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case basis, which may be submitted in classified form, if 
necessary: Provided further, That for purposes of this sec-
tion a former or retired senior Department of State official 
or employee means a person that served in the Department 
at the Assistant Secretary, Special Representative, or Sen-
ior Advisor level, or in a comparable or more senior posi-
tion, and has separated from service at the Department: 
Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to 
this section are in addition to amounts otherwise made 
available for such purposes. 
RESCISSIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 7072. (a) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.—Of the 
unobligated and unexpended balances from amounts made 
available under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 
from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related programs and allo-
cated by the Executive Branch for Afghanistan in the an-
nual reports required by section 653(a) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2413(a)), $855,644,000, 
shall be deobligated, as appropriate, and shall be rescinded. 
(b) MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION.—Of the 
unobligated balances from amounts made available under 
the heading ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’ from 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of
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State, 
foreign 
operations, 
and 
related 
programs, 
$515,000,000 are rescinded. 
(c) INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 
ENFORCEMENT.—Of the unobligated and unexpended bal-
ances from amounts made available under the heading 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ 
from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related programs and allo-
cated by the Executive Branch for Afghanistan in the an-
nual reports required by section 653(a) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2413(a)), $105,000,000, 
shall be deobligated, as appropriate, and shall be rescinded. 
(d) PEACE CORPS.—Of the unobligated balances from 
amounts made available under the heading ‘‘Peace Corps’’ 
from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related programs, 
$70,000,000 are rescinded. 
(e) EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTE-
NANCE.— 
(1) Of the unobligated and unexpended balances 
from amounts made available under the heading 
‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance’’ 
in title II of the Security Assistance Appropriations 
Act, 2017 (division B of Public Law 114–254), 
$41,000,000 are rescinded.
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(2) Of the unobligated and unexpended balances 
from amounts available under the heading ‘‘Embassy 
Security, Construction, and Maintenance’’ from prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs for 
Embassy Kabul construction projects, $629,000,000 
are rescinded. 
(f) GLOBAL SECURITY CONTINGENCY FUND.—Of the 
unobligated balances from amounts made available under 
the heading ‘‘Global Security Contingency Fund’’ from 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs and identi-
fied by Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 11 X 1041, 
$28,135,000 are rescinded. 
(g) RESTRICTION.—No amounts may be rescinded 
from amounts that were previously designated by the Con-
gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concur-
rent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2022’’.
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DIVISION L—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING 
AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RE-
LATED 
AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2022 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$141,500,000, of which not to exceed $3,515,000 shall be 
available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to 
exceed $1,254,000 shall be available for the immediate Of-
fice of the Deputy Secretary; not to exceed $25,352,000 shall 
be available for the Office of the General Counsel; not to 
exceed $13,069,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy; not to exceed 
$18,291,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Budget and Programs; not to exceed 
$3,341,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Governmental Affairs; not to exceed 
$34,899,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Administration; not to exceed $3,645,000 shall 
be available for the Office of Public Affairs and Public En-
gagement; not to exceed $2,116,000 shall be available for 
the Office of the Executive Secretariat; not to exceed
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$14,821,000 shall be available for the Office of Intelligence, 
Security, and Emergency Response; not to exceed 
$19,747,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief 
Information Officer; and not to exceed $1,450,000 shall be 
available for the Office of Tribal Government Affairs: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of Transportation (referred to in 
this title as the ‘‘Secretary’’) is authorized to transfer funds 
appropriated for any office of the Office of the Secretary 
to any other office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided 
further, That no appropriation for any office shall be in-
creased or decreased by more than 7 percent by all such 
transfers: Provided further, That notice of any change in 
funding greater than 7 percent shall be submitted for ap-
proval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That not to exceed $70,000 shall 
be for allocation within the Department for official recep-
tion and representation expenses as the Secretary may de-
termine: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, there may be credited to this appropria-
tion up to $2,500,000 in funds received in user fees: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds provided in this Act 
shall be available for the position of Assistant Secretary for 
Public Affairs.
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RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses related to the Office of the As-
sistant 
Secretary 
for 
Research 
and 
Technology, 
$51,363,000, of which $42,718,000 shall remain available 
until expended: Provided, That there may be credited to this 
appropriation, to be available until expended, funds re-
ceived from States, counties, municipalities, other public 
authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for 
training: Provided further, That any reference in law, regu-
lation, 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, $775,000,000, 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 amounts made available under this heading 
in this Act, not less than $20,000,000 shall be awarded to 
projects in historically disadvantaged communities or areas
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award projects based solely on the selection criteria as iden-
tified under section 6702(d)(3) and (d)(4) of title 49, 
United States Code. 
THRIVING COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for a thriving communities 
program, $25,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2024: Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation 
shall make such amounts available for technical assistance 
and cooperative agreements to develop and implement tech-
nical assistance, planning, and capacity building to im-
prove and foster thriving communities through transpor-
tation improvements: Provided further, That the Secretary 
may enter into cooperative agreements with philanthropic 
entities, non-profit organizations, other Federal agencies, 
state or local governments and their agencies, Indian 
Tribes, or other technical assistance providers, to provide 
such technical assistance, planning, and capacity building 
to state, local, or Tribal governments, United States terri-
tories, metropolitan planning organizations, transit agen-
cies, or other political subdivisions of state or local govern-
ments: Provided further, That to be eligible for a cooperative 
agreement under this heading, a recipient shall provide as-
sistance to entities described in the preceding proviso on 
engaging in public planning processes with residents, local
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businesses, non-profit organizations, and to the extent prac-
ticable, philanthropic organizations, educational institu-
tions, or other community stakeholders: Provided further, 
That such cooperative agreements shall facilitate the plan-
ning and development of transportation and community re-
vitalization activities supported by the Department of 
Transportation under titles 23, 46, and 49, United States 
Code, that increase mobility, reduce pollution from trans-
portation sources, expand affordable transportation options, 
facilitate efficient land use, preserve or expand jobs, im-
prove housing conditions, enhance connections to health 
care, education, and food security, or improve health out-
comes: Provided further, That the Secretary may prioritize 
assistance provided with amounts made available under 
this heading to communities that have disproportionate 
rates of pollution and poor air quality, communities experi-
encing disproportionate effects (as defined by Executive 
Order No. 12898), areas of persistent poverty as defined in 
section 6702(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, or his-
torically disadvantaged communities: Provided further, 
That the preceding proviso shall not prevent the Secretary 
from providing assistance with amounts made available 
under this heading to entities described in the second pro-
viso under this heading that request assistance through the 
thriving communities program: Provided further, That
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planning and technical assistance made available under 
this heading may include pre-application assistance for 
capital projects eligible under titles 23, 46, and 49, United 
States Code: Provided further, That the Secretary may re-
tain amounts made available under this heading for the 
necessary administrative expenses of (1) developing and 
disseminating best practices, modeling, and cost-benefit 
analysis methodologies to assist entities described in the sec-
ond proviso under this heading with applications for finan-
cial assistance programs under titles 23, 46, and 49, United 
States Code, and (2) award, administration, and oversight 
of cooperative agreements to carry out the provisions under 
this heading: Provided further, That such amounts and 
payments as may be necessary to carry out the thriving 
communities program may be transferred to appropriate 
accounts of other operating administrations within the De-
partment of Transportation. 
NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND INNOVATIVE 
FINANCE BUREAU 
For necessary expenses of the National Surface Trans-
portation and Innovative Finance Bureau as authorized by 
49 U.S.C. 116, $3,800,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: 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, including counsel, in
1561 
the field of municipal and project finance to assist in the 
underwriting and servicing of Federal credit instruments 
and all or a portion of the costs to the Federal Government 
of servicing such credit instruments: Provided further, That 
such fees are available until expended to pay for such costs: 
Provided further, That such amounts are in addition to 
other amounts made available for such purposes and are 
not subject to any obligation limitation or the limitation 
on administrative expenses under section 608 of title 23, 
United States Code. 
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. 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPITAL 
For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing 
the Department of Transportation’s financial systems and 
re-engineering business processes, $5,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2023. 
CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVES 
For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, 
including necessary upgrades to network and information 
technology infrastructure, improvement of identity manage-
1562 
ment and authentication capabilities, securing and pro-
tecting data, implementation of Federal cyber security ini-
tiatives, and implementation of enhanced security controls 
on agency computers and mobile devices, $39,400,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2023. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$11,564,000. 
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, $29,863,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 
$2,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses of the Interagency 
Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center (IIPIC): 
Provided further, That there may be transferred to this ap-
propriation, to remain available until expended, amounts 
transferred from other Federal agencies for expenses in-
curred 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
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only to the extent that other Federal agencies provide fund-
ing to the Department in accordance with the preceding 
proviso: Provided further, That of the amounts made avail-
able under this heading, $7,066,000 shall be made available 
for the purposes, and in amounts, specified for Community 
Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending in the 
table entitled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congression-
ally Directed Spending’’ included in the explanatory state-
ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding divi-
sion A of this consolidated Act). 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for operating costs and capital 
outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed 
$419,173,000, shall be paid from appropriations made 
available to the Department of Transportation: Provided, 
That such services shall be provided on a competitive basis 
to entities within the Department of Transportation: Pro-
vided further, That the limitation in the preceding proviso 
on operating expenses shall not apply to entities external 
to the Department of Transportation 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
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Committee and approval of the Secretary: Provided further, 
That no assessments may be levied against any program, 
budget activity, subactivity, or project funded by this Act 
unless notice of such assessments and the basis therefor are 
presented to the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations and are approved by such Committees. 
SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION AND 
OUTREACH 
For necessary expenses for small and disadvantaged 
business utilization and outreach activities, $4,977,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2023: Provided, That 
notwithstanding section 332 of title 49, United States Code, 
such amounts may be used for business opportunities re-
lated to any mode of transportation: Provided further, That 
appropriations made available under this heading shall be 
available for any purpose consistent with prior year appro-
priations that were made available under the heading ‘‘Of-
fice of the Secretary—Minority 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, $350,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Air-
1565 
way Trust Fund, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That in determining between or among carriers com-
peting to provide service to a community, the Secretary 
may consider the relative subsidy requirements of the car-
riers: Provided further, That basic essential air service min-
imum requirements shall not include the 15-passenger ca-
pacity requirement under section 41732(b)(3) of title 49, 
United States Code: Provided further, That amounts au-
thorized to be distributed for the essential air service pro-
gram under section 41742(b) of title 49, United States Code, 
shall be made available immediately from amounts other-
wise provided to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration: Provided further, That the Administrator 
may reimburse such amounts from fees credited to the ac-
count established under section 45303 of title 49, United 
States Code: Provided further, That, notwithstanding sec-
tion 41733 of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal year 
2022, the requirements established under subparagraphs 
(B) and (C) of section 41731(a)(1) of title 49, United States 
Code, and the subsidy cap established by section 332 of the 
Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 2000, shall not apply to maintain eligi-
bility under section 41731 of title 49, United States Code.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
OF TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 101. None of the funds made available by this 
Act to the Department of Transportation may be obligated 
for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to approve 
assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining to funds 
appropriated to the operating administrations in this Act, 
except for activities underway on the date of enactment of 
this Act, unless such assessments or agreements have com-
pleted the normal reprogramming process for congressional 
notification. 
SEC. 102. The Secretary shall post on the web site of 
the Department of Transportation a schedule of all meetings 
of the Council on Credit and Finance, including the agenda 
for each meeting, and require the Council on Credit and 
Finance to record the decisions and actions of each meeting. 
SEC. 103. In addition to authority provided by section 
327 of title 49, United States Code, the Department’s Work-
ing Capital Fund is authorized to provide partial or full 
payments in advance and accept subsequent reimburse-
ments 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 sec-
tion 3049 of SAFETEA–LU (5 U.S.C. 7905 note): Pro-
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vided, That the Department shall maintain a reasonable 
operating reserve in the Working Capital Fund, to be ex-
pended in advance to provide uninterrupted transit benefits 
to Government employees: Provided further, That such re-
serve shall not exceed 1 month of benefits payable and may 
be used only for the purpose of providing for the continu-
ation 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 Work-
ing Capital Fund, as authorized by section 327 of title 49, 
United States Code, for unused transit and van pool bene-
fits, in an amount not to exceed 10 percent of fiscal year 
2022 collections, shall be available until expended in the 
Department’s Working Capital Fund to provide contractual 
services in support of section 189 of this Act: Provided, That 
obligations in fiscal year 2022 of such collections shall not 
exceed $1,000,000. 
SEC. 105. Funds made available in division K of the 
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2015 (Public Law 113–235) under the heading ‘‘Depart-
ment of Transportation—Office of the Secretary—National 
Infrastructure Investments’’ for transit and highway 
projects that were available for obligation through fiscal
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year 2017 shall remain available through fiscal year 2023 
for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred during fis-
cal years 2015 through 2017 of active grants awarded with 
such funds. 
SEC. 106. None of the funds in this title may be obli-
gated or expended for retention or senior executive bonuses 
for an employee of the Department of Transportation with-
out the prior written approval of the Assistant Secretary 
for Administration. 
SEC. 107. In addition to authority provided by section 
327 of title 49, United States Code, the Department’s Ad-
ministrative Working Capital Fund is hereby authorized to 
transfer information technology equipment, software, and 
systems from Departmental sources or other entities and 
collect and maintain a reserve at rates which will return 
full cost of transferred assets. 
SEC. 108. None of the funds provided in this Act to 
the Department of Transportation may be used to provide 
credit assistance unless not less than 3 days before any ap-
plication approval to provide credit assistance under sec-
tions 603 and 604 of title 23, United States Code, the Sec-
retary provides notification in writing to the following com-
mittees: the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions; the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
and the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Af-
1569 
fairs of the Senate; and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives: Pro-
vided, That such notification shall include, but not be lim-
ited to, the name of the project sponsor; a description 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. 109. For an additional amount for ‘‘Railroad Re-
habilitation and Improvement Financing Program’’ for the 
cost of modifications, as defined by section 502 of the Fed-
eral Credit Reform Act of 1990, of direct loans issued pursu-
ant to sections 501 through 504 of the Railroad Revitaliza-
tion and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94– 
210), as amended, and included in cohort 3, as defined by 
the Department of Transportation’s memorandum to the 
Office of Management and Budget dated November 5, 2018, 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That for a direct loan included in cohort 3, as defined in 
the memorandum described in the preceding proviso, that 
has satisfied all obligations attached to such loan, the Sec-
retary shall repay the credit risk premiums of such loan, 
with interest accrued thereon, not later than 60 days after 
the enactment of this Act or, for a direct loan included in 
cohort 3 with obligations that have not yet been satisfied,
1570 
not later than 60 days after the date on which all obliga-
tions attached to such loan have been satisfied. 
SEC. 109A. Section 312(a) of title 49 United States 
Code, shall be amended by striking ‘‘land-based,’’ after ‘‘op-
eration of a’’. 
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration, not otherwise provided for, including operations 
and research activities related to commercial space trans-
portation, administrative expenses for research and develop-
ment, establishment of air navigation facilities, the oper-
ation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, sub-
sidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold to 
the public, the lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles 
for replacement only, $11,414,100,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2023, of which $6,414,100,000 to be 
derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund: Pro-
vided, That of the amounts made available under this head-
ing— 
(1) not less than $1,536,298,000 shall be avail-
able for aviation safety activities; 
(2) $8,472,585,000 shall be available for air traf-
fic organization activities;
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(3) $32,470,000 shall be available for commercial 
space transportation activities; 
(4) $889,216,000 shall be available for finance 
and management activities; 
(5) $63,955,000 shall be available for NextGen 
and operations planning activities; 
(6) $139,466,000 shall be available for security 
and hazardous materials safety; and 
(7) $280,110,000 shall be available for staff of-
fices: 
Provided further, That not to exceed 5 percent of any budget 
activity, except for aviation safety budget activity, may be 
transferred to any budget activity under this heading: Pro-
vided further, That no transfer may increase or decrease 
any appropriation under this heading by more than 5 per-
cent: Provided further, That any transfer in excess of 5 per-
cent shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under 
section 405 of this Act and shall not be available for obliga-
tion or expenditure except in compliance with the proce-
dures set forth in that section: Provided further, That not 
later than 60 days after the submission of the budget re-
quest, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration 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 Reau-
1572 
thorization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note): Provided further, 
That the amounts made available under this heading shall 
be reduced by $100,000 for each day after 60 days after 
the submission of the budget request that such report has 
not been transmitted to Congress: Provided further, That 
not later than 60 days after the submission of the budget 
request, the Administrator shall transmit to Congress a 
companion report that describes a comprehensive strategy 
for staffing, hiring, and training flight standards and air-
craft certification staff in a format similar to the one uti-
lized for the controller staffing plan, including stated attri-
tion estimates and numerical hiring goals by fiscal year: 
Provided further, That the amounts made available under 
this heading shall be reduced by $100,000 for each day after 
the date that is 60 days after the submission of the budget 
request that such report has not been submitted to Congress: 
Provided further, That funds may be used to enter into a 
grant agreement with a nonprofit standard-setting organi-
zation to assist in the development of aviation safety stand-
ards: Provided further, That none of the funds made avail-
able by this Act shall be available for new applicants for 
the second career training program: Provided further, That 
none of the funds made available by this Act shall be avail-
able for the Federal Aviation Administration to finalize or 
implement any regulation that would promulgate new avia-
1573 
tion 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, munici-
palities, foreign authorities, other public authorities, and 
private sources for expenses incurred in the provision of 
agency services, including receipts for the maintenance and 
operation of air navigation facilities, and for issuance, re-
newal or modification of certificates, including airman, 
aircraft, and repair station certificates, or for tests related 
thereto, or for processing major repair or alteration forms: 
Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading, not less than $178,000,000 shall be used 
to fund direct operations of the current air traffic control 
towers in the contract tower program, including the con-
tract tower cost share program, and any airport that is 
currently qualified or that will qualify for the program dur-
ing the fiscal year: Provided further, That none of the funds 
made available by this Act for aeronautical charting and 
cartography are available for activities conducted by, or co-
ordinated through, the Working Capital Fund: 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.
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FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
acquisition, establishment, technical support services, im-
provement by contract or purchase, and hire of national 
airspace systems and experimental facilities and equip-
ment, as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 
49, United States Code, including initial acquisition of nec-
essary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service test-
ing, including construction of test facilities and acquisition 
of necessary sites by lease or grant; construction and fur-
nishing of quarters and related accommodations for officers 
and employees of the Federal Aviation Administration sta-
tioned at remote localities where such accommodations are 
not available; and the purchase, lease, or transfer of aircraft 
from funds made available under this heading, including 
aircraft for aviation regulation and certification; to be de-
rived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, 
$2,892,887,500, of which $550,000,000 is for personnel and 
related expenses and shall remain available until September 
30, 2023, $1,980,722,500 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2024, and $362,165,000 is for terminal facilities 
and shall remain available until September 30, 2026: Pro-
vided, That there may be credited to this appropriation 
funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other
1575 
public authorities, and private sources, for expenses in-
curred in the establishment, improvement, and moderniza-
tion of national airspace systems: Provided further, That 
not later than 60 days after submission of the budget re-
quest, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to the 
Congress an investment plan for the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration which includes funding for each budget line 
item for fiscal years 2023 through 2027, with total funding 
for each year of the plan constrained to the funding targets 
for those years as estimated and approved by the Office of 
Management and Budget: Provided further, That section 
405 of this Act shall apply to amounts made available 
under this heading in Title VIII of the Infrastructure In-
vestments and Jobs Appropriations Act (division J of Pub-
lic Law 117–58): Provided further, That the amounts in 
the table entitled ‘‘Allocation of Funds for FAA Facilities 
and Equipment from the Infrastructure Investment and 
Jobs Act—Fiscal Year 2022’’ in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 
of this consolidated Act) shall be the baseline for application 
of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current 
fiscal year pursuant to paragraph (7) of such section 405 
for amounts referred to in the preceding proviso: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding paragraphs (5) and (6) of 
such section 405, unless prior approval is received from the
1576 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, not to 
exceed 10 percent of any funding level specified for projects 
and activities in the table referred to in the preceding pro-
viso may be transferred to any other funding level specified 
for projects and activities in such table and no transfer of 
such funding levels may increase or decrease any funding 
level in such table by more than 10 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 acqui-
sition of necessary sites by lease or grant, $248,500,000, to 
be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and 
to remain available until September 30, 2024: Provided, 
That there may be credited to this appropriation as offset-
ting collections, funds received from States, counties, mu-
nicipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, 
which shall be available for expenses incurred for research, 
engineering, and development: Provided further, That 
amounts made available under this heading shall be used 
in accordance with the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consoli-
dated Act): Provided further, That not to exceed 10 percent
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of any funding level specified under this heading in the ex-
planatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act) may be trans-
ferred to any other funding level specified under this head-
ing in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in 
the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): 
Provided further, That no transfer may increase or decrease 
any funding level by more than 10 percent: Provided fur-
ther, That any transfer in excess of 10 percent shall be treat-
ed as a reprogramming of funds under section 405 of this 
Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
section. 
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in- 
aid for airport planning and development, and noise com-
patibility planning and programs as authorized under sub-
chapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 
of title 49, United States Code, and under other law author-
izing such obligations; for procurement, installation, and 
commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices and
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systems at airports of such title; for grants authorized under 
section 41743 of title 49, United States Code; and for in-
spection activities and administration of airport safety pro-
grams, including those related to airport operating certifi-
cates under section 44706 of title 49, United States Code, 
$3,350,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway 
Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That none of the amounts made available under this 
heading shall be available for the planning or execution of 
programs the obligations for which are in excess of 
$3,350,000,000, in fiscal year 2022, notwithstanding sec-
tion 47117(g) of title 49, United States Code: Provided fur-
ther, 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: Provided 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 section for subgrants or 
paragraph (3) of such section shall be 95 percent for a 
project at other than a large or medium 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
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notwithstanding any other provision of law, of amounts 
limited under this heading, not more than $127,165,000 
shall be available for administration, not less than 
$15,000,000 shall be available for the Airport Cooperative 
Research Program, not less than $40,961,000 shall be avail-
able for Airport Technology Research, and $10,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be available and 
transferred to ‘‘Office of the Secretary, Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ to carry out the Small Community Air Service De-
velopment Program: Provided further, That in addition to 
airports eligible under section 41743 of title 49, United 
States Code, such program may include the participation 
of an airport that serves a community or consortium that 
is not larger than a small hub airport, according to FAA 
hub classifications effective at the time the Office of the Sec-
retary issues a request for proposals. 
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Grants-In-Aid for Air-
ports’’, to enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants for projects as authorized by subchapter 1 of chapter 
471 and subchapter 1 of chapter 475 of title 49, United 
States Code, $554,180,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2024: Provided, That amounts made avail-
able under this heading shall be derived from the general 
fund, and such funds shall not be subject to apportionment
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formulas, special apportionment categories, or minimum 
percentages under chapter 471 of title 49, United States 
Code: Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading, $279,180,135 shall be made available 
for the purposes, and in amounts, specified for Community 
Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending in the 
table entitled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congression-
ally Directed Spending’’ included in the explanatory state-
ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding divi-
sion A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That any 
funds made available under this heading in this Act that 
remain available after the distribution of funds under the 
preceding proviso shall be available to the Secretary to dis-
tribute as discretionary grants to airports: Provided fur-
ther, That the amounts made available under this heading 
shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations for the 
Grants-in-Aid for Airports program set forth in any Act: 
Provided further, That the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration may retain up to 0.5 percent of 
the amounts made available under this heading to fund the 
award and oversight by the Administrator of grants made 
under this heading.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL AVIATION 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 110. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to compensate in excess of 600 technical 
staff-years under the federally funded research and develop-
ment center contract between the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration and the Center for Advanced Aviation Systems 
Development during fiscal year 2022. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds made available by this 
Act shall be used to pursue or adopt guidelines or regula-
tions requiring airport sponsors to provide to the Federal 
Aviation Administration without cost building construc-
tion, maintenance, utilities and expenses, or space in air-
port sponsor-owned buildings for services relating to air 
traffic control, air navigation, or weather reporting: Pro-
vided, That the prohibition on the use of funds in this sec-
tion 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 air-
port sponsors to provide land without cost to the Federal 
Aviation 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
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States Code, and any amount remaining in such account 
at the close of any fiscal year may be made available 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 appro-
priation 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 ac-
tually 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 im-
plement any limitation on the ability of any owner or oper-
ator of a private aircraft to obtain, upon a request to the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, a
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blocking of that owner’s or operator’s aircraft registration 
number, Mode S transponder code, flight identification, 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 aircraft’s move-
ments, except data made available to a Government 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 Federal 
Aviation Administration. 
SEC. 118. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to increase fees pursuant to section 44721 
of title 49, United States Code, until the Federal Aviation 
Administration provides to the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations a report that justifies all fees related 
to aeronautical navigation products and explains how such 
fees are consistent with Executive Order No. 13642. 
SEC. 119. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to close a regional operations center of 
the Federal Aviation Administration or reduce its services 
unless the Administrator notifies the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations not less than 90 full business 
days in advance.
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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 Adminis-
tration has received an application from the airport, and 
so long as the Administrator determines such tower is eligi-
ble using the factors set forth in Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration published establishment criteria. 
SEC. 119C. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to open, close, redesignate as a lesser office, 
or reorganize a regional office, the aeronautical center, or 
the technical center unless the Administrator submits a re-
quest for the reprogramming of funds under section 405 of 
this Act. 
SEC. 119D. The Federal Aviation Administration Ad-
ministrative Services Franchise Fund may be reimbursed 
after performance or paid in advance from funds available 
to the Federal Aviation Administration and other Federal 
agencies for which the Fund performs services.
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SEC. 119E. Of the funds provided under the heading 
‘‘Grants-in-aid for Airports’’, up to $3,500,000 shall be for 
necessary expenses, including an independent verification 
regime, to provide reimbursement to airport sponsors that 
do not provide gateway 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 designated or identified to be secured by the United States 
Secret Service, and for direct and incremental financial 
losses incurred while such airports are closed solely due to 
the actions of the Federal Government: Provided, 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 inde-
pendent 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 reim-
bursements: Provided further, That obligation and expendi-
ture of funds are conditional upon full release of the United 
States Government for all claims for financial losses result-
ing from such actions. 
SEC. 119F. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available to the FAA may be used to carry out
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the FAA’s obligations under section 44502(e) of title 49, 
United States Code, unless the eligible air traffic system 
or equipment to be transferred to the FAA under section 
44502(e) of title 49, United States Code, was purchased by 
the transferor airport— 
(1) during the period of time beginning on Octo-
ber 5, 2018 and ending on December 31, 2021; or 
(2) on or after January 1, 2022 for transferor 
airports located in a non-contiguous states. 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Not to exceed $463,716,697 together with advances and 
reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Adminis-
tration, shall be obligated for necessary expenses for admin-
istration and operation of the Federal Highway Adminis-
tration: Provided, That in addition, $3,248,000 shall be 
transferred to the Appalachian Regional Commission in ac-
cordance 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 con-
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struction programs shall not exceed total obligations of 
$57,473,430,072 for fiscal year 2022. 
(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 authorized under title 23, United 
States Code, $58,212,430,072 derived from the Highway 
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), to re-
main available until expended. 
HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary 
$2,444,927,823: Provided, That the funds made available 
under this heading shall be derived from the general fund, 
shall be in addition to any funds provided for fiscal year 
2022 in this or any other Act for: (1) ‘‘Federal-aid High-
ways’’ under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; (2) 
the Appalachian Development Highway System as author-
ized under section 1069(y) of Public Law 102–240; or (3) 
the Northern Border Regional Commission (40 U.S.C. 
15101 et seq.), and shall not affect the distribution or 
amount of funds provided in any other Act: Provided fur-
ther, That, except for funds made available under this head-
ing for the Northern Border Regional Commission, section
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11101(e) of Public Law 117–58 shall apply to funds made 
available under this heading: Provided further, That unless 
otherwise specified, amounts made available under this 
heading shall be available until September 30, 2025, and 
shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations for Fed-
eral-aid highways or highway safety construction programs 
set forth in any Act making annual appropriations: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds made available under this 
heading— 
(1) $846,927,823 shall be made available for the 
purposes, and in the amounts, specified for Commu-
nity 
Project 
Funding/Congressionally 
Directed 
Spending in the table entitled ‘‘Community Project 
Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ in-
cluded in the explanatory statement described in sec-
tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this con-
solidated Act); 
(2) $100,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses 
for construction of the Appalachian Development 
Highway System as authorized under section 1069(y) 
of Public Law 102–240; 
(3) $75,000,000 shall be for the nationally sig-
nificant Federal lands and Tribal projects program 
under section 1123 of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 201 
note);
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title 23, United States Code: Provided further, That funds 
made available under this heading, in paragraph (1) of the 
fourth proviso, that are used for Tribal projects shall be ad-
ministered as if allocated under chapter 2 of title 23, United 
States Code, except that the set-asides described in subpara-
graph (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, and section 1123(h)(1) of MAP–21 (as amended 
by Public Law 117–58), shall not apply to such funds: Pro-
vided further, That not less than 50 percent of the funds 
made available under this heading, in paragraph (3) of the 
fourth proviso, for the nationally significant Federal lands 
and tribal projects program under section 1123 of the FAST 
Act shall be for competitive grants to tribal governments: 
Provided further, That for funds made available under this 
heading, in paragraph (4) of the fourth proviso, the Federal 
share of the costs shall be, at the option of the recipient, 
up to 100 percent: Provided further, That, for the purposes 
of funds made available under this heading, in paragraph 
(5) of the fourth proviso, for a bridge replacement and reha-
bilitation program, (1) the term ‘‘State’’ means any of the 
50 States or the District of Columbia, and (2) the term 
‘‘qualifying State’’ means any State in which the percent-
age of total deck area of bridges classified as in poor condi-
tion in such State is at least 5 percent or in which the
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percentage of total bridges classified as in poor condition 
in such State is at least 5 percent: Provided further, That, 
of the funds made available under this heading, in para-
graph (5) of the fourth proviso, for a bridge replacement 
and rehabilitation program, the Secretary shall reserve 
$6,000,000 for each State that does not meet the definition 
of a qualifying State: Provided further, That, after making 
the reservations under the preceding proviso, the Secretary 
shall distribute the remaining funds made available under 
this heading, in paragraph (5) of the fourth proviso, for 
a bridge replacement and rehabilitation program to each 
qualifying State by the proportion that the percentage of 
total deck area of bridges classified as in poor condition 
in such qualifying State bears to the sum of the percentages 
of total deck area of bridges classified as in poor condition 
in all qualifying States: Provided further, That, of the funds 
made available under this heading, in paragraph (5) of the 
fourth proviso, for the bridge replacement and rehabilita-
tion program: 
(1) no qualifying State shall receive more than 
$40,000,000; 
(2) each State shall receive an amount not less 
than $6,000,000; and 
(3) after calculating the distribution of funds 
pursuant to the preceding proviso, any amount in ex-
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cess of $40,000,000 shall be redistributed equally 
among each State that does not meet the definition of 
a qualifying State: 
Provided further, That the funds made available under this 
heading, in paragraph (5) of the fourth proviso, for a bridge 
replacement and rehabilitation program shall be used for 
highway bridge replacement or rehabilitation projects on 
public roads: Provided further, That for purposes of this 
heading for the bridge replacement and rehabilitation pro-
gram, the Secretary shall calculate the percentages of total 
deck area of bridges (including the percentages of total deck 
area classified as in poor condition) and the percentages 
of total bridge counts (including the percentages of total 
bridges classified as in poor condition) based on the Na-
tional Bridge Inventory as of December 31, 2018: Provided 
further, That for the purposes of funds made available 
under this heading, in paragraph (2) of the fourth proviso, 
for construction of the Appalachian Development Highway 
System, the term ‘‘Appalachian State’’ means a State that 
contains 1 or more counties (including any political sub-
division 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 heading for construction of the Appalachian Develop-
ment Highway System shall remain available until ex-
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pended: Provided further, That, except as provided in the 
following proviso, funds made available under this heading 
for construction of the Appalachian Development Highway 
System shall be administered as if apportioned under chap-
ter 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 
Highway 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 pro-
viso, funds made available under this heading for construc-
tion of the Appalachian Development Highway System 
shall be apportioned to Appalachian States according to the 
percentages derived from the 2012 Appalachian Develop-
ment Highway System Cost-to-Complete Estimate, adopted 
in Appalachian Regional Commission Resolution Number 
736, and confirmed as each Appalachian State’s relative 
share of the estimated remaining need to complete the Ap-
palachian Development Highway System, adjusted to ex-
clude those corridors that such States have no current plans 
to complete, as reported in the 2013 Appalachian Develop-
ment Highway System Completion Report, unless those 
States have modified and assigned a higher priority for 
completion of an Appalachian Development Highway Sys-
tem corridor, as reported in the 2020 Appalachian Develop-
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ment Highway System Future Outlook: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall adjust apportionments made under 
the preceding proviso so that no Appalachian State shall 
be apportioned an amount in excess of 30 percent of the 
amount made available for construction of the Appalachian 
Development Highway System under this heading: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall consult with the Ap-
palachian Regional Commission in making adjustments 
under the preceding two provisos: Provided further, That 
the Federal share of the costs for which an expenditure is 
made for construction of the Appalachian Development 
Highway System under this heading shall be up to 100 per-
cent: Provided further, That a grant made with funds made 
available under this heading, in paragraph (7) of the fourth 
proviso, shall be administered in the same manner as a 
grant made under subtitle V of title 40, United States Code: 
Provided further, That, except as otherwise provided under 
this heading, funds made available under this heading, in 
paragraph (8) of the fourth proviso, for competitive awards 
for activities eligible under sections 176(d)(4)(A) and 
176(d)(4)(C) of title 23, United States Code, shall be ad-
ministered as if made available to carry out section 176(d) 
of such title: Provided further, That, for purposes of the cal-
culation under section 176(d)(5)(G)(ii) of title 23, United 
States Code, amounts made available under this heading
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for competitive awards for activities eligible under sections 
176(d)(4)(A) and 176(d)(4)(C) of such title shall be in-
cluded in the calculation of the total amount provided for 
fiscal year 2022 under section 176(d) of such title: Provided 
further, That for purposes of applying the set-asides under 
section 176(d)(5)(H)(ii) and (iii) of title 23, United States 
Code, amounts made available under this heading for com-
petitive awards for activities eligible under sections 
176(d)(4)(A) and 176(d)(4)(C) of such title shall be in-
cluded in the calculation of the amounts made available to 
carry out section 176(d) of such title for fiscal year 2022: 
Provided further, That, the Secretary may retain not more 
than a total of 5 percent of the amounts made available 
under this heading for competitive awards for activities eli-
gible under sections 176(d)(4)(A) and 176(d)(4)(C) of such 
title to carry out paragraph (8) of the fourth proviso and 
to review applications for grants under paragraph (8) of 
the fourth proviso, and may transfer portions of the funds 
retained under this proviso to the relevant Administrators 
to fund the award and oversight of grants provided under 
paragraph (8) of the fourth proviso: Provided further, That 
a project assisted with funds made available under this 
heading for competitive awards for activities eligible under 
sections 176(d)(4)(A) or 176(d)(4)(C) of title 23, United
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States Code, shall be treated as a project on a Federal-aid 
highway. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2022, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall— 
(1) not distribute from the obligation limitation 
for Federal-aid highways— 
(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 obligation 
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 Account) for 
Federal-aid highway and highway safety con-
struction programs for previous fiscal years the 
funds for which are allocated by the Secretary 
(or apportioned by the Secretary under sections 
202 or 204 of title 23, United States Code); and 
(B) for which obligation limitation was 
provided in a previous fiscal year;
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(3) determine the proportion that— 
(A) the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 
highways, less the aggregate of amounts not dis-
tributed 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 pro-
visions of law described in paragraphs (1) 
through (11) of subsection (b) and sums author-
ized to be appropriated for section 119 of title 
23, United States Code, equal to the amount re-
ferred to in subsection (b)(12) for such fiscal 
year), less the aggregate of the amounts not dis-
tributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this 
subsection; 
(4) distribute the obligation limitation for Fed-
eral-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not dis-
tributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), for each of the 
programs (other than programs to which paragraph 
(1) applies) that are allocated by the Secretary under 
authorized Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
construction programs, or apportioned by the Sec-
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retary under sections 202 or 204 of title 23, United 
States Code, by multiplying— 
(A) the proportion determined under para-
graph (3); by 
(B) the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for each such program for such fiscal 
year; and 
(5) distribute the obligation limitation for Fed-
eral-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not dis-
tributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the 
amounts distributed under paragraph (4), for Fed-
eral-aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs that are apportioned by the Secretary 
under title 23, United States Code (other than the 
amounts apportioned for the National Highway Per-
formance Program in section 119 of title 23, United 
States Code, that are exempt from the limitation 
under subsection (b)(12) and the amounts appor-
tioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in the 
proportion that— 
(A) amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for the programs that are apportioned under title 
23, United States Code, to each State for such 
fiscal year; bears to
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(B) the total of the amounts authorized to 
be appropriated for the programs that are ap-
portioned under title 23, United States Code, to 
all States for such fiscal year. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS FROM OBLIGATION LIMITATION.— 
The obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways shall 
not apply to obligations under or for— 
(1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code; 
(2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation As-
sistance Act of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 Stat. 
2714); 
(3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 
1981 (95 Stat. 1701); 
(4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the 
Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 
Stat. 2119); 
(5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the 
Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation As-
sistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 198); 
(6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal 
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
Stat. 2027); 
(7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect on June 8, 1998);
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(8) section 105 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but 
only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of 
those fiscal years); 
(9) Federal-aid highway programs for which ob-
ligation authority was made available under the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 
Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts for multiple years or to 
remain available until expended, but only to the ex-
tent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or 
been used; 
(10) section 105 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but 
only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of 
those fiscal years); 
(11) section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 
118 note; 119 Stat. 1248), to the extent that funds ob-
ligated in accordance with that section were not sub-
ject to a limitation on obligations at the time at 
which the funds were initially made available for ob-
ligation; and 
(12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code 
(but, for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2022, only 
in an amount equal to $639,000,000).
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(c) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED OBLIGATION AU-
THORITY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall, after August 1 of such fiscal year— 
(1) revise a distribution of the obligation limita-
tion made available under subsection (a) if an 
amount distributed cannot be obligated during that 
fiscal year; and 
(2) redistribute sufficient amounts to those States 
able to obligate amounts in addition to those pre-
viously distributed during that fiscal year, giving pri-
ority 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 Pub-
lic 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 
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 Surface 
Transportation Act; and
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(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 fiscal 
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— 
(A) are authorized to be appropriated for 
such fiscal year for Federal-aid highway pro-
grams; and 
(B) the Secretary determines will not be al-
located to the States (or will not be apportioned 
to the States under section 204 of title 23,
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United States Code), and will not be available 
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 distribu-
tion 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 pur-
pose of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses: Provided, 
That such funds shall be subject to the obligation limitation 
for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs. 
SEC. 122. Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, 
under his or her statutory authority, any Buy America re-
quirement for Federal-aid highways projects, the Secretary 
of Transportation shall make an informal public notice and 
comment opportunity on the intent to issue such waiver and
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the reasons therefor: Provided, That the Secretary shall pro-
vide an annual report to the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations on any waivers granted under the Buy 
America requirements. 
SEC. 123. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to make a grant for a project under section 
117 of title 23, United States Code, unless the Secretary, 
at least 60 days before making a grant under that section, 
provides written notification to the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the proposed grant, including 
an evaluation and justification for the project and the 
amount of the proposed grant award: Provided, That the 
written notification required in the preceding proviso shall 
be made not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 124. (a) A State or territory, as defined in section 
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 associated obli-
gation limitation: Provided, That the Department of Trans-
portation 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 under this section 
and submits an annual report to the Secretary identifying
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the projects to which the funding would be applied. Notwith-
standing the original period of availability of funds to be 
obligated under this section, such funds and associated obli-
gation limitation shall remain 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 defined 
in rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, 
identified in a prior law, report, or joint explanatory 
statement, which was authorized to be appropriated 
or appropriated more than 10 fiscal years prior to 
the current fiscal year, and administered by the Fed-
eral Highway Administration; or 
(2) a congressional earmark, as defined in rule 
XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
identified in a prior law, report, or joint explanatory 
statement, which was authorized to be appropriated 
or appropriated more than 10 fiscal years prior to 
the current fiscal year, and administered by the Fed-
eral Highway Administration.
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(c) The authority under subsection (a) may be exer-
cised only for those projects or activities that have obligated 
less than 10 percent of the amount made available for obli-
gation 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 an-
nually to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
SEC. 125. Until final guidance is published, the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Highway Administration shall 
adjudicate requests for Buy America waivers under the cri-
teria that were in effect prior to April 17, 2018. 
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in the implemen-
tation, execution and administration of motor carrier safe-
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ty operations and programs pursuant to section 31110 of 
title 49, United States Code, as amended by the Infrastruc-
ture Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58), 
$360,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account), together with ad-
vances and reimbursements received by the Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration, the sum of which shall re-
main available until expended: Provided, That funds avail-
able for implementation, execution, or administration of 
motor carrier safety operations and programs authorized 
under title 49, United States Code, shall not exceed total 
obligations of $360,000,000, for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Op-
erations and Programs’’ for fiscal year 2022, of which 
$14,073,000, to remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2024, is for the research and technology pro-
gram, and of which not less than $41,277,000, to remain 
available for obligation until September 30, 2024, is for de-
velopment, modernization, enhancement, continued oper-
ation, and maintenance of information technology and in-
formation management.
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MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
sections 31102, 31103, 31104, and 31313 of title 49, United 
States Code, as amended by the Infrastructure Investment 
and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58), $496,000,000, to be de-
rived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
Transit Account) and to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That funds available for the implementation or 
execution of motor carrier safety programs shall not exceed 
total obligations of $496,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 for 
‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Grants’’: Provided further, That of 
the sums appropriated under this heading: 
(1) $390,500,000, to remain available for obliga-
tion until September 30, 2023, shall be available for 
the motor carrier safety assistance program; 
(2) $41,800,000, to remain available for obliga-
tion until September 30, 2023, shall be available for 
the commercial driver’s license program implementa-
tion program; 
(3) $57,600,000, to remain available for obliga-
tion until September 30, 2023, shall be available for 
the high priority activities program (other than the
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commercial motor vehicle enforcement training and 
support grant program); 
(4) $1,100,000, to remain available for obliga-
tion until September 30, 2023, shall be available for 
the commercial motor vehicle operators grant pro-
gram; and 
(5) $5,000,000, to remain available for obliga-
tion until September 30, 2023, shall be available for 
the commercial motor vehicle enforcement training 
and support grant program. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER 
SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 130. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminis-
tration shall send notice of section 385.308 of title 49, Code 
of Federal Regulations, violations by certified mail, reg-
istered mail, or another manner of delivery, which records 
the receipt of the notice by the persons responsible for the 
violations. 
SEC. 131. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminis-
tration shall update annual inspection regulations under 
Appendix G to subchapter B of chapter III of title 49, Code 
of Federal Regulations, as recommended by GAO–19–264. 
SEC. 132. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available to the Department of Transportation by this 
Act or any other Act may be obligated or expended to imple-
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ment, administer, or enforce the requirements of section 
31137 of title 49, United States Code, or any regulation 
issued by the Secretary pursuant to such section, with re-
spect to the use of electronic logging devices by operators 
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 Assistance Act of 1988 (7 
U.S.C. 1471) or insects. 
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the 
Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety au-
thorized under chapter 301 and part C of subtitle VI of 
title 49, United States Code, $200,000,000, to remain avail-
able through September 30, 2023. 
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 Sys-
tems and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and improv-
ing consumer responses to safety recalls, section 25024 of 
the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law
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117–58), and chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, 
$192,800,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That none of the funds in 
this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of 
programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 
2022, are in excess of $192,800,000: Provided further, That 
of the sums appropriated under this heading— 
(1) $186,000,000 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 Systems 
and improving consumer responses to safety recalls, 
and section 25024 of the Infrastructure Investment 
and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58); and 
(2) $6,800,000 shall be for the National Driver 
Register authorized under chapter 303 of title 49, 
United States Code: 
Provided further, That within the $192,800,000 obligation 
limitation for operations and research, $20,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2023, and up to 
$7,000,000, for mobility research on older drivers, shall re-
main available until expended, and shall be in addition to 
the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for 
future years: Provided further, That amounts for behavioral
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research on Automated Driving Systems and Advanced 
Driver Assistance Systems and improving consumer re-
sponses to safety recalls are in addition to any other funds 
provided for those purposes for fiscal year 2022 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 avail-
able until expended, $774,300,000, to be derived from the 
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count): Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall 
be available for the planning or execution of programs for 
which the total obligations in fiscal year 2022 are in excess 
of $774,300,000 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 appro-
priated under this heading— 
(1) $363,400,000 shall be for ‘‘Highway Safety 
Programs’’ under section 402 of title 23, United 
States Code;
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(2) $336,500,000 shall be for ‘‘National Priority 
Safety Programs’’ under section 405 of title 23, 
United States Code; 
(3) $36,400,000 shall be for the ‘‘High Visibility 
Enforcement Program’’ under section 404 of title 23, 
United States Code; and 
(4) $38,000,000 shall be for grant administrative 
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 of-
fice furnishings and fixtures for State, local or private 
buildings or structures: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$500,000 of the funds made available for ‘‘National 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)(8) of title 23, United States Code, any amounts 
transferred to increase the amounts made available under 
section 402 shall include the obligation authority for such 
amounts: Provided further, That the Administrator shall 
notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
of any exercise of the authority granted under the preceding
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proviso or under section 405(a)(8) of title 23, United States 
Code, within 5 days. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY 
TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 140. An additional $130,000 shall be made avail-
able to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administra-
tion, out of the amount limited for section 402 of title 23, 
United States Code, to pay for travel and related expenses 
for State management reviews and to pay for core com-
petency development training and related expenses for high-
way safety staff. 
SEC. 141. The limitations on obligations for the pro-
grams of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administra-
tion 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 authority 
has not lapsed or been used. 
SEC. 142. None of the funds in this Act or any other 
Act shall be used to enforce the requirements of section 
405(a)(9) of title 23, United States Code. 
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
SAFETY AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Admin-
istration, not otherwise provided for, $240,757,000, of which 
$25,000,000 shall remain available until expended.
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RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for railroad research and devel-
opment, $43,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of the amounts provided under this heading, 
up to $2,100,000 shall be available pursuant to section 
20108(d) of title 49, United States Code, for the construc-
tion, alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements 
at the Transportation Technology Center. 
FEDERAL-STATE PARTNERSHIP FOR INTERCITY PASSENGER 
RAIL 
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, 
$100,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary may withhold up to 2 percent 
of the amount provided 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. 
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, 
$625,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
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vided, That of the amounts made available under this head-
ing in this Act— 
(1) not less than $150,000,000 shall be for 
projects eligible under section 22907(c)(2) of title 49, 
United States Code, that support the development of 
new intercity passenger rail service routes including 
alignments for existing routes; 
(2) not less than $25,000,000 shall be for projects 
eligible under section 22907(c)(11) of title 49, United 
States Code: Provided, That for amounts made avail-
able in this paragraph, the Secretary shall give pref-
erence to projects that are located in counties with the 
most pedestrian trespasser casualties; 
(3) $120,860,000 shall be made available for the 
purposes, and in amounts, specified for Community 
Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending 
in the table entitled ‘‘Community Project Funding/ 
Congressionally Directed Spending’’ included in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): 
Provided, That any remaining funds available after 
the distribution of the Community Project Funding/ 
Congressionally Directed Spending described in this 
paragraph shall be available to the Secretary to dis-
tribute as discretionary grants under this heading:
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Provided further, That requirements under subsections 
(g) and (l) of section 22907 of title 49, United States 
Code, shall not apply to this paragraph (3); and 
(4) not more than $5,000,000 shall be for 
preconstruction planning activities and capital costs 
related to the deployment of magnetic levitation 
transportation projects: 
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 ad-
ministered 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 recipients 
under section 22907(b)(7) of title 49, United States Code, 
shall include any holding company of a Class II railroad 
or Class III railroad (as those terms are defined 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 head-
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ing 
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 announced in a no-
tice of funding opportunity that includes funds made avail-
able under this heading in this Act: Provided further, That 
the preceding proviso shall not apply to funds made avail-
able under this heading in the Infrastructure 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. 
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 author-
ized by section 22101(a) of the Infrastructure Investment 
and Jobs Act (division B of Public Law 117–58), 
$874,501,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
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vided, That the Secretary may retain up to one-half of 1 
percent of the funds provided 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 Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act (division B of Public Law 117– 
58): Provided further, That in addition to the project man-
agement oversight funds authorized under section 22101(c) 
of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (division B 
of Public Law 117–58), the Secretary may retain up to an 
additional $1,000,000 of the funds provided under this 
heading in this Act to fund expenses associated with the 
Northeast Corridor Commission established under section 
24905 of title 49, United States Code. 
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 (division B of Public Law 117–58), 
$1,456,870,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That at least $50,000,000 of the amount provided 
under this heading in this Act shall be available for the
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development, installation and operation of railroad safety 
improvements, including the implementation of a positive 
train control system, on State-supported routes as defined 
under section 24102(13) of title 49, United States Code, on 
which positive train control systems are not required by law 
or regulation as identified on or before the date of enact-
ment of this Act: Provided further, That any unexpended 
balances from amounts provided under this heading in this 
Act and in prior fiscal years for the development, installa-
tion and operation of railroad safety technology on State- 
supported routes on which positive train control systems are 
not required by law or regulation shall also be available 
for railroad safety improvements on State-supported routes 
as identified on or before the date of enactment of this Act: 
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-distance 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 emergency or during 
maintenance or construction outages impacting such routes, 
to otherwise discontinue, reduce the frequency of, suspend, 
or substantially alter the route of rail service on any por-
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tion of such route operated in fiscal year 2018, including 
implementation 
of 
service 
permitted 
by 
section 
24305(a)(3)(A) of title 49, United States Code, in lieu of 
rail service. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL RAILROAD 
ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 150. None of the funds made available to the Na-
tional Railroad Passenger Corporation may be used to fund 
any overtime costs in excess of $35,000 for any individual 
employee: Provided, That the President of Amtrak may 
waive the cap set in the preceding proviso for specific em-
ployees 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 Amtrak 
shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations no later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, a summary of all overtime payments incurred 
by Amtrak for 2021 and the 3 prior calendar years: Pro-
vided further, That such summary shall include the total 
number of employees that received waivers and the total 
overtime payments Amtrak paid to employees receiving 
waivers for each month for 2021 and for the 3 prior cal-
endar years.
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SEC. 151. 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. 152. 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, 
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 emergency 
requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the 
budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
SEC. 153. Of the unobligated balances of funds remain-
ing from—
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(1) ‘‘Railroad Safety Grants’’ accounts totaling 
$1,715,414.34 appropriated by the following public 
laws are hereby permanently rescinded: 
(A) Public Law 105–277 a total of 
$7,052.79 under the heading ‘‘Railroad Safety’’; 
(B) Public Law 113–235 a total of 
$190,265.91 from section 153 under the heading 
‘‘Administrative Provisions—Federal Railroad 
Administration’’; and 
(C) Public Law 114–113 a total of 
$1,518,095.64; and 
(2) ‘‘Capital Assistance for High Speed Rail 
Corridors and Intercity Passenger Rail Service’’ ac-
count totaling $13,327,006.39 appropriated by Public 
Law 111–117 is hereby permanently rescinded. 
SEC. 154. None of the funds made available to the Na-
tional Railroad Passenger Corporation under the headings 
‘‘Northeast Corridor Grants to the National Railroad Pas-
senger Corporation’’ and ‘‘National Network Grants to the 
National Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ may be used to 
reduce the total number of Amtrak Police Department uni-
formed officers patrolling on board passenger trains or at 
stations, facilities or rights-of-way below the staffing level 
on May 1, 2019. 
SEC. 155. It is the sense of Congress that—
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(1) long-distance passenger rail routes provide 
much-needed transportation access for 4,700,000 rid-
ers in 325 communities in 40 States and are particu-
larly important in rural areas; and 
(2) long-distance passenger rail routes and serv-
ices should be sustained to ensure connectivity 
throughout the National Network (as defined in sec-
tion 24102 of title 49, United States Code). 
SEC. 156. Amounts made available under the heading 
‘‘Department of Transportation—Federal Railroad Admin-
istration—Restoration and Enhancement’’ in any prior fis-
cal years are subject to the requirements of section 22908 
of title 49, United States Code, as in effect on the effective 
date of Public Law 117–58. 
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, 
as amended by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act,
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section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, and section 
3006(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation 
Act, $13,355,000,000, to be derived from the Mass Transit 
Account of the Highway Trust Fund and to remain avail-
able 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, as amended 
by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, section 
20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, and section 3006(b) of 
the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, shall not 
exceed total obligations of $13,355,000,000 in fiscal year 
2022. 
TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS 
For an additional amount for buses and bus facilities 
grants under section 5339(b) of title 49, United States Code, 
low or no emission grants under section 5339(c) of such 
title, ferry boats grants under section 5307(h) of such title, 
bus testing facilities under section 5318 of such title, grants 
to areas of persistent poverty, innovative mobility solutions 
grants under section 5312 of such title, accelerating innova-
tive mobility initiative grants under section 5312 such title, 
accelerating the adoption of zero emission buses under sec-
tion 5312 of such title, Community Project Funding/Con-
gressionally Directed Spending for projects and activities
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eligible under chapter 53 of such title, and ferry service for 
rural communities under section 71103 of division G of 
Public Law 117–58, $504,263,267, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That of the sums provided under 
this heading in this Act— 
(1) $175,000,000 shall be available for buses and 
bus facilities competitive grants as authorized under 
section 5339(b) of such title; 
(2) $75,000,000 shall be available for the low or 
no emission grants as authorized under section 
5339(c) of such title: Provided, That the minimum 
grant award shall be not less than $750,000; 
(3) $6,500,000 shall be available for ferry boat 
grants as authorized under section 5307(h) of such 
title: Provided, That of the amounts provided under 
this paragraph, no less than $3,250,000 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; 
(4) $2,000,000 shall be available for the oper-
ation and maintenance of the bus testing facilities se-
lected under section 5318 of such title; 
(5) $1,000,000 shall be available for the dem-
onstration and deployment of innovative mobility so-
lutions as authorized under section 5312 of title 49,
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United States Code: Provided, That such amounts 
shall be available for competitive grants or coopera-
tive agreements for the development of software to fa-
cilitate the provision of demand-response public 
transportation service that dispatches public trans-
portation fleet vehicles through riders mobile devices 
or other advanced means: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall evaluate the potential for software de-
veloped with grants or cooperative agreements to be 
shared for use by public transportation agencies; 
(6) $1,000,000 shall be for the accelerating inno-
vative 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 service delivery models, 
creative financing, novel partnerships, and integrated 
payment solutions in order to help disseminate prov-
en innovation mobility practices throughout the pub-
lic transportation industry; 
(7) $20,000,000 shall be available for competitive 
grants to eligible entities to assist areas of persistent 
poverty as defined under section 6702(a)(1) of title 
49, United States Code, or historically disadvantaged 
communities: Provided, That grants shall be for plan-
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ning, engineering, or development of technical or fi-
nancing plans for projects eligible under chapter 53 
of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That 
eligible entities are those defined as eligible recipients 
or subrecipients under sections 5307, 5310 or 5311 of 
title 49, United States Code, and are in areas of per-
sistent poverty as defined under section 6702(a)(1) of 
title 49, United States Code, or historically disadvan-
taged communities: Provided further, That State de-
partments of transportation may apply on behalf of 
eligible entities within their States: Provided further, 
That the Federal Transit Administration should en-
courage grantees to work with non-profits or other en-
tities of their choosing in order to develop planning, 
technical, engineering, or financing plans: Provided 
further, That the Federal Transit Administration 
shall encourage grantees to partner with non-profits 
that can assist with making projects low or no emis-
sions: Provided further, That projects funded under 
this paragraph shall be for not less than 90 percent 
of the net total project cost; 
(8) $10,000,000 shall be available to support 
technical assistance, research, demonstration, or de-
ployment activities or projects to accelerate the adop-
tion of zero emission buses in public transit as au-
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thorized under section 5312 of title 49, United States 
Code; 
(9) $200,798,267 shall be made available for the 
purposes, and in amounts, specified for Community 
Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending 
in the table entitled ‘‘Community Project Funding/ 
Congressionally Directed Spending’’ included in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act); 
and 
(10) $12,965,000 shall be available for ferry serv-
ice for rural communities under section 71103 of di-
vision G of Public Law 117–58: Provided, That for 
amounts made available in this paragraph, notwith-
standing section 71103(a)(2)(B), eligible projects shall 
include passenger ferry service that serves at least two 
rural areas with a single segment over 20 miles be-
tween the two rural areas and is not otherwise eligible 
under section 5307(h) of title 49, United States Code: 
Provided further, That amounts made available under this 
heading in this Act shall be derived from the general fund: 
Provided further, That the amounts made available under 
this heading in this Act shall not be subject to any limita-
tion on obligations for transit programs set forth in any 
Act.
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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, 2023: Provided, That the assist-
ance provided under this heading does not duplicate the ac-
tivities of section 5311(b) or section 5312 of title 49, United 
States Code. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS 
For necessary expenses to carry out fixed guideway 
capital investment grants under section 5309 of title 49, 
United States Code, and section 3005(b) of the Fixing 
America’s Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114– 
94), $2,248,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading in this Act, $1,459,020,000 shall be available for 
projects authorized under section 5309(d) of title 49, United 
States Code, $345,000,000 shall be available for projects au-
thorized under section 5309(e) of title 49, United States 
Code, $321,500,000 shall be available for projects authorized 
under section 5309(h) of title 49, United States Code, and 
$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 Secretary 
shall continue to administer the capital investment grants 
program in accordance with the procedural and substantive
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requirements of section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, 
and of section 3005(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act: Provided further, That projects that re-
ceive a grant agreement under the Expedited Project Deliv-
ery for Capital Investment Grants Pilot Program under 
section 3005(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transpor-
tation 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 section: 
Provided further, That such funding shall not exceed the 
Federal share under section 3005(b): Provided further, That 
funds allocated pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5309 to any project 
during fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017 shall remain allo-
cated to that project through fiscal year 2023: Provided fur-
ther, That upon submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 
2023 President’s budget, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall transmit to Congress the annual report on capital in-
vestment grants, including proposed allocations for fiscal 
year 2023. 
GRANTS TO THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA 
TRANSIT AUTHORITY 
For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Tran-
sit Authority as authorized under section 601 of division 
B of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act 
of 2008 (Public Law 110–432), as amended by the Infra-
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structure Investment and Jobs Act, $150,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of 
Transportation shall approve grants for capital and pre-
ventive maintenance expenditures for the Washington Met-
ropolitan Area Transit Authority only after receiving and 
reviewing a request for each specific project: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall determine that the Wash-
ington 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 RESCISSIONS) 
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 pre-
viously 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 Ad-
ministration for projects specified in this Act or identified 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) not 
obligated by September 30, 2025, and other recoveries, shall
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be directed to projects eligible to use the funds for the pur-
poses for which they were originally provided. 
SEC. 162. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
any funds appropriated before October 1, 2021, 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 apportionments 
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 grant pro-
gram of greater than 40 percent of project costs as author-
ized under section 5309 of title 49, United States Code. 
SEC. 165. Of the unobligated amounts made available 
for prior fiscal years to Formula Grants in Treasury Ac-
count 69–X–1129, a total of $6,734,356 are hereby perma-
nently rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be re-
scinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress 
as an emergency or disaster relief requirement pursuant to
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a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 166. Any unexpended balances from amounts 
previously appropriated for low or no emission vehicle com-
ponent assessment under 49 U.S.C. 5312(h) under the head-
ings ‘‘Transit Formula Grants’’ and ‘‘Transit Infrastruc-
ture Grants’’ in fiscal years 2021 and 2022 may be used 
by the facilities selected for such vehicle component assess-
ment for capital projects in order to build new infrastruc-
ture and enhance existing facilities in order to expand com-
ponent testing capability, in accordance with the industry 
stakeholder testing objectives and capabilities as outlined 
through the work of the Federal Transit Administration 
Transit Vehicle Innovation and Deployment Centers pro-
gram and included in the Center for Transportation and 
the Environment report submitted to the Federal Transit 
Administration for review. 
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
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title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in car-
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, $38,000,000, 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 available under 
this heading, not less than $14,500,000 shall be for the sea-
way infrastructure program: Provided further, That not 
more than $1,500,000 of the unobligated balances from the 
amounts made available for capital asset renewal activities 
under the heading ‘‘Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 
Corporation—Operations and Maintenance’’ in any prior 
Act shall be for activities pursuant to section 984(a)(12) 
of title 33, United States Code. 
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a 
U.S.-flag merchant fleet as authorized under chapter 531
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of title 46, United States Code, to serve the national security 
needs of the United States, $318,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
CABLE SECURITY FLEET 
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. 
TANKER SECURITY PROGRAM 
For the tanker security fleet program, as authorized 
under section 53406 of title 46, United States Code, 
$60,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses of operations and training ac-
tivities authorized by law, $172,204,000: Provided, That of 
the amounts made available under this heading— 
(1) $85,032,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2023, shall be for the operations of the 
United States Merchant Marine Academy; 
(2) $5,500,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be for facilities maintenance and repair, 
and equipment, at the United States Merchant Ma-
rine Academy; 
(3) $6,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2023, shall be for the Maritime Environ-
mental and Technical Assistance program authorized
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under section 50307 of title 46, United States Code; 
and 
(4) $14,819,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be for the America’s Marine Highways 
Program to make grants for the purposes authorized 
under paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 55601(b) 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 avail-
able balances under this heading for the Short Sea Trans-
portation Program (now known as the America’s Marine 
Highway Program) from prior year recoveries shall be 
available to carry out activities authorized under para-
graphs (1) and (3) of section 55601(b) of title 46, United 
States Code. 
STATE MARITIME ACADEMY OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of operations, support, and 
training 
activities 
for 
State 
Maritime 
Academies, 
$423,300,000: Provided, That of the amounts made avail-
able under this heading—
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(1) $30,500,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be for maintenance, repair, life exten-
sion, insurance, and capacity improvement of Na-
tional Defense Reserve Fleet training ships, and for 
support of training ship operations at the State Mar-
itime Academies, of which not more than $8,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, shall be for ex-
penses related to training mariners; and for costs as-
sociated with training vessel sharing pursuant to sec-
tion 51504(g)(3) of title 46, United States Code, for 
costs associated with mobilizing, operating and de-
mobilizing the vessel, including travel costs for stu-
dents, faculty and crew, the costs of the general agent, 
crew costs, fuel, insurance, operational fees, and vessel 
hire costs, as determined by the Secretary; 
(2) $380,600,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be for the National Security Multi-Mis-
sion Vessel Program, including funds for construction, 
planning, administration, and design of school ships; 
(3) $2,400,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2026, shall be for the Student Incentive 
Program; 
(4) $3,800,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be for training ship fuel assistance; and
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(5) $6,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2023, shall be for direct payments for 
State Maritime Academies. 
ASSISTANCE TO SMALL SHIPYARDS 
To make grants to qualified shipyards as authorized 
under section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, 
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
SHIP DISPOSAL 
For necessary expenses related to the disposal of obso-
lete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Mar-
itime Administration, $10,000,000, 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, $3,000,000, 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 authorized 
under section 54301 of title 46, United States Code, 
$234,310,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That projects eligible for amounts made available 
under this heading in this Act shall be projects for coastal
1640 
seaports, inland river ports, or Great Lakes ports: Provided 
further, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading in this Act, not less than $209,310,000 shall be for 
coastal seaports or Great Lakes ports: Provided further, 
That the requirements under section 3501(a)(12) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Pub-
lic Law 117–81) shall apply to amounts made available 
under this heading in this Act: Provided further, That for 
grants awarded under this heading in this Act, the min-
imum grant size shall be $1,000,000: Provided further, That 
for amounts made available under this heading in this Act, 
the requirement under section 54301(a)(6)(A)(ii) of title 46, 
United States Code, shall not apply to projects located in 
noncontiguous states or territories. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 170. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
Act, in addition to any existing authority, the Maritime 
Administration is authorized to furnish utilities and serv-
ices and make necessary repairs in connection with any 
lease, contract, or occupancy involving Government prop-
erty under control of the Maritime Administration: Pro-
vided, That payments received therefor shall be credited 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 occu-
1641 
pancy for items other than such utilities, services, or repairs 
shall be deposited into the Treasury as miscellaneous re-
ceipts. 
PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 
ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONAL EXPENSES 
For necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline and 
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, $29,100,000, 
of which $4,500,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2024: Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation 
shall issue a final rule on automatic and remote-controlled 
shut-off valves and hazardous liquid pipeline facilities leak 
detection systems as required under section 4 and section 
8 of the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job 
Creation Act of 2011 (Public Law 112–90), respectively, not 
later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act: 
Provided further, That the amounts made available under 
this heading shall be reduced by $5,000 per day for each 
day that such rule has not been issued following the expira-
tion of the deadline set forth in the preceding proviso. 
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 
For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous ma-
terials safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous Ma-
terials Safety Administration, $66,829,000, of which 
$12,070,000 shall remain available until September 30,
1642 
2024, 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 depos-
ited in the general fund of the Treasury as offsetting re-
ceipts: Provided further, That there may be credited to this 
appropriation, to be available until expended, funds re-
ceived 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 mate-
rials 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 respon-
sibilities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (Public Law 101– 
380), $182,650,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2024, of which $27,650,000 shall be derived from the 
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which $146,600,000 shall 
be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund; of which 
$400,000 shall be derived from the fees collected under sec-
tion 60303 of title 49, United States Code, and deposited
1643 
in the Liquefied Natural Gas Siting Account for compliance 
reviews of liquefied natural gas facilities; and of which 
$8,000,000 shall be derived from fees collected under section 
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 head-
ing shall be for the One-Call State grant program: Provided 
further, That any amounts made available under this head-
ing 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 research 
contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or research OTAs 
are announced by the Department of Transportation: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall transmit to the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations the report 
on pipeline safety testing enhancement as required pursu-
ant to section 105 of the Protecting our Infrastructure of 
Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2020 (division R 
of Public Law 116–260): Provided further, That the Sec-
retary may obligate amounts made available under this 
heading to engineer, erect, alter, and repair buildings or
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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 pre-
ceding proviso to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations and after such plan and report in the pre-
ceding proviso are approved by the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations. 
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND) 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Emergency 
Preparedness Grants program, not more than $28,318,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2024, from 
amounts made available by section 5116(h) and subsections 
(b) and (c) of section 5128 of title 49, United States Code: 
Provided, That notwithstanding section 5116(h)(4) of title 
49, United States Code, not more than 4 percent of the 
amounts made available from this account shall be avail-
able 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 obligations provided under this head-
ing, prior year recoveries recognized in the current year 
shall be available to develop and deliver hazardous mate-
1645 
rials emergency response training for emergency responders, 
including response activities for the transportation of crude 
oil, ethanol, flammable liquids, and other hazardous com-
modities by rail, consistent with National Fire Protection 
Association standards, and to make such training available 
through an electronic format: 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 Gen-
eral to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978, as amended, $103,150,000: Provided, That the 
Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, in car-
rying out the duties specified in the Inspector General Act, 
as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3), to investigate 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 Transportation. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 180. (a) During the current fiscal year, applica-
ble appropriations to the Department of Transportation
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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 uni-
forms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 
and 5902 of title 5, United States Code. 
(b) During the current fiscal year, applicable appro-
priations to the Department and its operating administra-
tions shall be available for the purchase, maintenance, oper-
ation, and deployment of unmanned aircraft systems that 
advance the missions of the Department of Transportation 
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 Con-
gress 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-
1647 
fined in section 2725(3) of title 18, United States Code) 
obtained by a State department of motor vehicles in connec-
tion with a motor vehicle record as defined in section 
2725(1) of title 18, United States Code, except as provided 
in section 2721 of title 18, United States Code, for 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 provision. 
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 Depart-
ment of Transportation: Provided, That none of the per-
sonnel covered by this provision may be assigned on tem-
porary detail outside the Department of Transportation. 
SEC. 184. Funds received by the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration 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 participating
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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 
to the Department of Transportation may be used to make 
a loan, loan guarantee, line of credit, letter of intent, feder-
ally funded cooperative agreement, full funding grant agree-
ment, or discretionary grant unless the Secretary of Trans-
portation notifies the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations not less than 3 full business days before any 
project competitively selected to receive any discretionary 
grant award, letter of intent, loan commitment, loan guar-
antee commitment, line of credit commitment, federally 
funded cooperative agreement, or full funding grant agree-
ment is announced by the Department or its operating ad-
ministrations: Provided, That the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall provide the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations with a comprehensive list of all such loans, 
loan guarantees, lines of credit, letters of intent, federally 
funded cooperative agreements, full funding grant agree-
ments, and discretionary grants prior to the notification 
required under the preceding proviso: Provided further, 
That the Secretary gives concurrent notification to the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for any 
‘‘quick release’’ of funds from the emergency relief program:
1649 
Provided further, That no notification shall involve funds 
that are not available for obligation. 
SEC. 186. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor 
fees, and other funds received by the Department of Trans-
portation from travel management centers, charge card pro-
grams, the subleasing of building space, and miscellaneous 
sources are to be credited to appropriations of the Depart-
ment of Transportation and allocated to organizational 
units of the Department of Transportation 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 pro-
vided to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions, transmission of such reprogramming notice shall be 
provided solely to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations, and such reprogramming action shall be ap-
proved or denied solely by the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations: Provided, That the Secretary of 
Transportation may provide notice to other congressional 
committees of the action of the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations on such reprogramming but not 
sooner than 30 days after the date on which the reprogram-
1650 
ming action has been approved or denied by the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations. 
SEC. 188. Funds appropriated by this Act to the oper-
ating administrations may be obligated for the Office of the 
Secretary for the costs related to assessments or reimburs-
able 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 ad-
ministrations. 
SEC. 189. The Secretary of Transportation is author-
ized to carry out a program that establishes uniform stand-
ards for developing and supporting agency transit pass and 
transit benefits authorized under section 7905 of title 5, 
United States Code, including distribution of transit bene-
fits 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 uti-
lizing geographic, economic, or any other hiring preference 
not otherwise authorized by law, or to amend a rule, regula-
tion, policy or other measure that forbids a recipient of a 
Federal Highway Administration or Federal Transit Ad-
ministration grant from imposing such hiring preference 
on a contract or construction project with which the De-
1651 
partment of Transportation is assisting, only if the grant 
recipient certifies the following: 
(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 re-
sides 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 Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure 
that best practices for Industrial Control Systems Procure-
ment are up-to-date and shall ensure that systems procured 
with funds provided under this title were procured using 
such practices.
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SEC. 192. Amounts made available by this Act or any 
prior Act that the Secretary determines represent improper 
payments by the Department of Transportation to a third- 
party contractor under a financial assistance award, which 
are recovered pursuant to law, shall be available— 
(1) to reimburse the actual expenses incurred by 
the Department of Transportation in recovering im-
proper payments: Provided, That amounts made 
available by this Act shall be available until ex-
pended; and 
(2) to pay contractors for services provided in re-
covering improper payments or contractor support in 
the implementation of the Payment Integrity Infor-
mation Act of 2019 (Public Law 116–117): Provided, 
That amounts in excess of that required for para-
graphs (1) and (2)— 
(A) shall be credited to and merged with the 
appropriation from which the improper pay-
ments were made, and shall be available for the 
purposes and period for which such appropria-
tions are available: Provided further, That where 
specific project or accounting information associ-
ated with the improper payment or payments is 
not readily available, the Secretary may credit 
the amounts to an appropriate account as offset-
1653 
ting collections and such amounts shall be avail-
able for the purposes and period associated with 
the account so credited: Provided further, That 
amounts credited to programs under this sub-
paragraph shall not be subject to any limitation 
on obligations in this or any other Act; or 
(B) if no such appropriation remains avail-
able, shall be deposited in the Treasury as mis-
cellaneous receipts: Provided further, That prior 
to depositing such recovery in the Treasury, the 
Secretary shall notify the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations of the amount 
and reasons for such transfer: Provided further, 
That for purposes of this section, the term ‘‘im-
proper payment’’ has the same meaning as that 
provided in section 3351(4) of title 31, United 
States Code. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Trans-
portation Appropriations Act, 2022’’.
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TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
EXECUTIVE OFFICES 
For necessary salaries and expenses for Executive Of-
fices, which shall be comprised of the offices of the Secretary, 
Deputy Secretary, Adjudicatory Services, Congressional 
and Intergovernmental Relations, Public Affairs, Small 
and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, and the Center for 
Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, $15,200,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2023: Provided, 
That not to exceed $25,000 of the amount made available 
under this heading shall be available to the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development (referred to in this title 
as ‘‘the Secretary’’) for official reception and representation 
expenses as the Secretary may determine. 
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OFFICES 
For necessary salaries and expenses for Administrative 
Support Offices, $607,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2023: Provided, That of the sums appro-
priated under this heading— 
(1) $82,000,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the Chief Financial Officer;
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(2) $114,000,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the General Counsel, of which not less than 
$18,500,000 shall be for the Departmental Enforce-
ment Center; 
(3) $212,000,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Administration, of which not more than $5,000,000 
may be for modernization and deferred maintenance 
of the Weaver Building; 
(4) $46,200,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the Chief Human Capital Officer; 
(5) $25,000,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the Chief Procurement Officer; 
(6) $60,500,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Field Policy and Management; 
(7) $4,300,000 shall be available for the Office of 
Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity; and 
(8) $63,000,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the Chief Information Officer: 
Provided further, That funds made available under this 
heading may be used for necessary administrative and non- 
administrative expenses of the Department, not otherwise 
provided for, including purchase of uniforms, or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 
5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United
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States Code: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, funds appropriated under this head-
ing may be used for advertising and promotional activities 
that directly support program activities funded in this title: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations quarterly 
written notification regarding the status of pending con-
gressional reports: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall provide in electronic form all signed reports required 
by Congress. 
PROGRAM OFFICES 
For necessary salaries and expenses for Program Of-
fices, $965,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2023: Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this 
heading— 
(1) $253,500,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Public and Indian Housing; 
(2) $147,000,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Community Planning and Development; 
(3) $431,000,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Housing, of which not less than $13,000,000 shall 
be for the Office of Recapitalization; 
(4) $35,000,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Policy Development and Research;
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(5) $88,000,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity; and 
(6) $11,000,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the working capital fund for the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development (referred to in this para-
graph as the ‘‘Fund’’), pursuant, in part, to section 7(f) 
of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act 
(42 U.S.C. 3535(f)), amounts transferred, including reim-
bursements pursuant to section 7(f), to the Fund under this 
heading shall be available only for Federal shared services 
used by offices and agencies of the Department, and for any 
such portion of any office or agency’s printing, records 
management, space renovation, furniture, or supply serv-
ices the Secretary has determined shall be provided through 
the Fund, and the operational expenses of the Fund: Pro-
vided, That amounts within the Fund shall not be available 
to provide services not specifically authorized under this 
heading: Provided further, That upon a determination by 
the Secretary that any other service (or portion thereof) au-
thorized under this heading shall be provided through the 
Fund, amounts made available in this title for salaries and 
expenses under the headings ‘‘Executive Offices’’, ‘‘Adminis-
1658 
trative Support Offices’’, ‘‘Program Offices’’, and ‘‘Govern-
ment National Mortgage Association’’, for such services 
shall be transferred to the Fund, to remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify 
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of its 
plans for executing such transfers at least 15 days in ad-
vance of such transfers. 
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 
TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
For activities and assistance for the provision of ten-
ant-based rental assistance authorized under the United 
States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 
et seq.) (in this title ‘‘the Act’’), not otherwise provided for, 
$23,369,641,000, to remain available until expended, which 
shall be available on October 1, 2021 (in addition to the 
$4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this heading 
that shall be available on October 1, 2021), and 
$4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, which 
shall be available on October 1, 2022: Provided, That the 
amounts made available under this heading are provided 
as follows: 
(1) $24,095,029,000 shall be available for renew-
als of expiring section 8 tenant-based annual con-
tributions contracts (including renewals of enhanced 
vouchers under any provision of law authorizing such
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assistance under section 8(t) of the Act) and includ-
ing renewal of other special purpose incremental 
vouchers: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, from amounts provided under this 
paragraph and any carryover, the Secretary for the 
calendar year 2022 funding cycle shall provide re-
newal funding for each public housing agency based 
on validated voucher management system (VMS) leas-
ing and cost data for the prior calendar year and by 
applying an inflation factor as established by the Sec-
retary, by notice published in the Federal Register, 
and by making any necessary adjustments for the 
costs associated with the first-time renewal of vouch-
ers under this paragraph including tenant protection 
and Choice Neighborhoods vouchers: Provided further, 
That none of the funds provided under this paragraph 
may be used to fund a total number of unit months 
under lease which exceeds a public housing agency’s 
authorized level of units under contract, except for 
public housing agencies participating in the Moving 
to Work (MTW) demonstration, which are instead 
governed in accordance with the requirements of the 
MTW demonstration program or their MTW agree-
ments, if any: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall, to the extent necessary to stay within the
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amount specified under this paragraph (except as oth-
erwise modified under this paragraph), prorate each 
public housing agency’s allocation otherwise estab-
lished pursuant to this paragraph: Provided further, 
That except as provided in the following provisos, the 
entire amount specified under this paragraph (except 
as otherwise modified under this paragraph) shall be 
obligated to the public housing agencies based on the 
allocation and pro rata method described above, and 
the Secretary shall notify public housing agencies of 
their annual budget by the latter of 60 days after en-
actment of this Act or March 1, 2022: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary may extend the notification 
period with the prior written approval of the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
further, That public housing agencies participating in 
the MTW demonstration shall be funded in accord-
ance with the requirements of the MTW demonstra-
tion program or their MTW agreements, if any, and 
shall be subject to the same pro rata adjustments 
under the preceding provisos: Provided further, That 
the Secretary may offset public housing agencies’ cal-
endar year 2022 allocations based on the excess 
amounts of public housing agencies’ net restricted as-
sets accounts, including HUD-held programmatic re-
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serves (in accordance with VMS data in calendar 
year 2021 that is verifiable and complete), as deter-
mined by the Secretary: Provided further, That public 
housing agencies participating in the MTW dem-
onstration shall also be subject to the offset, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, excluding amounts subject to 
the single fund budget authority provisions of their 
MTW agreements, from the agencies’ calendar year 
2022 MTW funding allocation: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall use any offset referred to in the 
preceding two provisos throughout the calendar year 
to prevent the termination of rental assistance for 
families as the result of insufficient funding, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, and to avoid or reduce the 
proration of renewal funding allocations: Provided 
further, That up to $200,000,000 shall be available 
only: (1) for adjustments in the allocations for public 
housing agencies, after application for an adjustment 
by a public housing agency that experienced a signifi-
cant increase, as determined by the Secretary, in re-
newal costs of vouchers resulting from unforeseen cir-
cumstances or from portability under section 8(r) of 
the Act; (2) for vouchers that were not in use during 
the previous 12-month period in order to be available 
to meet a commitment pursuant to section 8(o)(13) of
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the Act, or an adjustment for a funding obligation not 
yet expended in the previous calendar year for a 
MTW-eligible activity to develop affordable housing 
for an agency added to the MTW demonstration 
under the expansion authority provided in section 
239 of the Transportation, Housing and Urban De-
velopment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2016 (division L of Public Law 114–113); (3) for ad-
justments for costs associated with HUD–Veterans Af-
fairs Supportive Housing (HUD–VASH) vouchers; 
(4) for public housing agencies that despite taking 
reasonable cost savings measures, as determined by 
the Secretary, would otherwise be required to termi-
nate rental assistance for families as a result of insuf-
ficient funding; (5) for adjustments in the allocations 
for public housing agencies that (i) are leasing a 
lower-than-average percentage of their authorized 
vouchers, (ii) have low amounts of budget authority 
in their net restricted assets accounts and HUD-held 
programmatic reserves, relative to other agencies, and 
(iii) are not participating in the Moving to Work 
demonstration, to enable such agencies to lease more 
vouchers; (6) for withheld payments in accordance 
with section 8(o)(8)(A)(ii) of the Act for months in 
the previous calendar year that were subsequently
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paid by the public housing agency after the agency’s 
actual costs were validated; and (7) for public hous-
ing agencies that have experienced increased costs or 
loss of units in an area for which the President de-
clared a disaster under title IV of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.): Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall allocate amounts under the preceding 
proviso based on need, as determined by the Sec-
retary; 
(2) $100,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental as-
sistance for relocation and replacement of housing 
units that are demolished or disposed of pursuant to 
section 18 of the Act, conversion of section 23 projects 
to assistance under section 8, relocation of witnesses 
(including victims of violent crimes) in connection 
with efforts to combat crime in public and assisted 
housing pursuant to a request from a law enforcement 
or prosecution agency, enhanced vouchers under any 
provision of law authorizing such assistance under 
section 8(t) of the Act, Choice Neighborhood vouchers, 
mandatory and voluntary conversions, and tenant 
protection assistance including replacement and relo-
cation assistance or for project-based assistance to 
prevent the displacement of unassisted elderly tenants
1664 
currently residing in section 202 properties financed 
between 1959 and 1974 that are refinanced pursuant 
to Public Law 106–569, as amended, or under the au-
thority as provided under this Act: Provided, That 
when a public housing development is submitted for 
demolition or disposition under section 18 of the Act, 
the Secretary may provide section 8 rental assistance 
when the units pose an imminent health and safety 
risk to residents: Provided further, That the Secretary 
may provide section 8 rental assistance from amounts 
made available under this paragraph for units as-
sisted under a project-based subsidy contract funded 
under the ‘‘Project-Based Rental Assistance’’ heading 
under this title where the owner has received a Notice 
of Default and the units pose an imminent health and 
safety risk to residents: Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under this paragraph, no 
less than $5,000,000 may be available to provide ten-
ant protection assistance, not otherwise provided 
under this paragraph, to residents residing in low va-
cancy areas and who may have to pay rents greater 
than 30 percent of household income, as the result of: 
(A) the maturity of a HUD-insured, HUD-held or 
section 202 loan that requires the permission of the 
Secretary prior to loan prepayment; (B) the expira-
1665 
tion of a rental assistance contract for which the ten-
ants are not eligible for enhanced voucher or tenant 
protection assistance under existing law; or (C) the 
expiration of affordability restrictions accompanying 
a mortgage or preservation program administered by 
the Secretary: Provided further, That such tenant pro-
tection assistance made available under the preceding 
proviso may be provided under the authority of sec-
tion 8(t) or section 8(o)(13) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(t)): Provided 
further, That any tenant protection voucher made 
available from amounts under this paragraph shall 
not be reissued by any public housing agency, except 
the replacement vouchers as defined by the Secretary 
by notice, when the initial family that received any 
such voucher no longer receives such voucher, and the 
authority for any public housing agency to issue any 
such voucher shall cease to exist: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may only provide replacement 
vouchers for units that were occupied within the pre-
vious 24 months that cease to be available as assisted 
housing, subject only to the availability of funds; 
(3) $2,410,612,000 shall be for administrative 
and other expenses of public housing agencies in ad-
ministering the section 8 tenant-based rental assist-
1666 
ance program, of which up to $30,000,000 shall be 
available to the Secretary to allocate to public hous-
ing agencies that need additional funds to administer 
their section 8 programs, including fees associated 
with section 8 tenant protection rental assistance, the 
administration of disaster related vouchers, HUD– 
VASH vouchers, and other special purpose incre-
mental vouchers: Provided, That no less than 
$2,380,612,000 of the amount provided in this para-
graph shall be allocated to public housing agencies for 
the calendar year 2022 funding cycle based on section 
8(q) of the Act (and related Appropriation Act provi-
sions) as in effect immediately before the enactment 
of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act 
of 1998 (Public Law 105–276): Provided further, 
That if the amounts made available under this para-
graph are insufficient to pay the amounts determined 
under the preceding proviso, the Secretary may de-
crease the amounts allocated to agencies by a uniform 
percentage applicable to all agencies receiving fund-
ing under this paragraph or may, to the extent nec-
essary to provide full payment of amounts determined 
under the preceding proviso, utilize unobligated bal-
ances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining 
from funds appropriated to the Department of Hous-
1667 
ing and Urban Development under this heading from 
prior fiscal years, excluding special purpose vouchers, 
notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts 
were appropriated: Provided further, That all public 
housing agencies participating in the MTW dem-
onstration shall be funded in accordance with the re-
quirements of the MTW demonstration program or 
their MTW agreements, if any, and shall be subject to 
the same uniform percentage decrease as under the 
preceding proviso: Provided further, That amounts 
provided under this paragraph shall be only for ac-
tivities related to the provision of tenant-based rental 
assistance authorized under section 8, including re-
lated development activities; 
(4) $459,000,000 for the renewal of tenant-based 
assistance contracts under section 811 of the Cran-
ston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
U.S.C. 8013), including necessary administrative ex-
penses: Provided, That administrative and other ex-
penses of public housing agencies in administering 
the special purpose vouchers in this paragraph shall 
be funded under the same terms and be subject to the 
same pro rata reduction as the percent decrease for 
administrative and other expenses to public housing 
agencies under paragraph (3) of this heading: Pro-
1668 
vided further, That up to $10,000,000 shall be avail-
able only (1) for adjustments in the allocation for 
public housing agencies, after applications for an ad-
justment by a public housing agency that experienced 
a significant increase, as determined by the Sec-
retary, in Mainstream renewal costs resulting from 
unforeseen circumstances, and (2) for public housing 
agencies that despite taking reasonable cost savings 
measures, as determined by the Secretary, would oth-
erwise be required to terminate the rental assistance 
for Mainstream families as a result of insufficient 
funding: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
allocate amounts under the preceding proviso based 
on need, as determined by the Secretary: Provided 
further, That upon turnover, section 811 special pur-
pose vouchers funded under this heading in this or 
prior Acts, or under any other heading in prior Acts, 
shall be provided to non-elderly persons with disabil-
ities; 
(5) Of the amounts provided under paragraph 
(1) up to $5,000,000 shall be for rental assistance and 
associated administrative fees for Tribal HUD–VASH 
to serve Native American veterans that are homeless 
or at-risk of homelessness living on or near a reserva-
tion or other Indian areas: Provided, That such
1669 
amount shall be made available for renewal grants to 
recipients that received assistance under prior Acts 
under the Tribal HUD–VASH program: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall be authorized to 
specify criteria for renewal grants, including data on 
the utilization of assistance reported by grant recipi-
ents: Provided further, That such assistance shall be 
administered in accordance with program require-
ments under the Native American Housing Assistance 
and Self-Determination Act of 1996 and modeled 
after the HUD–VASH program: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall be authorized to waive, or 
specify alternative requirements for any provision of 
any statute or regulation that the Secretary admin-
isters in connection with the use of funds made avail-
able under this paragraph (except for requirements 
related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor 
standards, and the environment), upon a finding by 
the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative re-
quirements are necessary for the effective delivery and 
administration of such assistance: Provided further, 
That grant recipients shall report to the Secretary on 
utilization of such rental assistance and other pro-
gram data, as prescribed by the Secretary: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may reallocate, as deter-
1670 
mined by the Secretary, amounts returned or recap-
tured from awards under the Tribal HUD–VASH 
program under prior Acts to existing recipients under 
the Tribal HUD–VASH program; 
(6) $50,000,000 for incremental rental voucher 
assistance for use through a supported housing pro-
gram administered in conjunction with the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs as authorized under section 
8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937: 
Provided, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development shall make such funding available, not-
withstanding section 203 (competition provision) of 
this title, to public housing agencies that partner with 
eligible VA Medical Centers or other entities as des-
ignated by the Secretary of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs, based on geographical need for such as-
sistance as identified by the Secretary of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs, public housing agency ad-
ministrative performance, and other factors as speci-
fied by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment in consultation with the Secretary of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
may waive, or specify alternative requirements for (in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Department of
1671 
Veterans Affairs), any provision of any statute or reg-
ulation that the Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment administers in connection with the use of 
funds made available under this paragraph (except 
for requirements related to fair housing, non-
discrimination, labor standards, and the environ-
ment), upon a finding by the Secretary that any such 
waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for 
the effective delivery and administration of such 
voucher assistance: Provided further, That assistance 
made available under this paragraph shall continue 
to remain available for homeless veterans upon turn- 
over; 
(7) $30,000,000 shall be made available for the 
family unification program as authorized under sec-
tion 8(x) of the Act: Provided, That the amounts 
made available under this paragraph are provided as 
follows: 
(A) $5,000,000 shall be for new incremental 
voucher assistance: Provided, That the assistance 
made available under this subparagraph shall 
continue to remain available for family unifica-
tion upon turnover; and 
(B) $25,000,000 shall be for new incre-
mental voucher assistance to assist eligible youth
1672 
as defined by such section 8(x)(2)(B): Provided, 
That assistance made available under this sub-
paragraph shall continue to remain available for 
such eligible youth upon turnover: Provided fur-
ther, That of the total amount made available 
under this subparagraph, up to $15,000,000 
shall be available on a noncompetitive basis to 
public housing agencies that partner with public 
child welfare agencies to identify such eligible 
youth, that request such assistance to timely as-
sist such eligible youth, and that meet any other 
criteria as specified by the Secretary: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall review utiliza-
tion of the assistance made available under the 
preceding proviso, at an interval to be deter-
mined by the Secretary, and unutilized voucher 
assistance that is no longer needed shall be re-
captured by the Secretary and reallocated pursu-
ant to the preceding proviso: 
Provided further, That for any public housing agency 
administering voucher assistance appropriated in a 
prior Act under the family unification program, or 
made available and competitively selected under this 
paragraph, that determines that it no longer has an 
identified need for such assistance upon turnover,
1673 
such agency shall notify the Secretary, and the Sec-
retary shall recapture such assistance from the agency 
and reallocate it to any other public housing agency 
or agencies based on need for voucher assistance in 
connection with such specified program or eligible 
youth, as applicable; 
(8) $200,000,000 shall be made available for new 
incremental voucher assistance under section 8(o) of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 to be allocated 
pursuant to a method, as determined by the Sec-
retary, which may include a formula that may in-
clude such factors as severe cost burden, overcrowding, 
substandard housing for very low-income renters, 
homelessness, and administrative capacity, where 
such allocation method shall include both rural and 
urban areas: Provided, That the Secretary may speci-
fy additional terms and conditions to ensure that 
public housing agencies provide vouchers for use by 
survivors of domestic violence, or individuals and 
families who are homeless, as defined in section 
103(a) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11302(a)), or at risk of homelessness, 
as defined in section 401(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
11360(1));
1674 
(9) $25,000,000 shall be for mobility-related serv-
ices, as defined by the Secretary, for voucher families 
with children modeled after services provided in con-
nection with the mobility demonstration authorized 
under section 235 of division G of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2019 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note; Pub-
lic Law 116–6): Provided, That the Secretary shall 
make funding available to public housing agencies on 
a competitive basis and shall give preference to public 
housing agencies with higher concentrations of hous-
ing choice voucher families with children residing in 
high-poverty neighborhoods: Provided further, That 
the Secretary may recapture from the public housing 
agencies unused balances based on utilization of such 
awards and reallocate such amounts to any other 
public housing agency or agencies based on need for 
such mobility-related services as identified under such 
competition; and 
(10) the Secretary shall separately track all spe-
cial purpose vouchers funded under this heading. 
HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
Unobligated balances, including recaptures and carry-
over, remaining from funds appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development under this head-
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ing, the heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted Hous-
ing’’ and the heading ‘‘Project-Based Rental Assistance’’, 
for fiscal year 2022 and prior years may be used for re-
newal of or amendments to section 8 project-based contracts 
and for performance-based contract administrators, not-
withstanding the purposes for which such funds were appro-
priated: Provided, That any obligated balances of contract 
authority from fiscal year 1974 and prior fiscal years that 
have been terminated shall be rescinded: Provided further, 
That amounts heretofore recaptured, or recaptured during 
the current fiscal year, from section 8 project-based con-
tracts from source years fiscal year 1975 through fiscal year 
1987 are hereby rescinded, and an amount of additional 
new budget authority, equivalent to the amount rescinded 
is hereby appropriated, to remain available until expended, 
for the purposes set forth under this heading, in addition 
to amounts otherwise available. 
PUBLIC HOUSING FUND 
For 2022 payments to public housing agencies for the 
operation and management of public housing, as authorized 
by section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)) (the ‘‘Act’’), and to carry out capital 
and management activities for public housing agencies, as 
authorized under section 9(d) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
1437g(d)), $8,451,500,000, to remain available until Sep-
1676 
tember 30, 2025: Provided, That the amounts made avail-
able under this heading are provided as follows: 
(1) $5,038,500,000 shall be available to the Sec-
retary to allocate pursuant to the Operating Fund 
formula at part 990 of title 24, Code of Federal Regu-
lations, for 2022 payments; 
(2) $25,000,000 shall be available to the Sec-
retary to allocate pursuant to a need-based applica-
tion process notwithstanding section 203 of this title 
and not subject to such Operating Fund formula to 
public housing agencies that experience, or are at risk 
of, financial shortfalls, as determined by the Sec-
retary: Provided, That after all such shortfall needs 
are met, the Secretary may distribute any remaining 
funds to all public housing agencies on a pro-rata 
basis pursuant to such Operating Fund formula; 
(3) $3,200,000,000 shall be available to the Sec-
retary to allocate pursuant to the Capital Fund for-
mula at section 905.400 of title 24, Code of Federal 
Regulations: Provided, That for funds provided under 
this paragraph, the limitation in section 9(g)(1) of 
the Act shall be 25 percent: Provided further, That the 
Secretary may waive the limitation in the preceding 
proviso to allow public housing agencies to fund ac-
tivities authorized under section 9(e)(1)(C) of the Act:
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Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify pub-
lic housing agencies requesting waivers under the pre-
ceding proviso if the request is approved or denied 
within 14 days of submitting the request: Provided 
further, That from the funds made available under 
this paragraph, the Secretary shall provide bonus 
awards in fiscal year 2022 to public housing agencies 
that are designated high performers: Provided further, 
That the Department shall notify public housing 
agencies of their formula allocation within 60 days of 
enactment of this Act; 
(4) $75,000,000 shall be available for the Sec-
retary to make grants, notwithstanding section 203 of 
this title, to public housing agencies for emergency 
capital needs, including safety and security measures 
necessary to address crime and drug-related activity, 
as well as needs resulting from unforeseen or unpre-
ventable emergencies and natural disasters excluding 
Presidentially declared emergencies and natural dis-
asters under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) occur-
ring in fiscal year 2022, of which $45,000,000 shall 
be available for public housing agencies under admin-
istrative and judicial receiverships or under the con-
trol of a Federal monitor: Provided, That of the
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amount made available under this paragraph, not 
less than $10,000,000 shall be for safety and security 
measures: Provided further, That in addition to the 
amount in the preceding proviso for such safety and 
security measures, any amounts that remain avail-
able, after all applications received on or before Sep-
tember 30, 2023, for emergency capital needs have 
been processed, shall be allocated to public housing 
agencies for such safety and security measures; 
(5) $65,000,000 shall be for competitive grants to 
public housing agencies to evaluate and reduce resi-
dential health hazards in public housing, including 
lead-based paint (by carrying out the activities of risk 
assessments, abatement, and interim controls, as those 
terms are defined in section 1004 of the Residential 
Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 
U.S.C. 4851b)), carbon monoxide, mold, radon, and 
fire safety: Provided, That not less than $25,000,000 
of the amounts provided under this paragraph shall 
be awarded for evaluating and reducing lead-based 
paint hazards: Provided further, That for purposes of 
environmental review, a grant under this paragraph 
shall be considered funds for projects or activities 
under title I of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) for purposes of section
1679 
26 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1437x) and shall be subject 
to the regulations implementing such section: Pro-
vided further, That amounts made available under 
this paragraph shall be combined with amounts made 
available under the sixth paragraph under this head-
ing in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 
(Public Law 116–260) and shall be used in accord-
ance with the purposes and requirements under this 
paragraph; 
(6) $15,000,000 shall be to support the costs of 
administrative and judicial receiverships and for 
competitive grants to PHAs in receivership, des-
ignated troubled or substandard, or otherwise at risk, 
as determined by the Secretary, for costs associated 
with public housing asset improvement, in addition 
to other amounts for that purpose provided under any 
heading under this title; and 
(7) $33,000,000 shall be to support ongoing pub-
lic housing financial and physical assessment activi-
ties: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision 
of law or regulation, during fiscal year 2022, the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development may not delegate to 
any Department official other than the Deputy Secretary 
and the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing
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any authority under paragraph (2) of section 9(j) of the 
Act regarding the extension of the time periods under such 
section: Provided further, That for purposes of such section 
9(j), the term ‘‘obligate’’ means, with respect to amounts, 
that the amounts are subject to a binding agreement that 
will result in outlays, immediately or in the future. 
CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS INITIATIVE 
For competitive grants under the Choice Neighborhoods 
Initiative (subject to section 24 of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v) unless otherwise specified 
under this heading), for transformation, rehabilitation, and 
replacement housing needs of public and HUD-assisted 
housing and to transform neighborhoods of poverty into 
functioning, sustainable, mixed-income neighborhoods with 
appropriate services, schools, public assets, transportation, 
and access to jobs, $350,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2026: Provided, That grant funds may be 
used for resident and community services, community de-
velopment, and affordable housing needs in the community, 
and for conversion of vacant or foreclosed properties to af-
fordable housing: Provided further, That not more than 20 
percent of the amount of any grant made with amounts 
made available under this heading may be used for nec-
essary supportive services notwithstanding subsection 
(d)(1)(L) of such section 24: Provided further, That the use
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of amounts made available under this heading shall not be 
deemed to be for public housing, notwithstanding section 
3(b)(1) of such Act: Provided further, That grantees shall 
commit to an additional period of affordability determined 
by the Secretary of not fewer than 20 years: Provided fur-
ther, That grantees shall provide a match in State, local, 
other Federal, or private funds: Provided further, That 
grantees may include local governments, Tribal entities, 
public housing agencies, and nonprofit organizations: Pro-
vided further, That for-profit developers may apply jointly 
with a public entity: Provided further, That for purposes 
of environmental review, a grantee shall be treated as a 
public housing agency under section 26 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437x), and grants made 
with amounts available under this heading shall be subject 
to the regulations issued by the Secretary to implement such 
section: Provided further, That of the amounts made avail-
able under this heading, not less than $175,000,000 shall 
be awarded to public housing agencies: Provided further, 
That such grantees shall create partnerships with other 
local organizations, including assisted housing owners, serv-
ice agencies, and resident organizations: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall consult with the Secretaries of 
Education, Labor, Transportation, Health and Human 
Services, Agriculture, and Commerce, the Attorney General,
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and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency to coordinate and leverage other appropriate Fed-
eral resources: Provided further, That not more than 
$10,000,000 of the amounts made available under this head-
ing may be provided as grants to undertake comprehensive 
local planning with input from residents and the commu-
nity: Provided further, That unobligated balances, includ-
ing recaptures, remaining from amounts made available 
under the heading ‘‘Revitalization of Severely Distressed 
Public Housing (HOPE VI)’’ in fiscal year 2011 and prior 
fiscal years may be used for purposes under this heading, 
notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were 
appropriated: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
make grant awards not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act in such amounts that the Secretary 
determines: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
24(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437v(o)), the Secretary may, until September 30, 2022, 
obligate any available unobligated balances made available 
under this heading in this or any prior Act. 
SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS 
For activities and assistance related to Self-Sufficiency 
Programs, to remain available until September 30, 2025, 
$159,000,000: Provided, That the amounts made available 
under this heading are provided as follows:
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(1) $109,000,000 shall be for the Family Self- 
Sufficiency program to support family self-sufficiency 
coordinators under section 23 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437u), to promote 
the development of local strategies to coordinate the 
use of assistance under sections 8 and 9 of such Act 
with public and private resources, and enable eligible 
families to achieve economic independence and self- 
sufficiency: Provided, That the Secretary may, by 
Federal Register notice, waive or specify alternative 
requirements under subsections (b)(3), (b)(4), (b)(5), 
or (c)(1) of section 23 of such Act in order to facili-
tate the operation of a unified self-sufficiency pro-
gram for individuals receiving assistance under dif-
ferent provisions of such Act, as determined by the 
Secretary: Provided further, That owners or sponsors 
of a multifamily property receiving project-based 
rental assistance under section 8 of such Act may vol-
untarily make a Family Self-Sufficiency program 
available to the assisted tenants of such property in 
accordance with procedures established by the Sec-
retary: Provided further, That such procedures estab-
lished pursuant to the preceding proviso shall permit 
participating tenants to accrue escrow funds in ac-
cordance with section 23(d)(2) of such Act and shall
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allow owners to use funding from residual receipt ac-
counts to hire coordinators for their own Family Self- 
Sufficiency program; 
(2) $35,000,000 shall be for the Resident Oppor-
tunity and Self-Sufficiency program to provide for 
supportive services, service coordinators, and con-
gregate services as authorized by section 34 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437z– 
6) and the Native American Housing Assistance and 
Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et 
seq.); and 
(3) $15,000,000 shall be for a Jobs-Plus initia-
tive, modeled after the Jobs-Plus demonstration: Pro-
vided, That funding provided under this paragraph 
shall be available for competitive grants to partner-
ships between public housing authorities, local work-
force investment boards established under section 107 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 
2014 (29 U.S.C. 3122), and other agencies and orga-
nizations that provide support to help public housing 
residents obtain employment and increase earnings: 
Provided further, That applicants must demonstrate 
the ability to provide services to residents, partner 
with workforce investment boards, and leverage serv-
ice dollars: Provided further, That the Secretary may
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allow public housing agencies to request exemptions 
from rent and income limitation requirements under 
sections 3 and 6 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a, 1437d), as necessary to im-
plement the Jobs-Plus program, on such terms and 
conditions as the Secretary may approve upon a find-
ing by the Secretary that any such waivers or alter-
native requirements are necessary for the effective im-
plementation of the Jobs-Plus initiative as a vol-
untary program for residents: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall publish by notice in the Federal 
Register any waivers or alternative requirements pur-
suant to the preceding proviso no later than 10 days 
before the effective date of such notice. 
NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS 
For activities and assistance authorized under title I 
of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Deter-
mination Act of 1996 (in this heading ‘‘NAHASDA’’) (25 
U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), title I of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) with re-
spect to Indian tribes, and related training and technical 
assistance, $1,002,086,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2026: Provided, That the amounts made avail-
able under this heading are provided as follows:
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(1) $772,000,000 shall be for the Native Amer-
ican Housing Block Grants program, as authorized 
under title I of NAHASDA: Provided, That, notwith-
standing NAHASDA, to determine the amount of the 
allocation under title I of such Act for each Indian 
tribe, the Secretary shall apply the formula under sec-
tion 302 of such Act with the need component based 
on single-race census data and with the need compo-
nent based on multi-race census data, and the amount 
of the allocation for each Indian tribe shall be the 
greater of the two resulting allocation amounts: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall notify grantees 
of their formula allocation not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act; 
(2) $150,000,000 shall be for competitive grants 
under the Native American Housing Block Grants 
program, as authorized under title I of NAHASDA: 
Provided, That the Secretary shall obligate such 
amount for competitive grants to eligible recipients 
authorized under NAHASDA that apply for funds: 
Provided further, That in awarding amounts made 
available in this paragraph, the Secretary shall con-
sider need and administrative capacity, and shall 
give priority to projects that will spur construction 
and rehabilitation of housing: Provided further, That
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a grant funded pursuant to this paragraph shall be 
in an amount not greater than $7,500,000: Provided 
further, That any amounts transferred for the nec-
essary costs of administering and overseeing the obli-
gation and expenditure of such additional amounts in 
prior Acts may also be used for the necessary costs of 
administering 
and 
overseeing 
such 
additional 
amount; 
(3) $1,000,000 shall be for the cost of guaranteed 
notes and other obligations, as authorized by title VI 
of NAHASDA: Provided, That such costs, including 
the costs of modifying such notes and other obliga-
tions, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a): Pro-
vided further, That for fiscal year 2022 amounts 
made available in this Act for the cost of guaranteed 
notes and other obligations and any unobligated bal-
ances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining 
from amounts made available for this purpose under 
this heading or under the heading ‘‘Native American 
Housing Block Grants’’ in prior Acts shall be avail-
able to subsidize the total principal amount of any 
notes and other obligations, any part of which is to 
be guaranteed, not to exceed $50,000,000;
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(4) $72,086,000 shall be for grants to Indian 
tribes for carrying out the Indian Community Devel-
opment Block Grant program under title I of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, 
notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act, of 
which, notwithstanding any other provision of law 
(including section 203 of this Act), not more than 
$5,000,000 may be used for emergencies that con-
stitute imminent threats to health and safety: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed 20 percent of any grant 
made with amounts made available in this paragraph 
shall be expended for planning and management de-
velopment and administration; and 
(5) $7,000,000 shall be for providing training 
and technical assistance to Indian tribes, Indian 
housing authorities, and tribally designated housing 
entities, to support the inspection of Indian housing 
units, for contract expertise, and for training and 
technical assistance related to amounts made avail-
able under this heading and other headings in this 
Act for the needs of Native American families and In-
dian country: Provided, That of the amounts made 
available in this paragraph, not less than $2,000,000 
shall be for a national organization as authorized 
under section 703 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4212):
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Provided further, That amounts made available in 
this paragraph may be used, contracted, or competed 
as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, United 
States Code (commonly known as the Federal Grant 
and Cooperative Agreements Act of 1977), the 
amounts made available in this paragraph may be 
used by the Secretary to enter into cooperative agree-
ments with public and private organizations, agen-
cies, institutions, and other technical assistance pro-
viders to support the administration of negotiated 
rulemaking under section 106 of NAHASDA (25 
U.S.C. 4116), the administration of the allocation for-
mula under section 302 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 
4152), and the administration of performance track-
ing and reporting under section 407 of NAHASDA 
(25 U.S.C. 4167). 
INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by sec-
tion 184 of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a), $3,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such costs, includ-
ing the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2
1690 
U.S.C. 661a): Provided further, That an additional 
$500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for 
administrative contract expenses, including management 
processes to carry out the loan guarantee program: Provided 
further, That for fiscal year 2022 amounts made available 
in this and prior Acts for the cost of guaranteed loans, as 
authorized by section 184 of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a), that are 
unobligated, including recaptures and carryover, shall be 
available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of 
which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $1,400,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2023. 
NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT 
For the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant pro-
gram, as authorized under title VIII of the Native American 
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 
U.S.C. 4221 et seq.), $22,300,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2026: Provided, That notwithstanding sec-
tion 812(b) of such Act, the Department of Hawaiian Home 
Lands may not invest grant amounts made available under 
this heading in investment securities and other obligations: 
Provided further, That amounts made available under this 
heading in this and prior fiscal years may be used to pro-
vide rental assistance to eligible Native Hawaiian families
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both on and off the Hawaiian Home Lands, notwith-
standing any other provision of law. 
NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
New commitments to guarantee loans, as authorized 
by section 184A of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b), any part of which 
is to be guaranteed, shall not exceed $28,000,000 in total 
loan principal: Provided, That the Secretary may enter into 
commitments to guarantee loans used for refinancing: Pro-
vided further, That any unobligated balances, including re-
captures and carryover, remaining from amounts made 
available under this heading in prior Acts and any remain-
ing total loan principal guarantee limitation associated 
with such amounts in such prior Acts are hereby rescinded. 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS 
For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Per-
sons with AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Hous-
ing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.), 
$450,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2023, except that amounts allocated pursuant to section 
854(c)(5) of such Act shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2024: Provided, That the Secretary shall renew
1692 
or replace all expiring contracts for permanent supportive 
housing that initially were funded under section 854(c)(5) 
of such Act from funds made available under this heading 
in fiscal year 2010 and prior fiscal years that meet all pro-
gram requirements before awarding funds for new contracts 
under such section: Provided further, That the process for 
submitting amendments and approving replacement con-
tracts shall be established by the Secretary in a notice: Pro-
vided further, That the Department shall notify grantees of 
their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this 
Act. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For assistance to States and units of general local gov-
ernment, and other entities, for economic and community 
development activities, and other purposes, $4,841,409,207, 
to remain available until September 30, 2025, unless other-
wise specified: Provided, That of the total amount provided 
under this heading, $3,300,000,000 is for carrying out the 
community development block grant program under title I 
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, 
as amended (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) (in this heading ‘‘the 
Act’’): Provided further, That unless explicitly provided for 
under this heading, not to exceed 20 percent of any grant 
made with funds made available under this heading shall 
be expended for planning and management development
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and administration: Provided further, That a metropolitan 
city, urban county, unit of general local government, or in-
sular area that directly or indirectly receives funds under 
this heading may not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer all 
or any portion of such funds to another such entity in ex-
change for any other funds, credits, or non-Federal consid-
erations, but shall use such funds for activities eligible 
under title I of the Act: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 105(e)(1) of the Act, no funds made avail-
able under this heading may be provided to a for-profit en-
tity for an economic development project under section 
105(a)(17) unless such project has been evaluated and se-
lected in accordance with guidelines required under sub-
section (e)(2) of section 105: Provided further, That of the 
total amount provided under this heading, $25,000,000 
shall be for activities authorized under section 8071 of the 
SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (Public Law 
115–271): Provided further, That the funds allocated pursu-
ant to the preceding proviso shall not adversely affect the 
amount of any formula assistance received by a State under 
the first proviso: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
allocate the funds for such activities based on the notice es-
tablishing the funding formula published in 84 FR 16027 
(April 17, 2019) except that the formula shall use age-ad-
justed rates of drug overdose deaths for 2019 based on data
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from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Pro-
vided further, That of the total amount made available 
under this heading, $1,516,409,207 shall be available for 
grants for the Economic Development Initiative (EDI) for 
the purposes, and in amounts, specified for Community 
Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending in the 
table entitled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congression-
ally Directed Spending’’ included in the explanatory state-
ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding divi-
sion A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That 
none of the amounts made available in the preceding pro-
viso shall be used for reimbursement of expenses incurred 
prior to the obligation of funds: Provided further, That the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development shall no-
tify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of 
enactment of this Act. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a), during fiscal year 2022, commit-
ments to guarantee loans under section 108 of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5308), any part of which is guaranteed, shall not exceed 
a total principal amount of $300,000,000, notwithstanding 
any aggregate limitation on outstanding obligations guar-
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anteed in subsection (k) of such section 108: Provided, That 
the Secretary shall collect fees from borrowers, notwith-
standing subsection (m) of such section 108, to result in 
a credit subsidy cost of zero for guaranteeing such loans, 
and any such fees shall be collected in accordance with sec-
tion 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Pro-
vided further, That such commitment authority funded by 
fees may be used to guarantee, or make commitments to 
guarantee, notes or other obligations issued by any State 
on behalf of non-entitlement communities in the State in 
accordance with the requirements of such section 108: Pro-
vided further, That any State receiving such a guarantee 
or commitment under the preceding proviso shall distribute 
all funds subject to such guarantee to the units of general 
local government in non-entitlement areas that received the 
commitment. 
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM 
For the HOME Investment Partnerships program, as 
authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
Affordable Housing Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 12721 et 
seq.), $1,500,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2025: Provided, That notwithstanding section 231(b) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 12771(b)), all unobligated balances re-
maining from amounts recaptured pursuant to such section 
that remain available until expended shall be combined
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with amounts made available under this heading and allo-
cated in accordance with the formula under section 
217(b)(1)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12747(b)(1)(A)): Pro-
vided further, That the Department shall notify grantees of 
their formula allocations within 60 days after enactment 
of this Act: Provided further, That section 218(g) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12748(g)) shall not apply with respect to 
the right of a jurisdiction to draw funds from its HOME 
Investment Trust Fund that otherwise expired or would ex-
pire in any calendar year from 2016 through 2024 under 
that section: Provided further, That section 231(b) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12771(b)) shall not apply to any uninvested 
funds that otherwise were deducted or would be deducted 
from the line of credit in the participating jurisdiction’s 
HOME Investment Trust Fund in any calendar year from 
2018 through 2024 under that section. 
SELF–HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP 
OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM 
For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Op-
portunity Program, as authorized under section 11 of the 
Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996 (42 
U.S.C. 12805 note), and for related activities and assist-
ance, $62,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2024: Provided, That the amounts made available under 
this heading are provided as follows:
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(1) $12,500,000 shall be for the Self-Help Home-
ownership Opportunity Program as authorized under 
such section 11; 
(2) $41,000,000 shall be for the second, third, 
and fourth capacity building entities specified in sec-
tion 4(a) of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (42 
U.S.C. 9816 note), of which not less than $5,000,000 
shall be for rural capacity building activities: Pro-
vided, That for purposes of awarding grants from 
amounts made available in this paragraph, the Sec-
retary may enter into multiyear agreements, as ap-
propriate, subject to the availability of annual appro-
priations; 
(3) $5,000,000 shall be for capacity building by 
national rural housing organizations having experi-
ence assessing national rural conditions and pro-
viding financing, training, technical assistance, infor-
mation, and research to local nonprofit organizations, 
local governments, and Indian Tribes serving high 
need rural communities; and 
(4) $4,000,000, shall be for a program to reha-
bilitate and modify the homes of disabled or low-in-
come veterans, as authorized under section 1079 of the 
Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (38
1698 
U.S.C. 2101 note): Provided, That the issuance of a 
Notice of Funding Opportunity for the amounts made 
available in this paragraph shall be completed not 
later than 120 days after enactment of this Act and 
such amounts shall be awarded not later than 180 
days after such issuance. 
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For assistance under title IV of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.), 
$3,213,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2024: Provided, That of the amounts made available under 
this heading— 
(1) $290,000,000 shall be for the Emergency So-
lutions Grants program authorized under subtitle B 
of such title IV (42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.): Provided, 
That the Department shall notify grantees of their 
formula allocation from amounts allocated (which 
may represent initial or final amounts allocated) for 
the Emergency Solutions Grant program not later 
than 60 days after enactment of this Act; 
(2) $2,809,000,000 shall be for the Continuum of 
Care program authorized under subtitle C of such 
title IV (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) and the Rural 
Housing Stability Assistance programs authorized 
under subtitle D of such title IV (42 U.S.C. 11408):
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Provided, That the Secretary shall prioritize funding 
under the Continuum of Care program to continuums 
of care that have demonstrated a capacity to reallo-
cate funding from lower performing projects to higher 
performing projects: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall provide incentives to create projects that 
coordinate with housing providers and healthcare or-
ganizations to provide permanent supportive housing 
and rapid re-housing services: Provided further, That 
of the amounts made available for the Continuum of 
Care program under this paragraph, not less than 
$52,000,000 shall be for grants for new rapid re-hous-
ing projects and supportive service projects providing 
coordinated entry, and for eligible activities that the 
Secretary determines to be critical in order to assist 
survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking: Provided further, That amounts 
made available for the Continuum of Care program 
under this heading in this Act and any remaining 
unobligated balances from prior Acts may be used to 
competitively or non-competitively renew or replace 
grants for youth homeless demonstration projects 
under the Continuum of Care program, notwith-
standing any conflict with the requirements of the 
Continuum of Care program;
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(3) $7,000,000 shall be for the national homeless 
data analysis project: Provided, That notwithstanding 
the provisions of the Federal Grant and Cooperative 
Agreements Act of 1977 (31 U.S.C. 6301–6308), the 
amounts made available under this paragraph and 
any remaining unobligated balances under this head-
ing for such purposes in prior Acts may be used by 
the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements 
with such entities as may be determined by the Sec-
retary, including public and private organizations, 
agencies, and institutions; and 
(4) $107,000,000 shall be to implement projects 
to demonstrate how a comprehensive approach to 
serving homeless youth, age 24 and under, in up to 
25 communities with a priority for communities with 
substantial rural populations in up to eight locations, 
can dramatically reduce youth homelessness: Pro-
vided, That of the amount made available under this 
paragraph, not less than $25,000,000 shall be for 
youth homelessness system improvement grants to 
support communities, including but not limited to the 
communities assisted under the matter preceding this 
proviso, in establishing and implementing a response 
system for youth homelessness, or for improving their 
existing system: Provided further, That of the amount
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made available under this paragraph, up to 
$10,000,000 shall be to provide technical assistance to 
communities, including but not limited to the commu-
nities assisted in the preceding proviso and the mat-
ter preceding such proviso, on improving system re-
sponses to youth homelessness, and collection, anal-
ysis, use, and reporting of data and performance 
measures under the comprehensive approaches to serve 
homeless youth, in addition to and in coordination 
with other technical assistance funds provided under 
this title: Provided further, That the Secretary may 
use up to 10 percent of the amount made available 
under the preceding proviso to build the capacity of 
current technical assistance providers or to train new 
technical assistance providers with verifiable prior ex-
perience with systems and programs for youth experi-
encing homelessness: 
Provided further, That youth aged 24 and under seeking 
assistance under this heading shall not be required to pro-
vide third party documentation to establish their eligibility 
under subsection (a) or (b) of section 103 of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302) to receive 
services: Provided further, That unaccompanied youth aged 
24 and under or families headed by youth aged 24 and 
under who are living in unsafe situations may be served
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by youth-serving providers funded under this heading: Pro-
vided further, That persons eligible under section 103(a)(5) 
of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act may be 
served by any project funded under this heading to provide 
both transitional housing and rapid re-housing: Provided 
further, That for all matching funds requirements applica-
ble to funds made available under this heading for this fis-
cal year and prior fiscal years, a grantee may use (or could 
have used) as a source of match funds other funds adminis-
tered by the Secretary and other Federal agencies unless 
there is (or was) a specific statutory prohibition on any 
such use of any such funds: Provided further, That none 
of the funds made available under this heading shall be 
available to provide funding for new projects, except for 
projects created through reallocation, unless the Secretary 
determines that the continuum of care has demonstrated 
that projects are evaluated and ranked based on the degree 
to which they improve the continuum of care’s system per-
formance: Provided further, That any unobligated amounts 
remaining from funds made available under this heading 
in fiscal year 2012 and prior years for project-based rental 
assistance for rehabilitation projects with 10-year grant 
terms may be used for purposes under this heading, not-
withstanding the purposes for which such funds were appro-
priated: Provided further, That unobligated balances, in-
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cluding recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds 
transferred to or appropriated under this heading in fiscal 
year 2019 or prior years, except for rental assistance 
amounts that were recaptured and made available until ex-
pended, shall be available for the current purposes author-
ized under this heading in addition to the purposes for 
which such funds originally were appropriated. 
HOUSING PROGRAMS 
PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
For activities and assistance for the provision of 
project-based subsidy contracts under the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (‘‘the Act’’), 
not otherwise provided for, $13,540,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be available on October 1, 
2021 (in addition to the $400,000,000 previously appro-
priated under this heading that became available October 
1, 2021), and $400,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be available on October 1, 2022: Provided, 
That the amounts made available under this heading shall 
be available for expiring or terminating section 8 project- 
based subsidy contracts (including section 8 moderate reha-
bilitation contracts), for amendments to section 8 project- 
based subsidy contracts (including section 8 moderate reha-
bilitation contracts), for contracts entered into pursuant to 
section 441 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
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(42 U.S.C. 11401), for renewal of section 8 contracts for 
units in projects that are subject to approved plans of action 
under the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation 
Act of 1987 or the Low-Income Housing Preservation and 
Resident Homeownership Act of 1990, and for administra-
tive and other expenses associated with project-based activi-
ties and assistance funded under this heading: Provided fur-
ther, That of the total amounts provided under this heading, 
not to exceed $355,000,000 shall be available for perform-
ance-based contract administrators for section 8 project- 
based assistance, for carrying out 42 U.S.C. 1437(f): Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary may also use such 
amounts in the preceding proviso for performance-based 
contract administrators for the administration of: interest 
reduction payments pursuant to section 236(a) of the Na-
tional Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(a)); rent supple-
ment payments pursuant to section 101 of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s); section 
236(f)(2) rental assistance payments (12 U.S.C. 1715z– 
1(f)(2)); project rental assistance contracts for the elderly 
under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 
U.S.C. 1701q); project rental assistance contracts for sup-
portive housing for persons with disabilities under section 
811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)); project assistance con-
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tracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959 
(Public Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 667); and loans under section 
202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law 86–372; 73 
Stat. 667): Provided further, That amounts recaptured 
under this heading, the heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for 
Assisted Housing’’, or the heading ‘‘Housing Certificate 
Fund’’, may be used for renewals of or amendments to sec-
tion 8 project-based contracts or for performance-based con-
tract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for 
which such amounts were appropriated: Provided further, 
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the 
request of the Secretary, project funds that are held in resid-
ual receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 
8 project-based Housing Assistance Payments contract that 
authorizes the Department or a housing finance agency to 
require that surplus project funds be deposited in an inter-
est-bearing residual receipts account and that are in excess 
of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall be 
remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, 
to be available until expended: Provided further, That 
amounts deposited pursuant to the preceding proviso shall 
be available in addition to the amount otherwise provided 
by this heading for uses authorized under this heading.