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[S. 4796 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 445
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4796
[Report No. 118-199]
Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and
Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 25, 2024
Mr. Schatz, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the
following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the
calendar
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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, 2025, 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, 2025, 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,
$209,676,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026: Provided,
That of the sums appropriated under this heading--
(1) $3,822,000 shall be available for the immediate Office
of the Secretary;
(2) $1,371,000 shall be available for the immediate Office
of the Deputy Secretary;
(3) $20,367,000 shall be available for the Office of the
General Counsel;
(4) $35,544,000 shall be available for the Office of the
Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy, of which
$7,727,000 is for the Office for Multimodal Freight
Infrastructure and Policy and $11,435,000 is for the Office of
Aviation Consumer Protection: Provided, That the Secretary
must obtain reprogramming approval from the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations under section 405 of this Act
prior to executing the authorities of section 118(g)(2)-(3) of
title 49, United States Code;
(5) $22,573,000 shall be available for the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs;
(6) $4,471,000 shall be available for the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs;
(7) $23,874,000 shall be available for the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Administration;
(8) $6,361,000 shall be available for the Office of Public
Affairs and Public Engagement;
(9) $2,434,000 shall be available for the Office of the
Executive Secretariat;
(10) $16,146,000 shall be available for the Office of
Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response;
(11) $20,063,000 shall be available for the Office of the
Chief Information Officer;
(12) $1,569,000 shall be available for the Office of Tribal
Government Affairs;
(13) $43,748,000 shall be available for shared services of
the Office of the Secretary that would otherwise be provided by
the Working Capital Fund, in addition to amounts otherwise
available for such purposes; and
(14) $7,333,000 shall be available for information
technology development, modernization, and enhancement, in
addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes:
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 notice of
any change in funding greater than 7 percent shall be submitted for
approval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:
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, $57,375,000, of which
$22,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That of
such amounts that are available until expended, $11,000,000 shall be
for necessary expenses of the Advanced Research Projects Agency--
Infrastructure (ARPA-I) as authorized by section 119 of title 49,
United States Code: Provided further, That within the funds made
available under the preceding proviso, not less than $6,000,000 shall
be available for research on durability, resiliency, and sustainability
of bridges and other infrastructure and shall be directed to an
accredited university of higher education in the northeast United
States that has experience leading a regional university transportation
center and a proven record of developing, patenting, deploying, and
commercializing innovative composite materials and technologies for
bridge and other transportation applications, as well as conducting
research and developing prototypes using very large-scale polymer-based
additive manufacturing: 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: 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 a local and regional project
assistance grant program under section 6702 of title 49, United States
Code, $550,000,000, 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 the amounts made available under this heading in this
Act, not less than 5 percent shall be awarded to projects in
historically disadvantaged communities or areas of persistent poverty
as defined under section 6702(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code:
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 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
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 section 6702(d)(3) and
(d)(4) of title 49, United States Code.
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, $10,692,000,
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.
rural and tribal infrastructure advancement
For necessary expenses to carry out rural and Tribal infrastructure
advancement as authorized in section 21205 of Public Law 117-58,
$25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided,
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.
railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing program
The Secretary is authorized to issue direct loans and loan
guarantees pursuant to chapter 224 of title 49, United States Code, and
such authority shall exist as long as any such direct loan or loan
guarantee is outstanding.
financial management capital
For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing the Department
of Transportation's financial systems and re-engineering business
processes, $5,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2026.
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, $74,600,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2026.
office of civil rights
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $18,229,000.
transportation planning, research, and development
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation planning,
research, systems development, development activities, and making
grants, $45,687,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That of such amount, $8,838,000 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: Provided further, That of the
amounts made available under this heading, $10,907,000 shall be made
available for the purposes, and in amounts, specified for
congressionally directed spending in the table entitled
``Congressionally Directed Spending'' included in the report
accompanying this Act: Provided further, That of the amounts made
available under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be to carry out the
airport human trafficking prevention grants program as authorized under
section 774A of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Public Law 118-
63).
working capital fund
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays of
the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed $495,645,000, 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, $7,026,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2026: 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, $423,000,000, 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: Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 41733 of title
49, United States Code, for fiscal year 2025, the requirements
established under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 41731(a)(1) of
title 49, United States Code, shall not apply to maintain eligibility
under section 41731 of title 49, United States Code.
administrative provisions--office of the secretary of transportation
(including rescissions)
(including transfer of funds)
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 website 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 2024 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 2025 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.
Sec. 108. The Secretary of Transportation may transfer amounts
awarded to a federally recognized Tribe under a funding agreement
entered into under part 29 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations,
from the Department of Transportation's operating administrations to
the Office of Tribal Government Affairs: Provided, That any amounts
retroceded or reassumed under such part may be transferred back to the
appropriate operating administration.
Sec. 109. (a) Amounts made available to the Secretary of
Transportation or the Department of Transportation's operating
administrations in this Act for the costs of award, administration, or
oversight of financial assistance under the programs identified in
subsection (c) may be transferred to the account identified in section
801 of division J of Public Law 117-58, as amended by section 425 of
title IV of division L of Public Law 117-103, to remain available until
expended, for the necessary expenses of award, administration, or
oversight of any financial assistance programs in the Department of
Transportation.
(b) Amounts transferred under the authority in this section are
available in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purpose.
(c) The program from which funds made available under this Act may
be transferred under subsection (a) are--
(1) the local and regional project assistance program under
section 6702 of title 49, United States Code; and
(2) the university transportation centers program under
section 5505 of title 49, United States Code.
Sec. 109A. For amounts provided for this fiscal year and prior
fiscal years, section 24112(c)(2)(B) of Public Law 117-58 shall be
applied by substituting ``30 percent'' for ``40 percent''.
Sec. 109B. The Secretary may transfer up to $1,641,000 from
amounts made available under the heading ``Office of the Secretary--
Salaries and Expenses'' to the Department's operating administrations
for rent payments: Provided, That such amounts transferred for rent
payments that are no longer needed may be transferred back to such
account.
Sec. 109C. (a) If this Act is enacted on or before September 30,
2024, the remaining unobligated balances, as of September 30, 2024,
from amounts made available in section 109(a) of division L of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328) are hereby
permanently rescinded immediately upon enactment of this Act, and an
amount of additional new budget authority equivalent to the amount
rescinded is hereby appropriated on September 30, 2024, to remain
available until expended, and shall be available, without additional
competition, for completing the funding of awards made pursuant to the
fiscal year 2020 national infrastructure investments program, in
addition to other funds as may be available for such purposes.
(b) If this Act is enacted on or before September 30, 2024, the
remaining unobligated balances, as of September 30, 2024, from amounts
made available in section 109(b) of division L of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328) are hereby permanently
rescinded immediately upon enactment of this Act, and an amount of
additional new budget authority equivalent to the amount rescinded is
hereby appropriated on September 30, 2024, to remain available until
expended, and shall be available, without additional competition, for
completing the funding of awards made pursuant to the fiscal year 2019
national infrastructure investments program, in addition to other funds
as may be available for such purposes.
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, $13,603,399,000, to remain available until September
30, 2026, of which $13,000,000,000 to be derived from the Airport and
Airway Trust Fund: Provided, That of the amounts made available under
this heading--
(1) not less than $1,839,078,000 shall be available for
aviation safety activities;
(2) $10,112,436,000 shall be available for air traffic
organization activities;
(3) $57,130,000 shall be available for commercial space
transportation activities;
(4) $997,822,000 shall be available for finance and
management activities;
(5) $73,556,000 shall be available for NextGen and
operations planning activities;
(6) $172,270,000 shall be available for security and
hazardous materials safety activities; and
(7) $351,107,000 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. 44506 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 $241,000,000
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,
$3,600,000,000, of which $690,000,000 is for personnel and related
expenses and shall remain available until September 30, 2026,
$2,802,450,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027, and
$107,550,000 is for terminal facilities and shall remain available
until September 30, 2029: 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 2026 through 2030, 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 in the table entitled ``Allocation of Funds
for FAA Facilities and Equipment from the Infrastructure Investment and
Jobs Act--Fiscal Year 2025'' in the report accompanying this Act shall
be the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer
authorities for the current fiscal year pursuant to paragraph (7) of
such section 405 for amounts referred to in the preceding proviso:
Provided further, That, notwithstanding paragraphs (5) and (6) of such
section 405, unless prior approval is received from the 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, $290,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust
Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2027: 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 of the amounts made available under this heading, $25,000,000
shall be for aviation workforce development programs, as authorized
under section 625 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, as amended
(49 U.S.C. 40132 note): Provided further, That of the amounts set
aside under the preceding proviso, $5,000,000, to remain available
until expended, shall be for not more than two community colleges that
are sponsors of a general aviation airport identified in the National
Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: Provided further, That the
Secretary shall award such grant under the preceding proviso
notwithstanding section 625(b)(2) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of
2018, as amended (49 U.S.C. 40132 note): 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, $4,000,000,000, 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 $4,000,000,000, in fiscal year 2025, 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 $163,624,000 shall be available for
administration, $15,000,000 shall be available for the airport
cooperative research program, $43,360,000 shall be available for the
airport technology research program, and $15,000,000, 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:
Provided further, That up to $3,000,000 of the funds to carry out the
small community air service development program shall be for airports
serving communities or consortia of communities that lost 100 percent,
for at least twenty four consecutive months, of the scheduled air
transportation (as such term is defined in section 40102 of title 49,
United States Code) of the airport between January 1, 2021 and January
1, 2024: Provided further, That for such communities or consortia of
communities--(1) subsection (c)(4)(B) of section 41743 of title 49 of
United States Code shall not apply; and (2) the Secretary may make
awards of up to $3,000,000.
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 of title 49, United States
Code, subchapter 1 of chapter 475 of such title, and section 767 of the
FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Public Law 118-63), $521,155,000, to
remain available through September 30, 2027: 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 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 1 percent of the
amounts made available under this heading to fund the award and
oversight by the Administrator of grants made under this heading:
Provided further, That of the sums appropriated under this heading--
(1) $221,155,000 shall be made available for the purposes,
and in amounts, specified for congressionally directed spending
in the table entitled ``Congressionally Directed Spending''
included in the report accompanying this Act: Provided, That
funds made available under this section shall not be subject to
or considered under section 47115(j)(3)(B), 47115(j)(3)(C), or
47115(j)(3)(D) of title 49, United States Code;
(2) up to $230,000,000 shall be made available to the
Secretary to distribute as discretionary grants to airports
that include, but are not limited to, projects that are
eligible under section 47115(j)(3)(D) of title 49, United
States Code: Provided, That the Secretary may make
discretionary grants to primary airports for airport-owned
infrastructure required for the on-airport distribution or
storage of sustainable aviation fuels that achieve at least a
50 percent reduction in lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions,
using a methodology determined by the Secretary, including, but
not limited to, on-airport construction or expansion of
pipelines, rail lines and spurs, loading and off-loading
facilities, blending facilities, and storage tanks: Provided
further, That the Secretary may make discretionary grants with
funds made available under this heading to primary or
nonprimary airports for the acquisition or construction costs
related to airport-owned, revenue-producing aeronautical fuel
farms and fueling systems, including mobile systems, that the
Secretary determines will promote the use of unleaded or
sustainable aviation fuels on a non-exclusive basis; and
(3) up to $70,000,000, to remain available until expended,
shall be made available for the PFAS replacement program for
airports, as authorized under section 767 of the FAA
Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Public Law 118-63): Provided,
That subsection (d)(2)(A) of such section shall not apply to
funds made available under this paragraph.
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 2025.
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. Section 44502(e) of title 49, United States Code, shall
be applied by inserting the following after paragraph (4):
``(5) Limitations.--
``(A) Systems or equipment.--Eligible air traffic
systems or equipment identified in subparagraphs (A)
through (C) of paragraph (3) of this subsection to be
transferred to the Administrator under this subsection
must have been purchased by the transferor airport on
or after October 5, 2018; and
``(B) Other systems or equipment.--Eligible air
traffic systems or equipment identified in subparagraph
(D) of paragraph (3) of this subsection to be
transferred to the Administrator under this subsection
must have been purchased by the transferor airport on
or after October 1, 2024.
``(6) Airports in the contiguous united states.--
Notwithstanding the limitation to airports in non-contiguous
States in paragraph (1) of this subsection, an airport in the
contiguous United States may transfer, without consideration,
to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, an
eligible air traffic system or equipment identified in
subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (3) of this
subsection that conforms to performance specifications of the
Administrator if a Government airport aid program, airport
development aid program, or airport improvement project grant
was used to assist in purchasing the system or equipment and
such eligible air traffic system or equipment was purchased by
the transferor airport during the period of time beginning on
October 5, 2018, and ending on December 31, 2021.''.
Sec. 119E. Notwithstanding paragraph (7) of section 405,
activities creating, reorganizing, or restructuring an organizational
unit of the Federal Aviation Administration are not subject to the
requirements of section 405 unless those activities would change the
organization chart provided as an exhibit to section 1 of the
President's budget justification: Provided, That the Federal Aviation
Administration shall notify the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations within 3 business days of creating, reorganizing, or
restructuring an organizational unit of the Federal Aviation
Administration that is referenced in the President's budget
justification, but not included in the organization chart exhibit in
section 1 of the President's budget justification.
Federal Highway Administration
limitation on administrative expenses
(highway trust fund)
(including transfer of funds)
Not to exceed $512,695,778 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: Provided, That in addition,
$3,248,000 shall be transferred to the Appalachian Regional Commission
in accordance with section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code.
federal-aid highways
(limitation on obligations)
(highway trust fund)
Funds available for the implementation or execution of authorized
Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs shall not
exceed total obligations of $61,314,170,545 for fiscal year 2025:
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,
$62,011,047,545 shall be 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 $1,116,889,000:
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 2025 in this or any other Act for: (1)
``Federal-aid Highways'' under chapter 1 of title 23, United States
Code; (2) the Appalachian development highway system as authorized
under section 1069(y) of Public Law 102-240; (3) activities eligible
under the Tribal transportation program under section 202 of title 23,
United States Code; (4) activities eligible under the Federal lands
transportation program under section 203 of such title; (5) activities
eligible under the Federal land access program under section 204 of
such title; (6) the Northern Border Regional Commission (40 U.S.C.
15101 et seq.); (7) the Southwest Border Regional Commission (40 U.S.C.
15101 et seq.); (8) the Denali Commission; or (9) activities eligible
under chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, and shall not affect
the distribution or amount of funds provided in any other Act:
Provided further, That, except for the funds made available under this
heading for the Northern Border Regional Commission, the Southwest
Border Regional Commission, and the Denali Commission, section 11101(e)
of Public Law 117-58 shall apply to funds made available under this
heading: Provided further, That unless otherwise specified, amounts
made available under this heading shall be available until September
30, 2028, 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
sums appropriated under this heading--
(1) $567,889,000 shall be for the purposes, and in the
amounts, specified for congressionally directed spending in the
table entitled ``Congressionally Directed Spending'' 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 Appalachian States according to the
percentages derived from the 2012 Appalachian development
highway system cost-to-complete estimate, adopted in
Appalachian Regional Commission Resolution Number 736, and
confirmed as each Appalachian State's relative share of the
estimated remaining need to complete the 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 2020 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) $5,000,000 shall be transferred to the Southwest Border
Regional Commission (40 U.S.C. 15101 et seq.) to make grants,
in addition to amounts otherwise made available to the
Southwest Border Regional Commission for such purpose, for
authorized activities, including for administration of grants
or cooperative agreements to support interjurisdictional
planning activities advancing transportation infrastructure
that enables supply-chain connectivity, zero-emission fuel
corridors, and economic development along the southwest border:
Provided, That a grant made with funds made available under
this paragraph shall be administered in the same manner as a
grant made under subtitle V of title 40, United States Code;
(4) $5,000,000 shall be transferred to the Northern Border
Regional Commission (40 U.S.C. 15101 et seq.) to make grants,
in addition to amounts otherwise made available to the Northern
Border Regional Commission for such purpose, to carry out pilot
projects that demonstrate the capabilities of wood-based
infrastructure projects: Provided, That a grant made with
funds made available under this paragraph shall be administered
in the same manner as a grant made under subtitle V of title
40, United States Code;
(5) $5,000,000 shall be transferred to the Denali
Commission for activities eligible under section 307(e) of the
Denali Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law
105-277): Provided, That funds made available under this
paragraph shall not be subject to section 311 of such Act:
Provided further, That except as otherwise provided under
section 307(e) of such Act or this heading, funds made
available under this paragraph shall be administered as if
directly appropriated to the Denali Commission and subject to
applicable provisions of such Act, including the requirement in
section 307(e) of such Act that the local community provides a
10 percent non-Federal match in the form of any necessary land
or planning and design funds: Provided further, That such
funds shall be available until expended: Provided further,
That the Federal share of the costs for which an expenditure is
made with funds transferred under this paragraph shall be up to
90 percent;
(6) $15,000,000 shall be transferred to the Denali
Commission to carry out the Denali access system program under
section 309 of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C.
3121 note; Public Law 105-277): Provided, That a transfer
under this paragraph shall not be subject to section 311 of
such Act: Provided further, That except as otherwise provided
under this heading, funds made available under this paragraph
shall be administered as if directly appropriated to the Denali
Commission and subject to applicable provisions of such Act:
Provided further, That funds made available under this
paragraph shall not be subject to section 309(j)(2) of such
Act: Provided further, That funds made available under this
paragraph shall be available until expended: Provided further,
That the Federal share of the costs for which an expenditure is
made with funds transferred under this paragraph shall be up to
100 percent;
(7) $4,000,000 shall be to carry out the pollinator-
friendly practices on roadsides and highway rights-of-way
program under section 332 of title 23, United States Code;
(8) $20,000,000 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;
(9) $337,000,000, in addition to amounts made available in
section 125 of this Act, shall be for a competitive highway
bridge program for States that--
(A) have--
(i) a population density of less than 115
individuals per square mile; or
(ii) a population of less than 1,100,000
individuals; and
(B) have--
(i) less than 26 percent of total bridges
classified as in good condition; or
(ii) greater than or equal to 5.2 percent
of total bridges classified as in poor
condition:
Provided, That any such State with more than 14 percent of
total bridges classified as in poor condition shall receive not
less than $32,500,000 of the funds made available in this
paragraph or in section 125 of this Act for grant applications
for projects eligible under this paragraph: Provided further,
That if the Secretary determines that eligible applications
from any such State meeting the criteria under the preceding
proviso are insufficient to make awards of at least
$32,500,000, the Secretary shall use the unutilized amounts to
provide other grants to States eligible under this paragraph:
Provided further, That no State shall be awarded more than
$55,000,000 in awards from funds made available under this
paragraph or in section 125 of this Act for grant applications
for projects eligible under this paragraph: Provided further,
That the funds made available under this paragraph shall be
used for highway bridge replacement or rehabilitation projects
on public roads that demonstrate cost savings by bundling
multiple highway bridge projects and, except as otherwise
provided in this heading, shall be administered as if
apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code:
Provided further, That the requirements of section 144(j)(5) of
title 23, United States Code, shall not apply to funds made
available under this paragraph: Provided further, That for
purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary shall calculate
population and population density figures based on the latest
available data from the decennial census conducted under
section 141(a) of title 13, United States Code: Provided
further, That for purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary
shall calculate the percentages of bridge counts (including the
percentages of bridge counts classified as in poor and good
condition) based on the national bridge inventory as of June
2023;
(10) $25,000,000 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):
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: Provided further, That funds
made available under this paragraph shall remain available
until expended;
(11) $25,000,000 shall be for a competitive Type 3 highway
bridge program for the replacement or rehabilitation of bridges
that--(A) are owned by a county; (B) are classified as a Type 3
bridge by the Bureau of Reclamation; (C) are eligible under the
Federal lands access program, as described in section 204 of
title 23, United States Code; and (D) cross a water conveyance
structure owned by the Bureau of Reclamation: Provided, That
the Secretary, in consultation with the Bureau of Reclamation,
shall prioritize awards to projects that will lead to--(i)
improved water delivery; (ii) improved bridge conditions; and
(iii) improved safety, efficiency, and reliability of the
movement of people and goods over Type 3 bridges crossing a
water conveyance structure owned by the Bureau of Reclamation:
Provided further, That only a county owning a bridge meeting
the conditions in this paragraph shall be an eligible applicant
for a grant under this paragraph: Provided further, That,
except as otherwise provided under this heading, funds made
available under this paragraph shall be administered as if
allocated under section 204 of such title, except that such
funds shall not be subject to subsections (b) or (c) of such
section: Provided further, That for the purposes of funds made
available under this paragraph, the term ``Type 3 bridge''
means a bridge classified as a Type 3 bridge by the Bureau of
Reclamation as defined in its Reclamation Manual Directives and
Standards FAC 07-01 (as updated on June 9, 2023): Provided
further, That funds made available under this paragraph shall
remain available until expended: Provided further, That the
Federal share of the costs for which an expenditure is made
with funds made available under this paragraph shall be 100
percent; and
(12) $8,000,000 shall be for research leading to
sustainable stormwater management technologies and techniques
to reduce the impacts of 6PPD and 6PPD-quinone on salmon-
bearing streams, as eligible under chapter 5 of title 23,
United States Code: Provided, That funds made available under
this paragraph shall be administered as if allocated under
chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code.
administrative provisions--federal highway administration
Sec. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2025, 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
section 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 section 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 2025, 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) Period of Availability of Obligation Limitation for Allocated
Programs.--
(1) In general.--Obligation authority described in
paragraph (2) 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.
(2) Obligation authority described.--Obligation authority
described in this paragraph is obligation authority--
(A) made available under subsection (a)(1)(A) and
associated with amounts set aside under section 140(b),
140(c), or 143 of title 23, United States Code;
(B) made available under subsection (a)(1)(B); and
(C) made available under subsection (a)(4).
(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.
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 post on a website 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.
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. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
$63,000,000 from the funds described in subsection (c), in addition to
amounts made available in paragraph (9) under the heading ``Highway
Infrastructure Programs'', shall be available for a competitive highway
bridge program for States that--
(1) have--
(A) a population density of less than 115
individuals per square mile; or
(B) a population of less than 1,100,000
individuals; and
(2) have--
(A) less than 26 percent of total bridges
classified as in good condition; or
(B) greater than or equal to 5.2 percent of total
bridges classified as in poor condition:
Provided, That any such State with more than 14 percent of total
bridges classified as in poor condition shall receive not less than
$32,500,000 of the funds made available under this subsection or in
paragraph (9) under the heading ``Highway Infrastructure Programs'' for
grant applications for projects eligible under this subsection:
Provided further, That if the Secretary determines that eligible
applications from any such State meeting the criteria under the
preceding proviso are insufficient to make awards of at least
$32,500,000, the Secretary shall use the unutilized amounts to provide
other grants to States eligible under this subsection: Provided
further, That no State shall be awarded more than $55,000,000 in awards
from funds made available under this subsection or in paragraph (9)
under the heading ``Highway Infrastructure Programs'': Provided
further, That the funds made available under this subsection shall be
used for highway bridge replacement or rehabilitation projects on
public roads that demonstrate cost savings by bundling multiple highway
bridge projects and, except as otherwise provided in this section,
shall be administered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23,
United States Code: Provided further, That the requirements of section
144(j)(5) of title 23, United States Code, shall not apply to funds
made available under this subsection: Provided further, That for
purposes of this subsection, the Secretary shall calculate population
and population density figures based on the latest available data from
the decennial census conducted under section 141(a) of title 13, United
States Code: Provided further, That for purposes of this subsection,
the Secretary shall calculate the percentages of bridge counts
(including the percentages of bridge counts classified as in poor and
good condition) based on the national bridge inventory as of June 2023:
Provided further, That section 11101(e) of the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58) shall apply to funds made
available under this subsection.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $150,000,000 from
the funds described in subsection (c) shall be available for activities
eligible under the Tribal transportation program, as described in
section 202 of title 23, United States Code: Provided, That, except as
otherwise provided under this subsection, the funds made available
under this subsection shall be administered as if allocated under
chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code: Provided further, 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 shall not apply to funds made available under this
subsection: Provided further, That the set-aside described in section
1123(h)(1) of MAP-21 (as amended by Public Law 117-58), shall not apply
to such funds.
(c) Funds described in this subsection are any funds that--
(1) are unobligated on the date of enactment of this Act;
and
(2) were made available for credit assistance under--
(A) the transportation infrastructure finance and
innovation program under subchapter II of chapter 1 of
title 23, United States Code, as in effect prior to
August 10, 2005; or
(B) the transportation infrastructure finance and
innovation program under chapter 6 of title 23, United
States Code.
(d) Funds made available under subsections (a) and (b) for a
competitive highway bridge program for States and for the Tribal
transportation program shall--
(1) be subject to the obligation limitation for Federal-aid
highway and highway safety construction programs; and
(2) unless otherwise specified in this section, remain
available until September 30, 2028.
(e) The obligation limitation made available under section
120(a)(2) that is associated with funds made available under subsection
(a) shall--
(1) remain available until September 30, 2028; and
(2) 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.
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
motor carrier safety operations and programs
(liquidation of contract authorization)
(limitation on obligations)
(highway trust fund)
(including transfer of funds)
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, as
amended by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-
58), $382,500,000, 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 $438,100,000, for ``Motor Carrier Safety Operations and
Programs'' for fiscal year 2025, of which--
(1) not less than $106,698,000, to remain available for
obligation until September 30, 2027, is for development,
modernization, enhancement, and continued operation and
maintenance of information technology and information
management;
(2) $14,073,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2027, is for the research and technology program;
and
(3) $12,000,000, to remain available for obligation until
expended, is for a medium-duty truck crash causal factor study:
Provided further, That $55,600,000 in obligation limitation provided
in the preceding proviso shall be made available from prior year
unobligated amounts provided for Operations and Programs and Motor
Carrier Safety Grants in prior year appropriations or authorization
Acts and transferred to this account: Provided further, That the
activities funded in paragraphs (1) through (3) of the first proviso
may be accomplished through direct research activities, grants,
cooperative agreements, contracts, intra or inter-agency agreements, or
other agreements with public organizations: Provided further, That
such amounts, payments, and obligation limitation as may be necessary
to carry out the medium-duty crash causal factor may be transferred and
credited to appropriate accounts of other participating Federal
agencies.
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, $526,450,000,
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 $526,450,000 in fiscal
year 2025 for ``Motor Carrier Safety Grants'': Provided further, That
of the amounts made available under this heading--
(1) $414,500,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2026, shall be for the motor carrier safety
assistance program;
(2) $44,350,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2026, shall be for the commercial driver's
license program implementation program;
(3) $61,200,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2026, shall be for the high priority program;
(4) $1,400,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2026, shall be for the commercial motor vehicle
operators grant program; and
(5) $5,000,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2026, shall be for the commercial motor vehicle
enforcement training and support grant program.
administrative provisions--federal motor carrier safety administration
Sec. 130. 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 defined in section 31132(1) of such
title, transporting livestock as defined in section 602 of the
Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance Act of 1988 (7 U.S.C. 1471) or
insects.
Sec. 131. None of the funds made available by this or any other
Act may be used to require the use of inward facing cameras by a motor
carrier or require a motor carrier to register an apprenticeship
program with the Department of Labor as a condition for participation
in the safe driver apprenticeship pilot program.
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,
$248,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2026.
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, $205,400,000, 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
2025, are in excess of $205,400,000: Provided further, That of the
sums appropriated under this heading--
(1) $198,000,000 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) $7,400,000 shall be for the national driver register
authorized under chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code:
Provided further, That within the $205,400,000 obligation limitation
for operations and research, $57,500,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2026, and shall be in addition to the amount of any
limitation imposed on obligations for future years: 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 2025 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, $831,444,832, 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 2025 are in excess of $831,444,832 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) $385,900,000 shall be for highway safety programs under
section 402 of title 23, United States Code;
(2) $360,500,000 shall be for national priority safety
programs under section 405 of title 23, United States Code;
(3) $42,300,000 shall be for the high visibility
enforcement program under section 404 of title 23, United
States Code; and
(4) $42,744,832 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)(10) 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)(10) of title 23, United States Code, within 5 days.
administrative provisions--national highway traffic safety
administration
Sec. 140. 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. 141. Of the funds made available under this Act to the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, not less than $50,000,
and of the funds made available under this Act to the Federal Highway
Administration, not less than $50,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2030, shall be to establish a Vulnerable Road User
Advisory Committee to advise the Secretary on reducing fatalities and
injuries to vulnerable road users, including for administrative support
and supplies necessary for the Committee to carry out its duties:
Provided, That the Secretary shall establish such Committee within 90
days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the Committee
shall be comprised of at least 10, but not more than 15 members, to be
appointed by the Secretary, who are not employees of the Department of
Transportation, and shall include not more than 2 representatives from
each of the following--
(1) State and local governments;
(2) vehicle safety advocates;
(3) vulnerable road user advocates;
(4) law enforcement;
(5) emergency medical service providers;
(6) families of vulnerable road user crash victims;
(7) traffic safety engineers;
(8) the insurance industry;
(9) motor vehicle manufacturers; and
(10) other relevant stakeholders, including those
representing rural areas, as determined by the Secretary:
Provided further, That if a member of the Committee resigns before
termination of the Committee, the Secretary may appoint a replacement
for the member, though the resigning member may continue to serve after
resignation until the date on which a successor is appointed: Provided
further, That a vacancy on the Committee shall be filled in a manner in
which the original appointment was made: Provided further, That a
member of the Committee shall serve without compensation: Provided
further, That the Committee shall meet not less frequently than
annually: Provided further, That the Committee shall advise the
Secretary, the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, the Administrator of the Federal Highway
Administration, and the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration regarding transportation safety issues of concern
to vulnerable road users (as defined in section 148(a) of title 23,
United States Code): Provided further, That not later than October 31
of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Committee
is established, and not less frequently than once every year
thereafter, the Committee shall submit to the Secretary, the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, the Subcommittee on
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies of
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and
the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and
Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives a report containing recommendations of the Committee
regarding vulnerable road user safety and an assessment of progress
made by the Secretary over the period of time in advancing regulations
or other related safety activities to enhance or improve vulnerable
road user safety: Provided further, The Secretary shall determine
whether to accept or reject a recommendation contained in a report of
the Committee, and shall submit a response to the Committee's
recommendations within 60 days of receiving a report from the Committee
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate, the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate,
the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and
Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives, and the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and
Urban Development, and Related Agencies of the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives: Provided further, That
the Secretary shall provide to the Committee such administrative
support, staff, and technical assistance as the Secretary determines to
be necessary to carry out the duties of the Committee under this
section: Provided further, That the Committee shall terminate on the
date that is 6 years after the date of establishment of the Committee.
Federal Railroad Administration
safety and operations
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Administration, not
otherwise provided for, $292,817,000, of which $25,000,000 shall remain
available until expended.
railroad research and development
For necessary expenses for railroad research and development,
$54,750,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the
amounts provided under this heading, up to $6,000,000 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, $100,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, 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: Provided further, That, of amounts made
available under this heading, $15,000,000 shall be for a grant to the
Union Station Redevelopment Corporation to rehabilitate and repair the
Washington Union Station complex, and section 24911(f)(2) of title 49,
United States Code, shall not apply to that grant.
consolidated rail infrastructure and safety improvements
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses related to consolidated rail infrastructure
and safety improvements grants, as authorized by section 22907 of title
49, United States Code, $375,821,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That of the amounts made available under this
heading in this Act, $75,821,000 shall be made available for the
purposes, and in amounts, specified for congressionally directed
spending in the table entitled ``Congressionally Directed Spending''
included in the report accompanying this Act: Provided further, That
requirements under subsections (g) and (l) of section 22907 of title
49, United States Code, shall not apply to the preceding proviso:
Provided further, That any remaining funds available after the
distribution of the congressionally directed spending described in this
paragraph shall be available to the Secretary to distribute as
discretionary grants under this heading: Provided further, That for
amounts made available under this heading in this Act, 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 22905(f) of title 49,
United States Code, shall not apply to amounts made available under
this heading in this Act for projects that implement or sustain
positive train control systems otherwise eligible under section
22907(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That
amounts made available under this heading in this Act for projects
selected for commuter rail passenger transportation may be transferred
by the Secretary, after selection, to the appropriate agencies to be
administered in accordance with chapter 53 of title 49, United States
Code: Provided further, That for amounts made available under this
heading in this Act, eligible recipients under section 22907(b)(7) of
title 49, United States Code, shall include any holding company of a
Class II railroad or Class III railroad (as those terms are defined in
section 20102 of title 49, United States Code): Provided further, That
section 22907(e)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code, shall not apply
to amounts made available under this heading in this Act: Provided
further, That section 22907(e)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code,
shall not apply to amounts made available under this heading in
previous fiscal years if such funds are announced in a notice of
funding opportunity that includes funds made available under this
heading in this Act: Provided further, That the preceding proviso
shall not apply to funds made available under this heading in the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (division J of Public Law 117-
58): Provided further, That unobligated balances remaining after 6
years from the date of enactment of this Act may be used for any
eligible project under section 22907(c) of title 49, United States
Code: Provided further, That the Secretary may withhold up to 2
percent of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act
for the costs of award and project management oversight of grants
carried out under title 49, United States Code.
northeast corridor grants to the national railroad passenger
corporation
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to the
National Railroad Passenger Corporation for activities associated with
the Northeast Corridor as authorized by section 22101(a) of division B
of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58),
$1,020,974,000, 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 division B of the Infrastructure Investment and
Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58), the Secretary may retain up to an
additional $5,000,000 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.
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 division B of
the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58),
$1,617,098,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the
Secretary may retain up to an additional $3,000,000 of the funds
provided under this heading in this Act to fund expenses associated
with the State-Supported Route Committee established under section
24712 of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That none of
the funds provided under this heading in this Act shall be used by
Amtrak to give notice under subsection (a) or (c) of section 24706 of
title 49, United States Code, with respect to long-distance routes (as
defined in section 24102 of title 49, United States Code) on which
Amtrak is the sole operator on a host railroad's line and a positive
train control system is not required by law or regulation, or, except
in an emergency or during maintenance or construction outages impacting
such routes, to otherwise discontinue, reduce the frequency of,
suspend, or substantially alter the route of rail service on any
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: Provided further,
That the National Railroad Passenger Corporation may use up to
$66,000,000 of the amounts made available under this heading in this
Act for corridor development activities as authorized by section
22101(h) of division B of Public Law 117-58: Provided further, That
$30,000,000 of the amounts made available under this heading in this
Act shall be for modernization projects as identified in the report
accompanying this Act.
administrative provisions--federal railroad administration
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 150. The amounts made available 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, in this and prior
Acts, may be transferred to the Federal Railroad Administration's
``Financial Assistance Oversight and Technical Assistance'' account for
the necessary expenses to support the award, administration, project
management oversight, and technical assistance of financial assistance
administered by the Federal Railroad Administration, in the same manner
as appropriated for 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. 151. None of the funds made available to the National
Railroad Passenger Corporation may be used to fund any overtime costs
in excess of $35,000 for any individual employee: Provided, That the
President of Amtrak may waive the cap set in the preceding proviso for
specific employees when the President of Amtrak determines such a cap
poses a risk to the safety and operational efficiency of the system:
Provided further, That the President of Amtrak shall report to the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no later than 60 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, a summary of all overtime
payments incurred by Amtrak for 2023 and the three prior calendar
years: Provided further, That such summary shall include the total
number of employees that received waivers and the total overtime
payments Amtrak paid to employees receiving waivers for each month for
2023 and for the three prior calendar years.
Sec. 152. 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. 153. For amounts made available under the heading ``Federal-
State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail'' for fiscal year 2025
in this Act and in title VIII of division J of Public Law 117-58, the
Union Station Redevelopment Corporation shall be considered an entity
eligible to receive a grant under section 24911(a) of title 49, United
States Code: Provided, That section 24911(f)(2) of title 49 shall not
apply to grants made available to the Union Station Redevelopment
Corporation.
Sec. 154. It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) long-distance passenger rail routes provide much-needed
transportation access for 3,900,000 riders in 325 communities
in 40 States and are particularly important in rural areas; and
(2) long-distance passenger rail routes and services should
be sustained to ensure connectivity throughout the National
Network (as defined in section 24102 of title 49, United States
Code).
Federal Transit Administration
transit formula grants
(liquidation of contract authorization)
(limitation on obligations)
(highway trust fund)
For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal public
transportation assistance program in this account, and for payment of
obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5305,
5307, 5310, 5311, 5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5334, 5335, 5337, 5339,
and 5340, section 20005(b) of Public Law 112-141, and section 3006(b)
of Public Law 114-94, $14,279,000,000, 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 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310,
5311, 5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5334, 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340,
section 20005(b) of Public Law 112-141, and section 3006(b) of Public
Law 114-94, shall not exceed total obligations of $14,279,000,000 in
fiscal year 2025.
transit infrastructure grants
(including transfer of funds)
For an additional amount for ferry boats grants under section
5307(h) of title 49, United States Code, Tribal technical assistance
under section 5311(b)(3)(C) of such title, bus testing facilities under
section 5318 of such title, transportation assistance for the
international quadrennial Olympic and Paralympic events as authorized
by section 1223(e) of Public Law 105-178, accelerating innovative
mobility initiative grants under section 5312 of such title,
accelerating the adoption of zero emission buses under section 5312 of
such title, congressionally directed spending for projects and
activities eligible under chapter 53 of such title, and ferry service
for rural communities under section 71103 of division G of Public Law
117-58, $345,661,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That of the sums provided under this heading in this Act--
(1) $33,000,000 shall be available for ferry boat grants as
authorized under section 5307(h) of such title: Provided, That
of the amounts provided under this paragraph, no less than
$10,000,000 shall be available for low or zero emission ferries
or ferries using electric battery or fuel cell components and
the infrastructure to support such ferries;
(2) $500,000 shall be available for technical assistance
and resources to Tribes through the national rural
transportation assistance program authorized under section
5311(b)(3)(C) of such title;
(3) $2,000,000 shall be available for the operation and
maintenance of the bus testing facilities selected under
section 5318 of such title;
(4) $200,000,000 shall be available for transportation
assistance, including assistance with planning, capital
projects, and operating assistance, for surface, commuter, and
public transportation systems necessary to support the mobility
needs of the international quadrennial Olympic and Paralympic
events as authorized by section 1223(e) of Public Law 105-178:
Provided, That such assistance shall be for any eligible entity
as defined by section 6702 of title 49 that is hosting a venue
that is part of the 2028 international quadrennial Olympic or
Paralympic events: Provided further, That such assistance may
be provided through direct grants or cooperative agreements for
which the Federal share shall not exceed 80 percent, with the
exception of assistance for a supplemental bus system which may
exceed 80 percent at the discretion of the Secretary: Provided
further, That these amounts shall be in addition to other
amounts made available for such purpose: Provided further,
That funds made available under this paragraph may be
transferred to other operating administrations of the
Department to administer the funds made available under this
paragraph as appropriate: Provided further, That any amounts
that are no longer needed under that part may be transferred
back to this account for the purposes of this paragraph;
(5) $5,000,000 shall be available for the accelerating
innovative mobility initiative as authorized under section 5312
of title 49, United States Code: Provided, That such amounts
shall be available for competitive grants to improve mobility
and enhance the rider experience with a focus on innovative
service delivery models, creative financing, novel
partnerships, and integrated payment solutions in order to help
disseminate proven innovation mobility practices throughout the
public transportation industry;
(6) $66,161,000 shall be available for the purposes, and in
amounts, specified for congressionally directed spending in the
table entitled ``Congressionally Directed Spending'' 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;
(7) $34,000,000 shall be available for ferry service for
rural communities under section 71103 of division G of 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 15 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; and
(8) $5,000,000 shall be available to support technical
assistance, research, demonstration, or deployment activities
or projects to accelerate the adoption of zero emission buses
in public transit as authorized under section 5312 of title 49,
United States Code:
Provided further, That amounts made available under this heading in
this Act shall be derived from the general fund: Provided further,
That 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,
2026: 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), $2,262,000,000, to remain available until
expended, of which no less than $100,000,000 shall be allocated
projects authorized under section 3005(b) of the Fixing America's
Surface Transportation Act: Provided, 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: 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 shall be
deemed eligible for funding provided for projects under section 5309 of
title 49, United States Code, without further evaluation or rating
under such section: Provided further, That such funding shall not
exceed the Federal share under section 3005(b): Provided further, That
for funds made available under this heading in division J of Public Law
117-58 the second through sixth provisos shall be treated as
inapplicable for fiscal year 2025: Provided further, That amounts
repurposed pursuant to the preceding proviso shall continue to be
treated as amounts specified in section 103(b) of division A of Public
Law 118-5.
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
(including rescission)
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 160. The limitations on obligations for the programs of the
Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any authority under
49 U.S.C. 5338, previously made available for obligation, or to any
other authority 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 not obligated by September 30, 2028, 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, 2024, 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. If this Act is enacted on or before September 30, 2024,
the remaining unobligated balances, as of September 30, 2024, from
amounts made available under the heading ``Capital Investment Grants''
in title I of division L of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
(Public Law 116-260) are hereby permanently rescinded immediately upon
enactment of this Act, and an amount of additional new budget authority
equivalent to the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated on September
30, 2024, to remain available until September 30, 2025, and shall be
available, without additional competition, for completing the funding
of awards made pursuant to the Capital Investment Grants program, in
addition to other funds as may be available for such purposes.
Sec. 166. (a) Of the unobligated balances made available for the
``Clean Fuels Grant Program'' under section 5308 of title 49, United
States Code, $4,009,637 shall be transferred to and administered under
section 5339(c) of title 49, United States Code.
(b) Of the unobligated balances made available for the ``Rural
Transportation Accessibility Incentive Program'' under section 3038 of
Public Law 105-178, $4,072,214 shall be transferred to and administered
under section 5311 of title 49, United States Code.
(c) Of the unobligated balances made available for the
``Alternatives Analysis Program'' under section 5339 of title 49,
United States Code, $3,179,941 shall be transferred to and administered
under section 5305 of title 49, United States Code.
(d) Of the unobligated balances made available for ``Alternative
Transportation in Parks and Public Lands'' under section 5320 of title
49, United States Code, $2,154,502 shall be transferred to and
administered under section 5311 of title 49, United States Code.
(e) Of the unobligated balances made available for ``Job Access and
Reverse Commute Formula Grants'' under section 5316 of title 49, United
States Code, $47,498,373 shall be available for competitive grants to
eligible entities to assist areas of persistent poverty as defined
under section 6702(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, or
historically disadvantaged communities, for the same purposes for which
amounts were provided for grants to areas of persistent poverty under
the heading ``Federal Transit Administration--Transit Infrastructure
Grants'' in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-
103).
(f) Of the unobligated balances made available for ``New Freedom''
under section 5317 of title 49, United States Code, $41,864,086 shall
be transferred and administered under section 5310 of title 49, United
States Code.
(g) Of the unobligated balances made available for ``Bus Capital''
under section 5039 if title 49, United States Code, $84,652,833 shall
be transferred and administered under section 5339 of title 49, United
States Code.
Sec. 167. (a) Funds obligated in fiscal year 2025 for grants under
sections 5310 and 5311 of title 49, United States Code, may be used for
up to 100 percent of the eligible net costs of a project,
notwithstanding subsection (d) of section 5310 and subsection (g) of
section 5311 of such title.
(b) Notwithstanding section 5339(b)(6)(B) of title 49, United
States Code, the Federal share of the costs for which an amount is
provided in this Act to a federally recognized Indian Tribe for
activities carried out under section 5339(b) of title 49, United States
Code, may be, at the option of such Indian Tribe, up to 100 percent.
(c) Notwithstanding section 5339(c)(7)(A) of title 49, United
States Code, the Federal share of the costs for which an amount is
provided in this Act to a federally recognized Indian Tribe for
activities carried out under section 5339(c) of title 49, United States
Code, may be, at the option of such Indian Tribe, up to 100 percent.
Sec. 168. Section 5323 of title 49, United States Code, is amended
in subsection (q)--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``Corridor preservation'' and inserting ``Real property
interests'';
(2) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``right-of-way'' each time it
appears and inserting ``real property interests''; and
(B) by inserting ``acquired'' after ``may use
the''; and
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Right-of-way'' and
inserting ``Real property interests''.
Sec. 169. None of the funds made available under this Act shall be
used in awarding or amending a contract or subcontract to an entity
that, at any time on or after December 20, 2019, met the criteria
described in section 5323(u) of title 49, United States Code, or to any
entity resulting from a reorganization or restructuring of such entity,
or to any successor, subsidiary, affiliate, joint venture, or co-owned
enterprise of such an entity, without regard to whether such
reorganized or restructured entity, successor, subsidiary, affiliate,
joint venture, or co-owned enterprise meets the criteria under such
section.
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, $40,605,000, 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
$16,300,000 shall be for the seaway infrastructure program.
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 Tanker Security Fleet payments, as authorized under section
53406 of title 46, United States Code, $120,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
operations and training
For necessary expenses of operations and training activities
authorized by law, $285,287,000: Provided, That of the sums
appropriated under this heading--
(1) $105,000,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2026, for the operations of the United States Merchant Marine
Academy;
(2) $22,000,000 shall remain available until expended for
facilities maintenance and repair, and equipment, at the United
States Merchant Marine Academy;
(3) $86,000,000 shall remain available until expended for
the capital asset management program, of which no less than
$64,000,000 is for capital improvements at the United States
Merchant Marine Academy;
(4) $8,500,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2026, for the maritime environmental and technical assistance
program authorized under section 50307 of title 46, United
States Code; and
(5) $10,000,000 shall remain available until expended, for
the United States marine highway program to make grants for the
purposes authorized under section 55601 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 or
America's marine highway program (now known as the United States marine
highway program) from prior year recoveries shall be available to carry
out activities authorized under section 55601 of title 46, United
States Code.
state maritime academy operations
For necessary expenses of operations, support, and training
activities for State Maritime Academies, $178,400,000: Provided, That
of the sums appropriated under this heading--
(1) $17,100,000 shall remain available until expended for
maintenance, repair, and life extension of training ships at
the State Maritime Academies;
(2) $8,000,000 shall remain available until expended for
offsetting the costs of training ship sharing;
(3) $132,700,000 shall remain available until expended for
the national security multi-mission vessel program, including--
(A) $75,000,000 for the construction, planning,
administration, and design of school ships and, as
determined by the Secretary, necessary expenses to
design, plan, construct infrastructure, and purchase
equipment necessary to berth such ships: Provided,
That such funds may be used to reimburse State Maritime
Academies for costs incurred prior to the date of
enactment of this Act; and
(B) $57,700,000 for the operation, integration,
oversight, and management of national security multi-
mission vessel school ships, including insurance,
maintenance, repair, and equipment costs: Provided,
That such funds may be used to reimburse State Maritime
Academies for costs incurred prior to the date of
enactment of this Act;
(4) $4,800,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2029, for the student incentive program;
(5) $9,800,000 shall remain available until expended for
training ship fuel assistance; and
(6) $6,000,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2026, 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 the cost of guaranteed loans, $5,000,000, of which $2,000,000
shall 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, as amended:
Provided further, That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be for
administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, 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, and section 3501(a)(9)
of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2024 (Public
Law 118-31), $200,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That for grants awarded under this paragraph in this Act, the
minimum grant size shall be $1,000,000.
administrative provisions--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, $32,633,000, of which $4,500,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2027.
hazardous materials safety
For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous materials safety
functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, $86,586,000, of which $12,070,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2027, 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), $234,580,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2027, of which $31,000,000 shall be derived from
the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which $196,180,000 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 $46,825,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2027, 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,
$118,922,000: 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. 401 et seq.), 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 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. None of the funds made available by this act may be used
to require a recipient of Federal funds to display signage containing
the name of the President, Vice President, or any member of the
President's Cabinet as a condition of the receipt of such funds.
This title may be cited as the ``Department of Transportation
Appropriations Act, 2025''.
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, $20,400,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2026: 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, $729,650,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026:
Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this heading--
(1) $101,800,000 shall be available for the Office of the
Chief Financial Officer;
(2) $137,700,000 shall be available for the Office of the
General Counsel;
(3) $246,700,000 shall be available for the Office of
Administration;
(4) $56,500,000 shall be available for the Office of the
Chief Human Capital Officer;
(5) $33,700,000 shall be available for the Office of the
Chief Procurement Officer;
(6) $70,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Field
Policy and Management;
(7) $4,900,000 shall be available for the Office of
Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity; and
(8) $78,350,000 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.
program offices
For necessary salaries and expenses for Program Offices,
$1,152,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026:
Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this heading--
(1) $301,300,000 shall be available for the Office of
Public and Indian Housing;
(2) $184,200,000 shall be available for the Office of
Community Planning and Development;
(3) $505,700,000 shall be available for the Office of
Housing;
(4) $42,400,000 shall be available for the Office of Policy
Development and Research;
(5) $106,700,000 shall be available for the Office of Fair
Housing and Equal Opportunity; and
(6) $12,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Lead
Hazard Control and Healthy Homes.
working capital fund
(including transfer of funds)
For the working capital fund for the Department of Housing and
Urban Development (referred to in this 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.
information technology fund
For Department-wide and program-specific information technology
systems and infrastructure, $435,950,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2027: Provided, That not later than 30 days after the
end of each quarter, the Secretary shall brief the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations on all information technology
modernization efforts as required in the report accompanying this Act.
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 heading ``the
Act''), not otherwise provided for, $31,260,450,000, to remain
available until expended, which shall be available on October 1, 2024
(in addition to the $4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this
heading that shall be available on October 1, 2024), of which
$8,030,000,000 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and $4,000,000,000, to
remain available until expended, which shall be available on October 1,
2025: Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this heading--
(1) $32,035,450,000 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 2025 funding
cycle shall provide renewal funding for each public housing
agency based on validated voucher management system (VMS) or
successor system 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 none of the funds provided under this
paragraph may be used to fund a total number of unit months
under lease which exceeds a public housing agency's authorized
level of units under contract, except for public housing
agencies participating in the moving to work (MTW)
demonstration, which are instead governed in accordance with
the requirements of the MTW demonstration program or their MTW
agreements, if any: 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 enactment of this Act or
March 1, 2025: Provided further, That the Secretary may extend
the notification period only after the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations are notified at least 10 business
days in advance of the extension: 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 2025 allocations
based on the excess amounts of public housing agencies' net
restricted assets accounts, including HUD-held programmatic
reserves (in accordance with VMS or successor system data in
calendar year 2024 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 2025 MTW funding allocation: Provided further, That the
Secretary shall use any such offset amounts 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 $200,000,000 shall be available
only:
(A) 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;
(B) 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);
(C) for adjustments for costs associated with HUD-
Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH)
vouchers;
(D) for public housing agencies that despite taking
reasonable cost savings measures, as determined by the
Secretary, would otherwise be required to terminate
rental assistance for families as a result of
insufficient funding;
(E) 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 MTW
demonstration, to enable such agencies to lease
more vouchers;
(F) 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;
(G) 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.); and
(H) for costs associated with mainstream vouchers:
Provided further, That the Secretary shall allocate amounts
under the preceding proviso based on need, as determined by the
Secretary: Provided further, That the Secretary may establish
a demonstration program to continue through fiscal year 2028 at
a limited number of public housing agencies in difficult rental
markets, as determined by the Secretary, for the purpose of
testing whether the provision of additional assistance to
facilitate leasing increases the ability of families
participating in the program to lease a unit: Provided
further, That amounts made available under this paragraph in
this and prior Acts to public housing agencies participating in
such demonstration program shall be available for making
utility and security deposit assistance payments (including
last month's rent) and other costs consistent with the terms of
the demonstration, in addition to the purposes for which such
funds were appropriated and obligated and in addition to
amounts for administrative and other expenses otherwise
available for such payments and costs: Provided further, That
any such utility or security deposit payments returned to the
public housing agency, including any interest earned while such
amounts were held by the owner, shall be available only for
future housing assistance payment expenses (including eligible
uses during the term of the demonstration);
(2) $300,000,000 shall be available 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, 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 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 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 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) $2,880,000,000 shall be available for administrative
and other expenses of public housing agencies in administering
the section 8 tenant-based rental assistance program, of which
up to $30,000,000 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 $2,850,000,000 of the amount
provided in this paragraph shall be allocated to public housing
agencies for the calendar year 2025 funding cycle based on
section 8(q) of the Act (and related appropriations 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 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) of the amounts provided under paragraph (1), up to
$7,500,000 shall be available 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;
(5) $15,000,000 shall be available 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 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: Provided further, That of
the total amount made available under this paragraph, up to
$10,000,000 may be for additional fees established by and
allocated pursuant to a method determined by the Secretary for
administrative and other expenses (including those eligible
activities defined by notice to facilitate leasing, such as
security deposit assistance and costs related to the retention
and support of participating owners) of public housing agencies
in administering HUD-VASH vouchers;
(6) $30,000,000 shall be 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 available for new
incremental voucher assistance, which shall continue to
remain available for family unification upon turnover;
and
(B) $25,000,000 shall be available for new
incremental voucher assistance to assist eligible youth
as defined by such section 8(x)(2)(B) of the Act, which
shall continue to remain available for such eligible
youth upon turnover: Provided, That such amounts 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 such assistance and assistance
originating from appropriations made available for
youth under this heading in any prior Act that the
Secretary made available on a noncompetitive basis, at
an interval to be determined by the Secretary, and
unutilized voucher assistance that is no longer needed
based on such review shall be recaptured by the
Secretary and reallocated pursuant to the preceding
proviso:
Provided further, That any public housing agency
administering new incremental voucher assistance originating
from appropriations made available for the family unification
program under this heading in this or any prior Act that the
Secretary made available on a competitive basis that determines
it no longer has an identified need for such assistance upon
turnover 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; and
(7) the Secretary shall separately track all special
purpose vouchers funded under this heading: Provided, That
upon turnover, special purpose vouchers issued pursuant to
section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013) funded under this or any other
heading in this or prior Acts, shall be provided to non-elderly
persons with disabilities.
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 2025 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 2025 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)), $8,783,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2028: Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this heading--
(1) $5,366,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary to
allocate pursuant to the operating fund formula at part 990 of
title 24, Code of Federal Regulations, for 2025 payments;
(2) $107,000,000 shall be available for 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) $3,200,000,000 shall be available for 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 described 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 2025 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) $30,000,000 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
2025: 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, 2026, 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 available 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, except that
if such amount is undersubscribed any remaining amounts may be
awarded to qualified applicants for other purposes under this
paragraph: 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 Act for purposes of section 26 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437x)
and shall be subject to the regulations implementing such
section; and
(6) $15,000,000 shall be available to support the costs of
administrative and judicial receiverships and for competitive
grants to public housing agencies 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:
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law or
regulation, during fiscal year 2025, 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: Provided further, That the Secretary may authorize a
public housing agency with at least one property with a low physical
inspection score to use operating reserve funds or any amounts
allocated to such agency pursuant to the operating fund formula from
amounts made available in this and prior Acts for any eligible
activities under section 9(d)(1) of the United States Housing Act of
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)(1)) under such conditions or criteria as
established by the Secretary, including that such use would not put
such agency at risk of financial shortfall.
assisted housing inspections and risk assessments
For the Department's inspection and assessment programs, including
travel, training, and program support contracts, $50,000,000 to remain
available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That unobligated
balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds
appropriated under the heading ``Public Housing Fund'' in prior Acts to
support ongoing public housing financial and physical assessment
activities shall be available for the purposes authorized under this
heading in addition to the purposes for which such funds originally
were appropriated.
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) (the ``Act'') unless otherwise specified under this
heading), for transformation, rehabilitation, and replacement housing
needs of both 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, $100,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2029: 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
the use of amounts made available under this heading shall not be
deemed to be for public housing, notwithstanding section 3(b)(1) of the
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 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 Act (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 $50,000,000 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 none of the funds made available under this heading may
be obligated for main street housing grants under section 24(n) of the
Act (42 U.S.C. 1437v(n)): 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 Act (42
U.S.C. 1437v(o)), the Secretary may, until September 30, 2025, 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, 2028, $200,500,000: Provided,
That of the sums appropriated under this heading--
(1) $145,500,000 shall be available 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;
(2) $40,000,000 shall be available 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 used to renew resident opportunity
and self-sufficiency program grants to allow the public housing
agency, or a new owner, to continue to serve (or restart
service to) residents of a project with assistance converted
from public housing to project-based rental assistance under
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437f) or assistance under section 8(o)(13) of such Act 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 available 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 agencies, 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 that provide support to help public housing
residents obtain employment and increase earnings: Provided
further, That applicants must demonstrate the ability to
provide services to residents, partner with workforce
investment boards, and leverage 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.
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, $1,455,100,000, to remain available until September 30,
2029: Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this heading--
(1) $1,217,100,000 shall be available 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 available 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 any amounts transferred for
the necessary costs of administering and overseeing the
obligation and expenditure of such additional amounts in prior
Acts may also be used for the necessary costs of administering
and overseeing such additional amount;
(3) $1,000,000 shall be available 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, may 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, 2026;
(4) $80,000,000 shall be available 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 purpose, shall be available 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), $1,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
such costs, including the cost 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, may be available to subsidize total loan principal, any part
of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $1,800,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2026.
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.), $22,300,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2029: 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: Provided further, That up
to $1,000,000 of the amounts made available under this heading may be
for training and technical assistance related to amounts made available
under this heading and other headings in this Act for the needs of
Native Hawaiians and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.
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 in total loan principal, to remain available until
September 30, 2026: 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.), $524,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2028: Provided, That the Secretary shall renew or replace all expiring
contracts for permanent supportive housing that initially were funded
under section 854(c)(5) of such Act from funds made available under
this heading in fiscal year 2010 and prior fiscal years that meet all
program requirements before awarding funds for new contracts under such
section: Provided further, That the process for submitting amendments
and approving replacement contracts shall be established by the
Secretary in a notice: Provided further, That the Department shall
notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment
of this Act.
community development fund
For assistance to States and units of general local government, and
other entities, for economic and community development activities, and
other purposes, $4,617,317,000, to remain available until September 30,
2028: Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this heading--
(1) $3,300,000,000 shall be available 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,
That not to exceed 20 percent of any grant made with funds made
available under this paragraph 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 paragraph 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 paragraph 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;
(2) $100,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary to
award grants on a competitive basis to State and local
governments, metropolitan planning organizations, and
multijurisdictional entities for additional activities under
title I of the Act for the identification and removal of
barriers to affordable housing production and preservation:
Provided, That eligible uses of such grants include activities
to further develop, evaluate, and implement housing policy
plans, improve housing strategies, and facilitate affordable
housing production and preservation: Provided further, That
the Secretary shall prioritize applicants that are able to (A)
demonstrate progress and a commitment to overcoming local
barriers to facilitate the increase in affordable housing
production and preservation, primarily by having enacted
improved laws and regulations that the Secretary reasonably
expects to preserve or produce new housing units; and (B)
demonstrate an acute need for housing affordable to households
with incomes below 100 percent of the area median income:
Provided further, That grantees shall report to the Secretary
on their activities and outcomes: Provided further, That the
Secretary shall analyze observable housing production,
preservation, and cost trends in the participating
jurisdictions or geographic areas: Provided further, That
funds allocated for such grants shall not adversely affect the
amount of any formula assistance received by a jurisdiction
under paragraph (1) of this heading: Provided further, That in
administering such amounts the Secretary may waive or specify
alternative requirements for any provision of such title I
except for requirements related to fair housing,
nondiscrimination, labor standards, the environment, and
requirements that activities benefit persons of low- and
moderate-income, upon a finding that any such waivers or
alternative requirements are necessary to expedite or
facilitate the use of such amounts;
(3) $30,000,000 shall be available for activities
authorized under section 8071 of the SUPPORT for Patients and
Communities Act (Public Law 115-271): Provided, That funds
allocated pursuant to this paragraph shall not adversely affect
the amount of any formula assistance received by a State under
paragraph (1) of this heading: 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 2022 based on data
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and
(4) $1,187,317,000 shall be available for grants for the
economic development initiative (EDI) for the purposes, and in
amounts, specified for congressionally directed spending in the
table entitled ``Congressionally Directed Spending'' included
in the report accompanying this Act: Provided, That eligible
expenses of such grants in this and prior Acts may include
administrative, planning, operations and maintenance, and other
costs: Provided further, That such grants for the EDI shall be
available for reimbursement of otherwise eligible expenses
incurred on or after the date of enactment of this Act and
prior to the date of grant execution: Provided further, That
none of the amounts made available under this paragraph for
grants for the EDI shall be used for reimbursement of expenses
incurred prior to the date of enactment of this Act:
Provided further, That for amounts made available under paragraphs
(1) and (3), the Secretary shall notify grantees of their formula
allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act.
community development loan guarantees program account
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2
U.S.C. 661a), during fiscal year 2025, 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 $400,000,000, 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.
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.), $1,425,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2028: Provided, That the threshold reduction
requirements in sections 216(10) and 217(b)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
12746(10), 12747(b)(4)) shall not apply to the funds made available
under this heading: Provided further, That notwithstanding section
231(b) of such Act (42 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 within 60 days after enactment of this Act: Provided
further, That section 218(g) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12748(g)) shall not
apply with respect to the right of a jurisdiction to draw funds from
its HOME Investment Trust Fund that otherwise expired or would expire
in any calendar year from 2019 through 2027 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
2019 through 2027 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.),
$10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029: 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 (as such term is
defined in section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance and
Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4103)), or other
entities approved by the Secretary: Provided further, That the
Secretary shall reserve an amount for Indian Tribes within such
competition: 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 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, $70,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2027: Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this
heading--
(1) $13,000,000 shall be available for the self-help
homeownership opportunity program as authorized under such
section 11;
(2) $47,000,000 shall be available 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) $10,000,000 shall be available 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.), and for related activities
and assistance, $4,319,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2027: Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this heading--
(1) $290,000,000 shall be available 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) $3,688,000,000 shall be available 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 may
make reasonable adjustments to renewal amounts to enable
renewal projects to operate at substantially the same levels,
including cost-of-living adjustments for supportive services
from the prior grant: 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 the Secretary may establish by notice an
alternative maximum amount for administrative costs related to
the requirements described in sections 402(f)(1) and 402(f)(2)
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, $25,000,000 shall be for
additional non-renewable grants for activities that, as
determined by the Secretary, improve coordination and establish
partnerships between or among housing providers, homeless
services providers, healthcare organizations, and government
entities to address housing-related supportive services needs
or improve access to health services for chronically homeless
individuals and other homeless individuals: Provided further,
That amounts in the preceding proviso may be awarded only to
applicants that identify significant available resources that
could be leveraged to assist people transitioning from
homelessness to permanent community-based housing: Provided
further, That of the amounts made available for the continuum
of care program under this paragraph, $52,000,000 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, except that the
Secretary may make additional grants for such projects and
purposes from amounts made available for such continuum of care
program: Provided further, That amounts made available for the
continuum of care program under this paragraph and any
remaining unobligated balances under this heading in 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) $10,000,000 shall be available 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;
(4) $107,000,000 shall be available 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, up to $25,000,000 may 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; and
(5) $100,000,000 shall be available for one-time awards
under the continuum of care program for new construction,
acquisition, or rehabilitation of new permanent supportive
housing, of which not more than 20 percent of such awards may
be used for other continuum of care eligible activities
associated with such projects and not more than 10 percent of
such awards may be used for project administration: Provided,
That these amounts shall be awarded on a competitive basis,
based on need and other factors to be determined by the
Secretary, including incentives to establish projects that
coordinate with housing providers, healthcare organizations and
social service providers: Provided further, That not less than
$35,000,000 shall be awarded to applicants for projects within
States with populations less than 2,500,000, except that if
such amount is undersubscribed any remaining amounts may be
awarded to qualified applicants for projects in any State:
Provided further, That the grants for ongoing costs associated
with such projects shall be eligible for renewal under the
continuum of care program subject to the same terms and
conditions as other renewal applicants:
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.) (``the Act''), not otherwise provided for,
$16,254,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available
on October 1, 2024 (in addition to the $400,000,000 previously
appropriated under this heading that became available October 1, 2024),
of which $3,000,000,000 is designated by the Congress as being for an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and
$400,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available on
October 1, 2025: Provided, That the amounts made available under this
heading shall be available for expiring or terminating section 8
project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 moderate
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 of the total amounts
provided under this heading, not to exceed $492,000,000 shall be
available for performance-based contract administrators 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 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, 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 by this heading for uses authorized under this
heading: Provided further, That of the total amounts provided under
this heading, not less than $10,000,000 shall be available for rent
adjustments as authorized by section 515(d) of the Multifamily Assisted
Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note):
Provided further, That any additional rent adjustments or supplemental
contract funding authorized under the preceding proviso shall be
combined with other amounts obligated to such contracts and the
combined total amount shall be available for all purposes under such
contracts: Provided further, That of the total amounts provided under
this heading, not to exceed $25,000,000 shall be available for the cost
of direct loans as authorized by section 240 of this title: Provided
further, That such cost, including the cost of modifying such loans,
shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974.
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), for supportive services
associated with the housing, and for administrative and other expenses
associated with assistance under this heading, $1,046,400,000 to remain
available until September 30, 2028: Provided, That of the amount made
available under this heading, up to $115,000,000 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 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, 2028: 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.
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, for supportive services associated with the
housing for persons with disabilities as authorized by section
811(b)(1) of such Act, and for administrative and other expenses
associated with assistance funded under this heading, $256,700,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2028: Provided, 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, 2028: 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, $57,500,000, to remain available until September
30, 2026, 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 2025 so as to result
in a final fiscal year 2025 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 2025
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, 2026: Provided, That during
fiscal year 2025, 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, $155,000,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2026: Provided further, That
to the extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed $200,000,000,000 on or
before April 1, 2025, an additional $1,400 for administrative contract
expenses shall be available 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 $30,000,000: 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 2025 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, 2026: Provided,
That during fiscal year 2025, 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 $550,000,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2026: Provided, That $67,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2026, 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, 2025, 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, $129,500,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2026: 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, colleges or universities, or international
organizations 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, 2027, 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: 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), $86,400,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2026: 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 online 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 may 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,
$345,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided,
That the amounts made available under this heading are provided as
follows:
(1) $200,000,000 shall be for the award of grants pursuant
to such section 1011, of which not less than $105,000,000 shall
be provided to areas with the highest lead-based paint
abatement need;
(2) $142,000,000 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: Provided, That $40,000,000 of such amount 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 seniors to enable them to remain in
their primary residence, of which no less than $13,000,000
shall be available to meet such needs in communities with
substantial rural populations: Provided further, That for
funds made available for such grants in the preceding proviso
or under this heading or the heading ``Housing for the
Elderly'' in prior Acts, all eligible activities, except those
that would alter the existing footprint of a structure or
improvement in a floodplain or a wetland, are exempt from
environmental review and not subject to the Federal laws and
authorities cited in section 58.5 of title 24, Code of Federal
Regulations;
(3) $3,000,000 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); and
(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:
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, 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.
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,
$160,000,000: Provided, That the Inspector General shall have
independent authority over all personnel issues within this office.
General Provisions--Department of Housing and Urban Development
(including rescissions)
(including transfer of funds)
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. Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
subject to the Government Corporation Control Act or section 402 of the
Housing Act of 1950 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).
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. Corporations and agencies of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development which are subject to the Government Corporation
Control Act 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 104 of such Act as may be necessary in carrying out
the programs set forth in the budget for 2025 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 this
Act (unless such loans are in support of other forms of assistance
provided for in this or prior 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. 207. 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. 208. 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. 209. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subject
to the conditions listed under this section, for fiscal years 2025 and
2026, 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. The Secretary, upon
determination of good cause, including a determination
that there will be no loss of assistance to currently
assisted households, may authorize a different number
of such units or a change in such configuration, or
both, at the receiving project or projects in the event
there is a transfer of use restrictions without an
associated transfer of project-based assistance to the
receiving project. The Secretary shall publish a notice
in the Federal Register for public comment containing
the criteria for determinations of good cause no less
than 60 days before the effective date of such notice.
(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.
Sec. 210. 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).
Sec. 211. 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. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal
year 2025, 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. 213. 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. 214. 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. 215. 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. 216. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal
year 2025, the Secretary may make a notice of funding opportunity, and
a notice of any funding decision, for any program or discretionary fund
administered by the Secretary that is to be competitively awarded
available only on the Internet at the appropriate Government website or
through other electronic media, as determined by the Secretary.
Sec. 217. 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. 218. 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. 219. (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 failing score under the uniform physical
condition standards (UPCS) or successor standard; or
(2) fails to certify in writing to the Secretary within 3
days that all exigent health and safety deficiencies, or those
deficiencies requiring correction within 24 hours, 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 passing score, 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 may--
(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 the affected
tenants. 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 failing physical inspection scores or have
received an unsatisfactory management and occupancy review within the
past 36 months. The report shall include--
(1) identification of the 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 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. 220. 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 2025.
Sec. 221. 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 and project description
by State and congressional district.
Sec. 222. 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. 223. 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. 224. 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. 225. 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. 226. With respect to grant amounts awarded under the heading
``Homeless Assistance Grants'' for fiscal years 2015 through 2025 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. 227. (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. 228. 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. 229. 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. 230. 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. 231. For fiscal year 2025, if the Secretary determines or has
determined, for any prior formula grant allocation administered by the
Secretary through the Offices of Public and Indian Housing, Community
Planning and Development, or Housing, 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:
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 the 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. 232. The Secretary may transfer from amounts made available
for salaries and expenses under this title (excluding amounts made
available under the heading ``Office of Inspector General'') to the
heading ``Information Technology Fund'' for information technology
needs, including for additional development, modernization, and
enhancement, to remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided,
That the total amount of such transfers shall not exceed $5,000,000:
Provided further, That this transfer authority shall not be used to
fund information technology projects or activities that have known out-
year development, modernization, or enhancement costs in excess of
$500,000: Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide
notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no
fewer than 3 business days in advance of any such transfer.
Sec. 233. The Secretary shall comply with all process
requirements, including public notice and comment, when seeking to
revise any annual contributions contract.
Sec. 234. Amounts made available to the Secretary in this or any
prior Act under the headings ``Project-Based Rental Assistance'' or
``Housing Certificate Fund'' for performance-based contract
administrators to carry out section 8 of the United States Housing Act
of 1937 (the Act) (42 U.S.C. 1437f), as implemented by the Secretary in
chapter VIII of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations, may be awarded
through a notice of funding opportunity not subject to procurement laws
or regulations, notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, United States
Code: Provided, That such awards shall be deemed for all purposes to
be cooperative agreements: Provided further, That the Secretary shall
award one cooperative agreement for each State or territory, except
that the Secretary may award more than one agreement for a State or
territory if the population of such State or territory exceeds
35,000,000: Provided further, That any cooperative agreements issued
by the Secretary shall, at minimum, assign the rights and
responsibilities as provided in section 8 of the Act: Provided
further, That the Secretary shall assign such rights and
responsibilities to the furthest extent possible to ensure effective
and efficient program oversight and monitoring: Provided further, That
when selecting a performance-based contract administrator, the
Secretary shall provide a preference to applicants that have
demonstrated experience with properties receiving project-based
assistance, experience in multifamily housing preservation, addressing
the concerns of low-income tenants, making assistance payments to
owners, and performing the other functions assigned to a public housing
agency under section 8(b) of the Act: Provided further, That if, for
any State or territory, no qualified applicant applies under the
relevant notice of funding opportunity, the Secretary may utilize a
procurement contract subject to all procurement laws and regulations to
assist in carrying out section 8 of the Act in such State or territory:
Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide for incentive-based
fees as part of such awards: Provided further, That for notice of
funding opportunity-based awards under this section, eligible
applicants are public housing agencies as defined by section 3(b)(6)(A)
of the Act, which shall include nonprofits of such agencies when
operating outside of the State or territory in which such agency is
established.
Sec. 235. None of the amounts made available in this Act may be
used to consider family self-sufficiency performance measures or
performance scores in determining funding awards for programs receiving
family self-sufficiency program coordinator funding provided in this
Act.
Sec. 236. The Secretary may, upon a finding that a waiver or
alternative requirement is necessary for the effective delivery and
administration of funds made available for new incremental voucher
assistance or renewals for the mainstream program and the family
unification program (including the foster youth to independence
program) in this and prior Acts, waive or specify alternative
requirements, other than requirements related to tenant rights and
protections, rent setting, fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor
standards, and the environment, for--
(1) section 8(o)(6)(A) of the United States Housing Act of
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(6)(A)) and regulatory provisions
related to the administration of waiting lists, local
preferences, and the initial term and extensions of tenant-
based vouchers; and
(2) section 8(x)(2) of the United States Housing Act of
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(x)(2)) regarding the timing of referral
of youth leaving foster care.
Sec. 237. For fiscal year 2025, the costs of any rent incentives
as authorized pursuant to waivers or alternative requirements of the
jobs-plus initiative as described under the heading ``Self-Sufficiency
Programs'' shall not be charged against the competitive grant amounts
made available under such heading: Provided, That the amount of any
forgone increases in tenant rent payments due to the implementation of
such rent incentives shall be factored into the public housing agency's
general operating fund eligibility pursuant to the formula under the
heading ``Public Housing Fund'': Provided further, That the amount of
any foregone increases in tenant rent payments due to the
implementation of such rent incentives implemented on behalf of
residents of a project with assistance converted from public housing to
project-based rental assistance under section 8 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) or assistance under section
8(o)(13) of such Act under the heading ``Rental Assistance
Demonstration'' in the Department of Housing and Urban Development
Appropriations Act, 2012 (title II of division C of Public Law 112-55),
as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) shall be factored into (1) housing
assistance payments made pursuant to project-based subsidy contracts
provided under the heading ``Project-Based Rental Assistance''; and (2)
housing assistance payments made by public housing agencies pursuant to
project-based assistance contracts under section 8(o)(13) of such Act,
with these costs being renewed under the heading ``Tenant-Based Rental
Assistance''.
Sec. 238. Amounts made available for the Office of Housing under
the heading ``Program Offices'' in this and prior Acts shall also be
available, without additional competition, for cooperative agreements
with participating administrative entities that have been selected
under section 513(b) of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and
Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) (MAHRAA) to provide
direct support, including carrying out due diligence and underwriting
functions for owners and for technical assistance activities, on
conditions established by the Secretary for small properties and owners
converting assistance under the first component or the second component
under the heading ``Rental Assistance Demonstration'' in the Department
of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2012 (title II of
division C of Public Law 112-55).
Sec. 239. (a) Funds previously made available in the Consolidated
and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-55) for
initial project rental assistance contracts associated with the
demonstration program under the heading ``Housing for Persons with
Disabilities'' that were available for obligation through fiscal year
2015 are to remain available through fiscal year 2030 for the
liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2012 through
2015; and
(b) Funds previously made available by the Consolidated and Further
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113-6) for initial
project rental assistance contracts associated with the demonstration
program under the heading ``Housing for Persons with Disabilities'' in
the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012
(Public Law 112-55) that were available for obligation through fiscal
year 2016 are to remain available through fiscal year 2031 for the
liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2013 through
2016.
Sec. 240. (a) Authority.--For fiscal years 2025 and 2026, to the
extent and in such amounts as provided in advance in appropriations
Acts, the Secretary may provide direct loans, which may be forgivable,
for the purpose of making necessary physical improvements, to owners of
multifamily properties that have deficiencies that cause the property
to be at risk of physical obsolescence or economic non-viability.
(b) Loan Terms and Conditions.--
(1) Eligibility.--Owners of multifamily housing projects
that meet each of the following requirements are eligible for
loan assistance under this section:
(A) The property has deficiencies that cause the
property to be at risk of physical obsolescence or
economic non-viability.
(B) The actual rents received by the owner of the
distressed property would not adequately sustain the
debt needed to make necessary physical improvements.
(C) Any such additional eligibility criteria as the
Secretary determines to be appropriate, including
factors that contributed to the property's distressed
state.
(2) Use of loan funds.--Each recipient of loan assistance
under this section may only use such loan assistance for
eligible uses, as determined by the Secretary, that result in
the necessary physical improvements to a distressed property to
return it to a position of economic viability.
(3) Extended affordability period.--Each recipient of loan
assistance under this section shall agree to an extended
affordability period for the property that is subject to the
loan by extending any existing affordable housing use
agreements for an additional 30 years or, if the property is
not currently subject to a use agreement establishing
affordability requirements, by establishing a use agreement for
30 years.
(4) Additional loan conditions.--The Secretary may
establish additional conditions for loan eligibility provided
under this section as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate.
(c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``multifamily
housing project'' means a project consisting of more than four dwelling
units assisted, insured, or with a loan held by the Secretary or a
State or State agency in part or in whole pursuant to section 8 of the
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), not including
subsection (o)(13) of such section.
(d) Implementation.--The Secretary shall by notice establish such
requirements as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this
section.
Sec. 241. (a) With respect to the funds made available for the
continuum of care program authorized under subtitle C of title IV of
the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.)
under the heading ``Homeless Assistance Grants'' in this and prior Acts
and under section 231 of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development Appropriations Act, 2020 (42 U.S.C. 11364a)--
(1) title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C.
2000d et seq.) and title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) shall not apply to applications by or
awards for projects to be carried out--
(A) on or off reservation or trust lands for awards
made to Indian Tribes or Tribally designated housing
entities; or
(B) on reservation or trust lands for awards made
to eligible entities as defined in section 401 of the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
11360);
(2) Indian Tribes and Tribally designated housing entities
shall also be eligible to administer permanent housing rental
assistance under section 423(g) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11383(g)).
(b) With respect to funds made available for the continuum of care
program authorized under subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) under the heading
``Homeless Assistance Grants'' in this title or under section 231 of
the Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act,
2020 (42 U.S.C. 11364a)--
(1) applications for projects to be carried out on
reservations or trust land shall contain a certification of
consistency with an approved Indian housing plan developed
under section 102 of the Native American Housing Assistance and
Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4112),
notwithstanding section 106 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12706) and section 403 of the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11361);
(2) Indian Tribes and Tribally designated housing entities
that are recipients of awards for projects on reservations or
trust land shall certify that they are following an approved
housing plan developed under section 102 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C.
4112); and
(3) a collaborative applicant for a continuum of care whose
geographic area includes only reservation and trust land is not
required to meet the requirement in section 402(f)(2) of the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
11360a(f)(2)).
Sec. 242. (a) Section 184(a) of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-13a(a)) is amended to read as
follows:
``(a) Authority.--To provide access to sources of private financing
to Indian families, Indian housing authorities, and Indian Tribes, who
otherwise could not acquire housing financing because of the unique
legal status of Indian lands and the unique nature of Tribal economies;
and to expand homeownership opportunities to Indian families, Indian
housing authorities and Indian Tribes on fee simple lands, the
Secretary may guarantee not to exceed 100 percent of the unpaid
principal and interest due on any loan eligible under subsection (b)
made to an Indian family, Indian housing authority, or Indian Tribe on
trust land and fee simple land.''.
(b) Section 184(b)(2) of the Housing and Community Development Act
of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-13a(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
``(2) Eligible housing.--The loan shall be used to
construct, acquire, refinance, or rehabilitate 1- to 4-family
dwellings that are standard housing.''.
(c) Section 184A of the Housing and Community Development Act of
1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-13b) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by inserting ``, and to expand
homeownership opportunities to Native Hawaiian families who are
eligible to receive a homestead under the Hawaiian Homes
Commission Act, 1920 (42 Stat. 108) on fee simple lands in the
State of Hawaii'' after ``markets''; and
(2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2) and
inserting the following:
``(2) Eligible housing.--The loan shall be used to
construct, acquire, refinance, or rehabilitate 1- to 4-family
dwellings that are standard housing.''.
Sec. 243. (a) Section 184(b)(5)(A) of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-13a(b)(5)(A)) is amended to
read as follows:
``(5) Terms.--The loan shall--
``(A) be made for a term not exceeding 30 years,
except as determined by the Secretary, when there is a
loan modification under subsection (h)(1)(B), the loan
shall not exceed 40 years;''.
(b) Section 184A(c)(5)(A) of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-13b(c)(5)(A)) is amended to read as
follows:
``(5) Terms.--The loan shall--
``(A) be made for a term not exceeding 30 years;
except, as determined by the Secretary, when there is a
loan modification under subsection (i)(1)(B) the term
of the loan shall not exceed 40 years;''.
Sec. 244. Section 105 of the Housing and Community Development Act
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
``(j) Special Activities by Indian Tribes.--Indian Tribes receiving
grants under section 5306(a)(1) of this title (section 106(a)(1) of
this Act) shall be authorized to carry out activities described in
subsection (a)(15) directly.''.
Sec. 245. The whistleblower protections in section 4712 of title
41, United States Code, shall apply to any contract, subcontract,
grant, subgrant, or personal services contract funded from amounts made
available in this or prior Acts (including carryover and recaptures),
regardless of when the agreement was executed.
This title may be cited as the ``Department of Housing and Urban
Development Appropriations Act, 2025''.
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),
$9,955,000: 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 46107 of title 46, United States Code, 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 therefor, as
authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code,
$45,000,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2026: 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), $32,100,000:
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 2026,
the Inspector General shall submit to the House and Senate Committees
on Appropriations a budget request for fiscal year 2026 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, $145,000,000, of
which not to exceed $1,000 may be used for official reception and
representation expenses.
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), $168,000,000.
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, $50,646,000: Provided, 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 2025, to result in a final appropriation from the general
fund estimated at not more than $49,396,000.
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,
$4,300,000.
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 2025, 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 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 in the
report accompanying this Act, accompanying reports of
the House and Senate Committees 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 2025 from appropriations made available for salaries
and expenses for fiscal year 2025 in this Act, shall remain available
through September 30, 2026, 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. 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. 418. (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.
Sec. 419. (a) In the table of projects in the explanatory statement
referenced in section 417 of the Transportation, Housing and Urban
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (division L
of Public Law 117-103)--
(1) the item relating to ``Garrett Trails--Eastern
Continental Divide Loop Trail (Otto Lane--New Germany)'' is
deemed to be amended by striking ``(Otto Lane--New Germany)'';
and
(2) the item relating to ``Kansas Rail Safety Improvement
Project'' is deemed to be amended by striking recipient
``Pittsburg Port Authority (KS)'' and inserting ``Kansas
Department of Transportation''.
(b) In the table of projects entitled ``Community Project Funding/
Congressionally Directed Spending'' in the explanatory statement for
division L of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law
117-328) described in section 4 in the matter preceding division A of
such Act--
(1) the item relating to ``Lower Shore Clinic Co-Occurring
Disorder Treatment Facility Housing'' is deemed to be amended
by:
(A) striking ``Lower Shore Clinic Co-Occurring
Disorder Treatment Facility Housing'' and inserting
``HealthPort Co-Occurring Disorder Treatment
Facility''; and
(B) striking recipient ``Lower Shore Clinic Inc.''
and inserting ``HealthPort, Inc.''; and
(2) the item relating to ``Metra Zero Emission Locomotive
Commuter Rail Pilot'' is deemed to be amended by striking
``Locomotive''.
Sec. 420. (a) Amounts made available under the heading ``Department
of Transportation-Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety
Improvements'' for the item relating to ``Midway Crossing'' in the
table of projects entitled ``Community Project Funding/Congressionally
Directed Spending'' in the explanatory statement for division L of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328) described in
section 4 in the matter preceding division A of such Act shall be
transferred to ``Department of Transportation-Transit Infrastructure
Grants'' and shall be available under the heading to which transferred
for its original purpose.
(b) The item relating to ``Midway Crossing'' is deemed to be
amended by striking account ``Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and
Safety Improvements'' and inserting ``Transit Infrastructure Grants''
in the table of projects entitled ``Community Project Funding/
Congressionally Directed Spending'' in the explanatory statement for
division L of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law
117-328) described in section 4 in the matter preceding division A of
such Act.
(c) The item relating to ``Cle Elum--First Street Downtown
Revitalization'' is deemed to be amended by striking ``First Street''
in the table of projects entitled ``Community Project Funding/
Congressionally Directed Spending'' in the explanatory statement for
division F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law
118-42) described in section 4 in the matter preceding division A of
such Act.
Sec. 421. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to direct a grantee
to undertake specific changes to existing zoning laws as part of
carrying out the final rule entitled ``Affirmatively Furthering Fair
Housing'' (80 Fed. Reg. 42272 (July 16, 2015)) or the notice entitled
``Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Assessment Tool'' (79 Fed. Reg.
57949 (September 26, 2014)).
Sec. 422. Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be
available (or repurposed, rescinded, or transferred, if applicable)
only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and
transmits such designations to the Congress.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transportation, Housing and Urban
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025''.
Calendar No. 445
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4796
[Report No. 118-199]
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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, 2025, and for other purposes.
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July 25, 2024
Read twice and placed on the calendar