Text of US HB 4552 (2025)

IB Union Calendar No. 172 119TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4552 [Report No. 119–212] Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JULY 21, 2025 Mr. WOMACK, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL Making appropriations for the Departments of Transpor- tation, and Housing and Urban Development, and re- lated agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 4552 RH Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 3 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 4 Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban 5 Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year end- 6 ing September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, namely: 7 TITLE I 8 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 9 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 12 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 13 $204,568,000, to remain available until September 30, 14 2027: Provided, That of such amount— 15 (1) $3,763,000 shall be available for the imme- 16 diate Office of the Secretary; 17 (2) $1,348,000 shall be available for the imme- 18 diate Office of the Deputy Secretary; 19 (3) $26,511,000 shall be available for the Office 20 of the General Counsel; 21 (4) $23,358,000 shall be available for the Office 22 of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy, 23 of which $7,000,000 shall be for the Office for 24 Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and Policy; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 3 •HR 4552 RH (5) $20,522,000 shall be available for the Office 1 of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Pro- 2 grams; 3 (6) $3,633,000 shall be available for the Office 4 of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs: 5 Provided, That funds made available for similar ac- 6 tivities within the Operating Administrations may be 7 transferred to this office: Provided further, That the 8 Secretary of Transportation (referred to in this title 9 as the ″Secretary″) must notify the House and Sen- 10 ate Committees on Appropriations 30 days in ad- 11 vance of any such transfer and submit such transfer 12 for approval to the House and Senate Committees 13 on Appropriations prior to executing any such trans- 14 fer; 15 (7) $19,109,000 shall be available for the Office 16 of the Assistant Secretary for Administration: Pro- 17 vided, That funds made available for similar activi- 18 ties within the Operating Administrations may be 19 transferred to this office: Provided further, That the 20 Secretary must submit such transfer for approval to 21 the House and Senate Committees on Appropria- 22 tions prior to executing any such transfer; 23 (8) $5,632,000 shall be available for the Office 24 of Public Affairs and Public Engagement: Provided, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 4 •HR 4552 RH That funds made available for similar activities with- 1 in the Operating Administrations may be transferred 2 to this office: Provided further, That the Secretary 3 must submit such transfer for approval to the House 4 and Senate Committees on Appropriations prior to 5 executing any such transfer; 6 (9) $2,226,000 shall be available for the Office 7 of the Executive Secretariat; 8 (10) $14,777,000 shall be available for the Of- 9 fice of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Re- 10 sponse; 11 (11) $16,182,000 shall be available for the Of- 12 fice of the Chief Information Officer: Provided, That 13 funds made available for similar activities within the 14 Operating Administrations may be transferred to 15 this office: Provided further, That the Secretary 16 must submit such transfer for approval to the House 17 and Senate Committees on Appropriations prior to 18 executing any such transfer; 19 (12) $1,517,000 shall be available for the Office 20 of Tribal Government Affairs; 21 (13) $13,654,000 shall be available for the Of- 22 fice of Civil Rights: Provided, That funds made 23 available for similar activities within the Operating 24 Administrations may be transferred to this office: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 5 •HR 4552 RH Provided further, That the Secretary must submit 1 such transfer for approval to the House and Senate 2 Committees on Appropriations prior to executing 3 any such transfer; 4 (14) $3,001,000 shall be available for the Office 5 of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization 6 and Outreach: Provided, That appropriations made 7 available under this heading shall be available for 8 any purpose consistent with prior year appropria- 9 tions that were made available under the headings 10 ″Office of the Secretary—Minority Business Re- 11 source Center Program″ and ″Office of the Sec- 12 retary—Small and Disadvantaged Business Utiliza- 13 tion and Outreach″; 14 (15) $45,335,000 shall be available for shared 15 services pursuant to section 327 of title 49, United 16 States Code, for the Office of the Secretary that 17 would otherwise be provided by the Working Capital 18 Fund, in addition to amounts otherwise available for 19 such purposes; and 20 (16) $4,000,000 shall be available for informa- 21 tion technology development, modernization, and en- 22 hancement, in addition to amounts otherwise avail- 23 able for such purposes: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 6 •HR 4552 RH Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized to 1 transfer funds appropriated under this heading for any of- 2 fice or activity of the Office of the Secretary listed under 3 this heading to any other office or activity under this 4 heading: Provided further, That ‘‘activity’’ as used in the 5 provisos of this paragraph is defined as shared services 6 otherwise provided by the Working Capital Fund and in- 7 formation technology development, modernization, and en- 8 hancement: Provided further, That such transfers com- 9 bined shall not increase or decrease the amount appro- 10 priated for any office or activity listed under this heading 11 by more than 7 percent unless the Secretary submits such 12 transfer for approval to the House and Senate Committees 13 on Appropriations: Provided further, That not to exceed 14 $70,000 shall be for allocation within the Department for 15 official reception and representation expenses as the Sec- 16 retary may determine: Provided further, That notwith- 17 standing any other provision of law, there may be credited 18 to this appropriation up to $2,500,000 in funds received 19 in user fees. 20 RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 21 For necessary expenses related to the Office of the 22 Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, 23 $44,117,000, of which $20,000,000 shall remain available 24 until expended: Provided, That of the amounts made avail- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 7 •HR 4552 RH able under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be for the 1 Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Program author- 2 ized in section 912 of Public Law 118–63: Provided fur- 3 ther, That, notwithstanding subsection (g)(2) of such sec- 4 tion 912, amounts made available under section 106(k) 5 of title 49, United States Code, shall not be available to 6 carry out such program: Provided further, That of 7 amounts made available for the drone infrastructure in- 8 spection grant program, $1,000,000 shall be available for 9 administrative expenses: Provided further, That there may 10 be credited to this appropriation, to be available until ex- 11 pended, funds received from States, counties, municipali- 12 ties, other public authorities, and private sources for ex- 13 penses incurred for training: Provided further, That any 14 reference in law, regulation, judicial proceedings, or else- 15 where to the Research and Innovative Technology Admin- 16 istration shall continue to be deemed to be a reference to 17 the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and 18 Technology of the Department of Transportation. 19 NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND INNOVATIVE 20 FINANCE BUREAU 21 For necessary expenses of the National Surface 22 Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau as author- 23 ized by 49 U.S.C. 116, $9,277,000, to remain available 24 until expended: Provided, That the Secretary may collect 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 8 •HR 4552 RH and spend fees, as authorized by title 23, United States 1 Code, to cover the costs of services of expert firms, includ- 2 ing counsel, in the field of municipal and project finance 3 to assist in the underwriting and servicing of Federal cred- 4 it instruments and all or a portion of the costs to the Fed- 5 eral Government of servicing such credit instruments: Pro- 6 vided further, That such fees are available until expended 7 to pay for such costs: Provided further, That such amounts 8 are in addition to other amounts made available for such 9 purposes and are not subject to any obligation limitation 10 or the limitation on administrative expenses under section 11 608 of title 23, United States Code. 12 RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT 13 FINANCING PROGRAM 14 The Secretary is authorized to issue direct loans and 15 loan guarantees pursuant to chapter 224 of title 49, 16 United States Code, and such authority shall exist as long 17 as any such direct loan or loan guarantee is outstanding. 18 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPITAL 19 For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing 20 the Department of Transportation’s financial systems and 21 re-engineering business processes, $5,000,000, to remain 22 available through September 30, 2027. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 9 •HR 4552 RH CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVES 1 For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, 2 including necessary upgrades to network and information 3 technology infrastructure, improvement of identity man- 4 agement and authentication capabilities, securing and pro- 5 tecting data, implementation of Federal cyber security ini- 6 tiatives, and implementation of enhanced security controls 7 on agency computers and mobile devices, $74,600,000, to 8 remain available until September 30, 2027. 9 TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND 10 DEVELOPMENT 11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 12 For necessary expenses for conducting transportation 13 planning, research, systems development, development ac- 14 tivities, and making grants, $22,991,000, to remain avail- 15 able until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 16 $8,506,000 shall be for necessary expenses of the Inter- 17 agency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center 18 (IIPIC): Provided further, That there may be transferred 19 to this appropriation, to remain available until expended, 20 amounts transferred from other Federal agencies for ex- 21 penses incurred under this heading for IIPIC activities not 22 related to transportation infrastructure: Provided further, 23 That the tools and analysis developed by the IIPIC shall 24 be available to other Federal agencies for the permitting 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 10 •HR 4552 RH and review of major infrastructure projects not related to 1 transportation only to the extent that other Federal agen- 2 cies provide funding to the Department in accordance with 3 the preceding proviso. 4 WORKING CAPITAL FUND 5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 6 For necessary expenses for operating costs and cap- 7 ital outlays of the Working Capital Fund as authorized 8 by Section 327 of title 49, United States Code, not to ex- 9 ceed $532,608,000, shall be paid from appropriations 10 made available to the Department of Transportation: Pro- 11 vided, That such services shall be provided on a competi- 12 tive basis to entities within the Department of Transpor- 13 tation: Provided further, That the limitation in the pre- 14 ceding proviso on operating expenses shall not apply to 15 entities external to the Department of Transportation or 16 for funds provided in Public Law 117–58: Provided fur- 17 ther, That no funds made available by this Act to an agen- 18 cy of the Department shall be transferred to the Working 19 Capital Fund without majority approval of the Working 20 Capital Fund Steering Committee and approval of the 21 Secretary: Provided further, That no assessments may be 22 levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity, 23 or project funded by this Act unless notice of such assess- 24 ments and the basis therefor are presented to the House 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 11 •HR 4552 RH and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are ap- 1 proved by such Committees. 2 PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS 3 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 4 In addition to funds made available from any other 5 source to carry out the essential air service program under 6 sections 41731 through 41742 of title 49, United States 7 Code, $514,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and 8 Airway Trust Fund, to remain available until expended: 9 Provided, That in determining between or among carriers 10 competing to provide service to a community, the Sec- 11 retary may consider the relative subsidy requirements of 12 the carriers: Provided further, That basic essential air 13 service minimum requirements shall not include the 15- 14 passenger capacity requirement under section 41732(b)(3) 15 of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That 16 amounts authorized to be distributed for the essential air 17 service program under section 41742(b) of title 49, United 18 States Code, shall be made available immediately from 19 amounts otherwise provided to the Administrator of the 20 Federal Aviation Administration: Provided further, That 21 the Administrator may reimburse such amounts from fees 22 credited to the account established under section 45303 23 of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That, 24 notwithstanding section 41733 of title 49, United States 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 12 •HR 4552 RH Code, for fiscal year 2026, the requirements established 1 under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 41731(a)(1) 2 of title 49, United States Code, and the subsidy cap estab- 3 lished by section 332 of the Department of Transportation 4 and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000, shall not 5 apply to maintain eligibility under section 41731 of title 6 49, United States Code. 7 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—OFFICE OF THE 8 SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 10 SEC. 101. None of the funds made available by this 11 Act to the Department of Transportation may be obligated 12 for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to ap- 13 prove assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining 14 to funds appropriated to the operating administrations in 15 this Act, except for activities underway on the date of en- 16 actment of this Act, unless such assessments or agree- 17 ments have completed the normal reprogramming process 18 for congressional notification. 19 SEC. 102. The Secretary shall post on the web site 20 of the Department of Transportation a schedule of all 21 meetings of the Council on Credit and Finance, including 22 the agenda for each meeting, and require the Council on 23 Credit and Finance to record the decisions and actions 24 of each meeting. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 13 •HR 4552 RH SEC. 103. In addition to authority provided by section 1 327 of title 49, United States Code, the Department’s 2 Working Capital Fund is authorized to provide partial or 3 full payments in advance and accept subsequent reim- 4 bursements from all Federal agencies from available funds 5 for transit benefit distribution services that are necessary 6 to carry out the Federal transit pass transportation fringe 7 benefit program under Executive Order No. 13150 and 8 section 3049 of SAFETEA–LU (5 U.S.C. 7905 note): 9 Provided, That the Department shall maintain a reason- 10 able operating reserve in the Working Capital Fund, to 11 be expended in advance to provide uninterrupted transit 12 benefits to Government employees: Provided further, That 13 such reserve shall not exceed 1 month of benefits payable 14 and may be used only for the purpose of providing for 15 the continuation of transit benefits: Provided further, That 16 the Working Capital Fund shall be fully reimbursed by 17 each customer agency from available funds for the actual 18 cost of the transit benefit. 19 SEC. 104. Receipts collected in the Department’s 20 Working Capital Fund, as authorized by section 327 of 21 title 49, United States Code, for unused transit and van 22 pool benefits, in an amount not to exceed 10 percent of 23 fiscal year 2026 collections, shall be available until ex- 24 pended in the Department’s Working Capital Fund to pro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 14 •HR 4552 RH vide contractual services in support of section 189 of this 1 Act: Provided, That obligations in fiscal year 2026 of such 2 collections shall not exceed $1,000,000. 3 SEC. 105. None of the funds in this title may be obli- 4 gated or expended for retention or senior executive bo- 5 nuses for an employee of the Department of Transpor- 6 tation without the prior written approval of the Assistant 7 Secretary for Administration. 8 SEC. 106. In addition to authority provided by section 9 327 of title 49, United States Code, the Department’s Ad- 10 ministrative Working Capital Fund is hereby authorized 11 to transfer information technology equipment, software, 12 and systems from departmental sources or other entities 13 and collect and maintain a reserve at rates which will re- 14 turn full cost of transferred assets. 15 SEC. 107. None of the funds provided in this Act to 16 the Department of Transportation may be used to provide 17 credit assistance unless not less than 3 days before any 18 application approval to provide credit assistance under 19 sections 603 and 604 of title 23, United States Code, the 20 Secretary provides notification in writing to the following 21 committees: the House and Senate Committees on Appro- 22 priations; the Committee on Environment and Public 23 Works and the Committee on Banking, Housing and 24 Urban Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on Trans- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 15 •HR 4552 RH portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa- 1 tives: Provided, That such notification shall include, but 2 not be limited to, the name of the project sponsor; a de- 3 scription of the project; whether credit assistance will be 4 provided as a direct loan, loan guarantee, or line of credit; 5 and the amount of credit assistance. 6 SEC. 108. (a) Amounts made available to the Sec- 7 retary of Transportation or the Department of Transpor- 8 tation’s Operating Administrations in this Act for the 9 costs of award, administration, or oversight of financial 10 assistance under the programs identified in subsection (c) 11 may be transferred to the account identified in section 801 12 of division J of Public Law 117–58, as amended by section 13 425 of title IV of division K of Public Law 117–103, to 14 remain available until expended, for the necessary ex- 15 penses of award, administration, or oversight of any finan- 16 cial assistance programs in the Department of Transpor- 17 tation. 18 (b) Amounts transferred under the authority in this 19 section are available in addition to amounts otherwise 20 available for such purpose. 21 (c) The programs from which funds made available 22 under this Act may be transferred under subsection (a) 23 are: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 16 •HR 4552 RH (1) the university transportation centers pro- 1 gram under section 5505 of title 49, United States 2 Code; and 3 (2) the drone infrastructure inspection grant 4 program as authorized by section 912 of title IX of 5 Public Law 118–63. 6 SEC. 109. The Secretary of Transportation may 7 transfer amounts awarded to a federally recognized Tribe 8 under a funding agreement entered into under part 29 of 9 title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, from the Depart- 10 ment of Transportation’s Operating Administrations to 11 the Office of Tribal Government Affairs: Provided, That 12 any amounts retroceded or reassumed under such part 13 may be transferred back to the appropriate Operating Ad- 14 ministration. 15 SEC. 109A. Of the unobligated balances from prior 16 year appropriations made available under the heading 17 ‘‘Office of the Secretary—Research and Technology’’ for 18 Advanced Research Projects Agency—Infrastructure 19 (ARPA-I) authorized by section 119 of title 49, United 20 States Code, $10,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 21 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 17 •HR 4552 RH FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 1 OPERATIONS 2 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 3 For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Ad- 4 ministration, not otherwise provided for, including oper- 5 ations and research activities related to commercial space 6 transportation, administrative expenses for research and 7 development, establishment of air navigation facilities, the 8 operation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, 9 subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold 10 to the public, the lease or purchase of passenger motor 11 vehicles for replacement only, $13,752,000,000, to remain 12 available until September 30, 2027, of which 13 $13,040,600,000 to be derived from the Airport and Air- 14 way Trust Fund: Provided, That of the amounts made 15 available under this heading— 16 (1) not less than $1,861,039,000 shall be avail- 17 able for aviation safety activities; 18 (2) $10,368,008,000 shall be available for air 19 traffic organization activities; 20 (3) $41,900,000 shall be available for commer- 21 cial space transportation activities; 22 (4) $934,148,000 shall be available for finance 23 and management activities; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 18 •HR 4552 RH (5) $58,003,000 shall be available for NextGen 1 and operations planning activities; 2 (6) $162,055,000 shall be available for security 3 and hazardous materials safety activities; and 4 (7) $326,847,000 shall be available for staff of- 5 fices: 6 Provided further, That not to exceed 5 percent of any 7 budget activity, except for aviation safety budget activity, 8 may be transferred to any budget activity under this head- 9 ing: Provided further, That no transfer may increase or 10 decrease any appropriation under this heading by more 11 than 5 percent: Provided further, That any transfer in ex- 12 cess of 5 percent shall be treated as a reprogramming of 13 funds under section 405 of this Act and shall not be avail- 14 able for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 15 with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided fur- 16 ther, That not later than 60 days after the submission of 17 the budget request, the Administrator of the Federal Avia- 18 tion Administration shall transmit to Congress an annual 19 update to the report submitted to Congress in December 20 2004 pursuant to section 221 of the Vision 100-Century 21 of Aviation Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 44506 note): 22 Provided further, That not later than 60 days after the 23 submission of the budget request, the Administrator shall 24 transmit to Congress reports that describe a comprehen- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 19 •HR 4552 RH sive strategy for staffing, hiring, and training of flight 1 standards and aircraft certification staff, and airway 2 transportation system specialists in a format similar to the 3 one utilized for the controller staffing plan, including stat- 4 ed attrition estimates and numerical hiring goals by fiscal 5 year: Provided further, That the amounts made available 6 under this heading shall be reduced by $100,000 for each 7 day after 60 days after the submission of the budget re- 8 quest that reports containing the information described in 9 the preceding two provisos have not been transmitted to 10 Congress: Provided further, That funds may be used to 11 enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit standard- 12 setting organization to assist in the development of avia- 13 tion safety standards: Provided further, That none of the 14 funds made available by this Act shall be available for new 15 applicants for the second career training program: Pro- 16 vided further, That none of the funds made available by 17 this Act shall be available for the Federal Aviation Admin- 18 istration to finalize or implement any regulation that 19 would promulgate new aviation user fees not specifically 20 authorized by law after the date of the enactment of this 21 Act: Provided further, That there may be credited to this 22 appropriation, as offsetting collections, funds received 23 from States, counties, municipalities, foreign authorities, 24 other public authorities, and private sources for expenses 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 20 •HR 4552 RH incurred in the provision of agency services, including re- 1 ceipts for the maintenance and operation of air navigation 2 facilities, and for issuance, renewal or modification of cer- 3 tificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair station cer- 4 tificates, or for tests related thereto, or for processing 5 major repair or alteration forms: Provided further, That 6 of the amounts made available under this heading, not less 7 than $279,000,000 shall be used to fund direct operations 8 of the current air traffic control towers in the contract 9 tower program, including the contract tower cost share 10 program, and any airport that is currently qualified or 11 that will qualify for the program during the fiscal year: 12 Provided further, That none of the funds made available 13 by this Act for aeronautical charting and cartography are 14 available for activities conducted by, or coordinated 15 through, the Working Capital Fund: Provided further, 16 That $10,000,000 of amounts made available for staff of- 17 fices shall be used to establish the Office of the Assistant 18 Administrator for Rulemaking and Regulatory Improve- 19 ment as authorized under Section 106(c) of title 49 of the 20 United States Code. 21 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 21 •HR 4552 RH FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 1 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 3 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 4 for acquisition, establishment, technical support services, 5 improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of national 6 airspace systems and experimental facilities and equip- 7 ment, as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 8 49, United States Code, including initial acquisition of 9 necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service 10 testing, including construction of test facilities and acqui- 11 sition of necessary sites by lease or grant; construction 12 and furnishing of quarters and related accommodations 13 for officers and employees of the Federal Aviation Admin- 14 istration stationed at remote localities where such accom- 15 modations are not available; and the purchase, lease, or 16 transfer of aircraft from funds made available under this 17 heading, including aircraft for aviation regulation and cer- 18 tification; $6,000,000,000 shall be made available, of 19 which— 20 (1) $4,000,000,000 shall be derived from the 21 Airport and Airway Trust Fund; 22 (2) $1,000,000,000 shall be derived by transfer 23 from the unobligated balances of amounts previously 24 appropriated for apportionment in fiscal year 2026 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 22 •HR 4552 RH under paragraph (2) of the heading ‘‘highway infra- 1 structure programs’’ in division J of the Infrastruc- 2 ture Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58): 3 Provided, That amounts transferred pursuant to the 4 proceeding proviso shall continue to be treated as 5 amounts specified in section 103(b) of division A of 6 Public Law 118–5; 7 (3) $1,000,000,000 shall be derived from the 8 unobligated balances of amounts previously appro- 9 priated under the heading ‘‘facilities and equipment’’ 10 in division J of the Infrastructure Investment and 11 Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58): Provided, That 12 amounts transferred pursuant to the proceeding pro- 13 viso shall continue to be treated as amounts speci- 14 fied in section 103(b) of division A of Public Law 15 118–5; 16 Provided, That $700,000,000 is for personnel and related 17 administration expenses and shall remain available until 18 September 30, 2027 and $5,300,000,000 shall remain 19 available until September 30, 2030: Provided further, That 20 there may be credited to this appropriation funds received 21 from States, counties, municipalities, other public authori- 22 ties, and private sources, for expenses incurred in the es- 23 tablishment, improvement, and modernization of national 24 airspace systems: Provided further, That not later than 60 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 23 •HR 4552 RH days after submission of the budget request, the Secretary 1 of Transportation shall transmit to the Congress an in- 2 vestment plan for the Federal Aviation Administration 3 which includes funding for each budget line item for fiscal 4 years 2027 through 2031, with total funding for each year 5 of the plan constrained to the funding targets for those 6 years as estimated and approved by the Office of Manage- 7 ment and Budget: Provided further, That section 405 of 8 this Act shall apply to amounts, not otherwise made avail- 9 able in this Act, made available under this heading in title 10 VIII of the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Appro- 11 priations Act (division J of Public Law 117–58): Provided 12 further, That the amounts in the table entitled ‘‘Allocation 13 of Funds for FAA Facilities and Equipment from the In- 14 frastructure Investment and Jobs Act—Fiscal Year 2026’’ 15 in the Report accompanying this Act shall be the baseline 16 for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities 17 for the current fiscal year pursuant to paragraph (7) of 18 such section 405 for amounts referred to in the preceding 19 proviso: Provided further, That, notwithstanding para- 20 graphs (5) and (6) of such section 405, unless prior ap- 21 proval is received from the House and Senate Committees 22 on Appropriations, not to exceed 10 percent of any fund- 23 ing level specified for projects and activities in the table 24 referred to in the preceding proviso may be transferred 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 24 •HR 4552 RH to any other funding level specified for projects and activi- 1 ties in such table and no transfer of such funding levels 2 may increase or decrease any funding level in such table 3 by more than 10 percent. 4 RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT 5 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 6 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 7 for research, engineering, and development, as authorized 8 under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States 9 Code, including construction of experimental facilities and 10 acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, 11 $230,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway 12 Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30, 13 2028: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro- 14 priation as offsetting collections, funds received from 15 States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, 16 and private sources, which shall be available for expenses 17 incurred for research, engineering, and development: Pro- 18 vided further, That amounts made available under this 19 heading shall be used in accordance with the Report ac- 20 companying this Act: Provided further, That not to exceed 21 10 percent of any funding level specified under this head- 22 ing in the Report accompanying this Act may be trans- 23 ferred to any other funding level specified under this head- 24 ing in the Report accompanying this Act: Provided further, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 25 •HR 4552 RH That no transfer may increase or decrease any funding 1 level by more than 10 percent: Provided further, That any 2 transfer in excess of 10 percent shall be treated as a re- 3 programming of funds under section 405 of this Act and 4 shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 5 in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 6 GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS 7 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 8 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 9 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 11 For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in- 12 aid for airport planning and development, and noise com- 13 patibility planning and programs as authorized under sub- 14 chapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 15 of title 49, United States Code, and under other law au- 16 thorizing such obligations; for procurement, installation, 17 and commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices 18 and systems at airports of such title; for grants authorized 19 under section 41743 of title 49, United States Code; and 20 for inspection activities and administration of airport safe- 21 ty programs, including those related to airport operating 22 certificates under section 44706 of title 49, United States 23 Code, $4,000,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and 24 Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until ex- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 26 •HR 4552 RH pended: Provided, That none of the amounts made avail- 1 able under this heading shall be available for the planning 2 or execution of programs the obligations for which are in 3 excess of $4,000,000,000, in fiscal year 2026, notwith- 4 standing section 47117(g) of title 49, United States Code: 5 Provided further, That none of the amounts made available 6 under this heading shall be available for the replacement 7 of baggage conveyor systems, reconfiguration of terminal 8 baggage areas, or other airport improvements that are 9 necessary to install bulk explosive detection systems: Pro- 10 vided further, That notwithstanding section 47109(a) of 11 title 49, United States Code, the Government’s share of 12 allowable project costs under paragraph (2) of such sec- 13 tion for subgrants or paragraph (3) of such section shall 14 be 95 percent for a project at other than a large or me- 15 dium hub airport that is a successive phase of a multi- 16 phased construction project for which the project sponsor 17 received a grant in fiscal year 2011 for the construction 18 project: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 19 provision of law, of amounts limited under this heading, 20 not less than $160,000,000 shall be available for adminis- 21 tration, $15,000,000 shall be available for the airport co- 22 operative research program, $41,827,000 shall be avail- 23 able for airport technology research, and $15,000,000, to 24 remain available until expended, shall be available and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 27 •HR 4552 RH transferred to ‘‘Office of the Secretary, Salaries and Ex- 1 penses’’ to carry out the small community air service de- 2 velopment program: Provided further, That in addition to 3 airports eligible under section 41743 of title 49, United 4 States Code, such program may include the participation 5 of an airport that serves a community or consortium that 6 is not larger than a small hub airport, according to FAA 7 hub classifications effective at the time the Office of the 8 Secretary issues a request for proposals. 9 GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS 10 For an additional amount for ‘‘Grants-In-Aid for Air- 11 ports’’, to enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 12 grants for projects as authorized by subchapter 1 of chap- 13 ter 471 and subchapter 1 of chapter 475 of title 49, 14 United States Code, $313,738,000, to remain available 15 through September 30, 2028: Provided, That amounts 16 made available under this heading shall be derived from 17 the general fund, and such funds shall not be subject to 18 apportionment formulas, special apportionment categories, 19 or minimum percentages under chapter 471 of title 49, 20 United States Code: Provided further, That of the sums 21 appropriated under this heading — 22 (1) $283,738,000 shall be made available for 23 the purposes, and in amounts, specified for Commu- 24 nity Project Funding in the table entitled ‘‘Commu- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 28 •HR 4552 RH nity Project Funding’’ included in the Report accom- 1 panying this Act: Provided, That funds made avail- 2 able under this heading shall not be subject to or 3 considered under section 47115(j)(3)(B) of title 49, 4 United States Code. 5 (2) $30,000,000 to remain available until Sep- 6 tember 30, 2028, for polyfluoroalkyl-related airport 7 programs. 8 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL AVIATION 9 ADMINISTRATION 10 SEC. 110. None of the funds made available by this 11 Act may be used to compensate in excess of 600 technical 12 staff-years under the federally funded research and devel- 13 opment center contract between the Federal Aviation Ad- 14 ministration and the Center for Advanced Aviation Sys- 15 tems Development during fiscal year 2026. 16 SEC. 111. None of the funds made available by this 17 Act shall be used to pursue or adopt guidelines or regula- 18 tions requiring airport sponsors to provide to the Federal 19 Aviation Administration without cost building construc- 20 tion, maintenance, utilities and expenses, including related 21 accommodation services, or space in airport sponsor- 22 owned buildings for services relating to air traffic control, 23 air navigation, or weather reporting: Provided, That the 24 prohibition on the use of funds in this section does not 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 29 •HR 4552 RH apply to negotiations between the agency and airport 1 sponsors to achieve agreement on ‘‘below-market’’ rates 2 for these items or to grant assurances that require airport 3 sponsors to provide land without cost to the Federal Avia- 4 tion Administration for air traffic control facilities. 5 SEC. 112. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 6 Administration may reimburse amounts made available to 7 satisfy section 41742(a)(1) of title 49, United States 8 Code, from fees credited under section 45303 of title 49, 9 United States Code, and any amount remaining in such 10 account at the close of any fiscal year may be made avail- 11 able to satisfy section 41742(a)(1) of title 49, United 12 States Code, for the subsequent fiscal year. 13 SEC. 113. Amounts collected under section 40113(e) 14 of title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to the 15 appropriation current at the time of collection, to be 16 merged with and available for the same purposes as such 17 appropriation. 18 SEC. 114. None of the funds made available by this 19 Act shall be available for paying premium pay under sec- 20 tion 5546(a) of title 5, United States Code, to any Federal 21 Aviation Administration employee unless such employee 22 actually performed work during the time corresponding to 23 such premium pay. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 30 •HR 4552 RH SEC. 115. None of the funds made available by this 1 Act may be obligated or expended for an employee of the 2 Federal Aviation Administration to purchase a store gift 3 card or gift certificate through use of a Government-issued 4 credit card. 5 SEC. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of 6 law, none of the funds made available under this Act or 7 any prior Act may be used to implement or to continue 8 to implement any limitation on the ability of any owner 9 or operator of a private aircraft to obtain, upon a request 10 to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administra- 11 tion, a blocking of that owner’s or operator’s aircraft reg- 12 istration number, Mode S transponder code, flight identi- 13 fication, call sign, or similar identifying information from 14 any ground based display to the public that would allow 15 the real-time or near real-time flight tracking of that air- 16 craft’s movements, except data made available to a Gov- 17 ernment agency, for the noncommercial flights of that 18 owner or operator. 19 SEC. 117. None of the funds made available by this 20 Act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more 21 than nine political and Presidential appointees in the Fed- 22 eral Aviation Administration. 23 SEC. 118. None of the funds made available by this 24 Act may be used to increase fees pursuant to section 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 31 •HR 4552 RH 44721 of title 49, United States Code, until the Federal 1 Aviation Administration provides to the House and Senate 2 Committees on Appropriations a report that justifies all 3 fees related to aeronautical navigation products and ex- 4 plains how such fees are consistent with Executive Order 5 No. 13642. 6 SEC. 119. None of the funds made available by this 7 Act may be used to close a regional operations center of 8 the Federal Aviation Administration or reduce its services 9 unless the Administrator notifies the House and Senate 10 Committees on Appropriations not less than 90 full busi- 11 ness days in advance. 12 SEC. 119A. None of the funds made available by or 13 limited by this Act may be used to change weight restric- 14 tions or prior permission rules at Teterboro airport in 15 Teterboro, New Jersey. 16 SEC. 119B. None of the funds made available by this 17 Act may be used by the Administrator of the Federal Avia- 18 tion Administration to withhold from consideration and 19 approval any new application for participation in the con- 20 tract tower program, or for reevaluation of cost-share pro- 21 gram participants so long as the Federal Aviation Admin- 22 istration has received an application from the airport, and 23 so long as the Administrator determines such tower is eli- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 32 •HR 4552 RH gible using the factors set forth in Federal Aviation Ad- 1 ministration published establishment criteria. 2 SEC. 119C. None of the funds made available by this 3 Act may be used to open, close, redesignate as a lesser 4 office, or reorganize a regional office, the aeronautical cen- 5 ter, or the technical center unless the Administrator does 6 so in compliance with section 405 of this Act. 7 SEC. 119D. Not withstanding paragraph (7) of sec- 8 tion 405, activities creating, reorganizing, or restructuring 9 an organizational unit of the Federal Aviation Administra- 10 tion are not subject to the requirements of section 405 11 unless those activities would change the organization chart 12 provided as an exhibit to section 1 of the President’s 13 Budget justification. 14 SEC. 119E. Of the funds provided under the heading 15 ‘‘Grants-in-aid for Airports’’, up to $3,500,000 shall be 16 for necessary expenses, including an independent 17 verification regime, to provide reimbursement to airport 18 sponsors that do not provide gateway operations and pro- 19 viders of general aviation ground support services, or other 20 aviation tenants, located at those airports closed during 21 a temporary flight restriction (TFR) for any residence of 22 the President that is designated or identified to be secured 23 by the United States Secret Service, and for direct and 24 incremental financial losses incurred while such airports 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 33 •HR 4552 RH are closed solely due to the actions of the Federal Govern- 1 ment: Provided, That no funds shall be obligated or dis- 2 tributed to airport sponsors that do not provide gateway 3 operations and providers of general aviation ground sup- 4 port services until an independent audit is completed: Pro- 5 vided further, That losses incurred as a result of violations 6 of law, or through fault or negligence, of such operators 7 and service providers or of third parties (including air- 8 ports) are not eligible for reimbursements: Provided fur- 9 ther, That obligation and expenditure of funds are condi- 10 tional upon full release of the United States Government 11 for all claims for financial losses resulting from such ac- 12 tions. 13 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 14 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 15 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 17 Not to exceed $504,187,977 together with advances 18 and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Ad- 19 ministration, shall be obligated for necessary expenses for 20 administration and operation of the Federal Highway Ad- 21 ministration: Provided, That in addition, $3,248,000 shall 22 be transferred to the Appalachian Regional Commission 23 in accordance with section 104(a) of title 23, United 24 States Code. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 34 •HR 4552 RH FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 1 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 2 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 3 Funds available for the implementation or execution 4 of authorized Federal-aid highway and highway safety 5 construction programs shall not exceed total obligations 6 of $62,657,105,821 for fiscal year 2026: Provided, That 7 the limitation on obligations under this heading shall only 8 apply to contract authority authorized from the Highway 9 Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), un- 10 less otherwise specified in law. 11 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 12 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 13 For the payment of obligations incurred in carrying 14 out authorized Federal-aid highway and highway safety 15 construction programs, $63,396,105,821 shall be derived 16 from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Tran- 17 sit Account), to remain available until expended. 18 HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS 19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 20 There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary 21 $1,369,433,091: Provided, That the funds made available 22 under this heading shall be derived from the general fund, 23 shall be in addition to any funds provided for fiscal year 24 2026 in this or any other Act for: (1) ‘‘Federal-aid High- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 35 •HR 4552 RH ways’’ under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; 1 or (2) activities eligible under the Tribal transportation 2 program under section 202 of title 23, United States 3 Code, and shall not affect the distribution or amount of 4 funds provided in any other Act: Provided further, That 5 section 11101(e) of Public Law 117–58 shall apply to 6 funds made available under this heading: Provided further, 7 That unless otherwise specified, amounts made available 8 under this heading shall be available until September 30, 9 2029, and shall not be subject to any limitation on obliga- 10 tions for Federal-aid highways or highway safety construc- 11 tion programs set forth in any Act making annual appro- 12 priations: Provided further, That of the sums appropriated 13 under this heading— 14 (1) $954,433,091 shall be for the purposes, and 15 in the amounts, specified for Community Project 16 Funding in the table entitled ‘‘Community Project 17 Funding’’ included in the Report accompanying this 18 Act: Provided, That, except as otherwise provided 19 under this heading, the funds made available under 20 this paragraph shall be administered as if appor- 21 tioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 22 Code: Provided further, That funds made available 23 under this paragraph that are used for Tribal 24 projects shall be administered as if allocated under 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 36 •HR 4552 RH chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code, except 1 that the set-asides described in subparagraph (C) of 2 section 202(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code, 3 and subsections (a)(6), (c), and (e) of section 202 of 4 such title, and section 1123(h)(1) of MAP-21 (as 5 amended by Public Law 117–58), shall not apply to 6 such funds; 7 (2) $200,000,000 shall be for activities eligible 8 under the Tribal transportation program, as de- 9 scribed in section 202 of title 23, United States 10 Code: Provided, That, except as otherwise provided 11 under this heading, the funds made available under 12 this paragraph shall be administered as if allocated 13 under chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code: 14 Provided further, That the set-asides described in 15 subparagraph (C) of section 202(b)(3) of title 23, 16 United States Code, and subsections (a)(6), (c), and 17 (e) of section 202 of such title shall not apply to 18 funds made available under this paragraph: Provided 19 further, That the set-aside described in section 20 1123(h)(1) of MAP-21 (as amended by Public Law 21 117–58), shall not apply to such funds: Provided 22 further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 23 law, amounts made available under this paragraph 24 shall be derived from the unobligated balances of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 37 •HR 4552 RH amounts previously appropriated under paragraph 7 1 of the heading ‘‘Department of Transportation— 2 Federal Highway Administration—Highway Infra- 3 structure Programs’’ in division J of the Infrastruc- 4 ture Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58): 5 Provided further, That amounts transferred pursu- 6 ant to the preceding provisos shall continue to be 7 treated as amounts specified in section 103(b) of di- 8 vision A of Public Law 118–5; 9 (3) $200,000,000 shall be to carry out the Na- 10 tionally Significant Multimodal Freight and High- 11 way Projects program under section 117 of title 23, 12 United States Code: Provided, That such funds shall 13 be available until expended: Provided further, That 14 the funds made available under this paragraph shall 15 be for projects to provide public parking for com- 16 mercial motor vehicles: Provided further, That such 17 projects shall be within reasonable access to or in 18 the right of way of an Interstate highway, the Na- 19 tional Highway System, or the National Highway 20 Freight Network: Provided further, That the Sec- 21 retary shall reserve not less than 50 percent of the 22 amounts made available under this paragraph to 23 make grants for projects that do not satisfy the min- 24 imum threshold under section 117(d)(1)(B) of such 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 38 •HR 4552 RH title: Provided further, That, of the amount reserved 1 under the preceding proviso, not less than 30 per- 2 cent shall be used for projects in rural areas: Pro- 3 vided further, That each grant made with funds re- 4 served under the fourth proviso of this paragraph 5 shall be in an amount that is at least $5,000,000: 6 Provided further, That in addition to other applicable 7 requirements, in making grants with funds reserved 8 under the fourth proviso of this paragraph, the Sec- 9 retary shall take into consideration the project selec- 10 tion considerations described in section 117(e)(3) of 11 such title: Provided further, That, except as de- 12 scribed in the preceding proviso, subsections (e) and 13 (i) of section 117 of such title shall not apply to 14 funds made available under this paragraph: Provided 15 further, That the Secretary shall reserve not less 16 than 25 percent of the amounts made available 17 under this paragraph to make grants for projects lo- 18 cated in rural areas: Provided further, That if quali- 19 fied applications will not allow for the amount re- 20 served under the preceding proviso to be fully uti- 21 lized, the Secretary shall combine the unutilized 22 amounts with the amounts reserved under the fourth 23 proviso of this paragraph: Provided further, That the 24 requirements in section 117(g) of such title shall not 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 39 •HR 4552 RH apply to a project assisted with a grant under this 1 paragraph that does not meet the minimum thresh- 2 old under section 117(d)(1)(B): Provided further, 3 That, except as described in the following proviso, 4 the Federal share of the cost of a project assisted 5 with a grant under this paragraph may not exceed 6 60 percent: Provided further, That the Federal share 7 of the cost of a project that does not meet the min- 8 imum threshold under section 117(d)(1)(B) of such 9 title shall be 80 percent: Provided further, That an 10 eligible applicant that receives a grant under this 11 paragraph may partner with a private entity to fund 12 the development, capacity expansion, or operation or 13 maintenance of a facility: Provided further, That no 14 fees may be charged by an eligible applicant receiv- 15 ing a grant under this paragraph to a commercial 16 motor vehicle driver to gain access to parking con- 17 structed, expanded, opened, maintained, or improved 18 with a grant under this paragraph: Provided further, 19 That the funds made available under this paragraph 20 shall not be used for the construction, or develop- 21 ment phase activities that would enable the con- 22 struction, of charging or fueling infrastructure for 23 the propulsion of a vehicle, including a commercial 24 motor vehicle: Provided further, That not more than 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 40 •HR 4552 RH 10 percent of the funds made available under this 1 section may be used for projects to solely identify, 2 promote, and manage the availability of existing 3 commercial motor vehicle parking: Provided further, 4 That the preceding proviso shall not apply to a 5 project that is part of a project to expand commer- 6 cial motor vehicle parking capacity: Provided further, 7 That for purposes of this paragraph, (1) the term 8 ‘‘commercial motor vehicle’’ has the meaning given 9 the term in section 31132 of title 49, United States 10 Code, and (2) the term ‘‘rural area’’ has the mean- 11 ing given the term in section 117(i)(3) of title 23, 12 United States Code: Provided further, That notwith- 13 standing any other provision of law, amounts made 14 available under this paragraph shall be derived by 15 transfer from the unobligated balances of amounts 16 previously appropriated under the heading ‘‘Depart- 17 ment of Transportation—Office of the Secretary— 18 National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and Res- 19 toration Grants’’ in division J of the Infrastructure 20 Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58): Pro- 21 vided further, That amounts transferred pursuant to 22 the preceding provisos shall continue to be treated 23 as amounts specified in section 103(b) of division A 24 of Public Law 118–5; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 41 •HR 4552 RH (4) $5,000,000 shall be to carry out section 1 11502 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 2 Act (23 U.S.C. 148 note): Provided, That, except as 3 otherwise provided under such section or this head- 4 ing, the funds made available under this paragraph 5 shall be administered as if apportioned under chap- 6 ter 1 of title 23, United States Code; and 7 (5) $10,000,000 shall be to carry out section 8 11529 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 9 Act (23 U.S.C. 148 note): Provided, That, except as 10 otherwise provided under such section or this head- 11 ing, the funds made available under this paragraph 12 shall be administered as if apportioned under chap- 13 ter 1 of title 23, United States Code. 14 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY 15 ADMINISTRATION 16 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 17 SEC. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2026, the Secretary of 18 Transportation shall— 19 (1) not distribute from the obligation limitation 20 for Federal-aid highways— 21 (A) amounts authorized for administrative 22 expenses and programs by section 104(a) of 23 title 23, United States Code; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 42 •HR 4552 RH (B) amounts authorized for the Bureau of 1 Transportation Statistics; 2 (2) not distribute an amount from the obliga- 3 tion limitation for Federal-aid highways that is equal 4 to the unobligated balance of amounts— 5 (A) made available from the Highway 6 Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac- 7 count) for Federal-aid highway and highway 8 safety construction programs for previous fiscal 9 years the funds for which are allocated by the 10 Secretary (or apportioned by the Secretary 11 under section 202 or 204 of title 23, United 12 States Code); and 13 (B) for which obligation limitation was 14 provided in a previous fiscal year; 15 (3) determine the proportion that— 16 (A) the obligation limitation for Federal- 17 aid highways, less the aggregate of amounts not 18 distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 19 this subsection; bears to 20 (B) the total of the sums authorized to be 21 appropriated for the Federal-aid highway and 22 highway safety construction programs (other 23 than sums authorized to be appropriated for 24 provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 43 •HR 4552 RH through (11) of subsection (b) and sums au- 1 thorized to be appropriated for section 119 of 2 title 23, United States Code, equal to the 3 amount referred to in subsection (b)(12) for 4 such fiscal year), less the aggregate of the 5 amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) 6 and (2) of this subsection; 7 (4) distribute the obligation limitation for Fed- 8 eral-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not 9 distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), for each 10 of the programs (other than programs to which 11 paragraph (1) applies) that are allocated by the Sec- 12 retary under authorized Federal-aid highway and 13 highway safety construction programs, or appor- 14 tioned by the Secretary under section 202 or 204 of 15 title 23, United States Code, by multiplying— 16 (A) the proportion determined under para- 17 graph (3); by 18 (B) the amounts authorized to be appro- 19 priated for each such program for such fiscal 20 year; and 21 (5) distribute the obligation limitation for Fed- 22 eral-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not 23 distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the 24 amounts distributed under paragraph (4), for Fed- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 44 •HR 4552 RH eral-aid highway and highway safety construction 1 programs that are apportioned by the Secretary 2 under title 23, United States Code (other than the 3 amounts apportioned for the national highway per- 4 formance program in section 119 of title 23, United 5 States Code, that are exempt from the limitation 6 under subsection (b)(12) and the amounts appor- 7 tioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in 8 the proportion that— 9 (A) amounts authorized to be appropriated 10 for the programs that are apportioned under 11 title 23, United States Code, to each State for 12 such fiscal year; bears to 13 (B) the total of the amounts authorized to 14 be appropriated for the programs that are ap- 15 portioned under title 23, United States Code, to 16 all States for such fiscal year. 17 (b) EXCEPTIONS FROM OBLIGATION LIMITATION.— 18 The obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways shall 19 not apply to obligations under or for— 20 (1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code; 21 (2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation 22 Assistance Act of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 23 Stat. 2714); 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 45 •HR 4552 RH (3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act 1 of 1981 (95 Stat. 1701); 2 (4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the 3 Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 4 Stat. 2119); 5 (5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the 6 Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation As- 7 sistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 198); 8 (6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Inter- 9 modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 10 1991 (105 Stat. 2027); 11 (7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code 12 (as in effect on June 8, 1998); 13 (8) section 105 of title 23, United States Code 14 (as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but 15 only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each 16 of those fiscal years); 17 (9) Federal-aid highway programs for which ob- 18 ligation authority was made available under the 19 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 20 (112 Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts for multiple 21 years or to remain available until expended, but only 22 to the extent that the obligation authority has not 23 lapsed or been used; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 46 •HR 4552 RH (10) section 105 of title 23, United States Code 1 (as in effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but 2 only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each 3 of those fiscal years); 4 (11) section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU (23 5 U.S.C. 118 note; 119 Stat. 1248), to the extent that 6 funds obligated in accordance with that section were 7 not subject to a limitation on obligations at the time 8 at which the funds were initially made available for 9 obligation; and 10 (12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code 11 (but, for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2026, 12 only in an amount equal to $639,000,000). 13 (c) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED OBLIGATION AU- 14 THORITY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary 15 shall, after August 1 of such fiscal year— 16 (1) revise a distribution of the obligation limita- 17 tion made available under subsection (a) if an 18 amount distributed cannot be obligated during that 19 fiscal year; and 20 (2) redistribute sufficient amounts to those 21 States able to obligate amounts in addition to those 22 previously distributed during that fiscal year, giving 23 priority to those States having large unobligated bal- 24 ances of funds apportioned under sections 144 (as in 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 47 •HR 4552 RH effect on the day before the date of enactment of 1 Public Law 112–141) and 104 of title 23, United 2 States Code. 3 (d) APPLICABILITY OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS TO 4 TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS.— 5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para- 6 graph (2), the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 7 highways shall apply to contract authority for trans- 8 portation research programs carried out under— 9 (A) chapter 5 of title 23, United States 10 Code; 11 (B) title VI of the Fixing America’s Sur- 12 face Transportation Act; and 13 (C) title III of division A of the Infrastruc- 14 ture Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 15 117–58). 16 (2) EXCEPTION.—Obligation authority made 17 available under paragraph (1) shall— 18 (A) remain available for a period of 4 fis- 19 cal years; and 20 (B) be in addition to the amount of any 21 limitation imposed on obligations for Federal- 22 aid highway and highway safety construction 23 programs for future fiscal years. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 48 •HR 4552 RH (e) REDISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN AUTHORIZED 1 FUNDS.— 2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 3 the date of distribution of obligation limitation 4 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall distribute 5 to the States any funds (excluding funds authorized 6 for the program under section 202 of title 23, 7 United States Code) that— 8 (A) are authorized to be appropriated for 9 such fiscal year for Federal-aid highway pro- 10 grams; and 11 (B) the Secretary determines will not be 12 allocated to the States (or will not be appor- 13 tioned to the States under section 204 of title 14 23, United States Code), and will not be avail- 15 able for obligation, for such fiscal year because 16 of the imposition of any obligation limitation for 17 such fiscal year. 18 (2) RATIO.—Funds shall be distributed under 19 paragraph (1) in the same proportion as the dis- 20 tribution of obligation authority under subsection 21 (a)(5). 22 (3) AVAILABILITY.—Funds distributed to each 23 State under paragraph (1) shall be available for any 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 49 •HR 4552 RH purpose described in section 133(b) of title 23, 1 United States Code. 2 SEC. 121. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds re- 3 ceived by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the 4 sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred pur- 5 suant to chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code, may 6 be credited to the Federal-aid highways account for the 7 purpose of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses. 8 SEC. 122. Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, 9 under his or her statutory authority, any Buy America re- 10 quirement for Federal-aid highways projects, the Sec- 11 retary of Transportation shall make an informal public no- 12 tice and comment opportunity on the intent to issue such 13 waiver and the reasons therefor: Provided, That the Sec- 14 retary shall post on a website any waivers granted under 15 the Buy America requirements. 16 SEC. 123. None of the funds made available in this 17 Act may be used to make a grant for a project under sec- 18 tion 117 of title 23, United States Code, unless the Sec- 19 retary, at least 60 days before making a grant under that 20 section, provides written notification to the House and 21 Senate Committees on Appropriations of the proposed 22 grant, including an evaluation and justification for the 23 project and the amount of the proposed grant award. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 50 •HR 4552 RH SEC. 124. (a) A State or territory, as defined in sec- 1 tion 165 of title 23, United States Code, may use for any 2 project eligible under section 133(b) of title 23 or section 3 165 of title 23 and located within the boundary of the 4 State or territory any earmarked amount, and any associ- 5 ated obligation limitation: Provided, That the Department 6 of Transportation for the State or territory for which the 7 earmarked amount was originally designated or directed 8 notifies the Secretary of its intent to use its authority 9 under this section and submits an annual report to the 10 Secretary identifying the projects to which the funding 11 would be applied. Notwithstanding the original period of 12 availability of funds to be obligated under this section, 13 such funds and associated obligation limitation shall re- 14 main available for obligation for a period of 3 fiscal years 15 after the fiscal year in which the Secretary is notified. The 16 Federal share of the cost of a project carried out with 17 funds made available under this section shall be the same 18 as associated with the earmark. 19 (b) In this section, the term ‘‘earmarked amount’’ 20 means— 21 (1) congressionally directed spending, as de- 22 fined in rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the 23 Senate, identified in a prior law, report, or joint ex- 24 planatory statement, which was authorized to be ap- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 51 •HR 4552 RH propriated or appropriated more than 10 fiscal years 1 prior to the current fiscal year, and administered by 2 the Federal Highway Administration; or 3 (2) a congressional earmark, as defined in rule 4 XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 5 identified in a prior law, report, or joint explanatory 6 statement, which was authorized to be appropriated 7 or appropriated more than 10 fiscal years prior to 8 the current fiscal year, and administered by the Fed- 9 eral Highway Administration. 10 (c) The authority under subsection (a) may be exer- 11 cised only for those projects or activities that have obli- 12 gated less than 10 percent of the amount made available 13 for obligation as of October 1 of the current fiscal year, 14 and shall be applied to projects within the same general 15 geographic area within 25 miles for which the funding was 16 designated, except that a State or territory may apply 17 such authority to unexpended balances of funds from 18 projects or activities the State or territory certifies have 19 been closed and for which payments have been made under 20 a final voucher. 21 (d) The Secretary shall submit consolidated reports 22 of the information provided by the States and territories 23 annually to the House and Senate Committees on Appro- 24 priations. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 52 •HR 4552 RH SEC. 125. None of the funds made available in this 1 Act or any other Act may be used for any activities related 2 to the implementation of Priced Zones (Cordon Pricing) 3 under the Value Pricing Pilot Program or New York 4 City’s Central Business District Tolling Program. 5 FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 6 MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS 7 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 8 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 9 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 10 For payment of obligations incurred in the implemen- 11 tation, execution and administration of motor carrier safe- 12 ty operations and programs pursuant to section 31110 of 13 title 49, United States Code, as amended by the Infra- 14 structure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58), 15 $390,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust 16 Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), together 17 with advances and reimbursements received by the Fed- 18 eral Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the sum of 19 which shall remain available until expended: Provided, 20 That funds available for implementation, execution, or ad- 21 ministration of motor carrier safety operations and pro- 22 grams authorized under title 49, United States Code, shall 23 not exceed total obligations of $390,000,000, for ‘‘Motor 24 Carrier Safety Operations and Programs’’ for fiscal year 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 53 •HR 4552 RH 2026, of which $14,073,000, to remain available for obli- 1 gation until September 30, 2028, is for the research and 2 technology program, and of which not less than 3 $63,098,000, to remain available for obligation until Sep- 4 tember 30, 2028, is for development, modernization, en- 5 hancement, and continued operation and maintenance of 6 information technology and information management. 7 MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS 8 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 9 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 10 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 11 For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 12 sections 31102, 31103, 31104, and 31313 of title 49, 13 United States Code, $536,600,000, to be derived from the 14 Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac- 15 count) and to remain available until expended: Provided, 16 That funds available for the implementation or execution 17 of motor carrier safety programs shall not exceed total ob- 18 ligations of $536,600,000 in fiscal year 2026 for ‘‘Motor 19 Carrier Safety Grants’’: Provided further, That of the 20 amounts made available under this heading— 21 (1) $422,500,000, to remain available for obli- 22 gation until September 30, 2027, shall be for the 23 motor carrier safety assistance program; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 54 •HR 4552 RH (2) $45,200,000, to remain available for obliga- 1 tion until September 30, 2027, shall be for the com- 2 mercial driver’s license program implementation pro- 3 gram; 4 (3) $62,400,000, to remain available for obliga- 5 tion until September 30, 2027, shall be for the high 6 priority program; 7 (4) $1,500,000, to remain available for obliga- 8 tion until September 30, 2027, shall be for the com- 9 mercial motor vehicle operators grant program; and 10 (5) $5,000,000, to remain available for obliga- 11 tion until September 30, 2027, shall be for the com- 12 mercial motor vehicle enforcement training and sup- 13 port grant program. 14 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL MOTOR 15 CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 16 SEC. 130. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin- 17 istration shall send notice of section 385.308 of title 49, 18 Code of Federal Regulations, violations by certified mail, 19 registered mail, or another manner of delivery, which 20 records the receipt of the notice by the persons responsible 21 for the violations. 22 SEC. 131. None of the funds appropriated or other- 23 wise made available to the Department of Transportation 24 by this Act or any other Act may be obligated or expended 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 55 •HR 4552 RH to implement, administer, or enforce the requirements of 1 section 31137 of title 49, United States Code, or any regu- 2 lation issued by the Secretary pursuant to such section, 3 with respect to the use of electronic logging devices by op- 4 erators of commercial motor vehicles, as defined in section 5 31132(1) of such title, transporting livestock as defined 6 in section 602 of the Emergency Livestock Feed Assist- 7 ance Act of 1988 (7 U.S.C. 1471) or insects. 8 SEC. 132. None of the funds made available by this 9 or any other Act may be used to require the use of inward 10 facing cameras or require a motor carrier to register an 11 apprenticeship program with the Department of Labor as 12 a condition for participation in the safe driver apprentice- 13 ship pilot program. 14 SEC. 133. None of the funds appropriated or other- 15 wise made available by this Act or any other Act may be 16 used to promulgate any rule or regulation to require vehi- 17 cles with a gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 18 pounds operating in interstate commerce to be equipped 19 with a speed limiting device set to a maximum speed. 20 SEC. 134. (a) None of the funds made available by 21 this or any other Act may be used to modify, rescind, or 22 grant waivers from the preemption determinations pub- 23 lished by FMCSA at 83 FR 67470 (Dec. 28, 2018) and 24 85 FR 73335 (Nov. 17, 2020). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 56 •HR 4552 RH (b) Notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 31141(d)(2), the Sec- 1 retary shall deny, without a hearing on the record, any 2 petitions for waiver of the aforementioned preemption de- 3 terminations pending on the date of enactment or received 4 after the date of enactment. 5 NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 6 OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 7 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8 For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of 9 the Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety, 10 authorized under chapter 301 and part C of subtitle VI 11 of title 49, United States Code, $212,375,000, to remain 12 available through September 30, 2027: Provided, That 13 notwithstanding any other provision of law, $77,982,000 14 of amounts made available under this paragraph shall be 15 derived by transfer from the unobligated balances of 16 amounts previously appropriated for fiscal years 2023, 17 2024, 2025, and 2026 under paragraph (3) of the heading 18 ‘‘Department of Transportation—National Highway Traf- 19 fic Safety Administration—Supplemental Highway Traffic 20 Safety Programs’’ in division J of the Infrastructure In- 21 vestment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58): Provided 22 further, That amounts transferred pursuant to the pre- 23 ceding proviso shall continue to be treated as amounts 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 57 •HR 4552 RH specified in section 103(b) of division A of Public Law 1 118–5. 2 OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 3 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 4 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 5 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 6 For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 7 the provisions of section 403 of title 23, United States 8 Code, including behavioral research on automated driving 9 systems and advanced driver assistance systems and im- 10 proving consumer responses to safety recalls, section 11 25024 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 12 (Public Law 117–58), and chapter 303 of title 49, United 13 States Code, $209,600,000, to be derived from the High- 14 way Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 15 and to remain available until expended: Provided, That 16 none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 17 planning or execution of programs the total obligations for 18 which, in fiscal year 2026, are in excess of $209,600,000: 19 Provided further, That of the sums appropriated under 20 this heading— 21 (1) $202,000,000 shall be for programs author- 22 ized under section 403 of title 23, United States 23 Code, including behavioral research on automated 24 driving systems and advanced driver assistance sys- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 58 •HR 4552 RH tems and improving consumer responses to safety 1 recalls, and section 25024 of the Infrastructure In- 2 vestment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58); and 3 (2) $7,600,000 shall be for the national driver 4 register authorized under chapter 303 of title 49, 5 United States Code: 6 Provided further, That within the $209,600,000 obligation 7 limitation for operations and research, $57,500,000 shall 8 remain available until September 30, 2027, and shall be 9 in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on 10 obligations for future years: Provided further, That 11 amounts for behavioral research on automated driving sys- 12 tems and advanced driver assistance systems and improv- 13 ing consumer responses to safety recalls are in addition 14 to any other funds provided for those purposes for fiscal 15 year 2026 in this Act. 16 HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS 17 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 18 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 19 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 20 For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 21 provisions of sections 402, 404, and 405 of title 23, 22 United States Code, and grant administration expenses 23 under chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, to remain 24 available until expended, $849,654,625, to be derived from 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 59 •HR 4552 RH the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 1 Account): Provided, That none of the funds in this Act 2 shall be available for the planning or execution of pro- 3 grams for which the total obligations in fiscal year 2026 4 are in excess of $849,654,625 for programs authorized 5 under sections 402, 404, and 405 of title 23, United 6 States Code, and grant administration expenses under 7 chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code: Provided further, 8 That of the sums appropriated under this heading— 9 (1) $393,400,000 shall be for highway safety 10 programs under section 402 of title 23, United 11 States Code; 12 (2) $367,500,000 shall be for national priority 13 safety programs under section 405 of title 23, 14 United States Code; 15 (3) $44,300,000 shall be for the high visibility 16 enforcement program under section 404 of title 23, 17 United States Code; and 18 (4) $44,454,625 shall be for grant administra- 19 tive expenses under chapter 4 of title 23, United 20 States Code: 21 Provided, That none of these funds shall be used for con- 22 struction, rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for office 23 furnishings and fixtures for State, local or private build- 24 ings or structures: Provided further, That not to exceed 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 60 •HR 4552 RH $500,000 of the funds made available for national priority 1 safety programs under section 405 of title 23, United 2 States Code, for impaired driving countermeasures (as de- 3 scribed in subsection (d) of that section) shall be available 4 for technical assistance to the States: Provided further, 5 That with respect to the ‘‘Transfers’’ provision under sec- 6 tion 405(a)(10) of title 23, United States Code, any 7 amounts transferred to increase the amounts made avail- 8 able under section 402 shall include the obligation author- 9 ity for such amounts: Provided further, That the Adminis- 10 trator shall notify the House and Senate Committees on 11 Appropriations of any exercise of the authority granted 12 under the preceding proviso or under section 405(a)(10) 13 of title 23, United States Code, within 5 days. 14 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY 15 TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 16 SEC. 140. The limitations on obligations for the pro- 17 grams of the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis- 18 tration set in this Act shall not apply to obligations for 19 which obligation authority was made available in previous 20 public laws but only to the extent that the obligation au- 21 thority has not lapsed or been used. 22 SEC. 141. None of the funds provided under this 23 heading may be used to encourage illegal drug or alcohol 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 61 •HR 4552 RH use in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administra- 1 tion’s impaired driving advertising campaigns. 2 FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 3 SAFETY AND OPERATIONS 4 For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Ad- 5 ministration, not otherwise provided for, $265,074,000, of 6 which $25,000,000 shall remain available until expended. 7 RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 8 For necessary expenses for railroad research and de- 9 velopment, $44,000,000, to remain available until ex- 10 pended: Provided, That of the amounts provided under 11 this heading, up to $3,000,000 shall be available pursuant 12 to section 20108(d) of title 49, United States Code, for 13 the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and 14 improvements at the Transportation Technology Center. 15 CONSOLIDATED RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY 16 IMPROVEMENTS 17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 18 For necessary expenses related to consolidated rail 19 infrastructure and safety improvement grants, as author- 20 ized by section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, 21 $538,402,000, to remain available until expended: Pro- 22 vided, That of the sums made available under this heading 23 in this Act— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 62 •HR 4552 RH (1) $38,402,000 shall be available for the pur- 1 poses, and in amounts, specified for Community 2 Project Funding in the table entitled ‘‘Community 3 Project Funding’’ included in the Report accom- 4 panying this Act: Provided, That requirements under 5 subsections (g) and (l) of section 22907 of title 49, 6 United States Code, shall not apply to the preceding 7 proviso: Provided further, That any remaining funds 8 available after the distribution of the Community 9 Project Funding described in this paragraph shall be 10 available under this heading; and 11 (2) $500,000,000 shall be available to the Sec- 12 retary to distribute as discretionary grants: Pro- 13 vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of 14 law, amounts made available under this paragraph 15 shall be derived by transfer from the unobligated 16 balances of amounts appropriated for fiscal year 17 2026 under the heading ‘‘Federal-State Partnership 18 for Intercity Passenger Rail Grants’’ in division J of 19 the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public 20 Law 117–58): Provided further, That amounts trans- 21 ferred pursuant to the preceding proviso shall con- 22 tinue to be treated as amounts specified in section 23 103(b) of division A of Public Law 118–5: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 63 •HR 4552 RH Provided further, That for amounts made available under 1 this heading in this Act, eligible projects under section 2 22907(c)(8) of title 49, United States Code, shall also in- 3 clude railroad systems planning (including the preparation 4 of regional intercity passenger rail plans and state rail 5 plans) and railroad project development activities (includ- 6 ing railroad project planning, preliminary engineering, de- 7 sign, environmental analysis, feasibility studies, and the 8 development and analysis of project alternatives): Provided 9 further, That amounts made available under this heading 10 in this Act for projects selected for commuter rail pas- 11 senger transportation may be transferred by the Sec- 12 retary, after selection, to the appropriate agencies to be 13 administered in accordance with chapter 53 of title 49, 14 United States Code: Provided further, That for amounts 15 made available under this heading in this Act, eligible re- 16 cipients under section 22907(b)(7) of title 49, United 17 States Code, shall include any holding company of a Class 18 II railroad or Class III railroad (as those terms are de- 19 fined in section 20102 of title 49, United States Code): 20 Provided further, That section 22907(e)(1)(A) of title 49, 21 United States Code, shall not apply to amounts made 22 available under this heading in this Act: Provided further, 23 That section 22907(e)(1)(A) of title 49, United States 24 Code, shall not apply to amounts made available under 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 64 •HR 4552 RH this heading in previous fiscal years if such funds are an- 1 nounced in a notice of funding opportunity that includes 2 funds made available under this heading in this Act: Pro- 3 vided further, That the preceding proviso shall not apply 4 to funds made available under this heading in the Infra- 5 structure Investment and Jobs Act (division J of Public 6 Law 117–58): Provided further, That unobligated balances 7 remaining after 6 years from the date of enactment of this 8 Act may be used for any eligible project under section 9 22907(c) of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, 10 That the Secretary may withhold up to 2 percent of the 11 amounts made available under this heading in this Act for 12 the costs of award and project management oversight of 13 grants carried out under title 49, United States Code. 14 NORTHEAST CORRIDOR GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL 15 RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 17 To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 18 grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 19 activities associated with the Northeast Corridor as au- 20 thorized by section 22101(a) of the Infrastructure Invest- 21 ment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58), $924,970,000, 22 to remain available until expended: Provided, That not- 23 withstanding any other provision of law, amounts made 24 available under this heading shall be derived by transfer 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 65 •HR 4552 RH from the unobligated balances of amounts appropriated 1 for fiscal year 2026 under the heading ‘‘Federal-State 2 Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grants’’ in divi- 3 sion J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 4 (Public Law 117–58): Provided further, That amounts 5 transferred pursuant to the preceding provisos shall con- 6 tinue to be treated as amounts specified in section 103(b) 7 of division A of Public Law 118–5: Provided further, That 8 the Secretary may retain up to one-half of 1 percent of 9 the amounts made available under both this heading in 10 this Act and the ‘‘National Network Grants to the Na- 11 tional Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ heading in this 12 Act to fund the costs of project management and oversight 13 of activities authorized by section 22101(c) of the Infra- 14 structure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58): 15 Provided further, That in addition to the project manage- 16 ment oversight funds authorized under section 22101(c) 17 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public 18 Law 117–58), the Secretary may retain up to an addi- 19 tional $5,000,000 of the amounts made available under 20 this heading in this Act to fund expenses associated with 21 the Northeast Corridor Commission established under sec- 22 tion 24905 of title 49, United States Code. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 66 •HR 4552 RH NATIONAL NETWORK GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL 1 RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 3 To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 4 grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 5 activities associated with the National Network as author- 6 ized by section 22101(b) of the Infrastructure Investment 7 and Jobs Act (division B of Public Law 117–58), 8 $1,387,614,000 to remain available until expended: Pro- 9 vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 10 amounts made available under this paragraph shall be de- 11 rived by transfer from the unobligated balances of 12 amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2026 under the head- 13 ing ‘‘Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger 14 Rail Grants’’ in division J of the Infrastructure Invest- 15 ment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58): Provided fur- 16 ther, That amounts transferred pursuant to the preceding 17 proviso shall continue to be treated as amounts specified 18 in section 103(b) of division A of Public Law 118–5: Pro- 19 vided further, That the Secretary may retain up to an ad- 20 ditional $3,000,000 of the funds provided under this head- 21 ing in this Act to fund expenses associated with the State- 22 Supported Route Committee established under section 23 24712 of title 49, United States Code. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 67 •HR 4552 RH ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL RAILROAD 1 ADMINISTRATION 2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 3 (INCLUDING RESCISSION) 4 SEC. 150. The amounts made available to the Sec- 5 retary or to the Federal Railroad Administration for the 6 costs of award, administration, and project management 7 oversight of financial assistance which are administered 8 by the Federal Railroad Administration, in this and prior 9 Acts, may be transferred to the Federal Railroad Adminis- 10 tration’s ‘‘Financial Assistance Oversight and Technical 11 Assistance’’ account for the necessary expenses to support 12 the award, administration, project management oversight, 13 and technical assistance of financial assistance adminis- 14 tered by the Federal Railroad Administration, in the same 15 manner as appropriated for in this and prior Acts: Pro- 16 vided, That this section shall not apply to amounts that 17 were previously designated by the Congress as an emer- 18 gency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on 19 the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def- 20 icit Control Act of 1985. 21 SEC. 151. None of the funds made available to the 22 National Railroad Passenger Corporation may be used to 23 fund any overtime costs in excess of $35,000 for any indi- 24 vidual employee: Provided, That the President of Amtrak 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 68 •HR 4552 RH may waive the cap set in the preceding proviso for specific 1 employees when the President of Amtrak determines such 2 a cap poses a risk to the safety and operational efficiency 3 of the system: Provided further, That the President of Am- 4 trak shall report to the House and Senate Committees on 5 Appropriations no later than 60 days after the date of en- 6 actment of this Act, a summary of all overtime payments 7 incurred by Amtrak for 2025 and the three prior calendar 8 years: Provided further, That such summary shall include 9 the total number of employees that received waivers and 10 the total overtime payments Amtrak paid to employees re- 11 ceiving waivers for each month for 2025 and for the three 12 prior calendar years. 13 SEC. 152. None of the funds made available to the 14 National Railroad Passenger Corporation under the head- 15 ings ‘‘Northeast Corridor Grants to the National Railroad 16 Passenger Corporation’’ and ‘‘National Network Grants to 17 the National Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ may be 18 used to reduce the total number of Amtrak Police Depart- 19 ment uniformed officers patrolling on board passenger 20 trains or at stations, facilities or rights-of-way below the 21 staffing level on May 1, 2019. 22 SEC. 153. None of the funds appropriated or other- 23 wise made available under this Act or any other Act may 24 be provided to the State of California for a high-speed rail 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 69 •HR 4552 RH corridor development project that is the same or substan- 1 tially similar to the project that is the subject of Coopera- 2 tive Agreement No. FR–HSR–0118–12–01–01 or Cooper- 3 ative Agreement No. 69A36524521070 FSPCA entered 4 into between the California High-Speed Rail Authority 5 and the Federal Railroad Administration. 6 SEC. 154. (a) Of the funds made available under the 7 heading ‘‘Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Pas- 8 senger Rail’’ in division J of Public Law 117–58 for fiscal 9 year 2026, not less than $15,000,000 shall be for a grant 10 to Union Station Redevelopment Corporation to rehabili- 11 tate and repair the Washington Union Station complex. 12 (b) Amounts repurposed pursuant to subsection (a) 13 shall continue to be treated as amounts specified in section 14 103(b) of division A of Public Law 118–5. 15 (c) The Union Station Redevelopment Corporation 16 Board of Directors shall include designees from the Com- 17 monwealth of Virginia and the State of Maryland. 18 (d) The Union Station Redevelopment Corporation 19 and the National Railroad Passenger Corporation shall 20 adhere to Public Law 97–125 and ensure the historic pres- 21 ervation and improvements to Washington Union Station 22 are achieved with maximum reliance on the private sector 23 and minimum requirement for Federal assistance. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 70 •HR 4552 RH SEC. 155. Of the unobligated balances from prior 1 year appropriations made available under the heading 2 ‘‘Federal Railroad Administration—Federal-State Part- 3 nership for Intercity Passenger Rail’’ from the fiscal year 4 2025 act making appropriations for the Department of 5 Transportation (P.L. 119–4), $75,000,000 are hereby re- 6 scinded. 7 SEC. 156. None of the funds appropriated or other- 8 wise made available under this Act or any other Act may 9 be provided to the State of Texas for a high-speed rail 10 corridor development project that is the same or substan- 11 tially similar to the Amtrak Texas High-Speed Rail Cor- 12 ridor previously known as the Texas Central Railway 13 project. 14 SEC. 157. None of the funds appropriated or other- 15 wise made available under this Act or any other Act may 16 be provided to the State of Minnesota for an intercity rail 17 corridor development project that is the same or substan- 18 tially similar to the Northern Lights Express Intercity 19 Passenger Rail Project. 20 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 71 •HR 4552 RH FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 1 TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS 2 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 3 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 4 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 5 For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal 6 public transportation assistance program in this account, 7 and for payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 8 the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 9 5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5334, 5335, 5337, 5339, 10 and 5340, section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, and 11 section 3006(b) of Public Law 114–94, $14,642,000,000, 12 to be derived from the Mass Transit Account of the High- 13 way Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: 14 Provided, That funds available for the implementation or 15 execution of programs authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5305, 16 5307, 5310, 5311, 5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5334, 17 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, section 20005(b) of Public 18 Law 112–141, and section 3006(b) of Public Law 114– 19 94, shall not exceed total obligations of $14,642,000,000 20 in fiscal year 2026. 21 TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS 22 For an additional amount for bus testing facilities 23 under section 5318 of title 49, United States Code, and 24 Community Project Funding for projects and activities eli- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 72 •HR 4552 RH gible under chapter 53, $97,266,390, to remain available 1 until expended: Provided, That of the sums provided under 2 this heading in this Act— 3 (1) $1,500,000 shall be available for the oper- 4 ation and maintenance of the bus testing facilities 5 selected under section 5318 of such title; and 6 (2) $95,766,390 shall be available for the pur- 7 poses, and in amounts, specified for Community 8 Project Funding in the table entitled ‘‘Community 9 Project Funding’’ included in the Report accom- 10 panying this Act: Provided, That unless otherwise 11 specified, applicable requirements under chapter 53 12 of such title shall apply to amounts made available 13 in this paragraph, except that the Federal share of 14 the costs for a project in this paragraph shall be in 15 an amount equal to 80 percent of the net costs of 16 the Federal share of the net costs of the project, un- 17 less the Secretary approves a higher maximum Fed- 18 eral share of the net costs of the project consistent 19 with the administration of similar projects funded 20 under chapter 53 of such title: 21 Provided further, That amounts made available under this 22 heading in this Act shall be derived from the general fund 23 and shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations 24 for transit programs set forth in this or any other Act. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 73 •HR 4552 RH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING 1 For necessary expenses to carry out section 5314 of 2 title 49, United States Code, $7,500,000, to remain avail- 3 able until September 30, 2027: Provided, That the assist- 4 ance provided under this heading does not duplicate the 5 activities of section 5311(b) or section 5312 of title 49, 6 United States Code: Provided further, That amounts made 7 available under this heading are in addition to any other 8 amounts made available for such purposes: Provided fur- 9 ther, That amounts made available under this heading 10 shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations set 11 forth in this or any other Act. 12 CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS 13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 14 For necessary expenses to carry out fixed guideway 15 capital investment grants under section 5309 of title 49, 16 United States Code, and section 3005(b) of the Fixing 17 America’s Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114– 18 94), $53,745,000, to remain available until expended, of 19 which $53,212,000 shall be available for projects author- 20 ized under section 5309(d) of title 49, United States Code: 21 Provided further, That the amounts made available under 22 this heading shall be made available for the purposes, and 23 in amounts, specified for Capital Investment Grants in the 24 tables under the heading ‘‘Capital Investment Grants’’ in 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 74 •HR 4552 RH the Report accompanying this Act: Provided further, That 1 not to exceed 10 percent of any funding level specified 2 under this heading in the Report may be transferred to 3 any other funding level specified under this heading in the 4 Report: Provided further, That no transfer may increase 5 or decrease any funding level by more than 10 percent: 6 Provided further, That any transfer in excess of 10 percent 7 shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sec- 8 tion 405 of this Act and shall not be available for obliga- 9 tion or expenditure except in compliance with the proce- 10 dures set forth in that section: Provided further, That for 11 funds made available under this heading in division J of 12 Public Law 117–58 the second through sixth provisos 13 shall be treated as inapplicable for fiscal year 2026: Pro- 14 vided further, That for funds made available under this 15 heading in division J of Public Law 117–58 for fiscal year 16 2026, $404,000,000 may be available for projects author- 17 ized under section 5309(d) of title 49, United States Code: 18 Provided further, That for funds made available under this 19 heading in division J of Public Law 117–58 for fiscal year 20 2025, $1,180,000,000 may be available for projects au- 21 thorized under section 5309(h) of title 49, United States 22 Code: Provided further, That amounts repurposed pursu- 23 ant to the preceding provisos shall continue to be treated 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 75 •HR 4552 RH as amounts specified in section 103(b) of division A of 1 Public Law 118–5. 2 GRANTS TO THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA 3 TRANSIT AUTHORITY 4 For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area 5 Transit Authority as authorized under section 601 of divi- 6 sion B of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement 7 Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–432), $150,000,000, to re- 8 main available until expended: Provided, That the Sec- 9 retary of Transportation shall approve grants for capital 10 and preventive maintenance expenditures for the Wash- 11 ington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority only after re- 12 ceiving and reviewing a request for each specific project: 13 Provided further, That the Secretary shall determine that 14 the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has 15 placed the highest priority on those investments that will 16 improve the safety of the system before approving such 17 grants. 18 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRANSIT 19 ADMINISTRATION 20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 21 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 22 SEC. 160. The limitations on obligations for the pro- 23 grams of the Federal Transit Administration shall not 24 apply to any authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 76 •HR 4552 RH made available for obligation, or to any other authority 1 previously made available for obligation. 2 SEC. 161. Notwithstanding any other provision of 3 law, funds appropriated or limited by this Act under the 4 heading ‘‘Capital Investment Grants’’ of the Federal 5 Transit Administration for projects specified in this Act 6 not obligated by September 30, 2029, and other recov- 7 eries, shall be directed to projects eligible to use the funds 8 for the purposes for which they were originally provided. 9 SEC. 162. Notwithstanding any other provision of 10 law, any funds appropriated before October 1, 2025, under 11 any section of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, 12 that remain available for expenditure, may be transferred 13 to and administered under the most recent appropriation 14 heading for any such section. 15 SEC. 163. None of the funds made available by this 16 Act or any other Act shall be used to adjust apportion- 17 ments or withhold funds from apportionments pursuant 18 to section 9503(e)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 19 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9503(e)(4)). 20 SEC. 164. Of the unobligated balances from prior 21 year appropriations made available in paragraphs (1) and 22 (5) under the heading ‘‘Federal Transit Administration— 23 Transit Infrastructure Grants’’ from the fiscal year 2025 24 act making appropriations for the Department of Trans- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 77 •HR 4552 RH portation (P.L. 119–4), $40,000,000 are hereby re- 1 scinded. 2 GREAT LAKES ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT 3 CORPORATION 4 The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development 5 Corporation is hereby authorized to make such expendi- 6 tures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority 7 available to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and 8 to make such contracts and commitments without regard 9 to fiscal year limitations, as provided by section 9104 of 10 title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in car- 11 rying out the programs set forth in the Corporation’s 12 budget for the current fiscal year. 13 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 14 (HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND) 15 For necessary expenses to conduct the operations, 16 maintenance, and capital infrastructure activities on por- 17 tions of the St. Lawrence Seaway owned, operated, and 18 maintained by the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway De- 19 velopment Corporation, $38,080,000, to be derived from 20 the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to section 21 210 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 22 U.S.C. 2238): Provided, That of the amounts made avail- 23 able under this heading, not less than $15,950,000 shall 24 be for the seaway infrastructure program. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 78 •HR 4552 RH MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 1 MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM 2 (INCLUDING RESCISSION) 3 For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a 4 U.S.-flag merchant fleet as authorized under chapter 531 5 of title 46, United States Code, to serve the national secu- 6 rity needs of the United States, $380,000,000, to remain 7 available until expended: Provided, That of the unobli- 8 gated balances from prior year appropriations available 9 under this heading, $27,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 10 CABLE SECURITY FLEET 11 (INCLUDING RESCISSION) 12 For the cable security fleet program, as authorized 13 under chapter 532 of title 46, United States Code, 14 $10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro- 15 vided, That of the unobligated balances from prior year 16 appropriations available under this heading, $12,000,000 17 are hereby permanently rescinded. 18 TANKER SECURITY PROGRAM 19 (INCLUDING RESCISSION) 20 For Tanker Security Fleet payments, as authorized 21 under section 53406 of title 46, United States Code, 22 $91,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro- 23 vided,That of the unobligated balances from prior year ap- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 79 •HR 4552 RH propriations available under this heading, $54,000,000 are 1 hereby permanently rescinded. 2 OPERATIONS AND TRAINING 3 For necessary expenses of operations and training ac- 4 tivities authorized by law, $271,775,000: Provided, That 5 of the sums appropriated under this heading— 6 (1) $101,500,000 shall remain available until 7 September 30, 2027, for the operations of the 8 United States Merchant Marine Academy; 9 (2) $50,000,000 shall remain available until ex- 10 pended for facilities maintenance and repair, and 11 equipment, at the United States Merchant Marine 12 Academy; 13 (3) $32,123,000 shall remain available until ex- 14 pended for capital improvements at the United 15 States Merchant Marine Academy; 16 (4) $5,000,000 shall remain available until Sep- 17 tember 30, 2027, for the maritime environmental 18 and technical assistance program authorized under 19 section 50307 of title 46, United States Code; and 20 (5) $7,500,000 shall remain available until ex- 21 pended for the United States marine highway pro- 22 gram to make grants for the purposes authorized 23 under section 55601 of title 46, United States Code: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 80 •HR 4552 RH Provided further, That the Administrator of the Maritime 1 Administration shall transmit to the House and Senate 2 Committees on Appropriations the annual report on sexual 3 assault and sexual harassment at the United States Mer- 4 chant Marine Academy as required pursuant to section 5 3510 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 6 year 2017 (46 U.S.C. 51318): Provided further, That 7 available balances under this heading for the short sea 8 transportation program or America’s marine highway pro- 9 gram (now known as the United States marine highway 10 program) from prior year recoveries shall be available to 11 carry out activities authorized under section 55601 of title 12 46, United States Code. 13 STATE MARITIME ACADEMY OPERATIONS 14 For necessary expenses of operations, support, and 15 training activities for State Maritime Academies, 16 $91,000,000: Provided, That of the sums appropriated 17 under this heading— 18 (1) $7,800,000 shall remain available until ex- 19 pended for maintenance, repair, and life extension of 20 training ships at the State Maritime Academies; 21 (2) $70,000,000 shall remain available until ex- 22 pended for the national security multi-mission vessel 23 program, including funds for expenses related to the 24 operation, oversight, and management of school 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 81 •HR 4552 RH ships constructed with funds provided for the Na- 1 tional Security Multi-Mission Vessel Program, in- 2 cluding insurance, maintenance, repair and equip- 3 ment costs; and, as determined by the Secretary, 4 necessary expenses to design, plan, construct infra- 5 structure, and purchase equipment necessary to 6 berth such ships: Provided, That such funds may be 7 used to reimburse State Maritime Academies for 8 costs incurred prior to the date of enactment of this 9 Act; 10 (3) $2,400,000 shall remain available until Sep- 11 tember 30, 2030, for the student incentive program; 12 (4) $3,800,000 shall remain available until ex- 13 pended for training ship fuel assistance; and 14 (5) $7,000,000 shall remain available until Sep- 15 tember 30, 2027, for direct payments for State Mar- 16 itime Academies: Provided, That each institution eli- 17 gible for such payments receives no more than 18 $1,000,000. 19 ASSISTANCE TO SMALL SHIPYARDS 20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 21 To make grants to qualified shipyards as authorized 22 under section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, 23 $30,000,000, to remain available to be expended: Pro- 24 vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 82 •HR 4552 RH amounts made available under this heading shall be de- 1 rived by transfer from the unobligated balances of 2 amounts previously appropriated for fiscal years 2023, 3 2024, 2025, and 2026 under paragraph (5) of the heading 4 ‘‘highway infrastructure programs’’ in division J of the In- 5 frastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117– 6 58): Provided further, That amounts transferred pursuant 7 to the preceding provisos shall continue to be treated as 8 amounts specified in section 103(b) of division A of Public 9 Law 118–5. 10 SHIP DISPOSAL 11 For necessary expenses related to the disposal of ob- 12 solete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the 13 Maritime Administration, $6,000,000, to remain available 14 until expended. 15 MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM 16 ACCOUNT 17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 18 For administrative expenses to carry out the guaran- 19 teed loan program, $4,000,000, which shall be transferred 20 to and merged with the appropriations for ‘‘Maritime Ad- 21 ministration—Operations and Training’’. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 83 •HR 4552 RH PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 2 To make grants to improve port facilities as author- 3 ized under section 54301 of title 46, United States Code, 4 and section 3501(9) of the National Defense Authoriza- 5 tion Act for fiscal year 2025 (Public Law 118–159), 6 $123,470,000, to remain available until expended: Pro- 7 vided, That of the sums appropriated under this heading 8 in this Act— 9 (1) $80,000,000 shall be for projects in coastal 10 seaports, inland river ports, or Great Lakes ports: 11 Provided, That for grants awarded under this para- 12 graph, the minimum grant size shall be $1,000,000: 13 Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 14 provision of law, amounts made available under this 15 paragraph shall be derived by transfer from the un- 16 obligated balances of amounts previously appro- 17 priated for fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 18 under paragraph (5) of the heading ‘‘highway infra- 19 structure programs’’ in division J of the Infrastruc- 20 ture Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58): 21 Provided further, That amounts transferred pursu- 22 ant to the preceding provisos shall continue to be 23 treated as amounts specified in section 103(b) of di- 24 vision A of Public Law 118–5; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 84 •HR 4552 RH (2) $43,470,000 shall be for purposes, and in 1 the amounts, specific for Community Project Fund- 2 ing included in the table entitled ‘‘Community 3 Project Funding’’ included in the Report accom- 4 panying this Act. 5 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—MARITIME 6 ADMINISTRATION 7 (INCLUDING RESCISSION) 8 SEC. 170. Notwithstanding any other provision of 9 this Act, in addition to any existing authority, the Mari- 10 time Administration is authorized to furnish utilities and 11 services and make necessary repairs in connection with 12 any lease, contract, or occupancy involving Government 13 property under control of the Maritime Administration: 14 Provided, That payments received therefor shall be cred- 15 ited to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof and 16 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 17 That rental payments under any such lease, contract, or 18 occupancy for items other than such utilities, services, or 19 repairs shall be deposited into the Treasury as miscella- 20 neous receipts. 21 SEC. 171. Of the unobligated balances from prior 22 year appropriations available under the heading ‘‘Mari- 23 time Administration—Maritime Guaranteed Loan (Title 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 85 •HR 4552 RH XI) Program Account’’, $86,000,000 are hereby re- 1 scinded. 2 PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 3 ADMINISTRATION 4 OPERATIONAL EXPENSES 5 For necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline 6 and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, 7 $28,619,000, of which $4,500,000 shall remain available 8 until September 30, 2028. 9 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 10 For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous 11 materials safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous 12 Materials Safety Administration, $68,511,000, of which 13 $9,570,000 shall remain available until September 30, 14 2028, of which $1,000,000 shall be made available for car- 15 rying out Section 5107 (i) of title 49, United States Code: 16 Provided, That up to $800,000 in fees collected under sec- 17 tion 5108(g) of title 49, United States Code, shall be de- 18 posited in the general fund of the Treasury as offsetting 19 receipts: Provided further, That there may be credited to 20 this appropriation, to be available until expended, funds 21 received from States, counties, municipalities, other public 22 authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for 23 training, for reports publication and dissemination, and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 86 •HR 4552 RH for travel expenses incurred in performance of hazardous 1 materials exemptions and approvals functions. 2 PIPELINE SAFETY 3 (PIPELINE SAFETY FUND) 4 (OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND) 5 For expenses necessary to carry out a pipeline safety 6 program, as authorized by section 60107 of title 49, 7 United States Code, and to discharge the pipeline program 8 responsibilities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (Public 9 Law 101–380), $218,288,000, to remain available until 10 September 30, 2027, of which $30,000,000 shall be de- 11 rived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which 12 $180,888,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety 13 Fund; of which $400,000 shall be derived from the fees 14 collected under section 60303 of title 49, United States 15 Code, and deposited in the Liquefied Natural Gas Siting 16 Account for compliance reviews of liquefied natural gas 17 facilities; and of which $7,000,000 shall be derived from 18 fees collected under section 60302 of title 49, United 19 States Code, and deposited in the Underground Natural 20 Gas Storage Facility Safety Account for the purpose of 21 carrying out section 60141 of title 49, United States Code: 22 Provided, That not less than $1,058,000 of the amounts 23 made available under this heading shall be for the one- 24 call state grant program: Provided further, That any 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 87 •HR 4552 RH amounts made available under this heading in this Act or 1 in prior Acts for research contracts, grants, cooperative 2 agreements or research other transactions agreements 3 (OTAs) shall require written notification to the House and 4 Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full 5 business days before such research contracts, grants, coop- 6 erative agreements, or research OTAs are announced by 7 the Department of Transportation: Provided further, That 8 the Secretary shall transmit to the House and Senate 9 Committees on Appropriations the report on pipeline safe- 10 ty testing enhancement as required pursuant to section 11 105 of the Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and 12 Enhancing Safety Act of 2020 (division R of Public Law 13 116–260): Provided further, That the Secretary may obli- 14 gate amounts made available under this heading to engi- 15 neer, erect, alter, and repair buildings or make any other 16 public improvements for research facilities at the Trans- 17 portation Technology Center after the Secretary submits 18 an updated research plan and the report in the preceding 19 proviso to the House and Senate Committees on Appro- 20 priations and after such plan and report in the preceding 21 proviso are approved by the House and Senate Commit- 22 tees on Appropriations. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 88 •HR 4552 RH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS 1 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 2 (EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND) 3 For expenses necessary to carry out the Emergency 4 Preparedness Grants program, not more than 5 $46,825,000 shall remain available until September 30, 6 2028, from amounts made available by section 5116(h) 7 and subsections (b) and (c) of section 5128 of title 49, 8 United States Code: Provided, That notwithstanding sec- 9 tion 5116(h)(4) of title 49, United States Code, not more 10 than 4 percent of the amounts made available from this 11 account shall be available to pay the administrative costs 12 of carrying out sections 5116, 5107(e), and 5108(g)(2) 13 of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That 14 notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c) of section 5128 15 of title 49, United States Code, and the limitation on obli- 16 gations provided under this heading, prior year recoveries 17 recognized in the current year shall be available to develop 18 and deliver hazardous materials emergency response train- 19 ing for emergency responders, including response activities 20 for the transportation of crude oil, ethanol, flammable liq- 21 uids, and other hazardous commodities by rail, consistent 22 with National Fire Protection Association standards, and 23 to make such training available through an electronic for- 24 mat: Provided further, That the prior year recoveries made 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 89 •HR 4552 RH available under this heading shall also be available to carry 1 out sections 5116(a)(1)(C), 5116(h), 5116(i), 5116(j), 2 and 5107(e) of title 49, United States Code. 3 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 5 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 6 General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector Gen- 7 eral Act of 1978, as amended, $104,807,000: Provided, 8 That the Inspector General shall have all necessary au- 9 thority, in carrying out the duties specified in the Inspec- 10 tor General Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), to inves- 11 tigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to 12 the government (18 U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity 13 that is subject to regulation by the Department of Trans- 14 portation. 15 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF 16 TRANSPORTATION 17 SEC. 180. (a) During the current fiscal year, applica- 18 ble appropriations to the Department of Transportation 19 shall be available for maintenance and operation of air- 20 craft; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; pur- 21 chase of liability insurance for motor vehicles operating 22 in foreign countries on official department business; and 23 uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 24 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 90 •HR 4552 RH (b) During the current fiscal year, applicable appro- 1 priations to the Department and its operating administra- 2 tions shall be available for the purchase, maintenance, op- 3 eration, and deployment of unmanned aircraft systems 4 that advance the missions of the Department of Transpor- 5 tation or an operating administration of the Department 6 of Transportation. 7 (c) Any unmanned aircraft system purchased, pro- 8 cured, or contracted for by the Department prior to the 9 date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed authorized 10 by Congress as if this provision was in effect when the 11 system was purchased, procured, or contracted for. 12 SEC. 181. Appropriations contained in this Act for 13 the Department of Transportation shall be available for 14 services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 15 States Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the 16 per diem rate equivalent to the rate for an Executive Level 17 IV. 18 SEC. 182. (a) No recipient of amounts made available 19 by this Act shall disseminate personal information (as de- 20 fined in section 2725(3) of title 18, United States Code) 21 obtained by a State department of motor vehicles in con- 22 nection with a motor vehicle record as defined in section 23 2725(1) of title 18, United States Code, except as pro- 24 vided in section 2721 of title 18, United States Code, for 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00090 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 91 •HR 4552 RH a use permitted under section 2721 of title 18, United 1 States Code. 2 (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary 3 shall not withhold amounts made available by this Act for 4 any grantee if a State is in noncompliance with this provi- 5 sion. 6 SEC. 183. None of the funds made available by this 7 Act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more 8 than 125 political and Presidential appointees in the De- 9 partment of Transportation: Provided, That none of the 10 personnel covered by this provision may be assigned on 11 temporary detail outside the Department of Transpor- 12 tation. 13 SEC. 184. Funds received by the Federal Highway 14 Administration and Federal Railroad Administration from 15 States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, 16 and private sources for expenses incurred for training may 17 be credited respectively to the Federal Highway Adminis- 18 tration’s ‘‘Federal-Aid Highways’’ account and to the Fed- 19 eral Railroad Administration’s ‘‘Safety and Operations’’ 20 account, except for State rail safety inspectors partici- 21 pating in training pursuant to section 20105 of title 49, 22 United States Code. 23 SEC. 185. None of the funds made available by this 24 Act or in title VIII of division J of Public Law 117–58 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 92 •HR 4552 RH to the Department of Transportation may be used to make 1 a loan, loan guarantee, line of credit, letter of intent, fed- 2 erally funded cooperative agreement, full funding grant 3 agreement, or discretionary grant unless the Secretary of 4 Transportation notifies the House and Senate Committees 5 on Appropriations not less than 3 full business days before 6 any project competitively selected to receive any discre- 7 tionary grant award, letter of intent, loan commitment, 8 loan guarantee commitment, line of credit commitment, 9 federally funded cooperative agreement, or full funding 10 grant agreement is announced by the Department or its 11 operating administrations: Provided, That the Secretary of 12 Transportation shall provide the House and Senate Com- 13 mittees on Appropriations with a comprehensive list of all 14 such loans, loan guarantees, lines of credit, letters of in- 15 tent, federally funded cooperative agreements, full funding 16 grant agreements, and discretionary grants prior to the 17 notification required under the preceding proviso: Pro- 18 vided further, That the Secretary gives concurrent notifi- 19 cation to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria- 20 tions for any ‘‘quick release’’ of funds from the emergency 21 relief program: Provided further, That no notification shall 22 involve funds that are not available for obligation. 23 SEC. 186. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, 24 minor fees, and other funds received by the Department 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 93 •HR 4552 RH of Transportation from travel management centers, 1 charge card programs, the subleasing of building space, 2 and miscellaneous sources are to be credited to appropria- 3 tions of the Department of Transportation and allocated 4 to organizational units of the Department of Transpor- 5 tation using fair and equitable criteria and such funds 6 shall be available until expended. 7 SEC. 187. Notwithstanding any other provision of 8 law, if any funds provided by or limited by this Act are 9 subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to 10 be provided to the House and Senate Committees on Ap- 11 propriations, transmission of such reprogramming notice 12 shall be provided solely to the House and Senate Commit- 13 tees on Appropriations, and such reprogramming action 14 shall be approved or denied solely by the House and Sen- 15 ate Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That the 16 Secretary of Transportation may provide notice to other 17 congressional committees of the action of the House and 18 Senate Committees on Appropriations on such reprogram- 19 ming but not sooner than 30 days after the date on which 20 the reprogramming action has been approved or denied by 21 the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 22 SEC. 188. Funds appropriated by this Act to the op- 23 erating administrations may be obligated for the Office of 24 the Secretary for the costs related to assessments or reim- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 94 •HR 4552 RH bursable agreements only when such amounts are for the 1 costs of goods and services that are purchased to provide 2 a direct benefit to the applicable operating administration 3 or administrations. 4 SEC. 189. The Secretary of Transportation is author- 5 ized to carry out a program that establishes uniform 6 standards for developing and supporting agency transit 7 pass and transit benefits authorized under section 7905 8 of title 5, United States Code, including distribution of 9 transit benefits by various paper and electronic media. 10 SEC. 190. The Department of Transportation may 11 use funds provided by this Act, or any other Act, to assist 12 a contract under title 49 or 23 of the United States Code 13 utilizing geographic, economic, or any other hiring pref- 14 erence not otherwise authorized by law, or to amend a 15 rule, regulation, policy or other measure that forbids a re- 16 cipient of a Federal Highway Administration or Federal 17 Transit Administration grant from imposing such hiring 18 preference on a contract or construction project with 19 which the Department of Transportation is assisting, only 20 if the grant recipient certifies the following: 21 (1) that except with respect to apprentices or 22 trainees, a pool of readily available but unemployed 23 individuals possessing the knowledge, skill, and abil- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 95 •HR 4552 RH ity to perform the work that the contract requires 1 resides in the jurisdiction; 2 (2) that the grant recipient will include appro- 3 priate provisions in its bid document ensuring that 4 the contractor does not displace any of its existing 5 employees in order to satisfy such hiring preference; 6 and 7 (3) that any increase in the cost of labor, train- 8 ing, or delays resulting from the use of such hiring 9 preference does not delay or displace any transpor- 10 tation project in the applicable statewide transpor- 11 tation improvement program or transportation im- 12 provement program. 13 SEC. 191. The Secretary of Transportation shall co- 14 ordinate with the Secretary of Homeland Security to en- 15 sure that best practices for Industrial Control Systems 16 Procurement are up-to-date and shall ensure that systems 17 procured with funds provided under this title were pro- 18 cured using such practices. 19 SEC. 192. None of the funds made available in this 20 Act may be used in contravention of the American Secu- 21 rity Drone Act of 2023 (subtitle B of title XVIII of divi- 22 sion A of Public Law 118–31). 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00095 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 96 •HR 4552 RH SEC. 193. None of the funds appropriated or made 1 available by this Act shall be used to enforce a mask man- 2 date in response to the COVID–19 virus. 3 SEC. 194. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth- 4 erwise made available by this or any other Act may be 5 used to license, facilitate, coordinate, or otherwise allow 6 officials of a country designated as a state sponsor of ter- 7 rorism within the past 3 fiscal years, to, in the official 8 capacity of such official, observe, tour, visit, or confer with 9 the employees of the Department of Transportation, in- 10 cluding the Federal Aviation Administration. 11 (b) In this section, the term ‘‘state sponsor of ter- 12 rorism’’ means a country the government of which the 13 Secretary of State determines has repeatedly provided 14 support for international terrorism pursuant to— 15 (1) section 1754(c)(1)(A) of the Export Control 16 Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4318(c)(1)(A)); 17 (2) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act 18 of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371); 19 (3) section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act 20 (22 U.S.C. 2780); or 21 (4) any other provision of law. 22 SEC. 195. Notwithstanding any other provision of 23 law, the amount otherwise provided under the heading 24 ‘‘Office of the Secretary—Salaries and Expenses—Office 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 97 •HR 4552 RH of the General Counsel’’ is hereby reduced by 1 $10,000,000: Provided, That such amount shall be trans- 2 ferred and made available to the ‘‘Federal Highway Ad- 3 ministration—Highway Infrastructure Programs’’ for the 4 Regional Infrastructure Accelerator program to supports 5 its initiatives and operations. 6 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Trans- 7 portation Appropriations Act, 2026’’. 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00097 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 98 •HR 4552 RH TITLE II 1 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 2 DEVELOPMENT 3 MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 4 EXECUTIVE OFFICES 5 For necessary salaries and expenses for Executive Of- 6 fices, which shall be comprised of the offices of the Sec- 7 retary, Deputy Secretary, Adjudicatory Services, Congres- 8 sional and Intergovernmental Relations, Public Affairs, 9 Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, and the 10 Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, 11 $17,500,000 to remain available until September 30, 12 2027: Provided, That not to exceed $25,000 of the amount 13 made available under this heading shall be available to the 14 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (referred 15 to in this title as ‘‘the Secretary’’) for official reception 16 and representation expenses as the Secretary may deter- 17 mine. 18 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OFFICES 19 For necessary salaries and expenses for Administra- 20 tive Support Offices, $580,800,000 to remain available 21 until September 30, 2027: Provided, That of the sums ap- 22 propriated under this heading— 23 (1) $87,000,000 shall be available for the Office 24 of the Chief Financial Officer; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00098 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 99 •HR 4552 RH (2) $103,000,000 shall be available for the Of- 1 fice of the General Counsel; 2 (3) $225,850,000 shall be available for the Of- 3 fice of Administration; 4 (4) $46,750,000 shall be available for the Office 5 of the Chief Human Capital Officer; 6 (5) $24,250,000 shall be available for the Office 7 of the Chief Procurement Officer; 8 (6) $39,250,000 shall be available for the Office 9 of Field Policy and Management; 10 (7) $2,700,000 shall be available for the Office 11 of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity; 12 and 13 (8) $52,000,000 shall be available for the Office 14 of the Chief Information Officer: 15 Provided further, That funds made available under this 16 heading may be used for necessary administrative and 17 non-administrative expenses of the Department, not other- 18 wise provided for, including purchase of uniforms, or al- 19 lowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 20 5902 of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger 21 motor vehicles; and services as authorized by section 3109 22 of title 5, United States Code: Provided further, That not- 23 withstanding any other provision of law, funds appro- 24 priated under this heading may be used for advertising 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00099 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 100 •HR 4552 RH and promotional activities that directly support program 1 activities funded in this title. 2 PROGRAM OFFICES 3 For necessary salaries and expenses for Program Of- 4 fices, $870,700,000, to remain available until September 5 30, 2027: Provided, That of the sums appropriated under 6 this heading— 7 (1) $238,374,000 shall be available for the Of- 8 fice of Public and Indian Housing; 9 (2) $126,460,000 shall be available for the Of- 10 fice of Community Planning and Development; 11 (3) $395,199,000 shall be available for the Of- 12 fice of Housing; 13 (4) $31,365,000 shall be available for the Office 14 of Policy Development and Research; 15 (5) $68,003,000 shall be available for the Office 16 of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity; and 17 (6) $11,299,000 shall be available for the Office 18 of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes. 19 WORKING CAPITAL FUND 20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 21 For the working capital fund for the Department of 22 Housing and Urban Development (referred to in this para- 23 graph as the ‘‘Fund’’), pursuant, in part, to section 7(f) 24 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 101 •HR 4552 RH Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(f)), amounts transferred, including 1 reimbursements pursuant to section 7(f), to the Fund 2 under this heading shall be available only for Federal 3 shared services used by offices and agencies of the Depart- 4 ment, for services the Secretary has determined shall be 5 provided through the Fund, and for the operational ex- 6 penses of the Fund: Provided, That upon a determination 7 by the Secretary that any other service (or portion thereof) 8 authorized under this heading shall be provided through 9 the Fund, amounts made available in this title for salaries 10 and expenses under the headings ‘‘Executive Offices’’, 11 ‘‘Administrative Support Offices’’, ‘‘Program Offices’’, 12 and ‘‘Government National Mortgage Association’’, for 13 such services shall be transferred to the Fund, to remain 14 available until expended: Provided further, That the Sec- 15 retary shall notify the House and Senate Committees on 16 Appropriations of its plans for executing such transfers 17 at least 15 days in advance of such transfers. 18 PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 19 TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 20 For activities and assistance for the provision of ten- 21 ant-based rental assistance authorized under the United 22 States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 23 et seq.) (in this title ‘‘the Act’’), not otherwise provided 24 for, $31,267,941,000 to remain available until expended, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00101 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 102 •HR 4552 RH which shall be available on October 1, 2025 (in addition 1 to the $4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this 2 heading that shall be available on October 1, 2025), and 3 $4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, which 4 shall be available on October 1, 2026: Provided, That of 5 the sums appropriated under this heading— 6 (1) $32,145,000,000 shall be available for re- 7 newals of expiring section 8 tenant-based annual 8 contributions contracts (including renewals of en- 9 hanced vouchers under any provision of law author- 10 izing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act) 11 and including renewal of other special purpose incre- 12 mental vouchers: Provided, That notwithstanding 13 any other provision of law, from amounts provided 14 under this paragraph and any carryover, the Sec- 15 retary for the calendar year 2026 funding cycle shall 16 provide renewal funding for each public housing 17 agency based on validated voucher management sys- 18 tem (VMS) or successor system leasing and cost 19 data for the prior calendar year and by applying an 20 inflation factor as established by the Secretary, by 21 notice published in the Federal Register, and by 22 making any necessary adjustments for the costs as- 23 sociated with the first-time renewal of vouchers 24 under this paragraph including tenant protection 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00102 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 103 •HR 4552 RH and Choice Neighborhoods vouchers: Provided fur- 1 ther, That none of the funds provided under this 2 paragraph may be used to fund a total number of 3 unit months under lease which exceeds a public 4 housing agency’s authorized level of units under con- 5 tract, except for public housing agencies partici- 6 pating in the Moving to Work (MTW) demonstra- 7 tion, which are instead governed in accordance with 8 the requirements of the MTW demonstration pro- 9 gram or their MTW agreements, if any: Provided 10 further, That the Secretary shall, to the extent nec- 11 essary to stay within the amount specified under this 12 paragraph (except as otherwise modified under this 13 paragraph), prorate each public housing agency’s al- 14 location otherwise established pursuant to this para- 15 graph: Provided further, That except as provided in 16 the following provisos, the entire amount specified 17 under this paragraph (except as otherwise modified 18 under this paragraph) shall be obligated to the pub- 19 lic housing agencies based on the allocation and pro 20 rata method described above, and the Secretary shall 21 notify public housing agencies of their annual budget 22 by the latter of 60 days after enactment of this Act 23 or March 1, 2026: Provided further, That the Sec- 24 retary may extend the notification period with the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00103 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 104 •HR 4552 RH prior written approval of the House and Senate 1 Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 2 That public housing agencies participating in the 3 MTW demonstration shall be funded in accordance 4 with the requirements of the MTW demonstration 5 program or their MTW agreements, if any, and shall 6 be subject to the same pro rata adjustments under 7 the preceding provisos: Provided further, That the 8 Secretary may perform a statutory offset of public 9 housing agencies’ calendar year 2026 allocations 10 based on the excess amounts of public housing agen- 11 cies’ net restricted assets accounts, including HUD- 12 held programmatic reserves (in accordance with 13 VMS or successor system data in calendar year 14 2024 that is verifiable and complete), as determined 15 by the Secretary: Provided further, That the Sec- 16 retary shall use any offset referred to in the pre- 17 ceding two provisos throughout the calendar year to 18 prevent the termination of rental assistance for fam- 19 ilies as the result of insufficient funding, as deter- 20 mined by the Secretary, and to avoid or reduce the 21 proration of renewal funding allocations: Provided 22 further, That up to $200,000,000 shall be available 23 only: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00104 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 105 •HR 4552 RH (A) for adjustments in the allocations for 1 public housing agencies, after application for an 2 adjustment by a public housing agency that ex- 3 perienced a significant increase, as determined 4 by the Secretary, in renewal costs of vouchers 5 resulting from unforeseen circumstances or 6 from portability under section 8(r) of the Act; 7 (B) for vouchers that were not in use dur- 8 ing the previous 12-month period in order to be 9 available to meet a commitment pursuant to 10 section 8(o)(13) of the Act, or an adjustment 11 for a funding obligation not yet expended in the 12 previous calendar year for a MTW-eligible ac- 13 tivity to develop affordable housing for an agen- 14 cy added to the MTW demonstration under the 15 expansion authority provided in section 239 of 16 the Transportation, Housing and Urban Devel- 17 opment, and Related Agencies Appropriations 18 Act, 2016 (division L of Public Law 114–113); 19 (C) for adjustments for costs associated 20 with HUD–Veterans Affairs Supportive Hous- 21 ing (HUD–VASH) vouchers; 22 (D) for public housing agencies that de- 23 spite taking reasonable cost savings measures, 24 as determined by the Secretary, would other- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00105 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 106 •HR 4552 RH wise be required to terminate rental assistance 1 for families as a result of insufficient funding; 2 (E) for adjustments in the allocations for 3 public housing agencies that— 4 (i) are leasing a lower-than-average 5 percentage of their authorized vouchers, 6 (ii) have low amounts of budget au- 7 thority in their net restricted assets ac- 8 counts and HUD-held programmatic re- 9 serves, relative to other agencies, and 10 (iii) are not participating in the Mov- 11 ing to Work demonstration, to enable such 12 agencies to lease more vouchers; 13 (F) for withheld payments in accordance 14 with section 8(o)(8)(A)(ii) of the Act for 15 months in the previous calendar year that were 16 subsequently paid by the public housing agency 17 after the agency’s actual costs were validated; 18 and 19 (G) for public housing agencies that have 20 experienced increased costs or loss of units in 21 an area for which the President declared a dis- 22 aster under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford 23 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 24 (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.): 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00106 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 107 •HR 4552 RH Provided further, That the Secretary shall allocate 1 amounts under the preceding proviso based on need, 2 as determined by the Secretary; 3 (2) $374,876,000 shall be available for section 4 8 rental assistance for relocation and replacement of 5 housing units that are demolished or disposed of 6 pursuant to section 18 of the Act, conversion of sec- 7 tion 23 projects to assistance under section 8, relo- 8 cation of witnesses (including victims of violent 9 crimes) in connection with efforts to combat crime 10 in public and assisted housing pursuant to a request 11 from a law enforcement or prosecution agency, en- 12 hanced vouchers under any provision of law author- 13 izing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act, 14 Choice Neighborhood vouchers, mandatory and vol- 15 untary conversions, and tenant protection assistance 16 including replacement and relocation assistance or 17 for project-based assistance to prevent the displace- 18 ment of unassisted elderly tenants currently residing 19 in section 202 properties financed between 1959 and 20 1974 that are refinanced pursuant to Public Law 21 106–569, as amended, or under the authority as 22 provided under this Act: Provided, That the Sec- 23 retary may, not less than 3 days after providing no- 24 tice to the House and Senate Committees on Appro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00107 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 108 •HR 4552 RH priations, reprogram amounts made available under 1 this paragraph to utilize such amounts to avoid or 2 reduce the proration of renewal funding allocations 3 under paragraph (1) under this heading: Provided 4 further, That when a public housing development is 5 submitted for demolition or disposition under section 6 18 of the Act, the Secretary may provide section 8 7 rental assistance when the units pose an imminent 8 health and safety risk to residents: Provided further, 9 That the Secretary may provide section 8 rental as- 10 sistance from amounts made available under this 11 paragraph for units assisted under a project-based 12 subsidy contract funded under the ‘‘Project-Based 13 Rental Assistance’’ heading under this title where 14 the owner has received a Notice of Default and the 15 units pose an imminent health and safety risk to 16 residents: Provided further, That of the amounts 17 made available under this paragraph, no less than 18 $5,000,000 may be available to provide tenant pro- 19 tection assistance, not otherwise provided under this 20 paragraph, to residents residing in low vacancy 21 areas and who may have to pay rents greater than 22 30 percent of household income, as the result of: (A) 23 the maturity of a HUD-insured, HUD-held or sec- 24 tion 202 loan that requires the permission of the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00108 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 109 •HR 4552 RH Secretary prior to loan prepayment; (B) the expira- 1 tion of a rental assistance contract for which the 2 tenants are not eligible for enhanced voucher or ten- 3 ant protection assistance under existing law; or (C) 4 the expiration of affordability restrictions accom- 5 panying a mortgage or preservation program admin- 6 istered by the Secretary: Provided further, That such 7 tenant protection assistance made available under 8 the preceding proviso may be provided under the au- 9 thority of section 8(t) or section 8(o)(13) of the Act: 10 Provided further, That amounts made available 11 under this paragraph may be available to provide 12 calendar year 2026 assistance to public housing 13 agencies that would otherwise be required to termi- 14 nate Emergency Housing Voucher assistance (Public 15 Law 117–2; 135 Stat. 58; 42 U.S.C. 1437f) for 16 families as a result of insufficient funding: Provided 17 further, That any tenant protection voucher made 18 available from amounts under this paragraph shall 19 not be reissued by any public housing agency, except 20 the replacement vouchers as defined by the Sec- 21 retary by notice, when the initial family that re- 22 ceived any such voucher no longer receives such 23 voucher, and the authority for any public housing 24 agency to issue any such voucher shall cease to exist: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 110 •HR 4552 RH Provided further, That the Secretary may only pro- 1 vide replacement vouchers for units that were occu- 2 pied within the previous 24 months that cease to be 3 available as assisted housing, subject only to the 4 availability of funds; 5 (3) $1,975,124,000 shall be available for ad- 6 ministrative and other expenses of public housing 7 agencies in administering the section 8 tenant-based 8 rental assistance program, of which up to 9 $30,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary to al- 10 locate to public housing agencies that need addi- 11 tional funds to administer their section 8 programs, 12 including fees associated with section 8 tenant pro- 13 tection rental assistance, the administration of dis- 14 aster related vouchers, HUD–VASH vouchers, and 15 other special purpose incremental vouchers: Pro- 16 vided, That no less than $1,945,124,000 of the 17 amount provided in this paragraph shall be allocated 18 to public housing agencies for the calendar year 19 2025 funding cycle based on section 8(q) of the Act 20 (and related appropriation Act provisions) as in ef- 21 fect immediately before the enactment of the Quality 22 Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (Pub- 23 lic Law 105–276): Provided further, That if the 24 amounts made available under this paragraph are 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00110 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 111 •HR 4552 RH insufficient to pay the amounts determined under 1 the preceding proviso, the Secretary may decrease 2 the amounts allocated to agencies by a uniform per- 3 centage applicable to all agencies receiving funding 4 under this paragraph or may, to the extent nec- 5 essary to provide full payment of amounts deter- 6 mined under the preceding proviso, utilize unobli- 7 gated balances, including recaptures and carryover, 8 remaining from funds appropriated under this head- 9 ing from prior fiscal years, excluding special purpose 10 vouchers, notwithstanding the purposes for which 11 such amounts were appropriated: Provided further, 12 That all public housing agencies participating in the 13 MTW demonstration shall be funded in accordance 14 with the requirements of the MTW demonstration 15 program or their MTW agreements, if any, and shall 16 be subject to the same uniform percentage decrease 17 as under the preceding proviso: Provided further, 18 That amounts provided under this paragraph shall 19 be only for activities related to the provision of ten- 20 ant-based rental assistance authorized under section 21 8, including related development activities; 22 (4) $742,941,000 shall be available for the re- 23 newal of tenant-based assistance contracts under 24 section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00111 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 112 •HR 4552 RH fordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), including 1 necessary administrative expenses: Provided, That 2 administrative and other expenses of public housing 3 agencies in administering the special purpose vouch- 4 ers in this paragraph shall be funded under the 5 same terms and be subject to the same pro rata re- 6 duction as the percent decrease for administrative 7 and other expenses to public housing agencies under 8 paragraph (3) of this heading: Provided further, 9 That up to $10,000,000 shall be available only— 10 (A) for adjustments in the allocation for 11 public housing agencies, after applications for 12 an adjustment by a public housing agency that 13 experienced a significant increase, as deter- 14 mined by the Secretary, in Mainstream renewal 15 costs resulting from unforeseen circumstances; 16 and 17 (B) for public housing agencies that de- 18 spite taking reasonable cost savings measures, 19 as determined by the Secretary, would other- 20 wise be required to terminate the rental assist- 21 ance for Mainstream families as a result of in- 22 sufficient funding: 23 Provided further, That the Secretary shall allocate 24 amounts under the preceding proviso based on need, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00112 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 113 •HR 4552 RH as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, 1 That upon turnover, section 811 special purpose 2 vouchers funded under this heading in this or prior 3 Acts, or under any other heading in prior Acts, shall 4 be provided to non-elderly persons with disabilities; 5 (5) of the amounts provided under paragraph 6 (1), up to $10,000,000 shall be available for rental 7 assistance and associated administrative fees for 8 Tribal HUD–VASH to serve Native American vet- 9 erans that are homeless or at-risk of homelessness 10 living on or near a reservation or other Indian areas: 11 Provided, That such amount shall be made available 12 for renewal grants to recipients that received assist- 13 ance under prior Acts under the Tribal HUD–VASH 14 program: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 15 be authorized to specify criteria for renewal grants, 16 including data on the utilization of assistance re- 17 ported by grant recipients: Provided further, That 18 such assistance shall be administered in accordance 19 with program requirements under the Native Amer- 20 ican Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 21 of 1996 and modeled after the HUD–VASH pro- 22 gram: Provided further, That the Secretary shall be 23 authorized to waive, or specify alternative require- 24 ments for any provision of any statute or regulation 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00113 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 114 •HR 4552 RH that the Secretary administers in connection with 1 the use of funds made available under this para- 2 graph (except for requirements related to fair hous- 3 ing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the en- 4 vironment), upon a finding by the Secretary that 5 any such waivers or alternative requirements are 6 necessary for the effective delivery and administra- 7 tion of such assistance: Provided further, That grant 8 recipients shall report to the Secretary on utilization 9 of such rental assistance and other program data, as 10 prescribed by the Secretary: Provided further, That 11 the Secretary may reallocate, as determined by the 12 Secretary, amounts returned or recaptured from 13 awards under the Tribal HUD–VASH program 14 under prior Acts to existing recipients under the 15 Tribal HUD–VASH program; and 16 (6) $30,000,000 shall be available for new in- 17 cremental voucher assistance to assist eligible youth 18 as defined by such section 8(x)(2)(B) of the Act, 19 which shall continue to remain available for such eli- 20 gible youth upon turnover: Provided, That such 21 amounts shall be available on a noncompetitive basis 22 to public housing agencies that partner with public 23 child welfare agencies to identify such eligible youth, 24 that request such assistance to timely assist such eli- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00114 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 115 •HR 4552 RH gible youth, and that meet any other criteria as 1 specified by the Secretary: Provided further, That 2 the Secretary shall review utilization of such assist- 3 ance and assistance originating from appropriations 4 made available for youth under this heading in any 5 prior Act that the Secretary made available on a 6 noncompetitive basis, at an interval to be determined 7 by the Secretary, and unutilized voucher assistance 8 that is no longer needed based on such review shall 9 be recaptured by the Secretary and reallocated pur- 10 suant to the preceding proviso: Provided further, 11 That assistance under this paragraph shall be 12 known and designated as ‘‘The First Lady Melania 13 Trump Youth Foster to Independence Initiative’’; 14 and 15 (7) the Secretary shall separately track all spe- 16 cial purpose vouchers funded under this heading. 17 HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND 18 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 19 Unobligated balances, including recaptures and car- 20 ryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Depart- 21 ment of Housing and Urban Development under this 22 heading, the heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted 23 Housing’’ and the heading ‘‘Project-Based Rental Assist- 24 ance’’, for fiscal year 2026 and prior years may be used 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00115 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 116 •HR 4552 RH for renewal of or amendments to section 8 project-based 1 contracts and for performance-based contract administra- 2 tors, notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds 3 were appropriated: Provided, That any obligated balances 4 of contract authority from fiscal year 1974 and prior fiscal 5 years that have been terminated shall be rescinded: Pro- 6 vided further, That amounts heretofore recaptured, or re- 7 captured during the current fiscal year, from section 8 8 project-based contracts from source years fiscal year 1975 9 through fiscal year 1987 are hereby rescinded, and an 10 amount of additional new budget authority, equivalent to 11 the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated, to remain 12 available until expended, for the purposes set forth under 13 this heading, in addition to amounts otherwise available. 14 PUBLIC HOUSING FUND 15 For 2026 payments to public housing agencies for the 16 operation and management of public housing, as author- 17 ized by section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 18 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)) (the ‘‘Act’’), and to carry out 19 capital and management activities for public housing 20 agencies, as authorized under section 9(d) of the Act (42 21 U.S.C. 1437g(d)), $7,334,257,000 to remain available 22 until September 30, 2029: Provided, That of the sums ap- 23 propriated under this heading— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00116 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 117 •HR 4552 RH (1) $4,975,000,000 shall be available for the 1 Secretary to allocate pursuant to the Operating 2 Fund formula at part 990 of title 24, Code of Fed- 3 eral Regulations, for 2026 payments; 4 (2) $25,000,000 shall be available for the Sec- 5 retary to allocate pursuant to a need-based applica- 6 tion process notwithstanding section 203 of this title 7 and not subject to such Operating Fund formula to 8 public housing agencies that experience, or are at 9 risk of, financial shortfalls, as determined by the 10 Secretary: Provided, That after all such shortfall 11 needs are met, the Secretary may distribute any re- 12 maining funds to all public housing agencies on a 13 pro-rata basis pursuant to such Operating Fund for- 14 mula; 15 (3) $2,286,257,000 shall be available for the 16 Secretary to allocate pursuant to the Capital Fund 17 formula at section 905.400 of title 24, Code of Fed- 18 eral Regulations: Provided, That for funds provided 19 under this paragraph, the limitation in section 20 9(g)(1) of the Act shall be 25 percent: That the Sec- 21 retary may waive the limitation in the preceding pro- 22 viso to allow public housing agencies to fund activi- 23 ties authorized under section 9(e)(1)(C) of the Act: 24 Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00117 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 118 •HR 4552 RH public housing agencies requesting waivers under the 1 preceding proviso if the request is approved or de- 2 nied within 14 calendar days of submitting the re- 3 quest: Provided further, That from the funds made 4 available under this paragraph, the Secretary shall 5 provide bonus awards in fiscal year 2026 to public 6 housing agencies that are designated high per- 7 formers: Provided further, That the Department 8 shall notify public housing agencies of their formula 9 allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act; 10 (4) $30,000,000 shall be available for the Sec- 11 retary to make grants, notwithstanding section 203 12 of this title, to public housing agencies for emer- 13 gency capital needs, including safety and security 14 measures necessary to address crime and drug-re- 15 lated activity, as well as needs resulting from unfore- 16 seen or unpreventable emergencies and natural dis- 17 asters excluding Presidentially declared emergencies 18 and natural disasters under the Robert T. Stafford 19 Disaster Relief and Emergency Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 20 et seq.) occurring in fiscal year 2026: Provided, That 21 of the amount made available under this paragraph, 22 not less than $10,000,000 shall be for safety and se- 23 curity measures: Provided further, That in addition 24 to the amount in the preceding proviso for such 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00118 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 119 •HR 4552 RH safety and security measures, any amounts that re- 1 main available, after all applications received on or 2 before September 30, 2027, for emergency capital 3 needs have been processed, shall be allocated to pub- 4 lic housing agencies for such safety and security 5 measures; and 6 (5) $15,000,000 shall be available to support 7 the costs of administrative and judicial receiverships 8 and for competitive grants to PHAs in receivership, 9 designated troubled or substandard, or otherwise at 10 risk, as determined by the Secretary, for costs asso- 11 ciated with public housing asset improvement, in ad- 12 dition to other amounts for that purpose provided 13 under any heading under this title: 14 Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provi- 15 sion of law or regulation, during fiscal year 2026, the Sec- 16 retary of Housing and Urban Development may not dele- 17 gate to any Department official other than the Deputy 18 Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Public and In- 19 dian Housing any authority under paragraph (2) of sec- 20 tion 9(j) of the Act regarding the extension of the time 21 periods under such section: Provided further, That for pur- 22 poses of such section 9(j), the term ‘‘obligate’’ means, with 23 respect to amounts, that the amounts are subject to a 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00119 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 120 •HR 4552 RH binding agreement that will result in outlays, immediately 1 or in the future. 2 ASSISTED HOUSING INSPECTIONS AND RISK 3 ASSESSMENTS 4 For the Department’s inspection and assessment pro- 5 grams, including travel, training, and program support 6 contracts, $50,000,000, to remain available until Sep- 7 tember 30, 2027: Provided, That unobligated balances, in- 8 cluding recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds 9 appropriated under the heading ‘‘Public Housing Fund’’ 10 to support ongoing public housing financial and physical 11 assessment activities shall be available for the purposes 12 authorized under this heading in addition to the purposes 13 for which such funds originally were appropriated. 14 SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS 15 For activities and assistance related to self-suffi- 16 ciency programs, to remain available until September 30, 17 2029, $175,000,000: Provided, That of the sums appro- 18 priated under this heading— 19 (1) $125,000,000 shall be available for the fam- 20 ily self-sufficiency program to support family self- 21 sufficiency coordinators under section 23 of the 22 United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 23 1437u), to promote the development of local strate- 24 gies to coordinate the use of assistance under sec- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00120 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 121 •HR 4552 RH tions 8 and 9 of such Act with public and private 1 resources, and enable eligible families to achieve eco- 2 nomic independence and self-sufficiency; 3 (2) $35,000,000 shall be available for the resi- 4 dent opportunity and self-sufficiency program to 5 provide for supportive services, service coordinators, 6 and congregate services as authorized by section 34 7 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 8 U.S.C. 1437z–6) and the Native American Housing 9 Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 10 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.): Provided, That amounts made 11 available under this paragraph may be used to renew 12 resident opportunity and self-sufficiency program 13 grants to allow the public housing agency, or a new 14 owner, to continue to serve (or restart service to) 15 residents of a project with assistance converted from 16 public housing to project-based rental assistance 17 under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 18 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) or assistance under section 19 8(o)(13) of such Act under the heading ‘‘Rental As- 20 sistance Demonstration’’ in the Department of 21 Housing and Urban Development Appropriations 22 Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–55), as amended (42 23 U.S.C. 1437f note); and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00121 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 122 •HR 4552 RH (3) $15,000,000 shall be available for a jobs- 1 plus initiative, modeled after the jobs-plus dem- 2 onstration: Provided, That funding provided under 3 this paragraph shall be available for competitive 4 grants to partnerships between public housing au- 5 thorities, local workforce investment boards estab- 6 lished under section 107 of the Workforce Innova- 7 tion and Opportunity Act of 2014 (29 U.S.C. 3122), 8 and other agencies and organizations that provide 9 support to help public housing residents obtain em- 10 ployment and increase earnings: Provided further, 11 That applicants must demonstrate the ability to pro- 12 vide services to residents, partner with workforce in- 13 vestment boards, and leverage service dollars: Pro- 14 vided further, That the Secretary may allow public 15 housing agencies to request exemptions from rent 16 and income limitation requirements under sections 3 17 and 6 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 18 U.S.C. 1437a, 1437d), as necessary to implement 19 the jobs-plus program, on such terms and conditions 20 as the Secretary may approve upon a finding by the 21 Secretary that any such waivers or alternative re- 22 quirements are necessary for the effective implemen- 23 tation of the jobs-plus initiative as a voluntary pro- 24 gram for residents: Provided further, That the Sec- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00122 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 123 •HR 4552 RH retary shall publish by notice in the Federal Register 1 any waivers or alternative requirements pursuant to 2 the preceding proviso no later than 10 days before 3 the effective date of such notice. 4 NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS 5 For activities and assistance authorized under title 6 I of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self- 7 Determination Act of 1996 (in this heading 8 ‘‘NAHASDA’’) (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), title I of the 9 Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 10 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) with respect to Indian tribes, and 11 related training and technical assistance, $1,344,000,000, 12 to remain available until September 30, 2030: Provided, 13 That of the sums appropriated under this heading— 14 (1) $1,111,000,000 shall be available for the 15 Native American housing block grants program, as 16 authorized under title I of NAHASDA: Provided, 17 That, notwithstanding NAHASDA, to determine the 18 amount of the allocation under title I of such Act for 19 each Indian tribe, the Secretary shall apply the for- 20 mula under section 302 of such Act with the need 21 component based on single-race census data and 22 with the need component based on multi-race census 23 data, and the amount of the allocation for each In- 24 dian tribe shall be the greater of the two resulting 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00123 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 124 •HR 4552 RH allocation amounts: Provided further, That the Sec- 1 retary shall notify grantees of their formula alloca- 2 tion not later than 60 days after the date of enact- 3 ment of this Act; 4 (2) $150,000,000 shall be available for competi- 5 tive grants under the Native American housing block 6 grants program, as authorized under title I of 7 NAHASDA: Provided, That the Secretary shall obli- 8 gate such amount for competitive grants to eligible 9 recipients authorized under NAHASDA that apply 10 for funds: Provided further, That in awarding 11 amounts made available in this paragraph, the Sec- 12 retary shall consider need and administrative capac- 13 ity, and shall give priority to projects that will spur 14 construction and rehabilitation of housing: Provided 15 further, That any amounts transferred for the nec- 16 essary costs of administering and overseeing the ob- 17 ligation and expenditure of such additional amounts 18 in prior Acts may also be used for the necessary 19 costs of administering and overseeing such addi- 20 tional amount; 21 (3) $1,000,000 shall be available for the cost of 22 guaranteed notes and other obligations, as author- 23 ized by title VI of NAHASDA: Provided, That such 24 costs, including the cost of modifying such notes and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00124 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 125 •HR 4552 RH other obligations, shall be as defined in section 502 1 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 2 661a): Provided further, That amounts made avail- 3 able in this and prior Acts for the cost of such guar- 4 anteed notes and other obligations that are unobli- 5 gated, including recaptures and carryover, may be 6 available to subsidize the total principal amount of 7 any notes and other obligations, any part of which 8 is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $50,000,000, to 9 remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided 10 further, That upon a determination that the budget 11 authority made available for this program under this 12 paragraph in this or prior Acts exceeds the projected 13 demand for the current fiscal year, the Secretary 14 may reprogram such excess amounts as necessary to 15 provide additional awards under paragraphs (1), (2), 16 or (4) of this heading, if the Secretary provides no- 17 tice to the House and Senate Committees on Appro- 18 priations not less than 3 business days before any 19 such reprogramming; 20 (4) $75,000,000 shall be available for grants to 21 Indian tribes for carrying out the Indian community 22 development block grant program under title I of the 23 Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, 24 notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act, of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00125 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 126 •HR 4552 RH which, notwithstanding any other provision of law 1 (including section 203 of this Act), not more than 2 $5,000,000 may be used for emergencies that con- 3 stitute imminent threats to health and safety: Pro- 4 vided, That not to exceed 20 percent of any grant 5 made with amounts made available in this para- 6 graph shall be expended for planning and manage- 7 ment development and administration; and 8 (5) $7,000,000, in addition to amounts other- 9 wise available for such purpose, shall be available for 10 providing training and technical assistance to Indian 11 tribes, Indian housing authorities, and tribally des- 12 ignated housing entities, to support the inspection of 13 Indian housing units, for contract expertise, and for 14 training and technical assistance related to amounts 15 made available under this heading and other head- 16 ings in this Act for the needs of Native American 17 families and Indian country: Provided, That of the 18 amounts made available in this paragraph, not less 19 than $2,000,000 shall be for a national organization 20 as authorized under section 703 of NAHASDA (25 21 U.S.C. 4212): Provided further, That amounts made 22 available in this paragraph may be used, contracted, 23 or competed as determined by the Secretary: Pro- 24 vided further, That notwithstanding chapter 63 of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00126 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 127 •HR 4552 RH title 31, United States Code (commonly known as 1 the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreements Act 2 of 1977), the amounts made available in this para- 3 graph may be used by the Secretary to enter into co- 4 operative agreements with public and private organi- 5 zations, agencies, institutions, and other technical 6 assistance providers to support the administration of 7 negotiated rulemaking under section 106 of 8 NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4116), the administration of 9 the allocation formula under section 302 of 10 NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4152), and the administra- 11 tion of performance tracking and reporting under 12 section 407 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4167). 13 INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM 14 ACCOUNT 15 For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by 16 section 184 of the Housing and Community Development 17 Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a), $1,700,000, to re- 18 main available until expended: Provided, That such costs, 19 including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de- 20 fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 21 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a): Provided further, That an addi- 22 tional $400,000, to remain available until expended, shall 23 be available for administrative contract expenses including 24 management processes to carry out the loan guarantee 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00127 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 128 •HR 4552 RH program: Provided further, That amounts made available 1 in this and prior Acts for the cost of guaranteed loans, 2 as authorized by section 184 of the Housing and Commu- 3 nity Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a), 4 that are unobligated, including recaptures and carryover, 5 may be made available to subsidize total loan principal, 6 any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 7 $1,800,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 8 2027. 9 NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT 10 For the Native Hawaiian housing block grant pro- 11 gram, as authorized under title VIII of the Native Amer- 12 ican Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 13 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4221 et seq.), $18,300,000, to remain 14 available until September 30, 2029: Provided, That not- 15 withstanding section 812(b) of such Act, the Department 16 of Hawaiian Home Lands may not invest grant amounts 17 made available under this heading in investment securities 18 and other obligations: Provided further, That amounts 19 made available under this heading in this and prior fiscal 20 years may be used to provide rental assistance to eligible 21 Native Hawaiian families both on and off the Hawaiian 22 Home Lands, notwithstanding any other provision of law: 23 Provided further, That up to $1,000,000 of the amounts 24 made available under this heading may be for training and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00128 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 129 •HR 4552 RH technical assistance related to amounts made available 1 under this heading and other headings in this Act for the 2 needs of Native Hawaiians and the Department of Hawai- 3 ian Home Lands. 4 NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND 5 PROGRAM ACCOUNT 6 New commitments to guarantee loans, as authorized 7 by section 184A of the Housing and Community Develop- 8 ment Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b), any part of 9 which is to be guaranteed, shall not exceed $28,000,000 10 in total loan principal, to remain available until September 11 30, 2027: Provided, That the Secretary may enter into 12 commitments to guarantee loans used for refinancing. 13 COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 14 HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS 15 For carrying out the housing opportunities for per- 16 sons with AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS 17 Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.), 18 $505,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 19 2029: Provided, That the Secretary shall renew or replace 20 all expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing 21 that initially were funded under section 854(c)(5) of such 22 Act from funds made available under this heading in fiscal 23 year 2010 and prior fiscal years that meet all program 24 requirements before awarding funds for new contracts 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00129 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 130 •HR 4552 RH under such section: Provided further, That the process for 1 submitting amendments and approving replacement con- 2 tracts shall be established by the Secretary in a notice: 3 Provided further, That the Department shall notify grant- 4 ees of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment 5 of this Act. 6 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 7 For assistance to States and units of general local 8 government, and other entities, for economic and commu- 9 nity development activities, and other purposes, 10 $5,641,731,519, to remain available until September 30, 11 2029: Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this 12 heading— 13 (1) $3,300,000,000 shall be available for car- 14 rying out the community development block grant 15 program under title I of the Housing and Commu- 16 nity Development Act of 1974, as amended (42 17 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) (in this heading ‘‘the Act’’): 18 Provided, That not to exceed 20 percent of any 19 grant made with funds made available under this 20 paragraph shall be expended for planning and man- 21 agement development and administration: Provided 22 further, That a metropolitan city, urban county, unit 23 of general local government, or insular area that di- 24 rectly or indirectly receives funds under this para- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00130 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 131 •HR 4552 RH graph may not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer all 1 or any portion of such funds to another such entity 2 in exchange for any other funds, credits, or non- 3 Federal considerations, but shall use such funds for 4 activities eligible under title I of the Act: Provided 5 further, That notwithstanding section 105(e)(1) of 6 the Act, no funds made available under this para- 7 graph may be provided to a for-profit entity for an 8 economic development project under section 9 105(a)(17) unless such project has been evaluated 10 and selected in accordance with guidelines required 11 under subsection (e)(2) of section 105; 12 (2) $30,000,000 shall be available for activities 13 authorized under section 8071 of the SUPPORT for 14 Patients and Communities Act (Public Law 115– 15 271): Provided, That funds allocated pursuant to 16 this paragraph shall not adversely affect the amount 17 of any formula assistance received by a State under 18 paragraph (1) of this heading: Provided further, 19 That the Secretary shall allocate the funds for such 20 activities based on the notice establishing the fund- 21 ing formula published in 84 FR 16027 (April 17, 22 2019) except that the formula shall use age-adjusted 23 rates of drug overdose deaths for 2023 based on 24 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Pre- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00131 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 132 •HR 4552 RH vention: Provided further, That if such age-adjusted 1 rate is unavailable for a jurisdiction, the Secretary 2 shall use the best available data to determine eligi- 3 bility and to allocate to such jurisdiction; and 4 (3) $2,311,731,519 shall be available for grants 5 for the Economic Development Initiative (EDI) for 6 the purposes, and in amounts, specified for Commu- 7 nity Project Funding in the table entitled ‘‘Commu- 8 nity Project Funding’’ included in the Report accom- 9 panying this Act: Provided further, That eligible ex- 10 penses of such grants in this and prior Acts may in- 11 clude administrative, planning, operations and main- 12 tenance, and other costs: Provided further, That 13 such grants for the EDI shall be available for reim- 14 bursement of otherwise eligible expenses incurred on 15 or after the date of enactment of this Act and prior 16 to the date of grant execution: Provided further, 17 That none of the amounts made available under this 18 paragraph for grants for the EDI shall be used for 19 reimbursement of expenses incurred prior to the 20 date of enactment of this Act: 21 Provided further, That for amounts made available under 22 paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary shall notify grantees 23 of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment 24 of this Act. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00132 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 133 •HR 4552 RH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES 1 PROGRAM ACCOUNT 2 Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget 3 Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a), during fiscal year 2026, 4 commitments to guarantee loans under section 108 of the 5 Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 6 U.S.C. 5308), any part of which is guaranteed, shall not 7 exceed a total principal amount of $300,000,000, notwith- 8 standing any aggregate limitation on outstanding obliga- 9 tions guaranteed in subsection (k) of such section 108: 10 Provided, That the Secretary shall collect fees from bor- 11 rowers, notwithstanding subsection (m) of such section 12 108, to result in a credit subsidy cost of zero for guaran- 13 teeing such loans, and any such fees shall be collected in 14 accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional 15 Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That such commit- 16 ment authority funded by fees may be used to guarantee, 17 or make commitments to guarantee, notes or other obliga- 18 tions issued by any State on behalf of non-entitlement 19 communities in the State in accordance with the require- 20 ments of such section 108: Provided further, That any 21 State receiving such a guarantee or commitment under the 22 preceding proviso shall distribute all funds subject to such 23 guarantee to the units of general local government in non- 24 entitlement areas that received the commitment. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00133 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 134 •HR 4552 RH SELF-HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP 1 OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM 2 For the self-help and assisted homeownership oppor- 3 tunity program, as authorized under section 11 of the 4 Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996 (42 5 U.S.C. 12805 note), and for related activities and assist- 6 ance, $56,000,000, to remain available until September 7 30, 2028: Provided, That of the sums appropriated under 8 this heading— 9 (1) $9,000,000 shall be available for the self- 10 help homeownership opportunity program as author- 11 ized under such section 11; 12 (2) $42,000,000 shall be available for the sec- 13 ond, third, and fourth capacity building entities 14 specified in section 4(a) of the HUD Demonstration 15 Act of 1993 (III Stat 201; 42 U.S.C. 9816 note), 16 of which not less than $5,000,000 shall be for rural 17 capacity building activities; and 18 (3) $5,000,000 shall be available for capacity 19 building by national rural housing organizations hav- 20 ing experience assessing national rural conditions 21 and providing financing, training, technical assist- 22 ance, information, and research to local nonprofit or- 23 ganizations, local governments, and Indian Tribes 24 serving high need rural communities. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00134 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 135 •HR 4552 RH HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS 1 (INCLUDING RESCISSION) 2 For assistance under title IV of the McKinney-Vento 3 Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.), and 4 for related activities and assistance, $4,158,000,000, to 5 remain available until September 30, 2028: Provided, 6 That all unobligated funds appropriated under paragraph 7 (4) under this heading for fiscal year 2025 are hereby per- 8 manently rescinded: Provided further, That of the sums 9 appropriated under this heading— 10 (1) $290,000,000 shall be available for the 11 emergency solutions grants program authorized 12 under subtitle B of such title IV (42 U.S.C. 11371 13 et seq.): Provided, That the Department shall notify 14 grantees of their formula allocation from amounts 15 allocated (which may represent initial or final 16 amounts allocated) for the emergency solutions 17 grant program not later than 60 days after enact- 18 ment of this Act; 19 (2) $3,858,000,000 shall be available for the 20 continuum of care program authorized under sub- 21 title C of such title IV (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) 22 and the rural housing stability assistance programs 23 authorized under subtitle D of such title IV (42 24 U.S.C. 11408): Provided, That the Secretary shall 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00135 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 136 •HR 4552 RH prioritize funding under the continuum of care pro- 1 gram to continuums of care that have demonstrated 2 a capacity to reallocate funding from lower per- 3 forming projects to higher performing projects: Pro- 4 vided further, That the Secretary may establish by 5 notice an alternative maximum amount for adminis- 6 trative costs related to the requirements described in 7 sections 402(f)(1) and 402(f)(2) of subtitle A of 8 such title IV of no more than 5 percent or $50,000, 9 whichever is greater, notwithstanding the 3 percent 10 limitation in section 423(a)(10) of such subtitle C: 11 Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide 12 incentives to renew projects that assist survivors of 13 domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 14 stalking: Provided further, That amounts made avail- 15 able for the continuum of care program under this 16 paragraph and any remaining unobligated balances 17 under this heading in prior Acts may be used to 18 competitively or non-competitively renew or replace 19 grants for youth homeless demonstration projects 20 under the continuum of care program, notwith- 21 standing any conflict with the requirements of the 22 continuum of care program; and 23 (3) $10,000,000 shall be available for the na- 24 tional homeless data analysis project: Provided, That 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00136 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 137 •HR 4552 RH notwithstanding the provisions of the Federal Grant 1 and Cooperative Agreements Act of 1977 (31 U.S.C. 2 6301–6308), the amounts made available under this 3 paragraph and any remaining unobligated balances 4 under this heading for such purposes in prior Acts 5 may be used by the Secretary to enter into coopera- 6 tive agreements with such entities as may be deter- 7 mined by the Secretary, including public and private 8 organizations, agencies, and institutions: 9 Provided further, That youth aged 24 and under seeking 10 assistance under this heading shall not be required to pro- 11 vide third party documentation to establish their eligibility 12 under subsection (a) or (b) of section 103 of the McKin- 13 ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302) to 14 receive services: Provided further, That unaccompanied 15 youth aged 24 and under or families headed by youth aged 16 24 and under who are living in unsafe situations may be 17 served by youth-serving providers funded under this head- 18 ing: Provided further, That persons eligible under section 19 103(a)(5) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 20 Act may be served by any project funded under this head- 21 ing to provide both transitional housing and rapid re-hous- 22 ing: Provided further, That for all matching funds require- 23 ments applicable to funds made available under this head- 24 ing for this fiscal year and prior fiscal years, a grantee 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00137 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 138 •HR 4552 RH may use (or could have used) as a source of match funds 1 other funds administered by the Secretary and other Fed- 2 eral agencies unless there is (or was) a specific statutory 3 prohibition on any such use of any such funds: Provided 4 further, That none of the funds made available under this 5 heading shall be available to provide funding for new 6 projects, except for projects created through reallocation, 7 unless the Secretary determines that the continuum of 8 care has demonstrated that projects are evaluated and 9 ranked based on the degree to which they improve the con- 10 tinuum of care’s system performance: Provided further, 11 That any unobligated amounts remaining from funds 12 made available under this heading in fiscal year 2012 and 13 prior years for project-based rental assistance for rehabili- 14 tation projects with 10-year grant terms may be used for 15 purposes under this heading, notwithstanding the pur- 16 poses for which such funds were appropriated: Provided 17 further, That unobligated balances, including recaptures 18 and carryover, remaining from funds transferred to or ap- 19 propriated under this heading in fiscal year 2019 or prior 20 years, except for rental assistance amounts that were re- 21 captured and made available until expended, shall be avail- 22 able for the current purposes authorized under this head- 23 ing in addition to the purposes for which such funds origi- 24 nally were appropriated. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00138 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 139 •HR 4552 RH HOUSING PROGRAMS 1 PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 2 For activities and assistance for the provision of 3 project-based subsidy contracts under the United States 4 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (‘‘the 5 Act’’), not otherwise provided for, $16,726,800,000, to re- 6 main available until expended, shall be available on Octo- 7 ber 1, 2025 (in addition to the $400,000,000 previously 8 appropriated under this heading that became available Oc- 9 tober 1, 2025), and $400,000,000, to remain available 10 until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2026: Pro- 11 vided, That the amounts made available under this head- 12 ing shall be available for expiring or terminating section 13 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 14 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for amendments to sec- 15 tion 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 16 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for contracts entered 17 into pursuant to section 441 of the McKinney-Vento 18 Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11401), for renewal 19 of section 8 contracts for units in projects that are subject 20 to approved plans of action under the Emergency Low In- 21 come Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or the Low-In- 22 come Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership 23 Act of 1990, and for administrative and other expenses 24 associated with project-based activities and assistance 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00139 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 140 •HR 4552 RH funded under this heading: Provided further, That of the 1 total amounts provided under this heading, not to exceed 2 $375,000,000 shall be available for performance-based 3 contract administrators for section 8 project-based assist- 4 ance, for carrying out 42 U.S.C. 1437(f): Provided further, 5 That the Secretary may also use such amounts in the pre- 6 ceding proviso for performance-based contract administra- 7 tors for the administration of: interest reduction payments 8 pursuant to section 236(a) of the National Housing Act 9 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(a)); rent supplement payments pur- 10 suant to section 101 of the Housing and Urban Develop- 11 ment Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s); section 236(f)(2) 12 rental assistance payments (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(f)(2)); 13 project rental assistance contracts for the elderly under 14 section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 15 1701q); project rental assistance contracts for supportive 16 housing for persons with disabilities under section 17 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 18 Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)); project assistance 19 contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the Housing Act 20 of 1959 (Public Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 667); and loans 21 under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law 22 86–372; 73 Stat. 667): Provided further, That amounts 23 recaptured under this heading, the heading ‘‘Annual Con- 24 tributions for Assisted Housing’’, or the heading ‘‘Housing 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00140 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 141 •HR 4552 RH Certificate Fund’’, may be used for renewals of or amend- 1 ments to section 8 project-based contracts or for perform- 2 ance-based contract administrators, notwithstanding the 3 purposes for which such amounts were appropriated: Pro- 4 vided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision 5 of law, upon the request of the Secretary, project funds 6 that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project 7 subject to a section 8 project-based housing assistance 8 payments contract that authorizes the Department or a 9 housing finance agency to require that surplus project 10 funds be deposited in an interest-bearing residual receipts 11 account and that are in excess of an amount to be deter- 12 mined by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the Depart- 13 ment and deposited in this account, to be available until 14 expended: Provided further, That amounts deposited pur- 15 suant to the preceding proviso shall be available in addi- 16 tion to the amount otherwise provided by this heading for 17 uses authorized under this heading. 18 HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY 19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 20 For amendments to capital advance contracts, for 21 housing for the elderly, as authorized by section 202 of 22 the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q), for project 23 rental assistance for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) 24 of such Act, including amendments to contracts for such 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00141 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 142 •HR 4552 RH assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such as- 1 sistance for up to a 5-year term, for senior preservation 2 rental assistance contracts, including renewals, as author- 3 ized by section 811(e) of the American Homeownership 4 and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000 (12 U.S.C. 1701q 5 note), for supportive services associated with the housing, 6 and for administrative and other expenses associated with 7 assistance funded under this heading, $950,000,000 to re- 8 main available until September 30, 2029: Provided, That 9 of the amount made available under this heading, up to 10 $115,000,000 shall be for service coordinators and the 11 continuation of existing congregate service grants for resi- 12 dents of assisted housing projects: Provided further, That 13 any funding for existing service coordinators under the 14 preceding proviso shall be provided within 120 days of en- 15 actment of this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary 16 may waive the provisions of section 202 governing the 17 terms and conditions of project rental assistance, except 18 that the initial contract term for such assistance shall not 19 exceed 5 years in duration: Provided further, That upon 20 request of the Secretary, project funds that are held in 21 residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a sec- 22 tion 202 project rental assistance contract, and that upon 23 termination of such contract are in excess of an amount 24 to be determined by the Secretary, shall be remitted to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00142 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 143 •HR 4552 RH the Department and deposited in this account, to remain 1 available until September 30, 2029: Provided further, That 2 amounts deposited in this account pursuant to the pre- 3 ceding proviso shall be available, in addition to the 4 amounts otherwise provided by this heading, for the pur- 5 poses authorized under this heading: Provided further, 6 That unobligated balances, including recaptures and car- 7 ryover, remaining from funds transferred to or appro- 8 priated under this heading shall be available for the cur- 9 rent purposes authorized under this heading in addition 10 to the purposes for which such funds originally were ap- 11 propriated. 12 HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 14 For amendments to capital advance contracts, for 15 supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as author- 16 ized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af- 17 fordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), for project rental 18 assistance for supportive housing for persons with disabil- 19 ities under section 811(d)(2) of such Act, for project as- 20 sistance contracts pursuant to subsection (h) of section 21 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as added by section 22 205(a) of the Housing and Community Development 23 Amendments of 1978 (Public Law 95–557; 92 Stat. 24 2090), including amendments to contracts for such assist- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00143 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 144 •HR 4552 RH ance and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance 1 for up to a 5-year term, for project rental assistance to 2 State housing finance agencies and other appropriate enti- 3 ties as authorized under section 811(b)(3) of the Cran- 4 ston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, for sup- 5 portive services associated with the housing for persons 6 with disabilities as authorized by section 811(b)(1) of such 7 Act, and for administrative and other expenses associated 8 with assistance funded under this heading, $261,800,000, 9 to remain available until September 30, 2029: Provided, 10 That, upon the request of the Secretary, project funds 11 that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project 12 subject to a section 811 project rental assistance contract, 13 and that upon termination of such contract are in excess 14 of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall be 15 remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, 16 to remain available until September 30, 2029: Provided 17 further, That amounts deposited in this account pursuant 18 to the preceding proviso shall be available in addition to 19 the amounts otherwise provided by this heading for the 20 purposes authorized under this heading: Provided further, 21 That unobligated balances, including recaptures and car- 22 ryover, remaining from funds transferred to or appro- 23 priated under this heading shall be used for the current 24 purposes authorized under this heading in addition to the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00144 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 145 •HR 4552 RH purposes for which such funds originally were appro- 1 priated. 2 PAYMENT TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST 3 FUND 4 For necessary expenses as authorized by the National 5 Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Stand- 6 ards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), up to 7 $14,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 8 $14,000,000 shall be derived from the Manufactured 9 Housing Fees Trust Fund (established under section 10 620(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5419(e)): Provided, That 11 not to exceed the total amount appropriated under this 12 heading shall be available from the general fund of the 13 Treasury to the extent necessary to incur obligations and 14 make expenditures pending the receipt of collections to the 15 Fund pursuant to section 620 of such Act: Provided fur- 16 ther, That the amount made available under this heading 17 from the general fund shall be reduced as such collections 18 are received during fiscal year 2026 so as to result in a 19 final fiscal year 2026 appropriation from the general fund 20 estimated at zero, and fees pursuant to such section 620 21 shall be modified as necessary to ensure such a final fiscal 22 year 2026 appropriation: Provided further, That for the 23 dispute resolution and installation programs, the Sec- 24 retary may assess and collect fees from any program par- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00145 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 146 •HR 4552 RH ticipant: Provided further, That such collections shall be 1 deposited into the Trust Fund, and the Secretary, as pro- 2 vided herein, may use such collections, as well as fees col- 3 lected under section 620 of such Act, for necessary ex- 4 penses of such Act: Provided further, That, notwith- 5 standing the requirements of section 620 of such Act, the 6 Secretary may carry out responsibilities of the Secretary 7 under such Act through the use of approved service pro- 8 viders that are paid directly by the recipients of their serv- 9 ices. 10 FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION 11 MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 12 New commitments to guarantee single family loans 13 insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund shall 14 not exceed $400,000,000,000, to remain available until 15 September 30, 2027: Provided, That during fiscal year 16 2026, obligations to make direct loans to carry out the 17 purposes of section 204(g) of the National Housing Act, 18 as amended, shall not exceed $1,000,000: Provided fur- 19 ther, That the foregoing amount in the preceding proviso 20 shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities 21 in connection with sales of single family real properties 22 owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under the 23 Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund: Provided further, That 24 for administrative contract expenses of the Federal Hous- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00146 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 147 •HR 4552 RH ing Administration, $160,000,000, to remain available 1 until September 30, 2027: Provided further, That to the 2 extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed 3 $200,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2026, an addi- 4 tional $1,400 for administrative contract expenses shall be 5 available for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed 6 loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for any 7 amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds 8 made available by this proviso exceed $30,000,000: Pro- 9 vided further, That notwithstanding the limitation in the 10 first sentence of section 255(g) of the National Housing 11 Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–20(g)), during fiscal year 2026 the 12 Secretary may insure and enter into new commitments to 13 insure mortgages under section 255 of the National Hous- 14 ing Act only to the extent that the net credit subsidy cost 15 for such insurance does not exceed zero. 16 GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT 17 New commitments to guarantee loans insured under 18 the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds, as author- 19 ized by sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act 20 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–3 and 1735c), shall not exceed 21 $35,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of which 22 is to be guaranteed, to remain available until September 23 30, 2027: Provided, That during fiscal year 2026, gross 24 obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, as au- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00147 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 148 •HR 4552 RH thorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) of 1 the National Housing Act, shall not exceed $1,000,000, 2 which shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental en- 3 tities in connection with the sale of single family real prop- 4 erties owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under 5 such Act. 6 GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION 7 GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN 8 GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 9 New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out 10 the purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, 11 as amended (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)), shall not exceed 12 $550,000,000,000, to remain available until September 13 30, 2027: Provided, That $54,000,000, to remain avail- 14 able until September 30, 2027, shall be for necessary sala- 15 ries and expenses of the Government National Mortgage 16 Association: Provided further, That to the extent that 17 guaranteed loan commitments exceed $155,000,000,000 18 on or before April 1, 2026, an additional $100 for nec- 19 essary salaries and expenses shall be available until ex- 20 pended for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan 21 commitments (including a pro rata amount for any 22 amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds 23 made available by this proviso exceed $3,000,000: Pro- 24 vided further, That receipts from Commitment and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00148 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 149 •HR 4552 RH Multiclass fees collected pursuant to title III of the Na- 1 tional Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1716 et seq.) shall be cred- 2 ited as offsetting collections to this account. 3 POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH 4 RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 5 (INCLUDING RESCISSION) 6 For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of pro- 7 grams of research and studies relating to housing and 8 urban problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized 9 by title V of the Housing and Urban Development Act 10 of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et seq.), including carrying 11 out the functions of the Secretary of Housing and Urban 12 Development under section 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization 13 Plan No. 2 of 1968, and for technical assistance, 14 $95,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 15 2027: Provided, That any funds not yet obligated in the 16 sixth proviso under this heading from fiscal year 2025 are 17 hereby permanently rescinded: Provided further, That with 18 respect to amounts made available under this heading, 19 notwithstanding section 203 of this title, the Secretary 20 may enter into cooperative agreements with philanthropic 21 entities, other Federal agencies, State or local govern- 22 ments and their agencies, Indian Tribes, tribally des- 23 ignated housing entities, or colleges or universities for re- 24 search projects: Provided further, That with respect to the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00149 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 150 •HR 4552 RH preceding proviso, such partners to the cooperative agree- 1 ments shall contribute at least a 50 percent match toward 2 the cost of the project: Provided further, That for non- 3 competitive agreements entered into in accordance with 4 the preceding two provisos, the Secretary shall comply 5 with section 2(b) of the Federal Funding Accountability 6 and Transparency Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–282; 31 7 U.S.C. note) in lieu of compliance with section 8 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban 9 Development Reform Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 10 3545(a)(4)(C)) with respect to documentation of award 11 decisions: Provided further, That prior to obligation of 12 technical assistance funding, the Secretary shall submit a 13 plan to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria- 14 tions on how the Secretary will allocate funding for this 15 activity at least 30 days prior to obligation: Provided fur- 16 ther, That none of the funds provided under this heading 17 may be available for the doctoral dissertation research 18 grant program. 19 FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 20 FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES 21 For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not oth- 22 erwise provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil 23 Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.), and section 24 561 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00150 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 151 •HR 4552 RH 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3616a), $28,500,000, to remain available 1 until September 30, 2027: Provided, That notwithstanding 2 section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary 3 may assess and collect fees to cover the costs of the Fair 4 Housing Training Academy, and may use such funds to 5 develop online courses and provide such training: Provided 6 further, That none of the funds made available under this 7 heading may be used to lobby the executive or legislative 8 branches of the Federal Government in connection with 9 a specific contract, grant, or loan: Provided further, That 10 of the funds made available under this heading, 11 $1,000,000 may be available to the Secretary for the cre- 12 ation and promotion of translated materials and other pro- 13 grams that support the assistance of persons with limited 14 English proficiency in utilizing the services provided by 15 the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 16 OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY 17 HOMES 18 LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION 19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 20 For the lead hazard reduction program, as authorized 21 by section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Haz- 22 ard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4852), the healthy 23 homes initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the 24 Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00151 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 152 •HR 4552 RH 1701z–1 and 1701z–2), and for related activities and as- 1 sistance, $295,600,000, to remain available until Sep- 2 tember 30, 2028: Provided, That the amounts made avail- 3 able under this heading are provided as follows: 4 (1) $140,600,000 shall be for the award of 5 grants pursuant to such section 1011, of which not 6 less than $70,300,000 shall be provided to areas 7 with the highest lead-based paint abatement need; 8 (2) $152,000,000 shall be for the healthy 9 homes initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 10 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 11 1970, which shall include research, studies, testing, 12 and demonstration efforts, including education and 13 outreach concerning lead-based paint poisoning and 14 other housing-related diseases and hazards, and 15 mitigating housing-related health and safety hazards 16 in housing of low-income families, of which 17 $10,000,000 shall be for the establishment and im- 18 plementation of a national pilot program to facilitate 19 new financing mechanisms to address lead and other 20 residential environmental stressors in low-income 21 communities; 22 (3) $3,000,000 shall be for the award of grants 23 and contracts for research pursuant to sections 1051 24 and 1052 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Haz- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00152 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 153 •HR 4552 RH ard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4854, 1 4854a); and 2 (4) up to $2,000,000 in total of the amounts 3 made available under paragraphs (2) and (3) may be 4 transferred to the heading ‘‘Research and Tech- 5 nology’’ for the purposes of conducting research and 6 studies and for use in accordance with the provisos 7 under that heading for non-competitive agreements: 8 Provided further, That for purposes of environmental re- 9 view, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act 10 of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other provisions of 11 law that further the purposes of such Act, a grant under 12 the healthy homes initiative, or the lead technical studies 13 program, or other demonstrations or programs under this 14 heading or under prior appropriations Acts for such pur- 15 poses under this heading, or under the heading ‘‘Housing 16 for the Elderly’’ under prior appropriations Acts, shall be 17 considered to be funds for a special project for purposes 18 of section 305(c) of the Multifamily Housing Property 19 Disposition Reform Act of 1994: Provided further, That 20 each applicant for a grant or cooperative agreement under 21 this heading shall certify adequate capacity that is accept- 22 able to the Secretary to carry out the proposed use of 23 funds pursuant to a notice of funding opportunity: Pro- 24 vided further, That amounts made available under this 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00153 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 154 •HR 4552 RH heading, in this or prior appropriations Acts, still remain- 1 ing available, may be used for any purpose under this 2 heading notwithstanding the purpose for which such 3 amounts were appropriated if a program competition is 4 undersubscribed and there are other program competitions 5 under this heading that are oversubscribed. 6 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND 7 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8 For Department-wide and program-specific informa- 9 tion technology systems and infrastructure, $299,400,000, 10 to remain available until September 30, 2028: Provided, 11 That unobligated balances, including recaptures and car- 12 ryover, remaining from amounts made available under this 13 heading in this Act or prior Acts (including amounts pre- 14 viously transferred to this heading) may be used for any 15 purpose under this heading in this Act, notwithstanding 16 the purposes for which such funds were appropriated. 17 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 18 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 19 Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General 20 Act of 1978, as amended, $143,000,000: Provided, That 21 the Inspector General shall have independent authority 22 over all personnel issues within this office. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00154 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 155 •HR 4552 RH GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 1 URBAN DEVELOPMENT 2 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 4 SEC. 201. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget au- 5 thority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts 6 associated with such budget authority, that are recaptured 7 from projects described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart 8 B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 9 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) shall be rescinded or in the 10 case of cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such 11 amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured and not 12 rescinded or remitted to the Treasury shall be used by 13 State housing finance agencies or local governments or 14 local housing agencies with projects approved by the Sec- 15 retary of Housing and Urban Development for which set- 16 tlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in accordance 17 with such section. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, 18 the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the budget 19 authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted 20 to the Treasury to provide project owners with incentives 21 to refinance their project at a lower interest rate. 22 SEC. 202. None of the funds made available by this 23 Act may be used to investigate or prosecute under the Fair 24 Housing Act any otherwise lawful activity engaged in by 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00155 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 156 •HR 4552 RH one or more persons, including the filing or maintaining 1 of a nonfrivolous legal action, that is engaged in solely 2 for the purpose of achieving or preventing action by a Gov- 3 ernment official or entity, or a court of competent jurisdic- 4 tion. 5 SEC. 203. Except as explicitly provided in law, any 6 grant, cooperative agreement or other assistance made 7 pursuant to title II of this Act shall be made on a competi- 8 tive basis and in accordance with section 102 of the De- 9 partment of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act 10 of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545). 11 SEC. 204. Funds of the Department of Housing and 12 Urban Development subject to the Government Corpora- 13 tion Control Act or section 402 of the Housing Act of 14 1950 shall be available, without regard to the limitations 15 on administrative expenses, for legal services on a contract 16 or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for 17 services and facilities of the Federal National Mortgage 18 Association, Government National Mortgage Association, 19 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Fi- 20 nancing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any member 21 thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured bank 22 within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor- 23 poration Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811–1). 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00156 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 157 •HR 4552 RH SEC. 205. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act 1 or through a reprogramming of funds, no part of any ap- 2 propriation for the Department of Housing and Urban 3 Development shall be available for any program, project 4 or activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget 5 estimates submitted to Congress. 6 SEC. 206. Corporations and agencies of the Depart- 7 ment of Housing and Urban Development which are sub- 8 ject to the Government Corporation Control Act are here- 9 by authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits 10 of funds and borrowing authority available to each such 11 corporation or agency and in accordance with law, and to 12 make such contracts and commitments without regard to 13 fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of such 14 Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set 15 forth in the budget for 2026 for such corporation or agen- 16 cy except as hereinafter provided: Provided, That collec- 17 tions of these corporations and agencies may be used for 18 new loan or mortgage purchase commitments only to the 19 extent expressly provided for in this Act (unless such loans 20 are in support of other forms of assistance provided for 21 in this or prior appropriations Acts), except that this pro- 22 viso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty 23 operations of these corporations, or where loans or mort- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00157 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 158 •HR 4552 RH gage purchases are necessary to protect the financial in- 1 terest of the United States Government. 2 SEC. 207. The Secretary shall provide quarterly re- 3 ports to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria- 4 tions regarding all uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured 5 and excess funds in each program and activity within the 6 jurisdiction of the Department and shall submit addi- 7 tional, updated budget information to these Committees 8 upon request. 9 SEC. 208. None of the funds made available by this 10 title may be used for an audit of the Government National 11 Mortgage Association that makes applicable requirements 12 under the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 13 661 et seq.). 14 SEC. 209. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 15 of law, subject to the conditions listed under this section, 16 for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the Secretary of Housing 17 and Urban Development may authorize the transfer of 18 some or all project-based assistance, debt held or insured 19 by the Secretary and statutorily required low-income and 20 very low-income use restrictions if any, associated with one 21 or more multifamily housing project or projects to another 22 multifamily housing project or projects. 23 (b) PHASED TRANSFERS.—Transfers of project- 24 based assistance under this section may be done in phases 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00158 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 159 •HR 4552 RH to accommodate the financing and other requirements re- 1 lated to rehabilitating or constructing the project or 2 projects to which the assistance is transferred, to ensure 3 that such project or projects meet the standards under 4 subsection (c). 5 (c) The transfer authorized in subsection (a) is sub- 6 ject to the following conditions: 7 (1) NUMBER AND BEDROOM SIZE OF UNITS.— 8 (A) For occupied units in the transferring 9 project: The number of low-income and very 10 low-income units and the configuration (i.e., 11 bedroom size) provided by the transferring 12 project shall be no less than when transferred 13 to the receiving project or projects and the net 14 dollar amount of Federal assistance provided to 15 the transferring project shall remain the same 16 in the receiving project or projects. 17 (B) For unoccupied units in the transfer- 18 ring project: The Secretary may authorize a re- 19 duction in the number of dwelling units in the 20 receiving project or projects to allow for a re- 21 configuration of bedroom sizes to meet current 22 market demands, as determined by the Sec- 23 retary and provided there is no increase in the 24 project-based assistance budget authority. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00159 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 160 •HR 4552 RH (2) The transferring project shall, as deter- 1 mined by the Secretary, be either physically obsolete 2 or economically nonviable, or be reasonably expected 3 to become economically nonviable when complying 4 with State or Federal requirements for community 5 integration and reduced concentration of individuals 6 with disabilities. 7 (3) The receiving project or projects shall meet 8 or exceed applicable physical standards established 9 by the Secretary. 10 (4) The owner or mortgagor of the transferring 11 project shall notify and consult with the tenants re- 12 siding in the transferring project and provide a cer- 13 tification of approval by all appropriate local govern- 14 mental officials. 15 (5) The tenants of the transferring project who 16 remain eligible for assistance to be provided by the 17 receiving project or projects shall not be required to 18 vacate their units in the transferring project or 19 projects until new units in the receiving project are 20 available for occupancy. 21 (6) The Secretary determines that this transfer 22 is in the best interest of the tenants. 23 (7) If either the transferring project or the re- 24 ceiving project or projects meets the condition speci- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00160 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 161 •HR 4552 RH fied in subsection (d)(2)(A), any lien on the receiv- 1 ing project resulting from additional financing ob- 2 tained by the owner shall be subordinate to any 3 FHA-insured mortgage lien transferred to, or placed 4 on, such project by the Secretary, except that the 5 Secretary may waive this requirement upon deter- 6 mination that such a waiver is necessary to facilitate 7 the financing of acquisition, construction, and/or re- 8 habilitation of the receiving project or projects. 9 (8) If the transferring project meets the re- 10 quirements of subsection (d)(2), the owner or mort- 11 gagor of the receiving project or projects shall exe- 12 cute and record either a continuation of the existing 13 use agreement or a new use agreement for the 14 project where, in either case, any use restrictions in 15 such agreement are of no lesser duration than the 16 existing use restrictions. 17 (9) The transfer does not increase the cost (as 18 defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 19 Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a)) of any FHA-insured 20 mortgage, except to the extent that appropriations 21 are provided in advance for the amount of any such 22 increased cost. 23 (d) For purposes of this section— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00161 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 162 •HR 4552 RH (1) the terms ‘‘low-income’’ and ‘‘very low-in- 1 come’’ shall have the meanings provided by the stat- 2 ute and/or regulations governing the program under 3 which the project is insured or assisted; 4 (2) the term ‘‘multifamily housing project’’ 5 means housing that meets one of the following con- 6 ditions— 7 (A) housing that is subject to a mortgage 8 insured under the National Housing Act; 9 (B) housing that has project-based assist- 10 ance attached to the structure including 11 projects undergoing mark to market debt re- 12 structuring under the Multifamily Assisted 13 Housing Reform and Affordability Housing Act; 14 (C) housing that is assisted under section 15 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 16 1701q); 17 (D) housing that is assisted under section 18 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 19 1701q), as such section existed before the en- 20 actment of the Cranston-Gonzales National Af- 21 fordable Housing Act; 22 (E) housing that is assisted under section 23 811 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Afford- 24 able Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013); or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00162 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 163 •HR 4552 RH (F) housing or vacant land that is subject 1 to a use agreement; 2 (3) the term ‘‘project-based assistance’’ 3 means— 4 (A) assistance provided under section 8(b) 5 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 6 U.S.C. 1437f(b)); 7 (B) assistance for housing constructed or 8 substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assist- 9 ance provided under section 8(b)(2) of such Act 10 (as such section existed immediately before Oc- 11 tober 1, 1983); 12 (C) rent supplement payments under sec- 13 tion 101 of the Housing and Urban Develop- 14 ment Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s); 15 (D) interest reduction payments under sec- 16 tion 236 and/or additional assistance payments 17 under section 236(f)(2) of the National Hous- 18 ing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1); 19 (E) assistance payments made under sec- 20 tion 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 21 U.S.C. 1701q(c)(2)); and 22 (F) assistance payments made under sec- 23 tion 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00163 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 164 •HR 4552 RH tional Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 1 8013(d)(2)); 2 (4) the term ‘‘receiving project or projects’’ 3 means the multifamily housing project or projects to 4 which some or all of the project-based assistance, 5 debt, and statutorily required low-income and very 6 low-income use restrictions are to be transferred; 7 (5) the term ‘‘transferring project’’ means the 8 multifamily housing project which is transferring 9 some or all of the project-based assistance, debt, and 10 the statutorily required low-income and very low-in- 11 come use restrictions to the receiving project or 12 projects; and 13 (6) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 14 of Housing and Urban Development. 15 (e) RESEARCH REPORT.—The Secretary shall con- 16 duct an evaluation of the transfer authority under this sec- 17 tion, including the effect of such transfers on the oper- 18 ational efficiency, contract rents, physical and financial 19 conditions, and long-term preservation of the affected 20 properties. 21 SEC. 210. (a) No assistance shall be provided under 22 section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 23 U.S.C. 1437f) to any individual who— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00164 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 165 •HR 4552 RH (1) is enrolled as a student at an institution of 1 higher education (as defined under section 102 of 2 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 3 1002)); 4 (2) is under 24 years of age; 5 (3) is not a veteran; 6 (4) is unmarried; 7 (5) does not have a dependent child; 8 (6) is not a person with disabilities, as such 9 term is defined in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United 10 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 11 1437a(b)(3)(E)) and was not receiving assistance 12 under such section 8 as of November 30, 2005; 13 (7) is not a youth who left foster care at age 14 14 or older and is at risk of becoming homeless; and 15 (8) is not otherwise individually eligible, or has 16 parents who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, 17 to receive assistance under section 8 of the United 18 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f). 19 (b) For purposes of determining the eligibility of a 20 person to receive assistance under section 8 of the United 21 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), any finan- 22 cial assistance (in excess of amounts received for tuition 23 and any other required fees and charges) that an indi- 24 vidual receives under the Higher Education Act of 1965 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00165 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 166 •HR 4552 RH (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), from private sources, or from 1 an institution of higher education (as defined under sec- 2 tion 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 3 1002)), shall be considered income to that individual, ex- 4 cept for a person over the age of 23 with dependent chil- 5 dren. 6 SEC. 211. The funds made available for Native Alas- 7 kans under paragraph (1) under the heading ‘‘Native 8 American Programs’’ in title II of this Act shall be allo- 9 cated to the same Native Alaskan housing block grant re- 10 cipients that received funds in fiscal year 2005, and only 11 such recipients shall be eligible to apply for funds made 12 available under paragraph (2) of such heading. 13 SEC. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of 14 law, in fiscal year 2026, in managing and disposing of any 15 multifamily property that is owned or has a mortgage held 16 by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and 17 during the process of foreclosure on any property with a 18 contract for rental assistance payments under section 8 19 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 20 1437f) or any other Federal programs, the Secretary shall 21 maintain any rental assistance payments under section 8 22 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and other pro- 23 grams that are attached to any dwelling units in the prop- 24 erty. To the extent the Secretary determines, in consulta- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00166 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 167 •HR 4552 RH tion with the tenants and the local government that such 1 a multifamily property owned or having a mortgage held 2 by the Secretary is not feasible for continued rental assist- 3 ance payments under such section 8 or other programs, 4 based on consideration of (1) the costs of rehabilitating 5 and operating the property and all available Federal, 6 State, and local resources, including rent adjustments 7 under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing 8 Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (in this section 9 ‘‘MAHRAA’’) (42 U.S.C. 1437f note), and (2) environ- 10 mental conditions that cannot be remedied in a cost-effec- 11 tive fashion, the Secretary may, in consultation with the 12 tenants of that property, contract for project-based rental 13 assistance payments with an owner or owners of other ex- 14 isting housing properties, or provide other rental assist- 15 ance. The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps to 16 ensure that project-based contracts remain in effect prior 17 to foreclosure, subject to the exercise of contractual abate- 18 ment remedies to assist relocation of tenants for imminent 19 major threats to health and safety after written notice to 20 and informed consent of the affected tenants and use of 21 other available remedies, such as partial abatements or re- 22 ceivership. After disposition of any multifamily property 23 described in this section, the contract and allowable rent 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00167 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 168 •HR 4552 RH levels on such properties shall be subject to the require- 1 ments under section 524 of MAHRAA. 2 SEC. 213. Public housing agencies that own and oper- 3 ate 400 or fewer public housing units may elect to be ex- 4 empt from any asset management requirement imposed by 5 the Secretary in connection with the operating fund rule: 6 Provided, That an agency seeking a discontinuance of a 7 reduction of subsidy under the operating fund formula 8 shall not be exempt from asset management requirements. 9 SEC. 214. With respect to the use of amounts pro- 10 vided in this Act and in future Acts for the operation, cap- 11 ital improvement, and management of public housing as 12 authorized by sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the United States 13 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d), (e)), the Sec- 14 retary shall not impose any requirement or guideline relat- 15 ing to asset management that restricts or limits in any 16 way the use of capital funds for central office costs pursu- 17 ant to paragraph (1) or (2) of section 9(g) of the United 18 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1), (2)): 19 Provided, That a public housing agency may not use cap- 20 ital funds authorized under section 9(d) for activities that 21 are eligible under section 9(e) for assistance with amounts 22 from the operating fund in excess of the amounts per- 23 mitted under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 9(g). 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00168 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 169 •HR 4552 RH SEC. 215. No official or employee of the Department 1 of Housing and Urban Development shall be designated 2 as an allotment holder unless the Office of the Chief Fi- 3 nancial Officer has determined that such allotment holder 4 has implemented an adequate system of funds control and 5 has received training in funds control procedures and di- 6 rectives. The Chief Financial Officer shall ensure that 7 there is a trained allotment holder for each HUD appro- 8 priation under the accounts ‘‘Executive Offices’’, ‘‘Admin- 9 istrative Support Offices’’, ‘‘Program Offices’’, ‘‘Govern- 10 ment National Mortgage Association—Guarantees of 11 Mortgage-Backed Securities Loan Guarantee Program 12 Account’’, and ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ within the 13 Department of Housing and Urban Development. 14 SEC. 216. The Secretary shall, for fiscal year 2026, 15 notify the public through the Federal Register and other 16 means, as determined appropriate, of the issuance of a no- 17 tice of the availability of assistance or notice of funding 18 opportunity (NOFO) for any program or discretionary 19 fund administered by the Secretary that is to be competi- 20 tively awarded. Notwithstanding any other provision of 21 law, for fiscal year 2026, the Secretary may make the 22 NOFO available only on the Internet at the appropriate 23 Government website or through other electronic media, as 24 determined by the Secretary. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00169 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 170 •HR 4552 RH SEC. 217. Payment of attorney fees in program-re- 1 lated litigation shall be paid from the individual program 2 office and Office of General Counsel salaries and expenses 3 appropriations. 4 SEC. 218. The Secretary is authorized to transfer up 5 to 10 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of funds 6 appropriated for any office under the headings ‘‘Adminis- 7 trative Support Offices’’ or ‘‘Program Offices’’ to any 8 other such office under such headings: Provided, That no 9 appropriation for any such office under such headings 10 shall be increased or decreased by more than 10 percent 11 or $5,000,000, whichever is less, without prior written ap- 12 proval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropria- 13 tions: Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide 14 notification to such Committees 3 business days in ad- 15 vance of any such transfers under this section up to 10 16 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less. 17 SEC. 219. (a) Any entity receiving housing assistance 18 payments shall maintain decent, safe, and sanitary condi- 19 tions, as determined by the Secretary, and comply with 20 any standards under applicable State or local laws, rules, 21 ordinances, or regulations relating to the physical condi- 22 tion of any property covered under a housing assistance 23 payment contract. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00170 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 171 •HR 4552 RH (b) The Secretary shall take action under subsection 1 (c) when a multifamily housing project with a contract 2 under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 3 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) or a contract for similar project-based 4 assistance— 5 (1) receives a failing score under the Uniform 6 Physical Condition Standards (UPCS) or successor 7 standard; or 8 (2) fails to certify in writing to the Secretary 9 within 3 days that all Exigent Health and Safety de- 10 ficiencies, or those deficiencies requiring correction 11 within 24 hours, identified by the inspector at the 12 project have been corrected. 13 Such requirements shall apply to insured and non- 14 insured projects with assistance attached to the units 15 under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 16 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), but shall not apply to such units as- 17 sisted under section 8(o)(13) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 18 1437f(o)(13)) or to public housing units assisted with cap- 19 ital or operating funds under section 9 of the United 20 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g). 21 (c)(1) Within 15 days of the issuance of the Real Es- 22 tate Assessment Center (‘‘REAC’’) inspection, the Sec- 23 retary shall provide the owner with a Notice of Default 24 with a specified timetable, determined by the Secretary, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00171 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 172 •HR 4552 RH for correcting all deficiencies. The Secretary shall provide 1 a copy of the Notice of Default to the tenants, the local 2 government, any mortgagees, and any contract adminis- 3 trator. If the owner’s appeal results in a passing score, 4 the Secretary may withdraw the Notice of Default. 5 (2) At the end of the time period for correcting all 6 deficiencies specified in the Notice of Default, if the owner 7 fails to fully correct such deficiencies, the Secretary may— 8 (A) require immediate replacement of project 9 management with a management agent approved by 10 the Secretary; 11 (B) impose civil money penalties, which shall be 12 used solely for the purpose of supporting safe and 13 sanitary conditions at applicable properties, as des- 14 ignated by the Secretary, with priority given to the 15 tenants of the property affected by the penalty; 16 (C) abate the section 8 contract, including par- 17 tial abatement, as determined by the Secretary, until 18 all deficiencies have been corrected; 19 (D) pursue transfer of the project to an owner, 20 approved by the Secretary under established proce- 21 dures, who will be obligated to promptly make all re- 22 quired repairs and to accept renewal of the assist- 23 ance contract if such renewal is offered; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00172 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 173 •HR 4552 RH (E) transfer the existing section 8 contract to 1 another project or projects and owner or owners; 2 (F) pursue exclusionary sanctions, including 3 suspensions or debarments from Federal programs; 4 (G) seek judicial appointment of a receiver to 5 manage the property and cure all project deficiencies 6 or seek a judicial order of specific performance re- 7 quiring the owner to cure all project deficiencies; 8 (H) work with the owner, lender, or other re- 9 lated party to stabilize the property in an attempt 10 to preserve the property through compliance, trans- 11 fer of ownership, or an infusion of capital provided 12 by a third-party that requires time to effectuate; or 13 (I) take any other regulatory or contractual 14 remedies available as deemed necessary and appro- 15 priate by the Secretary. 16 (d) The Secretary shall take appropriate steps to en- 17 sure that project-based contracts remain in effect, subject 18 to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist 19 relocation of tenants for major threats to health and safety 20 after written notice to the affected tenants. To the extent 21 the Secretary determines, in consultation with the tenants 22 and the local government, that the property is not feasible 23 for continued rental assistance payments under such sec- 24 tion 8 or other programs, based on consideration of— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00173 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 174 •HR 4552 RH (1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the 1 property and all available Federal, State, and local 2 resources, including rent adjustments under section 3 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform 4 and Affordability Act of 1997 (‘‘MAHRAA’’); and 5 (2) environmental conditions that cannot be 6 remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary 7 may contract for project-based rental assistance pay- 8 ments with an owner or owners of other existing 9 housing properties, or provide other rental assist- 10 ance. 11 (e) The Secretary shall report semi-annually on all 12 properties covered by this section that are assessed 13 through the Real Estate Assessment Center and have fail- 14 ing physical inspection scores or have received an unsatis- 15 factory management and occupancy review within the past 16 36 months. The report shall include— 17 (1) identification of the enforcement actions 18 being taken to address such conditions, including 19 imposition of civil money penalties and termination 20 of subsidies, and identification of properties that 21 have such conditions multiple times; 22 (2) identification of actions that the Depart- 23 ment of Housing and Urban Development is taking 24 to protect tenants of such identified properties; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00174 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 175 •HR 4552 RH (3) any administrative or legislative rec- 1 ommendations to further improve the living condi- 2 tions at properties covered under a housing assist- 3 ance payment contract. 4 The first report shall be submitted to the Senate and 5 House Committees on Appropriations not later than 30 6 days after the enactment of this Act, and the second re- 7 port shall be submitted within 180 days of the transmittal 8 of the first report. 9 SEC. 220. None of the funds made available by this 10 Act, or any other Act, for purposes authorized under sec- 11 tion 8 (only with respect to the tenant-based rental assist- 12 ance program) and section 9 of the United States Housing 13 Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.), may be used by 14 any public housing agency for any amount of salary, in- 15 cluding bonuses, for the chief executive officer of which, 16 or any other official or employee of which, that exceeds 17 the annual rate of basic pay payable for a position at level 18 IV of the Executive Schedule at any time during any pub- 19 lic housing agency fiscal year 2026. 20 SEC. 221. None of the funds made available by this 21 Act and provided to the Department of Housing and 22 Urban Development may be used to make a grant award 23 unless the Secretary notifies the House and Senate Com- 24 mittees on Appropriations not less than 3 full business 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00175 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 176 •HR 4552 RH days before any project, State, locality, housing authority, 1 Tribe, nonprofit organization, or other entity selected to 2 receive a grant award is announced by the Department 3 or its offices: Provided,That such notification shall list 4 each grant award by State and current congressional dis- 5 trict. 6 SEC. 222. None of the funds made available in this 7 Act shall be used by the Federal Housing Administration, 8 the Government National Mortgage Association, or the 9 Department of Housing and Urban Development to in- 10 sure, securitize, or establish a Federal guarantee of any 11 mortgage or mortgage backed security that refinances or 12 otherwise replaces a mortgage that has been subject to 13 eminent domain condemnation or seizure, by a State, mu- 14 nicipality, or any other political subdivision of a State. 15 SEC. 223. None of the funds made available by this 16 Act may be used to terminate the status of a unit of gen- 17 eral local government as a metropolitan city (as defined 18 in section 102 of the Housing and Community Develop- 19 ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302)) with respect to 20 grants under section 106 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5306). 21 SEC. 224. Amounts made available by this Act that 22 are appropriated, allocated, advanced on a reimbursable 23 basis, or transferred to the Office of Policy Development 24 and Research of the Department of Housing and Urban 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00176 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 177 •HR 4552 RH Development and functions thereof, for research, evalua- 1 tion, or statistical purposes, and that are unexpended at 2 the time of completion of a contract, grant, or cooperative 3 agreement, may be deobligated and shall immediately be- 4 come available and may be reobligated in that fiscal year 5 or the subsequent fiscal year for the research, evaluation, 6 or statistical purposes for which the amounts are made 7 available to that Office subject to reprogramming require- 8 ments in section 405 of this Act. 9 SEC. 225. None of the funds provided in this Act or 10 any other Act may be used for awards, including perform- 11 ance, special act, or spot, for any employee of the Depart- 12 ment of Housing and Urban Development subject to ad- 13 ministrative discipline (including suspension from work), 14 in this fiscal year, but this prohibition shall not be effec- 15 tive prior to the effective date of any such administrative 16 discipline or after any final decision over-turning such dis- 17 cipline. 18 SEC. 226. With respect to grant amounts awarded 19 under the heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance Grants’’ for fis- 20 cal years 2015 through 2026 for the continuum of care 21 (CoC) program as authorized under subtitle C of title IV 22 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, costs 23 paid by program income of grant recipients may count to- 24 ward meeting the recipient’s matching requirements, pro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00177 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 178 •HR 4552 RH vided the costs are eligible CoC costs that supplement the 1 recipient’s CoC program. 2 SEC. 227. (a) From amounts made available under 3 this title under the heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance 4 Grants’’, the Secretary may award 1-year transition 5 grants to recipients of funds for activities under subtitle 6 C of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 7 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) to transition from one continuum 8 of care program component to another. 9 (b) In order to be eligible to receive a transition 10 grant, the funding recipient must have the consent of the 11 continuum of care and meet standards determined by the 12 Secretary. 13 SEC. 228. The promise zone designations and prom- 14 ise zone designation agreements entered into pursuant to 15 such designations, made by the Secretary in prior fiscal 16 years, shall remain in effect in accordance with the terms 17 and conditions of such agreements. 18 SEC. 229. Any public housing agency designated as 19 a Moving to Work agency pursuant to section 239 of divi- 20 sion L of Public Law 114–113 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note; 21 129 Stat. 2897) may, upon such designation, use funds 22 (except for special purpose funding, including special pur- 23 pose vouchers) previously allocated to any such public 24 housing agency under section 8 or 9 of the United States 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00178 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 179 •HR 4552 RH Housing Act of 1937, including any reserve funds held by 1 the public housing agency or funds held by the Depart- 2 ment of Housing and Urban Development, pursuant to the 3 authority for use of section 8 or 9 funding provided under 4 such section and section 204 of title II of the Departments 5 of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development 6 and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 7 (Public Law 104–134; 110 Stat. 1321–28), notwith- 8 standing the purposes for which such funds were appro- 9 priated. 10 SEC. 230. None of the amounts made available by 11 this Act may be used to prohibit any public housing agen- 12 cy under receivership or the direction of a Federal monitor 13 from applying for, receiving, or using funds made available 14 under the heading ‘‘Public Housing Fund’’ for competitive 15 grants to evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards in 16 this Act or that remain available and not awarded from 17 prior Acts, or be used to prohibit a public housing agency 18 from using such funds to carry out any required work pur- 19 suant to a settlement agreement, consent decree, vol- 20 untary agreement, or similar document for a violation of 21 the lead safe housing or lead disclosure rules. 22 SEC. 231. For fiscal year 2026, if the Secretary de- 23 termines or has determined, for any prior formula grant 24 allocation administered by the Secretary through the Of- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00179 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 180 •HR 4552 RH fices of Public and Indian Housing, Community Planning 1 and Development, or Housing, that a recipient received 2 an allocation greater than the amount such recipient 3 should have received for a formula allocation cycle pursu- 4 ant to applicable statutes and regulations, the Secretary 5 may adjust for any such funding error in the next applica- 6 ble formula allocation cycle by (a) offsetting each such re- 7 cipient’s formula allocation (if eligible for a formula alloca- 8 tion in the next applicable formula allocation cycle) by the 9 amount of any such funding error, and (b) reallocating 10 any available balances that are attributable to the offset 11 to the recipient or recipients that would have been allo- 12 cated additional funds in the formula allocation cycle in 13 which any such error occurred (if such recipient or recipi- 14 ents are eligible for a formula allocation in the next appli- 15 cable formula allocation cycle) in an amount proportionate 16 to such recipient’s eligibility under the next applicable for- 17 mula allocation cycle: Provided, That all offsets and re- 18 allocations from such available balances shall be recorded 19 against funds available for the next applicable formula al- 20 location cycle: Provided further, That the term ‘‘next appli- 21 cable formula allocation cycle’’ means the first formula al- 22 location cycle for a program that is reasonably available 23 for correction following such a Secretarial determination: 24 Provided further, That if, upon request by a recipient and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00180 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 181 •HR 4552 RH giving consideration to all Federal resources available to 1 the recipient for the same grant purposes, the Secretary 2 determines that the offset in the next applicable formula 3 allocation cycle would critically impair the recipient’s abil- 4 ity to accomplish the purpose of the formula grant, the 5 Secretary may adjust for the funding error across two or 6 more formula allocation cycles. 7 SEC. 232. The Secretary may transfer from amounts 8 made available for salaries and expenses under this title 9 (excluding amounts made available under the heading 10 ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’) to the heading ‘‘Informa- 11 tion Technology Fund’’ for information technology needs, 12 including for additional development, modernization, and 13 enhancement, to remain available until September 30, 14 2028: Provided, That the total amount of such transfers 15 shall not exceed $5,000,000: Provided further, That this 16 transfer authority shall not be used to fund information 17 technology projects or activities that have known out-year 18 development, modernization, or enhancement costs in ex- 19 cess of $500,000: Provided further, That the Secretary 20 shall provide notification to the House and Senate Com- 21 mittees on Appropriations no fewer than 3 business days 22 in advance of any such transfer. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00181 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 182 •HR 4552 RH SEC. 233. The Secretary shall comply with all process 1 requirements, including public notice and comment, when 2 seeking to revise any annual contributions contract. 3 SEC. 234. None of the funds made available to the 4 Department of Housing and Urban Development in this 5 or prior Acts may be used to issue a solicitation or accept 6 bids on any solicitation that is substantially equivalent to 7 the draft solicitation entitled ‘‘Housing Assistance Pay- 8 ments (HAP) Contract Support Services (HAPSS)’’ post- 9 ed to www.Sam.gov on July 27, 2022. 10 SEC. 235. (a) Unobligated balances of amounts made 11 available in paragraph (5) under the heading ‘‘Public 12 Housing Fund’’ from fiscal year 2025 making appropria- 13 tions for the Department of Housing and Urban Develop- 14 ment are hereby permanently rescinded. 15 (b) Unobligated balances of amounts made available 16 under the heading ‘‘Choice Neighborhoods Initiative’’ from 17 fiscal year 2025 making appropriations for the Depart- 18 ment of Housing and Urban Development are hereby per- 19 manently rescinded. 20 (c) Unobligated balances of amounts made available 21 in paragraph (2) under the heading ‘‘Community Develop- 22 ment Fund’’ from fiscal year 2025 making appropriations 23 for the Department of Housing and Urban Development 24 are hereby permanently rescinded. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00182 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 183 •HR 4552 RH (d) $15,000,000 of amounts previously made avail- 1 able for expenditure from the Manufactured Housing Fees 2 Trust Fund are hereby permanently rescinded. 3 (e) $417,000,000 of unobligated balances of amounts 4 made available under the heading ‘‘Office of Lead Hazard 5 Control and Healthy Homes’’ from prior Acts making ap- 6 propriations for the Department of Housing and Urban 7 Development are hereby permanently rescinded. 8 SEC. 236. None of the funds made available by this 9 Act may be used to provide Federal funds to a local juris- 10 diction that refuses to comply with a request from the De- 11 partment of Homeland Security to provide advance notice 12 of the scheduled release date and time for a particular ille- 13 gal alien in local custody. 14 SEC. 237. None of the funds made available by this 15 Act may be used by the Department of Housing and 16 Urban Development to update minimum energy efficiency 17 standards for new housing financed by the Department, 18 as part of carrying out the notice entitled ‘‘Adoption of 19 Energy Efficiency Standards for New Construction of 20 HUD- and USDA- Financed Housing’’, or otherwise. 21 SEC. 238. None of the funds made available by this 22 Act may be used by the Department of Housing and 23 Urban Development to administer or enforce the final rule 24 entitled ‘‘30-Day Notification Requirement Prior To Ter- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00183 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 184 •HR 4552 RH mination of Lease for Nonpayment of Rent’’ published in 1 the Federal Register on December 13, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 2 101270). 3 SEC. 239. The Secretary of Housing and Urban De- 4 velopment may allow 1 or more public housing agencies 5 providing housing assistance to low-income families using 6 amounts provided under section 8(o) and section 9(e) of 7 the United States Housing Act of 1937 to, when providing 8 such assistance, and notwithstanding section 8(o) and sec- 9 tion 9(e) of the United State Housing Act of 1937, apply 10 any requirements such public housing agency determines 11 appropriate with respect to total tenant payments, tenant 12 rental payments, and housing assistance payment 13 amounts: Provided, That the Secretary of Housing and 14 Urban Development may waive or establish an alternative 15 requirement for any requirement under section 3(a), 3(b), 16 or 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 if the 17 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development determines 18 that any such waiver or alternative requirements are nec- 19 essary to facilitate the implementation of this section: Pro- 20 vided further, That if the Secretary of Housing and Urban 21 Development allows a public housing agency to modify 22 tenant payment, tenant rental payments, and housing as- 23 sistance payment amounts under this section, the Sec- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00184 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 185 •HR 4552 RH retary may not rescind this authority during the 7-year 1 period after which such authority is granted. 2 SEC. 240. Of any amounts allocated for any fiscal 3 year from funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘Public 4 Housing Fund’’, ‘‘Public Housing Operating Fund’’, or 5 ‘‘Public Housing Capital Fund’’ in this or prior Acts (in- 6 cluding operating reserve funds) for any public housing 7 agency that is not designated pursuant to section 6(j)(2) 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 9 1437d(j)(2)) as a troubled public housing agency, and (in 10 the determination of the Secretary) is operating and main- 11 taining its public housing in a safe, clean, and healthy con- 12 dition, the agency may use any such amounts for any eligi- 13 ble activities under sections 9(d)(1) and 9(e)(1) of such 14 Act (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)(1) and (e)(1)), regardless of the 15 fund from which the amounts were allocated and provided. 16 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Hous- 17 ing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2026’’. 18 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00185 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 186 •HR 4552 RH TITLE III 1 RELATED AGENCIES 2 ACCESS BOARD 3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 4 For expenses necessary for the Access Board, as au- 5 thorized by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 6 (29 U.S.C. 792), $9,955,000: Provided, That, notwith- 7 standing any other provision of law, there may be credited 8 to this appropriation funds received for publications and 9 training expenses. 10 FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 12 For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime 13 Commission as authorized by section 46107 of title 46, 14 United States Code, including services as authorized by 15 section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of pas- 16 senger motor vehicles as authorized by section 1343(b) of 17 title 31, United States Code; and uniforms or allowances 18 therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 19 5, United States Code, $40,000,000, of which $2,000,000 20 shall remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, 21 That not to exceed $3,500 shall be for official reception 22 and representation expenses. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00186 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 187 •HR 4552 RH NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 1 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 3 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 4 General for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation 5 to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 6 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 3), $31,100,000: Provided, That 7 the Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, 8 in carrying out the duties specified in such Act, to inves- 9 tigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to 10 the Government under section 1001 of title 18, United 11 States Code, by any person or entity that is subject to 12 regulation by the National Railroad Passenger Corpora- 13 tion: Provided further, That the Inspector General may 14 enter into contracts and other arrangements for audits, 15 studies, analyses, and other services with public agencies 16 and with private persons, subject to the applicable laws 17 and regulations that govern the obtaining of such services 18 within the National Railroad Passenger Corporation: Pro- 19 vided further, That the Inspector General may select, ap- 20 point, and employ such officers and employees as may be 21 necessary for carrying out the functions, powers, and du- 22 ties of the Office of Inspector General, subject to the appli- 23 cable laws and regulations that govern such selections, ap- 24 pointments, and employment within the National Railroad 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00187 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 188 •HR 4552 RH Passenger Corporation: Provided further, That concurrent 1 with the President’s budget request for fiscal year 2027, 2 the Inspector General shall submit to the House and Sen- 3 ate Committees on Appropriations a budget request for 4 fiscal year 2027 in similar format and substance to budget 5 requests submitted by executive agencies of the Federal 6 Government. 7 NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD 8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 9 For necessary expenses of the National Transpor- 10 tation Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor ve- 11 hicles and aircraft; services as authorized by section 3109 12 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals 13 not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for 14 a GS–15; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized 15 by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code, 16 $145,000,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 may be used 17 for official reception and representation expenses. 18 NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION 19 PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT 20 CORPORATION 21 For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Cor- 22 poration for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, 23 as authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corpora- 24 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 8101–8107), $100,000,000. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00188 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 189 •HR 4552 RH SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 1 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 2 For necessary expenses of the Surface Transpor- 3 tation Board, including services authorized by section 4 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $40,799,000: Pro- 5 vided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 6 not to exceed $1,250,000 from fees established by the Sur- 7 face Transportation Board shall be credited to this appro- 8 priation as offsetting collections and used for necessary 9 and authorized expenses under this heading: Provided fur- 10 ther, That the amounts made available under this heading 11 from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for- 12 dollar basis as such offsetting collections are received dur- 13 ing fiscal year 2026, to result in a final appropriation from 14 the general fund estimated at not more than $39,549,000. 15 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00189 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 190 •HR 4552 RH TITLE IV 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 2 SEC. 401. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 3 for the planning or execution of any program to pay the 4 expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties 5 intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings 6 funded in this Act. 7 SEC. 402. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 8 shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 9 fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropria- 10 tions, unless expressly so provided herein. 11 SEC. 403. The expenditure of any appropriation 12 under this Act for any consulting service through a pro- 13 curement contract pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, 14 United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts 15 where such expenditures are a matter of public record and 16 available for public inspection, except where otherwise pro- 17 vided under existing law, or under existing Executive 18 Order issued pursuant to existing law. 19 SEC. 404. (a) None of the funds made available in 20 this Act may be obligated or expended for any employee 21 training that— 22 (1) does not meet identified needs for knowl- 23 edge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the 24 performance of official duties; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00190 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 191 •HR 4552 RH (2) contains elements likely to induce high lev- 1 els of emotional response or psychological stress in 2 some participants; 3 (3) does not require prior employee notification 4 of the content and methods to be used in the train- 5 ing and written end of course evaluation; 6 (4) contains any methods or content associated 7 with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or 8 ‘‘new age’’ belief systems as defined in Equal Em- 9 ployment Opportunity Commission Notice N– 10 915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or 11 (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, par- 12 ticipants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the 13 workplace. 14 (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or 15 otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training 16 bearing directly upon the performance of official duties. 17 SEC. 405. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this 18 Act, none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by 19 previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities 20 funded in this Act that remain available for obligation or 21 expenditure in fiscal year 2026, or provided from any ac- 22 counts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees 23 and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00191 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 192 •HR 4552 RH available for obligation or expenditure through a re- 1 programming of funds that— 2 (1) creates a new program; 3 (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 4 (3) increases funds or personnel for any pro- 5 gram, project, or activity for which funds have been 6 denied or restricted by the Congress; 7 (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific 8 activity by either the House or Senate Committees 9 on Appropriations for a different purpose; 10 (5) augments existing programs, projects, or ac- 11 tivities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, which- 12 ever is less; 13 (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or ac- 14 tivities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is 15 less; or 16 (7) creates, reorganizes, or restructures a 17 branch, division, office, bureau, board, commission, 18 agency, administration, or department different from 19 the budget justifications submitted to the Commit- 20 tees on Appropriations or the table in the Report ac- 21 companying this Act, whichever is more detailed, un- 22 less: 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00192 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 193 •HR 4552 RH (A) the House and Senate Committees on 1 Appropriations are notified 30 days in advance 2 of such reprogramming of funds; and: 3 (B) prior approval is received from the 4 House and Senate Committees on Appropria- 5 tions and: 6 Provided, That not later than 60 days after the date of 7 enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act 8 shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 9 of the Senate and of the House of Representatives to es- 10 tablish the baseline for application of reprogramming and 11 transfer authorities for the current fiscal year: Provided 12 further, That the report shall include— 13 (i) a table for each appropriation with 14 a separate column to display the prior year 15 enacted level, the President’s budget re- 16 quest, adjustments made by Congress, ad- 17 justments due to enacted rescissions, if ap- 18 propriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; 19 (ii) a delineation in the table for each 20 appropriation and its respective prior year 21 enacted level by object class and program, 22 project, and activity as detailed in this Act, 23 the table in the Report accompanying this 24 Act or in the budget appendix for the re- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00193 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 194 •HR 4552 RH spective appropriations whichever is more 1 detailed, and shall apply to all items for 2 which a dollar amount is specified and to 3 all programs for which new budget 4 (obligational) authority is provided, as well 5 as to discretionary grants and discre- 6 tionary grant allocations; and 7 (iii) an identification of items of spe- 8 cial congressional interest. 9 SEC. 406. Except as otherwise specifically provided 10 by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances 11 remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2026 from 12 appropriations made available for salaries and expenses 13 for fiscal year 2026 in this Act, shall remain available 14 through September 30, 2027, for each such account for 15 the purposes authorized: Provided, That these requests 16 shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guide- 17 lines under section 405 of this Act prior to the expenditure 18 of such funds. 19 SEC. 407. No funds in this Act may be used to sup- 20 port any Federal, State, or local projects that seek to use 21 the power of eminent domain, unless eminent domain is 22 employed only for a public use: Provided, That for pur- 23 poses of this section, public use shall not be construed to 24 include economic development that primarily benefits pri- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00194 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 195 •HR 4552 RH vate entities: Provided further, That any use of funds for 1 mass transit, railroad, airport, seaport or highway 2 projects, as well as utility projects which benefit or serve 3 the general public (including energy-related, communica- 4 tion-related, water-related and wastewater-related infra- 5 structure), other structures designated for use by the gen- 6 eral public or which have other common-carrier or public- 7 utility functions that serve the general public and are sub- 8 ject to regulation and oversight by the government, and 9 projects for the removal of an immediate threat to public 10 health and safety or brownfields as defined in the Small 11 Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization 12 Act (Public Law 107–118) shall be considered a public 13 use for purposes of eminent domain. 14 SEC. 408. None of the funds made available in this 15 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in- 16 strumentality of the United States Government, except 17 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro- 18 vided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 19 SEC. 409. No funds appropriated pursuant to this 20 Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees 21 that in expending the assistance the entity will comply 22 with sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 23 (41 U.S.C. 8301–8305, popularly known as the ‘‘Buy 24 American Act’’). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00195 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 196 •HR 4552 RH SEC. 410. No funds appropriated or otherwise made 1 available under this Act shall be made available to any 2 person or entity that has been convicted of violating the 3 Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 8301–8305). 4 SEC. 411. None of the funds made available in this 5 Act may be used for first-class airline accommodations in 6 contravention of sections 301–10.122 and 301–10.123 of 7 title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 8 SEC. 412. None of the funds made available in this 9 Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attend- 10 ance of more than 50 employees of a single agency or de- 11 partment of the United States Government, who are sta- 12 tioned in the United States, at any single international 13 conference unless the relevant Secretary reports to the 14 House and Senate Committees on Appropriations at least 15 5 days in advance that such attendance is important to 16 the national interest: Provided, That for purposes of this 17 section the term ‘‘international conference’’ shall mean a 18 conference occurring outside of the United States attended 19 by representatives of the United States Government and 20 of foreign governments, international organizations, or 21 nongovernmental organizations. 22 SEC. 413. None of the funds appropriated or other- 23 wise made available under this Act may be used by the 24 Surface Transportation Board to charge or collect any fil- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00196 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 197 •HR 4552 RH ing fee for rate or practice complaints filed with the Board 1 in an amount in excess of the amount authorized for dis- 2 trict court civil suit filing fees under section 1914 of title 3 28, United States Code. 4 SEC. 414. (a) None of the funds made available in 5 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 6 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 7 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 8 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 9 funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 10 enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi- 11 nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 12 SEC. 415. (a) None of the funds made available in 13 this Act may be used to deny an Inspector General funded 14 under this Act timely access to any records, documents, 15 or other materials available to the department or agency 16 over which that Inspector General has responsibilities 17 under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), 18 or to prevent or impede that Inspector General’s access 19 to such records, documents, or other materials, under any 20 provision of law, except a provision of law that expressly 21 refers to the Inspector General and expressly limits the 22 Inspector General’s right of access. 23 (b) A department or agency covered by this section 24 shall provide its Inspector General with access to all such 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00197 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 198 •HR 4552 RH records, documents, and other materials in a timely man- 1 ner. 2 (c) Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance 3 with statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the in- 4 formation provided by the establishment over which that 5 Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector 6 General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 7 (d) Each Inspector General covered by this section 8 shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 9 House of Representatives and the Senate within 5 cal- 10 endar days any failures to comply with this requirement. 11 SEC. 416. None of the funds appropriated or other- 12 wise made available by this Act may be used to pay award 13 or incentive fees for contractors whose performance has 14 been judged to be below satisfactory, behind schedule, over 15 budget, or has failed to meet the basic requirements of 16 a contract, unless the Agency determines that any such 17 deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government- 18 driven scope changes, or are not significant within the 19 overall scope of the project and/or program unless such 20 awards or incentive fees are consistent with 16.401(e)(2) 21 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations. 22 SEC. 417. No part of any appropriation contained in 23 this Act shall be available to pay the salary for any person 24 filling a position, other than a temporary position, for- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00198 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 199 •HR 4552 RH merly held by an employee who has left to enter the Armed 1 Forces of the United States and has satisfactorily com- 2 pleted his or her period of active military or naval service, 3 and has within 90 days after his or her release from such 4 service or from hospitalization continuing after discharge 5 for a period of not more than 1 year, made application 6 for restoration to his or her former position and has been 7 certified by the Office of Personnel Management as still 8 qualified to perform the duties of his or her former posi- 9 tion and has not been restored thereto. 10 SEC. 418. (a) None of the funds made available by 11 this Act may be used to approve a new foreign air carrier 12 permit under sections 41301 through 41305 of title 49, 13 United States Code, or exemption application under sec- 14 tion 40109 of that title of an air carrier already holding 15 an air operators certificate issued by a country that is 16 party to the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport 17 Agreement where such approval would contravene United 18 States law or Article 17 bis of the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Nor- 19 way Air Transport Agreement. 20 (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict or 21 otherwise preclude the Secretary of Transportation from 22 granting a foreign air carrier permit or an exemption to 23 such an air carrier where such authorization is consistent 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00199 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 200 •HR 4552 RH with the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agree- 1 ment and United States law. 2 SEC. 419. None of the funds made available by this 3 Act may be used by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 4 Development in contravention of section 312 of the Robert 5 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 6 (42 U.S.C. 5155). 7 SEC. 420. None of the funds made available by this 8 Act may be used in contravention of existing Federal law 9 regarding non-citizen eligibility and ineligibility for occu- 10 pancy in federally assisted housing or for participation in 11 and assistance under Federal housing programs, including 12 section 214 of the Housing and Community Development 13 Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a) and title IV of the Per- 14 sonal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 15 Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). 16 SEC. 421. (a) No part of any appropriation contained 17 in this Act or division J of Public Law 117–58, including 18 funds for the National Passenger Railroad Corporation, 19 shall be used, other than for normal and recognized execu- 20 tive legislative relationships, for the preparation, distribu- 21 tion, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, elec- 22 tronic communication, radio, television, or video presen- 23 tation designed to support or defeat the enactment of leg- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00200 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 201 •HR 4552 RH islation before the Congress, except in presentation to the 1 Congress. 2 (b) No part of any appropriation contained in this 3 Act or division J of Public Law 117–58, including funds 4 for the National Passenger Railroad Corporation, shall be 5 used to pay the salary or expenses of any grant or contract 6 recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, related to any 7 activity designed to influence the enactment of legislation 8 or appropriations proposed or pending before the Con- 9 gress, other than for normal and recognized executive-leg- 10 islative relationships. 11 (c) Amounts repurposed pursuant to subsections (a) 12 and (b) shall continue to be treated as amounts specified 13 in section 103(b) of division A of Public Law 118–5. 14 SEC. 422. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec- 15 tion 7 of title 1, United States Code, section 1738C of 16 title 28, United States Code, or any other provision of law, 17 none of the funds provided by this Act, or previous appro- 18 priations Acts, shall be used in whole or in part to take 19 any discriminatory action against a person, wholly or par- 20 tially, on the basis that such person speaks, or acts, in 21 accordance with a sincerely held religious belief, or moral 22 conviction, that marriage is, or should be recognized as, 23 a union of one man and one woman. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00201 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 202 •HR 4552 RH (b) DISCRIMINATORY ACTION DEFINED.—As 1 used in subsection (a), a discriminatory action means any 2 action taken by the Federal Government to— 3 (1) alter in any way the Federal tax treatment 4 of, or cause any tax, penalty, or payment to be as- 5 sessed against, or deny, delay, or revoke an exemp- 6 tion from taxation under section 501(a) of the Inter- 7 nal Revenue Code of 1986 of, any person referred to 8 in subsection (a); 9 (2) disallow a deduction for Federal tax pur- 10 poses of any charitable contribution made to or by 11 such person; 12 (3) withhold, reduce the amount or funding for, 13 exclude, terminate, or otherwise make unavailable or 14 deny, any Federal grant, contract, subcontract, co- 15 operative agreement, guarantee, loan, scholarship, li- 16 cense, certification, accreditation, employment, or 17 other similar position or status from or to such per- 18 son; 19 (4) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or oth- 20 erwise make unavailable or deny, any entitlement or 21 benefit under a Federal benefit program, including 22 admission to, equal treatment in, or eligibility for a 23 degree from an educational program, from or to 24 such person; or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00202 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 203 •HR 4552 RH (5) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or oth- 1 erwise make unavailable or deny access or an entitle- 2 ment to Federal property, facilities, educational in- 3 stitutions, speech fora (including traditional, limited, 4 and nonpublic fora), or charitable fundraising cam- 5 paigns from or to such person. 6 (c) ACCREDITATION; LICENSURE; CERTIFI- 7 CATION.—The Federal Government shall consider ac- 8 credited, licensed, or certified for purposes of Federal law 9 any person that would be accredited, licensed, or certified, 10 respectively, for such purposes but for a determination 11 against such person wholly or partially on the basis that 12 the person speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely 13 held religious belief or moral conviction described in sub- 14 section (a). 15 SEC. 423. None of the funds made available in this 16 Act may be used to facilitate new scheduled air transpor- 17 tation originating from the United States if such flights 18 would land on, or pass through, property confiscated by 19 the Cuban Government, including property in which a mi- 20 nority interest was confiscated, as the terms confiscated, 21 by the Cuban Government, and property are defined in 22 paragraphs (4), (5), and (12)(A), respectively, of section 23 4 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 24 (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6023 (4), (5), and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00203 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 204 •HR 4552 RH 7 (12)(A)): Provided, That for this section, new scheduled 1 air transportation shall include any flights not already reg- 2 ularly scheduled prior to May 2022. 3 SEC. 424. (a) In the table of projects in the explana- 4 tory statement referenced in section 417 of the Transpor- 5 tation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related 6 Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (division L of Public 7 Law 117–103)— 8 (1) the item relating to ‘‘Acquisition of new commer- 9 cial space’’ is deemed to be amended by striking project 10 ‘‘Acquisition of new commercial space’’ and inserting 11 ‘‘Renovation of commercial space’’; 12 (2) the item relating to ‘‘Electric school bus and asso- 13 ciated electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure’’ is 14 deemed to be amended by striking recipient ‘‘Falls Church 15 City Public Schools’’ and inserting ‘‘City of Falls 16 Church’’; 17 (3) the item relating to ‘‘North Commons Regional 18 Vision’’ is deemed to be amended by striking recipient 19 ‘‘Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board’’ and inserting 20 ‘‘City of Minneapolis’’; 21 (4) the item relating to ‘‘Orangewood Parkette’’ is 22 deemed to be amended by striking project ‘‘Orangewood 23 Parkette’’ and inserting ‘‘Orangewood Complete Streets’’; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00204 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 205 •HR 4552 RH (5) the item relating to ‘‘Replacing Five Elevators in 1 a Public Housing Development’’ is deemed to be amended 2 by striking project ‘‘Replacing Five Elevators in a Public 3 Housing Development’’ and inserting ‘‘Replacing Ele- 4 vators in a Public Housing Development’’; 5 (6) the item relating to ‘‘Long Branch Stream Valley 6 Park Pedestrian Bridge Replacements and ADA Improve- 7 ments’’ is deemed to be amended by striking recipient 8 ‘‘Montgomery County Government’’ and inserting ‘‘Mary- 9 land National Capital Park and Planning Commission’’; 10 (7) the item relating to ″Washington Gorge Action 11 Programs—Goldendale Childcare and Early Learning 12 Center″ is deemed to be amended by striking 13 ‘‘Goldendale’’; 14 (8) the item relating to ‘‘Habitat for Humanity’s Vet- 15 erans Blitz Build’’ is deemed to be amended by striking 16 recipient ‘‘Habitat for Humanity San Bernardino Area, 17 Inc.’’ and inserting ‘‘Neighborhood Partnership Housing 18 Services, Inc. (NPHS)’’; and 19 (9) the item relating to ‘‘Allen University Restoration 20 of Historic Waverly-Good Samaritan Hospital’’ is deemed 21 to be amended by striking ‘‘Allen University Restoration 22 of Historic Waverly-Good Samaritan Hospital’’ and insert- 23 ing ‘‘Facility Upgrades’’. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00205 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 206 •HR 4552 RH (b) In the table of projects entitled ‘‘Community 1 Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ in- 2 cluded in the explanatory statement that accompanied the 3 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and 4 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 (division L of 5 Public Law 117–328)— 6 (1) the item relating to ‘‘Supportive Living, Commu- 7 nity Day Services, and Housing Site Project for Adults 8 with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities’’ is 9 deemed to be amended by striking project ‘‘Supportive 10 Living, Community Day Services, and Housing Site 11 Project for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental 12 Disabilities’’ and inserting ‘‘Community Day Services and 13 Housing Expansion for Adults with Intellectual and Devel- 14 opmental Disabilities’’; 15 (2) the item relating to ‘‘Public Library Addition’’ 16 is deemed to be amended by striking project ‘‘Public Li- 17 brary Addition’’ and inserting ‘‘Public Library Renova- 18 tions’’; 19 (3) the item relating to ‘‘Renovation of Snelling Motel 20 to Affordable Housing for Veterans’’ is deemed to be 21 amended by striking project ‘‘Renovation of Snelling Motel 22 to Affordable Housing for Veterans’’ and inserting ‘‘Ac- 23 quisition for Affordable Housing for Veterans’’; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00206 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 207 •HR 4552 RH (4) the item relating to ‘‘El Centro de la Raza-Patti- 1 son’s West Community Campus Property Acquisition’’ is 2 deemed to be amended by striking project ‘‘El Centro de 3 la Raza-Pattison’s West Community Campus Property Ac- 4 quisition’’ and inserting ‘‘Pattison’s West Community 5 Campus’’; 6 (5) the item relating to ‘‘Riverbrook Regional 7 YMCA’’ is deemed to be amended by striking recipient 8 ‘‘Riverbrook Regional Young Men’s Christian Association, 9 Inc.’’ and inserting ‘‘City of Norwalk’’; 10 (6) the item relating to ‘‘The SE1 Rehab’’ is deemed 11 to be amended by striking recipient ‘‘The Skid Row Hous- 12 ing Trust’’ and inserting ‘‘PATH Ventures’’ and striking 13 project ‘‘The SE1 Rehab’’ and inserting ‘‘Skid Row Per- 14 manent Supportive Housing Rehabilitation’’; 15 (7) the item relating to ‘‘Community Aging & Retire- 16 ment Services, Inc.’’ is deemed to be amended by striking 17 recipient ‘‘Community Aging & Retirement Services, Inc.’’ 18 and inserting ‘‘Pasco County,’’ and striking project 19 ‘‘CARES One Stop Senior Center Acquisition and Con- 20 struction’’ and inserting ‘‘Senior Center Acquisition and 21 Construction’’; 22 (8) the item relating to ‘‘Western Flyer Coast Guard 23 Pier Repair and Classroom Design’’ is deemed to be 24 amended by striking project ‘‘Western Flyer Coast Guard 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00207 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 208 •HR 4552 RH Pier Repair and Classroom Design’’ and inserting ‘‘West- 1 ern Flyer Pier and Classroom Repair’’; 2 (9) the item relating to ‘‘NYCHA ADA Accessibility 3 and Security Lighting Project’’ is deemed to be amended 4 by striking project ‘‘NYCHA ADA Accessibility and Secu- 5 rity Lighting Project’’ and inserting ‘‘Installation of Exte- 6 rior Lighting at Borinquen Plaza II’’; 7 (10) the item relating to ‘‘Ausonia Apartments Mod- 8 ernization’’ is deemed to be amended by striking recipient 9 ‘‘Ausonia Apartments’’ and inserting ‘‘Boston Housing 10 Authority’’; and 11 (11) the item relating to ‘‘Helping Up Mission Per- 12 manent Housing on East Baltimore Street’’ is deemed to 13 be amended by striking ‘‘Helping Up Mission Permanent 14 Housing on East Baltimore Street’’ and inserting 15 ‘‘Greenspace Development in Baltimore’’. 16 (c) In the table of projects entitled ‘‘Community 17 Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ in- 18 cluded in the explanatory statement that accompanied the 19 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and 20 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 (division F of 21 Public Law 118–42)— 22 (1) the item relating to ‘‘Pawtucket Library, Sayles 23 Building Re-Pointing’’ is deemed to be amended by strik- 24 ing project ‘‘Pawtucket Library, Sayles Building Re- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00208 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 209 •HR 4552 RH Pointing’’ and inserting ‘‘Pawtucket Library, Sayles 1 Building Renovation’’; 2 (2) the item relating to ‘‘Germany Road Relocation 3 Project’’ is deemed to be amended by striking project 4 ‘‘Germany Road Relocation Project’’ and inserting ‘‘Sewer 5 Improvements’’; 6 (3) the item relating to ‘‘Community Center Expan- 7 sion and Land Acquisition’’ is deemed to be amended by 8 striking ‘‘Expansion and Land Acquisition’’ and inserting 9 ‘‘Planning and Design’’; 10 (4) the item relating to ‘‘Laconia, NH Hill Street Pe- 11 destrian Bridge Replacement’’ is deemed to be amended 12 by striking ‘‘Hill Street’’ and inserting ‘‘Mill Street’’; 13 (5) the item relating to ‘‘Sunnyside Community Rein- 14 vestment as Cultura & Traditions: Tucson, AZ’’ is deemed 15 to be amended by striking recipient ‘‘Sunnyside Founda- 16 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘Sunnyside Unified School District’’; 17 (6) the item relating to ‘‘Boys and Girls Clubs of 18 Puerto Rico Arecibo Clubhouse Construction Project’’ is 19 deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘Boys and Girls Clubs 20 of Puerto Rico Arecibo Clubhouse Construction Project’’ 21 and inserting ‘‘Rehabilitation of San Lorenzo Community 22 Facility of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico’’; 23 (7) the item relating to ‘‘Craighead Technology Park 24 and Public Safety Center’’ is deemed to be amended by 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00209 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 210 •HR 4552 RH striking recipient ‘‘City Water and Light of Jonesboro’’ 1 and inserting ‘‘City of Jonesboro’’; and 2 (8) the item relating to ‘‘Capital Repairs of 4 Afford- 3 able Housing properties, City of Seattle, King County, 4 WA’’ is deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘4’’ and insert- 5 ing ‘‘3’’; 6 (9) the item relating to ‘‘Middletown Plaza Elevator 7 Replacement’’ is deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘Mid- 8 dletown Plaza Elevator Replacement’’ and inserting ‘‘Se- 9 curity Upgrades at NYCHA’s Soundview Houses’’; 10 (10) the item relating to ‘‘Morris Affordable Housing 11 Infrastructure’’ is deemed to be amended by striking re- 12 cipient ‘‘Morris Affordable Housing Infrastructure’’ and 13 inserting ‘‘Morris Housing Authority’’; and 14 (11) the item relating to ‘‘Rehabilitation of Historic 15 Alumni House as Skills-based Workforce Development 16 Community Center’’ is deemed to be amended by striking 17 ‘‘Historic Alumni House as’’ and inserting ‘‘a building for 18 a’’. 19 SEC. 425. No funds made available by this Act shall 20 be used in contravention of— 21 (a) Executive Order 14148, or any substantially simi- 22 lar rule or order; 23 (b) Executive Order 14168, or any substantially simi- 24 lar rule or order; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00210 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 211 •HR 4552 RH (c) Executive Order 14170, or any substantially simi- 1 lar rule or order; 2 (d) Executive Order 14171, or any substantially simi- 3 lar rule or order; 4 (e) Executive Order 14173, or any substantially simi- 5 lar rule or order; 6 (f) 90 Fed. Reg. 8651, or any substantially similar 7 rule or order; 8 (g) Executive Order 14192, or any substantially simi- 9 lar rule or order; 10 (h) Executive Order 14215, or any substantially simi- 11 lar rule or order; 12 (i) Executive Order 14224, or any substantially simi- 13 lar rule or order; 14 (j) Executive Order 14236, or any substantially simi- 15 lar rule or order; 16 (k) Executive Order 14238, or any substantially simi- 17 lar rule or order; 18 (l) Executive Order 14240, or any substantially simi- 19 lar rule or order; 20 (m) 90 Fed. Reg. 23467, or any substantially similar 21 rule or order; 22 (n) Presidential Memorandum entitled ‘‘Updating 23 Permitting Technology for the 21st Century’’ issued on 24 April 15, 2025. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00211 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 212 •HR 4552 RH (o) Executive Order 14303, or any substantially simi- 1 lar rule or order; 2 (p) Executive Order 14304, or any substantially simi- 3 lar rule or order; 4 (q) Executive Order 14305, or any substantially simi- 5 lar rule or order; 6 (r) Executive Order 14307, or any substantially simi- 7 lar rule or order; 8 SEC. 426. None of the funds made available by this 9 Act may be obligated or expended to fly or display a flag 10 over a facility of a Department or agency funded by this 11 Act other than the flag of the United States; the flag of 12 a State, insular area, or the District of Columbia; the flag 13 of a Federally recognized Tribal entity; the official flag 14 of the Secretary of Transportation or the Secretary of 15 Housing and Urban Development; the official flag of a 16 U.S. Department or agency; or the POW/MIA flag. 17 SEC. 427. None of the funds made available by this 18 Act may be used to purchase, install, maintain, or operate 19 automated traffic enforcement cameras for purposes of 20 red-light enforcement, speed enforcement, or stop sign en- 21 forcement. 22 SEC. 428. None of the funds made available by this 23 Act, or any other Act making appropriations for fiscal 24 year 2026, may be obligated or expended to award any 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00212 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 213 •HR 4552 RH grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other form of 1 financial assistance to the Metropolitan Washington Air- 2 ports Authority or Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 3 Authority if either entity enters into a contract to dissemi- 4 nate advertisements for ByteDance or any of its sub- 5 sidiary companies. 6 SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 7 SEC. 429. $0. 8 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Transportation, Hous- 9 ing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appro- 10 priations Act, 2026’’. 11 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00213 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB Union Calendar No. 172 119TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4552 [Report No. 119–212] A BILL Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Devel- opment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other pur- poses. JULY 21, 2025 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:44 Jul 21, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00214 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H4552.RH H4552 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB