Title: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023
This bill provides FY2023 appropriations to the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several related agencies.
The bill provides appropriations to DOT for
The bill provides appropriations to HUD for
The bill also provides appropriations to several related agencies, including
Additionally, the bill sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8294 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 310
117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8294

                          [Report No. 117-402]

   Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and 
Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 5, 2022

  Mr. Price of North Carolina, from the Committee on Appropriations, 
 reported the following bill; which was committed to the Committee of 
  the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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                                 A BILL


 
   Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and 
Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums 
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and 
Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2023, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                        Office of the Secretary

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$176,000,000:  Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this 
heading--
            (1) $3,569,000 shall be available for the immediate Office 
        of the Secretary;
            (2) $1,277,000 shall be available for the immediate Office 
        of the Deputy Secretary;
            (3) $27,089,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
        General Counsel;
            (4) $17,400,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
        Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy;
            (5) $21,026,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
        Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs;
            (6) $3,968,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
        Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs;
            (7) $42,402,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
        Assistant Secretary for Administration;
            (8) $5,727,000 shall be available for the Office of Public 
        Affairs and Public Engagement;
            (9) $2,312,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
        Executive Secretariat;
            (10) $18,533,000 shall be available for the Office of 
        Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response;
            (11) $29,195,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
        Chief Information Officer; and
            (12) $1,500,000 shall be available for the Office of Tribal 
        Government Affairs; and
            (13) $2,000,000 shall be available for the Office of 
        Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and Policy:
  Provided further, That the Secretary of Transportation (referred to 
in this title as the ``Secretary'') is authorized to transfer funds 
appropriated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any other 
office of the Office of the Secretary:  Provided further, That no 
appropriation for any office shall be increased or decreased by more 
than 7 percent by all such transfers:  Provided further, That any 
change in funding greater than 7 percent shall be subject to the 
requirements of section 405 of this Act:  Provided further, That not to 
exceed $70,000 shall be for allocation within the Department for 
official reception and representation expenses as the Secretary may 
determine:  Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, there may be credited to this appropriation up to $2,500,000 in 
funds received in user fees.

                        research and technology

    For necessary expenses related to the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Research and Technology, $66,963,000, of which 
$52,780,000 shall remain available until expended:  Provided, That 
there may be credited to this appropriation, to be available until 
expended, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other 
public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for 
training:  Provided further, That any reference in law, regulation, 
judicial proceedings, or elsewhere to the Research and Innovative 
Technology Administration shall continue to be deemed to be a reference 
to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology of 
the Department of Transportation.

                  national infrastructure investments

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses to carry out section 6702 of title 49, 
United States Code, $775,000,000, to remain available until expended:  
Provided, That section 6702(f)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 
shall not apply to amounts made available under this heading in this 
Act:  Provided further, That of amounts made available under this 
heading in this Act, not less than $30,000,000 shall be awarded to 
projects in historically disadvantaged communities or areas of 
persistent poverty as such term is defined under section 6702(a)(1) of 
title 49, United States Code:  Provided further, That section 6702(g) 
of title 49, United States Code, shall not apply to amounts made 
available under this heading in this Act:  Provided further, That of 
the amounts made available under this heading in this Act not less than 
5 percent shall be made available for the planning, preparation, or 
design of eligible projects and shall prioritize transit, transit 
oriented development, multimodal, intercity passenger rail, and 
pedestrian projects:  Provided further, That grants awarded under this 
heading in this Act for eligible projects for planning, preparation, or 
design shall not be subject to a minimum grant size:  Provided further, 
That in distributing amounts made available under this heading in this 
Act, the Secretary shall take such measures so as to ensure an 
equitable geographic distribution of funds, an appropriate balance in 
addressing the needs of urban and rural areas, including Tribal areas, 
and the investment in a variety of transportation modes:  Provided 
further, That section 6702(c)(2)(C) of title 49, United States Code, 
shall not apply to amounts made available under this heading in this 
Act:  Provided further, That a grant award under this heading in this 
Act shall be not greater than $50,000,000:  Provided further, That 
section 6702(c)(3) of title 49, United States Code, shall not apply to 
amounts made available under this heading in this Act:  Provided 
further, That not more than 15 percent of the amounts made available 
under this heading in this Act may be awarded to projects in a single 
state:  Provided further, That for amounts made available under this 
heading in this Act, the Secretary shall give priority to projects that 
require a contribution of Federal funds in order to complete an overall 
financing package:  Provided further, That section 6702(f)(1) of title 
49, United States Code, shall not apply to amounts made available under 
this heading in this Act:  Provided further, That of the amounts 
awarded under this heading in this Act, not more than 50 percent shall 
be allocated for eligible projects located in rural areas and not more 
than 50 percent shall be allocated for eligible projects located in 
urbanized areas:  Provided further, That for the purpose of determining 
if an award for planning, preparation, or design under this heading in 
this Act is an urban award, the project location is the location of the 
project being planned, prepared, or designed:  Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall apply to projects under this heading the Federal 
requirements that the Secretary determines are appropriate based on the 
purpose of the National Infrastructure Investments program, the 
requirements expressly stated under this heading, the requirements 
expressly stated in chapter 67 of title 49, United States Code, and the 
Federal requirements applicable to comparable projects supported by 
other Department of Transportation financial assistance programs, 
including domestic preference requirements, contracting opportunities 
for small and disadvantaged businesses, and labor practices:  Provided 
further, That the Secretary may retain up to 2 percent of the amounts 
made available under this heading in this Act, and may transfer 
portions of such amounts to the Administrators of the Federal Aviation 
Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit 
Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration and the Maritime 
Administration to fund the award and oversight of grants and credit 
assistance made under the program authorized under section 6702 of 
title 49, United States Code:  Provided further, That for amounts made 
available under this heading in this Act, the Secretary shall consider 
and award projects based solely on the selection criteria as identified 
under paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 6702(d) of title 49, United 
States Code.

                    thriving communities initiative

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses for a thriving communities program, 
$100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025:  Provided, 
That the Secretary of Transportation shall make such amounts available 
for technical assistance and cooperative agreements to develop and 
implement technical assistance, planning, and capacity building to 
improve and foster thriving communities through transportation 
improvements:  Provided further, That the Secretary may enter into 
cooperative agreements with philanthropic entities, non-profit 
organizations, other Federal agencies, state or local governments and 
their agencies, Indian Tribes, or other technical assistance providers, 
to provide such technical assistance, planning, and capacity building 
to state, local, or Tribal governments, United States territories, 
metropolitan planning organizations, transit agencies, or other 
political subdivisions of state or local governments:  Provided 
further, That to be eligible for a cooperative agreement under this 
heading, a recipient shall provide assistance to entities described in 
the preceding proviso on engaging in public planning processes with 
residents, local businesses, non-profit organizations, and to the 
extent practicable, philanthropic organizations, educational 
institutions, or other community stakeholders:  Provided further, That 
such cooperative agreements shall facilitate the planning and 
development of transportation and community revitalization activities 
supported by the Department of Transportation under titles 23, 46, and 
49, United States Code, that increase mobility, reduce pollution from 
transportation sources, expand affordable transportation options, 
facilitate efficient land use, preserve or expand jobs, improve housing 
conditions, enhance connections to health care, education, and food 
security, or improve health outcomes:  Provided further, That the 
Secretary may prioritize assistance provided with amounts made 
available under this heading to communities that have disproportionate 
rates of pollution and poor air quality, communities experiencing 
disproportionate effects (as defined by Executive Order No. 12898), 
areas of persistent poverty as defined in section 6702(a)(1) of title 
49, United States Code, or historically disadvantaged communities:  
Provided further, That the preceding proviso shall not prevent the 
Secretary from providing assistance with amounts made available under 
this heading to entities described in the second proviso under this 
heading that request assistance through the thriving communities 
program:  Provided further, That planning and technical assistance made 
available under this heading may include pre-application assistance for 
capital projects eligible under titles 23, 46, and 49, United States 
Code:  Provided further, That the Secretary may retain amounts made 
available under this heading for the necessary administrative expenses 
of (1) developing and disseminating best practices, modeling, and cost-
benefit analysis methodologies to assist entities described in the 
second proviso under this heading with applications for financial 
assistance programs under titles 23, 46, and 49, United States Code, 
and (2) award, administration, and oversight of cooperative agreements 
to carry out the provisions under this heading:  Provided further, That 
such amounts and payments as may be necessary to carry out the thriving 
communities program may be transferred to appropriate accounts of other 
operating administrations within the Department of Transportation:  
Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations not later than 3 business days prior to a 
transfer carried out under the preceding proviso.

     national surface transportation and innovative finance bureau

    For necessary expenses of the National Surface Transportation and 
Innovative Finance Bureau as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 116, $3,800,000, 
to remain available until expended:  Provided, That the Secretary may 
collect and spend fees, as authorized by title 23, United States Code, 
to cover the costs of services of expert firms, including counsel, in 
the field of municipal and project finance to assist in the 
underwriting and servicing of Federal credit instruments and all or a 
portion of the costs to the Federal Government of servicing such credit 
instruments:  Provided further, That such fees are available until 
expended to pay for such costs:  Provided further, That such amounts 
are in addition to other amounts made available for such purposes and 
are not subject to any obligation limitation or the limitation on 
administrative expenses under section 608 of title 23, United States 
Code.

       railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing program

    The Secretary is authorized to issue direct loans and loan 
guarantees pursuant to chapter 224 of title 49, United States Code, and 
such authority shall exist so long as any such direct loan or loan 
guarantee is outstanding.

                      financial management capital

    For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing the Department 
of Transportation's financial systems and re-engineering business 
processes, $5,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2024.

                       cyber security initiatives

    For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, including 
necessary upgrades to network and information technology 
infrastructure, improvement of identity management and authentication 
capabilities, securing and protecting data, implementation of Federal 
cyber security initiatives, and implementation of enhanced security 
controls on agency computers and mobile devices, $48,100,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2024.

                         office of civil rights

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $15,000,000.

           transportation planning, research, and development

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses for conducting transportation planning, 
research, systems development, development activities, and making 
grants, $19,648,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
That of such amount, $7,136,000 shall be for necessary expenses of the 
Interagency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center (IIPIC):  
Provided further, That there may be transferred to this appropriation, 
to remain available until expended, amounts transferred from other 
Federal agencies for expenses incurred under this heading for IIPIC 
activities not related to transportation infrastructure:  Provided 
further, That the tools and analysis developed by the IIPIC shall be 
available to other Federal agencies for the permitting and review of 
major infrastructure projects not related to transportation only to the 
extent that other Federal agencies provide funding to the Department in 
accordance with the preceding proviso.

                          working capital fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays of 
the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed $505,285,000, shall be paid 
from appropriations made available to the Department of Transportation: 
 Provided, That such services shall be provided on a competitive basis 
to entities within the Department of Transportation:  Provided further, 
That the limitation in the preceding proviso on operating expenses 
shall not apply to entities external to the Department of 
Transportation or for funds provided in Public Law 117-58:  Provided 
further, That no funds made available by this Act to an agency of the 
Department shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund without 
majority approval of the Working Capital Fund Steering Committee and 
approval of the Secretary:  Provided further, That no assessments may 
be levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity, or project 
funded by this Act unless notice of such assessments and the basis 
therefor are presented to the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations and are approved by such Committees.

       small and disadvantaged business utilization and outreach

    For necessary expenses for small and disadvantaged business 
utilization and outreach activities, $7,094,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2024:  Provided, That notwithstanding section 332 
of title 49, United States Code, such amounts may be used for business 
opportunities related to any mode of transportation:  Provided further, 
That appropriations made available under this heading shall be 
available for any purpose consistent with prior year appropriations 
that were made available under the heading ``Office of the Secretary--
Minority Business Resource Center Program''.

                        payments to air carriers

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

    In addition to funds made available from any other source to carry 
out the essential air service program under sections 41731 through 
41742 of title 49, United States Code, $354,827,000, to be derived from 
the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to remain available until expended:  
Provided, That in determining between or among carriers competing to 
provide service to a community, the Secretary may consider the relative 
subsidy requirements of the carriers:  Provided further, That basic 
essential air service minimum requirements shall not include the 15-
passenger capacity requirement under section 41732(b)(3) of title 49, 
United States Code:  Provided further, That amounts authorized to be 
distributed for the essential air service program under section 
41742(b) of title 49, United States Code, shall be made available 
immediately from amounts otherwise provided to the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration:  Provided further, That the 
Administrator may reimburse such amounts from fees credited to the 
account established under section 45303 of title 49, United States 
Code.

                         electric vehicle fleet

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses for the Department's transition to the 
General Services Administration's leased vehicle fleet, and for the 
purchase of zero emission passenger motor vehicles and supporting 
charging or fueling infrastructure, $11,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2025:  Provided, That such amounts are in addition 
to amounts otherwise available for such purposes:  Provided further, 
That amounts made available under this heading may be transferred to 
other accounts of the Department of Transportation for the purposes 
specified under this heading:  Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not 
later than 3 business days prior to a transfer carried out under the 
preceding proviso.

  administrative provisions--office of the secretary of transportation

    Sec. 101.  None of the funds made available by this Act to the 
Department of Transportation may be obligated for the Office of the 
Secretary of Transportation to approve assessments or reimbursable 
agreements pertaining to funds appropriated to the operating 
administrations in this Act, except for activities underway on the date 
of enactment of this Act, unless such assessments or agreements have 
completed the normal reprogramming process for congressional 
notification.
    Sec. 102.  The Secretary shall post on the web site of the 
Department of Transportation a schedule of all meetings of the Council 
on Credit and Finance, including the agenda for each meeting, and 
require the Council on Credit and Finance to record the decisions and 
actions of each meeting.
    Sec. 103.  In addition to authority provided by section 327 of 
title 49, United States Code, the Department's Working Capital Fund is 
authorized to provide partial or full payments in advance and accept 
subsequent reimbursements from all Federal agencies from available 
funds for transit benefit distribution services that are necessary to 
carry out the Federal transit pass transportation fringe benefit 
program under Executive Order No. 13150 and section 3049 of SAFETEA-LU 
(5 U.S.C. 7905 note):  Provided, That the Department shall maintain a 
reasonable operating reserve in the Working Capital Fund, to be 
expended in advance to provide uninterrupted transit benefits to 
Government employees:  Provided further, That such reserve shall not 
exceed 1 month of benefits payable and may be used only for the purpose 
of providing for the continuation of transit benefits:  Provided 
further, That the Working Capital Fund shall be fully reimbursed by 
each customer agency from available funds for the actual cost of the 
transit benefit.
    Sec. 104.  Receipts collected in the Department's Working Capital 
Fund, as authorized by section 327 of title 49, United States Code, for 
unused transit and van pool benefits, in an amount not to exceed 10 
percent of fiscal year 2023 collections, shall be available until 
expended in the Department's Working Capital Fund to provide 
contractual services in support of section 189 of this Act:  Provided, 
That obligations in fiscal year 2023 of such collections shall not 
exceed $1,000,000.
    Sec. 105.  None of the funds in this title may be obligated or 
expended for retention or senior executive bonuses for an employee of 
the Department of Transportation without the prior written approval of 
the Assistant Secretary for Administration.
    Sec. 106.  In addition to authority provided by section 327 of 
title 49, United States Code, the Department's Administrative Working 
Capital Fund is hereby authorized to transfer information technology 
equipment, software, and systems from Departmental sources or other 
entities and collect and maintain a reserve at rates which will return 
full cost of transferred assets.
    Sec. 107.  None of the funds provided in this Act to the Department 
of Transportation may be used to provide credit assistance unless not 
less than 3 days before any application approval to provide credit 
assistance under sections 603 and 604 of title 23, United States Code, 
the Secretary provides notification in writing to the following 
committees: the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations; the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee on Banking, 
Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives:  
Provided, That such notification shall include, but not be limited to, 
the name of the project sponsor; a description of the project; whether 
credit assistance will be provided as a direct loan, loan guarantee, or 
line of credit; and the amount of credit assistance.

                    Federal Aviation Administration

                               operations

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

    For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration, not 
otherwise provided for, including operations and research activities 
related to commercial space transportation, administrative expenses for 
research and development, establishment of air navigation facilities, 
the operation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, 
subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold to the 
public, the lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles for 
replacement only, $11,870,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2024, of which $9,993,821,000 to be derived from the Airport and 
Airway Trust Fund:  Provided, That of the amounts made available under 
this heading--
            (1) not less than $1,645,018,000 shall be available for 
        aviation safety activities;
            (2) $8,760,044,000 shall be available for air traffic 
        organization activities;
            (3) $33,675,000 shall be available for commercial space 
        transportation activities;
            (4) $915,049,000 shall be available for finance and 
        management activities;
            (5) $65,581,000 shall be available for NextGen and 
        operations planning activities;
            (6) $153,447,000 shall be available for security and 
        hazardous materials safety; and
            (7) $297,186,000 shall be available for staff offices:
  Provided further, That not to exceed 5 percent of any budget 
activity, except for aviation safety budget activity, may be 
transferred to any budget activity under this heading:  Provided 
further, That no transfer may increase or decrease any appropriation 
under this heading by more than 5 percent:  Provided further, That any 
transfer in excess of 5 percent shall be treated as a reprogramming of 
funds under section 405 of this Act and shall not be available for 
obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set 
forth in that section:  Provided further, That not later than 60 days 
after the submission of the budget request, the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration shall transmit to Congress an annual 
update to the report submitted to Congress in December 2004 pursuant to 
section 221 of the Vision 100-Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act 
(49 U.S.C. 40101 note):  Provided further, That the amounts made 
available under this heading shall be reduced by $100,000 for each day 
after 60 days after the submission of the budget request that such 
report has not been transmitted to Congress:  Provided further, That 
not later than 60 days after the submission of the budget request, the 
Administrator shall transmit to Congress a companion report that 
describes a comprehensive strategy for staffing, hiring, and training 
flight standards and aircraft certification staff in a format similar 
to the one utilized for the controller staffing plan, including stated 
attrition estimates and numerical hiring goals by fiscal year:  
Provided further, That the amounts made available under this heading 
shall be reduced by $100,000 for each day after the date that is 60 
days after the submission of the budget request that such report has 
not been submitted to Congress:  Provided further, That funds may be 
used to enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit standard-setting 
organization to assist in the development of aviation safety standards: 
 Provided further, That none of the funds made available by this Act 
shall be available for new applicants for the second career training 
program:  Provided further, That none of the funds made available by 
this Act shall be available for the Federal Aviation Administration to 
finalize or implement any regulation that would promulgate new aviation 
user fees not specifically authorized by law after the date of the 
enactment of this Act:  Provided further, That there may be credited to 
this appropriation, as offsetting collections, funds received from 
States, counties, municipalities, foreign authorities, other public 
authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred in the provision 
of agency services, including receipts for the maintenance and 
operation of air navigation facilities, and for issuance, renewal or 
modification of certificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair 
station certificates, or for tests related thereto, or for processing 
major repair or alteration forms:  Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading, not less than $187,800,000 
shall be used to fund direct operations of the current air traffic 
control towers in the contract tower program, including the contract 
tower cost share program, and any airport that is currently qualified 
or that will qualify for the program during the fiscal year:  Provided 
further, That none of the funds made available by this Act for 
aeronautical charting and cartography are available for activities 
conducted by, or coordinated through, the Working Capital Fund:  
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act or any other Act may be used to eliminate the 
Contract Weather Observers program at any airport.

                        facilities and equipment

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
acquisition, establishment, technical support services, improvement by 
contract or purchase, and hire of national airspace systems and 
experimental facilities and equipment, as authorized under part A of 
subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, including initial 
acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and 
service testing, including construction of test facilities and 
acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; construction and 
furnishing of quarters and related accommodations for officers and 
employees of the Federal Aviation Administration stationed at remote 
localities where such accommodations are not available; and the 
purchase, lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds made available 
under this heading, including aircraft for aviation regulation and 
certification; to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, 
$2,900,000,000, of which $570,000,000 is for personnel and related 
expenses and shall remain available until September 30, 2024, 
$1,803,600,000 is for equipment and shall remain available until 
September 30, 2025, and $526,400,000 is for facilities and shall remain 
available until September 30, 2027:  Provided, That there may be 
credited to this appropriation funds received from States, counties, 
municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, for 
expenses incurred in the establishment, improvement, and modernization 
of national airspace systems:  Provided further, That not later than 60 
days after submission of the budget request, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall transmit to the Congress an investment plan for 
the Federal Aviation Administration which includes funding for each 
budget line item for fiscal years 2024 through 2028, with total funding 
for each year of the plan constrained to the funding targets for those 
years as estimated and approved by the Office of Management and Budget: 
 Provided further, That section 405 of this Act shall apply to amounts 
made available under this heading in title VIII of the Infrastructure 
Investments and Jobs Appropriations Act (division J of Public Law 117-
58):  Provided further, That the amounts specified for each Budget Line 
Item in the table included in the ``Facilities and Equipment Spend Plan 
for Fiscal Year 2023 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Funding'' 
section of the Federal Aviation Administration FY 2023 President's 
Budget, as submitted to the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations, shall be the baseline for application of reprogramming 
and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year pursuant to 
paragraph (7) of such section 405 for amounts referred to in the 
preceding proviso:  Provided further, That, notwithstanding paragraphs 
(5) and (6) of such section 405, unless prior approval is received from 
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, not to exceed 10 
percent of any funding level specified for projects and activities in 
the table referred to in the preceding proviso may be transferred to 
any other funding level specified for projects and activities in such 
table and no transfer of such funding levels may increase or decrease 
any funding level in such table by more than 10 percent.

                 research, engineering, and development

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for research, 
engineering, and development, as authorized under part A of subtitle 
VII of title 49, United States Code, including construction of 
experimental facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or 
grant, $260,500,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust 
Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2025:  Provided, That 
there may be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections, 
funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public 
authorities, and private sources, which shall be available for expenses 
incurred for research, engineering, and development:  Provided further, 
That amounts made available under this heading shall be used in 
accordance with the report accompanying this Act:  Provided further, 
That not to exceed 10 percent of any funding level specified under this 
heading in the report accompanying this Act may be transferred to any 
other funding level specified under this heading in the report 
accompanying this Act:  Provided further, That no transfer may increase 
or decrease any funding level by more than 10 percent:  Provided 
further, That any transfer in excess of 10 percent shall be treated as 
a reprogramming of funds under section 405 of this Act and shall not be 
available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the 
procedures set forth in that section.

                       grants-in-aid for airports

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid for 
airport planning and development, and noise compatibility planning and 
programs as authorized under subchapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter 
I of chapter 475 of title 49, United States Code, and under other law 
authorizing such obligations; for procurement, installation, and 
commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices and systems at 
airports of such title; for grants authorized under section 41743 of 
title 49, United States Code; and for inspection activities and 
administration of airport safety programs, including those related to 
airport operating certificates under section 44706 of title 49, United 
States Code, $3,350,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway 
Trust Fund and to remain available until expended:  Provided, That none 
of the amounts made available under this heading shall be available for 
the planning or execution of programs the obligations for which are in 
excess of $3,350,000,000, in fiscal year 2023, notwithstanding section 
47117(g) of title 49, United States Code:  Provided further, That none 
of the amounts made available under this heading shall be available for 
the replacement of baggage conveyor systems, reconfiguration of 
terminal baggage areas, or other airport improvements that are 
necessary to install bulk explosive detection systems:  Provided 
further, That notwithstanding section 47109(a) of title 49, United 
States Code, the Government's share of allowable project costs under 
paragraph (2) of such section for subgrants or paragraph (3) of such 
section shall be 95 percent for a project at other than a large or 
medium hub airport that is a successive phase of a multi-phased 
construction project for which the project sponsor received a grant in 
fiscal year 2011 for the construction project:  Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, of amounts limited under 
this heading, not less than $137,372,000 shall be available for 
administration, $15,000,000 shall be available for the Airport 
Cooperative Research Program, $40,828,000 shall be available for 
Airport Technology Research, and $10,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be available and transferred to ``Office of the 
Secretary, Salaries and Expenses'' to carry out the Small Community Air 
Service Development Program:  Provided further, That in addition to 
airports eligible under section 41743 of title 49, United States Code, 
such program may include the participation of an airport that serves a 
community or consortium that is not larger than a small hub airport, 
according to FAA hub classifications effective at the time the Office 
of the Secretary issues a request for proposals.

                       grants-in-aid for airports

    For an additional amount for ``Grants-In-Aid for Airports'', to 
enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for projects as 
authorized by subchapter 1 of chapter 471 and subchapter 1 of chapter 
475 of title 49, United States Code, $272,604,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2025:  Provided, That amounts made available 
under this heading shall be derived from the general fund, and such 
funds shall not be subject to apportionment formulas, special 
apportionment categories, or minimum percentages under chapter 471 of 
title 49, United States Code:  Provided further, That of the amounts 
made available under this heading, $172,604,000 is for Community 
Project Funding for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for 
this account in the table titled ``Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items'' included 
in the report accompanying this Act:  Provided further, That any funds 
made available under this heading in this Act that remain available 
after the distribution of funds under the preceding proviso shall be 
available to the Secretary to distribute as discretionary grants to 
airports:  Provided further, That the amounts made available under this 
heading shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations for the 
Grants-in-Aid for Airports program set forth in any Act:  Provided 
further, That the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
may retain up to 0.5 percent of the amounts made available under this 
heading to fund the award and oversight by the Administrator of grants 
made under this heading.

       administrative provisions--federal aviation administration

    Sec. 110.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to compensate in excess of 600 technical staff-years under the 
federally funded research and development center contract between the 
Federal Aviation Administration and the Center for Advanced Aviation 
Systems Development during fiscal year 2023.
    Sec. 111.  None of the funds made available by this Act shall be 
used to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring airport 
sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation Administration without cost 
building construction, maintenance, utilities and expenses, or space in 
airport sponsor-owned buildings for services relating to air traffic 
control, air navigation, or weather reporting:  Provided, That the 
prohibition on the use of funds in this section does not apply to 
negotiations between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve 
agreement on ``below-market'' rates for these items or to grant 
assurances that require airport sponsors to provide land without cost 
to the Federal Aviation Administration for air traffic control 
facilities.
    Sec. 112.  The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
may reimburse amounts made available to satisfy section 41742(a)(1) of 
title 49, United States Code, from fees credited under section 45303 of 
title 49, United States Code, and any amount remaining in such account 
at the close of any fiscal year may be made available to satisfy 
section 41742(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, for the subsequent 
fiscal year.
    Sec. 113.  Amounts collected under section 40113(e) of title 49, 
United States Code, shall be credited to the appropriation current at 
the time of collection, to be merged with and available for the same 
purposes as such appropriation.
    Sec. 114.  None of the funds made available by this Act shall be 
available for paying premium pay under section 5546(a) of title 5, 
United States Code, to any Federal Aviation Administration employee 
unless such employee actually performed work during the time 
corresponding to such premium pay.
    Sec. 115.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be 
obligated or expended for an employee of the Federal Aviation 
Administration to purchase a store gift card or gift certificate 
through use of a Government-issued credit card.
    Sec. 116.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
funds made available under this Act or any prior Act may be used to 
implement or to continue to implement any limitation on the ability of 
any owner or operator of a private aircraft to obtain, upon a request 
to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, a blocking 
of that owner's or operator's aircraft registration number, Mode S 
transponder code, flight identification, call sign, or similar 
identifying information from any ground based display to the public 
that would allow the real-time or near real-time flight tracking of 
that aircraft's movements, except data made available to a Government 
agency, for the noncommercial flights of that owner or operator.
    Sec. 117.  None of the funds made available by this Act shall be 
available for salaries and expenses of more than nine political and 
Presidential appointees in the Federal Aviation Administration.
    Sec. 118.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to increase fees pursuant to section 44721 of title 49, United States 
Code, until the Federal Aviation Administration provides to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations a report that justifies all 
fees related to aeronautical navigation products and explains how such 
fees are consistent with Executive Order No. 13642.
    Sec. 119.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to close a regional operations center of the Federal Aviation 
Administration or reduce its services unless the Administrator notifies 
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 90 full 
business days in advance.
    Sec. 119A.  None of the funds made available by or limited by this 
Act may be used to change weight restrictions or prior permission rules 
at Teterboro airport in Teterboro, New Jersey.
    Sec. 119B.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be 
used by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
withhold from consideration and approval any new application for 
participation in the Contract Tower Program, or for reevaluation of 
Cost-share Program participants so long as the Federal Aviation 
Administration has received an application from the airport, and so 
long as the Administrator determines such tower is eligible using the 
factors set forth in Federal Aviation Administration published 
establishment criteria.
    Sec. 119C.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be 
used to open, close, redesignate as a lesser office, or reorganize a 
regional office, the aeronautical center, or the technical center 
unless the Administrator submits a request for the reprogramming of 
funds under section 405 of this Act.
    Sec. 119D.  The Federal Aviation Administration Administrative 
Services Franchise Fund may be reimbursed after performance or paid in 
advance from funds available to the Federal Aviation Administration and 
other Federal agencies for which the Fund performs services.
    Sec. 119E.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available to the FAA may be used to carry out the FAA's obligations 
under section 44502(e) of title 49, United States Code, unless the 
eligible air traffic system or equipment to be transferred to the FAA 
under section 44502(e) of title 49, United States Code, was purchased 
by the transferor airport--
            (1) during the period of time beginning on October 5, 2018 
        and ending on December 31, 2021; or
            (2) on or after January 1, 2022 for transferor airports 
        located in a non-contiguous states.
    Sec. 119F.  Of the funds provided under the heading ``Grants-in-aid 
for Airports'', up to $3,500,000 shall be for necessary expenses, 
including an independent verification regime, to provide reimbursement 
to airport sponsors that do not provide gateway operations and 
providers of general aviation ground support services, or other 
aviation tenants, located at those airports closed during a temporary 
flight restriction (TFR) for any residence of the President that is 
designated or identified to be secured by the United States Secret 
Service, and for direct and incremental financial losses incurred while 
such airports are closed solely due to the actions of the Federal 
Government: Provided, That no funds shall be obligated or distributed 
to airport sponsors that do not provide gateway operations and 
providers of general aviation ground support services until an 
independent audit is completed: Provided further, That losses incurred 
as a result of violations of law, or through fault or negligence, of 
such operators and service providers or of third parties (including 
airports) are not eligible for reimbursements: Provided further, That 
obligation and expenditure of funds are conditional upon full release 
of the United States Government for all claims for financial losses 
resulting from such actions.

                     Federal Highway Administration

                 limitation on administrative expenses

                          (highway trust fund)

                     (including transfer of funds)

    Not to exceed $476,783,991 together with advances and 
reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Administration, shall be 
obligated for necessary expenses for administration and operation of 
the Federal Highway Administration or transferred to the Appalachian 
Regional Commission for administrative activities associated with the 
Appalachian Development Highway System.

                          federal-aid highways

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

    Funds available for the implementation or execution of authorized 
Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs shall not 
exceed total obligations of $58,764,510,674 for fiscal year 2023:  
Provided, That the limitation on obligations under this heading shall 
only apply to contract authority authorized from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account), unless otherwise specified in 
law.

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

    For the payment of obligations incurred in carrying out authorized 
Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, 
$59,503,510,674 derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
Mass Transit Account), to remain available until expended.

                    highway infrastructure programs

                     (including transfer of funds)

    There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary $1,755,060,641:  
Provided, That the funds made available under this heading shall be 
derived from the general fund, shall be in addition to any funds 
provided for fiscal year 2023 in this or any other Act for: (1) 
``Federal-aid Highways'' under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
Code; or (2) the Appalachian Development Highway System as authorized 
under section 1069(y) of Public Law 102-240, and shall not affect the 
distribution or amount of funds provided in any other Act:  Provided 
further, That section 11101(e) of Public Law 117-58 shall apply to 
amounts made available under this heading:  Provided further, That 
unless otherwise specified, amounts made available under this heading 
shall be available until September 30, 2026, and shall not be subject 
to any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways or highway 
safety construction programs set forth in any Act making annual 
appropriations:  Provided further, That of the funds made available 
under this heading, the Federal Highway Administration may retain an 
amount of $3,000,000, to remain available until expended, to fund the 
oversight of projects carried out with funds made available under this 
heading:  Provided further, That of the funds made available under this 
heading--
            (1) $1,275,060,641 shall be made available for Community 
        Project Funding for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified 
        for this account in the table titled ``Transportation, Housing 
        and Urban Development Incorporation of Community Project 
        Funding Items'' included in the report accompanying this Act:  
        Provided, That, except as otherwise provided under this 
        heading, the funds made available under this paragraph shall be 
        administered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
        United States Code:  Provided further, That funds made 
        available under this paragraph that are used for Tribal 
        projects shall be administered as if allocated under chapter 2 
        of title 23, United States Code, except that the set-asides 
        described in subparagraph (C) of section 202(b)(3) of title 23, 
        United States Code, and subsections (a)(6), (c), and (e) of 
        section 202 of such title, and section 1123(h)(1) of MAP-21 (as 
        amended by Public Law 117-58), shall not apply to such funds;
            (2) $100,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses for 
        construction of the Appalachian Development Highway System as 
        authorized under section 1069(y) of Public Law 102-240:  
        Provided, That for the purposes of funds made available under 
        this paragraph, the term ``Appalachian State'' means a State 
        that contains 1 or more counties (including any political 
        subdivision located within the area) in the Appalachian region 
        as defined in section 14102(a) of title 40, United States Code: 
         Provided further, That funds made available under this heading 
        for construction of the Appalachian Development Highway System 
        shall remain available until expended:  Provided further, That, 
        except as provided in the following proviso, funds made 
        available under this heading for construction of the 
        Appalachian Development Highway System shall be administered as 
        if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code: 
         Provided further, That a project carried out with funds made 
        available under this heading for construction of the 
        Appalachian Development Highway System shall be carried out in 
        the same manner as a project under section 14501 of title 40, 
        United States Code:  Provided further, That subject to the 
        following proviso, funds made available under this heading for 
        construction of the Appalachian Development Highway System 
        shall be apportioned to the Appalachian States according to the 
        percentages derived from the 2021 Appalachian Development 
        Highway System Cost-to-Complete Estimate, adopted in 
        Appalachian Regional Commission Resolution Number 788, and 
        confirmed as each Appalachian State's relative share of the 
        estimated remaining need to complete the Appalachian 
        Development Highway System, adjusted to exclude those corridors 
        that such States have no current plans to complete, as reported 
        in the 2013 Appalachian Development Highway System Completion 
        Report, unless those States have modified and assigned a higher 
        priority for completion of an Appalachian Development Highway 
        System corridor, as reported in the 2021 Appalachian 
        Development Highway System Future Outlook:  Provided further, 
        That the Secretary shall adjust apportionments made under the 
        preceding proviso so that no Appalachian State shall be 
        apportioned an amount in excess of 30 percent of the amount 
        made available for construction of the Appalachian Development 
        Highway System under this heading:  Provided further, That the 
        Secretary shall consult with the Appalachian Regional 
        Commission in making adjustments under the preceding two 
        provisos:  Provided further, That the Federal share of the 
        costs for which an expenditure is made for construction of the 
        Appalachian Development Highway System under this heading shall 
        be up to 100 percent;
            (3) $75,000,000 shall be for the nationally significant 
        Federal lands and Tribal projects program under section 1123 of 
        the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 201 note), of which not less than 
        $37,500,000 shall be for competitive grants to tribal 
        governments;
            (4) $12,000,000 shall be for the regional infrastructure 
        accelerator demonstration program authorized under section 1441 
        of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 601 note):  Provided, That for funds 
        made available under this paragraph, the Federal share of the 
        costs shall be, at the option of the recipient, up to 100 
        percent;
            (5) $30,000,000 shall be for the national scenic byways 
        program under section 162 of title 23, United States Code:  
        Provided, That, except as otherwise provided under this 
        heading, the funds made available under this paragraph shall be 
        administered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
        United States Code;
            (6) $100,000,000 shall be for the safe streets and roads 
        for all grant program under section 24112 of the Infrastructure 
        Investment and Jobs Act (23 U.S.C. 402 note), to remain 
        available until expended:  Provided, That notwithstanding 
        section 24112(c)(2)(B) of Pub. L. 117-58, of the total amount 
        made available under this paragraph in this Act, the Secretary 
        may award less than 40 percent to eligible projects described 
        in 24112(a)(3)(A) of Pub. L. 117-58, but shall award not less 
        than 20 percent to such projects:  Provided further, That 
        amounts made available under this paragraph in this Act may be 
        transferred to and merged with the appropriations for ``Office 
        of the Secretary'';
            (7) $100,000,000 shall be for the active transportation 
        infrastructure investment program under section 11529 of the 
        Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (23 U.S.C. 217 note), to 
        remain available until expended:  Provided, That, except as 
        otherwise provided under such section or this heading, the 
        funds made available under this paragraph shall be administered 
        as if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
        Code;
            (8) $55,000,000 shall be for the healthy streets program 
        under section 11406 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 
        Act (23 U.S.C. 149 note):  Provided, That, except as otherwise 
        provided under such section or this heading, the funds made 
        available under this paragraph shall be administered as if 
        apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; 
        and
            (9) $5,000,000 shall be for a cooperative series of 
        agreements to examine the impacts of culverts, roads, and 
        bridges on threatened or endangered salmon populations.

       administrative provisions--federal highway administration

    Sec. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall--
            (1) not distribute from the obligation limitation for 
        Federal-aid highways--
                    (A) amounts authorized for administrative expenses 
                and programs by section 104(a) of title 23, United 
                States Code; and
                    (B) amounts authorized for the Bureau of 
                Transportation Statistics;
            (2) not distribute an amount from the obligation limitation 
        for Federal-aid highways that is equal to the unobligated 
        balance of amounts--
                    (A) made available from the Highway Trust Fund 
                (other than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid 
                highway and highway safety construction programs for 
                previous fiscal years the funds for which are allocated 
                by the Secretary (or apportioned by the Secretary under 
                sections 202 or 204 of title 23, United States Code); 
                and
                    (B) for which obligation limitation was provided in 
                a previous fiscal year;
            (3) determine the proportion that--
                    (A) the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 
                highways, less the aggregate of amounts not distributed 
                under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; bears 
                to
                    (B) the total of the sums authorized to be 
                appropriated for the Federal-aid highway and highway 
                safety construction programs (other than sums 
                authorized to be appropriated for provisions of law 
                described in paragraphs (1) through (11) of subsection 
                (b) and sums authorized to be appropriated for section 
                119 of title 23, United States Code, equal to the 
                amount referred to in subsection (b)(12) for such 
                fiscal year), less the aggregate of the amounts not 
                distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this 
                subsection;
            (4) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 
        highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under 
        paragraphs (1) and (2), for each of the programs (other than 
        programs to which paragraph (1) applies) that are allocated by 
        the Secretary under authorized Federal-aid highway and highway 
        safety construction programs, or apportioned by the Secretary 
        under sections 202 or 204 of title 23, United States Code, by 
        multiplying--
                    (A) the proportion determined under paragraph (3); 
                by
                    (B) the amounts authorized to be appropriated for 
                each such program for such fiscal year; and
            (5) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 
        highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under 
        paragraphs (1) and (2) and the amounts distributed under 
        paragraph (4), for Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
        construction programs that are apportioned by the Secretary 
        under title 23, United States Code (other than the amounts 
        apportioned for the National Highway Performance Program in 
        section 119 of title 23, United States Code, that are exempt 
        from the limitation under subsection (b)(12) and the amounts 
        apportioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in the 
        proportion that--
                    (A) amounts authorized to be appropriated for the 
                programs that are apportioned under title 23, United 
                States Code, to each State for such fiscal year; bears 
                to
                    (B) the total of the amounts authorized to be 
                appropriated for the programs that are apportioned 
                under title 23, United States Code, to all States for 
                such fiscal year.
    (b) Exceptions From Obligation Limitation.--The obligation 
limitation for Federal-aid highways shall not apply to obligations 
under or for--
            (1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code;
            (2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance 
        Act of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 Stat. 2714);
            (3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981 (95 
        Stat. 1701);
            (4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the Surface 
        Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2119);
            (5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the Surface 
        Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 
        (101 Stat. 198);
            (6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface 
        Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2027);
            (7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code (as in 
        effect on June 8, 1998);
            (8) section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in 
        effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but only in an 
        amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);
            (9) Federal-aid highway programs for which obligation 
        authority was made available under the Transportation Equity 
        Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts for 
        multiple years or to remain available until expended, but only 
        to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or 
        been used;
            (10) section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in 
        effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but only in an 
        amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);
            (11) section 1603 of SAFETEA-LU (23 U.S.C. 118 note; 119 
        Stat. 1248), to the extent that funds obligated in accordance 
        with that section were not subject to a limitation on 
        obligations at the time at which the funds were initially made 
        available for obligation; and
            (12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code (but, for 
        each of fiscal years 2013 through 2023, only in an amount equal 
        to $639,000,000).
    (c) Redistribution of Unused Obligation Authority.--Notwithstanding 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall, after August 1 of such fiscal 
year--
            (1) revise a distribution of the obligation limitation made 
        available under subsection (a) if an amount distributed cannot 
        be obligated during that fiscal year; and
            (2) redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to 
        obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed 
        during that fiscal year, giving priority to those States having 
        large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under sections 
        144 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of 
        Public Law 112-141) and 104 of title 23, United States Code.
    (d) Applicability of Obligation Limitations to Transportation 
Research Programs.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways shall apply to 
        contract authority for transportation research programs carried 
        out under--
                    (A) chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code;
                    (B) title VI of the Fixing America's Surface 
                Transportation Act; and
                    (C) title III of division A of the Infrastructure 
                Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58).
            (2) Exception.--Obligation authority made available under 
        paragraph (1) shall--
                    (A) remain available for a period of 4 fiscal 
                years; and
                    (B) be in addition to the amount of any limitation 
                imposed on obligations for Federal-aid highway and 
                highway safety construction programs for future fiscal 
                years.
    (e) Redistribution of Certain Authorized Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
        distribution of obligation limitation under subsection (a), the 
        Secretary shall distribute to the States any funds (excluding 
        funds authorized for the program under section 202 of title 23, 
        United States Code) that--
                    (A) are authorized to be appropriated for such 
                fiscal year for Federal-aid highway programs; and
                    (B) the Secretary determines will not be allocated 
                to the States (or will not be apportioned to the States 
                under section 204 of title 23, United States Code), and 
                will not be available for obligation, for such fiscal 
                year because of the imposition of any obligation 
                limitation for such fiscal year.
            (2) Ratio.--Funds shall be distributed under paragraph (1) 
        in the same proportion as the distribution of obligation 
        authority under subsection (a)(5).
            (3) Availability.--Funds distributed to each State under 
        paragraph (1) shall be available for any purpose described in 
        section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code.
    Sec. 121.  Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received by the 
Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of data products, for 
necessary expenses incurred pursuant to chapter 63 of title 49, United 
States Code, may be credited to the Federal-aid highways account for 
the purpose of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses:  Provided, 
That such funds shall be subject to the obligation limitation for 
Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs.
    Sec. 122.  Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, under his or her 
statutory authority, any Buy America requirement for Federal-aid 
highways projects, the Secretary of Transportation shall make an 
informal public notice and comment opportunity on the intent to issue 
such waiver and the reasons therefor:  Provided, That the Secretary 
shall provide an annual report to the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations on any waivers granted under the Buy America 
requirements.
    Sec. 123.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
to make a grant for a project under section 117 of title 23, United 
States Code, unless the Secretary, at least 60 days before making a 
grant under that section, provides written notification to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations of the proposed grant, 
including an evaluation and justification for the project and the 
amount of the proposed grant award:  Provided, That the written 
notification required in the preceding proviso shall be made not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
    Sec. 124. (a) A State or territory, as defined in section 165 of 
title 23, United States Code, may use for any project eligible under 
section 133(b) of title 23 or section 165 of title 23 and located 
within the boundary of the State or territory any earmarked amount, and 
any associated obligation limitation:  Provided, That the Department of 
Transportation for the State or territory for which the earmarked 
amount was originally designated or directed notifies the Secretary of 
its intent to use its authority under this section and submits an 
annual report to the Secretary identifying the projects to which the 
funding would be applied. Notwithstanding the original period of 
availability of funds to be obligated under this section, such funds 
and associated obligation limitation shall remain available for 
obligation for a period of 3 fiscal years after the fiscal year in 
which the Secretary is notified. The Federal share of the cost of a 
project carried out with funds made available under this section shall 
be the same as associated with the earmark.
    (b) In this section, the term ``earmarked amount'' means--
            (1) congressionally directed spending, as defined in rule 
        XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, identified in a prior 
        law, report, or joint explanatory statement, which was 
        authorized to be appropriated or appropriated more than 10 
        fiscal years prior to the current fiscal year, and administered 
        by the Federal Highway Administration; or
            (2) a congressional earmark, as defined in rule XXI of the 
        Rules of the House of Representatives, identified in a prior 
        law, report, or joint explanatory statement, which was 
        authorized to be appropriated or appropriated more than 10 
        fiscal years prior to the current fiscal year, and administered 
        by the Federal Highway Administration.
    (c) The authority under subsection (a) may be exercised only for 
those projects or activities that have obligated less than 10 percent 
of the amount made available for obligation as of October 1 of the 
current fiscal year, and shall be applied to projects within the same 
general geographic area within 25 miles for which the funding was 
designated, except that a State or territory may apply such authority 
to unexpended balances of funds from projects or activities the State 
or territory certifies have been closed and for which payments have 
been made under a final voucher.
    (d) The Secretary shall submit consolidated reports of the 
information provided by the States and territories annually to the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
    Sec. 125.  Until final guidance is published, the Administrator of 
the Federal Highway Administration shall adjudicate requests for Buy 
America waivers under the criteria that were in effect prior to April 
17, 2018.

              Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

              motor carrier safety operations and programs

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

    For payment of obligations incurred in the implementation, 
execution, and administration of motor carrier safety operations and 
programs pursuant to section 31110 of title 49, United States Code, 
$367,500,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
Mass Transit Account), together with advances and reimbursements 
received by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the sum of 
which shall remain available until expended:  Provided, That funds 
available for implementation, execution, or administration of motor 
carrier safety operations and programs authorized under title 49, 
United States Code, shall not exceed total obligations of $367,500,000, 
for ``Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs'' for fiscal year 
2023, of which $14,073,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2025, is for the research and technology program, and of 
which not less than $63,098,000, to remain available for obligation 
until September 30, 2025, is for development, modernization, 
enhancement, and continued operation and maintenance of information 
technology and information management.

                      motor carrier safety grants

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

    For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out sections 31102, 
31103, 31104, and 31313 of title 49, United States Code, $506,150,000, 
to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
Account) and to remain available until expended:  Provided, That funds 
available for the implementation or execution of motor carrier safety 
programs shall not exceed total obligations of $506,150,000 in fiscal 
year 2023 for ``Motor Carrier Safety Grants'':  Provided further, That 
of the amounts made available under this heading--
            (1) $398,500,000, to remain available for obligation until 
        September 30, 2024, shall be for the motor carrier safety 
        assistance program;
            (2) $42,650,000, to remain available for obligation until 
        September 30, 2024, shall be for the commercial driver's 
        license program implementation program;
            (3) $58,800,000, to remain available for obligation until 
        September 30, 2024, shall be for the high priority program;
            (4) $1,200,000, to remain available for obligation until 
        September 30, 2024, shall be for the commercial motor vehicle 
        operators grant program; and
            (5) $5,000,000, to remain available for obligation until 
        September 30, 2024, shall be for the commercial motor vehicle 
        enforcement training and support grant program.

 administrative provisions--federal motor carrier safety administration

    Sec. 130.  The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall 
update annual inspection regulations under Appendix G to subchapter B 
of chapter III of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, as recommended 
by GAO-19-264.
    Sec. 131.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available to the Department of Transportation by this Act or any other 
Act may be obligated or expended to implement, administer, or enforce 
the requirements of section 31137 of title 49, United States Code, or 
any regulation issued by the Secretary pursuant to such section, with 
respect to the use of electronic logging devices by operators of 
commercial motor vehicles, as such term is defined in section 31132 of 
such title, who are transporting livestock, as such term is defined in 
section 602 of the Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance Act of 1988 (7 
U.S.C. 1471), or insects.

             National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

                        operations and research

    For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the Secretary, 
with respect to traffic and highway safety authorized under chapter 301 
and part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, 
$230,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2024.

                        operations and research

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

    For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions 
of section 403 of title 23, United States Code, including behavioral 
research on Automated Driving Systems and Advanced Driver Assistance 
Systems and improving consumer responses to safety recalls, section 
25024 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-
58), and chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, $197,000,000, to 
be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
Account) and to remain available until expended:  Provided, That none 
of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or 
execution of programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 
2023, are in excess of $197,000,000:  Provided further, That of the 
sums appropriated under this heading--
            (1) $190,000,000 shall be for programs authorized under 
        section 403 of title 23, United States Code, including 
        behavioral research on Automated Driving Systems and Advanced 
        Driver Assistance Systems and improving consumer responses to 
        safety recalls, and section 25024 of the Infrastructure 
        Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58); and
            (2) $7,000,000 shall be for the National Driver Register 
        authorized under chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code:
  Provided further, That within the $197,000,000 obligation limitation 
for operations and research, $57,500,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2024:  Provided further, That amounts for behavioral 
research on Automated Driving Systems and Advanced Driver Assistance 
Systems and improving consumer responses to safety recalls are in 
addition to any other funds provided for those purposes for fiscal year 
2023 in this Act.

                     highway traffic safety grants

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

    For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out provisions of 
sections 402, 404, and 405 of title 23, United States Code, and grant 
administration expenses under chapter 4 of title 23, United States 
Code, to remain available until expended, $795,220,000, to be derived 
from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account):  
Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 
planning or execution of programs for which the total obligations in 
fiscal year 2023 are in excess of $795,220,000 for programs authorized 
under sections 402, 404, and 405 of title 23, United States Code, and 
grant administration expenses under chapter 4 of title 23, United 
States Code:  Provided further, That of the sums appropriated under 
this heading--
            (1) $370,900,000 shall be for ``Highway Safety Programs'' 
        under section 402 of title 23, United States Code;
            (2) $346,500,000 shall be for ``National Priority Safety 
        Programs'' under section 405 of title 23, United States Code;
            (3) $38,300,000 shall be for the ``High Visibility 
        Enforcement Program'' under section 404 of title 23, United 
        States Code; and
            (4) $39,520,000 shall be for grant administrative expenses 
        under chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code:
  Provided further, That none of these funds shall be used for 
construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for office 
furnishings and fixtures for State, local or private buildings or 
structures:  Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000 of the funds 
made available for ``National Priority Safety Programs'' under section 
405 of title 23, United States Code, for ``Impaired Driving 
Countermeasures'' (as described in subsection (d) of that section) 
shall be available for technical assistance to the States:  Provided 
further, That with respect to the ``Transfers'' provision under section 
405(a)(8) of title 23, United States Code, any amounts transferred to 
increase the amounts made available under section 402 shall include the 
obligation authority for such amounts:  Provided further, That the 
Administrator shall notify the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations of any exercise of the authority granted under the 
preceding proviso or under section 405(a)(8) of title 23, United States 
Code, within 5 days.

      administrative provisions--national highway traffic safety 
                             administration

    Sec. 140.  An additional $130,000 shall be made available to the 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, out of the amount 
limited for section 402 of title 23, United States Code, to pay for 
travel and related expenses for State management reviews and to pay for 
core competency development training and related expenses for highway 
safety staff.
    Sec. 141.  The limitations on obligations for the programs of the 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration set in this Act shall 
not apply to obligations for which obligation authority was made 
available in previous public laws but only to the extent that the 
obligation authority has not lapsed or been used.
    Sec. 142.  None of the funds in this Act or any other Act shall be 
used to enforce the requirements of section 405(a)(9) of title 23, 
United States Code.

                    Federal Railroad Administration

                         safety and operations

    For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Administration, not 
otherwise provided for, $250,449,000, of which $25,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended.

                   railroad research and development

    For necessary expenses for railroad research and development, 
$47,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading, up to $3,000,000 shall be 
available pursuant to section 20108(d) of title 49, United States Code, 
for the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and 
improvements at the Transportation Technology Center.

         federal-state partnership for intercity passenger rail

    For necessary expenses related to Federal-State Partnership for 
Intercity Passenger Rail grants as authorized by section 24911 of title 
49, United States Code, $555,000,000, to remain available until 
expended:  Provided, That amounts made available under the heading 
``Northeast Corridor Grants to the National Railroad Passenger 
Corporation'' in this Act may be used as non-Federal share for projects 
located on the Northeast Corridor selected for award under section 
24911 of title 49, United States Code, notwithstanding subsection (f) 
of such section:  Provided further, That amounts made available under 
the heading ``National Network Grants to the National Railroad 
Passenger Corporation'' in this Act may be used as non-Federal share 
for projects not located on the Northeast Corridor selected for award 
under section 24911 of title 49, United States Code, notwithstanding 
subsection (f) of such section:  Provided further, That the Secretary 
may withhold up to 2 percent of the amounts made available under this 
heading in this Act for the costs of award and project management 
oversight of grants carried out under title 49, United States Code.

        consolidated rail infrastructure and safety improvements

    For necessary expenses related to Consolidated Rail Infrastructure 
and Safety Improvements grants, as authorized by section 22907 of title 
49, United States Code, $630,000,000, to remain available until 
expended:  Provided, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading in this Act--
            (1) not less than $150,000,000 shall be for projects 
        eligible under section 22907(c)(2) of title 49, United States 
        Code, that support the development of new intercity passenger 
        rail service routes including alignments for existing routes;
            (2) not less than $25,000,000 shall be for projects 
        eligible under section 22907(c)(11) of title 49, United States 
        Code:  Provided, That for amounts made available in this 
        paragraph, the Secretary shall give preference to projects that 
        are located in counties with the most pedestrian trespasser 
        casualties; and
            (3) $5,000,000 shall be for preconstruction planning 
        activities and capital costs related to the deployment of 
        magnetic levitation transportation projects:
  Provided further, That for amounts made available under this heading, 
eligible projects under section 22907(c)(8) of title 49, United States 
Code, shall also include railroad systems planning (including the 
preparation of regional intercity passenger rail plans and State Rail 
Plans) and railroad project development activities (including railroad 
project planning, preliminary engineering, design, environmental 
analysis, feasibility studies, and the development and analysis of 
project alternatives):  Provided further, That section 22907(e)(1)(A) 
of title 49, United States Code, shall not apply to amounts made 
available under this heading:  Provided further, That section 
22907(e)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code, shall not apply to 
amounts made available under this heading in previous fiscal years if 
such funds are announced in a notice of funding opportunity that 
includes funds made available under this heading:  Provided further, 
That unobligated balances remaining after 6 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act may be used for any eligible project under 
section 22907(c) of title 49, United States Code:  Provided further, 
That the Secretary may withhold up to 2 percent of the amounts made 
available under this heading in this Act for the costs of award and 
project management oversight of grants carried out under title 49, 
United States Code.

     northeast corridor grants to the national railroad passenger 
                              corporation

    To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to the 
National Railroad Passenger Corporation for activities associated with 
the Northeast Corridor as authorized by section 22101(a) of the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58), 
$882,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That the 
Secretary may retain up to one-half of 1 percent of the amounts made 
available under both this heading in this Act and the ``National 
Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation'' heading 
in this Act to fund the costs of project management and oversight of 
activities authorized by section 22101(c) of the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58):  Provided further, That in 
addition to the project management oversight funds authorized under 
section 22101(c) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public 
Law 117-58), the Secretary may retain up to an additional $1,000,000 of 
the amounts made available under this heading in this Act to fund 
expenses associated with the Northeast Corridor Commission established 
under section 24905 of title 49, United States Code:  Provided further, 
That notwithstanding section 24911(f) of title 49, United States Code, 
amounts made available under this heading in this Act may be used as 
non-Federal share for projects located on the Northeast Corridor 
selected for award under section 24911 of title 49, United States Code.

 national network grants to the national railroad passenger corporation

    To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to the 
National Railroad Passenger Corporation for activities associated with 
the National Network as authorized by section 22101(b) of the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58), 
$1,463,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That the 
National Railroad Passenger Corporation may use up to 10 percent of the 
amounts made available under this heading in this Act to support 
planning and capital costs, and operating assistance consistent with 
the Federal funding limitations under section 22908 of title 49, United 
States Code, of corridors selected under section 25101 of title 49, 
United States Code, that are operated by the National Railroad 
Passenger Corporation:  Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
24911(f) of title 49, United States Code, amounts made available under 
this heading in this Act may be used as non-Federal share for projects 
not located on the Northeast Corridor selected for award under section 
24911 of title 49, United States Code:  Provided further, That none of 
the funds made available under this heading in this Act shall be used 
by Amtrak to give notice under subsection (a) or (c) of section 24706 
of title 49, United States Code, with respect to long-distance routes 
(as defined in section 24102 of title 49, United States Code) on which 
Amtrak is the sole operator on a host railroad's line and a positive 
train control system is not required by law or regulation, or, except 
in an emergency or during maintenance or construction outages impacting 
such routes, to otherwise discontinue, reduce the frequency of, 
suspend, or substantially alter the route of rail service on any 
portion of such route operated in fiscal year 2018, including 
implementation of service permitted by section 24305(a)(3)(A) of title 
49, United States Code, in lieu of rail service.

       administrative provisions--federal railroad administration

                         (including rescission)

                     (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 150.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation in contravention of the 
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2101 et 
seq.).
    Sec. 151.  Amounts made available in this and prior Acts to the 
Secretary or to the Federal Railroad Administration for the costs of 
award, administration, and project management oversight of financial 
assistance which are administered by the Federal Railroad 
Administration may be transferred to the Federal Railroad 
Administration's ``Financial Assistance Oversight and Technical 
Assistance'' account for necessary expenses to support the award, 
administration, project management oversight, and technical assistance 
of financial assistance administered by the Federal Railroad 
Administration, in the same manner as appropriated in this and prior 
Acts:  Provided, That this section shall not apply to amounts that were 
previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
    Sec. 152.  Amounts made available under the heading ``Department of 
Transportation--Federal Railroad Administration--Restoration and 
Enhancement'' in any prior fiscal years are subject to the requirements 
of section 22908 of title 49, United States Code, as in effect on the 
effective date of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public 
Law 117-58):  Provided, That the limitation in subsection (e)(2) of 
section 22908 of title 49, United States Code, shall not apply to 
amounts made available for grants under such section in any prior Act.
    Sec. 153.  Amounts transferred to a ``Financial Assistance 
Oversight and Technical Assistance'' account pursuant to section 802 of 
title VIII of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Appropriations Act 
(division J of Public Law 117-58), as amended by section 156 of this 
title, from amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2023 may also be used 
by the Federal Railroad Administration for the Northeast Corridor 
Commission established under section 24905 of title 49, United States 
Code, and for the State-Supported Route Committee established under 
section 24712(a) of title 49, United States Code, including to assist 
the Federal Railroad Administration with the delivery of projects 
carried out with amounts made available under the headings ``Department 
of Transportation--Federal Railroad Administration--Northeast Corridor 
Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation'', ``Department 
of Transportation--Federal Railroad Administration--National Network 
Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation'', and 
``Department of Transportation--Federal Railroad Administration--
Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grants'' in such 
title:  Provided, That the Federal Railroad Administration shall notify 
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 15 days 
prior to making any amounts available to the Northeast Corridor 
Commission or State-Supported Route Committee pursuant to this section: 
 Provided further, That amounts repurposed by this section that were 
previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985 or a concurrent resolution on the budget are designated as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 
(117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress) as 
engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022.
    Sec. 154.  The matter under the heading ``Department of 
Transportation--Federal Railroad Administration--Northeast Corridor 
Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation'' in title VIII 
of division J of Public Law 117-58 is amended--
            (1) in the fourth proviso, by striking ``Secretary of 
        Transportation shall submit'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
        Transportation, in consultation with Amtrak, shall submit'';
            (2) in the fifth proviso, by striking ``Secretary of 
        Transportation shall submit'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
        Transportation, in consultation with Amtrak, shall prepare and 
        submit''; and
            (3) in the tenth proviso, by striking ``, to facilitate a 
        coordinated and efficient delivery of projects carried out 
        under this heading in this Act'':
  Provided, That amounts repurposed by the amendments made by this 
section that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985 or a concurrent resolution on the budget are 
designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) 
of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th 
Congress) as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022.
    Sec. 155.  The matter under the heading ``Department of 
Transportation--Federal Railroad Administration--National Network 
Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation'' in title VIII 
of division J of Public Law 117-58 is amended--
            (1) in the third proviso, by striking ``Secretary of 
        Transportation shall submit'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
        Transportation, in consultation with Amtrak, shall submit''; 
        and
            (2) in the fourth proviso, by striking ``Secretary of 
        Transportation shall submit'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
        Transportation, in consultation with Amtrak, shall prepare and 
        submit'':
  Provided, That amounts repurposed by the amendments made by this 
section that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985 or a concurrent resolution on the budget are 
designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) 
of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th 
Congress) as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022.
    Sec. 156.  Section 802 of title VIII of division J of Public Law 
117-58 is amended--
            (1) in the first proviso, by inserting ``that could be'' 
        after ``amounts''; and
            (2) in the second proviso, by inserting ``that could be'' 
        after ``amounts'':
  Provided, That amounts repurposed by the amendments made by this 
section that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985 or a concurrent resolution on the budget are 
designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) 
of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th 
Congress) as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022.
    Sec. 157.  Of the unobligated balances of funds remaining from the 
``Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program'' account totaling 
$1,811,124.16 appropriated by Public Law 112-10 is hereby permanently 
rescinded.

                     Federal Transit Administration

                         transit formula grants

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

    For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal Public 
Transportation Assistance Program in this account, and for payment of 
obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of sections 5305, 
5307, 5310, 5311, 5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5334, 5335, 5337, 5339, 
and 5340 of title 49, United States Code, section 20005(b) of MAP-21 
(Public Law 112-141), and section 3006(b) of the Fixing America's 
Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114-94), $13,634,000,000, to be 
derived from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund and to 
remain available until expended:  Provided, That funds available for 
the implementation or execution of programs authorized under sections 
5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5334, 5335, 5337, 
5339, and 5340 of title 49, United States Code, section 20005(b) of 
MAP-21 (Public Law 112-141), and section 3006(b) of the Fixing 
America's Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114-94), shall not 
exceed total obligations of $13,634,000,000 in fiscal year 2023.

                     transit infrastructure grants

    For an additional amount for buses and bus facilities competitive 
grants under section 5339(b) of title 49, United States Code, low or no 
emission grants under section 5339(c) of such title, passenger ferry 
grants under section 5307(h) of such title, bus testing facilities 
under section 5318 of such title, Community Project Funding for 
projects and activities eligible under chapter 53 of such title, 
administrative expenses and ongoing program management oversight as 
authorized under sections 5334 and 5338(c)(2) of such title, ferry 
service for rural communities under section 71103 of the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58), and competitive integrated 
smart mobility grants, $646,428,324, to remain available until 
expended:  Provided, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading in this Act--
            (1) $200,000,000 shall be for buses and bus facilities 
        competitive grants as authorized under section 5339(b) of such 
        title;
            (2) $75,000,000 shall be for low or no emission grants as 
        authorized under section 5339(c) of such title:  Provided, That 
        for amounts made available in this paragraph, the minimum grant 
        award shall be not less than $750,000;
            (3) $20,000,000 shall be for passenger ferry grants as 
        authorized under section 5307(h) of such title;
            (4) $2,000,000 shall be for the operation and maintenance 
        of the bus testing facilities selected under section 5318 of 
        such title:  Provided, That for amounts made available in this 
        paragraph, the Federal cost share shall be 100 percent;
            (5) $267,428,324 shall be for Community Project Funding for 
        the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account in 
        the table titled ``Transportation, Housing and Urban 
        Development Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items'' 
        included in the report accompanying this Act:  Provided, That 
        unless otherwise specified, applicable requirements under 
        chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, shall apply to 
        amounts made available in this paragraph, except that the 
        Federal share of the costs for a project in this paragraph 
        shall be in an amount equal to 80 percent of the net costs of 
        the project, unless the Secretary approves a higher maximum 
        Federal share of the net costs of the project consistent with 
        administration of similar projects funded under chapter 53 of 
        title 49, United States Code;
            (6) $2,000,000 shall be for administrative expenses and 
        ongoing program management oversight as authorized under 
        sections 5334 and 5338(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 
        including for administering amounts made available for 
        Community Project Funding in paragraph (5) under this heading 
        in this Act, and shall be in addition to any other 
        appropriations available for such purpose;
            (7) $30,000,000 shall be for ferry service for rural 
        communities under section 71103 of the Infrastructure 
        Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58):  Provided, That 
        for amounts made available in this paragraph, notwithstanding 
        section 71103(a)(2)(B), eligible service shall include 
        passenger ferry service that serves at least two rural areas 
        with a single segment over 20 miles between the two rural areas 
        and is not otherwise eligible under section 5307(h) of title 
        49, United States Code:  Provided further, That entities that 
        provide eligible service pursuant to the preceding proviso may 
        use amounts made available in this paragraph for public 
        transportation capital projects to support any ferry service 
        between two rural areas:  Provided further, That entities 
        eligible for amounts made available in this paragraph shall 
        only provide ferry service to rural areas; and
            (8) $50,000,000 shall be for integrated smart mobility 
        grants to recipients eligible under sections 5307 and 5311 of 
        title 49, United States Code, for planning and capital projects 
        eligible under chapter 53 of such title that support the 
        adoption of innovative approaches to mobility that will improve 
        safety, accessibility, air-quality, and equity in access to 
        community services and economic opportunities:  Provided, That 
        such innovative approaches may include changes to service 
        frequencies, patterns, areas of coverage, and first and last 
        mile options such as optimizing transit route planning and 
        using integrated travel planning and payment systems; fare 
        improvement projects; deployment of transit ambassadors; data 
        and systems integration; and other activities designed to 
        improve public transportation services:  Provided further, That 
        the Secretary shall give preference to projects that will 
        improve access to jobs and affordable housing; enhance 
        connections to health care, education, and food security; 
        improve health outcomes; address how individuals without access 
        to advanced technology will benefit from such innovative 
        solutions; or include job retention and retraining for current 
        employees:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall award 
        not less than 5 but not more than 10 integrated smart mobility 
        grants with amounts made available in this paragraph:  Provided 
        further, That the Secretary shall award, to not less than 3 
        distinct recipients, not less than 1 such grant to a recipient 
        eligible under section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, 
        not less than 1 such grant to a recipient eligible under 
        section 5311 of title 49, United States Code, and not less than 
        1 such grant to a recipient eligible under sections 5307 or 
        5311 of title 49, United States Code, that provides commuter 
        rail passenger transportation:  Provided further, That capital 
        and operating expenses shall be eligible for amounts made 
        available in this paragraph:  Provided further, That an 
        eligible subrecipient under section 5307 or 5311 of title 49, 
        United States Code, shall be eligible to be a direct recipient: 
         Provided further, That the Federal share for planning and 
        capital projects funded with amounts made available in this 
        paragraph shall not exceed 80 percent of the net project cost:  
        Provided further, That the Federal share for operating expenses 
        funded with amounts made available in this paragraph shall not 
        exceed 50 percent of the net project cost:  Provided further, 
        That the Secretary shall not waive requirements in section 5333 
        of title 49, United States Code, for projects funded with 
        amounts made available in this paragraph:  Provided further, 
        That unless otherwise specified, applicable requirements under 
        chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, shall apply to 
        amounts made available in this paragraph:
  Provided further, That amounts made available under this heading in 
this Act shall be derived from the general fund:  Provided further, 
That amounts made available under this heading in this Act shall not be 
subject to any limitation on obligations for transit programs set forth 
in this or any other Act.

                   technical assistance and training

    For necessary expenses to carry out section 5314 of title 49, 
United States Code, $8,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2024:  Provided, That the assistance provided under this heading does 
not duplicate the activities of section 5311(b) or section 5312 of 
title 49, United States Code:  Provided further, That amounts made 
available under this heading are in addition to any other amounts made 
available for such purposes:  Provided further, That amounts made 
available under this heading shall not be subject to any limitation on 
obligations set forth in this or any other Act.

                       capital investment grants

    For necessary expenses to carry out fixed guideway capital 
investment grants under section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, 
and section 3005(b) of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act 
(Public Law 114-94), $3,012,000,000, to remain available until 
expended:  Provided, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading in this Act, $1,897,166,000 shall be available for projects 
authorized under section 5309(d) of title 49, United States Code, 
$40,714,000 shall be available for projects authorized under section 
5309(e) of title 49, United States Code, $94,000,000 shall be available 
for projects authorized under section 5309(h) of title 49, United 
States Code, and $350,000,000 shall be available for projects 
authorized under section 3005(b) of the Fixing America's Surface 
Transportation Act (Public Law 114-94):  Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall continue to administer the capital investment grants 
program in accordance with the procedural and substantive requirements 
of section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, and of section 3005(b) 
of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114-94): 
 Provided further, That projects that receive a grant agreement under 
the Expedited Project Delivery for Capital Investment Grants Pilot 
Program under section 3005(b) of the Fixing America's Surface 
Transportation Act (Public Law 114-94) shall be deemed eligible for 
funding provided for projects under section 5309 of title 49, United 
States Code, without further evaluation or rating under such section:  
Provided further, That such funding shall not exceed the Federal share 
under section 3005(b) of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation 
Act (Public Law 114-94):  Provided further, That upon submission to the 
Congress of the fiscal year 2024 President's budget, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall transmit to Congress the annual report on capital 
investment grants, including proposed allocations for fiscal year 2024.

      grants to the washington metropolitan area transit authority

    For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority as 
authorized under section 601 of division B of the Passenger Rail 
Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-432), 
$150,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That the 
Secretary of Transportation shall approve grants for capital and 
preventive maintenance expenditures for the Washington Metropolitan 
Area Transit Authority only after receiving and reviewing a request for 
each specific project:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
determine that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has 
placed the highest priority on those investments that will improve the 
safety of the system before approving such grants.

       administrative provisions--federal transit administration

    Sec. 160.  The limitations on obligations for the programs of the 
Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any authority under 
section 5338 of title 49, United States Code, previously made available 
for obligation, or to any other authority previously made available for 
obligation.
    Sec. 161.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
appropriated or limited by this Act under the heading ``Capital 
Investment Grants'' of the Federal Transit Administration for projects 
specified in this Act or identified in the report accompanying this Act 
not obligated by September 30, 2026, and other recoveries, shall be 
directed to projects eligible to use the funds for the purposes for 
which they were originally provided.
    Sec. 162.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds 
appropriated before October 1, 2022, under any section of chapter 53 of 
title 49, United States Code, that remain available for expenditure, 
may be transferred to and administered under the most recent 
appropriation heading for any such section.
    Sec. 163.  None of the funds made available by this Act or any 
other Act shall be used to adjust apportionments or withhold funds from 
apportionments pursuant to section 9503(e)(4) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9503(e)(4)).
    Sec. 164.  None of the funds made available by this Act or any 
other Act shall be used to impede or hinder project advancement or 
approval for any project seeking a Federal contribution from the 
capital investment grants program of greater than 40 percent of project 
costs as authorized under section 5309 of title 49, United States Code.
    Sec. 165.  Of the amounts made available under the heading 
``Department of Transportation--Federal Transit Administration--Capital 
Investment Grants'' in this Act, $600,000,000 shall be made available 
for allocation to recipients with existing full funding grant 
agreements under sections 5309(d) and 5309(e) of title 49, United 
States Code, that received allocations for fiscal year 2022 and have 
either (1) a capital investment grant share of 40 percent or less; or 
(2) signed a full funding grant agreement between January 20, 2017 and 
January 20, 2021:  Provided, That recipients with projects open for 
revenue service shall not be eligible to receive an allocation of 
funding under this section:  Provided further, That amounts shall be 
provided to recipients proportionally based on the non-capital 
investment grant share of the project:  Provided further, That no 
project may receive an allocation of more than 40 percent of the total 
amount in this section:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
proportionally distribute funds in excess of such 40 percent to 
recipients for which the percent of funds does not exceed 40 percent:  
Provided further, That a recipient may not receive an allocation of 
funding under this section if the recipient has (1) expended less than 
75 percent of the allocations received under paragraph (4) of section 
3401(b) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2); and 
(2) expended less than 50 percent of the federal operating assistance 
allocations received under section 5307 of title 49, United States 
Code, in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public 
Law 116-136), the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), or the American Rescue 
Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2):  Provided further, That amounts 
allocated pursuant to this section shall be provided to eligible 
recipients notwithstanding the limitation of any calculation of the 
maximum amount of Federal financial assistance for the project under 
section 5309(k)(2)(C)(ii) of title 49, United States Code:  Provided 
further, That the Federal Transit Administration shall allocate amounts 
under this section no later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
    Sec. 166.  The remaining unobligated balances, as of September 30, 
2023, from amounts made available to the Department of Transportation 
under the heading ``Federal Transit Administration--Capital Investment 
Grants'' in division H of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2020 (Public Law 116-94) are hereby rescinded, and an amount of 
additional new budget authority equivalent to the amount rescinded is 
hereby appropriated on September 30, 2023, for an additional amount for 
fiscal year 2023, to remain available until September 30, 2024, and 
shall be available for the same purposes and under the same authorities 
for which such amounts were originally provided in Public Law 116-94.
    Sec. 167.  Notwithstanding section 5302(4)(L) of title 49, United 
States Code, fuel for vehicle operations, including the cost of 
utilities used for the propulsion of electrically driven vehicles, may 
be treated, at the option of the recipient, as an associated capital 
maintenance item for purposes of grants made under sections 5307 and 
5311 of such title in fiscal year 2023:  Provided, That an amount equal 
to not more than 5 percent of the total funding allocated under 
sections 5307 or 5311 of such title to an urbanized area, state, or 
territory in fiscal year 2023 may be obligated for such purpose from 
available amounts allocated in fiscal year 2023 or prior years.

        Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

    The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is 
hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds 
and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, and in accord 
with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to 
fiscal year limitations, as provided by section 9104 of title 31, 
United States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs 
set forth in the Corporation's budget for the current fiscal year.

                       operations and maintenance

                    (harbor maintenance trust fund)

    For necessary expenses to conduct the operations, maintenance, and 
capital infrastructure activities on portions of the St. Lawrence 
Seaway owned, operated, and maintained by the Great Lakes St. Lawrence 
Seaway Development Corporation, $41,500,000, to be derived from the 
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to section 210 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238):  Provided, That of 
the amounts made available under this heading, not less than 
$14,800,000 shall be for the seaway infrastructure program:  Provided 
further, That not more than $1,000,000 of the unobligated balances from 
the amounts made available for capital asset renewal activities under 
this heading or under the heading ``Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 
Corporation--Operations and Maintenance'' in any prior Act shall be for 
activities pursuant to section 984(a)(12) of title 33, United States 
Code.

                        Maritime Administration

                       maritime security program

    For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-flag 
merchant fleet as authorized under chapter 531 of title 46, United 
States Code, to serve the national security needs of the United States, 
$318,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                          cable security fleet

    For the cable security fleet program, as authorized under chapter 
532 of title 46, United States Code, $10,000,000, to remain available 
until expended.

                        tanker security program

    For the tanker security fleet program, as authorized under chapter 
534 of title 46, United States Code, $60,000,000, to remain available 
until expended.

                        operations and training

    For necessary expenses of operations and training activities 
authorized by law, $192,000,000:  Provided, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading--
            (1) $87,848,000, to remain available until September 30, 
        2024, shall be for the operations of the United States Merchant 
        Marine Academy;
            (2) $11,900,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
        be for facilities maintenance and repair, and equipment, at the 
        United States Merchant Marine Academy;
            (3) $6,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
        2024 shall be for the Maritime Environmental and Technical 
        Assistance program authorized under section 50307 of title 46, 
        United States Code; and
            (4) $14,819,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
        be for the America's Marine Highway Program to make grants for 
        the purposes authorized under paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 
        55601(b) of title 46, United States Code:
  Provided further, That the Administrator of the Maritime 
Administration shall transmit to the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations the annual report on sexual assault and sexual 
harassment at the United States Merchant Marine Academy as required 
pursuant to section 3510 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
fiscal year 2017 (46 U.S.C. 51318):  Provided further, That available 
balances under this heading for the Short Sea Transportation Program 
(now known as the America's Marine Highway Program) from prior year 
recoveries shall be available to carry out activities authorized under 
paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 55601(b) of title 46, United States 
Code.

                   state maritime academy operations

    For necessary expenses of operations, support, and training 
activities for State Maritime Academies, $77,700,000:  Provided, That 
of the amounts made available under this heading--
            (1) $30,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
        be for maintenance, repair, life extension, insurance, and 
        capacity improvement of National Defense Reserve Fleet training 
        ships, and for support of training ship operations at the State 
        Maritime Academies, of which not more than $8,000,000, to 
        remain available until expended, shall be for expenses related 
        to training mariners; and for costs associated with training 
        vessel sharing pursuant to section 51504(g)(3) of title 46, 
        United States Code, for costs associated with mobilizing, 
        operating and demobilizing the vessel, including travel costs 
        for students, faculty and crew, the costs of the general agent, 
        crew costs, fuel, insurance, operational fees, and vessel hire 
        costs, as determined by the Secretary;
            (2) $35,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
        be for the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel Program, 
        including funds for construction, planning, administration, 
        design of school ships, and necessary expenses to construct 
        infrastructure to berth such ships;
            (3) $2,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 
        2027, shall be for the Student Incentive Program;
            (4) $3,800,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
        be for training ship fuel assistance; and
            (5) $6,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
        2024, shall be for direct payments for State Maritime 
        Academies.

                     assistance to small shipyards

    To make grants to qualified shipyards as authorized under section 
54101 of title 46, United States Code, $20,000,000, to remain available 
until expended.

                             ship disposal

    For necessary expenses related to the disposal of obsolete vessels 
in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Maritime Administration, 
$6,000,000, to remain available until expended.

          maritime guaranteed loan (title xi) program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan 
program, $3,000,000, which shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriations for ``Maritime Administration--Operations and 
Training''.

                port infrastructure development program

    To make grants to improve port facilities as authorized under 
section 54301 of title 46, United States Code, $300,000,000, to remain 
available until expended:  Provided, That projects eligible for amounts 
made available under this heading in this Act shall be projects for 
coastal seaports, inland river ports, or Great Lakes ports:  Provided 
further, That of the amounts made available under this heading in this 
Act, not less than $275,000,000 shall be for coastal seaports or Great 
Lakes ports:  Provided further, That amounts made available under this 
heading in this Act may not be used for the purchase or installation of 
fully automated cargo handling equipment or terminal infrastructure 
that is designed for fully automated cargo handling equipment:  
Provided further, That for the purposes of the preceding proviso, 
``fully automated cargo handling equipment'' means cargo handling 
equipment that is remotely operated or remotely monitored and does not 
require the exercise of human intervention or control:  Provided 
further, That for grants awarded under this heading in this Act, the 
minimum grant size shall be $1,000,000:  Provided further, That the 
proceeds of Federal credit assistance under chapter 6 of title 23, 
United States Code, or chapter 224 of title 49, United States Code, 
shall be considered to be part of the non-Federal share of project 
costs if the loan is repayable from non-Federal funds, unless otherwise 
requested.

           administrative provision--maritime administration

    Sec. 170.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in 
addition to any existing authority, the Maritime Administration is 
authorized to furnish utilities and services and make necessary repairs 
in connection with any lease, contract, or occupancy involving 
Government property under control of the Maritime Administration:  
Provided, That payments received therefor shall be credited to the 
appropriation charged with the cost thereof and shall remain available 
until expended:  Provided further, That rental payments under any such 
lease, contract, or occupancy for items other than such utilities, 
services, or repairs shall be deposited into the Treasury as 
miscellaneous receipts.

         Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

                          operational expenses

    For necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline and Hazardous 
Materials Safety Administration, $30,150,000, of which $4,500,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2025.

                       hazardous materials safety

    For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous materials safety 
functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
Administration, $70,710,500, to remain available until September 30, 
2025, of which $1,000,000 shall be made available for carrying out 
section 5107(i) of title 49, United States Code:  Provided, That up to 
$800,000 in fees collected under section 5108(g) of title 49, United 
States Code, shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury as 
offsetting receipts:  Provided further, That there may be credited to 
this appropriation, to be available until expended, funds received from 
States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private 
sources for expenses incurred for training, for reports publication and 
dissemination, and for travel expenses incurred in performance of 
hazardous materials exemptions and approvals functions.

                            pipeline safety

                         (pipeline safety fund)

                    (oil spill liability trust fund)

    For expenses necessary to carry out a pipeline safety program, as 
authorized by section 60107 of title 49, United States Code, and to 
discharge the pipeline program responsibilities of the Oil Pollution 
Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-380), $187,800,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2025, of which $29,000,000 shall be derived from 
the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which $151,400,000 shall be 
derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund; of which $400,000 shall be 
derived from the fees collected under section 60303 of title 49, United 
States Code, and deposited in the Liquefied Natural Gas Siting Account 
for compliance reviews of liquefied natural gas facilities; and of 
which $7,000,000 shall be derived from fees collected under section 
60302 of title 49, United States Code, and deposited in the Underground 
Natural Gas Storage Facility Safety Account for the purpose of carrying 
out section 60141 of title 49, United States Code:  Provided, That not 
less than $1,058,000 of the amounts made available under this heading 
shall be for the One-Call State grant program:  Provided further, That 
any amounts made available under this heading in this Act or in prior 
Acts for research contracts, grants, cooperative agreements or research 
other transactions agreements (``OTAs'') shall require written 
notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not 
less than 3 full business days before such research contracts, grants, 
cooperative agreements, or research OTAs are announced by the 
Department of Transportation:  Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall transmit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations the 
report on pipeline safety testing enhancement as required pursuant to 
section 105 of the Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and 
Enhancing Safety Act of 2020 (division R of Public Law 116-260):  
Provided further, That the Secretary may obligate amounts made 
available under this heading to engineer, erect, alter, and repair 
buildings or make any other public improvements for research facilities 
at the Transportation Technology Center after the Secretary submits an 
updated research plan and the report in the preceding proviso to the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and after such plan and 
report in the preceding proviso are approved by the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations.

                     emergency preparedness grants

                      (limitation on obligations)

                     (emergency preparedness fund)

    For expenses necessary to carry out the Emergency Preparedness 
Grants program, not more than $28,318,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2025, from amounts made available by section 5116(h) and 
subsections (b) and (c) of section 5128 of title 49, United States 
Code:  Provided, That notwithstanding section 5116(h)(4) of title 49, 
United States Code, not more than 4 percent of the amounts made 
available from this account shall be available to pay the 
administrative costs of carrying out sections 5116, 5107(e), and 
5108(g)(2) of title 49, United States Code:  Provided further, That 
notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c) of section 5128 of title 49, 
United States Code, and the limitation on obligations provided under 
this heading, prior year recoveries recognized in the current year 
shall be available to develop and deliver hazardous materials emergency 
response training for emergency responders, including response 
activities for the transportation of crude oil, ethanol, flammable 
liquids, and other hazardous commodities by rail, consistent with 
National Fire Protection Association standards, and to make such 
training available through an electronic format:  Provided further, 
That the prior year recoveries made available under this heading shall 
also be available to carry out sections 5116(a)(1)(C), 5116(h), 
5116(i), 5116(j), and 5107(e) of title 49, United States Code.

                      Office of Inspector General

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General to carry 
out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
$108,073,000:  Provided, That the Inspector General shall have all 
necessary authority, in carrying out the duties specified in the 
Inspector General Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), to investigate 
allegations of fraud, including false statements to the government (18 
U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity that is subject to regulation by 
the Department of Transportation.

            General Provisions--Department of Transportation

    Sec. 180. (a) During the current fiscal year, applicable 
appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall be available 
for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor 
vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liability insurance for motor 
vehicles operating in foreign countries on official department 
business; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 
sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code.
    (b) During the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations to 
the Department and its operating administrations shall be available for 
the purchase, maintenance, operation, and deployment of unmanned 
aircraft systems that advance the missions of the Department of 
Transportation or an operating administration of the Department of 
Transportation.
    (c) Any unmanned aircraft system purchased, procured, or contracted 
for by the Department prior to the date of enactment of this Act shall 
be deemed authorized by Congress as if this provision was in effect 
when the system was purchased, procured, or contracted for.
    Sec. 181.  Appropriations contained in this Act for the Department 
of Transportation shall be available for services as authorized by 
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for 
individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for 
an Executive Level IV.
    Sec. 182. (a) No recipient of amounts made available by this Act 
shall disseminate personal information (as defined in section 2725(3) 
of title 18, United States Code) obtained by a State department of 
motor vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle record as defined in 
section 2725(1) of title 18, United States Code, except as provided in 
section 2721 of title 18, United States Code, for a use permitted under 
section 2721 of title 18, United States Code.
    (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall not 
withhold amounts made available by this Act for any grantee if a State 
is in noncompliance with this provision.
    Sec. 183.  None of the funds made available by this Act shall be 
available for salaries and expenses of more than 125 political and 
Presidential appointees in the Department of Transportation:  Provided, 
That none of the personnel covered by this provision may be assigned on 
temporary detail outside the Department of Transportation.
    Sec. 184.  Funds received by the Federal Highway Administration and 
Federal Railroad Administration from States, counties, municipalities, 
other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for 
training may be credited respectively to the Federal Highway 
Administration's ``Federal-Aid Highways'' account and to the Federal 
Railroad Administration's ``Safety and Operations'' account, except for 
State rail safety inspectors participating in training pursuant to 
section 20105 of title 49, United States Code.
    Sec. 185.  None of the funds made available by this Act or in title 
VIII of division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 
(Public Law 117-58) to the Department of Transportation may be used to 
make a loan, loan guarantee, line of credit, letter of intent, 
federally funded cooperative agreement, full funding grant agreement, 
or discretionary grant unless the Secretary of Transportation notifies 
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full 
business days before any project competitively selected to receive any 
discretionary grant award, letter of intent, loan commitment, loan 
guarantee commitment, line of credit commitment, federally funded 
cooperative agreement, or full funding grant agreement is announced by 
the Department or its operating administrations:  Provided, That the 
Secretary of Transportation shall provide the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations with a comprehensive list of all such 
loans, loan guarantees, lines of credit, letters of intent, federally 
funded cooperative agreements, full funding grant agreements, and 
discretionary grants prior to the notification required under the 
preceding proviso:  Provided further, That the Secretary gives 
concurrent notification to the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations for any ``quick release'' of funds from the emergency 
relief program:  Provided further, That no notification shall involve 
funds that are not available for obligation.
    Sec. 186.  Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor fees, and 
other funds received by the Department of Transportation from travel 
management centers, charge card programs, the subleasing of building 
space, and miscellaneous sources are to be credited to appropriations 
of the Department of Transportation and allocated to organizational 
units of the Department of Transportation using fair and equitable 
criteria and such funds shall be available until expended.
    Sec. 187.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any funds 
provided by or limited by this Act are subject to a reprogramming 
action that requires notice to be provided to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations, transmission of such reprogramming notice 
shall be provided solely to the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations, and such reprogramming action shall be approved or 
denied solely by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:  
Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation may provide notice to 
other congressional committees of the action of the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations on such reprogramming but not sooner than 
30 days after the date on which the reprogramming action has been 
approved or denied by the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations.
    Sec. 188.  Funds appropriated by this Act to the operating 
administrations may be obligated for the Office of the Secretary for 
the costs related to assessments or reimbursable agreements only when 
such amounts are for the costs of goods and services that are purchased 
to provide a direct benefit to the applicable operating administration 
or administrations.
    Sec. 189.  The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to carry 
out a program that establishes uniform standards for developing and 
supporting agency transit pass and transit benefits authorized under 
section 7905 of title 5, United States Code, including distribution of 
transit benefits by various paper and electronic media.
    Sec. 190.  The Department of Transportation may use funds provided 
by this Act, or any other Act, to assist a contract under title 49 or 
23 of the United States Code utilizing geographic, economic, or any 
other hiring preference not otherwise authorized by law, or to amend a 
rule, regulation, policy or other measure that forbids a recipient of a 
Federal Highway Administration or Federal Transit Administration grant 
from imposing such hiring preference on a contract or construction 
project with which the Department of Transportation is assisting, only 
if the grant recipient certifies the following:
            (1) that except with respect to apprentices or trainees, a 
        pool of readily available but unemployed individuals possessing 
        the knowledge, skill, and ability to perform the work that the 
        contract requires resides in the jurisdiction;
            (2) that the grant recipient will include appropriate 
        provisions in its bid document ensuring that the contractor 
        does not displace any of its existing employees in order to 
        satisfy such hiring preference; and
            (3) that any increase in the cost of labor, training, or 
        delays resulting from the use of such hiring preference does 
        not delay or displace any transportation project in the 
        applicable Statewide Transportation Improvement Program or 
        Transportation Improvement Program.
    Sec. 191.  The Secretary of Transportation shall coordinate with 
the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that best practices for 
Industrial Control Systems Procurement are up-to-date and shall ensure 
that systems procured with funds provided under this title were 
procured using such practices.
    This title may be cited as the ``Department of Transportation 
Appropriations Act, 2023''.

                                TITLE II

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                     Management and Administration

                           executive offices

    For necessary salaries and expenses for Executive Offices, which 
shall be comprised of the offices of the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, 
Adjudicatory Services, Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, 
Public Affairs, Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, and the 
Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, $18,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2024:  Provided, That not to 
exceed $25,000 of the amount made available under this heading shall be 
available to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (referred 
to in this title as ``the Secretary'') for official reception and 
representation expenses as the Secretary may determine.

                     administrative support offices

    For necessary salaries and expenses for Administrative Support 
Offices, $690,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024:  
Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this heading--
            (1) $97,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
        Chief Financial Officer;
            (2) $126,100,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
        General Counsel, of which not less than $18,500,000 shall be 
        for the Departmental Enforcement Center;
            (3) $239,566,000 shall be available for the Office of 
        Administration, of which not less than $3,500,000 may be for 
        modernization and deferred maintenance of the Weaver Building;
            (4) $54,776,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
        Chief Human Capital Officer;
            (5) $32,058,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
        Chief Procurement Officer;
            (6) $66,200,000 shall be available for the Office of Field 
        Policy and Management;
            (7) $5,000,000 shall be available for the Office of 
        Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity; and
            (8) $70,200,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
        Chief Information Officer:
  Provided further, That funds made available under this heading may be 
used for necessary administrative and non-administrative expenses of 
the Department, not otherwise provided for, including purchase of 
uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 
5902 of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code:  Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds appropriated under this heading may be used for advertising 
and promotional activities that directly support program activities 
funded in this title:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
provide the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations quarterly 
written notification regarding the status of pending congressional 
reports:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide in 
electronic form all signed reports required by Congress.

                            program offices

    For necessary salaries and expenses for Program Offices, 
$1,091,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024:  
Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this heading--
            (1) $285,900,000 shall be available for the Office of 
        Public and Indian Housing;
            (2) $158,100,000 shall be available for the Office of 
        Community Planning and Development;
            (3) $488,500,000 shall be available for the Office of 
        Housing, of which not less than $13,000,000 shall be for the 
        Office of Recapitalization;
            (4) $41,600,000 shall be available for the Office of Policy 
        Development and Research;
            (5) $105,800,000 shall be available for the Office of Fair 
        Housing and Equal Opportunity; and
            (6) $11,300,000 shall be available for the Office of Lead 
        Hazard Control and Healthy Homes.

                          working capital fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For the working capital fund for the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development (referred to in this paragraph as the ``Fund''), 
pursuant, in part, to section 7(f) of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(f)), amounts transferred, 
including reimbursements pursuant to section 7(f), to the Fund under 
this heading shall be available only for Federal shared services used 
by offices and agencies of the Department, and for any such portion of 
any office or agency's printing, records management, space renovation, 
furniture, or supply services the Secretary has determined shall be 
provided through the Fund, and the operational expenses of the Fund:  
Provided, That amounts within the Fund shall not be available to 
provide services not specifically authorized under this heading:  
Provided further, That upon a determination by the Secretary that any 
other service (or portion thereof) authorized under this heading shall 
be provided through the Fund, amounts made available in this title for 
salaries and expenses under the headings ``Executive Offices'', 
``Administrative Support Offices'', ``Program Offices'', and 
``Government National Mortgage Association'', for such services shall 
be transferred to the Fund, to remain available until expended:  
Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations of its plans for executing such transfers 
at least 15 days in advance of such transfers.

                       Public and Indian Housing

                     tenant-based rental assistance

    For activities and assistance for the provision of tenant-based 
rental assistance authorized under the United States Housing Act of 
1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (in this title ``the Act''), 
not otherwise provided for, $27,042,932,000, to remain available until 
expended, which shall be available on October 1, 2022 (in addition to 
the $4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this heading that 
shall be available on October 1, 2022), and $4,000,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, which shall be available on October 1, 2023:  
Provided, That the amounts made available under this heading are 
provided as follows:
            (1) $26,184,000,000 shall be available for renewals of 
        expiring section 8 tenant-based annual contributions contracts 
        (including renewals of enhanced vouchers under any provision of 
        law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act) 
        and including renewal of other special purpose incremental 
        vouchers:  Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision 
        of law, from amounts provided under this paragraph and any 
        carryover, the Secretary for the calendar year 2023 funding 
        cycle shall provide renewal funding for each public housing 
        agency based on validated voucher management system (VMS) 
        leasing and cost data for the prior calendar year and by 
        applying an inflation factor as established by the Secretary, 
        by notice published in the Federal Register, and by making any 
        necessary adjustments for the costs associated with the first-
        time renewal of vouchers under this paragraph including tenant 
        protection and Choice Neighborhoods vouchers:  Provided 
        further, That funds provided under this paragraph and prior 
        Acts may be used to fund a total number of unit months under 
        lease which exceeds a public housing agency's authorized level 
        of units under contract, except for public housing agencies 
        participating in the Moving to Work (MTW) demonstration, which 
        are instead governed in accordance with the requirements of the 
        MTW demonstration program or their MTW agreements, if any:  
        Provided further, That amounts repurposed pursuant to the 
        preceding proviso that were previously designated by the 
        Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced 
        Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or a 
        concurrent resolution on the budget are designated as an 
        emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. 
        Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 
        budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 
        (117th Congress) as engrossed in the House of Representatives 
        on June 8, 2022:  Provided further, That costs associated with 
        any forgone increases in tenant rent payments due to the 
        implementation of rent incentives as authorized pursuant to 
        waivers or alternative requirements of the Jobs-Plus initiative 
        as described under the heading ``Self-Sufficiency Programs'' 
        shall be renewed:  Provided further, That costs associated with 
        any forgone increases in tenant rent payments due to the 
        implementation of rent incentives as authorized pursuant to 
        waivers or alternative requirements of the Jobs-Plus initiative 
        as described under the heading ``Self-Sufficiency Programs'' 
        shall be renewed:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall, 
        to the extent necessary to stay within the amount specified 
        under this paragraph (except as otherwise modified under this 
        paragraph), prorate each public housing agency's allocation 
        otherwise established pursuant to this paragraph:  Provided 
        further, That except as provided in the following provisos, the 
        entire amount specified under this paragraph (except as 
        otherwise modified under this paragraph) shall be obligated to 
        the public housing agencies based on the allocation and pro 
        rata method described above, and the Secretary shall notify 
        public housing agencies of their annual budget by the latter of 
        60 days after the date of enactment of this Act or March 1, 
        2023:  Provided further, That the Secretary may extend the 
        notification period with the prior written approval of the 
        House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:  Provided 
        further, That public housing agencies participating in the MTW 
        demonstration shall be funded in accordance with the 
        requirements of the MTW demonstration program or their MTW 
        agreements, if any, and shall be subject to the same pro rata 
        adjustments under the preceding provisos:  Provided further, 
        That the Secretary may offset public housing agencies' calendar 
        year 2023 allocations based on the excess amounts of public 
        housing agencies' net restricted assets accounts, including 
        HUD-held programmatic reserves (in accordance with VMS data in 
        calendar year 2022 that is verifiable and complete), as 
        determined by the Secretary:  Provided further, That public 
        housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall 
        also be subject to the offset, as determined by the Secretary, 
        excluding amounts subject to the single fund budget authority 
        provisions of their MTW agreements, from the agencies' calendar 
        year 2023 MTW funding allocation:  Provided further, That the 
        Secretary shall use any offset referred to in the preceding two 
        provisos throughout the calendar year to prevent the 
        termination of rental assistance for families as the result of 
        insufficient funding, as determined by the Secretary, and to 
        avoid or reduce the proration of renewal funding allocations:  
        Provided further, That up to $100,000,000 shall be available 
        only: (1) for adjustments in the allocations for public housing 
        agencies, after application for an adjustment by a public 
        housing agency that experienced a significant increase, as 
        determined by the Secretary, in renewal costs of vouchers 
        resulting from unforeseen circumstances or from portability 
        under section 8(r) of the Act; (2) for vouchers that were not 
        in use during the previous 12-month period in order to be 
        available to meet a commitment pursuant to section 8(o)(13) of 
        the Act, or an adjustment for a funding obligation not yet 
        expended in the previous calendar year for a MTW-eligible 
        activity to develop affordable housing for an agency added to 
        the MTW demonstration under the expansion authority provided in 
        section 239 of the Transportation, Housing and Urban 
        Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 
        (division L of Public Law 114-113); (3) for adjustments for 
        costs associated with HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing 
        (HUD-VASH) vouchers; (4) for public housing agencies that 
        despite taking reasonable cost savings measures, as determined 
        by the Secretary, would otherwise be required to terminate 
        rental assistance as a result of insufficient funding; (5) for 
        adjustments in the allocations for public housing agencies that 
        (i) are leasing a lower-than-average percentage of their 
        authorized vouchers, (ii) have low amounts of budget authority 
        in their net restricted assets accounts and HUD-held 
        programmatic reserves, relative to other agencies, and (iii) 
        are not participating in the Moving to Work demonstration, to 
        enable such agencies to lease more vouchers; (6) for withheld 
        payments in accordance with section 8(o)(8)(A)(ii) of the Act 
        for months in the previous calendar year that were subsequently 
        paid by the public housing agency after the agency's actual 
        costs were validated; and (7) for public housing agencies that 
        have experienced increased costs or loss of units in an area 
        for which the President declared a disaster under title IV of 
        the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.);
            (2) $230,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental assistance 
        for relocation and replacement of housing units that are 
        demolished or disposed of pursuant to section 18 of the Act, 
        conversion of section 23 projects to assistance under section 
        8, the family unification program under section 8(x) of the 
        Act, relocation of witnesses (including victims of violent 
        crimes) in connection with efforts to combat crime in public 
        and assisted housing pursuant to a request from a law 
        enforcement or prosecution agency, enhanced vouchers under any 
        provision of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) 
        of the Act, Choice Neighborhood vouchers, mandatory and 
        voluntary conversions, and tenant protection assistance 
        including replacement and relocation assistance or for project-
        based assistance to prevent the displacement of unassisted 
        elderly tenants currently residing in section 202 properties 
        financed between 1959 and 1974 that are refinanced pursuant to 
        Public Law 106-569, as amended, or under the authority as 
        provided under this Act:  Provided, That of the amounts made 
        available under this paragraph, up to $10,000,000 shall be 
        available to provide public housing agencies with enhanced 
        vouchers for families residing in State-assisted projects 
        financed between 1970 and 1979 that were subject to a use 
        agreement under the Low-Income Housing Preservation and 
        Resident Homeownership Act of 1990 (title VI of Public Law 101-
        625; LIHPRHA) or the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation 
        Act of 1987 (title II of Public Law 100-242; ELIHPA) on the 
        date the affordability protections at such projects expire or 
        terminate during calendar years 2022 and 2023:  Provided 
        further, That that the State housing finance agency shall 
        submit the request to the Secretary for enhanced vouchers for 
        families residing in such eligible State-assisted projects no 
        later than the latter of 120 days prior to the expiration or 
        termination of affordability protections at such projects or 
        120 days after enactment of this Act:  Provided further, That 
        such enhanced vouchers shall not be considered replacement 
        vouchers:  Provided further, That when a public housing 
        development is submitted for demolition or disposition under 
        section 18 of the Act, the Secretary may provide section 8 
        rental assistance when the units pose an imminent health and 
        safety risk to residents:  Provided further, That the Secretary 
        may provide section 8 rental assistance from amounts made 
        available under this paragraph for units assisted under a 
        project-based subsidy contract funded under the ``Project-Based 
        Rental Assistance'' heading under this title where the owner 
        has received a Notice of Default and the units pose an imminent 
        health and safety risk to residents:  Provided further, That to 
        the extent that the Secretary determines that such units are 
        not feasible for continued rental assistance payments or 
        transfer of the subsidy contract associated with such units to 
        another project or projects and owner or owners, any remaining 
        amounts associated with such units under such contract shall be 
        recaptured and such recaptured amounts, in an amount equal to 
        the cost of rental assistance provided pursuant to the previous 
        proviso, up to the total amounts recaptured, shall be 
        transferred to and merged with amounts under this paragraph:  
        Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this 
        paragraph, no less than $5,000,000 may be available to provide 
        tenant protection assistance, not otherwise provided under this 
        paragraph, to residents residing in low vacancy areas and who 
        may have to pay rents greater than 30 percent of household 
        income, as the result of: (A) the maturity of a HUD-insured, 
        HUD-held or section 202 loan that requires the permission of 
        the Secretary prior to loan prepayment; (B) the expiration of a 
        rental assistance contract for which the tenants are not 
        eligible for enhanced voucher or tenant protection assistance 
        under existing law; or (C) the expiration of affordability 
        restrictions accompanying a mortgage or preservation program 
        administered by the Secretary:  Provided further, That such 
        tenant protection assistance made available under the preceding 
        proviso may be provided under the authority of section 8(t) or 
        section 8(o)(13) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
        U.S.C. 1437f(t)):  Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
        issue guidance to implement the previous two provisos, 
        including, but not limited to, requirements for defining 
        eligible at-risk households not later than 60 days after the 
        date of enactment of this Act:  Provided further, That any 
        tenant protection voucher made available from amounts under 
        this paragraph shall not be reissued by any public housing 
        agency, except the replacement vouchers as defined by the 
        Secretary by notice, when the initial family that received any 
        such voucher no longer receives such voucher, and the authority 
        for any public housing agency to issue any such voucher shall 
        cease to exist:  Provided further, That the Secretary may only 
        provide replacement vouchers for units that were occupied 
        within the previous 24 months that cease to be available as 
        assisted housing, subject only to the availability of funds;
            (3) $2,756,932,000 shall be for administrative and other 
        expenses of public housing agencies in administering the 
        section 8 tenant-based rental assistance program, of which up 
        to $10,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary to allocate 
        to public housing agencies that need additional funds to 
        administer their section 8 programs, including fees associated 
        with section 8 tenant protection rental assistance, the 
        administration of disaster related vouchers, HUD-VASH vouchers, 
        and other special purpose incremental vouchers:  Provided, That 
        no less than $2,746,932,000 of the amount provided in this 
        paragraph shall be allocated to public housing agencies for the 
        calendar year 2023 funding cycle based on section 8(q) of the 
        Act (and related Appropriation Act provisions) as in effect 
        immediately before the enactment of the Quality Housing and 
        Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-276):  Provided 
        further, That if the amounts made available under this 
        paragraph are insufficient to pay the amounts determined under 
        the preceding proviso, the Secretary may decrease the amounts 
        allocated to agencies by a uniform percentage applicable to all 
        agencies receiving funding under this paragraph or may, to the 
        extent necessary to provide full payment of amounts determined 
        under the preceding proviso, utilize unobligated balances, 
        including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds 
        appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
        under this heading from prior fiscal years, excluding special 
        purpose vouchers, notwithstanding the purposes for which such 
        amounts were appropriated:  Provided further, That all public 
        housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall 
        be funded in accordance with the requirements of the MTW 
        demonstration program or their MTW agreements, if any, and 
        shall be subject to the same uniform percentage decrease as 
        under the preceding proviso:  Provided further, That amounts 
        provided under this paragraph shall be only for activities 
        related to the provision of tenant-based rental assistance 
        authorized under section 8, including related development 
        activities;
            (4) $667,000,000 for the renewal of tenant-based assistance 
        contracts under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
        Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), including necessary 
        administrative expenses:  Provided, That administrative and 
        other expenses of public housing agencies in administering the 
        special purpose vouchers in this paragraph shall be funded 
        under the same terms and be subject to the same pro rata 
        reduction as the percent decrease for administrative and other 
        expenses to public housing agencies under paragraph (3) of this 
        heading:  Provided further, That up to $10,000,000 shall be 
        available only (1) for adjustments in the allocation for public 
        housing agencies, after applications for an adjustment by a 
        public housing agency that experienced a significant increase, 
        as determined by the Secretary, in Mainstream renewal costs 
        resulting from unforeseen circumstances, and (2) for public 
        housing agencies that despite taking reasonable cost savings 
        measures, as determined by the Secretary, would otherwise be 
        required to terminate the rental assistance for Mainstream 
        families as a result of insufficient funding:  Provided 
        further, That the Secretary shall allocate amounts under the 
        preceding proviso based on need, as determined by the 
        Secretary:  Provided further, That of the amounts made 
        available under this paragraph, up to $5,000,000 shall be 
        available for a pilot program for public housing agencies that 
        partner with administering entities under the Projects for 
        Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) program as 
        authorized by the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
        Amendments Act of 1990 or other eligible entities, as 
        determined by the Secretary, to assist persons with serious 
        mental illness:  Provided further, That the amounts made 
        available in the preceding proviso shall be for incremental 
        rental voucher assistance, including project-based vouchers, 
        under such section 811 for non-elderly persons with serious 
        mental illness, and for administrative and other expenses of 
        public housing agencies:  Provided further, That in awarding 
        assistance under such pilot program the Secretary may give 
        bonus points to public housing agencies giving preference to 
        individuals referred from the Coordinated Entry System (CES) or 
        operating a Family Self-Sufficiency program:  Provided further, 
        That in administering such pilot program, 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 funds made available under such 
        pilot (except for requirements related to fair housing, 
        nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment), upon 
        a finding by the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative 
        requirements are necessary for the effective delivery and 
        administration of such voucher assistance:  Provided further, 
        That upon turnover, section 811 special purpose vouchers funded 
        under this heading in this or prior Acts, or under any other 
        heading in prior Acts, shall be provided to non-elderly persons 
        with disabilities;
            (5) Of the amounts provided under paragraph (1) up to 
        $5,000,000 shall be for rental assistance and associated 
        administrative fees for Tribal HUD-VASH to serve Native 
        American veterans that are homeless or at-risk of homelessness 
        living on or near a reservation or other Indian areas:  
        Provided, That such amount shall be made available for renewal 
        grants to recipients that received assistance under prior Acts 
        under the Tribal HUD-VASH program:  Provided further, That the 
        Secretary shall be authorized to specify criteria for renewal 
        grants, including data on the utilization of assistance 
        reported by grant recipients:  Provided further, That such 
        assistance shall be administered in accordance with program 
        requirements under the Native American Housing Assistance and 
        Self-Determination Act of 1996 and modeled after the HUD-VASH 
        program:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall be 
        authorized to waive, or specify alternative requirements for 
        any provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary 
        administers in connection with the use of funds made available 
        under this paragraph (except for requirements related to fair 
        housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the 
        environment), upon a finding by the Secretary that any such 
        waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for the 
        effective delivery and administration of such assistance:  
        Provided further, That grant recipients shall report to the 
        Secretary on utilization of such rental assistance and other 
        program data, as prescribed by the Secretary:  Provided 
        further, That the Secretary may reallocate, as determined by 
        the Secretary, amounts returned or recaptured from awards under 
        the Tribal HUD-VASH program under prior Acts to existing 
        recipients under the Tribal HUD-VASH program;
            (6) $50,000,000 for incremental rental voucher assistance 
        for use through a supported housing program administered in 
        conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs as 
        authorized under section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing 
        Act of 1937:  Provided, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
        Development shall make such funding available, notwithstanding 
        section 203 (competition provision) of this title, to public 
        housing agencies that partner with eligible VA Medical Centers 
        or other entities as designated by the Secretary of the 
        Department of Veterans Affairs, based on geographical need for 
        such assistance as identified by the Secretary of the 
        Department of Veterans Affairs, public housing agency 
        administrative performance, and other factors as specified by 
        the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in consultation 
        with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs:  
        Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this 
        paragraph, up to $5,000,000 may be allocated to public housing 
        agencies administering temporary case management and supportive 
        services to HUD-VASH eligible veterans that have not yet 
        received a referral from the Department of Veterans Affairs:  
        Provided further, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
        Development may waive, or specify alternative requirements for 
        (in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of 
        Veterans Affairs), any provision of any statute or regulation 
        that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development administers 
        in connection with the use of funds made available under this 
        paragraph (except for requirements related to fair housing, 
        nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment), upon 
        a finding by the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative 
        requirements are necessary for the effective delivery and 
        administration of such voucher assistance:  Provided further, 
        That assistance made available under this paragraph shall 
        continue to remain available for homeless veterans upon turn-
        over;
            (7) $30,000,000 shall be made available for the family 
        unification program as authorized under section 8(x) of the 
        Act:  Provided, That the amounts made available under this 
        paragraph are provided as follows:
                    (A) $5,000,000 shall be for new incremental voucher 
                assistance:  Provided, That the assistance made 
                available under this subparagraph shall continue to 
                remain available for family unification upon turnover; 
                and
                    (B) $25,000,000 shall be for new incremental 
                voucher assistance to assist eligible youth as defined 
                by such section 8(x)(2)(B):  Provided, That assistance 
                made available under this subparagraph shall continue 
                to remain available for such eligible youth upon 
                turnover:  Provided further, That of the total amount 
                made available under this subparagraph, up to 
                $15,000,000 shall be available on a noncompetitive 
                basis to public housing agencies that partner with 
                public child welfare agencies to identify such eligible 
                youth, that request such assistance to timely assist 
                such eligible youth, and that meet any other criteria 
                as specified by the Secretary:  Provided further, That 
                the Secretary shall review utilization of the 
                assistance made available under the preceding proviso, 
                at an interval to be determined by the Secretary, and 
                unutilized voucher assistance that is no longer needed 
                shall be recaptured by the Secretary and reallocated 
                pursuant to the preceding proviso:
          Provided further, That for any public housing agency 
        administering voucher assistance appropriated in a prior Act 
        under the family unification program, or made available and 
        competitively selected under this paragraph, that determines 
        that it no longer has an identified need for such assistance 
        upon turnover, such agency shall notify the Secretary, and the 
        Secretary shall recapture such assistance from the agency and 
        reallocate it to any other public housing agency or agencies 
        based on need for voucher assistance in connection with such 
        specified program or eligible youth, as applicable;
            (8) $1,100,000,000 shall be made available for new 
        incremental voucher assistance under section 8(o) of the United 
        States Housing Act of 1937 to be allocated pursuant to a 
        method, as determined by the Secretary, which may include a 
        formula that may include such factors as severe cost burden, 
        overcrowding, substandard housing for very low-income renters, 
        homelessness, and administrative capacity, where such 
        allocation method shall include both rural and urban areas:  
        Provided, That the Secretary may specify additional terms and 
        conditions to ensure that public housing agencies provide 
        vouchers for use by survivors of domestic violence, or 
        individuals and families who are homeless, as defined in 
        section 103(a) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 11302(a)), or at risk of homelessness, as defined in 
        section 401(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 11360(1));
            (9) $25,000,000 shall be for mobility-related services, as 
        defined by the Secretary, for voucher families with children 
        modeled after services provided in connection with the mobility 
        demonstration authorized under section 235 of division G of the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note; 
        Public Law 116-6):  Provided, That the Secretary shall make 
        funding available to public housing agencies on a competitive 
        basis and shall give preference to public housing agencies with 
        higher concentrations of housing choice voucher families with 
        children residing in high-poverty neighborhoods:  Provided 
        further, That the Secretary may recapture from the public 
        housing agencies unused balances based on utilization of such 
        awards and reallocate such amounts to any other public housing 
        agency or agencies based on need for such mobility-related 
        services as identified under such competition; and
            (10) the Secretary shall separately track all special 
        purpose vouchers funded under this heading:  Provided, 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 funds made available 
        for new incremental voucher assistance or renewals for the 
        Mainstream program, the HUD-VASH program (in consultation with 
        the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs), and the 
        family unification program (including the Foster Youth to 
        Independence program) in this and prior Acts (except for 
        requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor 
        standards, and the environment), upon a finding by the 
        Secretary that any such waivers or alternative requirements are 
        necessary for the effective delivery and administration of 
        voucher assistance in such respective programs.

                        housing certificate fund

                        (including rescissions)

    Unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining 
from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development under this heading, the heading ``Annual Contributions for 
Assisted Housing'' and the heading ``Project-Based Rental Assistance'', 
for fiscal year 2023 and prior years may be used for renewal of or 
amendments to section 8 project-based contracts and for performance-
based contract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for which 
such funds were appropriated:  Provided, That any obligated balances of 
contract authority from fiscal year 1974 and prior fiscal years that 
have been terminated shall be rescinded:  Provided further, That 
amounts heretofore recaptured, or recaptured during the current fiscal 
year, from section 8 project-based contracts from source years fiscal 
year 1975 through fiscal year 1987 are hereby rescinded, and an amount 
of additional new budget authority, equivalent to the amount rescinded 
is hereby appropriated, to remain available until expended, for the 
purposes set forth under this heading, in addition to amounts otherwise 
available.

                          public housing fund

    For 2023 payments to public housing agencies for the operation and 
management of public housing, as authorized by section 9(e) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)) (the ``Act''), 
and to carry out capital and management activities for public housing 
agencies, as authorized under section 9(d) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
1437g(d)), $8,733,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2026:  Provided, That the amounts made available under this heading are 
provided as follows:
            (1) $5,038,500,000 shall be available to the Secretary to 
        allocate pursuant to the Operating Fund formula at part 990 of 
        title 24, Code of Federal Regulations, for 2023 payments:  
        Provided, That the amount of any forgone increases in tenant 
        rent payments due to the implementation of rent incentives as 
        authorized pursuant to waivers or alternative requirements of 
        the Jobs-Plus initiative as described under the heading ``Self-
        Sufficiency Programs'' shall be factored into the PHA's general 
        operating fund eligibility pursuant to such formula;
            (2) $25,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary to 
        allocate pursuant to a need-based application process 
        notwithstanding section 203 of this title and not subject to 
        such Operating Fund formula to public housing agencies that 
        experience, or are at risk of, financial shortfalls, as 
        determined by the Secretary:  Provided, That after all such 
        shortfall needs are met, the Secretary may distribute any 
        remaining funds to all public housing agencies on a pro-rata 
        basis pursuant to such Operating Fund formula;
            (3) $3,400,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary to 
        allocate pursuant to the Capital Fund formula at section 
        905.400 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations:  Provided, 
        That for funds provided under this paragraph, the limitation in 
        section 9(g)(1) of the Act shall be 25 percent:  Provided 
        further, That the Secretary may waive the limitation in the 
        preceding proviso to allow public housing agencies to fund 
        activities authorized under section 9(e)(1)(C) of the Act:  
        Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify public 
        housing agencies requesting waivers under the preceding proviso 
        if the request is approved or denied within 14 days of 
        submitting the request:  Provided further, That from the funds 
        made available under this paragraph, the Secretary shall 
        provide bonus awards in fiscal year 2023 to public housing 
        agencies that are designated high performers:  Provided 
        further, That the Department shall notify public housing 
        agencies of their formula allocation within 60 days of 
        enactment of this Act;
            (4) $65,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary to 
        make grants, notwithstanding section 203 of this title, to 
        public housing agencies for emergency capital needs, including 
        safety and security measures necessary to address crime and 
        drug-related activity, as well as needs resulting from 
        unforeseen or unpreventable emergencies and natural disasters 
        excluding Presidentially declared emergencies and natural 
        disasters under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
        Emergency Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) occurring in fiscal year 
        2023, of which $45,000,000 shall be available for public 
        housing agencies under administrative and judicial 
        receiverships or under the control of a Federal monitor:  
        Provided, That of the amount made available under this 
        paragraph, not less than $10,000,000 shall be for safety and 
        security measures:  Provided further, That in addition to the 
        amount in the preceding proviso for such safety and security 
        measures, any amounts that remain available, after all 
        applications received on or before September 30, 2024, for 
        emergency capital needs have been processed, shall be allocated 
        to public housing agencies for such safety and security 
        measures;
            (5) $65,000,000 shall be for competitive grants to public 
        housing agencies to evaluate and reduce residential health 
        hazards in public housing, including lead-based paint (by 
        carrying out the activities of risk assessments, abatement, and 
        interim controls, as those terms are defined in section 1004 of 
        the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 
        (42 U.S.C. 4851b)), carbon monoxide, mold, radon, and fire 
        safety:  Provided, That not less than $25,000,000 of the 
        amounts provided under this paragraph shall be awarded for 
        evaluating and reducing lead-based paint hazards:  Provided 
        further, That for purposes of environmental review, a grant 
        under this paragraph shall be considered funds for projects or 
        activities under title I of the United States Housing Act of 
        1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) for purposes of section 26 of 
        such Act (42 U.S.C. 1437x) and shall be subject to the 
        regulations implementing such section:  Provided further, That 
        amounts made available under this paragraph shall be combined 
        with amounts made available under the sixth paragraph under 
        this heading in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 
        (Public Law 116-260) and shall be used in accordance with the 
        purposes and requirements under this paragraph:  Provided 
        further, That amounts made available under this paragraph may 
        be used for competitive grants to public housing agencies that 
        improve water and energy efficiency, or reduce the risk of harm 
        to occupants or property from natural hazards;
            (6) $15,000,000 shall be to support the costs of 
        administrative and judicial receiverships and for competitive 
        grants to PHAs in receivership, designated troubled or 
        substandard, or otherwise at risk, as determined by the 
        Secretary, for costs associated with public housing asset 
        improvement, in addition to other amounts for that purpose 
        provided under any heading under this title;
            (7) $50,000,000 shall be to support ongoing public housing 
        financial and physical assessment activities;
            (8) $75,000,000 shall be available to improve the energy or 
        water efficiency or climate resilience of public housing, 
        including for competitive grants to public housing agencies for 
        capital improvements to achieve such purposes:  Provided, That 
        of the amounts made available under this paragraph, up to 
        $20,000,000, shall be available for utility benchmarking, 
        including research and evaluations, technical assistance, to 
        develop systems and tools necessary to collect and analyze PHA 
        utility benchmarking data, to remain available until September 
        30, 2026:  Provided further, That for purposes of environmental 
        review, grants under this paragraph shall be considered funds 
        for projects or activities under title I of the United States 
        Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) for purposes of 
        section 26 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1437x) and shall be subject 
        to the regulations implementing such section:
  Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law or 
regulation, during fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development may not delegate to any Department official other than the 
Deputy Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing any authority under paragraph (2) of section 9(j) of the Act 
regarding the extension of the time periods under such section:  
Provided further, That for purposes of such section 9(j), the term 
``obligate'' means, with respect to amounts, that the amounts are 
subject to a binding agreement that will result in outlays, immediately 
or in the future.

                    choice neighborhoods initiative

    For competitive grants under the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative 
(subject to section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437v) unless otherwise specified under this heading), for 
transformation, rehabilitation, and replacement housing needs of public 
and HUD-assisted housing and to transform neighborhoods of poverty into 
functioning, sustainable, mixed-income neighborhoods with appropriate 
services, schools, public assets, transportation, and access to jobs, 
$450,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027:  Provided, 
That grant funds may be used for resident and community services, 
community development, and affordable housing needs in the community, 
and for conversion of vacant or foreclosed properties to affordable 
housing:  Provided further, That not more than 20 percent of the amount 
of any grant made with amounts made available under this heading may be 
used for necessary supportive services notwithstanding subsection 
(d)(1)(L) of such section 24:  Provided further, That the use of 
amounts made available under this heading shall not be deemed to be for 
public housing, notwithstanding section 3(b)(1) of such Act:  Provided 
further, That grantees shall commit to an additional period of 
affordability determined by the Secretary of not fewer than 20 years:  
Provided further, That the Secretary may specify a period of 
affordability that is less than 20 years with respect to owner-occupied 
homeownership units developed with grants from amounts made available 
under this heading:  Provided further, That grantees shall provide a 
match in State, local, other Federal, or private funds:  Provided 
further, That grantees may include local governments, Tribal entities, 
public housing agencies, and nonprofit organizations:  Provided 
further, That for-profit developers may apply jointly with a public 
entity:  Provided further, That for purposes of environmental review, a 
grantee shall be treated as a public housing agency under section 26 of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437x), and grants 
made with amounts available under this heading shall be subject to the 
regulations issued by the Secretary to implement such section:  
Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading, not less than $225,000,000 shall be awarded to public housing 
agencies:  Provided further, That such grantees shall create 
partnerships with other local organizations, including assisted housing 
owners, service agencies, and resident organizations:  Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall consult with the Secretaries of 
Education, Labor, Transportation, Health and Human Services, 
Agriculture, and Commerce, the Attorney General, and the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate and leverage other 
appropriate Federal resources:  Provided further, That not more than 
$10,000,000 of the amounts made available under this heading may be 
provided as grants to undertake comprehensive local planning with input 
from residents and the community:  Provided further, That unobligated 
balances, including recaptures, remaining from amounts made available 
under the heading ``Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public 
Housing (HOPE VI)'' in fiscal year 2011 and prior fiscal years may be 
used for purposes under this heading, notwithstanding the purposes for 
which such amounts were appropriated:  Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall make grant awards not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act in such amounts that the Secretary determines: 
 Provided further, That notwithstanding section 24(o) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v(o)), the Secretary may, 
until September 30, 2023, obligate any available unobligated balances 
made available under this heading in this or any prior Act.

                       self-sufficiency programs

    For activities and assistance related to Self-Sufficiency Programs, 
to remain available until September 30, 2026, $175,000,000:  Provided, 
That the amounts made available under this heading are provided as 
follows:
            (1) $125,000,000 shall be for the Family Self-Sufficiency 
        program to support family self-sufficiency coordinators under 
        section 23 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
        1437u), to promote the development of local strategies to 
        coordinate the use of assistance under sections 8 and 9 of such 
        Act with public and private resources, and enable eligible 
        families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency: 
         Provided, That the Secretary may, by Federal Register notice, 
        waive or specify alternative requirements under subsections 
        (b)(3), (b)(4), (b)(5), or (c)(1) of section 23 of such Act in 
        order to facilitate the operation of a unified self-sufficiency 
        program for individuals receiving assistance under different 
        provisions of such Act, as determined by the Secretary:  
        Provided further, That an owner or sponsor of a multifamily 
        property receiving project-based rental assistance under 
        section 8 of such Act shall be eligible to receive awards from 
        the Secretary under this paragraph in this and prior Acts to 
        support family self-sufficiency coordinators as established in 
        the final rule ``Streamlining and Implementation of Economic 
        Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Changes 
        to Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program'' published in the 
        Federal Register on May 17, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 30020):  
        Provided further, That owners or sponsors of a multifamily 
        property receiving project-based rental assistance under 
        section 8 of such Act may voluntarily make a Family Self-
        Sufficiency program available to the assisted tenants of such 
        property in accordance with procedures established by the 
        Secretary:  Provided further, That such procedures established 
        pursuant to the preceding proviso shall permit participating 
        tenants to accrue escrow funds in accordance with section 
        23(d)(2) of such Act and shall allow owners to use funding from 
        residual receipt accounts to hire coordinators for their own 
        Family Self-Sufficiency program;
            (2) $35,000,000 shall be for the Resident Opportunity and 
        Self-Sufficiency program to provide for supportive services, 
        service coordinators, and congregate services as authorized by 
        section 34 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
        1437z-6) and the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
        Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.):  Provided, 
        That amounts made available under this paragraph may be made 
        available for grant renewal for the Resident Opportunity and 
        Self-Sufficiency program for any public housing agency or owner 
        of a multifamily property receiving project-based rental 
        assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
        1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) that lost any amount of funding for the 
        Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency program as a result 
        of participation in the program created under the heading 
        ``Rental Assistance Demonstration'' in the Department of 
        Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public 
        Law 112-55), as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437f note); and
            (3) $15,000,000 shall be for a Jobs-Plus initiative, 
        modeled after the Jobs-Plus demonstration:  Provided, That 
        funding provided under this paragraph shall be available for 
        competitive grants to partnerships between public housing 
        authorities or owners or sponsors of multifamily properties 
        receiving project-based rental assistance under section 8, 
        that, in partnership with local workforce investment boards 
        established under section 107 of the Workforce Innovation and 
        Opportunity Act of 2014 (29 U.S.C. 3122), and other agencies 
        and organizations provide support to help public housing 
        residents, or tenants residing in units assisted under a 
        project-based section 8 contract (including section 8(o)(13) of 
        the United States Housing Act of 1937), obtain employment or 
        increase earnings, or both:  Provided further, That applicants 
        must demonstrate the ability to provide services to residents, 
        partner with workforce investment boards, and leverage service 
        dollars:  Provided further, That the Secretary may allow public 
        housing agencies to request exemptions from rent and income 
        limitation requirements under sections 3 and 6 of the United 
        States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a, 1437d), as 
        necessary to implement the Jobs-Plus program, on such terms and 
        conditions as the Secretary may approve upon a finding by the 
        Secretary that any such waivers or alternative requirements are 
        necessary for the effective implementation of the Jobs-Plus 
        initiative as a voluntary program for residents:  Provided 
        further, That the Secretary shall publish by notice in the 
        Federal Register any waivers or alternative requirements 
        pursuant to the preceding proviso no later than 10 days before 
        the effective date of such notice:  Provided further, That the 
        costs of any rent incentives as authorized pursuant to such 
        waivers or alternative requirements shall not be charged 
        against the competitive grant amounts made available under this 
        paragraph.

                        native american programs

    For activities and assistance authorized under title I of the 
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 
(in this heading ``NAHASDA'') (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), title I of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) 
with respect to Indian tribes, and related training and technical 
assistance, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027:  Provided, That the amounts made available under this heading are 
provided as follows:
            (1) $772,000,000 shall be for the Native American Housing 
        Block Grants program, as authorized under title I of NAHASDA:  
        Provided, That, notwithstanding NAHASDA, to determine the 
        amount of the allocation under title I of such Act for each 
        Indian tribe, the Secretary shall apply the formula under 
        section 302 of such Act with the need component based on 
        single-race census data and with the need component based on 
        multi-race census data, and the amount of the allocation for 
        each Indian tribe shall be the greater of the two resulting 
        allocation amounts:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
        notify grantees of their formula allocation not later than 60 
        days after the date of enactment of this Act;
            (2) $150,000,000 shall be for competitive grants under the 
        Native American Housing Block Grants program, as authorized 
        under title I of NAHASDA:  Provided, That the Secretary shall 
        obligate such amount for competitive grants to eligible 
        recipients authorized under NAHASDA that apply for funds:  
        Provided further, That in awarding amounts made available in 
        this paragraph, the Secretary shall consider need and 
        administrative capacity, and shall give priority to projects 
        that will spur construction and rehabilitation of housing:  
        Provided further, That a grant funded pursuant to this 
        paragraph shall be in an amount not greater than $7,500,000:  
        Provided further, That any amounts transferred for the 
        necessary costs of administering and overseeing the obligation 
        and expenditure of such amounts in prior Acts may also be used 
        for the necessary costs of administering and overseeing such 
        amounts;
            (3) $1,000,000 shall be for the cost of guaranteed notes 
        and other obligations, as authorized by title VI of NAHASDA:  
        Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 
        notes and other obligations, shall be as defined in section 502 
        of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a):  
        Provided further, That amounts made available in this and prior 
        Acts for the cost of such guaranteed notes and other 
        obligations, that are unobligated, including recaptures and 
        carryover, shall be available to subsidize the total principal 
        amount of any notes and other obligations, any part of which is 
        to be guaranteed, not to exceed $50,000,000, to remain 
        available until September 30, 2024;
            (4) $70,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian tribes for 
        carrying out the Indian Community Development Block Grant 
        program under title I of the Housing and Community Development 
        Act of 1974, notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act, of 
        which, notwithstanding any other provision of law (including 
        section 203 of this Act), not more than $5,000,000 may be used 
        for emergencies that constitute imminent threats to health and 
        safety:  Provided, That not to exceed 20 percent of any grant 
        made with amounts made available in this paragraph shall be 
        expended for planning and management development and 
        administration; and
            (5) $7,000,000, in addition to amounts otherwise available 
        for such purposes, shall be for providing training and 
        technical assistance to Indian tribes, Indian housing 
        authorities, and tribally designated housing entities, to 
        support the inspection of Indian housing units, for contract 
        expertise, and for training and technical assistance related to 
        amounts made available under this heading and other headings in 
        this Act for the needs of Native American families and Indian 
        country:  Provided, That of the amounts made available in this 
        paragraph, not less than $2,000,000 shall be for a national 
        organization as authorized under section 703 of NAHASDA (25 
        U.S.C. 4212):  Provided further, That amounts made available in 
        this paragraph may be used, contracted, or competed as 
        determined by the Secretary:  Provided further, That 
        notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code 
        (commonly known as the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreements 
        Act of 1977), the amounts made available in this paragraph may 
        be used by the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements 
        with public and private organizations, agencies, institutions, 
        and other technical assistance providers to support the 
        administration of negotiated rulemaking under section 106 of 
        NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4116), the administration of the allocation 
        formula under section 302 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4152), and the 
        administration of performance tracking and reporting under 
        section 407 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4167).

           indian housing loan guarantee fund program account

    For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 184 of 
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-
13a), $5,521,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That 
such costs, including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as 
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 
U.S.C. 661a):  Provided further, That amounts made available in this 
and prior Acts for the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by 
section 184 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 
U.S.C. 1715z-13a), that are unobligated, including recaptures and 
carryover, shall be available to subsidize total loan principal, any 
part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $1,400,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2024.

                  native hawaiian housing block grant

    For the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program, as authorized 
under title VIII of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4221 et seq.), $10,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2027:  Provided, That 
notwithstanding section 812(b) of such Act, the Department of Hawaiian 
Home Lands may not invest grant amounts made available under this 
heading in investment securities and other obligations:  Provided 
further, That amounts made available under this heading in this and 
prior fiscal years may be used to provide rental assistance to eligible 
Native Hawaiian families both on and off the Hawaiian Home Lands, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law.

      native hawaiian housing loan guarantee fund program account

    New commitments to guarantee loans, as authorized by section 184A 
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-
13b), any part of which is to be guaranteed, shall not exceed 
$28,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, in total 
loan principal:  Provided, That the Secretary may enter into 
commitments to guarantee loans used for refinancing.

                   Community Planning and Development

              housing opportunities for persons with aids

    For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS 
program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 
12901 et seq.), $600,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2024, except that amounts allocated pursuant to section 854(c)(5) of 
such Act shall remain available until September 30, 2025:  Provided, 
That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation 
within 60 days of enactment of this Act.

                       community development fund

    For assistance to States and units of general local government, and 
other entities, for economic and community development activities, and 
other purposes, $5,299,157,664, to remain available until September 30, 
2026, unless otherwise specified:  Provided, That of the total amount 
provided under this heading, $3,300,000,000 is for carrying out the 
community development block grant program under title I of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5301 et 
seq.) (in this heading ``the Act''):  Provided further, That unless 
explicitly provided for under this heading, not to exceed 20 percent of 
any grant made with funds made available under this heading shall be 
expended for planning and management development and administration:  
Provided further, That a metropolitan city, urban county, unit of 
general local government, or insular area that directly or indirectly 
receives funds under this heading may not sell, trade, or otherwise 
transfer all or any portion of such funds to another such entity in 
exchange for any other funds, credits, or non-Federal considerations, 
but shall use such funds for activities eligible under title I of the 
Act:  Provided further, That notwithstanding section 105(e)(1) of the 
Act, no funds made available under this heading may be provided to a 
for-profit entity for an economic development project under section 
105(a)(17) unless such project has been evaluated and selected in 
accordance with guidelines required under subsection (e)(2) of section 
105:  Provided further, That of the total amount provided under this 
heading, $25,000,000 shall be for activities authorized under section 
8071 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (Public Law 115-
271):  Provided further, That the funds allocated pursuant to the 
preceding proviso shall not adversely affect the amount of any formula 
assistance received by a State under the first proviso:  Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall allocate the funds for such 
activities based on the notice establishing the funding formula 
published in 84 FR 16027 (April 17, 2019) except that the formula shall 
use age-adjusted rates of drug overdose deaths for 2019 based on data 
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:  Provided further, 
That of the total amount made available under this heading, 
$1,974,157,664 shall be available for grants for the Economic 
Development Initiative (EDI) for the purposes, and in amounts, 
specified for Community Project Funding in the table titled 
``Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Incorporation of 
Community Project Funding Items'' included in the report accompanying 
this Act:  Provided further, That none of the amounts made available in 
the preceding proviso shall be used for reimbursement of expenses 
incurred prior to the obligation of funds:  Provided further, That the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development shall notify grantees of 
their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act:  
Provided further, That for fiscal year 2023 section 105(a)(8) of the 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)(8)) and section 570.201(e) of title 24, Code of 
Federal Regulations, shall not apply for public services activities to 
prevent, prepare for, and respond to homelessness and emergency rental 
assistance needs.

         community development loan guarantees program account

    Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 
U.S.C. 661a), during fiscal year 2023, commitments to guarantee loans 
under section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 
(42 U.S.C. 5308), any part of which is guaranteed, shall not exceed a 
total principal amount of $300,000,000, notwithstanding any aggregate 
limitation on outstanding obligations guaranteed in subsection (k) of 
such section 108:  Provided, That the Secretary shall collect fees from 
borrowers, notwithstanding subsection (m) of such section 108, to 
result in a credit subsidy cost of zero for guaranteeing such loans, 
and any such fees shall be collected in accordance with section 502(7) 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:  Provided further, That such 
commitment authority funded by fees may be used to guarantee, or make 
commitments to guarantee, notes or other obligations issued by any 
State on behalf of non-entitlement communities in the State in 
accordance with the requirements of such section 108:  Provided 
further, That any State receiving such a guarantee or commitment under 
the preceding proviso shall distribute all funds subject to such 
guarantee to the units of general local government in non-entitlement 
areas that received the commitment:  Provided further, That 
$60,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, shall be for 
competitive economic development grants, as authorized by section 
108(q) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as 
amended, for projects that improve community resilience by supporting 
distributed clean energy plus storage, flood-control infrastructure, or 
redevelopment of brownfields or grayfields, such as foreclosed, vacant, 
contaminated, abandoned, or blighted properties, obsolete manufactured 
housing, vacant shopping malls, landfills, or otherwise underutilized 
commercial or industrial properties:  Provided further, That no funds 
made available under this heading may be used to establish loan loss 
reserves for the section 108 Community Development Loan Guarantee 
program:  Provided further, That amounts made available under this 
heading may be used for the payment of costs associated with private 
sector financing of debt obligations and fees collected in connection 
with the section 108 Community Development Loan Guarantee program.

                  home investment partnerships program

    For the HOME Investment Partnerships program, as authorized under 
title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.), $1,675,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2026:  Provided, That of the amount made available 
under this heading, up to $50,000,000 shall be for awards to States and 
insular areas for assistance to homebuyers as authorized under section 
212(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12742(a)(1)), in addition to amounts 
made otherwise available for such purpose:  Provided further, That 
amounts made available under the preceding proviso shall be allocated 
in the same manner as other amounts made available under this heading, 
except that amounts that would have been reserved and allocated to 
units of general local government within the State pursuant to section 
217 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12747) shall be provided to the State:  
Provided further, That the Secretary may waive or specify alternative 
requirements for any provision of such Act in connection with the use 
of amounts made available under the preceding two provisos (except for 
requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor 
standards, and the environment) upon a finding that any such waivers or 
alternative requirements are necessary to expedite or facilitate the 
use of amounts awarded pursuant to the preceding provisos:  Provided 
further, That notwithstanding section 231(b) of such Act (24 U.S.C. 
12771(b)), all unobligated balances remaining from amounts recaptured 
pursuant to such section that remain available until expended shall be 
combined with amounts made available under this heading and allocated 
in accordance with the formula under section 217(b)(1)(A) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 12747(b)(1)(A)):  Provided further, That the Department 
shall notify grantees of their formula allocations not later than 60 
days after enactment of this Act:  Provided further, That section 
218(g) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12748(g)) shall not apply with respect to 
the right of a jurisdiction to draw funds from its HOME Investment 
Trust Fund that otherwise expired or would expire in any calendar year 
from 2016 through 2025 under that section:  Provided further, That 
section 231(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12771(b)) shall not apply to any 
uninvested funds that otherwise were deducted or would be deducted from 
the line of credit in the participating jurisdiction's HOME Investment 
Trust Fund in any calendar year from 2018 through 2025 under that 
section.

   preservation and reinvestment initiative for community enhancement

    For competitive grants to preserve and revitalize manufactured 
housing and eligible manufactured housing communities (including pre-
1976 mobile homes) under title I of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), 
$500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027:  Provided, 
That recipients of grants provided with amounts made available under 
this heading shall be States, units of general local government, 
resident-owned manufactured housing communities, cooperatives, 
nonprofit entities including consortia of nonprofit entities, community 
development financial institutions, Indian Tribes and Tribally 
designated housing entities, or other entities approved by the 
Secretary:  Provided further, That the Secretary may approve entities 
for selection that partner with one or several residents of such 
eligible communities or that propose to implement a grant program that 
would assist residents of such eligible communities:  Provided further, 
That eligible uses of such grants may include infrastructure, planning, 
resident and community services (including relocation assistance and 
eviction prevention), resiliency activities, and providing other 
assistance to residents or owners of manufactured homes, which may 
include providing assistance for manufactured housing land and site 
acquisition:  Provided further, That, except as determined by the 
Secretary, participation in this program shall not encumber the future 
transfer of title or use of property by the residents, owners, or 
communities:  Provided further, That when selecting recipients, the 
Secretary shall prioritize applications that primarily benefit low- or 
moderately low-income residents and preserve long-term housing 
affordability for residents of manufactured housing or a manufactured 
housing community:  Provided further, That eligible manufactured 
housing communities may include those that are--
    (1) owned by the residents of the manufactured housing community 
through a resident-controlled entity, as defined by the Secretary; or
    (2) determined by the Secretary to be subject to binding agreements 
that will preserve the community and maintain affordability on a long-
term basis:
  Provided further, That, of the amounts made available under this 
heading, $50,000,000 shall be for a pilot program for the Secretary to 
provide grants to assist in the redevelopment of manufactured housing 
communities (including pre-1976 mobile homes) as replacement housing 
that is affordable, as defined by the Secretary:  Provided further, 
That each such redevelopment project shall provide, for each unit of 
single-family manufactured housing (including pre-1976 mobile homes) 
replaced under the project, up to 4 dwelling units of such affordable 
housing:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall define eligible 
activities for grant assistance under the pilot program, which may 
include relocation assistance or buy-outs for residents of a 
manufactured housing community or downpayment assistance for such 
residents:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall require each 
grantee under the pilot program to supplement the amount of the grant 
with non-Federal amounts exceeding 50 percent of the grant:  Provided 
further, That resiliency activities means the reconstruction, repair, 
or replacement of manufactured housing and manufactured housing 
communities to protect the health and safety of manufactured housing 
residents and to address weatherization and energy efficiency needs, 
except that for pre-1976 mobile homes, funds made available under this 
heading may be used only for replacement:  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 
(except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, 
labor standards, and the environment), upon a finding that such waiver 
or alternative requirement is necessary to facilitate the use of such 
amounts.

        self-help and assisted homeownership opportunity program

    For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity Program, 
as authorized under section 11 of the Housing Opportunity Program 
Extension Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 12805 note), and for related 
activities and assistance, $62,500,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2025:  Provided, That the amounts made available under 
this heading are provided as follows:
            (1) $12,500,000 shall be for the Self-Help Homeownership 
        Opportunity Program as authorized under such section 11;
            (2) $45,000,000 shall be for the second, third, and fourth 
        capacity building entities specified in section 4(a) of the HUD 
        Demonstration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816 note), of which not 
        less than $5,000,000 shall be for rural capacity building 
        activities:  Provided, That for purposes of awarding grants 
        from amounts made available in this paragraph, the Secretary 
        may enter into multiyear agreements, as appropriate, subject to 
        the availability of annual appropriations; and
            (3) $5,000,000 shall be for capacity building by national 
        rural housing organizations having experience assessing 
        national rural conditions and providing financing, training, 
        technical assistance, information, and research to local 
        nonprofit organizations, local governments, and Indian Tribes 
        serving high need rural communities.

                       homeless assistance grants

    For assistance under title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.), $3,604,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2025:  Provided, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading--
            (1) $290,000,000 shall be for the Emergency Solutions 
        Grants program authorized under subtitle B of such title IV (42 
        U.S.C. 11371 et seq.):  Provided, That the Department shall 
        notify grantees of their formula allocation from amounts 
        allocated (which may represent initial or final amounts 
        allocated) for the Emergency Solutions Grant program not later 
        than 60 days after enactment of this Act;
            (2) $3,200,000,000 shall be for the Continuum of Care 
        program authorized under subtitle C of such title IV (42 U.S.C. 
        11381 et seq.) and the Rural Housing Stability Assistance 
        programs authorized under subtitle D of such title IV (42 
        U.S.C. 11408):  Provided, That the Secretary shall prioritize 
        funding under the Continuum of Care program to continuums of 
        care that have demonstrated a capacity to reallocate funding 
        from lower performing projects to higher performing projects:  
        Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide incentives 
        to create projects that coordinate with housing providers and 
        healthcare organizations to provide permanent supportive 
        housing and rapid re-housing services:  Provided further, That 
        for fiscal year 2023 the Secretary may establish by notice an 
        alternative maximum amount for administrative costs related to 
        the requirements described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 
        402(f) of subtitle A of such title IV of no more than 5 percent 
        or $50,000, whichever is greater, notwithstanding the 3 percent 
        limitation in section 423(a)(10) of such subtitle C:  Provided 
        further, That of the amounts made available for the Continuum 
        of Care program under this paragraph, not less than $75,000,000 
        shall be for grants for new rapid re-housing projects and 
        supportive service projects providing coordinated entry, and 
        for eligible activities that the Secretary determines to be 
        critical in order to assist survivors of domestic violence, 
        dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking:  Provided 
        further, That amounts made available for the Continuum of Care 
        program under this heading in this Act and any remaining 
        unobligated balances from prior Acts may be used to 
        competitively or non-competitively renew or replace grants for 
        youth homeless demonstration projects under the Continuum of 
        Care program, notwithstanding any conflict with the 
        requirements of the Continuum of Care program;
            (3) $7,000,000 shall be for the national homeless data 
        analysis project:  Provided, That notwithstanding the 
        provisions of the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreements Act 
        of 1977 (31 U.S.C. 6301-6308), the amounts made available under 
        this paragraph and any remaining unobligated balances under 
        this heading for such purposes in prior Acts may be used by the 
        Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with such 
        entities as may be determined by the Secretary, including 
        public and private organizations, agencies, and institutions; 
        and
            (4) $107,000,000 shall be to implement projects to 
        demonstrate how a comprehensive approach to serving homeless 
        youth, age 24 and under, in up to 25 communities with a 
        priority for communities with substantial rural populations in 
        up to eight locations, can dramatically reduce youth 
        homelessness:  Provided, That of the amount made available 
        under this paragraph, not less than $25,000,000 shall be for 
        youth homelessness system improvement grants to support 
        communities, including but not limited to the communities 
        assisted under the matter preceding this proviso, in 
        establishing and implementing a response system for youth 
        homelessness, or for improving their existing system:  Provided 
        further, That of the amount made available under this 
        paragraph, up to $10,000,000 shall be to provide technical 
        assistance to communities, including but not limited to the 
        communities assisted in the preceding proviso and the matter 
        preceding such proviso, on improving system responses to youth 
        homelessness, and collection, analysis, use, and reporting of 
        data and performance measures under the comprehensive 
        approaches to serve homeless youth, in addition to and in 
        coordination with other technical assistance funds provided 
        under this title:  Provided further, That the Secretary may use 
        up to 10 percent of the amount made available under the 
        preceding proviso to build the capacity of current technical 
        assistance providers or to train new technical assistance 
        providers with verifiable prior experience with systems and 
        programs for youth experiencing homelessness:
  Provided further, That youth aged 24 and under seeking assistance 
under this heading shall not be required to provide third party 
documentation to establish their eligibility under subsection (a) or 
(b) of section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11302) to receive services:  Provided further, That 
unaccompanied youth aged 24 and under or families headed by youth aged 
24 and under who are living in unsafe situations may be served by 
youth-serving providers funded under this heading:  Provided further, 
That persons eligible under section 103(a)(5) of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act may be served by any project funded under this 
heading to provide both transitional housing and rapid re-housing:  
Provided further, That for all matching funds requirements applicable 
to funds made available under this heading for this fiscal year and 
prior fiscal years, a grantee may use (or could have used) as a source 
of match funds other funds administered by the Secretary and other 
Federal agencies unless there is (or was) a specific statutory 
prohibition on any such use of any such funds:  Provided further, That 
none of the funds made available under this heading shall be available 
to provide funding for new projects, except for projects created 
through reallocation, unless the Secretary determines that the 
continuum of care has demonstrated that projects are evaluated and 
ranked based on the degree to which they improve the continuum of 
care's system performance:  Provided further, That any unobligated 
amounts remaining from funds made available under this heading in 
fiscal year 2012 and prior years for project-based rental assistance 
for rehabilitation projects with 10-year grant terms may be used for 
purposes under this heading, notwithstanding the purposes for which 
such funds were appropriated:  Provided further, That unobligated 
balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds 
transferred to or appropriated under this heading in fiscal year 2019 
or prior years, except for rental assistance amounts that were 
recaptured and made available until expended, shall be available for 
the current purposes authorized under this heading in addition to the 
purposes for which such funds originally were appropriated.

                            Housing Programs

                    project-based rental assistance

    For activities and assistance for the provision of project-based 
subsidy contracts under the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (in this heading ``the Act''), not otherwise 
provided for, $14,540,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be available on October 1, 2022 (in addition to the $400,000,000 
previously appropriated under this heading that became available 
October 1, 2022), and $400,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be available on October 1, 2023:  Provided, That the amounts made 
available under this heading shall be for expiring or terminating 
section 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 moderate 
rehabilitation contracts), for amendments to section 8 project-based 
subsidy contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation 
contracts), for contracts entered into pursuant to section 441 of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11401), for renewal 
of section 8 contracts for units in projects that are subject to 
approved plans of action under the Emergency Low Income Housing 
Preservation Act of 1987 or the Low-Income Housing Preservation and 
Resident Homeownership Act of 1990, and for administrative and other 
expenses associated with project-based activities and assistance funded 
under this heading:  Provided further, That the amount of any forgone 
increases in tenant rent payments due to the implementation of rent 
incentives as authorized pursuant to waivers or alternative 
requirements of the Jobs-Plus initiative as described under the heading 
``Self-Sufficiency Programs'' shall be factored into housing assistance 
payments under project-based subsidy contracts:  Provided further, That 
of the total amounts made available under this heading, not to exceed 
$375,000,000 shall be for performance-based contract administrators or 
contractors for section 8 project-based assistance, for carrying out 42 
U.S.C. 1437(f):  Provided further, That the Secretary may also use such 
amounts in the preceding proviso for performance-based contract 
administrators or contractors for the administration of: interest 
reduction payments pursuant to section 236(a) of the National Housing 
Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1(a)); rent supplement payments pursuant to 
section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 
1701s); section 236(f)(2) rental assistance payments (12 U.S.C. 1715z-
1(f)(2)); project rental assistance contracts for the elderly under 
section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q); project 
rental assistance contracts for supportive housing for persons with 
disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)); project assistance 
contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959 (Public 
Law 86-372; 73 Stat. 667); and loans under section 202 of the Housing 
Act of 1959 (Public Law 86-372; 73 Stat. 667):  Provided further, That 
amounts recaptured under this heading, the heading ``Annual 
Contributions for Assisted Housing'', or the heading ``Housing 
Certificate Fund'', may be used for renewals of or amendments to 
section 8 project-based contracts or for performance-based contract 
administrators or contractors, notwithstanding the purposes for which 
such amounts were appropriated:  Provided further, That, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the request of the 
Secretary, project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts 
for any project subject to a section 8 project-based Housing Assistance 
Payments contract that authorizes the Department or a housing finance 
agency to require that surplus project funds be deposited in an 
interest-bearing residual receipts account and that are in excess of an 
amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the 
Department and deposited in this account, to be available until 
expended:  Provided further, That amounts deposited pursuant to the 
preceding proviso shall be available in addition to the amount 
otherwise provided under this heading for uses authorized under this 
heading:  Provided further, That of the total amounts made available 
under this heading, not to exceed $250,000,000 shall be available for 
rent adjustments authorized under section 515(d) of the Multifamily 
Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (as added by 
section 234(a) of this Act):  Provided further, That of the total 
amounts made available under this heading, not to exceed $25,000,000 
shall be available for adjustments under section 524(h) of the 
Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (as 
added by section 234(b) of this Act) necessary to address health and 
safety deficiencies:  Provided further, That up to 2 percent of the 
total amounts made available in the preceding two provisos shall be for 
administrative contract costs, including for carrying out due diligence 
and underwriting functions for evaluating owners' requests and for 
technical assistance activities:  Provided further, That of the total 
amounts made available under this heading, not to exceed $31,000,000 
shall be available for budget based adjustments for service 
coordinators for the elderly:  Provided further, That any additional 
amounts for rent adjustments or supplemental contract funding 
authorized under the preceding four provisos shall be combined with 
other amounts obligated to such contracts and the combined total amount 
shall be available for all purposes under such contracts.

                        housing for the elderly

    For capital advances, including amendments to capital advance 
contracts, for housing for the elderly, as authorized by section 202 of 
the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q), for project rental 
assistance for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of such Act, 
including amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of 
expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a 5-year term, for 
senior preservation rental assistance contracts, including renewals, as 
authorized by section 811(e) of the American Homeownership and Economic 
Opportunity Act of 2000 (12 U.S.C. 1701q note), and for supportive 
services associated with the housing, $1,200,000,000 to remain 
available until September 30, 2026:  Provided, That of the amount made 
available under this heading, up to $125,000,000 shall be for service 
coordinators and the continuation of existing congregate service grants 
for residents of assisted housing projects:  Provided further, That any 
funding for existing service coordinators under the preceding proviso 
shall be provided within 120 days of enactment of this Act:  Provided 
further, That amounts made available under this heading shall be 
available for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections and inspection-
related activities associated with section 202 projects:  Provided 
further, That the Secretary may waive the provisions of section 202 
governing the terms and conditions of project rental assistance, except 
that the initial contract term for such assistance shall not exceed 5 
years in duration:  Provided further, That upon request of the 
Secretary, project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts 
for any project subject to a section 202 project rental assistance 
contract, and that upon termination of such contract are in excess of 
an amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the 
Department and deposited in this account, to remain available until 
September 30, 2026:  Provided further, That amounts deposited in this 
account pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be available, in 
addition to the amounts otherwise provided by this heading, for the 
purposes authorized under this heading:  Provided further, That 
unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining 
from funds transferred to or appropriated under this heading shall be 
available for the current purposes authorized under this heading in 
addition to the purposes for which such funds originally were 
appropriated:  Provided further, That of the total amount made 
available under this heading, up to $25,000,000 shall be used to expand 
the supply of intergenerational dwelling units (as such term is defined 
in section 202 of the Legacy Act of 2003 (12 U.S.C. 1701q note)) for 
elderly caregivers raising children:  Provided further, That for the 
purposes of the preceding proviso the Secretary may waive, or specify 
alternative requirements for, any provision of section 202 of the 
Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q) in order to facilitate the 
development of such units, except for requirements related to fair 
housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment:  
Provided further, That of the total amount made available under this 
heading, up to $6,000,000 shall be used by the Secretary to support 
preservation transactions of housing for the elderly originally 
developed with a capital advance and assisted by a project rental 
assistance contract under the provisions of section 202(c) of the 
Housing Act of 1959.

                 housing for persons with disabilities

    For capital advances, including amendments to capital advance 
contracts, for supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as 
authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), for project rental assistance for 
supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section 
811(d)(2) of such Act, for project assistance contracts pursuant to 
subsection (h) of section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as added by 
section 205(a) of the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 
1978 (Public Law 95-557: 92 Stat. 2090), including amendments to 
contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for 
such assistance for up to a 5-year term, for project rental assistance 
to State housing finance agencies and other appropriate entities as 
authorized under section 811(b)(3) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
Affordable Housing Act, and for supportive services associated with the 
housing for persons with disabilities as authorized by section 
811(b)(1) of such Act, $400,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2026:  Provided, That amounts made available under this 
heading shall be available for Real Estate Assessment Center 
inspections and inspection-related activities associated with section 
811 projects:  Provided further, That, upon the request of the 
Secretary, project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts 
for any project subject to a section 811 project rental assistance 
contract, and that upon termination of such contract are in excess of 
an amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the 
Department and deposited in this account, to remain available until 
September 30, 2026:  Provided further, That amounts deposited in this 
account pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be available in 
addition to the amounts otherwise provided by this heading for the 
purposes authorized under this heading:  Provided further, That 
unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining 
from funds transferred to or appropriated under this heading shall be 
used for the current purposes authorized under this heading in addition 
to the purposes for which such funds originally were appropriated.

                     housing counseling assistance

    For contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding loans, as 
authorized under section 106 of the Housing and Urban Development Act 
of 1968, as amended, $70,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2024, including up to $4,500,000 for administrative contract 
services:  Provided, That funds shall be used for providing counseling 
and advice to tenants and homeowners, both current and prospective, 
with respect to property maintenance, financial management or literacy, 
and such other matters as may be appropriate to assist them in 
improving their housing conditions, meeting their financial needs, and 
fulfilling the responsibilities of tenancy or homeownership; for 
program administration; and for housing counselor training:  Provided 
further, That for purposes of awarding grants from amounts provided 
under this heading, the Secretary may enter into multiyear agreements, 
as appropriate, subject to the availability of annual appropriations.

            payment to manufactured housing fees trust fund

    For necessary expenses as authorized by the National Manufactured 
Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 
et seq.), up to $14,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $14,000,000 shall be derived from the Manufactured Housing Fees 
Trust Fund (established under section 620(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
5419(e)):  Provided, That not to exceed the total amount appropriated 
under this heading shall be available from the general fund of the 
Treasury to the extent necessary to incur obligations and make 
expenditures pending the receipt of collections to the Fund pursuant to 
section 620 of such Act:  Provided further, That the amount made 
available under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced as 
such collections are received during fiscal year 2023 so as to result 
in a final fiscal year 2023 appropriation from the general fund 
estimated at zero, and fees pursuant to such section 620 shall be 
modified as necessary to ensure such a final fiscal year 2023 
appropriation:  Provided further, That for the dispute resolution and 
installation programs, the Secretary may assess and collect fees from 
any program participant:  Provided further, That such collections shall 
be deposited into the Trust Fund, and the Secretary, as provided 
herein, may use such collections, as well as fees collected under 
section 620 of such Act, for necessary expenses of such Act:  Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding the requirements of section 620 of such 
Act, the Secretary may carry out responsibilities of the Secretary 
under such Act through the use of approved service providers that are 
paid directly by the recipients of their services.

                     Federal Housing Administration

               mutual mortgage insurance program account

    New commitments to guarantee single family loans insured under the 
Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund shall not exceed $400,000,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2024:  Provided, That during 
fiscal year 2023, obligations to make direct loans to carry out the 
purposes of section 204(g) of the National Housing Act, as amended, 
shall not exceed $1,000,000:  Provided further, That the foregoing 
amount in the preceding proviso shall be for loans to nonprofit and 
governmental entities in connection with sales of single family real 
properties owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under the Mutual 
Mortgage Insurance Fund:  Provided further, That for administrative 
contract expenses of the Federal Housing Administration, $150,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2024:  Provided further, That 
notwithstanding the limitation in the first sentence of section 255(g) 
of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-20(g)), during fiscal year 
2023 the Secretary may insure and enter into new commitments to insure 
mortgages under section 255 of the National Housing Act only to the 
extent that the net credit subsidy cost for such insurance does not 
exceed zero.

                general and special risk program account

    New commitments to guarantee loans insured under the General and 
Special Risk Insurance Funds, as authorized by sections 238 and 519 of 
the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-3 and 1735c), shall not 
exceed $35,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of which is to 
be guaranteed, to remain available until September 30, 2024:  Provided, 
That during fiscal year 2023, gross obligations for the principal 
amount of direct loans, as authorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, 
and 519(a) of the National Housing Act, shall not exceed $1,000,000, 
which shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in 
connection with the sale of single family real properties owned by the 
Secretary and formerly insured under such Act.

                Government National Mortgage Association

guarantees of mortgage-backed securities loan guarantee program account

    New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out the purposes of 
section 306 of the National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 
1721(g)), shall not exceed $900,000,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2024:  Provided, That $33,500,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2024, shall be for necessary salaries and expenses 
of the Government National Mortgage Association:  Provided further, 
That to the extent that guaranteed loan commitments exceed 
$155,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2023 an additional $100 for 
necessary salaries and expenses shall be available until expended for 
each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments (including a 
pro rata amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall 
funds made available by this proviso exceed $3,000,000:  Provided 
further, That receipts from Commitment and Multiclass fees collected 
pursuant to title III of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1716 et 
seq.) shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account.

                    Policy Development and Research

                        research and technology

    For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs of 
research and studies relating to housing and urban problems, not 
otherwise provided for, as authorized by title V of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z-1 et seq.), including 
carrying out the functions of the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development under section 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 
1968, and for technical assistance, $160,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2024:  Provided, That with respect to amounts made 
available under this heading, notwithstanding section 203 of this 
title, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with 
philanthropic entities, other Federal agencies, State or local 
governments and their agencies, Indian Tribes, tribally designated 
housing entities, or colleges or universities for research projects:  
Provided further, That with respect to the preceding proviso, such 
partners to the cooperative agreements shall contribute at least a 50 
percent match toward the cost of the project:  Provided further, That 
for non-competitive agreements entered into in accordance with the 
preceding two provisos, the Secretary shall comply with section 2(b) of 
the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Public 
Law 109-282, 31 U.S.C. note) in lieu of compliance with section 
102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform 
Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545(a)(4)(C)) with respect to documentation of 
award decisions:  Provided further, That prior to obligation of 
technical assistance funding, the Secretary shall submit a plan to the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on how the Secretary will 
allocate funding for this activity at least 30 days prior to 
obligation:  Provided further, That none of the funds provided under 
this heading may be available for the doctoral dissertation research 
grant program:  Provided further, That an additional $20,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2025, shall be for competitive 
grants to nonprofit or governmental entities to provide legal 
assistance (including assistance related to pretrial activities, trial 
activities, post-trial activities and alternative dispute resolution) 
at no cost to eligible low-income tenants at risk of or subject to 
eviction:  Provided further, That in awarding grants under the 
preceding proviso, the Secretary shall give preference to applicants 
that include a marketing strategy for residents of areas with high 
rates of eviction, have experience providing no-cost legal assistance 
to low-income individuals, including those with limited English 
proficiency or disabilities, and have sufficient capacity to administer 
such assistance, and may select unfunded or partially funded eligible 
applicants identified in the previous competition:  Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall ensure, to the extent practicable, that the 
proportion of eligible tenants living in rural areas who will receive 
legal assistance with grant funds made available under this heading is 
not less than the overall proportion of eligible tenants who live in 
rural areas.

                   Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity

                        fair housing activities

    For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise provided 
for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3601 et seq.), and section 561 of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3616a), $86,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2024:  Provided, That notwithstanding 
section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may assess 
and collect fees to cover the costs of the Fair Housing Training 
Academy, and may use such funds to develop on-line courses and provide 
such training:  Provided further, That none of the funds made available 
under this heading may be used to lobby the executive or legislative 
branches of the Federal Government in connection with a specific 
contract, grant, or loan:  Provided further, That of the funds made 
available under this heading, $1,000,000 shall be available to the 
Secretary for the creation and promotion of translated materials and 
other programs that support the assistance of persons with limited 
English proficiency in utilizing the services provided by the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development.

            Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

                         lead hazard reduction

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as authorized by section 
1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 
(42 U.S.C. 4852), the Healthy Homes Initiative, pursuant to sections 
501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 
1701z-1 and 1701z-2), and for related activities and assistance, 
$415,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025:  Provided, 
That the amounts made available under this heading are provided as 
follows:
            (1) $290,000,000 shall be for the award of grants pursuant 
        to such section 1011, of which not less than $95,000,000 shall 
        be provided to areas with the highest lead-based paint 
        abatement needs;
            (2) $85,000,000 shall be for the Healthy Homes Initiative, 
        pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban 
        Development Act of 1970, which shall include research, studies, 
        testing, and demonstration efforts, including education and 
        outreach concerning lead-based paint poisoning and other 
        housing-related diseases and hazards, and mitigating housing-
        related health and safety hazards in housing of low-income 
        families, of which--
                    (A) $5,000,000 shall be for the implementation of 
                projects in up to five communities that are served by 
                both the Healthy Homes Initiative and the Department of 
                Energy weatherization programs to demonstrate whether 
                the coordination of Healthy Homes remediation 
                activities with weatherization activities achieves cost 
                savings and better outcomes in improving the safety and 
                quality of homes; and
                    (B) $10,000,000 shall be for grants to experienced 
                non-profit organizations, States, local governments, or 
                public housing agencies for safety and functional home 
                modification repairs and renovations to meet the needs 
                of low-income elderly homeowners to enable them to 
                remain in their primary residence:  Provided, That of 
                the total amount made available under this subparagraph 
                no less than $3,000,000 shall be available to meet such 
                needs in communities with substantial rural 
                populations;
            (3) $5,000,000 shall be for the award of grants and 
        contracts for research pursuant to sections 1051 and 1052 of 
        the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 
        (42 U.S.C. 4854, 4854a);
            (4) Up to $2,000,000 in total of the amounts made available 
        under paragraphs (2) and (3) may be transferred to the heading 
        ``Research and Technology'' for the purposes of conducting 
        research and studies and for use in accordance with the 
        provisos under that heading for non-competitive agreements;
            (5) $30,000,000 shall be for a lead-risk assessment 
        demonstration for public housing agencies to conduct lead 
        hazard screenings or lead-risk assessments during housing 
        quality standards inspections of units in which a family 
        receiving assistance under section 8(o) of the U.S. Housing Act 
        of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) resides or expects to reside, and 
        has or expects to have a child under age 6 residing in the 
        unit, while preserving rental housing availability and 
        affordability; and
            (6) $5,000,000 shall be for grants for a radon testing and 
        mitigation safety demonstration program (the radon 
        demonstration) in public housing:  Provided, That the testing 
        method, mitigation method, or action level used under the radon 
        demonstration shall be as specified by applicable state or 
        local law, if such law is more protective of human health or 
        the environment than the method or level specified by the 
        Secretary:
  Provided further, That for purposes of environmental review, pursuant 
to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.) and other provisions of law that further the purposes of such 
Act, a grant under the Healthy Homes Initiative, or the Lead Technical 
Studies program, or other demonstrations or programs under this heading 
or under prior appropriations Acts for such purposes under this 
heading, or under the heading ``Housing for the Elderly'' under prior 
Appropriations Acts, shall be considered to be funds for a special 
project for purposes of section 305(c) of the Multifamily Housing 
Property Disposition Reform Act of 1994:  Provided further, That each 
applicant for a grant or cooperative agreement under this heading shall 
certify adequate capacity that is acceptable to the Secretary to carry 
out the proposed use of funds pursuant to a notice of funding 
opportunity:  Provided further, That amounts made available under this 
heading, except for amounts in paragraphs (2)(B) for home modification 
repairs and renovations, in this or prior appropriations Acts, still 
remaining available, may be used for any purpose under this heading 
notwithstanding the purpose for which such amounts were appropriated if 
a program competition is undersubscribed and there are other program 
competitions under this heading that are oversubscribed.

                      Information Technology Fund

    For Department-wide and program-specific information technology 
systems and infrastructure, $382,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2025, of which up to $16,746,000 shall be for 
development, modernization, and enhancement projects, including 
planning for such projects:  Provided, That not more than 10 percent of 
the funds made available under this heading for development, 
modernization, and enhancement may be obligated until the Secretary 
submits and the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations approve a 
plan that--
            (1) identifies for each development, modernization, and 
        enhancement project to be funded from available balances, 
        including carryover--
                    (A) plain language summaries of the project scope;
                    (B) the estimated total project cost; and
                    (C) key milestones to be met; and
            (2) identifies for each major modernization project--
                    (A) the functional and performance capabilities to 
                be delivered and the mission benefits to be realized;
                    (B) the estimated life-cycle cost;
                    (C) key milestones to be met through the project 
                end date, including any identified system 
                decommissioning;
                    (D) a description of the procurement strategy and 
                governance structure for the project and the number of 
                HUD staff and contractors supporting the project; and
                    (E) certification from the Chief Information 
                Officer that each project is compliant with the 
                Department's enterprise architecture, life-cycle 
                management and capital planning and investment control 
                requirements:
          Provided further, That not later than 30 days after the end 
        of each quarter, the Secretary shall submit an updated report 
        to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
        Representatives and the Senate summarizing the status, cost and 
        plan for all modernization projects; and for each major 
        modernization project with an approved project plan, 
        identifying--
            (1) results and actual expenditures of the prior quarter;
            (2) any variances in cost, schedule (including 
        procurement), or functionality from the previously approved 
        project plan, reasons for such variances and estimated impact 
        on total life-cycle costs; and
            (3) risks and mitigation strategies associated with ongoing 
        work.

                      Office of Inspector General

    For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
$140,000,000:  Provided, That the Inspector General shall have 
independent authority over all personnel and acquisition issues within 
this office.

    General Provisions--Department of Housing and Urban Development

                     (including transfer of funds)

                         (including rescission)

    Sec. 201.  Fifty percent of the amounts of budget authority, or in 
lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts associated with such budget 
authority, that are recaptured from projects described in section 
1012(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act 
of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) shall be rescinded or in the case of 
cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such amounts of budget 
authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the 
Treasury shall be used by State housing finance agencies or local 
governments or local housing agencies with projects approved by the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for which settlement 
occurred after January 1, 1992, in accordance with such section. 
Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the Secretary may award up to 15 
percent of the budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or 
remitted to the Treasury to provide project owners with incentives to 
refinance their project at a lower interest rate.
    Sec. 202.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to investigate or prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise 
lawful activity engaged in by one or more persons, including the filing 
or maintaining of a nonfrivolous legal action, that is engaged in 
solely for the purpose of achieving or preventing action by a 
Government official or entity, or a court of competent jurisdiction.
    Sec. 203.  Except as explicitly provided in law, any grant, 
cooperative agreement or other assistance made pursuant to title II of 
this Act shall be made on a competitive basis and in accordance with 
section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform 
Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545).
    Sec. 204.  Section 7 of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(u)(1) Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
subject to the Government Corporation Control Act shall be available, 
without regard to the limitations on administrative expenses, for legal 
services on a contract or fee basis, and for utilizing and making 
payment for services and facilities of the Federal National Mortgage 
Association, Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Home 
Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve 
banks or any member thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured 
bank within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 
Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811-1).
    ``(2) Corporations and agencies of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development which are subject to chapter 91 of title 31, United 
States Code, are hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within 
the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such 
corporation or agency and in accordance with law, and to make such 
contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as 
provided by section 9104 of such title as may be necessary in carrying 
out the programs set forth in the budget for such corporation or agency 
except as hereinafter provided:  Provided, That collections of these 
corporations and agencies may be used for new loan or mortgage purchase 
commitments only to the extent expressly provided for in an 
appropriations Act (unless such loans are in support of other forms of 
assistance provided for in appropriations Acts), except that this 
proviso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty 
operations of these corporations, or where loans or mortgage purchases 
are necessary to protect the financial interest of the United States 
Government.''.
    Sec. 205.  Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or through a 
reprogramming of funds, no part of any appropriation for the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development shall be available for any program, 
project or activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget 
estimates submitted to Congress.
    Sec. 206.  The Secretary shall provide quarterly reports to the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations regarding all 
uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured, and excess funds in each program 
and activity within the jurisdiction of the Department and shall submit 
additional, updated budget information to these Committees upon 
request.
    Sec. 207.  None of the funds made available by this title may be 
used for an audit of the Government National Mortgage Association that 
makes applicable requirements under the Federal Credit Reform Act of 
1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.).
    Sec. 208. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subject 
to the conditions listed under this section, for fiscal years 2023 and 
2024, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may authorize the 
transfer of some or all project-based assistance, debt held or insured 
by the Secretary and statutorily required low-income and very low-
income use restrictions if any, associated with one or more multifamily 
housing project or projects to another multifamily housing project or 
projects.
    (b) Phased Transfers.--Transfers of project-based assistance under 
this section may be done in phases to accommodate the financing and 
other requirements related to rehabilitating or constructing the 
project or projects to which the assistance is transferred, to ensure 
that such project or projects meet the standards under subsection (c).
    (c) The transfer authorized in subsection (a) is subject to the 
following conditions:
            (1) Number and bedroom size of units.--
                    (A) For occupied units in the transferring project: 
                The number of low-income and very low-income units and 
                the configuration (i.e., bedroom size) provided by the 
                transferring project shall be no less than when 
                transferred to the receiving project or projects and 
                the net dollar amount of Federal assistance provided to 
                the transferring project shall remain the same in the 
                receiving project or projects.
                    (B) For unoccupied units in the transferring 
                project: The Secretary may authorize a reduction in the 
                number of dwelling units in the receiving project or 
                projects to allow for a reconfiguration of bedroom 
                sizes to meet current market demands, as determined by 
                the Secretary and provided there is no increase in the 
                project-based assistance budget authority.
            (2) The transferring project shall, as determined by the 
        Secretary, be either physically obsolete or economically 
        nonviable, or be reasonably expected to become economically 
        nonviable when complying with state or Federal requirements for 
        community integration and reduced concentration of individuals 
        with disabilities.
            (3) The receiving project or projects shall meet or exceed 
        applicable physical standards established by the Secretary.
            (4) The owner or mortgagor of the transferring project 
        shall notify and consult with the tenants residing in the 
        transferring project and provide a certification of approval by 
        all appropriate local governmental officials.
            (5) The tenants of the transferring project who remain 
        eligible for assistance to be provided by the receiving project 
        or projects shall not be required to vacate their units in the 
        transferring project or projects until new units in the 
        receiving project are available for occupancy.
            (6) The Secretary determines that this transfer is in the 
        best interest of the tenants.
            (7) If either the transferring project or the receiving 
        project or projects meets the condition specified in subsection 
        (d)(2)(A), any lien on the receiving project resulting from 
        additional financing obtained by the owner shall be subordinate 
        to any FHA-insured mortgage lien transferred to, or placed on, 
        such project by the Secretary, except that the Secretary may 
        waive this requirement upon determination that such a waiver is 
        necessary to facilitate the financing of acquisition, 
        construction, and/or rehabilitation of the receiving project or 
        projects.
            (8) If the transferring project meets the requirements of 
        subsection (d)(2), the owner or mortgagor of the receiving 
        project or projects shall execute and record either a 
        continuation of the existing use agreement or a new use 
        agreement for the project where, in either case, any use 
        restrictions in such agreement are of no lesser duration than 
        the existing use restrictions.
            (9) The transfer does not increase the cost (as defined in 
        section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 
        661a)) of any FHA-insured mortgage, except to the extent that 
        appropriations are provided in advance for the amount of any 
        such increased cost.
    (d) For purposes of this section--
            (1) the terms ``low-income'' and ``very low-income'' shall 
        have the meanings provided by the statute and/or regulations 
        governing the program under which the project is insured or 
        assisted;
            (2) the term ``multifamily housing project'' means housing 
        that meets one of the following conditions--
                    (A) housing that is subject to a mortgage insured 
                under the National Housing Act;
                    (B) housing that has project-based assistance 
                attached to the structure including projects undergoing 
                mark to market debt restructuring under the Multifamily 
                Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Housing Act;
                    (C) housing that is assisted under section 202 of 
                the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q);
                    (D) housing that is assisted under section 202 of 
                the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q), as such 
                section existed before the enactment of the Cranston-
                Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act;
                    (E) housing that is assisted under section 811 of 
                the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 8013); or
                    (F) housing or vacant land that is subject to a use 
                agreement;
            (3) the term ``project-based assistance'' means--
                    (A) assistance provided under section 8(b) of the 
                United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(b));
                    (B) assistance for housing constructed or 
                substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assistance 
                provided under section 8(b)(2) of such Act (as such 
                section existed immediately before October 1, 1983);
                    (C) rent supplement payments under section 101 of 
                the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 
                U.S.C. 1701s);
                    (D) interest reduction payments under section 236 
                and/or additional assistance payments under section 
                236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-
                1);
                    (E) assistance payments made under section 
                202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 
                1701q(c)(2)); and
                    (F) assistance payments made under section 
                811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
                Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2));
            (4) the term ``receiving project or projects'' means the 
        multifamily housing project or projects to which some or all of 
        the project-based assistance, debt, and statutorily required 
        low-income and very low-income use restrictions are to be 
        transferred;
            (5) the term ``transferring project'' means the multifamily 
        housing project which is transferring some or all of the 
        project-based assistance, debt, and the statutorily required 
        low-income and very low-income use restrictions to the 
        receiving project or projects; and
            (6) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Housing 
        and Urban Development.
    (e) Research Report.--The Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of 
the transfer authority under this section, including the effect of such 
transfers on the operational efficiency, contract rents, physical and 
financial conditions, and long-term preservation of the affected 
properties. The Secretary shall publish by notice in the Federal 
Register the terms and conditions, including criteria for approval by 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development, of transfers pursuant 
to this section no later than 30 days before the effective date of such 
notice.
    Sec. 209. (a) No assistance shall be provided under section 8 of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) to any 
individual who--
            (1) is enrolled as a student at an institution of higher 
        education (as defined under section 102 of the Higher Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002));
            (2) is under 24 years of age;
            (3) is not a veteran;
            (4) is unmarried;
            (5) does not have a dependent child;
            (6) is not a person with disabilities, as such term is 
        defined in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United States Housing Act 
        of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(3)(E)) and was not receiving 
        assistance under such section 8 as of November 30, 2005;
            (7) is not a youth who left foster care at age 14 or older 
        and is at risk of becoming homeless; and
            (8) is not otherwise individually eligible, or has parents 
        who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, to receive 
        assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
        1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f).
    (b) For purposes of determining the eligibility of a person to 
receive assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), any financial assistance (in excess of amounts 
received for tuition and any other required fees and charges) that an 
individual receives under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001 et seq.), from private sources, or from an institution of higher 
education (as defined under section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)), shall be considered income to that individual, 
except for a person over the age of 23 with dependent children.
    Sec. 210.  The funds made available for Native Alaskans under 
paragraph (1) under the heading ``Native American Programs'' in title 
II of this Act shall be allocated to the same Native Alaskan housing 
block grant recipients that received funds in fiscal year 2005, and 
only such recipients shall be eligible to apply for funds made 
available under paragraph (2) of such heading.
    Sec. 211.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal 
year 2023, in managing and disposing of any multifamily property that 
is owned or has a mortgage held by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development, and during the process of foreclosure on any property with 
a contract for rental assistance payments under section 8 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) or any other Federal 
programs, the Secretary shall maintain any rental assistance payments 
under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and other 
programs that are attached to any dwelling units in the property. To 
the extent the Secretary determines, in consultation with the tenants 
and the local government that such a multifamily property owned or 
having a mortgage held by the Secretary is not feasible for continued 
rental assistance payments under such section 8 or other programs, 
based on consideration of (1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating 
the property and all available Federal, State, and local resources, 
including rent adjustments under section 524 of the Multifamily 
Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (in this section 
``MAHRAA'') (42 U.S.C. 1437f note), and (2) environmental conditions 
that cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary may, 
in consultation with the tenants of that property, contract for 
project-based rental assistance payments with an owner or owners of 
other existing housing properties, or provide other rental assistance. 
The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps to ensure that project-
based contracts remain in effect prior to foreclosure, subject to the 
exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist relocation of 
tenants for imminent major threats to health and safety after written 
notice to and informed consent of the affected tenants and use of other 
available remedies, such as partial abatements or receivership. After 
disposition of any multifamily property described in this section, the 
contract and allowable rent levels on such properties shall be subject 
to the requirements under section 524 of MAHRAA.
    Sec. 212.  Public housing agencies that own and operate 400 or 
fewer public housing units may elect to be exempt from any asset 
management requirement imposed by the Secretary in connection with the 
operating fund rule:  Provided, That an agency seeking a discontinuance 
of a reduction of subsidy under the operating fund formula shall not be 
exempt from asset management requirements.
    Sec. 213.  With respect to the use of amounts provided in this Act 
and in future Acts for the operation, capital improvement, and 
management of public housing as authorized by sections 9(d) and 9(e) of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d),(e)), the 
Secretary shall not impose any requirement or guideline relating to 
asset management that restricts or limits in any way the use of capital 
funds for central office costs pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of 
section 9(g) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437g(g)(1), (2)):  Provided, That a public housing agency may not use 
capital funds authorized under section 9(d) for activities that are 
eligible under section 9(e) for assistance with amounts from the 
operating fund in excess of the amounts permitted under paragraph (1) 
or (2) of section 9(g).
    Sec. 214.  No official or employee of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development shall be designated as an allotment holder unless the 
Office of the Chief Financial Officer has determined that such 
allotment holder has implemented an adequate system of funds control 
and has received training in funds control procedures and directives. 
The Chief Financial Officer shall ensure that there is a trained 
allotment holder for each HUD appropriation under the accounts 
``Executive Offices'', ``Administrative Support Offices'', ``Program 
Offices'', ``Government National Mortgage Association--Guarantees of 
Mortgage-Backed Securities Loan Guarantee Program Account'', and 
``Office of Inspector General'' within the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development.
    Sec. 215.  The Secretary shall, for fiscal year 2023, notify the 
public through the Federal Register and other means, as determined 
appropriate, of the issuance of a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) 
for any program or discretionary fund administered by the Secretary 
that is to be competitively awarded. Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, for fiscal year 2023, the Secretary may make the NOFO 
available only on the Internet at the appropriate Government website or 
through other electronic media, as determined by the Secretary.
    Sec. 216.  Payment of attorney fees in program-related litigation 
shall be paid from the individual program office and Office of General 
Counsel salaries and expenses appropriations.
    Sec. 217.  The Secretary is authorized to transfer up to 10 percent 
or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of funds appropriated for any office 
under the headings ``Administrative Support Offices'' or ``Program 
Offices'' to any other such office under such headings:  Provided, That 
no appropriation for any such office under such headings shall be 
increased or decreased by more than 10 percent or $5,000,000, whichever 
is less, without prior written approval of the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations:  Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall provide notification to such Committees 3 business days in 
advance of any such transfers under this section up to 10 percent or 
$5,000,000, whichever is less.
    Sec. 218. (a) Any entity receiving housing assistance payments 
shall maintain decent, safe, and sanitary conditions, as determined by 
the Secretary, and comply with any standards under applicable State or 
local laws, rules, ordinances, or regulations relating to the physical 
condition of any property covered under a housing assistance payment 
contract.
    (b) The Secretary shall take action under subsection (c) when a 
multifamily housing project with a contract under section 8 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) or a contract for 
similar project-based assistance--
            (1) receives a Uniform Physical Condition Standards (UPCS) 
        score of 59 or less; or
            (2) fails to certify in writing to the Secretary within 3 
        days that all Exigent Health and Safety deficiencies identified 
        by the inspector at the project have been corrected.
    Such requirements shall apply to insured and noninsured projects 
with assistance attached to the units under section 8 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), but shall not apply to 
such units assisted under section 8(o)(13) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(o)(13)) or to public housing units assisted with capital or 
operating funds under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g).
    (c)(1) Within 15 days of the issuance of the Real Estate Assessment 
Center (``REAC'') inspection, the Secretary shall provide the owner 
with a Notice of Default with a specified timetable, determined by the 
Secretary, for correcting all deficiencies. The Secretary shall provide 
a copy of the Notice of Default to the tenants, the local government, 
any mortgagees, and any contract administrator. If the owner's appeal 
results in a UPCS score of 60 or above, the Secretary may withdraw the 
Notice of Default.
    (2) At the end of the time period for correcting all deficiencies 
specified in the Notice of Default, if the owner fails to fully correct 
such deficiencies, the Secretary shall take one or more of the 
following actions, and provide additional notice of those actions to 
the owner and the parties specified above--
            (A) require immediate replacement of project management 
        with a management agent approved by the Secretary;
            (B) impose civil money penalties, which shall be used 
        solely for the purpose of supporting safe and sanitary 
        conditions at applicable properties, as designated by the 
        Secretary, with priority given to the tenants of the property 
        affected by the penalty;
            (C) abate the section 8 contract, including partial 
        abatement, as determined by the Secretary, until all 
        deficiencies have been corrected;
            (D) pursue transfer of the project to an owner, approved by 
        the Secretary under established procedures, who will be 
        obligated to promptly make all required repairs and to accept 
        renewal of the assistance contract if such renewal is offered;
            (E) transfer the existing section 8 contract to another 
        project or projects and owner or owners;
            (F) pursue exclusionary sanctions, including suspensions or 
        debarments from Federal programs;
            (G) seek judicial appointment of a receiver to manage the 
        property and cure all project deficiencies or seek a judicial 
        order of specific performance requiring the owner to cure all 
        project deficiencies;
            (H) work with the owner, lender, or other related party to 
        stabilize the property in an attempt to preserve the property 
        through compliance, transfer of ownership, or an infusion of 
        capital provided by a third-party that requires time to 
        effectuate; or
            (I) take any other regulatory or contractual remedies 
        available as deemed necessary and appropriate by the Secretary.
    (d) The Secretary shall take appropriate steps to ensure that 
project-based contracts remain in effect, subject to the exercise of 
contractual abatement remedies to assist relocation of tenants for 
major threats to health and safety after written notice to and informed 
consent of the affected tenants and use of other remedies set forth 
above. To the extent the Secretary determines, in consultation with the 
tenants and the local government, that the property is not feasible for 
continued rental assistance payments under such section 8 or other 
programs, based on consideration of--
            (1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the property 
        and all available Federal, State, and local resources, 
        including rent adjustments under section 524 of the Multifamily 
        Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 
        (``MAHRAA''); and
            (2) environmental conditions that cannot be remedied in a 
        cost-effective fashion, the Secretary may contract for project-
        based rental assistance payments with an owner or owners of 
        other existing housing properties, or provide other rental 
        assistance.
    (e) The Secretary shall report semi-annually on all properties 
covered by this section that are assessed through the Real Estate 
Assessment Center and have UPCS physical inspection scores of less than 
60 or have received an unsatisfactory management and occupancy review 
within the past 36 months. The report shall include--
            (1) identification of the property level enforcement 
        actions being taken to address such conditions, including 
        imposition of civil money penalties and termination of 
        subsidies, and identification of properties that have such 
        conditions multiple times;
            (2) identification of property level actions that the 
        Department of Housing and Urban Development is taking to 
        protect tenants of such identified properties; and
            (3) any administrative or legislative recommendations to 
        further improve the living conditions at properties covered 
        under a housing assistance payment contract.
    The first report shall be submitted to the Senate and House 
Committees on Appropriations not later than 30 days after the enactment 
of this Act, and the second report shall be submitted within 180 days 
of the transmittal of the first report.
    Sec. 219.  None of the funds made available by this Act, or any 
other Act, for purposes authorized under section 8 (only with respect 
to the tenant-based rental assistance program) and section 9 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.), may be used 
by any public housing agency for any amount of salary, including 
bonuses, for the chief executive officer of which, or any other 
official or employee of which, that exceeds the annual rate of basic 
pay payable for a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule at any 
time during any public housing agency fiscal year 2023.
    Sec. 220.  None of the funds made available by this Act and 
provided to the Department of Housing and Urban Development may be used 
to make a grant award unless the Secretary notifies the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full business days 
before any project, State, locality, housing authority, Tribe, 
nonprofit organization, or other entity selected to receive a grant 
award is announced by the Department or its offices:  Provided, That 
such notification shall list each grant award by State and 
congressional district.
    Sec. 221.  None of the funds made available in this Act shall be 
used by the Federal Housing Administration, the Government National 
Mortgage Association, or the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development to insure, securitize, or establish a Federal guarantee of 
any mortgage or mortgage backed security that refinances or otherwise 
replaces a mortgage that has been subject to eminent domain 
condemnation or seizure, by a State, municipality, or any other 
political subdivision of a State.
    Sec. 222.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to terminate the status of a unit of general local government as a 
metropolitan city (as defined in section 102 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302)) with respect to 
grants under section 106 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5306).
    Sec. 223.  Amounts made available by this Act that are 
appropriated, allocated, advanced on a reimbursable basis, or 
transferred to the Office of Policy Development and Research of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development and functions thereof, for 
research, evaluation, or statistical purposes, and that are unexpended 
at the time of completion of a contract, grant, or cooperative 
agreement, may be deobligated and shall immediately become available 
and may be reobligated in that fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal 
year for the research, evaluation, or statistical purposes for which 
the amounts are made available to that Office subject to reprogramming 
requirements in section 405 of this Act.
    Sec. 224.  None of the funds provided in this Act or any other Act 
may be used for awards, including performance, special act, or spot, 
for any employee of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
subject to administrative discipline (including suspension from work), 
in this fiscal year, but this prohibition shall not be effective prior 
to the effective date of any such administrative discipline or after 
any final decision over-turning such discipline.
    Sec. 225.  With respect to grant amounts awarded under the heading 
``Homeless Assistance Grants'' for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 for 
the Continuum of Care (CoC) program as authorized under subtitle C of 
title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, costs paid by 
program income of grant recipients may count toward meeting the 
recipient's matching requirements, provided the costs are eligible CoC 
costs that supplement the recipient's CoC program.
    Sec. 226. (a) From amounts made available under this title under 
the heading ``Homeless Assistance Grants'', the Secretary may award 1-
year transition grants to recipients of funds for activities under 
subtitle C of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11381 et seq.) to transition from one Continuum of Care program 
component to another.
    (b) In order to be eligible to receive a transition grant, the 
funding recipient must have the consent of the continuum of care and 
meet standards determined by the Secretary.
    Sec. 227.  The Promise Zone designations and Promise Zone 
Designation Agreements entered into pursuant to such designations, made 
by the Secretary in prior fiscal years, shall remain in effect in 
accordance with the terms and conditions of such agreements.
    Sec. 228.  Any public housing agency designated as a Moving to Work 
agency pursuant to section 239 of division L of Public Law 114-113 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f note; 129 Stat. 2897) may, upon such designation, use 
funds (except for special purpose funding, including special purpose 
vouchers) previously allocated to any such public housing agency under 
section 8 or 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, including any 
reserve funds held by the public housing agency or funds held by the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, pursuant to the authority 
for use of section 8 or 9 funding provided under such section and 
section 204 of title II of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
Housing and Urban Development and Independent Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 1996 (Public Law 104-134; 110 Stat. 1321-28), notwithstanding the 
purposes for which such funds were appropriated.
    Sec. 229.  None of the amounts made available by this Act may be 
used to prohibit any public housing agency under receivership or the 
direction of a Federal monitor from applying for, receiving, or using 
funds made available under the heading ``Public Housing Fund'' for 
competitive grants to evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards in 
this Act or that remain available and not awarded from prior Acts, or 
be used to prohibit a public housing agency from using such funds to 
carry out any required work pursuant to a settlement agreement, consent 
decree, voluntary agreement, or similar document for a violation of the 
Lead Safe Housing or Lead Disclosure Rules.
    Sec. 230.  None of the funds made available by this title may be 
used to issue rules or guidance in contravention of section 1210 of 
Public Law 115-254 (132 Stat. 3442) or section 312 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155).
    Sec. 231. (a) Funds previously made available in the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113) for the ``Choice 
Neighborhoods Initiative'' that were available for obligation through 
fiscal year 2018 are to remain available through fiscal year 2024 for 
the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2016 
through 2018.
    (b) Funds previously made available in the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31) for the ``Choice 
Neighborhoods Initiative'' that were available for obligation through 
fiscal year 2019 are to remain available through fiscal year 2025 for 
the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2017 
through 2019.
    (c) Funds previously made available in the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-141) for the ``Choice 
Neighborhoods Initiative'' that were available for obligation through 
fiscal year 2020 are to remain available through fiscal year 2026 for 
the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2018 
through 2020.
    (d) Funds previously made available in the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 116-6) for the ``Choice 
Neighborhoods Initiative'' that were available for obligation through 
fiscal year 2021 are to remain available through fiscal year 2027 for 
the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2019 
through 2021.
    (e) Funds previously made available in the Further Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94) for the ``Choice 
Neighborhoods Initiative'' that were available for obligation through 
fiscal year 2022 are to remain available through fiscal year 2028 for 
the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2020 
through 2022.
    (f) Funds previously made available in the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) for the ``Choice 
Neighborhoods Initiative'' that were available for obligation through 
fiscal year 2023 are to remain available through fiscal year 2029 for 
the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2021 
through 2023.
    Sec. 232.  For fiscal year 2023, if the Secretary determines or has 
determined, for any prior formula grant allocation administered by the 
Secretary under a program under the headings ``Public and Indian 
Housing'', ``Community Planning and Development'', or ``Housing 
Programs'' in this title, that a recipient received an allocation 
greater than the amount such recipient should have received for a 
formula allocation cycle pursuant to applicable statutes and 
regulations, the Secretary may adjust for any such funding error in the 
next applicable formula allocation cycle by (a) offsetting each such 
recipient's formula allocation (if eligible for a formula allocation in 
the next applicable formula allocation cycle) by the amount of any such 
funding error; and (b) reallocating any available balances that are 
attributable to the offset to the recipient or recipients that would 
have been allocated additional funds in the formula allocation cycle in 
which any such error occurred (if such recipient or recipients are 
eligible for a formula allocation in the next applicable formula 
allocation cycle) in an amount proportionate to such recipient's 
eligibility under the next applicable formula allocation cycle formula: 
 Provided, That all offsets and reallocations from such available 
balances shall be recorded against funds available for the next 
applicable formula allocation cycle:  Provided further, That the term 
``next applicable formula allocation cycle'' means the first formula 
allocation cycle for a program that is reasonably available for 
correction following such a Secretarial determination:  Provided 
further, That if, upon request by a recipient and giving consideration 
to all Federal resources available to the recipient for the same grant 
purposes, the Secretary determines that the offset in a next applicable 
formula allocation cycle would critically impair the recipient's 
ability to accomplish the purpose of the formula grant, the Secretary 
may adjust for the funding error across two or more formula allocation 
cycles.
    Sec. 233. (a) Amounts made available in paragraphs (1) and (2) 
under the heading ``Native American Programs'' in title XII of division 
B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 
116-136) which were allocated or awarded to Indian tribes or tribally 
designated housing entities, and which are not accepted as of the date 
of enactment of this Act, are voluntarily returned, or otherwise 
recaptured for any reason, may be used by the Secretary to make 
additional grants for the same purpose and under the same terms and 
conditions as amounts appropriated by section 11003(a)(2) of the 
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2).
    (b) Amounts repurposed by this section that were previously 
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or a 
concurrent resolution on the budget are designated as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th 
Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress) as engrossed in 
the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022.
    Sec. 234.  The Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and 
Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended--
     (a) in section 515, by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(d) Rent Adjustments and Subsequent Renewals.--After the initial 
renewal of a section 8 contract pursuant to this section and 
notwithstanding any other provision of law or contract regarding the 
adjustment of rents or subsequent renewal of such contract for a 
project, including such a provision in section 514 or this section, in 
the case of a project subject to any restrictions imposed pursuant to 
sections 514 or this section, the Secretary may, not more than once 
every 10 years, adjust such rents or renew such contracts at rent 
levels that are equal to the lesser of budget-based rents or comparable 
market rents for the market area upon the request of an owner or 
purchaser who--
            ``(1) demonstrates that--
                    ``(A) project income is insufficient to operate and 
                maintain the project, and no rehabilitation is 
                currently needed, as determined by the Secretary; or
                    ``(B) the rent adjustment or renewal contract is 
                necessary to support commercially reasonable financing 
                (including any required debt service coverage and 
                replacement reserve) for rehabilitation necessary to 
                ensure the long-term sustainability of the project, as 
                determined by the Secretary, and in the event the owner 
                or purchaser fails to implement the rehabilitation as 
                required by the Secretary, the Secretary may take such 
                action against the owner or purchaser as allowed by 
                law; and
            ``(2) agrees to--
                    ``(A) extend the affordability and use restrictions 
                required under 514(e)(6) for an additional twenty 
                years; and
                    ``(B) enter into a binding commitment to continue 
                to renew such contract for and during such extended 
                term, provided that after the affordability and use 
                restrictions required under 514(e)(6) have been 
                maintained for a term of 30 years:
                            ``(i) an owner with a contract for which 
                        rent levels were set at the time of its initial 
                        renewal under section 514(g)(2) shall request 
                        that the Secretary renew such contract under 
                        section 524 for and during such extended term; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) an owner with a contract for which 
                        rent levels were set at the time of its initial 
                        renewal under section 514(g)(1) may request 
                        that the Secretary renew such contract under 
                        section 524.'';
    (b) in section 524, by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(h) Rent Adjustments to Address Distress.--In the case of a 
section 8 contract that will be eligible for renewal under this section 
when it expires or terminates, notwithstanding any provision of 
contract or law regarding the adjustment of rents, including such a 
provision in this section, the Secretary may adjust such rents, subject 
to the availability of funds for such rent adjustments, to rent levels 
that are equal to the lesser of budget-based rents or comparable market 
rents for the market area at the request of an owner or purchaser who 
demonstrates that such rent adjustment is needed to address project 
health and safety deficiencies and that--
            ``(1) project income is insufficient to operate and 
        maintain the project, and no rehabilitation is currently 
        needed, as determined by the Secretary; or
            ``(2) the rent adjustment is necessary to support 
        commercially reasonable financing (including any required debt 
        service coverage and replacement reserve) for rehabilitation 
        necessary to ensure the long-term sustainability of the 
        project, as determined by the Secretary, and in the event the 
        owner or purchaser fails to implement the rehabilitation as 
        required by the Secretary, the Secretary may take such action 
        against the owner or purchaser as allowed by law.''; and
    (c) in section 579, by striking ``October 1, 2022'' each place it 
appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``October 1, 2027''.
    Sec. 235.  Of the amounts made available under the heading 
``Project-Based Rental Assistance'' in prior Acts, up to $1,300,000 may 
be transferred to Treasury Account 86-X-0148 for the liquidation of 
obligations incurred in fiscal year 2018 in connection with the 
continued provision of interest reduction payments authorized under 
section 236 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1).
    Sec. 236. (a) Funds previously made available in chapter 9 of title 
X of the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113-2, 
division A; 127 Stat. 36) under the heading ``Department of Housing and 
Urban Development--Community Planning and Development--Community 
Development Fund'' that were available for obligation through fiscal 
year 2017 are to remain available until expended for the liquidation of 
valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2013 through 2017.
    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of any 
grantee of funds referred to in subsection (a) of this section that 
provides assistance that duplicates benefits available to a person for 
the same purpose from another source, the grantee itself shall--
            (1) be subject to remedies for noncompliance; or
            (2) bear responsibility for absorbing such cost of 
        duplicative benefits and returning an amount equal to any 
        duplicative benefits paid to the grantee's funds available for 
        use under such heading, unless the Secretary, upon the request 
        of a grantee issues a public determination by publication in 
        the Federal Register that it is not in the best interest of the 
        Federal Government to pursue such remedies.
    (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any grantee of 
funds referred to in subsection (a) of this section may request a 
waiver from the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development of any 
recoupment by the Secretary of such funds for amounts owed by persons 
who have received such assistance from such funds and who have been 
defrauded, or after receiving assistance, have filed for bankruptcy, 
gone through a foreclosure procedure on property that received such 
assistance, or are deceased. If the grantee self-certifies to the 
Secretary in such request that it has verified that the individual 
conditions of each person it is requesting a waiver for meets one of 
the conditions specified in the preceding sentence, the Secretary may 
grant such waivers on the basis of grantee self-certification, issue a 
public determination by publication in the Federal Register that it is 
not in the best interest of the Federal Government to pursue such 
recoupment, and may conduct oversight to verify grantee self-
certification and subject the grantee to remedies for noncompliance for 
any amounts that have not met such requirements.
    (d) Amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were 
previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985 or a concurrent resolution on the budget are designated as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 
(117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress) as 
engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022.
    Sec. 237.  None of the funds made available to the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development by this or any other Act may be used to 
implement, administer, enforce, or in any way make effective the 
proposed rule entitled ``Housing and Community Development Act of 1980: 
Verification of Eligible Status'', issued by the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development on May 10, 2019 (Docket No. FR-6124-P-01), or any 
final rule based substantially on such proposed rule.
    This title may be cited as the ``Department of Housing and Urban 
Development Appropriations Act, 2023''.

                               TITLE III

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                              Access Board

                         salaries and expenses

    For expenses necessary for the Access Board, as authorized by 
section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 792), 
$9,850,000:  Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, there may be credited to this appropriation funds received for 
publications and training expenses.

                      Federal Maritime Commission

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission as 
authorized by section 201(d) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as 
amended (46 U.S.C. 46107), including services as authorized by section 
3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles 
as authorized by section 1343(b) of title 31, United States Code; and 
uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized by sections 5901 and 
5902 of title 5, United States Code, $38,260,000, of which $2,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2024:  Provided, That not to 
exceed $3,500 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses.

                National Railroad Passenger Corporation

                      Office of Inspector General

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General for the 
National Railroad Passenger Corporation to carry out the provisions of 
the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 3), $27,935,000:  
Provided, That the Inspector General shall have all necessary 
authority, in carrying out the duties specified in such Act, to 
investigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to the 
Government under section 1001 of title 18, United States Code, by any 
person or entity that is subject to regulation by the National Railroad 
Passenger Corporation:  Provided further, That the Inspector General 
may enter into contracts and other arrangements for audits, studies, 
analyses, and other services with public agencies and with private 
persons, subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern the 
obtaining of such services within the National Railroad Passenger 
Corporation:  Provided further, That the Inspector General may select, 
appoint, and employ such officers and employees as may be necessary for 
carrying out the functions, powers, and duties of the Office of 
Inspector General, subject to the applicable laws and regulations that 
govern such selections, appointments, and employment within the 
National Railroad Passenger Corporation:  Provided further, That 
concurrent with the President's budget request for fiscal year 2024, 
the Inspector General shall submit to the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations a budget request for fiscal year 2024 in similar 
format and substance to budget requests submitted by executive agencies 
of the Federal Government.

                  National Transportation Safety Board

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the National Transportation Safety Board, 
including hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; services as 
authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates 
for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate 
for a GS-15; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 
sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code, $129,300,000, of 
which not to exceed $2,000 may be used for official reception and 
representation expenses:  Provided, That the amounts made available to 
the National Transportation Safety Board in this Act include amounts 
necessary to make lease payments on an obligation incurred in fiscal 
year 2001 for a capital lease.

                 Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

          payment to the neighborhood reinvestment corporation

    For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for use in 
neighborhood reinvestment activities, as authorized by the Neighborhood 
Reinvestment Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 8101-8107), $185,000,000.

                      Surface Transportation Board

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation Board, 
including services authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, $42,029,000:  Provided, That of the amounts made available under 
this heading, not less than $1,000,000 shall be for the necessary 
salaries and expenses to implement section 22309 of the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58), and for other activities 
as appropriate as determined by the Surface Transportation Board:  
Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not 
to exceed $1,250,000 from fees established by the Surface 
Transportation Board shall be credited to this appropriation as 
offsetting collections and used for necessary and authorized expenses 
under this heading:  Provided further, That the amounts made available 
under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar-
for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are received during 
fiscal year 2023, to result in a final appropriation from the general 
fund estimated at not more than $40,779,000.

           United States Interagency Council on Homelessness

                           operating expenses

    For necessary expenses, including payment of salaries, authorized 
travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference 
rooms, and the employment of experts and consultants under section 3109 
of title 5, United States Code, of the United States Interagency 
Council on Homelessness in carrying out the functions pursuant to title 
II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended, 
$4,580,000.

                                TITLE IV

                      GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

    Sec. 401.  None of the funds in this Act shall be used for the 
planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or 
otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or 
adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.
    Sec. 402.  None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain 
available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be 
transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided 
herein.
    Sec. 403.  The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for 
any consulting service through a procurement contract pursuant to 
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those 
contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and 
available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under 
existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to 
existing law.
    Sec. 404. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
obligated or expended for any employee training that--
            (1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, 
        and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official 
        duties;
            (2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of 
        emotional response or psychological stress in some 
        participants;
            (3) does not require prior employee notification of the 
        content and methods to be used in the training and written end 
        of course evaluation;
            (4) contains any methods or content associated with 
        religious or quasi-religious belief systems or ``new age'' 
        belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity 
        Commission Notice N-915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or
            (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants' 
        personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace.
    (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise 
preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon the 
performance of official duties.
    Sec. 405.  Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none of the 
funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations Acts to 
the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain available for 
obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2023, or provided from any 
accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees and 
available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for 
obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that--
            (1) creates a new program;
            (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
            (3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, 
        or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by 
        the Congress;
            (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity 
        by either the House or Senate Committees on Appropriations for 
        a different purpose;
            (5) augments existing programs, projects, or activities in 
        excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less;
            (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by 
        $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or
            (7) creates, reorganizes, or restructures a branch, 
        division, office, bureau, board, commission, agency, 
        administration, or department different from the budget 
        justifications submitted to the Committees on Appropriations or 
        the table accompanying the report accompanying this Act, 
        whichever is more detailed, unless prior approval is received 
        from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:
  Provided, That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and of the House of 
Representatives to establish the baseline for application of 
reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year:  
Provided further, That the report shall include--
                    (A) a table for each appropriation with a separate 
                column to display the prior year enacted level, the 
                President's budget request, adjustments made by 
                Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if 
                appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level;
                    (B) a delineation in the table for each 
                appropriation and its respective prior year enacted 
                level by object class and program, project, and 
                activity as detailed in this Act, the table 
                accompanying the report accompanying this Act, 
                accompanying reports of the House and Senate Committee 
                on Appropriations, or in the budget appendix for the 
                respective appropriations, whichever is more detailed, 
                and shall apply to all items for which a dollar amount 
                is specified and to all programs for which new budget 
                (obligational) authority is provided, as well as to 
                discretionary grants and discretionary grant 
                allocations; and
                    (C) an identification of items of special 
                congressional interest.
    Sec. 406.  Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to 
exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the 
end of fiscal year 2023 from appropriations made available for salaries 
and expenses for fiscal year 2023 in this Act, shall remain available 
through September 30, 2024, for each such account for the purposes 
authorized:  Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations for approval prior to the 
expenditure of such funds:  Provided further, That these requests shall 
be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines under section 405 
of this Act.
    Sec. 407.  No funds in this Act may be used to support 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 purposes of this section, public use shall not be construed to 
include economic development that primarily benefits private 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, 
communication-related, water-related and wastewater-related 
infrastructure), other structures designated for use by the general 
public or which have other common-carrier or public-utility functions 
that serve the general public and are subject 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 instrumentality of the United 
States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer 
authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.
    Sec. 409.  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. 410.  No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under 
this Act shall be made available to any person or entity that has been 
convicted of violating the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 8301-8305).
    Sec. 411.  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. 412.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees 
of a single agency or department of the United States Government, who 
are stationed 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. 413.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available under this Act may be used by the Surface Transportation 
Board to charge or collect any filing fee for rate or practice 
complaints filed with the Board in an amount in excess of the amount 
authorized for district court civil suit filing fees under section 1914 
of title 28, United States Code.
    Sec. 414. (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 activities.
    Sec. 415. (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 records, documents, and 
other materials in a timely manner.
    (c) Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance with statutory 
limitations on disclosure relevant to the information 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 calendar days any failures to comply with this 
requirement.
    Sec. 416.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 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. 417.  Within the amounts appropriated in this Act, funding 
shall be allocated in the amounts specified for those projects and 
purposes delineated in the table titled ``Transportation, Housing and 
Urban Development Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items'' 
included in the report accompanying this Act.
    Sec. 418.  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, formerly held by an employee who has left to 
enter the Armed Forces of the United States and has satisfactorily 
completed 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 position 
and has not been restored thereto.
    Sec. 419. (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 section 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-Norway 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 Agreement and United States law.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 310

117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 8294

                          [Report No. 117-402]

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                                 A BILL

   Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and 
Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              July 5, 2022

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed