog-
raphy are available for activities conducted by, or coordi-
nated through, the Working Capital Fund: Provided fur-
ther, That not less than $4,000,000 of amounts made 
available for staff offices shall be used to establish the Of-
fice of the Assistant Administrator for Rulemaking and 
Regulatory Improvement as authorized under section 
106(c) of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, 
That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act or any other Act may be used to 
eliminate the contract weather observers program at any 
airport. 
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 
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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, $4,000,000,000, of which $697,850,000 is for per-
sonnel and related expenses and shall remain available 
until September 30, 2027, and $3,302,150,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2028: Provided, That 
the sums appropriated under this heading in this Act shall 
be made available for the purposes, and in the amounts, 
specified for spending in the table entitled ‘‘Allocation of 
FAA Facilities and Equipment Funding in This Act—Fis-
cal Year 2026’’ included for this division in the explana-
tory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided fur-
ther, That the sums appropriated under this heading in 
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title VIII of division J of the Infrastructure Investment 
and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58) shall be made available 
for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for spend-
ing in the table entitled ‘‘Allocation of FAA Facilities and 
Equipment Funding in the Infrastructure Investment and 
Jobs Act—Fiscal Year 2026’’ included for this division in 
the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Pro-
vided further, That amounts repurposed pursuant to the 
preceding proviso shall continue to be treated as amounts 
specified in section 103(b) of division A of Public Law 
118–5: Provided further, That there may be credited to 
this appropriation funds received from States, counties, 
municipalities, other public authorities, and private 
sources, for expenses incurred in the establishment, im-
provement, and modernization of national airspace sys-
tems: Provided further, That not later than 30 days after 
submission of the budget request, the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall transmit to the Congress an investment 
plan for the Federal Aviation Administration which in-
cludes funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 
2027 through 2031, 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 Management 
and Budget: Provided further, That section 405 of this Act 
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shall apply to amounts made available under the heading 
in this Act and in title VIII of the Infrastructure Invest-
ment and Jobs Act (division J of Public Law 117–58): 
Provided further, That, notwithstanding subsections (a)(5) 
and (a)(6) of such section 405, unless prior approval is 
received from the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations, not to exceed 7 percent of any funding level 
specified for projects and activities in the tables incor-
porated by reference under this heading may be trans-
ferred to any other funding level specified for projects and 
activities in such tables and no transfer of such funding 
levels may increase or decrease any funding level in such 
tables by more than 7 percent. 
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, 
$290,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway 
Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30, 
2028: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro-
priation as offsetting collections, funds received from 
States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, 
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and private sources, which shall be available for expenses 
incurred for research, engineering, and development: Pro-
vided further, That the sums appropriated under this 
heading shall be made available for the purposes, and in 
the amounts, specified in the table entitled ‘‘Research, En-
gineering, and Development’’ included for this division in 
the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed 7 percent of any funding 
level specified in the table incorporated by reference under 
this heading included for this division in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act)may be transferred to 
any other funding level specified under this heading in-
cluded for this division in the explanatory statement de-
scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 
of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That no trans-
fer may increase or decrease any funding level by more 
than 7 percent: Provided further, That any transfer in ex-
cess of 7 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 of the amounts made available under this head-
ing, $40,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
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be for aviation workforce development programs, as au-
thorized under section 625 of the FAA Reauthorization 
Act of 2018, as amended (49 U.S.C. 40132 note): Pro-
vided further, That of the amounts set aside under the 
preceding proviso— 
(1) no less than $10,000,000 shall be awarded 
for manufacturing workforce grants as authorized 
under section 625 (a)(3) of such Act; 
(2) $10,000,000 shall be for not more than two 
community colleges that are sponsors of a general 
aviation airport identified in the National Plan of 
Integrated Airport Systems: Provided, That grants 
awarded under this paragraph for community col-
leges shall be awarded for an amount not less than 
$5,000,000 per award: Provided further, That the 
Secretary may award such grants under this sub-
section notwithstanding section 625(b)(2) of the 
FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, as amended (49 
U.S.C. 40132 note); and 
(3) no less than $20,000,000 shall be awarded 
to institutions eligible under paragraphs (1) and (3) 
of section 1067q(a) of title 20, United States Code, 
and priority shall be given to institutions or consor-
tiums of institutions near commercial aviation manu-
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facturing and military aviation employment opportu-
nities. 
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, 
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, $4,000,000,000, 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 $4,000,000,000, in fiscal year 2026, notwith-
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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- 
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 less than $160,000,000 shall be available for adminis-
tration, $15,000,000 shall be available for the airport co-
operative research program, $41,827,000 shall be avail-
able for the airport technology research program and of 
which, $6,000,000 shall be available for the airfield tech-
nology program authorized under section 1014 of Public 
Law 118–63, of which $3,000,000 is for concrete pave-
ment research and $3,000,000 is for asphalt pavement re-
search, and $15,000,000, to remain available until ex-
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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 Federal Aviation Admin-
istration hub classifications effective at the time the Office 
of the Secretary issues a request for proposals. 
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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 of title 49, United States Code, subchapter 1 of 
chapter 475 of such title, and section 767 of the FAA 
Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Public Law 118–63), 
$577,356,000, to remain available through September 30, 
2028: Provided, That amounts made available under this 
heading shall be derived from the general fund, and such 
funds shall not be subject to apportionment formulas, spe-
cial apportionment categories, or minimum percentages 
under chapter 471 of title 49, United States Code: Pro-
vided further, That the amounts made available under this 
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heading shall not be subject to any limitation on obliga-
tions for the Grants-in-Aid for Airports program set forth 
in any Act: Provided further, That of the sums appro-
priated under this heading— 
(1) $542,356,000 shall be made available for 
the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for Com-
munity Project Funding/Congressionally Directed 
Spending in the table entitled ‘‘Community Project 
Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ for 
this division in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
this consolidated Act): Provided, That amounts 
made available in the preceding proviso for such 
purposes shall not diminish or prejudice any applica-
tion or geographic region for other discretionary 
grant or loan awards made by the Department of 
Transportation: Provided further, That funds made 
available under this section shall not be subject to 
or 
considered 
under 
section 
47115(j)(3)(B), 
47115(j)(3)(C), or 47115(j)(3)(D) of title 49, 
United States Code; and 
(2) up to $35,000,000 shall be made available 
to the Secretary to distribute as discretionary grants 
to airports that include, but are not limited to, 
projects 
that 
are 
eligible 
under 
section 
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47115(j)(3)(D) of title 49, United States Code: Pro-
vided, That of amounts made available under this 
heading, $20,000,000 shall be made available for the 
Secretary to distribute as discretionary grants for 
airports with scheduled commercial service in cal-
endar year 2024, that serve essential air service 
markets as reported in October 2024, reported and 
certified zero dollars total debt at end of year on the 
form FAA–5100–127 submitted before the date of 
enactment of this Act for fiscal year 2024, and were 
allocated an amount under the heading ‘‘Grants-in- 
Aid for Airports’’ in division B of Public Law 116– 
136 equal to or less than the amount designated for 
a regional airport under paragraph (4) under such 
heading: Provided further, That the funds made 
available under the preceding proviso shall be 
prioritized for airports participating in the FAA 
Contract Tower Program: 
Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading— 
(1) $300,000,000 shall be derived by transfer 
from the unobligated balances of amounts previously 
appropriated for fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, and 
2026 for personnel, contracting, and other costs to 
administer and oversee grants (excluding amounts 
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transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the 
Department of Transportation) under the heading 
‘‘Federal Aviation Administration—Airport Infra-
structure Grants’’ in title VIII of division J of the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 
117–58); and 
(2) $68,670,000 shall be derived by transfer 
from the unobligated balances of amounts previously 
appropriated for fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, and 
2026 for personnel, contracting, and other costs to 
administer and oversee grants (excluding amounts 
transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the 
Department of Transportation) under the heading 
‘‘Federal Aviation Administration—Airport Ter-
minal Program’’ in title VIII of division J of the In-
frastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 
117–58): 
Provided further, That amounts transferred pursuant to 
the preceding provisos shall continue to be treated as 
amounts specified in section 103(b) of division A of Public 
Law 118–5. 
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 
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staff-years under the federally funded research and devel-
opment center contract between the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration and the Center for Advanced Aviation Sys-
tems Development during fiscal year 2026. 
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, including related 
accommodation services, or space in airport sponsor- 
owned buildings for services relating to air traffic control, 
air navigation, or weather reporting: Provided, 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-market’’ rates 
for these items or to grant assurances that require airport 
sponsors to provide land without cost to the Federal Avia-
tion Administration for air traffic control facilities. 
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-
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able to satisfy section 41742(a)(1) of title 49, United 
States Code, for the subsequent fiscal year. 
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 sec-
tion 5546(a) of title 5, United States Code, to any Federal 
Aviation Administration employee unless such employee 
actually performed work during the time corresponding 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-
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istration number, Mode S transponder code, flight identi-
fication, call sign, or similar identifying information from 
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: Provided, That of the nine 
political and Presidential appointee positions in the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration, not less than one position 
shall be within each of the following offices and no ap-
pointee shall be in any other office: the Office of the Ad-
ministrator, the Office of the Deputy Administrator, the 
Office of the General Counsel, the Office of Government 
and Industry Affairs, the Office of Communications, the 
Office of Airports, and the Office for Policy, International 
Affairs, and Environment. 
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 
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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 
or personnel unless the Administrator notifies the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 
90 full business days in advance. 
SEC. 119A. None of the funds made available by or 
limited by this Act may be used to change weight restric-
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 pro-
gram participants so long as the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration has received an application from the airport, and 
so long as the Administrator determines such tower is eli-
gible using the factors set forth in Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration published establishment criteria. 
SEC. 119C. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to open, close, redesignate as a lesser 
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office, or reorganize a regional office, the aeronautical cen-
ter, or the technical center unless the Administrator does 
so in compliance with section 405 of this Act. 
SEC. 119D. Notwithstanding subsection (a)(7) of sec-
tion 405, activities creating, reorganizing, or restructuring 
an organizational unit of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion are not subject to the requirements of section 405 
unless those activities would change the organization chart 
provided as an exhibit to section 1 of the President’s 
Budget justification. 
SEC. 119E. For an additional amount for ‘‘Grants- 
in-aid for Airports’’, up to $3,500,000 shall be available 
through September 30, 2028, for necessary expenses, in-
cluding an independent verification regime, to provide re-
imbursement to airport sponsors that do not provide gate-
way operations and providers of general aviation ground 
support services, or other aviation tenants, located at 
those airports closed during a temporary flight restriction 
(TFR) for any residence of the President that is des-
ignated 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 Government: Provided, That 
such amounts shall be derived from balances remaining 
from amounts appropriated for such purposes in prior 
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Acts: Provided further, That such amounts 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 no funds shall be obligated or distributed 
to airport sponsors that do not provide gateway operations 
and providers of general aviation ground support services 
until an independent audit is completed: Provided 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 airports) are not 
eligible for reimbursements: Provided further, That obliga-
tion and expenditure of funds are conditional upon full 
release of the United States Government for all claims for 
financial losses resulting from such actions. 
SEC. 119F. Section 44502(e) of title 49, United 
States Code, shall be applied by inserting the following 
after paragraph (4): 
‘‘(5) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) SYSTEMS
OR
EQUIPMENT.—Eligible 
air traffic systems or equipment identified in 
subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph 
(3) of this subsection to be transferred to the 
Administrator under this subsection must have 
been purchased by the transferor airport on or 
after October 5, 2018. 
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‘‘(B) OTHER SYSTEMS OR EQUIPMENT.— 
Eligible air traffic systems or equipment identi-
fied in subparagraph (D) of paragraph (3) of 
this subsection to be transferred to the Admin-
istrator under this subsection must have been 
purchased by the transferor airport on or after 
October 1, 2024. 
‘‘(6) AIRPORTS
CLASSIFIED
AS
A
BASIC
OR 
LOCAL
GENERAL
AVIATION
AIRPORT.—An airport 
that is categorized as a basic or local general avia-
tion airport under the most recently published na-
tional plan of integrated airport systems under sec-
tion 47103 may only transfer an eligible air traffic 
system or equipment under this subsection in ac-
cordance with the exception provided in paragraph 
(4) if such system or equipment was purchased by 
the transferor airport on or after October 1, 2024.’’. 
SEC. 119G. None of the funds in this or any other 
Act shall be used to plan, design, or implement the privat-
ization or separation of the air traffic organization func-
tions of the Federal Aviation Administration. 
SEC. 119H. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this or any other Act may be used 
for the construction of a new Air Traffic Control Training 
Academy except for the Federal Aviation Administration’s 
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existing Training Academy located at the Mike Monroney 
Aeronautical Center. 
SEC. 119I. Notwithstanding section 40122(c) of title 
49, United States Code, for this year and thereafter, the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, in 
consultation with the Federal Air Surgeon, may increase 
the annual rate of basic pay for positions in the Office 
of Aerospace Medicine requiring a medical degree up to 
the annual compensation paid under section 102 of title 
3, United States Code. 
SEC. 119J. The Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration is directed to provide a spend plan 
and a briefing within 30 days of enactment of this Act, 
and each month thereafter during fiscal year 2026, to the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on all 
activities and efforts funded by this Act and section 40003 
of Public Law 119–21 for the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration’s air traffic control modernization efforts: Pro-
vided, That the Administrator shall make available for 
each briefing the Federal Aviation Administration’s Chief 
Financial Officer and the Assistant Administrator for Pol-
icy, International Affairs, and Environment, and the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration’s Air Traffic Organization’s 
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer. 
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FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Not to exceed $504,187,977 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-
ministration: Provided, That in addition, $3,248,000 shall 
be transferred to the Appalachian Regional Commission 
in accordance with section 104(a) of title 23, United 
States Code. 
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Funds available for the implementation or execution 
of authorized Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
construction programs shall not exceed total obligations 
of $62,657,105,821 for fiscal year 2026: Provided, That 
the limitation on obligations under this heading shall only 
apply to contract authority authorized from the Highway 
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), un-
less otherwise specified in law. 
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(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For the payment of obligations incurred in carrying 
out authorized Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
construction programs, $63,396,105,821 shall be derived 
from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Tran-
sit Account), to remain available until expended. 
HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the purposes as described under this heading, 
$2,395,880,591, of which $927,212,591 shall be appro-
priated from the general fund, and of which— 
(1) $1,093,756,000 shall be derived from the 
unobligated balances of amounts previously appro-
priated under the heading ‘‘Federal Highway Ad-
ministration—Highway Infrastructure Programs’’ in 
title VIII of division J of Public Law 117–58, as fol-
lows: 
(A) $125,000,000 from amounts previously 
appropriated for fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, 
and 2026 for operations and administration of 
the Federal Highway Administration (excluding 
amounts transferred to the Office of Inspector 
General of the Department of Transportation); 
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(B) $75,000,000 from amounts previously 
appropriated for fiscal year 2022 in paragraph 
(2) of such title VIII for the Joint Office of En-
ergy and Transportation; 
(C) $300,000,000 from amounts previously 
appropriated for fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 
2026 in paragraph (2) of such title VIII for 
grants to States or localities that require addi-
tional assistance to strategically deploy electric 
vehicle charging infrastructure; 
(D) $503,756,000 from amounts pre-
viously appropriated for fiscal years 2022, 
2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 in paragraph (2) 
of such title VIII that were distributed among 
the States, to be derived on a proportional basis 
from such unobligated amounts based on the 
unobligated balances from fiscal year 2022 by 
State as of January 31, 2026; and 
(E) $90,000,000 from amounts previously 
appropriated for fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 
2026 under paragraph (5) of such title VIII for 
the reduction of truck emissions at port facili-
ties program: 
Provided, That amounts derived from the unobli-
gated balances as described in the matter preceding 
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this proviso shall continue to be treated as amounts 
specified in section 103(b) of division A of Public 
Law 118–5; 
(2) $20,000,000 shall be derived by transfer 
from the unobligated balances of amounts previously 
appropriated for fiscal years 2025 and 2026 under 
the heading ‘‘Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminis-
tration—Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Pro-
gram’’ in title VIII of division J of Public Law 117– 
58: Provided, That amounts derived by transfer as 
described in the matter preceding this proviso shall 
continue to be treated as amounts specified in sec-
tion 103(b) of division A of Public Law 118–5; 
(3) $204,912,000 shall be derived by transfer 
from the unobligated balances of amounts previously 
appropriated for fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024, 
2025, and 2026 under the heading ‘‘Office of the 
Secretary—Strengthening Mobility and Revolution-
izing Transportation Grant Program’’ in title VIII 
of division J of Public Law 117–58: Provided, That 
amounts derived by transfer as described in the mat-
ter preceding this proviso shall continue to be treat-
ed as amounts specified in section 103(b) of division 
A of Public Law 118–5; 
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(4) $50,000,000 shall be derived by transfer 
from the unobligated balances of amounts made 
available by transfer pursuant to section 801 in title 
VIII of division J of Public Law 117–58 (excluding 
amounts transferred to the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Transportation): Provided, 
That amounts derived by transfer as described in 
the matter preceding this proviso shall continue to 
be treated as amounts specified in section 103(b) of 
division A of Public Law 118–5; and 
(5) $100,000,000 shall be derived by transfer 
from the unobligated balances of amounts previously 
appropriated for fiscal year 2026 under the heading 
‘‘Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Adminis-
tration—Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure 
Safety and Modernization Grant Program’’ in title 
VIII of division J of Public Law 117–58 (excluding 
amounts transferred to the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Transportation): Provided, 
That amounts derived by transfer as described in 
the matter preceding this proviso shall continue to 
be treated as amounts specified in section 103(b) of 
division A of Public Law 118–5: 
Provided further, That the funds made available under this 
heading shall be in addition to any funds provided for fis-
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cal year 2026 in this or any other Act for: (1) ‘‘Federal- 
aid Highways’’ under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
Code; (2) the Appalachian development highway system 
as authorized under section 1069(y) of Public Law 102– 
240; (3) activities eligible under the Tribal transportation 
program under section 202 of title 23, United States 
Code; (4) activities eligible under the Federal lands trans-
portation program under section 203 of such title; (5) ac-
tivities eligible under the Federal land access program 
under section 204 of such title; (6) the Northern Border 
Regional Commission (40 U.S.C. 15101 et seq.); (7) the 
Southwest Border Regional Commission (40 U.S.C. 15101 
et seq.); (8) the Denali Commission; or (9) activities eligi-
ble under chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, and 
shall not affect the distribution or amount of funds pro-
vided in any other Act: Provided further, That, except for 
the funds made available under this heading for the 
Northern Border Regional Commission, the Southwest 
Border Regional Commission, and the Denali Commission, 
section 11101(e) of Public Law 117–58 shall apply to 
funds made available under this heading: Provided further, 
That amounts made available under this heading shall not 
be subject to any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid 
highways or highway safety construction programs set 
forth in any Act making annual appropriations: Provided 
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further, That of the sums appropriated or otherwise made 
available under this heading— 
(1) $1,514,721,091, which shall be available 
until September 30, 2029, shall be for the purposes, 
and in the amounts, specified for Community 
Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending 
in the table entitled ‘‘Community Project Funding/ 
Congressionally Directed Spending’’ included for this 
division in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act): Provided, That amounts made 
available in the preceding proviso for such purposes 
shall not diminish or prejudice any application or ge-
ographic region for other discretionary grant or loan 
awards made by the Department of Transportation: 
Provided further, That, except as otherwise provided 
under this heading, the funds made available under 
this paragraph shall be administered as if appor-
tioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
Code: Provided further, That funds made available 
under this paragraph 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 
section 202(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code, 
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and subsections (a)(6), (c), and (e) of section 202 of 
such title, and section 1123(h)(1) of MAP–21 (as 
amended by Public Law 117–58), shall not apply to 
such funds; 
(2) $200,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2029, shall be for activities eligible 
under the Tribal transportation program, as de-
scribed in section 202 of title 23, United States 
Code: Provided, That, except as otherwise provided 
under this heading, the funds made available under 
this paragraph shall be administered as if allocated 
under chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code: 
Provided further, That the set-asides described in 
subparagraph (C) of section 202(b)(3) of title 23, 
United States Code, and subsections (a)(6), (c), and 
(e) of section 202 of such title shall not apply to 
funds made available under this paragraph: Provided 
further, That the set-aside described in section 
1123(h)(1) of MAP–21 (as amended by Public Law 
117–58), shall not apply to such funds; 
(3) $200,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be to carry out the Nationally Signifi-
cant Multimodal Freight and Highway Projects pro-
gram under section 117 of title 23, United States 
Code: Provided, That the funds made available 
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graph: Provided further, That the Secretary shall re-
serve not less than 25 percent of the amounts made 
available under this paragraph to make grants for 
projects located in rural areas: Provided further, 
That if qualified applications will not allow for the 
amount reserved under the preceding proviso to be 
fully utilized, the Secretary shall combine the unuti-
lized amounts with the amounts reserved under the 
fourth proviso of this paragraph: Provided further, 
That the requirements in section 117(g) of such title 
shall not apply to a project assisted with a grant 
under this paragraph that does not meet the min-
imum threshold under section 117(d)(1)(B): Pro-
vided further, That, except as described in the fol-
lowing proviso, the Federal share of the cost of a 
project assisted with a grant under this paragraph 
may not exceed 60 percent: Provided further, That 
the Federal share of the cost of a project that does 
not meet the minimum threshold under section 
117(d)(1)(B) of such title shall be 80 percent: Pro-
vided further, That an eligible applicant that receives 
a grant under this paragraph may partner with a 
private entity to fund the development, capacity ex-
pansion, or operation or maintenance of a facility: 
Provided further, That no fees may be charged by an 
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eligible applicant receiving a grant under this para-
graph to a commercial motor vehicle driver to use 
parking constructed, expanded, opened, maintained, 
or improved with a grant under this paragraph: Pro-
vided further, That the funds made available under 
this paragraph shall not be used for the construc-
tion, or development phase activities that would en-
able the construction, of charging or fueling infra-
structure for the propulsion of a vehicle, including a 
commercial motor vehicle: Provided further, That for 
purposes of this paragraph, (1) the term ‘‘commer-
cial motor vehicle’’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 31132 of title 49, United States Code, 
and (2) the term ‘‘rural area’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 117(i)(3) of title 23, 
United States Code; 
(4) $5,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2029, shall be to carry out section 11502 
of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (23 
U.S.C. 148 note): Provided, That, except as other-
wise provided under such section or this heading, the 
funds made available under this paragraph shall be 
administered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of 
title 23, United States Code; 
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(5) $5,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2029, shall be to carry out the regional 
infrastructure accelerator demonstration program 
under section 1441 of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 601 
note): Provided, That for funds made available 
under this paragraph, the Federal share of the costs 
shall be, at the option of the recipient, up to 100 
percent: Provided further, That funds made available 
under this paragraph may be transferred to the Of-
fice of the Secretary; 
(6) $20,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses 
for construction of the Appalachian development 
highway system, as authorized under section 
1069(y) of Public Law 102–240: Provided, That for 
the purposes of funds made available under this 
paragraph, the term ‘‘Appalachian State’’ means a 
State that contains 1 or more counties (including 
any political subdivision located within the area) in 
the Appalachian region as defined in section 
14102(a) of title 40, United States Code: Provided 
further, That funds made available under this head-
ing for construction of the Appalachian development 
highway system shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That, except as provided in 
the following proviso, funds made available under 
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this heading for construction of the Appalachian de-
velopment highway system shall be administered as 
if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code: Provided further, That a project carried 
out with funds made available under this heading for 
construction of the Appalachian development high-
way system 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 proviso, funds made available under this 
heading for construction of the Appalachian develop-
ment highway system 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 Appa-
lachian Regional Commission Resolution Number 
736, and confirmed as each Appalachian State’s rel-
ative share of the estimated remaining need to com-
plete the Appalachian development highway system, 
adjusted to exclude those corridors that such States 
have no current plans to complete, as reported in the 
2013 Appalachian Development Highway System 
Completion Report, unless those States have modi-
fied and assigned a higher priority for completion of 
an Appalachian development highway system cor-
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ridor, as reported in the 2020 Appalachian Develop-
ment Highway System Future Outlook: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall adjust apportion-
ments made under the preceding proviso so that no 
Appalachian State shall be apportioned an amount 
in excess of 30 percent of the amount made available 
for construction of the Appalachian development 
highway system under this heading: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall consult with the Appa-
lachian Regional Commission in making adjustments 
under the preceding two provisos: Provided further, 
That the Federal share of the costs for which an ex-
penditure is made for construction of the Appa-
lachian development highway system under this 
heading shall be up to 100 percent; 
(7) $3,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2029, shall be transferred to the South-
west Border Regional Commission (40 U.S.C. 15101 
et seq.) to make grants, in addition to amounts oth-
erwise made available to the Southwest Border Re-
gional Commission for such purpose, for authorized 
activities, including for administration of grants or 
cooperative agreements to support interjurisdictional 
planning activities advancing transportation infra-
structure: Provided, That a grant made with funds 
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made available under this paragraph shall be admin-
istered in the same manner as a grant made under 
subtitle V of title 40, United States Code; 
(8) $5,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be transferred to the Northern Border 
Regional Commission (40 U.S.C. 15101 et seq.) to 
make grants, in addition to amounts otherwise made 
available to the Northern Border Regional Commis-
sion for such purpose, to carry out pilot projects 
that demonstrate the capabilities of wood-based in-
frastructure projects: Provided, That a grant made 
with funds made available under this paragraph 
shall be administered in the same manner as a grant 
made under subtitle V of title 40, United States 
Code; 
(9) $5,000,000 shall be transferred to the 
Denali Commission for activities eligible under sec-
tion 307(d) of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 
(42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law 105–277): Pro-
vided, That funds made available under this para-
graph shall not be subject to section 311 of such 
Act: Provided further, That except as otherwise pro-
vided under section 307(d) of such Act or this head-
ing, funds made available under this paragraph shall 
be administered as if directly appropriated to the 
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Denali Commission and subject to applicable provi-
sions of such Act, including the requirement in sec-
tion 307(d) of such Act that the local community 
provides a 10 percent non-Federal match in the 
form of any necessary land or planning and design 
funds: Provided further, That such funds shall be 
available until expended: Provided further, That the 
Federal share of the costs for which an expenditure 
is made with funds transferred under this paragraph 
shall be up to 90 percent; 
(10) $15,000,000 shall be transferred to the 
Denali Commission to carry out the Denali access 
system program under section 309 of the Denali 
Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; 
Public Law 105–277): Provided, That a transfer 
under this paragraph shall not be subject to section 
311 of such Act: Provided further, That except as 
otherwise provided under this heading, funds made 
available under this paragraph shall be administered 
as if directly appropriated to the Denali Commission 
and subject to applicable provisions of such Act: 
Provided further, That funds made available under 
this paragraph shall not be subject to section 
309(j)(2) of such Act: Provided further, That funds 
made available under this paragraph shall be avail-
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able until expended: Provided further, That the Fed-
eral share of the costs for which an expenditure is 
made with funds transferred under this paragraph 
shall be up to 100 percent; 
(11) $2,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2029, shall be to carry out the polli-
nator-friendly practices on roadsides and highway 
rights-of-way program under section 332 of title 23, 
United States Code; 
(12) $10,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2029, shall be for the national scenic 
byways program under section 162 of title 23, 
United States Code: Provided, That, except as other-
wise provided under this heading, the funds made 
available under this paragraph shall be administered 
as if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code; 
(13) $350,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2029, shall be for a competitive high-
way bridge program for States that— 
(A) have— 
(i) a population density of less than 
115 individuals per square mile; or 
(ii) 
a 
population 
of 
less 
than 
1,100,000 individuals; and 
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(B) have— 
(i) less than 26 percent of total 
bridges classified as in good condition; or 
(ii) greater than or equal to 4.9 per-
cent of total bridges classified as in poor 
condition: 
Provided, That any such State with more than 14 
percent of total bridges classified as in poor condi-
tion shall receive not less than $32,500,000 of the 
funds made available in this paragraph for grant ap-
plications for projects eligible under this paragraph: 
Provided further, That if the Secretary determines 
that eligible applications from any such State meet-
ing the criteria under the preceding proviso are in-
sufficient to make awards of at least $32,500,000, 
the Secretary shall use the unutilized amounts to 
provide other grants to States eligible under this 
paragraph: Provided further, That no State shall be 
awarded more than $55,000,000 in awards from 
funds made available under this paragraph for grant 
applications for projects eligible under this para-
graph: Provided further, That the funds made avail-
able under this paragraph shall be used for highway 
bridge replacement or rehabilitation projects on pub-
lic roads that demonstrate cost savings by bundling 
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multiple highway bridge projects and, except as oth-
erwise provided in this heading, shall be adminis-
tered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
United States Code: Provided further, That the re-
quirements of section 144(j)(5) of title 23, United 
States Code, shall not apply to funds made available 
under this paragraph: Provided further, That for 
purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary shall cal-
culate population and population density figures 
based on the latest available data from the decennial 
census conducted under section 141(a) of title 13, 
United States Code: Provided further, That for pur-
poses of this paragraph, the Secretary shall calculate 
the percentages of bridge counts (including the per-
centages of bridge counts classified as in poor and 
good condition) based on the national bridge inven-
tory as of June 2024; 
(14) $25,000,000 shall be for a competitive 
Type 3 highway bridge program for the replacement 
or rehabilitation of bridges that—(A) are owned by 
a county; (B) are classified as a Type 3 bridge by 
the Bureau of Reclamation; (C) are eligible under 
the Federal lands access program, as described in 
section 204 of title 23, United States Code; and (D) 
cross a water conveyance structure owned by the 
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Bureau of Reclamation: Provided, That the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Bureau of Reclama-
tion, shall prioritize awards to projects that will lead 
to—(i) improved water delivery; (ii) improved bridge 
conditions; and (iii) improved safety, efficiency, and 
reliability of the movement of people and goods over 
Type 3 bridges crossing a water conveyance struc-
ture owned by the Bureau of Reclamation: Provided 
further, That only a county owning a bridge meeting 
the conditions in this paragraph shall be an eligible 
applicant for a grant under this paragraph: Provided 
further, That, except as otherwise provided under 
this heading, funds made available under this para-
graph shall be administered as if allocated under 
section 204 of such title, except that such funds 
shall not be subject to subsections (b) or (c) of such 
section: Provided further, That for the purposes of 
funds made available under this paragraph, the term 
‘‘Type 3 bridge’’ means a bridge classified as a Type 
3 bridge by the Bureau of Reclamation as defined 
in its Reclamation Manual Directives and Standards 
FAC 07–01 (as updated on June 9, 2023): Provided 
further, That funds made available under this para-
graph shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That the Federal share of the costs for 
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which an expenditure is made with funds made 
available under this paragraph shall be 100 percent: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall issue the notice of funding opportunity 
for the funds made available under this paragraph 
no later than 60 days after enactment of this Act: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall make grants for the funds made avail-
able under this paragraph no later than 270 days 
after enactment of this Act; 
(15) $6,159,500, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be for research leading to sustainable 
stormwater management technologies and techniques 
to reduce the impacts of 6PPD and 6PPD-quinone 
on salmon-bearing streams: Provided, That the Fed-
eral Highway Administration shall implement this 
research as specified under the paragraph entitled 
‘‘Stormwater Management’’ in Senate Report 119– 
47; and 
(16) $30,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be for capital construction grants 
under the Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program 
as authorized under section 11509(d) of division A 
of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub-
lic Law 117–58): Provided, That funds made avail-
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able under this paragraph shall only be available for 
projects in States in which the Department of 
Transportation previously awarded a competitive 
grant award and signed a grant agreement of not 
less than $145,000,000 under section 177 of title 
23, United States Code, and any amount of such 
funds were subsequently rescinded by an Act of Con-
gress. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY 
ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2026, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall— 
(1) not distribute from the obligation limitation 
for Federal-aid highways— 
(A) amounts authorized for administrative 
expenses and programs by section 104(a) of 
title 23, United States Code; and 
(B) amounts authorized for the Bureau of 
Transportation Statistics; 
(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-
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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 
(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; 
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at which the funds were initially made available for 
obligation; and 
(12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code 
(but, for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2026, 
only in an amount equal to $639,000,000). 
(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) APPLICABILITY OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS TO 
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 
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highways shall apply to contract authority for trans-
portation research programs carried out under— 
(A) chapter 5 of title 23, United States 
Code; 
(B) title VI of the Fixing America’s Sur-
face Transportation Act; and 
(C) title III of division A of the Infrastruc-
ture Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 
117–58). 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Obligation authority made 
available under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) remain available for a period of 4 fis-
cal years; and 
(B) 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. 
(e) REDISTRIBUTION
OF
CERTAIN
AUTHORIZED 
FUNDS.— 
(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— 
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(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. 
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. 
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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 post on a website 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 
project and the amount of the proposed grant award. 
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) of title 23 or section 
165 of title 23 and located within the boundary of the 
State or territory any earmarked amount, and any associ-
ated obligation limitation: 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 its intent to use its authority 
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under this section and submits an annual report to the 
Secretary identifying the projects to which the funding 
would be applied. Notwithstanding the original period of 
availability of funds to be obligated under this section, 
such funds and associated obligation limitation shall re-
main available for obligation for a period of 3 fiscal years 
after the fiscal year in which the Secretary 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— 
(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 
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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 25 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. 
(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. The remaining unobligated balances, as of 
September 30, 2026, from amounts made available for 
‘‘Department of Transportation—Federal Highway Ad-
ministration—Highway Infrastructure Programs’’ in divi-
sion J of Public Law 117–58 for the Nationally Signifi-
cant Freight and Highway Projects program under section 
117 of title 23, United States Code, for fiscal year 2023 
are hereby permanently rescinded, and an amount of addi-
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tional new budget authority equivalent to the amount re-
scinded pursuant to this section is hereby appropriated on 
September 30, 2026, for an additional amount for fiscal 
year 2026, to remain available until September 30, 2031, 
and shall be available, without additional competition, for 
completing the funding of awards made pursuant to sec-
tion 117 of title 23, United States Code, for fiscal year 
2023 funding, in addition to other funds as may be avail-
able for such purposes: Provided, That the amounts re-
scinded pursuant to this section that were previously des-
ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th 
Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fis-
cal year 2018, and to section 251(b) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are 
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res 14 (117th Con-
gress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
year 2022, and to legislation establishing fiscal year 2026 
budget enforcement in the House of Representatives: Pro-
vided further, That the amount of additional new budget 
authority provided by this section is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to such section 4001(a)(1) and to legislation establishing 
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fiscal year 2026 budget enforcement in the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 126. The remaining unobligated balances, as of 
September 30, 2026, from amounts made available for 
‘‘Department of Transportation—Federal Highway Ad-
ministration—Highway Infrastructure Programs’’ in divi-
sion J of Public Law 117–58 for the bridge investment 
program under section 124 of title 23, United States 
Code, for fiscal year 2023 are hereby permanently re-
scinded, and an amount of additional new budget author-
ity equivalent to the amount rescinded pursuant to this 
section is hereby appropriated on September 30, 2026, for 
an additional amount for fiscal year 2026, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2031, and shall be available, 
without additional competition, for completing the funding 
of awards made pursuant to section 124 of title 23, United 
States Code, for fiscal year 2023 funding, in addition to 
other funds as may be available for such purposes: Pro-
vided, That the amounts rescinded pursuant to this sec-
tion that were previously designated by the Congress as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of 
H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolu-
tion on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to section 
251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as 
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an emergency requirement pursuant to 4001(a)(1) of S. 
Con. Res 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and to legislation es-
tablishing fiscal year 2026 budget enforcement in the 
House of Representatives: Provided further, That the 
amount of additional new budget authority provided by 
this section is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
such 
section 
4001(a)(1) and to legislation establishing fiscal year 2026 
budget enforcement in the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 127. The remaining unobligated balances, as of 
September 30, 2026, from amounts made available for 
‘‘Department of Transportation—Federal Highway Ad-
ministration—Highway Infrastructure Programs’’ in divi-
sion L of Public Law 117–328 for competitive awards for 
activities 
eligible 
under 
section 
176(d)(4)(A) 
and 
176(d)(4)(C) of title 23, United States Code, for fiscal 
year 2023 are hereby permanently rescinded, and an 
amount of additional new budget authority equivalent to 
the amount rescinded pursuant to this section is hereby 
appropriated on September 30, 2026, for an additional 
amount for fiscal year 2026, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2031, and shall be available, without additional 
competition, for completing the funding of awards made 
pursuant to section 176 of title 23, United States Code, 
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for fiscal year 2023 funding, in addition to other funds 
as may be available for such purposes. 
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 Infra-
structure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58), 
$390,000,000, 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, 
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 $390,000,000, for ‘‘Motor 
Carrier Safety Operations and Programs’’ for fiscal year 
2026: Provided further, That of the amounts made avail-
able under this heading— 
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(1) not less than $63,098,000, to remain avail-
able for obligation until September 30, 2028, shall 
be for development, modernization, enhancement, 
and continued operation and maintenance of infor-
mation technology and information management; 
and 
(2) $14,073,000, to remain available for obliga-
tion until September 30, 2028, shall be for the re-
search and technology program: 
Provided further, That the activities funded in paragraphs 
(1) and (2) in the preceding proviso may be accomplished 
through direct expenditures, direct research activities, 
grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, intra-agency or 
interagency agreements, or other agreements with public 
organizations. 
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, $536,600,000, to be derived from the 
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count) and to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That funds available for the implementation or execution 
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of motor carrier safety programs shall not exceed total ob-
ligations of $541,600,000 in fiscal year 2026 for ‘‘Motor 
Carrier Safety Grants’’: Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading— 
(1) $422,500,000, to remain available for obli-
gation until September 30, 2027, shall be for the 
motor carrier safety assistance program; 
(2) $45,200,000, to remain available for obliga-
tion until September 30, 2027, shall be for the com-
mercial driver’s license program implementation pro-
gram; 
(3) $62,400,000, to remain available for obliga-
tion until September 30, 2027, shall be for the high 
priority program; 
(4) $1,500,000, to remain available for obliga-
tion until September 30, 2027, shall be for the com-
mercial motor vehicle operators grant program; and 
(5) $10,000,000, to remain available for obliga-
tion until September 30, 2027, shall be for the com-
mercial motor vehicle enforcement training and sup-
port grant program, of which $5,000,000 shall be 
made available from prior year unobligated contract 
authority made available for Motor Carrier Safety 
Grants in section 23001 of the Infrastructure In-
vestment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58): Pro-
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vided, That such prior year unobligated contract au-
thority shall be available to complete the fiscal year 
2024 commercial motor vehicle enforcement training 
and support grant program notice of funding oppor-
tunity and shall be available to all applicants other-
wise eligible under such notice of funding oppor-
tunity. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL MOTOR 
CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 130. 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 defined in section 
31132(1) of such title, transporting livestock as defined 
in section 602 of the Emergency Livestock Feed Assist-
ance Act of 1988 (7 U.S.C. 1471) or insects. 
SEC. 131. The Secretary shall update the Depart-
ment’s regulations to ensure that non-compliance with sec-
tion 391.11(b)(2) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, 
triggers an out-of-service order. 
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NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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, $200,000,000, of which 
$65,000,000 shall remain available through September 
30, 2027, and of which $129,000,000 shall be derived by 
transfer from the unobligated balances of amounts pre-
viously appropriated in title VIII of division J of the Infra-
structure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58) 
as follows: (1) $79,000,000 from amounts previously ap-
propriated for fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 
in paragraph (3) under the heading ‘‘Department of 
Transportation—National Highway Traffic Safety Admin-
istration—Supplemental Highway Traffic Safety Pro-
grams’’; and (2) $50,000,000 from amounts previously ap-
propriated for fiscal year 2026 under the heading ‘‘De-
partment of Transportation—National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration—Crash Data’’: Provided, That 
amounts derived by transfer as described in the matter 
preceding this proviso shall continue to be treated as 
amounts specified in section 103(b) of division A of Public 
Law 118–5. 
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OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
the provisions of section 403 of title 23, United States 
Code, including behavioral research on automated driving 
systems and advanced driver assistance systems and im-
proving consumer responses to safety recalls, section 
25024 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 
(Public Law 117–58), and chapter 303 of title 49, United 
States Code, $209,600,000, to be derived from the High-
way Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
and to remain 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 2026, are in excess of $209,600,000: 
Provided further, That of the sums appropriated under 
this heading— 
(1) $202,000,000 shall be for programs author-
ized under section 403 of title 23, United States 
Code, including behavioral research on automated 
driving systems and advanced driver assistance sys-
tems and improving consumer responses to safety 
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recalls, and section 25024 of the Infrastructure In-
vestment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58); and 
(2) $7,600,000 shall be for the national driver 
register authorized under chapter 303 of title 49, 
United States Code: 
Provided further, That within the $209,600,000 obligation 
limitation for operations and research, $57,500,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2027, and shall be 
in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on 
obligations for future years: Provided further, That 
amounts for behavioral research on automated driving sys-
tems and advanced driver assistance systems and improv-
ing consumer responses to safety recalls are in addition 
to any other funds provided for those purposes for fiscal 
year 2026 in this Act. 
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 grant administration expenses 
under chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, to remain 
available until expended, $849,654,625, to be derived from 
the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
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Account): Provided, That none of the funds in this Act 
shall be available for the planning or execution of pro-
grams for which the total obligations in fiscal year 2026 
are in excess of $849,654,625 for programs authorized 
under sections 402, 404, and 405 of title 23, United 
States Code, and grant administration expenses under 
chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code: Provided further, 
That of the sums appropriated under this heading— 
(1) $393,400,000 shall be for highway safety 
programs under section 402 of title 23, United 
States Code; 
(2) $367,500,000 shall be for national priority 
safety programs under section 405 of title 23, 
United States Code; 
(3) $44,300,000 shall be for the high visibility 
enforcement program under section 404 of title 23, 
United States Code; and 
(4) $44,454,625 shall be for grant administra-
tive expenses under chapter 4 of title 23, United 
States Code: 
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 
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priority safety programs under section 405 of title 23, 
United States Code, for impaired driving countermeasures 
(as described in subsection (d) of that section) shall be 
available for technical assistance to the States: Provided 
further, That with respect to the ‘‘Transfers’’ provision 
under section 405(a)(10) of title 23, United States Code, 
any amounts transferred to increase the amounts made 
available under section 402 shall include the obligation au-
thority for such amounts: Provided further, That the Ad-
ministrator shall notify the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations of any exercise of the authority granted 
under the preceding proviso or under section 405(a)(10) 
of title 23, United States Code, within 5 days. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY 
TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 140. 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. 141. None of the funds provided in this Act may 
be used to encourage illegal drug or alcohol use in the 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s im-
paired driving advertising campaigns. 
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SEC. 142. 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. 
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
SAFETY AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration, not otherwise provided for, $264,761,000, of 
which $25,000,000 shall remain available until expended. 
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for railroad research and de-
velopment, $40,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That of the amounts provided under 
this heading, up to $3,000,000 shall be available pursuant 
to section 20108(d) of title 49, United States Code, for 
the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and 
improvements at the Transportation Technology Center: 
Provided further, That of the amounts provided under this 
heading, not less than $2,500,000 shall be available pursu-
ant to section 20108(j) of title 49, United States Code, 
to establish and maintain a center of excellence. 
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FEDERAL-STATE PARTNERSHIP FOR INTERCITY 
PASSENGER RAIL 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses related to Federal-State part-
nership for intercity passenger rail grants as authorized 
by section 24911 of title 49, United States Code, 
$65,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary may withhold up to 2 percent 
of the amounts made available under this heading in this 
Act for the costs of award and project management over-
sight of grants carried out under title 49, United States 
Code: Provided further, That of the amounts made avail-
able under this heading, $40,000,000 shall be derived by 
transfer from the unobligated balances of amounts pre-
viously appropriated for fiscal years 2025 and 2026 for 
the costs of award and project management oversight of 
grants, including amounts transferred to the ‘‘Financial 
Assistance Oversight and Technical Assistance’’ account 
(excluding amounts transferred to the Office of Inspector 
General of the Department of Transportation and to the 
National Railroad Passenger Corporation Office of Inspec-
tor General) under the heading ‘‘Federal Railroad Admin-
istration—Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Pas-
senger Rail Grants’’ in title VIII of division J of the Infra-
structure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58): 
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Provided further, That amounts transferred pursuant to 
the preceding proviso shall continue to be treated as 
amounts specified in section 103(b) of division A of Public 
Law 118–5: Provided further, That, of amounts made 
available under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be for a 
grant to the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation to 
rehabilitate and repair the Washington Union Station 
complex, and section 24911(f)(2) of title 49, United States 
Code, shall not apply to that grant. 
CONSOLIDATED RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY 
IMPROVEMENTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses related to consolidated rail 
infrastructure and safety improvements grants, as author-
ized by section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, 
$137,426,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading in this Act— 
(1) $87,426,000 shall be available for the pur-
poses, and in amounts, specified for Community 
Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending 
in the table entitled ‘‘Community Project Funding/ 
Congressionally Directed Spending’’ included for this 
division in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
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consolidated Act): Provided further, That amounts 
made available in the preceding proviso for such 
purposes shall not diminish or prejudice any applica-
tion or geographic region for other discretionary 
grant or loan awards made by the Department of 
Transportation: Provided further, That requirements 
under subsections (g) and (l) of section 22907 of 
title 49, United States Code, shall not apply to the 
funds made available under this paragraph: Provided 
further, That any remaining funds available after the 
distribution of the Community Project Funding/Con-
gressionally Directed Spending described in this 
paragraph shall be available to the Secretary to dis-
tribute as discretionary grants under this heading; 
and 
(2) $50,000,000 shall be available to the Sec-
retary to distribute as discretionary grants under 
this heading in this Act: 
Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading— 
(1) $20,000,000 shall be derived by transfer 
from the unobligated balances of amounts previously 
appropriated for fiscal year 2026 for the costs of 
award and project management oversight of grants, 
including amounts transferred to the ‘‘Financial As-
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sistance Oversight and Technical Assistance’’ ac-
count (excluding amounts transferred to the Office 
of Inspector General of the Department of Trans-
portation and to the National Railroad Passenger 
Corporation Office of Inspector General) under the 
heading ‘‘Federal Railroad Administration—Consoli-
dated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements’’ 
in title VIII of division J of the Infrastructure In-
vestment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58); and 
(2) $110,000,000 shall be derived by transfer 
from the unobligated balances of amounts previously 
appropriated for fiscal years 2025 and 2026 for the 
costs of award and project management oversight of 
grants, including amounts transferred to the ‘‘Fi-
nancial Assistance Oversight and Technical Assist-
ance’’ account (excluding amounts transferred to the 
Office of Inspector General of the Department of 
Transportation and to the National Railroad Pas-
senger Corporation Office of Inspector General) 
under the heading ‘‘Federal Railroad Administra-
tion—Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Pas-
senger Rail Grants’’ in title VIII of division J of the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 
117–58): 
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Provided further, That amounts transferred pursuant to 
the preceding proviso shall continue to be treated as 
amounts specified in section 103(b) of division A of Public 
Law 118–5: Provided further, That for amounts made 
available under this heading in this Act, 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 passenger rail plans and 
State rail plans) and railroad project development activi-
ties (including railroad project planning, preliminary engi-
neering, design, environmental analysis, feasibility studies, 
and the development and analysis of project alternatives): 
Provided further, That section 22905(f) of title 49, United 
States Code, shall not apply to amounts made available 
under this heading in this Act for projects that implement 
or sustain positive train control systems otherwise eligible 
under section 22907(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code: 
Provided further, That amounts made available under this 
heading in this Act for projects selected for commuter rail 
passenger transportation may be transferred by the Sec-
retary, after selection, to the appropriate agencies to be 
administered in accordance with chapter 53 of title 49, 
United States Code: Provided further, That for amounts 
made available under this heading in this Act, eligible re-
cipients under section 22907(b)(7) of title 49, United 
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States Code, shall include any holding company of a Class 
II railroad or Class III railroad (as those terms are de-
fined in section 20102 of title 49, United States Code): 
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 this Act: 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 an-
nounced in a notice of funding opportunity that includes 
funds made available under this heading in this Act: Pro-
vided further, That the preceding proviso shall not apply 
to funds made available under this heading in the Infra-
structure Investment and Jobs Act (division J of Public 
Law 117–58): Provided further, That unobligated 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: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may withhold up to 2 percent of the 
amounts made available under this heading in this Act for 
the costs of award and project management oversight of 
grants carried out under title 49, United States Code. 
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NORTHEAST CORRIDOR GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL 
RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 
activities associated with the Northeast Corridor as au-
thorized by section 22101(a) of the Infrastructure Invest-
ment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58), $850,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
Secretary may retain up to one-half of 1 percent of the 
amounts made available under both this heading in this 
Act and the ‘‘National Network Grants to the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ heading in this Act to 
fund the costs of project management and oversight of ac-
tivities authorized by section 22101(c) of the Infrastruc-
ture Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58): Pro-
vided further, That in addition to the project management 
oversight funds authorized under section 22101(c) of the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117– 
58), the Secretary shall retain an additional $5,000,000 
of the amounts made available under this heading in this 
Act to fund expenses associated with the Northeast Cor-
ridor Commission established under section 24905 of title 
49, United States Code. 
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NATIONAL NETWORK GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL 
RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 
activities associated with the National Network as author-
ized by section 22101(b) of the Infrastructure Investment 
and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58), $1,577,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That the Sec-
retary shall retain an additional $3,000,000 of the funds 
provided under this heading in this Act to fund expenses 
associated with the State-Supported Route Committee es-
tablished under section 24712 of title 49, United States 
Code: Provided further, That none of the funds provided 
under this heading in this Act shall be used by Amtrak 
to give notice under subsection (a) or (c) of section 24706 
of title 49, United States Code, with respect to long-dis-
tance routes (as defined in section 24102 of title 49, 
United States Code) on which Amtrak is the sole operator 
on a host railroad’s line and a positive train control system 
is not required by law or regulation, or, except in an emer-
gency or during maintenance or construction outages im-
pacting such routes, to otherwise discontinue, reduce the 
frequency of, suspend, or substantially alter the route of 
rail service on any portion of such route operated in fiscal 
year 2018, including implementation of service permitted 
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by section 24305(a)(3)(A) of title 49, United States Code, 
in lieu of rail service: Provided further, That the National 
Railroad 
Passenger 
Corporation 
may 
use 
up 
to 
$66,000,000 of the amounts made available under this 
heading in this Act for corridor development activities as 
authorized by section 22101(h) of Public Law 117–58: 
Provided further, That $5,000,000 of the amounts made 
available under this heading in this Act shall be for the 
modernization project identified under this heading in-
cluded for this division in the explanatory statement de-
scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 
of this consolidated Act). 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL RAILROAD 
ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
SEC. 150. The amounts made available to the Sec-
retary or to the Federal Railroad Administration for the 
costs of award, administration, and project management 
oversight of financial assistance which are administered 
by the Federal Railroad Administration, in this and prior 
Acts, may be transferred to the Federal Railroad Adminis-
tration’s ‘‘Financial Assistance Oversight and Technical 
Assistance’’ account for the necessary expenses to support 
the award, administration, project management oversight, 
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and technical assistance of financial assistance adminis-
tered by the Federal Railroad Administration, in the same 
manner as appropriated for in this and prior Acts: Pro-
vided, That this section shall not apply to amounts that 
were previously designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on 
the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 151. None of the funds made available to the 
National Railroad Passenger Corporation may be used to 
fund any overtime costs in excess of $35,000 for any indi-
vidual employee: Provided, That the President of Amtrak 
may waive the cap set in the preceding proviso for specific 
employees when the President of Amtrak determines such 
a cap poses a risk to the safety and operational efficiency 
of the system: Provided further, That the President of Am-
trak shall report to the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations no later than 60 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, a summary of all overtime payments 
incurred by Amtrak for 2025 and the 3 prior calendar 
years: Provided further, That such summary shall include 
the total number of employees that received waivers and 
the total overtime payments Amtrak paid to employees re-
ceiving waivers for each month for 2025 and for the 3 
prior calendar years. 
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SEC. 152. None of the funds made available to the 
National Railroad Passenger Corporation under the head-
ings ‘‘Northeast Corridor Grants to the National Railroad 
Passenger Corporation’’ and ‘‘National Network Grants to 
the National Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ may be 
used to reduce the total number of Amtrak Police Depart-
ment uniformed officers patrolling on board passenger 
trains or at stations, facilities or rights-of-way below the 
staffing level on May 1, 2019. 
SEC. 153. For amounts made available under the 
heading ‘‘Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Pas-
senger Rail’’ for fiscal year 2026 in this Act and in title 
VIII of division J of Public Law 117–58, the Union Sta-
tion Redevelopment Corporation shall be considered an en-
tity eligible to receive a grant under section 24911(a) of 
title 49, United States Code: Provided, That section 
24911(f)(2) of title 49 shall not apply to grants made 
available to the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation 
under the authority as provided in this section: Provided 
further, That the Union Station Redevelopment Corpora-
tion and the National Railroad Passenger Corporation 
shall adhere to Public Law 97–125 and ensure the historic 
preservation and improvements to Washington Union Sta-
tion are achieved with maximum reliance on the private 
sector and minimum requirement for Federal assistance. 
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SEC. 154. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the National Railroad Passenger Cor-
poration in contravention of the Worker Adjustment and 
Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.). 
SEC. 155. It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) long-distance passenger rail routes provide 
much-needed transportation access for 4,200,000 
riders in 39 States and the District of Columbia and 
are particularly important in rural areas; and 
(2) long-distance passenger rail routes and 
services should be sustained to ensure connectivity 
throughout the National Network (as defined in sec-
tion 24102 of title 49, United States Code). 
SEC. 156. Of the unobligated balances of funds re-
maining from— 
(1) ‘‘Railroad Safety Grants’’ account totaling 
$795,331.70 appropriated by Public Law 114–113 is 
hereby permanently rescinded; 
(2) ‘‘Grants to the National Railroad Passenger 
Corporation’’ account totaling $20 appropriated by 
Public Law 104–50 is hereby permanently rescinded; 
(3) ‘‘Capital Assistance to States—Intercity 
Passenger Rail Grant Program’’ account totaling 
$292,181.41 appropriated by Public Law 111–8 is 
hereby permanently rescinded; 
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(4) ‘‘Capital Assistance for High Speed Rail 
Corridors and Intercity Passenger Rail Service’’ ac-
count totaling $9,912.54 appropriated by Public 
Law 111–117 is hereby permanently rescinded; 
(5) ‘‘Railroad Research and Development’’ ac-
count totaling $1,008,385 appropriated by Public 
Law 109–115 is hereby permanently rescinded; 
(6) ‘‘National Network Grants to the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ account totaling 
$76,633.70 appropriated by Public Law 115–31 is 
hereby permanently rescinded; 
(7) ‘‘Magnetic Levitation Technology Deploy-
ment Program’’ account totaling $14,000,000 appro-
priated by the following public laws are hereby per-
manently rescinded: 
(A) 
Public 
Law 
116–6 
a 
total 
of 
$10,000,000; 
(B) Public Law 116–94 a total of 
$2,000,000; and 
(C) Public Law 116–260 a total of 
$2,000,000; 
(8) ‘‘Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safe-
ty Improvements’’ account totaling $5,000,000 ap-
propriated 
by 
Public 
Law 
117–328 
for 
preconstruction planning activities and capital costs 
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related to the deployment of magnetic levitation 
transportation projects is hereby permanently re-
scinded; and 
(9) ‘‘Capital Assistance for High Speed Rail 
Corridors and Intercity Passenger Rail Service’’ ac-
count totaling $928,620,000 appropriated by Public 
Law 111–117 is hereby permanently rescinded. 
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal 
public transportation assistance program in this account, 
and for payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 
5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5334, 5335, 5337, 5339, 
and 5340, section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, and 
section 3006(b) of Public Law 114–94, $14,642,000,000, 
to be derived from the Mass Transit Account of the High-
way Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That funds available for the implementation or 
execution of programs authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5305, 
5307, 5310, 5311, 5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5334, 
5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, section 20005(b) of Public 
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Law 112–141, and section 3006(b) of Public Law 114– 
94, shall not exceed total obligations of $14,642,000,000 
in fiscal year 2026. 
TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ferry boat grants under 
section 5307(h) of title 49, United States Code, bus test-
ing facilities under section 5318 of such title, accelerating 
innovative mobility initiative grants under section 5312 of 
such title, Community Project Funding/Congressionally 
Directed Spending for projects and activities eligible under 
chapter 53 of such title, ferry service for rural commu-
nities under section 71103 of division G of Public Law 
117–58, and operating assistance to improve public safety 
in transit systems, $211,423,390, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That of the sums provided under this 
heading in this Act— 
(1) $25,000,000 shall be available for ferry 
boat grants as authorized under section 5307(h) of 
such title: Provided, That of the amounts provided 
in this paragraph, no less than $4,000,000 shall be 
available for low or zero emission ferries or ferries 
using electric battery or fuel cell components and the 
infrastructure to support such ferries; 
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(2) $1,500,000 shall be available for the oper-
ation and maintenance of the bus testing facilities 
selected under section 5318 of such title; 
(3) $2,000,000 shall be available for the accel-
erating innovative mobility initiative as authorized 
under section 5312 of title 49, United States Code: 
Provided, That such amounts shall be available for 
competitive grants to improve mobility and enhance 
the rider experience with a focus on innovative serv-
ice delivery models, creative financing, novel partner-
ships, and integrated payment solutions in order to 
help disseminate proven innovation mobility prac-
tices throughout the public transportation industry; 
(4) $147,923,390 shall be available for the pur-
poses, and in the amounts, specified for Community 
Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending 
in the table entitled ‘‘Community Project Funding/ 
Congressionally Directed Spending’’ included for this 
division in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act): Provided, That amounts made 
available in this paragraph for such purposes shall 
not diminish or prejudice any application or geo-
graphic region for other discretionary grant or loan 
awards made by the Department of Transportation: 
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Provided further, That unless otherwise specified, ap-
plicable requirements under chapter 53 of title 49, 
United States Code, shall apply to amounts made 
available in this paragraph, except that the Federal 
share of the costs for a project in this paragraph 
shall be in an amount equal to 80 percent of the net 
costs of the project, unless the Secretary approves a 
higher maximum Federal share of the net costs of 
the project consistent with administration of similar 
projects funded under chapter 53 of title 49, United 
States Code; 
(5) $20,000,000 shall be available for ferry 
service for rural communities under section 71103 of 
division G of Public Law 117–58: Provided, That for 
amounts made available in this paragraph, notwith-
standing section 71103(a)(2)(B), eligible service 
shall include passenger ferry service that serves at 
least two rural areas with a single segment over 15 
miles between the two rural areas: Provided further, 
That for (1) amounts made available in this para-
graph, (2) unobligated balances from amounts made 
available pursuant to section 1101(a)(12) of division 
A of the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and 
Extensions Act, 2025 (Public Law 119–4) for ferry 
service for rural communities previously appro-
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priated in paragraph (5) under this heading in divi-
sion F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 
(Public Law 118–42), and (3) unobligated balances 
from amounts made available in paragraph (5) 
under this heading in division F of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–42), not-
withstanding section 71103(e)(2), eligible service 
shall include passenger ferry service that receives 
funds apportioned under chapter 53 of title 49, 
United States Code: Provided further, That entities 
that provide eligible service pursuant to the pre-
ceding two provisos may use amounts made available 
in this paragraph for public transportation capital 
projects to support any ferry service between two 
rural areas; and 
(6) $15,000,000 shall be available for costs re-
lated to operating equipment and facilities for use in 
public transportation to improve public safety in 
transit systems: Provided, That the Secretary shall 
provide amounts made available in this paragraph as 
if such amounts were provided under section 5307 
of title 49, United States Code, as applicable: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding subsection 
(a)(1) or (a)(2) of section 5307 of such title, 
amounts made available in this paragraph shall be 
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available for the operating cost of equipment and fa-
cilities for use in public transportation eligible under 
section 5307 of such title: Provided further, That 
amounts made available in this paragraph shall be 
for eligible recipients under section 5307 of such 
title for such operating costs to improve public safe-
ty, reduce crime, and increase security in transit 
systems: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
allocate amounts made available in this paragraph to 
the 10 eligible recipients with the highest ridership 
in fiscal year 2024: Provided further, That amounts 
shall be provided to eligible recipients proportionally 
based on ridership in fiscal year 2024: Provided fur-
ther, That no eligible recipient may receive an alloca-
tion of more than 50 percent of the total amounts 
made available in this paragraph: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall allocate any excess funds 
above the 50 percent threshold in the preceding pro-
viso to all other eligible recipients in this paragraph 
proportionally based on ridership in fiscal year 2024: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall allocate 
amounts made available in this paragraph to eligible 
recipients no later than 30 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act: 
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Provided further, That amounts made available under this 
heading shall be derived from the general fund, of which— 
(1) $40,795,000 shall be derived from amounts 
previously appropriated for fiscal year 2026 for ad-
ministrative and oversight expenses as authorized 
under section 5334 and section 5338(c) of title 49, 
United States Code, (excluding amounts transferred 
to the Office of Inspector General of the Department 
of Transportation) under the heading ‘‘Federal 
Transit 
Administration—Transit 
Infrastructure 
Grants’’ in title VIII of division J of the Infrastruc-
ture Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58); 
(2) $4,975,000 shall be derived by transfer 
from the unobligated balances of amounts previously 
appropriated for fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024, 
2025, and 2026 for administrative and oversight ex-
penses as authorized under section 5334 and section 
5338(c) of title 49, United States Code, (excluding 
amounts transferred to the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Transportation) under the 
heading ‘‘Federal Transit Administration—Electric 
or Low-Emitting Ferry Program’’ in title VIII of di-
vision J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 
Act (Public Law 117–58); 
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(3) $4,601,000 shall be derived by transfer 
from the unobligated balances of amounts previously 
appropriated for fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024, 
2025, and 2026 for administrative and oversight ex-
penses as authorized under section 5334 and section 
5338(c) of title 49, United States Code, (excluding 
amounts transferred to the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Transportation) under the 
heading ‘‘Federal Transit Administration—Ferry 
Service for Rural Communities’’ in title VIII of divi-
sion J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 
Act (Public Law 117–58); and 
(4) $138,000,000 shall be derived by transfer 
from the unobligated balances of amounts previously 
appropriated for fiscal years 2025 and 2026 for the 
costs of award and project management oversight of 
grants, including amounts transferred to the ‘‘Fi-
nancial Assistance Oversight and Technical Assist-
ance’’ account (excluding amounts transferred to the 
Office of Inspector General of the Department of 
Transportation and to the National Railroad Pas-
senger Corporation Office of Inspector General) 
under the heading ‘‘Federal Railroad Administra-
tion—Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Pas-
senger Rail Grants’’ in title VIII of division J of the 
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Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 
117–58): 
Provided further, That amounts transferred pursuant to 
the preceding proviso shall continue to be treated as 
amounts specified in section 103(b) of division A of Public 
Law 118–5: Provided further, That amounts made avail-
able under this heading in this Act shall not be subject 
to any limitation on obligations for transit programs set 
forth in this or any other Act. 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 5314 of 
title 49, United States Code, $7,500,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2027: Provided, That the assist-
ance provided under this heading does not duplicate the 
activities of section 5311(b) or section 5312 of title 49, 
United States Code: Provided further, That amounts made 
available under this heading are in addition to any other 
amounts made available for such purposes: Provided fur-
ther, That amounts made available under this heading 
shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations set 
forth in this or any other Act. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out fixed guideway 
capital investment grants under section 5309 of title 49, 
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United States Code, and section 3005(b) of the Fixing 
America’s Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114– 
94), $1,700,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this head-
ing in this Act— 
(1) $1,357,300,000 shall be available for 
projects authorized under section 5309(d) of title 
49, United States Code; 
(2) $200,000,000 shall be available for projects 
authorized under section 5309(e) of title 49, United 
States Code; 
(3) $25,700,000 shall be available for projects 
authorized under section 5309(h) of title 49, United 
States Code; and 
(4) $100,000,000 shall be available for projects 
authorized under section 3005(b) of the Fixing 
America’s Surface Transportation Act: 
Provided further, That the amounts made available under 
this heading in this or any prior appropriations Act shall 
be available for the purposes, and in amounts, specified 
in the table entitled ‘‘Allocation of FTA Capital Invest-
ment Grants Funding’’ included for this division in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the mat-
ter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall make allocations for 
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amounts made available under this heading in this or any 
prior appropriations Act in accordance with the table re-
ferred to in the second proviso under this heading in this 
Act no later than 120 days after the enactment of this 
Act: Provided further, That not to exceed 10 percent of 
any funding level specified in the table referred to in the 
second proviso under this heading in this Act may be 
transferred to any other funding level specified in such 
table: Provided further, That no transfer of such funding 
levels may increase or decrease any funding level in the 
table referred to in the second proviso under this heading 
in this Act by more than 10 percent: Provided further, 
That the preceding two provisos shall not apply to projects 
with full funding grant agreements under section 5309(d) 
of title 49, United States Code, included in the table re-
ferred to in the second proviso under this heading in this 
Act: Provided further, That for funds made available under 
this heading in division J of Public Law 117–58 the sec-
ond through sixth provisos shall be treated as inapplicable 
for fiscal year 2026: Provided further, That for funds 
made available under this heading in division J of Public 
Law 117–58, $734,900,000 may be available for projects 
authorized under section 5309(d) of title 49, United 
States Code: Provided further, That for funds made avail-
able under this heading in division J of Public Law 117– 
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58, $849,500,000 may be available for projects authorized 
under section 5309(h) of title 49, United States Code: 
Provided further, That amounts repurposed under this 
heading in this Act shall continue to be treated as 
amounts specified in section 103(b) of division A of Public 
Law 118–5: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
continue to administer the capital investment grants pro-
gram in accordance with the procedural and substantive 
requirements of section 5309 of title 49, United States 
Code, and of section 3005(b) of the Fixing America’s Sur-
face Transportation Act: Provided further, That projects 
that receive a grant agreement under the expedited project 
delivery for capital investment grants pilot program under 
section 3005(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Trans-
portation Act shall be deemed eligible for funding provided 
for projects under section 5309 of title 49, United States 
Code, without further evaluation or rating under such sec-
tion: Provided further, That such funding shall not exceed 
the Federal share under section 3005(b). 
GRANTS TO THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA 
TRANSIT AUTHORITY 
For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area 
Transit Authority as authorized under section 601 of divi-
sion B of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–432), $150,000,000, to re-
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main available until expended: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall approve grants for capital 
and preventive maintenance expenditures for the Wash-
ington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority only after re-
ceiving and reviewing a request for each specific project: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall determine that 
the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has 
placed the highest priority on those investments that will 
improve the safety of the system before approving such 
grants. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRANSIT 
ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 160. The limitations on obligations for the pro-
grams of the Federal Transit Administration shall not 
apply to any authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously 
made available for obligation, or to any other authority 
previously made available for obligation. 
SEC. 161. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds appropriated or limited by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Capital Investment Grants’’ of the Federal 
Transit Administration for projects specified in this Act 
not obligated by September 30, 2029, and other recov-
eries, shall be directed to projects eligible to use the funds 
for the purposes for which they were originally provided. 
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SEC. 162. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any funds appropriated before October 1, 2025, under 
any section of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, 
that remain available for expenditure, may be transferred 
to and administered under the most recent appropriation 
heading for any such section. 
SEC. 163. None of the funds made available by this 
Act or any other Act shall be used to adjust apportion-
ments or withhold funds from apportionments pursuant 
to section 9503(e)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (26 U.S.C. 9503(e)(4)). 
SEC. 164. None of the funds made available by this 
Act or any other Act shall be used to impede or hinder 
project advancement or approval for any project seeking 
a Federal contribution from the capital investment grants 
program of greater than 40 percent of project costs as 
authorized under section 5309 of title 49, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 165. Of the unobligated balances made available 
for the following programs authorized by Public Law 109– 
59, the Secretary shall make $94,316,766 available for 
transportation assistance, including assistance with tran-
sit planning, capital projects, and operating assistance, for 
surface, commuter, and public transportation systems nec-
essary to support the mobility needs of the international 
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quadrennial Olympic and Paralympic events as authorized 
by section 1223(e) of Public Law 105–178— 
(1) ‘‘Alternatives Analysis Program’’ under sec-
tion 5339 of title 49, United States Code; 
(2) ‘‘bus and bus-related equipment and facili-
ties’’ under section 5309 of title 49, United States 
Code; and 
(3) ‘‘Alternative Transportation in Parks and 
Public Lands’’ under section 5320 of title 49, 
United States Code: 
Provided, That such assistance shall be for any eligible 
entity as defined by section 6702 of title 49, United States 
Code, that serves or supports service to a venue that is 
part of the 2028 international quadrennial Olympic or 
Paralympic events: Provided further, That such assistance 
may be provided through direct grants or cooperative 
agreements for which the Federal share shall not exceed 
80 percent, with the exception of assistance for a supple-
mental public transportation bus system which shall be no 
less than 90 percent: Provided further, That these 
amounts shall be in addition to other amounts made avail-
able for such purpose: Provided further, That amounts 
made available in this section may be transferred to other 
operating administrations of the Department to admin-
ister the amounts made available in this section as appro-
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priate: Provided further, That amounts made available in 
this section shall only be available for obligation for the 
purposes specifically authorized in this section in this Act 
for a period not to exceed 2 fiscal years after the official 
closing of the 2028 international quadrennial Olympic and 
Paralympic events. 
SEC. 166. Of the unobligated balances made available 
for the following programs authorized by Public Law 109– 
59 and Public Law 105–178, the Secretary shall make 
$100,250,212 available for grants to transit agencies for 
costs related to eligible planning, capital, and operating 
expenses for equipment and facilities in support of 
matches or other public events held in domestic host cities 
for the FIFA World Cup 2026— 
(1) ‘‘Clean Fuels Grant Program’’ under sec-
tion 5308 of title 49, United States Code; 
(2) ‘‘Job Access and Reverse Commute For-
mula Grants’’ under section 5316 of title 49, United 
States Code; 
(3) ‘‘New Freedom’’ under section 5317 of title 
49, United States Code, as amended by Public Law 
109–59; and 
(4) ‘‘Rural Transportation Accessibility Incen-
tive Program’’ under section 3038 of Public Law 
105–178: 
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Provided, That the Secretary shall apportion such 
amounts not later than 30 days after enactment of this 
Act so that the transit agencies in each of the domestic 
host cities for the FIFA World Cup 2026 are each entitled 
to receive an amount equal to— 
(1) 70 percent of the total amount apportioned 
multiplied by a ratio equal to the FIFA estimated 
stadium capacity of the host stadium at the time of 
apportionment divided by the total FIFA estimated 
stadium capacity of all host stadiums at the time of 
apportionment; and 
(2) 30 percent of the total amount apportioned 
multiplied by a ratio equal to the number of matches 
to be held in the host stadium divided by the total 
number of matches to be held in all host cities in the 
United States: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding subsection (a)(1) 
or (b) of section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, 
amounts made available in this section are available for 
the planning, capital, and operating expenses of transit 
agencies for hosting matches or other public events held 
in domestic host cities for the FIFA World Cup 2026, eli-
gible under section 5307 of title 49, United States Code: 
Provided further, That such planning, capital, and oper-
ating expenses are not required to be included in a trans-
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portation improvement program, long-range transpor-
tation, statewide transportation plan, or a statewide trans-
portation improvement program: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall not waive the requirements of section 
5333 of title 49, United States Code, for amounts made 
available in this section: Provided further, That unless oth-
erwise specified, applicable requirements under chapter 53 
of title 49, United States Code, shall apply to amounts 
made available in this section, except that the Federal 
share of the costs for which any grant is made according 
to this section shall be, at the option of the recipient, up 
to 100 percent: Provided further, That amounts made 
available in this section shall only be available for obliga-
tion for the purposes specifically authorized in this section 
in this Act for a period not to exceed 1 fiscal year after 
the official closing of the FIFA World Cup 2026 events. 
GREAT LAKES ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT 
CORPORATION 
The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development 
Corporation is hereby authorized to make such expendi-
tures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority 
available to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and 
to make such contracts and commitments without regard 
to fiscal year limitations, as provided by section 9104 of 
title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in car-
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rying out the programs set forth in the Corporation’s 
budget for the current fiscal year. 
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses to conduct the operations, 
maintenance, and capital infrastructure activities on por-
tions of the St. Lawrence Seaway owned, operated, and 
maintained by the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway De-
velopment Corporation, $38,080,000, to be derived from 
the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to section 
210 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
U.S.C. 2238): Provided, That of the amounts made avail-
able under this heading, not less than $15,950,000 shall 
be for the seaway infrastructure program. 
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a 
U.S.-flag merchant fleet as authorized under chapter 531 
of title 46, United States Code, to serve the national secu-
rity needs of the United States, $390,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of the unobli-
gated balances remaining from fiscal year 2021, 2022, 
2023, 2024, and 2025 appropriations made available 
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under this heading, $38,400,000 are hereby permanently 
rescinded. 
CABLE SECURITY FLEET 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
For the cable security fleet program, as authorized 
under chapter 532 of title 46, United States Code, 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the unobligated balances remaining from 
fiscal year 2021 and 2022 appropriations made available 
under this heading, $12,392,000 are hereby permanently 
rescinded. 
TANKER SECURITY PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
For Tanker Security Fleet payments, as authorized 
under section 53406 of title 46, United States Code, 
$81,600,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the unobligated balances remaining from 
fiscal year 2022, 2023, and 2024 appropriations made 
available under this heading, $42,808,000 are hereby per-
manently rescinded. 
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses of operations and training ac-
tivities authorized by law, $275,791,000: Provided, That 
of the sums appropriated under this heading— 
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(1) $101,500,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2027, for the operations of the 
United States Merchant Marine Academy; 
(2) $50,000,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for facilities maintenance and repair, and 
equipment, at the United States Merchant Marine 
Academy; 
(3) $50,000,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for the capital improvement program at the 
United States Merchant Marine Academy; 
(4) $2,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2027, for the maritime environmental 
and technical assistance program authorized under 
section 50307 of title 46, United States Code; and 
(5) $5,000,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended, for the United States marine highway pro-
gram to make grants for the purposes authorized 
under section 55601 of title 46, United States Code: 
Provided further, That the Administrator of the Maritime 
Administration shall transmit to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations the annual report on sexual 
assault and sexual harassment at the United States Mer-
chant Marine Academy as required pursuant to section 
3510 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
year 2017 (46 U.S.C. 51318): Provided further, That the 
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Administrator of the Maritime Administration shall trans-
mit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions an annual capital improvement program plan not 
later than 30 days after the submission of the budget re-
quest: Provided further, That available balances under this 
heading for the short sea transportation program or 
America’s marine highway program (now known as the 
United States marine highway program) from prior year 
recoveries shall be available to carry out activities author-
ized under section 55601 of title 46, United States Code. 
STATE MARITIME ACADEMY OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of operations, support, and 
training 
activities 
for 
State 
Maritime 
Academies, 
$138,900,000: Provided, That of the sums appropriated 
under this heading— 
(1) $7,800,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for maintenance, repair, and life extension of 
training ships at the State Maritime Academies; 
(2) $110,000,000 shall remain available until 
expended for the national security multi-mission ves-
sel program, of which— 
(A) not less than $55,000,000 shall be for 
necessary expenses to design, plan, construct 
infrastructure, and purchase equipment nec-
essary to berth such ships, as determined by 
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the Secretary: Provided, That such funds may 
be used to reimburse State Maritime Academies 
for costs incurred prior to the date of enact-
ment of this Act; and 
(B) up to $55,000,000 shall be for ex-
penses related to the operation, integration, 
oversight, and management of national security 
multi-mission vessel school ships, including in-
surance, maintenance, repair, and equipment 
costs; 
(3) $4,800,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2030, for the student incentive program; 
(4) $9,300,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for training ship fuel assistance; and 
(5) $7,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2027, for direct payments for State Mar-
itime Academies: Provided, That each institution eli-
gible for such payments receives no more than 
$1,000,000. 
ASSISTANCE TO SMALL SHIPYARDS 
To make grants to qualified shipyards as authorized 
under section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, 
$35,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
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SHIP DISPOSAL 
For necessary expenses related to the disposal of ob-
solete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the 
Maritime Administration, $6,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the guaran-
teed loan program, $3,940,000, which shall be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriations for ‘‘Maritime Ad-
ministration—Operations and Training’’. 
PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 
To make grants to improve port facilities as author-
ized under section 54301 of title 46, United States Code, 
and section 3501(b) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for fiscal year 2026 (Public Law 119–60), 
$103,330,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the sums appropriated under this heading 
in this Act— 
(1) $38,628,000 shall be for projects for coastal 
seaports, inland river ports, or Great Lakes ports: 
Provided, That for grants awarded under this para-
graph in this Act, the minimum grant size shall be 
$1,000,000; and 
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(2) $64,702,000 shall be for the purposes, and 
in the amounts, specified for Community Project 
Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending in the 
table entitled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Con-
gressionally Directed Spending’’ included for this di-
vision in the explanatory statement described in sec-
tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act): Provided, That amounts made 
available in this paragraph for such purposes shall 
not diminish or prejudice any applicant or geo-
graphic region for other discretionary grant or loan 
awards made by the Department of Transportation. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—MARITIME 
ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
SEC. 170. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, in addition to any existing authority, the Mari-
time Administration is authorized to furnish utilities and 
services and make necessary repairs in connection with 
any lease, contract, or occupancy involving Government 
property under control of the Maritime Administration: 
Provided, That payments received therefor shall be cred-
ited to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof and 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That rental payments under any such lease, contract, or 
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occupancy for items other than such utilities, services, or 
repairs shall be deposited into the Treasury as miscella-
neous receipts. 
SEC. 171. Of the unobligated balances from prior 
year appropriations available under the heading ‘‘Mari-
time Administration—Maritime Guaranteed Loan (Title 
XI) Program Account’’, $34,000,000 are hereby re-
scinded. 
PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 
ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONAL EXPENSES 
For necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline 
and 
Hazardous 
Materials 
Safety 
Administration, 
$28,647,000, of which $4,500,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2028: Provided, That not less than 
$2,000,000 of the amounts made available under this 
heading shall be for pipeline safety information grants to 
communities as authorized under section 60130 of title 
49, United States Code: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall issue a notice of funding opportunity for such 
funds not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act. 
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 
For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous 
materials safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous 
Materials Safety Administration, $66,050,000, of which 
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$8,570,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2028, of which $1,000,000 shall be made available for car-
rying out section 5107(i) of title 49, United States Code: 
Provided, That up to $800,000 in fees collected under sec-
tion 5108(g) of title 49, United States Code, shall be de-
posited in the general fund of the Treasury as offsetting 
receipts: 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, for reports publication and dissemination, and 
for travel expenses incurred in performance of hazardous 
materials exemptions and approvals functions. 
PIPELINE SAFETY 
(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND) 
(OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND) 
For expenses necessary to carry out a pipeline safety 
program, as authorized by section 60107 of title 49, 
United States Code, and to discharge the pipeline program 
responsibilities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (Public 
Law 101–380), $214,807,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2028, of which $30,000,000 shall be de-
rived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which 
$177,407,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety 
Fund; of which $200,000 shall be derived from the fees 
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collected under section 60303 of title 49, United States 
Code, and deposited in the Liquefied Natural Gas Siting 
Account for compliance reviews of liquefied natural gas 
facilities; of which $200,000 shall be derived from the fees 
collected under section 60117, of title 49, United States 
Code, and deposited in the Pipeline Safety Design Review 
Account for facility design safety reviews; and of which 
$7,000,000 shall be derived from fees collected under sec-
tion 60302 of title 49, United States Code, and deposited 
in the Underground Natural Gas Storage Facility Safety 
Account for the purpose of carrying out section 60141 of 
title 49, United States Code: Provided, That not less than 
$1,058,000 of the amounts made available under this 
heading shall be for the one-call state grant program: Pro-
vided further, That any amounts made available under this 
heading in this Act or in prior Acts for research contracts, 
grants, cooperative agreements or research other trans-
actions agreements (OTAs) shall require written notifica-
tion to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions not less than 3 full business days before such re-
search contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or re-
search OTAs are announced by the Department of Trans-
portation: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
transmit to the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations the report on pipeline safety testing enhance-
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ment as required pursuant to section 105 of the Pro-
tecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing 
Safety Act of 2020 (division R of Public Law 116–260): 
Provided further, That the Secretary may obligate 
amounts made available under this heading to engineer, 
erect, alter, and repair buildings or make any other public 
improvements for research facilities at the Transportation 
Technology Center after the Secretary submits an updated 
research plan and the report in the preceding proviso to 
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and 
after such plan and report in the preceding proviso are 
approved by the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading, not less than $5,000,000 is 
for the National Center of Excellence for Liquefied Nat-
ural Gas Safety authorized under section 111 of the Pro-
tecting Our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing 
Safety Act of 2020 (PIPES) Act. 
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND) 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Emergency 
Preparedness 
Grants 
program, 
not 
more 
than 
$46,825,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2028, from amounts made available by section 5116(h) 
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and subsections (b) and (c) of section 5128 of title 49, 
United States Code: Provided, That notwithstanding sec-
tion 5116(h)(4) of title 49, United States Code, not more 
than 4 percent of the amounts made available from this 
account shall be available to pay the administrative costs 
of carrying out sections 5116, 5107(e), and 5108(g)(2) 
of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c) of section 5128 
of title 49, United States Code, and the limitation on obli-
gations provided under this heading, prior year recoveries 
recognized in the current year shall be available to develop 
and deliver hazardous materials emergency response train-
ing for emergency responders, including response activities 
for the transportation of crude oil, ethanol, flammable liq-
uids, and other hazardous commodities by rail, consistent 
with National Fire Protection Association standards, and 
to make such training available through an electronic for-
mat: Provided further, That the prior year recoveries made 
available under this heading shall also be available to carry 
out sections 5116(a)(1)(C), 5116(h), 5116(i), 5116(j), 
and 5107(e) of title 49, United States Code. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector Gen-
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eral Act of 1978, as amended, $113,000,000: Provided, 
That the Inspector General shall have all necessary au-
thority, in carrying out the duties specified in the Inspec-
tor General Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), to inves-
tigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to 
the government (18 U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity 
that is subject to regulation by the Department of Trans-
portation: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
available by this Act or any other Act shall be used to 
impede or prevent the Inspector General (or Acting In-
spector General) of the Department of Transportation 
from exercising the independent authority over all per-
sonnel decisions, as authorized under section 406 of title 
5, United States Code. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 180. (a) During the current fiscal year, applica-
ble appropriations to the Department of Transportation 
shall be available for maintenance and operation of air-
craft; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; pur-
chase of liability insurance for motor vehicles operating 
in foreign countries on official department business; and 
uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 
5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code. 
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(b) During the current fiscal year, applicable appro-
priations to the Department and its operating administra-
tions shall be available for the purchase, maintenance, op-
eration, and deployment of unmanned aircraft systems 
that advance the missions of the Department of Transpor-
tation or an operating administration of the Department 
of Transportation. 
(c) Any unmanned aircraft system purchased, pro-
cured, or contracted for by the Department prior to the 
date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed authorized 
by Congress as if this provision was in effect when the 
system was purchased, procured, or contracted for. 
SEC. 181. Appropriations contained in this Act for 
the Department of Transportation shall be available for 
services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the 
per diem rate equivalent to the rate for an Executive Level 
IV. 
SEC. 182. (a) No recipient of amounts made available 
by this Act shall disseminate personal information (as de-
fined in section 2725(3) of title 18, United States Code) 
obtained by a State department of motor vehicles in con-
nection with a motor vehicle record as defined in section 
2725(1) of title 18, United States Code, except as pro-
vided in section 2721 of title 18, United States Code, for 
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a use permitted under section 2721 of title 18, United 
States Code. 
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall not withhold amounts made available by this Act for 
any grantee if a State is in noncompliance with this provi-
sion. 
SEC. 183. None of the funds made available by this 
Act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more 
than 125 political and Presidential appointees in the De-
partment of Transportation: Provided, That none of the 
personnel covered by this provision may be assigned on 
temporary detail outside the Department of Transpor-
tation. 
SEC. 184. Funds received by the Federal Highway 
Administration and Federal Railroad Administration from 
States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, 
and private sources for expenses incurred for training may 
be credited respectively to the Federal Highway Adminis-
tration’s ‘‘Federal-Aid Highways’’ account and to the Fed-
eral Railroad Administration’s ‘‘Safety and Operations’’ 
account, except for State rail safety inspectors partici-
pating in training pursuant to section 20105 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 185. None of the funds made available by this 
Act or in title VIII of division J of Public Law 117–58 
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to the Department of Transportation may be used to 
make, withdraw, terminate, or rescind (except at the re-
quest of the recipient) a loan, loan guarantee, line of cred-
it, letter of intent, federally funded cooperative agreement, 
full funding grant agreement, or discretionary grant un-
less the Secretary of Transportation notifies the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 
3 full business days before any project competitively se-
lected to receive any discretionary grant award, letter of 
intent, loan commitment, loan guarantee commitment, line 
of credit commitment, federally funded cooperative agree-
ment, or full funding grant agreement is announced or is 
notified of such changes by the Department or its oper-
ating administrations: Provided, That the Secretary of 
Transportation shall provide the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations with a comprehensive list of all 
such loans, loan guarantees, lines of credit, letters of in-
tent, federally funded cooperative agreements, full funding 
grant agreements, and discretionary grants prior to the 
notification required under the preceding proviso: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary gives concurrent notifi-
cation to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions for any ‘‘quick release’’ of funds from the emergency 
relief program: Provided further, That no notification shall 
involve funds that are not available for obligation. 
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SEC. 186. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, 
minor fees, and other funds received by the Department 
of Transportation from travel management centers, 
charge card programs, the subleasing of building space, 
and miscellaneous sources are to be credited to appropria-
tions of the Department of Transportation and allocated 
to organizational units of the Department of Transpor-
tation using fair and equitable criteria and such funds 
shall be available until expended. 
SEC. 187. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, if any funds provided by or limited by this Act are 
subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to 
be provided to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations, transmission of such reprogramming notice 
shall be provided solely to the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations, and such reprogramming action 
shall be approved or denied solely by the House and Sen-
ate Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That the 
Secretary of Transportation may provide notice to other 
congressional committees of the action of the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations on such reprogram-
ming but not sooner than 30 days after the date on which 
the reprogramming action has been approved or denied by 
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 
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SEC. 188. Funds appropriated by this Act to the op-
erating administrations may be obligated for the Office of 
the Secretary for the costs related to assessments or reim-
bursable agreements only when such amounts are for the 
costs of goods and services that are purchased to provide 
a direct benefit to the applicable operating administration 
or administrations. 
SEC. 189. The Secretary of Transportation is author-
ized to carry out a program that establishes uniform 
standards for developing and supporting agency transit 
pass and transit benefits authorized under section 7905 
of title 5, United States Code, including distribution of 
transit benefits by various paper and electronic media. 
SEC. 190. The Department of Transportation may 
use funds provided by this Act, or any other Act, to assist 
a contract under title 49 or 23 of the United States Code 
utilizing geographic, economic, or any other hiring pref-
erence not otherwise authorized by law, or to amend a 
rule, regulation, policy or other measure that forbids a re-
cipient of a Federal Highway Administration or Federal 
Transit Administration grant from imposing such hiring 
preference on a contract or construction project with 
which the Department of Transportation is assisting, only 
if the grant recipient certifies the following: 
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(1) that except with respect to apprentices or 
trainees, a pool of readily available but unemployed 
individuals possessing the knowledge, skill, and abil-
ity to perform the work that the contract requires 
resides in the jurisdiction; 
(2) that the grant recipient will include appro-
priate provisions in its bid document ensuring that 
the contractor does not displace any of its existing 
employees in order to satisfy such hiring preference; 
and 
(3) that any increase in the cost of labor, train-
ing, or delays resulting from the use of such hiring 
preference does not delay or displace any transpor-
tation project in the applicable statewide transpor-
tation improvement program or transportation im-
provement program. 
SEC. 191. The Secretary of Transportation shall co-
ordinate with the Secretaries of Homeland Security and 
Commerce to ensure that best practices for Industrial 
Control Systems Procurement are up-to-date and are con-
sidered for all systems procured with funds provided under 
this title. 
SEC. 192. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used in contravention of the American Secu-
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