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‘‘(2) COORDINATION
WITH
APPLICATION
AT
PARTNER
OR 
SHAREHOLDER LEVEL.—In the case of any facility or property 
held directly by a partnership or S corporation, no election 
by any partner or shareholder shall be allowed under subsection 
(a) with respect to any eligible credit determined with respect 
to such facility or property. 
‘‘(d) TAXABLE YEAR IN WHICH CREDIT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.— 
In the case of any credit (or portion thereof) with respect to which 
an election is made under subsection (a), such credit shall be 
taken into account in the first taxable year of the transferee tax-
payer ending with, or after, the taxable year of the eligible taxpayer 
with respect to which the credit was determined. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATIONS ON ELECTION.— 
‘‘(1) TIME
FOR
ELECTION.—An election under subsection 
(a) to transfer any portion of an eligible credit shall be made 
not later than the due date (including extensions of time) 
for the return of tax for the taxable year for which the credit 
is determined, but in no event earlier than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this section. Any such election, 
once made, shall be irrevocable. 
‘‘(2) NO ADDITIONAL TRANSFERS.—No election may be made 
under subsection (a) by a transferee taxpayer with respect 
to any portion of an eligible credit which has been previously 
transferred to such taxpayer pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE CREDIT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible credit’ means each 
of the following: 
‘‘(i) So much of the credit for alternative fuel 
vehicle refueling property allowed under section 30C 
which, pursuant to subsection (d)(1) of such section, 
is treated as a credit listed in section 38(b). 
‘‘(ii) The renewable electricity production credit 
determined under section 45(a). 
‘‘(iii) The credit for carbon oxide sequestration 
determined under section 45Q(a). 
‘‘(iv) The zero-emission nuclear power production 
credit determined under section 45U(a). 
‘‘(v) The clean hydrogen production credit deter-
mined under section 45V(a). 
‘‘(vi) The advanced manufacturing production 
credit determined under section 45X(a). 
‘‘(vii) The clean electricity production credit deter-
mined under section 45Y(a). 
‘‘(viii) The clean fuel production credit determined 
under section 45Z(a). 
‘‘(ix) The energy credit determined under section 
48. 
‘‘(x) The qualifying advanced energy project credit 
determined under section 48C. 
‘‘(xi) The clean electricity investment credit deter-
mined under section 48E. 
‘‘(B) ELECTION FOR CERTAIN CREDITS.—In the case of 
any eligible credit described in clause (ii), (iii), (v), or (vii) 
of subparagraph (A), an election under subsection (a) shall 
be made—
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‘‘(i) separately with respect to each facility for 
which such credit is determined, and 
‘‘(ii) for each taxable year during the 10-year period 
beginning on the date such facility was originally 
placed in service (or, in the case of the credit described 
in clause (iii), for each year during the 12-year period 
beginning on the date the carbon capture equipment 
was originally placed in service at such facility). 
‘‘(C) EXCEPTION FOR BUSINESS CREDIT CARRYFORWARDS 
OR CARRYBACKS.—The term ‘eligible credit’ shall not include 
any business credit carryforward or business credit 
carryback determined under section 39. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE
TAXPAYER.—The term ‘eligible taxpayer’ 
means any taxpayer which is not described in section 
6417(d)(1)(A). 
‘‘(g) SPECIAL RULES.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—As a condition of, and prior 
to, any transfer of any portion of an eligible credit pursuant 
to subsection (a), the Secretary may require such information 
(including, in such form or manner as is determined appropriate 
by the Secretary, such information returns) or registration as 
the Secretary deems necessary for purposes of preventing 
duplication, fraud, improper payments, or excessive payments 
under this section. 
‘‘(2) EXCESSIVE CREDIT TRANSFER.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any portion of an 
eligible credit which is transferred to a transferee taxpayer 
pursuant to subsection (a) which the Secretary determines 
constitutes an excessive credit transfer, the tax imposed 
on the transferee taxpayer by chapter 1 (regardless of 
whether such entity would otherwise be subject to tax 
under such chapter) for the taxable year in which such 
determination is made shall be increased by an amount 
equal to the sum of— 
‘‘(i) the amount of such excessive credit transfer, 
plus 
‘‘(ii) an amount equal to 20 percent of such exces-
sive credit transfer. 
‘‘(B) REASONABLE CAUSE.—Subparagraph (A)(ii) shall 
not apply if the transferee taxpayer demonstrates to the 
satisfaction of the Secretary that the excessive credit 
transfer resulted from reasonable cause. 
‘‘(C) EXCESSIVE CREDIT TRANSFER DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this paragraph, the term ‘excessive credit transfer’ 
means, with respect to a facility or property for which 
an election is made under subsection (a) for any taxable 
year, an amount equal to the excess of— 
‘‘(i) the amount of the eligible credit claimed by 
the transferee taxpayer with respect to such facility 
or property for such taxable year, over 
‘‘(ii) the amount of such credit which, without 
application of this section, would be otherwise allow-
able under this title with respect to such facility or 
property for such taxable year. 
‘‘(3) BASIS
REDUCTION; NOTIFICATION
OF
RECAPTURE.—In 
the case of any election under subsection (a) with respect to
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any portion of an eligible credit described in clauses (ix) through 
(xi) of subsection (f)(1)(A)— 
‘‘(A) subsection (c) of section 50 shall apply to the 
applicable investment credit property (as defined in sub-
section (a)(5) of such section) as if such eligible credit 
was allowed to the eligible taxpayer, and 
‘‘(B) if, during any taxable year, the applicable invest-
ment credit property (as defined in subsection (a)(5) of 
section 50) is disposed of, or otherwise ceases to be invest-
ment credit property with respect to the eligible taxpayer, 
before the close of the recapture period (as described in 
subsection (a)(1) of such section)— 
‘‘(i) such eligible taxpayer shall provide notice of 
such occurrence to the transferee taxpayer (in such 
form and manner as the Secretary shall prescribe), 
and 
‘‘(ii) the transferee taxpayer shall provide notice 
of the recapture amount (as defined in subsection (c)(2) 
of such section), if any, to the eligible taxpayer (in 
such form and manner as the Secretary shall pre-
scribe). 
‘‘(4) PROHIBITION ON ELECTION OR TRANSFER WITH RESPECT 
TO PROGRESS EXPENDITURES.—This section shall not apply with 
respect to any amount of an eligible credit which is allowed 
pursuant to rules similar to the rules of subsections (c)(4) 
and (d) of section 46 (as in effect on the day before the date 
of the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990). 
‘‘(h) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall issue such regulations 
or other guidance as may be necessary to carry out the purposes 
of this section, including regulations or other guidance providing 
rules for determining a partner’s distributive share of the tax 
exempt income described in subsection (c)(1).’’. 
(c) REAL
ESTATE
INVESTMENT
TRUSTS.—Section 50(d) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In the case of a 
real estate investment trust making an election under section 6418, 
paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) of the section 46(e) referred to in 
paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not apply to any investment 
credit property of such real estate investment trust to which such 
election applies.’’. 
(d) 3-YEAR CARRYBACK FOR APPLICABLE CREDITS.—Section 39(a) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) 3-YEAR CARRYBACK FOR APPLICABLE CREDITS.—Notwith-
standing subsection (d), in the case of any applicable credit 
(as defined in section 6417(b))— 
‘‘(A) this section shall be applied separately from the 
business credit (other than the applicable credit), 
‘‘(B) paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting 
‘each of the 3 taxable years’ for ‘the taxable year’ in 
subparagraph (A) thereof, and 
‘‘(C) paragraph (2) shall be applied— 
‘‘(i) by substituting ‘23 taxable years’ for ‘21 taxable 
years’ in subparagraph (A) thereof, and 
‘‘(ii) by substituting ‘22 taxable years’ for ‘20 tax-
able years’ in subparagraph (B) thereof.’’.
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(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for subchapter 
B of chapter 65 is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 6416 the following new items: 
‘‘Sec. 6417. Elective payment of applicable credits. 
‘‘Sec. 6418. Transfer of certain credits.’’. 
(f) GROSS-UP OF DIRECT SPENDING.—Beginning in fiscal year 
2023 and each fiscal year thereafter, the portion of any payment 
made to a taxpayer pursuant to an election under section 6417 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any amount treated 
as a payment which is made by the taxpayer under subsection 
(a) of such section, that is direct spending shall be increased by 
6.0445 percent. 
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022. 
SEC. 13802. APPROPRIATIONS. 
Immediately upon the enactment of this Act, in addition to 
amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated for fiscal year 
2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$500,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2031, for 
necessary expenses for the Internal Revenue Service to carry out 
this subtitle (and the amendments made by this subtitle), which 
shall supplement and not supplant any other appropriations that 
may be available for this purpose. 
PART 9—OTHER PROVISIONS 
SEC. 13901. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF TAX RATE TO FUND BLACK 
LUNG DISABILITY TRUST FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4121 is amended by striking sub-
section (e). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section 
shall apply to sales in calendar quarters beginning after the date 
which is 1 day after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 13902. INCREASE IN RESEARCH CREDIT AGAINST PAYROLL TAX 
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Clause (i) of section 41(h)(4)(B) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘AMOUNT.—The amount’’ and inserting 
‘‘AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The amount’’, and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subclause: 
‘‘(II) INCREASE.—In the case of taxable years 
beginning after December 31, 2022, the amount 
in subclause (I) shall be increased by $250,000.’’. 
(b) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 3111(f) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘for a taxable year, there shall be 
allowed’’ and inserting ‘‘for a taxable year— 
‘‘(A) there shall be allowed’’, 
(B) by striking ‘‘equal to the’’ and inserting ‘‘equal 
to so much of the’’, 
(C) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘as does not exceed the limitation of subclause (I) of section 
41(h)(4)(B)(i) (applied without regard to subclause (II) 
thereof), and’’, and
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(D) by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(B) there shall be allowed as a credit against the 
tax imposed by subsection (b) for the first calendar quarter 
which begins after the date on which the taxpayer files 
the return specified in section 41(h)(4)(A)(ii) an amount 
equal to so much of the payroll tax credit portion deter-
mined under section 41(h)(2) as is not allowed as a credit 
under subparagraph (A).’’. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Paragraph (2) of section 3111(f) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (1)(A)’’, and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, and the credit allowed by paragraph 
(1)(B) shall not exceed the tax imposed by subsection (b) 
for any calendar quarter,’’ after ‘‘calendar quarter’’. 
(3) CARRYOVER.—Paragraph (3) of section 3111(f) is 
amended by striking ‘‘the credit’’ and inserting ‘‘any credit’’. 
(4) DEDUCTION ALLOWED.—Paragraph (4) of section 3111(f) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘credit’’ and inserting ‘‘credits’’, and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (a) or (b)’’. 
(c) AGGREGATION RULES.—Clause (ii) of section 41(h)(5)(B) is 
amended by striking ‘‘the $250,000 amount’’ and inserting ‘‘each 
of the $250,000 amounts’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022. 
SEC. 13903. REINSTATEMENT OF LIMITATION RULES FOR DEDUCTION 
FOR STATE AND LOCAL, ETC., TAXES; EXTENSION OF 
LIMITATION ON EXCESS BUSINESS LOSSES OF NONCOR-
PORATE TAXPAYERS. 
(a) REINSTATEMENT OF LIMITATION RULES FOR DEDUCTION FOR 
STATE AND LOCAL, ETC., TAXES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 164(b)(6), as amended by section 
13904, is further amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2026’’ and inserting 
‘‘2025’’, and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2027’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this sub-
section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 
31, 2022. 
(b) EXTENSION
OF LIMITATION
ON EXCESS BUSINESS LOSSES 
OF NONCORPORATE TAXPAYERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 461(l)(1) is amended by striking 
‘‘January 1, 2027’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘January 
1, 2029’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this sub-
section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 
31, 2026. 
SEC. 13904. REMOVAL OF HARMFUL SMALL BUSINESS TAXES; EXTEN-
SION OF LIMITATION ON DEDUCTION FOR STATE AND 
LOCAL, ETC., TAXES. 
(a) REMOVAL OF HARMFUL SMALL BUSINESS TAXES.—Subpara-
graph (D) of section 59(k)(1), as added by section 10101, is amended 
to read as follows:
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‘‘(D) SPECIAL RULES FOR DETERMINING APPLICABLE COR-
PORATION
STATUS.—Solely for purposes of determining 
whether a corporation is an applicable corporation under 
this paragraph, all adjusted financial statement income 
of persons treated as a single employer with such corpora-
tion under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52 shall be 
treated as adjusted financial statement income of such 
corporation, and adjusted financial statement income of 
such corporation shall be determined without regard to 
paragraphs (2)(D)(i) and (11) of section 56A(c).’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON DEDUCTION FOR STATE AND 
LOCAL, ETC., TAXES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 164(b)(6) is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2025’’ and inserting 
‘‘2026’’, and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2026’’ and inserting ‘‘2027’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this sub-
section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 
31, 2022. 
TITLE 
II—COMMITTEE 
ON 
AGRI-
CULTURE, 
NUTRITION, 
AND 
FOR-
ESTRY 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
SEC. 20001. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 
In this title, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Agri-
culture. 
Subtitle B—Conservation 
SEC. 21001. ADDITIONAL AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION INVEST-
MENTS. 
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able (and subject to subsection (b)), there are appropriated to the 
Secretary, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, to remain available until September 30, 2031 (subject to 
the condition that no such funds may be disbursed after September 
30, 2031)— 
(1) to carry out, using the facilities and authorities of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation, the environmental quality 
incentives program under subchapter A of chapter 4 of subtitle 
D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3839aa through 3839aa–8)— 
(A)(i) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
(ii) $1,750,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
(iii) $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
(iv) $3,450,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and 
(B) subject to the conditions on the use of the funds 
that— 
(i) section 1240B(f)(1) of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(f)(1)) shall not apply;
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(ii) section 1240H(c)(2) of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–8(c)(2)) shall be applied— 
(I) 
by 
substituting 
‘‘$50,000,000’’ 
for 
‘‘$25,000,000’’; and 
(II) with the Secretary prioritizing proposals 
that utilize diet and feed management to reduce 
enteric methane emissions from ruminants; and 
(iii) the funds shall be available for 1 or more 
agricultural conservation practices or enhancements 
that the Secretary determines directly improve soil 
carbon, reduce nitrogen losses, or reduce, capture, 
avoid, or sequester carbon dioxide, methane, or nitrous 
oxide emissions, associated with agricultural produc-
tion; 
(2) to carry out, using the facilities and authorities of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation, the conservation steward-
ship program under subchapter B of that chapter (16 U.S.C. 
3839aa–21 through 3839aa–25)— 
(A)(i) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
(ii) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
(iii) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
(iv) $1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and 
(B) subject to the condition on the use of the funds 
that the funds shall only be available for 1 or more agricul-
tural conservation practices, enhancements, or bundles that 
the Secretary determines directly improve soil carbon, 
reduce nitrogen losses, or reduce, capture, avoid, or 
sequester carbon dioxide, methane, or nitrous oxide emis-
sions, associated with agricultural production; 
(3) to carry out, using the facilities and authorities of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation, the agricultural conserva-
tion easement program under subtitle H of title XII of that 
Act (16 U.S.C. 3865 through 3865d) for easements or interests 
in land that will most reduce, capture, avoid, or sequester 
carbon dioxide, methane, or nitrous oxide emissions associated 
with land eligible for the program— 
(A) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
(B) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
(C) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
(D) $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and 
(4) to carry out, using the facilities and authorities of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation, the regional conservation 
partnership program under subtitle I of title XII of that Act 
(16 U.S.C. 3871 through 3871f)— 
(A)(i) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
(ii) $800,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
(iii) $1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
(iv) $2,400,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and 
(B) subject to the conditions on the use of the funds 
that— 
(i) section 1271C(d)(2)(B) of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871c(d)(2)(B)) shall not apply; and 
(ii) the Secretary shall prioritize partnership agree-
ments under section 1271C(d) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871c(d)) that support the 
implementation of conservation projects that assist 
agricultural 
producers 
and 
nonindustrial 
private
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forestland owners in directly improving soil carbon, 
reducing nitrogen losses, or reducing, capturing, 
avoiding, or sequestering carbon dioxide, methane, or 
nitrous oxide emissions, associated with agricultural 
production. 
(b) CONDITIONS.—The funds made available under subsection 
(a) are subject to the conditions that the Secretary shall not— 
(1) enter into any agreement— 
(A) that is for a term extending beyond September 
30, 2031; or 
(B) under which any payment could be outlaid or funds 
disbursed after September 30, 2031; or 
(2) use any other funds available to the Secretary to satisfy 
obligations initially made under this section. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 1240B of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3839aa–2) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2031’’; and 
(B) in subsection (f)(2)(B)— 
(i) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2031’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
(2) Section 1240H of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3839aa–8) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
(3) Section 1240J(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3839aa–22(a)) is amended, in the matter preceding para-
graph (1), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
(4) Section 1240L(h)(2)(A) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3839aa–24(h)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
(5) Section 1241 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3841) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2031’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(F), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2031’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2023’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal 
years 2023 through 2031’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2031’’; and 
(C) in subsection (h)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(B), in the subparagraph 
heading, by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2031’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2023’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
(6) Section 1244(n)(3)(A) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3844(n)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
(7) Section 1271D(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3871d(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2031’’.
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SEC. 21002. CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able (and subject to subsection (b)), there are appropriated to the 
Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until September 
30, 2031 (subject to the condition that no such funds may be 
disbursed after September 30, 2031)— 
(1) $1,000,000,000 to provide conservation technical assist-
ance through the Natural Resources Conservation Service; and 
(2) $300,000,000 to carry out a program to quantify carbon 
sequestration and carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide 
emissions, through which the Natural Resources Conservation 
Service shall collect field-based data to assess the carbon 
sequestration and reduction in carbon dioxide, methane, and 
nitrous oxide emissions outcomes associated with activities car-
ried out pursuant to this section and use the data to monitor 
and track those carbon sequestration and emissions trends 
through the Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Assessment Pro-
gram of the Department of Agriculture. 
(b) CONDITIONS.—The funds made available under this section 
are subject to the conditions that the Secretary shall not— 
(1) enter into any agreement— 
(A) that is for a term extending beyond September 
30, 2031; or 
(B) under which any payment could be outlaid or funds 
disbursed after September 30, 2031; 
(2) use any other funds available to the Secretary to satisfy 
obligations initially made under this section; or 
(3) interpret this section to authorize funds of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation for activities under this section if 
such funds are not expressly authorized or currently expended 
for such purposes. 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 
2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028, for 
administrative costs of the agencies and offices of the Department 
of Agriculture for costs related to implementing this section. 
Subtitle C—Rural Development and 
Agricultural Credit 
SEC. 22001. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR ELECTRIC LOANS FOR RENEW-
ABLE ENERGY. 
Section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8103) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(h) ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR ELECTRIC LOANS FOR RENEW-
ABLE ENERGY.— 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATIONS.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
through (e), and (g), in addition to amounts otherwise available, 
there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$1,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031,
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for the cost of loans under section 317 of the Rural Electrifica-
tion Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 940g), including for projects that 
store electricity that support the types of eligible projects under 
that section, which shall be forgiven in an amount that is 
not greater than 50 percent of the loan based on how the 
borrower and the project meets the terms and conditions for 
loan forgiveness consistent with the purposes of that section 
established by the Secretary, except as provided in paragraph 
(3). 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not enter into any 
loan agreement pursuant this subsection that could result in 
disbursements after September 30, 2031. 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary shall establish criteria for 
waiving the 50 percent limitation described in paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 22002. RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able, there is appropriated to the Secretary, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for eligible projects 
under section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), and notwithstanding section 
9007(c)(3)(A) of that Act, the amount of a grant shall not exceed 
50 percent of the cost of the activity carried out using the grant 
funds— 
(1) $820,250,000 for fiscal year 2022, to remain available 
until September 30, 2031; and 
(2) $180,276,500 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, 
to remain available until September 30, 2031. 
(b) UNDERUTILIZED RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES.—In 
addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to 
the Secretary, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, to provide grants and loans guaranteed by the Sec-
retary (including the costs of such loans) under the program 
described in subsection (a) relating to underutilized renewable 
energy technologies, and to provide technical assistance for applying 
to the program described in subsection (a), including for underuti-
lized renewable energy technologies, notwithstanding section 
9007(c)(3)(A) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107(c)(3)(A)), the amount of a grant shall not 
exceed 50 percent of the cost of the activity carried out using 
the grant funds, and to the extent the following amounts remain 
available at the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall use 
such amounts in accordance with subsection (a)— 
(1) $144,750,000 for fiscal year 2022, to remain available 
until September 30, 2031; and 
(2) $31,813,500 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, 
to remain available until September 30, 2031. 
(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not enter into, pursuant 
to this section— 
(1) any loan agreement that may result in a disbursement 
after September 30, 2031; or 
(2) any grant agreement that may result in any outlay 
after September 30, 2031.
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SEC. 22003. BIOFUEL INFRASTRUCTURE AND AGRICULTURE PRODUCT 
MARKET EXPANSION. 
Section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8103) (as amended by section 22001) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) BIOFUEL
INFRASTRUCTURE
AND
AGRICULTURE
PRODUCT 
MARKET EXPANSION.— 
‘‘(1) 
APPROPRIATION.—Notwithstanding 
subsections 
(a) 
through (e) and subsection (g), in addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 
2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2031, to carry out this subsection. 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary shall use the amounts 
made available by paragraph (1) to provide grants, for which 
the Federal share shall be not more than 75 percent of the 
total cost of carrying out a project for which the grant is 
provided, on a competitive basis, to increase the sale and use 
of agricultural commodity-based fuels through infrastructure 
improvements for blending, storing, supplying, or distributing 
biofuels, except for transportation infrastructure not on location 
where such biofuels are blended, stored, supplied, or distrib-
uted— 
‘‘(A) by installing, retrofitting, or otherwise upgrading 
fuel dispensers or pumps and related equipment, storage 
tank system components, and other infrastructure required 
at a location related to dispensing certain biofuel blends 
to ensure the increased sales of fuels with high levels 
of commodity-based ethanol and biodiesel that are at or 
greater than the levels required in the Notice of Funding 
Availability for the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive 
Program for Fiscal Year 2020, published in the Federal 
Register (85 Fed. Reg. 26656), as determined by the Sec-
retary; and 
‘‘(B) by building and retrofitting home heating oil dis-
tribution centers or equivalent entities and distribution 
systems for ethanol and biodiesel blends.’’. 
SEC. 22004. USDA ASSISTANCE FOR RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES. 
Section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8103) (as amended by section 22003) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) USDA ASSISTANCE FOR RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES.— 
‘‘(1) 
APPROPRIATION.—Notwithstanding 
subsections 
(a) 
through (e) and (g), in addition to amounts otherwise available, 
there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$9,700,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, 
for the long-term resiliency, reliability, and affordability of rural 
electric systems by providing to an eligible entity (defined as 
an electric cooperative described in section 501(c)(12) or 
1381(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is or 
has been a Rural Utilities Service electric loan borrower pursu-
ant to the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 or serving a 
predominantly rural area or a wholly or jointly owned sub-
sidiary of such electric cooperative) loans, modifications of loans,
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the cost of loans and modifications, and other financial assist-
ance to achieve the greatest reduction in carbon dioxide, 
methane, and nitrous oxide emissions associated with rural 
electric systems through the purchase of renewable energy, 
renewable energy systems, zero-emission systems, and carbon 
capture and storage systems, to deploy such systems, or to 
make energy efficiency improvements to electric generation and 
transmission systems of the eligible entity after the date of 
enactment of this subsection. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—No eligible entity may receive an amount 
equal to more than 10 percent of the total amount made avail-
able by this subsection. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENT.—The amount of a grant under this 
subsection shall be not more than 25 percent of the total 
project costs of the eligible entity carrying out a project using 
a grant under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) PROHIBITION.—Nothing in this subsection shall be 
interpreted to authorize funds of the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration for activities under this subsection if such funds are 
not expressly authorized or currently expended for such pur-
poses. 
‘‘(5) DISBURSEMENTS.—The Secretary shall not enter into, 
pursuant to this subsection— 
‘‘(A) any loan agreement that may result in a disburse-
ment after September 30, 2031; or 
‘‘(B) any grant agreement that may result in any outlay 
after September 30, 2031.’’. 
SEC. 22005. ADDITIONAL USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRA-
TIVE FUNDS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2031, for administrative costs and 
salaries and expenses for the Rural Development mission area 
and administrative costs of the agencies and offices of the Depart-
ment for costs related to implementing this subtitle. 
SEC. 22006. FARM LOAN IMMEDIATE RELIEF FOR BORROWERS WITH 
AT-RISK AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of amounts in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $3,100,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2031, to provide payments to, for 
the cost of loans or loan modifications for, or to carry out section 
331(b)(4) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1981(b)(4)) with respect to distressed borrowers of direct 
or guaranteed loans administered by the Farm Service Agency 
under subtitle A, B, or C of that Act (7 U.S.C. 1922 through 
1970). In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall provide 
relief to those borrowers whose agricultural operations are at finan-
cial risk as expeditiously as possible, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
SEC. 22007. USDA ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT FOR UNDERSERVED 
FARMERS, RANCHERS, AND FORESTERS. 
Section 1006 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (7 
U.S.C. 2279 note; Public Law 117–2) is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘SEC. 1006. USDA ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT FOR UNDERSERVED 
FARMERS, RANCHERS, FORESTERS. 
‘‘(a) TECHNICAL
AND
OTHER
ASSISTANCE.—In addition to 
amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary 
of Agriculture for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2031, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $125,000,000 to provide outreach, mediation, financial 
training, capacity building training, cooperative development and 
agricultural credit training and support, and other technical assist-
ance on issues concerning food, agriculture, agricultural credit, agri-
cultural extension, rural development, or nutrition to underserved 
farmers, ranchers, or forest landowners, including veterans, limited 
resource producers, beginning farmers and ranchers, and farmers, 
ranchers, and forest landowners living in high poverty areas. 
‘‘(b) LAND LOSS ASSISTANCE.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture 
for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until September 30, 2031, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$250,000,000 to provide grants and loans to eligible entities, as 
determined by the Secretary, to improve land access (including 
heirs’ property and fractionated land issues) for underserved 
farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners, including veterans, lim-
ited resource producers, beginning farmers and ranchers, and 
farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners living in high poverty 
areas. 
‘‘(c) EQUITY COMMISSIONS.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture 
for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until September 30, 2031, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$10,000,000 to fund the activities of one or more equity commissions 
that will address racial equity issues within the Department of 
Agriculture and the programs of the Department of Agriculture. 
‘‘(d) RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION.—In addition to 
amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary 
of Agriculture for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2031, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $250,000,000 to support and supplement agricultural 
research, education, and extension, as well as scholarships and 
programs that provide internships and pathways to agricultural 
sector or Federal employment, for 1890 Institutions (as defined 
in section 2 of the Agricultural, Research, Extension, and Education 
Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601)), 1994 Institutions (as defined 
in section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status 
Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382)), Alaska 
Native serving institutions and Native Hawaiian serving institu-
tions eligible to receive grants under subsections (a) and (b), respec-
tively, of section 1419B of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3156), His-
panic-serving institutions eligible to receive grants under section 
1455 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3241), and the insular area 
institutions of higher education located in the territories of the 
United States, as referred to in section 1489 of the National Agricul-
tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3361). 
‘‘(e) DISCRIMINATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—In addition to 
amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary
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of Agriculture for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2031, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $2,200,000,000 for a program to provide financial 
assistance, including the cost of any financial assistance, to farmers, 
ranchers, or forest landowners determined to have experienced 
discrimination prior to January 1, 2021, in Department of Agri-
culture farm lending programs, under which the amount of financial 
assistance provided to a recipient may be not more than $500,000, 
as determined to be appropriate based on any consequences experi-
enced from the discrimination, which program shall be administered 
through 1 or more qualified nongovernmental entities selected by 
the Secretary subject to standards set and enforced by the Secretary. 
‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture 
for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until September 30, 2031, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$24,000,000 for administrative costs, including training employees, 
of the agencies and offices of the Department of Agriculture to 
carry out this section. 
‘‘(g) LIMITATION.—The funds made available under this section 
are subject to the condition that the Secretary shall not— 
‘‘(1) enter into any agreement under which any payment 
could be outlaid or funds disbursed after September 30, 2031; 
or 
‘‘(2) use any other funds available to the Secretary to 
satisfy obligations initially made under this section.’’. 
SEC. 22008. REPEAL OF FARM LOAN ASSISTANCE. 
Section 1005 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (7 
U.S.C. 1921 note; Public Law 117–2) is repealed. 
Subtitle D—Forestry 
SEC. 23001. NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM RESTORATION AND FUELS 
REDUCTION PROJECTS. 
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able, there are appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
to remain available until September 30, 2031— 
(1) $1,800,000,000 for hazardous fuels reduction projects 
on National Forest System land within the wildland-urban 
interface; 
(2) $200,000,000 for vegetation management projects on 
National Forest System land carried out in accordance with 
a plan developed under section 303(d)(1) or 304(a)(3) of the 
Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6542(d)(1) 
or 6543(a)(3)); 
(3) $100,000,000 to provide for environmental reviews by 
the Chief of the Forest Service in satisfying the obligations 
of the Chief of the Forest Service under the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 through 4370m– 
12); and 
(4) $50,000,000 for the protection of old-growth forests on 
National Forest System land and to complete an inventory 
of old-growth forests and mature forests within the National 
Forest System.
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(b) RESTRICTIONS.—None of the funds made available by para-
graph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) may be used for any activity— 
(1) conducted in a wilderness area or wilderness study 
area; 
(2) that includes the construction of a permanent road 
or motorized trail; 
(3) that includes the construction of a temporary road, 
except in the case of a temporary road that is decommissioned 
by the Secretary not later than 3 years after the earlier of— 
(A) the date on which the temporary road is no longer 
needed; and 
(B) the date on which the project for which the tem-
porary road was constructed is completed; 
(4) inconsistent with the applicable land management plan; 
(5) inconsistent with the prohibitions of the rule of the 
Forest Service entitled ‘‘Special Areas; Roadless Area Conserva-
tion’’ (66 Fed. Reg. 3244 (January 12, 2001)), as modified by 
subparts C and D of part 294 of title 36, Code of Federal 
Regulations; or 
(6) carried out on any land that is not National Forest 
System land, including other forested land on Federal, State, 
Tribal, or private land. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in this section shall be interpreted 
to authorize funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation for activi-
ties under this section if such funds are not expressly authorized 
or currently expended for such purposes. 
(d) COST-SHARING WAIVER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal cost-share requirement 
of a project described in paragraph (2) may be waived at the 
discretion of the Secretary. 
(2) PROJECT DESCRIBED.—A project referred to in paragraph 
(1) is a project that— 
(A) is carried out using funds made available under 
this section; 
(B) requires a partnership agreement, including a 
cooperative agreement or mutual interest agreement; and 
(C) is subject to a non-Federal cost-share requirement. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DECOMMISSION.—The term ‘‘decommission’’ means, with 
respect to a road— 
(A) reestablishing native vegetation on the road; 
(B) restoring any natural drainage, watershed function, 
or other ecological processes that were disrupted or 
adversely 
impacted 
by 
the 
road 
by 
removing 
or 
hydrologically disconnecting the road prism and reestab-
lishing stable slope contours; and 
(C) effectively blocking the road to vehicular traffic, 
where feasible. 
(2) ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY.—The term ‘‘ecological integrity’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 219.19 of title 
36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of 
enactment of this Act). 
(3) HAZARDOUS FUELS REDUCTION PROJECT.—The term ‘‘haz-
ardous fuels reduction project’’ means an activity, including 
the use of prescribed fire, to protect structures and communities 
from wildfire that is carried out on National Forest System 
land.
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(4) RESTORATION.—The term ‘‘restoration’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 219.19 of title 36, Code of Federal 
Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this 
Act). 
(5) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PROJECT.—The term ‘‘vegeta-
tion management project’’ means an activity carried out on 
National Forest System land to enhance the ecological integrity 
and achieve the restoration of a forest ecosystem through the 
removal of vegetation, the use of prescribed fire, the restoration 
of aquatic habitat, or the decommissioning of an unauthorized, 
temporary, or system road. 
(6) WILDLAND-URBAN
INTERFACE.—The term ‘‘wildland- 
urban interface’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
101 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 
6511). 
SEC. 23002. COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR NON-FEDERAL FOREST LAND-
OWNERS. 
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able, there are appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
to remain available until September 30, 2031— 
(1) $150,000,000 for the competitive grant program under 
section 13A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 
(16 U.S.C. 2109a) for providing through that program a cost 
share to carry out climate mitigation or forest resilience prac-
tices in the case of underserved forest landowners, subject 
to the condition that subsection (h) of that section shall not 
apply; 
(2) $150,000,000 for the competitive grant program under 
section 13A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 
(16 U.S.C. 2109a) for providing through that program grants 
to support the participation of underserved forest landowners 
in emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest 
resilience, subject to the condition that subsection (h) of that 
section shall not apply; 
(3) $100,000,000 for the competitive grant program under 
section 13A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 
(16 U.S.C. 2109a) for providing through that program grants 
to support the participation of forest landowners who own less 
than 2,500 acres of forest land in emerging private markets 
for climate mitigation or forest resilience, subject to the condi-
tion that subsection (h) of that section shall not apply; 
(4) $50,000,000 for the competitive grant program under 
section 13A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 
(16 U.S.C. 2109a) to provide grants to states and other eligible 
entities to provide payments to owners of private forest land 
for implementation of forestry practices on private forest land, 
that are determined by the Secretary, based on the best avail-
able science, to provide measurable increases in carbon seques-
tration and storage beyond customary practices on comparable 
land, subject to the conditions that— 
(A) those payments shall not preclude landowners from 
participation in other public and private sector financial 
incentive programs; and 
(B) subsection (h) of that section shall not apply; and
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(5) $100,000,000 to provide grants under the wood innova-
tion grant program under section 8643 of the Agriculture 
Improvement Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 7655d), including for the 
construction of new facilities that advance the purposes of 
the program and for the hauling of material removed to reduce 
hazardous fuels to locations where that material can be utilized, 
subject to the conditions that— 
(A) the amount of such a grant shall be not more 
than $5,000,000; and 
(B) notwithstanding subsection (d) of that section, a 
recipient of such a grant shall provide funds equal to 
not less than 50 percent of the amount received under 
the grant, to be derived from non-Federal sources. 
(b) COST-SHARING
REQUIREMENT.—Any partnership agree-
ments, including cooperative agreements and mutual interest agree-
ments, using funds made available under this section shall be 
subject to a non-Federal cost-share requirement of not less than 
20 percent of the project cost, which may be waived at the discretion 
of the Secretary. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in this section shall be interpreted 
to authorize funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation for activi-
ties under this section if such funds are not expressly authorized 
or currently expended for such purposes. 
SEC. 23003. STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY CONSERVATION PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able, there are appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
to remain available until September 30, 2031— 
(1) $700,000,000 to provide competitive grants to States 
through the Forest Legacy Program established under section 
7 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
2103c) for projects for the acquisition of land and interests 
in land; and 
(2) $1,500,000,000 to provide multiyear, programmatic, 
competitive grants to a State agency, a local governmental 
entity, an agency or governmental entity of the District of 
Columbia, an agency or governmental entity of an insular area 
(as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3103)), an Indian Tribe, or a nonprofit organization through 
the Urban and Community Forestry Assistance program estab-
lished under section 9(c) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance 
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2105(c)) for tree planting and related 
activities. 
(b) WAIVER.—Any non-Federal cost-share requirement other-
wise applicable to projects carried out under this section may be 
waived at the discretion of the Secretary. 
SEC. 23004. LIMITATION. 
The funds made available under this subtitle are subject to 
the condition that the Secretary shall not— 
(1) enter into any agreement— 
(A) that is for a term extending beyond September 
30, 2031; or 
(B) under which any payment could be outlaid or funds 
disbursed after September 30, 2031; or
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(2) use any other funds available to the Secretary to satisfy 
obligations initially made under this subtitle. 
SEC. 23005. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000 to remain 
available until September 30, 2031, for administrative costs of 
the agencies and offices of the Department of Agriculture for costs 
related to implementing this subtitle. 
TITLE III—COMMITTEE ON BANKING, 
HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS 
SEC. 30001. ENHANCED USE OF DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, $500,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2024, to carry out the Defense Production Act of 
1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.). 
SEC. 30002. IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY OR WATER EFFICIENCY 
OR CLIMATE RESILIENCE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for 
fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated— 
(1) $837,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2028, for the cost of providing direct loans, the costs of modi-
fying such loans, and for grants, as provided for and subject 
to terms and conditions in subsection (b), including to subsidize 
gross obligations for the principal amount of such loans, not 
to exceed $4,000,000,000, to fund projects that improve energy 
or water efficiency, enhance indoor air quality or sustainability, 
implement the use of zero-emission electricity generation, low- 
emission building materials or processes, energy storage, or 
building electrification strategies, or address climate resilience, 
of an eligible property; 
(2) $60,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2030, for the costs to the Secretary for information technology, 
research and evaluation, and administering and overseeing the 
implementation of this section; 
(3) $60,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2029, for expenses of contracts or cooperative agreements 
administered by the Secretary; and 
(4) $42,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2028, for energy and water benchmarking of properties eligible 
to receive grants or loans under this section, regardless of 
whether they actually received such grants or loans, along 
with associated data analysis and evaluation at the property 
and portfolio level, and the development of information tech-
nology systems necessary for the collection, evaluation, and 
analysis of such data. 
(b) LOAN AND GRANT TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Amounts made 
available under this section shall be for direct loans, grants, and
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direct loans that can be converted to grants to eligible recipients 
that agree to an extended period of affordability for the property. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘eligible recipient’’ means any owner or sponsor 
of an eligible property; and 
(2) the term ‘‘eligible property’’ means a property assisted 
pursuant to— 
(A) section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 
1701q); 
(B) section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (former 
12 U.S.C. 1701q), as such section existed before the enact-
ment of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act; 
(C) section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013); 
(D) section 8(b) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(b)); 
(E) section 236 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1715z–1); or 
(F) a Housing Assistance Payments contract for 
Project-Based Rental Assistance in fiscal year 2021. 
(d) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive or specify alternative 
requirements for any provision of subsection (c) or (bb) of section 
8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(c), 
1437f(bb)) upon a finding that the waiver or alternative requirement 
is necessary to facilitate the use of amounts made available under 
this section. 
(e) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall have the authority 
to establish by notice any requirements that the Secretary deter-
mines are necessary for timely and effective implementation of 
the program and expenditure of funds appropriated, which require-
ments shall take effect upon issuance. 
TITLE IV—COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, 
SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 40001. INVESTING IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND CLIMATE 
RESILIENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
there is appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,600,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2026, to provide funding through 
direct expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or 
technical assistance to coastal states (as defined in paragraph (4) 
of section 304 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 
U.S.C. 1453(4))), the District of Columbia, Tribal Governments, 
nonprofit organizations, local governments, and institutions of 
higher education (as defined in subsection (a) of section 101 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))), for the 
conservation, restoration, and protection of coastal and marine habi-
tats, resources, Pacific salmon and other marine fisheries, to enable 
coastal communities to prepare for extreme storms and other 
changing climate conditions, and for projects that support natural 
resources that sustain coastal and marine resource dependent
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communities, marine fishery and marine mammal stock assess-
ments, and for related administrative expenses. 
(b) TRIBAL GOVERNMENT DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘Tribal Government’’ means the recognized governing body of any 
Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, commu-
nity, component band, or component reservation, individually identi-
fied (including parenthetically) in the list published most recently 
as of the date of enactment of this subsection pursuant to section 
104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 
(25 U.S.C. 5131). 
SEC. 
40002. 
FACILITIES 
OF 
THE 
NATIONAL 
OCEANIC 
AND 
ATMOSPHERIC 
ADMINISTRATION 
AND 
NATIONAL 
MARINE SANCTUARIES. 
(a) NATIONAL OCEANIC
AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 
FACILITIES.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, $150,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2026, for the construction of new facilities, facilities 
in need of replacement, piers, marine operations facilities, and 
fisheries laboratories. 
(b) NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES FACILITIES.—In addition 
to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for fiscal year 
2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, for 
the construction of facilities to support the National Marine Sanc-
tuary System established under subsection (c) of section 301 of 
the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1431(c)). 
SEC. 40003. NOAA EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE REVIEWS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2026, to conduct more efficient, accurate, and timely reviews for 
planning, permitting and approval processes through the hiring 
and training of personnel, and the purchase of technical and sci-
entific services and new equipment, and to improve agency trans-
parency, accountability, and public engagement. 
SEC. 40004. OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH AND FORE-
CASTING FOR WEATHER AND CLIMATE. 
(a) FORECASTING
AND RESEARCH.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $150,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2026, to accelerate advances 
and improvements in research, observation systems, modeling, fore-
casting, assessments, and dissemination of information to the public 
as it pertains to ocean and atmospheric processes related to 
weather, coasts, oceans, and climate, and to carry out section 102(a) 
of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 
(15 U.S.C. 8512(a)), and for related administrative expenses. 
(b) RESEARCH GRANTS AND SCIENCE INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, 
AND SERVICES.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, there
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are appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until September 
30, 2026, $50,000,000 for competitive grants to fund climate 
research as it relates to weather, ocean, coastal, and atmospheric 
processes and conditions, and impacts to marine species and coastal 
habitat, and for related administrative expenses. 
SEC. 40005. COMPUTING CAPACITY AND RESEARCH FOR WEATHER, 
OCEANS, AND CLIMATE. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $190,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2026, for the procurement of additional high-performance com-
puting, data processing capacity, data management, and storage 
assets, to carry out section 204(a)(2) of the High-Performance Com-
puting Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5524(a)(2)), and for transaction agree-
ments authorized under section 301(d)(1)(A) of the Weather 
Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 
8531(d)(1)(A)), and for related administrative expenses. 
SEC. 40006. ACQUISITION OF HURRICANE FORECASTING AIRCRAFT. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2026, for the acquisition of hurricane hunter aircraft under 
section 413(a) of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation 
Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8549(a)). 
SEC. 40007. ALTERNATIVE FUEL AND LOW-EMISSION AVIATION TECH-
NOLOGY PROGRAM. 
(a) APPROPRIATION
AND
ESTABLISHMENT.—For purposes of 
establishing a competitive grant program for eligible entities to 
carry out projects located in the United States that produce, trans-
port, blend, or store sustainable aviation fuel, or develop, dem-
onstrate, or apply low-emission aviation technologies, in addition 
to amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated to the Sec-
retary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until September 
30, 2026— 
(1) $244,530,000 for projects relating to the production, 
transportation, blending, or storage of sustainable aviation fuel; 
(2) $46,530,000 for projects relating to low-emission avia-
tion technologies; and 
(3) $5,940,000 to fund the award of grants under this 
section, and oversight of the program, by the Secretary. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall consider, with respect to a proposed project— 
(1) the capacity for the eligible entity to increase the 
domestic production and deployment of sustainable aviation 
fuel or the use of low-emission aviation technologies among 
the United States commercial aviation and aerospace industry; 
(2) the projected greenhouse gas emissions from such 
project, including emissions resulting from the development 
of the project, and the potential the project has to reduce
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or displace, on a lifecycle basis, United States greenhouse gas 
emissions associated with air travel; 
(3) the capacity to create new jobs and develop supply 
chain partnerships in the United States; 
(4) for projects related to the production of sustainable 
aviation fuel, the projected lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions 
benefits from the proposed project, which shall include feedstock 
and fuel production and potential direct and indirect green-
house gas emissions (including resulting from changes in land 
use); and 
(5) the benefits of ensuring a diversity of feedstocks for 
sustainable aviation fuel, including the use of waste carbon 
oxides and direct air capture. 
(c) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of a project 
carried out using grant funds under subsection (a) shall be 75 
percent of the total proposed cost of the project, except that such 
Federal share shall increase to 90 percent of the total proposed 
cost of the project if the eligible entity is a small hub airport 
or nonhub airport, as such terms are defined in section 47102 
of title 49, United States Code. 
(d) FUEL EMISSIONS REDUCTION TEST.—For purposes of clause 
(ii) of subsection (e)(7)(E), the Secretary shall, not later than 2 
years after the date of enactment of this section, adopt at least 
1 methodology for testing lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions that 
meets the requirements of such clause. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 
(A) a State or local government, including the District 
of Columbia, other than an airport sponsor; 
(B) an air carrier; 
(C) an airport sponsor; 
(D) an accredited institution of higher education; 
(E) a research institution; 
(F) a person or entity engaged in the production, 
transportation, blending, or storage of sustainable aviation 
fuel in the United States or feedstocks in the United States 
that could be used to produce sustainable aviation fuel; 
(G) a person or entity engaged in the development, 
demonstration, or application of low-emission aviation tech-
nologies; or 
(H) nonprofit entities or nonprofit consortia with 
experience in sustainable aviation fuels, low-emission avia-
tion technologies, or other clean transportation research 
programs. 
(2) FEEDSTOCK.—The term ‘‘feedstock’’ means sources of 
hydrogen and carbon not originating from unrefined or refined 
petrochemicals. 
(3) 
INDUCED
LAND-USE
CHANGE
VALUES.—The 
term 
‘‘induced land-use change values’’ means the greenhouse gas 
emissions resulting from the conversion of land to the produc-
tion of feedstocks and from the conversion of other land due 
to the displacement of crops or animals for which the original 
land was previously used. 
(4) LIFECYCLE
GREENHOUSE
GAS
EMISSIONS.—The term 
‘‘lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions’’ means the combined green-
house gas emissions from feedstock production, collection of
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feedstock, transportation of feedstock to fuel production facili-
ties, conversion of feedstock to fuel, transportation and distribu-
tion of fuel, and fuel combustion in an aircraft engine, as 
well as from induced land-use change values. 
(5) LOW-EMISSION
AVIATION
TECHNOLOGIES.—The term 
‘‘low-emission aviation technologies’’ means technologies, pro-
duced in the United States, that significantly— 
(A) improve aircraft fuel efficiency; 
(B) increase utilization of sustainable aviation fuel; 
or 
(C) reduce greenhouse gas emissions produced during 
operation of civil aircraft. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Transportation. 
(7) SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL.—The term ‘‘sustainable 
aviation fuel’’ means liquid fuel, produced in the United States, 
that— 
(A) consists of synthesized hydrocarbons; 
(B) meets the requirements of— 
(i) ASTM International Standard D7566; or 
(ii) the co-processing provisions of ASTM Inter-
national Standard D1655, Annex A1 (or such successor 
standard); 
(C) is derived from biomass (in a similar manner as 
such term is defined in section 45K(c)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986), waste streams, renewable energy 
sources, or gaseous carbon oxides; 
(D) is not derived from palm fatty acid distillates; 
and 
(E) achieves at least a 50 percent lifecycle greenhouse 
gas emissions reduction in comparison with petroleum- 
based jet fuel, as determined by a test that shows— 
(i) the fuel production pathway achieves at least 
a 50 percent reduction of the aggregate attributional 
core lifecycle emissions and the induced land-use 
change values under a lifecycle methodology for 
sustainable aviation fuels similar to that adopted by 
the International Civil Aviation Organization with the 
agreement of the United States; or 
(ii) the fuel production pathway achieves at least 
a 50 percent reduction of the aggregate attributional 
core lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions values and the 
induced land-use change values under another method-
ology that the Secretary determines is— 
(I) reflective of the latest scientific under-
standing of lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions; and 
(II) as stringent as the requirement under 
clause (i).
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TITLE V—COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND 
NATURAL RESOURCES 
Subtitle A—Energy 
PART 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 50111. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) GREENHOUSE GAS.—The term ‘‘greenhouse gas’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 1610(a) of the Energy Policy 
Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13389(a)). 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Energy. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means a State, the District 
of Columbia, and a United States Insular Area (as that term 
is defined in section 50211). 
(4) STATE ENERGY OFFICE.—The term ‘‘State energy office’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 124(a) of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15821(a)). 
(5) STATE ENERGY PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘State Energy Pro-
gram’’ means the State Energy Program established pursuant 
to part D of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6321 through 6326). 
PART 2—RESIDENTIAL EFFICIENCY AND 
ELECTRIFICATION REBATES 
SEC. 50121. HOME ENERGY PERFORMANCE-BASED, WHOLE-HOUSE 
REBATES. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 
2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $4,300,000,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2031, to carry out a program to award grants to State 
energy offices to develop and implement a HOMES rebate 
program. 
(2) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall reserve funds 
made available under paragraph (1) for each State energy 
office— 
(i) in accordance with the allocation formula for 
the State Energy Program in effect on January 1, 
2022; and 
(ii) to be distributed to a State energy office if 
the application of the State energy office under sub-
section (b) is approved. 
(B) ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—Not earlier than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, any money reserved 
under subparagraph (A) but not distributed under clause 
(ii) of that subparagraph shall be redistributed to the State 
energy offices operating a HOMES rebate program using 
a grant received under this section in proportion to the
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amount distributed to those State energy offices under 
subparagraph (A)(ii). 
(3) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the funds made avail-
able under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use not more 
than 3 percent for— 
(A) administrative purposes; and 
(B) providing technical assistance relating to activities 
carried out under this section. 
(b) APPLICATION.—A State energy office seeking a grant under 
this section shall submit to the Secretary an application that 
includes a plan to implement a HOMES rebate program, including 
a plan— 
(1) to use procedures, as approved by the Secretary, for 
determining the reductions in home energy use resulting from 
the implementation of a home energy efficiency retrofit that 
are calibrated to historical energy usage for a home consistent 
with BPI 2400, for purposes of modeled performance home 
rebates; 
(2) to use open-source advanced measurement and 
verification software, as approved by the Secretary, for deter-
mining and documenting the monthly and hourly (if available) 
weather-normalized energy use of a home before and after 
the implementation of a home energy efficiency retrofit, for 
purposes of measured performance home rebates; 
(3) to value savings based on time, location, or greenhouse 
gas emissions; 
(4) for quality monitoring to ensure that each home energy 
efficiency retrofit for which a rebate is provided is documented 
in a certificate that— 
(A) is provided by the contractor and certified by a 
third party to the homeowner; and 
(B) details the work performed, the equipment and 
materials installed, and the projected energy savings or 
energy generation to support accurate valuation of the 
retrofit; 
(5) to provide a contractor performing a home energy effi-
ciency retrofit or an aggregator who has the right to claim 
a rebate $200 for each home located in a disadvantaged commu-
nity that receives a home energy efficiency retrofit for which 
a rebate is provided under the program; and 
(6) to ensure that a homeowner or aggregator does not 
receive a rebate for the same upgrade through both a HOMES 
rebate program and any other Federal grant or rebate program, 
pursuant to subsection (c)(7). 
(c) HOMES REBATE PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A HOMES rebate program carried out 
by a State energy office receiving a grant pursuant to this 
section shall provide rebates to homeowners and aggregators 
for whole-house energy saving retrofits begun on or after the 
date of enactment of this Act and completed by not later than 
September 30, 2031. 
(2) AMOUNT OF REBATE.—Subject to paragraph (3), under 
a HOMES rebate program, the amount of a rebate shall not 
exceed— 
(A) for individuals and aggregators carrying out energy 
efficiency upgrades of single-family homes—
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(i) in the case of a retrofit that achieves modeled 
energy system savings of not less than 20 percent 
but less than 35 percent, the lesser of— 
(I) $2,000; and 
(II) 50 percent of the project cost; 
(ii) in the case of a retrofit that achieves modeled 
energy system savings of not less than 35 percent, 
the lesser of— 
(I) $4,000; and 
(II) 50 percent of the project cost; and 
(iii) for measured energy savings, in the case of 
a home or portfolio of homes that achieves energy 
savings of not less than 15 percent— 
(I) a payment rate per kilowatt hour saved, 
or kilowatt hour-equivalent saved, equal to $2,000 
for a 20 percent reduction of energy use for the 
average home in the State; or 
(II) 50 percent of the project cost; 
(B) for multifamily building owners and aggregators 
carrying out energy efficiency upgrades of multifamily 
buildings— 
(i) in the case of a retrofit that achieves modeled 
energy system savings of not less than 20 percent 
but less than 35 percent, $2,000 per dwelling unit, 
with a maximum of $200,000 per multifamily building; 
(ii) in the case of a retrofit that achieves modeled 
energy system savings of not less than 35 percent, 
$4,000 per dwelling unit, with a maximum of $400,000 
per multifamily building; or 
(iii) for measured energy savings, in the case of 
a multifamily building or portfolio of multifamily 
buildings that achieves energy savings of not less than 
15 percent— 
(I) a payment rate per kilowatt hour saved, 
or kilowatt hour-equivalent saved, equal to $2,000 
for a 20 percent reduction of energy use per 
dwelling unit for the average multifamily building 
in the State; or 
(II) 50 percent of the project cost; and 
(C) for individuals and aggregators carrying out energy 
efficiency upgrades of a single-family home occupied by 
a low- or moderate-income household or a multifamily 
building not less than 50 percent of the dwelling units 
of which are occupied by low- or moderate-income house-
holds— 
(i) in the case of a retrofit that achieves modeled 
energy system savings of not less than 20 percent 
but less than 35 percent, the lesser of— 
(I) $4,000 per single-family home or dwelling 
unit; and 
(II) 80 percent of the project cost; 
(ii) in the case of a retrofit that achieves modeled 
energy system savings of not less than 35 percent, 
the lesser of— 
(I) $8,000 per single-family home or dwelling 
unit; and 
(II) 80 percent of the project cost; and
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(iii) for measured energy savings, in the case of 
a single-family home, multifamily building, or portfolio 
of single-family homes or multifamily buildings that 
achieves energy savings of not less than 15 percent— 
(I) a payment rate per kilowatt hour saved, 
or kilowatt hour-equivalent saved, equal to $4,000 
for a 20 percent reduction of energy use per single- 
family home or dwelling unit, as applicable, for 
the average single-family home or multifamily 
building in the State; or 
(II) 80 percent of the project cost. 
(3) REBATES TO LOW- OR MODERATE-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.— 
On approval from the Secretary, notwithstanding paragraph 
(2), a State energy office carrying out a HOMES rebate program 
using a grant awarded pursuant to this section may increase 
rebate amounts for low- or moderate-income households. 
(4) USE OF FUNDS.—A State energy office that receives 
a grant pursuant to this section may use not more than 20 
percent of the grant amount for planning, administration, or 
technical assistance related to a HOMES rebate program. 
(5) DATA ACCESS GUIDELINES.—The Secretary shall develop 
and publish guidelines for States relating to residential electric 
and natural gas energy data sharing. 
(6) EXEMPTION.—Activities carried out by a State energy 
office using a grant awarded pursuant to this section shall 
not be subject to the expenditure prohibitions and limitations 
described in section 420.18 of title 10, Code of Federal Regula-
tions. 
(7) PROHIBITION ON COMBINING REBATES.—A rebate pro-
vided by a State energy office under a HOMES rebate program 
may not be combined with any other Federal grant or rebate, 
including a rebate provided under a high-efficiency electric 
home rebate program (as defined in section 50122(d)), for the 
same single upgrade. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘disadvantaged 
community’’ means a community that the Secretary determines, 
based on appropriate data, indices, and screening tools, is 
economically, socially, or environmentally disadvantaged. 
(2) HOMES REBATE PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘HOMES rebate 
program’’ means a Home Owner Managing Energy Savings 
rebate program established by a State energy office as part 
of an approved State energy conservation plan under the State 
Energy Program. 
(3) LOW- OR
MODERATE-INCOME
HOUSEHOLD.—The term 
‘‘low- or moderate-income household’’ means an individual or 
family the total annual income of which is less than 80 percent 
of the median income of the area in which the individual 
or family resides, as reported by the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, including an individual or family 
that has demonstrated eligibility for another Federal program 
with income restrictions equal to or below 80 percent of area 
median income. 
SEC. 50122. HIGH-EFFICIENCY ELECTRIC HOME REBATE PROGRAM. 
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—
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(1) FUNDS TO STATE ENERGY OFFICES AND INDIAN TRIBES.— 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to carry out a 
program— 
(A) to award grants to State energy offices to develop 
and implement a high-efficiency electric home rebate pro-
gram in accordance with subsection (c), $4,275,000,000, 
to remain available through September 30, 2031; and 
(B) to award grants to Indian Tribes to develop and 
implement a high-efficiency electric home rebate program 
in accordance with subsection (c), $225,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2031. 
(2) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
(A) STATE
ENERGY
OFFICES.—The Secretary shall 
reserve funds made available under paragraph (1)(A) for 
each State energy office— 
(i) in accordance with the allocation formula for 
the State Energy Program in effect on January 1, 
2022; and 
(ii) to be distributed to a State energy office if 
the application of the State energy office under sub-
section (b) is approved. 
(B) INDIAN TRIBES.—The Secretary shall reserve funds 
made available under paragraph (1)(B)— 
(i) in a manner determined appropriate by the 
Secretary; and 
(ii) to be distributed to an Indian Tribe if the 
application of the Indian Tribe under subsection (b) 
is approved. 
(C) ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—Not earlier than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, any money reserved 
under— 
(i) subparagraph (A) but not distributed under 
clause (ii) of that subparagraph shall be redistributed 
to the State energy offices operating a high-efficiency 
electric home rebate program in proportion to the 
amount distributed to those State energy offices under 
that clause; and 
(ii) subparagraph (B) but not distributed under 
clause (ii) of that subparagraph shall be redistributed 
to the Indian Tribes operating a high-efficiency electric 
home rebate program in proportion to the amount 
distributed to those Indian Tribes under that clause. 
(3) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the funds made avail-
able under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use not more 
than 3 percent for— 
(A) administrative purposes; and 
(B) providing technical assistance relating to activities 
carried out under this section. 
(b) APPLICATION.—A State energy office or Indian Tribe seeking 
a grant under the program shall submit to the Secretary an applica-
tion that includes a plan to implement a high-efficiency electric 
home rebate program, including— 
(1) a plan to verify the income eligibility of eligible entities 
seeking a rebate for a qualified electrification project;
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(2) a plan to allow rebates for qualified electrification 
projects at the point of sale in a manner that ensures that 
the income eligibility of an eligible entity seeking a rebate 
may be verified at the point of sale; 
(3) a plan to ensure that an eligible entity does not receive 
a rebate for the same qualified electrification project through 
both a high-efficiency electric home rebate program and any 
other Federal grant or rebate program, pursuant to subsection 
(c)(8); and 
(4) any additional information that the Secretary may 
require. 
(c) HIGH-EFFICIENCY ELECTRIC HOME REBATE PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Under the program, the Secretary shall 
award grants to State energy offices and Indian Tribes to 
establish a high-efficiency electric home rebate program under 
which rebates shall be provided to eligible entities for qualified 
electrification projects. 
(2) GUIDELINES.—The Secretary shall prescribe guidelines 
for high-efficiency electric home rebate programs, including 
guidelines for providing point of sale rebates in a manner 
consistent with the income eligibility requirements under this 
section. 
(3) AMOUNT OF REBATE.— 
(A) APPLIANCE
UPGRADES.—The amount of a rebate 
provided under a high-efficiency electric home rebate pro-
gram for the purchase of an appliance under a qualified 
electrification project shall be— 
(i) not more than $1,750 for a heat pump water 
heater; 
(ii) not more than $8,000 for a heat pump for 
space heating or cooling; and 
(iii) not more than $840 for— 
(I) an electric stove, cooktop, range, or oven; 
or 
(II) an electric heat pump clothes dryer. 
(B) NONAPPLIANCE UPGRADES.—The amount of a rebate 
provided under a high-efficiency electric home rebate pro-
gram for the purchase of a nonappliance upgrade under 
a qualified electrification project shall be— 
(i) not more than $4,000 for an electric load service 
center upgrade; 
(ii) not more than $1,600 for insulation, air sealing, 
and ventilation; and 
(iii) not more than $2,500 for electric wiring. 
(C) MAXIMUM
REBATE.—An eligible entity receiving 
multiple rebates under this section may receive not more 
than a total of $14,000 in rebates. 
(4) LIMITATIONS.—A rebate provided using funding under 
this section shall not exceed— 
(A) in the case of an eligible entity described in sub-
section (d)(1)(A)— 
(i) 50 percent of the cost of the qualified electrifica-
tion project for a household the annual income of which 
is not less than 80 percent and not greater than 150 
percent of the area median income; and 
(ii) 100 percent of the cost of the qualified elec-
trification project for a household the annual income
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of which is less than 80 percent of the area median 
income; 
(B) in the case of an eligible entity described in sub-
section (d)(1)(B)— 
(i) 50 percent of the cost of the qualified electrifica-
tion project for a multifamily building not less than 
50 percent of the residents of which are households 
the annual income of which is not less than 80 percent 
and not greater than 150 percent of the area median 
income; and 
(ii) 100 percent of the cost of the qualified elec-
trification project for a multifamily building not less 
than 50 percent of the residents of which are house-
holds the annual income of which is less than 80 
percent of the area median income; or 
(C) in the case of an eligible entity described in sub-
section (d)(1)(C)— 
(i) 50 percent of the cost of the qualified electrifica-
tion project for a household— 
(I) on behalf of which the eligible entity is 
working; and 
(II) the annual income of which is not less 
than 80 percent and not greater than 150 percent 
of the area median income; and 
(ii) 100 percent of the cost of the qualified elec-
trification project for a household— 
(I) on behalf of which the eligible entity is 
working; and 
(II) the annual income of which is less than 
80 percent of the area median income. 
(5) AMOUNT FOR INSTALLATION OF UPGRADES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—In the case of an eligible entity 
described in subsection (d)(1)(C) that receives a rebate 
under the program and performs the installation of the 
applicable qualified electrification project, a State energy 
office or Indian Tribe shall provide to that eligible entity, 
in addition to the rebate, an amount that— 
(i) does not exceed $500; and 
(ii) is commensurate with the scale of the upgrades 
installed as part of the qualified electrification project, 
as determined by the Secretary. 
(B) TREATMENT.—An amount received under subpara-
graph (A) by an eligible entity described in that subpara-
graph shall not be subject to the requirement under para-
graph (6). 
(6) REQUIREMENT.—An eligible entity described in subpara-
graph (C) of subsection (d)(1) shall discount the amount of 
a rebate received for a qualified electrification project from 
any amount charged by that eligible entity to the eligible entity 
described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of that subsection on 
behalf of which the qualified electrification project is carried 
out. 
(7) EXEMPTION.—Activities carried out by a State energy 
office using a grant provided under the program shall not 
be subject to the expenditure prohibitions and limitations 
described in section 420.18 of title 10, Code of Federal Regula-
tions.
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(8) PROHIBITION ON COMBINING REBATES.—A rebate pro-
vided by a State energy office or Indian Tribe under a high- 
efficiency electric home rebate program may not be combined 
with any other Federal grant or rebate, including a rebate 
provided under a HOMES rebate program (as defined in section 
50121(d)), for the same qualified electrification project. 
(9) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—A State energy office or Indian 
Tribe that receives a grant under the program shall use not 
more than 20 percent of the grant amount for planning, 
administration, or technical assistance relating to a high-effi-
ciency electric home rebate program. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 
(A) a low- or moderate-income household; 
(B) an individual or entity that owns a multifamily 
building not less than 50 percent of the residents of which 
are low- or moderate-income households; and 
(C) a governmental, commercial, or nonprofit entity, 
as determined by the Secretary, carrying out a qualified 
electrification project on behalf of an entity described in 
subparagraph (A) or (B). 
(2) HIGH-EFFICIENCY ELECTRIC HOME REBATE PROGRAM.— 
The term ‘‘high-efficiency electric home rebate program’’ means 
a rebate program carried out by a State energy office or Indian 
Tribe pursuant to subsection (c) using a grant received under 
the program. 
(3) INDIAN
TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(4) LOW- OR
MODERATE-INCOME
HOUSEHOLD.—The term 
‘‘low- or moderate-income household’’ means an individual or 
family the total annual income of which is less than 150 percent 
of the median income of the area in which the individual 
or family resides, as reported by the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, including an individual or family 
that has demonstrated eligibility for another Federal program 
with income restrictions equal to or below 150 percent of area 
median income. 
(5) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means the program 
carried out by the Secretary under subsection (a)(1). 
(6) QUALIFIED ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘qualified electrification 
project’’ means a project that— 
(i) includes the purchase and installation of— 
(I) an electric heat pump water heater; 
(II) an electric heat pump for space heating 
and cooling; 
(III) an electric stove, cooktop, range, or oven; 
(IV) an electric heat pump clothes dryer; 
(V) an electric load service center; 
(VI) insulation; 
(VII) air sealing and materials to improve ven-
tilation; or 
(VIII) electric wiring; 
(ii) with respect to any appliance described in 
clause (i), the purchase of which is carried out— 
(I) as part of new construction;
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(II) to replace a nonelectric appliance; or 
(III) as a first-time purchase with respect to 
that appliance; and 
(iii) is carried out at, or relating to, a single-family 
home or multifamily building, as applicable and 
defined by the Secretary. 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘qualified electrification 
project’’ does not include any project with respect to which 
the appliance, system, equipment, infrastructure, compo-
nent, or other item described in subclauses (I) through 
(VIII) of subparagraph (A)(i) is not certified under the 
Energy Star program established by section 324A of the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6294a), 
if applicable. 
SEC. 50123. STATE-BASED HOME ENERGY EFFICIENCY CONTRACTOR 
TRAINING GRANTS. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$200,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2031, 
to carry out a program to provide financial assistance to States 
to develop and implement a State program described in section 
362(d)(13) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6322(d)(13)), which shall provide training and education to contrac-
tors involved in the installation of home energy efficiency and 
electrification improvements, including improvements eligible for 
rebates under a HOMES rebate program (as defined in section 
50121(d)) or a high-efficiency electric home rebate program (as 
defined in section 50122(d)), as part of an approved State energy 
conservation plan under the State Energy Program. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—A State may use amounts received under 
subsection (a)— 
(1) to reduce the cost of training contractor employees; 
(2) to provide testing and certification of contractors trained 
and educated under a State program developed and imple-
mented pursuant to subsection (a); and 
(3) to partner with nonprofit organizations to develop and 
implement a State program pursuant to subsection (a). 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the amounts received by 
a State under subsection (a), a State shall use not more than 
10 percent for administrative expenses associated with developing 
and implementing a State program pursuant to that subsection. 
PART 3—BUILDING EFFICIENCY AND 
RESILIENCE 
SEC. 50131. ASSISTANCE FOR LATEST AND ZERO BUILDING ENERGY 
CODE ADOPTION. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— 
(1) $330,000,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2029, to carry out activities under part D of title III of 
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6321 
through 6326) in accordance with subsection (b); and
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(2) $670,000,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2029, to carry out activities under part D of title III of 
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6321 
through 6326) in accordance with subsection (c). 
(b) LATEST BUILDING ENERGY CODE.—The Secretary shall use 
funds made available under subsection (a)(1) for grants to assist 
States, and units of local government that have authority to adopt 
building codes— 
(1) to adopt— 
(A) a building energy code (or codes) for residential 
buildings that meets or exceeds the 2021 International 
Energy Conservation Code, or achieves equivalent or 
greater energy savings; 
(B) a building energy code (or codes) for commercial 
buildings that meets or exceeds the ANSI/ASHRAE/IES 
Standard 90.1–2019, or achieves equivalent or greater 
energy savings; or 
(C) any combination of building energy codes described 
in subparagraph (A) or (B); and 
(2) to implement a plan for the jurisdiction to achieve 
full compliance with any building energy code adopted under 
paragraph (1) in new and renovated residential or commercial 
buildings, as applicable, which plan shall include active training 
and enforcement programs and measurement of the rate of 
compliance each year. 
(c) ZERO ENERGY CODE.—The Secretary shall use funds made 
available under subsection (a)(2) for grants to assist States, and 
units of local government that have authority to adopt building 
codes— 
(1) to adopt a building energy code (or codes) for residential 
and commercial buildings that meets or exceeds the zero energy 
provisions in the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code 
or an equivalent stretch code; and 
(2) to implement a plan for the jurisdiction to achieve 
full compliance with any building energy code adopted under 
paragraph (1) in new and renovated residential and commercial 
buildings, which plan shall include active training and enforce-
ment programs and measurement of the rate of compliance 
each year. 
(d) STATE MATCH.—The State cost share requirement under 
the item relating to ‘‘Department of Energy—Energy Conservation’’ 
in title II of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 1985 (42 U.S.C. 6323a; 98 Stat. 1861), shall 
not apply to assistance provided under this section. 
(e) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Of the amounts made available 
under this section, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 5 
percent for administrative costs necessary to carry out this section. 
PART 4—DOE LOAN AND GRANT PROGRAMS 
SEC. 50141. FUNDING FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LOAN PROGRAMS 
OFFICE. 
(a) COMMITMENT
AUTHORITY.—In addition to commitment 
authority otherwise available and previously provided, the Secretary 
may make commitments to guarantee loans for eligible projects 
under section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
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16513), up to a total principal amount of $40,000,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2026. 
(b) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts otherwise available 
and previously provided, there is appropriated to the Secretary 
for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $3,600,000,000, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2026, for the costs of guarantees made under section 
1703 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16513), using 
the loan guarantee authority provided under subsection (a) of this 
section. 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the amount made available 
under subsection (b), the Secretary shall reserve not more than 
3 percent for administrative expenses to carry out title XVII of 
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and for carrying out section 1702(h)(3) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 16512(h)(3)). 
(d) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION.—None of the amounts made available 
under this section for loan guarantees shall be available for 
any project unless the President has certified in advance in 
writing that the loan guarantee and the project comply with 
the provisions under this section. 
(2) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (3), none of the amounts made available under this 
section for loan guarantees shall be available for commitments 
to guarantee loans for any projects under which funds, per-
sonnel, or property (tangible or intangible) of any Federal 
agency, instrumentality, personnel, or affiliated entity are 
expected to be used (directly or indirectly) through acquisitions, 
contracts, demonstrations, exchanges, grants, incentives, leases, 
procurements, sales, other transaction authority, or other 
arrangements to support the project or to obtain goods or 
services from the project. 
(3) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (2) shall not preclude the use 
of the loan guarantee authority provided under this section 
for commitments to guarantee loans for— 
(A) projects benefitting from otherwise allowable Fed-
eral tax benefits; 
(B) projects benefitting from being located on Federal 
land pursuant to a lease or right-of-way agreement for 
which all consideration for all uses is— 
(i) paid exclusively in cash; 
(ii) deposited in the Treasury as offsetting receipts; 
and 
(iii) equal to the fair market value; 
(C) projects benefitting from the Federal insurance pro-
gram under section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
(42 U.S.C. 2210); or 
(D) electric generation projects using transmission 
facilities owned or operated by a Federal Power Marketing 
Administration or the Tennessee Valley Authority that 
have been authorized, approved, and financed independent 
of the project receiving the guarantee. 
(e) GUARANTEE.—Section 1701(4)(A) of the Energy Policy Act 
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16511(4)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, except 
that a loan guarantee may guarantee any debt obligation of a 
non-Federal borrower to any Eligible Lender (as defined in section
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609.2 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations)’’ before the period 
at the end. 
(f) SOURCE OF PAYMENTS.—Section 1702(b) of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16512(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(3) SOURCE
OF
PAYMENTS.—The source of a payment 
received from a borrower under subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
paragraph (2) may not be a loan or other debt obligation that 
is made or guaranteed by the Federal Government.’’. 
SEC. 50142. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLE MANUFACTURING. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$3,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2028, 
for the costs of providing direct loans under section 136(d) of the 
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17013(d)): 
Provided, That funds appropriated by this section may be used 
for the costs of providing direct loans for reequipping, expanding, 
or establishing a manufacturing facility in the United States to 
produce, or for engineering integration performed in the United 
States of, advanced technology vehicles described in subparagraph 
(C), (D), (E), or (F) of section 136(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
17013(a)(1)) only if such advanced technology vehicles emit, under 
any possible operational mode or condition, low or zero exhaust 
emissions of greenhouse gases. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary shall reserve not 
more than $25,000,000 of amounts made available under subsection 
(a) for administrative costs of providing loans as described in sub-
section (a). 
(c) ELIMINATION
OF LOAN PROGRAM CAP.—Section 136(d)(1) 
of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 
17013(d)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘a total of not more than 
$25,000,000,000 in’’. 
SEC. 50143. DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING CONVERSION GRANTS. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$2,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2031, 
to provide grants for domestic production of efficient hybrid, plug- 
in electric hybrid, plug-in electric drive, and hydrogen fuel cell 
electric vehicles, in accordance with section 712 of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16062). 
(b) COST SHARE.—The Secretary shall require a recipient of 
a grant provided under subsection (a) to provide not less than 
50 percent of the cost of the project carried out using the grant. 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary shall reserve not 
more than 3 percent of amounts made available under subsection 
(a) for administrative costs of making grants described in such 
subsection (a) pursuant to section 712 of the Energy Policy Act 
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16062). 
SEC. 50144. ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE REINVESTMENT FINANCING. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$5,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2026,
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to carry out activities under section 1706 of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005. 
(b) COMMITMENT
AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may make, 
through September 30, 2026, commitments to guarantee loans for 
projects under section 1706 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 the 
total 
principal 
amount 
of 
which 
is 
not 
greater 
than 
$250,000,000,000, subject to the limitations that apply to loan 
guarantees under section 50141(d). 
(c) ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE REINVESTMENT FINANCING.—Title 
XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 is amended by inserting 
after section 1705 (42 U.S.C. 16516) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1706. ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE REINVESTMENT FINANCING. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 1703, the Secretary 
may make guarantees, including refinancing, under this section 
only for projects that— 
‘‘(1) retool, repower, repurpose, or replace energy infrastruc-
ture that has ceased operations; or 
‘‘(2) enable operating energy infrastructure to avoid, reduce, 
utilize, or sequester air pollutants or anthropogenic emissions 
of greenhouse gases. 
‘‘(b) INCLUSION.—A project under subsection (a) may include 
the remediation of environmental damage associated with energy 
infrastructure. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENT.—A project under subsection (a)(1) that 
involves electricity generation through the use of fossil fuels shall 
be required to have controls or technologies to avoid, reduce, utilize, 
or sequester air pollutants and anthropogenic emissions of green-
house gases. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—To apply for a guarantee under this section, 
an applicant shall submit to the Secretary an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may require, including— 
‘‘(1) a detailed plan describing the proposed project; 
‘‘(2) an analysis of how the proposed project will engage 
with and affect associated communities; and 
‘‘(3) in the case of an applicant that is an electric utility, 
an assurance that the electric utility shall pass on any financial 
benefit from the guarantee made under this section to the 
customers of, or associated communities served by, the electric 
utility. 
‘‘(e) TERM.—Notwithstanding section 1702(f), the term of an 
obligation shall require full repayment over a period not to exceed 
30 years. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITION OF ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE.—In this section, 
the term ‘energy infrastructure’ means a facility, and associated 
equipment, used for— 
‘‘(1) the generation or transmission of electric energy; or 
‘‘(2) the production, processing, and delivery of fossil fuels, 
fuels derived from petroleum, or petrochemical feedstocks.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1702(o)(3) of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16512(o)(3)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘and projects described in section 1706(a)’’ before the period at 
the end. 
SEC. 50145. TRIBAL ENERGY LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022,
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out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$75,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2028, to 
carry out section 2602(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25 
U.S.C. 3502(c)), subject to the limitations that apply to loan guaran-
tees under section 50141(d). 
(b) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY TRIBAL ENERGY LOAN GUARANTEE 
PROGRAM.—Section 2602(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25 
U.S.C. 3502(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘) for an amount equal 
to not more than 90 percent of’’ and inserting ‘‘, except that 
a loan guarantee may guarantee any debt obligation of a non- 
Federal borrower to any Eligible Lender (as defined in section 
609.2 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations)) for’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘$2,000,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$20,000,000,000’’. 
PART 5—ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION 
SEC. 50151. TRANSMISSION FACILITY FINANCING. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$2,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2030, 
to carry out this section: Provided, That the Secretary shall not 
enter into any loan agreement pursuant to this section that could 
result in disbursements after September 30, 2031. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary shall use the amounts made 
available by subsection (a) to carry out a program to pay the 
costs of direct loans to non-Federal borrowers, subject to the limita-
tions that apply to loan guarantees under section 50141(d) and 
under such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to 
be appropriate, for the construction or modification of electric trans-
mission facilities designated by the Secretary to be necessary in 
the national interest under section 216(a) of the Federal Power 
Act (16 U.S.C. 824p(a)). 
(c) LOANS.—A direct loan provided under this section— 
(1) shall have a term that does not exceed the lesser of— 
(A) 90 percent of the projected useful life, in years, 
of the eligible transmission facility; and 
(B) 30 years; 
(2) shall not exceed 80 percent of the project costs; and 
(3) shall, on first issuance, be subject to the condition 
that the direct loan is not subordinate to other financing. 
(d) INTEREST RATES.—A direct loan provided under this section 
shall bear interest at a rate determined by the Secretary, taking 
into consideration market yields on outstanding marketable obliga-
tions of the United States of comparable maturities as of the date 
on which the direct loan is made. 
(e) DEFINITION OF DIRECT LOAN.—In this section, the term 
‘‘direct loan’’ has the meaning given the term in section 502 of 
the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a). 
SEC. 50152. GRANTS TO FACILITATE THE SITING OF INTERSTATE ELEC-
TRICITY TRANSMISSION LINES. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
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$760,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2029, 
for making grants in accordance with this section and for adminis-
trative expenses associated with carrying out this section. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make a grant under 
this section to a siting authority for, with respect to a covered 
transmission project, any of the following activities: 
(A) Studies and analyses of the impacts of the covered 
transmission project. 
(B) Examination of up to 3 alternate siting corridors 
within which the covered transmission project feasibly 
could be sited. 
(C) Participation by the siting authority in regulatory 
proceedings or negotiations in another jurisdiction, or under 
the auspices of a Transmission Organization (as defined 
in section 3 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796)) 
that is also considering the siting or permitting of the 
covered transmission project. 
(D) Participation by the siting authority in regulatory 
proceedings at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
or a State regulatory commission for determining applicable 
rates and cost allocation for the covered transmission 
project. 
(E) Other measures and actions that may improve 
the chances of, and shorten the time required for, approval 
by the siting authority of the application relating to the 
siting or permitting of the covered transmission project, 
as the Secretary determines appropriate. 
(2) ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary may make 
a grant under this section to a siting authority, or other State, 
local, or Tribal governmental entity, for economic development 
activities for communities that may be affected by the construc-
tion and operation of a covered transmission project, provided 
that the Secretary shall not enter into any grant agreement 
pursuant to this section that could result in any outlays after 
September 30, 2031. 
(c) CONDITIONS.— 
(1) FINAL DECISION ON APPLICATION.—In order to receive 
a grant for an activity described in subsection (b)(1), the Sec-
retary shall require a siting authority to agree, in writing, 
to reach a final decision on the application relating to the 
siting or permitting of the applicable covered transmission 
project not later than 2 years after the date on which such 
grant is provided, unless the Secretary authorizes an extension 
for good cause. 
(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of an 
activity described in subparagraph (C) or (D) of subsection 
(b)(1) shall not exceed 50 percent. 
(3) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary may only dis-
burse grant funds for economic development activities under 
subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) to a siting authority upon approval by the siting 
authority of the applicable covered transmission project; 
and 
(B) to any other State, local, or Tribal governmental 
entity upon commencement of construction of the applicable
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covered transmission project in the area under the jurisdic-
tion of the entity. 
(d) RETURNING FUNDS.—If a siting authority that receives a 
grant for an activity described in subsection (b)(1) fails to use 
all grant funds within 2 years of receipt, the siting authority shall 
return to the Secretary any such unused funds. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED TRANSMISSION PROJECT.—The term ‘‘covered 
transmission project’’ means a high-voltage interstate or off-
shore electricity transmission line— 
(A) that is proposed to be constructed and to operate— 
(i) at a minimum of 275 kilovolts of either alter-
nating-current or direct-current electric energy by an 
entity; or 
(ii) offshore and at a minimum of 200 kilovolts 
of either alternating-current or direct-current electric 
energy by an entity; and 
(B) for which such entity has applied, or informed 
a siting authority of such entity’s intent to apply, for regu-
latory approval. 
(2) SITING AUTHORITY.—The term ‘‘siting authority’’ means 
a State, local, or Tribal governmental entity with authority 
to make a final determination regarding the siting, permitting, 
or regulatory status of a covered transmission project that 
is proposed to be located in an area under the jurisdiction 
of the entity. 
SEC. 50153. INTERREGIONAL AND OFFSHORE WIND ELECTRICITY 
TRANSMISSION PLANNING, MODELING, AND ANALYSIS. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$100,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2031, 
to carry out this section. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary shall use amounts made 
available under subsection (a)— 
(1) to pay expenses associated with convening relevant 
stakeholders to address the development of interregional elec-
tricity transmission and transmission of electricity that is gen-
erated by offshore wind; and 
(2) to conduct planning, modeling, and analysis regarding 
interregional electricity transmission and transmission of elec-
tricity that is generated by offshore wind, taking into account 
the local, regional, and national economic, reliability, resilience, 
security, public policy, and environmental benefits of inter-
regional electricity transmission and transmission of electricity 
that is generated by offshore wind, including planning, mod-
eling, and analysis, as the Secretary determines appropriate, 
pertaining to— 
(A) clean energy integration into the electric grid, 
including the identification of renewable energy zones; 
(B) the effects of changes in weather due to climate 
change on the reliability and resilience of the electric grid; 
(C) cost allocation methodologies that facilitate the 
expansion of the bulk power system;
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(D) the benefits of coordination between generator 
interconnection processes and transmission planning proc-
esses; 
(E) the effect of increased electrification on the electric 
grid; 
(F) power flow modeling; 
(G) the benefits of increased interconnections or 
interties between or among the Western Interconnection, 
the Eastern Interconnection, the Electric Reliability 
Council of Texas, and other interconnections, as applicable; 
(H) the cooptimization of transmission and generation, 
including variable energy resources, energy storage, and 
demand-side management; 
(I) the opportunities for use of nontransmission alter-
natives, energy storage, and grid-enhancing technologies; 
(J) economic development opportunities for commu-
nities arising from development of interregional electricity 
transmission and transmission of electricity that is gen-
erated by offshore wind; 
(K) evaluation of existing rights-of-way and the need 
for additional transmission corridors; and 
(L) a planned national transmission grid, which would 
include a networked transmission system to optimize the 
existing grid for interconnection of offshore wind farms. 
PART 6—INDUSTRIAL 
SEC. 50161. ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES DEPLOYMENT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) OFFICE OF CLEAN ENERGY DEMONSTRATIONS.—In addition 
to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Sec-
retary, acting through the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations, 
for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $5,812,000,000, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2026, to carry out this section. 
(b) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall use funds 
appropriated by subsection (a) to provide financial assistance, on 
a competitive basis, to eligible entities to carry out projects for— 
(1) the purchase and installation, or implementation, of 
advanced industrial technology at an eligible facility; 
(2) retrofits, upgrades to, or operational improvements at 
an eligible facility to install or implement advanced industrial 
technology; or 
(3) engineering studies and other work needed to prepare 
an eligible facility for activities described in paragraph (1) 
or (2). 
(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive financial assistance 
under subsection (b), an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary 
an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Secretary may require, including the expected 
greenhouse gas emissions reductions to be achieved by carrying 
out the project. 
(d) PRIORITY.—In providing financial assistance under sub-
section (b), the Secretary shall give priority consideration to projects 
on the basis of, as determined by the Secretary— 
(1) the expected greenhouse gas emissions reductions to 
be achieved by carrying out the project;
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(2) the extent to which the project would provide the 
greatest benefit for the greatest number of people within the 
area in which the eligible facility is located; and 
(3) whether the eligible entity participates or would partici-
pate in a partnership with purchasers of the output of the 
eligible facility. 
(e) COST SHARE.—The Secretary shall require an eligible entity 
to provide not less than 50 percent of the cost of a project carried 
out pursuant to this section. 
(f) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary shall reserve not 
more than $300,000,000 of amounts made available under sub-
section (a) for administrative costs of carrying out this section. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
ADVANCED
INDUSTRIAL
TECHNOLOGY.—The 
term 
‘‘advanced industrial technology’’ means a technology directly 
involved in an industrial process, as described in any of para-
graphs (1) through (6) of section 454(c) of the Energy Independ-
ence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17113(c)), and designed 
to accelerate greenhouse gas emissions reduction progress to 
net-zero at an eligible facility, as determined by the Secretary. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means the 
owner or operator of an eligible facility. 
(3) ELIGIBLE FACILITY.—The term ‘‘eligible facility’’ means 
a domestic, non-Federal, nonpower industrial or manufacturing 
facility engaged in energy-intensive industrial processes, 
including production processes for iron, steel, steel mill prod-
ucts, aluminum, cement, concrete, glass, pulp, paper, industrial 
ceramics, chemicals, and other energy intensive industrial proc-
esses, as determined by the Secretary. 
(4) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘‘financial assistance’’ 
means a grant, rebate, direct loan, or cooperative agreement. 
PART 7—OTHER ENERGY MATTERS 
SEC. 50171. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OVERSIGHT. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $20,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2031, for oversight by the Depart-
ment of Energy Office of Inspector General of the Department 
of Energy activities for which funding is appropriated in this sub-
title. 
SEC. 50172. NATIONAL LABORATORY INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) OFFICE
OF SCIENCE.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary, acting through 
the Director of the Office of Science, for fiscal year 2022, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain 
available through September 30, 2027— 
(1) $133,240,000 to carry out activities for science labora-
tory infrastructure projects; 
(2) $303,656,000 to carry out activities for high energy 
physics construction and major items of equipment projects; 
(3) $280,000,000 to carry out activities for fusion energy 
science construction and major items of equipment projects; 
(4) $217,000,000 to carry out activities for nuclear physics 
construction and major items of equipment projects;
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(5) $163,791,000 to carry out activities for advanced sci-
entific computing research facilities; 
(6) $294,500,000 to carry out activities for basic energy 
sciences projects; and 
(7) $157,813,000 to carry out activities for isotope research 
and development facilities. 
(b) OFFICE OF FOSSIL ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT.— 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated 
to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $150,000,000, to remain avail-
able through September 30, 2027, to carry out activities for infra-
structure and general plant projects carried out by the Office of 
Fossil Energy and Carbon Management. 
(c) OFFICE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $150,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 
2027, to carry out activities for infrastructure and general plant 
projects carried out by the Office of Nuclear Energy. 
(d) OFFICE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY.— 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated 
to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $150,000,000, to remain avail-
able through September 30, 2027, to carry out activities for infra-
structure and general plant projects carried out by the Office of 
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 
SEC. 50173. AVAILABILITY OF HIGH-ASSAY LOW-ENRICHED URANIUM. 
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able, there is appropriated to the Secretary of for fiscal year 2022, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
to remain available through September 30, 2026— 
(1) $100,000,000 to carry out the program elements 
described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of section 2001(a)(2) 
of the Energy Act of 2020 (42 U.S.C. 16281(a)(2)); 
(2) $500,000,000 to carry out the program elements 
described in subparagraphs (D) through (H) of that section; 
and 
(3) $100,000,000 to carry out activities to support the avail-
ability of high-assay low-enriched uranium for civilian domestic 
research, development, demonstration, and commercial use 
under section 2001 of the Energy Act of 2020 (42 U.S.C. 16281). 
(b) COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the Department of Energy shall, in a manner consistent 
with section 989 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16353), 
use a competitive, merit-based review process in carrying out 
research, development, demonstration, and deployment activities 
under section 2001 of the Energy Act of 2020 (42 U.S.C. 16281). 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—The Secretary may use not 
more than 3 percent of the amounts appropriated by subsection 
(a) for administrative purposes.
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Subtitle B—Natural Resources 
PART 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 50211. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
(2) UNITED
STATES
INSULAR
AREAS.—The term ‘‘United 
States Insular Areas’’ means American Samoa, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands. 
PART 2—PUBLIC LANDS 
SEC. 50221. NATIONAL PARKS AND PUBLIC LANDS CONSERVATION AND 
RESILIENCE. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $250,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2031, to carry out projects for 
the conservation, protection, and resiliency of lands and resources 
administered by the National Park Service and Bureau of Land 
Management. None of the funds provided under this section shall 
be subject to cost-share or matching requirements. 
SEC. 50222. NATIONAL PARKS AND PUBLIC LANDS CONSERVATION AND 
ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $250,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2031, to carry out conservation, 
ecosystem and habitat restoration projects on lands administered 
by the National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management. 
None of the funds provided under this section shall be subject 
to cost-share or matching requirements. 
SEC. 50223. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE EMPLOYEES. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $500,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2030, to hire employees to serve 
in units of the National Park System or national historic or national 
scenic trails administered by the National Park Service. 
SEC. 50224. NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM DEFERRED MAINTENANCE. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $200,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2026, to carry out priority deferred 
maintenance projects, through direct expenditures or transfers, 
within the boundaries of the National Park System.
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PART 3—DROUGHT RESPONSE AND 
PREPAREDNESS 
SEC. 50231. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY 
PROJECTS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Rec-
lamation, for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, $550,000,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2031, for grants, contracts, or financial 
assistance agreements for disadvantaged communities (identified 
according to criteria adopted by the Commissioner of Reclamation) 
in a manner as determined by the Commissioner of Reclamation 
for up to 100 percent of the cost of the planning, design, or construc-
tion of water projects the primary purpose of which is to provide 
domestic water supplies to communities or households that do not 
have reliable access to domestic water supplies in a State or terri-
tory described in the first section of the Act of June 17, 1902 
(43 U.S.C. 391; 32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093). 
SEC. 50232. CANAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Rec-
lamation, for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, $25,000,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2031, for the design, study, and implementa-
tion of projects (including pilot and demonstration projects) to cover 
water conveyance facilities with solar panels to generate renewable 
energy in a manner as determined by the Secretary or for other 
solar projects associated with Bureau of Reclamation projects that 
increase water efficiency and assist in implementation of clean 
energy goals. 
SEC. 50233. DROUGHT MITIGATION IN THE RECLAMATION STATES. 
(a) DEFINITION OF RECLAMATION STATE.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘Reclamation State’’ means a State or territory described 
in the first section of the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, 
chapter 1093; 43 U.S.C. 391). 
(b) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able, there is appropriated to the Secretary (acting through the 
Commissioner of Reclamation), for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $4,000,000,000, 
to remain available through September 30, 2026, for grants, con-
tracts, or financial assistance agreements, in accordance with the 
reclamation laws, to or with public entities and Indian Tribes, 
that provide for the conduct of the following activities to mitigate 
the impacts of drought in the Reclamation States, with priority 
given to the Colorado River Basin and other basins experiencing 
comparable levels of long-term drought, to be implemented in 
compliance with applicable environmental law: 
(1) Compensation for a temporary or multiyear voluntary 
reduction in diversion of water or consumptive water use. 
(2) Voluntary system conservation projects that achieve 
verifiable reductions in use of or demand for water supplies 
or provide environmental benefits in the Lower Basin or Upper 
Basin of the Colorado River.
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(3) Ecosystem and habitat restoration projects to address 
issues directly caused by drought in a river basin or inland 
water body. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress a report that describes any expenditures under this 
section. 
PART 4—INSULAR AFFAIRS 
SEC. 50241. OFFICE OF INSULAR AFFAIRS CLIMATE CHANGE TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
there is appropriated to the Secretary, acting through the Office 
of Insular Affairs, for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $15,000,000, to remain avail-
able through September 30, 2026, to provide technical assistance 
for climate change planning, mitigation, adaptation, and resilience 
to United States Insular Areas. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary, acting 
through the Office of Insular Affairs, for fiscal year 2022, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $900,000, 
to remain available through September 30, 2026, for necessary 
administrative expenses associated with carrying out this section. 
PART 5—OFFSHORE WIND 
SEC. 50251. LEASING ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF. 
(a) LEASING AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may grant leases, 
easements, and rights-of-way pursuant to section 8(p)(1)(C) of the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(1)(C)) in 
an area withdrawn by— 
(1) the Presidential memorandum entitled ‘‘Memorandum 
on the Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer 
Continental Shelf from Leasing Disposition’’ and dated Sep-
tember 8, 2020; or 
(2) the Presidential memorandum entitled ‘‘Presidential 
Determination on the Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the 
United States Outer Continental Shelf from Leasing Disposi-
tion’’ and dated September 25, 2020. 
(b) OFFSHORE WIND FOR THE TERRITORIES.— 
(1) APPLICATION OF OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS ACT 
WITH RESPECT TO TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 2 of the Outer Continental 
Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331) is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘means all’’ and inserting the 
following: ‘‘means— 
‘‘(1) all’’; and 
(II) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by 
striking ‘‘control;’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘control or within the exclusive economic zone of 
the United States and adjacent to any territory 
of the United States; and’’; and 
(III) by adding at the end following:
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‘‘(2) does not include any area conveyed by Congress to 
a territorial government for administration;’’; 
(ii) in subsection (p), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon at the end; 
(iii) in subsection (q), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(r) The term ‘State’ means— 
‘‘(1) each of the several States; 
‘‘(2) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 
‘‘(3) Guam; 
‘‘(4) American Samoa; 
‘‘(5) the United States Virgin Islands; and 
‘‘(6) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.’’. 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—Section 18 of the Outer Continental 
Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) APPLICATION.—This section shall not apply to 
the scheduling of any lease sale in an area of the 
outer Continental Shelf that is adjacent to the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American 
Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, or the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.’’. 
(2) WIND LEASE SALES FOR AREAS OF THE OUTER CONTI-
NENTAL SHELF.—The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 33. WIND LEASE SALES FOR AREAS OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL 
SHELF OFFSHORE OF TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED 
STATES. 
‘‘(a) WIND LEASE SALES OFF COASTS OF TERRITORIES OF THE 
UNITED STATES.— 
‘‘(1) CALL FOR INFORMATION AND NOMINATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall issue calls for 
information and nominations for proposed wind lease sales 
for areas of the outer Continental Shelf described in para-
graph (2) that are determined to be feasible. 
‘‘(B) INITIAL CALL.—Not later than September 30, 2025, 
the Secretary shall issue an initial call for information 
and nominations under this paragraph. 
‘‘(2) CONDITIONAL WIND LEASE SALES.—The Secretary may 
conduct wind lease sales in each area within the exclusive 
economic zone of the United States adjacent to the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United 
States Virgin Islands, or the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands that meets each of the following criteria: 
‘‘(A) The Secretary has concluded that a wind lease 
sale in the area is feasible. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary has determined that there is suffi-
cient interest in leasing the area. 
‘‘(C) The Secretary has consulted with the Governor 
of the territory regarding the suitability of the area for 
wind energy development.’’.
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PART 6—FOSSIL FUEL RESOURCES 
SEC. 50261. OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS ROYALTY RATE. 
Section 8(a)(1) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
U.S.C. 1337(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in each of subparagraphs (A) and (C), by striking ‘‘not 
less than 121⁄2 per centum’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘not less than 162⁄3 percent, but not more than 183⁄4 percent, 
during the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment 
of the Act titled ‘An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant 
to title II of S. Con. Res. 14’, and not less than 162⁄3 percent 
thereafter,’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘no less than 121⁄2 
per centum’’ and inserting ‘‘not less than 162⁄3 percent, but 
not more than 183⁄4 percent, during the 10-year period begin-
ning on the date of enactment of the Act titled ‘An Act to 
provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 
14’, and not less than 162⁄3 percent thereafter,’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘no less than 12 and 
1⁄2 per centum’’ and inserting ‘‘not less than 162⁄3 percent, 
but not more than 183⁄4 percent, during the 10-year period 
beginning on the date of enactment of the Act titled ‘An Act 
to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. 
Res. 14’, and not less than 162⁄3 percent thereafter,’’. 
SEC. 50262. MINERAL LEASING ACT MODERNIZATION. 
(a) ONSHORE OIL AND GAS ROYALTY RATES.— 
(1) LEASE OF OIL AND GAS LAND.—Section 17 of the Mineral 
Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1)(A), in the fifth sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘12.5’’ and inserting ‘‘162⁄3’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or, in the case of a lease issued 
during the 10-year period beginning on the date of 
enactment of the Act titled ‘An Act to provide for 
reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14’, 
162⁄3 percent in amount or value of the production 
removed or sold from the lease’’ before the period at 
the end; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘121⁄2 per centum’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘162⁄3 percent’’. 
(2) CONDITIONS FOR REINSTATEMENT.—Section 31(e)(3) of 
the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 188(e)(3)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘162⁄3’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘20’’. 
(b) OIL AND GAS MINIMUM BID.—Section 17(b) of the Mineral 
Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘$2 per acre for a period of 2 years from the date of enactment 
of the Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Reform Act of 
1987.’’ and inserting ‘‘$10 per acre during the 10-year period 
beginning on the date of enactment of the Act titled ‘An Act 
to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. 
Res. 14’.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘$2 per acre’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$10 per acre’’. 
(c) FOSSIL FUEL RENTAL RATES.— 
(1) ANNUAL RENTALS.—Section 17(d) of the Mineral Leasing 
Act (30 U.S.C. 226(d)) is amended, in the first sentence, by
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striking ‘‘$1.50 per acre’’ and all that follows through the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘$3 per acre per year during the 
2-year period beginning on the date the lease begins for new 
leases, and after the end of that 2-year period, $5 per acre 
per year for the following 6-year period, and not less than 
$15 per acre per year thereafter, or, in the case of a lease 
issued during the 10-year period beginning on the date of 
enactment of the Act titled ‘An Act to provide for reconciliation 
pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14’, $3 per acre per year 
during the 2-year period beginning on the date the lease begins, 
and after the end of that 2-year period, $5 per acre per year 
for the following 6-year period, and $15 per acre per year 
thereafter.’’. 
(2) RENTALS IN REINSTATED LEASES.—Section 31(e)(2) of 
the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 188(e)(2)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘$10’’ and inserting ‘‘$20’’. 
(d) EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FEE.—Section 17 of the Mineral 
Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(q) FEE FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall assess a nonrefund-
able fee against any person that, in accordance with procedures 
established by the Secretary to carry out this subsection, sub-
mits an expression of interest in leasing land available for 
disposition under this section for exploration for, and develop-
ment of, oil or gas. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT OF FEE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
fee assessed under paragraph (1) shall be $5 per acre 
of the area covered by the applicable expression of interest. 
‘‘(B) ADJUSTMENT
OF
FEE.—The Secretary shall, by 
regulation, not less frequently than every 4 years, adjust 
the amount of the fee under subparagraph (A) to reflect 
the change in inflation.’’. 
(e) ELIMINATION OF NONCOMPETITIVE LEASING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act 
(30 U.S.C. 226) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(I) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘para-
graphs (2) and (3) of this subsection’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (2)’’; and 
(II) by striking the last sentence; and 
(ii) by striking paragraph (3); 
(B) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL
ROUNDS
OF
COMPETITIVE
BIDDING.—Land 
made available for leasing under subsection (b)(1) for which no 
bid is accepted or received, or the land for which a lease terminates, 
expires, is cancelled, or is relinquished, may be made available 
by the Secretary of the Interior for a new round of competitive 
bidding under that subsection.’’; and 
(C) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) TERM OF LEASE.—
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Any lease issued under this section, 
including a lease for tar sand areas, shall be for a primary 
term of 10 years. 
‘‘(2) CONTINUATION OF LEASE.—A lease described in para-
graph (1) shall continue after the primary term of the lease 
for any period during which oil or gas is produced in paying 
quantities. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL EXTENSIONS.—Any lease issued under this 
section for land on which, or for which under an approved 
cooperative or unit plan of development or operation, actual 
drilling operations were commenced and diligently prosecuted 
prior to the end of the primary term of the lease shall be 
extended for 2 years and for any period thereafter during 
which oil or gas is produced in paying quantities.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 31 of the Mineral 
Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 188) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (d)(1), in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘or section 17(c) of this Act’’; 
(B) in subsection (e)— 
(i) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘either’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘or the inclusion’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘, all’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by adding ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(II) by striking subparagraph (B); and 
(III) by striking ‘‘(3)(A) payment’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(3) payment’’; 
(C) in subsection (g)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘as a competitive’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘of this Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘in the same manner as the original lease issued pursu-
ant to section 17’’; 
(ii) by striking paragraph (2); 
(iii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and 
(iv) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘applicable to leases issued under subsection 
17(c) of this Act (30 U.S.C. 226(c)) except,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘except’’; 
(D) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘subsections (d) and 
(f) of this section’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)’’; 
(E) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘(i)(1) In acting’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘of this section’’ in paragraph (2) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) ROYALTY REDUCTION IN REINSTATED LEASES.— 
In acting on a petition for reinstatement pursuant 
to subsection (d)’’; 
(F) by striking subsection (f); and 
(G) by redesignating subsections (g) through (j) as sub-
sections (f) through (i), respectively. 
SEC. 50263. ROYALTIES ON ALL EXTRACTED METHANE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For all leases issued after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, except as provided in subsection (b), royalties
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paid for gas produced from Federal land and on the outer Conti-
nental Shelf shall be assessed on all gas produced, including all 
gas that is consumed or lost by venting, flaring, or negligent releases 
through any equipment during upstream operations. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect 
to— 
(1) gas vented or flared for not longer than 48 hours in 
an emergency situation that poses a danger to human health, 
safety, or the environment; 
(2) gas used or consumed within the area of the lease, 
unit, or communitized area for the benefit of the lease, unit, 
or communitized area; or 
(3) gas that is unavoidably lost. 
SEC. 50264. LEASE SALES UNDER THE 2017–2022 OUTER CONTINENTAL 
SHELF LEASING PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) LEASE SALE 257.—The term ‘‘Lease Sale 257’’ means 
the lease sale numbered 257 that was approved in the Record 
of Decision described in the notice of availability of a record 
of decision issued on August 31, 2021, entitled ‘‘Gulf of Mexico, 
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Oil and Gas Lease Sale 257’’ 
(86 Fed. Reg. 50160 (September 7, 2021)), and is the subject 
of the final notice of sale entitled ‘‘Gulf of Mexico Outer Conti-
nental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 257’’ (86 Fed. Reg. 54728 
(October 4, 2021)). 
(2) LEASE SALE 258.—The term ‘‘Lease Sale 258’’ means 
the lease sale numbered 258 described in the 2017–2022 Outer 
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program 
published on November 18, 2016, and approved by the Secretary 
in the Record of Decision issued on January 17, 2017, described 
in the notice of availability entitled ‘‘Record of Decision for 
the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing 
Program Final Programmatic Environmental Impact State-
ment; MMAA104000’’ (82 Fed. Reg. 6643 (January 19, 2017)). 
(3) LEASE SALE 259.—The term ‘‘Lease Sale 259’’ means 
the lease sale numbered 259 described in the 2017–2022 Outer 
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program 
published on November 18, 2016, and approved by the Secretary 
in the Record of Decision issued on January 17, 2017, described 
in the notice of availability entitled ‘‘Record of Decision for 
the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing 
Program Final Programmatic Environmental Impact State-
ment; MMAA104000’’ (82 Fed. Reg. 6643 (January 19, 2017)). 
(4) LEASE SALE 261.—The term ‘‘Lease Sale 261’’ means 
the lease sale numbered 261 described in the 2017–2022 Outer 
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program 
published on November 18, 2016, and approved by the Secretary 
in the Record of Decision issued on January 17, 2017, described 
in the notice of availability entitled ‘‘Record of Decision for 
the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing 
Program Final Programmatic Environmental Impact State-
ment; MMAA104000’’ (82 Fed. Reg. 6643 (January 19, 2017)). 
(b) LEASE SALE 257 REINSTATEMENT.— 
(1) ACCEPTANCE OF BIDS.—Not later 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, without modifica-
tion or delay—
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(A) accept the highest valid bid for each tract or bidding 
unit of Lease Sale 257 for which a valid bid was received 
on November 17, 2021; and 
(B) provide the appropriate lease form to the winning 
bidder to execute and return. 
(2) LEASE ISSUANCE.—On receipt of an executed lease form 
under paragraph (1)(B) and payment of the rental for the 
first year, the balance of the bonus bid (unless deferred), and 
any required bond or security from the high bidder, the Sec-
retary shall promptly issue to the high bidder a fully executed 
lease, in accordance with— 
(A) the regulations in effect on the date of Lease Sale 
257; and 
(B) the terms and conditions of the final notice of 
sale entitled ‘‘Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Oil 
and Gas Lease Sale 257’’ (86 Fed. Reg. 54728 (October 
4, 2021)). 
(c) REQUIREMENT FOR LEASE SALE 258.—Notwithstanding the 
expiration of the 2017–2022 leasing program, not later than 
December 31, 2022, the Secretary shall conduct Lease Sale 258 
in accordance with the Record of Decision approved by the Secretary 
on January 17, 2017, described in the notice of availability entitled 
‘‘Record of Decision for the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf 
Oil and Gas Leasing Program Final Programmatic Environmental 
Impact Statement; MMAA104000’’ issued on January 17, 2017 (82 
Fed. Reg. 6643 (January 19, 2017)). 
(d) REQUIREMENT FOR LEASE SALE 259.—Notwithstanding the 
expiration of the 2017–2022 leasing program, not later than March 
31, 2023, the Secretary shall conduct Lease Sale 259 in accordance 
with the Record of Decision approved by the Secretary on January 
17, 2017, described in the notice of availability entitled ‘‘Record 
of Decision for the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and 
Gas Leasing Program Final Programmatic Environmental Impact 
Statement; MMAA104000’’ issued on January 17, 2017 (82 Fed. 
Reg. 6643 (January 19, 2017)). 
(e) REQUIREMENT FOR LEASE SALE 261.—Notwithstanding the 
expiration of the 2017–2022 leasing program, not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2023, the Secretary shall conduct Lease Sale 261 in 
accordance with the Record of Decision approved by the Secretary 
on January 17, 2017, described in the notice of availability entitled 
‘‘Record of Decision for the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf 
Oil and Gas Leasing Program Final Programmatic Environmental 
Impact Statement; MMAA104000’’ issued on January 17, 2017 (82 
Fed. Reg. 6643 (January 19, 2017)). 
SEC. 50265. ENSURING ENERGY SECURITY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ means public 
lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)). 
(2) OFFSHORE LEASE SALE.—The term ‘‘offshore lease sale’’ 
means an oil and gas lease sale— 
(A) that is held by the Secretary in accordance with 
the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 
et seq.); and
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(B) that, if any acceptable bids have been received 
for any tract offered in the lease sale, results in the 
issuance of a lease. 
(3) ONSHORE LEASE SALE.—The term ‘‘onshore lease sale’’ 
means a quarterly oil and gas lease sale— 
(A) that is held by the Secretary in accordance with 
section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226); 
and 
(B) that, if any acceptable bids have been received 
for any parcel offered in the lease sale, results in the 
issuance of a lease. 
(b) LIMITATION ON ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN LEASES OR RIGHTS- 
OF-WAY.—During the 10-year period beginning on the date of enact-
ment of this Act— 
(1) the Secretary may not issue a right-of-way for wind 
or solar energy development on Federal land unless— 
(A) an onshore lease sale has been held during the 
120-day period ending on the date of the issuance of the 
right-of-way for wind or solar energy development; and 
(B) the sum total of acres offered for lease in onshore 
lease sales during the 1-year period ending on the date 
of the issuance of the right-of-way for wind or solar energy 
development is not less than the lesser of— 
(i) 2,000,000 acres; and 
(ii) 50 percent of the acreage for which expressions 
of interest have been submitted for lease sales during 
that period; and 
(2) the Secretary may not issue a lease for offshore wind 
development under section 8(p)(1)(C) of the Outer Continental 
Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(1)(C)) unless— 
(A) an offshore lease sale has been held during the 
1-year period ending on the date of the issuance of the 
lease for offshore wind development; and 
(B) the sum total of acres offered for lease in offshore 
lease sales during the 1-year period ending on the date 
of the issuance of the lease for offshore wind development 
is not less than 60,000,000 acres. 
(c) SAVINGS.—Except as expressly provided in paragraphs (1) 
and (2) of subsection (b), nothing in this section supersedes, amends, 
or modifies existing law. 
PART 7—UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL 
SURVEY 
SEC. 50271. UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 3D ELEVATION PRO-
GRAM. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary, acting through the Director of the United 
States Geological Survey, for fiscal year 2022, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $23,500,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2031, to produce, collect, dissemi-
nate, and use 3D elevation data.
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PART 8—OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES 
MATTERS 
SEC. 50281. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OVERSIGHT. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2031, for oversight by the Depart-
ment of the Interior Office of Inspector General of the Department 
of the Interior activities for which funding is appropriated in this 
subtitle. 
Subtitle C—Environmental Reviews 
SEC. 50301. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary of Energy for fiscal year 2022, out of 
any 
money 
in 
the 
Treasury 
not 
otherwise 
appropriated, 
$115,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2031, 
to provide for the hiring and training of personnel, the development 
of programmatic environmental documents, the procurement of 
technical or scientific services for environmental reviews, the 
development of environmental data or information systems, stake-
holder and community engagement, and the purchase of new equip-
ment for environmental analysis to facilitate timely and efficient 
environmental reviews and authorizations. 
SEC. 50302. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
there is appropriated to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2031, to provide for the hiring and training of personnel, the 
development of programmatic environmental documents, the 
procurement of technical or scientific services for environmental 
reviews, the development of environmental data or information 
systems, stakeholder and community engagement, and the purchase 
of new equipment for environmental analysis to facilitate timely 
and efficient environmental reviews and authorizations. 
(b) FEES
AND CHARGES.—Section 3401(a) of the Omnibus 
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 7178(a)) shall not 
apply to the costs incurred by the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission in carrying out this section. 
SEC. 50303. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary of the Interior for fiscal year 2022, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$150,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2026, 
to provide for the hiring and training of personnel, the development 
of programmatic environmental documents, the procurement of 
technical or scientific services for environmental reviews, the 
development of environmental data or information systems, stake-
holder and community engagement, and the purchase of new equip-
ment for environmental analysis to facilitate timely and efficient 
environmental reviews and authorizations by the National Park
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Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Ocean 
Energy Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Bureau of 
Safety and Environmental Enforcement, and the Office of Surface 
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. 
TITLE VI—COMMITTEE ON 
ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS 
Subtitle A—Air Pollution 
SEC. 60101. CLEAN HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES. 
The Clean Air Act is amended by inserting after section 131 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7431) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 132. CLEAN HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES. 
‘‘(a) APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able, there is appropriated to the Administrator for fiscal year 
2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $600,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2031, to carry out this section. 
‘‘(2) NONATTAINMENT AREAS.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator for 
fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $400,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2031, to make awards under this section to eligible 
recipients and to eligible contractors that propose to replace 
eligible vehicles to serve 1 or more communities located in 
an air quality area designated pursuant to section 107 as 
nonattainment for any air pollutant. 
‘‘(3) RESERVATION.—Of the funds appropriated by para-
graph (1), the Administrator shall reserve 3 percent for adminis-
trative costs necessary to carry out this section. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM.—Beginning not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall implement 
a program to make awards of grants and rebates to eligible recipi-
ents, and to make awards of contracts to eligible contractors for 
providing rebates, for up to 100 percent of costs for— 
‘‘(1) the incremental costs of replacing an eligible vehicle 
that is not a zero-emission vehicle with a zero-emission vehicle, 
as determined by the Administrator based on the market value 
of the vehicles; 
‘‘(2) purchasing, installing, operating, and maintaining 
infrastructure needed to charge, fuel, or maintain zero-emission 
vehicles; 
‘‘(3) workforce development and training to support the 
maintenance, charging, fueling, and operation of zero-emission 
vehicles; and 
‘‘(4) planning and technical activities to support the adop-
tion and deployment of zero-emission vehicles. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.—To seek an award under this section, an 
eligible recipient or eligible contractor shall submit to the Adminis-
trator an application at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Administrator shall prescribe. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
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‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE CONTRACTOR.—The term ‘eligible contractor’ 
means a contractor that has the capacity— 
‘‘(A) to sell, lease, license, or contract for service zero- 
emission vehicles, or charging or other equipment needed 
to charge, fuel, or maintain zero-emission vehicles, to 
individuals or entities that own, lease, license, or contract 
for service an eligible vehicle; or 
‘‘(B) to arrange financing for such a sale, lease, license, 
or contract for service. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE
RECIPIENT.—The term ‘eligible recipient’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) a State; 
‘‘(B) a municipality; 
‘‘(C) an Indian tribe; or 
‘‘(D) a nonprofit school transportation association. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE VEHICLE.—The term ‘eligible vehicle’ means 
a Class 6 or Class 7 heavy-duty vehicle as defined in section 
1037.801 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect 
on the date of enactment of this section). 
‘‘(4) GREENHOUSE GAS.—The term ‘greenhouse gas’ means 
the air pollutants carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, 
nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride. 
‘‘(5) ZERO-EMISSION
VEHICLE.—The term ‘zero-emission 
vehicle’ means a vehicle that has a drivetrain that produces, 
under any possible operational mode or condition, zero exhaust 
emissions of— 
‘‘(A) any air pollutant that is listed pursuant to section 
108(a) (or any precursor to such an air pollutant); and 
‘‘(B) any greenhouse gas.’’. 
SEC. 60102. GRANTS TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION AT PORTS. 
The Clean Air Act is amended by inserting after section 132 
of such Act, as added by section 60101 of this Act, the following: 
‘‘SEC. 133. GRANTS TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION AT PORTS. 
‘‘(a) APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) GENERAL ASSISTANCE.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator for 
fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $2,250,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2027, to award rebates and grants to eligible recipi-
ents on a competitive basis— 
‘‘(A) to purchase or install zero-emission port equip-
ment or technology for use at, or to directly serve, one 
or more ports; 
‘‘(B) to conduct any relevant planning or permitting 
in connection with the purchase or installation of such 
zero-emission port equipment or technology; and 
‘‘(C) to develop qualified climate action plans. 
‘‘(2) NONATTAINMENT AREAS.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator for 
fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $750,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2027, to award rebates and grants to eligible recipi-
ents to carry out activities described in paragraph (1) with 
respect to ports located in air quality areas designated pursuant 
to section 107 as nonattainment for an air pollutant.
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‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—Funds awarded under this section shall not 
be used by any recipient or subrecipient to purchase or install 
zero-emission port equipment or technology that will not be located 
at, or directly serve, the one or more ports involved. 
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.—Of the funds made available 
by this section, the Administrator shall reserve 2 percent for 
administrative costs necessary to carry out this section. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE
RECIPIENT.—The term ‘eligible recipient’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) a port authority; 
‘‘(B) a State, regional, local, or Tribal agency that has 
jurisdiction over a port authority or a port; 
‘‘(C) an air pollution control agency; or 
‘‘(D) a private entity that— 
‘‘(i) applies for a grant under this section in part-
nership with an entity described in any of subpara-
graphs (A) through (C); and 
‘‘(ii) owns, operates, or uses the facilities, cargo- 
handling equipment, transportation equipment, or 
related technology of a port. 
‘‘(2) GREENHOUSE GAS.—The term ‘greenhouse gas’ means 
the air pollutants carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, 
nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride. 
‘‘(3) QUALIFIED CLIMATE ACTION PLAN.—The term ‘qualified 
climate action plan’ means a detailed and strategic plan that— 
‘‘(A) establishes goals, implementation strategies, and 
accounting and inventory practices to reduce emissions at 
one or more ports of— 
‘‘(i) greenhouse gases; 
‘‘(ii) an air pollutant that is listed pursuant to 
section 108(a) (or any precursor to such an air pollut-
ant); and 
‘‘(iii) hazardous air pollutants; 
‘‘(B) includes a strategy to collaborate with, commu-
nicate with, and address potential effects on low-income 
and disadvantaged near-port communities and other stake-
holders that may be affected by implementation of the 
plan; and 
‘‘(C) describes how an eligible recipient has imple-
mented or will implement measures to increase the resil-
ience of the one or more ports involved. 
‘‘(4) ZERO-EMISSION
PORT
EQUIPMENT
OR
TECHNOLOGY.— 
The term ‘zero-emission port equipment or technology’ means 
human-operated equipment or human-maintained technology 
that— 
‘‘(A) produces zero emissions of any air pollutant that 
is listed pursuant to section 108(a) (or any precursor to 
such an air pollutant) and any greenhouse gas other than 
water vapor; or 
‘‘(B) captures 100 percent of the emissions described 
in subparagraph (A) that are produced by an ocean-going 
vessel at berth.’’. 
SEC. 60103. GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION FUND. 
The Clean Air Act is amended by inserting after section 133 
of such Act, as added by section 60102 of this Act, the following:
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‘‘SEC. 134. GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION FUND. 
‘‘(a) APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) 
ZERO-EMISSION
TECHNOLOGIES.—In 
addition 
to 
amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
Administrator for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $7,000,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2024, to make grants, on a 
competitive basis and beginning not later than 180 calendar 
days after the date of enactment of this section, to States, 
municipalities, Tribal governments, and eligible recipients for 
the purposes of providing grants, loans, or other forms of finan-
cial assistance, as well as technical assistance, to enable low- 
income and disadvantaged communities to deploy or benefit 
from zero-emission technologies, including distributed tech-
nologies on residential rooftops, and to carry out other green-
house gas emission reduction activities, as determined appro-
priate by the Administrator in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(2) GENERAL ASSISTANCE.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator for 
fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $11,970,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2024, to make grants, on a competitive basis and 
beginning not later than 180 calendar days after the date 
of enactment of this section, to eligible recipients for the pur-
poses of providing financial assistance and technical assistance 
in accordance with subsection (b). 
‘‘(3) LOW-INCOME AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.—In 
addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated 
to the Administrator for fiscal year 2022, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $8,000,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2024, to make grants, 
on a competitive basis and beginning not later than 180 cal-
endar days after the date of enactment of this section, to 
eligible recipients for the purposes of providing financial assist-
ance and technical assistance in low-income and disadvantaged 
communities in accordance with subsection (b). 
‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator for 
fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $30,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2031, for the administrative costs necessary to carry out 
activities under this section. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible recipient that receives a grant 
pursuant to subsection (a) shall use the grant in accordance with 
the following: 
‘‘(1) DIRECT INVESTMENT.—The eligible recipient shall— 
‘‘(A) provide financial assistance to qualified projects 
at the national, regional, State, and local levels; 
‘‘(B) prioritize investment in qualified projects that 
would otherwise lack access to financing; and 
‘‘(C) retain, manage, recycle, and monetize all repay-
ments and other revenue received from fees, interest, 
repaid loans, and all other types of financial assistance 
provided using grant funds under this section to ensure 
continued operability. 
‘‘(2) INDIRECT
INVESTMENT.—The eligible recipient shall 
provide funding and technical assistance to establish new or