42 U.S.C. § 3231 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 3231. General authorization of appropriations
(a) Grants for public works and economic development
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 3141 of this title, to remain available until expended—
(1) $170,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;
(2) $195,000,000 for fiscal year 2026;
(3) $220,000,000 for fiscal year 2027;
(4) $245,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; and
(5) $270,000,000 for fiscal year 2029.
(b) Grants for planning and grants for administrative expenses
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 3143 of this title, to remain available until expended—
(1) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;
(2) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2026;
(3) $110,000,000 for fiscal year 2027;
(4) $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; and
(5) $130,000,000 for fiscal year 2029.
(c) Grants for training, research, and technical assistance
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 3147 of this title, to remain available until expended—
(1) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;
(2) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2026;
(3) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2027;
(4) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; and
(5) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2029.
(d) Grants for economic adjustment
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 3149 of this title (other than subsections (d) and (e)), to remain available until expended—
(1) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;
(2) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2026;
(3) $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2027;
(4) $95,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; and
(5) $105,000,000 for fiscal year 2029.
(e) Assistance to coal communities
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 3149(d) of this title $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, to remain available until expended.
(f) Assistance to nuclear host communities
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 3149(e) of this title, to remain available until expended—
(1) to carry out paragraph (2)(A), $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029; and
(2) to carry out paragraph (2)(B), $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2027.
(g) Renewable energy program
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 3154d of this title $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, to remain available until expended.
(h) Workforce training grants
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 3154e of this title $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, to remain available until expended, of which $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 shall be used to carry out subsection (c) of that section.
(i) Critical Supply Chain Site Development grant program
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 3154h of this title $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, to remain available until expended.
(j) Technical Assistance Liaisons
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 3200 of this title $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, to remain available until expended.
(k) Salaries and expenses
There are authorized to be appropriated for salaries and expenses of administering this chapter, to remain available until expended—
(1) $33,377,000 for fiscal year 2004; and
(2) such sums as are necessary for each fiscal year thereafter.
(Pub. L. 89–136, title VII, § 701, as added Pub. L. 105–393, title I, § 102(b)(3), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3617; amended Pub. L. 108–373, title VII, § 701, Oct. 27, 2004, 118 Stat. 1771; Pub. L. 118–272, div. B, title II, § 2236(a), Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 3199.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 3231, Pub. L. 89–136, title VIII, § 801, as added Pub. L. 93–288, title V, § 501, May 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 160; amended Pub. L. 100–707, title I, § 109(r)(1), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4710, set forth congressional statement of purpose and defined “major disaster”, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–393, § 102(c).
A prior section 701 of Pub. L. 89–136 was classified to section 3211 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–393, § 102(b)(3).
heading: Amendments
text: 2025—Pub. L. 118–272 added subsecs. (a) to (j), redesignated former subsec. (b) as (k), and struck out former subsec. (a) which authorized appropriations for economic development assistance programs to carry out this chapter for fiscal years 2004 to 2008.
2004—Pub. L. 108–373 reenacted section catchline without change and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this chapter $397,969,000 for fiscal year 1999, $368,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $335,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, $335,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and $335,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, to remain available until expended.”
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective Feb. 11, 1999, see section 105 of Pub. L. 105–393, set out as a note under section 3121 of this title.