,in the ,senate of the ,united ,states1 ,november #a1 #bjbc4 ,amendment3 ,that the bill from the ,house of ,representatives 7,h4,r4 #dcff7 entitled ,an ,act making appropriations for military construction1 the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 and related agencies for the fiscal year ending ,september #cj1 #bjbd1 and for other purposes41 do pass with the following ,strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following3 #a4 ,short ,title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbd4 #b4 ,references to act ,except as expressly provided otherwise1 any reference to this ,act contained in any division of this ,act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division4 #c4 ,references to report 7a7 ,any reference to a report accompanying this ,act contained in division ,a shall be treated as a reference to ,senate ,report #aah-dc4 ,the effect of such ,report shall be limited to division ,a and shall apply for purposes of determining the allocation of funds provided by1 and the implementation of1 division ,a4 7b7 ,any reference to a report accompanying this ,act contained in division ,b shall be treated as a reference to ,senate ,report #aah-dd4 ,the effect of such ,report shall be limited to division ,b and shall apply for purposes of determining the allocation of funds provided by1 and the implementation of1 division ,b4 7c7 ,any reference to a report accompanying this ,act contained in division ,c shall be treated as a reference to ,senate ,report #aah-gj4 ,the effect of such ,report shall be limited to division ,c and shall apply for purposes of determining the allocation of funds provided by1 and the implementation of1 division ,c4 #d4 ,reporting regarding telework 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section1 the terms employee1 locality pay area1 locality rate1 and official worksite have the meanings given those terms in section #eca4fjb of title #e1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4 7b7 ,reporting requirement ,not later than #cj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary for each agency funded under division ,a1 division ,b1 or division ,c of this ,act shall submit to ,congress a report containing-- 7#a7 the number of employees of the agency or department who1 based upon information technology login information1 office swipe-ins1 and other measurable and observable factors1 perform the majority of their working hours in a locality pay area with a lower locality rate than the locality rate for the locality pay area in which the official worksite of the employee is located1 but continue to receive the higher locality rate associated with the official worksite of the employee2 7#b7 the cost savings that would be achieved by adjusting the locality rate for employees described in paragraph 7#a7 to be the locality rate for the locality pay area in which the employees perform the majority of their working hours2 7#c7 the actions the agency or department has taken to audit and adjust the locality rates for employees with a telework agreement to account for the location from which the employees perform the majority of their working hours2 7#d7 as of the date of enactment of this ,act1 the actions the agency or department has taken to ensure oversight and quality control of remote work2 7#e7 any additional steps the agency or department is considering taking to improve oversight and quality control of remote work2 7#f7 the typical daily onsite attendance in the office buildings of the agency or department1 as a proportion of the total workforce of the agency or department2 7#g7 any guidance1 initiatives1 or other incentives in effect to entice the employees of the agency or department to return to working from the office buildings of the agency or department2 7#h7 a description of the instances in which the agency or department has exercised the authority under paragraph 7#b7 of section #eca4fje7;d7 of title #e1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations to waive the twice-in-a-pay-period standard under paragraph 7#a7 of such section2 7#i7 the number of exceptions to the exercises of authority described in paragraph 7#h7 that have been revoked during each month beginning on or after ,july #a1 #bjba2 7#aj7 as of the date of enactment of this ,act1 the number of employees for whom an exception described in paragraph 7#h7 remains in effect2 7#aa7 a discussion of the monetary and environmental cost of maintaining underutilized space for the agency or department1 in terms of energy use and carbon emissions2 7#ab7 any steps the agency or department is taking or planning to take on or before the date that is #cj days after the date of enactment of this ,act to reduce underutilization of building and office space2 and 7#ac7 the impacts of telework on the delivery of services and response times1 including any increase or decrease in backlogs relative to the backlog as of ,march #a1 #bjbj4 #e4 ,prohibition on use of funds for providing grants1 funding1 or any financial benefit to ,chinese entities 7a7 ,in general ,none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this ,act may be used to provide grants1 funding1 or any financial benefit to any entity1 including any corporation1 that-- 7#a7 is organized under the laws of1 is headquartered in1 or has its principal place of business in the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 including any ,special ,administrative ,region2 or 7#b7 is subject to the control 7as defined in section #hjj4bjh of title #ca1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as in effect on the date of enactment of this ,act77 of an entity described in paragraph 7#a74 7b7 ,definition of corporation ,in this section1 the term corporation-- 7#a7 means an entity with the business structure of a corporation1 a company1 a limited liability company1 a limited partnership1 a business trust1 a business association1 or another similar entity2 and 7#b7 includes any subsidiary or branch of an entity described in paragraph 7#a74 ,a ,military ,construction1 ,veterans ,affairs1 and ,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbd ,the following sums are appropriated1 out of any money in the ,treasury not otherwise appropriated1 for military construction1 the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 and related agencies for the fiscal year ending ,september #cj1 #bjbd1 and for other purposes1 namely3 ,i ,,department ,,of ,,defense ,military construction1 army ,for acquisition1 construction1 installation1 and equipment of temporary or permanent public works1 military installations1 facilities1 and real property for the ,army as currently authorized by law1 including personnel in the ,army ,corps of ,engineers and other personal services necessary for the purposes of this appropriation1 and for construction and operation of facilities in support of the functions of the ,commander in ,chief1 #a1hgf1hge1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh3 ,provided1 ,that1 of this amount1 not to exceed #cdi1bde1jjj shall be available for study1 planning1 design1 architect and engineer services1 and host nation support1 as authorized by law1 unless the ,secretary of the ,army determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress of the determination and the reasons therefor3 ,provided further1 ,that of the amount made available under this heading1 #cgf1cbj1jjj shall be for the projects and activities1 and in the amounts1 specified in the report accompanying this ,act1 in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes4 ,military construction1 navy and marine corps ,for acquisition1 construction1 installation1 and equipment of temporary or permanent public works1 naval installations1 facilities1 and real property for the ,navy and ,marine ,corps as currently authorized by law1 including personnel in the ,naval ,facilities ,engineering ,command and other personal services necessary for the purposes of this appropriation1 #f1jdf1cji1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh3 ,provided1 ,that1 of this amount1 not to exceed #gjh1hbb1jjj shall be available for study1 planning1 design1 and architect and engineer services1 as authorized by law1 unless the ,secretary of the ,navy determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress of the determination and the reasons therefor3 ,provided further1 ,that of the amount made available under this heading1 #bhb1hhj1jjj shall be for the projects and activities1 and in the amounts1 specified in the report accompanying this ,act1 in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes4 ,military construction1 air force ,for acquisition1 construction1 installation1 and equipment of temporary or permanent public works1 military installations1 facilities1 and real property for the ,air ,force as currently authorized by law1 #b1hjb1ibd1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh3 ,provided1 ,that1 of this amount1 not to exceed #efb1jgd1jjj shall be available for study1 planning1 design1 and architect and engineer services1 as authorized by law1 unless the ,secretary of the ,air ,force determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress of the determination and the reasons therefor3 ,provided further1 ,that of the amount made available under this heading1 #aig1faj1jjj shall be for the projects and activities1 and in the amounts1 specified in the report accompanying this ,act1 in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes4 ,military construction1 defense-,wide 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 ,for acquisition1 construction1 installation1 and equipment of temporary or permanent public works1 installations1 facilities1 and real property for activities and agencies of the ,department of ,defense 7other than the military departments71 as currently authorized by law1 #c1acb1ghb1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh3 ,provided1 ,that such amounts of this appropriation as may be determined by the ,secretary of ,defense may be transferred to such appropriations of the ,department of ,defense available for military construction or family housing as the ,secretary may designate1 to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes1 and for the same time period1 as the appropriation or fund to which transferred3 ,provided further1 ,that1 of the amount1 not to exceed #cah1ede1jjj shall be available for study1 planning1 design1 and architect and engineer services1 as authorized by law1 unless the ,secretary of ,defense determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress of the determination and the reasons therefor3 ,provided further1 ,that of the amount made available under this heading1 #cf1ajj1jjj shall be for the projects and activities1 and in the amounts1 specified in the report accompanying this ,act1 in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes4 ,military construction1 army national guard ,for construction1 acquisition1 expansion1 rehabilitation1 and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the ,army ,national ,guard1 and contributions therefor1 as authorized by chapter #ahjc of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 and ,military ,construction ,authorization ,acts1 #eih1egb1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh3 ,provided1 ,that1 of the amount1 not to exceed #ga1adf1jjj shall be available for study1 planning1 design1 and architect and engineer services1 as authorized by law1 unless the ,director of the ,army ,national ,guard determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress of the determination and the reasons therefor3 ,provided further1 ,that of the amount made available under this heading1 #bea1chf1jjj shall be for the projects and activities1 and in the amounts1 specified in the report accompanying this ,act1 in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes4 ,military construction1 air national guard ,for construction1 acquisition1 expansion1 rehabilitation1 and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the ,air ,national ,guard1 and contributions therefor1 as authorized by chapter #ahjc of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 and ,military ,construction ,authorization ,acts1 #cjd1dbf1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh3 ,provided1 ,that1 of the amount1 not to exceed #fg1hed1jjj shall be available for study1 planning1 design1 and architect and engineer services1 as authorized by law1 unless the ,director of the ,air ,national ,guard determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress of the determination and the reasons therefor3 ,provided further1 ,that of the amount made available under this heading1 #abe1gjd1jjj shall be for the projects and activities1 and in the amounts1 specified in the report accompanying this ,act1 in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes4 ,military construction1 army reserve ,for construction1 acquisition1 expansion1 rehabilitation1 and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the ,army ,reserve as authorized by chapter #ahjc of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 and ,military ,construction ,authorization ,acts1 #aea1jgf1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh3 ,provided1 ,that1 of the amount1 not to exceed #bg1chi1jjj shall be available for study1 planning1 design1 and architect and engineer services1 as authorized by law1 unless the ,chief of the ,army ,reserve determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress of the determination and the reasons therefor3 ,provided further1 ,that of the amount made available under this heading1 #dd1jjj1jjj shall be for the projects and activities1 and in the amounts1 specified in the report accompanying this ,act1 in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes4 ,military construction1 navy reserve ,for construction1 acquisition1 expansion1 rehabilitation1 and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the reserve components of the ,navy and ,marine ,corps as authorized by chapter #ahjc of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 and ,military ,construction ,authorization ,acts1 #ea1bia1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh3 ,provided1 ,that1 of the amount1 not to exceed #f1die1jjj shall be available for study1 planning1 design1 and architect and engineer services1 as authorized by law1 unless the ,secretary of the ,navy determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress of the determination and the reasons therefor4 ,military construction1 air force reserve ,for construction1 acquisition1 expansion1 rehabilitation1 and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the ,air ,force ,reserve as authorized by chapter #ahjc of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 and ,military ,construction ,authorization ,acts1 #cji1egb1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh3 ,provided1 ,that1 of the amount1 not to exceed #ad1fdf1jjj shall be available for study1 planning1 design1 and architect and engineer services1 as authorized by law1 unless the ,chief of the ,air ,force ,reserve determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress of the determination and the reasons therefor3 ,provided further1 ,that of the amount made available under this heading1 #ah1jjj1jjj shall be for the projects and activities1 and in the amounts1 specified in the report accompanying this ,act1 in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes4 ,north atlantic treaty organization ,security investment program ,for the ,united ,states share of the cost of the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization ,security ,investment ,program for the acquisition and construction of military facilities and installations 7including international military headquarters7 and for related expenses for the collective defense of the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,area as authorized by section #bhjf of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 and ,military ,construction ,authorization ,acts1 #bic1dcd1jjj1 to remain available until expended4 ,department of defense base closure account ,for deposit into the ,department of ,defense ,base ,closure ,account1 established by section #bijf7;a7 of the ,defense ,base ,closure and ,realignment ,act of #aiij 7#aj ,u4,s4,c4 #bfhg note71 #dci1agd1jjj1 to remain available until expended4 ,family housing construction1 army ,for expenses of family housing for the ,army for construction1 including acquisition1 replacement1 addition1 expansion1 extension1 and alteration1 as authorized by law1 #cjd1hie1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh4 ,family housing operation and maintenance1 army ,for expenses of family housing for the ,army for operation and maintenance1 including debt payment1 leasing1 minor construction1 principal and interest charges1 and insurance premiums1 as authorized by law1 #che1dhe1jjj4 ,family housing construction1 navy and marine corps ,for expenses of family housing for the ,navy and ,marine ,corps for construction1 including acquisition1 replacement1 addition1 expansion1 extension1 and alteration1 as authorized by law1 #bgg1adb1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh4 ,family housing operation and maintenance1 navy and marine corps ,for expenses of family housing for the ,navy and ,marine ,corps for operation and maintenance1 including debt payment1 leasing1 minor construction1 principal and interest charges1 and insurance premiums1 as authorized by law1 #cfc1hed1jjj4 ,family housing construction1 air force ,for expenses of family housing for the ,air ,force for construction1 including acquisition1 replacement1 addition1 expansion1 extension1 and alteration1 as authorized by law1 #bcg1jig1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh4 ,family housing operation and maintenance1 air force ,for expenses of family housing for the ,air ,force for operation and maintenance1 including debt payment1 leasing1 minor construction1 principal and interest charges1 and insurance premiums1 as authorized by law1 #cad1chf1jjj4 ,family housing operation and maintenance1 defense-,wide ,for expenses of family housing for the activities and agencies of the ,department of ,defense 7other than the military departments7 for operation and maintenance1 leasing1 and minor construction1 as authorized by law1 #ej1ghe1jjj4 ,department of defense ,family housing improvement fund ,for the ,department of ,defense ,family ,housing ,improvement ,fund1 #f1faa1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 for family housing initiatives undertaken pursuant to section #bhhc of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 providing alternative means of acquiring and improving military family housing and supporting facilities4 ,department of defense ,military unaccompanied housing improvement fund ,for the ,department of ,defense ,military ,unaccompanied ,housing ,improvement ,fund1 #dif1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 for unaccompanied housing initiatives undertaken pursuant to section #bhhc of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 providing alternative means of acquiring and improving military unaccompanied housing and supporting facilities4 ,administrative provisions #aja4 ,none of the funds made available in this title shall be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for construction1 where cost estimates exceed #be1jjj1 to be performed within the ,united ,states1 except ,alaska1 without the specific approval in writing of the ,secretary of ,defense setting forth the reasons therefor4 #ajb4 ,funds made available in this title for construction shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles4 #ajc4 ,funds made available in this title for construction may be used for advances to the ,federal ,highway ,administration1 ,department of ,transportation1 for the construction of access roads as authorized by section #baj of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 when projects authorized therein are certified as important to the national defense by the ,secretary of ,defense4 #ajd4 ,none of the funds made available in this title may be used to begin construction of new bases in the ,united ,states for which specific appropriations have not been made4 #aje4 ,none of the funds made available in this title shall be used for purchase of land or land easements in excess of #ajj percent of the value as determined by the ,army ,corps of ,engineers or the ,naval ,facilities ,engineering ,command1 except3 7#a7 where there is a determination of value by a ,federal court2 7#b7 purchases negotiated by the ,attorney ,general or the designee of the ,attorney ,general2 7#c7 where the estimated value is less than #be1jjj2 or 7#d7 as otherwise determined by the ,secretary of ,defense to be in the public interest4 #ajf4 ,none of the funds made available in this title shall be used to3 7#a7 acquire land2 7#b7 provide for site preparation2 or 7#c7 install utilities for any family housing1 except housing for which funds have been made available in annual ,acts making appropriations for military construction4 #ajg4 ,none of the funds made available in this title for minor construction may be used to transfer or relocate any activity from one base or installation to another1 without prior notification to the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress4 #ajh4 ,none of the funds made available in this title may be used for the procurement of steel for any construction project or activity for which ,american steel producers1 fabricators1 and manufacturers have been denied the opportunity to compete for such steel procurement4 #aji4 ,none of the funds available to the ,department of ,defense for military construction or family housing during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real property taxes in any foreign nation4 #aaj4 ,none of the funds made available in this title may be used to initiate a new installation overseas without prior notification to the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress4 #aaa4 ,none of the funds made available in this title may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts estimated by the ,government to exceed #ejj1jjj for projects to be accomplished in ,japan1 in any ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization member country1 or in countries bordering the ,arabian ,gulf1 unless such contracts are awarded to ,united ,states firms or ,united ,states firms in joint venture with host nation firms4 #aab4 ,none of the funds made available in this title for military construction in the ,united ,states territories and possessions in the ,pacific and on ,kwajalein ,atoll1 or in countries bordering the ,arabian ,gulf1 may be used to award any contract estimated by the ,government to exceed #a1jjj1jjj to a foreign contractor3 ,provided1 ,that this section shall not be applicable to contract awards for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid of a ,united ,states contractor exceeds the lowest responsive and responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater than #bj percent3 ,provided further1 ,that this section shall not apply to contract awards for military construction on ,kwajalein ,atoll for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid is submitted by a ,marshallese contractor4 #aac4 ,the ,secretary of ,defense shall inform the appropriate committees of both ,houses of ,congress1 including the ,committees on ,appropriations1 of plans and scope of any proposed military exercise involving ,united ,states personnel #cj days prior to its occurring1 if amounts expended for construction1 either temporary or permanent1 are anticipated to exceed #ajj1jjj4 #aad4 ,funds appropriated to the ,department of ,defense for construction in prior years shall be available for construction authorized for each such military department by the authorizations enacted into law during the current session of ,congress4 #aae4 ,for military construction or family housing projects that are being completed with funds otherwise expired or lapsed for obligation1 expired or lapsed funds may be used to pay the cost of associated supervision1 inspection1 overhead1 engineering and design on those projects and on subsequent claims1 if any4 #aaf4 ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 any funds made available to a military department or defense agency for the construction of military projects may be obligated for a military construction project or contract1 or for any portion of such a project or contract1 at any time before the end of the fourth fiscal year after the fiscal year for which funds for such project were made available1 if the funds obligated for such project3 7#a7 are obligated from funds available for military construction projects2 and 7#b7 do not exceed the amount appropriated for such project1 plus any amount by which the cost of such project is increased pursuant to law4 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 #aag4 ,subject to #cj days prior notification1 or #ad days for a notification provided in an electronic medium pursuant to sections #dhj and #bhhc of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress1 such additional amounts as may be determined by the ,secretary of ,defense may be transferred to3 7#a7 the ,department of ,defense ,family ,housing ,improvement ,fund from amounts appropriated for construction in ,family ,housing accounts1 to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated directly to the ,fund2 or 7#b7 the ,department of ,defense ,military ,unaccompanied ,housing ,improvement ,fund from amounts appropriated for construction of military unaccompanied housing in ,military ,construction accounts1 to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated directly to the ,fund3 ,provided1 ,that appropriations made available to the ,funds shall be available to cover the costs1 as defined in section #ejb7e7 of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd1 of direct loans or loan guarantees issued by the ,department of ,defense pursuant to the provisions of subchapter ,,iv of chapter #afi of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 pertaining to alternative means of acquiring and improving military family housing1 military unaccompanied housing1 and supporting facilities4 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 #aah4 ,in addition to any other transfer authority available to the ,department of ,defense1 amounts may be transferred from the ,department of ,defense ,base ,closure ,account to the fund established by section #ajac7;d7 of the ,demonstration ,cities and ,metropolitan ,development ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ccgd7 to pay for expenses associated with the ,homeowners ,assistance ,program incurred under #db ,u4,s4,c4 #ccgd7;a77#a77;,a74 ,any amounts transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the fund to which transferred4 #aai4 ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 funds made available in this title for operation and maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive source of funds for repair and maintenance of all family housing units1 including general or flag officer quarters3 ,provided1 ,that not more than #ce1jjj per unit may be spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any general or flag officer quarters without #cj days prior notification1 or #ad days for a notification provided in an electronic medium pursuant to sections #dhj and #bhhc of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress1 except that an after-the-fact notification shall be submitted if the limitation is exceeded solely due to costs associated with environmental remediation that could not be reasonably anticipated at the time of the budget submission3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,under ,secretary of ,defense 7,comptroller7 is to report annually to the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress all operation and maintenance expenditures for each individual general or flag officer quarters for the prior fiscal year4 #abj4 ,amounts contained in the ,ford ,island ,improvement ,account established by subsection 7h7 of section #bhad of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 are appropriated and shall be available until expended for the purposes specified in subsection 7i77#a7 of such section or until transferred pursuant to subsection 7i77#c7 of such section4 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 #aba4 ,during the #e-year period after appropriations available in this ,act to the ,department of ,defense for military construction and family housing operation and maintenance and construction have expired for obligation1 upon a determination that such appropriations will not be necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obligations incurred during the period of availability of such appropriations1 unobligated balances of such appropriations may be transferred into the appropriation ,foreign ,currency ,fluctuations1 ,construction1 ,defense1 to be merged with and to be available for the same time period and for the same purposes as the appropriation to which transferred4 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 #abb4 ,amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in an account funded under the headings in this title may be transferred among projects and activities within the account in accordance with the reprogramming guidelines for military construction and family housing construction contained in ,department of ,defense ,financial ,management ,regulation #gjjj4ad-,r1 ,volume #c1 ,chapter #g1 of ,march #bjaa1 as in effect on the date of enactment of this ,act4 #abc4 ,none of the funds made available in this title may be obligated or expended for planning and design and construction of projects at ,arlington ,national ,cemetery4 #abd4 ,for an additional amount for the accounts and in the amounts specified1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh3 ,military ,construction1 ,army1 #ch1ead1jjj2 ,military ,construction1 ,navy and ,marine ,corps1 #cea1ajj1jjj2 ,military ,construction1 ,air ,force1 #ff1jjj1jjj2 ,military ,construction1 ,defense-,wide1 #aag1ajj1jjj2 ,military ,construction1 ,army ,national ,guard1 #hi1ejj1jjj2 ,military ,construction1 ,air ,national ,guard1 #e1bjj1jjj2 and ,military ,construction1 ,army ,reserve1 #bc1jjj1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that such funds may only be obligated to carry out construction and cost to complete projects identified in the respective military department's unfunded priority list for fiscal year #bjbd submitted to ,congress3 ,provided further1 ,that such projects are subject to authorization prior to obligation and expenditure of funds to carry out construction3 ,provided further1 ,that not later than #fj days after enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of the military department concerned1 or their designee1 shall submit to the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section4 #abe4 ,all amounts appropriated to the ,department of ,defense--,military ,construction1 ,army1 ,department of ,defense--,military ,construction1 ,navy and ,marine ,corps1 ,department of ,defense--,military ,construction1 ,air ,force1 and ,department of ,defense--,military ,construction1 ,defense-,wide accounts pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in a ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act specified for fiscal year #bjbd in the funding table in section #dfja of that ,act shall be immediately available and allotted to contract for the full scope of authorized projects4 #abf4 ,notwithstanding section #aaf of this ,act1 funds made available in this ,act or any available unobligated balances from prior appropriations ,acts may be obligated before ,october #a1 #bjbe for fiscal year #bjag1 #bjah1 and #bjai military construction projects for which project authorization has not lapsed or for which authorization is extended for fiscal year #bjbd by a ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act3 ,provided1 ,that no amounts may be obligated pursuant to this section from amounts that were designated by the ,congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe4 #abg4 ,for the purposes of this ,act1 the term congressional defense committees means the ,committees on ,armed ,services of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,senate1 the ,subcommittee on ,military ,construction and ,veterans ,affairs of the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate1 and the ,subcommittee on ,military ,construction and ,veterans ,affairs of the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives4 #abh4 ,for an additional amount for the accounts and in the amounts specified for planning and design and unspecified minor construction1 for improving military installation resilience1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh3 ,military ,construction1 ,army1 #ae1jjj1jjj2 ,military ,construction1 ,navy and ,marine ,corps1 #g1ejj1jjj2 and ,military ,construction1 ,air ,force1 #g1ejj1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that not later than #fj days after enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of the military department concerned1 or their designee1 shall submit to the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary of the military department concerned may not obligate or expend any funds prior to approval by the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress of the expenditure plan required by this section4 #abi4 ,for an additional amount for ,military ,construction1 ,air ,force1 #aej1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh1 for expenses incurred as a result of natural disasters3 ,provided1 ,that not later than #fj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of the ,air ,force1 or their designee1 shall submit to the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section4 #acj4 ,for an additional amount for the accounts and in the amounts specified for planning and design and authorized major construction projects1 for child development centers1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh3 ,military ,construction1 ,army1 #ae1jjj1jjj2 ,military ,construction1 ,navy and ,marine ,corps1 #ae1jjj1jjj2 and ,military ,construction1 ,air ,force1 #ae1jjj1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that not later than #fj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of the military department concerned1 or their designee1 shall submit to the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section4 #aca4 ,for an additional amount for ,military ,construction1 ,air ,national ,guard1 #hc1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh1 for planning and design and authorized major construction projects at future foreign military training sites3 ,provided1 ,that not later than #fj days after enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of the ,air ,force1 or their designee1 shall submit to the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section4 #acb4 ,for an additional amount for ,military ,construction1 ,air ,force1 #bj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh1 for cost increases identified subsequent to the fiscal year #bjbd budget request for authorized major construction projects3 ,provided1 ,that not later than #fj days after enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of the ,air ,force1 or their designee1 shall submit to the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section4 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 #acc4 ,of the proceeds credited to the ,department of ,defense ,family ,housing ,improvement ,fund pursuant to subsection 7c77#a77;,d7 of section #bhhc of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 pursuant to a ,department of ,navy investment1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall transfer #ah1hjj1jjj to the ,secretary of the ,navy under paragraph 7#c7 of subsection 7d7 of such section for use by the ,secretary of the ,navy as provided in paragraph 7#a7 of such subsection until expended4 #acd4 ,for an additional amount for the accounts and in the amounts specified for authorized major construction projects1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh3 ,military ,construction1 ,navy1 #dh1cjj1jjj01 and ,military ,construction1 ,defense-,wide1 #cg1ajj1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that not later than #cj days after enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense1 or their designee1 shall submit to the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section4 #ace4 ,none of the funds made available by this ,act may be used to carry out the closure or realignment of the ,united ,states ,naval ,station1 ,guantnamo ,bay1 ,cuba4 ,,ii ,,department ,,of ,,veterans ,,affairs ,veterans benefits administration ,,compensation ,,and ,,pensions 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 ,for the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of veterans and a pilot program for disability examinations as authorized by section #ajg and chapters #aa1 #ac1 #ah1 #ea1 #ec1 #ee1 and #fa of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code2 pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters #ae1 #ea1 #ec1 #ee1 and #fa of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code2 and burial benefits1 the ,reinstated ,entitlement ,program for ,survivors1 emergency and other officers' retirement pay1 adjusted-service credits and certificates1 payment of premiums due on commercial life insurance policies guaranteed under the provisions of title ,,iv of the ,servicemembers ,civil ,relief ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #eda et seq47 and for other benefits as authorized by sections #ajg1 #acab1 #aigg1 and #bajf1 and chapters #bc1 #ea1 #ec1 #ee1 and #fa of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 #d1fee1hgi1jjj1 which shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated under this heading that become available on ,october #a1 #bjbc1 to remain available until expended2 and1 in addition1 #aha1cij1bha1jjj1 which shall become available on ,october #a1 #bjbd1 to remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that not to exceed #bb1aji1jjj of the amount made available for fiscal year #bjbe under this heading shall be reimbursed to ,general ,operating ,expenses1 ,veterans ,benefits ,administration1 and ,information ,technology ,systems for necessary expenses in implementing the provisions of chapters #ea1 #ec1 and #ee of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 the funding source for which is specifically provided as the ,compensation and ,pensions appropriation3 ,provided further1 ,that such sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying patient basis1 shall be reimbursed to ,medical ,care ,collections ,fund to augment the funding of individual medical facilities for nursing home care provided to pensioners as authorized4 ,,readjustment ,,benefits ,for the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters #ba1 #cj1 #ca1 #cc1 #cd1 #ce1 #cf1 #ci1 #da1 #ea1 #ec1 #ee1 and #fa of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 #aa1ebc1acd1jjj1 which shall become available on ,october #a1 #bjbd1 to remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that expenses for rehabilitation program services and assistance which the ,secretary is authorized to provide under subsection 7a7 of section #cajd of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 other than under paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 7#e71 and 7#aa7 of that subsection1 shall be charged to this account4 ,,veterans ,,insurance ,,and ,,indemnities ,for military and naval insurance1 national service life insurance1 servicemen's indemnities1 service-disabled veterans insurance1 and veterans mortgage life insurance as authorized by chapters #ai and #ba of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 #ab1gja1jjj1 which shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated under this heading that become available on ,october #a1 #bjbc1 to remain available until expended2 and1 in addition1 #ace1aai1dbb1 which shall become available on ,october #a1 #bjbd1 to remain available until expended4 ,,veterans ,,housing ,,benefit ,,program ,,fund ,for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans1 such sums as may be necessary to carry out the program1 as authorized by subchapters ,i through ,,iii of chapter #cg of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided1 ,that such costs1 including the cost of modifying such loans1 shall be as defined in section #ejb of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd3 ,provided further1 ,that1 during fiscal year #bjbd1 within the resources available1 not to exceed #ejj1jjj in gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for specially adapted housing loans4 ,in addition1 for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs1 #caf1gdb1dai4 ,,vocational ,,rehabilitation ,,loans ,,program ,,account ,for the cost of direct loans1 #gh1ccg1 as authorized by chapter #ca of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided1 ,that such costs1 including the cost of modifying such loans1 shall be as defined in section #ejb of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd3 ,provided further1 ,that funds made available under this heading are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed #b1jbf1jjj4 ,in addition1 for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct loan program1 #dfj1fih1 which may be paid to the appropriation for ,general ,operating ,expenses1 ,veterans ,benefits ,administration4 ,,native ,,american ,,veteran ,,housing ,,loan ,,program ,,account ,for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program authorized by subchapter ,v of chapter #cg of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 #b1gah1edf4 ,,general ,,operating ,,expenses1 ,,veterans ,,benefits ,,administration ,for necessary operating expenses of the ,veterans ,benefits ,administration1 not otherwise provided for1 including hire of passenger motor vehicles1 reimbursement of the ,general ,services ,administration for security guard services1 and reimbursement of the ,department of ,defense for the cost of overseas employee mail1 #c1hii1jjj1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that expenses for services and assistance authorized under paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 7#e71 and 7#aa7 of section #cajd7;a7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 that the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs determines are necessary to enable entitled veterans3 7#a7 to the maximum extent feasible1 to become employable and to obtain and maintain suitable employment2 or 7#b7 to achieve maximum independence in daily living1 shall be charged to this account3 ,provided further1 ,that1 of the funds made available under this heading1 not to exceed #aj percent shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe4 ,veterans health administration ,,medical ,,services ,for necessary expenses for furnishing1 as authorized by law1 inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to beneficiaries of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs and veterans described in section #agje7;a7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 including care and treatment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the ,department1 and including medical supplies and equipment1 bioengineering services1 food services1 and salaries and expenses of healthcare employees hired under title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 assistance and support services for caregivers as authorized by section #agbj;,g of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 loan repayments authorized by section #fjd of the ,caregivers and ,veterans ,omnibus ,health ,services ,act of #bjaj 7,public ,law #aaa-afc2 #abd ,stat4 #aagd2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #gfha note71 monthly assistance allowances authorized by section #cbb7;d7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 grants authorized by section #eba;,a of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 and administrative expenses necessary to carry out sections #cbb7;d7 and #eba;,a of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 and hospital care and medical services authorized by section #aghg of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code2 #ga1jjj1jjj1jjj1 plus reimbursements1 which shall become available on ,october #a1 #bjbd1 and shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe3 ,provided1 ,that1 of the amount made available on ,october #a1 #bjbd1 under this heading1 #b1jjj1jjj1jjj shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbf3 ,provided further1 ,that of the #gd1jjd1jjj1jjj to become available on ,october #a1 #bjbc1 previously appropriated under this heading in division ,j of the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbc 7,public ,law #aag-cbh71 #d1icc1aac1jjj is hereby rescinded3 ,provided further1 ,that1 notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall establish a priority for the provision of medical treatment for veterans who have service-connected disabilities1 lower income1 or have special needs3 ,provided further1 ,that1 notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall give priority funding for the provision of basic medical benefits to veterans in enrollment priority groups #a through #f3 ,provided further1 ,that1 notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs may authorize the dispensing of prescription drugs from ,veterans ,health ,administration facilities to enrolled veterans with privately written prescriptions based on requirements established by the ,secretary3 ,provided further1 ,that the implementation of the program described in the previous proviso shall incur no additional cost to the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall ensure that sufficient amounts appropriated under this heading for medical supplies and equipment are available for the acquisition of prosthetics designed specifically for female veterans3 ,provided further1 ,that nothing in section #bjdd7;e77#a7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 may be construed as limiting amounts that may be made available under this heading for fiscal years #bjbd and #bjbe in this or prior ,acts4 ,,medical ,,community ,,care ,for necessary expenses for furnishing health care to individuals pursuant to chapter #ag of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 at non-,department facilities1 #bj1chb1jjj1jjj1 plus reimbursements1 which shall become available on ,october #a1 #bjbd1 and shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe3 ,provided1 ,that1 of the amount made available on ,october #a1 #bjbd1 under this heading1 #b1jjj1jjj1jjj shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbf3 ,provided further1 ,that of the #cc1jjj1jjj1jjj to become available on ,october #a1 #bjbc1 previously appropriated under this heading in division ,j of the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbc 7,public ,law #aag-cbh71 #c1aei1ehd1jjj is hereby rescinded4 ,,medical ,,support ,,and ,,compliance ,for necessary expenses in the administration of the medical1 hospital1 nursing home1 domiciliary1 construction1 supply1 and research activities1 as authorized by law2 administrative expenses in support of capital policy activities2 and administrative and legal expenses of the ,department for collecting and recovering amounts owed the ,department as authorized under chapter #ag of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 and the ,federal ,medical ,care ,recovery ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bfea et seq471 #aa1hjj1jjj1jjj1 plus reimbursements1 which shall become available on ,october #a1 #bjbd1 and shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe3 ,provided1 ,that1 of the amount made available on ,october #a1 #bjbd1 under this heading1 #cej1jjj1jjj shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbf4 ,,medical ,,facilities ,for necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of hospitals1 nursing homes1 domiciliary facilities1 and other necessary facilities of the ,veterans ,health ,administration2 for administrative expenses in support of planning1 design1 project management1 real property acquisition and disposition1 construction1 and renovation of any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the ,department2 for oversight1 engineering1 and architectural activities not charged to project costs2 for repairing1 altering1 improving1 or providing facilities in the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the ,department1 not otherwise provided for1 either by contract or by the hire of temporary employees and purchase of materials2 for leases of facilities2 and for laundry services2 #a1jjj1jjj1jjj1 which shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated under this heading that become available on ,october #a1 #bjbc2 and1 in addition1 #i1djj1jjj1jjj1 plus reimbursements1 which shall become available on ,october #a1 #bjbd1 and shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe3 ,provided1 ,that1 of the amount made available on ,october #a1 #bjbd1 under this heading1 #ejj1jjj1jjj shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbf4 ,,medical ,,and ,,prosthetic ,,research ,for necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical and prosthetic research and development as authorized by chapter #gc of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 #ich1jjj1jjj1 plus reimbursements1 shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe3 ,provided1 ,that the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall ensure that sufficient amounts appropriated under this heading are available for prosthetic research specifically for female veterans1 and for toxic exposure research4 ,national cemetery administration ,for necessary expenses of the ,national ,cemetery ,administration for operations and maintenance1 not otherwise provided for1 including uniforms or allowances therefor2 cemeterial expenses as authorized by law2 purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial operations2 hire of passenger motor vehicles2 and repair1 alteration or improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction of the ,national ,cemetery ,administration1 #dhj1jjj1jjj1 of which not to exceed #aj percent shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe4 ,departmental administration ,,general ,,administration 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 ,for necessary operating expenses of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 not otherwise provided for1 including administrative expenses in support of ,department-wide capital planning1 management and policy activities1 uniforms1 or allowances therefor2 not to exceed #be1jjj for official reception and representation expenses2 hire of passenger motor vehicles2 and reimbursement of the ,general ,services ,administration for security guard services1 #dge1jjj1jjj1 of which not to exceed #aj percent shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe3 ,provided1 ,that funds provided under this heading may be transferred to ,general ,operating ,expenses1 ,veterans ,benefits ,administration4 ,,board ,,of ,,veterans ,,appeals ,for necessary operating expenses of the ,board of ,veterans ,appeals1 #bhg1jjj1jjj1 of which not to exceed #aj percent shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe4 ,,information ,,technology ,,systems 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 ,for necessary expenses for information technology systems and telecommunications support1 including developmental information systems and operational information systems2 for pay and associated costs2 and for the capital asset acquisition of information technology systems1 including management and related contractual costs of said acquisitions1 including contractual costs associated with operations authorized by section #caji of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 #f1dja1jjj1jjj1 plus reimbursements3 ,provided1 ,that #a1fjf1igg1jjj shall be for pay and associated costs1 of which not to exceed #c percent shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe3 ,provided further1 ,that #d1ffh1cgc1jjj shall be for operations and maintenance1 of which not to exceed #e percent shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe1 and of which #ge1bhh1jjj shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh for the purpose of facility activations related to projects funded by the ,construction1 ,major ,projects1 ,construction1 ,minor ,projects1 ,medical ,facilities1 ,national ,cemetery ,administration1 ,general ,operating ,expenses1 ,veterans ,benefits ,administration1 and ,general ,administration accounts3 ,provided further1 ,that #abe1fej1jjj shall be for information technology systems development1 and shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe3 ,provided further1 ,that amounts made available for salaries and expenses1 operations and maintenance1 and information technology systems development may be transferred among the three subaccounts after the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs requests from the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued3 ,provided further1 ,that amounts made available for the ,information ,technology ,systems account for development may be transferred among projects or to newly defined projects3 ,provided further1 ,that no project may be increased or decreased by more than #c1jjj1jjj of cost prior to submitting a request to the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress to make the transfer and an approval is issued1 or absent a response1 a period of #cj days has elapsed3 ,provided further1 ,that the funds made available under this heading for information technology systems development shall be for the projects1 and in the amounts1 specified under this heading in the report accompanying this ,act4 ,,veterans ,,electronic ,,health ,,record ,for activities related to implementation1 preparation1 development1 interface1 management1 rollout1 and maintenance of a ,veterans ,electronic ,health ,record system1 including contractual costs associated with operations authorized by section #caji of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 and salaries and expenses of employees hired under titles #e and #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 #a1ccd1adb1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbf3 ,provided1 ,that the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall submit to the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress quarterly reports detailing obligations1 expenditures1 and deployment implementation by facility1 including any changes from the deployment plan or schedule3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall submit to ,congress a report containing an earned value analysis of the ,veterans ,electronic ,health ,record system1 which shall include a graphic performance report1 a schedule and cost performance indexes1 an estimate at completion and budget at completion1 and a variance analysis for cost and schedule3 ,provided further1 ,that the funds provided in this account shall only be available to the ,office of the ,deputy ,secretary1 to be administered by that ,office3 ,provided further1 ,that #be percent of the funds made available under this heading shall not be available until ,july #a1 #bjbd1 and are contingent upon the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs-- 7#a7 providing the ,committees on ,appropriations a report1 no later than #fj days after enactment of this ,act1 outlining the measureable operational metrics that will be used to determine when it is appropriate to re-start deployments2 7#b7 providing the ,committees on ,appropriations a report on the reset process as of ,march #a1 #bjbd1 including progress on achieving the necessary targets on the operational metrics identified in paragraph 7#a7 and the current performance at all ,department of ,veterans ,affairs facilities using the new electronic health record on or before ,september #bjbc compared to pre-deployment baselines2 and 7#c7 certifying in writing no later than #cj days prior to ,july #a1 #bjbd1 whether the system is stable1 ready1 and optimized for further deployment at ,,va sites1 and if not1 an estimate of the timeline required for further deployment4 ,,office ,,of ,,inspector ,,general ,for necessary expenses of the ,office of ,inspector ,general1 to include information technology1 in carrying out the provisions of the ,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app471 #bif1jjj1jjj1 of which not to exceed #aj percent shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe4 ,,construction1 ,,major ,,projects ,for constructing1 altering1 extending1 and improving any of the facilities1 including parking projects1 under the jurisdiction or for the use of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 or for any of the purposes set forth in sections #caf1 #bdjd1 #bdjf and chapter #ha of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 not otherwise provided for1 including planning1 architectural and engineering services1 construction management services1 maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated with equipment guarantees provided under the project1 services of claims analysts1 offsite utility and storm drainage system construction costs1 and site acquisition1 where the estimated cost of a project is more than the amount set forth in section #hajd7;a77#c77;,a7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 or where funds for a project were made available in a previous major project appropriation1 #hha1jjj1jjj1 of which #cgc1jif1jjj shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh1 and of which #ejg1ijd1jjj shall remain available until expended1 of which #aaj1jjj1jjj shall be available for seismic improvement projects and seismic program management activities1 including for projects that would otherwise be funded by the ,construction1 ,minor ,projects1 ,medical ,facilities or ,national ,cemetery ,administration accounts3 ,provided1 ,that except for advance planning activities1 including needs assessments which may or may not lead to capital investments1 and other capital asset management related activities1 including portfolio development and management activities1 and planning1 cost estimating1 and design for major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases and investment strategy studies funded through the advance planning fund and the planning and design activities funded through the design fund1 staffing expenses1 and funds provided for the purchase1 security1 and maintenance of land for the ,national ,cemetery ,administration and the ,veterans ,health ,administration through the land acquisition line item1 none of the funds made available under this heading shall be used for any project that has not been notified to ,congress through the budgetary process or that has not been approved by the ,congress through statute1 joint resolution1 or in the explanatory statement accompanying such ,act and presented to the ,president at the time of enrollment3 ,provided further1 ,that funds provided for the ,veterans ,health ,administration through the land acquisition line item shall be only for projects included on the five year development plan notified to ,congress through the budgetary process3 ,provided further1 ,that such sums as may be necessary shall be available to reimburse the ,general ,administration account for payment of salaries and expenses of all ,office of ,construction and ,facilities ,management employees to support the full range of capital infrastructure services provided1 including minor construction and leasing services3 ,provided further1 ,that funds made available under this heading for fiscal year #bjbd1 for each approved project shall be obligated3 7#a7 by the awarding of a construction documents contract by ,september #cj1 #bjbd2 and 7#b7 by the awarding of a construction contract by ,september #cj1 #bjbe3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall promptly submit to the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress a written report on any approved major construction project for which obligations are not incurred within the time limitations established above3 ,provided further1 ,that notwithstanding the requirements of section #hajd7;a7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 amounts made available under this heading for seismic improvement projects and seismic program management activities shall be available for the completion of both new and existing seismic projects of the ,department4 ,,construction1 ,,minor ,,projects ,for constructing1 altering1 extending1 and improving any of the facilities1 including parking projects1 under the jurisdiction or for the use of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 including planning and assessments of needs which may lead to capital investments1 architectural and engineering services1 maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated with equipment guarantees provided under the project1 services of claims analysts1 offsite utility and storm drainage system construction costs1 and site acquisition1 or for any of the purposes set forth in sections #caf1 #bdjd1 #bdjf and chapter #ha of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 not otherwise provided for1 where the estimated cost of a project is equal to or less than the amount set forth in section #hajd7;a77#c77;,a7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 #fhj1jjj1jjj1 of which #fab1jjj1jjj shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh1 and of which #fh1jjj1jjj shall remain available until expended1 along with unobligated balances of previous ,construction1 ,minor ,projects appropriations which are hereby made available for any project where the estimated cost is equal to or less than the amount set forth in such section3 ,provided1 ,that funds made available under this heading shall be for3 7#a7 repairs to any of the nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the ,department which are necessary because of loss or damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe2 and 7#b7 temporary measures necessary to prevent or to minimize further loss by such causes4 ,,grants ,,for ,,construction ,,of ,,state ,,extended ,,care ,,facilities ,for grants to assist ,states to acquire or construct ,state nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel1 modify1 or alter existing hospital1 nursing home1 and domiciliary facilities in ,state homes1 for furnishing care to veterans as authorized by sections #haca through #hacg of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 #afd1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended4 ,,grants ,,for ,,construction ,,of ,,veterans ,,cemeteries ,for grants to assist ,states and tribal organizations in establishing1 expanding1 or improving veterans cemeteries as authorized by section #bdjh of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 #fj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended4 ,administrative provisions 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 #bja4 ,any appropriation for fiscal year #bjbd for ,compensation and ,pensions1 ,readjustment ,benefits1 and ,veterans ,insurance and ,indemnities may be transferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appropriations3 ,provided1 ,that1 before a transfer may take place1 the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall request from the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress the authority to make the transfer and such ,committees issue an approval1 or absent a response1 a period of #cj days has elapsed4 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 #bjb4 ,amounts made available for the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs for fiscal year #bjbd1 in this or any other ,act1 under the ,medical ,services1 ,medical ,community ,care1 ,medical ,support and ,compliance1 and ,medical ,facilities accounts may be transferred among the accounts3 ,provided1 ,that any transfers among the ,medical ,services1 ,medical ,community ,care1 and ,medical ,support and ,compliance accounts of #a percent or less of the total amount appropriated to the account in this or any other ,act may take place subject to notification from the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress of the amount and purpose of the transfer3 ,provided further1 ,that any transfers among the ,medical ,services1 ,medical ,community ,care1 and ,medical ,support and ,compliance accounts in excess of #a percent1 or exceeding the cumulative #a percent for the fiscal year1 may take place only after the ,secretary requests from the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued3 ,provided further1 ,that any transfers to or from the ,medical ,facilities account may take place only after the ,secretary requests from the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued4 #bjc4 ,appropriations available in this title for salaries and expenses shall be available for services authorized by section #caji of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 hire of passenger motor vehicles2 lease of a facility or land or both2 and uniforms or allowances therefore1 as authorized by sections #eija through #eijb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 #bjd4 ,no appropriations in this title 7except the appropriations for ,construction1 ,major ,projects1 and ,construction1 ,minor ,projects7 shall be available for the purchase of any site for or toward the construction of any new hospital or home4 #bje4 ,no appropriations in this title shall be available for health care treatment or examination of any persons 7except beneficiaries entitled to such health care treatment or examination under the laws providing such benefits to veterans1 and persons receiving such treatment under sections #gija through #gijd of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 or the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq4771 unless reimbursement of the cost of such health care treatment or examination is made to the ,medical ,services account at such rates as may be fixed by the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs4 #bjf4 ,appropriations available in this title for ,compensation and ,pensions1 ,readjustment ,benefits1 and ,veterans ,insurance and ,indemnities shall be available for payment of prior year accrued obligations required to be recorded by law against the corresponding prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year #bjbc4 #bjg4 ,appropriations available in this title shall be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections #ccbh7;a71 #cccd1 and #cgab7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 except that if such obligations are from trust fund accounts they shall be payable only from ,compensation and ,pensions4 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 #bjh4 ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 during fiscal year #bjbd1 the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall1 from the ,national ,service ,life ,insurance ,fund under section #aibj of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 the ,veterans' ,special ,life ,insurance ,fund under section #aibc of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 and the ,united ,states ,government ,life ,insurance ,fund under section #aiee of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 reimburse the ,general ,operating ,expenses1 ,veterans ,benefits ,administration and ,information ,technology ,systems accounts for the cost of administration of the insurance programs financed through those accounts3 ,provided1 ,that reimbursement shall be made only from the surplus earnings accumulated in such an insurance program during fiscal year #bjbd that are available for dividends in that program after claims have been paid and actuarially determined reserves have been set aside3 ,provided further1 ,that if the cost of administration of such an insurance program exceeds the amount of surplus earnings accumulated in that program1 reimbursement shall be made only to the extent of such surplus earnings3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year #bjbd which is properly allocable to the provision of each such insurance program and to the provision of any total disability income insurance included in that insurance program4 #bji4 ,amounts deducted from enhanced-use lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses incurred by that account during a prior fiscal year for providing enhanced-use lease services shall be available until expended4 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 #baj4 ,funds available in this title or funds for salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be available to reimburse the ,office of ,resolution ,management1 ,diversity and ,inclusion1 the ,office of ,employment ,discrimination ,complaint ,adjudication1 and the ,alternative ,dispute ,resolution function within the ,office of ,human ,resources and ,administration for all services provided at rates which will recover actual costs but not to exceed #ade1djh1jjj for the ,office of ,resolution ,management1 ,diversity and ,inclusion1 #f1ifj1jjj for the ,office of ,employment ,discrimination ,complaint ,adjudication1 and #g1ggb1jjj for the ,alternative ,dispute ,resolution function within the ,office of ,human ,resources and ,administration3 ,provided1 ,that payments may be made in advance for services to be furnished based on estimated costs3 ,provided further1 ,that amounts received shall be credited to the ,general ,administration and ,information ,technology ,systems accounts for use by the office that provided the service4 #baa4 ,no funds of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs shall be available for hospital care1 nursing home care1 or medical services provided to any person under chapter #ag of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 for a non-service-connected disability described in section #agbi7;a77#b7 of such title1 unless that person has disclosed to the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 in such form as the ,secretary may require1 current1 accurate third-party reimbursement information for purposes of section #agbi of such title3 ,provided1 ,that the ,secretary may recover1 in the same manner as any other debt due the ,united ,states1 the reasonable charges for such care or services from any person who does not make such disclosure as required3 ,provided further1 ,that any amounts so recovered for care or services provided in a prior fiscal year may be obligated by the ,secretary during the fiscal year in which amounts are received4 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 #bab4 ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leasing activities 7including disposal7 may be deposited into the ,construction1 ,major ,projects and ,construction1 ,minor ,projects accounts and be used for construction 7including site acquisition and disposition71 alterations1 and improvements of any medical facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs4 ,such sums as realized are in addition to the amount provided for in ,construction1 ,major ,projects and ,construction1 ,minor ,projects4 #bac4 ,amounts made available under ,medical ,services are available-- 7#a7 for furnishing recreational facilities1 supplies1 and equipment2 and 7#b7 for funeral expenses1 burial expenses1 and other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for beneficiaries receiving care in the ,department4 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 #bad4 ,such sums as may be deposited into the ,medical ,care ,collections ,fund pursuant to section #agbi;,a of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 may be transferred to the ,medical ,services and ,medical ,community ,care accounts to remain available until expended for the purposes of these accounts4 #bae4 ,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs may enter into agreements with ,federally ,qualified ,health ,centers in the ,state of ,alaska and ,indian ,tribes and ,tribal organizations which are party to the ,alaska ,native ,health ,compact with the ,indian ,health ,service1 to provide healthcare1 including behavioral health and dental care1 to veterans in rural ,alaska4 ,the ,secretary shall require participating veterans and facilities to comply with all appropriate rules and regulations1 as established by the ,secretary4 ,the term rural ,alaska shall mean those lands which are not within the boundaries of the municipality of ,anchorage or the ,fairbanks ,north ,star ,borough4 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 #baf4 ,such sums as may be deposited into the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs ,capital ,asset ,fund pursuant to section #haah of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 may be transferred to the ,construction1 ,major ,projects and ,construction1 ,minor ,projects accounts1 to remain available until expended for the purposes of these accounts4 #bag4 ,not later than #cj days after the end of each fiscal quarter1 the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall submit to the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress a report on the financial status of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs for the preceding quarter3 ,provided1 ,that1 at a minimum1 the report shall include the direction contained in the paragraph entitled ,quarterly reporting1 under the heading ,general ,administration in the joint explanatory statement accompanying ,public ,law #aad-bbc4 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 #bah4 ,amounts made available under the ,medical ,services1 ,medical ,community ,care1 ,medical ,support and ,compliance1 ,medical ,facilities1 ,general ,operating ,expenses1 ,veterans ,benefits ,administration1 ,board of ,veterans ,appeals1 ,general ,administration1 and ,national ,cemetery ,administration accounts for fiscal year #bjbd may be transferred to or from the ,information ,technology ,systems account3 ,provided1 ,that such transfers may not result in a more than #aj percent aggregate increase in the total amount made available by this ,act for the ,information ,technology ,systems account3 ,provided further1 ,that1 before a transfer may take place1 the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall request from the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued4 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 #bai4 ,of the amounts appropriated to the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs for fiscal year #bjbd for ,medical ,services1 ,medical ,community ,care1 ,medical ,support and ,compliance1 ,medical ,facilities1 ,construction1 ,minor ,projects1 and ,information ,technology ,systems1 up to #dcj1ecb1jjj1 plus reimbursements1 may be transferred to the ,joint ,department of ,defense--,department of ,veterans ,affairs ,medical ,facility ,demonstration ,fund1 established by section #agjd of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjaj 7,public ,law #aaa-hd2 #abc ,stat4 #bega7 and may be used for operation of the facilities designated as combined ,federal medical facilities as described by section #gjf of the ,duncan ,hunter ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjji 7,public ,law #aaj-dag2 #abb ,stat4 #dejj73 ,provided1 ,that additional funds may be transferred from accounts designated in this section to the ,joint ,department of ,defense--,department of ,veterans ,affairs ,medical ,facility ,demonstration ,fund upon written notification by the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress3 ,provided further1 ,that section #bbj of title ,,ii of division ,j of ,public ,law #aag-cbh is repealed4 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 #bbj4 ,of the amounts appropriated to the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs which become available on ,october #a1 #bjbd1 for ,medical ,services1 ,medical ,community ,care1 ,medical ,support and ,compliance1 and ,medical ,facilities1 up to #def1edg1jjj1 plus reimbursements1 may be transferred to the ,joint ,department of ,defense--,department of ,veterans ,affairs ,medical ,facility ,demonstration ,fund1 established by section #agjd of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjaj 7,public ,law #aaa-hd2 #abc ,stat4 #bega7 and may be used for operation of the facilities designated as combined ,federal medical facilities as described by section #gjf of the ,duncan ,hunter ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjji 7,public ,law #aaj-dag2 #abb ,stat4 #dejj73 ,provided1 ,that additional funds may be transferred from accounts designated in this section to the ,joint ,department of ,defense--,department of ,veterans ,affairs ,medical ,facility ,demonstration ,fund upon written notification by the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress4 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 #bba4 ,such sums as may be deposited into the ,medical ,care ,collections ,fund pursuant to section #agbi;,a of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 for healthcare provided at facilities designated as combined ,federal medical facilities as described by section #gjf of the ,duncan ,hunter ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjji 7,public ,law #aaj-dag2 #abb ,stat4 #dejj7 shall also be available3 7#a7 for transfer to the ,joint ,department of ,defense--,department of ,veterans ,affairs ,medical ,facility ,demonstration ,fund1 established by section #agjd of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjaj 7,public ,law #aaa-hd2 #abc ,stat4 #bega72 and 7#b7 for operations of the facilities designated as combined ,federal medical facilities as described by section #gjf of the ,duncan ,hunter ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjji 7,public ,law #aaj-dag2 #abb ,stat4 #dejj73 ,provided1 ,that1 notwithstanding section #agjd7;b77#c7 of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjaj 7,public ,law #aaa-hd2 #abc ,stat4 #begc71 amounts transferred to the ,joint ,department of ,defense--,department of ,veterans ,affairs ,medical ,facility ,demonstration ,fund shall remain available until expended4 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 #bbb4 ,of the amounts available in this title for ,medical ,services1 ,medical ,community ,care1 ,medical ,support and ,compliance1 and ,medical ,facilities1 a minimum of #ae1jjj1jjj shall be transferred to the ,,dod-,,va ,health ,care ,sharing ,incentive ,fund1 as authorized by section #haaa7;d7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 to remain available until expended1 for any purpose authorized by section #haaa of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4 #bbc4 ,none of the funds available to the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 in this or any other ,act1 may be used to replace the current system by which the ,veterans ,integrated ,service ,networks select and contract for diabetes monitoring supplies and equipment4 #bbd4 ,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall notify the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress of all bid savings in a major construction project that total at least #e1jjj1jjj1 or #e percent of the programmed amount of the project1 whichever is less3 ,provided1 ,that such notification shall occur within #ad days of a contract identifying the programmed amount3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall notify the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress #ad days prior to the obligation of such bid savings and shall describe the anticipated use of such savings4 #bbe4 ,none of the funds made available for ,construction1 ,major ,projects may be used for a project in excess of the scope specified for that project in the original justification data provided to the ,congress as part of the request for appropriations unless the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs receives approval from the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress4 #bbf4 ,not later than #cj days after the end of each fiscal quarter1 the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall submit to the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress a quarterly report containing performance measures and data from each ,veterans ,benefits ,administration ,regional ,office3 ,provided1 ,that1 at a minimum1 the report shall include the direction contained in the section entitled ,disability claims backlog1 under the heading ,general ,operating ,expenses1 ,veterans ,benefits ,administration in the joint explanatory statement accompanying ,public ,law #aad-bbc3 ,provided further1 ,that the report shall also include information on the number of appeals pending at the ,veterans ,benefits ,administration as well as the ,board of ,veterans ,appeals on a quarterly basis4 #bbg4 ,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall provide written notification to the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress #ae days prior to organizational changes which result in the transfer of #be or more full-time equivalents from one organizational unit of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs to another4 #bbh4 ,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall provide on a quarterly basis to the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress notification of any single national outreach and awareness marketing campaign in which obligations exceed #a1jjj1jjj4 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 #bbi4 ,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 upon determination that such action is necessary to address needs of the ,veterans ,health ,administration1 may transfer to the ,medical ,services account any discretionary appropriations made available for fiscal year #bjbd in this title 7except appropriations made to the ,general ,operating ,expenses1 ,veterans ,benefits ,administration account7 or any discretionary unobligated balances within the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 including those appropriated for fiscal year #bjbd1 that were provided in advance by appropriations ,acts3 ,provided1 ,that transfers shall be made only with the approval of the ,office of ,management and ,budget3 ,provided further1 ,that the transfer authority provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law3 ,provided further1 ,that no amounts may be transferred from amounts that were designated by ,congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe3 ,provided further1 ,that such authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items1 based on emergent healthcare requirements1 than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are requested has been denied by ,congress3 ,provided further1 ,that1 upon determination that all or part of the funds transferred from an appropriation are not necessary1 such amounts may be transferred back to that appropriation and shall be available for the same purposes as originally appropriated3 ,provided further1 ,that before a transfer may take place1 the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall request from the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress the authority to make the transfer and receive approval of that request4 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 #bcj4 ,amounts made available for the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs for fiscal year #bjbd1 under the ,board of ,veterans ,appeals and the ,general ,operating ,expenses1 ,veterans ,benefits ,administration accounts may be transferred between such accounts3 ,provided1 ,that before a transfer may take place1 the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall request from the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress the authority to make the transfer and receive approval of that request4 #bca4 ,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs may not reprogram funds among major construction projects or programs if such instance of reprogramming will exceed #g1jjj1jjj1 unless such reprogramming is approved by the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress4 #bcb4 7a7 ,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall ensure that the toll-free suicide hotline under section #agbj;,f7h7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code-- 7#a7 provides to individuals who contact the hotline immediate assistance from a trained professional2 and 7#b7 adheres to all requirements of the ,american ,association of ,suicidology4 7b7 7#a7 ,none of the funds made available by this ,act may be used to enforce or otherwise carry out any ,executive action that prohibits the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs from appointing an individual to occupy a vacant civil service position1 or establishing a new civil service position1 at the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs with respect to such a position relating to the hotline specified in subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,in this subsection-- 7,a7 the term civil service has the meaning given such term in section #baja7a7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 and 7,b7 the term ,executive action includes-- 7i7 any ,executive order1 ,presidential memorandum1 or other action by the ,president2 and 7ii7 any agency policy1 order1 or other directive4 7c7 7#a7 ,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall conduct a study on the effectiveness of the hotline specified in subsection 7a7 during the #e-year period beginning on ,january #a1 #bjaf1 based on an analysis of national suicide data and data collected from such hotline4 7#b7 ,at a minimum1 the study required by paragraph 7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 determine the number of veterans who contact the hotline specified in subsection 7a7 and who receive follow up services from the hotline or mental health services from the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs thereafter2 7,b7 determine the number of veterans who contact the hotline who are not referred to1 or do not continue receiving1 mental health care who commit suicide2 and 7,c7 determine the number of veterans described in subparagraph 7,a7 who commit or attempt suicide4 #bcc4 ,effective during the period beginning on ,october #a1 #bjah1 and ending on ,january #a1 #bjbe1 none of the funds made available to the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs by this or any other ,act may be obligated or expended in contravention of the ,veterans ,health ,administration ,clinical ,preventive ,services ,guidance ,statement on the ,veterans ,health ,administration's ,screening for ,breast ,cancer ,guidance published on ,may #aj1 #bjag1 as issued by the ,veterans ,health ,administration ,national ,center for ,health ,promotion and ,disease ,prevention4 #bcd4 7a7 ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs for the ,medical ,services account may be used to provide-- 7#a7 fertility counseling and treatment using assisted reproductive technology to a covered veteran or the spouse of a covered veteran2 or 7#b7 adoption reimbursement to a covered veteran4 7b7 ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the term service-connected has the meaning given such term in section #aja of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,the term covered veteran means a veteran1 as such term is defined in section #aja of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 who has a service-connected disability that results in the inability of the veteran to procreate without the use of fertility treatment4 7#c7 ,the term assisted reproductive technology means benefits relating to reproductive assistance provided to a member of the ,armed ,forces who incurs a serious injury or illness on active duty pursuant to section #ajgd7;c77#d77;,a7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 as described in the memorandum on the subject of ,policy for ,assisted ,reproductive ,services for the ,benefit of ,seriously or ,severely ,ill_/,injured 7,category ,,ii or ,,iii7 ,active ,duty ,service ,members issued by the ,assistant ,secretary of ,defense for ,health ,affairs on ,april #c1 #bjab1 and the guidance issued to implement such policy1 including any limitations on the amount of such benefits available to such a member except that-- 7,a7 the time periods regarding embryo cryopreservation and storage set forth in part ,,iii7,g7 and in part ,,iv7,h7 of such memorandum shall not apply2 and 7,b7 such term includes embryo cryopreservation and storage without limitation on the duration of such cryopreservation and storage4 7#d7 ,the term adoption reimbursement means reimbursement for the adoption-related expenses for an adoption that is finalized after the date of the enactment of this ,act under the same terms as apply under the adoption reimbursement program of the ,department of ,defense1 as authorized in ,department of ,defense ,instruction #acda4ji1 including the reimbursement limits and requirements set forth in such instruction4 7c7 ,amounts made available for the purposes specified in subsection 7a7 of this section are subject to the requirements for funds contained in section #ejh of division ,h of the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-ada74 #bce4 ,none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this ,act or any other ,act for the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs may be used in a manner that is inconsistent with3 7#a7 section #hdb of the ,transportation1 ,treasury1 ,housing and ,urban ,development1 the ,judiciary1 the ,district of ,columbia1 and ,independent ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1 #bjjf 7,public ,law #aji-aae2 #aai ,stat4 #bejf72 or 7#b7 section #haaj7;a77#e7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4 #bcf4 ,section #hdb of ,public ,law #aji-aae shall not apply to conversion of an activity or function of the ,veterans ,health ,administration1 ,veterans ,benefits ,administration1 or ,national ,cemetery ,administration to contractor performance by a business concern that is at least #ea percent owned by one or more ,indian ,tribes as defined in section #ecjd7;e7 of title #be1 ,united ,states ,code1 or one or more ,native ,hawaiian ,organizations as defined in section #fcg7;a77#ae7 of title #ae1 ,united ,states ,code4 #bcg4 7a7 ,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,defense and the ,secretary of ,labor1 shall discontinue collecting and using ,social ,security account numbers to authenticate individuals in all information systems of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs for all individuals not later than ,september #cj1 #bjbd4 7b7 ,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs may collect and use a ,social ,security account number to identify an individual1 in accordance with section #eeb;a of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 in an information system of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs if and only if the use of such number is necessary to3 7#a7 obtain or provide information the ,secretary requires from an information system that is not under the jurisdiction of the ,secretary2 7#b7 comply with a law1 regulation1 or court order2 7#c7 perform anti-fraud activities2 or 7#d7 identify a specific individual where no adequate substitute is available4 7c7 ,the matter in subsections 7a7 and 7b7 shall supersede section #bcg of division ,j of ,public ,law #aag-cbh4 #bch4 ,for funds provided to the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs for each of fiscal year #bjbd and #bjbe for ,medical ,services1 section #bci of division ,a of ,public ,law #aad-bbc shall apply4 #bci4 ,none of the funds appropriated in this or prior appropriations ,acts or otherwise made available to the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs may be used to transfer any amounts from the ,filipino ,veterans ,equity ,compensation ,fund to any other account within the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs4 #bdj4 ,of the funds provided to the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs for each of fiscal year #bjbd and fiscal year #bjbe for ,medical ,services1 funds may be used in each year to carry out and expand the child care program authorized by section #bje of ,public ,law #aaa-afc1 notwithstanding subsection 7e7 of such section4 #bda4 ,none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this title may be used by the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to enter into an agreement related to resolving a dispute or claim with an individual that would restrict in any way the individual from speaking to members of ,congress or their staff on any topic not otherwise prohibited from disclosure by ,federal law or required by ,executive order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or the conduct of foreign affairs4 #bdb4 ,for funds provided to the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs for each of fiscal year #bjbd and #bjbe1 section #beh of division ,a of ,public ,law #aad-bbc shall apply4 #bdc4 7a7 ,none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this ,act may be used to deny an ,inspector ,general funded under this ,act timely access to any records1 documents1 or other materials available to the department or agency over which that ,inspector ,general has responsibilities under the ,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app471 or to prevent or impede the access of the ,inspector ,general to such records1 documents1 or other materials1 under any provision of law1 except a provision of law that expressly refers to such ,inspector ,general and expressly limits the right of access4 7b7 ,a department or agency covered by this section shall provide its ,inspector ,general access to all records1 documents1 and other materials in a timely manner4 7c7 ,each ,inspector ,general shall ensure compliance with statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the information provided by the establishment over which that ,inspector ,general has responsibilities under the ,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app474 7d7 ,each ,inspector ,general covered by this section shall report to the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives within #e calendar days of any failure by any department or agency covered by this section to comply with this requirement4 #bdd4 ,none of the funds made available in this ,act may be used in a manner that would increase wait times for veterans who seek care at medical facilities of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs4 #bde4 ,none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this ,act to the ,veterans ,health ,administration may be used in fiscal year #bjbd to convert any program which received specific purpose funds in fiscal year #bjbc to a general purpose funded program unless the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs submits written notification of any such proposal to the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress at least #cj days prior to any such action and an approval is issued by the ,committees4 #bdf4 ,for funds provided to the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs for each of fiscal year #bjbd and #bjbe1 section #bdh of division ,a of ,public ,law #aad-bbc shall apply4 #bdg4 7a7 ,none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this ,act may be used to conduct research commencing on or after ,october #a1 #bjai1 that uses any canine1 feline1 or non-human primate unless the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs approves such research specifically and in writing pursuant to subsection 7b74 7b7 7#a7 ,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs may approve the conduct of research commencing on or after ,october #a1 #bjai1 using canines1 felines1 or non-human primates if the ,secretary determines that-- 7,a7 the scientific objectives of the research can only be met by using such canines1 felines1 or non-human primates2 7,b7 such scientific objectives are directly related to an illness or injury that is combat-related2 and 7,c7 the research is consistent with the revised ,department of ,veterans ,affairs canine research policy document dated ,december #ae1 #bjag1 including any subsequent revisions to such document4 7#b7 ,the ,secretary may not delegate the authority under this subsection4 7c7 ,if the ,secretary approves any new research pursuant to subsection 7b71 not later than #cj days before the commencement of such research1 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,committees on ,appropriations of the ,senate and ,house of ,representatives a report describing-- 7#a7 the nature of the research to be conducted using canines1 felines1 or non-human primates2 7#b7 the date on which the ,secretary approved the research2 7#c7 the justification for the determination of the ,secretary that the scientific objectives of such research could only be met using canines1 felines1 or non-human primates2 7#d7 the frequency and duration of such research2 and 7#e7 the protocols in place to ensure the necessity1 safety1 and efficacy of the research4 7d7 ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and biannually thereafter1 the ,secretary shall submit to such ,committees a report describing-- 7#a7 any research being conducted by the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs using canines1 felines1 or non-human primates as of the date of the submittal of the report2 7#b7 the circumstances under which such research was conducted using canines1 felines1 or non-human primates2 7#c7 the justification for using canines1 felines1 or non-human primates to conduct such research2 and 7#d7 the protocols in place to ensure the necessity1 safety1 and efficacy of such research4 7e7 ,the ,department shall implement a plan under which the ,secretary will eliminate or reduce the research conducted using canines1 felines1 or non-human primates by not later than #e years after the date of enactment of ,public ,law #aaf-id4 #bdh4 7a7 ,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs may use amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this title to ensure that the ratio of veterans to full-time employment equivalents within any program of rehabilitation conducted under chapter #ca of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 does not exceed #abe veterans to one full-time employment equivalent4 7b7 ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a report on the programs of rehabilitation conducted under chapter #ca of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 including-- 7#a7 an assessment of the veteran-to-staff ratio for each such program2 and 7#b7 recommendations for such action as the ,secretary considers necessary to reduce the veteran-to-staff ratio for each such program4 #bdi4 ,amounts made available for the ,veterans ,health ,administration1 ,medical ,community ,care account in this or any other ,act for fiscal years #bjbd and #bjbe may be used for expenses that would otherwise be payable from the ,veterans ,choice ,fund established by section #hjb of the ,veterans ,access1 ,choice1 and ,accountability ,act1 as amended 7#ch ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note74 #bej4 ,obligations and expenditures applicable to the ,medical ,services account in fiscal years #bjag through #bjai for aid to state homes 7as authorized by section #agda of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code7 shall remain in the ,medical ,community ,care account for such fiscal years4 #bea4 ,of the amounts made available for the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs for fiscal year #bjbd1 in this or any other ,act1 under the ,veterans ,health ,administration--,medical ,services1 ,veterans ,health ,administration--,medical ,community ,care1 ,veterans ,health ,administration--,medical ,support and ,compliance1 and ,veterans ,health ,administration--,medical ,facilities accounts1 #a1bgi1jif1jjj shall be made available for gender-specific care and programmatic efforts to deliver care for women veterans1 of which #aj1jjj1jjj shall be made available for the ,office of ,women's ,health of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs established under section #gcaj of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 to be used by the ,secretary to expand access of women veterans to-- 7#a7 mobile mammography initiatives2 7#b7 advanced mammography equipment2 and 7#c7 outreach activities to publicize such initiatives and equipment4 #beb4 ,of the unobligated balances available in fiscal year #bjbd in the ,recurring ,expenses ,transformational ,fund established in section #bdc of division ,j of ,public ,law #aad-aac1 and in addition to any funds otherwise made available for such purposes in this1 prior1 or subsequent fiscal years1 #fjj1jjj1jjj shall be available for constructing1 altering1 extending1 and improving medical facilities of the ,veterans ,health ,administration1 including all supporting activities and required contingencies1 during the period of availability of the ,fund3 ,provided1 ,that prior to obligation of any of the funds provided in this section1 the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs must provide a plan for the execution of the funds appropriated in this section to the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress and such ,committees issue an approval1 or absent a response1 a period of #cj days has elapsed4 #bec4 ,not later than #cj days after the end of each fiscal quarter1 the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall submit to the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress a quarterly report on the status of the ,cost of ,war ,toxic ,exposures ,fund1 as authorized by section #cbd of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided1 ,that1 at a minimum1 the report shall include an update on obligations by program1 project or activity and a plan for expending the remaining funds3 ,provided further1 ,that the budget resource categories supporting the ,veterans ,health ,administration shall be reported by the subcategories ,medical ,services1 ,medical ,community ,care1 ,medical ,support and ,compliance1 and ,medical and ,prosthetics ,research4 #bed4 ,any amounts transferred to the ,secretary and administered by a corporation referred to in section #gcfd7;b7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 between ,october #a1 #bjag and ,september #cj1 #bjah for purposes of carrying out an order placed with the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs pursuant to section #aece of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 that are available for obligation pursuant to section #gcfd7;b77#a7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 are to remain available for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred by such corporation during the period of performance of such order1 provided that the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs determines that such amounts need to remain available for such liquidation4 7,,rescission ,,of ,,funds7 #bee4 ,of the unobligated balances from amounts made available under the heading ,departmental ,administration--,veterans ,electronic ,health ,record in division ,j of the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbc 7,public ,law #aag-cbh71 #dci1gej1jjj is hereby rescinded4 7,,rescissions ,,of ,,funds7 #bef4 ,of the unobligated balances available to the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs from prior appropriations ,acts1 the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts in the amounts specified3 ,veterans ,health ,administration--,medical ,services1 #a1jjj1jjj1jjj2 and ,veterans ,health ,administration--,medical ,community ,care1 #igf1jje1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the ,congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe4 #beg4 ,none of the funds in this or any other ,act may be used to close ,department of ,veterans ,affairs hospitals1 domiciliaries1 or clinics1 conduct an environmental assessment1 or to diminish healthcare services at existing ,veterans ,health ,administration medical facilities as part of a planned realignment of services until the ,secretary provides to the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress a report including an analysis of how any such planned realignment of services will impact access to care for veterans living in rural or highly rural areas1 including travel distances and transportation costs to access a ,department medical facility and availability of local specialty and primary care4 #beh4 ,unobligated balances available under the headings ,construction1 ,major ,projects and ,construction1 ,minor ,projects may be obligated by the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs for a facility pursuant to section #b7;e77#a7 of the ,communities ,helping ,invest through ,property and ,improvements ,needed for ,veterans ,act of #bjaf 7,public ,law #aad-bid2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #hajc note71 as amended1 to provide additional funds or to fund an escalation clause under such section of such ,act3 ,provided1 ,that before such unobligated balances are obligated pursuant to this section1 the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall request from the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress the authority to obligate such unobligated balances and such ,committees issue an approval1 or absent a response1 a period of #cj days has elapsed3 ,provided further1 ,that the request to obligate such unobligated balances must provide ,congress notice that the entity described in section #b7;a77#b7 of ,public ,law #aad-bid1 as amended1 has exhausted available cost containment approaches as set forth in the agreement under section #b7;c7 of such ,public ,law4 #bei4 7a7 ,in general ,none of the funds appropriated by this ,act or otherwise made available for fiscal year #bjbd for the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs may be obligated or expended to procure or purchase computers1 printers1 software1 hardware1 connecting cables1 or other information technology equipment needed for an office environment in which the manufacturer1 bidder1 or offeror1 or any subsidiary or parent entity of the manufacturer1 bidder1 or offeror1 of the equipment or software is an entity1 or is a subsidiary or parent company of an entity-- 7#a7 in which the ,people's ,republic of ,china has any ownership stake2 7#b7 that has been organized under the laws of the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 or 7#c7 that contributes to the defense industry of the ,chinese ,communist ,party4 7b7 ,applicability to third parties ,the prohibition in subsection 7a7 also applies in cases in which the ,secretary has contracted with a third party for the procurement1 purchase1 or expenditure of funds on any of the equipment and software described in such subsection4 #bfj4 ,none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs in this ,act may be used in a manner that would-- 7#a7 interfere with the ability of a veteran to participate in a medicinal marijuana program approved by a ,state2 7#b7 deny any services from the ,department to a veteran who is participating in such a program2 or 7#c7 limit or interfere with the ability of a health care provider of the ,department to make appropriate recommendations1 fill out forms1 or take steps to comply with such a program4 #bfa4 ,prohibition on use of funds to change rate of reimbursement for transportation via special mode of transportation ,during the period beginning on ,october #a1 #bjbc1 and ending on ,september #cj1 #bjbd1 no funds appropriated by this division may be obligated or expended to change rates for reimbursement for transportation of a veteran or other individual via a special mode of transportation under the laws administered by the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs from the rates in place as of ,january #a1 #bjbc4 #bfb4 ,reduction of amounts for ,departmental ,administration--,general ,administration account of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs ,the amounts otherwise made available by this division for the ,departmental ,administration--,general ,administration account of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs are hereby reduced by #dc1ejj1jjj4 #bfc4 ,prioritization of use of funds for certain telehealth services and mental health programs for veterans ,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall prioritize the use of any amounts provided to the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs under this division for telehealth services or mental health programs1 including for suicide prevention outreach and treatment programs or the ,veterans ,crisis ,line established under section #agbj;,f7h7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 in ,states with the highest rate of suicide among members of the ,armed ,forces and veterans4 #bfd4 ,telehealth capacity of ,veterans ,health ,administration ,of the amounts made available to the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs for fiscal year #bjbd by this ,act or any other ,act under the ,veterans ,health ,administration - ,medical ,services1 ,veterans ,health ,administration - ,medical ,community ,care1 and ,veterans ,health ,administration - ,medical ,support and ,compliance accounts1 #e1ahj1ccf1jjj shall be made available to sustain and increase telehealth capacity1 including in rural and highly rural areas1 and associated programmatic efforts4 #bfe4 ,review of veterans who engaged in toxic exposure risk activities while serving in ,kosovo and the health effects of such toxic exposure risk activities 7a7 ,review required ,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall conduct a review of the following3 7#a7 ,data regarding the mortality of covered veterans4 7#b7 ,any data on toxic exposure experienced by covered veterans that is both relevant and available1 including toxicology studies4 7#c7 ,the type of toxic exposure risk activities covered veterans engaged in while serving in the active military1 naval1 air1 or space service in ,kosovo4 7b7 ,covered veterans ,for purposes of subsection 7a71 a covered veteran is a veteran who-- 7#a7 served in the active military1 naval1 air1 or space service in ,kosovo2 and 7#b7 as part of such service1 engaged in a toxic exposure risk activity4 7c7 ,manner and suitability of review ,the ,secretary shall carry out the review required by subsection 7a7 in a manner such that the findings of the ,secretary with respect to the review are suitable and applicable under subchapter ,,vii of chapter #aa of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4 7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,active military1 naval1 air1 or space service ,the term active military1 naval1 air1 or space service has the meaning given such term in section #aja of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,toxic exposure risk activity ,the term toxic exposure risk activity has the meaning given such term in section #agaj7;e77#d7 of such title4 7#c7 ,veteran ,the term veteran has the meaning given such term in section #aja of such title4 #bff4 ,improving housing assistance for veterans experiencing homelessness ,in carrying out the program under section #h7o77#ai7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7o77#ai77 7commonly referred to as ,,hud-,,vash71 the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall-- 7#a7 coordinate with the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development to establish pathways that would allow for temporary1 transitional case management in areas in which public housing authorities have vouchers under the program that are available1 allocated1 and accompanied with case management resources provided by the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 but underutilized due to a lack of referrals from the ,department2 and 7#b7 not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 finalize guidance regarding approval of a public housing authority to be a designated service provider4 #bfg4 ,report on use of third-party contractors to conduct medical disability examinations 7a7 ,report required ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,veterans shall submit to the appropriate committees of ,congress a report on the use of third-party contractors to conduct medical disability examinations of veterans for purposes of obtaining compensation under laws administered by the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs4 7b7 ,contents ,the report submitted pursuant to subsection 7a7 shall include the following3 7#a7 ,the number of contractors described in subsection 7a7 in each ,state who are used as described in such subsection4 7#b7 ,the requirements for performance and quality in the contracts governing the use described in subsection 7a71 including qualifications contractors described in such subsection are required meet for such uses4 7#c7 ,the average milage veterans described in subsection 7a7 are required to travel to attend a contract medical disability examination described in such subsection1 disaggregated by state2 7#d7 ,the number of veterans described in paragraph 7#c7 who are required to travel beyond the mileage requirement in a contract described in paragraph 7#b74 7#e7 ,a description of the process at the ,department for handling complaints of veterans about the use of contractors as described in subsection 7a74 7c7 ,definition of appropriate committees of ,congress ,in this section1 the term appropriate committees of ,congress means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate2 and 7#b7 the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives4 #bfh4 ,prohibition on availability of funds for ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to report certain information regarding veterans ,none of the funds made available by this ,act may be used by the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs under section #eejb of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 in any case arising out of the administration by the ,secretary of laws and benefits under such title1 to report a person who is deemed mentally incapacitated1 mentally incompetent1 or to be experiencing an extended loss of consciousness as a person who has been adjudicated as a mental defective under subsection 7d77#d7 or 7g77#d7 of section #ibb of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 without the order or finding of a judge1 magistrate1 or other judicial authority of competent jurisdiction that such person is a danger to himself or herself or others4 ,,iii ,,related ,,agencies ,american battle monuments commission ,,salaries ,,and ,,expenses ,for necessary expenses1 not otherwise provided for1 of the ,american ,battle ,monuments ,commission1 including the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign countries2 purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of national cemeteries and monuments outside of the ,united ,states and its territories and possessions2 rent of office and garage space in foreign countries2 purchase 7one-for-one replacement basis only7 and hire of passenger motor vehicles2 not to exceed #ae1jjj for official reception and representation expenses2 and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries1 when required by law of such countries1 #aeh1fcj1jjj1 to remain available until expended4 ,,foreign ,,currency ,,fluctuations ,,account ,for necessary expenses1 not otherwise provided for1 of the ,american ,battle ,monuments ,commission1 such sums as may be necessary1 to remain available until expended1 for purposes authorized by section #baji of title #cf1 ,united ,states ,code4 ,united states court of appeals for veterans claims ,,salaries ,,and ,,expenses ,for necessary expenses for the operation of the ,united ,states ,court of ,appeals for ,veterans ,claims as authorized by sections #gbea through #gbih of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 #dg1bjj1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that #c1jjj1jjj shall be available for the purpose of providing financial assistance as described and in accordance with the process and reporting procedures set forth under this heading in ,public ,law #ajb-bbi4 ,department of defense--,civil ,cemeterial expenses1 army ,,salaries ,,and ,,expenses ,for necessary expenses for maintenance1 operation1 and improvement of ,arlington ,national ,cemetery and ,soldiers' and ,airmen's ,home ,national ,cemetery1 including the purchase or lease of passenger motor vehicles for replacement on a one-for-one basis only1 and not to exceed #b1jjj for official reception and representation expenses1 #ii1hhj1jjj1 of which not to exceed #ae1jjj1jjj shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbf4 ,in addition1 such sums as may be necessary for parking maintenance1 repairs and replacement1 to be derived from the ,lease of ,department of ,defense ,real ,property for ,defense ,agencies account4 ,,construction ,for necessary expenses for planning and design and construction at ,arlington ,national ,cemetery and ,soldiers' and ,airmen's ,home ,national ,cemetery1 #hh1fjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 for planning and design and construction associated with the ,southern ,expansion project at ,arlington ,national ,cemetery4 ,armed forces retirement home ,,trust ,,fund ,for expenses necessary for the ,armed ,forces ,retirement ,home to operate and maintain the ,armed ,forces ,retirement ,home--,washington1 ,district of ,columbia1 and the ,armed ,forces ,retirement ,home--,gulfport1 ,mississippi1 to be paid from funds available in the ,armed ,forces ,retirement ,home ,trust ,fund1 #gg1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe1 of which #h1idj1jjj shall remain available until expended for construction and renovation of the physical plants at the ,armed ,forces ,retirement ,home--,washington1 ,district of ,columbia1 and the ,armed ,forces ,retirement ,home--,gulfport1 ,mississippi3 ,provided1 ,that of the amounts made available under this heading from funds available in the ,armed ,forces ,retirement ,home ,trust ,fund1 #be1jjj1jjj shall be paid from the general fund of the ,treasury to the ,trust ,fund4 ,administrative provision #cja4 ,amounts deposited into the special account established under #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #ggbg are appropriated and shall be available until expended to support activities at the ,army ,national ,military ,cemeteries4 ,,iv ,,general ,,provisions #dja4 ,no part of any appropriation contained in this ,act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein4 #djb4 ,none of the funds made available in this ,act may be used for any program1 project1 or activity1 when it is made known to the ,federal entity or official to which the funds are made available that the program1 project1 or activity is not in compliance with any ,federal law relating to risk assessment1 the protection of private property rights1 or unfunded mandates4 #djc4 ,all departments and agencies funded under this ,act are encouraged1 within the limits of the existing statutory authorities and funding1 to expand their use of ,e-,commerce technologies and procedures in the conduct of their business practices and public service activities4 #djd4 ,unless stated otherwise1 all reports and notifications required by this ,act shall be submitted to the ,subcommittee on ,military ,construction and ,veterans ,affairs1 and ,related ,agencies of the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,subcommittee on ,military ,construction and ,veterans ,affairs1 and ,related ,agencies of the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate4 #dje4 ,none of the funds made available in this ,act may be transferred to any department1 agency1 or instrumentality of the ,united ,states ,government except pursuant to a transfer made by1 or transfer authority provided in1 this or any other appropriations ,act4 #djf4 7a7 ,any agency receiving funds made available in this ,act1 shall1 subject to subsections 7b7 and 7c71 post on the public ,web site of that agency any report required to be submitted by the ,congress in this or any other ,act1 upon the determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest4 7b7 ,subsection 7a7 shall not apply to a report if-- 7#a7 the public posting of the report compromises national security2 or 7#b7 the report contains confidential or proprietary information4 7c7 ,the head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the requesting ,committee or ,committees of ,congress for no less than #de days4 #djg4 7a7 ,none of the funds made available in this ,act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing1 downloading1 and exchanging of pornography4 7b7 ,nothing in subsection 7a7 shall limit the use of funds necessary for any ,federal1 ,state1 tribal1 or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations1 prosecution1 or adjudication activities4 #djh4 ,none of the funds made available in this ,act may be used by an agency of the executive branch to pay for first-class travel by an employee of the agency in contravention of sections #cja-aj4abb through #cja-aj4abd of title #da1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4 #dji4 ,none of the funds made available in this ,act may be used to execute a contract for goods or services1 including construction services1 where the contractor has not complied with ,executive ,order ,no4 #abihi4 #daj4 ,none of the funds made available by this ,act may be used in contravention of section #aja7;e77#h7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4 #daa4 7a7 ,in general ,none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the ,department of ,defense in this ,act may be used to construct1 renovate1 or expand any facility in the ,united ,states1 its territories1 or possessions to house any individual detained at ,united ,states ,naval ,station1 ,guantnamo ,bay1 ,cuba1 for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the control of the ,department of ,defense4 7b7 ,the prohibition in subsection 7a7 shall not apply to any modification of facilities at ,united ,states ,naval ,station1 ,guantnamo ,bay1 ,cuba4 7c7 ,an individual described in this subsection is any individual who1 as of ,june #bd1 #bjji1 is located at ,united ,states ,naval ,station1 ,guantnamo ,bay1 ,cuba1 and who-- 7#a7 is not a citizen of the ,united ,states or a member of the ,armed ,forces of the ,united ,states2 and 7#b7 is-- 7,a7 in the custody or under the effective control of the ,department of ,defense2 or 7,b7 otherwise under detention at ,united ,states ,naval ,station1 ,guantnamo ,bay1 ,cuba4 ,v ,counting ,veterans' ,cancer ,act of #bjbc #eja4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,counting ,veterans' ,cancer ,act of #bjbc4 #ejb4 ,findings and purpose 7a7 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,according to #bjag data from ,national ,program of ,cancer ,registries of the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention1 approximately #bf1ejj cancer cases among veterans were not reported to ,state cancer registries funded through such ,program4 7#b7 ,established by ,congress in #aiib through the ,cancer ,registries ,amendment ,act 7,public ,law #ajb-eae71 the ,national ,program of ,cancer ,registries under section #cii;,b of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhj;e7 collects data on cancer occurrence 7including the type1 extent1 and location of the cancer71 the type of initial treatment1 and outcomes4 7#c7 ,the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention support central cancer registries in #df ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 ,puerto ,rico1 certain territories of the ,united ,states in the ,pacific ,islands1 and the ,united ,states ,virgin ,islands4 7#d7 ,the data obtained by registries described in paragraph 7#c7 combined with data from the ,surveillance1 ,epidemiology1 and ,end ,results ,program of the ,national ,cancer ,institute and mortality data from ,national ,center for ,health ,statistics of the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention comprise the official ,united ,states ,cancer ,statistics4 7#e7 ,the ,united ,states ,cancer ,statistics reflect all newly diagnosed cancer cases and cancer deaths for the entire population of the ,united ,states1 except for unreported veterans4 7#f7 ,federal law requires the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention and the ,national ,cancer ,institute to collect cancer data for all newly diagnosed cancer cases1 but that currently cannot be achieved due to frequent lack of reporting by medical facilities of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs4 7#g7 ,releasing all data from medical facilities of the ,department to ,state cancer registries will provide more complete data for health care providers1 public health officials1 and researchers to-- 7,a7 measure cancer occurrence and trends at the local and national level2 7,b7 inform and prioritize cancer educational and screening programs2 7,c7 evaluate efficacy of prevention efforts and treatment2 7,d7 determine survival rates2 7,e7 conduct research on the etiology1 diagnosis1 and treatment of cancer2 7,f7 ensure quality and equity in cancer care2 and 7,g7 plan for health services4 7#h7 ,capturing cancer data from medical facilities of the ,department in ,state cancer registries and the ,united ,states ,cancer ,statistics can benefit veterans by-- 7,a7 improving the ability to identify cancer-related disparities in the veteran community2 7,b7 improving understanding of the cancer-related needs of veterans1 which can be incorporated into ,state ,comprehensive ,cancer ,control planning for screening and treatment programs funded by the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention2 and 7,c7 increasing opportunities for veterans with cancer to be included in more clinical trials and cancer-related research and analysis being done outside of the health care system of the ,department4 7b7 ,purpose ,it is the purpose of this ,act to improve care for veterans by ensuring all data on veterans diagnosed with cancer are captured by the national cancer registry programs supported by the ,national ,program of ,cancer ,registries of the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention and the ,surveillance1 ,epidemiology1 and ,end ,results ,program of the ,national ,cancer ,institute4 #ejc4 ,requirement that ,department of ,veterans ,affairs share data with ,state cancer registries 7a7 ,sharing of data with ,state cancer registries 7#a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #gc of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #gccj;,e4 ,sharing of data with ,state cancer registries 7a7 ,sharing by the ,department 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall share with the ,state cancer registry of each ,state1 if such a registry exists1 qualifying data for all individuals who are residents of the ,state and have received health care under the laws administered by the ,secretary4 7#b7 ,requirements relating to data shared ,in sharing data under paragraph 7#a7 with a ,state cancer registry1 the ,secretary shall comply with the requirements for non-,department facilities to report data1 in a manner that is as complete and timely as possible1 without requiring a data use agreement in place between the ,department and each ,state cancer registry-- 7,a7 to ,state cancer registries that are supported by the ,national ,program of ,cancer ,registries of the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention under section #cii;,b of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhj;e72 7,b7 to ,state cancer registries that are supported by the ,surveillance ,epidemiology and ,end ,results ,program of the ,national ,cancer ,institute authorized under the ,national ,cancer ,act of #aiga 7,public ,law #ib-bah72 and 7,c7 to ,state cancer registries as set forth in relevant ,state laws and regulations that authorize a cancer registry4 7b7 ,qualifying data defined ,in this section1 the term qualifying data1 with respect to a ,state cancer registry1 means all data required to be provided to the registry pursuant to the authorities specified in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,c7 of subsection 7a77#b74 4 7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections at the beginning of subchapter ,,ii of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #gccj;,d the following new item3 #gccj;,e4 ,sharing of data with ,state cancer registries4 4 7b7 ,sharing by ,state cancer registries ,the ,director of the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention shall assist ,state cancer registries described in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of section #gccj;,e7a77#b7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by subsection 7a77#a71 in facilitating1 to the extent allowed under ,state laws regulating the cancer registry program1 the sharing with the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs of data in the possession of each such registry regarding diagnosis of cancer for each veteran-- 7#a7 enrolled in the system of annual patient enrollment established and operated under section #agje7;a7 of such title2 or 7#b7 registered to receive care from the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs under section #ag4cg of title #ch1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or successor regulations4 ,this division may be cited as the ,military ,construction1 ,veterans ,affairs1 and ,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbd4 ,b ,agriculture1 ,rural ,development1 ,food and ,drug ,administration1 and ,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbd ,the following sums are appropriated1 out of any money in the ,treasury not otherwise appropriated1 for ,agriculture1 ,rural ,development1 ,food and ,drug ,administration1 and ,related ,agencies for the fiscal year ending ,september #cj1 #bjbd1 and for other purposes1 namely3 ,i ,,agricultural ,,programs ,processing1 research1 and marketing ,office of the secretary 7,,including ,,transfers ,,of ,,funds7 ,for necessary expenses of the ,office of the ,secretary1 #fe1jfg1jjj of which not to exceed #g1dcb1jjj shall be available for the immediate ,office of the ,secretary2 not to exceed #a1cif1jjj shall be available for the ,office of ,homeland ,security2 not to exceed #e1aij1jjj shall be available for the ,office of ,tribal ,relations1 of which #a1jjj1jjj shall be to continue a ,tribal ,public ,health ,resource ,center at a land grant university with existing indigenous public health expertise to expand current partnerships and collaborative efforts with indigenous groups1 including but not limited to1 tribal organizations and institutions such as tribal colleges1 tribal technical colleges1 tribal community colleges and tribal universities1 to improve the delivery of culturally appropriate public health services and functions in ,american ,indian communities focusing on indigenous food sovereignty2 not to exceed #i1bhj1jjj shall be available for the ,office of ,partnerships and ,public ,engagement1 of which #a1ejj1jjj shall be for #g ,u4,s4,c4 #bbgi7;c77#e72 not to exceed #bh1dbb1jjj shall be available for the ,office of the ,assistant ,secretary for ,administration1 of which #bf1gaf1jjj shall be available for ,departmental ,administration to provide for necessary expenses for management support services to offices of the ,department and for general administration1 security1 repairs and alterations1 and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and efficient work of the ,department3 ,provided1 ,that funds made available by this ,act to an agency in the ,administration mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the ,office2 not to exceed #d1fji1jjj shall be available for the ,office of ,assistant ,secretary for ,congressional ,relations and ,intergovernmental ,affairs to carry out the programs funded by this ,act1 including programs involving intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the executive branch2 and not to exceed #h1gch1jjj shall be available for the ,office of ,communications3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary of ,agriculture is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the ,office of the ,secretary to any other office of the ,office of the ,secretary3 ,provided further1 ,that no appropriation for any office shall be increased or decreased by more than #e percent3 ,provided further1 ,that not to exceed #bb1jjj of the amount made available under this paragraph for the immediate ,office of the ,secretary shall be available for official reception and representation expenses1 not otherwise provided for1 as determined by the ,secretary3 ,provided further1 ,that the amount made available under this heading for ,departmental ,administration shall be reimbursed from applicable appropriations in this ,act for travel expenses incident to the holding of hearings as required by #e ,u4,s4,c4 #eea-eeh3 ,provided further1 ,that funds made available under this heading for the ,office of the ,assistant ,secretary for ,congressional ,relations and ,intergovernmental ,affairs shall be transferred to agencies of the ,department of ,agriculture funded by this ,act to maintain personnel at the agency level3 ,provided further1 ,that no funds made available under this heading for the ,office of ,assistant ,secretary for ,congressional ,relations may be obligated after #cj days from the date of enactment of this ,act1 unless the ,secretary has notified the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress on the allocation of these funds by ,,usda agency3 ,provided further1 ,that during any #cj day notification period referenced in section #gaf of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture shall take no action to begin implementation of the action that is subject to section #gaf of this ,act or make any public announcement of such action in any form4 ,executive operations ,,office ,,of ,,the ,,chief ,,economist ,for necessary expenses of the ,office of the ,chief ,economist1 #cj1aha1jjj1 of which #aj1jjj1jjj shall be for grants or cooperative agreements for policy research under #g ,u4,s4,c4 #caee3 ,provided1 ,that of the amounts made available under this heading1 #b1jjj1jjj shall be for an interdisciplinary center based at a land grant university focused on agricultural policy relevant to the ,midwest region which will provide private entities1 policymakers1 and the public with timely insights and targeted economic solutions3 ,provided further1 ,that of the amounts made available under this heading1 #ejj1jjj shall be available to carry out section #bbd of subtitle ,a of the ,department of ,agriculture ,reorganization ,act of #aiid 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fibd71 as amended by section #abejd of ,public ,law #aae-ccd4 ,,office ,,of ,,hearings ,,and ,,appeals ,for necessary expenses of the ,office of ,hearings and ,appeals1 #af1gjc1jjj4 ,,office ,,of ,,budget ,,and ,,program ,,analysis ,for necessary expenses of the ,office of ,budget and ,program ,analysis1 #ad1ifg1jjj4 ,office of the chief information officer ,for necessary expenses of the ,office of the ,chief ,information ,officer1 #ib1bhd1jjj1 of which not less than #gg1dbh1jjj is for cybersecurity requirements of the department4 ,office of the chief financial officer ,for necessary expenses of the ,office of the ,chief ,financial ,officer1 #g1cfg1jjj4 ,office of the assistant secretary for civil rights ,for necessary expenses of the ,office of the ,assistant ,secretary for ,civil ,rights1 #a1dff1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that funds made available by this ,act to an agency in the ,civil ,rights mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the ,office4 ,office of civil rights ,for necessary expenses of the ,office of ,civil ,rights1 #cg1eie1jjj4 ,agriculture buildings and facilities 7,,including ,,transfers ,,of ,,funds7 ,for payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to ,public ,law #ib-cac1 including authorities pursuant to the #aihd delegation of authority from the ,administrator of ,general ,services to the ,department of ,agriculture under #dj ,u4,s4,c4 #aba1 for programs and activities of the ,department which are included in this ,act1 and for alterations and other actions needed for the ,department and its agencies to consolidate unneeded space into configurations suitable for release to the ,administrator of ,general ,services1 and for the operation1 maintenance1 improvement1 and repair of ,agriculture buildings and facilities1 and for related costs1 #cf1jha1jjj1 to remain available until expended4 ,hazardous materials management 7,,including ,,transfers ,,of ,,funds7 ,for necessary expenses of the ,department of ,agriculture1 to comply with the ,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifja et seq47 and the ,solid ,waste ,disposal ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fija et seq471 #f1ehf1jjj1 to remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that appropriations and funds available herein to the ,department for ,hazardous ,materials ,management may be transferred to any agency of the ,department for its use in meeting all requirements pursuant to the above ,acts on ,federal and non-,federal lands4 ,office of safety1 security1 and protection ,for necessary expenses of the ,office of ,safety1 ,security1 and ,protection1 #ba1hjj1jjj4 ,office of inspector general ,for necessary expenses of the ,office of ,inspector ,general1 including employment pursuant to the ,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh 7,public ,law #ie-deb2 #e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app471 #aaa1efa1jjj1 including such sums as may be necessary for contracting and other arrangements with public agencies and private persons pursuant to section #f7;a77#i7 of the ,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh 7,public ,law #ie-deb2 #e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app471 and including not to exceed #abe1jjj for certain confidential operational expenses1 including the payment of informants1 to be expended under the direction of the ,inspector ,general pursuant to the ,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh 7,public ,law #ie-deb2 #e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 and section #accg of the ,agriculture and ,food ,act of #aiha 7,public ,law #ig-ih74 ,office of the general counsel ,for necessary expenses of the ,office of the ,general ,counsel1 #fj1ecg1jjj4 ,office of ethics ,for necessary expenses of the ,office of ,ethics1 #e1eef1jjj4 ,office of the under secretary for research1 education1 and economics ,for necessary expenses of the ,office of the ,under ,secretary for ,research1 ,education1 and ,economics1 #b1chd1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that funds made available by this ,act to an agency in the ,research1 ,education1 and ,economics mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the ,office3 ,provided further1 ,that of the amounts made available under this heading1 #a1jjj1jjj shall be made available for the ,office of the ,chief ,scientist4 ,economic research service ,for necessary expenses of the ,economic ,research ,service1 #ib1ahc1jjj4 ,national agricultural statistics service ,for necessary expenses of the ,national ,agricultural ,statistics ,service1 #bjj1efc1jjj1 of which up to #ee1ijj1jjj shall be available until expended for the ,census of ,agriculture3 ,provided1 ,that amounts made available for the ,census of ,agriculture may be used to conduct ,current ,industrial ,report surveys subject to #g ,u4,s4,c4 #bbjd;g7d7 and 7f74 ,agricultural research service ,,salaries ,,and ,,expenses ,for necessary expenses of the ,agricultural ,research ,service and for acquisition of lands by donation1 exchange1 or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed #ajj1 and for land exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of equal value or shall be equalized by a payment of money to the grantor which shall not exceed #be percent of the total value of the land or interests transferred out of ,federal ownership1 #a1gib1hgi1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that appropriations hereunder shall be available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed one for replacement only3 ,provided further1 ,that appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to #g ,u4,s4,c4 #bbej for the construction1 alteration1 and repair of buildings and improvements1 but unless otherwise provided1 the cost of constructing any one building shall not exceed #ejj1jjj1 except for headhouses or greenhouses which shall each be limited to #a1hjj1jjj1 except for #aj buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed #a1ajj1jjj each1 and except for four buildings to be constructed at a cost not to exceed #e1jjj1jjj each1 and the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed #aj percent of the current replacement value of the building or #ejj1jjj1 whichever is greater3 ,provided further1 ,that appropriations hereunder shall be available for entering into lease agreements at any ,agricultural ,research ,service location for the construction of a research facility by a non-,federal entity for use by the ,agricultural ,research ,service and a condition of the lease shall be that any facility shall be owned1 operated1 and maintained by the non-,federal entity and shall be removed upon the expiration or termination of the lease agreement3 ,provided further1 ,that the limitations on alterations contained in this ,act shall not apply to modernization or replacement of existing facilities at ,beltsville1 ,maryland3 ,provided further1 ,that appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting easements at the ,beltsville ,agricultural ,research ,center3 ,provided further1 ,that the foregoing limitations shall not apply to replacement of buildings needed to carry out the ,act of ,april #bd1 #aidh 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #aac;a73 ,provided further1 ,that appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting easements at any ,agricultural ,research ,service location for the construction of a research facility by a non-,federal entity for use by1 and acceptable to1 the ,agricultural ,research ,service and a condition of the easements shall be that upon completion the facility shall be accepted by the ,secretary1 subject to the availability of funds herein1 if the ,secretary finds that acceptance of the facility is in the interest of the ,united ,states3 ,provided further1 ,that funds may be received from any ,state1 other political subdivision1 organization1 or individual for the purpose of establishing or operating any research facility or research project of the ,agricultural ,research ,service1 as authorized by law4 ,,buildings ,,and ,,facilities ,for the acquisition of land1 construction1 repair1 improvement1 extension1 alteration1 and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities as necessary to carry out the agricultural research programs of the ,department of ,agriculture1 where not otherwise provided1 #hh1hfi1jjj to remain available until expended1 of which #dg1dfd1jjj shall be for the purposes1 and in the amounts1 specified for this account in the table titled ,congressionally ,directed ,spending in the report accompanying this ,act4 ,national institute of food and agriculture ,,research ,,and ,,education ,,activities ,for payments to agricultural experiment stations1 for cooperative forestry and other research1 for facilities1 and for other expenses1 #a1jhd1fjj1jjj which shall be for the purposes1 and in the amounts1 specified in the table titled ,national ,institute of ,food and ,agriculture1 ,research and ,education ,activities in the report accompanying this ,act3 ,provided1 ,that funds for research grants for #aiid institutions1 education grants for #ahij institutions1 ,hispanic serving institutions education grants1 capacity building for non-land-grant colleges of agriculture1 the agriculture and food research initiative1 veterinary medicine loan repayment1 multicultural scholars1 graduate fellowship and institution challenge grants1 grants management systems1 tribal colleges education equity grants1 and scholarships at #ahij institutions shall remain available until expended3 ,provided further1 ,that each institution eligible to receive funds under the ,evans-,allen program receives no less than #a1jjj1jjj3 ,provided further1 ,that funds for education grants for ,alaska ,native and ,native ,hawaiian-serving institutions be made available to individual eligible institutions or consortia of eligible institutions with funds awarded equally to each of the ,states of ,alaska and ,hawaii3 ,provided further1 ,that funds for providing grants for food and agricultural sciences for ,alaska ,native and ,native ,hawaiian-,serving institutions and for ,insular ,areas shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbd3 ,provided further1 ,that funds for education grants for #ahij institutions shall be made available to institutions eligible to receive funds under #g ,u4,s4,c4 #cbba and #cbbb3 ,provided further1 ,that not more than #e percent of the amounts made available by this or any other ,act to carry out the ,agriculture and ,food ,research ,initiative under #g ,u4,s4,c4 #caeg may be retained by the ,secretary of ,agriculture to pay administrative costs incurred by the ,secretary in carrying out that authority4 ,,native ,,american ,,institutions ,,endowment ,,fund ,for the ,native ,american ,institutions ,endowment ,fund authorized by ,public ,law #ajc-chb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cja note71 #aa1hhj1jjj1 to remain available until expended4 ,,extension ,,activities ,for payments to ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 ,puerto ,rico1 ,guam1 the ,virgin ,islands1 ,micronesia1 the ,northern ,marianas1 and ,american ,samoa1 #efg1daj1jjj which shall be for the purposes1 and in the amounts1 specified in the table titled ,national ,institute of ,food and ,agriculture1 ,extension ,activities in the report accompanying this ,act3 ,provided1 ,that funds for extension services at #aiid institutions and for facility improvements at #ahij institutions shall remain available until expended3 ,provided further1 ,that institutions eligible to receive funds under #g ,u4,s4,c4 #cbba for cooperative extension receive no less than #a1jjj1jjj3 ,provided further1 ,that funds for cooperative extension under sections #c7;b7 and 7c7 of the ,smith-,lever ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cdc7;b7 and 7c77 and section #bjh7;c7 of ,public ,law #ic-dga shall be available for retirement and employees' compensation costs for extension agents4 ,,integrated ,,activities ,for the integrated research1 education1 and extension grants programs1 including necessary administrative expenses1 #da1ejj1jjj1 which shall be for the purposes1 and in the amounts1 specified in the table titled ,national ,institute of ,food and ,agriculture1 ,integrated ,activities in the report accompanying this ,act3 ,provided1 ,that funds for the ,food and ,agriculture ,defense ,initiative shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbd3 ,provided further1 ,that notwithstanding any other provision of law1 indirect costs shall not be charged against any ,extension ,implementation ,program ,area grant awarded under the ,crop ,protection_/,pest ,management ,program 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gfbf74 ,office of the under secretary for marketing and regulatory programs ,for necessary expenses of the ,office of the ,under ,secretary for ,marketing and ,regulatory ,programs1 #a1fag1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that funds made available by this ,act to an agency in the ,marketing and ,regulatory ,programs mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the ,office4 ,animal and plant health inspection service ,,salaries ,,and ,,expenses 7,,including ,,transfers ,,of ,,funds7 ,for necessary expenses of the ,animal and ,plant ,health ,inspection ,service1 including up to #cj1jjj for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to the ,foreign ,service ,act of #aihj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #djhe71 #a1ahe1ifg1jjj of which up to #ad1bgf1jjj shall be for the purposes1 and in the amounts1 specified for this account in the table titled ,congressionally ,directed ,spending in the report accompanying this ,act1 and of which #f1jjj1jjj shall be for the suppression and control of ,mormon crickets in western ,states1 and of which #gej1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 shall be for invasive catfish control2 of which #ead1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 shall be available for the control of outbreaks of insects1 plant diseases1 animal diseases and for control of pest animals and birds 7contingency fund7 to the extent necessary to meet emergency conditions2 of which #ae1dej1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 shall be used for the cotton pests program1 including for cost share purposes or for debt retirement for active eradication zones2 of which #ci1ahc1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 shall be for ,animal ,health ,technical ,services2 of which #d1jif1jjj shall be for activities under the authority of the ,horse ,protection ,act of #aigj1 as amended 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ahca72 of which #fd1icj1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 shall be used to support avian health2 of which #d1bea1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 shall be for information technology infrastructure2 of which #bag1ijd1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 shall be for specialty crop pests1 of which #h1ejj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe1 shall be for one-time control and management and associated activities directly related to the multiple-agency response to citrus greening2 of which1 #ac1ihf1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 shall be for field crop and rangeland ecosystem pests2 of which #ba1efg1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 shall be for zoonotic disease management2 of which #dh1jfg1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 shall be for emergency preparedness and response2 of which #fb1efb1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 shall be for tree and wood pests2 of which #f1ejj1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 shall be for the ,national ,veterinary ,stockpile2 of which up to #a1ejj1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 shall be for the scrapie program for indemnities2 of which #b1ejj1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 shall be for the wildlife damage management program for aviation safety3 ,provided1 ,that of amounts available under this heading for wildlife services methods development1 #a1jjj1jjj shall remain available until expended3 ,provided further1 ,that of amounts available under this heading for the screwworm program1 #d1iij1jjj shall remain available until expended2 of which #bd1ebg1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 shall be used to carry out the science program and transition activities for the ,national ,bio and ,agro-defense ,facility located in ,manhattan1 ,kansas3 ,provided further1 ,that no funds shall be used to formulate or administer a brucellosis eradication program for the current fiscal year that does not require minimum matching by the ,states of at least #dj percent3 ,provided further1 ,that this appropriation shall be available for the purchase1 replacement1 operation1 and maintenance of aircraft3 ,provided further1 ,that in addition1 in emergencies which threaten any segment of the agricultural production industry of the ,united ,states1 the ,secretary may transfer from other appropriations or funds available to the agencies or corporations of the ,department such sums as may be deemed necessary1 to be available only in such emergencies for the arrest and eradication of contagious or infectious disease or pests of animals1 poultry1 or plants1 and for expenses in accordance with sections #ajdaa and #ajdag of the ,animal ,health ,protection ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hcaj and #hcaf7 and sections #dca and #ddb of the ,plant ,protection ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ggea and #gggb71 and any unexpended balances of funds transferred for such emergency purposes in the preceding fiscal year shall be merged with such transferred amounts3 ,provided further1 ,that appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to law 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bbej7 for the repair and alteration of leased buildings and improvements1 but unless otherwise provided the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed #aj percent of the current replacement value of the building4 ,in fiscal year #bjbd1 the agency is authorized to collect fees to cover the total costs of providing technical assistance1 goods1 or services requested by ,states1 other political subdivisions1 domestic and international organizations1 foreign governments1 or individuals1 provided that such fees are structured such that any entity's liability for such fees is reasonably based on the technical assistance1 goods1 or services provided to the entity by the agency1 and such fees shall be reimbursed to this account1 to remain available until expended1 without further appropriation1 for providing such assistance1 goods1 or services4 ,,buildings ,,and ,,facilities ,for plans1 construction1 repair1 preventive maintenance1 environmental support1 improvement1 extension1 alteration1 and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities1 as authorized by #g ,u4,s4,c4 #bbej1 and acquisition of land as authorized by #g ,u4,s4,c4 #bbfh;a1 #c1age1jjj1 to remain available until expended4 ,agricultural marketing service ,,marketing ,,services ,for necessary expenses of the ,agricultural ,marketing ,service1 #bbi1hia1jjj1 of which #g1ejj1jjj shall be available for the purposes of section #abcjf of ,public ,law #aac-gi1 and of which #a1jjj1jjj shall be available for the purposes of section #ggi of division ,a of ,public ,law #aag-ajc3 ,provided1 ,that of the amounts made available under this heading1 #ae1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 shall be to carry out section #abeac of ,public ,law #aae-ccd1 of which #ad1jjj1jjj shall be for dairy business innovation initiatives established in ,public ,law #aaf-f and the ,secretary shall take measures to ensure an equal distribution of funds between these three regional innovation initiatives3 ,provided further1 ,that this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bbej7 for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements1 but the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed #aj percent of the current replacement value of the building4 ,fees may be collected for the cost of standardization activities1 as established by regulation pursuant to law 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #igja71 except for the cost of activities relating to the development or maintenance of grain standards under the ,united ,states ,grain ,standards ,act1 #g ,u4,s4,c4 #ga et seq4 ,,limitation ,,on ,,administrative ,,expenses ,not to exceed #fb1eif1jjj 7from fees collected7 shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses3 ,provided1 ,that if crop size is understated and_/or other uncontrollable events occur1 the agency may exceed this limitation by up to #aj percent with notification to the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress4 ,,funds ,,for ,,strengthening ,,markets1 ,,income1 ,,and ,,supply 7,,section #cb7 7,,including ,,transfers ,,of ,,funds7 ,funds available under section #cb of the ,act of ,august #bd1 #aice 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fab;c71 shall be used only for commodity program expenses as authorized therein1 and other related operating expenses1 except for3 7#a7 transfers to the ,department of ,commerce as authorized by the ,fish and ,wildlife ,act of #aief 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gdb;a et seq472 7#b7 transfers otherwise provided in this ,act2 and 7#c7 not more than #ba1eja1jjj for formulation and administration of marketing agreements and orders pursuant to the ,agricultural ,marketing ,agreement ,act of #aicg and the ,agricultural ,act of #aifa 7,public ,law #hg-abh74 ,,payments ,,to ,,states ,,and ,,possessions ,for payments to departments of agriculture1 bureaus and departments of markets1 and similar agencies for marketing activities under section #bjd7;b7 of the ,agricultural ,marketing ,act of #aidf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afbc7;b771 #a1bce1jjj4 ,,limitation ,,on ,,inspection ,,and ,,weighing ,,services ,,expenses ,not to exceed #ee1jjj1jjj 7from fees collected7 shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection and weighing services3 ,provided1 ,that if grain export activities require additional supervision and oversight1 or other uncontrollable factors occur1 this limitation may be exceeded by up to #aj percent with notification to the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress4 ,office of the under secretary for food safety ,for necessary expenses of the ,office of the ,under ,secretary for ,food ,safety1 #a1aag1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that funds made available by this ,act to an agency in the ,food ,safety mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the ,office4 ,food safety and inspection service ,for necessary expenses to carry out services authorized by the ,federal ,meat ,inspection ,act1 the ,poultry ,products ,inspection ,act1 and the ,egg ,products ,inspection ,act1 including not to exceed #aj1jjj for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to section #h of the ,act approved ,august #c1 #aief 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #agff71 #a1bje1jji1jjj2 and in addition1 #a1jjj1jjj may be credited to this account from fees collected for the cost of laboratory accreditation as authorized by section #acbg of the ,food1 ,agriculture1 ,conservation and ,trade ,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ach;f73 ,provided1 ,that funds provided for the ,public ,health ,data ,communication ,infrastructure system shall remain available until expended3 ,provided further1 ,that no fewer than #adh full-time equivalent positions shall be employed during fiscal year #bjbd for purposes dedicated solely to inspections and enforcement related to the ,humane ,methods of ,slaughter ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aija et seq473 ,provided further1 ,that the ,food ,safety and ,inspection ,service shall continue implementation of section #aajaf of ,public ,law #aaj-bdf as further clarified by the amendments made in section #abajf of ,public ,law #aac-gi3 ,provided further1 ,that this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bbej7 for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements1 but the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed #aj percent of the current replacement value of the building4 ,,ii ,,farm ,,production ,,and ,,conservation ,,programs ,office of the under secretary for farm production and conservation ,for necessary expenses of the ,office of the ,under ,secretary for ,farm ,production and ,conservation1 #a1gbg1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that funds made available by this ,act to an agency in the ,farm ,production and ,conservation mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the ,office4 ,farm production and conservation business center ,,salaries ,,and ,,expenses 7,,including ,,transfers ,,of ,,funds7 ,for necessary expenses of the ,farm ,production and ,conservation ,business ,center1 #bdi1fhd1jjj1 of which #a1jjj1jjj shall be for the implementation of section #ggc of ,public ,law #aag-cbh3 ,provided1 ,that #fj1bbh1jjj of amounts appropriated for the current fiscal year pursuant to section #abda7;a7 of the ,farm ,security and ,rural ,investment ,act of #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chda7;a77 shall be transferred to and merged with this account4 ,farm service agency ,,salaries ,,and ,,expenses 7,,including ,,transfers ,,of ,,funds7 ,for necessary expenses of the ,farm ,service ,agency1 #a1bae1cjg1jjj1 of which not less than #ae1jjj1jjj shall be for the hiring of new employees to fill vacancies and anticipated vacancies at ,farm ,service ,agency county offices and farm loan officers and shall be available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe3 ,provided1 ,that not more than #ej percent of the funding made available under this heading for information technology related to farm program delivery may be obligated until the ,secretary submits to the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress1 and receives written or electronic notification of receipt from such ,committees of1 a plan for expenditure that 7#a7 identifies for each project_/investment over #be1jjj 7a7 the functional and performance capabilities to be delivered and the mission benefits to be realized1 7b7 the estimated lifecycle cost for the entirety of the project_/investment1 including estimates for development as well as maintenance and operations1 and 7c7 key milestones to be met2 7#b7 demonstrates that each project_/investment is1 7a7 consistent with the ,farm ,service ,agency ,information ,technology ,roadmap1 7b7 being managed in accordance with applicable lifecycle management policies and guidance1 and 7c7 subject to the applicable ,department's capital planning and investment control requirements2 and 7#c7 has been reviewed by the ,government ,accountability ,office and approved by the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress3 ,provided further1 ,that the agency shall submit a report by the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal year #bjbd to the ,committees on ,appropriations and the ,government ,accountability ,office1 that identifies for each project_/investment that is operational 7a7 current performance against key indicators of customer satisfaction1 7b7 current performance of service level agreements or other technical metrics1 7c7 current performance against a pre-established cost baseline1 7d7 a detailed breakdown of current and planned spending on operational enhancements or upgrades1 and 7e7 an assessment of whether the investment continues to meet business needs as intended as well as alternatives to the investment3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary is authorized to use the services1 facilities1 and authorities 7but not the funds7 of the ,commodity ,credit ,corporation to make program payments for all programs administered by the ,agency3 ,provided further1 ,that other funds made available to the ,agency for authorized activities may be advanced to and merged with this account3 ,provided further1 ,that of the amount appropriated under this heading1 #fif1eid1jjj shall be made available to county offices1 to remain available until expended3 ,provided further1 ,that1 notwithstanding the preceding proviso1 any funds made available to county offices in the current fiscal year that the ,administrator of the ,farm ,service ,agency deems to exceed or not meet the amount needed for the county offices may be transferred to or from the ,farm ,service ,agency for necessary expenses3 ,provided further1 ,that none of the funds available to the ,farm ,service ,agency shall be used to close ,farm ,service ,agency county offices3 ,provided further1 ,that none of the funds available to the ,farm ,service ,agency shall be used to permanently relocate county based employees that would result in an office with two or fewer employees without prior notification and approval of the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress4 ,,state ,,mediation ,,grants ,for grants pursuant to section #ejb7;b7 of the ,agricultural ,credit ,act of #aihg1 as amended 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #eaja-eajf71 #g1jjj1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that the ,secretary of ,agriculture may determine that ,united ,states territories and ,federally recognized ,indian tribes are ,states for the purposes of ,subtitle ,a of such ,act4 ,,grassroots ,,source ,,water ,,protection ,,program ,for necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or groundwater protection activities under section #abdj,o of the ,food ,security ,act of #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chci;bb-#b71 #g1ejj1jjj1 to remain available until expended4 ,,dairy ,,indemnity ,,program 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 ,for necessary expenses involved in making indemnity payments to dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy products under a dairy indemnity program1 such sums as may be necessary1 to remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that such program is carried out by the ,secretary in the same manner as the dairy indemnity program described in the ,agriculture1 ,rural ,development1 ,food and ,drug ,administration1 and ,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1 #bjja 7,public ,law #ajf-chg1 #aad ,stat4 #aedi;,a-#ab74 ,,geographically ,,disadvantaged ,,farmers ,,and ,,ranchers ,for necessary expenses to carry out direct reimbursement payments to geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers under section #afba of the ,food ,conservation1 and ,energy ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hgib71 #d1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended4 ,,agricultural ,,credit ,,insurance ,,fund ,,program ,,account 7,,including ,,transfers ,,of ,,funds7 ,for gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed farm ownership 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aibb et seq47 and operating 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aida et seq47 loans1 emergency loans 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aifa et seq471 ,indian tribe land acquisition loans 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #eacf71 boll weevil loans 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aihi71 guaranteed conservation loans 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aibd et seq471 relending program 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aicf;c71 and ,indian highly fractionated land loans 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #eacf7 to be available from funds in the ,agricultural ,credit ,insurance ,fund1 as follows3 #c1ejj1jjj1jjj for guaranteed farm ownership loans and #c1ajj1jjj1jjj for farm ownership direct loans2 #b1aah1dia1jjj for unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans and #a1fcc1jjj1jjj for direct operating loans2 emergency loans1 #cg1ffg1jjj2 ,indian tribe land acquisition loans1 #bj1jjj1jjj2 guaranteed conservation loans1 #aej1jjj1jjj2 relending program1 #fa1dbf1jjj2 ,indian highly fractionated land loans1 #e1jjj1jjj2 and for boll weevil eradication program loans1 #fj1jjj1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that the ,secretary shall deem the pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for the purpose of boll weevil eradication program loans4 ,for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and grants1 including the cost of modifying loans as defined in section #ejb of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd1 as follows3 #c1ejg1jjj for emergency loans1 to remain available until expended2 and #bg1eih1jjj for direct farm operating loans1 #a1dhc1jjj for unsubsidized guaranteed farm operating loans1 #ai1cfh1jjj for the relending program1 #a1egg1jjj for ,indian highly fractionated land loans1 and #beh1jjj for boll weevil eradication program loans4 ,in addition1 for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs1 #cda1hga1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that of this amount1 #cba1fba1jjj shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ,farm ,service ,agency1 ,salaries and ,expenses4 ,funds appropriated by this ,act to the ,agricultural ,credit ,insurance ,program ,account for farm ownership1 operating and conservation direct loans and guaranteed loans may be transferred among these programs3 ,provided1 ,that the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress are notified at least #ae days in advance of any transfer4 ,risk management agency ,,salaries ,,and ,,expenses ,for necessary expenses of the ,risk ,management ,agency1 #ff1hgj1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that #a1jjj1jjj of the amount appropriated under this heading in this ,act shall be available for compliance and integrity activities required under section #eaf7;b77#b77;,c7 of the ,federal ,crop ,insurance ,act of #aich 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aeaf7;b77#b77;,c771 and shall be in addition to amounts otherwise provided for such purpose3 ,provided further1 ,that not to exceed #a1jjj shall be available for official reception and representation expenses1 as authorized by #g ,u4,s4,c4 #aejf7;i74 ,natural resources conservation service ,,conservation ,,operations ,for necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of the ,act of ,april #bg1 #aice 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #eij;a-f71 including preparation of conservation plans and establishment of measures to conserve soil and water 7including farm irrigation and land drainage and such special measures for soil and water management as may be necessary to prevent floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to control agricultural related pollutants72 operation of conservation plant materials centers2 classification and mapping of soil2 dissemination of information2 acquisition of lands1 water1 and interests therein for use in the plant materials program by donation1 exchange1 or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed #ajj pursuant to the ,act of ,august #c1 #aief 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bbfh;a72 purchase and erection or alteration or improvement of permanent and temporary buildings2 and operation and maintenance of aircraft1 #ibb1aea1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe3 ,provided1 ,that appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to #g ,u4,s4,c4 #bbej for construction and improvement of buildings and public improvements at plant materials centers1 except that the cost of alterations and improvements to other buildings and other public improvements shall not exceed #bej1jjj3 ,provided further1 ,that when buildings or other structures are erected on non-,federal land1 that the right to use such land is obtained as provided in #g ,u4,s4,c4 #bbej;a3 ,provided further1 ,that of the total amount available under this heading1 #h1ejj1jjj shall be for necessary expenses to carry out the ,urban ,agriculture and ,innovative ,production ,program under section #bbb of subtitle ,a of title ,,ii of the ,department of ,agriculture ,reorganization ,act of #aiid 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fibc71 as amended by section #abcjb of ,public ,law #aae-ccd4 ,,watershed ,,and ,,flood ,,prevention ,,operations ,for necessary expenses to carry out preventive measures1 including but not limited to surveys and investigations1 engineering operations1 works of improvement1 and changes in use of land1 in accordance with the ,watershed ,protection and ,flood ,prevention ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja-ajje and #ajjg-ajji7 and in accordance with the provisions of laws relating to the activities of the ,department1 #ij1dje1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 of which up to #bj1dje1jjj shall be for the purposes1 and in the amounts1 specified for this account in the table titled ,congressionally ,directed ,spending in the report accompanying this ,act3 ,provided1 ,that for funds provided by this ,act or any other prior ,act1 the limitation regarding the size of the watershed or subwatershed exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand acres in which such activities can be undertaken shall only apply for activities undertaken for the primary purpose of flood prevention 7including structural and land treatment measures73 ,provided further1 ,that of the amounts made available under this heading1 #e1jjj1jjj shall be allocated to projects and activities that can commence promptly following enactment2 that address regional priorities for flood prevention1 agricultural water management1 inefficient irrigation systems1 fish and wildlife habitat1 or watershed protection2 or that address authorized ongoing projects under the authorities of section #ac of the ,flood ,control ,act of ,december #bb1 #aidd 7,public ,law #gh-ecd7 with a primary purpose of watershed protection by preventing floodwater damage and stabilizing stream channels1 tributaries1 and banks to reduce erosion and sediment transport3 ,provided further1 ,that of the amounts made available under this heading1 #bj1jjj1jjj shall be allocated to multi-benefit irrigation modernization projects and activities that increase fish or wildlife habitat1 reduce drought impact1 improve water quality or instream flow1 or provide off-channel renewable energy production4 ,,watershed ,,rehabilitation ,,program ,under the authorities of section #ad of the ,watershed ,protection and ,flood ,prevention ,act1 #b1jjj1jjj is provided4 ,,corporations ,the following corporations and agencies are hereby authorized to make expenditures1 within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with law1 and to make contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section #ajd of the ,government ,corporation ,control ,act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation or agency1 except as hereinafter provided4 ,federal crop insurance corporation fund ,for payments as authorized by section #eaf of the ,federal ,crop ,insurance ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aeaf71 such sums as may be necessary1 to remain available until expended4 ,commodity credit corporation fund ,,reimbursement ,,for ,,net ,,realized ,,losses 7,,including ,,transfers ,,of ,,funds7 ,for the current fiscal year1 such sums as may be necessary to reimburse the ,commodity ,credit ,corporation for net realized losses sustained1 but not previously reimbursed1 pursuant to section #b of the ,act of ,august #ag1 #aifa 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gac;a-#aa73 ,provided1 ,that of the funds available to the ,commodity ,credit ,corporation under section #aa of the ,commodity ,credit ,corporation ,charter ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gad;i7 for the conduct of its business with the ,foreign ,agricultural ,service1 up to #e1jjj1jjj may be transferred to and used by the ,foreign ,agricultural ,service for information resource management activities of the ,foreign ,agricultural ,service that are not related to ,commodity ,credit ,corporation business3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall notify the ,committees on ,appropriations of the ,house and ,senate in writing #ae days prior to the obligation or commitment of any emergency funds from the ,commodity ,credit ,corporation4 ,,hazardous ,,waste ,,management 7,,limitation ,,on ,,expenses7 ,for the current fiscal year1 the ,commodity ,credit ,corporation shall not expend more than #ae1jjj1jjj for site investigation and cleanup expenses1 and operations and maintenance expenses to comply with the requirement of section #ajg7;g7 of the ,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifjg7;g771 and section #fjja of the ,solid ,waste ,disposal ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fifa74 ,,iii ,,rural ,,development ,,programs ,office of the under secretary for rural development ,for necessary expenses of the ,office of the ,under ,secretary for ,rural ,development1 #a1fbj1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that funds made available by this ,act to an agency in the ,rural ,development mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the ,office4 ,rural development ,,salaries ,,and ,,expenses 7,,including ,,transfers ,,of ,,funds7 ,for necessary expenses for carrying out the administration and implementation of ,rural ,development programs1 including activities with institutions concerning the development and operation of agricultural cooperatives2 and for cooperative agreements2 #cea1jhg1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that of the amount made available under this heading1 up to #c1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe1 shall be for the ,rural ,partners ,network activities of the ,department of ,agriculture1 and may be transferred to other agencies of the ,department for such purpose1 consistent with the missions and authorities of such agencies3 ,provided further1 ,that of the amount made available under this heading1 no less than #ajj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 shall be used for information technology expenses3 ,provided further1 ,that notwithstanding any other provision of law1 funds appropriated under this heading may be used for advertising and promotional activities that support ,rural ,development programs3 ,provided further1 ,that in addition to any other funds appropriated for purposes authorized by section #ejb7;i7 of the ,housing ,act of #aidi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adgb7;i771 any amounts collected under such section1 as amended by this ,act1 will immediately be credited to this account and will remain available until expended for such purposes4 ,rural housing service ,,rural ,,housing ,,insurance ,,fund ,,program ,,account 7,,including ,,transfers ,,of ,,funds7 ,for gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by title ,v of the ,housing ,act of #aidi1 to be available from funds in the rural housing insurance fund1 as follows3 #hej1jjj1jjj shall be for direct loans1 #g1ejj1jjj shall be for a ,single ,family ,housing ,relending demonstration program for ,native ,american ,tribes2 and #cj1jjj1jjj1jjj1 which shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans2 #bh1jjj1jjj for section #ejd housing repair loans2 #fj1jjj1jjj for section #eae rental housing2 #djj1jjj1jjj for section #ech guaranteed multi-family housing loans2 #aj1jjj1jjj for credit sales of single family housing acquired property2 #e1jjj1jjj for section #ebc self-help housing land development loans2 and #e1jjj1jjj for section #ebd site development loans4 ,for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans1 including the cost of modifying loans1 as defined in section #ejb of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd1 as follows3 section #ejb loans1 #fb1fcg1jjj shall be for direct loans2 ,single ,family ,housing ,relending demonstration program for ,native ,american ,tribes1 #c1dcb1jjj2 section #ejd housing repair loans1 #d1heh1jjj2 section #ebc self-help housing land development loans1 #fcg1jjj2 section #ebd site development loans1 #dgg1jjj2 and repair1 rehabilitation1 and new construction of section #eae rental housing1 #bj1ihh1jjj1 to remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that to support the loan program level for section #ech guaranteed loans made available under this heading the ,secretary may charge or adjust any fees to cover the projected cost of such loan guarantees pursuant to the provisions of the ,credit ,reform ,act of #aiij 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ffa et seq471 and the interest on such loans may not be subsidized3 ,provided further1 ,that applicants in communities that have a current rural area waiver under section #eda of the ,housing ,act of #aidi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adijq7 shall be treated as living in a rural area for purposes of section #ejb guaranteed loans provided under this heading3 ,provided further1 ,that of the amounts available under this paragraph for section #ejb direct loans1 no less than #e1jjj1jjj shall be available for direct loans for individuals whose homes will be built pursuant to a program funded with a mutual and self-help housing grant authorized by section #ebc of the ,housing ,act of #aidi until ,june #a1 #bjbd3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall implement provisions to provide incentives to nonprofit organizations and public housing authorities to facilitate the acquisition of ,rural ,housing ,service 7,,rhs7 multifamily housing properties by such nonprofit organizations and public housing authorities that commit to keep such properties in the ,,rhs multifamily housing program for a period of time as determined by the ,secretary1 with such incentives to include1 but not be limited to1 the following3 allow such nonprofit entities and public housing authorities to earn a ,return on ,investment on their own resources to include proceeds from low income housing tax credit syndication1 own contributions1 grants1 and developer loans at favorable rates and terms1 invested in a deal2 and allow reimbursement of organizational costs associated with owner's oversight of asset referred to as ,asset ,management ,fee of up to #g1ejj per property4 ,in addition1 for the cost of direct loans and grants1 including the cost of modifying loans1 as defined in section #ejb of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd1 #ce1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 for a demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization of the sections #ead1 #eae1 and #eaf multi-family rental housing properties to restructure existing ,,usda multi-family housing loans1 as the ,secretary deems appropriate1 expressly for the purposes of ensuring the project has sufficient resources to preserve the project for the purpose of providing safe and affordable housing for low-income residents and farm laborers including reducing or eliminating interest2 deferring loan payments1 subordinating1 reducing or re-amortizing loan debt2 and other financial assistance including advances1 payments and incentives 7including the ability of owners to obtain reasonable returns on investment7 required by the ,secretary3 ,provided1 ,that the ,secretary shall1 as part of the preservation and revitalization agreement1 obtain a restrictive use agreement consistent with the terms of the restructuring4 ,in addition1 for the cost of direct loans1 grants1 and contracts1 as authorized by sections #ead and #eaf of the ,housing ,act of #aidi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adhd1 #adhf71 #ah1gjc1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 for direct farm labor housing loans and domestic farm labor housing grants and contracts4 ,in addition1 for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs1 #dab1bed1jjj shall be paid to the appropriation for ,rural ,development1 ,salaries and ,expenses4 ,,rental ,,assistance ,,program ,for rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed pursuant to the authority under section #eba7;a77#b7 of the ,housing ,act of #aidi or agreements entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or payments for eligible households as authorized by section #ejb7;c77#e77;,d7 of the ,housing ,act of #aidi1 #a1fjh1jjj1jjj1 and in addition such sums as may be necessary1 as authorized by section #eba7;c7 of the ,act1 to liquidate debt incurred prior to fiscal year #aiib to carry out the rental assistance program under section #eba7;a77#b7 of the ,act3 ,provided1 ,that amounts made available under this heading shall be available for renewal of rental assistance agreements for a maximum of #ae1jjj units where the ,secretary determines that a maturing loan for a project cannot reasonably be restructured with another ,,usda loan or modification and the project was operating with rental assistance under section #eba of the ,housing ,act of #aidi3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary may enter into rental assistance contracts in maturing properties with existing rental assistance agreements notwithstanding any provision of section #eba of the ,housing ,act of #aidi1 for a term of at least #aj years but not more than #bj years3 ,provided further1 ,that any agreement to enter into a rental assistance contract under section #eba of the ,housing ,act of #aidi for a maturing property shall obligate the owner to continue to maintain the project as decent1 safe1 and sanitary housing and to operate the development in accordance with the ,housing ,act of #aidi1 except that initial rents shall be based on the budget-based needs of the project3 ,provided further1 ,that annual rent adjustments shall be based on the lesser of 7#a7 the budget-based needs of the project1 or 7#b7 the operating cost adjustment factor as a payment standard as provided under section #ebd of the ,multifamily ,assisted ,housing ,reform and ,affordability ,act of #aiig 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f note73 ,provided further1 ,that rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed during the current fiscal year shall be funded for a one year period3 ,provided further1 ,that upon request by an owner under section #ead or #eae of the ,act1 the ,secretary may renew the rental assistance agreement for a period of #bj years or until the term of such loan has expired1 subject to annual appropriations3 ,provided further1 ,that rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed during the current fiscal year shall be funded for a one-year period3 ,provided further1 ,that upon request by an owner of a project financed by an existing loan under section #ead or #eae of the ,act1 the ,secretary may renew the rental assistance agreement for a period of #bj years or until the term of such loan has expired1 subject to annual appropriations3 ,provided further1 ,that any unexpended balances remaining at the end of such one-year agreements may be transferred and used for purposes of any debt reduction1 maintenance1 repair1 or rehabilitation of any existing projects2 preservation2 and rental assistance activities authorized under title ,v of the ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that rental assistance provided under agreements entered into prior to fiscal year #bjbd for a farm labor multi-family housing project financed under section #ead or #eaf of the ,act may not be recaptured for use in another project until such assistance has remained unused for a period of six consecutive months1 if such project has a waiting list of tenants seeking such assistance or the project has rental assistance eligible tenants who are not receiving such assistance3 ,provided further1 ,that such recaptured rental assistance shall1 to the extent practicable1 be applied to another farm labor multi-family housing project financed under section #ead or #eaf of the ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that except as provided in the tenth proviso under this heading and notwithstanding any other provision of the ,act1 the ,secretary may recapture rental assistance provided under agreements entered into prior to fiscal year #bjbd for a project that the ,secretary determines no longer needs rental assistance and use such recaptured funds for current needs4 ,,rural ,,housing ,,voucher ,,account ,for the rural housing voucher program as authorized under section #edb of the ,housing ,act of #aidi1 but notwithstanding subsection 7b7 of such section1 #dh1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that the funds made available under this heading shall be available for rural housing vouchers to any low-income household 7including those not receiving rental assistance7 residing in a property financed with a section #eae loan which has been prepaid or otherwise paid off after ,september #cj1 #bjje3 ,provided further1 ,that the amount of such voucher shall be the difference between comparable market rent for the section #eae unit and the tenant paid rent for such unit3 ,provided further1 ,that funds made available for such vouchers shall be subject to the availability of annual appropriations3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall1 to the maximum extent practicable1 administer such vouchers with current regulations and administrative guidance applicable to section #h housing vouchers administered by the ,secretary of the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development3 ,provided further1 ,that in addition to any other available funds1 the ,secretary may expend not more than #a1jjj1jjj total1 from the program funds made available under this heading1 for administrative expenses for activities funded under this heading4 ,,mutual ,,and ,,self-,,help ,,housing ,,grants ,for grants and contracts pursuant to section #ebc7;b77#a77;,a7 of the ,housing ,act of #aidi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adij;c71 #cb1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended4 ,,rural ,,housing ,,assistance ,,grants ,for grants for very low-income housing repair and rural housing preservation made by the ,rural ,housing ,service1 as authorized by #db ,u4,s4,c4 #adgd1 and #adijm1 #dh1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended4 ,,rural ,,community ,,facilities ,,program ,,account 7,,including ,,transfers ,,of ,,funds7 ,for gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by section #cjf and described in section #cha;,e7d77#a7 of the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural ,development ,act1 #b1hjj1jjj1jjj for direct loans and #fej1jjj1jjj for guaranteed loans4 ,for the cost of direct loans1 loan guarantees and grants1 including the cost of modifying loans1 as defined in section #ejb of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd1 for rural community facilities programs as authorized by section #cjf and described in section #cha;,e7d77#a7 of the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural ,development ,act1 #bec1acd1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 of which up to #bje1acd1jjj shall be for the purposes1 and in the amounts1 specified for this account in the table titled ,congressionally ,directed ,spending in the report accompanying this ,act3 ,provided1 ,that #f1jjj1jjj of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be available for a ,rural ,community ,development ,initiative3 ,provided further1 ,that such funds shall be used solely to develop the capacity and ability of private1 nonprofit community-based housing and community development organizations1 low-income rural communities1 and ,federally ,recognized ,native ,american ,tribes to undertake projects to improve housing1 community facilities1 community and economic development projects in rural areas3 ,provided further1 ,that such funds shall be made available to qualified private1 nonprofit and public intermediary organizations proposing to carry out a program of financial and technical assistance3 ,provided further1 ,that such intermediary organizations shall provide matching funds from other sources1 including ,federal funds for related activities1 in an amount not less than funds provided3 ,provided further1 ,that any unobligated balances from prior year appropriations under this heading for the cost of direct loans1 loan guarantees and grants1 including amounts deobligated or cancelled1 may be made available to cover the subsidy costs for direct loans and or loan guarantees under this heading in this fiscal year3 ,provided further1 ,that no amounts may be made available pursuant to the preceding proviso from amounts that were designated by the ,congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a ,concurrent ,resolution on the ,budget or the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe1 or that were specified in the table titled ,congressionally ,directed ,spending in the report accompanying this ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that #aj1jjj1jjj of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be available for community facilities grants to tribal colleges1 as authorized by section #cjf7;a77#ai7 of such ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that sections #cha;,e-,h and #cha,n of the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural ,development ,act are not applicable to the funds made available under this heading3 ,provided further1 ,that not later than #fj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture shall submit to the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives a report on community facilities direct loan applicants for which there was a completed favorable analysis for eligibility but that were subsequently determined to be ineligible due to population calculation changes or other modeling errors1 including a description of actions taken by the ,department of ,agriculture to minimize disruption to community planning initiatives and prevent future inaccurate determinations4 ,rural business--,cooperative service ,,rural ,,business ,,program ,,account ,for the cost of loan guarantees and grants1 for the rural business development programs authorized by section #caj;,b and described in subsections 7a71 7c71 7f7 and 7g7 of section #caj;,b of the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural ,development ,act1 #gg1gbh1jjj1 to remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that of the amount appropriated under this heading1 not to exceed #ejj1jjj shall be made available for one grant to a qualified national organization to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in order to promote economic development and #ab1jjj1jjj shall be for grants to the ,delta ,regional ,authority 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjji;aa et seq471 the ,northern ,border ,regional ,commission 7#dj ,u4,s4,c4 #aeaja et seq471 the ,southwest ,border ,regional ,commission 7#dj ,u4,s4,c4 #aecja et seq471 and the ,appalachian ,regional ,commission 7#dj ,u4,s4,c4 #adaja et seq47 for any ,rural ,community ,advancement ,program purpose as described in section #cha;,e7d7 of the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural ,development ,act1 of which not more than #e percent may be used for administrative expenses3 ,provided further1 ,that #d1jjj1jjj of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for business grants to benefit ,federally ,recognized ,native ,american ,tribes1 including #bej1jjj for a grant to a qualified national organization to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in order to promote economic development3 ,provided further1 ,that sections #cha;,e-,h and #cha,n of the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural ,development ,act are not applicable to funds made available under this heading4 ,,intermediary ,,relending ,,program ,,fund ,,account 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 ,for the principal amount of direct loans1 as authorized by the ,intermediary ,relending ,program ,fund ,account 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aicf;b71 #ah1hhi1jjj4 ,for the cost of direct loans1 #e1gcc1jjj1 as authorized by the ,intermediary ,relending ,program ,fund ,account 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aicf;b71 of which #egc1jjj shall be available through ,june #cj1 #bjbd1 for ,federally ,recognized ,native ,american ,tribes2 and of which #a1adg1jjj shall be available through ,june #cj1 #bjbd1 for ,mississippi ,delta ,region counties 7as determined in accordance with ,public ,law #ajj-dfj73 ,provided1 ,that such costs1 including the cost of modifying such loans1 shall be as defined in section #ejb of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd4 ,in addition1 for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan programs1 #d1dfh1jjj shall be paid to the appropriation for ,rural ,development1 ,salaries and ,expenses4 ,,rural ,,economic ,,development ,,loans ,,program ,,account ,for the principal amount of direct loans1 as authorized under section #cac;,b7a7 of the ,rural ,electrification ,act1 for the purpose of promoting rural economic development and job creation projects1 #ge1jjj1jjj4 ,the cost of grants authorized under section #cac;,b7a7 of the ,rural ,electrification ,act1 for the purpose of promoting rural economic development and job creation projects shall not exceed #ae1jjj1jjj4 ,,rural ,,cooperative ,,development ,,grants ,for rural cooperative development grants authorized under section #caj;,b7e7 of the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural ,development ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aicb71 #bh1cjj1jjj1 of which #c1ejj1jjj shall be for cooperative agreements for the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program3 ,provided1 ,that not to exceed #c1jjj1jjj shall be for grants for cooperative development centers1 individual cooperatives1 or groups of cooperatives that serve socially disadvantaged groups and a majority of the boards of directors or governing boards of which are comprised of individuals who are members of socially disadvantaged groups2 and of which #af1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 shall be for value-added agricultural product market development grants1 as authorized by section #baj;,a of the ,agricultural ,marketing ,act of #aidf1 of which #c1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 shall be for ,agriculture ,innovation ,centers authorized pursuant to section #fdjb of ,public ,law #ajg-aga4 ,,rural ,,microentrepreneur ,,assistance ,,program ,for the principal amount of direct loans as authorized by section #cgi;,e of the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural ,development ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjhs71 #bj1jjj1jjj4 ,for the cost of loans and grants1 #f1jjj1jjj under the same terms and conditions as authorized by section #cgi;,e of the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural ,development ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjhs74 ,,rural ,,energy ,,for ,,america ,,program ,for the principal amount of loan guarantees1 under the same terms and conditions as authorized by section #ijjg of the ,farm ,security and ,rural ,investment ,act of #bjjb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hajg71 #ej1jjj1jjj4 ,,healthy ,,food ,,financing ,,initiative ,for the cost of loans and grants that is consistent with section #bdc of subtitle ,d of title ,,ii of the ,department of ,agriculture ,reorganization ,act of #aiid 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fiec71 as added by section #dbjf of the ,agricultural ,act of #bjad1 for necessary expenses of the ,secretary to support projects that provide access to healthy food in underserved areas1 to create and preserve quality jobs1 and to revitalize low-income communities1 #a1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that such costs of loans1 including the cost of modifying such loans1 shall be as defined in section #ejb of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd4 ,rural utilities service ,,rural ,,water ,,and ,,waste ,,disposal ,,program ,,account 7,,including ,,transfers ,,of ,,funds7 ,for gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by section #cjf and described in section #cha;,e7d77#b7 of the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural ,development ,act1 as follows3 #hhj1jjj1jjj for direct loans2 and #ej1jjj1jjj for guaranteed loans4 ,for the cost of direct loans1 loan guarantees and grants1 including the cost of modifying loans1 as defined in section #ejb of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd1 for rural water1 waste water1 waste disposal1 and solid waste management programs authorized by sections #cjf1 #cjf;,a1 #cjf;,c1 #cjf;,d1 #cjf;,e1 and #caj;,b and described in sections #cjf;,c7a77#b71 #cjf;,d1 #cjf;,e1 and #cha;,e7d77#b7 of the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural ,development ,act1 #fga1efj1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 of which not to exceed #a1jjj1jjj shall be available for the rural utilities program described in section #cjf7;a77#b77;,b7 of such ,act3 ,provided1 ,that not to exceed #bj1jjj1jjj of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be available for the rural utilities program described in section #cjf;,e of such ,act1 of which not less than #aj1jjj1jjj shall be used to provide subgrants to eligible individuals for the construction1 refurbishing1 and servicing of individually owned household decentralized wastewater systems3 ,provided further1 ,that not to exceed #aj1jjj1jjj of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for grants authorized by section #cjf;,a7i77#b7 of the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural ,development ,act in addition to funding authorized by section #cjf;,a7i77#a7 of such ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that #gj1jjj1jjj of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for loans and grants including water and waste disposal systems grants authorized by section #cjf;,c7a77#b77;,b7 and section #cjf;,d of the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural ,development ,act1 and ,federally ,recognized ,native ,american ,tribes authorized by #cjf;,c7a77#a7 of such ,act1 and the ,department of ,hawaiian ,home ,lands 7of the ,state of ,hawaii73 ,provided further1 ,that funding provided for section #cjf;,d of the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural ,development ,act may be provided to a consortium formed pursuant to section #cbe of ,public ,law #aje-hc3 ,provided further1 ,that not more than #b percent of the funding provided for section #cjf;,d of the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural ,development ,act may be used by the ,state of ,alaska for training and technical assistance programs and not more than #b percent of the funding provided for section #cjf;,d of the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural ,development ,act may be used by a consortium formed pursuant to section #cbe of ,public ,law #aje-hc for training and technical assistance programs3 ,provided further1 ,that not to exceed #cg1ejj1jjj of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for technical assistance grants for rural water and waste systems pursuant to section #cjf7;a77#ad7 of such ,act1 unless the ,secretary makes a determination of extreme need1 of which #h1ejj1jjj shall be made available for a grant to a qualified nonprofit multi-,state regional technical assistance organization1 with experience in working with small communities on water and waste water problems1 the principal purpose of such grant shall be to assist rural communities with populations of #c1cjj or less1 in improving the planning1 financing1 development1 operation1 and management of water and waste water systems1 and of which not less than #hjj1jjj shall be for a qualified national ,native ,american organization to provide technical assistance for rural water systems for tribal communities3 ,provided further1 ,that not to exceed #be1jjj1jjj of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for contracting with qualified national organizations for a circuit rider program to provide technical assistance for rural water systems3 ,provided further1 ,that not to exceed #d1jjj1jjj of the amounts made available under this heading shall be for solid waste management grants3 ,provided further1 ,that not to exceed #h1jhe1jjj of the amounts appropriated under this heading shall be available as the ,secretary deems appropriate for water and waste direct one percent loans for distressed communities3 ,provided further1 ,that if the ,secretary determines that any portion of the amount made available for one percent loans is not needed for such loans1 the ,secretary may use such amounts for grants authorized by section #cjf7;a77#b7 of the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural ,development ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that if any funds made available for the direct loan subsidy costs remain unobligated after ,july #ca1 #bjbd1 such unobligated balances may be used for grant programs funded under this heading3 ,provided further1 ,that #aj1jjj1jjj of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be transferred to1 and merged with1 the ,rural ,utilities ,service1 ,high ,energy ,cost ,grants ,account to provide grants authorized under section #ai of the ,rural ,electrification ,act of #aicf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #iah;a73 ,provided further1 ,that sections #cha;,e-,h and #cha,n of the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural ,development ,act are not applicable to the funds made available under this heading4 ,,rural ,,electrification ,,and ,,telecommunications ,,loans ,,program ,,account 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 ,the principal amount of loans and loan guarantees as authorized by sections #d1 #cje1 #cjf1 #cac;,a1 and #cag of the ,rural ,electrification ,act of #aicf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijd1 #ice1 #icf1 #idj;c-#a1 and #idj;g7 shall be made as follows3 guaranteed rural electric loans made pursuant to section #cjf of that ,act1 #b1afg1jjj1jjj2 cost of money direct loans made pursuant to sections #d1 notwithstanding the one-eighth of one percent in #d7;c77#b71 and #cag1 notwithstanding #cag7;c71 of that ,act1 #d1ccc1jjj1jjj2 guaranteed underwriting loans pursuant to section #cac;,a of that ,act1 #ijj1jjj1jjj2 and for cost-of-money rural telecommunications loans made pursuant to section #cje7;d77#b7 of that ,act1 #fij1jjj1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that up to #b1jjj1jjj1jjj shall be used for the construction1 acquisition1 design1 engineering or improvement of fossil-fueled electric generating plants 7whether new or existing7 that utilize carbon subsurface utilization and storage systems4 ,for the cost of direct loans as authorized by section #cje7;d77#b7 of the ,rural ,electrification ,act of #aicf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ice7;d77#b771 including the cost of modifying loans1 as defined in section #ejb of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd1 cost of money rural telecommunications loans1 #g1agf1jjj4 ,in addition1 #aj1gcd1jjj to remain available until expended1 to carry out section #fdjg of the ,farm ,security and ,rural ,investment ,act of #bjjb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hajg;a73 ,provided1 ,that the energy efficiency measures supported by the funding in this paragraph shall contribute in a demonstrable way to the reduction of greenhouse gases4 ,in addition1 for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs1 #cc1bgj1jjj1 which shall be paid to the appropriation for ,rural ,development1 ,salaries and ,expenses4 ,,distance ,,learning1 ,,telemedicine1 ,,and ,,broadband ,,program ,for grants for telemedicine and distance learning services in rural areas1 as authorized by #g ,u4,s4,c4 #iej;aaa et seq41 #fb1gba1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 of which up to #b1gba1jjj shall be for the purposes1 and in the amounts1 specified for this account in the table titled ,congressionally ,directed ,spending in the report accompanying this ,act3 ,provided1 ,that #c1jjj1jjj shall be made available for grants authorized by section #cgi;,g of the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural ,development ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that funding provided under this heading for grants under section #cgi;,g of the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural ,development ,act may only be provided to entities that meet all of the eligibility criteria for a consortium as established by this section4 ,for the cost to continue a broadband loan and grant pilot program established by section #ggi of division ,a of the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-ada7 under the ,rural ,electrification ,act of #aicf1 as amended 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ija et seq471 #ih1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that the ,secretary may award grants described in section #fja7;a7 of the ,rural ,electrification ,act of #aicf1 as amended 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #iej;bb7a77 for the purposes of carrying out such pilot program3 ,provided further1 ,that the cost of direct loans shall be defined in section #ejb of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd3 ,provided further1 ,that at least #ij percent of the households to be served by a project receiving a loan or grant under the pilot program shall be in a rural area without sufficient access to broadband3 ,provided further1 ,that for purposes of such pilot program1 a rural area without sufficient access to broadband shall be defined as twenty-five megabits per second downstream and three megabits per second upstream3 ,provided further1 ,that to the extent possible1 projects receiving funds provided under the pilot program must build out service to at least one hundred megabits per second downstream1 and twenty megabits per second upstream3 ,provided further1 ,that an entity to which a loan or grant is made under the pilot program shall not use the loan or grant to overbuild or duplicate broadband service in a service area by any entity that has received a broadband loan from the ,rural ,utilities ,service unless such service is not provided sufficient access to broadband at the minimum service threshold3 ,provided further1 ,that not more than four percent of the funds made available in this paragraph can be used for administrative costs to carry out the pilot program and up to three percent of funds made available in this paragraph may be available for technical assistance and pre-development planning activities to support the most rural communities3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,rural ,utilities ,service is directed to expedite program delivery methods that would implement this paragraph3 ,provided further1 ,that for purposes of this paragraph1 the ,secretary shall adhere to the notice1 reporting and service area assessment requirements set forth in section #gja of the ,rural ,electrification ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #iej;cc74 ,in addition1 #ce1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 for the ,community ,connect ,grant ,program authorized by #g ,u4,s4,c4 #iej;bb-#c4 ,,iv ,,domestic ,,food ,,programs ,office of the under secretary for food1 nutrition1 and consumer services ,for necessary expenses of the ,office of the ,under ,secretary for ,food1 ,nutrition1 and ,consumer ,services1 #a1cgf1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that funds made available by this ,act to an agency in the ,food1 ,nutrition and ,consumer ,services mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the ,office4 ,food and nutrition service ,,child ,,nutrition ,,programs 7,,including ,,transfers ,,of ,,funds7 ,for necessary expenses to carry out the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq471 except section #ba1 and the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agga et seq471 except sections #ag and #ba2 #cb1jcb1hig1jjj to remain available through ,september #cj1 #bjbe1 of which such sums as are made available under section #adbbb7;b77#a7 of the ,food1 ,conservation1 and ,energy ,act of #bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-bdf71 as amended by this ,act1 shall be merged with and available for the same time period and purposes as provided herein3 ,provided1 ,that of the total amount available1 #bj1afb1jjj shall be available to carry out section #ai of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agga et seq473 ,provided further1 ,that of the total amount available1 #ba1hgf1jjj shall be available to carry out studies and evaluations and shall remain available until expended3 ,provided further1 ,that of the total amount available1 #aj1jjj1jjj shall remain available until expended to carry out section #ah7;g7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfi7;g773 ,provided further1 ,that notwithstanding section #ah7;g77#c77;,c7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfi7;g77#c77;c771 the total grant amount provided to a farm to school grant recipient in fiscal year #bjbd shall not exceed #ejj1jjj3 ,provided further1 ,that of the total amount available1 #bj1jjj1jjj shall be available to provide competitive grants to ,state agencies for subgrants to local educational agencies and schools to purchase the equipment1 with a value of greater than #a1jjj1 needed to serve healthier meals1 improve food safety1 and to help support the establishment1 maintenance1 or expansion of the school breakfast program3 ,provided further1 ,that of the total amount available1 #b1jjj1jjj shall remain available until expended to carry out activities authorized under subsections 7a77#b7 and 7e77#b7 of section #ba of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfi;b-#a7;a77#b7 and 7e77#b773 ,provided further1 ,that section #bf7;d7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfi;g7d77 is amended in the first sentence by striking #bjaj through #bjbd and inserting #bjaj through #bjbe3 ,provided further1 ,that section #i7;h77#c7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageh7;h77#c77 is amended in the first sentence by striking ,for fiscal year #bjbc and inserting ,for fiscal year #bjbd3 ,provided further1 ,that section #i7;h77#d7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageh7;h77#d77 is amended in the first sentence by striking ,for fiscal year #bjbc and inserting ,for fiscal year #bjbd4 ,,special ,,supplemental ,,nutrition ,,program ,,for ,,women1 ,,infants1 ,,and ,,children 7,,wic7 ,for necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental nutrition program as authorized by section #ag of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aghf71 #f1cjj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available through ,september #cj1 #bjbe3 ,provided1 ,that notwithstanding section #ag7;h77#aj7 of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aghf7;h77#aj771 not less than #ij1jjj1jjj shall be used for breastfeeding peer counselors and other related activities1 and #ad1jjj1jjj shall be used for infrastructure3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall use funds made available under this heading to increase the amount of a cash-value voucher for women and children participants to an amount recommended by the ,national ,academies of ,science1 ,engineering and ,medicine and adjusted for inflation3 ,provided further1 ,that none of the funds provided in this account shall be available for the purchase of infant formula except in accordance with the cost containment and competitive bidding requirements specified in section #ag of such ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that none of the funds provided shall be available for activities that are not fully reimbursed by other ,federal ,government departments or agencies unless authorized by section #ag of such ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that upon termination of a federally mandated vendor moratorium and subject to terms and conditions established by the ,secretary1 the ,secretary may waive the requirement at #g ,,cfr #bdf4ab7;g77#f7 at the request of a ,state agency4 ,,supplemental ,,nutrition ,,assistance ,,program ,for necessary expenses to carry out the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et seq471 #abb1ada1bci1jjj1 of which #c1jjj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available through ,september #cj1 #bjbf1 shall be placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times as may become necessary to carry out program operations3 ,provided1 ,that funds provided herein shall be expended in accordance with section #af of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh3 ,provided further1 ,that of the funds made available under this heading1 #iih1jjj may be used to provide nutrition education services to ,state agencies and ,federally ,recognized ,tribes participating in the ,food ,distribution ,program on ,indian ,reservations3 ,provided further1 ,that of the funds made available under this heading1 #e1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe1 shall be used to carry out section #djjc7;b7 of ,public ,law #aae-ccd relating to demonstration projects for tribal organizations3 ,provided further1 ,that of the funds made available under this heading1 #c1jjj1jjj shall be used to carry out section #dbjh of ,public ,law #aae-ccd3 ,provided further1 ,that this appropriation shall be subject to any work registration or workfare requirements as may be required by law3 ,provided further1 ,that funds made available for ,employment and ,training under this heading shall remain available through ,september #cj1 #bjbe3 ,provided further1 ,that funds made available under this heading for section #bh7;d77#a71 section #d7;b71 and section #bg7;a7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh shall remain available through ,september #cj1 #bjbe3 ,provided further1 ,that none of the funds made available under this heading may be obligated or expended in contravention of section #bac;,a of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahc;,a73 ,provided further1 ,that funds made available under this heading may be used to enter into contracts and employ staff to conduct studies1 evaluations1 or to conduct activities related to program integrity provided that such activities are authorized by the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh4 ,,commodity ,,assistance ,,program ,for necessary expenses to carry out disaster assistance and the ,commodity ,supplemental ,food ,program as authorized by section #d7;a7 of the ,agriculture and ,consumer ,protection ,act of #aigc 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fab;c note72 the ,emergency ,food ,assistance ,act of #aihc2 special assistance for the nuclear affected islands1 as authorized by section #ajc7;f77#b7 of the ,compact of ,free ,association ,amendments ,act of #bjjc 7,public ,law #ajh-ahh72 and the ,farmers' ,market ,nutrition ,program1 as authorized by section #ag7m7 of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff1 #eja1jgj1jjj1 to remain available through ,september #cj1 #bjbe3 ,provided1 ,that none of these funds shall be available to reimburse the ,commodity ,credit ,corporation for commodities donated to the program3 ,provided further1 ,that notwithstanding any other provision of law1 effective with funds made available in fiscal year #bjbd to support the ,seniors ,farmers' ,market ,nutrition ,program1 as authorized by section #ddjb of the ,farm ,security and ,rural ,investment ,act of #bjjb1 such funds shall remain available through ,september #cj1 #bjbe3 ,provided further1 ,that of the funds made available under section #bg7;a7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcf7;a771 the ,secretary may use up to #bj percent for costs associated with the distribution of commodities4 ,,nutrition ,,programs ,,administration ,for necessary administrative expenses of the ,food and ,nutrition ,service for carrying out any domestic nutrition assistance program1 #ahd1cdh1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that of the funds provided herein1 #b1jjj1jjj shall be used for the purposes of section #ddjd of ,public ,law #ajg-aga1 as amended by section #ddja of ,public ,law #aaj-bdf4 ,v ,,foreign ,,assistance ,,and ,,related ,,programs ,office of the under secretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs ,for necessary expenses of the ,office of the ,under ,secretary for ,trade and ,foreign ,agricultural ,affairs1 #icb1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that funds made available by this ,act to any agency in the ,trade and ,foreign ,agricultural ,affairs mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the ,office4 ,,office ,,of ,,codex ,,alimentarius ,for necessary expenses of the ,office of ,codex ,alimentarius1 #d1ibb1jjj1 including not to exceed #dj1jjj for official reception and representation expenses4 ,foreign agricultural service ,,salaries ,,and ,,expenses 7,,including ,,transfers ,,of ,,funds7 ,for necessary expenses of the ,foreign ,agricultural ,service1 including not to exceed #bej1jjj for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to section #h of the ,act approved ,august #c1 #aief 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #agff71 #bcg1ccj1jjj1 of which no more than #f percent shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe1 for overseas operations to include the payment of locally employed staff3 ,provided1 ,that the ,service may utilize advances of funds1 or reimburse this appropriation for expenditures made on behalf of ,federal agencies1 public and private organizations and institutions under agreements executed pursuant to the agricultural food production assistance programs 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #agcg7 and the foreign assistance programs of the ,united ,states ,agency for ,international ,development3 ,provided further1 ,that funds made available for middle-income country training programs1 funds made available for the ,borlaug ,international ,agricultural ,science and ,technology ,fellowship program1 and up to #b1jjj1jjj of the ,foreign ,agricultural ,service appropriation solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations in international currency exchange rates1 subject to documentation by the ,foreign ,agricultural ,service1 shall remain available until expended4 ,,food ,,for ,,peace ,,title ,,ii ,,grants ,for expenses during the current fiscal year1 not otherwise recoverable1 and unrecovered prior years' costs1 including interest thereon1 under the ,food for ,peace ,act 7,public ,law #hc-dhj71 for commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad under title ,,ii of said ,act1 #a1hjj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended4 ,,mcgovern-,,dole ,,international ,,food ,,for ,,education ,,and ,,child ,,nutrition ,,program ,,grants ,for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section #cajg of the ,farm ,security and ,rural ,investment ,act of #bjjb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #agcfo-#a71 #bdh1cca1jjj1 to remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that the ,commodity ,credit ,corporation is authorized to provide the services1 facilities1 and authorities for the purpose of implementing such section1 subject to reimbursement from amounts provided herein3 ,provided further1 ,that of the amount made available under this heading1 not more than #aj percent1 but not less than #bd1hjj1jjj1 shall remain available until expended to purchase agricultural commodities as described in subsection #cajg7;a77#b7 of the ,farm ,security and ,rural ,investment ,act of #bjjb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #agcfo-#a7;a77#b774 ,,commodity ,,credit ,,corporation ,,export 7,,loans7 ,,credit ,,guarantee ,,program ,,account 7,,including ,,transfers ,,of ,,funds7 ,for administrative expenses to carry out the ,commodity ,credit ,corporation's ,export ,guarantee ,program1 ,,gsm #ajb and ,,gsm #ajc1 #f1jfc1jjj1 to cover common overhead expenses as permitted by section #aa of the ,commodity ,credit ,corporation ,charter ,act and in conformity with the ,federal ,credit ,reform ,act of #aiij1 which shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ,foreign ,agricultural ,service1 ,salaries and ,expenses4 ,,vi ,,related ,,agency ,,and ,,food ,,and ,,drug ,,administration ,department of health and human services ,,food ,,and ,,drug ,,administration ,,salaries ,,and ,,expenses 7,,including ,,transfers ,,of ,,funds7 ,for necessary expenses of the ,food and ,drug ,administration1 including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehicles2 for payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to ,public ,law #ib-cac for programs and activities of the ,food and ,drug ,administration which are included in this ,act2 for rental of special purpose space in the ,district of ,columbia or elsewhere2 in addition to amounts appropriated to the ,,fda ,innovation ,account1 for carrying out the activities described in section #ajjb7;b77#d7 of the #bast ,century ,cures ,act 7,public ,law #aad-bee72 for miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement activities1 authorized and approved by the ,secretary and to be accounted for solely on the ,secretary's certificate1 not to exceed #be1jjj2 and notwithstanding section #eba of ,public ,law #ajg-ahh2 #f1fbe1jcj1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that of the amount provided under this heading1 #a1ccf1ebe1jjj shall be derived from prescription drug user fees authorized by #ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cgi;h1 and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended2 #cca1bgc1jjj shall be derived from medical device user fees authorized by #ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cgi;j1 and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended2 #eid1aej1jjj shall be derived from human generic drug user fees authorized by #ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cgi;j-#db1 and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended2 #db1dcb1jjj shall be derived from biosimilar biological product user fees authorized by #ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cgi;j-#eb1 and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended2 #cc1ejj1jjj shall be derived from animal drug user fees authorized by #ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cgi;j-#ab1 and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended2 #be1jjj1jjj shall be derived from generic new animal drug user fees authorized by #ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cgi;j-#ba1 and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended2 #gab1jjj1jjj shall be derived from tobacco product user fees authorized by #ba ,u4,s4,c4 #chgs1 and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended3 ,provided further1 ,that in addition to and notwithstanding any other provision under this heading1 amounts collected for prescription drug user fees1 medical device user fees1 human generic drug user fees1 biosimilar biological product user fees1 animal drug user fees1 and generic new animal drug user fees that exceed the respective fiscal year #bjbd limitations are appropriated and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended3 ,provided further1 ,that fees derived from prescription drug1 medical device1 human generic drug1 biosimilar biological product1 animal drug1 and generic new animal drug assessments for fiscal year #bjbd1 including any such fees collected prior to fiscal year #bjbd but credited for fiscal year #bjbd1 shall be subject to the fiscal year #bjbd limitations3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary may accept payment during fiscal year #bjbd of user fees specified under this heading and authorized for fiscal year #bjbe1 prior to the due date for such fees1 and that amounts of such fees assessed for fiscal year #bjbe for which the ,secretary accepts payment in fiscal year #bjbd shall not be included in amounts under this heading3 ,provided further1 ,that none of these funds shall be used to develop1 establish1 or operate any program of user fees authorized by #ca ,u4,s4,c4 #igja3 ,provided further1 ,that of the total amount appropriated3 7#a7 #a1aih1bfc1jjj shall be for the ,center for ,food ,safety and ,applied ,nutrition and related field activities in the ,office of ,regulatory ,affairs1 of which no less than #ae1jjj1jjj shall be used for inspections of foreign seafood manufacturers and field examinations of imported seafood2 7#b7 #b1cbf1bjf1jjj shall be for the ,center for ,drug ,evaluation and ,research and related field activities in the ,office of ,regulatory ,affairs1 of which no less than #aj1jjj1jjj shall be for pilots to increase unannounced foreign inspections and shall remain available until expended2 7#c7 #dig1gjj1jjj shall be for the ,center for ,biologics ,evaluation and ,research and for related field activities in the ,office of ,regulatory ,affairs2 7#d7 #bhf1fcc1jjj shall be for the ,center for ,veterinary ,medicine and for related field activities in the ,office of ,regulatory ,affairs2 7#e7 #gci1edc1jjj shall be for the ,center for ,devices and ,radiological ,health and for related field activities in the ,office of ,regulatory ,affairs2 7#f7 #gg1chh1jjj shall be for the ,national ,center for ,toxicological ,research2 7#g7 #fgi1ife1jjj shall be for the ,center for ,tobacco ,products and for related field activities in the ,office of ,regulatory ,affairs2 7#h7 #bag1ceg1jjj shall be for ,rent and ,related activities1 of which #ef1daa1jjj is for ,white ,oak ,consolidation1 other than the amounts paid to the ,general ,services ,administration for rent2 7#i7 #bdd1ehg1jjj shall be for payments to the ,general ,services ,administration for rent2 and 7#aj7 #ceg1chh1jjj shall be for other activities1 including the ,office of the ,commissioner of ,food and ,drugs1 the ,office of ,food ,policy and ,response1 the ,office of ,operations1 the ,office of the ,chief ,scientist1 and central services for these offices3 ,provided further1 ,that not to exceed #be1jjj of this amount shall be for official reception and representation expenses1 not otherwise provided for1 as determined by the ,commissioner3 ,provided further1 ,that any transfer of funds pursuant to1 and for the administration of1 section #ggj7n7 of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cgi;dd7n77 shall only be from amounts made available under this heading for other activities and shall not exceed #b1jjj1jjj3 ,provided further1 ,that of the amounts that are made available under this heading for other activities1 and that are not derived from user fees1 #a1ejj1jjj shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ,department of ,health and ,human ,services--,office of ,inspector ,general for oversight of the programs and operations of the ,food and ,drug ,administration and shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available for oversight of the ,food and ,drug ,administration3 ,provided further1 ,that funds may be transferred from one specified activity to another with the prior approval of the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress4 ,in addition1 mammography user fees authorized by #db ,u4,s4,c4 #bfc;b1 export certification user fees authorized by #ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cha1 priority review user fees authorized by #ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cfjn and #cfj;ff1 food and feed recall fees1 food reinspection fees1 and voluntary qualified importer program fees authorized by #ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cgi;j-#ca1 outsourcing facility fees authorized by #ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cgi;j-#fb1 prescription drug wholesale distributor licensing and inspection fees authorized by #ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cec7;e77#c71 third-party logistics provider licensing and inspection fees authorized by #ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cfj;eee-#c7;c77#a71 third-party auditor fees authorized by #ba ,u4,s4,c4 #chd;d7c77#h71 medical countermeasure priority review voucher user fees authorized by #ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cfj;bbb-#d;a1 and fees relating to over-the-counter monograph drugs authorized by #ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cgi;j-#gb shall be credited to this account1 to remain available until expended4 ,,buildings ,,and ,,facilities ,for plans1 construction1 repair1 improvement1 extension1 alteration1 demolition1 and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of or used by the ,food and ,drug ,administration1 where not otherwise provided1 #ab1ghh1jjj1 to remain available until expended4 ,,fda ,,innovation ,,account1 ,,cures ,,act 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 ,for necessary expenses to carry out the purposes described under section #ajjb7;b77#d7 of the #bast ,century ,cures ,act1 in addition to amounts available for such purposes under the heading ,salaries and ,expenses1 #ej1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that amounts appropriated in this paragraph are appropriated pursuant to section #ajjb7;b77#c7 of the #bast ,century ,cures ,act1 are to be derived from amounts transferred under section #ajjb7;b77#b77;,a7 of such ,act1 and may be transferred by the ,commissioner of ,food and ,drugs to the appropriation for ,department of ,health and ,human ,services ,food and ,drug ,administration ,salaries and ,expenses solely for the purposes provided in such ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that upon a determination by the ,commissioner that funds transferred pursuant to the previous proviso are not necessary for the purposes provided1 such amounts may be transferred back to the account3 ,provided further1 ,that such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law4 ,,independent ,,agency ,farm credit administration ,,limitation ,,on ,,administrative ,,expenses ,not to exceed #id1cjj1jjj 7from assessments collected from farm credit institutions1 including the ,federal ,agricultural ,mortgage ,corporation7 shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses as authorized under #ab ,u4,s4,c4 #bbdi3 ,provided1 ,that this limitation shall not apply to expenses associated with receiverships3 ,provided further1 ,that the agency may exceed this limitation by up to #aj percent with notification to the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress3 ,provided further1 ,that the purposes of section #c4g7;b77#b77;,a77i7 of the ,farm ,credit ,act of #aiga 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #babh7;b77#b77;,a77i771 the ,farm ,credit ,administration may exempt1 an amount in its sole discretion1 from the application of the limitation provided in that clause of export loans described in the clause guaranteed or insured in a manner other than described in subclause 7,,ii7 of the clause4 ,,vii ,,general ,,provisions 7,,including ,,rescissions ,,and ,,transfers ,,of ,,funds7 #gja4 ,the ,secretary may use any appropriations made available to the ,department of ,agriculture in this ,act to purchase new passenger motor vehicles1 in addition to specific appropriations for this purpose1 so long as the total number of vehicles purchased in fiscal year #bjbd does not exceed the number of vehicles owned or leased in fiscal year #bjah3 ,provided1 ,that1 prior to purchasing additional motor vehicles1 the ,secretary must determine that such vehicles are necessary for transportation safety1 to reduce operational costs1 and for the protection of life1 property1 and public safety3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary may not increase the ,department of ,agriculture's fleet above the #bjah level unless the ,secretary notifies in writing1 and receives approval from1 the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress within #cj days of the notification4 #gjb4 ,notwithstanding any other provision of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture may transfer unobligated balances of discretionary funds appropriated by this ,act or any other available unobligated discretionary balances that are remaining available of the ,department of ,agriculture to the ,working ,capital ,fund for the acquisition of property1 plant and equipment and for the improvement1 delivery1 and implementation of ,department financial1 and administrative information technology services1 and other support systems necessary for the delivery of financial1 administrative1 and information technology services1 including cloud adoption and migration1 of primary benefit to the agencies of the ,department of ,agriculture1 such transferred funds to remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that none of the funds made available by this ,act or any other ,act shall be transferred to the ,working ,capital ,fund without the prior approval of the agency administrator3 ,provided further1 ,that none of the funds transferred to the ,working ,capital ,fund pursuant to this section shall be available for obligation without written notification to and the prior approval of the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress3 ,provided further1 ,that none of the funds appropriated by this ,act or made available to the ,department's ,working ,capital ,fund shall be available for obligation or expenditure to make any changes to the ,department's ,national ,finance ,center without written notification to and prior approval of the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress as required by section #gaf of this ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that none of the funds appropriated by this ,act or made available to the ,department's ,working ,capital ,fund shall be available for obligation or expenditure to initiate1 plan1 develop1 implement1 or make any changes to remove or relocate any systems1 missions1 personnel1 or functions of the offices of the ,chief ,financial ,officer and the ,chief ,information ,officer1 co-located with or from the ,national ,finance ,center prior to written notification to and prior approval of the ,committee on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress and in accordance with the requirements of section #gaf of this ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,national ,finance ,center ,information ,technology ,services ,division personnel and data center management responsibilities1 and control of any functions1 missions1 and systems for current and future human resources management and integrated personnel and payroll systems 7,,pps7 and functions provided by the ,chief ,financial ,officer and the ,chief ,information ,officer shall remain in the ,national ,finance ,center and under the management responsibility and administrative control of the ,national ,finance ,center3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary of ,agriculture and the offices of the ,chief ,financial ,officer shall actively market to existing and new ,departments and other government agencies ,national ,finance ,center shared services including1 but not limited to1 payroll1 financial management1 and human capital shared services and allow the ,national ,finance ,center to perform technology upgrades3 ,provided further1 ,that of annual income amounts in the ,working ,capital ,fund of the ,department of ,agriculture attributable to the amounts in excess of the true costs of the shared services provided by the ,national ,finance ,center and budgeted for the ,national ,finance ,center1 the ,secretary shall reserve not more than #d percent for the replacement or acquisition of capital equipment1 including equipment for the improvement1 delivery1 and implementation of financial1 administrative1 and information technology services1 and other systems of the ,national ,finance ,center or to pay any unforeseen1 extraordinary cost of the ,national ,finance ,center3 ,provided further1 ,that none of the amounts reserved shall be available for obligation unless the ,secretary submits written notification of the obligation to the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress3 ,provided further1 ,that the limitations on the obligation of funds pending notification to ,congressional ,committees shall not apply to any obligation that1 as determined by the ,secretary1 is necessary to respond to a declared state of emergency that significantly impacts the operations of the ,national ,finance ,center2 or to evacuate employees of the ,national ,finance ,center to a safe haven to continue operations of the ,national ,finance ,center4 #gjc4 ,no part of any appropriation contained in this ,act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein4 #gjd4 ,no funds appropriated by this ,act may be used to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative agreements or similar arrangements between the ,united ,states ,department of ,agriculture and nonprofit institutions in excess of #aj percent of the total direct cost of the agreement when the purpose of such cooperative arrangements is to carry out programs of mutual interest between the two parties4 ,this does not preclude appropriate payment of indirect costs on grants and contracts with such institutions when such indirect costs are computed on a similar basis for all agencies for which appropriations are provided in this ,act4 #gje4 ,appropriations to the ,department of ,agriculture for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in the current fiscal year shall remain available until expended to disburse obligations made in the current fiscal year for the following accounts3 the ,rural ,development ,loan ,fund program account1 the ,rural ,electrification and ,telecommunication ,loans program account1 and the ,rural ,housing ,insurance ,fund program account4 #gjf4 ,none of the funds made available to the ,department of ,agriculture by this ,act may be used to acquire new information technology systems or significant upgrades1 as determined by the ,office of the ,chief ,information ,officer1 without the approval of the ,chief ,information ,officer and the concurrence of the ,executive ,information ,technology ,investment ,review ,board3 ,provided1 ,that notwithstanding any other provision of law1 none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this ,act may be transferred to the ,office of the ,chief ,information ,officer without written notification to and the prior approval of the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress3 ,provided further1 ,that notwithstanding section #aacai of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 none of the funds available to the ,department of ,agriculture for information technology shall be obligated for projects1 contracts1 or other agreements over #be1jjj prior to receipt of written approval by the ,chief ,information ,officer3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,chief ,information ,officer may authorize an agency to obligate funds without written approval from the ,chief ,information ,officer for projects1 contracts1 or other agreements up to #bej1jjj based upon the performance of an agency measured against the performance plan requirements described in the explanatory statement accompanying ,public ,law #aac-bce4 #gjg4 ,funds made available under section #ebd7;b7 of the ,federal ,crop ,insurance ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aebd7;b77 in the current fiscal year shall remain available until expended to disburse obligations made in the current fiscal year4 #gjh4 ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 any former ,rural ,utilities ,service borrower that has repaid or prepaid an insured1 direct or guaranteed loan under the ,rural ,electrification ,act of #aicf1 or any not-for-profit utility that is eligible to receive an insured or direct loan under such ,act1 shall be eligible for assistance under section #cac;,b7a7 of such ,act in the same manner as a borrower under such ,act4 #gji4 ,except as otherwise specifically provided by law1 not more than #bj1jjj1jjj in unobligated balances from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses in this ,act for the ,farm ,service ,agency shall remain available through ,september #cj1 #bjbe1 for information technology expenses4 #gaj4 ,none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this ,act may be used for first-class travel by the employees of agencies funded by this ,act in contravention of sections #cja-aj4abb through #cja-aj4abd of title #da1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4 #gaa4 ,in the case of each program established or amended by the ,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7,public ,law #aac-gi7 or by a successor to that ,act1 other than by title ,i or subtitle ,a of title ,,iii of such ,act1 or programs for which indefinite amounts were provided in that ,act1 that is authorized or required to be carried out using funds of the ,commodity ,credit ,corporation-- 7#a7 such funds shall be available for salaries and related administrative expenses1 including technical assistance1 associated with the implementation of the program1 without regard to the limitation on the total amount of allotments and fund transfers contained in section #aa of the ,commodity ,credit ,corporation ,charter ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gad;i72 and 7#b7 the use of such funds for such purpose shall not be considered to be a fund transfer or allotment for purposes of applying the limitation on the total amount of allotments and fund transfers contained in such section4 #gab4 ,of the funds made available by this ,act1 not more than #b1ijj1jjj shall be used to cover necessary expenses of activities related to all advisory committees1 panels1 commissions1 and task forces of the ,department of ,agriculture1 except for panels used to comply with negotiated rule makings and panels used to evaluate competitively awarded grants4 #gac4 7a7 ,none of the funds made available in this ,act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing1 downloading1 and exchanging of pornography4 7b7 ,nothing in subsection 7a7 shall limit the use of funds necessary for any ,federal1 ,state1 tribal1 or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations1 prosecution1 or adjudication activities4 #gad4 ,notwithstanding subsection 7b7 of section #adbbb of ,public ,law #aaj-bdf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fab;c-#f2 in this section referred to as section #adbbb71 none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other ,act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out a program under section #cb of the ,act of ,august #bd1 #aice 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fab;c2 in this section referred to as section #cb7 in excess of #a1egc1fff1jjj 7exclusive of carryover appropriations from prior fiscal years71 as follows3 ,child ,nutrition ,programs ,entitlement ,commodities--#dhe1jjj1jjj2 ,state ,option ,contracts--#e1jjj1jjj2 ,removal of ,defective ,commodities--#b1ejj1jjj2 ,administration of section #cb ,commodity ,purchases--#cg1agh1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that1 of the total funds made available in the matter preceding this proviso that remain unobligated on ,october #a1 #bjbd1 such unobligated balances shall carryover into fiscal year #bjbe and shall remain available until expended for any of the purposes of section #cb1 except that any such carryover funds used in accordance with clause 7#c7 of section #cb may not exceed #cej1jjj1jjj and may not be obligated until the ,secretary of ,agriculture provides written notification of the expenditures to the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress at least two weeks in advance3 ,provided further1 ,that1 with the exception of any available carryover funds authorized in any prior appropriations ,act to be used for the purposes of clause 7#c7 of section #cb1 none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other ,act shall be used to pay the salaries or expenses of any employee of the ,department of ,agriculture to carry out clause 7#c7 of section #cb4 #gae4 ,none of the funds appropriated by this or any other ,act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who prepare or submit appropriations language as part of the ,president's budget submission to the ,congress for programs under the jurisdiction of the ,appropriations ,subcommittees on ,agriculture1 ,rural ,development1 ,food and ,drug ,administration1 and ,related ,agencies that assumes revenues or reflects a reduction from the previous year due to user fees proposals that have not been enacted into law prior to the submission of the budget unless such budget submission identifies which additional spending reductions should occur in the event the user fees proposals are not enacted prior to the date of the convening of a committee of conference for the fiscal year #bjbd appropriations ,act4 #gaf4 7a7 ,none of the funds provided by this ,act1 or provided by previous appropriations ,acts to the agencies funded by this ,act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year1 or provided from any accounts in the ,treasury derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this ,act1 shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming1 transfer of funds1 or reimbursements as authorized by the ,economy ,act1 or in the case of the ,department of ,agriculture1 through use of the authority provided by section #gjb7;b7 of the ,department of ,agriculture ,organic ,act of #aidd 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bbeg7 or section #h of ,public ,law #hi-ajf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bbfc71 that-- 7#a7 creates new programs2 7#b7 eliminates a program1 project1 or activity2 7#c7 increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted2 7#d7 relocates an office or employees2 7#e7 reorganizes offices1 programs1 or activities2 or 7#f7 contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by ,federal employees2 unless the ,secretary of ,agriculture or the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services 7as the case may be7 notifies in writing and receives approval from the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress at least #cj days in advance of the reprogramming of such funds or the use of such authority4 7b7 ,none of the funds provided by this ,act1 or provided by previous ,appropriations ,acts to the agencies funded by this ,act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year1 or provided from any accounts in the ,treasury derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this ,act1 shall be available for obligation or expenditure for activities1 programs1 or projects through a reprogramming or use of the authorities referred to in subsection 7a7 involving funds in excess of #ejj1jjj or #aj percent1 whichever is less1 that-- 7#a7 augments existing programs1 projects1 or activities2 7#b7 reduces by #aj percent funding for any existing program1 project1 or activity1 or numbers of personnel by #aj percent as approved by ,congress2 or 7#c7 results from any general savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in existing programs1 activities1 or projects as approved by ,congress2 unless the ,secretary of ,agriculture or the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services 7as the case may be7 notifies in writing and receives approval from the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress at least #cj days in advance of the reprogramming or transfer of such funds or the use of such authority4 7c7 ,the ,secretary of ,agriculture or the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services shall notify in writing and receive approval from the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress before implementing any program or activity not carried out during the previous fiscal year unless the program or activity is funded by this ,act or specifically funded by any other ,act4 7d7 ,none of the funds provided by this ,act1 or provided by previous ,appropriations ,acts to the agencies funded by this ,act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year1 or provided from any accounts in the ,treasury derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this ,act1 shall be available for-- 7#a7 modifying major capital investments funding levels1 including information technology systems1 that involves increasing or decreasing funds in the current fiscal year for the individual investment in excess of #ejj1jjj or #aj percent of the total cost1 whichever is less2 7#b7 realigning or reorganizing new1 current1 or vacant positions or agency activities or functions to establish a center1 office1 branch1 or similar entity with ten or more personnel2 or 7#c7 carrying out activities or functions that were not described in the budget request2 unless the agencies funded by this ,act notify1 in writing1 the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress at least #cj days in advance of using the funds for these purposes4 7e7 ,as described in this section1 no funds may be used for any activities unless the ,secretary of ,agriculture or the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services receives from the ,committee on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress written or electronic mail confirmation of receipt of the notification as required in this section4 #gag4 ,notwithstanding section #caj;,b7g77#e7 of the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural ,development ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aicb7;g77#e771 the ,secretary may assess a one-time fee for any guaranteed business and industry loan in an amount that does not exceed #d percent of the guaranteed principal portion of the loan4 #gah4 ,none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the ,department of ,agriculture1 the ,food and ,drug ,administration or the ,farm ,credit ,administration shall be used to transmit or otherwise make available reports1 questions1 or responses to questions that are a result of information requested for the appropriations hearing process to any non-,department of ,agriculture1 non-,department of ,health and ,human ,services1 or non-,farm ,credit ,administration employee4 #gai4 ,unless otherwise authorized by existing law1 none of the funds provided in this ,act1 may be used by an executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or distribution in the ,united ,states unless the story includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that executive branch agency4 #gbj4 ,no employee of the ,department of ,agriculture may be detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded by this ,act or any other ,act to any other agency or office of the ,department for more than #fj days in a fiscal year unless the individual's employing agency or office is fully reimbursed by the receiving agency or office for the salary and expenses of the employee for the period of assignment4 #gba4 ,not later than #cj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 the ,commissioner of the ,food and ,drug ,administration and the ,chairman of the ,farm ,credit ,administration shall submit to the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress a detailed spending plan by program1 project1 and activity for all the funds made available under this ,act including appropriated user fees1 as defined in the report accompanying this ,act4 #gbb4 ,none of the funds made available by this ,act may be used to propose1 promulgate1 or implement any rule1 or take any other action with respect to1 allowing or requiring information intended for a prescribing health care professional1 in the case of a drug or biological product subject to section #ejc7;b77#a7 of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cec7;b77#a771 to be distributed to such professional electronically 7in lieu of in paper form7 unless and until a ,federal law is enacted to allow or require such distribution4 #gbc4 ,for the purposes of determining eligibility or level of program assistance for ,rural ,housing ,service programs the ,secretary shall not include incarcerated prison populations4 #gbd4 ,for loans and loan guarantees that do not require budget authority and the program level has been established in this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture may increase the program level for such loans and loan guarantees by not more than #be percent3 ,provided1 ,that prior to the ,secretary implementing such an increase1 the ,secretary notifies1 in writing1 the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress at least #ae days in advance4 #gbe4 ,none of the credit card refunds or rebates transferred to the ,working ,capital ,fund pursuant to section #gbi of the ,agriculture1 ,rural ,development1 ,food and ,drug ,administration1 and ,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1 #bjjb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bbce;a2 ,public ,law #ajg-gf7 shall be available for obligation without written notification to1 and the prior approval of1 the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress3 ,provided1 ,that the refunds or rebates so transferred shall be available for obligation only for the acquisition of property1 plant and equipment1 including equipment for the improvement1 delivery1 and implementation of ,departmental financial management1 information technology1 and other support systems necessary for the delivery of financial1 administrative1 and information technology services1 including cloud adoption and migration1 of primary benefit to the agencies of the ,department of ,agriculture4 #gbf4 ,none of the funds made available by this ,act may be used to implement1 administer1 or enforce the variety requirements of the final rule entitled ,enhancing ,retailer ,standards in the ,supplemental ,nutrition ,assistance ,program 7,,snap7 published by the ,department of ,agriculture in the ,federal ,register on ,december #ae1 #bjaf 7#ha ,fed4 ,reg4 #ijfge7 until the ,secretary of ,agriculture amends the definition of the term variety as defined in section #bgh4a7;b77#a77;ii77,c7 of title #g1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 and variety as applied in the definition of the term staple food as defined in section #bga4b of title #g1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 to increase the number of items that qualify as acceptable varieties in each staple food category so that the total number of such items in each staple food category exceeds the number of such items in each staple food category included in the final rule as published on ,december #ae1 #bjaf3 ,provided1 ,that until the ,secretary promulgates such regulatory amendments1 the ,secretary shall apply the requirements regarding acceptable varieties and breadth of stock to ,supplemental ,nutrition ,assistance ,program retailers that were in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the ,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7,public ,law #aac-gi74 #gbg4 ,in carrying out subsection 7h7 of section #ejb of the ,housing ,act of #aidi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adgb71 the ,secretary of ,agriculture shall have the same authority with respect to loans guaranteed under such section and eligible lenders for such loans as the ,secretary has under subsections 7h7 and 7j7 of section #ech of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adijp-#b7 with respect to loans guaranteed under such section #ech and eligible lenders for such loans4 #gbh4 ,none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this ,act shall be available for the ,united ,states ,department of ,agriculture to propose1 finalize or implement any regulation that would promulgate new user fees pursuant to #ca ,u4,s4,c4 #igja after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #gbi4 ,of the unobligated balances from amounts made available for the ,broadband ,treasury ,rate ,loan program1 authorized in section #fja of the ,rural ,electrification ,act of #aicf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #iej;bb71 #i1aef1jjj are hereby permanently cancelled3 ,provided1 ,that no amounts shall be cancelled from amounts that were designated by the ,congress as an emergency or disaster relief requirement pursuant to the concurrent resolution on the budget or the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe4 #gcj4 ,notwithstanding any provision of law that regulates the calculation and payment of overtime and holiday pay for ,,fsis inspectors1 the ,secretary may charge establishments subject to the inspection requirements of the ,poultry ,products ,inspection ,act1 #ba ,u4,s4,c4 #dea et seq41 the ,federal ,meat ,inspection ,act1 #ba ,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq1 and the ,egg ,products ,inspection ,act1 #ba ,u4,s4,c4 #ajca et seq41 for the cost of inspection services provided outside of an establishment's approved inspection shifts1 and for inspection services provided on ,federal holidays3 ,provided1 ,that any sums charged pursuant to this paragraph shall be deemed as overtime pay or holiday pay under section #ajja7;d7 of the ,american ,rescue ,plan ,act of #bjba 7,public ,law #aag-b1 #ace ,stat4 #bdb73 ,provided further1 ,that sums received by the ,secretary under this paragraph shall1 in addition to other available funds1 remain available until expended to the ,secretary without further appropriation for the purpose of funding all costs associated with ,,fsis inspections4 #gca4 7a7 ,the ,secretary of ,agriculture shall-- 7#a7 conduct audits in a manner that evaluates the following factors in the country or region being audited1 as applicable-- 7,a7 veterinary control and oversight2 7,b7 disease history and vaccination practices2 7,c7 livestock demographics and traceability2 7,d7 epidemiological separation from potential sources of infection2 7,e7 surveillance practices2 7,f7 diagnostic laboratory capabilities2 and 7,g7 emergency preparedness and response2 and 7#b7 promptly make publicly available the final reports of any audits or reviews conducted pursuant to paragraph 7#a74 7b7 ,this section shall be applied in a manner consistent with ,united ,states obligations under its international trade agreements4 #gcb4 ,of the unobligated balances from amounts made available in prior ,acts for the rural housing voucher program authorized by section #edb of the ,housing ,act of #aidi1 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adga et seq471 as amended1 #c1jjj1jjj are hereby permanently cancelled3 ,provided1 ,that no amounts shall be cancelled from amounts that were designated by the ,congress as an emergency or disaster relief requirement pursuant to the concurrent resolution on the budget or the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe4 #gcc4 ,of the unobligated balances from amounts made available in prior ,acts under the heading ,rural ,cooperative ,development ,grants for ,agriculture ,innovation ,centers authorized by section #fdjb of the ,farm ,security and ,rural ,investment ,act of #bjjb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afcb;b71 as amended1 #h1jjj1jjj are hereby permanently cancelled3 ,provided1 ,that no amounts shall be cancelled from amounts that were designated by the ,congress as an emergency or disaster relief requirement pursuant to the concurrent resolution on the budget or the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe4 #gcd4 7a7 7#a7 ,no ,federal funds made available for this fiscal year for the rural water1 waste water1 waste disposal1 and solid waste management programs authorized by sections #cjf1 #cjf;,a1 #cjf;,c1 #cjf;,d1 #cjf;,e1 and #caj;,b of the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural ,development ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aibf et seq47 shall be used for a project for the construction1 alteration1 maintenance1 or repair of a public water or wastewater system unless all of the iron and steel products used in the project are produced in the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,in this section1 the term iron and steel products means the following products made primarily of iron or steel3 lined or unlined pipes and fittings1 manhole covers and other municipal castings1 hydrants1 tanks1 flanges1 pipe clamps and restraints1 valves1 structural steel1 reinforced precast concrete1 and construction materials4 7b7 ,subsection 7a7 shall not apply in any case or category of cases in which the ,secretary of ,agriculture 7in this section referred to as the ,secretary7 or the designee of the ,secretary finds that-- 7#a7 applying subsection 7a7 would be inconsistent with the public interest2 7#b7 iron and steel products are not produced in the ,united ,states in sufficient and reasonably available quantities or of a satisfactory quality2 or 7#c7 inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the ,united ,states will increase the cost of the overall project by more than #be percent4 7c7 ,if the ,secretary or the designee receives a request for a waiver under this section1 the ,secretary or the designee shall make available to the public on an informal basis a copy of the request and information available to the ,secretary or the designee concerning the request1 and shall allow for informal public input on the request for at least #ae days prior to making a finding based on the request4 ,the ,secretary or the designee shall make the request and accompanying information available by electronic means1 including on the official public ,internet ,web site of the ,department4 7d7 ,this section shall be applied in a manner consistent with ,united ,states obligations under international agreements4 7e7 ,the ,secretary may retain up to #j4be percent of the funds appropriated in this ,act for ,rural ,utilities ,service--,rural ,water and ,waste ,disposal ,program ,account for carrying out the provisions described in subsection 7a77#a7 for management and oversight of the requirements of this section4 7f7 ,subsection 7a7 shall not apply with respect to a project for which the engineering plans and specifications include use of iron and steel products otherwise prohibited by such subsection if the plans and specifications have received required approvals from ,state agencies prior to the date of enactment of this ,act4 7g7 ,for purposes of this section1 the terms ,united ,states and ,state shall include each of the several ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 and each ,federally recognized ,indian ,tribe4 #gce4 ,none of the funds appropriated by this ,act may be used in any way1 directly or indirectly1 to influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before ,congress1 other than to communicate to ,members of ,congress as described in #ah ,u4,s4,c4 #aiac4 #gcf4 ,of the total amounts made available by this ,act for direct loans and grants under the following headings3 ,rural ,housing ,service--,rural ,housing ,insurance ,fund ,program ,account2 ,rural ,housing ,service--,mutual and ,self-,help ,housing ,grants2 ,rural ,housing ,service--,rural ,housing ,assistance ,grants2 ,rural ,housing ,service--,rural ,community ,facilities ,program ,account2 ,rural ,business-,cooperative ,service--,rural ,business ,program ,account2 ,rural ,business-,cooperative ,service--,rural ,economic ,development ,loans ,program ,account2 ,rural ,business-,cooperative ,service--,rural ,cooperative ,development ,grants2 ,rural ,business-,cooperative ,service--,rural ,microentrepreneur ,assistance ,program2 ,rural ,utilities ,service--,rural ,water and ,waste ,disposal ,program ,account2 ,rural ,utilities ,service--,rural ,electrification and ,telecommunications ,loans ,program ,account2 and ,rural ,utilities ,service--,distance ,learning1 ,telemedicine1 and ,broadband ,program1 to the maximum extent feasible1 at least #aj percent of the funds shall be allocated for assistance in persistent poverty counties under this section1 including1 notwithstanding any other provision regarding population limits1 any county seat of such a persistent poverty county that has a population that does not exceed the authorized population limit by more than #aj percent3 ,provided1 ,that for purposes of this section1 the term persistent poverty counties means any county that has had #bj percent or more of its population living in poverty over the past #cj years1 as measured by the #aiij and #bjjj decennial censuses1 and #bjjg-bjaa ,american ,community ,survey #e-year average1 or any territory or possession of the ,united ,states3 ,provided further1 ,that with respect to specific activities for which program levels have been made available by this ,act that are not supported by budget authority1 the requirements of this section shall be applied to such program level4 #gcg4 ,none of the funds made available by this ,act may be used to notify a sponsor or otherwise acknowledge receipt of a submission for an exemption for investigational use of a drug or biological product under section #eje7;i7 of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cee7;i77 or section #cea7;a77#c7 of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bfb7;a77#c77 in research in which a human embryo is intentionally created or modified to include a heritable genetic modification4 ,any such submission shall be deemed to have not been received by the ,secretary1 and the exemption may not go into effect4 #gch4 ,none of the funds made available by this or any other ,act may be used to enforce the final rule promulgated by the ,food and ,drug ,administration entitled ,standards for the ,growing1 ,harvesting1 ,packing1 and ,holding of ,produce for ,human ,consumption1 and published on ,november #bg1 #bjae1 with respect to the regulation of entities that grow1 harvest1 pack1 or hold wine grapes1 hops1 pulse crops1 or almonds4 #gci4 ,there is hereby appropriated #c1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe1 for a pilot program for the ,national ,institute of ,food and ,agriculture to provide grants to nonprofit organizations for programs and services to establish and enhance farming and ranching opportunities for military veterans4 #gdj4 ,for school years #bjbc-bjbd and #bjbd-bjbe1 none of the funds made available by this ,act may be used to implement or enforce the matter following the first comma in the second sentence of footnote 7c7 of section #bbj4h7;c7 of title #g1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 with respect to the substitution of vegetables for fruits under the school breakfast program established under section #d of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aggc74 #gda4 ,none of the funds made available by this ,act or any other ,act may be used-- 7#a7 in contravention of section #gfjf of the ,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #eidj71 subtitle ,g of the ,agricultural ,marketing ,act of #aidf1 or section #ajaad of the ,agriculture ,improvement ,act of #bjah2 or 7#b7 to prohibit the transportation1 processing1 sale1 or use of hemp1 or seeds of such plant1 that is grown or cultivated in accordance with section #gfjf of the ,agricultural ,act of #bjad or subtitle ,g of the ,agricultural ,marketing ,act of #aidf1 within or outside the ,state in which the hemp is grown or cultivated4 #gdb4 ,the ,secretary of ,agriculture may waive the matching funds requirement under section #dab7;g7 of the ,agricultural ,research1 ,extension1 and ,education ,reform ,act of #aiih 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gfcb7;g774 #gdc4 ,there is hereby appropriated #b1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 for a pilot program for the ,secretary to provide grants to qualified non-profit organizations and public housing authorities to provide technical assistance1 including financial and legal services1 to ,,rhs multi-family housing borrowers to facilitate the acquisition of ,,rhs multi-family housing properties in areas where the ,secretary determines a risk of loss of affordable housing1 by non-profit housing organizations and public housing authorities as authorized by law that commit to keep such properties in the ,,rhs multi-family housing program for a period of time as determined by the ,secretary4 #gdd4 ,of the unobligated balances from amounts made available in prior ,acts under the heading ,rural ,housing ,assistance ,grants for housing repair grants authorized by section #ejd of the ,housing ,act of #aidi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adgd71 as amended1 #cj1jjj1jjj are hereby permanently cancelled3 ,provided1 ,that no amounts shall be cancelled from amounts that were designated by the ,congress as an emergency or disaster relief requirement pursuant to the concurrent resolution on the budget or the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe4 #gde4 ,of the unobligated balances of the amounts made available for fiscal year #bjbb for the ,national ,institute of ,food and ,agriculture--,research and ,extension ,activities1 #cjg1ebf1jjj are hereby rescinded3 ,provided1 ,that no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the ,congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a ,concurrent ,resolution on the ,budget or the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe4 #gdf4 ,funds made available under title ,,ii of the ,food for ,peace ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #agba et seq47 may only be used to provide assistance to recipient nations if adequate monitoring and controls1 as determined by the ,administrator1 are in place to ensure that emergency food aid is received by the intended beneficiaries in areas affected by food shortages and not diverted for unauthorized or inappropriate purposes4 #gdg4 ,none of the funds made available by this ,act may be used to procure raw or processed poultry products or seafood imported into the ,united ,states from the ,people's ,republic of ,china for use in the school lunch program under the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq471 the ,child and ,adult ,care ,food ,program under section #ag of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agff71 the ,summer ,food ,service ,program for ,children under section #ac of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfa71 or the school breakfast program under the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agga et seq474 #gdh4 ,for school year #bjbd-bjbe1 only a school food authority that had a negative balance in the nonprofit school food service account as of ,june #cj1 #bjbc1 shall be required to establish a price for paid lunches in accordance with section #ab7p7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfj7p774 #gdi4 ,any funds made available by this or any other ,act that the ,secretary withholds pursuant to section #affh7;g77#b7 of the ,food1 ,agriculture1 ,conservation1 and ,trade ,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #eiba7;g77#b771 as amended1 shall be available for grants for biotechnology risk assessment research3 ,provided1 ,that the ,secretary may transfer such funds among appropriations of the ,department of ,agriculture for purposes of making such grants4 #gej4 ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 no funds available to the ,department of ,agriculture may be used to move any staff office or any agency from the mission area in which it was located on ,august #a1 #bjah1 to any other mission area or office within the ,department in the absence of the enactment of specific legislation affirming such move4 #gea4 ,the ,secretary1 acting through the ,chief of the ,natural ,resources ,conservation ,service1 may use funds appropriated under this ,act or any other ,act for the ,watershed and ,flood ,prevention ,operations ,program and the ,watershed ,rehabilitation ,program carried out pursuant to the ,watershed ,protection and ,flood ,prevention ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja et seq471 and for the ,emergency ,watershed ,protection ,program carried out pursuant to section #djc of the ,agricultural ,credit ,act of #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bbjc7 to provide technical services for such programs pursuant to section #abeb7;a77#a7 of the ,food ,security ,act of #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chea7;a77#a771 notwithstanding subsection 7c7 of such section4 #geb4 ,in administering the pilot program established by section #ggi of division ,a of the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-ada71 the ,secretary of ,agriculture may1 for purposes of determining entities eligible to receive assistance1 consider those communities which are ,areas ,rural in ,character3 ,provided1 ,that not more than #aj percent of the funds made available under the heading ,distance ,learning1 ,telemedicine1 and ,broadband ,program for the purposes of the pilot program established by section #ggi of ,public ,law #aae-ada may be used for this purpose4 #gec4 ,in addition to amounts otherwise made available by this ,act and notwithstanding the last sentence of #af ,u4,s4,c4 #acaj1 there is appropriated #b1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 to implement non-renewable agreements on eligible lands1 including flooded agricultural lands1 as determined by the ,secretary1 under the ,water ,bank ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #acja-acaa74 #ged4 ,out of amounts appropriated to the ,food and ,drug ,administration under title ,,vi1 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 acting through the ,commissioner of ,food and ,drugs1 shall1 not later than ,september #cj1 #bjbd1 and following the review required under ,executive ,order ,no4 #abhff 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 #fja note2 relating to regulatory planning and review71 issue advice revising the advice provided in the notice of availability entitled ,advice ,about ,eating ,fish1 ,from the ,environmental ,protection ,agency and ,food and ,drug ,administration2 ,revised ,fish ,advice2 ,availability 7#hb ,fed4 ,reg4 #fega 7,january #ai1 #bjag771 in a manner that is consistent with nutrition science recognized by the ,food and ,drug ,administration on the net effects of seafood consumption4 #gee4 ,there is hereby appropriated #b1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 to carry out section #bajc of ,public ,law #aae-ccd3 ,provided1 ,that the ,secretary shall prioritize the wetland compliance needs of areas with significant numbers of individual wetlands1 wetland acres1 and conservation compliance requests4 #gef4 ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the acceptable market name of any engineered animal approved prior to the effective date of the ,national ,bioengineered ,food ,disclosure ,standard 7,february #ai1 #bjai7 shall include the words genetically engineered prior to the existing acceptable market name4 #geg4 ,the ,secretary shall set aside for ,rural ,economic ,area ,partnership 7,,reap7 ,zones1 until ,august #ae1 #bjbd1 an amount of funds made available in title ,,iii under the headings of ,rural ,housing ,insurance ,fund ,program ,account1 ,mutual and ,self-,help ,housing ,grants1 ,rural ,housing ,assistance ,grants1 ,rural ,community ,facilities ,program ,account1 ,rural ,business ,program ,account1 ,rural ,development ,loan ,fund ,program ,account1 and ,rural ,water and ,waste ,disposal ,program ,account1 equal to the amount obligated in ,,reap ,zones with respect to funds provided under such headings in the most recent fiscal year any such funds were obligated under such headings for ,,reap ,zones1 excluding the funding provided through any ,congressionally ,directed ,spending_/,community ,project ,funding4 #geh4 ,there is hereby appropriated #ejj1jjj to carry out the duties of the working group established under section #ggj of the ,agriculture1 ,rural ,development1 ,food and ,drug ,administration1 and ,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1 #bjai 7,public ,law #aaf-f2 #acc ,stat4 #hi74 #gei4 ,for an additional amount for the ,office of the ,secretary1 #i1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 to continue the ,institute for ,rural ,partnerships as established in section #ggh of ,public ,law #aag-ajc3 ,provided1 ,that the ,institute for ,rural ,partnerships shall continue to dedicate resources to researching the causes and conditions of challenges facing rural areas1 and develop community partnerships to address such challenges3 ,provided further1 ,that administrative or other fees shall not exceed one percent3 ,provided further1 ,that such partnership shall coordinate and publish an annual report4 #gfj4 ,funds made available in the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-ada7 for the ,rural ,community ,facilities ,program ,account under section #cjf of the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural ,development ,act1 #g ,u4,s4,c4 #aibf1 for the principal amount of direct loans are to remain available through fiscal year #bjbh for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal year #bjah4 #gfa4 ,section #ebc of the ,housing ,act of #aidi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adij;c7 is amended in subsection 7b77#a77;,b7 by striking two years and inserting five years4 #gfb4 ,section #ebd of the ,housing ,act of #aidi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adij;d7 is amended in subsection 7a77#a7 by striking two years and inserting five years4 #gfc4 ,section #eib of the ,stewart ,b4 ,mc,kinney ,homeless ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aadjh;a7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the section heading by striking ,,fmha and inserting ,,usda2 7#b7 in subsection 7a71 by1 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 striking program and nonprogram2 and 7#c7 by striking subsection 7b7 and inserting the following3 7b7 ,priority ,the priority uses of inventory property under this section shall be given priority equal to or higher than the disposition of such property in accordance with priorities determined by the ,secretary as necessary to protect the best interests of the ,federal ,government4 4 #gfd4 ,section #cfc of the ,multifamily ,mortgage ,foreclosure ,act of #aiha 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #cgjb7 is amended at paragraph 7#aj7 by inserting after ,secretary of ,housing ,urban ,development the following3 and the ,secretary of ,agriculture4 #gfe4 ,there is hereby appropriated #c1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe1 for a ,bison ,production and ,marketing ,grant ,program that the ,agricultural ,marketing ,service shall develop and maintain3 ,provided1 ,that this program shall be similar1 as determined by the ,secretary1 to the ,sheep ,production and ,marketing ,grant ,program the ,department of ,agriculture currently maintains pursuant to section #bji7;c7 of the ,agricultural ,marketing ,act of #aidf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afbg;a7c771 and shall prioritize grants to national non-profits and federally chartered ,tribal organizations that have expertise in bison production or marketing4 #gff4 ,notwithstanding the ,agricultural ,marketing ,act of #aidf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afbb et seq47 and #i ,,cfr part #ceb1 the ,committee provides an additional #gjj1jjj to the ,,usda ,food ,safety and ,inspection ,service to cover voluntary meat inspection fees for the slaughtering or processing of bison_/buffalo at ,native ,american owned establishments or establishments operating on tribal lands4 #gfg4 ,of the unobligated balances available to the ,department of ,agriculture for the ,rural ,water ,operation ,program under the heading ,natural ,resources ,conservation ,service--,watershed and ,flood ,prevention ,operations from prior appropriations ,acts1 #bj1jjj1jjj is hereby rescinded3 ,provided1 ,that no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the ,congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe4 #gfh4 ,if services performed by ,,aphis employees are determined by the ,administrator of the ,animal and ,plant ,health ,inspection ,service to be in response to an animal disease outbreak1 any premium pay that is funded1 either directly or through reimbursement1 shall be exempted from the aggregate of basic pay and premium pay calculated under section #eedg of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 and any other provision of law limiting the aggregate amount of premium pay payable on a biweekly or calendar year basis3 ,provided1 ,that this section shall take effect as if enacted on ,january #a1 #bjbc4 #gfi4 ,none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other ,act may be used by the ,food ,safety and ,inspection ,service to take any action that would result in the permanent relocation1 demotion1 or termination of any ,supervisory ,public ,heath ,veterinarian 7,,sphv71 solely as result of the creation of the ,district ,veterinary ,medical ,officer position1 prior to completing a #ajaj package and cost-benefit analysis1 and briefing the ,committees on ,appropriations of both ,houses of ,congress4 #ggj4 ,none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other ,act may be used to purchase1 deploy1 or train third parties on the use of ,m-#dd sodium cyanide ejector devices 7,m-#dds71 including any components or parts1 or sodium fluoroacetate 7,compound #ajhj71 except for activities directly related to the removal of ,m-#dds that have been placed on ,federal1 ,tribal1 ,state and private land4 #gga4 ,notwithstanding section #eba7;a77#a77;,b7 of the ,housing ,act of #aidi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adij;a7a77#a77;,b771 for loans made under section #ejb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adgb71 the ,secretary of ,agriculture may provide the borrower with assistance in the form of credits so as to reduce the effective interest rate to a rate not less than #b per centum per annum for such periods of time as the ,secretary may determine for applicants described in section #eba7;a77#a77;,a7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adij;a7a77#a77;,a77 if without such assistance such applicants could not afford the dwelling or make payments on the indebtedness of the rental or cooperative housing4 #ggb4 ,any rule-making1 notice or guidance of or regarding ,,usda ,proposed ,rule 7,child ,nutrition ,programs3 ,revisions to ,meal ,patterns ,consistent ,with the #bjbj ,dietary ,guidelines for ,americans2 ,,rin #jehd-;,,ae#hh7 shall allow and provide meal reimbursement for 7or low fat or fat free7 flavored milk in ,national ,school ,lunch ,program and ,school ,breakfast ,program for grades ,kindergarten through #abth grade and in ,child and ,adult ,care ,food ,program for participants #e years of age and older1 and for any other program complying with the meal pattern requirements covered in such final rule4 #ggc4 ,weekly sodium limits that may be included in any rule-making1 notice or guidance of or regarding ,,usda ,proposed ,rule 7,child ,nutrition ,programs3 ,revisions to ,meal ,patterns ,consistent ,with the #bjbj ,dietary ,guidelines for ,americans2 ,,rin #jehd-;,,ae#hh7 shall exclude sodium used for food safety and functional purposes in cheese-making1 as determined by the ,secretary1 in consultation with ,,fda4 ,sodium limits will not take effect until the ,secretary determines the amounts which shall be excluded4 #ggd4 ,notwithstanding section #eba7;a77#a77;,b7 of the ,housing ,act of #aidi 7#db ,u4,s4,c #adij;a7a77#a77;,b771 for loans made under section #ejb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adgb71 the ,secretary of ,agriculture may provide the borrower with assistance in the form of credits so as to reduce the effective interest rate to a rate not less than #b per centum per annum for such periods of time as the ,secretary may determine for applicants described in section #eba7;a77#a77;,a7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adij;a7a77#a77;,a77 if without such assistance such applicants could not afford the dwelling or make payments on the indebtedness of the rental or cooperative housing4 #gge4 ,section #edb7;b77#b7 of the ,housing ,act1 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adijr71 is amended by striking #e1jjj and inserting #aj1jjj4 #ggf4 ,none of the funds made available by this ,act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel-- 7#a7 to inspect horses under section #c of the ,federal ,meat ,inspection ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #fjc72 7#b7 to inspect horses under section #ijc of the ,federal ,agriculture ,improvement and ,reform ,act of #aiif 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aija note2 ,public ,law #ajd-abg72 or 7#c7 to implement or enforce section #ceb4ai of title #i1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or a successor regulation74 #ggg4 7a7 ,there is appropriated #c1jjj1jjj for the emergency and transitional pet shelter and housing assistance grant program established under section #abejb7;b7 of the ,agriculture ,improvement ,act of #bjah 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjabg74 7b7 ,notwithstanding any other provision of this ,act1 the total amount rescinded in section #gde is increased by #c1jjj1jjj4 #ggh4 7a7 ,for an additional amount for ,agricultural ,programs--,agricultural ,research ,service--,salaries and ,expenses1 there is appropriated1 out of amounts in the ,treasury not otherwise appropriated1 #a1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 for research on ,east ,coast shellfish4 7b7 ,notwithstanding any other provision of this ,act1 the amount made available by this ,act under the heading ,farm ,production and ,conservation ,programs--,farm ,service ,agency--,state ,mediation ,grants in title ,,ii shall be #f1jjj1jjj4 #ggi4 7a7 ,for an additional amount for ,agricultural ,programs--,agricultural ,research ,service--,salaries and ,expenses1 there is appropriated #a1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 for cooperative agreements with qualified nonprofit organizations to expedite research using plant genomics to develop drought- and disease-resistant peanut varieties and other crops4 7b7 ,notwithstanding any other provision of this ,act1 the amount appropriated by this ,act under the heading ,agricultural ,programs--,processing1 ,research1 and ,marketing--,office of the ,secretary in title ,i for the ,office of ,communications shall be reduced by #a1jjj1jjj4 #ghj4 ,for an additional amount for ,agricultural ,programs--,national ,institute of ,food and ,agriculture--,research and ,education ,activities1 for competitive grants to assist in the facility construction1 alteration1 acquisition1 modernization1 renovation1 or remodeling of agricultural research facilities1 as authorized by the ,research ,facilities ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cij et seq471 there is hereby appropriated1 and the amount otherwise provided by this ,act for ,agricultural ,programs--,processing1 ,research1 and ,marketing--,office of the ,secretary is hereby reduced by1 #b1jjj1jjj4 #gha4 ,not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture shall submit to ,congress a report describing a plan for improving staffing at the ,farm ,service ,agency and the ,natural ,resources ,conservation ,service at the county level1 including recommendations for actions that ,congress may take4 ,this division may be cited as the ,agriculture1 ,rural ,development1 ,food and ,drug ,administration1 and ,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbd4 ,c ,transportation1 ,housing and ,urban ,development1 and ,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbd ,the following sums are appropriated1 out of any money in the ,treasury not otherwise appropriated1 for the ,departments of ,transportation1 and ,housing and ,urban ,development1 and related agencies for the fiscal year ending ,september #cj1 #bjbd1 and for other purposes1 namely3 ,i ,,department ,,of ,,transportation ,office of the ,secretary ,,salaries ,,and ,,expenses ,for necessary expenses of the ,office of the ,secretary1 #aia1bie1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that of the sums appropriated under this heading-- 7#a7 #c1ggj1jjj shall be available for the immediate ,office of the ,secretary2 7#b7 #a1cgj1jjj shall be available for the immediate ,office of the ,deputy ,secretary2 7#c7 #cb1bgb1jjj shall be available for the ,office of the ,general ,counsel2 7#d7 #bj1jfd1jjj shall be available for the ,office of the ,under ,secretary of ,transportation for ,policy1 of which #b1jjj1jjj is for the ,office for ,multimodal ,freight ,infrastructure and ,policy3 ,provided1 ,that the ,secretary must obtain reprogramming approval from the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations under section #dje of this ,act prior to executing the authorities of section #aah7;g77#b7-7c7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code2 7#e7 #bb1gbd1jjj shall be available for the ,office of the ,assistant ,secretary for ,budget and ,programs2 7#f7 #g1ach1jjj1jjj shall be available for the ,office of the ,assistant ,secretary for ,governmental ,affairs2 7#g7 #dc1bhd1jjj shall be available for the ,office of the ,assistant ,secretary for ,administration2 7#h7 #f1bdd1jjj shall be available for the ,office of ,public ,affairs and ,public ,engagement2 7#i7 #b1eae1jjj shall be available for the ,office of the ,executive ,secretariat2 7#aj7 #af1ejf1jjj shall be available for the ,office of ,intelligence1 ,security1 and ,emergency ,response2 7#aa7 #cc1hgi1jjj shall be available for the ,office of the ,chief ,information ,officer2 and 7#ab7 #a1ebi1jjj shall be available for the ,office of ,tribal ,government ,affairs3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary of ,transportation 7referred to in this title as the ,secretary7 is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the ,office of the ,secretary to any other office of the ,office of the ,secretary3 ,provided further1 ,that no appropriation for any office shall be increased or decreased by more than #g percent by all such transfers3 ,provided further1 ,that notice of any change in funding greater than #g percent shall be submitted for approval to the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations3 ,provided further1 ,that not to exceed #gj1jjj shall be for allocation within the ,department for official reception and representation expenses as the ,secretary may determine3 ,provided further1 ,that notwithstanding any other provision of law1 there may be credited to this appropriation up to #b1ejj1jjj in funds received in user fees4 ,,research ,,and ,,technology ,for necessary expenses related to the ,office of the ,assistant ,secretary for ,research and ,technology1 #ea1ceh1jjj1 of which #ce1gde1jjj shall remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that of such amounts that are available until expended1 #ad1gej1jjj shall be for necessary expenses of the ,advanced ,research ,projects ,agency--,infrastructure 7,,arpa-,i7 as authorized by section #aai of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided further1 ,that within the funds made available under the previous proviso1 not less than #h1jjj1jjj shall be available for research on durability1 resiliency1 and sustainability of bridges and other infrastructure and shall be directed to an accredited university of higher education in the northeast ,united ,states that has experience leading a regional ,university ,transportation ,center and a proven record of developing1 patenting1 deploying1 and commercializing innovative composite materials and technologies for bridge and other transportation applications1 as well as conducting research and developing prototypes using very large-scale polymer-based additive manufacturing3 ,provided further1 ,that there may be credited to this appropriation1 to be available until expended1 funds received from ,states1 counties1 municipalities1 other public authorities1 and private sources for expenses incurred for training3 ,provided further1 ,that any reference in law1 regulation1 judicial proceedings1 or elsewhere to the ,research and ,innovative ,technology ,administration shall continue to be deemed to be a reference to the ,office of the ,assistant ,secretary for ,research and ,technology of the ,department of ,transportation4 ,national ,infrastructure ,investments 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 ,for necessary expenses to carry out a local and regional project assistance grant program under section #fgjb of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 #hjj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that section #fgjb7;f77#b7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall not apply to amounts made available under this heading in this ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that of the amounts made available under this heading in this ,act1 not less than #bj1jjj1jjj shall be awarded to projects in historically disadvantaged communities or areas of persistent poverty as defined under section #fgjb7;a77#a7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided further1 ,that section #fgjb7;g7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall not apply to amounts made available under this heading in this ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that of the amounts made available under this heading in this ,act1 not less than #e percent shall be made available for the planning1 preparation1 or design of eligible projects3 ,provided further1 ,that grants awarded under this heading in this ,act for eligible projects for planning1 preparation1 or design shall not be subject to a minimum grant size3 ,provided further1 ,that in distributing amounts made available under this heading in this ,act1 the ,secretary shall take such measures so as to ensure an equitable geographic distribution of funds1 an appropriate balance in addressing the needs of urban and rural areas1 including ,tribal areas1 and the investment in a variety of transportation modes3 ,provided further1 ,that section #fgjb7;c77#b77;,c7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall not apply to amounts made available under this heading in this ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that a grant award under this heading in this ,act shall be not greater than #de1jjj1jjj3 ,provided further1 ,that section #fgjb7;c77#c7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall not apply to amounts made available under this heading in this ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that not more than #ae percent of the amounts made available under this heading in this ,act may be awarded to projects in a single ,state3 ,provided further1 ,that for amounts made available under this heading in this ,act1 the ,secretary shall give priority to projects that require a contribution of ,federal funds in order to complete an overall financing package3 ,provided further1 ,that section #fgjb7;f77#a7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall not apply to amounts made available under this heading in this ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that of the amounts awarded under this heading in this ,act1 not more than #ej percent shall be allocated for eligible projects located in rural areas and not more than #ej percent shall be allocated for eligible projects located in urbanized areas3 ,provided further1 ,that for the purpose of determining if an award for planning1 preparation1 or design under this heading in this ,act is an urban award1 the project location is the location of the project being planned1 prepared1 or designed3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary may retain up to #b percent of the amounts made available under this heading in this ,act1 and may transfer portions of such amounts to the ,administrators of the ,federal ,aviation ,administration1 the ,federal ,highway ,administration1 the ,federal ,transit ,administration1 the ,federal ,railroad ,administration and the ,maritime ,administration to fund the award and oversight of grants and credit assistance made under the program authorized under section #fgjb of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided further1 ,that for amounts made available under this heading in this ,act1 the ,secretary shall consider and award projects based solely on the selection criteria as identified under section #fgjb7;d77#c7 and 7d77#d7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4 ,,national ,,surface ,,transportation ,,and ,,innovative ,,finance ,,bureau ,for necessary expenses of the ,national ,surface ,transportation and ,innovative ,finance ,bureau as authorized by #di ,u4,s4,c4 #aaf1 #i1eeh1jjj1 to remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that the ,secretary may collect and spend fees1 as authorized by title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 to cover the costs of services of expert firms1 including counsel1 in the field of municipal and project finance to assist in the underwriting and servicing of ,federal credit instruments and all or a portion of the costs to the ,federal ,government of servicing such credit instruments3 ,provided further1 ,that such fees are available until expended to pay for such costs3 ,provided further1 ,that such amounts are in addition to other amounts made available for such purposes and are not subject to any obligation limitation or the limitation on administrative expenses under section #fjh of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code4 ,,rural ,,and ,,tribal ,,infrastructure ,,advancement ,for necessary expenses to carry out rural and ,tribal infrastructure advancement as authorized in section #babje of ,public ,law #aag-eh1 #be1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbf3 ,provided1 ,that the ,secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with philanthropic entities1 non-profit organizations1 other ,federal agencies1 ,state or local governments and their agencies1 ,indian ,tribes1 or other technical assistance providers1 to provide such technical assistance1 planning1 and capacity building to ,state1 local1 or ,tribal governments1 ,united ,states territories1 metropolitan planning organizations1 transit agencies1 or other political subdivisions of ,state or local governments4 ,,railroad ,,rehabilitation ,,and ,,improvement ,,financing ,,program ,the ,secretary is authorized to issue direct loans and loan guarantees pursuant to chapter #bbd of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 and such authority shall exist as long as any such direct loan or loan guarantee is outstanding4 ,,financial ,,management ,,capital ,for necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing the ,department of ,transportation's financial systems and re-engineering business processes1 #e1jjj1jjj1 to remain available through ,september #cj1 #bjbe4 ,,cyber ,,security ,,initiatives ,for necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives1 including necessary upgrades to network and information technology infrastructure1 improvement of identity management and authentication capabilities1 securing and protecting data1 implementation of ,federal cyber security initiatives1 and implementation of enhanced security controls on agency computers and mobile devices1 #di1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe4 ,,office ,,of ,,civil ,,rights ,for necessary expenses of the ,office of ,civil ,rights1 #ah1bbh1jjj4 ,,transportation ,,planning1 ,,research1 ,,and ,,development 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 ,for necessary expenses for conducting transportation planning1 research1 systems development1 development activities1 and making grants1 #bd1jfi1jjj1 to remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that of such amount1 #e1dcf1jjj shall be for necessary expenses of the ,interagency ,infrastructure ,permitting ,improvement ,center 7,,iipic73 ,provided further1 ,that there may be transferred to this appropriation1 to remain available until expended1 amounts transferred from other ,federal agencies for expenses incurred under this heading for ,,iipic activities not related to transportation infrastructure3 ,provided further1 ,that the tools and analysis developed by the ,,iipic shall be available to other ,federal agencies for the permitting and review of major infrastructure projects not related to transportation only to the extent that other ,federal agencies provide funding to the ,department in accordance with the preceding proviso3 ,provided further1 ,that of the amounts made available under this heading1 #c1ddc1jjj shall be made available for the purposes1 and in amounts1 specified for ,congressionally ,directed ,spending in the table entitled ,congressionally ,directed ,spending included in the report accompanying this ,act4 ,,working ,,capital ,,fund 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 ,for necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays of the ,working ,capital ,fund1 not to exceed #ebb1afe1jjj1 shall be paid from appropriations made available to the ,department of ,transportation3 ,provided1 ,that such services shall be provided on a competitive basis to entities within the ,department of ,transportation3 ,provided further1 ,that the limitation in the preceding proviso on operating expenses shall not apply to entities external to the ,department of ,transportation or for funds provided in ,public ,law #aag-eh3 ,provided further1 ,that no funds made available by this ,act to an agency of the ,department shall be transferred to the ,working ,capital ,fund without majority approval of the ,working ,capital ,fund ,steering ,committee and approval of the ,secretary3 ,provided further1 ,that no assessments may be levied against any program1 budget activity1 subactivity1 or project funded by this ,act unless notice of such assessments and the basis therefor are presented to the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations and are approved by such ,committees4 ,,small ,,and ,,disadvantaged ,,business ,,utilization ,,and ,,outreach ,for necessary expenses for small and disadvantaged business utilization and outreach activities1 #e1ccj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe3 ,provided1 ,that notwithstanding section #ccb of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 such amounts may be used for business opportunities related to any mode of transportation3 ,provided further1 ,that appropriations made available under this heading shall be available for any purpose consistent with prior year appropriations that were made available under the heading ,office of the ,secretary--,minority ,business ,resource ,center ,program4 ,,payments ,,to ,,air ,,carriers 7,,airport ,,and ,,airway ,,trust ,,fund7 ,in addition to funds made available from any other source to carry out the essential air service program under sections #dagca through #dagdb of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 #cdh1eed1jjj1 to be derived from the ,airport and ,airway ,trust ,fund1 to remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that in determining between or among carriers competing to provide service to a community1 the ,secretary may consider the relative subsidy requirements of the carriers3 ,provided further1 ,that basic essential air service minimum requirements shall not include the #ae-passenger capacity requirement under section #dagcb7;b77#c7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided further1 ,that amounts authorized to be distributed for the essential air service program under section #dagdb7;b7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall be made available immediately from amounts otherwise provided to the ,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation ,administration3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,administrator may reimburse such amounts from fees credited to the account established under section #decjc of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided further1 ,that1 notwithstanding section #dagcc of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 for fiscal year #bjbd1 the requirements established under subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c7 of section #dagca7;a77#a7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 and the subsidy cap established by section #ccb of the ,department of ,transportation and ,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1 #bjjj1 shall not apply to maintain eligibility under section #dagca of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4 ,,administrative ,,provisions--,,office ,,of ,,the ,,secretary ,,of ,,transportation 7,,including ,,rescissions7 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 #aja4 ,none of the funds made available by this ,act to the ,department of ,transportation may be obligated for the ,office of the ,secretary of ,transportation to approve assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining to funds appropriated to the operating administrations in this ,act1 except for activities underway on the date of enactment of this ,act1 unless such assessments or agreements have completed the normal reprogramming process for congressional notification4 #ajb4 ,the ,secretary shall post on the web site of the ,department of ,transportation a schedule of all meetings of the ,council on ,credit and ,finance1 including the agenda for each meeting1 and require the ,council on ,credit and ,finance to record the decisions and actions of each meeting4 #ajc4 ,in addition to authority provided by section #cbg of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 the ,department's ,working ,capital ,fund is authorized to provide partial or full payments in advance and accept subsequent reimbursements from all ,federal agencies from available funds for transit benefit distribution services that are necessary to carry out the ,federal transit pass transportation fringe benefit program under ,executive ,order ,no4 #acaej and section #cjdi of ,,safetea-,,lu 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 #gije note73 ,provided1 ,that the ,department shall maintain a reasonable operating reserve in the ,working ,capital ,fund1 to be expended in advance to provide uninterrupted transit benefits to ,government employees3 ,provided further1 ,that such reserve shall not exceed #a month of benefits payable and may be used only for the purpose of providing for the continuation of transit benefits3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,working ,capital ,fund shall be fully reimbursed by each customer agency from available funds for the actual cost of the transit benefit4 #ajd4 ,receipts collected in the ,department's ,working ,capital ,fund1 as authorized by section #cbg of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 for unused transit and van pool benefits1 in an amount not to exceed #aj percent of fiscal year #bjbc collections1 shall be available until expended in the ,department's ,working ,capital ,fund to provide contractual services in support of section #ahi of this ,act3 ,provided1 ,that obligations in fiscal year #bjbd of such collections shall not exceed #a1jjj1jjj4 #aje4 ,none of the funds in this title may be obligated or expended for retention or senior executive bonuses for an employee of the ,department of ,transportation without the prior written approval of the ,assistant ,secretary for ,administration4 #ajf4 ,in addition to authority provided by section #cbg of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 the ,department's ,administrative ,working ,capital ,fund is hereby authorized to transfer information technology equipment1 software1 and systems from ,departmental sources or other entities and collect and maintain a reserve at rates which will return full cost of transferred assets4 #ajg4 ,none of the funds provided in this ,act to the ,department of ,transportation may be used to provide credit assistance unless not less than #c days before any application approval to provide credit assistance under sections #fjc and #fjd of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 the ,secretary provides notification in writing to the following committees3 the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations2 the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works and the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate2 and the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure of the ,house of ,representatives3 ,provided1 ,that such notification shall include1 but not be limited to1 the name of the project sponsor2 a description of the project2 whether credit assistance will be provided as a direct loan1 loan guarantee1 or line of credit2 and the amount of credit assistance4 #ajh4 7a7 ,amounts made available to the ,secretary of ,transportation or the ,department of ,transportation's operating administrations in this ,act for the costs of award1 administration1 or oversight of financial assistance under the programs identified in subsection 7c7 may be transferred to the account identified in section #hja of division ,j of ,public ,law #aag-eh1 to remain available until expended1 for the necessary expenses of award1 administration1 or oversight of any financial assistance programs in the ,department of ,transportation4 7b7 ,amounts transferred under the authority in this section are available in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purpose4 7c7 ,the program from which funds made available under this ,act may be transferred under subsection 7a7 are-- 7#a7 the local and regional project assistance program under section #fgjb of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code2 and 7#b7 the university transportation centers program under section #eeje of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4 #aji4 ,of the amounts made available under the heading ,national ,infrastructure ,investments1 up to #ge1jjj1jjj shall be available-- 7#a7 ,first1 to fully fund the projects at the amounts for which they applied under section #aji;,b of the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbc 7division ,l of ,public ,law #aag-cbh7 and were not fully funded2 and 7#b7 ,second1 to fund highway infrastructure projects for which the initial grant agreement was executed between ,january #ad1 #bjba and ,february #ad1 #bjba for awards made from the ,national ,infrastructure ,investments program under title ,i of division ,g of the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjai 7,public ,law #aaf-f73 ,provided1 ,that sponsors of projects eligible for funds made available under subsection shall provide sufficient written justification describing1 at a minimum1 the current project cost estimate1 why the project cannot be completed with the obligated grant amount1 and any other relevant information1 as determined by the ,secretary3 ,provided further1 ,that funds made available under this subsection shall be allocated to projects eligible to receive funding under this section in order of the date the grant agreements were initially executed3 ,provided further1 ,that the allocation under the previous proviso will be for the amounts necessary to cover increases to eligible project costs since the grant was obligated1 based on the information provided3 ,provided further1 ,that section #bjj4bjd of title #b1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 shall not apply to amounts made available under this section3 ,provided further1 ,that the amounts made available under this section shall not be subject to limitations under section #fgjb7;c7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided further1 ,that the amounts made available under this section shall not be part of the ,federal share of total project costs under section #fgjb7;e77#a7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided further1 ,that section #fgjb7;f7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall not apply to amounts made available under this section3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,office of the ,secretary of ,transportation shall provide the amounts allocated to projects under this section no later than #abj days after the date the sufficient written justifications required under this section have been submitted4 #aji;,a4 ,of the unobligated balances of funds made available for ,railroad ,rehabilitation and ,improvement ,financing ,program in section #aji of division ,l of ,public ,law #aag-ajc1 #h1igc1jjj are hereby permanently rescinded4 #aji;,b4 ,for amounts provided for this fiscal year and prior fiscal years1 section #bdaab7;c77#b77;,b7 of ,public ,law #aag-eh shall be applied by substituting #cj percent for #dj percent4 #aji;,c4 ,the remaining unobligated balances1 as of ,september #cj1 #bjbd1 from amounts made available for the ,department of ,transportation--,office of the ,secretary--,national ,infrastructure ,investments in division ,l of the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjba 7,public ,law #aaf-bfj7 are hereby permanently rescinded1 and an amount of additional new budget authority equivalent to the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated on ,september #cj1 #bjbd1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbg1 and shall be available1 without additional competition1 for completing the funding of awards made pursuant to the fiscal year #bjba national infrastructure investments program1 in addition to other funds as may be available for such purposes3 ,provided1 ,that no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the ,congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe4 ,federal ,aviation ,administration ,,operations 7,,airport ,,and ,,airway ,,trust ,,fund7 ,for necessary expenses of the ,federal ,aviation ,administration1 not otherwise provided for1 including operations and research activities related to commercial space transportation1 administrative expenses for research and development1 establishment of air navigation facilities1 the operation 7including leasing7 and maintenance of aircraft1 subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold to the public1 the lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only1 #ab1gdj1fbg1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe1 of which #ab1ajc1eif1jjj to be derived from the ,airport and ,airway ,trust ,fund3 ,provided1 ,that of the amounts made available under this heading-- 7#a7 not less than #a1gde1ecb1jjj shall be available for aviation safety activities2 7#b7 #i1ddd1hbh1jjj shall be available for air traffic organization activities2 7#c7 #db1jah1jjj shall be available for commercial space transportation activities2 7#d7 #idi1cgf1jjj shall be available for finance and management activities2 7#e7 #gj1jig1jjj shall be available for ,next,gen and operations planning activities2 7#f7 #afc1iea1jjj shall be available for security and hazardous materials safety activities2 and 7#g7 #cbd1hbe1jjj shall be available for staff offices3 ,provided further1 ,that not to exceed #e percent of any budget activity1 except for aviation safety budget activity1 may be transferred to any budget activity under this heading3 ,provided further1 ,that no transfer may increase or decrease any appropriation under this heading by more than #e percent3 ,provided further1 ,that any transfer in excess of #e percent shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section #dje of this ,act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section3 ,provided further1 ,that not later than #fj days after the submission of the budget request1 the ,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation ,administration shall transmit to ,congress an annual update to the report submitted to ,congress in ,december #bjjd pursuant to section #bba of the ,vision #ajj-;,century of ,aviation ,reauthorization ,act 7#di ,u4,s4,c4 #djaja note73 ,provided further1 ,that the amounts made available under this heading shall be reduced by #ajj1jjj for each day after #fj days after the submission of the budget request that such report has not been transmitted to ,congress3 ,provided further1 ,that not later than #fj days after the submission of the budget request1 the ,administrator shall transmit to ,congress a companion report that describes a comprehensive strategy for staffing1 hiring1 and training flight standards and aircraft certification staff in a format similar to the one utilized for the controller staffing plan1 including stated attrition estimates and numerical hiring goals by fiscal year3 ,provided further1 ,that the amounts made available under this heading shall be reduced by #ajj1jjj for each day after the date that is #fj days after the submission of the budget request that such report has not been submitted to ,congress3 ,provided further1 ,that funds may be used to enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit standard-setting organization to assist in the development of aviation safety standards3 ,provided further1 ,that none of the funds made available by this ,act shall be available for new applicants for the second career training program3 ,provided further1 ,that none of the funds made available by this ,act shall be available for the ,federal ,aviation ,administration to finalize or implement any regulation that would promulgate new aviation user fees not specifically authorized by law after the date of the enactment of this ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that there may be credited to this appropriation1 as offsetting collections1 funds received from ,states1 counties1 municipalities1 foreign authorities1 other public authorities1 and private sources for expenses incurred in the provision of agency services1 including receipts for the maintenance and operation of air navigation facilities1 and for issuance1 renewal or modification of certificates1 including airman1 aircraft1 and repair station certificates1 or for tests related thereto1 or for processing major repair or alteration forms3 ,provided further1 ,that of the amounts made available under this heading1 not less than #aid1jjj1jjj shall be used to fund direct operations of the current air traffic control towers in the contract tower program1 including the contract tower cost share program1 and any airport that is currently qualified or that will qualify for the program during the fiscal year3 ,provided further1 ,that none of the funds made available by this ,act for aeronautical charting and cartography are available for activities conducted by1 or coordinated through1 the ,working ,capital ,fund3 ,provided further1 ,that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this ,act or any other ,act may be used to eliminate the ,contract ,weather ,observers program at any airport4 ,,facilities ,,and ,,equipment 7,,airport ,,and ,,airway ,,trust ,,fund7 ,for necessary expenses1 not otherwise provided for1 for acquisition1 establishment1 technical support services1 improvement by contract or purchase1 and hire of national airspace systems and experimental facilities and equipment1 as authorized under part ,a of subtitle ,,vii of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 including initial acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant2 engineering and service testing1 including construction of test facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant2 construction and furnishing of quarters and related accommodations for officers and employees of the ,federal ,aviation ,administration stationed at remote localities where such accommodations are not available2 and the purchase1 lease1 or transfer of aircraft from funds made available under this heading1 including aircraft for aviation regulation and certification2 to be derived from the ,airport and ,airway ,trust ,fund1 #c1dbi1jjj1jjj1 of which #fce1jjj1jjj is for personnel and related expenses and shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe1 #b1fib1jjj1jjj shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbf1 and #ajb1jjj1jjj is for terminal facilities and shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh3 ,provided1 ,that there may be credited to this appropriation funds received from ,states1 counties1 municipalities1 other public authorities1 and private sources1 for expenses incurred in the establishment1 improvement1 and modernization of national airspace systems3 ,provided further1 ,that not later than #fj days after submission of the budget request1 the ,secretary of ,transportation shall transmit to the ,congress an investment plan for the ,federal ,aviation ,administration which includes funding for each budget line item for fiscal years #bjbe through #bjbi1 with total funding for each year of the plan constrained to the funding targets for those years as estimated and approved by the ,office of ,management and ,budget3 ,provided further1 ,that section #dje of this ,act shall apply to amounts made available under this heading in title ,,viii of the ,infrastructure ,investments and ,jobs ,appropriations ,act 7division ,j of ,public ,law #aag-eh73 ,provided further1 ,that the amounts in the table entitled ,allocation of ,funds for ,,faa ,facilities and ,equipment from the ,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs ,act--,fiscal ,year #bjbd in the report accompanying this ,act shall be the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year pursuant to paragraph 7#g7 of such section #dje for amounts referred to in the preceding proviso3 ,provided further1 ,that1 notwithstanding paragraphs 7#e7 and 7#f7 of such section #dje1 unless prior approval is received from the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations1 not to exceed #aj percent of any funding level specified for projects and activities in the table referred to in the preceding proviso may be transferred to any other funding level specified for projects and activities in such table and no transfer of such funding levels may increase or decrease any funding level in such table by more than #aj percent3 ,provided further1 ,that of the amounts made available under this heading for terminal facilities1 #ae1jjj1jjj shall be made available for the purposes1 and in amounts1 specified for ,congressionally ,directed ,spending in the table entitled ,congressionally ,directed ,spending included in the report accompanying this ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that1 of the amounts made available under this heading in this ,act1 #dfi1jjj1jjj is designated by the ,congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section #bea7;b77#b77;,a77i7 of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe4 ,,research1 ,,engineering1 ,,and ,,development 7,,airport ,,and ,,airway ,,trust ,,fund7 ,for necessary expenses1 not otherwise provided for1 for research1 engineering1 and development1 as authorized under part ,a of subtitle ,,vii of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 including construction of experimental facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant1 #bfj1jjj1jjj1 to be derived from the ,airport and ,airway ,trust ,fund and to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbf3 ,provided1 ,that there may be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections1 funds received from ,states1 counties1 municipalities1 other public authorities1 and private sources1 which shall be available for expenses incurred for research1 engineering1 and development3 ,provided further1 ,that amounts made available under this heading shall be used in accordance with the report accompanying this ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that not to exceed #aj percent of any funding level specified under this heading in the report accompanying this ,act may be transferred to any other funding level specified under this heading in the report accompanying this ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that no transfer may increase or decrease any funding level by more than #aj percent3 ,provided further1 ,that any transfer in excess of #aj percent shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section #dje of this ,act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section4 ,,grants-,,in-,,aid ,,for ,,airports 7,,liquidation ,,of ,,contract ,,authorization7 7,,limitation ,,on ,,obligations7 7,,airport ,,and ,,airway ,,trust ,,fund7 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 ,for liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid for airport planning and development1 and noise compatibility planning and programs as authorized under subchapter ,i of chapter #dga and subchapter ,i of chapter #dge of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 and under other law authorizing such obligations2 for procurement1 installation1 and commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices and systems at airports of such title2 for grants authorized under section #dagdc of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code2 and for inspection activities and administration of airport safety programs1 including those related to airport operating certificates under section #ddgjf of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 #c1cej1jjj1jjj1 to be derived from the ,airport and ,airway ,trust ,fund and to remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that none of the amounts made available under this heading shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the obligations for which are in excess of #c1cej1jjj1jjj1 in fiscal year #bjbd1 notwithstanding section #dgaag7;g7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided further1 ,that none of the amounts made available under this heading shall be available for the replacement of baggage conveyor systems1 reconfiguration of terminal baggage areas1 or other airport improvements that are necessary to install bulk explosive detection systems3 ,provided further1 ,that notwithstanding section #dgaji7;a7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 the ,government's share of allowable project costs under paragraph 7#b7 of such section for subgrants or paragraph 7#c7 of such section shall be #ie percent for a project at other than a large or medium hub airport that is a successive phase of a multi-phased construction project for which the project sponsor received a grant in fiscal year #bjaa for the construction project3 ,provided further1 ,that notwithstanding any other provision of law1 of amounts limited under this heading1 not less than #aeg1dge1jjj shall be available for administration1 #ae1jjj1jjj shall be available for the ,airport ,cooperative ,research ,program1 #da1hja1jjj shall be available for ,airport ,technology ,research1 and #aj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 shall be available and transferred to ,office of the ,secretary1 ,salaries and ,expenses to carry out the ,small ,community ,air ,service ,development ,program3 ,provided further1 ,that in addition to airports eligible under section #dagdc of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 such program may include the participation of an airport that serves a community or consortium that is not larger than a small hub airport1 according to ,,faa hub classifications effective at the time the ,office of the ,secretary issues a request for proposals4 ,,grants-,,in-,,aid ,,for ,,airports ,for an additional amount for ,grants-,in-,aid for ,airports1 to enable the ,secretary of ,transportation to make grants for projects as authorized by subchapter #a of chapter #dga and subchapter #a of chapter #dge of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 #ejj1gbh1jjj1 to remain available through ,september #cj1 #bjbf3 ,provided1 ,that amounts made available under this heading shall be derived from the general fund1 and such funds shall not be subject to apportionment formulas1 special apportionment categories1 or minimum percentages under chapter #dga of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided further1 ,that of the sums appropriated under this heading-- 7#a7 #bjj1gbh1jjj shall be made available for the purposes1 and in amounts1 specified for ,congressionally ,directed ,spending in the table entitled ,congressionally ,directed ,spending included in the report accompanying this ,act3 ,provided1 ,that funds made available under this section shall not be subject to or considered under section #dgaae7;j77#c77;,b7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code2 7#b7 up to #cjj1jjj1jjj shall be made available to the ,secretary to distribute as discretionary grants to airports1 of which not less than #be1jjj1jjj shall be made available to any commercial service airport1 notwithstanding the requirement for the airport to be located in an air quality nonattainment or maintenance area or to be able to receive emission credits in section #dgajb7c77,k7 and #dgajb7c77,l7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 for work necessary to construct or modify airport facilities to provide low-emission fuel systems1 gate electrification1 other related air quality improvements1 acquisition of airport-owned vehicles or ground support equipment with low-emission technology2 and 7#c7 not less than #c1jjj1jjj shall be made available for two remaining projects under section #aij of the ,,faa ,reauthorization ,act of #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-bed73 ,provided1 ,that1 notwithstanding subsection 7j77#b7 of section #aij of the ,,faa ,reauthorization ,act of #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-bed71 such grants shall be made available for conducting testing activities in support of studying the effectiveness of existing federally funded sound insulation in residential areas located within the #fe ,,dnl noise contour of a large-hub airport that will facilitate future environmental mitigation projects in these areas3 ,provided further1 ,that1 with respect to a project funded under the previous proviso1 the allowable project cost for such project shall be calculated without consideration of any costs that were previously paid by the ,government3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary may make discretionary grants to primary airports for airport-owned infrastructure required for the on-airport distribution or storage of sustainable aviation fuels that achieve at least a #ej percent reduction in lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions1 using a methodology determined by the ,secretary1 including1 but not limited to1 on-airport construction or expansion of pipelines1 rail lines and spurs1 loading and off-loading facilities1 blending facilities1 and storage tanks3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary may make discretionary grants with funds made available under this heading to primary or nonprimary airports for the acquisition or construction costs related to airport-owned1 revenue-producing aeronautical fuel farms and fueling systems1 including mobile systems1 that the ,secretary determines will promote the use of unleaded or sustainable aviation fuels on a non-exclusive basis3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary may make discretionary grants for airport development improvements of primary runways1 taxiways1 and aprons necessary at a nonhub1 small hub1 medium hub1 or large hub airport to increase operational resilience for the purpose of resuming commercial service flight operations following flooding1 high water1 hurricane1 storm surge1 tidal wave1 tornado1 tsunami1 wind driven water1 or winter storms3 ,provided further1 ,that the amounts made available under this heading shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations for the ,grants-in-,aid for ,airports program set forth in any ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation ,administration may retain up to #j4e percent of the amounts made available under this heading to fund the award and oversight by the ,administrator of grants made under this heading4 ,,administrative ,,provisions--,,federal ,,aviation ,,administration 7,,including ,,rescissions7 #aaj4 ,none of the funds made available by this ,act may be used to compensate in excess of #fjj technical staff-years under the federally funded research and development center contract between the ,federal ,aviation ,administration and the ,center for ,advanced ,aviation ,systems ,development during fiscal year #bjbd4 #aaa4 ,none of the funds made available by this ,act shall be used to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring airport sponsors to provide to the ,federal ,aviation ,administration without cost building construction1 maintenance1 utilities and expenses1 or space in airport sponsor-owned buildings for services relating to air traffic control1 air navigation1 or weather reporting3 ,provided1 ,that the prohibition on the use of funds in this section does not apply to negotiations between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve agreement on below-market rates for these items or to grant assurances that require airport sponsors to provide land without cost to the ,federal ,aviation ,administration for air traffic control facilities4 #aab4 ,the ,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation ,administration may reimburse amounts made available to satisfy section #dagdb7;a77#a7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 from fees credited under section #decjc of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 and any amount remaining in such account at the close of any fiscal year may be made available to satisfy section #dagdb7;a77#a7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 for the subsequent fiscal year4 #aac4 ,amounts collected under section #djaac7;e7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall be credited to the appropriation current at the time of collection1 to be merged with and available for the same purposes as such appropriation4 #aad4 ,none of the funds made available by this ,act shall be available for paying premium pay under section #eedf7;a7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 to any ,federal ,aviation ,administration employee unless such employee actually performed work during the time corresponding to such premium pay4 #aae4 ,none of the funds made available by this ,act may be obligated or expended for an employee of the ,federal ,aviation ,administration to purchase a store gift card or gift certificate through use of a ,government-issued credit card4 #aaf4 ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 none of the funds made available under this ,act or any prior ,act may be used to implement or to continue to implement any limitation on the ability of any owner or operator of a private aircraft to obtain1 upon a request to the ,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation ,administration1 a blocking of that owner's or operator's aircraft registration number1 ,mode ,s transponder code1 flight identification1 call sign1 or similar identifying information from any ground based display to the public that would allow the real-time or near real-time flight tracking of that aircraft's movements1 except data made available to a ,government agency1 for the noncommercial flights of that owner or operator4 #aag4 ,none of the funds made available by this ,act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more than nine political and ,presidential appointees in the ,federal ,aviation ,administration4 #aah4 ,none of the funds made available by this ,act may be used to increase fees pursuant to section #ddgba of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 until the ,federal ,aviation ,administration provides to the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations a report that justifies all fees related to aeronautical navigation products and explains how such fees are consistent with ,executive ,order ,no4 #acfdb4 #aai4 ,none of the funds made available by this ,act may be used to close a regional operations center of the ,federal ,aviation ,administration or reduce its services unless the ,administrator notifies the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations not less than #ij full business days in advance4 #aai;,a4 ,none of the funds made available by or limited by this ,act may be used to change weight restrictions or prior permission rules at ,teterboro airport in ,teterboro1 ,new ,jersey4 #aai;,b4 ,none of the funds made available by this ,act may be used by the ,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation ,administration to withhold from consideration and approval any new application for participation in the ,contract ,tower ,program1 or for reevaluation of ,cost-share ,program participants so long as the ,federal ,aviation ,administration has received an application from the airport1 and so long as the ,administrator determines such tower is eligible using the factors set forth in ,federal ,aviation ,administration published establishment criteria4 #aai;,c4 ,none of the funds made available by this ,act may be used to open1 close1 redesignate as a lesser office1 or reorganize a regional office1 the aeronautical center1 or the technical center unless the ,administrator submits a request for the reprogramming of funds under section #dje of this ,act4 #aai;,d4 ,the ,federal ,aviation ,administration ,administrative ,services ,franchise ,fund may be reimbursed after performance or paid in advance from funds available to the ,federal ,aviation ,administration and other ,federal agencies for which the ,fund performs services4 #aai;,e4 ,none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the ,,faa may be used to carry out the ,,faa's obligations under section #ddejb7;e7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 unless the eligible air traffic system or equipment to be transferred to the ,,faa under section #ddejb7;e7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 was purchased by the transferor airport-- 7#a7 during the period of time beginning on ,october #e1 #bjah and ending on ,december #ca1 #bjba2 or 7#b7 on or after ,january #a1 #bjbb for transferor airports located in a non-contiguous ,states4 #aai;,f4 ,of the unobligated balances available to the ,federal ,aviation ,administration1 the following funds are hereby permanently rescinded3 7#a7 #a1eij1ebh4hi from funds made available for ,federal ,aviation ,administration--,facilities and ,equipment1 which were to remain available until expended1 by title ,i of ,public ,law #ajd-ej2 and 7#b7 #b1hgh4jb from funds made available for ,federal ,aviation ,administration--,facilities and ,equipment by chapter #aj1 division ,b1 of ,public ,law #ajh-cbd4 #aai;,g4 ,none of the funds made available in this or any other ,act shall be used to facilitate the assignment of individuals from a private-sector organization to the ,,faa to serve on a temporary basis4 #aai;,h4 ,using amounts made available for the ,federal ,aviation ,administration under this ,act that are not otherwise obligated1 the ,secretary of ,transportation shall submit a report to the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations on whether1 and the degree to which1 the ,federal ,aviation ,administration's workforce development programs authorized in section #fbe of the ,,faa ,reauthorization ,act of #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-bed7 have3 7#a7 helped to expand the pool of prospective applicants to the industry2 7#b7 strengthened aviation programs at minority-serving institutions1 public institutions of higher education1 women-focused institutions1 and public postsecondary vocational institutions2 and 7#c7 encouraged the participation of populations that are underrepresented in the aviation workforce1 including women1 minorities1 and individuals in economically disadvantaged geographic areas and rural communities4 ,in submitting this report1 the ,federal ,aviation ,administration shall also provide recommendations on how it can better use its workforce development grant programs to3 7#a7 expand the pool of prospective applicants to the industry2 7#b7 strengthen aviation programs at minority-serving institutions1 public institutions of higher education1 women-focused institutions1 and public postsecondary vocational institutions2 and 7#c7 encourage the participation of populations that are underrepresented in the aviation workforce1 including women1 minorities1 and individuals in economically disadvantaged geographic areas and rural communities4 #aai;,i4 ,of the funds made available in this ,act under the heading ,department of ,transportation--,federal ,aviation ,administration--,facilities and ,equipment1 #bi1cej1jjj shall be for the aeronautical information management program1 which includes ,federal notices to air missions 7,,notam7 sustainment1 enhancements1 and modernization in support of the ,,notam ,improvement ,act of #bjbc 7#di ,u4,s4,c4 #djaja note74 ,federal ,highway ,administration ,,limitation ,,on ,,administrative ,,expenses 7,,highway ,,trust ,,fund7 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 ,not to exceed #dhc1eea1fga together with advances and reimbursements received by the ,federal ,highway ,administration1 shall be obligated for necessary expenses for administration and operation of the ,federal ,highway ,administration3 ,provided1 ,that in addition1 #c1bdh1jjj shall be transferred to the ,appalachian ,regional ,commission in accordance with section #ajd7;a7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code4 ,,federal-,,aid ,,highways 7,,limitation ,,on ,,obligations7 7,,highway ,,trust ,,fund7 ,funds available for the implementation or execution of authorized ,federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs shall not exceed total obligations of #fj1jie1ghb1hhh for fiscal year #bjbd3 ,provided1 ,that the limitation on obligations under this heading shall only apply to contract authority authorized from the ,highway ,trust ,fund 7other than the ,mass ,transit ,account71 unless otherwise specified in law4 7,,liquidation ,,of ,,contract ,,authorization7 7,,highway ,,trust ,,fund7 ,for the payment of obligations incurred in carrying out authorized ,federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs1 #fj1gib1fei1hhh shall be derived from the ,highway ,trust ,fund 7other than the ,mass ,transit ,account71 to remain available until expended4 ,,highway ,,infrastructure ,,programs 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 ,there is hereby appropriated to the ,secretary #b1jdf1gch1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that the funds made available under this heading shall be derived from the general fund1 shall be in addition to any funds provided for fiscal year #bjbd in this or any other ,act for3 7#a7 ,federal-aid ,highways under chapter #a of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code2 7#b7 the ,appalachian ,development ,highway ,system as authorized under section #ajfi7y7 of ,public ,law #ajb-bdj2 7#c7 the nationally significant ,federal lands and ,tribal projects program under section #aabc of the ,,fast ,act1 as amended 7#bc ,u4,s4,c4 #bja note72 7#d7 the ,northern ,border ,regional ,commission 7#dj ,u4,s4,c4 #aeaja et seq472 or 7#e7 the ,denali ,commission1 and shall not affect the distribution or amount of funds provided in any other ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that1 except for the funds made available under this heading for the ,northern ,border ,regional ,commission and the ,denali ,commission1 section #aaaja7;e7 of ,public ,law #aag-eh shall apply to funds made available under this heading3 ,provided further1 ,that unless otherwise specified1 amounts made available under this heading shall be available until ,september #cj1 #bjbg1 and shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations for ,federal-aid highways or highway safety construction programs set forth in any ,act making annual appropriations3 ,provided further1 ,that of the sums appropriated under this heading-- 7#a7 #gja1gch1jjj shall be for the purposes1 and in the amounts1 specified for ,congressionally ,directed ,spending in the table entitled ,congressionally ,directed ,spending included in the report accompanying this ,act3 ,provided1 ,that1 except as otherwise provided under this heading1 the funds made available under this paragraph shall be administered as if apportioned under chapter #a of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided further1 ,that funds made available under this paragraph that are used for ,tribal projects shall be administered as if allocated under chapter #b of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 except that the set-asides described in subparagraph 7,c7 of section #bjb7;b77#c7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 and subsections 7a77#f71 7c71 and 7e7 of section #bjb of such title1 and section #aabc7;h77#a7 of ,,map-#ba 7as amended by ,public ,law #aag-eh71 shall not apply to such funds2 7#b7 #ajj1jjj1jjj shall be for necessary expenses for construction of the ,appalachian ,development ,highway ,system1 as authorized under section #ajfi7y7 of ,public ,law #ajb-bdj3 ,provided1 ,that for the purposes of funds made available under this paragraph1 the term ,appalachian ,state means a ,state that contains #a or more counties 7including any political subdivision located within the area7 in the ,appalachian region as defined in section #adajb7;a7 of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided further1 ,that funds made available under this heading for construction of the ,appalachian ,development ,highway ,system shall remain available until expended3 ,provided further1 ,that1 except as provided in the following proviso1 funds made available under this heading for construction of the ,appalachian ,development ,highway ,system shall be administered as if apportioned under chapter #a of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided further1 ,that a project carried out with funds made available under this heading for construction of the ,appalachian ,development ,highway ,system shall be carried out in the same manner as a project under section #adeja of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided further1 ,that subject to the following proviso1 funds made available under this heading for construction of the ,appalachian ,development ,highway ,system shall be apportioned to ,appalachian ,states according to the percentages derived from the #bjab ,appalachian ,development ,highway ,system ,cost-to-,complete ,estimate1 adopted in ,appalachian ,regional ,commission ,resolution ,number #gcf1 and confirmed as each ,appalachian ,state's relative share of the estimated remaining need to complete the ,appalachian ,development ,highway ,system1 adjusted to exclude those corridors that such ,states have no current plans to complete1 as reported in the #bjac ,appalachian ,development ,highway ,system ,completion ,report1 unless those ,states have modified and assigned a higher priority for completion of an ,appalachian ,development ,highway ,system corridor1 as reported in the #bjbj ,appalachian ,development ,highway ,system ,future ,outlook3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall adjust apportionments made under the preceding proviso so that no ,appalachian ,state shall be apportioned an amount in excess of #cj percent of the amount made available for construction of the ,appalachian ,development ,highway ,system under this heading3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall consult with the ,appalachian ,regional ,commission in making adjustments under the preceding two provisos3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,federal share of the costs for which an expenditure is made for construction of the ,appalachian ,development ,highway ,system under this heading shall be up to #ajj percent2 7#c7 #aj1jjj1jjj shall be for the nationally significant ,federal lands and ,tribal projects program under section #aabc of the ,,fast ,act 7#bc ,u4,s4,c4 #bja note72 7#d7 #aj1jjj1jjj shall be transferred to the ,northern ,border ,regional ,commission 7#dj ,u4,s4,c4 #aeaja et seq47 to make grants1 in addition to amounts otherwise made available to the ,northern ,border ,regional ,commission for such purpose1 to carry out pilot projects that demonstrate the capabilities of wood-based infrastructure projects3 ,provided1 ,that a grant made with funds made available under this paragraph shall be administered in the same manner as a grant made under subtitle ,v of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code2 7#e7 #e1jjj1jjj shall be transferred to the ,denali ,commission for activities eligible under section #cjg7;e7 of the ,denali ,commission ,act of #aiih 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #caba note2 ,public ,law #aje-bgg73 ,provided1 ,that funds made available under this paragraph shall not be subject to section #caa of such ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that except as otherwise provided under section #cjg7;e7 of such ,act or this heading1 funds made available under this paragraph shall be administered as if directly appropriated to the ,denali ,commission and subject to applicable provisions of such ,act1 including the requirement in section #cjg7;e7 of such ,act that the local community provides a #aj percent non-,federal match in the form of any necessary land or planning and design funds3 ,provided further1 ,that such funds shall be available until expended3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,federal share of the costs for which an expenditure is made with funds transferred under this paragraph shall be up to #ij percent2 7#f7 #ae1jjj1jjj shall be transferred to the ,denali ,commission to carry out the ,denali ,access ,system ,program under section #cji of the ,denali ,commission ,act of #aiih 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #caba note2 ,public ,law #aje-bgg73 ,provided1 ,that a transfer under this paragraph shall not be subject to section #caa of such ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that except as otherwise provided under this heading1 funds made available under this paragraph shall be administered as if directly appropriated to the ,denali ,commission and subject to applicable provisions of such ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that funds made available under this paragraph shall not be subject to section #cji7;j77#b7 of such ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that funds made available under this paragraph shall be available until expended3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,federal share of the costs for which an expenditure is made with funds transferred under this paragraph shall be up to #ajj percent2 7#g7 #ab1jjj1jjj shall be for the regional infrastructure accelerator demonstration program authorized under section #adda of the ,,fast ,act 7#bc ,u4,s4,c4 #fja note73 ,provided1 ,that for funds made available under this paragraph1 the ,federal share of the costs shall be1 at the option of the recipient1 up to #ajj percent2 7#h7 #de1jjj1jjj shall be for the active transportation infrastructure investment program under section #aaebi of the ,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs ,act 7#bc ,u4,s4,c4 #bag note73 ,provided1 ,that except as otherwise provided under such section or this heading1 the funds made available under this paragraph shall be administered as if apportioned under chapter #a of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided further1 ,that funds made available under this paragraph shall remain available until expended2 7#i7 #c1jjj1jjj shall be to carry out the ,pollinator-,friendly ,practices on ,roadsides and ,highway ,rights-of-,way ,program under section #ccb of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code2 7#aj7 #a1ade1jjj1jjj shall be for a bridge replacement and rehabilitation program3 ,provided1 ,that1 for the purposes of funds made available under this paragraph1 the term ,state means any of the #ej ,states or the ,district of ,columbia and the term qualifying ,state means any ,state in which the percentage of total deck area of bridges classified as in poor condition in such ,state is at least #e percent or in which the percentage of total bridges classified as in poor condition in such ,state is at least #e percent3 ,provided further1 ,that1 of the funds made available under this paragraph1 the ,secretary shall reserve #f1jjj1jjj for each ,state that does not meet the definition of a qualifying ,state3 ,provided further1 ,that1 after making the reservations under the preceding proviso1 the ,secretary shall distribute the remaining funds made available under this paragraph to each qualifying ,state by the proportion that the percentage of total deck area of bridges classified as in poor condition in such qualifying ,state bears to the sum of the percentages of total deck area of bridges classified as in poor condition in all qualifying ,states3 ,provided further1 ,that1 of the funds made available under this paragraph-- 7,a7 no qualifying ,state shall receive more than #fj1jjj1jjj2 7,b7 each ,state shall receive an amount not less than #f1jjj1jjj2 and 7,c7 after calculating the distribution of funds pursuant to the preceding proviso1 any amount in excess of #fj1jjj1jjj shall be redistributed equally among each ,state that does not meet the ,definition of a qualifying ,state3 ,provided further1 ,that the funds made available under this paragraph shall be used for highway bridge replacement or rehabilitation projects on public roads3 ,provided further1 ,that for purposes of this paragraph1 the ,secretary shall calculate the percentages of total deck area of bridges 7including the percentages of total deck area classified as in poor condition7 and the percentages of total bridge counts 7including the percentages of total bridges classified as in poor condition7 based on the ,national ,bridge ,inventory as of ,december #ca1 #bjah3 ,provided further1 ,that1 except as otherwise provided under this heading1 the funds made available under this paragraph shall be administered as if apportioned under chapter #a of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code4 ,,administrative ,,provisions--,,federal ,,highway ,,administration 7,,including ,,rescissions7 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 #abj4 7a7 ,for fiscal year #bjbd1 the ,secretary of ,transportation shall-- 7#a7 not distribute from the obligation limitation for ,federal-aid highways-- 7,a7 amounts authorized for administrative expenses and programs by section #ajd7;a7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code2 and 7,b7 amounts authorized for the ,bureau of ,transportation ,statistics2 7#b7 not distribute an amount from the obligation limitation for ,federal-aid highways that is equal to the unobligated balance of amounts-- 7,a7 made available from the ,highway ,trust ,fund 7other than the ,mass ,transit ,account7 for ,federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs for previous fiscal years the funds for which are allocated by the ,secretary 7or apportioned by the ,secretary under section #bjb or #bjd of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code72 and 7,b7 for which obligation limitation was provided in a previous fiscal year2 7#c7 determine the proportion that-- 7,a7 the obligation limitation for ,federal-aid highways1 less the aggregate of amounts not distributed under paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of this subsection2 bears to 7,b7 the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for the ,federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs 7other than sums authorized to be appropriated for provisions of law described in paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#aa7 of subsection 7b7 and sums authorized to be appropriated for section #aai of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 equal to the amount referred to in subsection 7b77#ab7 for such fiscal year71 less the aggregate of the amounts not distributed under paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of this subsection2 7#d7 distribute the obligation limitation for ,federal-aid highways1 less the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 for each of the programs 7other than programs to which paragraph 7#a7 applies7 that are allocated by the ,secretary under authorized ,federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs1 or apportioned by the ,secretary under section #bjb or #bjd of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 by multiplying-- 7,a7 the proportion determined under paragraph 7#c72 by 7,b7 the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each such program for such fiscal year2 and 7#e7 distribute the obligation limitation for ,federal-aid highways1 less the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 and the amounts distributed under paragraph 7#d71 for ,federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs that are apportioned by the ,secretary under title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code 7other than the amounts apportioned for the ,national ,highway ,performance ,program in section #aai of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 that are exempt from the limitation under subsection 7b77#ab7 and the amounts apportioned under sections #bjb and #bjd of that title7 in the proportion that-- 7,a7 amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs that are apportioned under title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 to each ,state for such fiscal year2 bears to 7,b7 the total of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs that are apportioned under title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 to all ,states for such fiscal year4 7b7 ,exceptions from obligation limitation ,the obligation limitation for ,federal-aid highways shall not apply to obligations under or for-- 7#a7 section #abe of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code2 7#b7 section #adg of the ,surface ,transportation ,assistance ,act of #aigh 7#bc ,u4,s4,c4 #add note2 #ib ,stat4 #bgad72 7#c7 section #i of the ,federal-,aid ,highway ,act of #aiha 7#ie ,stat4 #agja72 7#d7 subsections 7b7 and 7j7 of section #aca of the ,surface ,transportation ,assistance ,act of #aihb 7#if ,stat4 #baai72 7#e7 subsections 7b7 and 7c7 of section #adi of the ,surface ,transportation and ,uniform ,relocation ,assistance ,act of #aihg 7#aja ,stat4 #aih72 7#f7 sections #aajc through #aajh of the ,intermodal ,surface ,transportation ,efficiency ,act of #aiia 7#aje ,stat4 #bjbg72 7#g7 section #aeg of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code 7as in effect on ,june #h1 #aiih72 7#h7 section #aje of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code 7as in effect for fiscal years #aiih through #bjjd1 but only in an amount equal to #fci1jjj1jjj for each of those fiscal years72 7#i7 ,federal-aid highway programs for which obligation authority was made available under the ,transportation ,equity ,act for the #bast ,century 7#aab ,stat4 #ajg7 or subsequent ,acts for multiple years or to remain available until expended1 but only to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used2 7#aj7 section #aje of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code 7as in effect for fiscal years #bjje through #bjab1 but only in an amount equal to #fci1jjj1jjj for each of those fiscal years72 7#aa7 section #afjc of ,,safetea-,,lu 7#bc ,u4,s4,c4 #aah note2 #aai ,stat4 #abdh71 to the extent that funds obligated in accordance with that section were not subject to a limitation on obligations at the time at which the funds were initially made available for obligation2 and 7#ab7 section #aai of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code 7but1 for each of fiscal years #bjac through #bjbd1 only in an amount equal to #fci1jjj1jjj74 7c7 ,redistribution of unused obligation authority ,notwithstanding subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall1 after ,august #a of such fiscal year-- 7#a7 revise a distribution of the obligation limitation made available under subsection 7a7 if an amount distributed cannot be obligated during that fiscal year2 and 7#b7 redistribute sufficient amounts to those ,states able to obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed during that fiscal year1 giving priority to those ,states having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under sections #add 7as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of ,public ,law #aab-ada7 and #ajd of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code4 7d7 ,applicability of obligation limitations to transportation research programs 7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 the obligation limitation for ,federal-aid highways shall apply to contract authority for transportation research programs carried out under-- 7,a7 chapter #e of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code2 7,b7 title ,,vi of the ,fixing ,america's ,surface ,transportation ,act2 and 7,c7 title ,,iii of division ,a of the ,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs ,act 7,public ,law #aag-eh74 7#b7 ,exception ,obligation authority made available under paragraph 7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 remain available for a period of #d fiscal years2 and 7,b7 be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for ,federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs for future fiscal years4 7e7 ,redistribution of certain authorized funds 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #cj days after the date of distribution of obligation limitation under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall distribute to the ,states any funds 7excluding funds authorized for the program under section #bjb of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code7 that-- 7,a7 are authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year for ,federal-aid highway programs2 and 7,b7 the ,secretary determines will not be allocated to the ,states 7or will not be apportioned to the ,states under section #bjd of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code71 and will not be available for obligation1 for such fiscal year because of the imposition of any obligation limitation for such fiscal year4 7#b7 ,ratio ,funds shall be distributed under paragraph 7#a7 in the same proportion as the distribution of obligation authority under subsection 7a77#e74 7#c7 ,availability ,funds distributed to each ,state under paragraph 7#a7 shall be available for any purpose described in section #acc7;b7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code4 #aba4 ,notwithstanding #ca ,u4,s4,c4 #ccjb1 funds received by the ,bureau of ,transportation ,statistics from the sale of data products1 for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to chapter #fc of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 may be credited to the ,federal-aid highways account for the purpose of reimbursing the ,bureau for such expenses4 #abb4 ,not less than #ae days prior to waiving1 under his or her statutory authority1 any ,buy ,america requirement for ,federal-aid highways projects1 the ,secretary of ,transportation shall make an informal public notice and comment opportunity on the intent to issue such waiver and the reasons therefor3 ,provided1 ,that the ,secretary shall post on a website any waivers granted under the ,buy ,america requirements4 #abc4 ,none of the funds made available in this ,act may be used to make a grant for a project under section #aag of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 unless the ,secretary1 at least #fj days before making a grant under that section1 provides written notification to the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations of the proposed grant1 including an evaluation and justification for the project and the amount of the proposed grant award4 #abd4 7a7 ,a ,state or territory1 as defined in section #afe of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 may use for any project eligible under section #acc7;b7 of title #bc or section #afe of title #bc and located within the boundary of the ,state or territory any earmarked amount1 and any associated obligation limitation3 ,provided1 ,that the ,department of ,transportation for the ,state or territory for which the earmarked amount was originally designated or directed notifies the ,secretary of its intent to use its authority under this section and submits an annual report to the ,secretary identifying the projects to which the funding would be applied4 ,notwithstanding the original period of availability of funds to be obligated under this section1 such funds and associated obligation limitation shall remain available for obligation for a period of #c fiscal years after the fiscal year in which the ,secretary is notified4 ,the ,federal share of the cost of a project carried out with funds made available under this section shall be the same as associated with the earmark4 7b7 ,in this section1 the term earmarked amount means-- 7#a7 congressionally directed spending1 as defined in rule ,,xliv of the ,standing ,rules of the ,senate1 identified in a prior law1 report1 or joint explanatory statement1 which was authorized to be appropriated or appropriated more than #aj fiscal years prior to the current fiscal year1 and administered by the ,federal ,highway ,administration2 or 7#b7 a congressional earmark1 as defined in rule ,,xxi of the ,rules of the ,house of ,representatives1 identified in a prior law1 report1 or joint explanatory statement1 which was authorized to be appropriated or appropriated more than #aj fiscal years prior to the current fiscal year1 and administered by the ,federal ,highway ,administration4 7c7 ,the authority under subsection 7a7 shall be applied to projects within the same general geographic area within #be miles for which the funding was designated4 7d7 ,the ,secretary shall submit consolidated reports of the information provided by the ,states and territories annually to the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations4 #abe4 7a7 ,of the unallocated and unobligated balances available to the ,federal ,highway ,administration1 the following funds are hereby permanently rescinded1 subject to subsections 7b7 and 7c71 from the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts3 7#a7 #cc1dcg1jgd4ac from funds available in the ,surface ,transportation ,priorities account 7#fi ,x #jech7 7other than funds made available for projects in ,kentucky1 ,maine1 ,mississippi1 or ,west ,virginia72 7#b7 #a1hci1abi4dj from funds available in the ,delta ,regional ,transportation ,development ,program account 7#fi ,x #jeea72 7#c7 #aa1jfd1egi4eg from funds available in the ,appalachian ,development ,highway ,system account 7#fi ,x #jfdj72 7#d7 #i1bfd4bb from funds available in the ,highway ,beautification account 7#fi ,x #jedj72 7#e7 #a1cge1djj from funds available in the ,state ,infrastructure ,banks account 7#fi ,x #jedi72 7#f7 #ij1dce from funds available in the ,railroad-,highway ,crossings ,demonstration ,projects account 7#fi ,x #jeeg72 7#g7 #e1baa1bdh4ec from funds available in the ,interstate ,transfer ,grants--,highway account 7#fi ,x #jefj72 7#h7 #acc1bca4ab from funds available in the ,kentucky ,bridge ,project account 7#fi ,x #jegb72 7#i7 #b1hhg4ef from funds available in the ,highway ,demonstration ,project--,preliminary ,engineering account 7#fi ,x #jehc72 7#aj7 #adi1jhc4jf from funds available in the ,highway ,demonstration ,projects account 7#fi ,x #jeih72 7#aa7 #fh1dch4dj from funds available in the ,miscellaneous ,highway ,projects account 7#fi ,x #jfda72 7b7 ,no amounts may be cancelled under subsection 7a7 from any funds for which a ,state exercised its authority under section #abe of division ,l of ,public ,law #aad-aac1 section #dbb of division ,k of ,public ,law #aae-ca1 section #abf of division ,l of ,public ,law #aae-ada1 section #abe of division ,g of ,public ,law #aaf-f1 section #abe of division ,h of ,public ,law #aaf-id1 section #abd of division ,l of ,public ,law #aaf-bfj1 section #abd of division ,l of ,public ,law #aag-ajc1 or section #abd of division ,l of ,public ,law #aag-cbh4 7c7 ,no amounts may be cancelled under subsection 7a7 from any amounts that were designated by the ,congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe4 #abf4 7a7 ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 of the funds described in subsection 7b7-- 7#a7 #bj1jjj1jjj shall be made available to the ,secretary to carry out the national scenic byways program under section #afb of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided1 ,that1 except as otherwise provided under this section1 the funds made available under this paragraph shall be administered as if apportioned under chapter #a of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided further1 ,that section #aaaja7;e7 of ,public ,law #aag-eh shall apply to funds made available under this paragraph2 7#b7 #cj1jjj1jjj shall be made available to the ,secretary to carry out the nationally significant ,federal lands and ,tribal projects program under section #aabc of the ,,fast ,act 7#bc ,u4,s4,c4 #bja note72 and 7#c7 #aej1jjj1jjj shall be made available to the ,secretary for competitive awards for activities eligible under section #agf7;d77#d7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 of which #abe1jjj1jjj shall be for such activities eligible under subparagraph 7,a7 of such section and #be1jjj1jjj shall be for such activities eligible under subparagraph 7,c7 of such section3 ,provided1 ,that1 except as otherwise provided under this section1 the funds made available under this paragraph shall be administered as if apportioned under chapter #a of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided further1 ,that1 except as otherwise provided under this section1 funds made available under this paragraph shall be administered as if made available to carry out section #agf7;d7 of such title3 ,provided further1 ,that1 for purposes of the calculation under section #agf7;d77#e77;,g77ii7 of such title1 amounts made available under this paragraph shall be included in the calculation of the total amount provided for fiscal year #bjbd under section #agf7;d7 of such title3 ,provided further1 ,that for purposes of applying the set-asides under section #agf7;d77#e77;,h77ii7 and 7iii7 of such title1 amounts made available under this paragraph for competitive awards for activities eligible under sections #agf7;d77#d77;,a7 and #agf7;d77#d77;,c7 of such title shall be included in the calculation of the amounts made available to carry out section #agf7;d7 of such title for fiscal year #bjbd3 ,provided further1 ,that1 the ,secretary may retain not more than a total of #e percent of the amounts made available under this paragraph to carry out this paragraph and to review applications for grants under this paragraph1 and may transfer portions of the funds retained under this proviso to the relevant ,administrators to fund the award and oversight of grants provided under this paragraph3 ,provided further1 ,that a project assisted with funds made available under this paragraph shall be treated as a project on a ,federal-aid highway3 ,provided further1 ,that section #aaaja7;e7 of ,public ,law #aag-eh shall apply to funds made available under this paragraph4 7b7 ,funds described in this subsection are any funds that-- 7#a7 are unobligated on the date of enactment of this ,act2 and 7#b7 were made available for credit assistance under-- 7,a7 the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program under subchapter ,,ii of chapter #a of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 as in effect prior to ,august #aj1 #bjje2 or 7,b7 the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program under chapter #f of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code4 7c7 ,funds made available under subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 be subject to the obligation limitation for ,federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs2 and 7#b7 unless otherwise specified under this section1 be available until ,september #cj1 #bjbg4 #abg4 ,section #abg of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting at the end the following3 7x7 ,certain agricultural vehicles in the state of mississippi 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,state of ,mississippi may allow1 by special permit1 the operation of a covered agricultural vehicle on the ,interstate ,system in the ,state of ,mississippi if such vehicle does not exceed-- 7,a7 a gross vehicle weight of #hh1jjj pounds2 and 7,b7 #aaj percent of the maximum weight on any axle or axle group described in subsection 7a77#b71 including any enforcement tolerance4 7#b7 ,covered agricultural vehicle defined ,in this subsection1 the term covered agricultural vehicle means a vehicle that is transporting unprocessed agricultural crops used for food1 feed or fiber1 or raw or unfinished forest products1 including logs1 pulpwood1 biomass or wood chips4 7y7 ,operation of certain vehicles in west virginia 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,state of ,west ,virginia may allow1 by special permit1 the operation of a vehicle that is transporting materials and equipment on the ,interstate ,system in the ,state of ,west ,virginia if such vehicle does not exceed #aaj percent of the maximum weight on any axle or axle group described in subsection 7a77#b71 including any enforcement tolerance1 provided the remaining gross vehicle weight requirements of subsection 7a7 are met4 7#b7 definition ,in this subsection1 the term materials and equipment means materials and equipment that are used on a project eligible under this chapter4 4 #abh4 ,evacuation route planning4 ,using amounts made available for the ,federal ,highway ,administration under this ,act that are not otherwise obligated1 the ,secretary of ,transportation1 in consultation with the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency1 shall develop and publish guidelines and best practices for ,states1 ,indian ,tribes1 and units of local government to use when conducting local emergency evacuation route planning1 including routing of emergency response supplies1 equipment1 and workers1 as part of natural disaster preparedness efforts4 ,federal ,motor ,carrier ,safety ,administration ,,motor ,,carrier ,,safety ,,operations ,,and ,,programs 7,,liquidation ,,of ,,contract ,,authorization7 7,,limitation ,,on ,,obligations7 7,,highway ,,trust ,,fund7 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 ,for payment of obligations incurred in the implementation1 execution and administration of motor carrier safety operations and programs pursuant to section #caaaj of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 as amended by the ,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs ,act 7,public ,law #aag-eh71 #cdf1jjj1jjj1 to be derived from the ,highway ,trust ,fund 7other than the ,mass ,transit ,account71 together with advances and reimbursements received by the ,federal ,motor ,carrier ,safety ,administration1 the sum of which shall remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that funds available for implementation1 execution1 or administration of motor carrier safety operations and programs authorized under title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall not exceed total obligations of #dce1jjj1jjj1 for ,motor ,carrier ,safety ,operations and ,programs for fiscal year #bjbd1 of which #fj1jjj1jjj is to be transferred and made available from prior year unobligated contract authority provided for ,motor ,carrier ,safety ,grants or ,motor ,carrier ,safety ,operations and ,programs in the current or prior appropriations or authorization ,acts3 ,provided further1 ,that of the sums appropriated under this heading3 7#a7 #ad1jgc1jjj1 to remain available for obligation until ,september #cj1 #bjbf1 is for the research and technology program2 7#b7 not less than #ii1jih1jjj1 to remain available for obligation until ,september #cj1 #bjbf1 is for development1 modernization1 enhancement1 and continued operation and maintenance of information technology and information management2 and 7#c7 not less than #bd1jjj1jjj1 to remain available for obligation until expended1 is for a study of the causal factors of fatal medium-duty truck crashes3 ,provided1 ,that the activities funded by the previous proviso may be accomplished through direct expenditure1 direct research activities1 grants1 cooperative agreements1 contracts1 intra- or inter agency agreements1 or other agreements with public organizations3 ,provided further1 ,that such amounts1 payments1 and obligation limitation as may be necessary to carry out the study of the causal factors of fatal medium duty truck crashes may be transferred and credited to appropriate accounts of other participating ,federal agencies4 ,,motor ,,carrier ,,safety ,,grants 7,,liquidation ,,of ,,contract ,,authorization7 7,,limitation ,,on ,,obligations7 7,,highway ,,trust ,,fund7 ,for payment of obligations incurred in carrying out sections #caajb1 #caajc1 #caajd1 and #cacac of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 #eaf1cjj1jjj1 to be derived from the ,highway ,trust ,fund 7other than the ,mass ,transit ,account7 and to remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that funds available for the implementation or execution of motor carrier safety programs shall not exceed total obligations of #eaf1cjj1jjj in fiscal year #bjbd for ,motor ,carrier ,safety ,grants3 ,provided further1 ,that of the amounts made available under this heading-- 7#a7 #djf1ejj1jjj1 to remain available for obligation until ,september #cj1 #bjbe1 shall be for the motor carrier safety assistance program2 7#b7 #dc1ejj1jjj1 to remain available for obligation until ,september #cj1 #bjbe1 shall be for the commercial driver's license program implementation program2 7#c7 #fj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available for obligation until ,september #cj1 #bjbe1 shall be for the high priority program2 7#d7 #a1cjj1jjj1 to remain available for obligation until ,september #cj1 #bjbe1 shall be for the commercial motor vehicle operators grant program2 and 7#e7 #e1jjj1jjj1 to remain available for obligation until ,september #cj1 #bjbe1 shall be for the commercial motor vehicle enforcement training and support grant program4 ,,administrative ,,provisions--,,federal ,,motor ,,carrier ,,safety ,,administration #acj4 ,the ,federal ,motor ,carrier ,safety ,administration shall send notice of section #che4cjh of title #di1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 violations by certified mail1 registered mail1 or another manner of delivery1 which records the receipt of the notice by the persons responsible for the violations4 #aca4 ,none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the ,department of ,transportation by this ,act or any other ,act may be obligated or expended to implement1 administer1 or enforce the requirements of section #caacg of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 or any regulation issued by the ,secretary pursuant to such section1 with respect to the use of electronic logging devices by operators of commercial motor vehicles1 as defined in section #caacb7a7 of such title1 transporting livestock as defined in section #fjb of the ,emergency ,livestock ,feed ,assistance ,act of #aihh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #adga7 or insects4 #acb4 ,none of the funds made available by this or any other ,act may be used to require the use of inward facing cameras or require a motor carrier to register an apprenticeship program with the ,department of ,labor as a condition for participation in the ,safe ,driver ,apprenticeship ,pilot ,program4 ,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety ,administration ,,operations ,,and ,,research ,for expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the ,secretary1 with respect to traffic and highway safety1 authorized under chapter #cja and part ,c of subtitle ,,vi of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 #bbb1jjj1jjj1 to remain available through ,september #cj1 #bjbe4 ,,operations ,,and ,,research 7,,liquidation ,,of ,,contract ,,authorization7 7,,limitation ,,on ,,obligations7 7,,highway ,,trust ,,fund7 ,for payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of section #djc of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 including behavioral research on ,automated ,driving ,systems and ,advanced ,driver ,assistance ,systems and improving consumer responses to safety recalls1 section #bejbd of the ,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs ,act 7,public ,law #aag-eh71 and chapter #cjc of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 #bja1bjj1jjj1 to be derived from the ,highway ,trust ,fund 7other than the ,mass ,transit ,account7 and to remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that none of the funds in this ,act shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the total obligations for which1 in fiscal year #bjbd1 are in excess of #bja1bjj1jjj3 ,provided further1 ,that of the sums appropriated under this heading-- 7#a7 #aid1jjj1jjj shall be for programs authorized under section #djc of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 including behavioral research on ,automated ,driving ,systems and ,advanced ,driver ,assistance ,systems and improving consumer responses to safety recalls1 and section #bejbd of the ,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs ,act 7,public ,law #aag-eh72 and 7#b7 #g1bjj1jjj shall be for the ,national ,driver ,register authorized under chapter #cjc of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided further1 ,that within the #bja1bjj1jjj obligation limitation for operations and research1 #eg1ejj1jjj shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe1 and shall be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for future years3 ,provided further1 ,that amounts for behavioral research on ,automated ,driving ,systems and ,advanced ,driver ,assistance ,systems and improving consumer responses to safety recalls are in addition to any other funds provided for those purposes for fiscal year #bjbd in this ,act4 ,,highway ,,traffic ,,safety ,,grants 7,,liquidation ,,of ,,contract ,,authorization7 7,,limitation ,,on ,,obligations7 7,,highway ,,trust ,,fund7 ,for payment of obligations incurred in carrying out provisions of sections #djb1 #djd1 and #dje of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 and grant administration expenses under chapter #d of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 to remain available until expended1 #hac1cjj1hjj1 to be derived from the ,highway ,trust ,fund 7other than the ,mass ,transit ,account73 ,provided1 ,that none of the funds in this ,act shall be available for the planning or execution of programs for which the total obligations in fiscal year #bjbd are in excess of #hac1cjj1hjj for programs authorized under sections #djb1 #djd1 and #dje of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 and grant administration expenses under chapter #d of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided further1 ,that of the sums appropriated under this heading-- 7#a7 #cgh1djj1jjj shall be for ,highway ,safety ,programs under section #djb of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code2 7#b7 #cec1ejj1jjj shall be for ,national ,priority ,safety ,programs under section #dje of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code2 7#c7 #dj1cjj1jjj shall be for the ,high ,visibility ,enforcement ,program under section #djd of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code2 and 7#d7 #da1ajj1hjj shall be for grant administrative expenses under chapter #d of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided further1 ,that none of these funds shall be used for construction1 rehabilitation1 or remodeling costs1 or for office furnishings and fixtures for ,state1 local or private buildings or structures3 ,provided further1 ,that not to exceed #ejj1jjj of the funds made available for ,national ,priority ,safety ,programs under section #dje of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 for ,impaired ,driving ,countermeasures 7as described in subsection 7d7 of that section7 shall be available for technical assistance to the ,states3 ,provided further1 ,that with respect to the ,transfers provision under section #dje7;a77#h7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 any amounts transferred to increase the amounts made available under section #djb shall include the obligation authority for such amounts3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,administrator shall notify the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations of any exercise of the authority granted under the preceding proviso or under section #dje7;a77#h7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 within #e days4 ,,administrative ,,provisions--,,national ,,highway ,,traffic ,,safety ,,administration #adj4 ,an additional #acj1jjj shall be made available to the ,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety ,administration1 out of the amount limited for section #djb of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 to pay for travel and related expenses for ,state management reviews and to pay for core competency development training and related expenses for highway safety staff4 #ada4 ,the limitations on obligations for the programs of the ,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety ,administration set in this ,act shall not apply to obligations for which obligation authority was made available in previous public laws but only to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used4 #adb4 ,none of the funds in this ,act or any other ,act shall be used to enforce the requirements of section #dje7;a77#i7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code4 ,federal ,railroad ,administration ,,safety ,,and ,,operations ,for necessary expenses of the ,federal ,railroad ,administration1 not otherwise provided for1 #bfg1gii1jjj1 of which #be1jjj1jjj shall remain available until expended4 ,,railroad ,,research ,,and ,,development ,for necessary expenses for railroad research and development1 #ei1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that of the amounts provided under this heading1 up to #c1jjj1jjj shall be available pursuant to section #bjajh7;d7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 for the construction1 alteration1 and repair of buildings and improvements at the ,transportation ,technology ,center4 ,,federal-,,state ,,partnership ,,for ,,intercity ,,passenger ,,rail ,for necessary expenses related to ,federal-,state ,partnership for ,intercity ,passenger ,rail grants as authorized by section #bdiaa of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 #ajj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that the ,secretary may withhold up to #b percent of the amounts made available under this heading in this ,act for the costs of award and project management oversight of grants carried out under title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4 ,,consolidated ,,rail ,,infrastructure ,,and ,,safety ,,improvements 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 ,for necessary expenses related to ,consolidated ,rail ,infrastructure and ,safety ,improvements grants1 as authorized by section #bbijg of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 #egb1hfa1jjj1 to remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that of the amounts made available under this heading in this ,act-- 7#a7 #gb1hfa1jjj shall be made available for the purposes1 and in amounts1 specified for ,congressionally ,directed ,spending in the table entitled ,congressionally ,directed ,spending included in the report accompanying this ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that requirements under subsections 7g7 and 7l7 of section #bbijg of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall not apply to the preceding proviso3 ,provided further1 ,that any remaining funds available after the distribution of the ,congressionally ,directed ,spending described in this paragraph shall be available to the ,secretary to distribute as discretionary grants under this heading2 and 7#b7 not less than #e1jjj1jjj shall be available for workforce development and training activities as authorized under section #bbijg7;c77#ac7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided further1 ,that for amounts made available under this heading in this ,act1 eligible projects under section #bbijg7;c77#h7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall also include railroad systems planning 7including the preparation of regional intercity passenger rail plans and ,state ,rail ,plans7 and railroad project development activities 7including railroad project planning1 preliminary engineering1 design1 environmental analysis1 feasibility studies1 and the development and analysis of project alternatives73 ,provided further1 ,that section #bbije7;f7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall not apply to amounts made available under this heading in this ,act for projects that implement or sustain positive train control systems otherwise eligible under section #bbijg7;c77#a7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided further1 ,that amounts made available under this heading in this ,act for projects selected for commuter rail passenger transportation may be transferred by the ,secretary1 after selection1 to the appropriate agencies to be administered in accordance with chapter #ec of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided further1 ,that for amounts made available under this heading in this ,act1 eligible recipients under section #bbijg7;b77#g7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall include any holding company of a ,class ,,ii railroad or ,class ,,iii railroad 7as those terms are defined in section #bjajb of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code73 ,provided further1 ,that section #bbijg7;e77#a77;,a7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall not apply to amounts made available under this heading in this ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that section #bbijg7;e77#a77;,a7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall not apply to amounts made available under this heading in previous fiscal years if such funds are announced in a notice of funding opportunity that includes funds made available under this heading in this ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that the preceding proviso shall not apply to funds made available under this heading in the ,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs ,act 7division ,j of ,public ,law #aag-eh73 ,provided further1 ,that unobligated balances remaining after #f years from the date of enactment of this ,act may be used for any eligible project under section #bbijg7;c7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary may withhold up to #b percent of the amounts made available under this heading in this ,act for the costs of award and project management oversight of grants carried out under title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4 ,,northeast ,,corridor ,,grants ,,to ,,the ,,national ,,railroad ,,passenger ,,corporation ,to enable the ,secretary of ,transportation to make grants to the ,national ,railroad ,passenger ,corporation for activities associated with the ,northeast ,corridor as authorized by section #bbaja7;a7 of the ,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs ,act 7,public ,law #aag-eh71 #a1ada1ddb1jjj1 to remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that the ,secretary may retain up to one-half of #a percent of the amounts made available under both this heading in this ,act and the ,national ,network ,grants to the ,national ,railroad ,passenger ,corporation heading in this ,act to fund the costs of project management and oversight of activities authorized by section #bbaja7;c7 of the ,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs ,act 7,public ,law #aag-eh73 ,provided further1 ,that in addition to the project management oversight funds authorized under section #bbaja7;c7 of the ,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs ,act 7,public ,law #aag-eh71 the ,secretary may retain up to an additional #e1jjj1jjj of the amounts made available under this heading in this ,act to fund expenses associated with the ,northeast ,corridor ,commission established under section #bdije of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4 ,,national ,,network ,,grants ,,to ,,the ,,national ,,railroad ,,passenger ,,corporation ,to enable the ,secretary of ,transportation to make grants to the ,national ,railroad ,passenger ,corporation for activities associated with the ,national ,network as authorized by section #bbaja7;b7 of the ,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs ,act 7division ,b of ,public ,law #aag-eh71 #a1cac1jcc1jjj1 to remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that the ,secretary may retain up to an additional #c1jjj1jjj of the funds provided under this heading in this ,act to fund expenses associated with the ,state-,supported ,route ,committee established under section #bdgab of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided further1 ,that none of the funds provided under this heading in this ,act shall be used by ,amtrak to give notice under subsection 7a7 or 7c7 of section #bdgjf of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 with respect to long-distance routes 7as defined in section #bdajb of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code7 on which ,amtrak is the sole operator on a host railroad's line and a positive train control system is not required by law or regulation1 or1 except in an emergency or during maintenance or construction outages impacting such routes1 to otherwise discontinue1 reduce the frequency of1 suspend1 or substantially alter the route of rail service on any portion of such route operated in fiscal year #bjah1 including implementation of service permitted by section #bdcje7;a77#c77;,a7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 in lieu of rail service3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,national ,railroad ,passenger ,corporation may use up to #ff1jjj1jjj of the amounts made available under this heading in this ,act for corridor development activities as authorized by section #bbaja7;h7 of division ,b of ,public ,law #aag-eh4 ,,administrative ,,provisions--,,federal ,,railroad ,,administration 7,,including ,,rescissions7 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 #aej4 ,none of the funds made available by this ,act may be used by the ,national ,railroad ,passenger ,corporation in contravention of the ,worker ,adjustment and ,retraining ,notification ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #baja et seq474 #aea4 ,the amounts made available to the ,secretary or to the ,federal ,railroad ,administration for the costs of award1 administration1 and project management oversight of financial assistance which are administered by the ,federal ,railroad ,administration1 in this and prior ,acts1 may be transferred to the ,federal ,railroad ,administration's ,financial ,assistance ,oversight and ,technical ,assistance account for the necessary expenses to support the award1 administration1 project management oversight1 and technical assistance of financial assistance administered by the ,federal ,railroad ,administration1 in the same manner as appropriated for in this and prior ,acts3 ,provided1 ,that this section shall not apply to amounts that were previously designated by the ,congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe4 #aeb4 ,of the unobligated balances of funds remaining from-- 7#a7 ,northeast ,corridor ,improvement ,program account totaling #abf1cdh appropriated by ,public ,law #aad-aac is hereby permanently rescinded2 7#b7 ,railroad ,safety ,grants account totaling #ha1beg4ff appropriated by ,public ,law #aac-bce is hereby permanently rescinded2 7#c7 ,capital ,assistance for ,high ,speed ,rail ,corridors and ,intercity ,passenger ,rail ,service account totaling #ec1aah1jif4hc appropriated by ,public ,law #aaa-aag is hereby permanently rescinded2 7#d7 ,next ,generation ,high-,speed ,rail account totaling #id4id appropriated by ,public ,law #ajh-ddg is hereby permanently rescinded2 and 7#e7 ,grants to the ,national ,railroad ,passenger ,corporation account totaling #fgh4af appropriated by ,public ,law #ajh-ddg4 #aec4 ,none of the funds made available to the ,national ,railroad ,passenger ,corporation may be used to fund any overtime costs in excess of #ce1jjj for any individual employee3 ,provided1 ,that the ,president of ,amtrak may waive the cap set in the preceding proviso for specific employees when the ,president of ,amtrak determines such a cap poses a risk to the safety and operational efficiency of the system3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,president of ,amtrak shall report to the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations no later than #fj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 a summary of all overtime payments incurred by ,amtrak for #bjbc and the #c prior calendar years3 ,provided further1 ,that such summary shall include the total number of employees that received waivers and the total overtime payments ,amtrak paid to employees receiving waivers for each month for #bjbc and for the #c prior calendar years4 #aed4 ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 long-distance passenger rail routes provide much-needed transportation access for #d1gjj1jjj riders in #cbe communities in #dj ,states and are particularly important in rural areas2 and 7#b7 long-distance passenger rail routes and services should be sustained to ensure connectivity throughout the ,national ,network 7as defined in section #bdajb of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code74 ,federal transit administration ,,transit ,,formula ,,grants 7,,liquidation ,,of ,,contract ,,authorization7 7,,limitation ,,on ,,obligations7 7,,highway ,,trust ,,fund7 ,for payment of obligations incurred in the ,federal ,public ,transportation ,assistance ,program in this account1 and for payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of #di ,u4,s4,c4 #ecje1 #ecjg1 #ecaj1 #ecaa1 #ecab1 #ecad1 #ecah1 #ecbi7;e77#f71 #eccd1 #ecce1 #eccg1 #ecci1 and #ecdj1 section #bjjje7;b7 of ,public ,law #aab-ada1 and section #cjjf7;b7 of ,public ,law #aad-id1 #ac1iij1jjj1jjj1 to be derived from the ,mass ,transit ,account of the ,highway ,trust ,fund and to remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that funds available for the implementation or execution of programs authorized under #di ,u4,s4,c4 #ecje1 #ecjg1 #ecaj1 #ecaa1 #ecab1 #ecad1 #ecah1 #ecbi7;e77#f71 #eccd1 #ecce1 #eccg1 #ecci1 and #ecdj1 section #bjjje7;b7 of ,public ,law #aab-ada1 and section #cjjf7;b7 of ,public ,law #aad-id1 shall not exceed total obligations of #ac1iij1jjj1jjj in fiscal year #bjbd4 ,,transit ,,infrastructure ,,grants ,for an additional amount for buses and bus facilities grants under section #ecci7;b7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 low or no emission grants under section #ecci7;c7 of such title1 ferry boats grants under section #ecjg7;h7 of such title1 bus testing facilities under section #ecah of such title1 accelerating innovative mobility initiative grants under section #ecab of such title1 accelerating the adoption of zero emission buses under section #ecab of such title1 ,congressionally ,directed ,spending for projects and activities eligible under chapter #ec of such title1 and ferry service for rural communities under section #gaajc of division ,g of ,public ,law #aag-eh1 #bfh1bfa1jjj1 to remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that of the sums provided under this heading in this ,act-- 7#a7 #hj1jjj1jjj shall be available for buses and bus facilities competitive grants as authorized under section #ecci7;b7 of such title2 7#b7 #df1jjj1jjj shall be available for the low or no emission grants as authorized under section #ecci7;c7 of such title3 ,provided1 ,that the minimum grant award shall be not less than #gej1jjj2 7#c7 #bj1jjj1jjj shall be available for ferry boat grants as authorized under section #ecjg7;h7 of such title3 ,provided1 ,that of the amounts provided under this paragraph1 no less than #e1jjj1jjj shall be available for low or zero emission ferries or ferries using electric battery or fuel cell components and the infrastructure to support such ferries2 7#d7 #b1jjj1jjj shall be available for the operation and maintenance of the bus testing facilities selected under section #ecah of such title2 7#e7 #hb1bdg1jjj shall be available for the purposes1 and in amounts1 specified for ,congressionally ,directed ,spending in the table entitled ,congressionally ,directed ,spending included in the report accompanying this ,act3 ,provided1 ,that unless otherwise specified1 applicable requirements under chapter #ec of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall apply to amounts made available in this paragraph1 except that the ,federal share of the costs for a project in this paragraph shall be in an amount equal to #hj percent of the net costs of the project1 unless the ,secretary approves a higher maximum ,federal share of the net costs of the project consistent with administration of similar projects funded under chapter #ec of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code2 7#f7 #bc1jad1jjj shall be available for ferry service for rural communities under section #gaajc of division ,g of ,public ,law #aag-eh3 ,provided1 ,that for amounts made available in this paragraph1 notwithstanding section #gaajc7;a77#b77;,b71 eligible service shall include passenger ferry service that serves at least two rural areas with a single segment over #ae miles between the two rural areas and is not otherwise eligible under section #ecjg7;h7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided further1 ,that entities that provide eligible service pursuant to the preceding proviso may use amounts made available in this paragraph for public transportation capital projects to support any ferry service between two rural areas3 ,provided further1 ,that entities eligible for amounts made available in this paragraph shall only provide ferry service to rural areas2 7#g7 #aj1jjj1jjj shall be for the accelerating innovative mobility initiative as authorized under section #ecab of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided1 ,that such amounts shall be available for competitive grants or demonstration projects that improve mobility and operational effectiveness1 enhance the rider experience1 create innovative service delivery models1 or develop integrated payment solutions in order to help disseminate proven innovation mobility practices throughout the public transportation industry2 and 7#h7 #e1jjj1jjj shall be available to support technical assistance1 research1 demonstration1 or deployment activities or projects to accelerate the adoption of zero emission buses in public transit as authorized under section #ecab of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided further1 ,that amounts made available under this heading in this ,act shall be derived from the general fund3 ,provided further1 ,that amounts made available under this heading in this ,act shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations for transit programs set forth in this or any other ,act4 ,,technical ,,assistance ,,and ,,training ,for necessary expenses to carry out section #ecad of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 #g1ejj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe3 ,provided1 ,that the assistance provided under this heading does not duplicate the activities of section #ecaa7;b7 or section #ecab of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided further1 ,that amounts made available under this heading are in addition to any other amounts made available for such purposes3 ,provided further1 ,that amounts made available under this heading shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations set forth in this or any other ,act4 ,,capital ,,investment ,,grants ,for necessary expenses to carry out fixed guideway capital investment grants under section #ecji of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 and section #cjje7;b7 of the ,fixing ,america's ,surface ,transportation ,act 7,public ,law #aad-id71 #b1dej1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that of the sums appropriated under this heading in this ,act-- 7#a7 #a1iaj1jjj1jjj shall be available for projects authorized under section #ecji7;d7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code2 7#b7 up to #ajj1jjj1jjj shall be available for projects authorized under section #ecji7;e7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code2 7#c7 #cdj1jjj1jjj shall be available for projects authorized under section #ecji7;h7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code2 and 7#d7 up to #ajj1jjj1jjj shall be available for projects authorized under section #cjje7;b7 of the ,fixing ,america's ,surface ,transportation ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall continue to administer the capital investment grants program in accordance with the procedural and substantive requirements of section #ecji of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 and of section #cjje7;b7 of the ,fixing ,america's ,surface ,transportation ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that projects that receive a grant agreement under the ,expedited ,project ,delivery for ,capital ,investment ,grants ,pilot ,program under section #cjje7;b7 of the ,fixing ,america's ,surface ,transportation ,act shall be deemed eligible for funding provided for projects under section #ecji of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 without further evaluation or rating under such section3 ,provided further1 ,that such funding shall not exceed the ,federal share under section #cjje7;b73 ,provided further1 ,that funds allocated to any project during fiscal years #bjae1 #bjaf1 or #bjag pursuant to section #ecji of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall remain allocated to that project through fiscal year #bjbd3 ,provided further1 ,that upon submission to the ,congress of the fiscal year #bjbe ,president's budget1 the ,secretary of ,transportation shall transmit to ,congress the annual report on capital investment grants1 including proposed allocations for fiscal year #bjbe4 ,,grants ,,to ,,the ,,washington ,,metropolitan ,,area ,,transit ,,authority ,for grants to the ,washington ,metropolitan ,area ,transit ,authority as authorized under section #fja of division ,b of the ,passenger ,rail ,investment and ,improvement ,act of #bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-dcb71 #aej1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that the ,secretary of ,transportation shall approve grants for capital and preventive maintenance expenditures for the ,washington ,metropolitan ,area ,transit ,authority only after receiving and reviewing a request for each specific project3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall determine that the ,washington ,metropolitan ,area ,transit ,authority has placed the highest priority on those investments that will improve the safety of the system before approving such grants4 ,,administrative ,,provisions--,,federal ,,transit ,,administration 7,,including ,,rescission7 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 #afj4 ,the limitations on obligations for the programs of the ,federal ,transit ,administration shall not apply to any authority under #di ,u4,s4,c4 #ecch1 previously made available for obligation1 or to any other authority previously made available for obligation4 #afa4 ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 funds appropriated or limited by this ,act under the heading ,capital ,investment ,grants of the ,federal ,transit ,administration for projects specified in this ,act not obligated by ,september #cj1 #bjbg1 and other recoveries1 shall be directed to projects eligible to use the funds for the purposes for which they were originally provided4 #afb4 ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 any funds appropriated before ,october #a1 #bjbc1 under any section of chapter #ec of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 that remain available for expenditure1 may be transferred to and administered under the most recent appropriation heading for any such section4 #afc4 ,none of the funds made available by this ,act or any other ,act shall be used to adjust apportionments or withhold funds from apportionments pursuant to section #iejc7;e77#d7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #iejc7;e77#d774 #afd4 ,none of the funds made available by this ,act or any other ,act shall be used to impede or hinder project advancement or approval for any project seeking a ,federal contribution from the capital investment grants program of greater than #dj percent of project costs as authorized under section #ecji of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4 #afe4 ,of the unobligated balances made available before ,october #a1 #bjac for ,transit ,research in ,treasury ,account #fi-,x-#aacg1 #eha1jdf is hereby permanently rescinded4 #aff4 7a7 ,of the unobligated balances made available for the ,clean ,fuels ,grant ,program under section #ecjh of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 #d1jji1fcg shall be transferred to and administered under section #ecci7;c7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4 7b7 ,of the unobligated balances made available for the ,rural ,transportation ,accessibility ,incentive ,program under section #cjch of ,public ,law #aje-agh1 #d1jgb1bad shall be transferred to and administered under section #ecaa of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4 7c7 ,of the unobligated balances made available for the ,alternatives ,analysis ,program under section #ecci of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 #a1ige1dji shall be transferred to and administered under section #ecje of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4 7d7 ,of the unobligated balances made available for ,alternative ,transportation in ,parks and ,public ,lands under section #ecbj of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 #b1adh1dad shall be transferred to and administered under section #ecaa of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4 7e7 ,of the unobligated balances made available for ,job ,access and ,reverse ,commute ,formula ,grants under section #ecaf of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 #de1ahg1eii shall be available for competitive grants to eligible entities to assist areas of persistent poverty as defined under section #fgjb7;a77#a7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 or historically disadvantaged communities1 for the same purposes for which amounts were provided for grants to areas of persistent poverty under the heading ,federal ,transit ,administration--,transit ,infrastructure ,grants in the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbb 7,public ,law #aag-ajc74 7f7 ,of the unobligated balances made available for ,new ,freedom under section #ecag of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 #dj1ecf1cjf shall be transferred and administered under section #ecaj of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4 7g7 ,of the unobligated balances made available for ,bus ,capital under section #ejci if title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 #ha1hfc1ddd shall be transferred and administered under section #ecci of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4 #afg4 7a7 ,funds obligated in fiscal year #bjbd for grants under sections #ecaj and #ecaa of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 may be used for up to #ajj percent of the eligible net costs of a project1 notwithstanding subsection 7d7 of section #ecaj and subsection 7g7 of section #ecaa of such title4 7b7 ,notwithstanding section #ecci7;b77#f77;,b7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 the ,federal share of the costs for which an amount is provided in this ,act to a federally recognized ,indian ,tribe for activities carried out under section #ecci7;b7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 may be1 at the option of such ,indian ,tribe1 up to #ajj percent4 7c7 ,notwithstanding section #ecci7;c77#g77;,a7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 the ,federal share of the costs for which an amount is provided in this ,act to a federally recognized ,indian ,tribe for activities carried out under section #ecci7;c7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 may be1 at the option of such ,indian ,tribe1 up to #ajj percent4 #afh4 ,section #ecbc of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended in subsection 7q7-- 7#a7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking ,corridor preservation and inserting ,real property interests2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by striking right-of-way each time it appears and inserting real property interests2 and 7,b7 by inserting acquired after may use the2 and 7#c7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking ,right-of-way and inserting ,real property interests4 ,great ,lakes ,st4 ,lawrence ,seaway ,development ,corporation ,the ,great ,lakes ,st4 ,lawrence ,seaway ,development ,corporation is hereby authorized to make such expenditures1 within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to the ,corporation1 and in accord with law1 and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations1 as provided by section #iajd of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the ,corporation's budget for the current fiscal year4 ,,operations ,,and ,,maintenance 7,,harbor ,,maintenance ,,trust ,,fund7 ,for necessary expenses to conduct the operations1 maintenance1 and capital infrastructure activities on portions of the ,st4 ,lawrence ,seaway owned1 operated1 and maintained by the ,great ,lakes ,st4 ,lawrence ,seaway ,development ,corporation1 #dj1bhh1jjj1 to be derived from the ,harbor ,maintenance ,trust ,fund1 pursuant to section #baj of the ,water ,resources ,development ,act of #aihf 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #bbch73 ,provided1 ,that of the amounts made available under this heading1 not less than #af1cjj1jjj shall be for the seaway infrastructure program4 ,maritime ,administration ,,maritime ,,security ,,program ,for necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a ,u4,s4-flag merchant fleet as authorized under chapter #eca of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 to serve the national security needs of the ,united ,states1 #cah1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended4 ,,cable ,,security ,,fleet ,for the cable security fleet program1 as authorized under chapter #ecb of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 #aj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended4 ,,tanker ,,security ,,program ,for ,tanker ,security ,fleet payments1 as authorized under section #ecdjf of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 #abj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended4 ,,operations ,,and ,,training ,for necessary expenses of operations and training activities authorized by law1 #bhc1edf1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that of the sums appropriated under this heading-- 7#a7 #ajc1ejj1jjj shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe1 for the operations of the ,united ,states ,merchant ,marine ,academy2 7#b7 #bb1jjj1jjj shall remain available until expended for facilities maintenance and repair1 and equipment1 at the ,united ,states ,merchant ,marine ,academy2 7#c7 #gj1jjj1jjj shall remain available until expended for capital improvements at the ,united ,states ,merchant ,marine ,academy2 7#d7 #g1ejj1jjj shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe1 for the ,maritime ,environmental and ,technical ,assistance program authorized under section #ejcjg of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code2 and 7#e7 #aj1jjj1jjj shall remain available until expended1 for the ,united ,states ,marine ,highway ,program to make grants for the purposes authorized under section #eefja of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,administrator of the ,maritime ,administration shall transmit to the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations the annual report on sexual assault and sexual harassment at the ,united ,states ,merchant ,marine ,academy as required pursuant to section #ceaj of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for fiscal year #bjag 7#df ,u4,s4,c4 #eacah73 ,provided further1 ,that available balances under this heading for the ,short ,sea ,transportation ,program or ,america's ,marine ,highway ,program 7now known as the ,united ,states ,marine ,highway ,program7 from prior year recoveries shall be available to carry out activities authorized under section #eefja of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code4 ,,state ,,maritime ,,academy ,,operations ,for necessary expenses of operations1 support1 and training activities for ,state ,maritime ,academies1 #aca1jjj1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that of the sums appropriated under this heading-- 7#a7 #bb1jjj1jjj shall remain available until expended for maintenance1 repair1 and life extension of training ships at the ,state ,maritime ,academies2 7#b7 #ia1hjj1jjj shall remain available until expended for the ,national ,security ,multi-,mission ,vessel ,program1 including funds for construction1 planning1 administration1 and design of school ships and1 as determined by the ,secretary1 necessary expenses to design1 plan1 construct infrastructure1 and purchase equipment necessary to berth such ships1 of which up to #h1ijj1jjj may be used for expenses related to the oversight and management of school ships to include the purchase of equipment and the repair and maintenance of training vessels3 ,provided1 ,that such funds may be used to reimburse ,state ,maritime ,academies for costs incurred prior to the date of enactment of this ,act2 7#c7 #b1djj1jjj shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh1 for the ,student ,incentive ,program2 7#d7 #h1hjj1jjj shall remain available until expended for training ship fuel assistance2 and 7#e7 #f1jjj1jjj shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe1 for direct payments for ,state ,maritime ,academies4 ,,assistance ,,to ,,small ,,shipyards ,to make grants to qualified shipyards as authorized under section #edaja of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 #bj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended4 ,,ship ,,disposal ,for necessary expenses related to the disposal of obsolete vessels in the ,national ,defense ,reserve ,fleet of the ,maritime ,administration1 #f1jba1jjj1 to remain available until expended4 ,,maritime ,,guaranteed ,,loan 7,,title ,,xi7 ,,program ,,account 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 ,for the cost of guaranteed loans1 #ajc1jbj1jjj1 of which #ajj1jjj1jjj shall remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that such costs1 including the costs of modifying such loans1 shall be as defined in section #ejb of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd1 as amended3 ,provided further1 ,that not to exceed #c1jbj1jjj shall be for administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program1 which shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for ,maritime ,administration--,operations and ,training4 ,,port ,,infrastructure ,,development ,,program ,to make grants to improve port facilities as authorized under section #edcja of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 #bac1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that projects eligible for amounts made available under this heading in this ,act shall be projects for coastal seaports1 inland river ports1 or ,great ,lakes ports3 ,provided further1 ,that of the amounts made available under this heading in this ,act1 not less than #ahh1jjj1jjj shall be for coastal seaports or ,great ,lakes ports3 ,provided further1 ,that the requirements under section #ceja7;a77#i7 of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjbc 7,public ,law #aag-bfc7 shall apply to amounts made available under this heading in this ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that for grants awarded under this heading in this ,act1 the minimum grant size shall be #a1jjj1jjj3 ,provided further1 ,that for amounts made available under this heading in this ,act1 the requirement under section #edcja7;a77#f77;,a77ii7 of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall not apply to projects located in noncontiguous ,states or territories4 ,,administrative ,,provision--,,maritime ,,administration #agj4 ,notwithstanding any other provision of this ,act1 in addition to any existing authority1 the ,maritime ,administration is authorized to furnish utilities and services and make necessary repairs in connection with any lease1 contract1 or occupancy involving ,government property under control of the ,maritime ,administration3 ,provided1 ,that payments received therefor shall be credited to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof and shall remain available until expended3 ,provided further1 ,that rental payments under any such lease1 contract1 or occupancy for items other than such utilities1 services1 or repairs shall be deposited into the ,treasury as miscellaneous receipts4 ,pipeline and ,hazardous ,materials ,safety ,administration ,,operational ,,expenses ,for necessary operational expenses of the ,pipeline and ,hazardous ,materials ,safety ,administration1 #ca1fha1jjj1 of which #d1ejj1jjj shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbf4 ,,hazardous ,,materials ,,safety ,for expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous materials safety functions of the ,pipeline and ,hazardous ,materials ,safety ,administration1 #gd1eef1jjj1 of which #ab1jgj1jjj shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbf1 of which #a1jjj1jjj shall be made available for carrying out section #eajg7;i7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided1 ,that up to #hjj1jjj in fees collected under section #eajh7;g7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall be deposited in the general fund of the ,treasury as offsetting receipts3 ,provided further1 ,that there may be credited to this appropriation1 to be available until expended1 funds received from ,states1 counties1 municipalities1 other public authorities1 and private sources for expenses incurred for training1 for reports publication and dissemination1 and for travel expenses incurred in performance of hazardous materials exemptions and approvals functions4 ,,pipeline ,,safety 7,,pipeline ,,safety ,,fund7 7,,oil ,,spill ,,liability ,,trust ,,fund7 ,for expenses necessary to carry out a pipeline safety program1 as authorized by section #fjajg of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 and to discharge the pipeline program responsibilities of the ,oil ,pollution ,act of #aiij 7,public ,law #aja-chj71 #bbf1bbh1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbf1 of which #cj1jjj1jjj shall be derived from the ,oil ,spill ,liability ,trust ,fund2 of which #ahh1hbh1jjj shall be derived from the ,pipeline ,safety ,fund2 of which #djj1jjj shall be derived from the fees collected under section #fjcjc of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 and deposited in the ,liquefied ,natural ,gas ,siting ,account for compliance reviews of liquefied natural gas facilities2 and of which #g1jjj1jjj shall be derived from fees collected under section #fjcjb of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 and deposited in the ,underground ,natural ,gas ,storage ,facility ,safety ,account for the purpose of carrying out section #fjada of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided1 ,that not less than #a1jeh1jjj of the amounts made available under this heading shall be for the ,one-,call ,state grant program3 ,provided further1 ,that any amounts made available under this heading in this ,act or in prior ,acts for research contracts1 grants1 cooperative agreements or research other transactions agreements 7,o,t,as7 shall require written notification to the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations not less than #c full business days before such research contracts1 grants1 cooperative agreements1 or research ,o,t,as are announced by the ,department of ,transportation3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall transmit to the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations the report on pipeline safety testing enhancement as required pursuant to section #aje of the ,protecting our ,infrastructure of ,pipelines and ,enhancing ,safety ,act of #bjbj 7division ,r of ,public ,law #aaf-bfj73 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary may obligate amounts made available under this heading to engineer1 erect1 alter1 and repair buildings or make any other public improvements for research facilities at the ,transportation ,technology ,center after the ,secretary submits an updated research plan and the report in the preceding proviso to the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations and after such plan and report in the preceding proviso are approved by the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations4 ,,emergency ,,preparedness ,,grants 7,,limitation ,,on ,,obligations7 7,,emergency ,,preparedness ,,fund7 ,for expenses necessary to carry out the ,emergency ,preparedness ,grants program1 not more than #df1hbe1jjj shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbf1 from amounts made available by section #eaaf7;h7 and subsections 7b7 and 7c7 of section #eabh of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided1 ,that notwithstanding section #eaaf7;h77#d7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 not more than #d percent of the amounts made available from this account shall be available to pay the administrative costs of carrying out sections #eaaf1 #eajg7;e71 and #eajh7;g77#b7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided further1 ,that notwithstanding subsections 7b7 and 7c7 of section #eabh of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 and the limitation on obligations provided under this heading1 prior year recoveries recognized in the current year shall be available to develop and deliver hazardous materials emergency response training for emergency responders1 including response activities for the transportation of crude oil1 ethanol1 flammable liquids1 and other hazardous commodities by rail1 consistent with ,national ,fire ,protection ,association standards1 and to make such training available through an electronic format3 ,provided further1 ,that the prior year recoveries made available under this heading shall also be available to carry out sections #eaaf7;a77#a77;,c71 #eaaf7;h71 #eaaf7;i71 #eaaf7;j71 and #eajg7;e7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4 ,office of ,inspector ,general ,,salaries ,,and ,,expenses ,for necessary expenses of the ,office of ,inspector ,general to carry out the provisions of the ,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh1 as amended1 #aaf1deb1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that the ,inspector ,general shall have all necessary authority1 in carrying out the duties specified in the ,inspector ,general ,act1 as amended 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app471 to investigate allegations of fraud1 including false statements to the government 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja71 by any person or entity that is subject to regulation by the ,department of ,transportation4 ,general ,provisions--,department of ,transportation #ahj4 7a7 ,during the current fiscal year1 applicable appropriations to the ,department of ,transportation shall be available for maintenance and operation of aircraft2 hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft2 purchase of liability insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign countries on official department business2 and uniforms or allowances therefor1 as authorized by sections #eija and #eijb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7b7 ,during the current fiscal year1 applicable appropriations to the ,department and its operating administrations shall be available for the purchase1 maintenance1 operation1 and deployment of unmanned aircraft systems that advance the missions of the ,department of ,transportation or an operating administration of the ,department of ,transportation4 7c7 ,any unmanned aircraft system purchased1 procured1 or contracted for by the ,department prior to the date of enactment of this ,act shall be deemed authorized by ,congress as if this provision was in effect when the system was purchased1 procured1 or contracted for4 #aha4 ,appropriations contained in this ,act for the ,department of ,transportation shall be available for services as authorized by section #caji of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for an ,executive ,level ,,iv4 #ahb4 7a7 ,no recipient of amounts made available by this ,act shall disseminate personal information 7as defined in section #bgbe7c7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code7 obtained by a ,state department of motor vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle record as defined in section #bgbe7a7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 except as provided in section #bgba of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 for a use permitted under section #bgba of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7b7 ,notwithstanding subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall not withhold amounts made available by this ,act for any grantee if a ,state is in noncompliance with this provision4 #ahc4 ,none of the funds made available by this ,act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more than #abe political and ,presidential appointees in the ,department of ,transportation3 ,provided1 ,that none of the personnel covered by this provision may be assigned on temporary detail outside the ,department of ,transportation4 #ahd4 ,funds received by the ,federal ,highway ,administration and ,federal ,railroad ,administration from ,states1 counties1 municipalities1 other public authorities1 and private sources for expenses incurred for training may be credited respectively to the ,federal ,highway ,administration's ,federal-,aid ,highways account and to the ,federal ,railroad ,administration's ,safety and ,operations account1 except for ,state rail safety inspectors participating in training pursuant to section #bjaje of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4 #ahe4 ,none of the funds made available by this ,act or in title ,,viii of division ,j of ,public ,law #aag-eh to the ,department of ,transportation may be used to make a loan1 loan guarantee1 line of credit1 letter of intent1 federally funded cooperative agreement1 full funding grant agreement1 or discretionary grant unless the ,secretary of ,transportation notifies the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations not less than #c full business days before any project competitively selected to receive any discretionary grant award1 letter of intent1 loan commitment1 loan guarantee commitment1 line of credit commitment1 federally funded cooperative agreement1 or full funding grant agreement is announced by the ,department or its operating administrations3 ,provided1 ,that the ,secretary of ,transportation shall provide the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations with a comprehensive list of all such loans1 loan guarantees1 lines of credit1 letters of intent1 federally funded cooperative agreements1 full funding grant agreements1 and discretionary grants prior to the notification required under the preceding proviso3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary gives concurrent notification to the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations for any quick release of funds from the emergency relief program3 ,provided further1 ,that no notification shall involve funds that are not available for obligation4 #ahf4 ,rebates1 refunds1 incentive payments1 minor fees1 and other funds received by the ,department of ,transportation from travel management centers1 charge card programs1 the subleasing of building space1 and miscellaneous sources are to be credited to appropriations of the ,department of ,transportation and allocated to organizational units of the ,department of ,transportation using fair and equitable criteria and such funds shall be available until expended4 #ahg4 ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 if any funds provided by or limited by this ,act are subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to be provided to the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations1 transmission of such reprogramming notice shall be provided solely to the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations1 and such reprogramming action shall be approved or denied solely by the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations3 ,provided1 ,that the ,secretary of ,transportation may provide notice to other congressional committees of the action of the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations on such reprogramming but not sooner than #cj days after the date on which the reprogramming action has been approved or denied by the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations4 #ahh4 ,funds appropriated by this ,act to the operating administrations may be obligated for the ,office of the ,secretary for the costs related to assessments or reimbursable agreements only when such amounts are for the costs of goods and services that are purchased to provide a direct benefit to the applicable operating administration or administrations4 #ahi4 ,the ,secretary of ,transportation is authorized to carry out a program that establishes uniform standards for developing and supporting agency transit pass and transit benefits authorized under section #gije of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 including distribution of transit benefits by various paper and electronic media4 #aij4 ,the ,department of ,transportation may use funds provided by this ,act1 or any other ,act1 to assist a contract under title #di or #bc of the ,united ,states ,code utilizing geographic1 economic1 or any other hiring preference not otherwise authorized by law1 or to amend a rule1 regulation1 policy or other measure that forbids a recipient of a ,federal ,highway ,administration or ,federal ,transit ,administration grant from imposing such hiring preference on a contract or construction project with which the ,department of ,transportation is assisting1 only if the grant recipient certifies the following3 7#a7 that except with respect to apprentices or trainees1 a pool of readily available but unemployed individuals possessing the knowledge1 skill1 and ability to perform the work that the contract requires resides in the jurisdiction2 7#b7 that the grant recipient will include appropriate provisions in its bid document ensuring that the contractor does not displace any of its existing employees in order to satisfy such hiring preference2 and 7#c7 that any increase in the cost of labor1 training1 or delays resulting from the use of such hiring preference does not delay or displace any transportation project in the applicable ,statewide ,transportation ,improvement ,program or ,transportation ,improvement ,program4 #aia4 ,the ,secretary of ,transportation shall coordinate with the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security to ensure that best practices for ,industrial ,control ,systems ,procurement are up-to-date and shall ensure that systems procured with funds provided under this title were procured using such practices4 #aib4 ,none of the funds appropriated or made available by this division for the ,department of ,transportation for fiscal year #bjbd may be used to enforce a mask mandate in response to the ,,covid-#ai virus4 #aic4 ,none of the funds made available by this ,act for the ,federal ,aviation ,administration related to unmanned aircraft systems may be used to make awards to any entity that1 after the date of enactment of this ,act1 intends to use such funds to partner with or otherwise transact business related to unmanned aircraft systems with the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 the ,russian ,federation1 the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran1 the ,democratic ,people's ,republic of ,korea1 the ,bolivarian ,republic of ,venezuela1 or the ,republic of ,cuba4 ,no such entity may receive awards for any project related to unmanned aircraft systems if the entity is3 7#a7 included on the ,consolidated ,screening ,list maintained by the ,under ,secretary of ,commerce for ,international ,trade2 7#b7 domiciled in the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 the ,russian ,federation1 the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran1 the ,democratic ,people's ,republic of ,korea1 the ,bolivarian ,republic of ,venezuela1 or the ,republic of ,cuba2 7#c7 subject to influence or control by the government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 the ,russian ,federation1 the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran1 the ,democratic ,people's ,republic of ,korea1 the ,bolivarian ,republic of ,venezuela1 or the ,republic of ,cuba2 or 7#d7 owned by the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 the ,russian ,federation1 the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran1 the ,democratic ,people's ,republic of ,korea1 the ,bolivarian ,republic of ,venezuela1 or the ,republic of ,cuba4 #aid4 ,none of the funds made available by the ,act for the ,federal ,aviation ,administration related to unmanned aircraft systems may be used by the ,secretary of ,transportation to operate an unmanned aircraft system or to enter into1 extend1 or renew a contract for the procurement of an unmanned aircraft system or a contract with an entity that operates an unmanned aircraft system in the performance of any ,department of ,transportation contract if the unmanned aircraft system is manufactured by an entity that is included on the ,consolidated ,screening ,list maintained by the ,under ,secretary of ,commerce for ,international ,trade1 domiciled in the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 the ,russian ,federation1 the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran1 the ,democratic ,people's ,republic of ,korea1 the ,bolivarian ,republic of ,venezuela1 or the ,republic of ,cuba1 subject to influence or control by the government of any such country1 or owned by any such country unless-- 7#a7 the operation1 procurement1 or contracting action is for the purpose of-- 7,a7 detection or counter-,,uas system surrogate testing and training 7including at ,federal ,aviation ,administration-approved testing sites72 7,b7 intelligence1 electronic warfare1 cybersecurity1 and information warfare operations1 testing 7including at ,federal ,aviation ,administration-approved testing sites71 analysis1 and training2 or 7,c7 research to inform unmanned aircraft system data-driven policy decisions1 safety assessments1 procedures1 rulemaking1 and standards to safely integrate emerging entrants into the national airspace system 7including at ,federal ,aviation ,administration-approved testing sites72 and 7#b7 the ,secretary of ,transportation1 on a case-by-case basis1 certifies in writing to the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate1 and the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure of the ,house of ,representatives that such operation1 procurement1 or contracting action is required in the public interest4 ,this title may be cited as the ,department of ,transportation ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbd4 ,,ii ,,department ,,of ,,housing ,,and ,,urban ,,development ,management and administration ,,executive ,,offices ,for necessary salaries and expenses for ,executive ,offices1 which shall be comprised of the offices of the ,secretary1 ,deputy ,secretary1 ,adjudicatory ,services1 ,congressional and ,intergovernmental ,relations1 ,public ,affairs1 ,small and ,disadvantaged ,business ,utilization1 and the ,center for ,faith-,based and ,neighborhood ,partnerships1 #ai1djj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe3 ,provided1 ,that not to exceed #be1jjj of the amount made available under this heading shall be available to the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development 7referred to in this title as the ,secretary7 for official reception and representation expenses as the ,secretary may determine4 ,,administrative ,,support ,,offices ,for necessary salaries and expenses for ,administrative ,support ,offices1 #fih1bjj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe3 ,provided1 ,that of the sums appropriated under this heading-- 7#a7 #ie1bjj1jjj shall be available for the ,office of the ,chief ,financial ,officer2 7#b7 #abg1djj1jjj shall be available for the ,office of the ,general ,counsel1 of which not less than #ba1gjj1jjj shall be for the ,departmental ,enforcement ,center2 7#c7 #bda1hjj1jjj shall be available for the ,office of ,administration2 7#d7 #ee1hjj1jjj shall be available for the ,office of the ,chief ,human ,capital ,officer2 7#e7 #cb1djj1jjj shall be available for the ,office of the ,chief ,procurement ,officer2 7#f7 #fh1cjj1jjj shall be available for the ,office of ,field ,policy and ,management2 7#g7 #d1ijj1jjj shall be available for the ,office of ,departmental ,equal ,employment ,opportunity2 and 7#h7 #gb1djj1jjj shall be available for the ,office of the ,chief ,information ,officer3 ,provided further1 ,that funds made available under this heading may be used for necessary administrative and non-administrative expenses of the ,department1 not otherwise provided for1 including purchase of uniforms1 or allowances therefor1 as authorized by sections #eija and #eijb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 hire of passenger motor vehicles2 and services as authorized by section #caji of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided further1 ,that notwithstanding any other provision of law1 funds appropriated under this heading may be used for advertising and promotional activities that directly support program activities funded in this title3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall provide the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations quarterly written notification regarding the status of pending congressional reports3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall provide in electronic form all signed reports required by ,congress4 ,,program ,,offices ,for necessary salaries and expenses for ,program ,offices1 #a1aad1ajj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe3 ,provided1 ,that of the sums appropriated under this heading-- 7#a7 #bhh1ejj1jjj shall be available for the ,office of ,public and ,indian ,housing2 7#b7 #agj1ejj1jjj shall be available for the ,office of ,community ,planning and ,development2 7#c7 #dig1jjj1jjj shall be available for the ,office of ,housing2 7#d7 #dd1jjj1jjj shall be available for the ,office of ,policy ,development and ,research2 7#e7 #ajb1ijj1jjj shall be available for the ,office of ,fair ,housing and ,equal ,opportunity2 and 7#f7 #aa1bjj1jjj shall be available for the ,office of ,lead ,hazard ,control and ,healthy ,homes4 ,,working ,,capital ,,fund 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 ,for the working capital fund for the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development 7referred to in this paragraph as the ,fund71 pursuant1 in part1 to section #g7;f7 of the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cece7;f771 amounts transferred1 including reimbursements pursuant to section #g7;f71 to the ,fund under this heading shall be available only for ,federal shared services used by offices and agencies of the ,department1 and for any such portion of any office or agency's printing1 records management1 space renovation1 furniture1 or supply services the ,secretary has determined shall be provided through the ,fund1 and the operational expenses of the ,fund3 ,provided1 ,that amounts within the ,fund shall not be available to provide services not specifically authorized under this heading3 ,provided further1 ,that upon a determination by the ,secretary that any other service 7or portion thereof7 authorized under this heading shall be provided through the ,fund1 amounts made available in this title for salaries and expenses under the headings ,executive ,offices1 ,administrative ,support ,offices1 ,program ,offices1 and ,government ,national ,mortgage ,association1 for such services shall be transferred to the ,fund1 to remain available until expended3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall notify the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations of its plans for executing such transfers at least #ae days in advance of such transfers4 ,public and indian housing ,,tenant-,,based ,,rental ,,assistance ,for activities and assistance for the provision of tenant-based rental assistance authorized under the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg1 as amended 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg et seq47 7in this title the ,act71 not otherwise provided for1 #bg1gcg1ifa1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 which shall be available on ,october #a1 #bjbc 7in addition to the #d1jjj1jjj1jjj previously appropriated under this heading that shall be available on ,october #a1 #bjbc71 and #d1jjj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 which shall be available on ,october #a1 #bjbd3 ,provided1 ,that of the sums appropriated under this heading-- 7#a7 #bg1gfe1eab1jjj shall be available for renewals of expiring section #h tenant-based annual contributions contracts 7including renewals of enhanced vouchers under any provision of law authorizing such assistance under section #h7t7 of the ,act7 and including renewal of other special purpose incremental vouchers3 ,provided1 ,that notwithstanding any other provision of law1 from amounts provided under this paragraph and any carryover1 the ,secretary for the calendar year #bjbd funding cycle shall provide renewal funding for each public housing agency based on validated voucher management system 7,,vms7 leasing and cost data for the prior calendar year and by applying an inflation factor as established by the ,secretary1 by notice published in the ,federal ,register1 and by making any necessary adjustments for the costs associated with the first-time renewal of vouchers under this paragraph including tenant protection and ,choice ,neighborhoods vouchers3 ,provided further1 ,that none of the funds provided under this paragraph may be used to fund a total number of unit months under lease which exceeds a public housing agency's authorized level of units under contract1 except for public housing agencies participating in the ,moving to ,work 7,,mtw7 demonstration1 which are instead governed in accordance with the requirements of the ,,mtw demonstration program or their ,,mtw agreements1 if any3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall1 to the extent necessary to stay within the amount specified under this paragraph 7except as otherwise modified under this paragraph71 prorate each public housing agency's allocation otherwise established pursuant to this paragraph3 ,provided further1 ,that except as provided in the following provisos1 the entire amount specified under this paragraph 7except as otherwise modified under this paragraph7 shall be obligated to the public housing agencies based on the allocation and pro rata method described above1 and the ,secretary shall notify public housing agencies of their annual budget by the latter of #fj days after enactment of this ,act or ,march #a1 #bjbd3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary may extend the notification period only after the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations are notified at least #aj business days in advance of the extension3 ,provided further1 ,that public housing agencies participating in the ,,mtw demonstration shall be funded in accordance with the requirements of the ,,mtw demonstration program or their ,,mtw agreements1 if any1 and shall be subject to the same pro rata adjustments under the preceding provisos3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary may offset public housing agencies' calendar year #bjbd allocations based on the excess amounts of public housing agencies' net restricted assets accounts1 including ,,hud-held programmatic reserves 7in accordance with ,,vms data in calendar year #bjbc that is verifiable and complete71 as determined by the ,secretary3 ,provided further1 ,that public housing agencies participating in the ,,mtw demonstration shall also be subject to the offset1 as determined by the ,secretary1 excluding amounts subject to the single fund budget authority provisions of their ,,mtw agreements1 from the agencies' calendar year #bjbd ,,mtw funding allocation3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall use any offset referred to in the preceding two provisos throughout the calendar year to prevent the termination of rental assistance for families as the result of insufficient funding1 as determined by the ,secretary1 and to avoid or reduce the proration of renewal funding allocations3 ,provided further1 ,that up to #bjj1jjj1jjj shall be available only3 7,a7 for adjustments in the allocations for public housing agencies1 after application for an adjustment by a public housing agency that experienced a significant increase1 as determined by the ,secretary1 in renewal costs of vouchers resulting from unforeseen circumstances or from portability under section #h7r7 of the ,act2 7,b7 for vouchers that were not in use during the previous #ab-month period in order to be available to meet a commitment pursuant to section #h7o77#ac7 of the ,act1 or an adjustment for a funding obligation not yet expended in the previous calendar year for a ,,mtw-eligible activity to develop affordable housing for an agency added to the ,,mtw demonstration under the expansion authority provided in section #bci of the ,transportation1 ,housing and ,urban ,development1 and ,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1 #bjaf 7division ,l of ,public ,law #aad-aac72 7,c7 for adjustments for costs associated with ,,hud-,veterans ,affairs ,supportive ,housing 7,,hud-,,vash7 vouchers2 7,d7 for public housing agencies that despite taking reasonable cost savings measures1 as determined by the ,secretary1 would otherwise be required to terminate rental assistance for families as a result of insufficient funding2 7,e7 for adjustments in the allocations for public housing agencies that-- 7i7 are leasing a lower-than-average percentage of their authorized vouchers1 7ii7 have low amounts of budget authority in their net restricted assets accounts and ,,hud-held programmatic reserves1 relative to other agencies1 and 7iii7 are not participating in the ,moving to ,work demonstration1 to enable such agencies to lease more vouchers2 7,f7 for withheld payments in accordance with section #h7o77#h77;,a77ii7 of the ,act for months in the previous calendar year that were subsequently paid by the public housing agency after the agency's actual costs were validated2 and 7,g7 for public housing agencies that have experienced increased costs or loss of units in an area for which the ,president declared a disaster under title ,,iv of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj et seq473 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall allocate amounts under the preceding proviso based on need1 as determined by the ,secretary3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary may establish a demonstration program to continue through fiscal year #bjbg at up to #h public housing agencies in difficult rental markets1 as determined by the ,secretary1 for the purpose of testing whether the provision of additional assistance to facilitate leasing increases the ability of families participating in the program to lease a unit3 ,provided further1 ,that amounts made available under this paragraph in this and prior ,acts to public housing agencies participating in such demonstration program shall be available for making utility and security deposit assistance payments 7including last month's rent7 and other costs consistent with the terms of the demonstration1 in addition to the purposes for which such funds were appropriated and obligated and in addition to amounts for administrative and other expenses otherwise available for such payments and costs3 ,provided further1 ,that any such utility or security deposit payments returned to the public housing agency1 including any interest earned while such amounts were held by the owner1 shall be available only for future housing assistance payment expenses 7including eligible uses during the term of the demonstration73 ,provided further1 ,that of the amounts provided under this paragraph1 #e1bhi1baj1jjj is designated by the ,congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section #bea7;b77#b77;,a77i7 of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe2 7#b7 #dde1jjj1jjj shall be available for section #h rental assistance for relocation and replacement of housing units that are demolished or disposed of pursuant to section #ah of the ,act1 conversion of section #bc projects to assistance under section #h1 relocation of witnesses 7including victims of violent crimes7 in connection with efforts to combat crime in public and assisted housing pursuant to a request from a law enforcement or prosecution agency1 enhanced vouchers under any provision of law authorizing such assistance under section #h7t7 of the ,act1 ,choice ,neighborhood vouchers1 mandatory and voluntary conversions1 and tenant protection assistance including replacement and relocation assistance or for project-based assistance to prevent the displacement of unassisted elderly tenants currently residing in section #bjb properties financed between #aiei and #aigd that are refinanced pursuant to ,public ,law #ajf-efi1 as amended1 or under the authority as provided under this ,act3 ,provided1 ,that when a public housing development is submitted for demolition or disposition under section #ah of the ,act1 the ,secretary may provide section #h rental assistance when the units pose an imminent health and safety risk to residents3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary may provide section #h rental assistance from amounts made available under this paragraph for units assisted under a project-based subsidy contract funded under the ,project-,based ,rental ,assistance heading under this title where the owner has received a ,notice of ,default and the units pose an imminent health and safety risk to residents3 ,provided further1 ,that of the amounts made available under this paragraph1 no less than #e1jjj1jjj may be available to provide tenant protection assistance1 not otherwise provided under this paragraph1 to residents residing in low vacancy areas and who may have to pay rents greater than #cj percent of household income1 as the result of3 7,a7 the maturity of a ,,hud-insured1 ,,hud-held or section #bjb loan that requires the permission of the ,secretary prior to loan prepayment2 7,b7 the expiration of a rental assistance contract for which the tenants are not eligible for enhanced voucher or tenant protection assistance under existing law2 or 7,c7 the expiration of affordability restrictions accompanying a mortgage or preservation program administered by the ,secretary3 ,provided further1 ,that such tenant protection assistance made available under the preceding proviso may be provided under the authority of section #h7t7 or section #h7o77#ac7 of the ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that any tenant protection voucher made available from amounts under this paragraph shall not be reissued by any public housing agency1 except the replacement vouchers as defined by the ,secretary by notice1 when the initial family that received any such voucher no longer receives such voucher1 and the authority for any public housing agency to issue any such voucher shall cease to exist3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary may only provide replacement vouchers for units that were occupied within the previous #bd months that cease to be available as assisted housing1 subject only to the availability of funds2 7#c7 #b1gha1ddi1jjj shall be available for administrative and other expenses of public housing agencies in administering the section #h tenant-based rental assistance program1 of which up to #cj1jjj1jjj shall be available to the ,secretary to allocate to public housing agencies that need additional funds to administer their section #h programs1 including fees associated with section #h tenant protection rental assistance1 the administration of disaster related vouchers1 ,,hud-,,vash vouchers1 and other special purpose incremental vouchers3 ,provided1 ,that no less than #b1gea1ddi1jjj of the amount provided in this paragraph shall be allocated to public housing agencies for the calendar year #bjbd funding cycle based on section #h7q7 of the ,act 7and related ,appropriation ,act provisions7 as in effect immediately before the enactment of the ,quality ,housing and ,work ,responsibility ,act of #aiih 7,public ,law #aje-bgf73 ,provided further1 ,that if the amounts made available under this paragraph are insufficient to pay the amounts determined under the preceding proviso1 the ,secretary may decrease the amounts allocated to agencies by a uniform percentage applicable to all agencies receiving funding under this paragraph or may1 to the extent necessary to provide full payment of amounts determined under the preceding proviso1 utilize unobligated balances1 including recaptures and carryover1 remaining from funds appropriated under this heading from prior fiscal years1 excluding special purpose vouchers1 notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated3 ,provided further1 ,that all public housing agencies participating in the ,,mtw demonstration shall be funded in accordance with the requirements of the ,,mtw demonstration program or their ,,mtw agreements1 if any1 and shall be subject to the same uniform percentage decrease as under the preceding proviso3 ,provided further1 ,that amounts provided under this paragraph shall be only for activities related to the provision of tenant-based rental assistance authorized under section #h1 including related development activities2 7#d7 #fhf1jjj1jjj shall be available for the renewal of tenant-based assistance contracts under section #haa of the ,cranston-,gonzalez ,national ,affordable ,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hjac71 including necessary administrative expenses3 ,provided1 ,that administrative and other expenses of public housing agencies in administering the special purpose vouchers in this paragraph shall be funded under the same terms and be subject to the same pro rata reduction as the percent decrease for administrative and other expenses to public housing agencies under paragraph 7#c7 of this heading3 ,provided further1 ,that up to #aj1jjj1jjj shall be available only-- 7,a7 for adjustments in the allocation for public housing agencies1 after applications for an adjustment by a public housing agency that experienced a significant increase1 as determined by the ,secretary1 in ,mainstream renewal costs resulting from unforeseen circumstances2 and 7,b7 for public housing agencies that despite taking reasonable cost savings measures1 as determined by the ,secretary1 would otherwise be required to terminate the rental assistance for ,mainstream families as a result of insufficient funding3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall allocate amounts under the preceding proviso based on need1 as determined by the ,secretary3 ,provided further1 ,that upon turnover1 section #haa special purpose vouchers funded under this heading in this or prior ,acts1 or under any other heading in prior ,acts1 shall be provided to non-elderly persons with disabilities2 7#e7 of the amounts provided under paragraph 7#a71 up to #g1ejj1jjj shall be available for rental assistance and associated administrative fees for ,tribal ,,hud-,,vash to serve ,native ,american veterans that are homeless or at-risk of homelessness living on or near a reservation or other ,indian areas3 ,provided1 ,that such amount shall be made available for renewal grants to recipients that received assistance under prior ,acts under the ,tribal ,,hud-,,vash program3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall be authorized to specify criteria for renewal grants1 including data on the utilization of assistance reported by grant recipients3 ,provided further1 ,that such assistance shall be administered in accordance with program requirements under the ,native ,american ,housing ,assistance and ,self-,determination ,act of #aiif and modeled after the ,,hud-,,vash program3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall be authorized to waive1 or specify alternative requirements for any provision of any statute or regulation that the ,secretary administers in connection with the use of funds made available under this paragraph 7except for requirements related to fair housing1 nondiscrimination1 labor standards1 and the environment71 upon a finding by the ,secretary that any such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for the effective delivery and administration of such assistance3 ,provided further1 ,that grant recipients shall report to the ,secretary on utilization of such rental assistance and other program data1 as prescribed by the ,secretary3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary may reallocate1 as determined by the ,secretary1 amounts returned or recaptured from awards under the ,tribal ,,hud-,,vash program under prior ,acts to existing recipients under the ,tribal ,,hud-,,vash program2 7#f7 #cj1jjj1jjj shall be available for incremental rental voucher assistance for use through a supported housing program administered in conjunction with the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs as authorized under section #h7o77#ai7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg3 ,provided1 ,that the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development shall make such funding available1 notwithstanding section #bjc 7competition provision7 of this title1 to public housing agencies that partner with eligible ,,va ,medical ,centers or other entities as designated by the ,secretary of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 based on geographical need for such assistance as identified by the ,secretary of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 public housing agency administrative performance1 and other factors as specified by the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development in consultation with the ,secretary of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development may waive1 or specify alternative requirements for 7in consultation with the ,secretary of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs71 any provision of any statute or regulation that the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development administers in connection with the use of funds made available under this paragraph 7except for requirements related to fair housing1 nondiscrimination1 labor standards1 and the environment71 upon a finding by the ,secretary that any such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for the effective delivery and administration of such voucher assistance3 ,provided further1 ,that assistance made available under this paragraph shall continue to remain available for homeless veterans upon turn-over3 ,provided further1 ,that of the total amount made available under this paragraph1 up to #aj1jjj1jjj may be for additional fees established by and allocated pursuant to a method determined by the ,secretary for administrative and other expenses 7including those eligible activities defined by notice to facilitate leasing1 such as security deposit assistance and costs related to the retention and support of participating owners7 of public housing agencies in administering ,,hud-,,vash vouchers2 7#g7 #cj1jjj1jjj shall be available for the family unification program as authorized under section #h7x7 of the ,act3 ,provided1 ,that the amounts made available under this paragraph are provided as follows3 7,a7 #e1jjj1jjj shall be available for new incremental voucher assistance1 which shall continue to remain available for family unification upon turnover2 and 7,b7 #be1jjj1jjj shall be available for new incremental voucher assistance to assist eligible youth as defined by such section #h7x77#b77;,b7 of the ,act1 which shall continue to remain available for such eligible youth upon turnover3 ,provided1 ,that such amounts shall be available on a noncompetitive basis to public housing agencies that partner with public child welfare agencies to identify such eligible youth1 that request such assistance to timely assist such eligible youth1 and that meet any other criteria as specified by the ,secretary3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall review utilization of such assistance and assistance originating from appropriations made available for youth under this heading in any prior ,act that the ,secretary made available on a noncompetitive basis1 at an interval to be determined by the ,secretary1 and unutilized voucher assistance that is no longer needed based on such review shall be recaptured by the ,secretary and reallocated pursuant to the preceding proviso3 ,provided further1 ,that any public housing agency administering new incremental voucher assistance originating from appropriations made available for the family unification program under this heading in this or any prior ,act that the ,secretary made available on a competitive basis that determines it no longer has an identified need for such assistance upon turnover shall notify the ,secretary1 and the ,secretary shall recapture such assistance from the agency and reallocate it to any other public housing agency or agencies based on need for voucher assistance in connection with such specified program or eligible youth1 as applicable2 and 7#h7 the ,secretary shall separately track all special purpose vouchers funded under this heading4 ,,housing ,,certificate ,,fund 7,,including ,,rescissions7 ,unobligated balances1 including recaptures and carryover1 remaining from funds appropriated to the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development under this heading1 the heading ,annual ,contributions for ,assisted ,housing and the heading ,project-,based ,rental ,assistance1 for fiscal year #bjbd and prior years may be used for renewal of or amendments to section #h project-based contracts and for performance-based contract administrators1 notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds were appropriated3 ,provided1 ,that any obligated balances of contract authority from fiscal year #aigd and prior fiscal years that have been terminated shall be rescinded3 ,provided further1 ,that amounts heretofore recaptured1 or recaptured during the current fiscal year1 from section #h project-based contracts from source years fiscal year #aige through fiscal year #aihg are hereby rescinded1 and an amount of additional new budget authority1 equivalent to the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated1 to remain available until expended1 for the purposes set forth under this heading1 in addition to amounts otherwise available4 ,,public ,,housing ,,fund ,for #bjbd payments to public housing agencies for the operation and management of public housing1 as authorized by section #i7;e7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;g7e77 7the ,act71 and to carry out capital and management activities for public housing agencies1 as authorized under section #i7;d7 of the ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;g7d771 #h1hge1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbg3 ,provided1 ,that of the sums appropriated under this heading-- 7#a7 #e1ecj1jjj1jjj shall be available for the ,secretary to allocate pursuant to the ,operating ,fund formula at part #iij of title #bd1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 for #bjbd payments2 7#b7 #ce1jjj1jjj shall be available for the ,secretary to allocate pursuant to a need-based application process notwithstanding section #bjc of this title and not subject to such ,operating ,fund formula to public housing agencies that experience1 or are at risk of1 financial shortfalls1 as determined by the ,secretary3 ,provided1 ,that after all such shortfall needs are met1 the ,secretary may distribute any remaining funds to all public housing agencies on a pro-rata basis pursuant to such ,operating ,fund formula2 7#c7 #c1bjj1jjj1jjj shall be available for the ,secretary to allocate pursuant to the ,capital ,fund formula at section #ije4djj of title #bd1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations3 ,provided1 ,that for funds provided under this paragraph1 the limitation in section #i7;g77#a7 of the ,act shall be #be percent3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary may waive the limitation in the preceding proviso to allow public housing agencies to fund activities authorized under section #i7;e77#a77;,c7 of the ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall notify public housing agencies requesting waivers under the preceding proviso if the request is approved or denied within #ad days of submitting the request3 ,provided further1 ,that from the funds made available under this paragraph1 the ,secretary shall provide bonus awards in fiscal year #bjbd to public housing agencies that are designated high performers3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,department shall notify public housing agencies of their formula allocation within #fj days of enactment of this ,act2 7#d7 #cj1jjj1jjj shall be available for the ,secretary to make grants1 notwithstanding section #bjc of this title1 to public housing agencies for emergency capital needs1 including safety and security measures necessary to address crime and drug-related activity1 as well as needs resulting from unforeseen or unpreventable emergencies and natural disasters excluding ,presidentially declared emergencies and natural disasters under the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq47 occurring in fiscal year #bjbd3 ,provided1 ,that of the amount made available under this paragraph1 not less than #aj1jjj1jjj shall be for safety and security measures3 ,provided further1 ,that in addition to the amount in the preceding proviso for such safety and security measures1 any amounts that remain available1 after all applications received on or before ,september #cj1 #bjbe1 for emergency capital needs have been processed1 shall be allocated to public housing agencies for such safety and security measures2 7#e7 #fe1jjj1jjj shall be available for competitive grants to public housing agencies to evaluate and reduce residential health hazards in public housing1 including lead-based paint 7by carrying out the activities of risk assessments1 abatement1 and interim controls1 as those terms are defined in section #ajjd of the ,residential ,lead-,based ,paint ,hazard ,reduction ,act of #aiib 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dhea;b771 carbon monoxide1 mold1 radon1 and fire safety3 ,provided1 ,that not less than #be1jjj1jjj of the amounts provided under this paragraph shall be awarded for evaluating and reducing lead-based paint hazards3 ,provided further1 ,that for purposes of environmental review1 a grant under this paragraph shall be considered funds for projects or activities under title ,i of the ,act for purposes of section #bf of the ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcgx7 and shall be subject to the regulations implementing such section2 and 7#f7 #ae1jjj1jjj shall be available to support the costs of administrative and judicial receiverships and for competitive grants to ,p,h,as in receivership1 designated troubled or substandard1 or otherwise at risk1 as determined by the ,secretary1 for costs associated with public housing asset improvement1 in addition to other amounts for that purpose provided under any heading under this title3 ,provided further1 ,that notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation1 during fiscal year #bjbd1 the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development may not delegate to any ,department official other than the ,deputy ,secretary and the ,assistant ,secretary for ,public and ,indian ,housing any authority under paragraph 7#b7 of section #i7;j7 of the ,act regarding the extension of the time periods under such section3 ,provided further1 ,that for purposes of such section #i7;j71 the term obligate means1 with respect to amounts1 that the amounts are subject to a binding agreement that will result in outlays1 immediately or in the future4 ,,assisted ,,housing ,,inspections ,,and ,,risk ,,assessments ,for the ,department's inspection and assessment programs1 including travel1 training1 and program support contracts1 #ej1jjj1jjj to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe3 ,provided1 ,that unobligated balances1 including recaptures and carryover1 remaining from funds appropriated under the heading ,public ,housing ,fund to support ongoing public housing financial and physical assessment activities shall be available for the purposes authorized under this heading in addition to the purposes for which such funds originally were appropriated4 ,,choice ,,neighborhoods ,,initiative ,for competitive grants under the ,choice ,neighborhoods ,initiative 7subject to section #bd of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcgv7 7the ,act7 unless otherwise specified under this heading71 for transformation1 rehabilitation1 and replacement housing needs of both public and ,,hud-assisted housing and to transform neighborhoods of poverty into functioning1 sustainable1 mixed-income neighborhoods with appropriate services1 schools1 public assets1 transportation1 and access to jobs1 #aej1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh3 ,provided1 ,that grant funds may be used for resident and community services1 community development1 and affordable housing needs in the community1 and for conversion of vacant or foreclosed properties to affordable housing3 ,provided further1 ,that the use of amounts made available under this heading shall not be deemed to be for public housing1 notwithstanding section #c7;b77#a7 of the ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that grantees shall commit to an additional period of affordability determined by the ,secretary of not fewer than #bj years3 ,provided further1 ,that grantees shall provide a match in ,state1 local1 other ,federal1 or private funds3 ,provided further1 ,that grantees may include local governments1 ,tribal entities1 public housing agencies1 and nonprofit organizations3 ,provided further1 ,that for-profit developers may apply jointly with a public entity3 ,provided further1 ,that for purposes of environmental review1 a grantee shall be treated as a public housing agency under section #bf of the ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcgx71 and grants made with amounts available under this heading shall be subject to the regulations issued by the ,secretary to implement such section3 ,provided further1 ,that of the amounts made available under this heading1 not less than #ge1jjj1jjj shall be awarded to public housing agencies3 ,provided further1 ,that such grantees shall create partnerships with other local organizations1 including assisted housing owners1 service agencies1 and resident organizations3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall consult with the ,secretaries of ,education1 ,labor1 ,transportation1 ,health and ,human ,services1 ,agriculture1 and ,commerce1 the ,attorney ,general1 and the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency to coordinate and leverage other appropriate ,federal resources3 ,provided further1 ,that not more than #aj1jjj1jjj of the amounts made available under this heading may be provided as grants to undertake comprehensive local planning with input from residents and the community3 ,provided further1 ,that none of the funds made available under this heading may be obligated for main street housing grants under section #bd7n7 of the ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcgv7n773 ,provided further1 ,that unobligated balances1 including recaptures1 remaining from amounts made available under the heading ,revitalization of ,severely ,distressed ,public ,housing 7,,hope ,,vi7 in fiscal year #bjaa and prior fiscal years may be used for purposes under this heading1 notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall make grant awards not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act in such amounts that the ,secretary determines3 ,provided further1 ,that notwithstanding section #bd7o7 of the ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcgv7o771 the ,secretary may1 until ,september #cj1 #bjbd1 obligate any available unobligated balances made available under this heading in this or any prior ,act4 ,,self-,,sufficiency ,,programs ,for activities and assistance related to ,self-,sufficiency ,programs1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbg1 #aih1jjj1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that of the sums appropriated under this heading-- 7#a7 #adj1ejj1jjj shall be available for the ,family ,self-,sufficiency program to support family self-sufficiency coordinators under section #bc of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcgu71 to promote the development of local strategies to coordinate the use of assistance under sections #h and #i of such ,act with public and private resources1 and enable eligible families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency2 7#b7 #db1ejj1jjj shall be available for the ,resident ,opportunity and ,self-,sufficiency program to provide for supportive services1 service coordinators1 and congregate services as authorized by section #cd of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcgz-#f7 and the ,native ,american ,housing ,assistance and ,self-,determination ,act of #aiif 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #daja et seq472 and 7#c7 #ae1jjj1jjj shall be available for a ,jobs-,plus ,initiative1 modeled after the ,jobs-,plus demonstration3 ,provided1 ,that funding provided under this paragraph shall be available for competitive grants to partnerships between public housing authorities1 local workforce investment boards established under section #ajg of the ,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity ,act of #bjad 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cabb71 and other agencies and organizations that provide support to help public housing residents obtain employment and increase earnings3 ,provided further1 ,that applicants must demonstrate the ability to provide services to residents1 partner with workforce investment boards1 and leverage service dollars3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary may allow public housing agencies to request exemptions from rent and income limitation requirements under sections #c and #f of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;a1 #adcg;d71 as necessary to implement the ,jobs-,plus program1 on such terms and conditions as the ,secretary may approve upon a finding by the ,secretary that any such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for the effective implementation of the ,jobs-,plus ,initiative as a voluntary program for residents3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall publish by notice in the ,federal ,register any waivers or alternative requirements pursuant to the preceding proviso no later than #aj days before the effective date of such notice4 ,,native ,,american ,,programs ,for activities and assistance authorized under title ,i of the ,native ,american ,housing ,assistance and ,self-,determination ,act of #aiif 7in this heading ,,nahasda7 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #daaa et seq471 title ,i of the ,housing and ,community ,development ,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecja et seq47 with respect to ,indian tribes1 and related training and technical assistance1 #a1jha1fbe1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh3 ,provided1 ,that of the sums appropriated under this heading-- 7#a7 #hdh1fbe1jjj shall be available for the ,native ,american ,housing ,block ,grants program1 as authorized under title ,i of ,,nahasda3 ,provided1 ,that1 notwithstanding ,,nahasda1 to determine the amount of the allocation under title ,i of such ,act for each ,indian tribe1 the ,secretary shall apply the formula under section #cjb of such ,act with the need component based on single-race census data and with the need component based on multi-race census data1 and the amount of the allocation for each ,indian tribe shall be the greater of the two resulting allocation amounts3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall notify grantees of their formula allocation not later than #fj days after the date of enactment of this ,act2 7#b7 #aej1jjj1jjj shall be available for competitive grants under the ,native ,american ,housing ,block ,grants program1 as authorized under title ,i of ,,nahasda3 ,provided1 ,that the ,secretary shall obligate such amount for competitive grants to eligible recipients authorized under ,,nahasda that apply for funds3 ,provided further1 ,that in awarding amounts made available in this paragraph1 the ,secretary shall consider need and administrative capacity1 and shall give priority to projects that will spur construction and rehabilitation of housing3 ,provided further1 ,that a grant funded pursuant to this paragraph shall be in an amount not greater than #aj1jjj1jjj3 ,provided further1 ,that any amounts transferred for the necessary costs of administering and overseeing the obligation and expenditure of such additional amounts in prior ,acts may also be used for the necessary costs of administering and overseeing such additional amount2 7#c7 #a1jjj1jjj shall be available for the cost of guaranteed notes and other obligations1 as authorized by title ,,vi of ,,nahasda3 ,provided1 ,that such costs1 including the cost of modifying such notes and other obligations1 shall be as defined in section #ejb of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ffa;a73 ,provided further1 ,that amounts made available in this and prior ,acts for the cost of such guaranteed notes and other obligations that are unobligated1 including recaptures and carryover1 shall be available to subsidize the total principal amount of any notes and other obligations1 any part of which is to be guaranteed1 not to exceed #ej1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe2 7#d7 #ge1jjj1jjj shall be available for grants to ,indian tribes for carrying out the ,indian ,community ,development ,block ,grant program under title ,i of the ,housing and ,community ,development ,act of #aigd1 notwithstanding section #ajf7;a77#a7 of such ,act1 of which1 notwithstanding any other provision of law 7including section #bjc of this ,act71 not more than #e1jjj1jjj may be used for emergencies that constitute imminent threats to health and safety3 ,provided1 ,that not to exceed #bj percent of any grant made with amounts made available in this paragraph shall be expended for planning and management development and administration2 and 7#e7 #g1jjj1jjj1 in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purpose1 shall be available for providing training and technical assistance to ,indian tribes1 ,indian housing authorities1 and tribally designated housing entities1 to support the inspection of ,indian housing units1 for contract expertise1 and for training and technical assistance related to amounts made available under this heading and other headings in this ,act for the needs of ,native ,american families and ,indian country3 ,provided1 ,that of the amounts made available in this paragraph1 not less than #b1jjj1jjj shall be for a national organization as authorized under section #gjc of ,,nahasda 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dbab73 ,provided further1 ,that amounts made available in this paragraph may be used1 contracted1 or competed as determined by the ,secretary3 ,provided further1 ,that notwithstanding chapter #fc of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly known as the ,federal ,grant and ,cooperative ,agreements ,act of #aigg71 the amounts made available in this paragraph may be used by the ,secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with public and private organizations1 agencies1 institutions1 and other technical assistance providers to support the administration of negotiated rulemaking under section #ajf of ,,nahasda 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #daaf71 the administration of the allocation formula under section #cjb of ,,nahasda 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #daeb71 and the administration of performance tracking and reporting under section #djg of ,,nahasda 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dafg74 ,,indian ,,housing ,,loan ,,guarantee ,,fund ,,program ,,account ,for the cost of guaranteed loans1 as authorized by section #ahd of the ,housing and ,community ,development ,act of #aiib 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agaez-#ac;a71 #ije1gjj1 to remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that such costs1 including the cost of modifying such loans1 shall be as defined in section #ejb of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ffa;a73 ,provided further1 ,that amounts made available in this and prior ,acts for the cost of guaranteed loans1 as authorized by section #ahd of the ,housing and ,community ,development ,act of #aiib 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agaez-#ac;a71 that are unobligated1 including recaptures and carryover1 shall be available to subsidize total loan principal1 any part of which is to be guaranteed1 not to exceed #a1djj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe4 ,,native ,,hawaiian ,,housing ,,block ,,grant ,for the ,native ,hawaiian ,housing ,block ,grant program1 as authorized under title ,,viii of the ,native ,american ,housing ,assistance and ,self-,determination ,act of #aiif 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dbba et seq471 #bb1cjj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh3 ,provided1 ,that notwithstanding section #hab7;b7 of such ,act1 the ,department of ,hawaiian ,home ,lands may not invest grant amounts made available under this heading in investment securities and other obligations3 ,provided further1 ,that amounts made available under this heading in this and prior fiscal years may be used to provide rental assistance to eligible ,native ,hawaiian families both on and off the ,hawaiian ,home ,lands1 notwithstanding any other provision of law3 ,provided further1 ,that up to #a1jjj1jjj of the amounts made available under this heading may be for training and technical assistance related to amounts made available under this heading and other headings in this ,act for the needs of ,native ,hawaiians and the ,department of ,hawaiian ,home ,lands4 ,,native ,,hawaiian ,,housing ,,loan ,,guarantee ,,fund ,,program ,,account ,new commitments to guarantee loans1 as authorized by section #ahd;,a of the ,housing and ,community ,development ,act of #aiib 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agaez-#ac;b71 any part of which is to be guaranteed1 shall not exceed #bh1jjj1jjj in total loan principal1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe3 ,provided1 ,that the ,secretary may enter into commitments to guarantee loans used for refinancing4 ,community planning and development ,,housing ,,opportunities ,,for ,,persons ,,with ,,aids ,for carrying out the ,housing ,opportunities for ,persons with ,,aids program1 as authorized by the ,,aids ,housing ,opportunity ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abija et seq471 #eje1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbg3 ,provided1 ,that the ,secretary shall renew or replace all expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing that initially were funded under section #hed7;c77#e7 of such ,act from funds made available under this heading in fiscal year #bjaj and prior fiscal years that meet all program requirements before awarding funds for new contracts under such section3 ,provided further1 ,that the process for submitting amendments and approving replacement contracts shall be established by the ,secretary in a notice3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within #fj days of enactment of this ,act4 ,,community ,,development ,,fund ,for assistance to ,states and units of general local government1 and other entities1 for economic and community development activities1 and other purposes1 #d1dia1dhc1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbg3 ,provided1 ,that of the sums appropriated under this heading-- 7#a7 #c1cjj1jjj1jjj shall be available for carrying out the community development block grant program under title ,i of the ,housing and ,community ,development ,act of #aigd1 as amended 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecja et seq47 7in this heading the ,act73 ,provided1 ,that not to exceed #bj percent of any grant made with funds made available under this paragraph shall be expended for planning and management development and administration3 ,provided further1 ,that a metropolitan city1 urban county1 unit of general local government1 or insular area that directly or indirectly receives funds under this paragraph may not sell1 trade1 or otherwise transfer all or any portion of such funds to another such entity in exchange for any other funds1 credits1 or non-,federal considerations1 but shall use such funds for activities eligible under title ,i of the ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that notwithstanding section #aje7;e77#a7 of the ,act1 no funds made available under this paragraph may be provided to a for-profit entity for an economic development project under section #aje7;a77#ag7 unless such project has been evaluated and selected in accordance with guidelines required under subsection 7e77#b7 of section #aje2 7#b7 #ajj1jjj1jjj shall be available for the ,secretary to award grants on a competitive basis to ,state and local governments1 metropolitan planning organizations1 and multijurisdictional entities for additional activities under title ,i of the ,act for the identification and removal of barriers to affordable housing production and preservation3 ,provided1 ,that eligible uses of such grants include activities to further develop1 evaluate1 and implement housing policy plans1 improve housing strategies1 and facilitate affordable housing production and preservation3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall prioritize applicants that are able to 7,a7 demonstrate progress and a commitment to overcoming local barriers to facilitate the increase in affordable housing production and preservation2 and 7,b7 demonstrate an acute need for housing affordable to households with incomes below #ajj percent of the area median income3 ,provided further1 ,that funds allocated for such grants shall not adversely affect the amount of any formula assistance received by a jurisdiction under paragraph 7#a7 of this heading3 ,provided further1 ,that in administering such amounts the ,secretary may waive or specify alternative requirements for any provision of such title ,i except for requirements related to fair housing1 nondiscrimination1 labor standards1 the environment1 and requirements that activities benefit persons of low- and moderate-income1 upon a finding that any such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary to expedite or facilitate the use of such amounts2 7#c7 #cj1jjj1jjj shall be available for activities authorized under section #hjga of the ,,support for ,patients and ,communities ,act 7,public ,law #aae-bga73 ,provided1 ,that funds allocated pursuant to this paragraph shall not adversely affect the amount of any formula assistance received by a ,state under paragraph 7#a7 of this heading3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall allocate the funds for such activities based on the notice establishing the funding formula published in #hd ,,fr #afjbg 7,april #ag1 #bjai7 except that the formula shall use age-adjusted rates of drug overdose deaths for #bjba based on data from the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention2 and 7#d7 #a1jfa1dhc1jjj shall be available for grants for the ,economic ,development ,initiative 7,,edi7 for the purposes1 and in amounts1 specified for ,congressionally ,directed ,spending in the table entitled ,congressionally ,directed ,spending included in the report accompanying this ,act3 ,provided1 ,that eligible expenses of such grants in this and prior ,acts may include administrative1 planning1 operations and maintenance1 and other costs3 ,provided further1 ,that such grants for the ,,edi shall be available for reimbursement of otherwise eligible expenses incurred on or after the date of enactment of this ,act and prior to the date of grant execution3 ,provided further1 ,that none of the amounts made available under this paragraph for grants for the ,,edi shall be used for reimbursement of expenses incurred prior to the date of enactment of this ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that grants for the ,,edi authorized under this heading in the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbb 7,public ,law #aag-ajc7 shall also be available hereafter for reimbursement of otherwise eligible expenses 7including those eligible expenses identified in the first proviso of this paragraph7 incurred on or after the date of enactment of such ,act and prior to the date of grant execution1 and shall hereafter not be subject to the second proviso under such heading in such ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that for amounts made available under paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#c71 the ,secretary shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within #fj days of enactment of this ,act4 ,,community ,,development ,,loan ,,guarantees ,,program ,,account ,subject to section #ejb of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ffa;a71 during fiscal year #bjbd1 commitments to guarantee loans under section #ajh of the ,housing and ,community ,development ,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjh71 any part of which is guaranteed1 shall not exceed a total principal amount of #djj1jjj1jjj1 notwithstanding any aggregate limitation on outstanding obligations guaranteed in subsection 7k7 of such section #ajh3 ,provided1 ,that the ,secretary shall collect fees from borrowers1 notwithstanding subsection 7m7 of such section #ajh1 to result in a credit subsidy cost of zero for guaranteeing such loans1 and any such fees shall be collected in accordance with section #ejb7g7 of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd3 ,provided further1 ,that such commitment authority funded by fees may be used to guarantee1 or make commitments to guarantee1 notes or other obligations issued by any ,state on behalf of non-entitlement communities in the ,state in accordance with the requirements of such section #ajh3 ,provided further1 ,that any ,state receiving such a guarantee or commitment under the preceding proviso shall distribute all funds subject to such guarantee to the units of general local government in non-entitlement areas that received the commitment4 ,,home ,,investment ,,partnerships ,,program ,for the ,,home ,investment ,partnerships program1 as authorized under title ,,ii of the ,cranston-,gonzalez ,national ,affordable ,housing ,act1 as amended 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abgba et seq471 #a1ejj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbg3 ,provided1 ,that the ,department shall notify grantees of their formula allocations within #fj days after enactment of this ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that section #bah7;g7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abgdh7;g77 shall not apply with respect to the right of a jurisdiction to draw funds from its ,,home ,investment ,trust ,fund that otherwise expired or would expire in any calendar year from #bjah through #bjbf under that section3 ,provided further1 ,that section #bca7;b7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abgga7;b77 shall not apply to any uninvested funds that otherwise were deducted or would be deducted from the line of credit in the participating jurisdiction's ,,home ,investment ,trust ,fund in any calendar year from #bjah through #bjbf under that section4 ,,self-,,help ,,and ,,assisted ,,homeownership ,,opportunity ,,program ,for the ,self-,help and ,assisted ,homeownership ,opportunity ,program1 as authorized under section #aa of the ,housing ,opportunity ,program ,extension ,act of #aiif 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abhje note71 and for related activities and assistance1 #fa1ejj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbf3 ,provided1 ,that of the sums appropriated under this heading-- 7#a7 #ac1ejj1jjj shall be available for the ,self-,help ,homeownership ,opportunity ,program as authorized under such section #aa2 7#b7 #db1jjj1jjj shall be available for the second1 third1 and fourth capacity building entities specified in section #d7;a7 of the ,,hud ,demonstration ,act of #aiic 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ihaf note71 of which not less than #e1jjj1jjj shall be for rural capacity building activities3 ,provided1 ,that for purposes of awarding grants from amounts made available in this paragraph1 the ,secretary may enter into multiyear agreements1 as appropriate1 subject to the availability of annual appropriations2 and 7#c7 #f1jjj1jjj shall be available for capacity building by national rural housing organizations having experience assessing national rural conditions and providing financing1 training1 technical assistance1 information1 and research to local nonprofit organizations1 local governments1 and ,indian ,tribes serving high need rural communities4 ,,homeless ,,assistance ,,grants ,for assistance under title ,,iv of the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacfj et seq471 and for related activities and assistance1 #c1ijh1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbf3 ,provided1 ,that of the sums appropriated under this heading-- 7#a7 #bij1jjj1jjj shall be available for the ,emergency ,solutions ,grants program authorized under subtitle ,b of such title ,,iv 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacga et seq473 ,provided1 ,that the ,department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation from amounts allocated 7which may represent initial or final amounts allocated7 for the ,emergency ,solutions ,grant program not later than #fj days after enactment of this ,act2 7#b7 #c1dja1jjj1jjj shall be available for the ,continuum of ,care program authorized under subtitle ,c of such title ,,iv 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacha et seq47 and the ,rural ,housing ,stability ,assistance programs authorized under subtitle ,d of such title ,,iv 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aadjh73 ,provided1 ,that the ,secretary shall prioritize funding under the ,continuum of ,care program to continuums of care that have demonstrated a capacity to reallocate funding from lower performing projects to higher performing projects3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary may make reasonable adjustments to renewal amounts to enable renewal projects to operate at substantially the same levels1 including cost-of-living adjustments for supportive services from the prior grant3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall provide incentives to create projects that coordinate with housing providers and healthcare organizations to provide permanent supportive housing and rapid re-housing services3 ,provided further1 ,that of the amounts made available for the ,continuum of ,care program under this paragraph1 #be1jjj1jjj shall be for additional non-renewable grants to improve coordination and establish partnerships between or among housing providers1 homeless services providers1 healthcare organizations1 and government entities to address housing-related supportive services needs or improve access to health services for chronically homeless individuals and other homeless individuals3 ,provided further1 ,that amounts in the previous proviso may be awarded only to applicants that identify significant available resources that could be leveraged to assist people transitioning from homelessness to permanent community-based housing3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary may establish by notice an alternative maximum amount for administrative costs related to the requirements described in sections #djb7;f77#a7 and #djb7;f77#b7 of subtitle ,a of such title ,,iv of no more than #e percent or #ej1jjj1 whichever is greater1 notwithstanding the #c percent limitation in section #dbc7;a77#aj7 of such subtitle ,c3 ,provided further1 ,that of the amounts made available for the ,continuum of ,care program under this paragraph1 #eb1jjj1jjj shall be for grants for new rapid re-housing projects and supportive service projects providing coordinated entry1 and for eligible activities that the ,secretary determines to be critical in order to assist survivors of domestic violence1 dating violence1 sexual assault1 or stalking1 except that the ,secretary may make additional grants for such projects and purposes from amounts made available for such ,continuum of ,care program3 ,provided further1 ,that amounts made available for the ,continuum of ,care program under this paragraph and any remaining unobligated balances under this heading in prior ,acts may be used to competitively or non-competitively renew or replace grants for youth homeless demonstration projects under the ,continuum of ,care program1 notwithstanding any conflict with the requirements of the ,continuum of ,care program2 7#c7 #aj1jjj1jjj shall be available for the national homeless data analysis project3 ,provided1 ,that notwithstanding the provisions of the ,federal ,grant and ,cooperative ,agreements ,act of #aigg 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #fcja-fcjh71 the amounts made available under this paragraph and any remaining unobligated balances under this heading for such purposes in prior ,acts may be used by the ,secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with such entities as may be determined by the ,secretary1 including public and private organizations1 agencies1 and institutions2 7#d7 #ajg1jjj1jjj shall be available to implement projects to demonstrate how a comprehensive approach to serving homeless youth1 age #bd and under1 in up to #be communities with a priority for communities with substantial rural populations in up to eight locations1 can dramatically reduce youth homelessness3 ,provided1 ,that of the amount made available under this paragraph1 not less than #be1jjj1jjj shall be for youth homelessness system improvement grants to support communities1 including but not limited to the communities assisted under the matter preceding this proviso1 in establishing and implementing a response system for youth homelessness1 or for improving their existing system3 ,provided further1 ,that of the amount made available under this paragraph1 up to #aj1jjj1jjj shall be to provide technical assistance to communities1 including but not limited to the communities assisted in the preceding proviso and the matter preceding such proviso1 on improving system responses to youth homelessness1 and collection1 analysis1 use1 and reporting of data and performance measures under the comprehensive approaches to serve homeless youth1 in addition to and in coordination with other technical assistance funds provided under this title3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary may use up to #aj percent of the amount made available under the preceding proviso to build the capacity of current technical assistance providers or to train new technical assistance providers with verifiable prior experience with systems and programs for youth experiencing homelessness2 and 7#e7 #ajj1jjj1jjj shall be available for one-time awards under the ,continuum of ,care program for new construction1 acquisition1 or rehabilitation of new permanent supportive housing1 of which not more than #bj percent of such awards may be used for other ,continuum of ,care eligible activities associated with such projects and not more than #aj percent of such awards may be used for project administration3 ,provided1 ,that these amounts shall be awarded on a competitive basis1 based on need and other factors to be determined by the ,secretary1 including incentives to establish projects that coordinate with housing providers1 healthcare organizations and social service providers3 ,provided further1 ,that not less than #ce1jjj1jjj shall be awarded to applicants for projects within ,states with populations less than #b1ejj1jjj1 except that if such amount is undersubscribed any remaining amounts may be awarded to qualified applicants for projects in any ,state3 ,provided further1 ,that the grants for ongoing costs associated with such projects shall be eligible for renewal under the ,continuum of ,care program subject to the same terms and conditions as other renewal applicants3 ,provided further1 ,that youth aged #bd and under seeking assistance under this heading shall not be required to provide third party documentation to establish their eligibility under subsection 7a7 or 7b7 of section #ajc of the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacjb7 to receive services3 ,provided further1 ,that unaccompanied youth aged #bd and under or families headed by youth aged #bd and under who are living in unsafe situations may be served by youth-serving providers funded under this heading3 ,provided further1 ,that persons eligible under section #ajc7;a77#e7 of the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance ,act may be served by any project funded under this heading to provide both transitional housing and rapid re-housing3 ,provided further1 ,that for all matching funds requirements applicable to funds made available under this heading for this fiscal year and prior fiscal years1 a grantee may use 7or could have used7 as a source of match funds other funds administered by the ,secretary and other ,federal agencies unless there is 7or was7 a specific statutory prohibition on any such use of any such funds3 ,provided further1 ,that none of the funds made available under this heading shall be available to provide funding for new projects1 except for projects created through reallocation1 unless the ,secretary determines that the continuum of care has demonstrated that projects are evaluated and ranked based on the degree to which they improve the continuum of care's system performance3 ,provided further1 ,that any unobligated amounts remaining from funds made available under this heading in fiscal year #bjab and prior years for project-based rental assistance for rehabilitation projects with #aj-year grant terms may be used for purposes under this heading1 notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds were appropriated3 ,provided further1 ,that unobligated balances1 including recaptures and carryover1 remaining from funds transferred to or appropriated under this heading in fiscal year #bjai or prior years1 except for rental assistance amounts that were recaptured and made available until expended1 shall be available for the current purposes authorized under this heading in addition to the purposes for which such funds originally were appropriated4 ,housing programs ,,project-,,based ,,rental ,,assistance ,for activities and assistance for the provision of project-based subsidy contracts under the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg et seq47 7the ,act71 not otherwise provided for1 #ae1cij1ibd1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 shall be available on ,october #a1 #bjbc 7in addition to the #djj1jjj1jjj previously appropriated under this heading that became available ,october #a1 #bjbc71 and #djj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 shall be available on ,october #a1 #bjbd3 ,provided1 ,that the amounts made available under this heading shall be available for expiring or terminating section #h project-based subsidy contracts 7including section #h moderate rehabilitation contracts71 for amendments to section #h project-based subsidy contracts 7including section #h moderate rehabilitation contracts71 for contracts entered into pursuant to section #dda of the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aadja71 for renewal of section #h contracts for units in projects that are subject to approved plans of action under the ,emergency ,low ,income ,housing ,preservation ,act of #aihg or the ,low-,income ,housing ,preservation and ,resident ,homeownership ,act of #aiij1 and for administrative and other expenses associated with project-based activities and assistance funded under this heading3 ,provided further1 ,that of the total amounts provided under this heading1 not to exceed #ddh1jjj1jjj shall be available for performance-based contract administrators for section #h project-based assistance1 for carrying out #db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg7;f73 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary may also use such amounts in the preceding proviso for performance-based contract administrators for the administration of3 interest reduction payments pursuant to section #bcf7;a7 of the ,national ,housing ,act 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agaez-#a7;a772 rent supplement payments pursuant to section #aja of the ,housing and ,urban ,development ,act of #aife 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agjas72 section #bcf7;f77#b7 rental assistance payments 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agaez-#a7;f77#b772 project rental assistance contracts for the elderly under section #bjb7;c77#b7 of the ,housing ,act of #aiei 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agjaq72 project rental assistance contracts for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section #haa7;d77#b7 of the ,cranston-,gonzalez ,national ,affordable ,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hjac7;d77#b772 project assistance contracts pursuant to section #bjb7;h7 of the ,housing ,act of #aiei 7,public ,law #hf-cgb2 #gc ,stat4 #ffg72 and loans under section #bjb of the ,housing ,act of #aiei 7,public ,law #hf-cgb2 #gc ,stat4 #ffg73 ,provided further1 ,that amounts recaptured under this heading1 the heading ,annual ,contributions for ,assisted ,housing1 or the heading ,housing ,certificate ,fund1 may be used for renewals of or amendments to section #h project-based contracts or for performance-based contract administrators1 notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated3 ,provided further1 ,that1 notwithstanding any other provision of law1 upon the request of the ,secretary1 project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a section #h project-based ,housing ,assistance ,payments contract that authorizes the ,department or a housing finance agency to require that surplus project funds be deposited in an interest-bearing residual receipts account and that are in excess of an amount to be determined by the ,secretary1 shall be remitted to the ,department and deposited in this account1 to be available until expended3 ,provided further1 ,that amounts deposited pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be available in addition to the amount otherwise provided by this heading for uses authorized under this heading3 ,provided further1 ,that of the total amounts provided under this heading1 #cb1ibd1jjj shall be available for rent adjustments as authorized by section #eae7;d7 of the ,multifamily ,assisted ,housing ,reform and ,affordability ,act of #aiig 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f note73 ,provided further1 ,that of the amounts made available under this heading1 #e1jha1gij1jjj is designated by the ,congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section #bea7;b77#b77;,a77i7 of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe4 ,,housing ,,for ,,the ,,elderly ,for capital advances1 including amendments to capital advance contracts1 for housing for the elderly1 as authorized by section #bjb of the ,housing ,act of #aiei 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agjaq71 for project rental assistance for the elderly under section #bjb7;c77#b7 of such ,act1 including amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a #e-year term1 for senior preservation rental assistance contracts1 including renewals1 as authorized by section #haa7;e7 of the ,american ,homeownership and ,economic ,opportunity ,act of #bjjj 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agjaq note71 and for supportive services associated with the housing1 #a1jge1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbg3 ,provided1 ,that of the amount made available under this heading1 up to #abj1jjj1jjj shall be for service coordinators and the continuation of existing congregate service grants for residents of assisted housing projects3 ,provided further1 ,that any funding for existing service coordinators under the preceding proviso shall be provided within #abj days of enactment of this ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary may waive the provisions of section #bjb governing the terms and conditions of project rental assistance1 except that the initial contract term for such assistance shall not exceed #e years in duration3 ,provided further1 ,that upon request of the ,secretary1 project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a section #bjb project rental assistance contract1 and that upon termination of such contract are in excess of an amount to be determined by the ,secretary1 shall be remitted to the ,department and deposited in this account1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbg3 ,provided further1 ,that amounts deposited in this account pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be available1 in addition to the amounts otherwise provided by this heading1 for the purposes authorized under this heading3 ,provided further1 ,that unobligated balances1 including recaptures and carryover1 remaining from funds transferred to or appropriated under this heading shall be available for the current purposes authorized under this heading in addition to the purposes for which such funds originally were appropriated3 ,provided further1 ,that for the purposes of the preceding proviso the ,secretary may waive1 or specify alternative requirements for1 any provision of section #bjb of the ,housing ,act of #aiei 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agjaq7 in order to facilitate the development of such units1 except for requirements related to fair housing1 nondiscrimination1 labor standards1 and the environment3 ,provided further1 ,that of the total amount made available under this heading1 up to #f1jjj1jjj shall be used by the ,secretary to support preservation transactions of housing for the elderly originally developed with a capital advance and assisted by a project rental assistance contract under the provisions of section #bjb7;c7 of the ,housing ,act of #aiei4 ,,housing ,,for ,,persons ,,with ,,disabilities ,for capital advances1 including amendments to capital advance contracts1 for supportive housing for persons with disabilities1 as authorized by section #haa of the ,cranston-,gonzalez ,national ,affordable ,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hjac71 for project rental assistance for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section #haa7;d77#b7 of such ,act1 for project assistance contracts pursuant to subsection 7h7 of section #bjb of the ,housing ,act of #aiei1 as added by section #bje7;a7 of the ,housing and ,community ,development ,amendments of #aigh 7,public ,law #ie-eeg3 #ib ,stat4 #bjij71 including amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a #e-year term1 for project rental assistance to ,state housing finance agencies and other appropriate entities as authorized under section #haa7;b77#c7 of the ,cranston-,gonzalez ,national ,affordable ,housing ,act1 and for supportive services associated with the housing for persons with disabilities as authorized by section #haa7;b77#a7 of such ,act1 #cfj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbg3 ,provided1 ,that1 upon the request of the ,secretary1 project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a section #haa project rental assistance contract1 and that upon termination of such contract are in excess of an amount to be determined by the ,secretary1 shall be remitted to the ,department and deposited in this account1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbg3 ,provided further1 ,that amounts deposited in this account pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be available in addition to the amounts otherwise provided by this heading for the purposes authorized under this heading3 ,provided further1 ,that unobligated balances1 including recaptures and carryover1 remaining from funds transferred to or appropriated under this heading shall be used for the current purposes authorized under this heading in addition to the purposes for which such funds originally were appropriated4 ,,housing ,,counseling ,,assistance ,for contracts1 grants1 and other assistance excluding loans1 as authorized under section #ajf of the ,housing and ,urban ,development ,act of #aifh1 as amended1 #eg1ejj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe1 including up to #d1ejj1jjj for administrative contract services3 ,provided1 ,that funds shall be used for providing counseling and advice to tenants and homeowners1 both current and prospective1 with respect to property maintenance1 financial management or literacy1 and such other matters as may be appropriate to assist them in improving their housing conditions1 meeting their financial needs1 and fulfilling the responsibilities of tenancy or homeownership2 for program administration2 and for housing counselor training3 ,provided further1 ,that for purposes of awarding grants from amounts provided under this heading1 the ,secretary may enter into multiyear agreements1 as appropriate1 subject to the availability of annual appropriations4 ,,payment ,,to ,,manufactured ,,housing ,,fees ,,trust ,,fund ,for necessary expenses as authorized by the ,national ,manufactured ,housing ,construction and ,safety ,standards ,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #edja et seq471 up to #ad1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 of which #ad1jjj1jjj shall be derived from the ,manufactured ,housing ,fees ,trust ,fund 7established under section #fbj7;e7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #edai7;e773 ,provided1 ,that not to exceed the total amount appropriated under this heading shall be available from the general fund of the ,treasury to the extent necessary to incur obligations and make expenditures pending the receipt of collections to the ,fund pursuant to section #fbj of such ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that the amount made available under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced as such collections are received during fiscal year #bjbd so as to result in a final fiscal year #bjbd appropriation from the general fund estimated at zero1 and fees pursuant to such section #fbj shall be modified as necessary to ensure such a final fiscal year #bjbd appropriation3 ,provided further1 ,that for the dispute resolution and installation programs1 the ,secretary may assess and collect fees from any program participant3 ,provided further1 ,that such collections shall be deposited into the ,trust ,fund1 and the ,secretary1 as provided herein1 may use such collections1 as well as fees collected under section #fbj of such ,act1 for necessary expenses of such ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that1 notwithstanding the requirements of section #fbj of such ,act1 the ,secretary may carry out responsibilities of the ,secretary under such ,act through the use of approved service providers that are paid directly by the recipients of their services4 ,federal housing administration ,,mutual ,,mortgage ,,insurance ,,program ,,account ,new commitments to guarantee single family loans insured under the ,mutual ,mortgage ,insurance ,fund shall not exceed #djj1jjj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe3 ,provided1 ,that during fiscal year #bjbd1 obligations to make direct loans to carry out the purposes of section #bjd7;g7 of the ,national ,housing ,act1 as amended1 shall not exceed #a1jjj1jjj3 ,provided further1 ,that the foregoing amount in the preceding proviso shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with sales of single family real properties owned by the ,secretary and formerly insured under the ,mutual ,mortgage ,insurance ,fund3 ,provided further1 ,that for administrative contract expenses of the ,federal ,housing ,administration1 #aej1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe3 ,provided further1 ,that to the extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed #bjj1jjj1jjj1jjj on or before ,april #a1 #bjbd1 an additional #a1djj for administrative contract expenses shall be available for each #a1jjj1jjj in additional guaranteed loan commitments 7including a pro rata amount for any amount below #a1jjj1jjj71 but in no case shall funds made available by this proviso exceed #cj1jjj1jjj3 ,provided further1 ,that notwithstanding the limitation in the first sentence of section #bee7;g7 of the ,national ,housing ,act 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agaez-#bj7;g771 during fiscal year #bjbd the ,secretary may insure and enter into new commitments to insure mortgages under section #bee of the ,national ,housing ,act only to the extent that the net credit subsidy cost for such insurance does not exceed zero4 ,,general ,,and ,,special ,,risk ,,program ,,account ,new commitments to guarantee loans insured under the ,general and ,special ,risk ,insurance ,funds1 as authorized by sections #bch and #eai of the ,national ,housing ,act 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agaez-#c and #agce;c71 shall not exceed #ce1jjj1jjj1jjj in total loan principal1 any part of which is to be guaranteed1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe3 ,provided1 ,that during fiscal year #bjbd1 gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans1 as authorized by sections #bjd7;g71 #bjg7l71 #bch1 and #eai7;a7 of the ,national ,housing ,act1 shall not exceed #a1jjj1jjj1 which shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with the sale of single family real properties owned by the ,secretary and formerly insured under such ,act4 ,government national mortgage association ,,guarantees ,,of ,,mortgage-,,backed ,,securities ,,loan ,,guarantee ,,program ,,account ,new commitments to issue guarantees to carry out the purposes of section #cjf of the ,national ,housing ,act1 as amended 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agba7;g771 shall not exceed #ijj1jjj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe3 ,provided1 ,that #ed1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe1 shall be for necessary salaries and expenses of the ,government ,national ,mortgage ,association3 ,provided further1 ,that to the extent that guaranteed loan commitments exceed #aee1jjj1jjj1jjj on or before ,april #a1 #bjbd1 an additional #ajj for necessary salaries and expenses shall be available until expended for each #a1jjj1jjj in additional guaranteed loan commitments 7including a pro rata amount for any amount below #a1jjj1jjj71 but in no case shall funds made available by this proviso exceed #c1jjj1jjj3 ,provided further1 ,that receipts from ,commitment and ,multiclass fees collected pursuant to title ,,iii of the ,national ,housing ,act 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agaf et seq47 shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account4 ,policy development and research ,,research ,,and ,,technology ,for contracts1 grants1 and necessary expenses of programs of research and studies relating to housing and urban problems1 not otherwise provided for1 as authorized by title ,v of the ,housing and ,urban ,development ,act of #aigj 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agjaz-#a et seq471 including carrying out the functions of the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development under section #a7;a77#a77;i7 of ,reorganization ,plan ,no4 #b of #aifh1 and for technical assistance1 #abe1djj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe3 ,provided1 ,that with respect to amounts made available under this heading1 notwithstanding section #bjc of this title1 the ,secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with philanthropic entities1 other ,federal agencies1 ,state or local governments and their agencies1 ,indian ,tribes1 tribally designated housing entities1 colleges or universities1 or international organizations for research projects3 ,provided further1 ,that with respect to the preceding proviso1 such partners to the cooperative agreements shall contribute at least a #ej percent match toward the cost of the project3 ,provided further1 ,that for non-competitive agreements entered into in accordance with the preceding two provisos1 the ,secretary shall comply with section #b7;b7 of the ,federal ,funding ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjjf 7,public ,law #aji-bhb1 #ca ,u4,s4,c4 note7 in lieu of compliance with section #ajb7;a77#d77;,c7 of the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development ,reform ,act of #aihi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cede7;a77#d77;,c77 with respect to documentation of award decisions3 ,provided further1 ,that prior to obligation of technical assistance funding1 the ,secretary shall submit a plan to the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations on how the ,secretary will allocate funding for this activity at least #cj days prior to obligation3 ,provided further1 ,that none of the funds provided under this heading may be available for the doctoral dissertation research grant program3 ,provided further1 ,that an additional #bj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbf1 shall be for competitive grants to nonprofit or governmental entities to provide legal assistance 7including assistance related to pretrial activities1 trial activities1 post-trial activities and alternative dispute resolution7 at no cost to eligible low-income tenants at risk of or subject to eviction3 ,provided further1 ,that in awarding grants under the preceding proviso1 the ,secretary shall give preference to applicants that include a marketing strategy for residents of areas with high rates of eviction1 have experience providing no-cost legal assistance to low-income individuals1 including those with limited ,english proficiency or disabilities1 and have sufficient capacity to administer such assistance3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall ensure1 to the extent practicable1 that the proportion of eligible tenants living in rural areas who will receive legal assistance with grant funds made available under this heading is not less than the overall proportion of eligible tenants who live in rural areas4 ,fair housing and equal opportunity ,,fair ,,housing ,,activities ,for contracts1 grants1 and other assistance1 not otherwise provided for1 as authorized by title ,,viii of the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfja et seq471 and section #efa of the ,housing and ,community ,development ,act of #aihg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfaf;a71 #hf1cee1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe3 ,provided1 ,that notwithstanding section #ccjb of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 the ,secretary may assess and collect fees to cover the costs of the ,fair ,housing ,training ,academy1 and may use such funds to develop on-line courses and provide such training3 ,provided further1 ,that none of the funds made available under this heading may be used to lobby the executive or legislative branches of the ,federal ,government in connection with a specific contract1 grant1 or loan3 ,provided further1 ,that of the funds made available under this heading1 #a1cee1jjj shall be available to the ,secretary for the creation and promotion of translated materials and other programs that support the assistance of persons with limited ,english proficiency in utilizing the services provided by the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development4 ,office of lead hazard control and healthy homes ,,lead ,,hazard ,,reduction 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 ,for the ,lead ,hazard ,reduction ,program1 as authorized by section #ajaa of the ,residential ,lead-,based ,paint ,hazard ,reduction ,act of #aiib 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dheb71 the ,healthy ,homes ,initiative1 pursuant to sections #eja and #ejb of the ,housing and ,urban ,development ,act of #aigj 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agjaz-#a and #agjaz-#b71 and for related activities and assistance1 #cej1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbf3 ,provided1 ,that the amounts made available under this heading are provided as follows-- 7#a7 #bde1jjj1jjj shall be for the award of grants pursuant to such section #ajaa1 of which not less than #aje1jjj1jjj shall be provided to areas with the highest lead-based paint abatement needs2 7#b7 #aje1jjj1jjj shall be for the ,healthy ,homes ,initiative1 pursuant to sections #eja and #ejb of the ,housing and ,urban ,development ,act of #aigj1 which shall include research1 studies1 testing1 and demonstration efforts1 including education and outreach concerning lead-based paint poisoning and other housing-related diseases and hazards1 and mitigating housing-related health and safety hazards in housing of low-income families1 of which-- 7,a7 #e1jjj1jjj shall be for the implementation of projects in communities that are served by both the ,healthy ,homes ,initiative and the ,department of ,energy weatherization programs to demonstrate whether the coordination of ,healthy ,homes remediation activities with weatherization activities achieves cost savings and better outcomes in improving the safety and quality of homes2 and 7,b7 #cj1jjj1jjj shall be for grants to experienced non-profit organizations1 ,states1 local governments1 or public housing agencies for safety and functional home modification repairs and renovations to meet the needs of low-income seniors to enable them to remain in their primary residence3 ,provided1 ,that of the total amount made available under this subparagraph no less than #aj1jjj1jjj shall be available to meet such needs in communities with substantial rural populations2 and 7#c7 ,up to #b1jjj1jjj in total of the amounts made available under paragraph 7#b7 may be transferred to the heading ,research and ,technology for the purposes of conducting research and studies and for use in accordance with the provisos under that heading for non-competitive agreements3 ,provided further1 ,that for purposes of environmental review1 pursuant to the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 and other provisions of law that further the purposes of such ,act1 a grant under the ,healthy ,homes ,initiative1 or the ,lead ,technical ,studies program1 or other demonstrations or programs under this heading or under prior appropriations ,acts for such purposes under this heading1 or under the heading ,housing for the ,elderly under prior ,appropriations ,acts1 shall be considered to be funds for a special project for purposes of section #cje7;c7 of the ,multifamily ,housing ,property ,disposition ,reform ,act of #aiid3 ,provided further1 ,that each applicant for a grant or cooperative agreement under this heading shall certify adequate capacity that is acceptable to the ,secretary to carry out the proposed use of funds pursuant to a notice of funding opportunity3 ,provided further1 ,that amounts made available under this heading1 except for amounts in paragraph 7#b77;,b7 for home modification repairs and renovations1 in this or prior appropriations ,acts1 still remaining available1 may be used for any purpose under this heading notwithstanding the purpose for which such amounts were appropriated if a program competition is undersubscribed and there are other program competitions under this heading that are oversubscribed4 ,information technology fund ,for ,department-wide and program-specific information technology systems and infrastructure1 #cgd1gej1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbf1 of which up to #bc1iej1jjj shall be for development1 modernization1 and enhancement projects1 including planning for such projects3 ,provided1 ,that not later than #cj days after the end of each quarter1 the ,secretary shall brief the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations on all information technology modernization efforts as required by the report accompanying this ,act4 ,office of inspector general ,for necessary salaries and expenses of the ,office of ,inspector ,general in carrying out the ,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh1 as amended1 #aeb1ibd1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that the ,inspector ,general shall have independent authority over all personnel issues within this office4 ,general provisions--,department of housing and urban development 7,,including ,,rescissions7 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 #bja4 ,fifty percent of the amounts of budget authority1 or in lieu thereof #ej percent of the cash amounts associated with such budget authority1 that are recaptured from projects described in section #ajab7;a7 of the ,stewart ,b4 ,mc,kinney ,homeless ,assistance ,amendments ,act of #aihh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f note7 shall be rescinded or in the case of cash1 shall be remitted to the ,treasury1 and such amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the ,treasury shall be used by ,state housing finance agencies or local governments or local housing agencies with projects approved by the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development for which settlement occurred after ,january #a1 #aiib1 in accordance with such section4 ,notwithstanding the previous sentence1 the ,secretary may award up to #ae percent of the budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the ,treasury to provide project owners with incentives to refinance their project at a lower interest rate4 #bjb4 ,none of the funds made available by this ,act may be used to investigate or prosecute under the ,fair ,housing ,act any otherwise lawful activity engaged in by one or more persons1 including the filing or maintaining of a nonfrivolous legal action1 that is engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving or preventing action by a ,government official or entity1 or a court of competent jurisdiction4 #bjc4 ,except as explicitly provided in law1 any grant1 cooperative agreement or other assistance made pursuant to title ,,ii of this ,act shall be made on a competitive basis and in accordance with section #ajb of the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development ,reform ,act of #aihi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cede74 #bjd4 ,funds of the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development subject to the ,government ,corporation ,control ,act or section #djb of the ,housing ,act of #aiej shall be available1 without regard to the limitations on administrative expenses1 for legal services on a contract or fee basis1 and for utilizing and making payment for services and facilities of the ,federal ,national ,mortgage ,association1 ,government ,national ,mortgage ,association1 ,federal ,home ,loan ,mortgage ,corporation1 ,federal ,financing ,bank1 ,federal ,reserve banks or any member thereof1 ,federal ,home ,loan banks1 and any insured bank within the meaning of the ,federal ,deposit ,insurance ,corporation ,act1 as amended 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #ahaa-a74 #bje4 ,unless otherwise provided for in this ,act or through a reprogramming of funds1 no part of any appropriation for the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development shall be available for any program1 project or activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget estimates submitted to ,congress4 #bjf4 ,corporations and agencies of the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development which are subject to the ,government ,corporation ,control ,act are hereby authorized to make such expenditures1 within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such corporation or agency and in accordance with law1 and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section #ajd of such ,act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for #bjbd for such corporation or agency except as hereinafter provided3 ,provided1 ,that collections of these corporations and agencies may be used for new loan or mortgage purchase commitments only to the extent expressly provided for in this ,act 7unless such loans are in support of other forms of assistance provided for in this or prior appropriations ,acts71 except that this proviso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty operations of these corporations1 or where loans or mortgage purchases are necessary to protect the financial interest of the ,united ,states ,government4 #bjg4 ,the ,secretary shall provide quarterly reports to the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations regarding all uncommitted1 unobligated1 recaptured and excess funds in each program and activity within the jurisdiction of the ,department and shall submit additional1 updated budget information to these ,committees upon request4 #bjh4 ,none of the funds made available by this title may be used for an audit of the ,government ,national ,mortgage ,association that makes applicable requirements under the ,federal ,credit ,reform ,act of #aiij 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ffa et seq474 #bji4 7a7 ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 subject to the conditions listed under this section1 for fiscal years #bjbd and #bjbe1 the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development may authorize the transfer of some or all project-based assistance1 debt held or insured by the ,secretary and statutorily required low-income and very low-income use restrictions if any1 associated with one or more multifamily housing project or projects to another multifamily housing project or projects4 7b7 ,phased transfers ,transfers of project-based assistance under this section may be done in phases to accommodate the financing and other requirements related to rehabilitating or constructing the project or projects to which the assistance is transferred1 to ensure that such project or projects meet the standards under subsection 7c74 7c7 ,the transfer authorized in subsection 7a7 is subject to the following conditions3 7#a7 ,number and bedroom size of units 7,a7 ,for occupied units in the transferring project3 ,the number of low-income and very low-income units and the configuration 7i4e41 bedroom size7 provided by the transferring project shall be no less than when transferred to the receiving project or projects and the net dollar amount of ,federal assistance provided to the transferring project shall remain the same in the receiving project or projects4 7,b7 ,for unoccupied units in the transferring project3 ,the ,secretary may authorize a reduction in the number of dwelling units in the receiving project or projects to allow for a reconfiguration of bedroom sizes to meet current market demands1 as determined by the ,secretary and provided there is no increase in the project-based assistance budget authority4 7#b7 ,the transferring project shall1 as determined by the ,secretary1 be either physically obsolete or economically nonviable1 or be reasonably expected to become economically nonviable when complying with ,state or ,federal requirements for community integration and reduced concentration of individuals with disabilities4 7#c7 ,the receiving project or projects shall meet or exceed applicable physical standards established by the ,secretary4 7#d7 ,the owner or mortgagor of the transferring project shall notify and consult with the tenants residing in the transferring project and provide a certification of approval by all appropriate local governmental officials4 7#e7 ,the tenants of the transferring project who remain eligible for assistance to be provided by the receiving project or projects shall not be required to vacate their units in the transferring project or projects until new units in the receiving project are available for occupancy4 7#f7 ,the ,secretary determines that this transfer is in the best interest of the tenants4 7#g7 ,if either the transferring project or the receiving project or projects meets the condition specified in subsection 7d77#b77;,a71 any lien on the receiving project resulting from additional financing obtained by the owner shall be subordinate to any ,,fha-insured mortgage lien transferred to1 or placed on1 such project by the ,secretary1 except that the ,secretary may waive this requirement upon determination that such a waiver is necessary to facilitate the financing of acquisition1 construction1 and_/or rehabilitation of the receiving project or projects4 7#h7 ,if the transferring project meets the requirements of subsection 7d77#b71 the owner or mortgagor of the receiving project or projects shall execute and record either a continuation of the existing use agreement or a new use agreement for the project where1 in either case1 any use restrictions in such agreement are of no lesser duration than the existing use restrictions4 7#i7 ,the transfer does not increase the cost 7as defined in section #ejb of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ffa;a77 of any ,,fha-insured mortgage1 except to the extent that appropriations are provided in advance for the amount of any such increased cost4 7d7 ,for purposes of this section-- 7#a7 the terms low-income and very low-income shall have the meanings provided by the statute and_/or regulations governing the program under which the project is insured or assisted2 7#b7 the term multifamily housing project means housing that meets one of the following conditions-- 7,a7 housing that is subject to a mortgage insured under the ,national ,housing ,act2 7,b7 housing that has project-based assistance attached to the structure including projects undergoing mark to market debt restructuring under the ,multifamily ,assisted ,housing ,reform and ,affordability ,housing ,act2 7,c7 housing that is assisted under section #bjb of the ,housing ,act of #aiei 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agjaq72 7,d7 housing that is assisted under section #bjb of the ,housing ,act of #aiei 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agjaq71 as such section existed before the enactment of the ,cranston-,gonzales ,national ,affordable ,housing ,act2 7,e7 housing that is assisted under section #haa of the ,cranston-,gonzales ,national ,affordable ,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hjac72 or 7,f7 housing or vacant land that is subject to a use agreement2 7#c7 the term project-based assistance means-- 7,a7 assistance provided under section #h7;b7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7b772 7,b7 assistance for housing constructed or substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assistance provided under section #h7;b77#b7 of such ,act 7as such section existed immediately before ,october #a1 #aihc72 7,c7 rent supplement payments under section #aja of the ,housing and ,urban ,development ,act of #aife 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agjas72 7,d7 interest reduction payments under section #bcf and_/or additional assistance payments under section #bcf7;f77#b7 of the ,national ,housing ,act 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agaez-#a72 7,e7 assistance payments made under section #bjb7;c77#b7 of the ,housing ,act of #aiei 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agjaq7c77#b772 and 7,f7 assistance payments made under section #haa7;d77#b7 of the ,cranston-,gonzalez ,national ,affordable ,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hjac7;d77#b772 7#d7 the term receiving project or projects means the multifamily housing project or projects to which some or all of the project-based assistance1 debt1 and statutorily required low-income and very low-income use restrictions are to be transferred2 7#e7 the term transferring project means the multifamily housing project which is transferring some or all of the project-based assistance1 debt1 and the statutorily required low-income and very low-income use restrictions to the receiving project or projects2 and 7#f7 the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development4 7e7 ,research report ,the ,secretary shall conduct an evaluation of the transfer authority under this section1 including the effect of such transfers on the operational efficiency1 contract rents1 physical and financial conditions1 and long-term preservation of the affected properties4 #baj4 7a7 ,no assistance shall be provided under section #h of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7 to any individual who-- 7#a7 is enrolled as a student at an institution of higher education 7as defined under section #ajb of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb772 7#b7 is under #bd years of age2 7#c7 is not a veteran2 7#d7 is unmarried2 7#e7 does not have a dependent child2 7#f7 is not a person with disabilities1 as such term is defined in section #c7;b77#c77;,e7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;a7b77#c77;,e77 and was not receiving assistance under such section #h as of ,november #cj1 #bjje2 7#g7 is not a youth who left foster care at age #ad or older and is at risk of becoming homeless2 and 7#h7 is not otherwise individually eligible1 or has parents who1 individually or jointly1 are not eligible1 to receive assistance under section #h of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f74 7b7 ,for purposes of determining the eligibility of a person to receive assistance under section #h of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f71 any financial assistance 7in excess of amounts received for tuition and any other required fees and charges7 that an individual receives under the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja et seq471 from private sources1 or from an institution of higher education 7as defined under section #ajb of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb771 shall be considered income to that individual1 except for a person over the age of #bc with dependent children4 #baa4 ,the funds made available for ,native ,alaskans under paragraph 7#a7 under the heading ,native ,american ,programs in title ,,ii of this ,act shall be allocated to the same ,native ,alaskan housing block grant recipients that received funds in fiscal year #bjje1 and only such recipients shall be eligible to apply for funds made available under paragraph 7#b7 of such heading4 #bab4 ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 in fiscal year #bjbd1 in managing and disposing of any multifamily property that is owned or has a mortgage held by the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development1 and during the process of foreclosure on any property with a contract for rental assistance payments under section #h of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7 or any other ,federal programs1 the ,secretary shall maintain any rental assistance payments under section #h of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg and other programs that are attached to any dwelling units in the property4 ,to the extent the ,secretary determines1 in consultation with the tenants and the local government that such a multifamily property owned or having a mortgage held by the ,secretary is not feasible for continued rental assistance payments under such section #h or other programs1 based on consideration of 7#a7 the costs of rehabilitating and operating the property and all available ,federal1 ,state1 and local resources1 including rent adjustments under section #ebd of the ,multifamily ,assisted ,housing ,reform and ,affordability ,act of #aiig 7in this section ,,mahraa7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f note71 and 7#b7 environmental conditions that cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion1 the ,secretary may1 in consultation with the tenants of that property1 contract for project-based rental assistance payments with an owner or owners of other existing housing properties1 or provide other rental assistance4 ,the ,secretary shall also take appropriate steps to ensure that project-based contracts remain in effect prior to foreclosure1 subject to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist relocation of tenants for imminent major threats to health and safety after written notice to and informed consent of the affected tenants and use of other available remedies1 such as partial abatements or receivership4 ,after disposition of any multifamily property described in this section1 the contract and allowable rent levels on such properties shall be subject to the requirements under section #ebd of ,,mahraa4 #bac4 ,public housing agencies that own and operate #djj or fewer public housing units may elect to be exempt from any asset management requirement imposed by the ,secretary in connection with the operating fund rule3 ,provided1 ,that an agency seeking a discontinuance of a reduction of subsidy under the operating fund formula shall not be exempt from asset management requirements4 #bad4 ,with respect to the use of amounts provided in this ,act and in future ,acts for the operation1 capital improvement1 and management of public housing as authorized by sections #i7;d7 and #i7;e7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;g7d71 7e771 the ,secretary shall not impose any requirement or guideline relating to asset management that restricts or limits in any way the use of capital funds for central office costs pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 of section #i7;g7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;g7g77#a71 7#b773 ,provided1 ,that a public housing agency may not use capital funds authorized under section #i7;d7 for activities that are eligible under section #i7;e7 for assistance with amounts from the operating fund in excess of the amounts permitted under paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 of section #i7;g74 #bae4 ,no official or employee of the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development shall be designated as an allotment holder unless the ,office of the ,chief ,financial ,officer has determined that such allotment holder has implemented an adequate system of funds control and has received training in funds control procedures and directives4 ,the ,chief ,financial ,officer shall ensure that there is a trained allotment holder for each ,,hud appropriation under the accounts ,executive ,offices1 ,administrative ,support ,offices1 ,program ,offices1 ,government ,national ,mortgage ,association--,guarantees of ,mortgage-,backed ,securities ,loan ,guarantee ,program ,account1 and ,office of ,inspector ,general within the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development4 #baf4 ,the ,secretary shall1 for fiscal year #bjbd1 notify the public through the ,federal ,register and other means1 as determined appropriate1 of the issuance of a notice of the availability of assistance or notice of funding opportunity 7,,nofo7 for any program or discretionary fund administered by the ,secretary that is to be competitively awarded4 ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 for fiscal year #bjbd1 the ,secretary may make the ,,nofo available only on the ,internet at the appropriate ,government website or through other electronic media1 as determined by the ,secretary4 #bag4 ,payment of attorney fees in program-related litigation shall be paid from the individual program office and ,office of ,general ,counsel salaries and expenses appropriations4 #bah4 ,the ,secretary is authorized to transfer up to #aj percent or #e1jjj1jjj1 whichever is less1 of funds appropriated for any office under the headings ,administrative ,support ,offices or ,program ,offices to any other such office under such headings3 ,provided1 ,that no appropriation for any such office under such headings shall be increased or decreased by more than #aj percent or #e1jjj1jjj1 whichever is less1 without prior written approval of the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall provide notification to such ,committees #c business days in advance of any such transfers under this section up to #aj percent or #e1jjj1jjj1 whichever is less4 #bai4 7a7 ,any entity receiving housing assistance payments shall maintain decent1 safe1 and sanitary conditions1 as determined by the ,secretary1 and comply with any standards under applicable ,state or local laws1 rules1 ordinances1 or regulations relating to the physical condition of any property covered under a housing assistance payment contract4 7b7 ,the ,secretary shall take action under subsection 7c7 when a multifamily housing project with a contract under section #h of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7 or a contract for similar project-based assistance-- 7#a7 receives a failing score under the ,uniform ,physical ,condition ,standards 7,,upcs7 or successor standard2 or 7#b7 fails to certify in writing to the ,secretary within #c days that all ,exigent ,health and ,safety deficiencies1 or those deficiencies requiring correction within #bd hours1 identified by the inspector at the project have been corrected4 ,such requirements shall apply to insured and noninsured projects with assistance attached to the units under section #h of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f71 but shall not apply to such units assisted under section #h7o77#ac7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7o77#ac77 or to public housing units assisted with capital or operating funds under section #i of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;g74 7c7 7#a7 ,within #ae days of the issuance of the ,real ,estate ,assessment ,center 7,,reac7 inspection1 the ,secretary shall provide the owner with a ,notice of ,default with a specified timetable1 determined by the ,secretary1 for correcting all deficiencies4 ,the ,secretary shall provide a copy of the ,notice of ,default to the tenants1 the local government1 any mortgagees1 and any contract administrator4 ,if the owner's appeal results in a passing score1 the ,secretary may withdraw the ,notice of ,default4 7#b7 ,at the end of the time period for correcting all deficiencies specified in the ,notice of ,default1 if the owner fails to fully correct such deficiencies1 the ,secretary may-- 7,a7 require immediate replacement of project management with a management agent approved by the ,secretary2 7,b7 impose civil money penalties1 which shall be used solely for the purpose of supporting safe and sanitary conditions at applicable properties1 as designated by the ,secretary1 with priority given to the tenants of the property affected by the penalty2 7,c7 abate the section #h contract1 including partial abatement1 as determined by the ,secretary1 until all deficiencies have been corrected2 7,d7 pursue transfer of the project to an owner1 approved by the ,secretary under established procedures1 who will be obligated to promptly make all required repairs and to accept renewal of the assistance contract if such renewal is offered2 7,e7 transfer the existing section #h contract to another project or projects and owner or owners2 7,f7 pursue exclusionary sanctions1 including suspensions or debarments from ,federal programs2 7,g7 seek judicial appointment of a receiver to manage the property and cure all project deficiencies or seek a judicial order of specific performance requiring the owner to cure all project deficiencies2 7,h7 work with the owner1 lender1 or other related party to stabilize the property in an attempt to preserve the property through compliance1 transfer of ownership1 or an infusion of capital provided by a third-party that requires time to effectuate2 or 7,i7 take any other regulatory or contractual remedies available as deemed necessary and appropriate by the ,secretary4 7d7 ,the ,secretary shall take appropriate steps to ensure that project-based contracts remain in effect1 subject to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist relocation of tenants for major threats to health and safety after written notice to the affected tenants4 ,to the extent the ,secretary determines1 in consultation with the tenants and the local government1 that the property is not feasible for continued rental assistance payments under such section #h or other programs1 based on consideration of-- 7#a7 the costs of rehabilitating and operating the property and all available ,federal1 ,state1 and local resources1 including rent adjustments under section #ebd of the ,multifamily ,assisted ,housing ,reform and ,affordability ,act of #aiig 7,,mahraa72 and 7#b7 environmental conditions that cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion1 the ,secretary may contract for project-based rental assistance payments with an owner or owners of other existing housing properties1 or provide other rental assistance4 7e7 ,the ,secretary shall report semi-annually on all properties covered by this section that are assessed through the ,real ,estate ,assessment ,center and have failing physical inspection scores or have received an unsatisfactory management and occupancy review within the past #cf months4 ,the report shall include-- 7#a7 identification of the enforcement actions being taken to address such conditions1 including imposition of civil money penalties and termination of subsidies1 and identification of properties that have such conditions multiple times2 7#b7 identification of actions that the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development is taking to protect tenants of such identified properties2 and 7#c7 any administrative or legislative recommendations to further improve the living conditions at properties covered under a housing assistance payment contract4 ,the first report shall be submitted to the ,senate and ,house ,committees on ,appropriations not later than #cj days after the enactment of this ,act1 and the second report shall be submitted within #ahj days of the transmittal of the first report4 #bbj4 ,none of the funds made available by this ,act1 or any other ,act1 for purposes authorized under section #h 7only with respect to the tenant-based rental assistance program7 and section #i of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg et seq471 may be used by any public housing agency for any amount of salary1 including bonuses1 for the chief executive officer of which1 or any other official or employee of which1 that exceeds the annual rate of basic pay payable for a position at level ,,iv of the ,executive ,schedule at any time during any public housing agency fiscal year #bjbd4 #bba4 ,none of the funds made available by this ,act and provided to the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development may be used to make a grant award unless the ,secretary notifies the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations not less than #c full business days before any project1 ,state1 locality1 housing authority1 ,tribe1 nonprofit organization1 or other entity selected to receive a grant award is announced by the ,department or its offices3 ,provided1 ,that such notification shall list each grant award by ,state and congressional district4 #bbb4 ,none of the funds made available in this ,act shall be used by the ,federal ,housing ,administration1 the ,government ,national ,mortgage ,association1 or the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development to insure1 securitize1 or establish a ,federal guarantee of any mortgage or mortgage backed security that refinances or otherwise replaces a mortgage that has been subject to eminent domain condemnation or seizure1 by a ,state1 municipality1 or any other political subdivision of a ,state4 #bbc4 ,none of the funds made available by this ,act may be used to terminate the status of a unit of general local government as a metropolitan city 7as defined in section #ajb of the ,housing and ,community ,development ,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjb77 with respect to grants under section #ajf of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjf74 #bbd4 ,amounts made available by this ,act that are appropriated1 allocated1 advanced on a reimbursable basis1 or transferred to the ,office of ,policy ,development and ,research of the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development and functions thereof1 for research1 evaluation1 or statistical purposes1 and that are unexpended at the time of completion of a contract1 grant1 or cooperative agreement1 may be deobligated and shall immediately become available and may be reobligated in that fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal year for the research1 evaluation1 or statistical purposes for which the amounts are made available to that ,office subject to reprogramming requirements in section #dje of this ,act4 #bbe4 ,none of the funds provided in this ,act or any other ,act may be used for awards1 including performance1 special act1 or spot1 for any employee of the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development subject to administrative discipline 7including suspension from work71 in this fiscal year1 but this prohibition shall not be effective prior to the effective date of any such administrative discipline or after any final decision over-turning such discipline4 #bbf4 ,with respect to grant amounts awarded under the heading ,homeless ,assistance ,grants for fiscal years #bjae through #bjbd for the ,continuum of ,care 7,co,c7 program as authorized under subtitle ,c of title ,,iv of the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance ,act1 costs paid by program income of grant recipients may count toward meeting the recipient's matching requirements1 provided the costs are eligible ,co,c costs that supplement the recipient's ,co,c program4 #bbg4 7a7 ,from amounts made available under this title under the heading ,homeless ,assistance ,grants1 the ,secretary may award #a-year transition grants to recipients of funds for activities under subtitle ,c of the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacha et seq47 to transition from one ,continuum of ,care program component to another4 7b7 ,in order to be eligible to receive a transition grant1 the funding recipient must have the consent of the continuum of care and meet standards determined by the ,secretary4 #bbh4 ,the ,promise ,zone designations and ,promise ,zone ,designation ,agreements entered into pursuant to such designations1 made by the ,secretary in prior fiscal years1 shall remain in effect in accordance with the terms and conditions of such agreements4 #bbi4 ,none of the amounts made available in this ,act may be used to consider ,family ,self-,sufficiency performance measures or performance scores in determining funding awards for programs receiving ,family ,self-,sufficiency program coordinator funding provided in this ,act4 #bcj4 ,any public housing agency designated as a ,moving to ,work agency pursuant to section #bci of division ,l of ,public ,law #aad-aac 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f note2 #abi ,stat4 #bhig7 may1 upon such designation1 use funds 7except for special purpose funding1 including special purpose vouchers7 previously allocated to any such public housing agency under section #h or #i of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg1 including any reserve funds held by the public housing agency or funds held by the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development1 pursuant to the authority for use of section #h or #i funding provided under such section and section #bjd of title ,,ii of the ,departments of ,veterans ,affairs and ,housing and ,urban ,development and ,independent ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1 #aiif 7,public ,law #ajd-acd2 #aaj ,stat4 #acba-bh71 notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds were appropriated4 #bca4 ,none of the amounts made available by this ,act may be used to prohibit any public housing agency under receivership or the direction of a ,federal monitor from applying for1 receiving1 or using funds made available under the heading ,public ,housing ,fund for competitive grants to evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards in this ,act or that remain available and not awarded from prior ,acts1 or be used to prohibit a public housing agency from using such funds to carry out any required work pursuant to a settlement agreement1 consent decree1 voluntary agreement1 or similar document for a violation of the ,lead ,safe ,housing or ,lead ,disclosure ,rules4 #bcb4 7a7 ,funds previously made available in the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjag 7,public ,law #aae-ca7 for the ,choice ,neighborhoods ,initiative that were available for obligation through fiscal year #bjai are to remain available through fiscal year #bjbe for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years #bjag through #bjai4 7b7 ,funds previously made available in the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-ada7 for the ,choice ,neighborhoods ,initiative that were available for obligation through fiscal year #bjbj are to remain available through fiscal year #bjbf for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years #bjah through #bjbj4 7c7 ,funds previously made available in the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjai 7,public ,law #aaf-f7 for the ,choice ,neighborhoods ,initiative that were available for obligation through fiscal year #bjba are to remain available through fiscal year #bjbg for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years #bjai through #bjba4 7d7 ,funds previously made available in the ,further ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-id7 for the ,choice ,neighborhoods ,initiative that were available for obligation through fiscal year #bjbb are to remain available through fiscal year #bjbh for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbb4 7e7 ,funds previously made available in the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjba 7,public ,law #aaf-bfj7 for the ,choice ,neighborhoods ,initiative that were available for obligation through fiscal year #bjbc are to remain available through fiscal year #bjbi for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years #bjba through #bjbc4 #bcc4 ,none of the funds made available by this ,act may be used by the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development to direct a grantee to undertake specific changes to existing zoning laws as part of carrying out the final rule entitled ,affirmatively ,furthering ,fair ,housing 7#hj ,fed4 ,reg4 #dbbgb 7,july #af1 #bjae77 or the notice entitled ,affirmatively ,furthering ,fair ,housing ,assessment ,tool 7#gi ,fed4 ,reg4 #egidi 7,september #bf1 #bjad774 #bcd4 ,for fiscal year #bjbd1 if the ,secretary determines or has determined1 for any prior formula grant allocation administered by the ,secretary through the ,offices of ,public and ,indian ,housing1 ,community ,planning and ,development1 or ,housing1 that a recipient received an allocation greater than the amount such recipient should have received for a formula allocation cycle pursuant to applicable statutes and regulations1 the ,secretary may adjust for any such funding error in the next applicable formula allocation cycle by 7a7 offsetting each such recipient's formula allocation 7if eligible for a formula allocation in the next applicable formula allocation cycle7 by the amount of any such funding error1 and 7b7 reallocating any available balances that are attributable to the offset to the recipient or recipients that would have been allocated additional funds in the formula allocation cycle in which any such error occurred 7if such recipient or recipients are eligible for a formula allocation in the next applicable formula allocation cycle7 in an amount proportionate to such recipient's eligibility under the next applicable formula allocation cycle3 ,provided1 ,that all offsets and reallocations from such available balances shall be recorded against funds available for the next applicable formula allocation cycle3 ,provided further1 ,that the term next applicable formula allocation cycle means the first formula allocation cycle for a program that is reasonably available for correction following such a ,secretarial determination3 ,provided further1 ,that if1 upon request by a recipient and giving consideration to all ,federal resources available to the recipient for the same grant purposes1 the ,secretary determines that the offset in the next applicable formula allocation cycle would critically impair the recipient's ability to accomplish the purpose of the formula grant1 the ,secretary may adjust for the funding error across two or more formula allocation cycles4 #bce4 ,the ,secretary may transfer from amounts made available for salaries and expenses under this title 7excluding amounts made available under the heading ,office of ,inspector ,general7 up to #ejj1jjj from each office to the heading ,information ,technology ,fund for information technology needs1 including for additional development1 modernization1 and enhancement1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe3 ,provided1 ,that the total amount of such transfers shall not exceed #e1jjj1jjj3 ,provided further1 ,that this transfer authority shall not be used to fund information technology projects or activities that have known out-year development1 modernization1 or enhancement costs in excess of #ejj1jjj3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall provide notification to the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations no fewer than three business days in advance of any such transfer4 #bcf4 7a7 ,funds previously made available in the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjag 7,public ,law #aae-ca7 for ,lead ,hazard ,reduction that were available for obligation through fiscal year #bjah are to remain available through fiscal year #bjbe for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years #bjag through #bjah4 7b7 ,funds previously made available in the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-ada7 for ,lead ,hazard ,reduction that were available for obligation through fiscal year #bjai are to remain available through fiscal year #bjbf for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years #bjah through #bjai4 #bcg4 ,the ,secretary shall comply with all process requirements1 including public notice and comment1 when seeking to revise any annual contributions contract4 #bch4 7a7 ,of the unobligated balances remaining from amounts made available under the heading ,lead ,hazard ,reduction in title ,,ii of division ,l of the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbb 7,public ,law #aag-ajc71 #fe1jjj1jjj is hereby rescinded1 which shall be applied to the funds remaining available for activities under paragraph 7#a7 under such heading 7excluding amounts for areas with the highest lead-based paint abatement needs74 7b7 ,of the unobligated balances remaining from amounts made available under the heading ,lead ,hazard ,reduction in title ,,ii of division ,l of the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbb 7,public ,law #aag-ajc7 and in title ,,ii of division ,l of the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbc 7,public ,law #aag-cbh71 #di1djj1jjj is hereby rescinded1 which shall be applied to the funds remaining available for activities under paragraph 7#e7 under such headings4 7c7 ,of the unobligated balances remaining from amounts made available under the heading ,public ,housing ,fund in title ,,ii of division ,l of the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbc 7,public ,law #aag-cbh71 #bj1jjj1jjj is hereby rescinded1 which shall be applied to the funds remaining available for activities under paragraph 7#g7 under such heading4 7d7 ,any unobligated balances 7including any unobligated balances of contract authority7 as of the date of enactment of this ,act included under ,treasury ,appropriation ,fund ,symbols #hf ,x #jabi1 #hf ,x #jadh1 #hf ,x #jaig1 #hf ,x #jcad1 #hf ,x #jcae1 #hf ,x #jcbd1 #hf ,x #jdjb1 #hf ,x #djeh and #hf ,x #hjic are hereby rescinded4 #bci4 ,the language under the heading ,rental ,assistance ,demonstration in the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development ,appropriations ,act1 #bjab 7title ,,ii of division ,c of ,public ,law #aab-ee71 as most recently amended by ,public ,law #aag-ajc1 is further amended-- 7#a7 in the initial undesignated matter1 by striking and ,public ,housing ,operating ,fund and inserting 1 ,public ,housing ,operating ,fund1 and ,public ,housing ,fund2 7#b7 in the second proviso1 by striking #bjbd and inserting #bjcj2 7#c7 by striking the fourth proviso1 and inserting the following new provisos3 ,provided further1 ,that at properties with assistance under section #i of the ,act requesting to partially convert such assistance1 and where an event under section #ah of the ,act occurs that results in the eligibility for tenant protection vouchers under section #h7o7 of the ,act1 the ,secretary may convert the tenant protection voucher assistance to assistance under a project-based subsidy contract under section #h of the ,act1 which shall be eligible for renewal under section #ebd of the ,multifamily ,assisted ,housing ,reform and ,affordability ,act of #aiig1 or assistance under section #h7o77#ac7 of the ,act1 so long as the property meets any additional requirements established by the ,secretary to facilitate conversion3 ,provided further1 ,that to facilitate the conversion of assistance under the previous proviso1 the ,secretary may transfer an amount equal to the total amount that would have been allocated for tenant protection voucher assistance for properties that have requested such conversions from amounts made available for tenant protection voucher assistance under the heading ,tenant-,based ,rental ,assistance to the heading ,project-,based ,rental ,assistance3 ,provided further1 ,that at properties with assistance previously converted hereunder to assistance under the heading ,project ,based ,rental ,assistance1 which are also separately assisted under section #h7o77#ac7 of the ,act1 the ,secretary may1 with the consent of the public housing agency and owner1 terminate such project-based subsidy contracts and immediately enter into one new project-based subsidy contract under section #h of the ,act1 which shall be eligible for renewal under section #ebd of the ,multifamily ,assisted ,housing ,reform and ,affordability ,act of #aiig1 subject to the requirement that any residents assisted under section #h7o77#ac7 of the ,act at the time of such termination of such project-based subsidy contract shall retain all rights accrued under section #h7o77#ac77;,e7 of the ,act under the new project-based subsidy contract and section #h7o77#ac77;,f77iv7 of the ,act shall not apply3 ,provided further1 ,that to carry out the previous proviso1 the ,secretary may transfer from the heading ,tenant-,based ,rental ,assistance to the heading ,project-,based ,rental ,assistance an amount equal to the amounts associated with such terminating contract under section #h7o77#ac7 of the ,act32 7#d7 in the thirteenth proviso1 as reordered above1 by-- 7,a7 inserting ,public ,housing ,fund1 ,self-,sufficiency ,programs1 ,family ,self-,sufficiency following ,public ,housing ,operating ,fund12 and 7,b7 inserting or the ongoing availability of services for residents after effective conversion of assistance under the demonstration2 7#e7 after the twenty-third proviso1 as reordered above1 by inserting the following proviso3 ,provided further1 ,that owners of properties with a senior preservation rental assistance contract under section #haa of the ,american ,homeownership and ,economic ,opportunity ,act of #bjjj 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agjaq note71 shall be eligible1 subject to requirements established by the ,secretary as necessary to facilitate the conversion of assistance while maintaining the affordability period and the designation of the property as serving elderly families1 and tenant consultation procedures1 for conversion of assistance available for such assistance contracts to assistance under a long-term project-based subsidy contract under section #h of the ,act32 7#f7 in the twenty-eighth proviso1 as reordered above1 by inserting 1 section #haa of the ,american ,homeownership and ,economic ,opportunity ,act of #bjjj1 after ,housing ,act of #aiei2 and 7#g7 in the thirty-third proviso1 as reordered above1 by striking any section #bjb project rental assistance contract or section #haa project rental assistance contract conversions and inserting the conversion of assistance from section #bjb7;c77#b7 of the ,housing ,act of #aiei1 section #haa of the ,american ,homeownership and ,economic ,opportunity ,act of #bjjj1 or section #haa7;d77#b7 of the ,cranston-,gonzalez ,national ,affordable ,housing ,act4 #bdj4 ,there is hereby established in the ,treasury of the ,united ,states a fund to be known as the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development ,nonrecurring ,expenses ,fund 7the ,fund73 ,provided1 ,that unobligated balances of expired discretionary funds appropriated for this or any succeeding fiscal year from the ,general ,fund of the ,treasury to the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development by this or any other ,act may be transferred 7not later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the purposes for which they were appropriated7 into the ,fund3 ,provided further1 ,that amounts deposited in the ,fund shall be available until expended1 in addition to such other funds as may be available for such purposes1 for capital needs of the ,department1 including facilities infrastructure and information technology infrastructure1 subject to approval by the ,office of ,management and ,budget3 ,provided further1 ,that amounts in the ,fund may be obligated only after the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations are notified at least #ae days in advance of the planned use of funds4 #bda4 ,amounts made available for the ,office of ,housing under the heading ,program ,offices in this and prior ,acts shall also be available1 without additional competition1 for cooperative agreements with ,participating ,administrative ,entities that have been selected under section #eac7;b7 of the ,multifamily ,assisted ,housing ,reform and ,affordability ,act of #aiig 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f note7 7,,mahraa7 to provide direct support1 including carrying out due diligence and underwriting functions for owners and for technical assistance activities1 on conditions established by the ,secretary for small properties and owners converting assistance under the ,first ,component or the ,second ,component under the heading ,rental ,assistance ,demonstration in the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development ,appropriations ,act1 #bjab 7title ,,ii of division ,c of ,public ,law #aab-ee74 #bdb4 ,of the amounts made available for the ,office of ,policy ,development and ,research under the heading ,program ,offices1 up to #c1ejj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbf1 may be transferred to the heading ,information ,technology ,fund to be available for the needs of the ,chief ,data ,officer1 in addition to amounts otherwise available1 including for additional development1 modernization1 and enhancement3 ,provided1 ,that the ,secretary shall notify the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations no fewer than three business days in advance of any such transfer4 #bdc4 ,for fiscal year #bjbd1 the costs of any rent incentives as authorized pursuant to waivers or alternative requirements of the ,jobs-,plus initiative as described under the heading ,self-,sufficiency ,programs shall not be charged against the competitive grant amounts made available under such heading3 ,provided1 ,that the amount of any forgone increases in tenant rent payments due to the implementation of such rent incentives shall be factored into the public housing agency's general operating fund eligibility pursuant to the formula under the heading ,public ,housing ,fund3 ,provided further1 ,that the amount of any foregone increases in tenant rent payments due to the implementation of such rent incentives implemented on behalf of residents of a project with assistance converted from public housing to project-based rental assistance under section #h of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7 or assistance under section #h7o77#ac7 of such ,act under the heading ,rental ,assistance ,demonstration in the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development ,appropriations ,act1 #bjab 7title ,,ii of division ,c of ,public ,law #aab-ee71 as amended 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f note7 shall be factored into 7,a7 housing assistance payments made pursuant to project-based subsidy contracts provided under the heading ,project-,based ,rental ,assistance2 and 7,b7 housing assistance payments made by public housing agencies pursuant to project-based assistance contracts under section #h7o77#ac7 of such ,act1 with these costs being renewed under the heading ,tenant-,based ,rental ,assistance4 #bdd4 7a7 ,with respect to the funds made available for the ,continuum of ,care program authorized under subtitle ,c of title ,,iv of the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacha et seq47 under the heading ,homeless ,assistance ,grants in this and prior ,acts and under section #bca of the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacfd;a7-- 7#a7 title ,,vi of the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq47 and title ,,viii of the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfja et seq47 shall not apply to applications by or awards for projects to be carried out-- 7,a7 on or off reservation or trust lands for awards made to ,indian tribes or tribally designated housing entities2 or 7,b7 on reservation or trust lands for awards made to eligible entities as defined in section #dja of the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacfj72 7#b7 ,indian tribes and tribally designated housing entities shall also be eligible to administer permanent housing rental assistance under section #dbc7;g7 of the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aachc7;g774 7b7 ,with respect to funds made available for the ,continuum of ,care program authorized under subtitle ,c of title ,,iv of the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacha et seq47 under the heading ,homeless ,assistance ,grants in this title or under section #bca of the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacfd;a7-- 7#a7 applications for projects to be carried out on reservations or trust land shall contain a certification of consistency with an approved ,indian housing plan developed under section #ajb of the ,native ,american ,housing ,assistance and ,self-,determination ,act 7,,nahasda7 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #daab71 notwithstanding section #ajf of the ,cranston-,gonzalez ,national ,affordable ,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abgjf7 and section #djc of the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacfa72 7#b7 ,indian tribes and tribally designated housing entities that are recipients of awards for projects on reservations or trust land shall certify that they are following an approved housing plan developed under section #ajb of ,,nahasda 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #daab72 and 7#c7 a collaborative applicant for a ,continuum of ,care whose geographic area includes only reservation and trust land is not required to meet the requirement in section #djb7;f77#b7 of the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacfj;a7f77#b774 #bde4 7a7 ,section #ahd7;a7 of the ,housing and ,community ,development ,act of #aiib 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agaez-#ac;a7a77 is amended to read as follows3 7a7 ,authority ,to provide access to sources of private financing to ,indian families1 ,indian housing authorities1 and ,indian tribes1 who otherwise could not acquire housing financing because of the unique legal status of ,indian lands and the unique nature of tribal economies2 and to expand homeownership opportunities to ,indian families1 ,indian housing authorities and ,indian tribes on fee simple lands1 the ,secretary may guarantee not to exceed #ajj percent of the unpaid principal and interest due on any loan eligible under subsection 7b7 made to an ,indian family1 ,indian housing authority1 or ,indian tribe on trust land and fee simple land4 4 7b7 ,section #ahd7;b77#b7 of the ,housing and ,community ,development ,act of #aiib 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agaez-#ac;a7b77#b77 is amended to read as follows3 7#b7 ,eligible housing ,the loan shall be used to construct1 acquire1 refinance1 or rehabilitate #a- to #d-;family dwellings that are standard housing4 4 7c7 ,section #ahd;,a of the ,housing and ,community ,development ,act of #aiib 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agaez-#ac;b7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b71 by inserting 1 and to expand homeownership opportunities to ,native ,hawaiian families who are eligible to receive a homestead under the ,hawaiian ,homes ,commission ,act1 #aibj 7#db ,stat4 #ajh7 on fee simple lands in the ,state of ,hawaii after markets2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7c71 by striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting the following3 7#b7 ,eligible housing ,the loan shall be used to construct1 acquire1 refinance1 or rehabilitate #a- to #d-;family dwellings that are standard housing4 4 #bdf4 7a7 ,section #ahd7;b77#e77;,a7 of the ,housing and ,community ,development ,act of #aiib 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agaez-#ac;a7b77#e77;,a77 is amended to read as follows3 7#e7 ,terms ,the loan shall-- 7,a7 be made for a term not exceeding #cj years1 except as determined by the ,secretary1 when there is a loan modification under subsection 7h77#a77;,b71 the loan shall not exceed #dj years2 4 7b7 ,section #ahd;,a7c77#e77;,a7 of the ,housing and ,community ,development ,act of #aiib 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agaez-#ac;b7c77#e77;,a77 is amended to read as follows3 7#e7 ,terms ,the loan shall-- 7,a7 be made for a term not exceeding #cj years2 except1 as determined by the ,secretary1 when there is a loan modification under subsection 7i77#a77;,b7 the term of the loan shall not exceed #dj years2 4 #bdg4 ,section #aje of the ,housing and ,community ,development ,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecje7 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7j7 ,special activities by indian tribes ,indian tribes receiving grants under section #ecjf7;a77#a7 of this title 7section #ajf7;a77#a7 of this ,act7 shall be authorized to carry out activities described in subsection 7a77#ae7 directly4 4 #bdh4 ,section #ahd;,a7c7 of the ,housing and ,community ,development ,act of #aiib 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agaez-#ac;b7c77 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#f7 ,prohibition on pace priming ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 no property with a loan guaranteed under this section shall be subject to a new residential ,property ,assessed ,clean ,energy 7,,pace or ,r-,,pace7 loan or equivalent financing without the ,,pace loan or equivalent financing provider obtaining prior written consent from the ,secretary1 subject to such terms and conditions as the ,secretary may prescribe4 ,any new residential ,,pace or ,r-,,pace loan or equivalent financing that is entered into by a ,,pace ,provider absent such consent shall be deemed void ab initio and the ,,pace ,provider shall bear all costs associated with the transactions with no recourse against the borrower resulting from the ,,pace transaction1 including all costs incurred by any holder of a guaranteed loan or the ,secretary in obtaining good and marketable title4 4 #bdi4 ,section #ahd7;b7 of the ,housing and ,community ,development ,act of #aiib 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agaez-#ac;a7b77 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#f7 ,prohibition on pace priming ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 no property with a loan guaranteed under this section1 shall be subject to a new residential ,property ,assessed ,clean ,energy 7,,pace or ,r-,,pace7 loan or equivalent financing without the ,,pace loan or equivalent financing provider obtaining prior written consent from the ,secretary1 subject to such terms and conditions as the ,secretary may prescribe4 ,any new residential ,,pace or ,r-,,pace loan or equivalent financing that is entered into by a ,,pace ,provider absent such consent shall be deemed void ab initio and the ,,pace ,provider shall bear all costs associated with the transactions with no recourse against the borrower resulting from the ,,pace transaction1 including all costs incurred by any holder of a guaranteed loan or the ,secretary in obtaining good and marketable title4 4 #bej4 ,title ,v of the ,national ,housing ,act 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agca;a et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #edc4 ,prohibition on pace priming ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 including section #bjh of this ,act1 no #a to #d unit property with a mortgage insured1 guaranteed1 made1 or held by the ,secretary after the date of enactment of this section1 shall be subject to a new residential ,property ,assessed ,clean ,energy 7,,pace or ,r-,,pace7 loan or equivalent financing without the ,,pace loan or equivalent financing provider obtaining prior written consent from the ,secretary1 subject to such terms and conditions as the ,secretary may prescribe4 ,any new ,,pace or ,r-,,pace loan or equivalent financing that is entered into by a ,,pace provider absent such consent shall be deemed void ab initio and the ,,pace provider shall bear all costs associated with the transactions with no recourse against the homeowner resulting from the ,,pace transaction1 including all costs incurred by any holder of an insured or guaranteed mortgage or the ,secretary in obtaining good and marketable title4 4 #bea4 ,notwithstanding section #c7;b77#f7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7the ,act7 and chapter #fc of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 amounts made available to the ,secretary in this or any prior ,act under the headings ,project-,based ,rental ,assistance or ,housing ,certificate ,fund for performance-based contract administrators to carry out section #h of the ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f71 as implemented by the ,secretary in chapter ,,viii of title #bd1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 may be awarded through a ,notice of ,funding ,opportunity 7,,nofo7 not subject to procurement laws or regulations3 ,provided1 ,that such awards shall be deemed for all purposes to be cooperative agreements3 ,provided further1 ,that for purposes of such ,,nofo1 eligible applicants are public housing agencies as defined by section #c7;b77#f77;,a7 of the ,act and nonprofits of such agencies when operating outside of the ,state or territory in which such agency is established1 notwithstanding any provisions of such section #h7;b7 to the contrary3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall award one cooperative agreement for each ,state or territory1 except that the ,secretary may award more than one agreement for a ,state or territory if the population of such ,state or territory exceeds #ce1jjj1jjj3 ,provided further1 ,that any cooperative agreements issued by the ,secretary shall1 at minimum1 assign the rights and responsibilities as provided in section #h of the ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall assign such rights and responsibilities to the furthest extent possible to ensure effective and efficient program oversight and monitoring3 ,provided further1 ,that when selecting a performance-based contract administrator1 the ,secretary shall provide a preference to applicants that have demonstrated experience with properties receiving project-based assistance1 experience in multifamily housing preservation1 addressing the concerns of low-income tenants1 making assistance payments to owners1 and performing the other functions assigned to a public housing agency under section #h7;b7 of the ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that if no qualified applicant applies under ,,nofo1 the ,secretary may utilize a procurement contract subject to all procurement laws and regulations to assist in carrying out section #h of the ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary shall provide for incentive-based fees as part of such awards4 #beb4 ,section #bci of division ,l of the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjaf is amended by striking #bjbh and inserting #bjdc4 #bec4 ,for fiscal years #bjbd and #bjbe1 the ,secretary may issue a #b-year notification of funding opportunity1 including any alternative procedures or requirements as may be necessary to allocate future appropriations in the second year1 for the award of amounts made available for the ,continuum of ,care program under subtitle ,c of title ,,iv of the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacha et seq471 notwithstanding any conflict with the requirements of the ,continuum of ,care program4 #bed4 ,the ,secretary may1 upon a finding that a waiver or alternative requirement is necessary for the effective delivery and administration of funds made available for new incremental voucher assistance or renewals for the ,mainstream program and the family unification program 7including the ,foster ,youth to ,independence program7 in this and prior ,acts1 waive or specify alternative requirements1 other than requirements related to tenant rights and protections1 rent setting1 fair housing1 nondiscrimination1 labor standards1 and the environment1 for-- 7#a7 section #h7o77#f77;,a7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7o77#f77;,a77 and regulatory provisions related to the administration of waiting lists1 local preferences1 and the initial term and extensions of tenant-based vouchers2 and 7#b7 section #h7x77#b7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7x77#b77 regarding the timing of referral of youth leaving foster care4 ,this title may be cited as the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbd4 ,,iii ,,related ,,agencies ,access board ,,salaries ,,and ,,expenses ,for expenses necessary for the ,access ,board1 as authorized by section #ejb of the ,rehabilitation ,act of #aigc 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #gib71 #i1iee1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that1 notwithstanding any other provision of law1 there may be credited to this appropriation funds received for publications and training expenses4 ,federal maritime commission ,,salaries ,,and ,,expenses ,for necessary expenses of the ,federal ,maritime ,commission as authorized by section #bja7;d7 of the ,merchant ,marine ,act1 #aicf1 as amended 7#df ,u4,s4,c4 #dfajg71 including services as authorized by section #caji of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by section #acdc7;b7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code2 and uniforms or allowances therefore1 as authorized by sections #eija and #eijb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 #dc1gbj1jjj1 of which #b1jjj1jjj shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe3 ,provided1 ,that not to exceed #c1ejj shall be for official reception and representation expenses4 ,national railroad passenger corporation ,office of inspector general ,,salaries ,,and ,,expenses ,for necessary expenses of the ,office of ,inspector ,general for the ,national ,railroad ,passenger ,corporation to carry out the provisions of the ,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #c71 #bi1bdj1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that the ,inspector ,general shall have all necessary authority1 in carrying out the duties specified in such ,act1 to investigate allegations of fraud1 including false statements to the ,government under section #ajja of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 by any person or entity that is subject to regulation by the ,national ,railroad ,passenger ,corporation3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,inspector ,general may enter into contracts and other arrangements for audits1 studies1 analyses1 and other services with public agencies and with private persons1 subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern the obtaining of such services within the ,national ,railroad ,passenger ,corporation3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,inspector ,general may select1 appoint1 and employ such officers and employees as may be necessary for carrying out the functions1 powers1 and duties of the ,office of ,inspector ,general1 subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern such selections1 appointments1 and employment within the ,national ,railroad ,passenger ,corporation3 ,provided further1 ,that concurrent with the ,president's budget request for fiscal year #bjbe1 the ,inspector ,general shall submit to the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations a budget request for fiscal year #bjbe in similar format and substance to budget requests submitted by executive agencies of the ,federal ,government4 ,national transportation safety board ,,salaries ,,and ,,expenses ,for necessary expenses of the ,national ,transportation ,safety ,board1 including hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft2 services as authorized by section #caji of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for a ,,gs-#ae2 uniforms1 or allowances therefor1 as authorized by sections #eija and #eijb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 #acd1cjj1jjj1 of which not to exceed #b1jjj may be used for official reception and representation expenses3 ,provided1 ,that the amounts made available to the ,national ,transportation ,safety ,board in this ,act include amounts necessary to make lease payments on an obligation incurred in fiscal year #bjja for a capital lease4 ,neighborhood reinvestment corporation ,,payment ,,to ,,the ,,neighborhood ,,reinvestment ,,corporation ,for payment to the ,neighborhood ,reinvestment ,corporation for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities1 as authorized by the ,neighborhood ,reinvestment ,corporation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #haja-hajg71 #afh1jjj1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that an additional #b1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbg1 shall be for the promotion and development of shared equity housing models4 ,surface transportation board ,,salaries ,,and ,,expenses ,for necessary expenses of the ,surface ,transportation ,board1 including services authorized by section #caji of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 #dg1deb1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that1 notwithstanding any other provision of law1 not to exceed #a1bej1jjj from fees established by the ,surface ,transportation ,board shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections and used for necessary and authorized expenses under this heading3 ,provided further1 ,that the amounts made available under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year #bjbd1 to result in a final appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than #df1bjb1jjj4 ,united states interagency council on homelessness ,,operating ,,expenses ,for necessary expenses1 including payment of salaries1 authorized travel1 hire of passenger motor vehicles1 the rental of conference rooms1 and the employment of experts and consultants under section #caji of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 of the ,united ,states ,interagency ,council on ,homelessness in carrying out the functions pursuant to title ,,ii of the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance ,act1 as amended1 #d1cjj1jjj4 ,,iv ,,general ,,provisions--,,this ,,act #dja4 ,none of the funds in this ,act shall be used for the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of1 or otherwise compensate1 non-,federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this ,act4 #djb4 ,none of the funds appropriated in this ,act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year1 nor may any be transferred to other appropriations1 unless expressly so provided herein4 #djc4 ,the expenditure of any appropriation under this ,act for any consulting service through a procurement contract pursuant to section #caji of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection1 except where otherwise provided under existing law1 or under existing ,executive order issued pursuant to existing law4 #djd4 7a7 ,none of the funds made available in this ,act may be obligated or expended for any employee training that-- 7#a7 does not meet identified needs for knowledge1 skills1 and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official duties2 7#b7 contains elements likely to induce high levels of emotional response or psychological stress in some participants2 7#c7 does not require prior employee notification of the content and methods to be used in the training and written end of course evaluation2 7#d7 contains any methods or content associated with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or new age belief systems as defined in ,equal ,employment ,opportunity ,commission ,notice ,n-#iae4jbb1 dated ,september #b1 #aihh2 or 7#e7 is offensive to1 or designed to change1 participants' personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace4 7b7 ,nothing in this section shall prohibit1 restrict1 or otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon the performance of official duties4 #dje4 ,except as otherwise provided in this ,act1 none of the funds provided in this ,act1 provided by previous appropriations ,acts to the agencies or entities funded in this ,act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year #bjbd1 or provided from any accounts in the ,treasury derived by the collection of fees and available to the agencies funded by this ,act1 shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that-- 7#a7 creates a new program2 7#b7 eliminates a program1 project1 or activity2 7#c7 increases funds or personnel for any program1 project1 or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by the ,congress2 7#d7 proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity by either the ,house or ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations for a different purpose2 7#e7 augments existing programs1 projects1 or activities in excess of #e1jjj1jjj or #aj percent1 whichever is less2 7#f7 reduces existing programs1 projects1 or activities by #e1jjj1jjj or #aj percent1 whichever is less2 or 7#g7 creates1 reorganizes1 or restructures a branch1 division1 office1 bureau1 board1 commission1 agency1 administration1 or department different from the budget justifications submitted to the ,committees on ,appropriations or the report accompanying this ,act1 whichever is more detailed1 unless prior approval is received from the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations3 ,provided1 ,that not later than #fj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 each agency funded by this ,act shall submit a report to the ,committees on ,appropriations of the ,senate and of the ,house of ,representatives to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year3 ,provided further1 ,that the report shall include-- 7,a7 a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the prior year enacted level1 the ,president's budget request1 adjustments made by ,congress1 adjustments due to enacted rescissions1 if appropriate1 and the fiscal year enacted level2 7,b7 a delineation in the table for each appropriation and its respective prior year enacted level by object class and program1 project1 and activity as detailed in this ,act1 the table in the report accompanying this ,act1 accompanying reports of the ,house and ,senate ,committee on ,appropriations1 or in the budget appendix for the respective appropriations1 whichever is more detailed1 and shall apply to all items for which a dollar amount is specified and to all programs for which new budget 7obligational7 authority is provided1 as well as to discretionary grants and discretionary grant allocations2 and 7,c7 an identification of items of special congressional interest4 #djf4 ,except as otherwise specifically provided by law1 not to exceed #ej percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year #bjbd from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year #bjbd in this ,act1 shall remain available through ,september #cj1 #bjbe for each such account for the purposes authorized3 ,provided1 ,that a request shall be submitted to the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds3 ,provided further1 ,that these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines under section #dje of this ,act4 #djg4 ,no funds in this ,act may be used to support any ,federal1 ,state1 or local projects that seek to use the power of eminent domain1 unless eminent domain is employed only for a public use3 ,provided1 ,that for purposes of this section1 public use shall not be construed to include economic development that primarily benefits private entities3 ,provided further1 ,that any use of funds for mass transit1 railroad1 airport1 seaport or highway projects1 as well as utility projects which benefit or serve the general public 7including energy-related1 communication-related1 water-related and wastewater-related infrastructure71 other structures designated for use by the general public or which have other common-carrier or public-utility functions that serve the general public and are subject to regulation and oversight by the government1 and projects for the removal of an immediate threat to public health and safety or brownfields as defined in the ,small ,business ,liability ,relief and ,brownfields ,revitalization ,act 7,public ,law #ajg-aah7 shall be considered a public use for purposes of eminent domain4 #djh4 ,none of the funds made available in this ,act may be transferred to any department1 agency1 or instrumentality of the ,united ,states ,government1 except pursuant to a transfer made by1 or transfer authority provided in1 this ,act or any other appropriations ,act4 #dji4 ,no funds appropriated pursuant to this ,act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the assistance the entity will comply with sections #b through #d of the ,act of ,march #c1 #aicc 7#da ,u4,s4,c4 #hcja-hcje1 popularly known as the ,buy ,american ,act74 #daj4 ,no funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this ,act shall be made available to any person or entity that has been convicted of violating the ,buy ,american ,act 7#da ,u4,s4,c4 #hcja-hcje74 #daa4 ,none of the funds made available in this ,act may be used for first-class airline accommodations in contravention of sections #cja-aj4abb and #cja-aj4abc of title #da1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4 #dab4 ,none of the funds made available in this ,act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than #ej employees of a single agency or department of the ,united ,states ,government1 who are stationed in the ,united ,states1 at any single international conference unless the relevant ,secretary reports to the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations at least #e days in advance that such attendance is important to the national interest3 ,provided1 ,that for purposes of this section the term international conference shall mean a conference occurring outside of the ,united ,states attended by representatives of the ,united ,states ,government and of foreign governments1 international organizations1 or nongovernmental organizations4 #dac4 ,none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this ,act may be used by the ,surface ,transportation ,board to charge or collect any filing fee for rate or practice complaints filed with the ,board in an amount in excess of the amount authorized for district court civil suit filing fees under section #aiad of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code4 #dad4 7a7 ,none of the funds made available in this ,act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing1 downloading1 and exchanging of pornography4 7b7 ,nothing in subsection 7a7 shall limit the use of funds necessary for any ,federal1 ,state1 tribal1 or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations1 prosecution1 or adjudication activities4 #dae4 7a7 ,none of the funds made available in this ,act may be used to deny an ,inspector ,general funded under this ,act timely access to any records1 documents1 or other materials available to the department or agency over which that ,inspector ,general has responsibilities under the ,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app471 or to prevent or impede that ,inspector ,general's access to such records1 documents1 or other materials1 under any provision of law1 except a provision of law that expressly refers to the ,inspector ,general and expressly limits the ,inspector ,general's right of access4 7b7 ,a department or agency covered by this section shall provide its ,inspector ,general with access to all such records1 documents1 and other materials in a timely manner4 7c7 ,each ,inspector ,general shall ensure compliance with statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the information provided by the establishment over which that ,inspector ,general has responsibilities under the ,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app474 7d7 ,each ,inspector ,general covered by this section shall report to the ,committees on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,senate within #e calendar days any failures to comply with this requirement4 #daf4 ,none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this ,act may be used to pay award or incentive fees for contractors whose performance has been judged to be below satisfactory1 behind schedule1 over budget1 or has failed to meet the basic requirements of a contract1 unless the ,agency determines that any such deviations are due to unforeseeable events1 government-driven scope changes1 or are not significant within the overall scope of the project and_/or program unless such awards or incentive fees are consistent with #af4dja7;e77#b7 of the ,federal ,acquisition ,regulations4 #dag4 ,no part of any appropriation contained in this ,act shall be available to pay the salary for any person filling a position1 other than a temporary position1 formerly held by an employee who has left to enter the ,armed ,forces of the ,united ,states and has satisfactorily completed his or her period of active military or naval service1 and has within #ij days after his or her release from such service or from hospitalization continuing after discharge for a period of not more than #a year1 made application for restoration to his or her former position and has been certified by the ,office of ,personnel ,management as still qualified to perform the duties of his or her former position and has not been restored thereto4 #dah4 7a7 ,none of the funds made available by this ,act may be used to approve a new foreign air carrier permit under sections #dacja through #dacje of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 or exemption application under section #djaji of that title of an air carrier already holding an air operators certificate issued by a country that is party to the ,u4,s4-,e4,u4-,iceland-,norway ,air ,transport ,agreement where such approval would contravene ,united ,states law or ,article #ag bis of the ,u4,s4-,e4,u4-,iceland-,norway ,air ,transport ,agreement4 7b7 ,nothing in this section shall prohibit1 restrict or otherwise preclude the ,secretary of ,transportation from granting a foreign air carrier permit or an exemption to such an air carrier where such authorization is consistent with the ,u4,s4-,e4,u4-,iceland-,norway ,air ,transport ,agreement and ,united ,states law4 #dai4 ,none of the funds made available by this ,act to the ,department of ,transportation may be used in contravention of section #cjfajh of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code4 #dbj4 ,in the table of projects entitled ,community ,project ,funding_/,congressionally ,directed ,spending included in the explanatory statement that accompanied the ,transportation1 ,housing and ,urban ,development1 and ,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbc 7division ,l of ,public ,law #aag-cbh7 the item relating to ,b-#cfj ,educational ,campus is deemed to be amended by striking ,i ,am ,mentality1 ,inc4 and inserting ,b-#cfj ,baltimore1 ,inc44 #dba4 ,each amount designated in this ,act by the ,congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section #bea7;b77#b77;,a77i7 of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe shall be available 7or rescinded1 if applicable7 only if the ,president subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations to the ,congress4 ,this division may be cited as the ,transportation1 ,housing and ,urban ,development1 and ,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbd4 ,secretary