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funds: Provided further, That these requests shall be made 
in compliance with reprogramming guidelines under sec-
tion 405 of this Act. 
SEC. 407. No funds in this Act may be used to sup-
port any Federal, State, or local projects that seek to use 
the power of eminent domain, unless eminent domain is 
employed only for a public use: Provided, That for pur-
poses of this section, public use shall not be construed to 
include economic development that primarily benefits pri-
vate entities: Provided further, That any use of funds for 
mass transit, railroad, airport, seaport or highway 
projects, as well as utility projects which benefit or serve 
the general public (including energy-related, communica-
tion-related, water-related and wastewater-related infra-
structure), other structures designated for use by the gen-
eral public or which have other common-carrier or public- 
utility functions that serve the general public and are sub-
ject to regulation and oversight by the government, and 
projects for the removal of an immediate threat to public 
health and safety or brownfields as defined in the Small 
Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization 
Act (Public Law 107–118) shall be considered a public 
use for purposes of eminent domain. 
SEC. 408. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
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strumentality of the United States Government, except 
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro-
vided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 
SEC. 409. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall be available to pay the salary for any person 
filling a position, other than a temporary position, for-
merly held by an employee who has left to enter the Armed 
Forces of the United States and has satisfactorily com-
pleted his or her period of active military or naval service, 
and has within 90 days after his or her release from such 
service or from hospitalization continuing after discharge 
for a period of not more than 1 year, made application 
for restoration to his or her former position and has been 
certified by the Office of Personnel Management as still 
qualified to perform the duties of his or her former posi-
tion and has not been restored thereto. 
SEC. 410. No funds appropriated pursuant to this 
Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees 
that in expending the assistance the entity will comply 
with sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 
(41 U.S.C. 8301–8305, popularly known as the ‘‘Buy 
American Act’’). 
SEC. 411. No funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available under this Act shall be made available to any 
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person or entity that has been convicted of violating the 
Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 8301–8305). 
SEC. 412. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used for first-class airline accommodations in 
contravention of sections 301–10.122 and 301–10.123 of 
title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 413. (a) None of the funds made available by 
this Act may be used to approve a new foreign air carrier 
permit under sections 41301 through 41305 of title 49, 
United States Code, or exemption application under sec-
tion 40109 of that title of an air carrier already holding 
an air operators certificate issued by a country that is 
party to the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport 
Agreement where such approval would contravene United 
States law or Article 17 bis of the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Nor-
way Air Transport Agreement. 
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict or 
otherwise preclude the Secretary of Transportation from 
granting a foreign air carrier permit or an exemption to 
such an air carrier where such authorization is consistent 
with the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agree-
ment and United States law. 
SEC. 414. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attend-
ance of more than 50 employees of a single agency or de-
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partment of the United States Government, who are sta-
tioned in the United States, at any single international 
conference unless the relevant Secretary reports to the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations at least 
5 days in advance that such attendance is important to 
the national interest: Provided, That for purposes of this 
section the term ‘‘international conference’’ shall mean a 
conference occurring outside of the United States attended 
by representatives of the United States Government and 
of foreign governments, international organizations, or 
nongovernmental organizations. 
SEC. 415. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available under this Act may be used by the 
Surface Transportation Board to charge or collect any fil-
ing fee for rate or practice complaints filed with the Board 
in an amount in excess of the amount authorized for dis-
trict court civil suit filing fees under section 1914 of title 
28, United States Code. 
SEC. 416. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Department of Transportation, 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or 
any other Federal agency to lease or purchase new light 
duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agency’s 
fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential 
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Memorandum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 
24, 2011. 
SEC. 417. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 
network unless such network blocks the viewing, 
downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 
funds necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local 
law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out 
criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activi-
ties. 
SEC. 418. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used to deny an Inspector General funded 
under this Act timely access to any records, documents, 
or other materials available to the department or agency 
over which that Inspector General has responsibilities 
under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), 
or to prevent or impede that Inspector General’s access 
to such records, documents, or other materials, under any 
provision of law, except a provision of law that expressly 
refers to the Inspector General and expressly limits the 
Inspector General’s right of access. 
(b) A department or agency covered by this section 
shall provide its Inspector General with access to all such 
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records, documents, and other materials in a timely man-
ner. 
(c) Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance 
with statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the in-
formation provided by the establishment over which that 
Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 
(d) Each Inspector General covered by this section 
shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate within 5 cal-
endar days any failures to comply with this requirement. 
SEC. 419. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to pay award 
or incentive fees for contractors whose performance has 
been judged to be below satisfactory, behind schedule, over 
budget, or has failed to meet the basic requirements of 
a contract, unless the Agency determines that any such 
deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government- 
driven scope changes, or are not significant within the 
overall scope of the project and/or program unless such 
awards or incentive fees are consistent with 16.401(e)(2) 
of the Federal Acquisition Regulations. 
SEC. 420. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used in contravention of section 2635.702 of 
title 5, Code of Federal Regulations. 
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SEC. 421. (a) For the duration of the national emer-
gency declared by the President under the National Emer-
gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) related to the pan-
demic of SARS–CoV–2 or coronavirus disease 2019 
(COVID–19), an air carrier operating under part 121 of 
title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, shall— 
(1) require each passenger and cabin crew-
member to wear a mask or protective face covering 
while on board an aircraft of the air carrier; 
(2) require each flight crewmember to wear a 
mask or protective face covering while on board an 
aircraft but outside the flight deck; 
(3) submit to the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration a proposal to permit flight 
crew members of the air carrier to wear a mask or 
protective face covering while at their stations in the 
flight deck, including a safety risk assessment with 
respect to such proposal; 
(4) provide flight and cabin crewmembers, air-
port customer service agents, and other employees 
whose job responsibilities involve interaction with 
passengers with masks or protective face coverings, 
gloves, and hand sanitizer and wipes with sufficient 
alcohol content; 
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(5) ensure aircraft, including the cockpit and 
cabin, operated by such carrier are cleaned, dis-
infected, and sanitized after each use in accordance 
with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
guidance; 
(6) ensure enclosed facilities owned, operated, 
or used by such air carrier, including facilities used 
for flight or cabin crewmember training or perform-
ance of indoor maintenance, repair, or overhaul 
work, are cleaned, disinfected, and sanitized fre-
quently in accordance with Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention guidance; 
(7) provide air carrier employees whose job re-
sponsibilities involve cleaning, disinfecting, and sani-
tizing aircraft or enclosed facilities described in 
paragraphs (5) and (6) with masks or protective 
face coverings and gloves, and ensure that each con-
tractor of the air carrier provides employees of such 
contractor with such materials; and 
(8) establish guidelines, or adhere to applicable 
guidelines, for notifying employees of a confirmed 
COVID–19 diagnosis of an employee of such air car-
rier and for identifying other air carrier employees 
whom such employee contacted in the 48-hour period 
before the employee developed symptoms. 
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(b)(1) IN GENERAL.—For the duration of the na-
tional emergency declared by the President under the Na-
tional Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) related 
to the pandemic of SARS–CoV–2 or coronavirus disease 
(COVID–19), Amtrak shall— 
(A) require each passenger and employee of 
Amtrak, including engineers, conductors, and on-
board service workers, to wear a mask or other pro-
tective face covering while onboard an Amtrak train; 
(B) take such actions as are reasonable to en-
sure passenger compliance with the requirement 
under subparagraph (A); 
(C) provide masks or protective face coverings, 
gloves, and hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes with 
sufficient alcohol content to— 
(i) conductors, engineers, and onboard 
service workers; 
(ii) ticket agents, station agents, and red 
cap agents; and 
(iii) any other employees whose job respon-
sibilities include interaction with passengers; 
(D) ensure Amtrak trains, including the loco-
motive cab and passenger cars, are cleaned, dis-
infected, and sanitized frequently in accordance with 
guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control 
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and Prevention and ensure that employees whose job 
responsibilities include such cleaning, disinfecting, or 
sanitizing are provided masks or protective face cov-
erings and gloves; 
(E) ensure stations and enclosed facilities that 
Amtrak owns and operates including facilities used 
for training or the performance of indoor mainte-
nance, repair, or overhaul work, are cleaned, dis-
infected, and sanitized frequently in accordance with 
guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention and ensure that employees whose job 
responsibilities include such cleaning, disinfecting, or 
sanitizing are provided masks or protective face cov-
erings and gloves; 
(F) take such actions as are reasonable to en-
sure that stations or facilities served or used by Am-
trak that Amtrak does not own are cleaned, dis-
infected, and sanitized frequently in accordance with 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guid-
ance; 
(G) ensure that each contractor of Amtrak pro-
vides masks or protective face coverings and gloves 
to employees of such contractor whose job respon-
sibilities include those described in subparagraphs 
(D) and (E); and 
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(H) establish guidelines, or adhere to existing 
applicable guidelines, for notifying employees of a 
confirmed diagnosis of COVID–19 of an employee of 
Amtrak. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—If Amtrak is unable to acquire 
any of the items necessary to comply with subparagraphs 
(C), (D), and (E) of paragraph (1) due to market unavail-
ability, Amtrak shall— 
(A) prepare and make public documentation 
demonstrating what actions have been taken to ac-
quire such items; and 
(B) continue efforts to acquire such items until 
such items become available. 
(c)(1) IN GENERAL.—For the duration of the na-
tional emergency declared by the President under the Na-
tional Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) related 
to the pandemic of SARS–CoV–2 or coronavirus disease 
2019 (COVID–19), recipients of funds under section 5307 
of title 49, United States Code, that serve an urbanized 
area with a population of at least 500,000 individuals and 
that provided a minimum of 20,000,000 unlinked pas-
senger trips in the most recent year for which data is 
available shall— 
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less 
than 
$20,000,000 
and 
not 
greater 
than 
$300,000,000: Provided further, That not more than 20 
percent of the amounts made available under this heading 
in this title may be awarded to projects in a single State 
that are not port infrastructure investments (including in-
land port infrastructure and land ports of entry): Provided 
further, That an award under this heading in this title is 
an urban award if it is to a project located within or on 
the boundary of an urbanized area, as designated by the 
Bureau of the Census, that had a population greater than 
250,000 in the 2010 decennial census: Provided further, 
That for the purpose of determining if an award for plan-
ning, preparation, or design is an urban award, the project 
location is the location of the project being planned, pre-
pared, or designed: Provided further, That for the purpose 
of determining if an award for eligible projects located in 
or to directly benefit areas of persistent poverty is an 
urban award, the project location is the location of the 
eligible project in or to directly benefit areas of persistent 
poverty: Provided further, That each award under this 
heading in this title that is not an urban award is a rural 
award: Provided further, That of the amounts awarded 
under this heading in this title, 60 percent shall be award-
ed as urban awards and 40 percent shall be awarded as 
rural awards: Provided further, That for rural awards and 
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awards for eligible projects located in or to directly benefit 
areas of persistent poverty, the minimum grant size shall 
be $5,000,000 and the Secretary may increase the Federal 
share of costs above 80 percent: Provided further, That 
the Secretary may retain up to $30,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2023, of the amounts made 
available under this heading in this title, and may transfer 
portions of such amounts to the Administrators of the 
Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Ad-
ministration, the Federal Railroad Administration, and 
the Maritime Administration to fund the award and over-
sight of grants and credit assistance made under the na-
tional infrastructure investments program: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall issue the Notice of Funding 
Opportunity for amounts made available under this head-
ing in this title not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That such No-
tice of Funding Opportunity shall require application sub-
missions 90 days after the publishing of such Notice: Pro-
vided further, That of the applications submitted under the 
preceding two provisos, the Secretary shall make grants 
not later than 390 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act in such amounts that the Secretary determines: 
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
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to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Cyber Security Initia-
tives’’, $10,500,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2022: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Facilities and Equip-
ment’’, $500,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2023: Provided, That amounts made available under 
this heading in this title shall be derived from the general 
fund: Provided further, That funding provided under this 
heading shall be used to make improvements (including 
activities that improve water and energy efficiency or re-
duce the risk of harm to occupants or property from nat-
ural hazards) or to replace air route traffic control centers, 
air traffic control towers, terminal radar approach control 
facilities, and navigation and landing equipment: Provided 
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
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tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Grants-In-Aid for Air-
ports’’, to enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants for projects as authorized by subchapter 1 of chap-
ter 471 and subchapter 1 of chapter 475 of title 49, 
United States Code, $2,500,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2023: Provided, That amounts made 
available under this heading in this title shall be derived 
from the general fund, and such funds shall not be subject 
to apportionment formulas, special apportionment cat-
egories, or minimum percentages under such chapter 471: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall distribute funds 
provided under this heading as discretionary grants to air-
ports: Provided further, That the amount made available 
under this heading in this title shall not be subject to any 
limitation on obligations for the Grants-in-Aid for Airports 
program set forth in any Act: Provided further, That not 
less than $250,000,000 of the grants awarded under this 
heading in this title shall be for airport sustainability ac-
tivities focused on reducing energy consumption, noise im-
pacts, waste, and pollution or improving water quality, 
community relations, and wildlife compatibility: Provided 
further, That priority consideration shall be based on 
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project justification and completeness of pre-grant actions: 
Provided further, That the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration may retain up to 0.1 percent of 
the funds provided under this heading in this title to fund 
the award and oversight by the Administrator of grants 
made under this heading: Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
CONSOLIDATED RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY 
IMPROVEMENTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Consolidated Rail In-
frastructure and Safety Improvements’’, $5,000,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided, 
That such additional amount shall be subject to the provi-
sions under this heading in title I of this Act, except as 
modified by this heading in this title: Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading 
in this title— 
(1) not less than $1,500,000,000 shall be for 
projects eligible under section 22907(c) of title 49, 
United States Code; and 
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(2) not less than $3,500,000,000 shall be for 
projects 
eligible 
under 
sections 
22907(c)(2), 
22907(c)(3), 22907(c)(4), and 22907(c)(9) of title 
49, United States Code, that contribute to the devel-
opment, initiation, expansion, or restoration of inter-
city passenger rail service including alignments for 
existing routes: Provided, That amounts made avail-
able in this paragraph shall be for such eligible 
projects with a total project cost greater than 
$500,000,000: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing section 22907(g)(1) of title 49, United 
States Code, not more than 25 percent of the 
amounts made available in this paragraph shall be 
for such eligible projects in rural areas: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall issue the Notice 
of Funding Opportunity for amounts made available under 
this heading in this title not later than 150 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That 
such Notice of Funding Opportunity shall require applica-
tion submissions 90 days after the publishing of such No-
tice: Provided further, That the Secretary shall announce 
the selection of projects to receive awards for amounts 
made available under this heading in this title not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act: Pro-
vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con-
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gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
MAGNETIC LEVITATION TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT 
PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Magnetic Levitation 
Technology Deployment Program’’, $100,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2022, consistent with 
language in subsections (a) through (c) of section 1307 
of SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59), as amended by 
section 102 of the SAFETEA–LU Technical Corrections 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–244) (23 U.S.C. 322 note): 
Provided, That the Secretary may withhold up to 2 per-
cent of the amounts made available under this heading 
in this title for the costs of award and project management 
and oversight, to remain available until September 30, 
2023: Provided further, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NORTHEAST CORRIDOR GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL 
RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Northeast Corridor 
Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation’’, 
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$5,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2022, to enable the Secretary to make or amend existing 
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 
activities associated with the Northeast Corridor as au-
thorized by section 11101(a) of the Fixing America’s Sur-
face Transportation Act (division A of Public Law 114– 
94): Provided, That such additional amount shall be sub-
ject to the provisions under this heading in title I of this 
Act, except as modified by this heading in this title: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall make or amend 
such grants not later than 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act: Provided further, That of the amounts 
made available under this heading in this title, priority 
shall be given to projects for the repair, rehabilitation, or 
upgrade of railroad assets or infrastructure, for capital 
projects that expand passenger rail capacity, and for the 
rehabilitation or acquisition of rolling stock: Provided fur-
ther, That the amounts made available under this heading 
in this title may be used to subsidize the operating losses 
of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation: Provided 
further, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading in this title, not less than $172,000,000 shall be 
made available for use of the National Railroad Passenger 
Corporation in lieu of fiscal year 2021 capital payments 
from commuter rail passenger transportation providers 
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subject to the cost allocation policy developed pursuant to 
section 24905(c) of title 49, United States Code: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding sections 24319(g) and 
24905(c)(1)(A)(i) of title 49, United States Code, such 
use of funds in fiscal year 2021 does not constitute cross- 
subsidization of commuter rail passenger transportation: 
Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading in this title, not less than 
$1,000,000,000 shall be made available to advance capital 
projects, including rehabilitation and upgrade of railroad 
infrastructure, that increase reliability or expand pas-
senger rail capacity on the Amtrak-owned portion of the 
Northeast Corridor (as defined in section 24102(8) of title 
49, United States Code) on which more than 380 trains 
traveled per day in fiscal year 2019: Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading 
in this title and the ‘‘National Network Grants to the Na-
tional Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ heading in this 
title, not less than $200,000,000 shall be made available 
to bring Amtrak-served facilities and stations into compli-
ance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 2101 et seq.): Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading in this title 
and the ‘‘National Network Grants to the National Rail-
road Passenger Corporation’’ heading in this title, 
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$5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, 
shall be transferred to ‘‘National Railroad Passenger Cor-
poration—Office of Inspector General—Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ for conducting audits and investigations of 
projects and activities carried out with amounts made 
available in this title and in division B of the Coronavirus 
Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116– 
136) under the headings ‘‘Northeast Corridor Grants to 
the National Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ and ‘‘Na-
tional Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger 
Corporation’’: Provided further, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NATIONAL NETWORK GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL 
RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Network 
Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation’’, 
$3,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2022, to enable the Secretary to make or amend existing 
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 
activities associated with the National Network as author-
ized by section 11101(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act (division A of Public Law 114–94): 
Provided, That such additional amount shall be subject to 
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the provisions under this heading in title I of this Act, 
except as modified by this heading in this title: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall make or amend such 
grants not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading in this title, priority shall be 
given to projects for the repair, rehabilitation, or upgrade 
of railroad assets or infrastructure, for capital projects 
that expand passenger rail capacity, and for the rehabilita-
tion or acquisition of rolling stock: Provided further, That 
the amounts made available under this heading in this title 
may be used to subsidize the operating losses of the Na-
tional Railroad Passenger Corporation: Provided further, 
That a State shall not be required to pay the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation more than 80 percent of 
the amount paid in fiscal year 2019 under section 209 
of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act 
of 2008 (Public Law 110–432) and that not less than 
$260,000,000 of the amounts made available under this 
heading in this title shall be made available for use in lieu 
of any increase in a State’s payment: Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading 
in this title, not less than $57,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for use of the National Railroad Passenger Corpora-
tion in lieu of fiscal year 2021 capital payments from com-
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muter rail passenger transportation providers subject to 
the cost allocation policy developed pursuant to section 
24905(c) of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, 
That, 
notwithstanding 
sections 
24319(g) 
and 
24905(c)(1)(A)(i) of title 49, United States Code, such 
use of funds in fiscal year 2021 does not constitute cross- 
subsidization of commuter rail passenger transportation: 
Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading in this title, not less than 
$107,000,000 shall be for capital expenses related to safe-
ty improvements, maintenance, and the non-Federal 
match for discretionary Federal grant programs to enable 
continued passenger rail operations on long-distance 
routes (as defined in section 24102 of title 49, United 
States Code) on which the National Railroad Passenger 
Corporation is the sole operator on a host railroad’s line 
and a positive train control system is not required by law 
or regulation: Provided further, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Investment 
Grants’’, as authorized under section 5309 of title 49, 
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United States Code, and section 3005(b) of the Fixing 
America’s Surface Transportation Act, $5,000,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading in this title, 
not less than $3,000,000,000 shall be available for 
projects authorized under section 5309(d) of title 49, 
United States Code, not less than $1,000,000,000 shall 
be available for projects authorized under section 5309(e) 
of such title, and not less than $500,000,000 shall be 
available for projects authorized under section 5309(h) of 
such title: Provided further, That in selecting projects to 
be funded with amounts made available under sections 
5309(d) of title 49, United States Code, priority shall be 
given to projects that are currently in construction or that 
are able to obligate funds not later than 270 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That 
funds made available under this heading in this or any 
other Act may be available for amendments to current full- 
funding grant agreements that require additional Federal 
funding as a result of coronavirus: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall not waive the requirements of section 
5333 of title 49, United States Code, for funds appro-
priated under this heading in this Act: Provided further, 
That unless otherwise specified, applicable requirements 
under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, shall 
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apply to funding made available under this heading in this 
title: Provided further, That up to one-half of 1 percent 
of the funds provided under this heading in this title shall 
be available for administrative expenses and program 
management oversight, and shall be in addition to any 
other appropriations for such purposes: Provided further, 
That none of the funds made available in this title may 
be used to implement any policy that requires a Federal 
Transit Administration project to receive a medium or 
higher project rating before taking actions to finalize an 
environmental impact statement: Provided further, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 
an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Train-
ing’’, $125,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2022, of which— 
(1) $50,000,000 shall be for facilities mainte-
nance and repair, equipment, and capital improve-
ments at the United States Merchant Marine Acad-
emy; and 
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(2) $75,000,000 shall be for the Short Sea 
Transportation Program (America’s Marine High-
ways) to make grants for the purposes authorized 
under paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 55601(b) of 
title 46, United States Code: Provided, That for 
amounts made available in this paragraph, the Sec-
retary shall make grants not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act in such 
amounts as the Secretary determines: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
STATE MARITIME ACADEMY OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State Maritime Acad-
emy Operations’’, $345,500,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2022, of which— 
(1) $315,500,000 shall be for the National Se-
curity Multi-Mission Vessel Program, including 
funds for construction, planning, administration, and 
design of school ships; and 
(2) $30,000,000 shall be for direct payments 
for State Maritime Academies: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
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tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
ASSISTANCE TO SMALL SHIPYARDS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Assistance to Small 
Shipyards’’, $100,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2022, to make grants to qualified shipyards 
as authorized under section 54101 of title 46, United 
States Code: Provided, That the Secretary shall announce 
the selection of such grants not later than 210 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act in such amounts as the 
Secretary determines: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall institute measures to ensure amounts made 
available under this heading in this title shall be obligated 
not later than 180 days after the date on which the Sec-
retary announces the selection of such grants: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may withhold up to 2 percent 
of the amounts made available under this heading in this 
title for the costs of award and project management and 
oversight, to remain available until September 30, 2023: 
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Port Infrastructure 
Development Program’’, $1,000,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2022, to make grants to improve 
port facilities as authorized under section 50302(c) of title 
46, United States Code: Provided, That such additional 
amount shall be subject to the provisions under this head-
ing in title I of this Act, except as modified by this heading 
in this title: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading in this title, not less than 
$910,000,000 shall be for coastal seaports or Great Lakes 
ports: Provided further, That the Secretary shall issue the 
Notice of Funding Opportunity for amounts made avail-
able under this heading in this title not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That such Notice of Funding Opportunity shall require 
application submissions 90 days after the publishing of 
such Notice: Provided further, That the Secretary shall an-
nounce the selection of projects to receive awards for 
amounts made available under this heading in this title 
not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act: Provided further, That not to exceed 1 percent 
of the amounts made available under this heading in this 
title shall be available for necessary costs of grant admin-
istration, to remain available until September 30, 2023: 
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Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for necessary expenses of 
the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ to carry out the provi-
sions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 
3) $7,500,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the funds made available under this heading 
in this title shall be used to conduct audits and investiga-
tions of projects and activities carried out with funds made 
available to the Department of Transportation: Provided 
further, That the Inspector General shall have all nec-
essary authority, in carrying out the duties specified in 
the Inspector General Act, to investigate allegations of 
fraud, including false statements to the Government under 
section 1001 of title 18, United States Code, by any per-
son or entity that is subject to regulation by the Depart-
ment: Provided further, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 
PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Public Housing 
Capital Fund’’ to carry out capital and management ac-
tivities for public housing agencies, as authorized under 
section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437g), $24,250,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2022: Provided, That such additional 
amount shall be subject to the provisions under this head-
ing in title II of this Act, except as modified by this head-
ing in this title: Provided further, That $19,000,000,000 
of the funds provided under this heading in this title shall 
be distributed under the same formula used for amounts 
made available for the Capital Fund for fiscal year 2021: 
Provided further, That $2,500,000,000 of the funds pro-
vided under this heading in this title shall be awarded by 
competition for activities that improve water and energy 
efficiency, or reduce the risk of harm to occupants or prop-
erty from natural hazards: Provided further, That 
$2,750,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading 
in this title shall be awarded by competition for activities 
that mitigate threats to the health and safety of residents, 
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or reduce lead-based paint hazards and other housing re-
lated hazards, including carbon monoxide, radon, or mold: 
Provided further, That in administering funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available under this heading in 
this title, the Secretary may waive or specify alternative 
requirements for any provision of any statute or regulation 
in connection with the obligation by the Secretary or the 
use of these funds (except for requirements related to fair 
housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the envi-
ronment), upon a finding that such a waiver is necessary 
to expedite or facilitate the use of such funds: Provided 
further, That up to 0.5 percent of the amounts made avail-
able under this heading in this title may be transferred, 
in aggregate, to ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment, Program Offices—Public and Indian Housing’’ 
to supplement existing resources for the necessary costs 
of administering and overseeing the obligation and ex-
penditure of these amounts, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2024: Provided further, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS INITIATIVE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Choice Neighbor-
hoods Initiative’’, $300,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2022: Provided, That such additional 
amount shall be subject to the provisions under this head-
ing in title II of this Act, except as modified by this head-
ing in this title: Provided further, That not less than 10 
percent of the amounts made available under this heading 
in this title shall be used for activities that improve water 
and energy efficiency, or reduce the risk of harm to occu-
pants or property from natural hazards: Provided further, 
That all construction, rehabilitation, and related activities 
funded under this heading in this title shall comply with 
the latest published editions of relevant national con-
sensus-based codes and specifications and standards ref-
erenced therein, except that nothing in this section shall 
be construed to prohibit a grantee from requiring higher 
standards: Provided further, That the term ‘‘latest pub-
lished editions’’ means, with respect to relevant national 
consensus-based codes, and specifications and standards 
referenced therein, the two most recent published editions, 
including, if any, amendments made by State, local, Trib-
al, or territorial governments during the adoption process, 
that incorporate the latest natural hazard-resistant de-
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signs and establish criteria for the design, construction, 
and maintenance of structures and facilities that may be 
eligible for assistance under this section for the purposes 
of protecting the health, safety, and general welfare of a 
buildings’ users against disasters: Provided further, That 
up to 0.5 percent of the amounts made available under 
this heading in this title may be transferred, in aggregate, 
to ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Development, Pro-
gram Offices—Public and Indian Housing’’ to supplement 
existing resources for the necessary costs of administering 
and overseeing the obligation and expenditure of amounts 
under this heading in this title, to remain available until 
September 30, 2024: Provided further, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985. 
NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Native American Pro-
grams’’, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2022, unless otherwise specified, for activities 
and assistance authorized under title I of the Native 
American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 
of 1996 (‘‘NAHASDA’’) (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.) and title 
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I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) with respect to Indian 
Tribes: Provided, That the amounts made available under 
this heading in this title are provided as follows— 
(1) $400,000,000 shall be for the Native Amer-
ican Housing Block Grants program, as authorized 
under title I of NAHASDA: Provided, That amounts 
made available in this paragraph shall be distributed 
according to the same funding formula used in fiscal 
year 2021: Provided further, That the amounts dis-
tributed through such formula shall be used for new 
construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, and infra-
structure development: Provided further, That in se-
lecting projects to be funded, grantees shall give pri-
ority to projects for which contracts can be awarded 
within 180 days from the date that amounts are 
made available to the grantees: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall notify grantees of their for-
mula allocation not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall obligate amounts allocated by for-
mula not later than 120 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act; 
(2) $350,000,000 shall be for competitive 
grants under the Native American Housing Block 
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Grants program, as authorized under title I of 
NAHASDA: Provided, That the Secretary shall obli-
gate this additional amount for competitive grants to 
eligible recipients authorized under NAHASDA that 
apply for funds: Provided further, That in awarding 
this additional amount, the Secretary shall consider 
need and administrative capacity and shall give pri-
ority to projects that will spur construction and re-
habilitation: Provided further, That a grant funded 
pursuant to this paragraph shall be in an amount 
not less than $500,000 and not greater than 
$20,000,000: Provided further, That recipients of 
amounts made available in this paragraph shall obli-
gate 100 percent of such amounts within 1 year of 
the date amounts are made available to a recipient, 
expend at least 50 percent of such amounts within 
2 years of the date on which amounts become avail-
able to such recipients for obligation, and expend 
100 percent of such amounts within 3 years of such 
date: Provided further, That the Secretary shall issue 
a Notice of Funding Availability for amounts made 
available in this paragraph not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided 
further, That such Notice of Funding Availability 
shall require application submissions 90 days after 
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Provided further, That the Secretary may waive, or specify 
alternative requirements for, any provision of any statute 
or regulation that the Secretary administers in connection 
with the use of amounts made available under this heading 
in this title (except for requirements related to fair hous-
ing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environ-
ment), upon a finding by the Secretary that any such 
waivers or alternative requirements are necessary to expe-
dite or facilitate the use of such amounts: Provided fur-
ther, That not less than 10 percent of the amounts made 
available under this heading in this title shall be used for 
activities that improve water and energy efficiency, or re-
duce the risk of harm to occupants or property from nat-
ural hazards: Provided further, That up to 1 percent of 
the amounts made available in paragraphs (2) and (3) 
under this heading in this title may be transferred, in ag-
gregate, to ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, Program Offices—Public and Indian Housing’’ for 
necessary costs of administering and overseeing the obliga-
tion and expenditure of such amounts, to remain available 
until September 30, 2023: Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Native Hawaiian 
Housing Block Grant’’ program, $20,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That such 
additional amount shall be subject to the provisions under 
this heading in title II of this Act, except as modified by 
this heading in this title: Provided further, That not less 
than 10 percent of the amounts made available under this 
heading in this title shall be used for activities that im-
prove water and energy efficiency, or reduce the risk of 
harm to occupants or property from natural hazards: Pro-
vided further, That up to 1 percent of the amounts made 
available under this heading in this title may be trans-
ferred, in aggregate, to ‘‘Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, Program Offices—Public and Indian 
Housing’’ for necessary costs of administering and over-
seeing the obligation and expenditure of amounts under 
this heading in this title, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2023: Provided further, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Develop-
ment Fund’’, $4,000,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2022: Provided, That such additional 
amount shall be subject to the provisions under this head-
ing in title II of this Act, except as modified by this head-
ing in this title: Provided further, That such amount made 
available under this heading in this title shall be distrib-
uted pursuant to section 106 of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306) to grant-
ees that received allocations pursuant to that same for-
mula in fiscal year 2020, and that such allocations shall 
be made within 30 days of enactment of this Act: Provided 
further, That not less than 10 percent of the amounts 
made available under this heading in this title shall be 
used for activities that improve water and energy effi-
ciency, or reduce the risk of harm to occupants or property 
from natural hazards (including activities that facilitate 
the adoption of the most recent published editions of rel-
evant national consensus-based codes): Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading 
in this title, up to 0.5 percent may be transferred to ‘‘De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development, Program 
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Offices—Community Planning and Development’’ for nec-
essary costs of administering and overseeing the obligation 
and expenditure of amounts under this heading in this 
title, to remain available until September 30, 2028: Pro-
vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘HOME Invest-
ment Partnerships Program’’, as authorized under title II 
of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing 
Act, as amended, $17,500,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2024: Provided, That such additional 
amount shall be subject to the provisions under this head-
ing in title II of this Act, except as modified by this head-
ing in this title: Provided further, That of the amounts 
made available under this heading in this title, the Sec-
retary shall use not less than $1,750,000,000 for projects 
eligible for amounts made available under this heading in 
this title located in or directly benefitting areas of per-
sistent poverty: Provided further, That for purposes of the 
preceding proviso, the term ‘‘areas of persistent poverty’’ 
means (1) any county that has consistently had 20 percent 
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or more of the population living in poverty during the 30- 
year period preceding the date of enactment of this Act, 
as measured by the 1990 and 2000 decennial census and 
the most recent annual Small Area Income and Poverty 
Estimates as estimated by the Bureau of the Census, (2) 
any census tract with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent 
as measured by the 2014–2018 5-year data series avail-
able from the American Community Survey of the Census 
Bureau, or (3) any territory or possession of the United 
States: Provided further, That grants awarded under the 
preceding two provisos shall not be subject to a minimum 
grant size: Provided further, That not less than 10 percent 
of the amounts made available under this heading in this 
title shall be used for activities that improve water and 
energy efficiency, or reduce the risk of harm to occupants 
or property from natural hazards: Provided further, That 
of the amounts made available under this heading in this 
title, up to 0.5 percent may be transferred to ‘‘Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, Program Offices— 
Community Planning and Development’’ for necessary 
costs of administering and overseeing the obligation and 
expenditure of amounts under this heading in this title, 
to remain available until September 30, 2028: Provided 
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
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